November Stats & December News.
- If you haven't checked see it already, check out the 2022 recap.
Boxing Day was a bit of a dissapointment for some this year and continuing the yearly complaints:
Is it just me? Or do I feel like boxing day sales are just so sad these days? It's like all the retailers don't even bother to give proper sale now. The real sale is black Friday now..
u came back to disappointment strap in bloke
yeah last year was shite too ay
2020:
have a feeling Boxing Day's gonna be more lame than Black Friday
Is it me or is this year's boxing day sales just lackluster
Is it just me or do boxing day sales get worse each year
2017:
What an absolute piss poor boxing day sales
2016:
Boxing Day sales are slowly dieing. Really not much point anymore.
2015:
must say in terms of sales for video games this year is horrible -_-
2014:
Wheres all the good deals?
I don't think its worth even going out boxing day… not even worth putting on pants…
How did it go?
The data seems to indicate a lower amount of deals and pageviews for Boxing Day.
Traditionally Boxing Day deals come out either late Christmas or Boxing Day morning. However, some of these "Boxing Day" sales started at the beginning of December and others run way into January.
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Members
Members of the Month
November 2022
FERRANDz for posting the most popular non-rep deal in November 2022, $10 Coupon for Existing JB Hi-Fi Perks Members, getting far more votes than the Black Friday weekend deals.
tightarse for posting the most clicked deal last month, 40% Additional Discount at adidas Outlet. Definitely the most popular footwear brand for the OzBargainers. TA has also posted the most voted deal last month, 15% Amazon AU Cashback capped at $20, as the Cashrewards rep.
9999fine for posting the most popular competition last month, Win a Hyundai Kona Electric from SBS Sport.
neology for organising various HDD/SSD group buys on classified. We actually had multiuple people recommending him last month for the amount of work he has put in.
Congratulations to all the winners!
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Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- When merging posts, make sure node subscribers are notified of the new merged content in the same way as they do for new comments.
- Disable Google One Tap Sign-in pop-up.
- Fix search highlight issue when searching for "class"
- Donated $30,000 to charities
Moderation Stats:
- Reports from users: 6841 (avg: 1 report every ~6 minutes) || October 2022: 4795 || November 2021: 6695
- Deals Removed/Published: 588/5054 —- Forum Posts Removed/Published: 116/1282 — Competition Posts Removed/Published: 17/699 — Classified Posts Removed/Published: 27/754
| reason | Count |
|---|---|
| Duplicate | 183 |
| Sockpuppeting | 75 |
| Requested by OP | 74 |
| No bargain listed | 56 |
| Spam | 33 |
| Merged with Existing Thread | 32 |
| Insufficient quantity | 20 |
| Read Title Guidelines | 18 |
| Referral spam | 16 |
| Lack of business details | 15 |
| Unobtainable deal | 15 |
| Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines | 12 |
| Post as deal | 10 |
| Merged with eBay Insufficient Quantity Thread | 9 |
| Combined posts | 9 |
| Merged into Low Quantity eBay Deals Thread | 7 |
| Post in classifieds | 7 |
| Duplicate (Merged with Existing Thread) | 6 |
| Classified does not meet posting guidelines | 6 |
| In-store negotiated deal | 6 |
| Out of stock on posting | 6 |
| Not available to Australia | 5 |
| Account Issue | 5 |
| Referrals not allowed in classifieds | 4 |
| Deal doesn't meet eBay posting guidelines | 4 |
| Price beats are not bargains | 4 |
