I have just read ProBargainHunter’s review on Crazy Refund, one latest start-up that gives affiliation sale commission back to the customers. But this is with a twist — you get full refund the purchase price, only if you are the “lucky winner”. For example, according to this table, one out of 40 shoppers at Buy.com can get the full refund (2.5%), but one out of every 3 shoppers at Mr. Ink Man can get the full refund (33%). But then, if you have my luck, you will never get a cashback on this one…

I initially thought only Australian will set up a cashback site like Crazy Refund, as we Aussies are so much into gambling. Just take a look at how many “auction” sites we have in Australia that work on unique highest bids (which by the way, is not a bargain). Instead, the Yanks took the lead and offered this crazy cashback service to all the crazy shoppers across the Pacific.

Still, with the amount of karma I have, I think I better stick with MoneyBackCo who always gives back 100% commission from affiliated sales.

I have found some incredible Dell Australia coupon code online today. First of all, I am an NRMA member — and I believe everyone who drive a 5+ year old car in NSW should be as well. And NRMA members do get quite a few benefits and discount when you “Show Your Card & Save”. So I went to their website, and found this page — up to 5% discount from Dell for NRMA members!

So I clicked through, met a page that required my membership info. Typed in, and Bingo! A that gives you 3 discount coupon code! They cover a wide range of Home/Home Office/Professional systems, and give you 3%, 5% and 10% discount depending on the system you are buying.

Vote for this deal at OzBargain

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Buy a DELL selected Dimension Desktop, Inspiron Notebook or XPS M1210 notebook and receive 3% off using the coupon code.

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Buy a DELL selected desktop or notebook package that includes 3 year Dell service & support and save 5% using the coupon code.

391487071374

Buy a Dell system from the Professional Series (see dell.com.au/professional) and receive 10% off using the coupon code

For example, Dell Latitude D620, the standard notebook that we deploy to all our mobile employees at work (and a very fine machine should I say, as I am currently typing on a previous model D600), would be $1,905.75 instead of $2,118 (as 10% applies only on pre-GST amount).

Very nice deal! Moreover, it never asked for my NRMA membership ID again during purchase process, which means these coupon codes are available to general public! You can use them even if you don’t live in the best state of Australia and use our motoring services :)

These coupon codes are valid until 3^rd of May 2007. So there are plenty of time to do your shopping.

It has been a busy week at OzBargain! Many deals have been posted and big thanks to all who have contributed! I myself has also been busy. Our second daughter was born 2 weeks ago and I am now waking up 4 times each night :( Worse, the in-laws are here from overseas so we have to entertain them as well. Lucky I still have a few hours in the evenings catching some latest bargains.

So I shall just use this post to highlight some latest deals posted at OzBargain.

Kodak cameras seem to be on-sale everywhere. Why is that? Aren’t they as good as they used to be? My first digital camera back in 2000 was Kodak DC280 with 2.1MP, and it took better pictures than my current crappy 5MP Casio. Anyway, from the low-end you have EasyShare C530 for $99 from Kmart — not bad with a branded pocket camera. Need something more sophisticated? $129 can get you EasyShare C433 from Kmart with optical zoom. The real deal however is EasyShare C743 $148 from Dick Smith. 7.1MP and 3x optical zoom goodness — except the deal has already expired :(

Pizza! What better food feeds hungry programmers?! noneother shared with us the Domino’s Pizza voucher page that lists out current promotions, and vouchers that you can print straight out from your printer (than scavenge your neighbour’s mailbox). Now, how about $4.95 for a large pizza from Domino’s? This deal is Internet-only and expires tomorrow!

Who hasn’t got a GPS receiver + navigator in their cars? Hmm. I haven’t, and none of my friends have AFAIK! Maybe because no one wants to invest $600+ for something that replaces $20 SydWay and Gregory! However the GPS + navigators are getting cheaper — take this Medion car-mounted GPS from Aldi for example — $349. Or this Soniq GPS with Destinator 6 from JB Hifi — $249 after cashback. Dick Smith even gives you fuel voucher when you buy GPS from them.

Xbox 360 Core $399 from Kmart — it is now almost as cheap as Wii, but performance wise 360 runs circles around the slow-ish Wii. Now PlayStation 3, Xbox 360’s real arch rival, has just released — don’t be surprised that Microsoft will fight back with the price war.

