OzBargain Zeitgeist 2017 : Top Stores, Deals and Comments

neil on 02/08/2018 at 3:48 pm, filed under OzBargain, Stats

2017’s biggest mover was Gearbest, moving up 54 places to the #1 spot in terms of both popular deals and the amount of deals. It’s not just OzBargain but around the world other bargain sites are also filled with Gearbest deals in a play to dominate the global small electronics/gadget market. Their competitors, BanggoodZapals and Lightinthebox moved up to the 12th, 14th and 21st spot respectively with the most amount of front page deals.

Overall, eBay deals were very popular including the most popular deal of 2017, 18% off sitewide. While Dominos fell 11 spots in popularity, the store page saw 1.7m pageviews; more than double that of the 2nd most viewed store, eBay.

Another big mover statswise, was the amount of competitions posted, going from 4800 in 2016 to 10435 while wins only increased marginally.

The most popular forum post for 2017 was the 7/11 Fuel Watch thread which continues to be a great resource to find the locations around the country with the cheapest fuel in order to get the 7/11 app to match the price. Still popular despite being 5 years old is the thread about how to get out of your first speeding ticket in Victoria (can confirm it works!).

 


 

Deals

 

Front Page deals (2017 vs 2016)

Store Front Page Deals Rank vs. 2016
Gearbest 391  Green_Arrow_Up.svg54
Coles 234  Green_Arrow_Up.svg5
Woolworths 231  Red_Arrow_Down.svg2
JB Hi-Fi 199  Green_Arrow_Up.svg4
The Good Guys 198  Red_Arrow_Down.svg2
Amazon.com 160  Red_Arrow_Down.svg4
eBay 158  Green_Arrow_Up.svg11
IWantThatFlight 157  Red_Arrow_Down.svg2
Myer 153  Green_Arrow_Up.svg4
Harvey Norman 151  Red_Arrow_Down.svg7
Big W 135  Red_Arrow_Down.svg2
Banggood 109 Green_Arrow_Up.svg13
Microsoft 105  Green_Arrow_Up.svg4
Zapals 104  Green_Arrow_Up.svg65
Target 104  Red_Arrow_Down.svg10
Amazon eBooks 101  Red_Arrow_Down.svg6
Officeworks 94  Red_Arrow_Down.svg5
EB Games 90  Green_Arrow_Up.svg5
ALDI 90  Green_Arrow_Up.svg5
Super Cheap Auto 86  Red_Arrow_Down.svg5
Lightinthebox 78  Green_Arrow_Up.svg1040
Amex Statement Credits 77  Green_Arrow_Up.svg19
Groupon 76  Green_Arrow_Up.svg3
Bunnings 76  Red_Arrow_Down.svg5
Dominos 73  Red_Arrow_Down.svg11

Front Page Deals

 

 Year Deals not reaching Front Page Front Page Deals Vote Average
2011 11590 3641 16
2012 15148 3851 16.31
2013 21043 5084 17.63
2014 22975 5989 20.94
2015 21498 7085 24.66
2016 23329 7576 28.12
2017 24149 8115 30.45

 

Stores ranked by # of deals posted

Store 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Gearbest  57  193  103 785
JB Hi-Fi 161 269 371 462 496 515 621 741
Harvey Norman 107 248 330 506 464 550 654 660
Amazon.com 19 151 550 800 887 526 749 650
Woolworths 107 164 259 465 630 671 706 595
The Good Guys 32 77 140 233 359 411 607 593
Coles 154 211 224 407 502 416 470 582
Myer 47 114 95 150 265 273 373 513
Big W 123 425 390 416 413 516 450 449
Target 65 123 132 452 440 600 592 308

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Notes:  eBay is excluded due to many deals that were from retailer’s eBay stores (e.g. Officeworks, The Good Guys). Platforms like iTunes & Google Play Store were also excluded.

 

Where did the popular retailers come from?

Country 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
AUS 155 (82.4%) 168 (78.1%) 187 (74.5%) 179 (70.45%) 184 (72.44%) 191 (75.79%) 190 (75.09%)
US 16 23 31 45 36 26 24
UK 10 11 15 9 8 9 8
HK 3 3 5 4 3 5 4
China 2 4 1 5 8 7 13
France 0 1 0 0 2 3 4
Italy 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
New Zealand 0 1 1 1 1 1 0
Cypress 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sweden 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ireland 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 0 0 2 1 1 1 0
Netherlands 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Singapore 0 0 2 2 1 2 0
Austria 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Brasil 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
Canada 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Philippines 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Romania 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Germany 0 0 0 1 1 2 1
Israel 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Japan 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
UAE 0 0 0 0 3 2 1
Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
India 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Data consists of the top 250 stores ranked by # of front page deals.

 

Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page (Top 250) in 2017

Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page (Top 250)

Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page (Top 250) in 2016

Deal Map 2016

Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page (Top 250) in 2015

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Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page (Top 250) in 2014

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Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page (Top 250) in 2013

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Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page (Top 250) in 2012

Deals that made the front page by country in 2012.

Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page (Top 250) in 2011

Deals that made the front page by country.

Maps created using Gunmap.

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Deal Votes Clicks User Posted
18% off eBay Site Wide – Thursday 21st September 6pm – 10pm (Min $75 Spend, Max $500 Discount) 2560 28111 Thespottedcow 2017-09-20
Free 250g Block of Mainland Tasty Cheese @ Woolworths 1290 27177 gnv9 2017-09-17
AmEx Shop Small – Spend $20 and Get $10 Statement Credits (up to 5 Times) [November 2017] 1214 18061 JSQUARED 2017-09-03
Commonwealth Bank – No ATM Withdrawal Fees No Matter Who You Bank With 1180 6913 Cheapskate Paul 2017-09-24
Free Kogan Mobile Extra Large Prepaid Voucher Code (30 Days | 16GB) @ Kogan *New Customers Only 1069 24613 nathanial 2017-10-19
Harvey Norman Spend $400 Get $100 Back @ AMEX 989 29510 easternculture 2017-11-06
AmEx Statement Credit: BP Spend $40, Get $10 Back – Use up to 2 Times 903 7961 beeawwb 2017-02-21
$20 off When You Spend $50 @ eBay 860 7954 watson4884 2017-03-08
Free Domino’s Traditional Pizza for Signing up to Microsoft Rewards 801 49888 morphio 2017-10-19
eBay Boxing Day Sale – 10% off Min Purchase $75 798 14315 sasto 2017-12-25

 

Most Clicked Deals

Deal Votes Clicks User Posted
Hungry Jack’s Vouchers – Valid until 1 May 2017 251 53535 headphonejack 2017-03-10
Hungry Jack’s Coupons (9/09/17 – 28/11/17) – 2 Whopper Jnr & 2 Small Chips + More 332 51263 Gravehaunted 2017-09-08
Free Domino’s Traditional Pizza for Signing up to Microsoft Rewards 801 49888 morphio 2017-10-19
Hungry Jacks Vouchers – Valid Till March 13 2017 306 48314 lozza64 2017-01-25
Hungry Jack’s Vouchers – Valid until 26th June 256 48106 Bearosaurus 2017-05-01
New Hungry Jack’s Vouchers from 28th Nov 312 39031 Food 2017-11-15
eBay 20% off Tech Sale at 62 Stores 601 35302 OzSikh 2017-08-13
Jetstar Return for Free Sale – Domestic from $39 & International from $129 Return 247 34060 bandana 2017-05-22
Hungry Jack’s Coupons: Whopper Jr./Chicken Royale/Bacon Deluxe Jr. Meal $3.95, 10 Nuggets + Chips $4.95 + More 139 31834 manoj Jayswal 2017-06-19
20% off at The Good Guys eBay Store (Excludes Apple, Miele, Asko) 384 31137 CaptainTerific 2017-10-09

 

Fastest Deals to the Front Page

Deal Votes User Posted Mins to Front
eBay 15% off Sitewide with $75 Spend (4PM to 6PM) 277 tightarse 2017-06-01 3.00
eBay Mega Deal: Bose QC35 QuietComfort Headphones $254.15 Delivered @ Shopmonk 323 tightarse 2017-06-21 3.53
eBay 15% off Sitewide (Min $75 Spend, Max $300 Discount), 5pm-Midnight 517 tightarse 2017-06-21 4.07
eBay 15% off Sitewide (Min $75 Spend, Max $300 Discount) 696 tightarse 2017-06-30 4.35
eBay 15% off Sitewide (Min $75 Spend, Max $300 Discount) 521 tightarse 2017-06-19 4.52
18% off eBay Site Wide – Thursday 21st September 6pm – 10pm (Min $75 Spend, Max $500 Discount) 2560 Thespottedcow 2017-09-20 4.83
eBay 15% off Sitewide (Minimum $75 Spend) until Midnight 537 TheGoToStore 2017-06-14 5.72
eBay Mega Deal: GoPro HERO5 Black $305.15 Delivered @ Wireless 1 130 tightarse 2017-06-14 5.87
eBay 10% off Sitewide (Minimum Spend $75, Ends 2PM) 613 tightarse 2017-05-31 6.20
eBay $20 off Sitewide with $100 Spend (2PM to 4PM) 271 tightarse 2017-06-01 6.47

 

Fastest Deals to 100 votes

18% off eBay Site Wide – Thursday 21st September 6pm – 10pm (Min $75 Spend, Max $500 Discount) 2560 Thespottedcow 2017-09-20 12.75
eBay Mega Deal: Bose QC35 QuietComfort Headphones $254.15 Delivered @ Shopmonk 323 tightarse 2017-06-21 12.93
eBay 15% off Sitewide with $75 Spend (4PM to 6PM) 277 tightarse 2017-06-01 19.58
Free Bulla Personalised Mug – 800 Available (100 Per Week) 264 Marrk 2017-10-11 20.23
eBay $20 off Sitewide with $100 Spend (2PM to 4PM) 271 tightarse 2017-06-01 20.60
$20 off $75+ Spend @ eBay Via Facebook 595 Humble 2017-09-06 20.90
eBay 15% off Sitewide (Minimum $75 Spend) until Midnight 537 TheGoToStore 2017-06-14 20.95
eBay 15% off Sitewide (Min $75 Spend, Max $300 Discount), 5pm-Midnight 517 tightarse 2017-06-21 21.90
eBay 15% off Sitewide (Min $75 Spend, Max $300 Discount) 521 tightarse 2017-06-19 23.13
eBay 15% off Sitewide (Min $75 Spend, Max $300 Discount) 696 tightarse 2017-06-30 23.18

 

Most popular deals by category

Category Deal Votes Clicks User Posted
Automotive AmEx Statement Credit: BP Spend $40, Get $10 Back – Use up to 2 Times 903 7961 beeawwb 2017-02-21
Books & Magazines 100x $0 Categorised eBooks (Links Inside) 319 1304 tightarse 2017-07-02
Computing Hard Disk Sentinel 4.71 for FREE (RRP $19.50USD) @ Sharewareonsale 465 9852 rendo 2017-01-28
Dining & Takeaway Free Domino’s Traditional Pizza for Signing up to Microsoft Rewards 801 49888 morphio 2017-10-19
Education FREE Udemy Course: Automate The Boring Stuff with Python Programming 218 3505 ausdeals 2017-11-28
Electrical & Electronics Harvey Norman Spend $400 Get $100 Back @ AMEX 989 29510 easternculture 2017-11-06
Entertainment Discounts for Debit Mastercard Holders: $8 Movie Tickets, $10 off Crust Pizza Order of $40+, 5-10% Off Emirates Fares and More 601 5273 douglasac10 2017-10-07
Fashion & Apparel 50% off @ New Balance 350 29431 chumlee 2017-04-06
Financial AmEx Shop Small – Spend $20 and Get $10 Statement Credits (up to 5 Times) [November 2017] 1214 18061 JSQUARED 2017-09-03
Gaming [PC] Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag $0 @ Ubisoft 682 8621 tightarse 2017-12-05
Groceries Free 250g Block of Mainland Tasty Cheese @ Woolworths 1290 27177 gnv9 2017-09-17
Health & Beauty Free Gym Towel from Cetaphil by Filling in a Short Survey 696 19830 first in line 2017-08-30
Home & Garden 30x70cm Multi-purpose Microfiber Cleaning Cloth USD $0.01 Delivered @ Rosegal 499 9539 tightarse 2017-09-18
Internet Free Upgrade to 5GB on Basic TunnelBear Accounts (Usually 500MB) 384 6236 GreenOllie 2017-11-19
Mobile Free Kogan Mobile Extra Large Prepaid Voucher Code (30 Days | 16GB) @ Kogan *New Customers Only 1069 24613 nathanial 2017-10-19
Other 18% off eBay Site Wide – Thursday 21st September 6pm – 10pm (Min $75 Spend, Max $500 Discount) 2560 28111 Thespottedcow 2017-09-20
Pets Petbarn 20-30% off Sitewide + Extra 30% off with Code (Online Only) 336 6642 notpotatoman 2017-02-28
Sports & Outdoors AmEx Statement Credits: Rebel Sport (Spend $60, Get $15), Bob Jane T-Mart (Spend $400, Get $100) 310 5408 spacecowboy 2017-11-16
Toys & Kids Bat Fidget Spinner (Black) US $0.29 (AU $0.39) Delivered @ Gearbest 338 7226 tightarse 2017-06-23
Travel Qantas FF 2000 Points for Updating Personal Details 584 5170 brawndo 2017-07-15

 

Most clicked deal that didn’t reach front page

Bcbgeneration down Jackets $8.48, Hawke & Co. Various Coats $6.48 @ OzSale [New Members Only] (7547 clicks)

Most neg’d deal

Save up to $225 on New Xiaomi Bundle Deals – Includes Free Shipping Australia-Wide @ Roboguy (-34 votes)

Most commented deal

Free 1yr NRL Digital Pass – First 2500 to Create and Fill a 16-Team NRL Fantasy League (2229 comments)

 

Store with the highest pageviews

Store Pageviews
Dominos 1,700,927
eBay 856,408
Hungry Jacks 205,942
Pizza Hut 205,585
UberEats 188,029
Woolworths 181,594
Uber 158,894
KFC  138,827
McDonalds 105,894
JB Hi-Fi 97,733

 

Deal with the highest pageviews

Store Pageviews
25% off New Monthly Mobile Plan with Optus (Family & Friends Offer) for The First 10 Redemptions Only 159,213
Telstra Friends & Family: Phone (Galaxy S8, Pixel XL + More) + 15GB Data – $59/Month (24 Month Contract) 149,507
18% off eBay Site Wide – Thursday 21st September 6pm – 10pm (Min $75 Spend, Max $500 Discount) 142,438
eBay 20% off Tech Sale at 62 Stores  137,771
20% off Selected Sellers on eBay (Maximum 3 Transactions & $1000 Discount Each) 124,325
Harvey Norman Spend $400 Get $100 Back @ AMEX 109,861
20% off Tech at Participating Stores @ eBay 101,831
AmEx Shop Small – Spend $20 and Get $10 Statement Credits (up to 5 Times) [November 2017] 100,764
20% off 35 Selected Stores @ eBay (Harvey Norman, COTD, Dell, Sony, P.C. Byte, Kitchen Warehouse, Futu, Mighty Ape + More) 95,285
eBay Boxing Day Sale – 10% off Min Purchase $75 93,586

 

Competitions

 

Most Popular Competitions

Competition Votes Clicks Entered User Posted
Win 1 of 200 Allen’s Confectionery Medium Bags from Nestle 534 10759 70 tightarse 2017-06-04
Design The Next OzBargain T-Shirt and Win Cash Prizes ($500 for Winner, 2x $250 for Runner-Ups) 72 385 50 scotty 2017-05-29
Win 1 of 4,500 Movie Tickets for Use at Hoyts Cinema or Village Cinema (Weekly Draws) from QuitX 71 3688 165 Katie2014 2017-10-24
Win an Audi A1 Sportback Worth $33,445 from Allianz 65 2868 248 gnv9 2017-11-05
Win $20,000 Cash from Domain 63 4033 193 Phalaxis 2017-07-31
Win a Next-Gen Mazda CX-5 Worth $48,130 from Opera Australia/Mazda 63 2464 226 gnv9 2017-11-25
Win 1 of 3 Sennheiser Prize Packs Worth $919 from Qantas 62 1654 166 gnv9 2017-12-15
Win 1 of 16 $100 Prepaid EFTPOS Cards Daily and/or a $5,000 Prepaid EFTPOS Card from EFTPOS Australia 58 2476 57 gnv9 2017-03-10
Win a Bauhn Entertainment System incl a 65″ 4K Ultra HD LED TV Worth $1,128 or 1 of 11 Minor Prizes from Aldi [Except NT/TAS] 56 1922 191 gnv9 2017-08-22
McDonald’s Monopoly $276,000,000 in Prizes — 1 in 5 Instant Win, Collect to Win & Chance to Win 56 577 52 Scrooge McDuck 2017-09-06

 

