May Stats & June News.
We've donated $20,000 to 5 charities.
Those in NT, we're having a very small meetup on July 3 or 4th.
State of our social media
- Twitter
- Have reached new API limits imposed after Elon took over. We're working on getting them all restarted but more than likely the ozbargain Twitter will just Tweet out the hot deals instead of all deals. The free API allows 1500 Tweets a month. The next paid plan is 3000 Tweets per month, costing US$100/month which won't get us close to the amount of deals posted per month. That only leaves the US$5000/month plan allowing 300,000 Tweets per month. Don't think we're going to be paying US$60,000 (~A$90,000) just to Tweet out our deals.
- Facebook
- While the page is still up and everyone subscribed will see Facebook posts, Facebook is not suggesting or showing our page due to an automated keyword violation. What's the keyword? Well, apparently in one of the eBook posts, there was a Hitler biography ebook. So my account and OzBargain's is flagged until at least the end of this year despite an appeal to someone human.
- Tiktok
- Tiktok's automated banning is known to creators to ban users who mention the words kill or suicide which is why you'll see videos mention "unalive" to get around these filters. What else do they filter? Well apparently any mention of gift cards and cash. They've taken down several videos in the past where those things have been mentioned. On appeal, they always restore the videos. This time around a Cashrewards Pizza Hut Cashback deal and Prezee post was flagged with appeals not even looked into. Despite posting our most popular video yet with 140,000+ views, we've been permanently banned.
- Twitter
No problems with Instagram. For those looking for OzBargain on your platform of choice, there is an OzBargain Subreddit, and Telegram.
Something a bit out of the ordinary with Spiky Monster Plush and Squeaky Spiky Ball for Dog $0 + Delivery ($0 with Prime) @ Hugsmart Products Inc via Amazon AU being the fastest to the front page (3.3 minutes) and fastest to 100 votes (13 minutes). 🐕🦺
Members
Members of the Month
May 2023
BargainsGrabber for posting deal of the month, ½ Price Long Expiry Plans @ amaysim. I guess there will be quite a few amaysim users for the next 12 months. BargainGrabber also posted second most voted deal, 10% off $100 & $250 Coles MasterCard Digital Gift Cards @ Giftcards.com.au (much better deal than hunting for gift cards on classified). BargainGrabber has posted 27 deals in May with +187.7 vote average.
nicholasv for posting our trending deal of the month, Free Spiky Monster Plush and Squeaky Spiky Ball for Dog from Amazon. It got +30 votes in 3 minutes & 7 seconds, and got to +100 votes in 13 minutes & 36 seconds — even though it was reported to be expired after 5⅓ minutes. How many people got the freebie don't even have a dog?!
ChatGPT for posting the most deals in May — 98 deals with +29 vote average. Most popular deal posted was Gigabyte Radeon RX 6650 XT Video Card $342 @ MSY & Umart with +85 votes.
Iluvfreebies for posting the most voted competition, Win 2021 Modified Suzuki Jimny Toyzuki, and the most clicked competition, Win a Trip for Two to Antarctica from Qantas, in May. Iluvfreebies has posted 42 competitions in May with +10.8 average votes and 56.5 average entries from ozbargainers.
Congratulations to all the winners!
See more about members of the month
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- Lots of bug fixes.