| Merged to existing thread | 4 |
| Joke post | 4 |
| Ghost account | 4 |
| Deal doesn't meet AliExpress posting guidelines | 3 |
| Use Referral System | 3 |
| Banned item | 3 |
| Banned Store | 3 |
| Classifieds requirements not met | 3 |
| Referral requirements not met | 3 |
| Expired on posting | 3 |
| Moved to Low Quantity Deals thread | 3 |
| Incomprehensible deal | 3 |
| Use classifieds | 3 |
| Competitions are not bargains | 2 |
| Combine Post | 2 |
| Trolling | 2 |
| Combined Post | 2 |
| Circumventing store ban | 2 |
| Deal doesn't meet Catch posting guidelines | 2 |
| Sockpuppeting / Circumventing Ban | 2 |
| Merged with insufficient qty eBay thread | 2 |
| Merged with insufficient qty thread | 2 |
| Negotiated deal | 2 |
| Insufficient details for upcoming deal | 2 |
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| highmargin | 92 | 26.28 |
| O O | 74 | 31.58 |
| HamBoi69 | 73 | 76.12 |
| bargainsgrabber | 47 | 112.55 |
| Clear | 44 | 64.18 |
| save50 | 42 | 17.07 |
| hamza23 | 37 | 55.62 |
| ozvictor | 36 | 41.08 |
| Pricebeat | 36 | 33.58 |
| dealbot | 32 | 222.12 |
Top Deal Posters
- Lysander (5430 deals)
- nocure (4959 deals) +9
- dealbot (4528 deals) +30
- save50 (3975 deals) +23
- tightarse (3916 deals) +7
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| DanielHuntt | 7 | 6.29 |
| pinch | 6 | 20.33 |
| saradadndaves | 6 | 7.33 |
| Lovebbq | 4 | 80.00 |
| SureShot | 4 | 4.25 |
| zoombroadband | 3 | 61.33 |
| MUJI Australia | 3 | 52.33 |
| Onlineshoppingdeal | 3 | 12.33 |
| Igaf | 3 | 8.67 |
| IZUMI115 | 3 | 3.67 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| bargainsgrabber | 40 | 128.60 |
| HamBoi69 | 37 | 135.54 |
| dealbot | 32 | 222.12 |
| highmargin | 26 | 56.04 |
| O O | 23 | 70.13 |
| hamza23 | 22 | 80.09 |
| Clear | 20 | 123.95 |
| RichardL | 19 | 128.00 |
| I Smell Pennies | 17 | 94.41 |
| tightarse | 14 | 513.07 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tightarse | 8 | 646.00 | 223 | 65 |
| gotyourback | 5 | 288.60 | 169 | 79 |
| beatthatflight | 5 | 59.00 | 18 | 1 |
| hootch | 3 | 93.00 | 1 | 0 |
| luketechfast | 2 | 108.50 | 9 | 0 |
| SecretBottle | 2 | 103.50 | 24 | 13 |
| AIRJO CoffeeRoasters | 2 | 95.00 | 41 | 0 |
| jason101 | 2 | 72.50 | 17 | 4 |
| MUJI Australia | 2 | 70.50 | 20 | 0 |
| FuseTechAu | 2 | 62.50 | 10 | 0 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| TruePursuit | 231 | 7.36 |
| Phalaxis | 171 | 16.38 |
| CindaaMoon | 126 | 7.12 |
| neil | 25 | 13.44 |
| Katie2014 | 15 | 11.53 |
| Lele | 7 | 8.29 |
| djk | 7 | 7.29 |
| Smalot11 | 6 | 32.67 |
| BeatMagazine | 6 | 18.83 |
| YeemaiI | 6 | 7.50 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Twix | 1334 | 1263 |
| Baysew | 239 | 226 |
| rompastompa | 208 | 189 |
| O O | 83 | 71 |
| tonester | 35 | 34 |
| coldlamb | 32 | 28 |
| aether | 23 | 21 |
| brandogs | 17 | 17 |
| robinCTS | 17 | 7 |
| Hargain Bunter | 14 | 14 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jv | 1063 | 0.87 | 97 | 15 | 61 | 9 |
| capslock janitor | 694 | 0.27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimothy Wongingtons | 621 | 2.50 | 87 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| ChiMot | 619 | 0.64 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| xoom | 529 | 0.99 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Muzeeb | 520 | 2.46 | 83 | 25 | 15 | 6 |
| I Smell Pennies | 503 | 1.05 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| LuslecGrace | 457 | 0.87 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| CodeXD | 444 | 1.37 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| easternculture | 427 | 0.81 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
