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Did not expect to see RedFlagDeals on Hacker News!

RFD is an amazing (Canadian) forum officially focused on shopping deals, but it is much more than that.

Just like HN, and maybe even more so, RFD has a user base very diverse in its expertise. People help each other make the best choice when making purchases.

As an example of this forum's impact on Canadian economy, consider this mega-thread started in 2006 (15 years ago) and still going strong (3668 pages) where a group mortgage brokers help people get significantly better deals compared to major banks (we are talking savings of $10-15k per 5 years): https://forums.redflagdeals.com/official-mortgage-rates-thre...

There are similar threads about renovating your house, buying a heat-pump, buying an electric car, buying a PS5 without scalpers, etc.