Welcome to August Stats.
Lockdowns continue for many of us and companies are starting to offer freebies/deals for getting fully vaxxed. See COVID-19 Vaccination page.
Little Birdie officially launched with some good deals and free pizzas. They seem to be placing themselves as 1 part Price Hipster, 1 Part Lasoo, and 1 part Click Frenzy.
Members
Members of the Month
August 2021
MiCCAS for posting the most popular deal in August, Free 12 Months Amazon Prime, 3 Months Calm App, Ongoing Optus Sport + More, for Existing Optus Postpaid Customers. +843 votes & 19k click-throughs.
save50 for posting the most deals in August. 79 deals with +22.19 average votes.
Novacore for posting the most popular competition in August, Win a Gigabyte A7 X1 Gaming Laptop Giveaway from Scorptec Computers — +71 votes & 386 entries.
Becstar for posting the most competitions in August. 105 comps with +6.21 average votes.
Congratulations to all the winners!
See more about members of the month
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- Disable "Post Comment" button after click, to reduce duplicate comments.
- Add "Unpublish" button when editing comments.
- Adjust tag/category weight for the front page.
- Allow category to be passed in via query string for deal submission form. e.g. from API
- Chrome/Firefox Extension allow posting current page as a deal. Chrome & Firefox Extension
- Show classified payment methods if any are specified regardless of whether price or cost of delivery is specified. Classifieds
- OzBargain is now "installable" as web app.
- Product subscription (Beta-only). A bit of testing needed with this one as things need to be checked that they are tagged correctly.
- "Is 'XYZ' site legit?" Suggestion. [Megathread] Is This Site Legit/Real?
- New COVID-19 forum.
Moderation Stats:
- Reports from users: 6204 (avg: 1 report every ~7 minutes) || July 2021: 5371 || August 2020: 5773
- Deals Removed/Published: 463/3725 —- Forum Posts Removed: 146/1357 — Competition Posts Removed: 16/408
| Reason | Count |
|---|---|
| Duplicate | 137 |
| Requested by OP | 67 |
| Sockpuppeting | 54 |
| Merged with Existing Thread | 45 |
| Spam | 39 |
| No bargain listed | 36 |
| Lack of business details | 20 |
| Classified does not meet posting guidelines | 19 |
| Combined posts | 17 |
| Unobtainable deal | 16 |
| Referral spam | 15 |
| Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines | 12 |
| Insufficient quantity | 12 |
| Merged with Insufficient Quantity Thread | 10 |
| Duplicate (Merged with Existing Thread) | 10 |
| Out of stock on posting | 8 |
| Banned item | 6 |
| Ghost account | 5 |
| Merged to existing thread | 5 |
| Use referral system | 5 |
| Competitions are not bargains | 5 |
| Not available to Australia | 5 |
| Classifieds requirements not met | 5 |
| Insufficient details for upcoming deal | 4 |
| Joke post | 4 |
| Post as deal | 4 |
| Deals can only be posted within 90 Days of Start D… | 4 |
| Pointless | 3 |
| Amazon eBook posts are not allowed for associated … | 3 |
| Read Title Guidelines | 3 |
| Expired on posting | 3 |
| Account Issue | 3 |
| Referrals not allowed in classifieds | 3 |
| Deal doesn't meet AliExpress posting guidelines | 3 |
| Merged to existing topic | 2 |
| Already in referral system | 2 |
| Insufficient Quantity (Merged with Existing Thread… | 2 |
| Deal doesn't meet eBay posting guidelines | 2 |
| Moved: Low Quantity Deals forum | 2 |
| Illegal / Inappropriate | 2 |
| Ghost Account / Trolling | 2 |
| Inappropriate | 2 |
| Trolling | 2 |
| Insufficient Quantity (Merged to Low Quantity Thre… | 2 |