Most Clicked Competitions

Deal Votes Clicks Entered User Posted
Win 1 of 5 LG Home Cinema Packages Worth $9,197 from Southern Cross Austereo 41 15982 147 gnv9 2017-09-18
Win a VW Tiguan Worth $54,990 from Nine Network 46 11498 131 micksick66 2017-10-02
Win 1 of 200 Allen’s Confectionery Medium Bags from Nestle 534 10759 70 tightarse 2017-06-04
Win 1 of 300 Prizes Worth Up to $13,000 from Ferrero’s Christmas Giveaway 55 7805 145 gnv9 2017-11-11
Win 1 of 29 Instant Win Cash Prizes ($1,000 /$5,000 /$10,000) +/- $25,000 Cash from Network Ten 55 5371 125 gnv9 2017-05-05
Win a 2017 Patriot Campers X2 Camper Trailer Worth $35,272 or 1 of 20 Runner-up Prize Packs 18 4479 104 Katie2014 2017-07-01
Win $20,000 Cash from Domain 63 4033 193 Phalaxis 2017-07-31
Win 1 of 4,500 Movie Tickets for Use at Hoyts Cinema or Village Cinema (Weekly Draws) from QuitX 71 3688 165 Katie2014 2017-10-24
Win $10,000 Cash from Nine Network 54 3156 189 gnv9 2017-10-21
Win 1 of 60 $1,000 Daily Cash Prizes +/- $100,000 from Beam Suntory Australia [Purchase Jim Beam] 2 3129 3 Phalaxis 2017-04-11

 


Competition Pageviews:
4,578,455

Comps Posted: 10435 | 2016: 4800
Comps Won: 1415 | 2016: 1257

Biggest Competition Win:

South of France River Cruise for 2 Worth $22,180 from Scenic

Forums

 

 

Most Popular Forum Threads (pageviews)

Store Pageviews
7/11 Fuel App Watch – Nationwide 98,829
Click Frenzy 2017: Tuesday Nov 14 – 15, 2017 56,740
[Vic] Receive a Caution If You Have Received a Fine for Speeding 10kms over The Limit or Less 48,631
What Is The Stingiest Thing You Have Ever Done to Save Money? 48,613
Someone at work is eating my lunch on a regular basis – how can I get back at them without getting in trouble 44,731
Jobs Where You Can Make over 100K a Year? 44,668
Whats Your Industry Secret/ Loophole That Gets You Perks? 44,442
Mattresses: Ecosa v Ergoflex v Greywing v Ikea v Koala v Onebed v Ozmattress v Sleeping Duck 44,014
Bitcoin is over $15000 USD – (07/12/2017) 42,735
I quit today! Back into business, $56000 to invest + $75000 from a friend willing to chip in. Open to all suggestions Thanks 42,406

Users & Comments

2011-2017 Comments

2017 vs. 2016: Published: 1,139,275  Green_Arrow_Up.svg15% | Removed: 14,810 1.3%  (2016: 1.21%)

In our continuing mission to promote transparency and respectful discussion in comments, we try to provide some stats on moderation. Our comment removal rate remains roughly the same at around 1%.  Last year we made it a goal to make OzBargain more respectful while maintaining a friendly community.  We’ve been more responsive to inappropriate comments and trolling through better comment logging and moderation action guidelines . While we give numerous warnings to users for these comments, we’ve established new guidelines (as of January 2018) for inappropriate comments to now garner bans.

The uptick in referral link removals was partly skewed in terms of this Optus Friends & Family deal which required employees to post their referral links. Again, the biggest category of removals are requests by the commenter to remove their own comments (23.8%) and removing comments attached to the original deleted comment (34.7%).

Reasons:

  • Replying to Deleted Comment – 5148  (2016: 4290)
  • Requested by Commenter – 3533 (2016: 2635)
  • Personal attack 534 (2015: 515)
  • Inappropriate use of negative vote 494 (2016: 496)
  • Duplicate – 491 (2016: 469)
  • Referral Links/Codes/Solicitation- 861 (2016: 640)
  • Inappropriate – 527 (2016: 397)
  • SPAM – 370 (2016: 371)
  • Sockpuppeting/Astroturfing – 120 (2016: 107)
  • Ghost Account 403 (2016: 96)
  • Selling in Comments 379 (2016: 322)
  • Trolling 327 (2016: 131)
  • Resolved 500 [Comments asking for title/description to be fixed/move to forum etc.] (2016: 676)
  • Everything else – 1123

 

 

Most Comments by a User

User Comments Avg Vote +5’s +15’s -5’s -15’s
jv 8379 0.92 797 166 395 64
PJC 8236 0.94 246 32 16 4
Scab 6967 1.80 728 130 63 2
altomic 4549 2.44 562 135 13 1
Spackbace 4437 2.07 519 112 47 9
Diji1 4263 0.93 309 60 135 27
tuzii 4193 0.94 347 72 187 38
lostn 3706 0.45 80 6 17 0
doweyy 3086 1.81 304 45 2 0
dragonindespair 2993 0.83 137 19 31 0

 

Top 10 Positively voted comments

Comment Votes User Posted
jesus.. just park 571 supasaiyan 2017-08-09
I can’t imagine arguing with 416 Ryanek 2017-12-21
You’re not looking hard 303 Ryanek 2017-02-13
Just say the laxatives were 287 nic672 2017-01-18
wtf? Did she discover your 279 Burnertoasty 2017-09-11
It’s been less than a day. 272 SirFlibbled 2017-03-01
I would seek advice from 270 JIMB0 2017-05-12
Good morals and strong 270 scrambledeggs 2017-12-09
lol 268 Jason Genova 2017-08-21
Nice try ATO! You’re not 265 the-mal 2017-08-17

 

Top 10 Negatively voted comments

Comment Votes User Posted
Really, for 1 drink, and you -421 ELH05 2017-08-09
So you are saying they park -196 DisabledUser68451 2017-01-16
Why would the police -175 DisabledUser201549 2017-08-09
@Sergeant Salami: already -167 beetran 2017-08-15
I disagree with the -145 MasterNoob 2017-09-30
Fine, but that needs to in -145 DisabledUser68451 2017-01-16
Spam. -137 Orpheus 2017-08-03
Actually I hope the other -130 RockyRaccoon 2017-04-12
Only human kind could take -120 TheDukeOfNukem 2017-12-17
And something that’s -115 DisabledUser68451 2017-01-16

 

Top 10 controversial comments

Comment +Votes -Votes User Posted
This is what you get for 42 44 Diji1 2017-02-23
To be fair, you have to have 37 35 mopo 2017-12-21
Agree with most of your 35 35 Savas 2017-07-01
Yes. 30 30 Diji1 2017-11-04
Should not be on here please 29 31 Bargaphile 2017-12-12
sounds like you are the only 24 22 nosdan 2017-06-23
The sex education programs 22 20 Diji1 2017-02-07
WOW. What a shopping 22 22 Amayzingone 2017-02-25
@Ryanek: Because some 22 22 Scrooge McDuck 2017-04-21
Any bargains ? A maximum 22 20 jv 2017-04-24

Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.

 

Top 10 VERY controversial comments

Comment +Votes -Votes User Posted
@joshuah: So is that a 124 104 jv 2017-08-24
They’re criminals so they’ll 64 58 Diji1 2017-07-16
That’s because – stay with 61 58 brazen00 2017-12-12
Completely agree with a 61 76 imurgod 2017-12-09
I’m voting No 59 53 Robin2012 2017-08-24
Organise to have it 51 47 Spackbace 2017-04-22
No, it really doesn’t. It 44 40 picklewizard 2017-06-13
This is what you get for 42 44 Diji1 2017-02-23
To be fair, you have to have 37 35 mopo 2017-12-21
Stop being a hater 32 40 naru6705 2017-02-13

Comments with a net vote of + or – 20% with positive vote count of 10 or more.

 

Most Deals Posted by Users

User Deals Avg Vote
nocure 590 55.75
tightarse 423 156.88
easternculture 379 43.11
altomic 364 20.44
hamza23 362 67.07
save50 328 18.06
TRENT86 267 55.94
Clear 261 42.84
tonester 248 15.10
Spackbace 238 49.30

 

Most Deals Posted by New Users

User Deals Avg Vote
flightfinderau 79 20.73
Chazzozz 47 9.36
ioio 41 16.51
kalupet 32 40.19
Hits 28 31.29
Hunt1 25 28.20
torben bauer 25 3.00
flightscout 23 33.04
ClumpyGinger 19 21.95
Kapitoshka 18 13.44

 

Most Competitions Posted by Users

User Comps Avg Vote
gnv9 4843 7.79
Katie2014 1418 4.30
pfaftle 1137 3.94
Phalaxis 625 9.06
crumble 377 4.66
neil 236 3.19
djk 225 3.30
Knoxy in Oz 119 4.22
JSQUARED 113 6.06
Smalot11 89 9.13

 

Most Front-Page Deals posted by a User

User Deals Avg Vote
tightarse 419 158.32
nocure 352 83.11
hamza23 249 89.94
doweyy 168 128.05
easternculture 150 89.23
TRENT86 142 91.54
Clear 117 77.98
Spackbace 104 95.89
Shopcred 97 81.07
grababargain 73 74.52

 

Most Front-Page Deals posted by a rep

User Deals Avg Vote Comments Comments (Not OP)
IWantThatFlight 65 74.68 73 10
gearbest 44 70.59 1561 209
Clear 28 66.93 2725 1704
lyl 19 79.95 417 195
tightarse 17 239.06 1958 668
danilochan 14 67.00 135 17
oscinator1988 12 175.42 211 70
Gearbite 12 82.50 98 12
banggood 10 81.20 35 1
zapals 10 74.90 95 19

 

Most Edits by Power Users

User Edits Uniques
Spackbace 2362 2199
Baysew 2190 2135
dasher86 764 754
tonester 681 600
O O 594 509
pfaftle 501 382
Steptoe 364 330
gnv9 339 319
doweyy 313 287
BarginHunter 299 297

 

Moderation Stats

Reports from users: 29,701  (2016: 24,414). Average 1 report every 17 minutes. 

Deals Removed/Published: 5006 (15.52%) /32,246  | (2016: 4,743 (13.33%)/30,911) — Forum Posts Removed:  1093 (7.76%)/ 14,068 | (2016: 797 (5.85%)/12,818 published)

  • Reasons:
    • Duplicate – 2537 (2016: 2153)
    • SPAM – 419 (2016: 306)
    • Sockpuppeting – 362 (2016: 361)
    • Referral SPAM – 358 (2016: 245)
    • Requested by OP – 326 (2016: 389)
    • No Bargains Listed – 339 (2016: 259)
    • Insufficient Quantity – 269 (2016: 231)
    • Not Available to Australia – 134 (2016: 122)
    • Combine Posts – 93 (2016: 103)
    • Expired on Posting – 87 (2016: 68)
    • Unobtainable deal 73 (2016: 52)
    • Joke Post 57 (2016: 24)
    • Out of stock on posting  52 (2016: 44)
    • Circumventing Ban – 49 (2016: 32)
    • Banned Item – 45 (2016: 31)
    • Ghost account 37 (2016: 33)
    • Amazon eBook posts are not allowed for associated users 30 (2016: 32)
    • Deal doesn’t meet eBay posting guidelines 29 (2016: 44)
    • Price matches are not bargains 29 (2016: 38)
    • Competitions are not bargains 25 (2016: 17)
    • Incomparable Service 18 (2016: 22)
    • Deal isn’t a valid bargain 11 (2016: 29)
    • Everything else – 720

Other Stats

Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews)

  1. List of Birthday Deals/Freebies – 149,884
  2. List of Cheap Chinese Online Buying sites – 56,604
  3. Optus Friends & Family Wiki – 28,751
  4. Cards with No Overseas Transaction Fees – 24,338
  5. Price Comparison Websites 19,152

 

Top 10 most subscribed to stores

Store # of subscribers
American Express Cashback Offers 675
I Want That Flight 651
eBay 324
American Express 300
Specsavers 251
Gearbest 206
DeliveryHero 199
Uniqlo 172
Telstra 164
JB Hi-Fi 159


Top 10 Search Alerts

Query Count
nintendo switch 506
xiaomi 247
lego 246
dyson 189
ps4 181
amex 175
sonos 174
eneloop 163
yeelight 163
japan 157

 


Pageviews:
395,887,782 ( Green_Arrow_Up.svg 17.08% )

Sessions: 128,299,975 ( Green_Arrow_Up.svg18.63%)

Browsers: Chrome: 59.26% ( Green_Arrow_Up.svg0.6%) , Safari 25.90% ( Green_Arrow_Up.svg1.14%), Firefox 6.26% ( Red_Arrow_Down.svg2.09%), Internet Explorer 2.47% ( Red_Arrow_Down.svg1.17%), Safari In-App 1.90 ( Green_Arrow_Up.svg.06%),  Edge 1.53% ( Green_Arrow_Up.svg.08%), Samsung Internet 1.12%, Android Webview 0.65% ( Green_Arrow_Up.svg0.61%), Opera 0.5% ( Green_Arrow_Up.svg0.04%), Android Browser 0.23% (Red_Arrow_Down.svg.41%)

Top Referral Traffic (Sessions): Facebook 1,334810 Whirlpool  1,275,656 Oursteps 568,929  Twitter 436,814   MSN 426,588

Freebies posted: 2467  (2016: 2616)

New Users: 31,979  (2016: 24,922) Total: 211,672 (as of publish)

 

For more stats, see the wiki.

2017 Stats: Jan – Feb – Mar – Apr – May – June – July – August & September – October – November – Dec

2016 Stats: JanFebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctober – NovemberDec

OzBargain Zeitgeist 2016 : Top Stores, Deals and Comments

neil on 10/04/2017 at 9:00 am, filed under OzBargain

Last year, we reported our amazement on Dick Smith, our most popular store, going into administration. Kogan bought Dick Smith’s website in early 2016 which resulted in 63 front page deals for the year, down 19 places from the #1 spot last year. Unfortunately, Masters suffered the same fate but still managed to place 11th with 129 front page deals.

We welcomed six stores into the top 25: EverBuying , EB Games, eBay , ALDI, Banggood & Amazon UK.  We noted for the past couple years that there is a distinct relation between the number of deals and the currency rate. While the US dollar didn’t move too much, the British Pound dropped making purchases from Amazon UK much cheaper. In the graph below you can see when the GPB was most expensive (1st line) that deals were close to 0. Compare that to the low (2nd line), which resulted in a high amount of Amazon UK deals.

 

Amazon UK Chart

Amazon UK Deals


 

 

Front Page deals (2016 vs 2015)

 

Store Front Page Deals Rank vs. 2015
Woolworths 255  Green_Arrow_Up.svg1
Amazon.com 232  Green_Arrow_Up.svg5
The Good Guys 216  Green_Arrow_Up.svg8
Harvey Norman 193  Green_Arrow_Up.svg1
Target 184  Red_Arrow_Down.svg2
IWantThatFlight 177  Green_Arrow_Up.svg6
Coles 175  Red_Arrow_Down.svg3
JB Hi-Fi 158  –
Big W 145  Red_Arrow_Down.svg3
Amazon eBooks 135  Green_Arrow_Up.svg7
Masters 129  Green_Arrow_Up.svg3
Officeworks 98  Red_Arrow_Down.svg3
Myer 91  Green_Arrow_Up.svg5
Dominos 84  Green_Arrow_Up.svg2
Super Cheap Auto 74  Green_Arrow_Up.svg12
Dan Murphy’s 74  Red_Arrow_Down.svg3
eBay 69  Green_Arrow_Up.svg24
Bunnings 69  Green_Arrow_Up.svg8
EverBuying 65  Green_Arrow_Up.svg154
Dick Smith 63  Red_Arrow_Down.svg19
Amazon UK 60  Green_Arrow_Up.svg99
EB Games 59  Green_Arrow_Up.svg33
ALDI 58  Green_Arrow_Up.svg8
Banggood 58  Green_Arrow_Up.svg6
Groupon 58  Red_Arrow_Down.svg3

 

Note: Front Page threshold moved from 20 to 25 in April 2016.

 

Deals

Front Page Deals

 

 Year Deals not reaching Front Page Front Page Deals Vote Average
2011 11590 3641 16
2012 15148 3851 16.31
2013 21043 5084 17.63
2014 22975 5989 20.94
2015 21498 7085 24.66
2016 23329 7576 28.12

 

Stores ranked by # of deals posted

Store 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Amazon.com 19 151 550 800 887 526 749
Woolworths 107 164 259 465 630 671 706
Harvey Norman 107 248 330 506 464 550 654
JB Hi-Fi 161 269 371 462 496 515 621
The Good Guys 32 77 140 233 359 411 607
Target 65 123 132 452 440 600 592
Coles 154 211 224 407 502 416 470
Big W 123 425 390 416 413 516 450
Myer 47 114 95 150 265 273 373
Masters 0 8 20 104 162 286 352
Officeworks 124 206 194 377 248 386 350

graph

 

Notes:  eBay is excluded due to many deals that were from retailer’s eBay stores (e.g. Officeworks, The Good Guys). Platforms like iTunes & Google Play Store were also excluded.

Where did the popular retailers come from?

Australian stores increased by over 3% while China including Hong Kong increased to their highest level in history.

Country 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
AUS 155 (82.4%) 168 (78.1%) 187 (74.5%) 179 (70.45%) 184 (72.44%) 191 (75.79%)
US 16 23 31 45 36 26
UK 10 11 15 9 8 9
HK 3 3 5 4 3 5
China 2 4 1 5 8 7
France 0 1 0 0 2 3
Italy 0 1 0 1 0 0
New Zealand 0 1 1 1 1 1
Cypress 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sweden 1 1 1 0 0 0
Ireland 0 1 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 0 0 2 1 1 1
Netherlands 0 0 1 0 0 0
Singapore 0 0 2 2 1 2
Austria 0 0 1 0 0 0
Brasil 0 0 2 0 1 0
Canada 0 0 1 0 0 0
Philippines 0 0 0 1 1 0
Romania 0 0 0 2 1 0
Germany 0 0 0 1 1 2
Israel 0 0 0 1 1 0
Japan 0 0 0 1 1 2
UAE 0 0 0 0 3 2
Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 1
Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0

Data consists of the top 250 stores ranked by # of front page deals.

Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page (Top 250) in 2016

Deal Map 2016

Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page (Top 250) in 2015

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Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page (Top 250) in 2014

map2014

Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page (Top 250) in 2013

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Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page (Top 250) in 2012

Deals that made the front page by country in 2012.

Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page (Top 250) in 2011

Deals that made the front page by country.

Maps created using Gunmap.

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Deal Votes Clicks User Posted
eBay 15% off Sitewide Offer When You Spend $75 or More (Max $300 Discount) 1146 10399 mrbillions 2016-09-19
AmEx Statement Credits: Westfield Gift Card, Myer, Woolworths, Nespresso, Rebel, Dymocks, Witchery, Body Shop, BCF, and More 1135 9662 forumninja 2016-12-01
FREE Permanent 2GB Google Drive Storage (for Completing Security Check) 1113 11677 victorwilson 2016-02-09
US $10 Credit Towards Next Purchase @ Amazon US (with MasterCard) – Use Mobile Browser 1112 1743 sfc10 2016-11-23
eBay Click & Collect at Woolworths or Big W – Spend $150 Get $50 Voucher or Spend $300 Get $100 Voucher 868 14413 crumbo85 2016-10-16
AmEx Shop Small November 2016 – Spend $20, Get $10 Statement Credits (up to $100 Total) 846 12019 tuvz 2016-09-19
Sign up to Digital Catalogue to Receive 2x $25 Store Credits in Your First 6 Weeks (Min Spend $50) @ The Good Guys 836 30384 TRENT86 2016-08-03
eBay 10% off Sitewide (Min Spend $100, Max Discount $300, 3 Transactions, Excludes Postage) 798 8416 OzSikhs 2016-02-08
20% off 30 Stores on eBay (Good Guys, Dell, Kogan, Sony, Futu Online etc) 798 10118 ShamelessBargains 2016-06-01
AmEx Statement Credits: Shop Small September ($20 Spend $10 Statement Credit up to 3 times) 745 12044 forumninja 2016-08-23

Most Clicked Deals

Deal Votes Clicks User Posted
Adidas Frenzy: 50% off Everything @ Adidas Outlet (Prices from $6, Free Shipping No Min Spend) 338 56906 tightarse 2016-11-15
Hungry Jack’s Vouchers (September to November) 433 55091 manoj Jayswal 2016-09-14
Target Gaming Clearance – Complete List (Consoles Highlighted in Yellow) – Xbox One Consoles $329 444 51720 boratsagdiyev 2016-04-13
Hungry Jack’s Vouchers [e.g. 2 x Small Onion Rings $1.95, Chicken Fries + Sml Fries $5) (November to January) 322 41415 tooten69 2016-12-01
Sony Box Damaged Sale No.2: Hi-Fi, Mobiles, Cameras, Headphones @ Sony Online (up to 70% off) 283 39317 tightarse 2016-03-14
Hungry Jacks Vouchers (Expiry 8th of August 2016) 206 39313 Puska 2016-06-25
50% off New Balance Online Store Using Code 414 39128 blibster 2016-10-18
Jetstar Birthday Sale FREE Return – Travel in Oct-Dec and Jan-Mar + MEL-Honolulu $339 Return + Further extended to Asian cities 396 36000 samehada 2016-05-23
Free eBay Myer VR Headset Viewer – Limit 1000 Per Day 441 33332 pixxelpusher 2016-05-19
20% off Tech – Selected Retailers (Futu Online, PC Byte, Shopping Square, Teds, Wireless1 etc) @ eBay 663 32602 creative8s 2016-10-03

 

Fastest Deals to the Front Page

Deal Votes User Posted Mins to Front
eBay 20% off with Click & Collect @ The Good Guys, Bing Lee, Masters, Rays Outdoors, BCF, Tarocash & Cincotta Chemist 735 tightarse 2016-05-16 4.32
Swap Dick Smith Gift Cards for Coles Gift Cards (Purchased from Coles – Proof of Purchase Required) 586 avitherock 2016-01-08 5.00
eBay Click & Collect at Woolworths or Big W – Spend $150 Get $50 Voucher or Spend $300 Get $100 Voucher 868 crumbo85 2016-10-16 5.53
20% off 105 Participating Stores @ eBay 660 TheClipIt 2016-10-31 5.75
eBay 15% off Selected Stores (Bing Lee, Kogan, Masters, SCA, BCF + More) 482 tightarse 2016-04-21 5.80
Nokia 3310 Unlocked (Refurbished) – US$12.13 Delivered (AU$16.55) @ AliExpress 734 Spackbace 2016-06-09 7.70
eBay Cashback 4.4% Sitewide @ Cashrewards (Please Read Post) 381 tightarse 2016-01-04 8.37
Woolworths/Big W to Exchange Dick Smith Vouchers to WISH Gift Cards – NO RECEIPT NEEDED 315 lyl 2016-01-08 8.53
eBay 20% off @ 28 Stores (Futu, Betta, Rays, Grays + More) 549 tightarse 2016-02-01 8.60
Paris Return Flying Virgin or Singapore: Perth $603, Melb $607, Bris $613, Darw $614, Syd $621, Adel $638, Hob $654 @ IWTF 369 tightarse 2016-11-07 8.77

Fastest Deals to 100 votes

Deal Votes User Posted Mins to +100
Swap Dick Smith Gift Cards for Coles Gift Cards (Purchased from Coles – Proof of Purchase Required) 586 avitherock 2016-01-08 19.85
eBay 20% off with Click & Collect @ The Good Guys, Bing Lee, Masters, Rays Outdoors, BCF, Tarocash & Cincotta Chemist 735 tightarse 2016-05-16 21.25
Coles $125 eGift Cards ($100 + $25) for $100 Delivered @ Target 351 ShamelessBargains 2016-01-07 22.87
eBay 15% off Selected Stores (Bing Lee, Kogan, Masters, SCA, BCF + More) 482 tightarse 2016-04-21 23.08
eBay Click & Collect at Woolworths or Big W – Spend $150 Get $50 Voucher or Spend $300 Get $100 Voucher 868 crumbo85 2016-10-16 23.80
eBay 15% off Sitewide Offer When You Spend $75 or More (Max $300 Discount) 1146 mrbillions 2016-09-19 26.65
US $10 Credit Towards Next Purchase @ Amazon US (with MasterCard) – Use Mobile Browser 1112 sfc10 2016-11-23 30.85
Nokia 3310 Unlocked (Refurbished) – US$12.13 Delivered (AU$16.55) @ AliExpress 734 Spackbace 2016-06-09 32.27
10% off Sitewide @ eBay (Min Spend $75) 695 Bellpop 2016-08-08 32.75
eBay 20% off @ 28 Stores (Futu, Betta, Rays, Grays + More) 549 tightarse 2016-02-01 35.88

Most popular deals by category

 

Category Deal Votes Clicks User Posted
Automotive American Express Statement Credits: Spend $40 or More, Get $10 up to 3 Times @ BP Service Stations 663 4389 tonester 2016-06-07
Books & Magazines Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone Illustrated Edition – $12 Shipped (RRP $59.99) @ Booktopia 493 6977 djprima 2016-05-18
Computing 54x Computing/Memory eBay 20% off Deals @ Various Sellers (Links Inside) 552 1765 lyl 2016-06-13
Dining & Takeaway Free Burrito (Worth $11.50) @ Guzman Y Gomez App (Android/iOS) 519 9785 st.anger 2016-07-25
Education NASA Makes All Scientific Research Available FREE 458 3391 tightarse 2016-08-19
Electrical & Electronics eBay 15% off Sitewide Offer When You Spend $75 or More (Max $300 Discount) 1146 10399 mrbillions 2016-09-19
Entertainment 6 Months Free Presto 570 10325 santaBoomshakalaka 2016-06-04
Fashion & Apparel 50% off New Balance Online Store Using Code 414 39128 blibster 2016-10-18
Financial AmEx Statement Credits: Westfield Gift Card, Myer, Woolworths, Nespresso, Rebel, Dymocks, Witchery, Body Shop, BCF, and More 1135 9662 forumninja 2016-12-01
Gaming Titanfall 2 $36, Battlefield 1 $52, Watch Dogs 2 $52 and More. PS4/XB1. Target 4 Day Gaming Sale 669 26914 dwhes 2016-11-19
Groceries Full Entertainment Book Access Until 1st May @ Entertainment Book 607 16203 CI 2016-03-03
Health & Beauty FREE 150 Qantas Frequent Flyer Points with 60 Second Health Survey 353 8944 easternculture 2016-11-21
Home & Garden Waterford “London” Desktop Bar. >50% off. $9,995 (Was $20,995). David Jones in-Store Only 648 26827 OzDJ_ 2016-03-20
Internet FREE Permanent 2GB Google Drive Storage (for Completing Security Check) 1113 11677 victorwilson 2016-02-09
Mobile Nokia 3310 Unlocked (Refurbished) – US$12.13 Delivered (AU$16.55) @ AliExpress 734 5163 Spackbace 2016-06-09
Other US $10 Credit Towards Next Purchase @ Amazon US (with MasterCard) – Use Mobile Browser 1112 1743 sfc10 2016-11-23
Pets Free Black Hawk Pet Food Sample + Stylish Tin @ Black Hawk 216 5494 Turd 2016-08-29
Sports & Outdoors Adidas Frenzy: 50% off Everything @ Adidas Outlet (Prices from $6, Free Shipping No Min Spend) 338 56906 tightarse 2016-11-15
Toys & Kids Parrot Minidrone Hydrofoil $49 @ JB Hi-Fi (Was $239) 255 11460 tightarse 2016-09-15
Travel Jetstar Birthday Sale FREE Return – Travel in Oct-Dec and Jan-Mar + MEL-Honolulu $339 Return + Further extended to Asian cities 396 36000 samehada 2016-05-23

 

Most clicked deal that didn’t reach front page

20% off TVs, Laptops, Smartphones, Samsung Phones/Tablets, 5% off Apple and 10% off Bose @ Dick Smith (10764 clicks)

Most neg’d deal

Samsung Galaxy J1 (Unlocked) for $199 Shipped @ Mega Tech Warehouse (-15 votes)

Most commented deal

Free Annual NRL Digital Pass Subscription- NRL Fantasy League Creation (3371 comments)

 

Store with the highest pageviews

Store Pageviews
Dominos 1,481,254
Hungry Jacks 187,183
Woolworths 182,776
Uber 164,595
KFC  154,667
Secure Parking 128,167
eBay 103,387
Virgin Australia 83,778
Menulog 80,996
Masters 68,908

Deal with the highest pageviews

Store Pageviews
20% off Tech Deals from Selected Stores (The Good Guys, Futu, Dell, Sony, Kogan, Bing Lee, Optus, Ted’s etc) @ eBay 183,161
AmEx Statement Credits: Westfield Gift Card, Myer, Woolworths, Nespresso, Rebel, Dymocks, Witchery, Body Shop, BCF, and More 136,657
20% off Tech – Selected Retailers (Futu Online, PC Byte, Shopping Square, Teds, Wireless1 etc) @ eBay 133,499
20% off 30 Stores on eBay (Good Guys, Dell, Kogan, Sony, Futu Online etc) 116,337
20% off 85 Selected Retailers (Dell, Sony, PC Byte, Mighty Ape, Jeanswest, Supercheap Auto, Shopping Square + More) @ eBay 116,195
AmEx Statement Credits: Harvey Norman – Spend $300 Get $100, The Iconic – Spend $200 Get $40, Interflora – Spend $80 Get $20 111,789
20% off Selected Retailers on eBay (PC Byte, Telstra, Sony, Grays Online, Betta, COTD, Shopping Square, Futu, Dell + More) 102,387
GearBest OzBargain10 Deals – US$10 (~AU$13.63) – Mi Band 2 / Raspberry Pi 3B / Nitecore MT2A / Xiaomi Earphones + More 99,546
eBay Xmas Tech Frenzy: 20% off 40 Participating Stores (Bing Lee, Futu Online, PC Byte, SS, Dell + More) 98,574
eBay Click & Collect at Woolworths or Big W – Spend $150 Get $50 Voucher or Spend $300 Get $100 Voucher 96,133

 

Competitions

 

Most Popular Competitions

Competition Votes Clicks Entered User Posted
Win a Mazda3 SP25 Astina Car (Valued at $41,000) from Ninemsn (Daily Entry) 70 7518 188 hamza23 2016-05-11
Win 1 of 5,000 AIRism Products from Uniqlo 69 1843 107 shiznit 2016-11-16
Win a Mazda 3 SP25 Astina Worth $42,000 for Your Valentine 67 3144 197 Spackbace 2016-02-01
Win a Samsung 85″ TV & Home Theatre Pack (Worth $19,986), or 1 of 77x $100 Rebel Sport GCs (Daily) @ Soothers 66 5416 199 Spackbace 2016-07-08
Win 1 of 10 $5000 Cash Prizes from ING Direct 65 2169 208 ruddj 2016-02-29
Win a Free ‘Red Royale’ or ‘Pure Eden’ Smoothie from Boost Juice – 400/Day 62 4054 80 Spackbace 2016-02-08
Scratch and Win $10, $20, $50 or $200 Store Credit from The Good Guys 60 2734 116 AbhiC 2016-07-25
Win a New Suzuki Vitara Turbo Worth $35000 57 2707 194 Spackbace 2016-04-16
Win 1 of 5x Samsung Home Theatre Packages (Worth $4623 Each) from Dimetapp 56 2516 244 Spackbace 2016-05-03
Win 1 of 4x $10,000 EFTPOS Cards (Enter Daily) 56 3638 136 Spackbace 2016-08-03

Most Clicked Competitions

Competition Votes Clicks Entered User Posted
Win a Volkswagen Amarok V6 Ultimate & Lotus Off Grid Caravan Worth $146,114 or 1 of 5 Runner-Up Prizes from Pat Callinan 30 8200 141 gnv9 2016-11-20
Win a Mazda3 SP25 Astina Car (Valued at $41,000) from Ninemsn (Daily Entry) 70 7518 188 hamza23 2016-05-11
Win a Samsung 85″ TV & Home Theatre Pack (Worth $19,986), or 1 of 77x $100 Rebel Sport GCs (Daily) @ Soothers 66 5416 199 Spackbace 2016-07-08
Win Australian Open Tickets and Jurlique Products from Jurlique 9 4727 44 Vroom85 2016-01-20
Win a Free ‘Red Royale’ or ‘Pure Eden’ Smoothie from Boost Juice – 400/Day 62 4054 80 Spackbace 2016-02-08
Win a Mazda CX-9 Worth $68,000 and $5,000 Westfield Gift Card from Mazda 55 3894 301 Cooties 2016-02-26
Win 1 of 20 Flights to LA or Buenos Aires from Air New Zealand [Instant Win] 32 3763 124 Katie2014 2016-01-17
Hide N Stamp – Win Gift Cards, Beats, Pool Toys and More: Total Prize Pool $97,219.90 [Instant Win] [NSW, VIC, QLD, WA] 55 3665 93 Limitless 2016-11-14
Win 1 of 4x $10,000 EFTPOS Cards (Enter Daily) 56 3638 136 Spackbace 2016-08-03
Win a Mazda6 Car (Valued at $50,616) from Opera Australia 48 3225 252 JSQUARED 2016-10-09

Competition Pageviews: 2,911,006
Comps Posted: 4800 | 2015: 3406
Comps Won: 1257

Biggest Competition Win:

A Trip to Rio to see Olympics Worth $25,000

Forums

 

Most Popular Forum Threads (pageviews)

Store Pageviews
Dick Smith Enters in Liquidation, Closure of Stores / Closing Down, Sales 169,660
Click Frenzy 2016 Starts 7PM 15 November – Fitbits $1, PS4 $4 and More 115,477
What was a loophole that you found and exploited the hell out of? 69,044
Bought a Unit at Auction – Wanna Get out of The Contract Is It Possible? 57,714
Looking to Buy a Brand New Car (~ $80,000) – Recommendations? 47,748
[Vic] Receive a Caution If You Have Received a Fine for Speeding 10kms over The Limit or Less 42,978
 TVpad Users – Court Rules Against Company – The Company Is Gone 36,506
The Most Despicable Thing That You Have Ever Done to Save Money 30,873
YouTube to MP3 Converter – Not working since a few days ago 30,694
Can She Take Half of My Assets? 30,482

Users & Comments

2011-2016 Comments

2016 vs. 2015: Published: 966,436 Green_Arrow_Up.svg11% | Removed: 11,857 1.21% (2015: 1.11%)

Transparency and the ability for people to express their opinions on a variety of topics is something we take as a priority. Our comment removal rate has always been around the 1% mark and to break it down even further 36% of comments removed were by request of the person making the comment and a further 22% are replies to those comments.  Personal attacks and resolved comments are part of our goals of 2017 to making OzBargain a more respectful community while reminding users to contact moderators about any issues.

