April 2024 Transparency Report: Updates, Top Deals, Comments, Forum Posts, Members of The Month + Other Stats

If you have suggestions to improve OzBargain, feel free to let us know in this thread. We may not respond to all of the suggestions but we do consider them.

Recent suggestions:

  • Having a seperate place for shipping details instead of the title. #.
  • Tinder for Deals. #.
  • Paywall for Deals. #.
  • Voting Up Mod comments. #.
  • Multiple Option Polls #.

Members

Members of the Month

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See more about members of the month

Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)

  • Allow one username change within first 12 months of account creation. (For all of the noobs who mispell their name or email address as their username)
  • Added monthly check for broken links for long running deals older than 5 years and daily for upcoming re-posts, then expire as necessary.
  • Twitter -> X logo in the footer
  • Fixed Subscribe Button Issue

Moderation Stats:

  • Reports from users: 3749 (avg: 1 report every ~8 minutes) || March 2024: 3919 || April 2023: 4636
    Published Removed
    Deals 2388 283
    Forum 783 77
    Classified 512 21
    Competition 485 12
Reason COUNT
Duplicate 61
Requested by OP 42
Spam 33
Merged with Insufficient Quantity Thread 25
Insufficient quantity 20
Sockpuppeting 19
No bargain listed 17
Referral spam 17
Unobtainable deal 17
Classified does not meet posting guidelines 15
Post in classifieds 12
Banned item 12
Read Title Guidelines 11
Lack of business details 10
Account Issue 10
Out of stock on posting 8
Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines 7
Merged with Existing Thread 6
Duplicate (Merged with Existing Thread) 5
Already in referral system 5
Not available to Australia 4
Classifieds requirements not met 3
Use referral system 3
Circumventing ban 3

Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)

User Deals Avg Vote
rosebank 38 20.92
Look Up 35 29.06
nocure 34 33.50
Raguel 31 24.03
Scrooge McDeal 29 81.38
Clear 29 53.31
HamBoi69 24 64.54
tempting 24 35.00
RichardL 19 72.79
beatthatflight 18 33.50

Top Deal Posters

  • Lysander (5430 deals)
  • nocure (5406 deals) +51
  • Taegukgi (4888 deals) +22
  • save50 (4354 deals) +27
  • tightarse (3985 deals) +13

Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)

User Deals Avg Vote
ohgee 6 21.00
Chinese 5 6.60
Salster 4 46.25
WEstaff 4 20.50
GamerThor 4 7.75
worbittonsdeals 3 29.33
Bobthegamebuilder 3 11.33
JacksonC 3 3.00
Freewiqns 3 -0.33
bobinator289t8 2 28.50

Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)

User Deals Avg Vote
Scrooge McDeal 23 98.04
HamBoi69 20 73.95
RichardL 17 79.06
Taegukgi 15 182.93
Look Up 15 49.47
BargainsGrabber 12 144.83
nocure 12 69.92
Clear 11 113.18
hamza23 10 92.60
tempting 10 65.10

Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)

User Deals Avg Vote Comments Comments (Not OP)
luketechfast 8 93.00 141 0
IWantThatFlight 4 76.75 0 0
Nebula PC 4 64.00 79 0
flightfinderau 4 59.25 6 0
beatthatflight 4 58.00 12 1
jason101 4 51.75 31 8
shppngtrlly com au 3 97.67 1 0
DIYcharcat 3 45.33 77 14
gkoutau 2 121.00 3 0
LimeBlueCoffee 2 81.50 49 0

Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)

User Comps Avg Vote
shaneb 111 12.04
TruePursuit 108 5.36
Phalaxis 89 17.74
neil 22 6.82
Vixxun 18 9.72
altomic 18 5.44
Katie2014 11 11.00
djk 11 6.18
haha45 8 5.25
Gold Pan 8 3.50

Most Edits by a Power User

User Edits Uniques
WookieMonster 280 258
Twix 233 223
Baysew 185 177
tonester 64 57
rompastompa 48 47
brandogs 10 9
O O 4 4
djk 3 3
DuckKnight 3 3
bossmode 2 2
Comments

Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)

