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How We Verify Coupons

CouponVerity separates the Offer itself from each verification attempt and the evidence from that attempt, so the site can show what was actually checked — and clearly say when something has not been tested.

How verification works today

Eligible Offers may be checked by CouponVerity’s automated verification agents through checkout-safe steps. The workflow can inspect merchant and checkout signals, record what happened and stop before placing an order or making a payment. Not every public Offer has a checkout test yet, so an untested Offer must not be presented as verified.

Verification outcomes

CouponVerity uses four honest outcomes: WORKED, FAILED, INCONCLUSIVE and NOT TESTED. INCONCLUSIVE is used when the result cannot be interpreted safely — for example because of login requirements, CAPTCHA, region restrictions or unclear eligibility.

Evidence and history

A verification attempt can record relevant merchant messages, checkout text, before/after totals, discount values, merchant URLs, screenshots or trace metadata. Earlier attempts remain part of the history instead of being silently overwritten by a later result.

AI and automation boundaries

Deterministic rules come first. AI may assist with interpretation or classification, but it cannot invent a WORKED result without supporting evidence. Verification agents must not bypass CAPTCHA, place an order or make a payment.

Failed-code feedback is a signal, not a verdict

If a shopper reports that a coupon did not work, CouponVerity can use that feedback as a signal for later review. A report does not automatically change the Offer to FAILED: the outcome may depend on region, account state, product eligibility, minimum spend, timing or other merchant conditions.

Why a coupon may still fail for you

Even a code that worked in a recorded test may later behave differently because merchant terms can change. The final checkout on the merchant site remains the last confirmation for your specific order.