Feb Stats.
A couple of notable competitions this month. Firstly, Win a $5, $10, $50 or $100 Woolworths Supermarket eGift Card from Lindt [Purchase Lindt Caramel Square from Woolworths] was a guaranteed $5 win for everyone that entered. Woolies were selling the chocolates for $5 so at the very least you broke even and for most it was a money making excercise.
There was also a massive win from Win Your Mortgage Paid for a Year Worth $31,260 from Nine Entertainment. Definitely pays to enter the comps.
Inspired by the vending machine stamp livestream deal and the generous referrals, we are now on TikTok. If you have any suggestions for longish running deals that may be cool as a video, let us know.
Members
Members of the Month
February 2022
tightarse for posting the deal of the month, Free International Delivery for Prime Members from Amazon UK & US with No Minimum Spend. It was also the quickest deal to reach +100 votes TA has also posted the second most popular deal as the Cashrewards Rep, $3 Bonus Cashback on $30 Amazon Gift Card.
dealbot for posting the most clicked deal in February, extra 30% off adidas Outlet Items. Over 24 thousand clicks from OzBargainers trying to get a new pairs of Ultra Boost or a new pair of 3-stripes track pants to complete the collection.
promopirate for posting the most popular competition last month, Win a $5, $10, $50 or $100 Woolworths Supermarket eGift Card from Lindt. Great promotion from Lindt & Woolies, but not so good execution with claiming the prizes as so many people got their claims denied.
mclarge for posting the most entered competition in February, Win an Isuzu D-MAX 4X4 X-Terrain or MU-X 4X4 LS-T from Network Ten. Almost 200 OzBargainers have registered their entries — good luck to them! mclarge has also posted 87 comps in Feb with +12.3 vote average.
Congratulations to all the winners!
See more about members of the month
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- Every 180 days, prompt user to check whether email address is valid, on the front page.
- Add option to add forum poll results when merging nodes.
- Move show off-topics checkbox to the commenting menu on the bottom of the node pages.
- New Front Page filter by tags.
- Clicking on timestamp on comment will bring up a popup rather than auto-copy permalink to clipboard.
- Add 2FA email confirmation for account login where unusual pattern is detected.
Moderation Stats:
- Reports from users: 4665 (avg: 1 report every ~6 minutes) || January 2022: 5251 || February 2021: 4472
- Deals Removed/Published: 308/2715 —- Forum Posts Removed/Published: 101/1027 — Competition Posts Removed/Published: 16/457 — Classified Posts Removed/Published: 30/528
| Reason for Removal | Count |
|---|---|
| Duplicate | 118 |
| Requested by OP | 37 |
| Spam | 33 |
| Sockpuppeting | 31 |
| Merged with Existing Thread | 17 |
| Referral spam | 16 |
| Lack of business details | 14 |
| Account issue | 11 |
| Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines | 10 |
| Classified does not meet posting guidelines | 9 |
| No bargain listed | 9 |
| Merged with Insufficient Quantity Thread | 9 |
| Out of stock on posting | 8 |
| Duplicate (Merged with Existing Thread) | 6 |
| Competitions are not bargains | 5 |
| Merged to existing thread | 5 |
| Unobtainable deal | 5 |
| Use referral system | 4 |
| Combined posts | 4 |
| Insufficient quantity | 4 |
| Merged into Low Quantity eBay Deals Thread | 4 |
| OP disabled account | 4 |
| Read Title Guidelines | 4 |
| Not available to Australia | 4 |
| Ghost Account | 3 |
| Expired on posting | 3 |
| Use classifieds | 3 |
| Circumventing ban | 3 |
| Incomprehensible deal | 3 |
| Trolling | 3 |
| Deal doesn't meet AliExpress posting guidelines | 2 |
| Price beats are not bargains | 2 |
| Moved to Low Quantity Deals forum | 2 |
| Post as deal | 2 |
| Insufficient details for upcoming deal | 2 |
| Lack of business details + Sockpuppeting | 2 |
| Insufficient Quantity (Merged with Existing Thread… | 2 |
| Combine Post | 2 |
| Classifieds requirements not met | 2 |
| Deal doesn't meet eBay posting guidelines | 2 |
| Joke post | 2 |
| Unobtainable deal - invalid coupon | 2 |
| Merged into Is This Site Legit/Real Thread | 2 |
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| nocure | 47 | 35.68 |
| save50 | 42 | 24.02 |
| Clear | 38 | 58.08 |
| deanmoriarty | 37 | 16.46 |
| dealbot | 34 | 198.18 |
| skd100™ | 33 | 18.48 |
| Being Askhole | 30 | 46.57 |
| adr8 | 23 | 42.61 |
| beatthatflight | 22 | 28.73 |
| ozbs25 | 21 | 16.10 |
Top Deal Posters
- Lysander (5430 deals)
- nocure (4615 deals) +87
- dealbot (4264 deals) +124
- tightarse (3842 deals) +10
- save50 (3618 deals) +53
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| pricematch | 9 | 27.11 |
| Batman110 | 7 | 15.57 |
| Chinaforever | 4 | 80.50 |
| JewelsOnBraodway | 4 | 4.00 |
| Rtez19 | 3 | 40.00 |
| babawu | 3 | 15.33 |
| heyyo | 3 | 6.33 |
| lzq990420 | 3 | 4.00 |
| Marmoris AU | 3 | 1.33 |
| techbargainhunt | 2 | 66.50 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| dealbot | 33 | 203.61 |
| Clear | 20 | 95.20 |
| nocure | 16 | 74.88 |
| Being Askhole | 14 | 79.57 |
| hamza23 | 12 | 54.67 |
| adr8 | 11 | 74.82 |
| RichardL | 10 | 91.40 |
| save50 | 10 | 62.70 |
| doweyy | 9 | 208.11 |
| brandogs | 7 | 107.14 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| luketechfast | 5 | 118.60 | 77 | 2 |
| IWantThatFlight | 5 | 85.60 | 3 | 0 |
| flightfinderau | 5 | 45.00 | 70 | 0 |
| beatthatflight | 4 | 65.50 | 42 | 7 |
| tightarse | 3 | 368.67 | 72 | 37 |
| BPC Technology | 3 | 66.33 | 23 | 7 |
| gotyourback | 2 | 242.50 | 70 | 43 |
| simonline | 2 | 120.50 | 32 | 0 |
| jason101 | 2 | 95.00 | 41 | 14 |
| catchozoffers1 | 2 | 70.50 | 2 | 0 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Phalaxis | 191 | 11.78 |
| mclarge | 87 | 12.75 |
| neil | 34 | 6.59 |
| altomic | 23 | 4.57 |
| Katie2014 | 11 | 5.00 |
| opcoupon | 9 | 1.11 |
| gtk | 8 | 17.00 |
| Twix | 8 | 11.88 |
| YeemaiI | 5 | 2.80 |
| adaUM | 4 | 5.50 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Twix | 730 | 677 |
| Baysew | 131 | 128 |
| rompastompa | 42 | 42 |
| tonester | 35 | 34 |
| brandogs | 35 | 33 |
| DuckKnight | 24 | 24 |
| O O | 18 | 16 |
| aether | 8 | 8 |
| coldlamb | 7 | 7 |
| BarginHunter | 7 | 7 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jv | 1073 | 0.16 | 91 | 13 | 85 | 16 |
| rektrading | 707 | -0.13 | 22 | 2 | 44 | 4 |
| Jimothy Wongingtons | 529 | 2.59 | 66 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| AndyC1 | 328 | 1.09 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| gimli | 321 | 1.29 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| popsiee | 311 | 0.08 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Clear | 309 | 0.74 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| CrispyChrispy | 308 | 0.99 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Hybroid | 304 | 4.66 | 80 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| capslock janitor | 304 | 0.26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
Most Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lending large amounts to | 298 | solidussnake | 2022-02-23 |
| Thanks for posting on | 282 | thrillhouseozb | 2022-02-20 |
| If we earn over $180 | 248 | DashCam AKA Rolts | 2022-02-01 |
| Statically he’ll leave | 243 | bloom | 2022-02-02 |
| If you had so many items on | 225 | Lizard Spock | 2022-02-07 |
| She should book another | 207 | Hybroid | 2022-02-05 |
| I’d discipline him. I | 178 | Gervais fanboy | 2022-02-10 |
| OP 9 months ago I have | 153 | zeggie | 2022-02-08 |
| Member since 11 min | 147 | SnowDragon | 2022-02-10 |
| You're objectively wrong for | 133 | Jolakot | 2022-02-01 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
Least Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Another piece of Chinese | -184 | dealman | 2022-02-20 |
| Aren’t you a real pleasant | -148 | Gervais fanboy | 2022-02-10 |
| Lending large amounts to | -115 | bman20 | 2022-02-24 |
| Are ppl still buying this | -108 | pompompom | 2022-02-23 |
| iPhone is still better | -108 | Rifulreinhardt | 2022-02-10 |
| No such requirement in NSW | -91 | oscargamer | 2022-02-09 |
| This is Ozbargain buddy, | -78 | bman20 | 2022-02-24 |
| Mask McClown thinks this is | -75 | DMFD | 2022-02-27 |
| I'd consider changing | -69 | AustriaBargain | 2022-02-10 |
| That is certainly not the | -66 | bman20 | 2022-02-01 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In my opinion this game is | 21 | 22 | Truthbe | 2022-02-08 |
| Online experience is better | 15 | 14 | ro0sta | 2022-02-24 |
| big 4 is usually in | 15 | 14 | weezlebub | 2022-02-02 |
| Yikes - better mortgage the | 14 | 12 | Dauphin | 2022-02-21 |
| deadend job or not, for some | 13 | 12 | ShannonN | 2022-02-05 |
| I just hate tiktok, so many | 12 | 10 | Aerith-Waifu | 2022-02-24 |
| I just get up early on | 12 | 11 | jv | 2022-02-05 |
| Thank you Daddy McGowan. | 12 | 13 | alreadytaken | 2022-02-27 |
| Only if you run it at full | 12 | 10 | DreaminBargains | 2022-02-14 |
| Trap the cat if it is on | 12 | 11 | pegaxs | 2022-02-27 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thank you state | 22 | 18 | Exprise | 2022-02-27 |
| In my opinion this game is | 21 | 22 | Truthbe | 2022-02-08 |
| Online experience is better | 15 | 14 | ro0sta | 2022-02-24 |
| big 4 is usually in | 15 | 14 | weezlebub | 2022-02-02 |
| Congrats, you learnt an | 14 | 17 | MrThing | 2022-02-10 |
| Yikes - better mortgage the | 14 | 12 | Dauphin | 2022-02-21 |
| deadend job or not, for some | 13 | 12 | ShannonN | 2022-02-05 |
| Thank you Daddy McGowan. | 12 | 13 | alreadytaken | 2022-02-27 |
| Trap the cat if it is on | 12 | 11 | pegaxs | 2022-02-27 |
| I just hate tiktok, so many | 12 | 10 | Aerith-Waifu | 2022-02-24 |
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 | 295 | 4.49 |
| mskeggs | 144 | 3.37 |
| spackbace | 129 | 3.21 |
| bobbified | 209 | 3.11 |
| SBOB | 247 | 2.93 |
| Ghost47 | 123 | 2.92 |
| pegaxs | 167 | 2.87 |
| MS Paint | 274 | 2.81 |
| Quantumcat | 272 | 2.61 |
| Jimothy Wongingtons | 525 | 3 |
50 comments
| User | Comments | Average |
|---|---|---|
| solidussnake | 68 | 6.78 |
| DashCam AKA Rolts | 81 | 5.41 |
| zeggie | 56 | 5.04 |
| Hybroid | 295 | 4.49 |
| Mechz | 66 | 4.27 |
| onetwothreefour | 55 | 3.82 |
| Dolladollabill | 65 | 3.52 |
| seamonkey | 64 | 3.41 |
| mskeggs | 144 | 3.37 |
| kajke | 71 | 3 |
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: 71 | January: 59
Competition Pageviews: 395,384 | January: 330,105 (+19.78%)
- Comps Posted: 457 | January: 340
- Biggest Winner: Win Your Mortgage Paid for a Year Worth $31,260 from Nine Entertainment
Social Media
Instagram:
- 11,296 +69 followers
- Male 41.1%, Female 58.8% (vs. Male: 65.43% Female: 34.57% for OzBargain)
- 25-34 45.2% (vs. 35.77% for OzBargain)
- 9,271 (+42.5%) 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)
| Wiki Page | Pageviews |
|---|---|
| Discounted eGift Cards - OzBargain Wiki | 9,649 |
| List of Birthday deals/freebies - OzBargain Wiki | 4,725 |
| List of Price Comparison Sites - OzBargain Wiki | 1,575 |
| Third-Party Gift Card Deals at Retailers - FAQ | 1,000 |
| AMEX Shop Small Guide | 925 |
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)
| Store | Pageviews |
