Welcome to 2025!
- You can see your recap of 2024 on OzBargain Recap.
- We donated $40,000 to charity this past Christmas.
- Our deal leader Scotty, did his AMA where he reveals he is semi-retiring (can you ever retire from bargain hunting?)
- The most popular deal of November, 2024 and almost the most popular deal ever: 10% off Amazon Gift Cards @ GiftCards.com.au.
- For those who still use RSS, you can filter the feeds. See example for filtering out alcohol posts.
- Boxing Day seemed like more of a fizzle, down -13.19% from last year and -31.05% lower than Black Friday.
Members
VantageXL for posting the highest voted & most clicked through deal of the month, 10% off Amazon Gift Cards @ GiftCards.com.au. More than 66k+ click throughs & 2620 votes almost makes this the most popular deal of all time. That honour goes to Tesla Model S Ludicrous Performance (née P100D) - From $164,465 (33% off - was $248,000+) from 5 years ago.
internet-stranger for posting the fastest trending deal, [Prime] 2 Years Free DoorDash DashPass @ Amazon AU. It took just over 6 minutes to get +30 votes and just under 12 minutes to reach +100 votes. Not a bad way to get OzBargainers to keep their Prime membership going.
WookieMonster for editing the Gift Cards - FAQ Wiki 71 times and generally being OzBargain’s resident gift card expert. Time for an AMA?
ISmellPennies for contributing 10 deals (half of which hit the front page), making numerous positively voted comments, and the meetup organiser with the most cumulatively attended meetups this year with 113 people (not counting myself :) ).
Congrats!
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- Hide socials on user profile page if account is banned, same as user's website URL.
- Posting Referral Deal Guideline Trial Changes
Moderation Stats:
- Reports from users: 5302 (avg: 1 report every ~10 minutes) || October 2024: 4322 || November 2023: 6448
| Category | Published | Removed |
|---|---|---|
| Deals | 4548 | 494 |
| Forum | 938 | 103 |
| Classified | 596 | 30 |
| Competition | 633 | 11 |
| Reason | Count |
|---|---|
| Duplicate | 146 |
| Requested by OP | 63 |
| Sockpuppeting | 52 |
| Spam | 46 |
| Merged with Existing Thread | 32 |
| Merged with Insufficient Quantity Thread | 29 |
| Insufficient Quantity | 28 |
| No bargain listed | 27 |
| Unobtainable deal | 22 |
| Referral spam | 19 |
| Read Title Guidelines | 19 |
| Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines | 18 |
| Classified does not meet posting guidelines | 13 |
| Lack of business details | 12 |
| Not available to Australia | 11 |
| Deal doesn't meet AliExpress posting guidelines | 10 |
| Post in classifieds | 8 |
| Account Issue | 8 |
| Price beats are not bargains | 8 |
| Combined posts | 7 |
| Banned item | 6 |
| Out of stock on posting | 5 |
| Negotiated deal | 4 |
| Insufficient details for upcoming deal | 4 |
| Affiliate spam | 4 |
| Incomprehensible deal | 4 |
| Duplicate (Merged with Existing Thread) | 3 |
| Joke post | 3 |
| Post as a deal | 3 |
| Ghost Account | 3 |
| Deal doesn't meet Catch posting guidelines | 2 |
| Post as deal | 2 |
| Expired on posting | 2 |
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hiphopopotamus | 155 | 69.12 |
| Clear | 69 | 67.93 |
| hamza23 | 60 | 35.55 |
| Kazusa | 58 | 27.21 |
| trixieb | 54 | 36.26 |
| nocure | 51 | 22.43 |
| shxhshzhz | 48 | 84.67 |
| HamBoi69 | 46 | 96.35 |
| Look Up | 46 | 38.54 |
| Taegukgi | 35 | 224.83 |
Top Deal Posters
- nocure (5665 deals) +42
- Lysander (5430 deals)
- Taegukgi (5020 deals) +19
- save50 (4465 deals) +20
- tightarse (4021 deals) +4
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| suminsung | 6 | 27.83 |
| Videopro | 6 | 16.83 |
| TripcomAU | 4 | 12.50 |
| Jjjohns | 4 | 7.50 |
| semelego | 4 | 4.00 |
| AU Beauty Bazaar | 4 | 3.75 |
| Ima-spider | 3 | 36.00 |
| CrockedPot | 3 | 32.00 |
| lia111 | 3 | 5.33 |
| vinniesvictoria | 3 | 5.00 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Hiphopopotamus | 99 | 97.58 |
