How Would You Define an "OzBargainer"?

spackbace on 12/02/2020 - 19:17
Last edited 12/02/2020 - 19:20

Grinds my gears when I read people commenting "hand in your OzBargain license" etc when people suggesting spending a small amount more for convenience etc. I don't believe this site is really made up of members who count every cent, and eat $0.50 ramen for every meal!

Members here buy expensive cars, phones, PC gear etc. Other members live off $0.50 ramen and cheap Domino's! Everyone saves where they can, however.

So, I was thinking and I would define it as:

OzBargainer:
An individual who saves money on the items they need, to spend money on the items they want, all while ensuring they spend the lowest amount at the time

Anyone else have their own definition?

General Discussion

Comments

  • CyberMurning on 12/02/2020 - 19:21
    +133

    OzBargainer:
    People who think ozb is all about saving them money, in fact they spend more money for unnecessary purchases and too much time checking the website.

    • FireRunner on 12/02/2020 - 21:23
      +2

      So what are the people who are aware that ozbargain isn't saving them money but still waste time and money on ozbargain?

      • HighAndDry on 12/02/2020 - 23:30
        +5

        Self aware OzBargainer? Or just dumb. (Before you flame me, this is me…)

        • Bryanalves on 14/02/2020 - 07:35
          -3

          Some that has an account on this website.

    • AbsX on 13/02/2020 - 13:36
      +23

      I got fired for spending too much time on ozbargain during thr work day.

      Saved $5 on purchases but down $1000s in income

      • DarthAntz on 14/02/2020 - 10:24

        Same, in 2015

      • morpheous on 14/02/2020 - 18:04

        Wait, they were tracking your internet usage?

        • BartholemewH on 15/02/2020 - 01:08

          You know that proxy all your work traffic probably goes through?

          • morpheous on 15/02/2020 - 16:07

            @BartholemewH: I know that but i didnt knew they were fire people for it and actually monitor proper usage. I am not so sure how long i can hold my casual Goverment job now

    • SupeNintendoChalmers on 13/02/2020 - 20:47
      +2

      True words ChiMot.

      I was once rich, with a high paying job, a supermodel wife, a mansion in Toorak and rubbed shoulders with the rich and famous.
      Until I found OB

      OzBargain has ruined my life.

      • CyberMurning on 13/02/2020 - 21:11
        +5

        Hey George! High five.

      • ssquid on 14/02/2020 - 14:47
        +2

        Based on this experience, how would you describe OzBargain in three words?

    • cashless on 14/02/2020 - 10:22
      +1

      This is me. Before the week began I didn't need a mobile phone.
      Now at the end of the week I have TCL Plex (courtesy of JB and OzB) on it's way to me.
      Here I am scratching my head thinking I got a bargain…

    • jmi on 14/02/2020 - 22:05
      +2

      Actually, true OzBargainers have
      - more free Steam / Epic games in their library than time to play them
      - more free Udemy courses than they have time learning
      - more free Apps on their phones than they can ever use
      - more free Amazon ebooks than time reading them
      - have more than 1 AMEX card ready to use during the annual AMEX shop small campaign
      - signed up to most sites, if not all, for free birthday meals

  • elgrande on 12/02/2020 - 19:57
    +30

    Ozbargainer:
    That person wandering around the store with their phone out, looking for that product.

    Spotted a few at bunnings this evening trying to find that darn paper towel.

    • John Kimble on 12/02/2020 - 20:22
      +1

      I saw a person in JB Hi-Fi browsing ozbargain on a Galaxy Fold a few months ago…did not compute.

      • Hybroid on 12/02/2020 - 21:04
        +13

        Why not? Owning a $3,000 mobile phone doesn't preclude you from wanting to get good prices on items. That's probably how they wound up with one in the first place. Getting a bargain doesn't just mean being cheap.

        For me, an Ozbargainer is literally anyone that has an account and uses this site. No qualifiers required.

        • elgrande on 12/02/2020 - 21:47
          +7

          No qualifiers required.

          But

          anyone that has an account

      • HighAndDry on 12/02/2020 - 23:31
        +1

        Saw an OzBargainer a few months back in JB Hifi trying to get the Pixel + Telstra plan + coupon code combo.