Reasons:

  • Replying to Deleted Comment – 4290 (2015: 3080)
  • Requested by Commenter – 2635 (2015: 1688)
  • Personal attack 515 (2015: 476)
  • Inappropriate use of negative vote 496 (2015: 474)
  • Duplicate – 469 (2015: 507)
  • Referral Links/Codes/Solicitation- 442 (2015: 448)
  • Inappropriate – 397 (2015: 362)
  • SPAM – 371 (2015: 427)
  • Sockpuppeting/Astroturfing – 107 (2015: 124)
  • Ghost Account 96 (2015: 288)
  • Selling in Comments 322 (2015: 379)
  • Trolling 131 (2015: 154)
  • Resolved 676 [Comments asking for title/description to be fixed/move to forum etc.] (2015: 687)
  • Everything else – 920

 

 

Most Comments by a User

User Comments Avg Vote +5’s +15’s -5’s -15’s
Spackbace 8660 1.53 764 120 46 10
jv 8315 0.63 749 146 489 84
altomic 4275 2.08 465 94 14 3
Diji1 4171 0.72 278 49 150 20
Clear 4149 0.96 186 22 15 2
easternculture 3392 0.24 215 34 166 35
scrimshaw 3125 1.81 310 63 7 1
KaptnKaos 3082 1.09 234 52 65 15
Savas 2846 1.23 214 45 46 7
dragonindespair 2771 0.68 114 18 22 3

Top 10 Positively voted comments

Comment Votes User Posted
Uhhh… Those are balls. 618 Bargearse 2016-06-18
A kid 343 altomic 2016-11-07
Uni graduate soon (21), 340 StewBalls 2016-10-31
5) I have no tattoos and 339 tomsco 2016-11-24
I know it was a NZ coin 311 Ughhh 2016-08-16
I don’t see a need to ban 269 bonezAU 2016-04-21
“I think it’s an investment 265 ranap 2016-10-31
Gearing means borrowing 254 mskeggs 2016-05-20
You’re a ghost and no one 237 Drew22 2016-08-19
Let’s not ozbargain this for 237 rakeycakey 2016-01-11

Top 10 Negatively voted comments

Comment Votes User Posted
I think it’s an investment -350 chickensaltfrie 2016-10-31
I’m sure most people have -182 bottletop 2016-08-16
Lazy post. As much as we -177 Phreakuency 2016-12-25
I like 40% -155 aussman 2016-11-24
HIgh yield not in term of -155 chickensaltfrie 2016-10-31
No one would sustain a -144 Multiverse 2016-01-14
Ridiculous! Might be a good -137 spludgey 2016-03-28
No bargain…..prices need -129 PLANT 2016-12-18
Just get a PO box and move -124 Laurenlauren 2016-01-18
Do you believe in KARMA… -122 saggy 2016-02-19

Top 10 controversial comments

Comment +Votes -Votes User Posted
Your father is an 43 43 Diji1 2016-12-08
Loser identification 41 41 StewBalls 2016-09-16
Apprecaite your effort but 35 36 Maki 2016-07-18
I will only affix these 28 29 KaptnKaos 2016-04-30
Caged eggs… Don’t buy… 26 26 DrDollar 2016-12-30
Damn, combination of 25 26 BlazinPast 2016-09-04
They’re too busy in the 24 22 montorola 2016-09-03
Lots of money and obviously 23 23 dosada 2016-10-20
How about Iraq , Syria , 22 20 easternculture 2016-08-25
I thought we already 20 20 BlazinPast 2016-11-02

Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.

Top 10 VERY controversial comments

Comment +Votes -Votes User Posted
Yeah, they read “CAUTION, 38 41 cryptos 2016-04-30
Apprecaite your effort but 35 36 Maki 2016-07-18
Nice take the spot right in 34 28 Limitless 2016-06-11
For people who are not 33 30 Make it so 2016-02-15
I will only affix these 28 29 KaptnKaos 2016-04-30
Damn, combination of 25 26 BlazinPast 2016-09-04
Ladies and Gentlemen, 24 28 Bearosaurus 2016-09-03
They’re too busy in the 24 22 montorola 2016-09-03
How about Iraq , Syria , 22 20 easternculture 2016-08-25
Somebody please neg this 20 18 StewBalls 2016-03-28

Comments with a net vote of + or – 20% with positive vote count of 10 or more.

Most Deals Posted by Users

User Deals Avg Vote
Spackbace 659 34.58
TRENT86 615 50.56
tightarse 577 119.24
lyl 563 61.62
nocure 515 43.50
easternculture 497 37.86
monty.melb 476 30.87
altomic 414 16.90
Jimmy007 383 20.15
tonester 314 18.77

Most Deals Posted by New Users

User Deals Avg Vote
Currybender 93 27.67
stuhtb 77 25.56
PR0r 64 48.31
doweyy 44 52.89
koalafied 38 38.32
Cshomes 35 4.66
sbrulz 34 22.50
Sp Sukhy 33 20.91
Jamesph 30 20.87
MiniInTheBox 27 10.63

Most Competitions Posted by Users

User Comps Avg Vote
Katie2014 1171 5.60
gnv9 994 5.36
JSQUARED 575 4.73
neil 401 4.31
hamza23 254 10.97
Spackbace 183 10.74
altomic 114 2.77
Wyza 47 2.47
Gunwalls 40 1.12
Thespottedcow 38 4.24

Most Front-Page Deals posted by a User

User Deals Avg Vote
tightarse 573 119.97
lyl 391 82.81
TRENT86 354 77.18
nocure 276 68.61
Spackbace 205 82.61
easternculture 179 83.46
monty.melb 153 71.51
hamza23 114 76.35
IWantThatFlight 96 72.07
scotty 81 71.06

Most Front-Page Deals posted by a rep

User Deals Avg Vote Comments Comments (Not OP)
IWantThatFlight 96 72.07 314 19
monty.melb 44 81.64 843 134
Clear 33 68.97 4180 2609
tightarse 23 216.65 1735 656
banggood 18 108.56 78 0
boratsagdiyev 15 152.40 43 21
MyGroceries.com.au 14 61.21 24 0
Masters AUS 12 102.58 108 48
sellingoutsoon 9 40.89 421 64
poolspa 7 49.14 41 0

Most Edits by Power Users

User Edits Uniques
Spackbace 3197 2910
Baysew 920 893
tonester 465 411
shapers 283 259
O O 199 158
Steptoe 186 170
Make it so 151 140
Lukian 126 118
BarginHunter 108 102
fchis 106 99

Moderation Stats

Reports from users: 29,701  (2014: 24,414). Average 1 report every 17 minutes.

Deals Removed/Published: 4,743 (13.33%) /30,911  | (2015: 4,514 (13.63%)/28,583) — Forum Posts Removed:  797 (5.85%)/ 12,818 | (2015: 615 (5%)/11673 published)

  • Reasons:
    • Duplicate – 2153 (2015: 1937)
    • Sockpuppeting – 361 (2015: 293)
    • Requested by OP – 389 (2015: 378)
    • SPAM – 306 (2015: 368)
    • Insufficient Quantity – 231 (2015: 192)
    • No Bargains Listed – 259 (2015: 157)
    • Referral SPAM – 245 (2015: 170)
    • Combine Posts – 103 (2015: 90)
    • Expired on Posting – 68 (2015: 53)
    • Not Available to Australia – 122 (2015: 83)
    • Unobtainable deal 52 (2015: 16)
    • Deal doesn’t meet eBay posting guidelines 44 (2015: 29)
    • Out of stock on posting  44 (2015: 32)
    • Price matches are not bargains 38 (2015: 29)
    • Ghost account 33 (2015: 23)
    • Amazon eBook posts are not allowed for associated users 32
    • Circumventing Ban – 32 (2015: 38)
    • Banned Item – 31 (2015: 48)
    • Deal isn’t a valid bargain 29 (2015: 50)
    • Incomparable Service 22
    • Competitions are not bargains 17 (2015: 11)
    • Everything else – 984

Other Stats

Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews)

  1. List of Birthday Deals/Freebies – 113,590
  2. List of Cheap Chinese Online Buying sites – 43,127
  3. American Express Referrals – 39,662
  4. Cards with No Overseas Transaction Fees – 19,195
  5. American Express Shop Small Guide– 18,273

Top 10 most subscribed to stores

Store # of subscribers
I Want That Flight 577
American Express Cashback Offers 248
DeliveryHero 238
American Express 248
Specsavers 183
Pinchme 118
Masters 116
eBay 116
Menulog 116
Woolworths 110

 

Top 10 Search Alerts

Query Count
lego 159
eneloop 145
sonos 134
dyson 130
ps4 116
amex 112
specsavers 109
bose 91
japan 85
qc35 80

Pageviews: 339,018,660 ( Green_Arrow_Up.svg 12.61% )

Sessions: 108,432,172 ( Green_Arrow_Up.svg12.53%)

Browsers: Chrome: 58.65% ( Green_Arrow_Up.svg4.3%) , Safari 24.78% ( Green_Arrow_Up.svg0.14%), Firefox 8.35% ( Red_Arrow_Down.svg2.62%), Internet Explorer 3.63% ( Red_Arrow_Down.svg5.05%), Safari In-App 1.84,  Edge 1.44%, Opera 0.46%, Android Browser 0.44%.

Top Referral Traffic (Sessions): Whirlpool  1,425,530 Facebook 1,415,441 Twitter 432,607 Oursteps 412,583,   Lifehacker 260,153

Freebies posted: 2616  (2015: 2641)

New Users: 24,922  (2015: 25,673) Total: 167,275

 

For more stats, see the wiki.

2016 Stats: JanFebMarAprMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctober – NovemberDec

Is HelloFresh Worth the Money?

neil on 18/01/2017 at 2:14 pm, filed under OzBargain

HelloFresh Box

After getting bombarded by referral SPAM not only on OzBargain but in my own letterbox, a good deal was finally posted for HelloFresh.  The company describes their service as nutritionally balanced recipes based on seasonal farm fresh ingredients delivered every week to your front door. Once a week, the company delivers you a box full of fresh food as well as recipes saving you from having to go to the supermarket or think of dinner ideas. Five days worth of Classic Box meals for 2 people costs $109.95 ($11 per meal) and $189.95 ($9.50 per meal) for 4 people.

The deal

First Food Box Delivered Free – EG 4x People 5x Meals Classic Box Worth $189.95 @ HelloFresh (New Customers)(Excludes WA/NT/TAS). 

Food boxes

The codes provided in that deal allowed the first box free for any of their three plans.

  • Classic Box is a selection of meat, fish, chicken and pork dishes.
  • Veggie box is a selection of vegetarian dishes.
  • Family Box is like the Classic Box but more kid friendly.

For my purposes, I ordered the Classic Box. For some reason, you can order the boxes as a subscription or as a trial box however the trial boxes are more expensive. All of the subscription boxes can be cancelled after one order so it seems a bit strange to pay more for the same thing.

Ordering

Ordering is very straight forward. Just pick the box and then a delivery time. They have some strange delivery times including 2AM-8AM for the nightowls. I suppose you can tell them to leave the package out front but for mine, they hit the buzzer to inform me of delivery.

When paying you can choose to use Paypal. This is good as you can very easily cancel reoccurring payments in Paypal at a click of a button whereas you’re at the mercy of a store’s website to cancel a credit card auto-payment.

 

Cancelling

 

  1.  Log into your account and click  Deactivate my subscription.

Cancel 1

2.  Click Deactivate right away

cancel2

3. Optional. If you’ve paid via Paypal, log into Paypal and select the transaction listed under Grocery Delivery E-Services and click Manage Grocery Delivery E-Services payments.

cancel3

4. Optional. Click Cancel in the status section.

cancel 4

5.  Optional. Click Yes to confirm cancellation.  This will ensure no further payments will come from your Paypal account.

cancel 5

The Box

Inside the Box

The box is split into two compartments; one for refrigerated products (meat, fish, etc.) and the other for items not needing cooling. The refrigerated section comes with 2 reusable ice packs and is insulated with a recyclable hessian material similar to what you would use in a worm farm. The entire box remained cool despite any heat from the outside and the ice packs stayed frozen for several hours. For those not available to be at home for delivery, you don’t need to worry about having the box sit outside.

The Contents

The box

  • Vegetables: 2 Red Onions, 4 Potatoes, 2 Garlic, 2 Bags of Rocket, 2 Bags of Spinach, 2 Corn, 6 Sweet Potatoes, 2 Zucchini, 2 Cucumber, 2 Bags of Green Beans
  • Fruit: 2 Apples, 1 Lime, 2 Tomatoes
  • Herbs: 1 Bag of Coriander, 1 Bag of Mint
  • Meat & Fish: 2 Valencia Free Range Pork Schnitzels, 2 Salmon, 2 Rump Steaks, 2 Lilydale Thigh Fillet Packs, 2 Lilydale Chicken Breast Packs
  • Other: 2 Cajun Spice Blend Packets, 2 Panko Bread Crumbs Bags, 2 Bags of Jasmine Rice, 2 Small Tubs of Moo Greek Style Yoghurt, 2 Pots of Pesto, 2 Parmesan, 2 Pita Bread Pockets Packs

Recipe vs. Reality

Here’s the recipes that were included vs how they came out in reality.


Crunchy Pork Schnitzel with Red Apple & Parmesan Salad


Recipe

Pork Recipe

Reality

Pork


Jerk Beef & Charred Corn Salad with Lime & Sweet Potato


Recipe
Jerk Beef

Reality

 Beef


Chicken Souvlaki with Minted Yoghurt Sauce


Recipe

Chicken Souvlaki Recipe

Reality

Chicken Souvlaki


Garlic Chicken with Green Beans and Jasmine Rice


Recipe

Garlic Chicken Recipe

Reality

Garlic Chicken


Baked Salmon with Pesto Potato Salad


Recipe

Salmon Recipe

Reality

Salmon Recipe

They all look pretty close to their pictures and cooking was dead simple especially when you have all of the ingredients measured and ready.

Value

Quantity Item Total Weight Woolworths Coles Avg. Price
2 Red Onion 342g $1.37 $1.37 $1.37
4 Potatoes 860g $3.87 $3.87 $3.87
1 Lime $0.79 $1.00 $0.90
2 Apples 286g $1.29 $1.57 $1.43
2 Garlic 92g $2.16 $2.76 $2.46
2 Cajun Spice Blend $2.00 $2.64 $2.32
2 Panko Bread Crumbs 2 Cups $2.18 $2.40 $2.29
2 Jasmine Rice 2 Cups $2.29 $2.95 $2.62
1 Coridander $3.00 $2.98 $2.99
1 Mint $3.00 $2.98 $2.99
2 Rocket 216g $4.00 $3.67 $3.83
2 Spinach 306g $8.00 $4.89 $6.44
2 Corn 452g $2.20 $2.40 $2.30
2 Tomatoes 256g $1.20 $1.51 $1.36
Sweet Potato 800g $4.00 $4.00 $4.00
2 Zuchini 220g $2.68 $1.08 $1.88
2 Cucumber 250g $4.00 $4.00 $4.00
2 Moo Greek Style Yoghurt 200g $2.19 $2.52 $2.36
2 Pesto 100g $3.00 $1.95 $2.48
2 Valencia Free Range Pork Schnitzel 640g $6.91 $19.20 $13.06
2 Salmon 726g $17.42 $28.00 $22.71
2 Rump Steak 568g $12.21 $12.21 $12.21
2 Parmesan 100g $3.30 $3.29 $3.30
2 Lilydale Thigh Fillet 638g $6.38 $6.38 $6.38
2 Lilydale Chicken Breast 650g $5.20 $5.85 $5.53
2 Green Beans 600g $2.94 $3.54 $3.24
2 Pita Bread Pockets 228g $3.79 $1.99 $2.89
 TOTAL $111.37 $131.00 $121.18

So just walking (or shopping online) into the supermarket and grabbing these ingredients would have cost you $121.18. That’s not factoring in specials or shopping at cheaper places such as Aldi or a market. That is an extra $68.32 you are paying on a weekly basis ($189.50) just to use HelloFresh. That’s a hefty premium to pay for convenience.

Just Not Worth It

The big pros of HelloFresh are having meals delivered automatically. The meals are healthy and portioned out which is something ordering cheap Dominos or supermarket freezer meals can’t do well. The cons are you still have to cook the meals and you can’t select what you are eating for the week. Don’t like pork? You don’t have an option unless you pick the vegetarian pack which means you’ll lose out on chicken, meat or fish dishes for the week.

If you want a similar service at a fraction of the price, both major supermarkets allow you to shop online based on recipes. Woolworths has loads of recipes on their site which when selected can add all the ingredients to your cart. As an example, Pork Schnitzel & Crispy Slaw is fairly close to HelloFresh’s pork recipe. Pick out 5 recipes for delivery and you have a cheaper and more customisable version of HelloFresh with a similar amount of effort. Save the $68/week and skip HelloFresh.

OzBargain Memes

neil on 01/12/2016 at 12:17 pm, filed under Competition, OzBargain

There have been many OzBargain memes over the past ten years so we thought we’d run a meme comp. Got a favourite?

The following are member submitted memes (linked back to the member’s comment):

NOW TELL ME ABOUT THE BARGAINS YOU GOT THROUGH OZBARGAIN

SALE ITEM LISTED ON OZBARGAIN AND IT'S GONE

DISCOUNT ON MALE CONTRACEPTION TIME FOR A DICK JOKE

ENTERED ALL THE COMPETITIONS ON OZBARGAIN... ...FEEL 'M LUCKY

OZBARGAIN HAD A DEAL ON A PLASTIC COW... ...BOUGHT A CHEESE BURGER WITH THE CHANGE

I DON'T ALWAYS NEG A POST BUT WHEN I DO, IT'S USUALLY ONE OF JV'S

WHEN YOU GET EXCITED ABOUT A NEW DEAL YOU JUST FOUND BUT IT'S ALREADY ON OZBARGAIN

ITEM GOT OZBARGAIN

WHEN DISAPPOINTMENT HITS AFTER SEEING EXPIRED

THINKS OZBARGAINERS WON'T NOTICE PRICE HIKE BEFORE THE SALE? TELL HIM HE'S DREAMING

HAVE YOU BEEN OZBARGAINED TODAY?

