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Win a $50 Gift Card + OzBargain T-Shirts in OzBargain's Valentines Day Comp

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Win a $50 Gift Card + OzBargain T-Shirts in OzBargain's Valentines Day Comp

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Dates

Closing Date 12/02/2015

Prizes

Description 1 x $50 Gift Card + 1 x OzBargain T-Shirt, 4 x OzBargain T-Shirts

No. of Prizes 5

Total Prize Pool $50.00

Entry Requirements

Open To Australia-wide

Entry Limit Unlimited

Entry Methods Website

Prerequisites n/a

We ran the same competition last year and got some great responses so we are doing the same competition again this year. Basically News Ltd newspapers let you post 3 lines of free Valentine's Day love messages / classified ads for free.

Here is This Year's Deal

Put in a love note about OzBargain for your chance to win a prize.

Prizes

1x $50 gift voucher (Coles, Wish, JB Hi-Fi, Paypal etc) + an OzBargain T-Shirt (Best Entry)
4x OzBargain T-shirts (Next 4 best entries)

Rules

Top messages will be judged by moderators.
Messages need to be published in the newspaper.
OzBargain must be mentioned.
If 5 messages about OzBargain aren't published, then we will defer to the comments in the thread.
Make sure you post your comment in the deal so we can verify who made the message.
1 prize per person but feel free to submit multiple entries.

Many have already posted their messages in the comments of the deal post. Please also mention them here, so we can cross reference when/if they get published in the newspaper.

Entries:

Adelaide Advertiser

MY LOVED OZB -
eneloops are red, jv is blue, scot..hang on only 3 lines free food

OZB -
Meet me at Huyots- I've frozen my seat for free tix and snacks food

T.A. WORE A BLUE TIE -
wot a Silly Good, check'n out Oz B 4 a Good Price on a Noose. holdenmg

Courier Mail

OZBARGAIN IS ORANGE -
Violets are Blue I can't make this rhyme, But I still love you.

Daily Telegraph

DEAR OB -
Alcohol as involved. Can we still be friends Spackbace
DEAR OB -
I cheated on you once with TBs I'm so sorry Spackbace
DEAR OB -
I love you as much as JV likes to have their voice heard Spackbace
DEAR OB - -
I love you like fat kid loves cake Spackbace
DEAR OZZIEB -
You're the only one for me, I want a T-shirt please waterlogged turnip

MAHAL
Valentine sorted cos I'm cheap. Love ad via OzBargain's tweep X downero
MARCUS -
I love how you romance me with incredible OZBargain deals- Jo
MUNCAN -
I love you as much as all the free stuff on OzBargain muncan
MY DARLING OZBARGAIN -
Roses are red violet blue I take you to bed to find the love in you.

OH, MY DEAREST OZBARGAIN -
Chopstick is part of a pair,you're the missing half!
OH, MY DEAREST OZB -
Chopstick is part of a pair, you're the missing half! ichopstick
OZ -
My dear wizard OZ, Bargain or not, you're always my passion! smulder
OZBAE -
U r my ray when skies r grey/ 2cheap2pay, look inbox 4 luv SA juststingy
OZBARGAIN -
I give you my hear, my soul and my wallet. raymen709
OZBARGAIN I STILL RETURN -
Deal, ardour. Viability draws labour sweats. Dispatch, regrets. gamemaster
OZBARGAIN -
I love Oz I love Bargain I love OzBargain chonghe

Herald Sun

ADORATION IS -
a 9-letter word. So is Ozbargain. Thus, the two are in unison. (WC) silverrat23

BRODEN -
Surely you can come out of the sin bin now?

JV -
There - your name is in bold, just how you like it!

ONE&ONLY OZBARGAIN -
So LUV ya! Why keep on checkin u out D8 & 9? IMPULSE!IMPULSE! Pone
OZB DISCOUNT MASTER -
Thanks for being so cheap (but not nasty). OX
OZBARGAIN - HOW CAN I -
Express the love I have for thee, when only 1st 3 lines are free? shmahoo
OZBARGAIN -
I love U so much, i'd even consider paying for the 4th line freddo_melb
OZBARGAIN.COM.AU
Always there for me everyday as she greets me from my Inbox.

