Snoop ran this forum post last year and cheapskateasian ran it the year before. Since then many deals have been posted.
So it's back! Please share their lowest, most ridiculous, almost embarrassing bargaining stories!
For me, before buying any discounted item, the "check for similar item on ozbargain" is on my check list prior to buying.
SOOOOOOOOOOOO You know you're an ozbargainer when…
Your taking a photo of an item on sale to post and the person next to you is also taking a photo, you both look at each other curiously and then both say "ozbargain?" at the same time. We then both rocked off to see who would post it. I won!
When you see a sale and the first thought is 'I gotta share this'
You use good guys free wifi to check prices at other shops before handing over moolah just in case it is cheaper elsewhere
{done that a few times]
You check ozbargain in the morning to see if you missed a deal overnight…you check throughout the day to make sure you don't miss a deal during the day and you also check it just before you go to bed….just in case someone has listed a deal in the last five minutes since you last checked it.
You do the above things even though you don't really need anything until a deal comes up and you all of a sudden REALLY want it because it's a good price and everyone else is getting one…so why not!
Not sure if I should be going to shopaholic anonymous or ozbargain anonymous :s
you have your RSS's pushed to your phone for new deals
When your hero is TA!
you buy stuff, you just don't need. (But I saved $30)
LOL. GOLD!
you have real time twitter notifications on your phone.
When you have visited Ozbargain on every possible device, including PSP, Wii, Wii U, your smartwatch, smart TV, and your internet enabled fridge.
Oh, and you visit/ping ozbargain.com to test if your internet connection is up.
I've been doing this to test intermittent WiFi DNS errors I'm getting on my new phone.
when the word JV suddenly means hero to you.
Or when family/friends IRL tell you about a deal or sale on something, and your instinctive first question is "How much is it normally???" cos jv isn't there to ask for you…
OZBARGAIN is your home page on your work computer, home laptop, all your devices, even setting it up as the home page of random computers
"Not a deal" is the phrase in your mind when you are at retail outlets or when you receive mediocre promo emails.
when the batteries in your home are all eneloops.
When it's 4am and you can't sleep, and you sit at the PC watching the live feed, praying that someone posts something new because you've read every deal and comment and post twice already…
When you're not excited by a Dick Smith sale.
When you find an Aust Post card in your letterbox but not sure if you've already collected the item on one of your other visits this week.
You meet another ozbargainer in real life and you both say "eneloops" and share a knowing smile…