| See here | 2 |
| Unobtainable deal (They don't send Freebies) | 2 |
| Insufficient details for upcoming deal (no start d… | 2 |
| Moved to Megathread | 2 |
| Price beats are not bargains | 2 |
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| save50 | 79 | 22.14 |
| nocure | 53 | 52.85 |
| dealbot | 41 | 234.90 |
| nutcracker007 | 36 | 30.72 |
| Clear | 35 | 44.00 |
| adr8 | 30 | 34.90 |
| Wuman | 27 | 45.26 |
| Being Askhole | 26 | 47.31 |
| bargain ben | 22 | 20.14 |
| AAA-A | 19 | 26.74 |
Top Deal Posters
- Lysander (5430 deals)
- nocure (4246 4196 deals) +50
- dealbot (3981 deals) +42
- tightarse (3814 deals) +3
- save50 (3327 deals) +152
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| frankygoes2hollywood | 4 | 50.50 |
| Urban Green Farms | 4 | 30.00 |
| finderr | 4 | 4.00 |
| mikeyjsmith | 3 | 36.33 |
| cookedupfreshmeals | 3 | 15.00 |
| Womberboots | 3 | 8.33 |
| 3CJoe | 3 | 4.33 |
| dozeBeanzz | 2 | 71.50 |
| simonline | 2 | 69.00 |
| germaine | 2 | 48.50 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| dealbot | 41 | 234.90 |
| nocure | 25 | 94.64 |
| Clear | 18 | 71.78 |
| doweyy | 17 | 181.12 |
| Wuman | 15 | 69.53 |
| save50 | 15 | 65.60 |
| brandogs | 13 | 123.69 |
| Being Askhole | 13 | 76.85 |
| adr8 | 12 | 63.50 |
| nutcracker007 | 11 | 73.91 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| jason101 | 4 | 112.25 | 39 | 9 |
| gotyourback | 3 | 189.00 | 167 | 70 |
| lukehopewell | 2 | 438.00 | 8 | 2 |
| cooeecanvas | 2 | 113.50 | 36 | 0 |
| jamesdumay | 2 | 97.50 | 78 | 0 |
| frankygoes2hollywood | 2 | 89.00 | 115 | 1 |
| simonline | 2 | 69.00 | 29 | 0 |
| Urban Green Farms | 2 | 53.00 | 112 | 0 |
| oztechtraders | 2 | 36.50 | 6 | 0 |
| tightarse | 1 | 1148.00 | 57 | 21 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| neil | 109 | 5.12 |
| Becstar | 105 | 6.05 |
| Twix | 21 | 12.00 |
| Katie2014 | 17 | 6.47 |
| opcoupon | 13 | 0.85 |
| mclarge | 12 | 28.58 |
| Gold Coast | 12 | 2.08 |
| Gold Pan | 5 | 3.20 |
| Very Loki | 4 | 10.75 |
| originaloa | 4 | 0.50 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Twix | 1448 | 1328 |
| Baysew | 188 | 176 |
| rompastompa | 98 | 81 |
| brandogs | 85 | 79 |
| DuckKnight | 78 | 72 |
| O O | 25 | 20 |
| aether | 22 | 20 |
| Steptoe | 16 | 16 |
| tonester | 11 | 11 |
| Hargain Bunter | 8 | 8 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jv | 1092 | 0.82 | 112 | 35 | 96 | 11 |
| brendanm | 570 | 2.07 | 66 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| popsiee | 569 | -0.02 | 23 | 3 | 29 | 8 |
| capslock janitor | 495 | 0.33 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jimothy Wongingtons | 473 | 3.38 | 76 | 22 | 4 | 0 |
| mickyb80 | 440 | 0.62 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| G-rig | 365 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Willco88 | 364 | -0.61 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 5 |
| netjock | 353 | 1.23 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| SF3 | 350 | 2.56 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
Most Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| You feel you got ripped off | 568 | Hybroid | 2021-08-02 |
| He can ask but we aren't | 396 | eecan | 2021-08-10 |
| Your fiance (able bodied) | 279 | tsunamisurfer | 2021-08-31 |
| Why wouldn't you? It helps | 266 | mrklaus | 2021-08-07 |
| Haha you’re wrong. I | 244 | ndro777 | 2021-08-29 |
| If you told me you need toy | 239 | tsunamisurfer | 2021-08-14 |
| Honestly, it's the same as | 206 | p1 ama | 2021-08-28 |
