What Have Been The Top 5 Best Genuine Deals Ever Posted on OzBargain?

heartychat on 23/10/2018 - 12:01
Last edited 23/10/2018 - 12:28

I’ve been on Ozbargain for many years and been wondering what have been the top 5 genuine deals ever posted on Ozbargain?

When I mean genuine, I’m excluding price errors, deals where you need paid membership, competitions, limited supply freebies and severely limited supply items (e.g. only valid for the first 3 people). I’m just interested in the best pure deal that has ever been posted.

Legitimate price matching or price beating counts as a genuine deal, as well as discounted gift voucher purchases which stacked with other discounts too.

If you could link the bargain too for reference, that would be great!

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  • altomic on 25/10/2018 - 15:46
    +1

    1) super cheap virgin flights to Chennai + Beijing (1 adult+ 3 kids = $1060 + $893 respectively)
    2) 5 Cent Tork Industrial Paper rolls from November 2014. Ordered 10 rolls to use in the kitchen. have 1.5 rolls left.
    3) Free $16 Canadian Club & Dry 4-Pack Voucher from april 2011 it was a giftcard that could be used for anything. just required a facebook like to get one. scored a couple.
    4) Grays Online $20 off Any Wine Order (no min spend) from Nov 2011 was able to buy half cases of wine for $2.15.
    5) Microsoft Wireless Desktop 800 Keyboard & Mouse $1.10 with officeworks price beat from Jan 2015

  • Taita on 25/10/2018 - 16:08
    +1

    The old Telstra Friends and Family plan offers.

    • Sweet3st on 25/10/2018 - 17:22
      +1

      I'm still on $10 /month… signed up originally with an iPhone 5 for $380 all up in monthly payments… so cheap back then :)

      • Taita on 31/10/2018 - 14:47

        I only recently gave it up after years. I figured Belong $10 (+$5 for international calls and sms) was better for me now.

  • sghetti on 25/10/2018 - 16:09
    -2

    $10 buckets of KFC Popcorn Chicken

  • gimme on 25/10/2018 - 17:05
    +6

    BEST DEAL EVER was when I stayed off OZB for month. SAVED ME THOUSANDS!!!

    • Zaenille on 26/10/2018 - 12:56
      +1

      Can you share the promo codes?

      • bghunter on 28/10/2018 - 19:16
        +1

        'Angrywife'

  • Tasmaniac on 25/10/2018 - 17:52

    65' 4k smart TV for $65 from DSE when they were closing down.

    Xbox one bundle from big w for $150. Just after the Xbox was released.

    $50 Vodafone starter packs for $1.

    Those were the days.

    • Hoardz01 on 25/10/2018 - 19:08
      +2

      Waa that when they were kicked out of David Jones ("DJ") or the actual Dick Smith clearance?

      The deals when they left DJ were the most incredible times, it was like a national treasure hunt. I couldn't find the link, but it would make a good read. Your $65 TV is up there with some of the best deals ever surely.

      I scored a brand new, top of the line Panasonic plasma 55" for $129 (approx 90% off) which is by far my number one OZB deal.

      Unfortunately,no other deals since can really compare and there was a strange period where I got no joy from comparatively worse "bargains", actually decreased my spending afterwards.

      Has anyone else experienced this strange phenomenon?

      • Tasmaniac on 27/10/2018 - 15:50

        Yeah I agree, I think the first year or so is always the best. These days Ozb is just a habit, don't spend anywhere near as much anymore.

    • AlienC on 28/10/2018 - 01:34
      -2

      65' 4k smart TV for $65 from DSE when they were closing down.

      Got a link for this or exact brand model number sold.. I am in the market for one of this.

  • TicTacsSmellNice on 25/10/2018 - 18:16
    +1

    Best one I think I managed to get from OzBargain was back in 2012

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/85779
    Pink Floyd Discovery Remastered Box Set - 14 Albums for $16.50 (BigPond Music 320k MP3 Download)

  • Kegsta on 25/10/2018 - 18:29
    +1

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/336341

    Free Domino's Traditional Pizza for Signing up to Microsoft Rewards

    A year ago, you could use throw away emails, then when you went to order you could double or triple down on the codes by submitting multiple orders with the same codes.

    Bill Gates provided my household and friends with about 50 free pizzas.

    • Tasmaniac on 25/10/2018 - 20:28
      +1

      Oh was that the mogul launch ?. I actually created a few decent tasting pizzas.

      • [Deactivated] on 25/10/2018 - 22:51

        Yeah baby.. Mogul deal was awesome.