Most Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign up through this link to | 285 | tightarse | 2022-11-15 |
| Look where you're going next | 247 | Xistn | 2022-11-24 |
| Pretty easy to find these | 239 | Pricebeat | 2022-11-19 |
| I wouldn't have bothered | 211 | Hybroid | 2022-11-27 |
| It is an example of | 201 | jv | 2022-11-21 |
| Thanks. Unfortunately it was | 198 | Clear | 2022-11-09 |
| It is insurance fraud, and | 193 | neo | 2022-11-16 |
| I think you missed a few 5 | 180 | SBOB | 2022-11-21 |
| it's morbin time | 169 | CrispyChrispy | 2022-11-09 |
| You are entering the | 169 | jjjaar | 2022-11-18 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
Least Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hey dirtyhen Please remove | -74 | spk2mahe | 2022-11-08 |
| Yeah I get the fact that we | -58 | Shane034 | 2022-11-11 |
| Oof someone needs to talk to | -56 | djthornton | 2022-11-15 |
| Bit racist, why did you have | -55 | DRIFT2000 | 2022-11-03 |
| still $218 more than what | -50 | warclone | 2022-11-09 |
| I DONT think I'd spend any | -48 | USER DC | 2022-11-07 |
| I've never used them… | -48 | jv | 2022-11-16 |
| Who cares? | -45 | pegaxs | 2022-11-25 |
| You don't have a tap at | -45 | Muzeeb | 2022-11-27 |
| And people know you are | -42 | jv | 2022-11-11 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Or maybe you work how I | 22 | 24 | lunchbox99 | 2022-11-16 |
| Yeah exactly. I know what I | 21 | 21 | djsweet | 2022-11-16 |
| Why would you post this as a | 18 | 17 | dahax77 | 2022-11-22 |
| Maybe against Intel but I | 16 | 16 | pennypincher98 | 2022-11-13 |
| OP admits he has "decent | 16 | 17 | GordonD | 2022-11-21 |
| I haven't heard of this | 14 | 12 | siiking | 2022-11-01 |
| don't know how that's | 12 | 12 | FeZZa21 | 2022-11-15 |
| Left wing trash and | 12 | 12 | Musky | 2022-11-22 |
| Thanks to the OP, many more | 12 | 14 | tharlow | 2022-11-22 |
| Down voted for sharing | 11 | 11 | DRIFT2000 | 2022-11-16 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I check at night , easier | 38 | 41 | easternculture | 2022-11-23 |
| Or maybe you work how I | 22 | 24 | lunchbox99 | 2022-11-16 |
| Why would you post this as a | 18 | 17 | dahax77 | 2022-11-22 |
| OP admits he has "decent | 16 | 17 | GordonD | 2022-11-21 |
| Part 1 great, part 2 not | 15 | 18 | serbpie | 2022-11-18 |
| I haven't heard of this | 14 | 12 | siiking | 2022-11-01 |
| Smack the like button like | 13 | 16 | k1 | 2022-11-20 |
| Thanks to the OP, many more | 12 | 14 | tharlow | 2022-11-22 |
| the thing is, the tree isn't | 10 | 8 | stwongy | 2022-11-28 |
| Where are the teets on an | 10 | 8 | Brian McGee | 2022-11-20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| pegaxs | 192 | 5.25 |
| jjjaar | 114 | 4.51 |
| Hybroid | 218 | 3.56 |
| tightarse | 214 | 3.37 |
| coffeeinmyveins | 105 | 3.36 |
| SBOB | 278 | 3.14 |
| 87percent | 110 | 3.10 |
| WatchNerd | 262 | 2.69 |
| Muzeeb | 524 | 2.65 |
| Jimothy Wongingtons | 617 | 2.61 |
50 comments
| User | Comments | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Xistn | 64 | 7.25 |
| pegaxs | 192 | 5.25 |
| neo | 55 | 4.87 |
| jjjaar | 114 | 4.51 |
| apsilon | 59 | 4.24 |
| dm02 | 97 | 3.74 |
| Hybroid | 218 | 3.56 |
| CrowReally | 91 | 3.54 |
| Bargain4Days | 95 | 3.52 |
| seamonkey | 88 | 3.43 |
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
Top 10 most popular freebie deals by votes
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
Most Won Competitions
Comps Won: 56 | October: 105
Competition Pageviews: 444,343 | October: 484,904 (-8.36%)
- Comps Posted: 699 | October: 702
- Biggest Winner: Win an Alienware x14 Gaming Laptop Worth $3,998 from Pop Sugar