There has been quite a few nice deals with PayPal! Free delivery from Deals Direct when you pay using PayPal. 10% off site-wide from OO.com.au when you pay using PayPal. $30 off orders $150 or more from Home Couture when you pay using PayPal. 10% off everything from Rebel Sport when you pay using PayPal. Time for you to get a PayPal account I guess :) Moreover, OzBargain competitions can cash prize money to your PayPal account. MoneyBackCo, Australia’s Moneyback Community, also gives money back to you via PayPal.

If you have found a good deal, make sure you share with us and post it on OzBargain! Every entry also puts you into a draw of $20 shopping vouchers or PayPal payments each Thursday!

Lastly, I have some web hosting accounts to give away. They are located in LA, California — 250Mb storage, 5Gb monthly data transfer and can host two domains. They are not for the faint-hearted, as no technical support will be provided. See my forum post for details.

David of Hartigan Computers is offering a special coupon for the readers of this blog!

If they enter the coupon code “ozbargainblog” when they spend $100 or more, they’ll receive 5% off their total order. The coupon is good for 12 months.

Thanks David for the offer! I have a quick look at the Brisbane-based online shop, but found the selection is a bit limited. However it does have a good stock of “iPod look-alikes”, like 1Gb Shuffle look-alike for $75, and this 2Gb Nano look-alike MP3/MP4 player for $110.

Anyone else has special coupon code to offer to our readers? :)

Update: Both these deals have been extended to after Easter, 10 April.

Big thanks to Ben L for sending me these.

First of all, Deals Direct who has just ran a free shipping promotion with PayPal a few days ago, is continuing free shipping on a special promo page!

From the page:

As a PayPal Member, we are offering you FREE SHIPPING for your entire order! Any items you place in this 1 order will have its shipping value discounted! This is just a little welcoming gift from us here at DealsDirect to you.

Yup. (1) Use PayPal when you check out, and (2) Use paypalpromo as coupon code, and you can get free shipping from Deals Direct! There are some conditions however. This coupon code can only be used for 1 order per customer, and too bad it does not last forever — it expires on Friday 6 April 2007.

Vote for this deal at OzBargain.

Now, an arguably even better promotion is offered by OO.com.au. Before 6 April 2007, you can get 10% OFF EVERYTHING SITE WIDE when you use its PayPal promotion.

From the page:

OO.com.au is proud to offer over 3000 bargains at up to 80% below retail prices, all delivered directly to your door. AND for a limited time only, PayPal Members get an additional 10% OFF with the EXCLUSIVE coupon below.

What is the coupon code?

PayPal10

Valid until mid night Friday 6 April 2007. Vote for this deal at OzBargain.

Lots of happy shopping before Easter :)

I have received this email from Allans Music yesterday. They are offering their preferred customers 10% off + free shipping from their Music Technology + Sound Solution catalogue.

FOR ONE WEEKEND ONLY we make available our MTASS catalogue lines at 10% OFF catalogue price plus FREE FREIGHT. This offer is exclusive to our allansmusic.com.au Preferred Customers.

Sale prices apply from 6pm Friday March 30th

It is mostly recording and PA related products, i.e. no musical instruments. Might be useful if you are running PA for a large community like a local church or youth group.

As mrgq has posted on OzBargain, Deals Direct is having a free-shipping day today when you pay using PayPal!

It is today only (29 March 2007) so make it quick :) Best way to purchase from Deals Direct?

• Sign up MoneyBackCo to get 5% moneyback, and the membership is currently 50% off at $5/year.
• Pay via PayPal, but linked to your reward credit card that can give you at least 1% cashback.

Instant 6% cashback from Deals Direct and free shipping today!

I just saw this great offer on Dick Smith Electronics‘ website today. First of all, WhereIs is currently running a $50 cashback program.

Purchase a Leading Brand GPS Navigation Unit that is Powered by Whereis® and receive $50 cash back off the purchase price! Your purchase must be made at a participating retailer between 25^th March and 31^st May 2007.

Wow. You can get a list of GPS products powered by WhereIs from their poweredby site, and you can see cashback is available on many popular models.

Dick Smith Electronics, which Dick Smith himself sold to Woolworth in 1982, leverage its relationship with Caltex and is offering even more savings with GPS purchases. If you purchase a GPS unit from Dick Smith Electronics before 29^th of April, you can get a massive 40c/litre off for your next tank of fuel.

From the website:

To save 40 cents per litre on fuel, purchase an In-Car Navigator from any Dick Smith Electronics, Dick Smith Electronics PowerHouse or Tandy from the 26^th March, 2007 until 29^th April, 2007.

