While free Woolworths Green bags were the highest voted deal at 1003 votes, the real breakout deal was $8.20 to $21.20 Off Your Order (Selected Restaurants) @ Uber Eats with a huge 477,430 pageviews and 4978 comments. That deal relied on refreshing Uber or OzBargain to enter a code when the score was love in select Australian Open games.
Stats for Feb…
Members
Members of the Month
February 2021
brandogs for posting the most popular deals last month, Free 'Bag for Good' Each Week for 4 Weeks from Everyday Rewards. It was also the most clicked deal last month. Moreover, brandogs also posted the 2nd most popular deal in February, Ratchet & Clank - Free @ PlayStation Store.
gnv9 for posting the most popular competitions in February, Win an ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 GPU, the second most popular Win an MSI MEG Trident X Gaming PC and 75 other competitions last month.
dealbot for the most front-paged users on OzBargain, 2nd time already this year. dealbot has posted 52 deals, 47 of them got enough votes (+30) to be on the front page, including the 3rd most popular deal last month, Free - Rage 2 @ Epic Games.
tightarse for having some of the quickest raising deals on OzBargain last month. These two deals got +30 votes within 10 minutes, and these two within 12 minutes. I guess having 220+ people subscribed to your account helps.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Here are the winners:
See more about members of the month
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- URL Link referral type to allow users to put in full referral link. Comment
- Move Group Buy, Entertainment Book forum topics to new 'Archive' forum. (No new posts or comments in that forum)
- "New" front page algorithm is now the default for logged in users and guests but can still opt out. How To: Personalise your OzBargain front page/new deals page to see more relevant deals (and less irrelevant ones)
- User tagging in comments (for beta users). Announcement
- New system for Third-party/Brand rep posting limits. Announcement
Moderation Stats:
- Reports from users: 4472 (avg: 1 report every ~7 minutes) || January 2021: 4937 || February 2020: 4107
- Deals Removed/Published: 369/3514 —- Forum Posts Removed: 96/1082 — Competition Posts Removed: 7/242
- Reasons:
- Duplicate - 127
- Requested by OP - 48
- SPAM - 16
- Merged with Existing Thread - 37
- Sockpuppeting - 33
- Referral SPAM - 26
- Insufficient Quantity - 7
- No Bargains Listed - 15
- Lack of Business Details - 11
- Out of stock on posting - 5
- Unobtainable Deal (Coupon doesn't work, misread promotion etc.) - 14
- Combine Posts - 6
- Joke Post - 6
- Post as deal - 9
- Not Available to Australia - 1
- Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines - 21
- Expired on Posting - 3
- Classified does not meet posting guidelines - 21
- Circumventing Ban - 4
- Deal doesn't meet eBay posting guidelines - 0
- Price Matches - 0
- Fuel Watch - 0
- Megathread - 0
- Everything else - 62
- Reasons:
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Lysander | 214 | 17.98 |
| dealbot | 52 | 156.73 |
| save50 | 50 | 19.80 |
| nocure | 34 | 38.91 |
| Clear | 26 | 32.15 |
| beatthatflight | 26 | 9.62 |
| Ulya | 24 | 25.12 |
| hamza23 | 23 | 67.00 |
| brandogs | 22 | 162.86 |
| RichardL | 20 | 46.20 |
Top Deal Posters
- Lysander (4284 deals) +184
- nocure (4015 deals) +34
- tightarse (3767 deals) +15
