What Was Your Best Bargain You Got from OzBargain?

LUnacceptable on 14/02/2018 - 17:59

I joined Ozbargain about 1-2 years ago and I admit that I enjoyed heaps of bargains but the most memorable bargain that I grabbed in Ozbargain was from ASOS with CK sunglasses at $20 delivered.
I don't have a link and cannot remember who posted it but I was just in the right time, right place and quick enough to grab one back then.
The rrp was about $400 and everyone in the thread said it will not be delivered and will be cancelled but surprise, it was delivered shipped from UK and it's a fantastic product at fraction of the price.

What was your best bargain so far?

General Discussion

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  • try2bhelpful on 14/02/2018 - 18:19

    Mine was definitely the round the world business class tickets with Virgin Airlines for $3400 each - normally roughly $7,000+ dollars.

    Melbourne - HK - London - LA - Melbourne.

    It was proper business class with fly flat seats, lounge access, priority check in, the works. It was also avaiable over the September/October period so the available days weren't stupidly prohibitive. Very nice but it has spoilt me completely from travelling at the back of the plane again - as my trip to Hawaii at Christmas confirmed.

    We saw the deal on Ozbargain and within 30 minutes we walked down to Flight Centre and just booked the fares. We then worked out the trip around what we had booked.

    A very big thanks to whoever posted that.

    If anyone sees something like that again please don't keep it to yourselves.

    • Unacceptable on 14/02/2018 - 19:06

      What a bargain. I bet you get addicted to Ozbargain waiting for next best deal!

      • try2bhelpful on 14/02/2018 - 19:09

        ohh, you betcha but it does set a really high bar. I've seen some business class tickets to Europe for Qatar for about $4,500 but I just couldn't pull the trigger - I keep waiting for El Dorado again.

  • Godric on 14/02/2018 - 18:52
    +3

    'Member Since 18/08/2017' = 1-2 years? :O

  • Unacceptable on 14/02/2018 - 19:07
    +1

    Don't forget that was after I have been as a guest in Ozbargain for long

  • spackbace on 14/02/2018 - 19:11

    2 nights in Melbourne for 2 people (plus a 1yo baby), and 2 return airfares from Per-Mel = $180 (and included 12 bottles of wine) (Deal)

    Proposing to the then-gf, only to break up a few years later = priceless!

    Nah but that's probably the biggest/best bargain I've gained off here.

    Though comp wins of a Dyson V6 Absolute ($800 RRP at the time), Xbox One Halo Edition (~$500 at the time), limited edition Jack Daniels bottle (~$180) at the time) would be even better 'bargains' :)

    • anthem29 on 06/04/2018 - 11:14

      Got the same Per-Mel deal. What a bargain! Still get the occasional Jacobs Creek email, and wonder if we'll see it again.

    • mafroew on 30/04/2020 - 13:23

      I won the stay in the Hidden House! Dyson spared no expense

      Proof for the non-believers

      • spackbace on 30/04/2020 - 19:43

        The pic is 150x84…

  • [Deactivated] on 14/02/2018 - 19:39

    The free raspberry pi board from the Watson iot Windows promotion (cause I’m a “developer “)

    • No Username on 14/02/2018 - 20:30

      Dam, when was this deal? I'm also a windows developer. Was this before they were giving out the intel eddison chips to play around with?

    • Mokr on 06/04/2018 - 10:39

      The raspberry pi makes for a good paper weight

      • [Deactivated] on 06/04/2018 - 11:25

        Great paper weight if it’s free

  • roastchook on 14/02/2018 - 19:59

    200gb SanDisk micro sd from a few months ago for about 70 bucks. 200gb +android +poweramp music player= something I could only dream about 10 years ago. Music collection in my pocket.

    • AlienC on 10/04/2018 - 03:13

      Micro sd card same for me.

  • moto on 14/02/2018 - 20:18

    My Uniqlo lightweight down jacket for free at a opening store event. They don't really last long though but it was really comfy mine got shredded + roadrashed when I fell off my bike. I need another down jacket when winter comes that's just like it.

