Another great year for OzBargain means more money raised for charity. This EOFY we have donated $16,000 for charties ($4000 each for Beyondblue, Cancer Council Australia, RSPCA, and Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders)) bringing our total to $117,110.
Make sure you enter our Storage Wars Competition. Finishes this week. Speaking of comps, we've had another huge comp win in May with loulou1 winning a trip to Rio to see the Olympics (Worth $25,000).
In November, OzBargain will be turning 10 years old. We have a few things planned including hopefully some cracking birthday deals for members. More to come.
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- When unpublishing a Invalid Negative Vote, user notified.
- Revoke negative vote if user unpublishes his last comment on the deal.
- Removing subscriptions from inactive users. (We send out way too many emails.)
- Bug fixes and a few things to ease moderation tasks.
Members
Members of the Month
May 2016
tightarse for the number 1 deal last month, eBay 20% off Click & Collect. eBay percentage-off deals have always been big and current 20% off selected retailers might be the favourite this month as well. TA has also managed to pushed 31 deals to OzBargain front-page last month with +141 vote average.
Spackbace for posting the 2nd most popular competition last month, Win Samsung Home Theatre Packages from Dimetapp (1st being Win a Mazda 3 SP25 posted by Hamza). Spackbace has also posted 35 competitions with +6.7 vote average. It's actually the 3rd most popular-comp win for Spackbace this year (the other 2 went to Katie2014). Sounds like we need more competition here to win this award? :)
lyl for making the most deals on the front page — 43 with +72.7 vote average, 8 from Amazon, 4 from Amazon Kindle books, 4 from Amazon UK, 3 from Amazon Germany, 2 from Amazon France…
mskeggs for posting the most voted comment last month explaining negative gearing. Yes a most voted comment that's actually informative!
Congratulations!
-Scotty
See more about members of the month
Moderation Stats:
- Reports: 2576 (avg: 1 report every ~17 minutes)
- Deals Removed: 383 (2729 published) —- Forum Posts Removed: 47 (1034 published)
- Reasons:
- Duplicate - 151
- Requested by OP - 33
- Sockpuppeting - 35
- SPAM - 23
- Targeted Offer - 20
- No Bargains Listed - 22
- Insufficient Quantity - 17
- Referral SPAM - 22
- Combine Posts - 11
- Not Available to Australia - 15
- Expired on Posting - 8
- Banned Item - 4
- Everything else - 69
- Reasons:
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| monty.melb | 180 | 27.57 |
| easternculture | 67 | 43.82 |
| lyl | 60 | 56.85 |
| Spackbace | 53 | 18.15 |
| TRENT86 | 52 | 60.75 |
| altomic | 46 | 15.89 |
| scotty | 33 | 28.27 |
| tightarse | 32 | 137.28 |
| nocure | 31 | 41.29 |
| rawm | 31 | 21.35 |
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| dan-man | 4 | 6.00 |
| Janelle | 4 | 4.25 |
| Arqenas | 3 | 3.33 |
| davesdealsau | 3 | 20.33 |
| pipclark | 3 | 3.00 |
| dragonballz7526 | 2 | 7.50 |
| elochi | 2 | 1.50 |
| Gaeb | 2 | -1.00 |
| LiamB | 2 | 4.50 |
| mbriaz | 2 | 7.50 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| lyl | 43 | 73.53 |
| monty.melb | 38 | 88.89 |
| tightarse | 32 | 138.88 |
| TRENT86 | 28 | 99.57 |
| easternculture | 25 | 95.60 |
| nocure | 15 | 70.93 |
| IWantThatFlight | 9 | 86.89 |
| neil | 8 | 107.62 |
| scotty | 8 | 77.62 |
| Spackbace | 7 | 58.14 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IWantThatFlight | 9 | 86.89 | 31 | 1 |
| Clear | 5 | 56.40 | 342 | 216 |
| monty.melb | 4 | 140.50 | 252 | 35 |
| MyGroceries.com.au | 2 | 66.00 | 3 | 0 |
| Masters AUS | 2 | 51.00 | 24 | 8 |
| boratsagdiyev | 2 | 44.50 | 4 | 2 |
| Food | 1 | 155.00 | 58 | 40 |
| biltong2go | 1 | 72.00 | 26 | 6 |
| arman1201 | 1 | 34.00 | 1 | 0 |
| charco | 1 | 80.00 | 28 | 0 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Katie2014 | 98 | 5.65 |