  • Magnastar on 25/10/2018 - 19:37

    There was a Dominos offer on here a few years ago but I don't remember the details but the code was for a free traditional pizza and garlic bread delivered with no minimum order to get it delivered.

    I ended up with around 18 by creating a heap of dominos1 dominos2 dominos3 etc etc emails, and in the end I was so hated that I had to get Dominos head office to intervene each time I ordered, because after a couple of orders the store manager/owner rang me up furious each time calling me a scumbag and a scam artist and then refusing to deliver the order and telling me I had to come pick them up if I wanted them (I only lived two streets away). I got in touch with Dominos each time and then about 10 minutes later another employee would ring me confirming they were going to deliver it to me. Always had to carefully pour over it to make sure there were no foreign fluids or objects hidden in or around it but I had the time of my life for about a month.

    • gimme on 25/10/2018 - 21:21

      Pretty silly move imo.. as if you'd know what they'd done to your pizza by looking at it.

      • Magnastar on 25/10/2018 - 21:29
        +3

        I'm pretty sure the herpes battle I've had ever since that month is completely unrelated.

    • JSQUARED on 28/10/2018 - 01:38
      +1

      Was it this one? :)
      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/171802

      • Magnastar on 28/10/2018 - 13:55
        +2

        Yep that was it! I also recall I got a free tap king dispenser not long before they shut down, and when they did I got a $30 visa gift card for returning my free dispenser too.

        Did quite well out of Tap King now that I think about it

        • altomic on 31/10/2018 - 23:32

          those tap king dispenser swere a gold mine. my local BWS had half a dozen that they were clearing out for $2 each. I bought them all and claimed a visa gift card for each of them.

  • Vallani on 25/10/2018 - 19:45
    +1

    The Qantas points offer for buying life insurance which could be cancelled after one payment (less than $10). That was a great way to get lots of cheap points.

  • Thenarrator on 25/10/2018 - 20:53

    9 for 9 kfc tuesdays

  • TurkishDelight on 25/10/2018 - 20:59

    50% off on ebay categories, man I got my ps4 for $150 from someone on OZB (he got $300 as ebay paid another 150 to him). I guess that was best deal so far for me.

  • SiameseIfYouPlease on 25/10/2018 - 21:54
    +1

    I've only been an active ozbargainer for a year or so, but my favourite bargains I've ever purchased were-

    Nintendo switch for $304 (ebay plus free trial, + 10% discounted eBay vouchers)

    PS VR + Camera set- was $499 - down to $199.

    Youfoodz did a $50 off coupon for new customers last year so I ended up getting like 10 meals delivered for about $10. $1 per meal! Crazy.

    Kogan mobile prepaid -BOGOF - yearly large pack x 2 for $400.
    I used one for myself.. I used to spend $60 per month on Optus prepaid, and now that was just $16 per month, so I saved about $500 for the year.. then with the other voucher, I ended up selling it on gumtree when the sale was over, for $300, and pocketed a quick $100 profit.
    So all up, I saved $600 from Kogan.

    I recently bought a 40" TV from JB HIFI ebay store for 20% off. It came down to $199 and is a great little TV for the bedroom, especially paired with a $20 google chrome dongle I got from eBay, and a $20 wall mount. Entire smart TV set up in the bedroom for $239. Not bad at all.

    Ebay 10, 15, and 18% off coupons have been great too.
    As well as the free eBay listings that don't charge a final value fee. I've saved a ton of money through them too

    Oh, and most recently, return tickets to Japan for $350!

    I love ozbargain so much!

  • Bargainaholic on 25/10/2018 - 22:38
    +1

    1) unlimited supply of Cadbury bars

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/32316

    2) PS3 $194.94 from toys r us, the birth of “Broden”

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/35833

    3) Portable speakers from Woolies for 1c each.

    I remember picking up 12 for 10c.

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/54640#comment

    4) The free Air wick candles from woolies but got taken down after a few days

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/73578

    5) This deal from Game was under the radar - trade in any 2 games and get 1 game for $1

    I would make sure the purchased games are not on the JB Hi-Fi exclusion list and would go to JB and trade 2/3 games for a brand new release title.

  • belongsinforums on 25/10/2018 - 23:02

    No love for free big macs for a month?