| Try turning off Bluetooth on | 203 | Scrooge McDuck | 2021-08-28 |
| Look up Bitwarden. It's an | 183 | McSquintus | 2021-08-18 |
| move to asia | 171 | jackwoz | 2021-08-02 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
Least Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| You have no right to be | -568 | nubzy | 2021-08-10 |
| No, you miss the point. | -197 | Faulty P xel | 2021-08-10 |
| Do you have kids? If I can | -161 | FoxJump | 2021-08-14 |
| Divisive and discriminatory. | -156 | infranoise | 2021-08-23 |
| No, you're still WRONG. It | -144 | Faulty P xel | 2021-08-10 |
| If you have nothing to hide, | -123 | Jenny Death | 2021-08-08 |
| Complying to governing | -117 | Deeseeee | 2021-08-08 |
| For anyone interested, EB | -117 | Oxenfree123 | 2021-08-10 |
| Do you put warnings on them | -105 | Deeseeee | 2021-08-08 |
| aldi. cant stand their | -98 | PissLUR | 2021-08-22 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I'm all for vaccination, but | 24 | 24 | Could Be Better | 2021-08-10 |
| I have to be one of the few | 23 | 23 | TEER3X | 2021-08-06 |
| The soldiers are more often | 21 | 20 | afoveht | 2021-08-18 |
| If you are going to cook | 20 | 18 | Quantumcat | 2021-08-02 |
| xiaomi. | 20 | 20 | ChiMot | 2021-08-24 |
| Yer as others said- | 20 | 22 | Roary | 2021-08-28 |
| is ivermectin more effective | 18 | 18 | Big Lenny | 2021-08-26 |
| Why advocate sacrificing | 17 | 17 | orangetrain | 2021-08-26 |
| That is very true, today's | 14 | 12 | 88dozz | 2021-08-06 |
| Meh, i'll wait till it's on | 14 | 13 | lordezekiel | 2021-08-06 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I understand the security | 86 | 97 | Gervais fanboy | 2021-08-08 |
| OP also doesnt seem to | 44 | 53 | tonyjzx | 2021-08-17 |
| No wonder lockdowns are | 34 | 39 | pharkurnell | 2021-08-21 |
| What was the purpose of some | 31 | 38 | DiLs | 2021-08-18 |
| The quilton deal with Amazon | 28 | 34 | Japius | 2021-08-12 |
| Dyson. They sell products | 28 | 34 | DrRalph | 2021-08-22 |
| Yeah I only listen to | 25 | 31 | TruthNuke | 2021-08-22 |
| As the NSW CHO said "Do not | 23 | 19 | EightImmortals | 2021-08-28 |
| This level of negs that you | 21 | 17 | EightImmortals | 2021-08-08 |
| The soldiers are more often | 21 | 20 | afoveht | 2021-08-18 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hybroid | 290 | 6.46 |
| Scrooge McDuck | 116 | 5.84 |
| pegaxs | 207 | 4.87 |
| PainToad | 192 | 4.49 |
| MS Paint | 264 | 4.30 |
| p1 ama | 136 | 4.22 |
| bobbified | 144 | 3.49 |
| Jimothy Wongingtons | 469 | 3.41 |
| Bafranz | 148 | 3.16 |
| Discounted | 103 | 3.11 |
50 comments
| User | Comments | Average |
|---|---|---|
| shatter | 78 | 7.23 |
| decryption | 80 | 6.70 |
| Baysew | 63 | 6.59 |
| Hybroid | 290 | 6.46 |
| Scrooge McDuck | 116 | 5.84 |
| SupeNintendoChalmers | 54 | 5.72 |
| MattyD | 50 | 5.24 |
| pegaxs | 207 | 4.87 |
| PainToad | 192 | 4.49 |
| MS Paint | 264 | 4.30 |
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 10 most popular deals by traffic (in pageviews)
Most Popular Deals by Category
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
Most Won Competitions
Comps Won: 41 | July: 48
Competition Pageviews: 367,169 | July: 370,243 (-.83%)
- Comps Posted: 408 | July: 357
- Biggest Winner: Acer Swift 3x Laptop Worth $1,599 from Acer
Social Media
Instagram:
- 10,440 +109 followers
- Men 42%, Women 58% (vs. Men 64.66% Women: 35.34% for OzBargain)
- 25-34 47% (vs. 38.36% for OzBargain)
- 8,178 (+1389) sessions from Stories
Other stats
Top 10 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews)
Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews, excluding help pages)
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)
| Store | Pageviews |
|---|---|
| Domino's | 65,112 |
| eBay Australia | 35,917 |
| Woolworths | 14,661 |
| Amazon AU | 12,901 |
| Uber Eats | 12,837 |
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon AU | 399 | 38.25 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 79 | 43.49 |
| Kogan | 58 | 28.50 |
| The Good Guys | 57 | 27.68 |
| Woolworths | 57 | 69.54 |
| Costco Wholesale | 54 | 24.72 |
| Coles | 51 | 43.88 |
| Banggood | 43 | 33.86 |
| Bunnings Warehouse | 37 | 71.46 |
| Harvey Norman | 34 | 34.82 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| American Express Cashback Offers | 681 |
| Amazon AU | 534 |
| eBay | 477 |
| I Want That Flight | 438 |
| Cashrewards | 363 |
| Boost | 355 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 348 |
| Uniqlo | 348 |
| American Express | 344 |
| Specsavers | 319 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
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Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Veeam 156,742 (Yet again, Veeam set to detect OzBargainers from their deals and throw them back to our homepage again.)
- Facebook - 127,563
- Whirlpool Forums - 91,693
- Oursteps - 76,914
- Twitter - 41,970
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 62.01%
- Safari 24.71%
- Samsung Internet 3.30%
- Firefox 3.29%
- Edge 2.64%
- Ozbargain Android App 1.83%(+.15%)
Top 5 stores with referrals (# of referrers)
| Store - Referral | Count |
|---|---|
| ShopBack AU | 4355 |
| Cashrewards | 3693 |
| Uber Eats | 2616 |
| DoorDash | 1904 |
| SelfWealth | 1731 |
Everything else
- Deals posted: 3725 || July 2021: 3823 || August 2020: 3724
- Total number of deals: 369,277 || Total number of forum topics: 99,903
- Number of Freebies posted: 177
- Comments posted: 157,206 || July 2021: 136,082 || August 2020: 143,377
- Total comments posted: 11,002,290 comments
- % of removed comments: 1.73% || July 1.19% || August 2020 1.38%
- Overall traffic: 15,343,447 sessions, 48,719,832 pageviews || July 2021: 14,663,670 sessions, 45,647,775 pageviews || August 2020: 15,259,064 sessions, 45,921,078 pageviews
- New users: 3615 Total number of users: 335,700
- % of rep posts: 17.93% || July: 16.71% || August 2020: 16.53%
- User Age: 18-24: 18.33%, 25-34: 36.09%, 35-44: 22.24%, 45-54: 11.78%, 55-64: 6.87%, 65+: 4.70% || July 2021: 18-24: 17.72%, 25-34: 37.19%, 35-44: 22.35%, 45-54: 11.48%, 55-64: 6.82%, 65+: 4.44% || August 2020: 18-24: 17.61%, 25-34: 37.36%, 35-44: 21.18%, 45-54: 11.29%, 55-64: 7.49%, 65+: 5.07%
- Male: 63.84% Female: 36.16% || June 2021: Male: 64.66% Female: 35.34% || July 2020: Male: 66.10% Female: 33.90%
- # of stores in referral system: 534 +3
- # of banned websites: 5670 +73
Newsletter subscribers: 117,615 +1031 (64% with accounts)
Most commented deal: Little Birdie Launch Event: Free Dominos Traditional Pizza, Apple AirPods Pro $99, Nintendo Switch $299, Soniq 65" 4K TV $299 (2732 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: 50% off Clearance - adidas Mens Insulated Bomber Jacket $40 (Club Membership Req'd) + Shipping ($0 C&C/ $100 Order) @ Anaconda (8039 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: Rinse-Free Hand Sanitiser Disinfectant Gel 75% Ethanol 500ml $2 + Shipping @ CrazySales (-8 votes)
2021: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July
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
Lol at Veeam.