READING EBAY'S T&C'S

ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY PURCHASE WITHOUT CHECKING OZBARGAIN

WHAT IF I TOLD YOU BUYING STUFF YOU DON'T NEED DOESN'T SAVE YOU MONEY

WHEN YOU DONT USE CASHBACK

THAT'S THE OZBARGAIN FORUMS WE DON'T GO THERE

BEST JV FOR MOST COMMENTS

ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY 'QUICKLY' CHECK OZBARGAIN

SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THEY THINK IT'S CHEAP SO THEY JUST BUY IT?

I DON'T ALWAYS CHECK OZBARGAIN BUT WHEN I DO, MY WALLET EMPTIES

I AM JV

JOUSTING STICKS CHEAPER THAN OZBARGAIN? TELL HIM HE'S DREAMING

COULD NEG A DEAL I JUST DON'T LIKE BUT THAT' NONE OF MY BUSINESS

AM I THE ONLY ONE AROUND HERE WHO KNOWS HOW THE NEG BUTTON IS MEANT TO WORK?

PROBABLY A PRICE ERROR TAKE MY MONEY

SCOTTY AT THE MEETUP YOU GET A TSHIRT, YOU GET A THSIRT!

WOOT 20% OFF EBAY CODE! ..GODDAMN PRICE HIKES!!!

WHEN YOUR PARTNER BUYS AT RRP... ...AND YOU KNOW YOU'VE SEEN IT CHEAPER ON OZBARGAIN!!

IF I TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE PETROL... ...IM GONNA NEED TO SPLIT WITH AT LEAST 3 PEOPLE BEFORE THIS IS A BARGAIN

SEES YOU ALSO HUNTING FOR THE OZBARGAINED SALE ITEM HANDS YOU ONE FROM HIS STOCKED TROLLY

THE DEAL AT OZBARGAIN WAS ALREADY EXPIRED... NOOOOOOOO!!!

THESE AREN'T THE BARGAINS YOU ARE LOOKING FOR..

I NOTICED YOU POSTED A DEAL TO OZBARGAIN BEFORE BUYING IT FOR YOURSELF I TOO LIKE TO LIVE DANGEROUSLY

GIRLFRIEND ASKS TO BUY COOKIES

OZBARGAIN EMAIL: $20 OFF EBAY - NO MIN SPEND NOT A TARGETED OFFER

THAT FEELS WHEN YOUR OZB POST HITS TRIPLE DIGIT VOTES

WHEN YOUR WIFE SAYS YOU ORDERED WHAT?

WHO THE HELL OZBARGAINED THAT DEAL SO DAMN QUICKLY? I WENT TO GRAB ON IMMEDIATELY, BUT THEY'D ALREADY SOLD OUT!

TURNS DOWN FREE PRODUCTS ON OZBARGAIN BECAUSE SHE HAS THOSE ITEMS ALREADY

 

HEY OZBARGAIN WHAT'S THE BEST BRAND OF BATTERI- ENELOOPS! WE USE ONLY ENELOOPS HERE.

 

PURCHASES DYSON AT 30% OFF FORGETS TO USE CASH REWARDS

Me: It's a $3 saving, but I already have 10 sitting unused.. Me: Buy now think later

Me: I should stop spending. Inner me: Treat yo'self. There's a 20% off eBay sale.

WHEN YOU BUY RRP AND DIDN'T CHECK OZBARGAIN

WHY CAN'T I HOLD ALL THESE OZBARGAIN DEALS?

WANTS AN INVESTMENT WITH HIGH YIELD PURCHASES 80K CAR TO UPGRADE THE LIVING STANDARDS I DESERVE

I swear it was still active when I clicked it

FIND OUT FREEBIE IS.. OZBARGAINED!!

Me:

SO, MR HARVEY TELL ME MORE ABOUT THESE PROFESSIONALS

-RRP-No cashback -Broden -Money in savings

AN OZBARGAINER'S BIRTHDAY BE LIKE

$4.95 DOMINOS PIZZAS FTW!

SSHHH... THAT GUY OVER THERE IS PAYING FULL PRICE

DON'T SWEAT. I CLEANED OUT ALL THE ENELOOPS FROM DICK SMITH

TIME TO STOCK UP

Scotty Eneloops Ugh.. OzBargain

FREEBIE Expired??? Wasted the whole day!!

Thanks, bought 10

THINGS I WANNA SPREAD IN 2016

WHEN YOU POST A DEAL...

I DON'T ALWAYS BUY TOILET PAPER...

 

 

 

Australia’s Largest Bargain Community Turns 10 as it Hosts a 48 Hour Shopping Event

neil on 21/11/2016 at 7:00 am, filed under OzBargain

PRESS RELEASE

OzBargain, Australia’s largest bargain website, is celebrating their 10th birthday from November
21 to November 23. To celebrate this significant milestone, they will be hosting a once in a decade shopping event.

“We decided that we should have a 48-hour sale event as a “thank you” for both our community members and valued retailers over the years”, says founder Scott Yang.

The event is offering bargains on a range of categories including flights, hotels, laptops, electronics, beauty product, wine and number of other areas. Retailers such as Cathay Pacific, Amcal, Catch of the Day, Lenovo, Wotif and QBD are just a few of the retailers offering deals for the event.

OzBargain was recently cited by Roy Morgan Research as the fastest growing site in the online shopping
category and in October notched up 28m pageviews and 9m sessions.

“The big success over the last few years has been OzBargain, a community message board for like-minded
bargain-hunters. The site doesn’t sell anything directly and instead acts as a hub for visitors (and
merchants) to share information about sales and offers, whether online or in bricks-and-mortar stores.”

“Nearly half of Australians agree they sometimes research products online but then go buy them offline,
and the success of OzBargain’s platform proves that many consumers are deeply engaged in omni-channel
shopping”, said Michele Levine, CEO of Roy Morgan Research.

It’s not just consumers who benefit. Deepak Khurana, who runs Star Jewellery Group (Starbuy.com.au) says “prior to posting an offer on or having a member post an offer on OzBargain, creates in our office a sense of ‘Manic Magic’. Manic because we have to ensure the item or items in the offer have to be priced on par with the lowest, if not the lowest anywhere, and coping with the subsequent inflow of orders. Magic, when the orders start coming in. OzBargain is one of the very few referral sites that has taken our entire website down with the traffic generated.”

“The main thing we realised was that posting a sub-par offer will lead to no results as these guys have the sharpest buyers and they will catch you out very quickly if the offer does not stand up to be the best but the overall impact of being on OzBargain for a small company like ours is amazing. ”

OzBargain’s 10th birthday event starts at 12PM on the 21st of November.

Logos

Contact: Scott Yang ([email protected])

Twitter: OzBargainBuzz

Investing in OzBargain’s Top 10 Most Popular Retailers

neil on 22/02/2016 at 11:38 pm, filed under OzBargain

dominosvsdicksmith

While there are numerous ways to invest your money in the stockmarket, perhaps you can try the OzBargain method.  We took the top 10 most popular OzBargain stores and measured how well you would do with a 1 year investment.

The two standouts are Dick Smith for completely collapsing which resulted in an 83% negative return (well probably 100% is more accurate). On the other end, Dominos has absolutely killed it with a 130% gain in value. Overall, a 20% return on investment is a fairly good effort however this is a good lesson in diversifying your portfolio to hedge your losses.

Store Price (2/1/15) Price (4/1/16) Value (2/1/15) Value (4/1/16) # of Shares Change
Dick Smith $2.10 $0.36 $999.60 $171.36 476 -82.90%
Woolworths/ Big W / Dan Murphy’s / Masters (Woolworths) $30.49 $24.40 $1,006.17 $805.20 33 -19.36%
Apple $111.39 $102.61 $1,002.51 $923.49 9 -7.63%
Target/Coles/Officeworks (Wesfarmers) $41.78 $41.66 $1,002.72 $999.84 24 -0.02%
Harvey Norman $3.36 $4.19 $1,001.28 $1,248.62 298 +24.83%
Amazon $312.58 $656.29 $937.74 $1,968.87 3 +103.32%
JB Hi-Fi $15.76 $19.40 $992.88 $1,222.20 63 +22.38%
Google (Alphabet) $532.60 $762.20 $1,065.20 $1,524.40 2 +49.23%
Dominos $25.20 $57.80 $1,008.00 $2,312.00 40 +130.16%
Myer $1.40 $1.20 $1,000.00 $857.14 714 -14.29%
Total $10,016.10 $12,033.12 +20.30%

Notes:

  • Share prices were the opening price on January 2, 2015 and January 4, 2016 (first trading days of the year).
  • Top 10 is derived from publicly traded companies. The Good Guys, Shopping Express and I Want That Flight are not publicly traded companies.
  • Stores that were owned by the same parent company like Woolworths were only counted as one entity.
  • Since you can only buy full shares and not a fraction of a share, the closest amount of shares to make up $1,000 was selected.
  • For simplicity, there was no currency conversion for US traded stocks: Apple, Google and Amazon.

 

 

OzBargain Zeitgeist 2015 : Top stores, deals and comments

neil on 25/01/2016 at 12:21 pm, filed under OzBargain

It’s a remarkable feat to have a retailer that is #1 in both front page deals and overall deals posted to suddenly go into voluntary administration but that’s just what happened to Dick Smith. Since we started collecting stats, Dick Smith has  either been #1 or #2 in the number of deals posted. As of January 25, only 21 deals have been posted putting the retailer on track for 417 deals for 2016, a drop of around 70%. Watch this space.

We have 4 newcomers to the top 25 with IWantThatFlight, Groupon, Telstra and DeliveryHero making the list. Most flight deals seem to do well on OzBargain so no surprise to see the cheap flight finding website IWTF on the list.

deliveryherochart

DeliveryHero has been offering high value coupons allowing OzBargainers to get cheap delivered meals.  The above chart shows the DH deals between March and May where the discount offered somewhat correlates to the votes received.

Groupon offered a number of discounted gift card deals for stores such as Big W and Masters. Fortunately, they didn’t offer any Dick Smith gift cards.

Last year we noted the falling currency knocked Amazon UK off the list. With the falling US dollar, Amazon US deals have now dropped 6 places. With no improvement in currency forecasted, the number of Amazon deals will likely continue to drop.

 

Front Page deals (2016 vs 2015)

 

Store Front Page Deals Rank vs. 2014
Dick Smith 372
Woolworths 254 Green_Arrow_Up.svg2
iTunes/iOS app deals 206 Green_Arrow_Up.svg2
Target 190 Green_Arrow_Up.svg4
Coles 169 Green_Arrow_Up.svg1
Harvey Norman 165 Green_Arrow_Up.svg4
Big W 162  Green_Arrow_Up.svg5
Amazon.com 157  Red_Arrow_Down.svg6
JB Hi-Fi 154
Officeworks 154 Green_Arrow_Up.svg9
Google Play Store 144 Green_Arrow_Up.svg4
Shopping Express 114 Green_Arrow_Up.svg5
The Good Guys 109 Red_Arrow_Down.svg2
I Want That Flight 95 Green_Arrow_Up.svg141
Dan Murphy’s 87 Green_Arrow_Up.svg1
Masters 83 Green_Arrow_Up.svg8
Dominos 77 Red_Arrow_Down.svg3
Kindle Books 76 Red_Arrow_Down.svg15
Myer 69 Red_Arrow_Down.svg1
DeliveryHero 68-20 Green_Arrow_Up.svg118
Kmart 68 Green_Arrow_Up.svg4
Catch of the Day 64 Red_Arrow_Down.svg9
Udemy 61 Red_Arrow_Down.svg16
Groupon 55 Green_Arrow_Up.svg28
Telstra 53 Green_Arrow_Up.svg19

 

Deals

frontpagedeals2015

 

 Year Deals not reaching Front Page Front Page Deals Vote Average
2011 11590 3641 16
2012 15148 3851 16.31
2013 21043 5084 17.63
2014 22975 5989 20.94
2015 21498 7085 24.66

 

Stores ranked by # of deals posted

Store 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Dick Smith 221 395 564 927 1212 1415
Woolworths 107 164 259 465 630 671
Target 65 123 132 452 440 600
Harvey Norman 107 248 330 506 464 550
Amazon.com 19 151 550 800 887 526
Big W 123 425 390 416 413 516
JB Hi-Fi 161 269 371 462 496 515
iTunes.apple.com 105 377 626 598 553 480
Coles 154 211 224 407 502 416
The Good Guys 32 77 140 233 359 411
Officeworks 124 206 194 377 248 386

 

alldeals2010-2015

 

Notes: Amazon.com was split into Kindle book deals and Amazon.com deals in 2013. eBay is excluded due to many deals that were from retailer’s eBay stores (e.g. Dick Smith, The Good Guys).

Where did the popular retailers come from?

Australian stores slightly rebounded with a 2% increase. China including Hong Kong increased yet again while the US & UK dropped. The UAE made its debut on the list with Emirates & Etihad both offering flight deals.

Country 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
AUS 155 (82.4%) 168 (78.1%) 187 (74.5%) 179 (70.45%) 184 (72.44%)
US 16 23 31 45 36
UK 10 11 15 9 8
HK 3 3 5 4 3
China 2 4 1 5 8
France 0 1 0 0 2
Italy 0 1 0 1 0
New Zealand 0 1 1 1 1
Cypress 1 1 1 1 1
Sweden 1 1 1 0 0
Ireland 0 1 0 0 0
Malaysia 0 0 2 1 1
Netherlands 0 0 1 0 0
Singapore 0 0 2 2 1
Austria 0 0 1 0 0
Brasil 0 0 2 0 1
Canada 0 0 1 0 0
Philippines 0 0 0 1 1
Romania 0 0 0 2 1
Germany 0 0 0 1 1
Israel 0 0 0 1 1
Japan 0 0 0 1 1
UAE 0 0 0 0 3

Data consists of the top 250 stores ranked by # of front page deals.

Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page (Top 250) in 2015

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Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page (Top 250) in 2014

map2014

Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page (Top 250) in 2013

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Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page (Top 250) in 2012

Deals that made the front page by country in 2012.

Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page (Top 250) in 2011

Deals that made the front page by country.

Maps created using Gunmap.

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Deal Votes Clicks User Posted
eBay 15% off Sitewide (Minimum Spend $150) 1752 17162 mrbillions 2015-12-29
eBay 20% off at 17 Retailers (7am 26th June – 29th June) 1508 22909 DisabledUser158219 2015-06-23
eBay 15% off Sitewide Offer (Min Spend $50, Max Discount $100) 1467 14473 mrbillions 2015-09-27
SanDisk 8GB Extreme PRO MicroSD $8.95 Delivered @ PC Byte (Save $16) 1027 3776 tightarse 2015-06-17
eBay 20% off Participating Stores for Father’s Day [MAX $300 Discount] 931 22693 RyanMK 2015-08-24
Google Chromecast $24.50 @ Officeworks 902 13089 fergo747 2015-07-16
eBay Click & Collect at Woolworths/Big W, Spend $100 Get $50 Voucher /Spend $200 Get $100 Voucher (Excludes SA/WA) 883 16033 mikec 2015-10-19
Dick Smith: “Almost Everything on Sale” – MEGA LIST – 3181 Items 817 26385 snoo 2015-05-26
(AmEx) Spend $30 or More at Woolworths and Get $10 Back 767 13283 brongz 2015-06-02
[SYD/MELB/TAS] Spend $100 at eBay (Collect at Woolworths or BigW Store) & Get a $50 eBay Voucher 762 15141 Vitalic 2015-07-25

Most Clicked Deals

Deal Votes Clicks User Posted
Target Gaming Clearance: Xbox One Console & FIFA 15 $299 + Games for All Platforms 342 35973 boratsagdiyev 2015-09-08
DickSmith ‘Mammoth’ Sale: 60-70% off Audio, 30-70% off Blu-Ray Players & PVR, up to 80% off Security 312 28234 Spackbace 2015-12-02
Dick Smith: “Almost Everything on Sale” – MEGA LIST – 3181 Items 817 26385 snoo 2015-05-26
Hungry Jacks Vouchers Valid until 7 Jul 2015 117 25798 jouspty 2015-05-20
JB Hi-Fi Online Warehouse Clearance Sale 48 25644 agup61 2015-11-17
Hungry Jack’s Coupons Valid to January 2016 (National) 156 23338 tightarse 2015-10-12
25% off Target eBay Store 560 23126 boratsagdiyev 2015-10-27
eBay 20% off at 17 Retailers (7am 26th June – 29th June) 1508 22909 DisabledUser158219 2015-06-23
eBay 20% off Participating Stores for Father’s Day [MAX $300 Discount] 931 22693 RyanMK 2015-08-24
Bupa Sunglasses Sale: Ray-Ban Justin $48.00 Free Shipping (RRP $160) + More 332 22411 bloom 2015-12-30