  • belongsinforums on 25/10/2018 - 23:05

    And the free 6 pack of shandies from bws. Pretty much unlimited

  • Drj55 on 25/10/2018 - 23:34
    +1

    Kenwood chef mixer attachments for $10 each. They still sell them now for about $200. I have a cupboard full of unused pasta rollers! https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/282607

  • konazz on 26/10/2018 - 00:13
    -1

    Amex velocity card. Ends up with about 500,000 velocity points
    I did my first one off a referral link so I got 105k. Then did referral links for wife, brother and father. Each one netted me 115k. Then I had another 6 people at work sign up on my referral link.

    I’m so used to travelling business, I refuse to go to work sponsored conferences unless I’d fly business. I think even my daughter is too used to flying business.

    Can’t wait to finish my home loan refinance and I can start over again.

  • Jackson on 26/10/2018 - 01:02

    My personal favorite: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/253630

    Had at least a hundred invited before it was moved to the forums, shame really

  • Ahan on 26/10/2018 - 06:26

    Did anyone mention 50% eBay BBQ deal and the good guys gift cards at post office?

  • peterpeterpumpkin on 26/10/2018 - 07:59
    +1

    I think objectively that cash upon bank sign-up (e.g. $100 from ING) would be the benchmark, since most people could benefit and whether true or not my tax agent said that most of those were tax-free gifts. Even the $100 Coles voucher from ANZ would benefit most people in metro areas. Of course many people would argue that verifying ID turns it into a job (albeit a well-paid one), and real-world experience outside OzBargain suggests people value free time over money (which sounds kinda sweet, until you see how those same people spend their time).

    Of course I've saved way more on flights (my only big ticket spend) but most full-time employed people wouldn't care for those.

  • knk on 26/10/2018 - 08:50
    +1

    I got a printer delivered for $7 once , good stuff

    • AlienC on 28/10/2018 - 01:39

      Am in the market for one now damn you

  • myusername on 26/10/2018 - 10:50

    free condoms

  • Miami Mall Alien on 26/10/2018 - 13:25

    The Dick Smith pricing error on the G27 back in 2014.

    Some insufferably lucky bastards actually scored a racing wheel for $20 that retailed for $399 at the time.

    Yes I know you said no pricing errors but this is still a shining example of the kind of bizarro-world/alternate dimension antics that can happen, through the power of OzBargain.

  • wengerboy on 26/10/2018 - 14:29

    PSVR for $190

  • treeman on 26/10/2018 - 15:10

    Half price weber BBQ with ebay.
    Chromebook for about $100 US from amazon
    Cans of Coke using multiple woolworths coupons online
    Oral B electric Toothbrush with cashback which turned out to cost $0 as paid $50 half price then $50 cashback. Having said that I now buy electric toothbrushes so in a way that has cost me more money.

  • ben1103 on 26/10/2018 - 16:51

    The no spend free 6 pack of beer from Liquorland promotional code that wasn't unique, I think the deal got pulled in the end due to a request.

    • silverrat23 on 26/10/2018 - 23:03
      +1

      Was that Pacific Radler? If so, I also went nuts on that promo!

      Was nice to be asked for ID most of the time (I don't do nightclubs/casinos/etc.)

  • centurylegend on 26/10/2018 - 19:50
    +2

    Citibank signature card no annual fee ever.

    • benzz3 on 27/10/2018 - 12:26

      Yep same here and i am still using the signature card till this day.
      Amex travel explorer too with the bonus rewards point but cancelled it after one year . ($400 annual free thereafter yikes)

  • yaziyo on 26/10/2018 - 23:05

    $250 webjet giftcard for referring someone to ING. I referred both of my parents - a $500 discount on flights was pretty sweet.

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/188957

    EDIT: looking back on it, I referred my dad which got a $250 coupon for him and $250 for me. So it was still a $500 discount on flights lol

  • unity1 on 27/10/2018 - 01:59

    Is there a post discussing the best deal you found but never posted?

  • krisspy on 27/10/2018 - 07:24

    Free Netflix when buying optus products. I had like 2 years worth of Netflix for free (well a couple of bucks profit) after buying all those prepaid phones/modems and selling them to Cex.

  • benzz3 on 27/10/2018 - 12:20
    +2

    Hello!
    I am long time lurker and this is my 2nd post and i thank ozbargain from the bottom of my heart lol ..
    Had so many good deals from free cases of beers wines free burgers this free that free lol but one thats memorable to me is applying for new Amex credit card deal (no Fee) and receive nespresso coffee machine worth $200 for FREEE. Thats around 2012. Geez i was single and now married with kids. Ozbargain 4evaa.

  • skywards on 27/10/2018 - 14:09

    What comes to mind was the great deal on kindle paper white when subscribed to free trial of amazon prime.