ROSES ARE RED -
Violets r blu OzBargain made me cheap, 2 lines for free is too few unco

UDEMY -
so many courses, never paid, and never completed

Winners

1st place:

OZBARGAIN - HOW CAN I -
Express the love I have for thee, when only 1st 3 lines are free? shmahoo

4 runners up:

OZBARGAIN -
I give you my heart, my soul and my wallet. raymen709
OZBAE -
U r my ray when skies r grey/ 2cheap2pay, look inbox 4 luv SA juststingy
MY LOVED OZB -
eneloops are red, jv is blue, scot..hang on only 3 lines free food
DEAR OB -
I cheated on you once with TBs I'm so sorry Spackbace

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closed Comments

spackbace on 02/02/2015 - 14:50

Dear OB -
I cheated on you once with TBs
I'm so sorry
- spackbace on 02/02/2015 - 14:54
  
  Dear OB -
  Alcohol was involved
  Can we still be friends?
  - spackbace on 12/02/2015 - 12:10
    
    Short and simple:
    
    Dear OB —
    I love you like a fat kid loves cake
    
    All mine are in the Daily Telegraph btw :)
    - spackbace on 12/02/2015 - 12:12
      
      Dear OB -
      I love you as much as JV likes to have their voice heard
raymen709 on 02/02/2015 - 16:16

Dear OB -
I give you my heart,
my soul and my wallet.
Windows7forever on 02/02/2015 - 19:12

+1

Only 1 x $50 voucher up for grabs. Can't you do better than that?
- [Deactivated] on 03/02/2015 - 15:05
  
  +2
  
  I just want a shirt. Can I have a shirt without doing anything?
  
  Dear OzzieB,
  You're the only one for me.
  I want a T-shirt please.
  
  (not really an entry.. unless it would win me a shirt. Then it might be an entry… wiiink)
  - [Deactivated] on 14/02/2015 - 15:19
    
    lol mine was published in the Daily Telegraph.
    
    I couldn't come up with anything actually poetic or clever. Shame. I didn't think they'd publish the obvious joke ones :(
Juststingy on 02/02/2015 - 21:06

+1

OZBAE-
U r my ray when skies r grey/
2cheap2pay, look inbox 4 luv SA.
Food on 02/02/2015 - 21:35

-1

My loved OzB
eneloops are red, jv is blue, scot.. hang on only 3 lines free

OZB
Meet me at Huyots- I've frozen my seat for free tix and snacks

In Adelaide Crowvertiser
- spackbace on 02/02/2015 - 22:45
  
  Where is this Huyots you speak of? Damn adeladians
  - Food on 03/02/2015 - 07:50
    
    Well I possibly couldn't put Hoyts in there..
Qroozn on 02/02/2015 - 22:16

OZBARGAIN DOT COM DOT AU
OZ B, how I luv thee, 4 comps bargains & free Bs, UR the 1 i c
Qroozn on 02/02/2015 - 22:17

OZBARGAIN DOT COM DOT AU
OZ B, how I luv thee, even just to see people; pick on JV.
Smulder on 02/02/2015 - 22:56

To my wonderful wizard OZ, Bargain or not, you're always my passion!
silverrat23 on 02/02/2015 - 23:29

+2

Here's the first one!

http://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/70085/28300/valentines_…
Pone on 02/02/2015 - 23:49

One&Only OzBargain
So LUV ya!Why keep on checkin u out D8 & 9? IMPULSE!IMPULSE!
muncan on 02/02/2015 - 23:52

+2

Hoping for some drama again.
- shmahoo on 05/02/2015 - 21:59
  
  you're the best - I'll try something again this year
  - muncan on 05/02/2015 - 22:31
    
    No, your the best
    - shmahoo on 05/02/2015 - 23:25
      
      +1
      
      look out for my new (hot off the press) 2015 edition love triangle between Aaron, Adam and Amy. I'm expecting there to be a bidding war for the rights for it to become a movie!
    - muncan on 06/02/2015 - 00:00
      
      @shmahoo: And Aaaron?
    - shmahoo on 06/02/2015 - 08:56
      
      @muncan: he's there again, but the triangle only involves the double-A Aaron.
      