Fastest Deals to the Front Page

Deal Votes User Posted Mins to Front
eBay 20% off at 17 Retailers (7am 26th June – 29th June) 1508 DisabledUser158219 2015-06-23 4.12
eBay Christmas Special 10% off Almost Everything, Min Spend $100 564 sus888 2015-12-11 4.50
eBay – 20% off on Select Retailers – MAX Discount $1000 Per Txn (Excl. Postage) – 5 Txn Pp 730 pandaaram 2015-11-09 4.72
eBay 15% off Sitewide (Minimum Spend $150) 1752 mrbillions 2015-12-29 4.83
Delivery Hero $14 off $20 Spend (App Only) 247 tightarse 2015-05-12 4.87
eBay 3% Cashback (from 2.5%) @ Cashrewards 292 easternculture 2015-11-27 5.18
Google Chromecast $24.50 @ Officeworks 902 fergo747 2015-07-16 5.22
Merry Christmas from Cashrewards: 5.0% Cashback @ eBay Aus Sitewide (Our Highest Ever Rate) 618 tightarse 2015-12-18 5.68
Spend $100 at Selected eBay Stores to Receive a $50 eBay Voucher 743 CrazyMexican 2015-09-17 5.82
Delivery Hero $14 off, Minimum $20 (Mobile App Required) 254 clarky 2015-05-13 6.38

Fastest Deals to 100 votes

Deal Votes User Posted Mins to +100
Google Chromecast $24.50 @ Officeworks 902 fergo747 2015-07-16 16.03
Merry Christmas from Cashrewards: 5.0% Cashback @ eBay Aus Sitewide (Our Highest Ever Rate) 618 tightarse 2015-12-18 20.78
eBay – 20% off on Select Retailers – MAX Discount $1000 Per Txn (Excl. Postage) – 5 Txn Pp 730 pandaaram 2015-11-09 24.62
Dick Smith: “Almost Everything on Sale” – MEGA LIST – 3181 Items 817 snoo 2015-05-26 25.45
eBay Christmas Special 10% off Almost Everything, Min Spend $100 564 sus888 2015-12-11 26.52
eBay 15% off Sitewide (Minimum Spend $150) 1752 mrbillions 2015-12-29 27.55
Woolworths $100 Wish eGift Card for $70 at Scoopon with Visa Checkout 437 vegimate 2015-12-25 29.82
eBay 20% off at 17 Retailers (7am 26th June – 29th June) 1508 DisabledUser158219 2015-06-23 30.17
25% off Target eBay Store 560 boratsagdiyev 2015-10-27 32.03
SanDisk 8GB Extreme PRO MicroSD $8.95 Delivered @ PC Byte (Save $16) 1027 tightarse 2015-06-17 33.30

Most popular deals by category

Category Deal Votes Clicks User Posted
Automotive Secure Parking: $2 Evening or Weekend Parking 343 7445 Knightelf 2015-10-27
Books & Magazines A Game of Thrones / A Song of Ice & Fire Boxed Set $12 Delivered from TheNile 367 6186 scotty 2015-12-30
Business & Office FREE Two-Year Regus Businessworld Gold Membership ($700 Value) – Business Lounges Worldwide 620 18288 tonester 2015-05-15
Computing SanDisk 8GB Extreme PRO MicroSD $8.95 Delivered @ PC Byte (Save $16) 1027 3776 tightarse 2015-06-17
Education Free Photography Course – Fundamentals of Photography 2014 with John Greengo (RRP – $US179) 303 8636 AB-OzB 2015-12-02
Electrical & Electronics eBay 20% off at 17 Retailers (7am 26th June – 29th June) 1508 22909 DisabledUser158219 2015-06-23
Entertainment 3 Albums Free on Google Play – Michael Jackson, Calvin Harris, Justin Timberlake 704 4307 mitim6 2015-04-24
Fashion & Apparel FREE DuraHook Coat Hook 513 12772 Kallo 2015-03-30
Financial AmEx New Statement Credits – David Jones, Harvey Norman, 7-Eleven, McDonald’s, Liquorland & More 680 4725 Fishy 2015-05-05
Food & Grocery (AmEx) Spend $30 or More at Woolworths and Get $10 Back 767 13283 brongz 2015-06-02
Gaming God of War 3 PS3 for $1 + Other PS3/Xbox 360 Games for $1 at JB Hi-Fi (Online Only) 562 8774 Oztangsta 2015-12-07
Health & Beauty 90% off Quilton 3- or 4-Ply Toilet Tissue 38x8pk $25.78 ($0.08/Roll) @ Woolworths [EDR Req’d] 533 13899 tonester 2015-04-29
Home & Garden 70+ Items Sewing Kit $1.72 Delivered @ Staples 386 10065 monty.melb 2015-07-22
Internet FREE Permanent 2GB for Google Drive 507 11468 ozhunter 2015-02-11
Mobile [NEW ACCOUNTS] Free Premium Tempered Glass Screen Protector for iPhone 5/5s/5c/6/6s/6+/6s+ Galaxy S6/S6 Edge from Zapals 532 13528 uwishbillyfish 2015-11-24
Other eBay 15% off Sitewide (Minimum Spend $150) 1752 17163 mrbillions 2015-12-29
Pets Advance Pet Food – Two Free Samples 198 5567 nismo 2015-07-07
Sports & Outdoors FREE Kathmandu Summit Club Membership (Worth $10) Plus 40% off for Members 536 12677 TheAviator1992 2015-05-19
Toys & Kids Target Big Toy Sale: PS4 Bundle $419, PS3 $219, Xbox One Bundle $499, Nintendo 3DS XL + 3 Games $179 [Online 17/7, Instore 22/7] 182 13108 monty.melb 2015-07-12
Travel [Qantas Frequent Flyer Members] Free Evening and Weekend Parking @ Secure Parking 593 14939 downero 2015-08-13

Most clicked deal that didn’t reach front page

Costco Catalogue 3 July – 18 July 2015 (Membership Required) (7946 clicks)

Most neg’d deal

China $649 for a Deposit of 17-Day Tour, Return Airfares, Accommodation & River Cruise @ Travel Asia via Groupon (-16 votes)

Most commented deal

Free AFL Live Pass Subscription – First 10,000 Complete Classic League Commissioners (7571 comments)

 

Store with the highest pageviews

Store Pageviews
Dominos 838,879
Woolworths 227,819
Hungry Jacks 137,185
Dick Smith 120,331
Pizza Hut 118,255
Uber 111,571
DeliveryHero 88,411
Virgin Australia 79,438
CatchoftheDay 71,197
Udemy 68,491

Deal with the highest pageviews

Store Pageviews
eBay 20% off at 17 Retailers (7am 26th June – 29th June) 283,581
Dick Smith Clearance Day 2: TVs, Tablets, Smartphones, PCs, Printers, Apple, DECT 275,826
DickSmith ‘Mammoth’ Sale: 60-70% off Audio, 30-70% off Blu-Ray Players & PVR, up to 80% off Security 252,552
eBay 15% off Sitewide (Minimum Spend $150) 225,116
20% off Tech at Selected Retailers @ eBay 173,674
eBay 20% off Participating Stores for Father’s Day [MAX $300 Discount] 166,548
eBay 15% off Sitewide Offer (Min Spend $50, Max Discount $100) 158,593
Dick Smith Clearance: Nikon D3200 Body & Twin Lens Kit $248, Canon 700D Body & Twin Lens Kit $299 (after $100 Cashback) + More 140,206
$3 Xbox One Games, Pokemon X or Y 2DS Console Bundle $50 @ Big W 131,282
[SYD/MELB/TAS] Spend $100 at eBay (Collect at Woolworths or BigW Store) & Get a $50 eBay Voucher 130,923

 

Competitions

 

Deal Votes Clicks Entered User Posted
Win 1 (or More) of 3300 Prizes from $5 to $30,000 @ PayPal 157 5149 252 tightarse 2015-05-04
Win 1 of 4,000 Uniqlo AIRism Products – Collect Prize In-Store (VIC/NSW) 85 1842 85 bluedufflecoat 2015-11-11
Win Various Daily Instant Prizes with Maccas Daily Prize Alarm (iOS/Android App) 85 1030 99 Spackbace 2015-12-04
Win 1 of 100,960 Prizes Instantly (Food, Vouchers, Movie Tickets, Gift Cards, Holidays, Radio Host Experience) from McDonald’s 84 4971 167 JSQUARED 2015-07-22
Win Gift Cards, Samsung Galaxy Tablets + More Worth over $95,000 [Instant Win] [NSW, VIC, QLD, WA] 80 4976 142 Katie2014 2015-11-24
Win an Odyssey VTi-L + $15,000 Cash or HR-V VTi-S + Jazz VTi-S + $10,000 Cash or $45,000 Cash from Honda 66 2247 203 JSQUARED 2015-12-20
Win a Trip for 2 to Europe + $10,000 or 1 of 6 $1000 Expedia Vouchers 61 2468 174 hamza23 2015-05-16
Win $5000 Cash, or 1 of 50x Dip Packs Worth $60 from Black Swan Dips 60 1786 200 Spackbace 2015-10-16
Win a Mazda CX-5 Car (Valued at $53,059) from Opera Australia 59 3357 239 hamza23 2015-10-03
Win a Mitsubishi Triton Exceed Worth $55,000 58 1802 143 Spackbace 2015-11-04

Most Clicked Competitions

Deal Votes Clicks Entered User Posted
Win a Hyundai Santa Fe (Valued at $53,240) from Yahoo 7/MKR 38 5154 113 hamza23 2015-02-05
Win 1 (or More) of 3300 Prizes from $5 to $30,000 @ PayPal 157 5149 252 tightarse 2015-05-04
Win Gift Cards, Samsung Galaxy Tablets + More Worth over $95,000 [Instant Win] [NSW, VIC, QLD, WA] 80 4976 142 Katie2014 2015-11-24
Win 1 of 100,960 Prizes Instantly (Food, Vouchers, Movie Tickets, Gift Cards, Holidays, Radio Host Experience) from McDonald’s 84 4971 167 JSQUARED 2015-07-22
Win a Holiday Home Worth over $800,000 (+Minor Prizes) – Watch “House Rules” or Go to Woolworths 8 4512 35 Spackbace 2015-04-08
Win a Suzuki Swift Sport Car (Valued at $21,000) from 9 Jumpin 44 3900 126 hamza23 2015-02-17
Big W My Voice Survey – Win 1 of 10 $100 WISH Gift Cards Monthly until July 2016. Purchase Req 2 3732 7 kasumi 2015-12-08
Win 1 of 7 Overseas Holidays from Kia and Channel 7 Worth a Total of $122,000.00 47 3524 132 Katie2014 2015-12-31
Win a Mazda CX-5 Car (Valued at $53,059) from Opera Australia 59 3357 239 hamza23 2015-10-03
Win 1 of 200 $40 Event/Village Cinemas Gift Cards (Instantly) or 1 of 5 $1000 Westfield Gift Cards (2nd Chance Draw) from Foxtel 54 3353 184 JSQUARED 2015-07-10

Competition Pageviews: 2,552,877
Comps Posted: 3406 | 2014: 2100
Comps Won: 1768

Biggest Competition Win:

Samsung Series 9 65 inch JS9000 4K SUHD TV (worth $6,999.00)

Forums

 

Most Popular Forum Threads (pageviews)

Store Pageviews
Dick Smith Clearance Purchases List- Update Items List Only 68,621
TVpad Users – Court Rules Against Company – The Company Is Gone 58,570
A Company Using My House as a Display Picture on The Box without My Consent 50,978
[AMA] I’m an Ex Dick Smith Store Manager – Ask Me Anything 42,723
Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals in Australia 2015 41,181
60k a year or less, What Do You Go without? 40,984
What’s the dumbest thing that way too many people spend way too much money on? 40,827
FREE: Watch Chinese Live TV, Dramas, Movies, News, Music on iPad/iPhone with Channel iOS App 40,278
Zuccala Homes – Big Problem with Shoddy Brickwork & Need Help 36,121
[Vic] Receive a Caution If You Have Received a Fine for Speeding 10kms over The Limit or Less 33,859

 

Users & Comments

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2015 vs. 2014: Published: 860,545 Green_Arrow_Up.svg19.8% | Removed: 9,590 1.11% (2014: 1.11%)

 

Most Comments by a User

User Comments Avg Vote +5’s +15’s -5’s -15’s
jv 7701 0.45 626 100 482 81
Spackbace 5323 1.33 397 60 21 3
Oversimplified 3664 0.93 154 24 2 0
tightarse 3532 1.54 286 62 16 3
easternculture 3257 0.84 213 29 76 18
scrimshaw 3175 1.94 341 63 1 0
PVA 3149 0.73 104 15 4 0
Infidel 2653 0.58 54 3 5 0
tuzii 2631 0.39 176 26 149 33
nocure 2580 1.52 226 47 30 5

Top 10 Positively voted comments

Comment Votes User Posted
Since the government gives 278 maolin95 2015-05-03
Beard oil Ebay 271 pointless comment 2015-10-06
Do I tip? Let me check where 267 fruit 2015-09-03
@Spackbace: we pay 4 times 251 spiderman3fan 2015-07-29
Jesus, plus one for effort 197 Moondog 2015-05-26
I’m sorry to hear you lost 196 mskeggs 2015-01-21
Congrats! So to 188 ChillBro 2015-10-29
We tried to imagine what 170 bargainaus 2015-09-24
Sorry. I should have made 169 illumination 2015-05-10
Sorry but thats just a crap 151 Mikinoz 2015-05-22

Top 10 Negatively voted comments

Comment Votes User Posted
From here on in on this -139 pointless comment 2015-12-21
thats the problem with most -136 eXtremist 2015-07-16
If you have good enough job -131 nocure 2015-09-03
@spiderman3fan: I don’t -113 Spackbace 2015-07-29
AirAsia Not worth the -112 jv 2015-03-12
Nice try. But a real -112 Orpheus 2015-11-30
Anyone from any nations can -111 Rosegum 2015-08-24
Good deal for impressionable -100 jv 2015-04-21
Don’t really care because my -98 DarkOz 2015-10-21
It’s not spam, it’s an eye -90 n3wb 2015-05-03

Top 10 controversial comments

Comment +1’s -1’s
Bicyclists vs. Drivers 30 29
Divided on Road Rules 27 27
Not everyone has an AMEX 25 25
Junior Role Discriminatory? 24 23
Bicyclists vs. Pedestrians 23 22
FGM 22 21
Tony Abbott is a Rhodes Scholar 22 24
Angry at JV 21 20
Caged Eggs 20 20
Confusing comment about being confused. 20 20

Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.

Top 10 VERY controversial comments

Comment +1’s -1’s
Not everyone has an Amex, again 86 81
Benefits for citizens vs. permanent residents 62 54
FGM 42 34
Soccer players good at falling 40 48
International Students 39 35
It’s a choice to be a parent (and make a personal attack) 38 32
Apple resale value 36 29
Angry about a tree 34 39
Stolen iPhones shouldn’t be a priority police matter 31 34
Bicyclists vs. Drivers 30 29

Comments with a net vote of + or – 20% with positive vote count of 10 or more.

Most Deals Posted by Users

User Deals Avg Vote
TRENT86 1007 38.77
tightarse 815 109.72
easternculture 457 38.63
tonester 325 20.74
Spackbace 312 29.87
altomic 296 12.02
scotty 191 21.67
monty.melb 163 24.53
kaneissik 143 31.48
SavatteDodo 128 19.64

Most Deals Posted by New Users

User Deals Avg Vote
Jimmy007 179 17.76
lyl 145 31.31
ykwon10 78 19.50
deathwarrior 47 26.62
WestSide 43 20.95
sellingoutsoon 39 27.92
agentsabet 31 19.26
M911 28 11.46
Ametric 25 23.08
cymon 25 17.84

Most Competitions Posted by Users

User Comps
JSQUARED 445
neil 417
nmat 392
hamza23 336
Katie2014 315
altomic 310
Spackbace 216
dd721411 166
donga100 36
divergent 31

Most Front-Page Deals posted by a User

User Deals Avg Vote
tightarse 772 115.03
TRENT86 493 67.19
easternculture 217 70.46
Spackbace 95 77.56
IWantThatFlight 80 57.42
tonester 56 84.59
scotty 47 62.26
kaneissik 45 78.96
monty.melb 39 69.74
MyGroceries.com.au 35 62.00

Most Front-Page Deals posted by a rep

User Deals Avg Vote Comments Comments (Not OP)
IWantThatFlight 80 57.42 531 53
MyGroceries.com.au 35 62.00 59 3
Clear 24 61.62 2438 1383
ShoppingExpress 17 70.06 534 289
mushtato 16 76.31 688 215
sellingoutsoon 14 57.43 859 124
erroorfree 11 58.18 139 11
GeronimoJerky 10 82.00 97 2
HunterOfBargains20 9 51.00 369 185
Star Jewels 9 66.33 491 113

 

Most Edits by Power Users

User Edits Uniques
Lukian 1110 1074
Spackbace 577 530
tonester 439 388
Baysew 411 409
TRENT86 226 212
Steptoe 207 193
IceCreamBandit 160 157
BarginHunter 154 152
arend 143 139
Make it so 91 85

Moderation Stats

Reports from users: 24,414 (2014: 20,951). Average 1 report every 21 minutes.