- dealbot (3683 deals) +60
- Being Askhole (3077 deals) +18
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| AircraftFreight | 11 | 13.00 |
| RichardJenson52 | 11 | 6.18 |
| BundaBergg | 8 | 10.50 |
| Jialingna | 8 | 7.50 |
| CommentSectionIdiot | 5 | 5.80 |
| Jornar | 4 | 5.00 |
| kittybrown | 4 | 4.00 |
| kevin Peng | 4 | 3.25 |
| Austpicious | 4 | 2.75 |
| Jack99 | 3 | 40.00 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| dealbot | 47 | 170.72 |
| Lysander | 29 | 63.66 |
| brandogs | 18 | 195.06 |
| tightarse | 17 | 235.29 |
| nocure | 13 | 78.00 |
| hamza23 | 12 | 111.83 |
| skido | 10 | 109.50 |
| Being Askhole | 10 | 86.50 |
| RogueWolf | 10 | 78.30 |
| RichardL | 10 | 72.90 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearbite | 3 | 151.67 | 90 | 0 |
| Clear | 3 | 63.33 | 237 | 139 |
| getthegoods | 3 | 46.00 | 3 | 0 |
| tightarse | 2 | 478.00 | 39 | 8 |
| luketechfast | 2 | 134.50 | 141 | 58 |
| AIRJO CoffeeRoasters | 2 | 109.00 | 51 | 0 |
| Titan Tech | 2 | 93.50 | 32 | 1 |
| melbournian5 | 1 | 425.00 | 2 | 0 |
| Promotix | 1 | 398.00 | 14 | 0 |
| LiMaaa | 1 | 315.00 | 85 | 0 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| gnv9 | 77 | 24.13 |
| neil | 21 | 6.95 |
| mclarge | 12 | 8.83 |
| jase2021 | 9 | 7.00 |
| couponfordeals | 7 | 4.29 |
| originaloa | 7 | 1.86 |
| Brandroid | 6 | 11.00 |
| jessbrooks787 | 5 | 9.60 |
| Katie2014 | 5 | 7.00 |
| Gold Coast | 3 | 3.00 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Twix | 1000 | 936 |
| Baysew | 126 | 122 |
| DuckKnight | 70 | 70 |
| brandogs | 63 | 46 |
| Steptoe | 26 | 25 |
| tonester | 9 | 8 |
| BarginHunter | 8 | 8 |
| chadiwrx | 8 | 6 |
| dasher86 | 8 | 8 |
| aether | 8 | 8 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jv | 1184 | 1.22 | 118 | 26 | 56 | 5 |
| Twix | 495 | 0.92 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| ChiMot | 489 | 0.76 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| queer dog geyfrog | 428 | 0.08 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| lostn | 423 | 0.43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| whooah1979 | 401 | 1.57 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| mrtee | 372 | 0.10 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| netjock | 349 | 0.82 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| petry | 349 | 0.07 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| djoz | 331 | 2.27 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
Most Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia has some of the | 335 | MrHyde | 2021-02-28 |
| Most like living outside | 220 | Hodler | 2021-02-14 |
| Easier than shaving every | 175 | coxjon | 2021-02-13 |
| Although I don't know the | 168 | srsparky | 2021-02-11 |
| Cockatoos are very | 154 | MS Paint | 2021-02-01 |
| The Australian public voted | 135 | bobmonkey17 | 2021-02-09 |
| Hold it long enough and | 132 | buffalo bill | 2021-02-14 |
| Congratulations, you friend | 131 | GG57 | 2021-02-01 |
| I think it is warranted. | 126 | dogboy | 2021-02-07 |
| Do I envy people who win | 118 | cloudy | 2021-02-07 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
Least Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yep, spot on. | -174 | SlavOz | 2021-02-11 |
| up to 150MB/s only? Thats | -153 | Koipanda | 2021-02-09 |
| A lot of blame ought to be | -141 | His_Holiness | 2021-02-09 |