      I've saved it on another computer so I'll post the love triangle here later (and hope it makes it into the paper)
    - muncan on 06/02/2015 - 10:03
      
      @shmahoo: maybe leave it as a surprise? I was thinking of sneaking in a love hexagon or octagon, dropping an OzB reference somewhere. But I ain't got time fo that.
fryandlaurie on 03/02/2015 - 14:58

+2

My entry:

OZBARGAIN DOT COM DOT AU

I bought you flowers with ING

Direct cashback. ILY
gamemaster on 03/02/2015 - 16:13

OzBargain I Still Return
Deal, ardour. Viability draws lab-
our sweats. Dispatch, regrets.
Windows7forever on 03/02/2015 - 22:57

+3

Ozbargain management Is very shrewd. Get virtually unlimited free advertising in print publication at a measly cost of $50.
- [Deactivated] on 04/02/2015 - 08:18
  
  +2
  
  lol when you put it like that..
  
  (winners also get to become walking billboards/advertisements too! more bang for buck) lol
- Employeescotty @ OzBargain on 10/02/2015 - 08:30
  
  +6
  
  What a bargain!!!
chonghe on 05/02/2015 - 20:01

I love Oz
I love Bargain
I love OzBargain
- [Deactivated] on 06/02/2015 - 10:30
  
  Simple, and so true for us all. lol
shmahoo on 05/02/2015 - 22:07

+1

OZBARGAIN - HOW CAN I
Express the love I have for thee,
when only 1st 3 lines are free?
shmahoo on 05/02/2015 - 22:10

+1

Also, look out for my call outs to the following:

All Elvis Impersonators
Justin Bieber
To the girl who reads The Age
Aaaron
Taylor Swift
Channel 9
Eneloop
Udemy
Gerry Harvey
Public Transport
Tony Abbott

And I'm about to see if I can write about another love triangle
(hard to do within 3 lines of course)
- StrickenAza34 on 14/02/2015 - 13:20
  
  Can we get a link to the Melbourne messages?
iChopstick on 12/02/2015 - 12:05

+1

Oh, my dearest OzB
Chopstick is part of a pair,
You're the missing half!

3 lines Check
Haiku Check
my name mentioned Check

now back to #colouryoursummer
unco on 12/02/2015 - 13:23

Heres mine
http://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/32825/28491/ad.gif

Roses are red

Violets r blu OzBargain made me cheap,
2 lines for free is too few
holdenmg on 12/02/2015 - 14:53

Here's mine…

T.A. WORE A BLUE TIE -
wot a Silly Goose,
check'n out OzB 4
a Good Price on a Noose.

http://postimg.org/image/vpgn5umrh/

Even if not published, please send me good noose prices, :+)
- holdenmg on 14/02/2015 - 10:45
  
  OMG, got published in The Advertiser on pg.84 :+)
  
  Guess we know what the S.A. chips wrapper thinks of Tones now…
  
  P.S. Still need pricing on that noose, particularly in light of what they did to Ruddock.
muncan on 13/02/2015 - 09:18

Sent a love letter to my better half - http://i.imgur.com/z78ZQ1B.gif
Strange1 on 13/02/2015 - 11:30

Ozbargain
I love U so much i'd even consider paying for the 4th line (of course i didn't)
rompastompa on 13/02/2015 - 12:24

When selecting WA, I receive the message:

Sorry! The deal you have selected is no longer available.

Guess it's too late :)
- rompastompa on 13/02/2015 - 12:27
  
  Dear OB,
  Congratulations on your baby CC
  <3 RS
Seisei on 13/02/2015 - 12:44

For the fun of it: http://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/47846/28516/untitled.pn…
Associatedneil @ OzBargain on 13/02/2015 - 16:02

Looks like they've now closed submissions. Good luck everyone. I'll check all the papers via PressDisplay tomorrow morning.
Qroozn on 14/02/2015 - 07:00

Doh!
I just realised that all my OZBaRGAIN entries (2) were cancelled due to "failing to pass quality assurance".
Damn -realised too late.
Food on 14/02/2015 - 09:21

So there's only three in the Adelaide Crowvertiser, two of which are mine!

