Why Do You Use OzBargain?

lordezekiel on 23/06/2022 - 13:51
Last edited 23/06/2022 - 14:03 by 1 other user

There appears to be considerable difference in the financial situation of each individual on OzBargain. Some people are down near the bottom of the financial ladder, maybe a student, someone with a casual part time job, self-employed or on benefits, while others have 6 figure salaries, working corporate or tech or construction jobs, etc.

I am interested in what it is that draws people to use this website, and the massive difference in what people on here consider to be a "bargain" which of course in real terms is always relative to how much money you have.
A person on <$20,000 a year likely can't truly consider a top of the line $5,000 TV as a bargain, but someone on >$100,000 may think great, that's only a few weeks work!

Thoughts?

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  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 23/06/2022 - 13:55
    +27

    im here for the ozbargain forum drama, mainly

    • lordezekiel on 23/06/2022 - 13:56
      +2

      Haha, yeah i forgot to put "for the ozbargain community" as one of the poll options!

    • SF3 on 23/06/2022 - 16:56
      +1

      Much like Days of Our Lives, 65 years on still same old dramas story (apparently!).

      • scotty on 23/06/2022 - 20:23
        +5

        Bargains come and go, but drama lives on (and becomes memes or quiz answers for the treasure hunt).

    • AustriaBargain on 23/06/2022 - 18:13
      +1

      There are a lot of unusual characters who post here.

  • timthetoolman on 23/06/2022 - 13:58
    +2

    Why can't they consider it a bargain? Not being able to afford it and being a bargain are not mutually exclusive.
    There's also a tonne or cheap stuff that comes up including items they may already be buying.

  • peppet on 23/06/2022 - 13:58
    +4

    When I was a student I saw $5000 fridge and $8000 TV deals and thought "what kind of person who visits a bargain site can afford that?". Now I work full-time, and as I go up the pay-scale I look for better quality stuff that costs more, like TVs and it makes sense (I still don't earn much working for public health).

    I wonder where it caps off. I have friends who used to look at OzB who now earn $150-400k who just stopped looking at the prices of things once they hit that $150k ish and just bought what they wanted (who are only getting richer by the day).

    • scotty on 23/06/2022 - 14:13
      +7

      The cap depends on individuals. I still think $5000 fridges and $8000 TV are expensive, something I won't even think about. And I've been working full time for almost 25 years.

    • netjock on 23/06/2022 - 16:24

      I have friends who used to look at OzB who now earn $150-400k

      I want to know what kind of jobs fall into the $300k - $400k band. I'm not even looking at the OzB $250k band because that is just not being ambitious.

      • peppet on 23/06/2022 - 16:32

        They're investment bankers, one is a barrister. These friends are in their 30s-50s though. The highest paid friend my age (mid 20s) earns $150k as a solicitor.

        It seems investment banking takes you far financially… they get 6-figure bonuses on top which they casually mention at the end of every year, like it's totally normal..

        • netjock on 23/06/2022 - 16:35
          +2

          They're investment bankers, one is a barrister

          Having worked at banks I can say they got to put the hours in. I used to knock off at 6pm and the food deliveries would pile up at reception for the traders / bankers working late.

          I was hoping there was a hidden traffic controller job that might pay that much.

          • peppet on 23/06/2022 - 16:40
            +1

            @netjock: I also found that they're way more socially capable than anyone I know, they're so good at talking to people. It's definitely something not anyone can do.

            If you find a cushy job paying $300k please send out a PSA and I will buy you all $8000 TVs

    • AustriaBargain on 23/06/2022 - 18:14

      If I earned 400k a year I'd stop looking at bargains too and instead spend my time trying go grow that 400k a year into even more money.

  • NatoTomato on 23/06/2022 - 14:04
    +2

    I like the paint drawings

  • MS Paint on 23/06/2022 - 14:06
    +8

    Purely for jv comments and rektrading emoticons.

