.bargains: An Ending Built for Deals and Offers
.bargains was delegated to the root zone on 16 January 2014 and is sponsored by Binky Moon, LLC, part of the Identity Digital portfolio. The expectation the word creates is very narrow: visitors expect discounts, promotions or a list of offers. Used well, that narrowness does the address's work for it — people know what they will find before they click.
It suits campaign pages, end-of-season sales, coupon and deal sites, and clearance events. The usual pattern is a second address: the shop stays at the main domain, the campaign runs at a separate .bargains address, and once the period ends it redirects to the main site. Compare candidates with a bulk domain name search.
.BARGAINS Domain at a Glance
- Sponsoring organisation Binky Moon, LLC (Identity Digital)
- Delegated to the root zone 16 January 2014
- Typical use Campaign pages, coupon sites, seasonal sales
- Eligibility No published registry restriction could be verified
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .bargains domain
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.bargains Domain Prices — No Surprise Fees
Registration, transfer and renewal fees are listed separately. The renewal price can differ from the first-year price, so you see both up front.
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New Registration
$13.75 /year -
Transfer
$29.89 /year -
Renewal
$32.19 /year -
Restore
$124.90 -
Late Renewal
$6.14
Included With Every .bargains Domain
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Free DNS management
Change A, MX, TXT and CNAME records yourself from the panel — no waiting on anyone when you move a site or mailbox.
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Domain lock
While the lock is on, nobody can move your domain to another registrar without your approval.
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Domain forwarding
Point the domain at your existing site, a campaign page or a social profile — at no extra cost.
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Free WHOIS privacy
Your name, address and phone stay out of public WHOIS records, which cuts down spam and scam calls.
.bargains Domain Lifecycle
What happens day by day after it expires
Day 0 is the domain's expiry dateIn short: your .bargains domain is put on Client Hold on its expiry date, so the site and e-mail stop that same day. You can still renew during the first 20 days, but from this point a late renewal fee is added on top of the renewal price. On day 20 the registration is deleted and until day 50 only a paid restore brings it back. Nothing at all can be done in the 5 days that follow, and on day 55 the name is open to anyone. There is exactly one way never to enter this chain: keep auto-renewal on.
Domain Is Available (Available)
A .bargains address at this stage has not been taken yet, and it goes to whoever registers first. Check the name you have in mind — if it is free, it can be yours within minutes.
Domain Is Active (Active Period)
Once registration is complete, the domain is registered to you for the term you selected. You can renew at any point before it expires to keep it active, or switch on auto-renewal so you never have to watch the date.
Renewal Window (Client Hold)
On its expiry date your .bargains domain is put on Client Hold: the site and e-mail go down that day, but the registration is still yours. A single renewal within these first 20 days brings everything back exactly as it was — nothing is lost. The only difference is that a $6.14 late renewal fee is now added to the renewal price; renewing before the expiry date avoids that fee entirely.
Redemption Period (Redemption / RGP)
On day 20 the registration is deleted and the 30-day redemption period that ICANN requires of every gTLD registry begins. The name is not released to anyone during this time; only you can take it back, by paying the restore fee, until day 50. That fee is far higher than a renewal — renewing on time is always the cheaper route.
Pending Delete (Pending Delete)
Once the redemption window closes too, the domain enters its final 5 days and there is no way back. Neither renewal nor restore works here; nobody — your registrar included — can return the name to you. The registry uses this window as the last hold before the name goes back into the pool.
Open to Anyone Again (Released)
On day 55 the name .bargains returns to the pool and anyone can register it. Sought-after names are often gone within seconds, and there is no guaranteed way to get one back. Yet staying out of this timeline is entirely in your hands: leave auto-renewal on and the expiry date will never catch you off guard.
The timeline above is the schedule Atak Domain applies and publishes. The ICANN chart you will find elsewhere shows a renewal window of up to 45 days after expiry; ICANN's policy on expired registrations (section 2.2.1) lets registrars delete an expired domain at any time, provided they disclose their policy in advance. We apply that window as 20 days and publish it here in plain sight. Full text of the policy: ICANN Expired Registration Recovery Policy
.bargains Domain Specifications and Registration Rules
Registration conditions, supported features and the registry's own timelines in a single table.
.bargains Domain Registration
- Document Requirement No documents are required to register a .bargains domain
- Character Length 3 - 63 characters
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Name Server Count 2 - 10 servers
.bargains Domain Support
- IDN Support No
- Transfer Support Yes
- Late Renewal Support Yes
Frequently Asked Questions About .bargains Domains
The questions people actually ask before registering — answered plainly.
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No verifiable eligibility restriction applies. We could not reach a primary source showing that the registry asks for a company registration, retail permit or sector listing, so registration appears open. A shop, a coupon site or a brand running a single campaign all register on the same terms. A whois search shows who currently holds a name.
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Redirect it to your main site rather than dropping it. Links shared during the campaign stay alive in social posts, emails and search results, and a redirect keeps that traffic from going to waste. Holding the name also lets you reuse the same address next season and stops somebody else opening a campaign address close to your brand.
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It is not compulsory, but there are two practical gains. First, measurement: a separate address cleanly divides campaign traffic from your main site's. Second, communication: you get a short address that is easy to say in print or on radio. Against that, if you want the campaign page to inherit the trust your main site has built, publishing it as a subpage may serve you better.
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This is the most commonly overlooked question. Campaign traffic does not spread evenly; it concentrates sharply at announcement and on the final day. A campaign site made of static pages usually carries that on shared hosting. With stock and cart integration, choose by runtime — Node.js hosting or Python hosting — and load-test before you announce.
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Yes. Campaign pages usually lead straight into a cart or checkout, and an unencrypted page in the middle weakens the whole flow. Browsers flag addresses served without HTTPS, and a security warning on a page promising a discount turns visitors away immediately. Confirm your installation with the SSL checker.
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