Social Media
Instagram:
- 12,296 12,232 +64 followers
- Male 40.6%, Female 59.3% (vs. Male 65.99% Female: 34.01% for OzBargain)
- 25-34 42.2% (vs. 35.88% for OzBargain)
- 27,437 (+34.66%) sessions from Stories
Tiktok:
- Video Views 18,075 (-72.56%)
- Shares 33 (-90.63%)
- Likes 181 (-84.69%)
- Followers 4,261 +34
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 | 15,078 |
| List of Birthday deals/freebies - OzBargain Wiki | 5,345 |
| Gift Cards FAQ | 2,657 |
| List of Price Comparison Sites - OzBargain Wiki | 2,039 |
| Epic Threads - OzBargain Wiki | 1,668 |
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)
| Store | Pageviews |
|---|---|
| Domino's | 61,269 |
| eBay Australia | 34,018 |
| Amazon AU | 23,420 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 18,786 |
| KFC | 9,331 |
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon AU | 690 | 30.90 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 156 | 42.53 |
| Costco Wholesale | 80 | 22.38 |
| BIG W | 78 | 46.10 |
| Amazon UK Store | 77 | 38.27 |
| Harvey Norman | 75 | 28.76 |
| The Good Guys | 70 | 35.91 |
| Cashrewards | 69 | 144.46 |
| Shopping Express | 59 | 30.24 |
| Amazon Global Store | 55 | 29.58 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| American Express Cashback Offers | 645 |
| Amazon AU | 510 |
| Boost | 472 |
| Cashrewards | 471 |
| Uniqlo | 435 |
| eBay | 425 |
| Shopback | 418 |
| I Want That Flight | 409 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 363 |
| Specsavers | 358 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Facebook - 95,771
- Whirlpool Forums - 93,900
- Oursteps - 51,160
- Twitter - 34,157
- Reddit 26,202
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 59.00%
- Safari 26.68%
- Samsung Internet 3.34%
- Ozbargain Android App 3.10% (+.2%)
- Edge 3.08%
Top 5 stores with referrals (# of referrers)
| Store - Referral | Count |
|---|---|
| Cashrewards | 4349 |
| ShopBack AU | 3530 |
| Uber Eats | 1786 |
| Stake | 1488 |
| uBank | 1003 |
Everything else
- Deals posted: 5052 || October 2022: 2980 || November 2021: 5340
- Total number of deals: 424,280 || Total number of forum topics: 116,983
- Number of Freebies posted: 153
- Comments posted: 167,717 || October 2022: 135,048 || November 2021: 160,778
- Total comments posted: 13,187,012 comments
- % of removed comments: 1.76% || October 1.79% || November 2021 1.86%
- Overall traffic: 15,147,224 sessions, 52,628,349 pageviews || October 2022: 13,045,949 sessions, 41,069,352 pageviews || November 2021: 15,575,415 sessions, 51,776,622
- New users: 3854 Total number of users: 379,849
- % of rep posts: 14.15% || October: 14.39% || November 2021: 17.47%
- User Age: 18-24: 17.47%, 25-34: 35.88%, 35-44: 25.02%, 45-54: 12.20%, 55-64: 5.73%, 65+: 3.70% || October 2022: 18-24: 17.30%, 25-34: 36.65%, 35-44: 25.17%, 45-54: 11.90%, 55-64: 5.40%, 65+: 3.58% || October 2021: 18-24: 18.61%, 25-34: 34.96%, 35-44: 25.02%, 45-54: 11.61%, 55-64: 5.85%, 65+: 3.95%
- Male: 65.99% Female: 34.01% || September 2022: Male: 67.52% Female: 32.48% || November 2021: 66.79% Female: 33.21%
- # of stores in referral system: 672 +6
- # of banned websites: 6996 +50
Newsletter subscribers: 126,631 +253 (64% with accounts)
Most commented deal: 50% off All Pirelli Tyres + $100 off Your Next Logbook Service @ mycar Tyre & Auto (1385 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: Puma Enzo Men’s Training Shoes $39 + $8 Delivery ($0 with $100 Order) @ Puma (5942 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: Nintendo Switch Console Blue/Neon V2 $415 Delivered @ Unique Deals (-17 votes)
I find Black Friday to offer better deals than Boxing day in last few years