Deals Removed/Published: 4,514 (13.63%) /28,583  | (2014: 4,258 (12.82%)/28,936) — Forum Posts Removed: 47 (1138 published)

  • Reasons:
    • Duplicate – 1937 (2014: 1936)
    • Sockpuppeting – 293 (2014: 352)
    • Requested by OP – 378 (2014: 455)
    • SPAM – 368 (2014: 481)
    • Targeted Offer – 255 (2014: 163)
    • Insufficient Quantity – 192 (2014: 77)
    • No Bargains Listed – 157
    • Referral SPAM – 170 (2014: 58)
    • Combine Posts – 90 (2014: 46)
    • Expired on Posting – 53 (2014: 38)
    • Not Available to Australia – 83 (2014: 121)
    • Banned Item – 48 (2014: 50)
    • Everything else – 490

Other Stats

Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews)

  1. List of Birthday Deals/Freebies – 102,967
  2. List of Cheap Chinese Online Buying sites – 56,505
  3. ING Direct Referral Links – 37,618
  4. me Bank Referrals – 32,598
  5. Telstra Prepaid Starter Kit Guide – 22,056

Top 10 most subscribed to stores

Store # of subscribers
I Want That Flight 463
DeliveryHero 300
Specsavers 158
Pinchme 135
Selling Out Soon 131
Dick Smith 119
Coke Rewards 109
Woolworths 100
American Express 90
Shopping Express 85

Top 10 Search Alerts

query count
eneloop 154
ps4 113
dyson 112
lego 107
specsavers 94
Xbox One 85
sonos 82
chromecast 68
wii u 64
udemy 61

Pageviews: 300,319,957 ( Green_Arrow_Up.svg 19.86% )

Sessions: 96,134,574 ( Green_Arrow_Up.svg20%)

Browsers: Chrome: 54.35% ( Green_Arrow_Up.svg5.2%) , Safari 24.64% ( Green_Arrow_Up.svg2.4%), Firefox 10.97% ( Red_Arrow_Down.svg3.2%), Internet Explorer 8.68% ( Red_Arrow_Down.svg2.8%), Android Browser 1.46% (Red_Arrow_Down.svg2.1%)

Top Referral Traffic (Sessions): Whirlpool 1,446,392 Facebook 1,268,077, Oursteps 455,737,  Twitter 423,339, Feedly 367,797,

Freebies posted: 2641  (2014: 3,246)

New Users: 25,673  (2014: 21,655) Total: 137,199

 

For more stats, see the wiki.

You Can Use Dan Murphy’s Gift Cards at Woolworths

neil on 22/09/2015 at 4:48 pm, filed under OzBargain

Recently, there was an American Express cashback deal, where for every $100 spent at Dan Murphy’s, AMEX would give you a $15 credit. These cashback deals are a great way to buy gift cards but what’s the point of buying a Dan Murphy’s gift card?

The answer is, despite saying it is a Dan Murphy’s Gift Card, you can use the card at Woolworths, Big W, Caltex Woolworths, Masters, BWS, Cellarmasters or Thomas Dux. The branded gift card is actually a Wish Gift Card in disguise.

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The red arrow reveals the card’s hidden secret:

You may use this Gift Card to purchase goods and services from participating stores listed at everydaygiftcards.com.au. These stores may change from time to time.

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Just swipe the card at the checkout and key in the pin. It works just like any other card.

 

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For further confirmation, see this comment, this one, or this.

Our 2 Most Viral Facebook Photos

neil on 31/08/2015 at 3:43 pm, filed under OzBargain

Facebook can be a bit of a mystery sometimes. You can post the most insightful and intelligent photos or posts on the social platform but receive very little interest. However, post a funny photo and it goes viral. Strangely enough, the two most viral photos from our Facebook page are both EB Games related.


 

#1 (609 Likes, 58 Comments, 30 Shares)

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For the first time in a decade, EB Games isn’t having a sale.Via reddit (http://redd.it/2cy2y2)

Posted by OzBargain on Thursday, August 7, 2014

 

 

#2 (400 Likes, 46 comments, 21 Shares)

ebgamesforblog

“Not even close, Dick Smith. You amateurs”. – EB Games Australia Via https://redd.it/3i2qcn

Posted by OzBargain on Monday, August 24, 2015

Geotargeting: How Your IP Address Can Cost You Double The Price

neil on 19/08/2015 at 12:00 pm, filed under OzBargain

As you may know, OzBargain has a sister site for New Zealand called ChoiceCheapies. As the site is still fairly young, I read the local newspapers to see if I can find any deals worth posting to the site. Last night I spotted this ad in The Dominion Post:

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However, when I went to KiwiRail’s website, I couldn’t find any mention of the sale and after plugging in a few dates I continued to get the same result of $239:

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However, when I asked our New Zealand staff to try it out, they came up with $99 as their cheapest fare. So what’s going? I switched on Hola (a VPN) and selected a New Zealand IP address. Low and behold, I get a $99 fare:

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It looks like KiwiRail is using some kind of geotargeting on their website to only offer discounted fares to those residing in New Zealand. However, for non-local users,  local users who are using a VPN, or those who have incorrectly identified IP addresses (e.g. multinational corporate offices), you may be paying more than double for the same train ride.

Next time you make a purchase from overseas, especially if it is travel related, try changing your country via Hola or a similar service, to that host’s country to see if you can score cheaper deals. Don’t be taken on a ride especially an expensive one!

NOTE:

Just a reminder that Hola has security risks and it is recommended not to use it.

ToiletPaperGate 2015

neil on 12/05/2015 at 2:50 pm, filed under OzBargain

Woolworths sometimes offers coupon codes to use to obtain discounts on their website. The best ways of using these codes is to stack them with other codes. Quilton Toilet Paper was on sale at the last week of April. By utilizing a number of different coupon codes together, users were able to get it down to $.34/roll and at one point down to $.08/roll. Unfortunately, at $.08 per roll, Woolworth decided to cancel the orders but many were successful as seen by the pictures below.

90% off Quilton 3- or 4-Ply Toilet Tissue 38x8pk $25.78 ($0.08/Roll) @ Woolworths [EDR Req’d]

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How to get the cheapest Netflix plans: Netflix prices by region

neil on 02/04/2015 at 1:18 pm, filed under OzBargain

With the long Easter weekend coming up, this is a chance for many Australians to trial out Netflix. The movie streaming service recently launched in Australia to much fanfare.  However, while the Australian prices for Netflix are reasonable, they are not as good as other Netflix regions.

For years, Australians have been accessing Netflix via DNS Changers, Proxies or VPNs. There is no need to use these anymore if you are happy with the 1,156 Netflix titles served to Australia. The IP address you use to access Netflix  determines which region you are in. Have a US IP? You will have access to 7,387 titles. Have a UK IP? You will have access to 3,318 titles. Canada? 3,945. Many movies are available on 1 region and not on any others. You can sign up to Netflix via any region so why not sign up to the one that’s the cheapest?

Country Basic ($AU) Standard ($AU) Premium ($AU)
Argentina $7.99 ($10.48) $8.99 ($11.80) $11.99 ($15.73)
Australia $8.99 ($8.99) $11.99 ($11.99) $14.99 ($14.99)
Austria €7.99 ($11.32) €8.99 ($12.73) €11.99 ($16.98)
Belgium €7.99 ($11.32) €8.99 ($12.73) €11.99 ($16.98)
Brazil R$17.9 ($7.27) R$19.9 ($8.09) R$26.9 ($10.93)
Canada $7.99 ($8.25) $8.99 ($9.28) $11.99 ($12.38)
Chile $3790 ($7.93) $4290 ($8.98) $5690 ($11.91)
Colombia $14000 ($7.13) $15700 ($8.00) $21000 ($10.70)
Costa Rica $7.99 ($10.48) $8.99 ($11.80) $11.99 ($15.73)
Denmark 69kr. ($13.08) 79kr. ($14.98) 109kr. ($20.67)
Finland €7.99 ($11.32) €8.99 ($12.73) €11.99 ($16.98)
France €7.99 ($11.32) €8.99 ($12.73) €11.99 ($16.98)
Germany €7.99 ($11.32) €8.99 ($12.73) €11.99 ($16.98)
Ireland €7.99 ($11.32) €8.99 ($12.73) €11.99 ($16.98)
Luxemborg €7.99 ($11.32) €8.99 ($12.73) €11.99 ($16.98)
Mexico $89 ($7.64) $109 ($9.36) $149 ($12.80)
Netherlands €7.99 ($11.32) €8.99 ($12.73) €11.99 ($16.98)
New Zealand $9.99 ($9.80) $12.99 ($12.75) $15.99 ($15.69)
Norway 79kr ($12.88) 89kr ($14.51) 109kr ($17.77)
Panama $7.99 ($10.48) $8.99 ($11.80) $11.99 ($15.73)
Sweden 78kr ($11.86) 89kr ($13.54) 119kr ($18.10)
Switzerland 11.9chf ($16.10) 12.9chf ($17.45) 17.9chf ($24.22)
United Kingdom £5.99 ($11.61) £6.99 ($13.55) £8.99 ($17.43)
United States $7.99 ($10.48) $8.99 ($11.80) $11.99 ($15.73)

*Prices & currency conversions correct as of April 2, 2015.

A 12 month subscription to Netflix Australia will cost you $107.88 for the basic, $143.88 for the Standard and $179.88 for the Premium plan. By signing up for a plan via Colombia, the basic costs $85.56, $96 for the Standard, and $128.40 for the Premium plan thus saving you $22.32, $47.88 and $51.48 per year.

Once you sign up to Netflix Colombia, there is nothing further you need to do. Once you access the service without the use of a VPN or DNS changer, it will automatically assign you the Australian region.  You can change your IP address to a Colombian IP for free using a free proxy.

However, subscribing to a DNS changer such as Getflix allows you access 20 different Netflix regions. These services also allow you to access sites that are georestricted to the US such as Hulu.

Netflix Around The World (Check which titles are available on which region)

How to sign up

1a. Colombia: Go to this Colombian proxy list. Enter the proxy details in your browser.

1b.  Brazil: Do the above or go to Getflix and change your Netflix region to Brazil.

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2. Sign up to Netflix Colombia / Brazil.

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Remember you will be paying monthly in the Colombian Peso or Brazilian Real. If you ever want to switch to Australian billing (to pay in Australian dollars), you can do so by contacting Netflix.

 

Update 31/8: It appears Colombian Netflix is now restricting their service to local credit cards so you’ll have to sign up via Brazil to get the cheapest price. Brazilian prices have gone up to 19.90, 22.90 & 29.90. It works out marginally cheaper (due to current AUD rate) to sign up via Netflix Chile.

OzBargain Zeitgeist 2014 : Top stores, deals and comments

neil on 16/01/2015 at 1:17 pm, filed under OzBargain, Stats

After three years at the top of the list, iTunes store deals have finally been dethroned falling to 4th place. As Android & Windows phones increased their market share, Apple deals have slowly fallen.  Android deals from Google Play deals rose 28 places to take the 15th position on the chart. Amazon Australia experienced the biggest change in ranking moving up 147 places mainly due to free app promotions for Australian users.

2014 also brought a resurgence of classic e-tailer Catch of the Day (up 28 places) and classic retailer Myer (up 24 places). Part of Catch of the Day’s resurgence in the top deals have been their very generous referral system and sitewide coupons. Myer decided that being competitive with their prices, especially in light of Dick Smith selling within David Jones stores, may be a good idea.

Last year’s OzBargain Zeitgeist noted that Amazon UK had dropped 6 places due to the unfavourable currency rate between the Australian dollar and the British pound. The currency rate continues to be dire as we saw Amazon UK drop a further 43 places to become the 60th most popular store. With the tanking US currency, will we see the same drop with Amazon US deals?

Front Page deals (2014 vs 2013)

Store Front Page Deals Rank vs. 2013
Dick Smith 362 Green_Arrow_Up.svg1
Amazon.com 266 Green_Arrow_Up.svg2
Kindle Books 260
Woolworths 229 Green_Arrow_Up.svg1
iTunes/iOS app deals 205 Red_Arrow_Down.svg4
Coles 163 Green_Arrow_Up.svg2
Udemy 127 Green_Arrow_Up.svg5
Target 100 Green_Arrow_Up.svg1
JB Hi-Fi 100 Red_Arrow_Down.svg2
Harvey Norman 92
The Good Guys 87 Green_Arrow_Up.svg6
Big W 86 Red_Arrow_Down.svg6
Catch of the Day 85 Green_Arrow_Up.svg28
Dominos 74
Google Play Store 73 Green_Arrow_Up.svg28
Dan Murphy’s 73 Green_Arrow_Up.svg7
Shopping Express 68 Red_Arrow_Down.svg2
Myer 63 Green_Arrow_Up.svg24
Officeworks 60 Red_Arrow_Down.svg6
Steam 56 Red_Arrow_Down.svg2
Amazon.com.au 54 Green_Arrow_Up.svg147
MSY 52 Green_Arrow_Up.svg2
eBay 44 Green_Arrow_Up.svg2
Masters 38 Green_Arrow_Up.svg6
Kmart 37 Red_Arrow_Down.svg3

 

Deals

chart2014

Deals not reaching Front Page Front Page Deals Vote Average
2011 11590 3641 16
2012 15148 3851 16.31
2013 21043 5084 17.63
2014 22975 5989 20.94

 

Stores ranked by # of deals posted

 

Store 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
Dick Smith 1386 927 564 395 221
Amazon.com 887 800 550 151 19
Woolworths 630 465 259 164 107
iTunes.apple.com 553 598 626 377 105
Coles 502 407 224 211 154
JB Hi-Fi 496 462 371 269 161
Harvey Norman 464 506 330 248 107
Target 440 452 132 123 65
Big W 413 416 390 425 123
Officeworks 248 377 194 206 124

 

2010to2014chart

Notes: Amazon.com was split into Kindle book deals and Amazon.com deals in 2013.

Where did the popular retailers come from?

While the majority of stores that made the front page were Australian, there seems to be a 4% drop year to year.

Country 2014 2013 2012 2011
AUS 179 (70.45%) 187 (74.5%) 168 (78.1%) 155 (82.4%)
US 45 31 23 16
UK 9 15 11 10
HK 4 5 3 3
China 5 1 4 2
France 0 0 1 0
Italy 1 0 1 0
New Zealand 1 1 1 0
Cypress 1 1 1 1
Sweden 0 1 1 1
Ireland 0 0 1 0
Malaysia 1 2 0 0
Netherlands 0 1 0 0
Singapore 2 2 0 0
Austria 0 1 0 0
Brasil 0 2 0 0
Canada 0 1 0 0
Philippines 1 0 0 0
Romania 2 0 0 0
Germany 1 0 0 0
Israel 1 0 0 0
Japan 1 0 0 0

Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page >2 times in 2014

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Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page >2 times in 2013

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Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page >2 times in 2012

Deals that made the front page by country in 2012.

Deals by Country: Retailers that made the front page >2 times in 2011

Deals that made the front page by country.

Maps created using Gunmap.

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eBay, not content with their global dominance over the world decided to give huge discounts on various stores and product categories. The company very literally gave money away throughout 2014.  One entrepreneurial person decided to use eBay’s  50% off BBQ  promotion to make a cool $30,000+ profit except it all went pear shaped with eBay & Appliances Online having to step in to sort out the mess.

Deal Votes Clicks User Posted
EBAY 15% on Any Items on Ebay.com.au (Min. Spend $50/Max. Discount $100) – Sunday 22/6 2441 15946 drb 2014-06-19
FREE: PayPal $5 Credit 2242 35955 tightarse 2014-09-08
eBay.com.au – 15% off Everything Site Wide – 10am Sun 14 Sept 2028 14794 zhenjie 2014-09-10
McDonald’s McFlurry for $1.40 1715 12045 cheezal 2014-01-24
FREE Micro USB to USB Cable or Lightning to USB Cable from Kogan 1200 21456 ahly92 2014-08-19
15% off at Woolworths with $100 Spend (10% for $50- $100 Spend) – 3rd to 6th October 950 22152 CecilTheChair 2014-09-26
Stainless Steel Multi-Function Saber Card USD $0.01 Delivered @ GearBest 938 11588 tightarse 2014-09-29
eBay Big Brand Frenzy – 20% off @Selected Retailers (Dick Smith, Kogan, Dell & More) 29/6 10:01am – 30/6 11:59pm 930 13846 kamoi 2014-06-25
Free Movie Pacific Rim (2013) in Google Play Movies 861 10571 roshanrbb 2014-12-16
Free Tap King Dispenser Unit – Use Voucher in Link 842 31456 rekabkram 2014-07-02

Most Clicked Deals

Deal Votes Clicks User Posted
Hungry Jacks Vouchers – Valid Thru 15 April 2014 218 38247 MrMaestro 2014-01-25
FREE: PayPal $5 Credit 2242 35955 tightarse 2014-09-08
$1 on Selected Slazenger Shorts and T-Shirts (Juniors and Mens) @ Sports Direct 820 34324 James030609 2014-11-22
MYER Friends and Family Sale 50% off- Thursday Only 235 31867 transport 2014-05-27
Free Tap King Dispenser Unit – Use Voucher in Link 842 31456 rekabkram 2014-07-02
Free Intel Galileo Board from Microsoft 661 29540 lukeloop 2014-07-06
Shopping Express – Epic Hour Marathon 29-30 June – Starts 29th June 8pm 246 29130 cniminc 2014-06-27
Hungry Jacks Vouchers – Valid till 12 August 2014 [NSW/VIC/WA/SA] 111 27055 cdhiren 2014-06-01
Hungry Jacks Vouchers – Vaild Thru 20 May 2014 156 26178 Food 2014-04-07
Hungry Jack’s Vouchers – Valid through 17 June 2014 125 25675 scotty 2014-05-06