| I actually dont have one. | -81 | lexdiamonds | 2021-02-05 |
| This is true in most places | -77 | No | 2021-02-28 |
| This is the thing. There is | -65 | lexdiamonds | 2021-02-05 |
| 45G is not even enough for | -57 | pzhon | 2021-02-17 |
| Not doing anything wrong | -57 | kanter | 2021-02-26 |
| No, it doesn't suffice. I'm | -56 | nurries | 2021-02-17 |
| 2 people can be a family. | -56 | nurries | 2021-02-17 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not for me if it's made in | 52 | 50 | woodg | 2021-02-11 |
| Negging due to no tracked | 17 | 16 | Aerith-Waifu | 2021-02-25 |
| Free on tv and I don't have | 17 | 16 | MS Paint | 2021-02-21 |
| Get your racist ass out of | 16 | 16 | gottacatchemall | 2021-02-16 |
| N4RCU8FB7A | 14 | 15 | khell | 2021-02-20 |
| I am just wondering why | 14 | 14 | Gnostikos | 2021-02-14 |
| Not a deal. Yes, I can | 12 | 13 | vikvance | 2021-02-20 |
| Why is hard write proper | 12 | 10 | Mechz | 2021-02-20 |
| These are crap, wouldn't | 12 | 11 | cristobaljames | 2021-02-10 |
| I'm pretty certain every | 12 | 12 | BrokenRiedel | 2021-02-09 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not for me if it's made in | 52 | 50 | woodg | 2021-02-11 |
| Perfect for Victoria's next | 33 | 28 | TEER3X | 2021-02-13 |
| I have a 12 pro max after | 31 | 25 | thriftysach | 2021-02-11 |
| No reflection on the poster, | 25 | 20 | Lps | 2021-02-17 |
| Big, big warning to any | 25 | 21 | okbianca | 2021-02-22 |
| yeah you keep licking his | 20 | 23 | viospeed | 2021-02-20 |
| Free on tv and I don't have | 17 | 16 | MS Paint | 2021-02-21 |
| Negging due to no tracked | 17 | 16 | Aerith-Waifu | 2021-02-25 |
| N4RCU8FB7A | 14 | 15 | khell | 2021-02-20 |
| Damn beat me to it. THIS | 14 | 17 | Chchnu | 2021-02-09 |
Comments with a net vote of + or - 20% with pos vote count of 10 or more.
["K:D"] highest vote average with minimum 100 comments and also 50 comments.
100 comments
| User | Comments | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Scrooge McDuck | 114 | 5.3596 |
| p1 ama | 116 | 5.2414 |
| TightTerry | 176 | 3.6648 |
| Merlict | 168 | 3.4286 |
| PainToad | 123 | 3.374 |
| Hybroid | 221 | 3.276 |
| spackbace | 184 | 3.0435 |
| Ark94 | 122 | 2.9508 |
| Cheaplikethebird | 137 | 2.9416 |
| Seraphin7 | 100 | 2.82 |
50 comments
| User | Comments | Average |
|---|---|---|
| SBOB | 70 | 6.1143 |
| elgrande | 61 | 6.0492 |
| Baysew | 87 | 5.3678 |
| Scrooge McDuck | 114 | 5.3596 |
| p1 ama | 116 | 5.2414 |
| banana365 | 57 | 5.2105 |
| capslock | 80 | 4.4 |
| Loot N Plunder | 57 | 4.1579 |
| oscargamer | 52 | 4.0192 |
| Charlie Sierra | 58 | 3.931 |
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)
- $8.20 to $21.20 Off Your Order (Selected Restaurants) @ Uber Eats - 477,430
- 10% off Coles Mastercard Gift Cards ($5 or $7 Purchase Fee Applies) @ Coles - 59,619
- Everyday Rewards: 1 Free 'Bag for Good' Each Week for 4 Weeks @ Woolworths (5 Free Per Order @ Woolies Online, Activation Req'd) - 41,082
- [eBay Plus] Nintendo Switch $299 (Out of Stock), Baseus TWS Bluetooth Wireless Headphones $15 Delivered @ eBay- 38,804
- 1440P Gaming PC , Ryzen 5 3600 CPU , RTX3070 8GB GPU , B550M MB , 480GB SSD , 16GB RAM , LanceV Case , $1477 + Del @ TechFast- 38,553
Most Popular Deals by Category
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