    • [Deactivated] on 13/02/2020 - 00:35
      +12

      Saw a couple at KFC today trying to figure out what was the cheapest item they could get with their $2 go-bucket to be eligible for the free chips and drink.

      • funnysht on 13/02/2020 - 21:01
        +2

        wonder how their valentines day will go…

        • [Deactivated] on 13/02/2020 - 21:07
          +5

          According to one of them, the cheapest option was a $2 go-bucket + 3 wings + free chips and drinks. Don't know about his SO , but 5 wicked wings , a drink and what amounts to a large chips for $5.95? That man is my hero :)

        • ChubbyMastiff on 14/02/2020 - 15:02

          alone

    • BartholemewH on 15/02/2020 - 01:09
      +4

      Retail Assistant: "Can I help you?"
      Professional: "I doubt it…."

  • Clear on 12/02/2020 - 20:08
    +7

    Impulse purchasing because something is cheap does not make you an OzBargainer. Rather a money waster.

    • cruiserbruiser on 13/02/2020 - 06:43

      My impulse purchase on the Bunning's DJI Mavic deal made me $1000 quick cash

  • arkie0 on 12/02/2020 - 20:11
    +23

    OzBargainer:
    People who want to save money, but end up in the forums making stupid posts.

    • Alley Cat on 16/02/2020 - 20:11

      MIL posts are not stupid :P

  • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 12/02/2020 - 20:16
    +20

    OzBargainer:

    Person who frequents an online forum full of bargain posts, traffic incident and speeding fine threads.

  • jetabe on 12/02/2020 - 20:22
    +2

    Someone who thinks they are here searching bargains,

    1. builds a loyal list of favourite brands/services.

    2. Learns new hacks, tips and tricks for almost every spend.

    3. Spends more money and time than before.

    repeats 1-3

  • SBOB on 12/02/2020 - 20:23
    +2

    OzBargainer:
    An individual who saves money on the items they need, to spend money on the items they want, all while ensuring they spend the lowest amount at the time

    you forgot 'and don't exceed 3000 rpm' :)

  • pegaxs on 12/02/2020 - 20:24
    +64

    OzBargainer;

    “I was caught speeding, on my phone, in a school parking zone and was hit by a bus as I pulled in front of it while I was trying to park in a clear zone. The fine is $23,854 and 47 demerit points. How do I get out of these fines so I can buy a new $80,000 investment vehicle.”

    Or

    “I have $12,000 to buy my first car. What Audi/VW should I get. Not interested in Corolla or Camry”… 3 weeks later… “Bought an Audi and now the ABS light and engine light won’t go out. How do I sue the previous owner?”

    • jimbobaus on 12/02/2020 - 20:50
      +2

      You are my spirit animal 😂😂😂

    • mmd on 13/02/2020 - 20:03
      +6

      Also I have third party/ no insurance

  • Diji1 on 12/02/2020 - 20:33
    +13

    Someone who frequents the website at www.ozbargain.com.au

  • Halo375 on 12/02/2020 - 20:40
    +3

    Ozbargainer: Smart person that makes smart buying decisions under pressure until they see a forum post about someone trying to get out of a ticket or an accident with a profile made 2 minutes previously and then they lose their goddamn minds!

  • Captain Kremmen on 12/02/2020 - 20:41
    +15

    Link to $0.50 Ramen please.

    • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 12/02/2020 - 22:19
      +7

      What's the regular price? - Ancient proverb attributed to jv

  • [Deactivated] on 12/02/2020 - 21:04

    OzBargainer is a gender.

    You are one if you identify as one.

    • TerryJustTerry on 14/02/2020 - 15:10
      +2

      Will put this on my uni application under "other"

    • BartholemewH on 15/02/2020 - 01:14
      +2

      My pronouns are "Ozbey/Ozbim".

  • Godric on 12/02/2020 - 21:23
    +1

    When F5 is the most pressed key

  • Pustom on 12/02/2020 - 21:26

    A rich 40+ year old white male who has become out of touch with reality and penny pinches completely unnecessarily on individual things while at the same time spending lots of money overall.

    • loropy9 on 14/02/2020 - 00:18

      You been stalking me?

  • ihbh on 12/02/2020 - 22:00

    An individual who saves money on the items they need, to spend money on the items they want, all while ensuring they spend the lowest amount at the time

    , taking into account the opportunity cost of their time.