| neil | 56 | 3.41 |
| altomic | 49 | 2.24 |
| JSQUARED | 39 | 5.31 |
| Spackbace | 35 | 7.14 |
| hamza23 | 28 | 11.54 |
| Wyza | 6 | 1.33 |
| bengal tiger | 5 | 7.20 |
| kewforyou | 4 | 1.00 |
| beautyheaven | 3 | 1.33 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Spackbace | 288 | 265 |
| Baysew | 94 | 92 |
| tonester | 19 | 19 |
| Make it so | 16 | 13 |
| roughana | 12 | 11 |
| BarginHunter | 11 | 11 |
| Steptoe | 11 | 10 |
| IceCreamBandit | 9 | 9 |
| Lukian | 9 | 9 |
| scrimshaw | 8 | 7 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jv | 852 | 0.09 | 51 | 5 | 56 | 3 |
| Spackbace | 804 | 1.39 | 65 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| altomic | 572 | 1.72 | 44 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| GameChanger | 477 | 0.15 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 3 |
| easternculture | 423 | 0.69 | 27 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| KaptnKaos | 407 | 1.37 | 38 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| Gimli | 391 | 0.77 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Diji1 | 369 | 0.50 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| tomkun01 | 343 | 0.51 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Clear | 337 | 0.68 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing means borrowing | 248 | mskeggs | 2016-05-20 |
| Your nieces must be stoked | 133 | downero | 2016-05-13 |
| Red Tube? | 112 | Turd | 2016-05-18 |
| To go to Centrelink | 100 | Orpheus | 2016-05-01 |
| No idea, I just wish I was | 100 | tassieeagle | 2016-05-26 |
| When you drive a manual car | 89 | Mikinoz | 2016-05-20 |
| Oh god. I have learnt my | 85 | Isho | 2016-05-12 |
| up vote for the amount of | 84 | zhaoand | 2016-05-21 |
| Since OP is too lazy to | 75 | tightarse | 2016-05-17 |
| "They be like, "Oh, that | 66 | 4892 | 2016-05-01 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple is the best. I'm still | -98 | nahi11 | 2016-05-18 |
| From what I can work out, | -81 | eotwawki | 2016-05-10 |
| You're kidding yourself if | -64 | cDNA | 2016-05-31 |
| @mskeggs: Thats not quite | -53 | Pacify | 2016-05-22 |
| You're too kind | -45 | GameChanger | 2016-05-20 |
| @iMagoo: AS A MEMBER OF | -41 | Rsg | 2016-05-14 |
| placebo effect 100% | -40 | tuzii | 2016-05-12 |
| I'm surprised that people | -40 | dealhunt | 2016-05-23 |
| Terrible airline. | -38 | jv | 2016-05-30 |
| Wow it's full price! Wheres | -38 | Drpepper666 | 2016-05-30 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Its not really teaching | 17 | 18 | dealonaustralia | 2016-05-14 |
| Please dont buy. Go and buy | 17 | 15 | dy4me | 2016-05-26 |
| I havent worn a watch in 20 | 14 | 14 | Davros | 2016-05-08 |
| I LOVE ISRAEL. I would live | 13 | 13 | Beethoven | 2016-05-14 |
| @gokhanh: Try $1 milk and | 13 | 12 | Pacify | 2016-05-23 |
| Please stick to your 7.8 | 12 | 13 | grasstown | 2016-05-14 |
| I know religions that do | 12 | 10 | Neo | 2016-05-24 |
| Nothing Korean…try to | 11 | 12 | StewBalls | 2016-05-02 |
| In Australia studying hard | 11 | 10 | RobMel | 2016-05-14 |
| STILL WAITING ON MY $3 | 11 | 9 | tuzii | 2016-05-30 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
Top 10 VERY controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Its not really teaching | 17 | 18 | dealonaustralia | 2016-05-14 |
| Please dont buy. Go and buy | 17 | 15 | dy4me | 2016-05-26 |
| @gokhanh: Try $1 milk and | 13 | 12 | Pacify | 2016-05-23 |
| Please stick to your 7.8 | 12 | 13 | grasstown | 2016-05-14 |
| I know religions that do | 12 | 10 | Neo | 2016-05-24 |
| Nothing Korean…try to | 11 | 12 | StewBalls | 2016-05-02 |
| In Australia studying hard | 11 | 10 | RobMel | 2016-05-14 |
| STILL WAITING ON MY $3 | 11 | 9 | tuzii | 2016-05-30 |
| That's what she said. | 10 | 12 | KaptnKaos | 2016-05-15 |
Comments with a net vote of + or - 20% with pos vote count of 10 or more.