Moderation Stats:
- Reports from users: 5058 (avg: 1 report every ~9 minutes) || April 2023: 4636 || May 2022: 5206
- Deals Removed/Published: 479/3538 —- Forum Posts Removed/Published: 112/1025 — Competition Posts Removed/Published: 27/770 — Classified Posts Removed/Published: 22/667
| reason | COUNT |
|---|---|
| Duplicate | 144 |
| Requested by OP | 66 |
| Sockpuppeting | 45 |
| Insufficient quantity | 40 |
| Spam | 39 |
| No bargain listed | 24 |
| Referral spam | 22 |
| Merged with Insufficient Quantity Thread | 18 |
| Unobtainable deal | 15 |
| Merged with eBay Insufficient Quantity Thread | 14 |
| Merged with Existing Thread | 14 |
| Post in classifieds | 12 |
| Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines | 11 |
| Lack of business details | 11 |
| Classified does not meet posting guidelines | 10 |
| Out of stock on posting | 10 |
| Deal doesn't meet AliExpress posting guidelines | 8 |
| Duplicate (Merged with Existing Thread) | 8 |
| Read Title Guidelines | 6 |
| Banned item | 6 |
| Not available to Australia | 6 |
| Merged into Low Quantity eBay Deals Thread | 6 |
| Deal doesn't meet eBay posting guidelines | 5 |
| Merged into Low Quantity Deals Thread | 5 |
| Referrals not allowed in classifieds | 5 |
| Merged to existing thread | 4 |
| Post as deal | 4 |
| Merged with Amazon Insufficient Quantity Thread | 4 |
| Competitions are not bargains | 3 |
| Price beats are not bargains | 3 |
| Classifieds requirements not met | 3 |
| Account Issue | 3 |
| Ghost Account | 3 |
| Insufficient Quantity (Merged with Existing Thread… | 3 |
| Inappropriate | 3 |
| Deal doesn't meet Catch posting guidelines | 3 |
| Merged into Is This Site Legit/Real Thread | 2 |
| Banned Store | 2 |
| Permanent updates to referral offers are not allow… | 2 |
| Trolling | 2 |
| Moved to Low Quantity Deals thread | 2 |
| Joke post | 2 |
| Use referral system | 2 |
| Merged into Is This Site Legit/Real | 2 |
| Combined posts | 2 |
| Issue with seller | 2 |
| Expired on posting | 2 |
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 98 | 29.15 |
| Scrooge McDeal | 94 | 78.99 |
| Clear | 52 | 57.65 |
| O O | 52 | 34.10 |
| HamBoi69 | 50 | 63.56 |
| ozbs25 | 40 | 36.42 |
| superforever | 40 | 27.50 |
| rosebank | 38 | 21.24 |
| adr8 | 37 | 26.43 |
| Luckypenguin | 30 | 10.63 |
Top Deal Posters
- Lysander (5430 deals)
- nocure (5115 deals) +28
- dealbot (4642 deals) +26
- save50 (4126 deals) +29
- tightarse (3946 deals) +12
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| u u | 9 | 21.89 |
| Buyer0fBargains | 8 | 17.00 |
| Pacman92 | 5 | 7.40 |
| savingtips | 4 | 5.50 |
| Hitoo Supply Chain | 4 | 4.00 |
| kunjuTheOne | 3 | 34.67 |
| Mr Beans | 3 | 21.67 |
| Aiper | 3 | 2.67 |
| Digital Dave | 3 | 2.00 |
| bettercare | 3 | 0.33 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Scrooge McDeal | 63 | 108.33 |
| ChatGPT | 37 | 51.46 |
| HamBoi69 | 27 | 103.56 |
| Clear | 27 | 94.11 |
| BargainsGrabber | 24 | 209.62 |
| O O | 23 | 58.65 |
| RichardL | 22 | 107.27 |
| I Smell Pennies | 17 | 112.88 |
| dealbot | 15 | 222.40 |
| ozbs25 | 15 | 74.47 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| shppngtrlly com au | 5 | 82.40 | 5 | 1 |
| untech | 5 | 63.80 | 38 | 2 |
| tightarse | 4 | 592.00 | 72 | 32 |
| luketechfast | 4 | 104.50 | 25 | 0 |
| gotyourback | 3 | 168.00 | 88 | 42 |
| CheapFlightHunter | 3 | 76.33 | 29 | 0 |
| Clear | 3 | 72.67 | 358 | 163 |
| jason101 | 3 | 69.00 | 35 | 6 |
| Nebula PC | 2 | 136.00 | 118 | 0 |
| flightfinderau | 2 | 135.50 | 4 | 0 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| TruePursuit | 409 | 7.28 |
| Phalaxis | 132 | 18.70 |
| neil | 51 | 10.02 |
| Iluvfreebies | 42 | 11.05 |
| djk | 9 | 5.00 |
| originaloa | 8 | 1.25 |
| Katie2014 | 7 | 12.29 |
| JoeGC | 6 | 21.33 |
| Lele | 6 | 7.00 |
| Gold Pan | 6 | 3.17 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Twix | 701 | 640 |
| rompastompa | 115 | 105 |
| Baysew | 108 | 104 |
| robinCTS | 50 | 24 |
| O O | 43 | 41 |
| tonester | 37 | 35 |
| brandogs | 12 | 10 |
| CC123 | 11 | 10 |
| DuckKnight | 9 | 9 |
| aether | 7 | 7 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jv | 1108 | 0.46 | 68 | 8 | 43 | 7 |
| AustriaBargain | 689 | 1.13 | 61 | 12 | 28 | 5 |
| easternculture | 601 | 0.77 | 41 | 6 | 24 | 5 |
| Muzeeb | 550 | 4.26 | 118 | 35 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimothy Wongingtons | 505 | 2.31 | 67 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| ChiMot | 494 | 0.80 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Thehairpolice | 452 | 0.49 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Protractor | 392 | -0.18 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 3 |
| superforever | 383 | 0.81 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| kajke | 373 | 1.06 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
Most Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| I’ve noticed no such | 169 | jjjaar | 2023-05-18 |
| Well the bargain was we | 169 | chadleyshe | 2023-05-18 |
| It's like you sat through | 147 | SBOB | 2023-05-30 |
| I don’t mean to be rude | 141 | cosmicjul | 2023-05-07 |
| Just buy a BMW and you don't | 128 | Ricky Jones | 2023-05-16 |
| You can't be serious, there | 122 | Elmsy | 2023-05-30 |
| Let's just stop buying when | 117 | Laziofogna | 2023-05-07 |
| Sounds like there's no | 113 | bobbified | 2023-05-04 |
| I spoke when I should have | 112 | Muzeeb | 2023-05-09 |
| The guy has had a very bad | 107 | garetz | 2023-05-20 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
Least Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Why? Either you have a | -120 | Niko123456 | 2023-05-13 |
| I think you should have; it | -104 | FirstWizard | 2023-05-09 |
| Agree with your statement, | -86 | FirstWizard | 2023-05-09 |
| got these awesome things in | -84 | franco cozzo | 2023-05-23 |
| Given I picked up a iPhone | -79 | Wiadro | 2023-05-07 |
| https://www.ozbargain.com.au/ | -67 | spackbace | 2023-05-20 |
| Adam, I'm not trying to get | -63 | AustriaBargain | 2023-05-06 |
| What, I don't have a right | -62 | spackbace | 2023-05-20 |
| This is a fake post designed | -56 | couponfan789 | 2023-05-12 |
| Don't point fingers on my | -49 | skywalkermelb | 2023-05-29 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| can afford it after capping | 29 | 29 | PappaLuigi | 2023-05-11 |
| Have no idea what's the | 22 | 21 | drazenm | 2023-05-05 |
| I feel like I'm the only | 17 | 19 | jv | 2023-05-03 |
| Agree. Scientific research | 14 | 12 | Thaal Sinestro | 2023-05-01 |
| $100 discount upfront but | 14 | 12 | hotmustardsauce | 2023-05-01 |
| Too late. I don't care for | 13 | 12 | rosebank | 2023-05-08 |
| The USSR | 12 | 10 | consume | 2023-05-02 |
| no cex in Victoria | 12 | 11 | jv | 2023-05-18 |
| Inequity and jealously are | 12 | 12 | Scrooge McDuck | 2023-05-01 |
| Imagine you and your co | 12 | 11 | treekangagaroo | 2023-05-01 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This forum screams like | 27 | 30 | KozieSeller | 2023-05-19 |
| Phones over $200. | 24 | 28 | Nugs | 2023-05-02 |
| Have no idea what's the | 22 | 21 | drazenm | 2023-05-05 |
| I feel like I'm the only | 17 | 19 | jv | 2023-05-03 |
| How is this different to | 15 | 12 | Nugs | 2023-05-11 |
| $100 discount upfront but | 14 | 12 | hotmustardsauce | 2023-05-01 |
| Agree. Scientific research | 14 | 12 | Thaal Sinestro | 2023-05-01 |
| Too late. I don't care for | 13 | 12 | rosebank | 2023-05-08 |
| The USSR | 12 | 10 | consume | 2023-05-02 |
| Imagine you and your co | 12 | 11 | treekangagaroo | 2023-05-01 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| bobbified | 123 | 4.99 |
| jjjaar | 109 | 4.39 |
| Muzeeb | 546 | 4.28 |
| SBOB | 211 | 3.62 |
| Hybroid | 170 | 3.19 |
| pegaxs | 188 | 3.03 |
| mskeggs | 102 | 3.02 |
| RSmith | 137 | 3.01 |
| brendanm | 207 | 2.90 |
| PainToad | 146 | 2.72 |
50 comments
| User | Comments | Average |
|---|---|---|
| bobbified | 123 | 4.99 |
| jjjaar | 109 | 4.39 |
| plmko | 75 | 4.32 |
| Muzeeb | 546 | 4.28 |
| SBOB | 211 | 3.62 |
| FireRunner | 92 | 3.27 |
| garetz | 82 | 3.22 |
| Hybroid | 170 | 3.19 |
| DashCam AKA Rolts | 79 | 3.13 |
| Kangal | 59 | 3.08 |
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) (Data missing for 9 days)
Most Popular Deals by Category
Most Popular Deals by Category
Top 10 most popular freebie deals by votes
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
| Comp | Votes | Clicks | Entered | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win a Trip for Two to Antarctica from Qantas | 65 | 4486 | 349 | Iluvfreebies | 2023-05-03 |
| Win One of Four Hisense 65″ 4K TV ($1,499.00) from Network Ten | 57 | 4378 | 305 | nvox | 2023-05-09 |
| Win 2021 Modified Suzuki Jimny Toyzuki from Toyzuki | 82 | 4257 | 334 | Iluvfreebies | 2023-05-03 |
| Win a Gaming PC Worth $7000 from Computer Alliance | 67 | 3864 | 366 | Muddled dead | 2023-05-19 |
| Win a Samsung 65" The Frame QLED 4K Smart TV Worth $2,599 & Samsung Q Series Q600C Soundbar Worth $799 from Bi-Rite Appliances | 79 | 3480 | 410 | Phalaxis | 2023-05-01 |
| Win a Trip for 2 to South Korea from Sony | 40 | 3409 | 175 | haha45 | 2023-05-25 |
| Win a Motorola Razr Flip Phone Worth $1,599 from Gadget Guy | 62 | 2724 | 280 | Phalaxis | 2023-05-20 |
| Win an Intel Arc A750 Graphics x TAGMOD Custom PC Worth $3,558 from Intel | 50 | 2607 | 242 | Phalaxis | 2023-05-14 |
| Win a $20,000 Holiday from Nine Entertainment | 43 | 2390 | 348 | Phalaxis | 2023-05-03 |
| Win 1 of 100 McDonald’s Mother’s Day Blankets from McDonald's | 30 | 2218 | 122 | Iluvfreebies | 2023-05-11 |
Most Won Competitions
Comps Won: 51 | April: 50
Competition Pageviews: May: 403,266 | April: 174,367* (Data missing for 9 days)
- Comps Posted: 770 | April: 814
- Biggest Winner: Win 1 of 3 Annual Club Lime Gym Memberships Worth $2,958 from Seven Network
Social Media
Instagram:
- 12,925 +81 followers
- Male 40%, Female 59.9% (vs. Male 67.2% Female: 38.2% for OzBargain)
- 25-34 44.4% (vs. 45.52% for OzBargain)
- 2,758 sessions from Stories
Tiktok:
PERMANENTLY BANNED!