    • crentist on 13/02/2020 - 23:04

      no way. in pursuit of savings, and below an individual level of personal frustration, even an exorbitant amount of personal time does not add any cost to or detract from a good deal

      similar goes for petrol use

  • Synerg1e on 12/02/2020 - 23:04
    +2

    A stingy individual who would go through a lot of trouble for a $1 cash back

    • Dungeon Master on 15/02/2020 - 23:02

      Never understood why people do this (me included)

  • [Deactivated] on 13/02/2020 - 00:29
    +3

    hand in your OzBargain license

    Between looking for "advise" and asking others to hand in their "license", it would appear that the true ozbargainer can't spell :p

  • singingwolf on 13/02/2020 - 08:01
    +7

    I think I speak for most of us. We don't care about the savings. Most of us are here for the legal advice.

  • dust on 13/02/2020 - 08:28
    +1

    A very dishonest community.

    • CandyMan on 13/02/2020 - 12:33

      Lots of ozbargainer definitions

      • dust on 13/02/2020 - 17:40

        A lot of angry retailers voting 1 star.

        • spackbace on 13/02/2020 - 17:42
          +1

          Yup, they get a bit pissed off when they get banned for sockpuppeting ;)

          • CandyMan on 14/02/2020 - 06:34
            +2

            @spackbace: A merchants definition

            “ Scam website don't deals don't work! Ozbargain website posts deals without your permission! They will steal your codes from your website! Merchants beware!

            They stole my coupons from my subscription service and used it on their website without my permission!“

            And

            “ professionals”

          • pegaxs on 14/02/2020 - 08:58

            @spackbace: Every single neg comment on Product Review for this site would be from the same type of person. Frail, soft, snowflake types that are not used to hearing “no” or “not good enough”. The foot stamping, lung emptying Karen’s of this world.

            I love reading the neg comments on there. Because while ever they are over there, crying about their self inflicted exile, they aren’t here making idiots of themselves.

          • raiseyoursteaks on 15/02/2020 - 16:01

            @spackbace: Like Plush!

      • JacobHarvey on 16/02/2020 - 10:24

        From one of the reviews "… That's why its full of … fascists because they are encouraged to post. Its a business being paid to put forward far right thinking into the Australian community, and its reflects our current pathetic clime" sounds like someone got their feelings well and truly hurt after people dared to disagree with them on an online forum.

        What the heck was this person smoking when they wrote that drivel?

    • Clear on 13/02/2020 - 19:30

      Henry isn't very smart with that review. Amazon are taking the hit on shipping.

    • bigbadboogieman on 13/02/2020 - 21:25

      Alot of B-hurt snowflakes on these links. We all should so something about that rating though. Been using OzB for a few years and saved a lot of money on things I needed.

    • TerryJustTerry on 14/02/2020 - 15:13

      " dishonest, racist, full of political censorship"

      lol someone is salty

  • wannagrababargain on 13/02/2020 - 09:57
    +4

    An OzBargainer is that woman in front of me at the Post Office queue who wasted 10 minutes of my time trying to convince the staff to sell her a Seagate 1TB HDD for $10 using a screenshot on her phone (from Ozbargain) as evidence of the price.

    • BartholemewH on 15/02/2020 - 01:17
      -1

      There are women here?

  • Zachary on 13/02/2020 - 10:06
    +1

    I'd say bargain hunters who have lots of time(where and how they find this we'll never know unless you ask them) on hand to find the lowest cost of their wants, irrespective of the law. That's why we have lots of posts about people trying to get out of fines, looking for deals for a want that's less than the market price(whether that be stolen, grey or not), flipping items - effectively receiving negative cost if it sells, and arguing with each other for which is the better. These ozbargainers are also judgemental(jealous even), especially when they later find out that other person is richer than them and start to condescend (or use similar methods) them.

  • Ozzie15 on 13/02/2020 - 11:09
    +2

    OzBargainer:
    Someone who doesn't need anything until he sees 50% OFF with 30% cashback
    Someone who is bored at work and scroll through forum posts to have a good laugh

  • [Deactivated] on 13/02/2020 - 16:26

    Where's the "Do you consider yourself an ozbargainer?" poll?