| Comp | Votes | Clicks | Entered | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win an ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 GPU Worth $1,799 from Scorptec | 61 | 4965 | 387 | gnv9 | 2021-02-05 |
| Win an MSI MEG Trident X Gaming PC Worth $3,999 from Mwave | 61 | 3765 | 373 | gnv9 | 2021-02-04 |
| Win an MSI GF75 Thin 17.3" Gaming Laptop Worth $2,599 from JW Computers | 55 | 3387 | 342 | gnv9 | 2021-02-22 |
| Win a Gigabyte G27Q 27" QHD 144Hz Gaming Monitor from Centre Com | 52 | 2880 | 306 | gnv9 | 2021-02-15 |
| Win a $5,000 Vacation Credit from Stayz | 48 | 2979 | 290 | gnv9 | 2021-02-12 |
| Win 1 of 5 Chocolate Hampers Worth $130 from Haigh’s | 47 | 2407 | 243 | gnv9 | 2021-02-02 |
| Win 1 of 2 Samsung Galaxy S21 & Buds Live Bundles Worth $1,549 from News Life Media | 46 | 3359 | 285 | gnv9 | 2021-02-03 |
| Win 1 of 3 $1,000 Cash Prizes from Seven Network | 41 | 3256 | 260 | gnv9 | 2021-02-04 |
| Win a Thermomix TM6 Bundle Worth $2,269 from TerryWhite Chemmart | 40 | 2652 | 297 | gnv9 | 2021-02-11 |
| Win 1 of 3 Antec Prize Packs from Mwave | 39 | 1769 | 253 | gnv9 | 2021-02-26 |
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
| Comp | Votes | Clicks | Entered | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win an ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 GPU Worth $1,799 from Scorptec | 61 | 4965 | 387 | gnv9 | 2021-02-05 |
| Win an MSI MEG Trident X Gaming PC Worth $3,999 from Mwave | 61 | 3765 | 373 | gnv9 | 2021-02-04 |
| Win an MSI GF75 Thin 17.3" Gaming Laptop Worth $2,599 from JW Computers | 55 | 3387 | 342 | gnv9 | 2021-02-22 |
| Win 1 of 2 Samsung Galaxy S21 & Buds Live Bundles Worth $1,549 from News Life Media | 46 | 3359 | 285 | gnv9 | 2021-02-03 |
| Win 1 of 3 $1,000 Cash Prizes from Seven Network | 41 | 3256 | 260 | gnv9 | 2021-02-04 |
| Win a $5,000 Vacation Credit from Stayz | 48 | 2979 | 290 | gnv9 | 2021-02-12 |
| Win a Gigabyte G27Q 27" QHD 144Hz Gaming Monitor from Centre Com | 52 | 2880 | 306 | gnv9 | 2021-02-15 |
| Win a Thermomix TM6 Bundle Worth $2,269 from TerryWhite Chemmart | 40 | 2652 | 297 | gnv9 | 2021-02-11 |
| Win an RTX 3070 Gaming PC Worth $2,500 from Sweeps | 31 | 2484 | 235 | Raymas | 2021-02-16 |
| Win a Tassie Adventure for 2 from Intrepid Travel | 34 | 2409 | 238 | gnv9 | 2021-02-02 |
Most Won Competitions
Comps Won: 38 | January: 34
Competition Pageviews: 313,834 | November: 340,030 (-7.7%)
- Comps Posted: 242 | January: 298
- Biggest Winner: Panasonic All-in-One Convection Microwave Oven Worth $1,299 from MiNDFOOD
Other stats
Top 5 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews)
- What Jobs Pay $200k a Year? - 43,498
- What Do People Do to Afford Such Life? - 32,412
- FOMO When It Comes to Buying Houses at The Moment? - 24,196
- Do You Envy Those Who Got Rich on Bitcoin? - 21,506
- Real Estate Agent Pressurized to Bid at Auction and Provided False Information - 21,385
Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews, excluding help pages)
- List of Birthday Deals/Frebies - 11,911
- Discounted eGift Cards - 7,743
- Price Comparison Sites - 2,249
- List of Chinese Buying Sites - 688
- Credit Card Guide - 585
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)
- Dominos - 44,994
- eBay - 25,256
- Uber Eats - 24,674
- Woolworths - 11,461
- Amazon - 9555
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon AU | 356 | 31.20 |
| Woolworths | 79 | 53.89 |
| Kogan | 73 | 25.04 |
| Amazon Global Store | 60 | 24.18 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 58 | 49.64 |