Fastest Deals to the Front Page

Deal Votes User Posted Mins to Front
eBay.com.au – 15% off Everything Site Wide – 10am Sun 14 Sept 2028 zhenjie 2014-09-10 4.08
Free Shipping* over $30, from Your New Benevolent Overlords @ COTD 458 QQQ – CatchOfTheDay 2014-04-01 5.17
FREE: PINCHme – Beauty Box: New Pantene + Oral-B 3D-White 441 StevenC96 2014-11-05 6.20
FREE Micro USB to USB Cable or Lightning to USB Cable from Kogan 1200 ahly92 2014-08-19 6.67
PINCHme Free Sample – Pantene Pro-V Daily Moisture Renewal Shampoo and Conditioner 121 hamza23 2014-09-01 7.03
Free Tap King Dispenser Unit – Use Voucher in Link 842 rekabkram 2014-07-02 7.15
Samsung EVO 32GB Memory Card $8 FREE SHIPPING – Limit 2 @ Centre Com 114 surat 2014-08-13 8.45
FREE PINCHme Sample: Uncle Toby’s Oat Crisp Cereal 317 hamza23 2014-03-31 8.77
eBay Big Brand Frenzy – 20% off @Selected Retailers (Dick Smith, Kogan, Dell & More) 29/6 10:01am – 30/6 11:59pm 930 kamoi 2014-06-25 9.05
20% off at The Dick Smith Store on eBay 2-6 October 2014 166 star64 2014-10-01 9.15

Fastest Deals to 100 votes

Deal Votes User Posted Mins to +100
eBay.com.au – 15% off Everything Site Wide – 10am Sun 14 Sept 2028 zhenjie 2014-09-10 16.45
Free Tap King Dispenser Unit – Use Voucher in Link 842 rekabkram 2014-07-02 19.72
FREE Micro USB to USB Cable or Lightning to USB Cable from Kogan 1200 ahly92 2014-08-19 22.00
Grill’d Burger 2 for 1 Voucher (Voucher Will Be Sent Via SMS) 713 ciab 2014-09-08 31.53
Eneloop Standard Charger + 16x AA Rouge Battery Pack $20.99 (Plus $4.95 Delivery) = $25.94 @ DSE 409 aaronbaron 2014-03-07 32.50
Get a $10 Dick Smith Giftcard for Only $5 @ DSE [Click Proceed to Check Out to show $5] 242 000lynx 2014-09-29 33.52
Free Shipping* over $30, from Your New Benevolent Overlords @ COTD 458 QQQ – CatchOfTheDay 2014-04-01 34.52
McDonald’s McFlurry for $1.40 1715 cheezal 2014-01-24 37.68
Fast Food Vouchers: Hungry Jacks Cheeseburgers $0.95, McDonald’s Fries & 6 Nuggets $1.00 etc 771 tightarse 2014-07-10 37.90
Stainless Steel Multi-Function Saber Card USD $0.01 Delivered @ GearBest 938 tightarse 2014-09-29 38.80

Most popular deals by category

Category Deal Votes Clicks User Posted
Automotive Free Supercheap Auto Club Plus Membership with $10 Bonus Credit (Save $5) 587 7822 adder 2014-09-04
Books & Magazines Free $40 Gift Card for Rebel Sport with $1 Subscription to Herald Sun (& News Ltd Newspapers) 558 10930 johnno1987 2014-03-01
Business & Office Staples Online Clearance Items 187 5447 John Stone 2014-11-10
Computing Chromecast $39 Delivered from DSE 735 11364 ShamelessBargains 2014-07-11
Education 35 Popular Udemy Courses Worth $3500 for FREE 327 1639 Tgb 2014-07-01
Electrical & Electronics FREE Micro USB to USB Cable or Lightning to USB Cable from Kogan 1200 21456 ahly92 2014-08-19
Entertainment Free Movie Pacific Rim (2013) in Google Play Movies 861 10571 roshanrbb 2014-12-16
Fashion & Apparel $1 on Selected Slazenger Shorts and T-Shirts (Juniors and Mens) @ Sports Direct 820 34324 James030609 2014-11-22
Financial ING $75 Bonus When Deposit $1000 376 10707 huythanhv2 2014-08-21
Food & Grocery McDonald’s McFlurry for $1.40 1715 12045 cheezal 2014-01-24
Gaming Sniper Elite V2 FREE! on Steam for 24 Hours Only! 470 7049 jomari29 2014-06-05
Health & Beauty FREE: PINCHme – Beauty Box: New Pantene + Oral-B 3D-White 441 10176 StevenC96 2014-11-05
Home & Garden 50% off BBQs in BBQ Category on eBay (Sunday – 31/8) 452 8735 CharcoaI 2014-08-28
Internet Amazon.com – Free International Shipping When Paying with AmEx on Orders over USD $100 476 11238 Spackbace 2014-11-20
Mobile -UPDATED – Original Nokia 3310 Unlocked GSM Phone Refurbished US$12.74 Delivered Aliexpress 625 8796 altomic 2014-05-28
Other EBAY 15% on Any Items on Ebay.com.au (Min. Spend $50/Max. Discount $100) – Sunday 22/6 2441 15946 drb 2014-06-19
Pets FREE: Flushable Poop Bags 126 2774 tightarse 2014-10-22
Sports & Outdoors Free Cycling Pack Including a Knog Bike Light – Bicycle Network (New Riders) 377 11640 skimmermilk 2014-06-10
Toys & Kids 20% off Toys at eBay (Incl Games & Consoles) Xbox One 500GB Titanfall $478, PS4 $399.20 580 9348 motor89 2014-07-17
Travel $100 Tiger Air Voucher – 2500 More Various Dates until May 30 (Last 500 Available 12:00:00AM 30/05/14) 395 13475 markis10 2014-04-08
Most clicked deal that didn’t reach front page
AMEX OFFER: Various Credit Back (The Good Guys, iTunes, Dan Murphy’s etc) (9559 clicks)
Most neg’d deal
Vaya Free Sim Delivery and First Month Free (-15 votes)
Most commented deal
EBAY 15% on Any Items on Ebay.com.au (Min. Spend $50/Max. Discount $100) – Sunday 22/6 (2551 comments)

 

Store with the highest pageviews

Store Pageviews
Dominos 545,900
KFC 172,195
Pizza Hut 170,446
Hungry Jacks 122,478
Woolworths 93,773
Dick Smith 90,568
Udemy 66,222
JB Hi-Fi 50,616
CatchoftheDay 50,291
Costco 47,501

Deal with the highest pageviews

Store Pageviews
EBAY 15% on Any Items on Ebay.com.au (Min. Spend $50/Max. Discount $100) – Sunday 22/6 270,591
eBay.com.au – 15% off Everything Site Wide – 10am Sun 14 Sept 233,890
eBay Big Brand Frenzy – 20% off @Selected Retailers (Dick Smith, Kogan, Dell & More) 29/6 10:01am – 30/6 11:59pm 230,949
eBay – 20% off Top Retailers and Big Brands (Nov 30-Dec 2) 214,497
Kogan eBay Deals: iPad Air 16GB $400, Macbook Air $500 iPhone 5S for $549.60 and 5C for $400, Google Nexus 5 $336, LG G2 $328 134,843
20% off Toys at eBay (Incl Games & Consoles) Xbox One 500GB Titanfall $478, PS4 $399.20 122,276
50% off BBQs in BBQ Category on eBay (Sunday – 31/8) 93,413
[Woolworths Online] Spend over $50 to Receive $10 off 84,742
FREE: PayPal $5 Credit 83,567
Free Tap King Dispenser Unit – Use Voucher in Link 83,547

 

 Competitions

 

Deal Votes Clicks Entered User Posted
Win a Domino’s Voucher for a Traditional/Value/Chef’s Best Pizza and 2 Garlic Breads from Tap King (1 in 2 Wins) 132 6080 131 JSQUARED 2014-11-27
Win a $10/$20 Gift Voucher (for Many Retailers) from Optus 116 4955 100 JSQUARED 2014-12-11
Win a Million Cents ($10k) from PayPal + Instant Win Prizes 107 7564 160 donga100 2014-10-05
Win over $1.3 Million Worth of Food from McDonalds by Playing The “Drop into Macca’s” iPhone/Android App 94 645 32 itsfree 2014-10-29
Instant Win over 1500 Prizes (Total Prize Pool $74,500) from Tennis Australia 88 8491 132 hamza23 2014-11-11
Instant Win DVDs or Merchandise from BBC 62 3844 92 Spackbace 2014-12-08
OzBargain Turning Lucky 8! Send in Your Happy Birthday Greetings & Win Gift Card Prizes! 53 429 24 scotty 2014-11-10
Woolworths – Pull A Cracker Competition (Instant Win) 50 4036 70 StevenC96 2014-12-09
Win a Skoda Rapid Car Valued at $19,990 from SBS 44 2050 98 hamza23 2014-08-14
Win 1 of 3 Nominated Brand Cars from Guess Who Australia (Guess The Brand To Win) 44 2355 95 JSQUARED 2014-09-28

 

Most Clicked Competitions

Deal Votes Clicks Entered User Posted
Instant Win over 1500 Prizes (Total Prize Pool $74,500) from Tennis Australia 88 8491 132 hamza23 2014-11-11
Win a Million Cents ($10k) from PayPal + Instant Win Prizes 107 7564 160 donga100 2014-10-05
Win a Domino’s Voucher for a Traditional/Value/Chef’s Best Pizza and 2 Garlic Breads from Tap King (1 in 2 Wins) 132 6080 131 JSQUARED 2014-11-27
Win a $10/$20 Gift Voucher (for Many Retailers) from Optus 116 4955 100 JSQUARED 2014-12-11
Woolworths – Pull A Cracker Competition (Instant Win) 50 4036 70 StevenC96 2014-12-09
Instant Win DVDs or Merchandise from BBC 62 3844 92 Spackbace 2014-12-08
Win an 11 Day River Cruise in France Including RT Flights from Getaway/Scenic Tours 19 3819 80 a a a 2014-10-18
Win 1 of 5 Bottles of Jack Daniels Holiday Select Every Day 29 2764 58 Spackbace 2014-12-08
Instant Win Daily: 1 of 18 Lavazza Minù Coffee Machines (Valued @ $100ea) & Go into Draw for Trip to Rome (Valued at $14,416) 29 2671 55 hamza23 2014-11-29
Win 1 of 3 Nominated Brand Cars from Guess Who Australia (Guess The Brand To Win) 44 2355 95 JSQUARED 2014-09-28

 

Forums

 

Most Popular Forum Threads (pageviews)

Store Pageviews
Boxing Day 2014 Discussion. Catalogues and Advertisements – Link Them Here 78,696
HELP a fellow ozbargainer stuck in Shanghai getting home!!! 55,276
[April Fools] OzBargain acquired and changed to CatchBargain 34,570
iPhone 6’s Bending out of Shape – Serious Hardware Recall Imminent? 33,556
What Is Your Age and Net Worth? 32,636
Fiancé wants me to sign a pre-nup 31,723
I am in a dilemma. Should I ask her to pay up? 30,879
[NSFW] Who Should Be Paying for Condoms? 29,987
eBay Weber BBQ Sales 28,972
Current Lite n’ Easy discount codes 27,117

 

Users & Comments

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2014 vs. 2013: Published Green_Arrow_Up.svg14.7% | Removed 1.11% (2013: 1.03%)

 

Most Comments by a User

User Comments Avg Vote +5’s +15’s -5’s -15’s
jv 7422 0.62 651 114 421 73
TRENT86 3488 0.48 74 9 16 6
tightarse 3153 1.59 305 59 19 1
scrimshaw 2764 2.02 304 62 3 1
tonester 2637 0.33 17 1 2 0
easternculture 2592 1.26 227 47 68 11
hollykryten 2437 0.24 30 1 32 4
muncan 2123 1.44 178 26 11 0
lostn 1962 0.41 40 4 6 0
altomic 1843 1.30 144 31 14 0

Top 10 Positively voted comments

Comment Votes User Posted
This is a new low. :) 289 tommyc 2014-01-24
Your hypocrisy is 251 cystophora 2014-12-12
Time to find a new guy? That 245 iampoor 2014-12-12
Seems pretty stupid you 242 cypher67 2014-08-07
If you pay me $250, I will 222 thorton82 2014-05-04
Sympathy discount. 213 tsunamisurfer 2014-01-24
i don’t like the new font 209 mattgal 2014-09-05
Seriously a joke of a story. 206 donga100 2014-08-02
I wish eBay was turning 50. 197 dan76n 2014-09-10
It would cost a few billion 196 wonderboy 2014-10-17

Top 10 Negatively voted comments

Comment Votes User Posted
Just because it “supports” -277 The Land of Smeg 2014-12-12
no lol -229 2Krazy 2014-08-07
How about this… I give -199 Amar89 2014-07-10
Not really. There is a -188 The Land of Smeg 2014-12-12
But there’s no need to -165 Amar89 2014-07-10
Really dont need to write a -159 bchliu 2014-05-04
i was interested in the -154 imket 2014-07-10
first of all…i am pro -146 keyur11 2014-09-08
@cystophora: Kmart & Target -131 The Land of Smeg 2014-12-12
http://i.imgur.com/NZdbIkZ.jp -122 dafatha 2014-06-23

Most Deals Posted by Users

User Deals Avg Vote
TRENT86 768 24.27
tightarse 593 100.03
monty.melb 571 22.55
tonester 462 13.87
altomic 372 12.10
theearth 342 27.80
easternculture 294 36.34
scotty 258 14.31
grababargain 231 43.48
webtherapist 179 12.13

Most Deals Posted by New Users

User Deals Avg Vote
whodidthat 63 6.87
AssistedSpy 44 8.00
DAOtmc 44 36.64
my sfc 43 12.95
StevenKing 37 8.68
JasonRio 26 6.92
dead5pur 24 6.50
Travelfactory 24 3.25
BobbyJ 24 11.21
Gibsonluva 23 2.65

Most Competitions Posted by Users

User Comps
neil 540
hamza23 327
k 202
JSQUARED 200
odyssi 102
nmat 97
Ticketwombat 47
donga100 38
a a a 28
miwtown 28

Most Front-Page Deals posted by a User

User Deals Avg Vote
tightarse 526 110.83
TRENT86 247 55.83
grababargain 150 60.59
monty.melb 134 67.28
easternculture 124 73.88
theearth 124 56.15
WNK 74 73.97
tonester 65 54.09
unity1 49 102.80
scotty 33 58.91

Most Front-Page Deals posted by a rep

User Deals Avg Vote Comments Comments (Not OP)
ShoppingExpress 30 65.73 702 208
MyGroceries.com.au 25 66.00 42 3
Roland Chen 13 86.00 663 67
mikemeelec 13 64.38 396 2
Lee20825 12 163.42 40 0
banggood 11 77.91 82 0
mobileciti 9 65.67 224 0
Leftdrop 8 41.00 162 9
dicksmith 8 127.62 31 23
jackkel 8 81.12 199 17

Most Edits by Power Users

User Edits Uniques
tonester 690 593
Steptoe 398 365
roughana 284 253
zelda707 274 261
fchis 260 212
donga100 252 247
IceCreamBandit 220 213
easternculture 141 130
mattgal 139 130
TRENT86 127 118

 Other Stats

Pageviews: 250,552,543 ( Green_Arrow_Up.svg 19% )

Visitors: 80,089,153 ( Green_Arrow_Up.svg15%)

Browsers: Chrome: 49.06% ( Green_Arrow_Up.svg9%) , Safari 22.23% ( Green_Arrow_Up.svg.58%), Firefox 14.18% ( Red_Arrow_Down.svg3.61%), Internet Explorer 8.68% ( Red_Arrow_Down.svg2.56%), Android Browser 3.57% (Red_Arrow_Down.svg1.9%), Opera .55 ( Red_Arrow_Down.svg.18%)

Top Referral Traffic (Sessions): Whirlpool 1,310,677 Facebook 1,193,942, Twitter 431,093, Feedly 368,972, Oursteps 292,689

Reports from users: 20,951  (2013: 17640). Average 1 report every 25 minutes.

Freebies posted: 3246 (2013: 2510)

New Users: 21655 (2013: 20726) Total:  110999

 

For more stats, see the wiki.

Click Frenzy 2014: Slightly More Deals, Slightly Less Quality

neil on 20/11/2014 at 12:02 pm, filed under Click Frenzy

102936--clickfail-ignites-web-stormClick Frenzy has a love/hate relationship with the bargain hunting community. The popular deals that come out of the event are great but are dominated by an overabundance of unpopular deals.

In terms of OzBargain, we had 53 official Click Frenzy deals posted on OzBargain (up from 45 last year) with 10 of them reaching the front page (>20 votes).  We also had 19 unofficial Frenzy deals posted of which 3 made it to the front page or about 15.7%. Last year, 5 unofficial “Frenzy” deals made it to the front page.

Event 2012 Mother’s Day EOFY Father’s Day 2013 2014
Front Page 4 3 10 8 9 10
All Deals N/A 18 33 23 45 53
% 16.66% 30.30% 34.78% 20.00% 18.90%

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Almost half of the deals that made the front page were from the Microsoft Store.

The rest were from Dick Smith, Samsung, Adidas,  Florsheim, Coles and Target.

It’s a win for everyone. Click Frenzy makes money by signing up retailers to their event, retailers make money from added traffic, and the consumer, if they are a saavy shopper gets some good deals. For OzBargain, not only did the event contribute 13 popular deals but we also managed to reach over 1,000,000 pageviews for the first time on Tuesday.

 

Pageviews for Click Frenzy

OzBargain’s List of 86 Click Frenzy Sales

*Official deal means that it was a deal listed on Click Frenzy’s website. An unofficial deal is not listed on their website in which the retailer refers to a Frenzy deal.

Photos from our ‘OzBargainers In the Wild’ Competiton

neil on 25/07/2014 at 1:44 am, filed under Competition

At the end of the June, we ran a competition with the theme ‘OzBargainers in the Wild’. Here is a selection of some of the great entries.

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