| Clear | 42 | 101.76 |
| Taegukgi | 35 | 224.83 |
| shxhshzhz | 34 | 112.97 |
| HamBoi69 | 31 | 135.13 |
| hamza23 | 26 | 62.77 |
| Look Up | 22 | 65.45 |
| trixieb | 20 | 68.40 |
| RichardL | 19 | 78.37 |
| Kazusa | 18 | 58.11 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tightarse | 5 | 427.60 | 246 | 102 |
| Nebula PC | 4 | 70.75 | 195 | 0 |
| LimeBlueCoffee | 3 | 116.00 | 83 | 0 |
| IWantThatFlight | 3 | 71.00 | 2 | 0 |
| AHUANG | 3 | 53.67 | 30 | 14 |
| beatthatflight | 2 | 50.50 | 16 | 1 |
| shppngtrlly com au | 2 | 36.50 | 6 | 2 |
| jason101 | 2 | 33.50 | 21 | 4 |
| Cedar33 | 2 | 32.50 | 0 | 0 |
| aminozcomau | 1 | 741.00 | 299 | 0 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| shaneb | 252 | 10.44 |
| Phalaxis | 88 | 14.16 |
| TruePursuit | 88 | 5.40 |
| neil | 49 | 9.88 |
| zelysia | 38 | 6.21 |
| altomic | 19 | 6.47 |
| FoBoT | 12 | 6.50 |
| Sideswipe | 11 | 13.36 |
| Gold Pan | 9 | 2.00 |
| djk | 8 | 7.62 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Twix | 720 | 637 |
| WookieMonster | 392 | 370 |
| Baysew | 307 | 299 |
| rompastompa | 68 | 61 |
| tonester | 46 | 43 |
| TakaHas | 19 | 19 |
| Hargain Bunter | 14 | 10 |
| brandogs | 12 | 11 |
| DuckKnight | 8 | 8 |
| bossmode | 7 | 7 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jv | 840 | 0.15 | 49 | 3 | 45 | 9 |
| Clear | 630 | 1.53 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| MS Paint | 615 | 3.62 | 137 | 36 | 7 | 0 |
| Jimothy Wongingtons | 591 | 2.48 | 67 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| ihfree | 570 | 1.81 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| ce5himm | 451 | 0.72 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| trixieb | 449 | 0.70 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| easternculture | 400 | 0.23 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| CyberMurning | 374 | 0.68 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| AustriaBargain | 328 | 1.11 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
Most Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| I've seen the quality of | 153 | pegaxs | 2024-11-07 |
| You have a moat already, so | 137 | theHMASfriendship | 2024-11-03 |
| Oh nice, I was saving for a | 137 | matictac | 2024-11-04 |
| Fortunately, we have Chinese | 133 | cooldog | 2024-11-01 |
| I thought this was one of | 116 | gamesnepal | 2024-11-27 |
| Thanks for letting us know | 112 | ldd-mn | 2024-11-23 |
| Why turn off power at | 106 | Jimothy Wongingtons | 2024-11-10 |
| applies to any new | 100 | noisymime | 2024-11-09 |
| Chinese competition saved us | 93 | gakko | 2024-11-11 |
| I feel like this is just a | 92 | just-human | 2024-11-07 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
Least Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nah. I’m all good. | -121 | Checkagain | 2024-11-23 |
| TL;DR: The false God of our | -80 | Miami Mall Alien | 2024-11-25 |
| No offence, but you don't | -70 | cydia9k | 2024-11-25 |
| Would like the ability to | -69 | PainToad | 2024-11-01 |
| Not sure I trust a kid to do | -64 | Broden | 2024-11-23 |
| Yes OP who has the dashcam | -64 | HeWhoKnows | 2024-11-02 |
| methanol as an ingredient | -62 | princesszeldachechen | 2024-11-23 |
| MG? How embarrassing | -62 | Downvoter | 2024-11-03 |
| Most CCTVs now are equipped | -60 | Fredfloresjr | 2024-11-19 |
| Before you goto Chiba you | -58 | CptnObvious | 2024-11-23 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| we will dance again after we | 30 | 30 | Frosty Soy | 2024-11-25 |
| Boycott sodastream | 26 | 24 | Stigasaurus | 2024-11-25 |
| I was scammed by this for a | 26 | 28 | CodeExplode | 2024-11-26 |
| I wasn't really into | 21 | 19 | Gervais fanboy | 2024-11-03 |
| I guess you must be from | 20 | 20 | spc12go | 2024-11-23 |
| There are 766 houses and 367 | 20 | 18 | HeWhoKnows | 2024-11-01 |
| Who doesn’t love Elon | 20 | 20 | Nathw | 2024-11-26 |
