https://left4more.com/tags/bargains/Recent content in Bargains on Left 4 MoreHugoen-auSun, 31 May 2026 22:18:11 +1000https://left4more.com/posts/the-one-cent-meal-and-the-question-nobody-wants-to/Sun, 31 May 2026 22:18:11 +1000https://left4more.com/posts/the-one-cent-meal-and-the-question-nobody-wants-to/<p>Someone posted about eating at David&rsquo;s Master Pot on Swanston Street for effectively one cent. Not a typo. One cent. The trick: stack an EatClub discount against DoorDash&rsquo;s &ldquo;Going Out&rdquo; credit feature, which reimburses you for dining receipts you upload, then roll that credit into grocery orders. The loop closes neatly. Eat cheap, get reimbursed, buy Aldi staples. Repeat.</p> <p>My first reaction was genuine admiration. That is a tidy piece of systems thinking. Finding the gap where two separate promotional mechanics overlap and extracting value from the seam. There is something almost elegant about it, the way a well-timed parry in a Souls game feels elegant. You are not cheating. You are just paying close attention to how the rules actually work.</p>