    • Unacceptable on 14/02/2018 - 20:31

      Was it from Ozbargain tho?

      • moto on 14/02/2018 - 20:47

        Yes. It was quite a while ago though back in 2015 at two store openings. First opening I missed out, but the second one somebody in front of me had queue jumped a kid so they also got a second ticket. They gave each person out for 1 free jacket. And that's quite unfair since only 100 people got a jacket. In this thread

  • Deepwinter on 14/02/2018 - 20:27

    Buying a Canon 6D and 24-70 f/2.8 at Jb Hi-fi. I waited for a sale on the camera body and negotiated a better price on the lens. I paid with JB hifi vouchers purchased at Big W at 10% off and finally claimed back GST on my way out of the country.

    • schlager on 03/04/2018 - 18:31

      So what was the total? 6d I or ii?

      • Deepwinter on 07/04/2018 - 19:48

        This was back in 2014 - 6d mark I. I think I paid 4k all up. So factoring in the gift cards and claiming GST, I paid roughly 3.2k

  • chumlee on 14/02/2018 - 20:36

    Logitech Ultimate Ears BOOM 2 - Phantom $19 

  • mskeggs on 14/02/2018 - 22:02

    $750 MacBook Air
    $550 Iphone
    $50 Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
    Various wine deals at better than 75% off RRP.
    Various cheap flights (best likely Beijing and Singapore Air for under $300rt)

  • [Deactivated] on 14/02/2018 - 22:13

    $2 ladder from Kmart :) 6-7 years ago.

  • Pharos5 on 14/02/2018 - 22:17

    Back in mid 2015. $200 off the S6 edge and another $200 for any working trade-in phone (including my voda-locked brick). Using it to type this right now.

  • garffi on 14/02/2018 - 22:34

    $282 return trip from Melbourne to Ho Chi Minh City. It was my first solo trip :)

  • [Deactivated] on 15/02/2018 - 13:10

    i almost got an ozbargain tshirt for free once

  • 2ndeffort on 15/02/2018 - 15:35

    Cant remember exactly the $$ but managed to get a $hitload off a Volvo S60 sedan after a post on here about how Volvo had missed their annual sales targets and were desperate to clear stock. Held a couple of sales guys feet to the flames before somebody blinked!

  • dann on 15/02/2018 - 18:37

    The $840 odd for the iPhone 8 64gb was quite nice. More generally the credit card deals and taking advantage of introductory points bonuses has proved to save me so much cash over the years. Plus knowing that I have enough point for a return business class ticket to most places in the world is quite a nice feeling on difficult days.

  • chu-oh on 15/02/2018 - 20:25

    Myer/eBay's 20% off about 6 months ago was a good deal, got me a my gf both new macbooks.

  • ganymede on 16/02/2018 - 02:50

    Free Domino's pizza

  • blackdiamond on 16/02/2018 - 14:20

    $100 return ticket to Bali. Ended up booking family of 4 10nights and flights for $1000. First purchase from ozbargain and chasing another deal like it!

  • baldur on 05/04/2018 - 20:50

    350$ canon eos m3 . it was a price error at jb-hi-fi but they honoured. normally it was about 800 bucks i guess.

  • altomic on 05/04/2018 - 21:12

    tork industrial paper towel 5cents a roll from 2014.
    scored 10 rolls @ 5 cents each. double ply and 1000 sheets per roll.
    use them in the kitchen and have only gone through 5 rolls so far.

    Bris-Beijing Return $225 Return
    Bris -Chennai $259 return

  • mini2 on 05/04/2018 - 21:32
    +1

    Free 7-11 sandwich and 600ml Coke. Ended up eating close to $1k worth.

  • DarkOz on 07/04/2018 - 07:39

    Some Nike Pegasus 34 GS shoes for $32. RRP in Aus is around $110. Best I could find on sale is around $80.