  • Jason Genova on 23/06/2022 - 14:10

    not here to buy cheap things

    here for the free cash (bank sign up bonuses, savings interest rates, refi bonuses, cc points)

  • WreckTangle on 23/06/2022 - 14:11
    +2

    Forums

  • Drakesy on 23/06/2022 - 14:13
    +1

    C) Forum banter

    I guess most people don't get rich by accident.
    It's a combination of income and spending habits.

    Rich people generally carry these through life.
    I learnt how to be frugal in university, even though i'm no longer limited financially old habits die hard and just because you're on 6 figures + doesn't mean you have to spend like you are.

    It's also why many people that inherit trusts/win the lotto can be inclined to mismanage them and blow it all as they didn't learn how to live within their means.

  • Almost Banned on 23/06/2022 - 14:17
    +2

    Because I am a cheap bastard.

  • spackbace on 23/06/2022 - 14:24
    +6

    To save money which causes me to spend money on other stuff

    Without this site, who would know about cashbacks, cheap netflix/disney+/YT prem etc? :)

  • djones145 on 23/06/2022 - 14:45
    +1

    forums

  • CyberMurning on 23/06/2022 - 14:58

    to share the love (read: bargains)
    and to laugh when people buy something yesterday at higher price.

  • Richmond Tigers on 23/06/2022 - 15:09

    I use the forum because whirlpool seems to attract societies most shit people.

    I use the bargains more for items on the periphery of my purchases, for example upgrading shitty items for better quality ones.

    • AusBargains on 23/06/2022 - 18:43
      -1

      Ozbargainers are normal well adjusted people who likes a good bargain and a chat.

      Whirlpoolers are government welfare dependent basement dwellers (either fat neckbeards or skinny hipsters) whose main achievement in life is a 5000-10000 post count.

      • [Deactivated] on 23/06/2022 - 18:49

        Amen to that

  • Savas on 23/06/2022 - 15:10
    +4

    I'm here because I enjoy comedy.

  • tsunamisurfer on 23/06/2022 - 15:33
    +1

    Primarily to find discounts on things I wish to purchase or financial strategies like credit card churning (never did that before Ozbargain).

    Secondary reason is to read forum posts about people having motor accidents with no insurance.

  • Archi on 23/06/2022 - 16:15
    +1

    the ozbargain spirit, you gotta spend money to save money

  • ModdySwag on 23/06/2022 - 16:43

    Because… Slav

  • [Deactivated] on 23/06/2022 - 17:06
    +1

    bikies

  • cashless on 23/06/2022 - 17:07
    +1

    Because I want OzBargain to get me off my motoring fine

  • dontboopthesnoot on 23/06/2022 - 18:14

    its not about the money its about the friends we make along the way

  • AusBargains on 23/06/2022 - 18:37

    To read user posts and comments that cucked Whirlpool wouldn't allow

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    • [Deactivated] on 23/06/2022 - 18:50

      Then your banned lol

      • AusBargains on 23/06/2022 - 18:54

        Then your banned lol

        While the 4000 poster you're responding to doesn't get banned, even though their posts are just as "bad" as yours.

        Oh and they attacked you first.

        • [Deactivated] on 23/06/2022 - 18:56

          They block your isp address too

  • morse on 23/06/2022 - 19:07
    +2

    No ‘waste time’ option?

  • rektrading on 23/06/2022 - 20:28

    Why Do You Use OzBargain?

    . #SEO

  • bobbified on 23/06/2022 - 22:40
    +1

    I use it for the forums to kill time when I'm working.

  • [Deactivated] on 24/06/2022 - 11:07
    +1

    Primarily for the forum humour and secondly for the bargains.

  • jakentta on 24/06/2022 - 13:24
    +3

    Because I'm a sucker for getting anything cheap, regardless of whether I need it or not. But also I like how in almost every bargain discussion and topic, there seems to be someone who is an expert of the item or topic, and I feel like I get some genuinely good information and advice.

  • kmwa on 24/06/2022 - 14:22
    +1

    Came for the bargains, stayed for the banter.

  • onetwothreefour on 24/06/2022 - 14:33
    +1

    Got nothing better to do

  • ECE on 24/06/2022 - 14:44
    +2

    To help Scotty and Neil pay their bills 🫣😷

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