Coles website down after viral Reddit post sees customers buy cases of alcoholic drinks at nearly 80% discount

Published August 22, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

Supermarket’s website and app go offline as customers save more than $100 on some 24-packs

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The Coles website and app have gone offline hours after a viral Reddit post highlighted a nearly 80% discount on 24-packs of premixed alcoholic drinks.

Details

For several hours on Saturday, both the Coles website and app displayed a message advising “we’re currently offline – but not for long”. The website and app came back online before the website went down again on Saturday afternoon. It was back up at about 4pm AEST on Saturday.

Source

Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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