DiscountPatrol.com - Social Deal Hunting

A discount is always a good thing, especially with the impossibly high and rising costs of food and commodities these days. Finding the best deals, however, isn’t always so easy. Luckily, DiscountPatrol can help you get the best deals and share them with your fellow shoppers. DiscountPatrol is one of the new crop of deal sharing websites that have recently populated the internets. As a registered DiscountPatrol member, you’ll have access to all the latest deals, coupons, rebates and bargains.What’s more, because the deals on DiscountPatrol are user-submitted, you can vote on what deals are best a la Digg. The hottest bargains are posted front page with pictures added so you can see and shop. And best of all—it’s absolutely free to use.

“DiscountPatrol.com, is a deal sharing website. By registering members can submit deals, bargains, coupon codes, rebate offers or other special offers that may result in savings. Members not only submit the deals, but they decide what the best deals are to make it to the to the top, while those that aren’t so hot will automatically sink. Create a community by adding friends or send an instant message to help each other find the best deals with other like minded members. However, you can find and use any deal from discountpatrol without registering.”

DiscountPatrol’s Digg-like model ought to make it a good thing. This way users control what’s hot and what’s not. It facilitates community and discussion. The pictures also make it a notch above similar sites.

There are many similar sites, how will DiscountPatrol gain a comparable slice of the pie? Will users like what they have to offer? Is the social sharing method for discounts really the best way?