About the Pond

Welcome to the Pond! Here is what this place is, how it works, and how to make it your own.

What The Pond is

The Pond is a friendly corner of the internet for deal hunters. TreatYourselfDiscounts finds promo codes, coupons, and price drops, tests them, and shares the ones that actually work. Members can save favorites, share recipes, plan trips, track their pantry, and chat with the flock in the Quack Shack. Every deal on the site stays public for everyone, account or not. An account is free and optional, and it is just a way to keep your own nest: your saved deals, your lists, your notes, your way of seeing the Pond.

How it works

Deals come from brands TreatYourselfDiscounts works with, and from codes members share. A code gets tested before it is called verified. If it works, it goes up with the discount and the link. If it expires or stops working, it comes down. The Pond Post is the daily news section: a short, plain roundup of what actually happened, with no spin. Members can clip stories, comment, and pick which sections they want the bell to tell them about.

The rules

Be kind and respectful. Everyone here is hunting deals together, so treat fellow ducklings the way you want to be treated. Share safe links only. No suspicious links, no malware, no shady shorteners. If a link looks sketchy, it does not belong in the Pond. Keep things organized. Deals go where they belong, and recipes, trips, and lists each have their own home. Some links in the Pond are affiliate links. If you shop through them, TreatYourselfDiscounts may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. That is how the Pond keeps swimming, and it is always said out loud.

How to join

Joining is free. Tap Pond Account, then Sign up free, and pick a username and a duck picture. You can also continue with Google. There is nothing to pay for, and the deals never hide behind an account. Once you are in, you can add friends, share recipes and lists, and shape your own Home, your accent color, and your notifications.

Common questions

What is a Pond Post?
The Pond Post is the daily news section. It is a short roundup of the day's news, in plain words, with no spin. If a story has two sides, both go in. You can read it, clip stories to keep, comment, and pick which sections the bell tells you about.

How do notifications work?
The bell at the top of the page shows your alerts: announcements, gift reminders, Pantry Watch, friend requests, comments on your shares, new Pond shares, and new Pond Post sections you follow. Open My Account, then Notification settings, to switch any kind on or off. The Pond Post sections are picked in the Pond Post itself, under Arrange the news.

How do I customize my Home?
Sign in, go to Home, and tap Arrange Home near the top of the page. You can hide cards you do not want and move the rest up or down. Your layout saves to your account and follows you to every device. The account bar and the footer always stay put.

How do I change my theme?
There are two parts. The dark and light switch is the moon and sun button at the top right of every page. The accent color, Pond Blue, Sunset, Lavender, or Forest, is picked from the paint button on Home or in My Account under Accent color. Both save to your account.

How do I share a recipe or a deal?
For a recipe, open it in Lucy's Recipes and tap Share, or use the recipe's own share page. For a deal, tap Share on the deal card. In the corners, like My Nest or the Book Nook, tap Share on an item and choose who can see it: just you, your friends, or the whole Pond. Only what you choose to share is ever visible to anyone else.

Who runs the Pond?
The Pond is run by Lucy, the creator behind TreatYourselfDiscounts. Flock Leaders, the Pond's moderators, help keep things tidy and verify deals. If you need a hand, the Give Feedback page is the place to say so.

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