Out of the six more I posted there's only one (Ken Hinkley)
- Food on 14/02/2015 - 12:54
  
  Spotted by the club
Associatedneil @ OzBargain on 14/02/2015 - 11:24

There are a lot of entries in the paper, it's going to take a while to get all the entries put on here. Well done!
- shmahoo on 14/02/2015 - 12:28
  
  We better watch out or the News Limited big wigs will run a rule banning OzBargain "Professionals" !!
  
  PS - I must have posted a LOT of Valentines Day messages, coz I'm now automatically checking my posts in this forum to make sure they are under three lines!
StrickenAza34 on 14/02/2015 - 12:32

Here are Sydneys: http://imgur.com/fICt36T
- Food on 14/02/2015 - 12:36
  
  +1
  
  Wow- a step up on Adelaide's - just thrown in there with no alphabetical heading..
  - StrickenAza34 on 14/02/2015 - 12:48
    
    Surprisingly, only 1 page, and 2 columns worth though, expected alot more for Sydney TBH. But yeah, is pretty neatly sorted, makes it easy to find.
- iChopstick on 14/02/2015 - 13:32
  
  +1
  
  Oo, the first 2 in O are mine
spychiatrist on 14/02/2015 - 12:48

Daily Telegraph under "M" please post here :)
- StrickenAza34 on 14/02/2015 - 12:51
  
  Assuming you mean me, and would like to see the messages, I am uploading now.
- StrickenAza34 on 14/02/2015 - 12:53
  
  http://imgur.com/a/8qhk8
  - spychiatrist on 14/02/2015 - 12:59
    
    Cheers. Message for "Mahal" got published. LOL! Now to pick some flowers from the neighbour's yard and V-Day's complete! (Note in FILO = Mahal means "love", or "expensive". So true!
    - StrickenAza34 on 14/02/2015 - 13:06
      
      Love = Expensive those Filo's got it worked out! Lucky we have OzB
  - muncan on 14/02/2015 - 14:43
    
    Ha - you've got muncan ;-)
    - StrickenAza34 on 14/02/2015 - 17:55
      
      Haha, only thought to check the O messages!
    - muncan on 14/02/2015 - 19:30
      
      @StrickenAza34: LOL @ Marge
Associatedneil @ OzBargain on 14/02/2015 - 19:56

+2
OK, here is what I got so far. Let me know if I missed any.

Adelaide Advertiser

M

MY LOVED OZB -
eneloops are red, jv is blue, scot..hang on only 3 lines free food

O

OZB -
Meet me at Huyots- I've frozen my seat for free tix and snacks food

T

T.A. WORE A BLUE TIE -
wot a Silly Good, check'n out Oz B 4 a Good Price on a Noose. holdenmg

Courier Mail

O

OZBARGAIN IS ORANGE -
Violets are Blue I can't make this rhyme, But I still love you.

Daily Telegraph

D

DEAR OB -
Alcohol as involved. Can we still be friends Spaceback

DEAR OB -
I cheated on you once with TBs I'm so sorry Spaceback

DEAR OB -
I love you as much as JV likes to have their voice heard Spaceback

DEAR OB - -
I love you like fat kid loves cake Spaceback

DEAR OZZIEB -
You're the only one for me, I want a T-shirt please waterlogged turnip

M

MARCUS -
I love how you romance me with incredible OZBargain deals- Jo

MUNCAN -
I love you as much as all the free stuff on OzBargain muncan

MY DARLING OZBARGAIN -
Roses are red violet blue I take you to bed to find the love in you.

O

OH, MY DEAREST OZBARGAIN -
Chopstick is part of a pair,you're the missing half!

OH, MY DEAREST OZB -
Chopstick is part of a pair, you're the missing half! ichopstick

OZ -
My dear wizard OZ, Bargain or not, you're always my passion! smulder

OZBAE -
U r my ray when skies r grey/ 2cheap2pay, look inbox 4 luv SA juststingy

OZBARGAIN -
I give you my hear, my soul and my wallet. raymen709

OZBARGAIN I STILL RETURN -
Deal, ardour. Viability draws labour sweats. Dispatch, regrets. gamemaster

OZBARGAIN -
I love Oz I love Bargain I love OzBargain

Herald Sun

A

ADORATION IS -
a 9-letter word. So is Ozbargain. Thus, the two are in unison. (WC) silverrat23

B

BRODEN -
Surely you can come out of the sin bin now?