Deals
Top 10 fastest deals to the front page
Top 10 fastest deals to 100 votes
Top 10 most popular deals by votes
Top 10 most popular deals by clicks
Top 5 most popular deals by traffic (in pageviews)
- eBay 20% off with Click & Collect @ The Good Guys, Bing Lee, Masters, Rays Outdoors, BCF, Tarocash & Cincotta Chemist - 82,477
- Jetstar Birthday Sale FREE Return - Travel in Oct-Dec and Jan-Mar + MEL-Honolulu $339 Return + Further extended to Asian cities - 59,848
- Free Uniqlo Heattech Top (Valued at $14.9) First 250/Day (Pick up - NSW/VIC/QLD), Then $5 (Previously $20) off $50 Promo Code - 53,566
- AmEx Shop Small Weekend 14 to 15 May (Spend $20 & Receive $10 Credit) - Registration Now Closed - 46,549
- Free eBay Myer VR Headset Viewer - Limit 1000 Per Day - 45,444
Most Popular Deals by Category
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
- Competition Pageviews: 241,639 | April: 213,855 (+12.99%)
- Comps Posted: 392 | April: 310
- Comps Won: 74 | April: 64
Biggest Competition Win:
A Trip to Rio to see Olympics Worth $25,000
Honourable mention:
Other stats
Top 5 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews)
- Sydney Woman Arrested for Spending Money from Bank Error - 22,283
- Tell Us about Yourself - Current Occupation - 21,431
- Combined Income $360k Yearly. Property $1.75million, Savings $400k - 20,186
- Which country would you relocate to? - 17,528
- $130k Annual Income (~$375 savings per week) - what NON REAL ESTATE to invest in? - 16,598
Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews)
- List of Birthday Deals/Frebies - 10,399
- List of Cheap Chinese Online Buying sites - 3,476
- Cowcow Referral Links - 2,383
- American Express Referral Wiki 1,928
- Cards with No Overseas Transaction Fees - 1,864
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)
- Dominos - 107,940
- KFC - 18,743
- Secure Parking - 16,845
- Hungry Jacks - 16,204
- Woolworths - 13,581
Top 5 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Target Australia | 114 | 29.68 |
| The Good Guys | 67 | 26.78 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 66 | 21.11 |
| Woolworths | 51 | 25.61 |
| Harvey Norman | 51 | 21.43 |
| Coles | 50 | 38.44 |
| BIG W | 48 | 36.52 |
| Masters Home Improvement | 40 | 26.18 |
| Amazon | 40 | 34.70 |
| Myer | 34 | 43.35 |
Top 10 most subscribed to store
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| I Want That Flight | 532 |
| DeliveryHero | 270 |
| Specsavers | 166 |
| American Express | 124 |
| Pinchme | 124 |
| Selling Out Soon | 123 |
| Coke Rewards | 107 |
| Dick Smith | 91 |
| Woolworths | 87 |
| Masters | 86 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
| Query | Count |
|---|---|
| eneloop | 162 |
| lego | 126 |
| ps4 | 112 |
| specsavers | 100 |
| sonos | 94 |
| dyson | 93 |
| wii u | 72 |
| xbox one | 68 |
| japan | 65 |
| bose | 62 |
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Facebook - 138,040
- Whirlpool Forums - 112,172
- Twitter - 36,926
- Oursteps - 32,714
- Feedly - 21,535
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 58.43%
- Safari 24.42%
- Firefox 8.66%
- Internet Explorer 3.90%
- Safari (in-app) 1.87%
Everything else
- Reports from users: 2576 || April 2016: 2413 || May 2015: 1849
- Deals posted: 2730 || April 2016: 2439 || May 2015: 2362
- Number of Freebies posted: 220
- Comments posted: 77,535 || April 2016: 76,112 || May 2015: 70,247
- Overall traffic: 8,955,807 sessions, 28,105,683 pageviews. || April 2016: 8,451,885 sessions, 26,140,262 pageviews. || May 2015: 7,992,771 sessions, 24,669,848 pageviews.
- New users: 2017
- Most commented deal: Motorola Moto X Style (Unlocked & Unbranded), $299 from Vodafone (When Added to Plan) (593 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: Up to 50% off Nike Shoes & Boots @ Rebel Sport (Free Delivery and Returns) (3697 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: Passport Wallet (Genuine Leather, Handmade in Australia) for $74.95 + Free Shipping ($5 off) @ Stasch (-8 votes)
Real time stats from our wiki
2016: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr
2015: Zeitgeist Dec - Nov - Oct - Sept - Aug - Jul - Jun -May - Apr - Mar - Jan
2014: Zeitgeist - Nov - Oct - Sept
I think you have a mod in the making ;)