For my old Nissan Pulsar N15 with its 50litre fuel tank, I can save up to $20. But with your Toyota LandCruiser 100 Series and its 145litre tank, you can save up to $58! Not bad when the petrol just bounced back to $1.30+ per litre today.

One of the best deal would be this TomTom One V2 InCar GPS for $449 after rebate (paying $499 at the shop).

Any recommended “cheap” GPS? Vote for this deal on OzBargain.

Ain’t I a big sucker for Arnott’s Tim Tam?! That is why when I got this week’s Woolworths’ catalogue, I am so excited that I have to post the deal on this blog! Oh, I actually did posted about Tim Tam earlier this year. Not as cheap this time, but still great saving.

From Monday 26 March to Sunday 1 April, Woolworths has Arnott’s Tim Tam, Mint Slice and Quatro for $1.48 each, up to $1.29 saving. They taste much better than Easter eggs (not that Easter is about chocolate but…) and much better value too :)

You can actually order them online at Woolies’ online shop. Go in there, put in your post code, and search for “Tim Tam”.

You might have noticed that over the past few weeks, MoneyBackCo, whom I have reviewed 1 1/2 month ago, has been having a banner advertisement at the right-hand sidebar of this website. I am here to announce today that MoneyBackCo, Australia’s moneyback reward community, is now more than just a sponsor of OzBargain Blog. OzBargain and OzBargain Blog are now in partnership with MoneyBackCo, with an aim to bring more bargains and better deals to the community.

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This weekend only, that when you spend over $100 from Daily Deals, you can get free shipping when you apply the following coupon code:

FREESHIPPING

However when I tried to buy the vacuum cleaner + filter combo, which is $128.95, free shipping coupon code actually does not work, reporting error saying the code does not apply to some items. Not working with drop shipping items?

Anyway. You might find good bargains there, and I am still shopping for a good (& cheap) vacuum cleaner…

Vote it on OzBargain

Another great deal from OfficeWorks‘ Autumn Makeover sale (scroll down to the bottom of the page and there is a link to PDF file) —

Acer AT3220B 32 inch LCD TV for only $799 after $99 cashback from Acer.

• Resolution: 1366×768
• Brightness: 500 nits
• Contrast: 1200:1
• Input: HDMI (HDCP), D-Sub

Not only $799 for a 32inch HDTV-ready LCD TV is quite a bargain, it is also from a reputable brand. I cannot find the deal on their online store so I guess it is their B&M store only. At this price I do not think the stock will last very long.

Welcome to our very first interview on Oz Bargain Blog. We are hoping to interview other Aussie online bargain hunters / deal website operators in the future, and big thanks to Raja Devanathan of Save As You Spend to be part of our first interview.

Hi Raja! Introduce yourself and tell us who you are.

My name is Raja, and I am working as a doctor in a Melbourne hospital. I trained in Tasmania, however originally from Melbourne. My background is Indian, and I have been living in Australia for most of my life. My life started off in Adelaide, where my family lived for 11 years before coming to Melbourne. I started off my tertiary education as a computer systems engineer at RMIT University, and after 1 year I transferred into medicine. Medicine was my love, but I have a significant interest in technology.

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After posted the previous entry, I spotted this 37 inc/94 cm LCD TV from Catch of the Day — for only $1,099 + delivery! Stand is $99 extra, but it is still dirt cheap for a LCD TV at this size.

Spec looks pretty impressive, especially the contrast, which has always been LCD’s weakness against plasma.

• Contrast: 1600:1
• Brightness: 500 cd/m2
• Resolution: 1366×768
• HDMI input.

I looked at some budget brand 37″ LCD 10 months ago, and the price was all around $2,000 from either Aldi or Deals Direct. Well, CotD is now selling the same size for $1,099, but it is today only (ends midday tomorrow 18/03/2007). However with how quick the price drops, we’ll see them selling under $1,000 in Kmart and BigW in a few months time…

Deals Direct is running a special promotion with free shipping on selected categories. No PayPal required :)

Looks like there is going to be quite a bit of browsing for me to do :) So far I have found Creative Zen Micro 8Gb quite a good bargain at $269. However I am not sure whether I will be buying something that is a generation older, with a nice bright OLED screen but no video playback. A newer generation Zen Neeon 2Gb would be nicer with its smaller size and MP4 video playback, but unfortunately Deals Direct does not have the best price in town.

Promotion ends on Monday 19th of March 2007 at 12pm.