| There is no evidence that | 19 | 20 | hippyhippy | 2024-11-11 |
| FYI - | 18 | 17 | ranma241 | 2024-11-23 |
| One of the most well known | 18 | 18 | EconomicDecline | 2024-11-25 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes. Your money's going to a | 51 | 41 | ScruffTheJanitor | 2024-11-26 |
| There is a lot of Chinese | 51 | 48 | mustang87401 | 2024-11-23 |
| Yes BUT my imaginary friend | 42 | 34 | HarleyQuinn888 | 2024-11-25 |
| Hybrid for the win | 36 | 43 | nocure | 2024-11-06 |
| Don't forget Soros as | 35 | 30 | dins | 2024-11-02 |
| This is zionist propaganda | 34 | 30 | Not sure | 2024-11-25 |
| Boycott sodastream | 26 | 24 | Stigasaurus | 2024-11-25 |
| I was scammed by this for a | 26 | 28 | CodeExplode | 2024-11-26 |
| When has your life been | 22 | 18 | Murkymerv | 2024-11-08 |
| I wasn't really into | 21 | 19 | Gervais fanboy | 2024-11-03 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| just-human | 106 | 5.11 |
| pegaxs | 198 | 4.57 |
| MS Paint | 616 | 3.61 |
| PainToad | 165 | 3.47 |
| altomic | 125 | 3.15 |
| freefall101 | 195 | 2.78 |
| shxhshzhz | 152 | 2.76 |
| brendanm | 190 | 2.56 |
| Originality | 163 | 2.44 |
| Jimothy Wongingtons | 590 | 2.42 |
50 comments
| User | Comments | Vote Average |
|---|---|---|
| theHMASfriendship | 72 | 7.65 |
| just-human | 106 | 5.11 |
| pegaxs | 198 | 4.57 |
| Dollar General | 88 | 4.34 |
| spackbace | 98 | 4.13 |
| cheekymonkey97 | 69 | 3.77 |
| MS Paint | 616 | 3.61 |
| PainToad | 165 | 3.47 |
| DingoBilly | 54 | 3.43 |
| Aureus | 58 | 3.40 |
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
Top 10 most popular freebie deals by votes
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
Most Won Competitions
Comps Won: 41 | October: 50
Competition Pageviews: 371,462 | October: 346,889
- Comps Posted: 633 | October: 728
- Biggest Winner: Win Return Flights for 2 to Mildura, 3 Nights Hotel, Meals, Fishing + More from SEN
Social Media
Instagram:
- 16,289 +790 followers (Thanks to 2 shoutouts from OzBargainer Tash Etschmann)
- Male 39.6%, Female 60.4% (vs. Male: 72.1% Female: 27.9% for OzBargain)
- 25-34 36.9% (vs. 35.37% 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)
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)
| Store | Views |
|---|---|
| Domino's | 69149 |
| eBay Australia | 25606 |
| Amazon AU | 24369 |
| DoorDash | 16269 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 15039 |
| AliExpress | 12879 |
| Uber Eats | 11004 |
| KFC Australia | 10258 |
| Sydney Airport | 9083 |
| Menulog | 8076 |
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon AU | 542 | 30.19 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 124 | 27.81 |
| ShopBack AU | 88 | 58.14 |
| Amazon Global Store | 85 | 23.96 |
| Costco Wholesale | 74 | 27.51 |
| The Good Guys | 66 | 32.05 |
| Woolworths | 61 | 35.66 |
| TopCashback AU | 57 | 82.98 |
| Steam | 56 | 102.70 |
| Officeworks | 53 | 34.64 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | Count |
|---|---|
| Boost Mobile | 864 |
| UNIQLO | 754 |
| Amino Z | 652 |
| AmEx Statement Offers | 634 |
| Amazon AU | 610 |
| Cashrewards | 556 |
| ShopBack AU | 521 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 503 |
| Bunnings Warehouse | 476 |
| Uber Eats | 464 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
Twitter/X has become unusable due to API limitations.
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
| Browser | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Chrome | 48.96% |
| Safari | 24.90% |
| Ozbargain Android App | 8.53% |
| Edge | 6.65% |
| Firefox | 3.93% |
| Samsung Internet | 2.99% |
| Safari (in-app) | 2.54% |
| Android Webview | 1.00% |
| Opera | 0.49% |
| Amazon Silk | 0.02% |
Top 10 stores with referrals (# of referrers)
| Store | Count |
|---|---|
| TopCashback AU | 4119 |
| Cashrewards | 4020 |
| ShopBack AU | 3845 |
| Up Bank | 2164 |
| Uber Eats | 1703 |
| Wise | 1544 |
| Catch.com.au | 1490 |
| American Express | 1407 |
| