Did You Influence Someone to Regularly Use OzBargain?

Ash-Say on 10/12/2021 - 08:29
Last edited 10/12/2021 - 08:59 by 1 other user

I have been member of this community for over 9 years. There have been few impulse purchases where I wasted money but overall saved tons of $$$ being part of OzBargain.

Until last year, my partner thought I was crazy and spending too much time on mobile and also wasting money due to OzBargain. Eventually my partner realised the benefits when I showed them few deals which saved me over thousands of dollars.

My partner although is currently not a member but spend more time than me on this website now and often picks up deals and notify me.

Did you influence someone to become addicted to OzBargain?

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    Yes
  • 22
    No
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  • diddy50 on 10/12/2021 - 08:43

    my boss, now when he needs something, he gets me to buy it for him on my amazon account.

    rather annoying haha

  • SF3 on 10/12/2021 - 09:23
    +6

    That’s the way.

    You can check out any time you like, But you can never leave.

    • SnowDragon on 10/12/2021 - 10:21

      She found ya!

      • Clear on 10/12/2021 - 10:26

        Considering I got 3 negs that means 2 people at the minimum are full of it.

        • SnowDragon on 10/12/2021 - 10:35

          Could be the twins she had and didn't tell you about

        • SF3 on 10/12/2021 - 15:29

          ghost accounts?

    • dust on 10/12/2021 - 10:54

      Haha you were asking for it with a comment like that!

      • Clear on 10/12/2021 - 11:00
        +1

        Only needed to be 1 neg. If they're going to do a half arsed job they should make it -30.

    • pegaxs on 10/12/2021 - 12:08

      From all my cross referencing, I've concluded that jv is your wife "life partner"…

      • Clear on 10/12/2021 - 12:14

        AKA fast Eddie from Fluidtek.

    • Ghost47 on 10/12/2021 - 14:06

      Wow with that many negs you must mean “exes” or your ex really hates you!

      • Clear on 10/12/2021 - 14:09

        Now imagine if I was lying. 9+ people are about to look really really dumb. Considering I said only 1 ex there's already a few.

        • rompastompa on 10/12/2021 - 14:26

          I reckon your ex would see your username as Clear as day.

          • Clear on 10/12/2021 - 14:52

            @rompastompa: Hey ex I saw your mum at Woolies the other day and she's really excited for you to come down for Christmas. It's been a couple of years.

            Should be clear as a day now.

  • SnowDragon on 10/12/2021 - 10:21

    I have a few friends who will check it maybe once a week or so and then be slightly annoyed they missed a good deal from days ago.

    One day they'll start checking it every 10-30 mins like most of us do.

  • Savas on 10/12/2021 - 10:45
    +2

    I really doubt you save thousands of dollars. The most popular deal from the last 30 days was the $10 bonus gift card with $49 Amazon purchase lol. The first page of the popular deals page range from saving $2.50 to $45

    • dust on 10/12/2021 - 10:55
      +1

      Saving a few thousand is definitely possible. Especially if it's over a few years, for big items and in comparison to someone who might otherwise just buy at RRP.

      • Savas on 10/12/2021 - 11:02
        +3

        Oh true, I saved over $5000 from the Tesla Model 3 Standard Range deal.

        • DoctorCalculon on 22/12/2021 - 08:49
          +1

          But you would have known about the government subsidised EV deal even without OzBargain as it has been on the news quite a few times. ;-)

    • Ash-Say on 10/12/2021 - 11:12

      These 3 deals alone have saved me close to $4k within last 1 year. You can easily save money if you see the deal at the right time.

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/588546

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/613416

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/656183

      • Savas on 10/12/2021 - 11:56

        Nice deals !!!

  • Benoffie on 10/12/2021 - 11:07

    Parents have finally got it into their head to ask/check for a code. They've started logging on too. If only they remembered to ask about Senior discount 🤦‍♀️

  • Godric on 10/12/2021 - 11:33

    I'm always referencing ozb to bargains i've picked up so yep

  • fantombloo on 10/12/2021 - 12:25
    +2

    I haven't influenced anyone to use ozbargain but my time on here has led to:

    • My wife saying "Don't you have to check ozbargain or something?" rather than the more generic "Don't you have something better to do?" when she wants me to leave her alone.

    • My kids saying "Get off ozbargain" rather than "Hurry up" whenever I'm taking up the toilet.

    • My mates asking "What's that cheapskate site you always use?" when they want to check with me if something is good value.

    • LordSydney on 14/12/2021 - 16:48

      My kids saying "Get off ozbargain" rather than "Hurry up" whenever I'm taking up the toilet.

      LOL

  • preferredusername on 10/12/2021 - 12:31
    +1

    The husband knows about OzB but I'm okay if he doesn't use it regularly, we have enough LEGO as it is :P

  • Ghost47 on 10/12/2021 - 14:07

    I got my partner hooked on OzB. You’re welcome Scotty.

  • scotty on 10/12/2021 - 16:11
    +4

    Someone from Melbourne meetup last night told me that he has been telling his international students about OzBargain as part of surviving Australia. Hopefully that ended up influencing someone.

  • Sunshines bright on 11/12/2021 - 07:55
    +1

    My partner; a twice daily bargainer put an old lady neighbour onto it and she can’t thank him enough every time she sees him!

  • cerealsmok3r on 11/12/2021 - 08:27

    Yes! all my friends hahaha

    I really enjoy sharing a bargain and I also help them with their purchases so I became the go-to guys for the better bargains. For the most part, I just help them navigate the website. some of them are addicted and most just casually browse for the occasional sale

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