User Comments Avg Vote +5's +15's -5's -15's
jv 1557 -0.62 77 10 155 24
AustriaBargain 503 0.89 37 8 20 3
Muzeeb 453 4.47 114 32 5 1
Jimothy Wongingtons 404 2.08 43 8 1 0
easternculture 374 1.01 27 8 8 0
Clear 340 1.15 20 2 0 0
WatchNerd 314 2.18 49 3 0 0
G-rig 280 0.47 4 0 0 0
rosebank 264 1.46 16 2 0 0
Bii 257 0.44 7 0 0 0

Top 10 positively voted comments

Most Popular Comments

Top 10 negatively voted comments

Least Popular Comments

Top 10 controversial comments

Comment +Votes -Votes User Posted
You are minimising the word 45 47 Superkid 2024-04-22
Funny..i thought the word 27 26 Clambabula 2024-04-22
OP has omitted very 22 21 HeWhoKnows 2024-04-09
And every day that Musk 20 22 threeseed 2024-04-07
I'm sick and tired of these 19 21 kml22 2024-04-22
The seal is the most 15 16 maverickjohn 2024-04-04
Is it safe to travel to 14 16 1st-Amendment 2024-04-17
Hamas committed sexual 14 12 gto21 2024-04-22
Yeah, avoid if you've used 13 15 Jessie Ryder 2024-04-17
I would not count myself as 13 12 Clambabula 2024-04-22

Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.

Comment +Votes -Votes User Posted
Keep politics outta deals 114 98 Quantico 2024-04-22
You are minimising the word 45 47 Superkid 2024-04-22
Way to misrepresent 28 33 Superkid 2024-04-22
Funny..i thought the word 27 26 Clambabula 2024-04-22
Relief from what? 26 22 asif00013 2024-04-22
OP has omitted very 22 21 HeWhoKnows 2024-04-09
Play games to support Hamas 21 18 resalci 2024-04-22
And every day that Musk 20 22 threeseed 2024-04-07
Thanks grabbed 10… 20 24 eggaz 2024-04-24
Great 🙄 fundraising for 19 16 Duggo3729 2024-04-22

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 Vote Average
mskeggs 107 4.74
pegaxs 127 4.55
Muzeeb 452 4.46
JIMB0 133 3.61
freefall101 200 3.54
brendanm 167 3.01
Drakesy 175 2.88
altomic 172 2.65
Dollar General 142 2.43
bdl 159 2.30

50 comments

User Comments Vote Average
Sye 88 6.43
SBOB 89 5.03
mskeggs 107 4.74
pegaxs 127 4.55
DingoBilly 91 4.52
Muzeeb 452 4.46
Hybroid 74 3.97
DashCam AKA Rolts 96 3.96
seamonkey 63 3.94
iforgotmysocks 51 3.76

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

Most Clicked Deals

Top 10 most popular deals by traffic (in pageviews)

