This Week in OzBargain: Sept 27 – Oct 4

neil on 04/10/2013 at 2:59 pm, filed under Weekly

Popular (Not Expired) Deals of the Week

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PRESLEY CROPPED JACKET 1000 CENTS ($10) + Other $10 & under Deals @ Cotton on

Posted September 27 tag

Fashion & Apparel

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Coca Cola 24x 375ml Cans Half Price at Woolworths $12.94 ($0.53 per can) ($14.27 in SA/NT)

Posted September 29 tag

Food & Grocery Expiry

Expires October 8

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MEElectronics Earphones M-Duo US $49.99 A151P $39.99 A161P $54.99 + Postage

Posted October 3 tag

Electronics Expiry

Expires October 8

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FREE Pack of Seeds from Yates – Herb or Flower Seeds – No FB Like

Posted September 28 tag

Home & Garden

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FREE Coupons: Paid Courses: Oracle SQL, Java, Productivity, Ethical Hacking&Penetration, etc

Posted October 2 tag

Internet

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Hot Topics

SCAM sites using .com.au domains

There appears to be a loophole in .com.au registrations that allows anyone with an ABN to register a website even if it isn’t the registrants ABN. These sites are pretending to sell various items where all they are doing is collecting unsuspecting Australian consumers money.

http://www.affordableappliances.com.au/

http://www.directcamerawarehouse.com.au/

http://www.thefoneshop.com.au/

http://www.xtremegopro.com.au/

http://www.totaltelevisions.com.au/

http://www.hdcameras.com.au/

Please avoid purchasing from these sites or if you have purchased from these sites, please comment in this OzBargain thread.

50% Wii U at DSE

In a surprise to many, Dick Smith decided to sell the Wii U at 50% off ($214). It’s unusual for a console less than a year old to have such a significant discount.

In the chart below, it took the original Wii around 4 years to reach a 50% reduction in price.

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Below is the chart for Wii U prices. It has taken less than a year for the Wii U to be reduced by 50% in price.

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It may be a rough ride for Nintendo as it feels mounting pressure from Playstation and XBox sales.

New fees for 28 Degrees Card

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OzBargainer favourite credit card, 28 Degrees, has now closed its popular withdrawal loophole that allowed customers to load the card with a positive balance before traveling overseas in order to get free withdrawals. From January 1, 2014 a $4 or 3% fee (whichever is greater) will be charged on a cash withdrawal. Citibank offers an alternative option for the time being.

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