Coles website down after viral Reddit post sees customers buy cases of alcoholic drinks at nearly 80% discount
Supermarket’s website and app go offline as customers save more than $100 on some 24-packs Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Coles website and app have gone offline hours after a viral Reddit post highlighted a nearly 80% discount on 24-packs of premixed alcoholic drinks. For several hours on Saturday, both the Coles website and app displayed a message advising…
The Coles website and app went offline on Saturday after a viral Reddit post highlighted a nearly 80% discount on 24-packs of premixed alcoholic drinks. Customers were able to save more than $100 on some purchases.
The website and app displayed a message saying "we're currently offline - but not for long" for several hours. They came back online, but the website went down again on Saturday afternoon.
According to The Guardian Australia, the website was back up at about 4pm AEST on Saturday.
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