- Video Views (Unknown)
- Shares (Unknown)
- Likes (Unknown)
- Followers (Unknown)
Other stats
Top 10 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews) (Data missing for 9 days)
Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews, excluding help pages) (Data missing for 9 days)
| Wiki Page | Pageviews |
|---|---|
| Discounted eGift Cards - OzBargain Wiki | 10,989 |
| List of Birthday deals/freebies - OzBargain Wiki | 10,031 |
| Debit & Credit Cards with no international fees - OzBargain Wiki | 2,644 |
| List of Price Comparison Sites | 1,692 |
| Gift Card FAQ | 1,459 |
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)
| Store | Pageviews |
|---|---|
| Domino's | 59,028 |
| eBay Australia | 32,346 |
| Menulog | 21,977 |
| Amazon AU | 14,878 |
| Temu | 11,597 |
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon AU | 342 | 38.79 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 104 | 44.05 |
| ShopBack AU | 47 | 112.32 |
| Amazon Global Store | 46 | 30.83 |
| Coles | 41 | 46.68 |
| Woolworths | 38 | 41.08 |
| Cashrewards | 37 | 86.16 |
| Mwave Australia | 36 | 27.19 |
| Costco Wholesale | 32 | 27.00 |
| Bing Lee | 31 | 37.68 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| American Express Cashback Offers | 637 |
| Amazon AU | 526 |
| Uniqlo | 534 |
| Boost | 521 |
| Cashrewards | 493 |
| Shopback | 450 |
| eBay | 412 |
| I Want That Flight | 403 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 370 |
| Specsavers | 359 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Facebook - 82,641
- Whirlpool Forums - 47,312
- Oursteps - 34,257
- Twitter - 31,895
- Reddit 18,216
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
| Browser | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Chrome | 59.43% |
| Safari | 24.89% |
| Edge | 4.81% |
| Firefox | 3.83% |
| Samsung Internet | 3.24% |
| Ozbargain Android App | 2.49% |
Top 5 stores with referrals (# of referrers)
| Store - Referral | Count |
|---|---|
| Cashrewards | 4523 |
| ShopBack AU | 3769 |
| Uber Eats | 1776 |
| Webull | 1458 |
| Stake | 1271 |
Everything else
- Deals posted: 3538 || April 2023: 2831 || May 2022: 3211
- Total number of deals: 442,723 || Total number of forum topics: 121,637
- Number of Freebies posted: 177
- Comments posted: 133,322 || April 2023: 114,741 || May 2022: 129,500
- Total comments posted: 13,952,298 comments
- % of removed comments: 1.89% || April 1.94% || May 2022 1.52%
- Overall traffic: 13,665,845 sessions, 44,968,051 pageviews || April 2023: 8,139,014 sessions, 37,937,579 pageviews (missing data) || May 2022: 13,081,020 sessions, 41,011,075 pageviews
- New users: 2637 Total number of users: 392,080
- % of rep posts: 13.62% || April: 13.90% || May 2022: 16.63%
- User Age:
| Age | Percent of Users |
|---|---|
| 18-24 | 17.62% |
| 25-34 | 45.52% |
| 35-44 | 35.58% |
| 45-54 | 16.97% |
| 55-64 | 7.16% |
| 65+ | 4.71% |
May 2022 18-24: 17.87%, 25-34: 36.29%, 35-44: 24.27%, 45-54: 11.97%, 55-64: 5.70%, 65+: 3.89%
- Male: 67.2% Female: 32.8% || April 2023: Male: 69.5% Female: 30.5% || May 2022: Male: 65.08% Female: 34.92%
- # of stores in referral system: 725 +13
- # of banned websites: 7404 +76
Newsletter subscribers: 127,959 +653 (64% with accounts)
Most commented deal: 10% off $100 & $250 Coles MasterCard Digital Gift Cards ($5/$7 Purchase Fee Applies) @ Giftcards.com.au (2287 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: Aussie Pacific Men's Buller Puffer Jacket - Black for $20 + Delivery ($0 for OnePass) @ Catch (6822 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: Autpour Liquor Dispenser $42.49 (Normally $60) Delivered @ Tipsytap (-8 votes)
2023: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr
2022: Mar - Apr - May - June - July - August - Sept - Oct - Nov - Dec
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