J

JV -
There - your name is in bold, just how you like it!

O

ONE&ONLY OZBARGAIN -
So LUV ya! Why keep on checkin u out D8 & 9? IMPULSE!IMPULSE! Pone

OZB DISCOUNT MASTER -
Thanks for being so cheap (but not nasty). OX

OZBARGAIN - HOW CAN I -
Express the love I have for thee, when only 1st 3 lines are free? shmahoo

OZBARGAIN -
I love U so much, i'd even consider paying for the 4th line freddo_melb

OZBARGAIN.COM.AU
Always there for me everyday as she greets me from my Inbox.

R

ROSES ARE RED -
Violets r blu OzBargain me me cheap, 2 lines for free is too few unco

U

UDEMY -
so many courses, never paid, and never completed
- spackbace on 14/02/2015 - 20:20
  
  +2
  
  Spaceback? Jees Nile :P
  - Associatedneil @ OzBargain on 14/02/2015 - 20:23
    
    +1
    
    Ha. Whoops.
    
    To my defense, I did just have to read every love message in every News Corp newspaper.
    - iChopstick on 14/02/2015 - 20:41
      
      OH, MY DEAREST OZBARGAIN -
      Chopstick is part of a pair,you're the missing half!
      
      You can probably delete this.
      It's same as my other one. Was my
      first attempt before I realised I had a haiku if I shorten it to OzB.
- spychiatrist on 14/02/2015 - 20:50
  
  Daily Telegraph: "Mahal" under M of course :)
  - Associatedneil @ OzBargain on 14/02/2015 - 21:11
    
    OK, added that.
- chonghe on 14/02/2015 - 21:11
  
  loh my "I love Oz I love Bargain I love OzBargain" is published in Daily Telegraph.
  Didn't notice until you posted.
  - Associatedneil @ OzBargain on 14/02/2015 - 21:13
    
    Cheers, have added that into the OP.
shmahoo on 14/02/2015 - 22:49

I put a few too many of these into the Herald-Sun. I'm taking credit for the messages to Broden, JV, Udemy.

But I also put in a declaration of love for Eneloops, which I'm pretty proud of.
Associatedneil @ OzBargain on 17/02/2015 - 10:27

+4
OK, the winners….

1st place:

OZBARGAIN - HOW CAN I -
Express the love I have for thee, when only 1st 3 lines are free? shmahoo

4 runners up:

OZBARGAIN -
I give you my heart, my soul and my wallet. raymen709

OZBAE -
U r my ray when skies r grey/ 2cheap2pay, look inbox 4 luv SA juststingy

MY LOVED OZB -
eneloops are red, jv is blue, scot..hang on only 3 lines free food

DEAR OB -
I cheated on you once with TBs I'm so sorry Spackbace

Scott will contact you to give you your prize(s).
- spackbace on 17/02/2015 - 11:21
  
  +1
  
  Congrats shmahoo and everyone else :)
- Employeescotty @ OzBargain on 17/02/2015 - 11:25
  
  I'll contact shmahoo directly via PM, and I'll email everyone who won a T-shirt.
  - shmahoo on 17/02/2015 - 11:29
    
    +4
    
    I better get my "Daryl Somers surprised face" on!
    
    Thanks to God, the Academy, and my wife "Why the hell are you putting more of those stupid messages in the paper?"
    - spackbace on 17/02/2015 - 11:36
      
      And now she'll want the $50 :P
    - shmahoo on 17/02/2015 - 12:10
      
      @Spackbace: actually - $50 - Am I the only one who has done the maths to realise I have potentially just won 120 KFC nuggets?
    - spackbace on 17/02/2015 - 12:14
      
      +1
      
      @shmahoo:
      Or 8 Large pizzas and 8x 1.25L cokes, and still $2.40 left over for 8 soft serve cones from HJs!
      
      So thats 8x 2-course meals!
- Food on 17/02/2015 - 13:22
  
  Cheers! Congrats everyone else!

Win a $50 Gift Card + OzBargain T-Shirts in OzBargain's Valentines Day Comp

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