| Nintendo | 54 | 17.67 |
| BIG W | 49 | 34.37 |
| PlayStation | 47 | 45.79 |
| Mwave Australia | 45 | 30.07 |
| Coles | 44 | 63.57 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| American Express Cashback Offers | 667 |
| Amazon AU | 559 |
| eBay | 502 |
| I Want That Flight | 464 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 352 |
| Boost | 343 |
| American Express | 334 |
| Specsavers | 327 |
| Uniqlo | 326 |
| Cashrewards | 305 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
| Query | Count |
|---|---|
| playstation 5 | 761 |
| nintendo switch | 739 |
| lego | 716 |
| dyson | 463 |
| ryobi | 389 |
| ps5 | 386 |
| philips hue | 362 |
| rm williams | 348 |
| ozito | 310 |
| sonos | 287 |
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Facebook - 98,022
- Whirlpool Forums - 95,486
- Oursteps - 83,459
- Google News 55,047
- Twitter - 33,334
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 62.93%
- Safari 24.57%
- Samsung Internet 3.49%
- Firefox 3.43%
- Edge 2.17%
- Ozbargain Android App 1.19%(+.03%)
Everything else
- Deals posted: 3514 || January 2021: 3492 || February 2020: 2789
- Total number of deals: 346,419 || Total number of forum topics: 94,834
- Number of Freebies posted: 177
- Comments posted: 121,450 || January 2021: 130,721 || February 2020: 95,652
- Total comments posted: 10,224,333 comments
- % of removed comments: 1.17% || January 1.24% || February 2020 1.34%
- Overall traffic: 12,746,595 sessions, 37,605,563 pageviews || January 2021: 14,988,636 sessions, 44,661,806 pageviews || February 2020: 12,096,878 sessions, 34,431,418 pageviews
- New users: 2731 Total number of users: 319,503
- % of rep posts: 18.39% || January: 18.33% || February 2020: 17.19%
- User Age: 18-24: 19.13%, 25-34: 38.11%, 35-44: 21.80%, 45-54: 10.73%, 55-64: 5.83%, 65+: 4.39% || January 2021: 18-24: 15.71%, 25-34: 39.33%, 35-44: 22.74%, 45-54: 11.31%, 55-64: 6.21%, 65+: 4.70% || February 2020: 18-24: 16.11%, 25-34: 40.33%, 35-44: 21.43%, 45-54: 9.88%, 55-64: 6.89%, 65+: 5.37%
- Male: 67.81% Female: 32.19% || January 2021: Male: 70.91% Female: 29.09% || February 2020: 67.47% Female: 32.53%
- # of stores in referral system: 490 +11
- # of banned websites: 5265 +61
Newsletter subscribers: 114327 +304 (62% with accounts)
Most commented deal: $8.20 to $21.20 Off Your Order (Selected Restaurants) @ Uber Eats (4978 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: Thermocooker $299, Oven $299, Cooktops (Glass or Induction) $299, Deebot OZMO920 Robot Vacuum Cleaner $399 (10/3) @ ALDI (4705 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: Gout Stopper - 60 Capsules for $39 a Bottle + $13.50 Shipping @ Naturesmeds (-8 votes)
2021: Jan
2020: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug - September - October - November & December
2019: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - August - September - October - November & December
2018: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug - Sept - Oct - Nov - Dec
2017: Zeitgeist - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug & Sept - Oct - Nov - Dec
2016: Zeitgeist Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - August - September - October November - Dec
2015: Zeitgeist Dec - Nov - Oct - Sept - Aug - Jul - Jun -May - Apr - Mar - Jan
2014: Zeitgeist - Nov - Oct - Sept
Neat!
1000 edits and 495 comments. Not bad haha.