Bargains and deals blogging is getting more and more prominent in Australia. I started this blog 18 months ago when I could not find any, but there are more and more on the horizon. They talk about the latest deals and great bargains that they can find in both brick & mortar stores and online [...]

Koorong is running a similar end-of-year super sale like last year, starting from 26th of December 2005 to 6th of January 2007. You get: 15% off all purchases up to $100 20% off all purchases $100-$300 25% off all purchases over $300 50% off all Christmas cards, calendars, and other selected Christmas items. You can shop in person, fax or email [...]

Yes! Last day at work for the year 2006. I will be taking three days off next week + 4 more days the week after. New posts here will be more sparse while I am in the “holiday mood”. Meanwhile, there are only 12 more hours to go to contribute your bargain findings on OzBargain, to [...]

Jonk’s Bargains is an interesting Australian bargain site. First of all, it is what it claims: This website turns grown men into excited school-girls. While I do not completely agree with this statement, but I have no doubt that whoever runs this site do “spend THAT many hours on the internet finding the best, cheapest websites [...]

Tell you a secret. While I am not finding bargains on the net, I am actually a Linux geek. Since 1995, Slackware 2.2 and kernel 1.2.8, but I guess I won’t go into details. So I was pretty happy to know that ELX.com.au (formally EverythingLinux for those who remembered) is having a 20% off everything [...]

Catch of the Day is having a Catch-A-Thon today!! Heaven for Bargain Shoppers — We have compiled some of our past CRAZY Catches (33 to be exact) and put them all, up for the taking for 24 HOURS ONLY. They have listed all their past deals on their other website, Daily Deals. It’s all on the front-pages [...]

Just found another great Aussie cashback shopping site — Buckscoop, with its tagline “shopping… with a cherry on top”. It’s a new website (since Nov 2006), and WA-based. Its front-page pretty much tells us what this site is: Scoop: Earn cashack at loads of major online shopsSave: Browse the hottest member-submitted dealsShare: Hang out with [...]

How much do you pay for a normal music CD from well-known publishers? $30? $24.95? $19.95? Or maybe you buy all your music from iTunes Music Store. Recently I have seen shops like Deals Direct and Daily Deals selling popular CDs for $9.95 (+ $2 shipping). Take Robbie Williams’ “Intensive Care” for example (not his [...]

Thanks to Anthony and Shan who both sent me the discount voucher for this weekend’s Team Member Double Discount at Target. It’s “double discount” because you get an extra 10% off on top of regular discount and sales off catalogue. Download Double Discount coupons (PDF, 968kb). The coupons are on page 2, which you need [...]

(Thanks to Peter G for forwarding the message to me.) Koorong, a Christian bookshop which I featured here frequently, is having a one day only web sale — everything in stock 20% OFF! It’s only available on their online store, and the purchase must be made with a credit card. It’s one day only — from 0:00am [...]

Cheap Memory, as its name has suggested, is an Australian shop that sells cheap memory (surprise!), which includes RAM sticks in your computer, memory cards and solid state USB keys. They have a 10% off special this week — basically you get to say No to Johnny’s GST (in fact they do list ex-GST [...]

WebbyPlanet is a relative new comer in discount coupon code listing sites. Launched by German company AZ73 LLC, its aim is to have an easy to use interface to allow users quickly find coupons offered by their favourite shops. Currently boasting 5,000 business affiliating with them, shoppers can easily find what they need through its [...]

Yet another Toys R Us crazy Christmas one day sale. Tedelex 8″ Portable Tablet DVD Player is on sale tomorrow, Tuesday 12 December, for $111.99, reduced from $279.99 Great for holidays and long car trips! LCD screen, compatible with CD/DVD/CD-R/CD-RW/OSD. Parental lock, built in speakers, headphone jack and more. It’s even cheaper than most 7″ portable [...]

Last week they had a $10 off deal, and this week TWOdollars.com.au is now doing a 10% off everything Christmas sale, if you place your order before Friday 15 December 2006. You need to quote the following coupon code: 214-43153246 Also for orders placed after 15 December, you probably won’t expect shipment until early January, as business everywhere [...]

DailyDeals, the company that’s behind the one-day-deal website Catch of the Day, is certainly challenging OO.com.au’s free delivery today — it is also running its own site-wide free delivery, until 11:59pm Saturday night, 9 December 2006. And you don’t need to purchase by PayPal. DailyDeals is a new shopping website based in Melbourne, and it is similar [...]

OO.com.au is running a one day only site-wide free delivery when you purchase using PayPal. Offer expires mid night tonight, on Friday 8 December. For more PayPal-related discounts, please also check out MerchantOffers.com.au.

Got my Deals Direct newsletter this morning. Saw an interesting banner ads at the top of the page, clicked on it, and it brought me to The Trove which has just been launched! What is it? The Trove is a great place to sell items for free, because we’ve got the muscle of DealsDirect.com.au behind [...]

TWOdollars.com.au, the Internet equivalent of dollar shop, has its pre-Christmas sale on this week! With the following coupon code, you’ll get $10 off for any order over $80. To claim the discount, you need to log into TWOdollars.com.au, and at order confirmation click on ‘Redeem Gift Voucher‘. Then enter the following number: 213-43153146 It’s valid between Thursday 7th [...]

Who doesn’t want a Nintendo Wii? It’s launching today in Australia at mid-night (in 30 minutes) — no official one, but retailers will run their own. Most shops will sell you one for $399, but you can get one for $388 from Kmart, from their latest catalogue. Sale starts on 7 December 2006. I’ve [...]

Here’s my “incentive” to get more of you to share deals, vouchers and bargain tips — First Ever OzBargain Competition!! These are the prizes that I am giving away: 1x AUD$50 voucher 5x AUD$20 voucher I have not really got those vouchers yet — so the winner can decide on what he/she wants to get. Currently it is [...]

This evening me and my wife were browsing through some of those online saving accounts (currently with INGDirect at 6% and ANZ offers us 6.30%), and spotted this incredible offer from BankWest. Kids’ Bonus Saver, which is like their online TeleNet Saver accounts except for the junior (must be under 15), and it offers [...]

Thanks to Alan Y from Melbourne again. This time he found us a great on fast food — McDonald’s Deli Rolls. You can get a “buy one get one free” voucher. Download your voucher (PDF 368kb). Note that each voucher has a unique serial number attached to it. Go to your nearest Macca’s, and order some DeliChoices [...]

Alan Y from Melbourne sent me a link to Freedom’s $10 bonus voucher. Free! Very useful when you go there to pick up your next furniture. Here are some of the conditions: Offer expires 24 December 2006 When you purchase more than $50 in one transaction Can’t be redeemed as cash Full terms and conditions can be read [...]

Toys ‘R’ Us has its one day special sale for red Gameboy Micro. 50% off. 1 day only. $49.99! It appears to be much cheaper than elsewhere. Oh boy. Even I would like to get one. Another Toys ‘R’ Us special tomorrow is 70% “Barbie Fairytopia Colour Change Mermaidia Doll”. Only $7.49 and the Barbie can be [...]

Thanks to Peter G who forwarded me this $5 off Spotlight voucher (PDF download, 216k). There are a few conditions: Only applies to Spotlight VIP Club members. Only applies to purchase $25 or more. Only one voucher per customer. Valid between 30 November and 10 December This applies to all items (including all sale items) except custom made furnishing, gift [...]