{
  "id": 2518053,
  "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",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-22T05:55:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "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",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "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",
        "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."
}