How We Verify Coupons
Every code on ChoiceOnTop goes through the same 5-step process before — and after — it's published.
Our editorial standard since day oneSourcing from official channels
We collect offers directly from official affiliate networks (Impact, CJ Affiliate, Awin, Rakuten Advertising, FlexOffers) and from promotions merchants send us. We deliberately avoid scraping unreliable coupon dumps — that's where dead codes come from.
Manual review before publishing
Before a coupon goes live, an editor checks the discount value, whether a code is required, the validity dates, and that the landing page actually works.
Clear labeling
Verified means our team recently tested the code at checkout. Offers we haven't personally tested yet are shown without the verified badge, so you always know the difference.
Ongoing monitoring
Our system re-checks offers for expiration dates, merchant changes, and broken links. Expired offers are automatically removed so you don't waste time at checkout.
User feedback loop
When a reader reports a non-working coupon, we re-test it and remove it if it fails. Your reports make the site better for everyone.
What Happens When You Report a Code
Reader reports are the fastest signal we get that an offer has gone stale, so we treat them as a priority rather than filing them away. Here's exactly what happens after you hit send:
- We re-test at a live checkout within 24 hours, using the store, code, and country you gave us — many "broken" codes are actually region-locked or tied to a minimum spend, and we check for that too.
- We act on the result: if the code is dead we remove it; if its terms changed we update the offer so the conditions are clear; if it still works we note the exact requirement that tripped it up.
- We keep the record. Expired offers are moved out of view rather than silently deleted, so we can spot merchants whose codes expire early and source better ones.
You won't always get a personal reply for a code report — but the fix goes live for every shopper, usually the same day.
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