  • doogiechap on 08/04/2018 - 23:14

    Netgear DIR-865L Wireless AC Router
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/102502

    After the $100 cashback I made $15.50 :-D

    Still feeling the glow of that one :-)

  • AlienC on 10/04/2018 - 03:16

    Probably a Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X or some free specs from a deal posted a very long time ago.. Was probably my first one that I first participated in and could be the one that showed me the way.

    Also the first Samsung galaxy tab back in 2011. Man tablet tech was becoming huge back then.

  • Zavala on 26/04/2020 - 18:37
    Merged from What Was Your Greatest OzBargain Deal of All Time (or so far*)?

    Just like the title say's really, what was your greatest OzBargain deal of all time?

    I've only been checking Ob out for 6 months or so really but mine was probably the "Bose SoundLink Mini II Special Edition" for $101 (retail was $299) - and the thrill of seeing if they would honour it or not, what a wild ride. Not a single second of buyers remorse either, absolutely love the thing.

    • wordplay on 26/04/2020 - 18:49

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/432819

      and the free soccer ball rates highly

      • [Deactivated] on 26/04/2020 - 19:48
        -1

        yep that soccer ball deal gave me the kicks!

      • Boioioioi on 27/04/2020 - 07:00

        What was the free soccer ball?

    • Tekon on 26/04/2020 - 18:51
      +2

      Definitely https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/491520
      Easiest $250 I've made in my life.
      They changed the deal before stores opened but my store hadn't caught on yet. What's more, Telstra allowed to me to cancel a few hours later with no disconnection cost (i.e didn't pay for the first month). Ended up selling the $300 card to someone for $250 cash. Beautiful! Thanks OzBargain

    • spackbace on 26/04/2020 - 18:56
      +18

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/85335

      $180 = 2 return flights for 2 from Perth to Melbourne, 2 nights accommodation and 12 bottles of wine

      Still yet to be beaten

      Though my $130 10TB hdd comes close 😂

      In b4 someone says about the Bunnings drone 😑

      • spackbace on 27/04/2020 - 23:17

        To further add to this

        • The optus competition which gave out $10/$20 e-gift cards in December 2014. Just needed a throwaway email and could keep hitting it up. Egift cards were emailed straight away. Made for a much better Christmas!

        • body shop comp last year. Scored $500 worth of egift cards in about an hour or so. Christmas was sorted

        • a West Australian subscriber deal I posted. Got 2 tickets to Wicked and could cancel the sub straight away (they later changed the terms of future comps to say 3 months minimum)

        And other comp wins of course (Dyson V6, Xbox One bundle, various eskies 😂)

    • Ash-Say on 26/04/2020 - 19:02
      +1

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/235529

      Was going overseas in next 1 month and was able to secure free phones for whole family :)

    • [Deactivated] on 26/04/2020 - 19:12

      Me, personally, nothing because I only ever frequent the forum section of ozb.

      My wife, who sometimes uses my account, scored the bunnings drone. There was also the free money from the banks when you open an account.

      Edit: Getting paid to buy stuff e.g Buying oral-b electric toothbrushes for 1/2 price at woolies ( $35) and then claiming the $50 cashback from Oral-b.

    • YTW on 26/04/2020 - 19:14
      +1

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/274578?page=1#comment-4152…

      Was a pricing error, but they honoured it for everyone that booked direct. We had an awesome family trip. Really glad we went too - might be a while until the next European trip!

      • KevinL on 26/04/2020 - 20:59
        +2

        Your greatest bargain was our greatest fail - about three weeks after booking we found out we were unexpectedly pregnant (at 24 weeks) and consequently we had to can the trip, only got a few hundred back but I guess it was worth it? :D

        • hypie on 28/04/2020 - 09:15
          +1

          Would have been a much better trip if the "unexpecredly pregnant" happened in Paris!

