How Track My Basket verifies a deal
The whole point of Track My Basket is trust. Here's exactly what happens before a price reaches you — and what we refuse to do.
1 · Read the real online price
We open the actual Coles or Woolworths product page through a stealth browser on an Australian residential connection (so we see the price you'd see), and screenshot it.
2 · Confirm it's the right product
We only accept a reading whose title contains the exact brand, line and pack size we track — and we drop third-party "Sold by" marketplace listings. If we can't be sure, we publish nothing.
3 · Compute the true unit price
We calculate the per-unit price ourselves and cross-check it against the retailer's own unit price. If they disagree by more than 1.5%, it's held for review.
4 · Give it a plain-English verdict
We compare against 90- and 365-day history and say it straight. Rare low = a verified yearly low ≥10% under the 90-day median; Stock-up price = at/below our stock-up line — with the two reference prices shown beside it so you can check our working. Not a "was/now" sticker. (The ACCC took Coles to court over exactly those.)
5 · Keep the receipt
Every deal links to our timestamped screenshot. If we say it was that price, we can show you.
What each verdict means
A sparse, earned signal — most days, most items sit at "Typical". We only say "Stock-up price" or "Rare low" when the price genuinely earns it, and we'll tell you plainly when it's a bad time to buy.
"365-day low" means the lowest price we've recorded for an item in the time we've been tracking it (up to 365 days), at least 10% below our 90-day median. Prices change, and online prices may differ from in-store — always confirm before you buy.