|---|---|
| Domino's | 45,997 |
| eBay Australia | 14,324 |
| Uber Eats | 8,199 |
| Amazon AU | 8,024 |
| Woolworths | 7,474 |
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon AU | 300 | 42.44 |
| Coles | 56 | 47.34 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 50 | 40.34 |
| Costco Wholesale | 44 | 25.68 |
| Woolworths | 42 | 63.26 |
| ShopBack AU | 39 | 67.62 |
| Amazon UK Store | 38 | 35.79 |
| Cashrewards | 37 | 91.24 |
| Amazon Global Store | 36 | 43.67 |
| Shopping Express | 33 | 32.67 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| American Express Cashback Offers | 678 |
| Amazon AU | 539 |
| eBay | 445 |
| I Want That Flight | 419 |
| Cashrewards | 380 |
| Boost | 369 |
| Uniqlo | 368 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 353 |
| American Express | 343 |
| Shopback | 317 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
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Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Facebook - 78,008
- Oursteps - 57,293
- Whirlpool Forums - 51,805
- Reddit 30,958
- Twitter - 30,111
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 61.74%
- Safari 24.68%
- Samsung Internet 3.33%
- Firefox 3.09%
- Edge 2.93%
- Ozbargain Android App 2.06%(-.02%)
Top 5 stores with referrals (# of referrers)
| Store - Referral | Count |
|---|---|
| Cashrewards | 4865 |
| ShopBack AU | 3981 |
| Uber Eats | 2272 |
| DoorDash | 2178 |
| SelfWealth | 1548 |
Everything else
- Deals posted: 2715 || January 2022: 2814 || February 2021: 3507
- Total number of deals: 393,001 || Total number of forum topics: 109,174
- Number of Freebies posted: 133
- Comments posted: 115,518 || January 2022: 128,494 || February 2021: 121,450
- Total comments posted: 11,939,334 comments
- % of removed comments: 1.64% || January 1.68% || February 2021 1.17%
- Overall traffic: 11,971,840 sessions, 35,172,170 pageviews || January 2022: 14,140,394 sessions, 42,049,925 pageviews || February 2021: 12,746,595 sessions, 37,605,563 pageviews
- New users: 2491 Total number of users: 352,523
- % of rep posts: 17.83% || January: 17.70% || February 2021: 18.39%
- User Age: 18-24: 17.89%, 25-34: 35.77%, 35-44: 25.38%, 45-54: 11.58%, 55-64: 5.50%, 65+: 3.88% || January 2022: 18-24: 18.13%, 25-34: 35.07%, 35-44: 25.62%, 45-54: 11.58%, 55-64: 5.71%, 65+: 3.88% || February 2021: 18-24: 19.13%, 25-34: 38.11%, 35-44: 21.80%, 45-54: 10.73%, 55-64: 5.83%, 65+: 4.39%
- Male: 65.43% Female: 34.57% || January 2022: Male: 64.94% Female: 35.06% || February 2021: Male: 67.81% Female: 32.19%
- # of stores in referral system: 619 +8
- # of banned websites: 6171 +71
Newsletter subscribers: 121535 +391 (64% with accounts)
Most commented deal: [PreOrder] Free Gift Bundle Valued up to $337 with Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra From $1849 ($450 Trade in Bonus Option) @ Samsung (800 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: Converse Hi & Low Unisex Sizes: 3-12 $30 - $90 (Was $100 - $200) + $26.50 Shipping ($0 with $90 Order) @ End Clothing (4705 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: Orawell COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Single Use Oral Saliva Test 1 Pack $16.50 + $4.45 Delivery @ Geardo (-14 votes)
2021: Jan
2021: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug - Sept - Oct - November & December - 2021 Recap
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2017: Zeitgeist - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug & Sept - Oct - Nov - Dec
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2015: Zeitgeist Dec - Nov - Oct - Sept - Aug - Jul - Jun -May - Apr - Mar - Jan
2014: Zeitgeist - Nov - Oct - Sept
Always interesting to see the most posts/front page deals. Slowly creeping to the top :P