    • qwerty on 26/04/2020 - 19:36
      +3

      The promotix / itsonthehouse deals

      Paying $10 or less to go see a show worth hundreds is an absolute bargain

      • spackbace on 26/04/2020 - 19:42
        +8

        And then people bitch about the booking fee lol

    • gooddealmate on 26/04/2020 - 19:37
      +11

      Surprised no one has mentioned the Bunnings Drone deal. Honoured the deal plus $250 gift card for all those who missed out.

    • try2bhelpful on 26/04/2020 - 20:05
      +1

      Round the world virgin business class tickets for $3500 each; would normally be $6,000 each.Great trip. I doubt we will see something like that again in a very long time, if ever.

    • Mechz on 26/04/2020 - 20:15

      It was a while back (2016) but $40 one way Melbourne to Brisbane (same price back the other way).

    • peterpeterpumpkin on 26/04/2020 - 21:25
      -3

      It was 2013 and I had quite the chunk of savings in the bank from bringing my lunch into work.

      During one lazy afternoon I was on the dunny scrolling OzBargain when this deal caught my eye. That's right, an island with US$11.5m sliced off the usual price tag! At $13.5m, I thought it was still a bit expensive since it hadn't sold at that listed price for a while and due to heritage reasons I couldn't rename the island to Lara, the name of my now ex-girlfriend. To make matters worse, I didn't have US$13.5m.

      The deal was moved to the forums due to insufficient quantity, and I basically moved on with my life. A few months later, I'm sitting in a tattoo parlour, getting Lara's name etched onto my neck, when I receive an SMS from one of my real estate agents. He tells me about this private island, "Allan Island", that's up for sale in Washington, and has insider knowledge that the seller is willing to renegotiate quite a bit. Thanks to OzBargain, I had already done my research and also knew that the seller, Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen (unrelated to the "Allan" the island was named after), would have been getting pretty desperate by then. Thanks to the deal getting moved to the forums, it also reduced the visibility of the deal, which probably worked in my favour.

      Come December, the island still hadn't sold and I was getting confident it was time to pounce. I fly out to the US with Lara, knock on Paul's door (embarrassingly I didn't notice the door bell) and when he answered the door I basically said "I've got US$8m and I want the island - take it or leave it". He gave in and the rest, as they say, is history.

      I wouldn't exactly say I have "buyer's remorse" but caretaking for the island has become a bit of an expense and a hassle. When my relationship with Lara ended I lost quite a bit at settlement and ended up splurging at restaurants almost every single day. Thanks to emotional eating I'm almost down to my last million, so I think it's time to sell up and move on. I had a few free Big Macs from McDonald's the other month and that was pretty sweet, too.

    • slow on 26/04/2020 - 21:39

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/234301

      Not the biggest bargain ever in terms of % saved, but it is something that I use this all the time. It is big and heavy and I wouldn't ever even think if putting batteries in it (takes 8 x Ds!) but for sound quality it poos over all other portable speakers I have heard. It sounds better outside than my mounted JBL speakers

    • victorwilson on 26/04/2020 - 21:40
      +4

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/491146

      Many of us managed to score a Pixel 4 for $199 a few days after release - saved $850.

    • silverrat23 on 26/04/2020 - 21:43
      +2

      Free beer (4-pack of Pacific Radler) from Liqourland is up there. I mean, who could say no to free beer?

    • [Deactivated] on 26/04/2020 - 22:18

      The gold cross carbon racing bicycle one was my favourite. Lots of people buying 2.

      I missed it, but the bunnings drone lotto was amazing. There were also some amazing airline price error deals shortly after…I wonder if they were affected by covid. Honorable mention goes to the massively upvoted random Tesla deal.

    • pegaxs on 26/04/2020 - 23:08
      +1
      • Broden

      Just going to leave that there… can anyone beat that deal?

    • Flowerbomb on 26/04/2020 - 23:08
      +1

      $99 AirPods 2. Also won $500 from a contest posted on ozbargain. Those $35 sperry shoes. Lots and lots of free shit.

