{
  "id": 2514255,
  "title": "Coles website down after viral Reddit post sees customers buy cases of alcoholic drinks at nearly 80% discount",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/coles-website-down-after-viral-reddit-post-sees-customers-buy-cases",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-22T05:55:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/22/coles-website-down-after-viral-reddit-post-sees-customers-buy-cases-of-alcoholic-drinks-at-nearly-80-discount"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nAccording to The Guardian Australia, the website was back up at about 4pm AEST on Saturday.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Coles website down after viral Reddit post sees customers buy cases of alcoholic drinks at nearly 80% discount",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/coles-website-down-after-viral-reddit-post-sees-customers-buy-cases-2518053",
        "published": "2026-08-22T05:55:46.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}