    Also hey you app and their 5 free coffees

  • cannedhams on 27/10/2018 - 16:12

    That Woolies voucher that got you a free pack of Be Natural bars. I would scan the voucher, eat the bars, come back in an hour, scan the voucher, eat the bars. I think I would have had probably eighteen packets in a single weekend.

  • AlienC on 28/10/2018 - 02:00

    The refurbished 1070 laptop deals going for under $1100

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/310601

    I still have nnightmares on missing that sale.

    There was also a tower going for around that price with even better specs but really wanted a portable laptop at the time.. still do.

  • pistachio1 on 29/10/2018 - 17:29

    When if you bought six bottles of a certain wine, they'd give you a code to get a free Domino's traditional pizza, but someone looked at the HTML of the website or something and found all the free pizza codes. This was in 2012, I think. My husband and I ate free pizza for a month.

  • 2ndeffort on 29/10/2018 - 21:03

    Man Utd pricing error back in 2016 where the official online store was selling current EPL shirts for AUD $30. Good for a couple of XMas presents for the kids. https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/243461

  • Bappy on 01/11/2018 - 15:32
    +3

    Who remembers the Pinchme Free Samples?

  • RioBravo on 02/11/2018 - 16:36

    The $350 delivered PS4 Pro 1TB Fortnight bundle.

    People immediately selling it for $600 - $650. Hell, they are still $560ish to buy. Even today's deal of a refurb is $450.

    Free $60 cheese platter every Sunday for a month delivered through Foodora I think it was? Or Menulog?

  • Spun on 14/11/2018 - 07:59
    +1

    Lots of deals over the years, but the one that stands out in my memory was the great Dell printer cock-up of 2012.

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

    1. $9 printers, delivered.
    2. Dell runs out of printers, but graciously honours the deal by substituting higher models
    3. Dell becomes so overwhelmed with Ozbargain orders that they end up shipping multiple printers (the Dell 525W was worth ~$140 each at the time)
    4. I received 3 x 525W models for $9, likewise my parents did from their order
    5. Contacted Dell and offered to send the printers back, and was told to keep them (but no warranty on the extras that we didn't pay for X-D)

    Good times.

  • DiLs on 21/03/2019 - 14:07
    Merged from Single Most Beneficial OzBargain Post

    What has been Ozbargain's single most beneficial post for you and how much money you saved due to that?
    For me it was the deal by crazycs which helped me save $399 on the latest samsung galaxy s10e.

    • foxmulder on 21/03/2019 - 14:09
      +11

      I saved more from that same s10 post by NOT buying :)

      • DiLs on 21/03/2019 - 14:30

        I knew at least one miser would comment on my post.

      • Yummy on 21/03/2019 - 16:33

        The above comment is followed by X Files theme song.

    • defined on 21/03/2019 - 14:28

      This one back in the days before I knew about craft beers - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/31324

      • DiLs on 21/03/2019 - 14:33
        -1

        wow thats like one day of your salary ….. amazing

    • rambutann on 21/03/2019 - 15:20

      I may or may not have Ozbargained the crap out of this deal.. I may or may not have accumulated $1200 worth of free flights…

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/139632

    • [Deactivated] on 21/03/2019 - 15:25
      +1

      Every eneloop post. I didn't know I needed so many AA and AAA batteries.

    • Nugs on 21/03/2019 - 15:34

      the one I found when internet searching for a hard drive price - I found ozbargain as a result.
      .

  • mitcheo on 29/03/2019 - 10:07

    Probably all the gaming gear when dicksmith closed down, logitech steering wheel etc

  • brandogs on 26/06/2020 - 23:13
    +1

    $250 voucher from Bunnings drone price error.

    EFTPOS gift cards for 12% off face value using eBay UK site wide code that worked on Officeworks eBay store.

    $15 off $15.01 minimum spend at Menulog - whole family used their accounts and we had an $79 dinner for $4 delivered.

  • sushifish on 15/12/2023 - 10:46

    Got a $1500 HP laptop for about 550 altogether if I remember correctly. Not as crazy as some deals mentioned previously but for me this laptop has been absolutely everywhere overseas and allowed me to work remotely so I’ve definitely got my money’s worth.

    The HP website had an extra markdown with a coupon code and the day after ordering Shopback came out with a 10% cashback deal, so of course I cancelled the first order and reordered, then got a TRS refund on top! Stoked!

    • kerfuffle on 15/12/2023 - 10:59

      Why did you necro a thread three years after it was last commented in?

  • Fizzydrink on 19/12/2023 - 16:14

    Miss the vistaprint deals…

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