    • Godric on 26/04/2020 - 23:12
      +2

      Hmm, the Mayvers Peanut butter deals :)

    • Farrba on 26/04/2020 - 23:18

      i remember bargains like logitech wheel for $20..and some people were able to get 1k galaxy phones for 10% of the normal price.

      only had digital games on xbox for 1 cent each, but never got to play thrm really.

    • azngamer on 26/04/2020 - 23:31
      +4

      Wii U premium back in 2013 or 2014 for $179 iirc. It was being sold at the non premium price by either target or kmart and someone on ozbargain realised that if they didn't put it while stocks last, they need to honour the next best thing. The bundle came with Mario kart and we get to choose 1 of 10 games and one of them being legend of zelda windwaker.

      Found the deal randomly at 4am because I had difficulty sleeping and ended up staying awake and waiting outside the shop. Got 2 and called my best friend if he wanted a wii U. The wii U didn't do well, but given that we got 2 AAA games and console at $179 and the better version of the console too, it was definitely valued for money and we made good use of the console.

      I can't find the deal anymore though. But it was the deal that got me hooked on ozbargain.

      Its a story we still share to this day about how great of a deal it was.

    • mitcheo on 26/04/2020 - 23:53
      +2

      bunnings drone voucher

    • nomoneynoproblems on 26/04/2020 - 23:59

      I don't have nothing on some of the epic deals above but some recent ones that come to mind that I've managed to score; Amazon ON whey deal, ps plus voucher for sony headphones - sold it on the forums for $30 lol, that time repco or sca had an amazing price for ozbargain favorite 5-30w oil, free Google play credit for new Google one subs.

    • butterbuts on 27/04/2020 - 07:57
      +1

      The Kenwood Cooking Chef from David Jones. My mother had been wanting a kitchen aid for a while and I was lucky enough to come across this. The DJ across the road sold out but the one in Brisbane City had 2 left and put 1 asside for me. This thing weighs close to 30KG and the box is unwieldy. Carrying it through the city was a struggle haha. To make it even better, my mother saw they had deals and bought a cheaper one and came in to work (we used to work together) all happy but as I had bought the other one as a surprise I flat out told her to "return it now" haha.

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/196609

      I also got a Canon 700D and an LG 4K TV from the Dick Smith Closure. Another good one was the BIG W gaming sale where games were $3 and 3DS and 2DS' were going for $50.

    • ColonialBoy on 27/04/2020 - 08:07

      The $10 Stanley screwdriver deal which seems to be the entry point as a beginner ozbargainer.

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/410040

    • dp1 on 27/04/2020 - 08:24
      +1

      Set of 4 Cuisinart saucepans for $75 (RRP about $1000) on Catch. I received $15 catch credit a few days earlier, and managed to get them in the brief window before they were restricted to Club Catch only.

    • Scorpex on 27/04/2020 - 08:52
      +3

      Free 200 gig per month phone plan for Amaysim energy customers. Learnt about it here before notification by Amaysim. Ditched current phone plan and home internet (now hotspotting). Latest calcs show I am paying $13 a quarter more for electricity than I could be but no phone or internet costs exceed this by an enormous amount.

      • kooljp on 27/04/2020 - 11:14
        +2

        +1 this was/is a great deal. We now have 5 Amaysim sim cards for a total 1000 GB for free each month.
        We also have solar with Amaysim so our electricity bill over summer is approx $180 in credit per quarter.

    • Inzo on 27/04/2020 - 10:51

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/5501117/redir

      $1829 iPhone X for $1610 via using Officeworks to pricematch someone elses pricing error (on a potentially Grey import also), and then got another $161 refunded by TRS when I went on a cruise the following month, so basically an $1829 phone, for $1449, or $380 discount compared to buying direct from Apple

    • Lanushi on 27/04/2020 - 11:33
      +1

      Probably all those free Udemy short courses. Can't put a price on knowledge, amirite?