Most Popular Deals by Category

Category Deal Votes Clicks User Posted
Alcohol 4 Pines Hazy Pale Ale 4-Pack $11.90 ($12.75 in VIC) + Delivery ($0 C&C) @ Liquorland (Online Only) 82 1873 Bigkevlovesabargain 2024-04-01
Automotive Tesla Model Y: RWD $65,700 (Was $67,200), LR $74,700 (Was $80,200), Performance $84,700 (Was $93,200) + ORC @ Tesla 405 10764 Heybargain 2024-04-04
Books & Magazines [eBook] $0 Generative AI, Mindfulness, Herbal Remedies, Street Food, Sherlock Holmes, Decluttering & More at Amazon 142 554 Wuman 2024-04-26
Computing Samsung EVO Select 512GB MicroSD Card $30.78 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon US via AU 251 4776 Harsh Deep 2024-04-08
Dining & Takeaway 24 Chicken McNuggets for $9.95 @ McDonald's 247 1152 brandogs 2024-04-10
Education $0 Udemy Courses: Python, SAP, AI, Sales Training, GPT-4, Business Plan, SEO, Excel & More 107 1014 surferkatcher 2024-04-07
Electrical & Electronics LISEN 60W USB-C 3pk $6.29 OOS, USB-C 5pk $8.74 OOS, 54W Car Charger /w Cable $6.99 + Del ($0 Prime/ $59 Spend) @ LISEN Amazon AU 207 3087 Clear 2024-04-07
Entertainment [YouTube Premium] Free Primetime Movies: 500 Viewable with US VPN (Better Movies), 500 Others Viewable with No VPN @ YouTube 381 4982 tightarse 2024-04-05
Fashion & Apparel Amazon Essentials Full-Zip Polar Fleece Jacket $15.06 + Delivery (Free with Prime / $59 Spend) @ Amazon US via AU 193 14021 O O 2024-04-05
Financial Sign up with Referral, Verify & Deposit Any Amount over $1 for a Free Fractional Share Reward (Worth A$8-A$200) @ Trading 212 274 1824 Cave Fire 2024-04-29
Gaming [PC] Palestinian Relief Bundle - 373 Games for US$8 @ Itch.io 366 7718 Taegukgi 2024-04-22
Groceries Everyday Extra: Annual Plan $35 for The First Year (Ongoing $70/Year, New and Returning Subscribers) @ Everyday Rewards 401 9132 BargainsGrabber 2024-04-15
Health & Beauty Quilton 3-Ply Aloe Vera Facial Tissues, 12 Box of 110 Tissues $17.88 ($16.09 Sub & Save) + Del ($0 Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Amazon AU 511 13056 I Smell Pennies 2024-04-25
Home & Garden Aqua Dustpan Set $1 + Delivery ($0 C&C/ in-Store/ OnePass) @ Kmart & Target 248 2793 tightarse 2024-04-08
Internet NordVPN: 100% Cashback for New VPN Plan Customers @ Cashrewards 135 2187 BargainsGrabber 2024-04-14
Mobile [Perks] Motorola G54 5G 8GB RAM/128GB Storage $149, [PS5] Marvel's Spider-Man 2 $69 + Del ($0 C&C) @ JB Hi-Fi 342 7350 BargainsGrabber 2024-04-16
Other Get 5% Extra Value on Woolworths Supermarket, BIG W, Dan Murphy's and BWS Promotional Gift Cards @ Woolworths Gift Cards 262 5425 VantageXL 2024-04-16
Pets [VIC] Adopt a Kitten $75 (Was $150), Cat $25 (Was $50) @ wat djerring Animal Facility (Epping) 125 4350 neil 2024-04-15
Sports & Outdoors Blunt Classic Umbrella (Blue / Pink) $80.50 (RRP $149) + Delivery ($0 with $99 Spend) @ Rushfaster 134 6395 RushfasterAu 2024-04-05
Toys & Kids [Prime] Play-Doh 36 Pack Case of Assorted Colours $20.85 (61% off RRP) Delivered @ Amazon AU 144 4451 Salster 2024-04-08
Travel Free 1,000 Velocity Points When You Link Your Velocity Frequent Flyer and DiDi Accounts 599 3879 VantageXL 2024-04-23

dealsbycategory

Top 10 most popular freebie deals by votes


Competitions

Most Popular Competitions (by votes)

Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)

Most Won Competitions


Social Media

Instagram:

  • 14,544 +374 followers
  • Male 40.3%, Female 59.6% (vs. Male: 68.1% Female: 31.9% for OzBargain)
  • 25-34 37.5% (vs. 32.10% for OzBargain)

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) (Data missing for 9 days)

Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)

Store Views
Domino's 63045
Uber Eats 20155
eBay 18634
DoorDash 12821
Amazon AU 11404
Boost Mobile 6836
Sydney Airport 6363
Pizza Hut 6347
KFC 6328
Bunnings 6199

Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)

Store Count Avg Vote
Amazon AU 263 38.76
Amazon Global Store 66 40.88
ShopBack AU 49 43.49
Woolworths 45 39.09
JB Hi-Fi 43 43.40
Coles 35 59.94
Amazon UK Store 27 17.63
Bunnings Warehouse 27 24.59
Costco Wholesale 25 20.56
Steam 24 68.58

Top 10 most subscribed to stores

Top 10 Search Alerts

searchalert

Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)

