How did you discover OzBargain website first time and when?

virhlpool on 03/06/2016 - 13:26
Last edited 03/06/2016 - 13:27

Hi All,

OzBargainers is a very interesting and growing community. Apart from sharing deals/bargains, we share our thoughts, advices and experiences about everything in life, not just shopping. It will be great to know how everyone discovered OzBargain for the first time in life and when? I personally moved here after living in the US for a few years where I was active on deals2buy.com, dealsea.com and dealigg.com. When I first landed in Australia about a year back, I found everything extremely expensive here and I immediately started looking for similar deal/bargain websites desperately. Soon, a friend suggested ozbargain.com.au and I haven't spent more than two-three days at a stretch without checking the website once ever since then. I wouldn't say deals here are anywhere even close to those on American bargain websites in the most cases, but they are still the best available to us here and hope they keep improving as time passes - fingers crossed. So, this was my story and now OzBargain is an integral part of my life.

Share your story and experiences with OzBargain or the Bargain world in general! :-)

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  • Nugs on 03/06/2016 - 13:29
    +1

    Web search for a portable HDD price, 6 months or so ago

  • gimli on 03/06/2016 - 13:47
    +5

    lol classic whirlpool spy trying to discover our secrets.

    • virhlpool on 04/06/2016 - 11:28

      Even if it was true, what has Whirlpool (the brand) got to do with your secret story of the first sight love with OzBargain? ;-)

      • gimli on 04/06/2016 - 12:13

        no secret love

  • JetLi on 03/06/2016 - 14:04
    +4

    Found it by chance around 4 years ago googling and it's been love at first sight ever since.

  • bhm133 on 03/06/2016 - 15:12
    +1

    Well, it all started while I was surfing youporn…

    Seriously, I can't remember. It was ages ago.

  • strikerzebra on 03/06/2016 - 15:13
    +1

    Friend told me I was a tightass and directed me to ozbargain

  • bluedufflecoat on 03/06/2016 - 15:31

    friend told me about it. OzB and Buckscoop, but I find OzB easier to navigate. Stopped going to buckscoop.

    • Forrest Gump on 03/06/2016 - 16:35
      +1

      I notice that a lot of buckscoop deals get copied on this site anyway, not sure if it is reversed

  • inherentchoice on 03/06/2016 - 16:06

    Was Googling deals for a bluray player. In 2009.

    • gimli on 03/06/2016 - 18:57

      I remember the days when blue ray existed.

      • inherentchoice on 04/06/2016 - 00:47

        Remember the days of the old schoolyard

  • Forrest Gump on 03/06/2016 - 16:36

    I was looking for cheap xbox live a few years ago.

    so google sent me here

  • hamza23 on 03/06/2016 - 16:41
    +1

    Sep 2007, googling pizza coupons. Didn't become a regular until 2012 though.

  • Sage on 03/06/2016 - 16:43

    Found it around 2009/2010 when Googling for free stuff.

  • Clear on 03/06/2016 - 18:15

    4 years ago went searching for free stuff. Spent a good couple of hours going through every page of Freebies.

  • virhlpool on 03/06/2016 - 19:12

    I sometimes feel I am addicted to it now.. it's not a bad addiction though.

  • nahi11 on 03/06/2016 - 23:26
    +1

    Now these are true love at first sight stories.

  • Showmethebargains on 04/06/2016 - 09:37
    +1

    I was looking for a new phone last year and was thinking about getting a Chinese android. Google sent me here. I found a great deal and got a lot of very helpful advice from the OzB community. Now I check out this site every day.

  • 10muscat on 04/06/2016 - 12:33

    Friend introduced and now I check daily ( almost)
    What u like about it is people's experiences -comments on how crap or awsome a deal is or a better deal elsewhere

    • virhlpool on 04/06/2016 - 15:25

      Everything.. It's not about a particular deal though - general stuff.

  • jdf on 04/06/2016 - 18:38
    +1

    4 years ago I was sitting in a doctor's waiting room flicking through a magazine and there was a brief mention of ozbargain, got home, looked it up and the deals on the first page didn't interest me too much until one day a year later happened to go to it again and this deal was on

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/117765

    And the ever so helpful unity1 mentioned price match at Officeworks, my first deal thanks to OzB that too on an iPad and have been hooked since…….have made needed purchases thanks to it but many more unneeded or didn't think I needed it until it's been put up here like headphones, Bhuja and many more.

  • Marble250 on 04/06/2016 - 21:48
    +1

    I was looking for some discounted tickets for "The Wizard of Oz" and the browser brought me here, I bought some Eneloops, and I was hooked!…..I've been checking the deals, on and off, ever since!

    • virhlpool on 04/06/2016 - 21:57

      True. Eneloop deals can get you here forever. :)

  • [Deactivated] on 05/06/2016 - 20:25
    +1

    The mrs nagged me to signup so that I could attend this meetup. I caved in and then the meetup was cancelled :(

    Can't believe that was only 3 years ago :O

    • gimli on 05/06/2016 - 21:07
      +1

      that day will go down in ozb history

      • [Deactivated] on 05/06/2016 - 21:40

        It used to be thought that the events that changed the world were things like big bombs, maniac politicians, huge earthquakes, or vast population movements, but it has now been realised that this is a very old-fashioned view held by people totally out of touch with modern thought.

        The things that really change the world, according to the Chaos theory, are the tiny things. A butterfly flaps its wings in the Amazonian jungle, and subsequently a storm ravages half of Europe. An innocent comment made by Neil in reply to a shy young lady and subsequently, here I am:O

    • virhlpool on 05/06/2016 - 21:14

      Wow.. didn't know about it!

  • stevensx on 07/06/2016 - 19:47
    +1

    It's sad, but I've always wanted to move to America for their deals haha

    • virhlpool on 07/06/2016 - 22:17

      Not your fault at all!

  • xr06t on 13/06/2016 - 16:06
    +1

    I tried to go to ecogamer one day and somehow ended up here. No regrets!

  • Speckled Jim on 12/07/2016 - 00:30

    Saw this in 2011:
    woteva ur into
    ozbaggin.com.au

    Sounded good. Returned home and Googled
    Oh, that must be it.

    Google to the rescue of public toilet graffiti \o/

  • [Deactivated] on 15/07/2016 - 17:32
    +1

    I think I was doing a google search on forums discussing Flybuys and Everyday Rewards and a few results mentioned OzBargain.

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