    • afah0447 on 27/04/2020 - 12:09

      Free cup of coffee.

    • innov on 27/04/2020 - 16:04

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/469251 - I really enjoyed this one because it both my showers were leaking at the time so getting decent quality shower heads was great!
      This deal is still going for NSW residents. Highly recommended.

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/448478 - If you install your air cons during the winter, prices are so much more cheaper and certain brands offer EFTPOS gift cards as inventives.

    • Andard on 27/04/2020 - 16:39

      it would have to be that 35 cent delivered scratch world map from amazon. Mind boggling you'd get something like that delivered to you for under a dollar. Pretty quick delivery too from what I remember.

    • choosk on 27/04/2020 - 17:05
      +1

      Acer Aspire V Nitro
      Price error $1699 (RRP $2500). Sold it for $2.1k

    • Drakesy on 27/04/2020 - 17:06
      +1

      Not Really a bargain as such but the Kogan Black $500 credit card for $500 spend was pretty damn good.
      Haven't spent it yet but having it there for a rainy day is a nice to have
      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/500834

    • Brick Tamland on 27/04/2020 - 17:07
      +2

      My fave was the cheap PlayStation subscriptions from jb hi fi and when they tried to fix the price they accidentally sent out another subscription. I think this was deal.
      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/311821

      And the Harvey Norman promo code error that gave $27 off everything. They sent cancellation email but i still got it delivered. Haha.

      The recent adidas deal was good too. Got me ultra boost for cheap and so comfy!

    • [Deactivated] on 27/04/2020 - 18:01

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/491477

      Ridiculous price for the specs!

    • Melb69 on 27/04/2020 - 18:02

      Last year there was the Jaguar The art of performance. Went for a few hours at Sandown Vic. Got to drive the FPace V8 and Ftype on the track, Also the got a test of their all electic car. A small time attack in a Ftype. Recieved a show bag with a Jag cap. Day capped off with am experienced racing driver taking you around at full cracker on a hot lap.

      The other was when someone on here managed to organise a purchase of an item from Singapore and so happened within a week or so that her sister was coming to Aus, so had the item hand delivered to me back in Melbourne. Love this forum and the community.

    • [Deactivated] on 27/04/2020 - 18:27
      -4

      I'm selfish when I see a deal I only tell about it on the last day, or not at all

    • TheBird on 27/04/2020 - 18:46
      +3

      Covid19 Suppliment. Only cost me my job and I get $550 a fortnight.

    • emoticon on 27/04/2020 - 18:54
      +1

      Dell printer $9 delivered back in 2012. Cheaper than buying an ink cartridge for one colour.

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/73273

    • Frugal Desi on 27/04/2020 - 19:11
      +1

      1.When we ripped Telstra (JB HiFi) for $199 for pixel 4 and $99 for S10e last late Nov/ Early Dec…then sold the phones making a net profit of $1500.

      2.Amaysim $6 for 628 renewals and then receiving enormous bonus data for 4 times in that plan…varying from 50gb2 and 100gb*2.

      3.Buying A Refurb Hp i7-8550u for $517 (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/473796)screen had a bluish tinge but was able to readjust colour to satisfactory level then (i a quite tech-savvy), realised the laptop had empty space for 2 HDD inside buying RAM, SSD, Seagate 2tB cheap via oz bargain waits to spend a total around $800 to build a HP laptop with 16gigs ram, 512gb Nvme, and 4Tb storage (2+2 Seagate pried out of cases inside)

    • happydude on 27/04/2020 - 19:18
      +8

      Getting a Nintendo Switch at RRP.

    • justaperson on 27/04/2020 - 19:24
      +2

      The best deal I got from ozbargain was this deal back in 2014 when they had the Dolce Gusto coffee machines on sale at Target for $69 but then you'd get $75 cashback so basically were paid $6 to take the coffee machine. I got even luckier and the clerk made a mistake and gave me the Genio 2 instead of the Genio. So it was a massive bargain.

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