  1. Facebook - 55,481
  2. Whirlpool Forums - 39,959
  3. Reddit 29,401
  4. Oursteps - 15,403
  5. Twitter/X - 13,514

Top Browsers (by Sessions)

Browser Percentage
Chrome 60.40%
Safari 22.86%
Edge 5.18%
Firefox 3.54%
Samsung Internet 3.33%
Ozbargain Android App 2.43%
Opera 0.73%
Safari (in-app) 0.27%

Top 10 stores with referrals (# of referrers)

Store Count
Cashrewards 4640
ShopBack AU 4167
TopCashback AU 3181
American Express 2058
Uber Eats 1772
Wise 1499
Catch.com.au 1490
Up Bank 1275
Stake 1163
Superloop 1085

Google Search Console:

Top Growing Content

[Uber One] $1 Deals (Selected Restaurants) @ Uber Eats
Top Search queries: uber one $1, uber eats $1 deal, $1 uber eats, uber eats
+5,644

Recycle a 3G Phone with Asurion in-Store at Harvey Norman, Get a Free Nokia 110 4G Phone @ Harvey Norman
Top Search queries: harvey norman 3g phone swap, harvey norman free phone, harvey norman free nokia phone, harvey norman recycle 3g phone
+672%

Myer One Spend $150 to Get $1000 E-Voucher - Legit?
Top Search queries: myer $1000 e voucher, myer 1000 e voucher, myer one
+2,595

Top growing queries

uber eats promo code
+513
doordash promo code
+301
everyday pay not working
+272

Everything else

  • Deals posted: 2388 || March 2024: 2749 || April 2023: 2831
  • Total number of deals: 477,049 || Total number of forum topics: 129,796
  • Number of Freebies posted: 124
  • Comments posted: 93,571 || March 2024: 100,513 || April 2023: 114,741
  • Total comments posted: 15,339,457 comments
  • % of removed comments: 2.28% || March 2.53% || April 2023 1.94%
  • Overall traffic: 11,874,695 sessions, 35,456,787 pageviews || March 2024: 12,505,329 sessions, 36,794,356 pageviews || April 2023: 8,139,014 sessions, 22,994,492 pageviews (Data missing for 9 days)
  • New users: 2686 Total number of users: 425,880
  • % of rep posts: 14.93% || March: 14.52% || April 2023: 13.90%

  • User Age:

Age Users
18-24 16.86%
25-34 32.10%
35-44 28.68%
45-54 14.06%
55-64 5.49%
65+ 2.80%
  • Male: 68.1% Female: 31.9% || March: Male: 67.6% Female: 32.4% || April 2023: Male: 69.5% Female: 30.5%
  • # of stores in referral system: 771 +15
  • # of banned websites: 8051 +73
  • Newsletter subscribers: 129836 +663 (64% with accounts)
Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page

Up to 95% off Footwear (e.g. Lacoste Deviation Hybrid $40) + $6 Delivery ($0 with $150 Order) @ JD Sports (14488 clicks)

Most neg'd deal

Men's Handmade Leather Sandals, Rubber Sole, Comfort Padding $70 Delivered @ PEPNIMBLE (-19 votes)

Most commented deal

Tesla Model Y: RWD $65,700 (Was $67,200), LR $74,700 (Was $80,200), Performance $84,700 (Was $93,200) + ORC @ Tesla (665 comments)

Comments

  • Thanks been looking forward to it

  • -2

    Under 1.0 average comment vote 😿 Glad JV is around to make is all look better in comparison tho.

    • I think he's slipping.

  • +1

    Oh damn nocure almostttttt has knocked lysander off the number 1 deal poster position

    • I reckon he would have surpassed lysander now. Next months report will confirm it.

      • +1

        Wow, new photo, nice! @muzeeb.
        Making mrs.M proud!

      • Nice work on the average post score muzeeb. Setting gold standards.

  • People really be liking Domino's

  • +1

    [Myer One Spend $150 to Get $1000 E-Voucher - Legit?]/node/847065

    @neil, small mistype under the Google search console.

    • +1

      I've fixed it.

      • +2

        Cheers mate.

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