The method

We don't trust the retailer's "was" price. We record our own.

01

We record, daily

Every tracked listing at our SA retailers gets its price written down every day — in stock or not, on sale or not.

02

We compare it to itself

Today's price is measured against its own 7, 30 and 90-day averages and the lowest figure we have ever logged.

03

We publish one number

A Deal Score out of 100, with the evidence printed beside it — so you can disagree with us.

The five inputs

Weighted so our own recorded history counts for 40% and the shop's discount claim counts for 15 — the least trustworthy number gets the least say.

Historical
Today’s price against the 7, 30 and 90-day averages and the 90-day low.
40%
Cross-retailer
How it compares to every other retailer selling the same product right now.
25%
Discount
The retailer’s own claimed discount — weighted lightly, because it is the easiest number to inflate.
15%
Momentum
Is the price actively falling, or flat and drifting up?
10%
Stock
In-stock offers score higher. We never manufacture urgency out of a sold-out listing.
10%

A worked example

What the shop says
25% OFF

Takealot, on a R9,999 listing marked down from R13,299.

What we recorded
TodayR9,999
90-day averageR10,450
90-day lowR9,799
Ever seen at R13,299?Never
Our verdict
62 Good

Cheaper than normal — but R200 above the best price we have logged. Worth waiting a week.

Score bands

ScoreVerdictWhat we mean by it
90-100 Exceptional Near or at the best price we have ever recorded. Buy.
75-89 Excellent A genuinely strong price by its own history.
60-74 Good Cheaper than usual, but not the cheapest we have seen.
40-59 Average Close to the normal price. Nothing special is happening.
0-39 Not a deal You can very likely do better by waiting.