    • spackbace on 13/02/2020 - 16:27
      -3

      Statistics
      112 posts / 6189 comments

      You don't need a poll to know ;)

      • [Deactivated] on 13/02/2020 - 16:30
        -1

        And yet I wouldn't call myself an ozbargainer. I can't remember the last time I was on the deal section of ozbargain or posted a deal, for that matter.

        Edit: Last time I've posted a deal was in 2015 😳

        • spackbace on 13/02/2020 - 16:33
          -3

          I can't remember the last time I was on the deal section of ozbargain

          Within the last 16 hours

          Well, 1 of you were ;)

          • [Deactivated] on 13/02/2020 - 16:34

            @spackbace: It was the missus. I've also found about the KFC $2 go-bucket through her.

            • spackbace on 13/02/2020 - 16:35
              -3

              @[Deactivated]: There's a joke about a greasy bucket there, but I'm a mature adult, I won't go there

              • [Deactivated] on 13/02/2020 - 16:38
                +1

                @spackbace: I had to google to get that reference. You've been hanging out with the wrong kind of girls, Spack. You need to raise your standards.

              • Clear on 13/02/2020 - 19:29

                @spackbace: Mature adult? Is that what you boomers are calling yourselves now?

                • spackbace on 13/02/2020 - 19:34

                  @Clear: I wish I was a boomer, I'd have a cheap mortgage, and an investment property!

    • Drewbo on 13/02/2020 - 19:57
      +2

      MS Paint diagram required.

  • Vote for Pedro on 13/02/2020 - 18:04

    Generally good, but can be a bit of a d*ck

  • quiteguy on 13/02/2020 - 18:51

    Essentially one who keep generating money (probably in millions? ) for Scotty :)

  • deme on 13/02/2020 - 19:00
    +2

    No insurance

    • Soluble on 14/02/2020 - 08:23
      +2

      Had insurance, cancelled the week before accident.

      • pegaxs on 14/02/2020 - 09:01
        +1

        Was too expensive…

  • lainey13 on 13/02/2020 - 19:59
    +2

    I have the t-shirt AND the bag. I accept my ozbargainer title gladly.

  • funnysht on 13/02/2020 - 21:02
    +10

    Ozbargainer:
    Come for the bargains
    Stay for the comments

  • gviddy on 13/02/2020 - 21:05

    I think an Ozbargainer is a person who is a smart ass in the comments section… nothing more, nothing less…

  • Ipodisclassic on 13/02/2020 - 21:11

    I thought this was a place for broke uni students like myself. But it seems like everyone here has a combined household income of 500k and needs help with purchasing “high yield investment cars”.

  • skywards on 13/02/2020 - 21:24
    +4

    Ozbargainer:
    How much is that worth in eneloops?
    Has a secret crush on jv
    Remembers to use cashback when buying things

    • digitalbargain on 13/02/2020 - 21:29
      +1

      Dislikes Gerry

    • Dboc1987 on 14/02/2020 - 11:04
      +2

      I'd argue *tolerates JV lol

  • Trying2SaveABuck on 13/02/2020 - 22:13
    +2

    Is 100% responsible for an car accident but goes on Ozbargin to try and get a polls worth of support to say he didnt (may include MS Paint drawn diagrams)

  • Trying2SaveABuck on 13/02/2020 - 22:40

    OH OR

    Someone who never forgets cashrewards!

  • AMLagonda on 13/02/2020 - 23:46

    An "ozbargainer" has "at least" a few packets of original eneloops (made in japan)

  • ShortyX on 14/02/2020 - 00:17

    An OzBargainer is an individual who maximises value for money for the products and services procured.

  • brawndo on 14/02/2020 - 06:24

    OzBargainer: An individual who has yet to hand in their OzBargain licence.

  • gimme on 14/02/2020 - 07:20
    +2

    Mostly a bunch of self righteous sheep who don't really know their arse from their elbows and piss up cash to grab the next 'bargain'. On the flipside a good 'handful' with smarts, discretionary spending power and life experience who use Ozbargain to accumulate additional wealth. OzBargain relies on the former to rake in the profits so it's a key ingredient of its longevity.
    If you want to follow the latter gtoup check the upvotes on this comment. It won't be that many

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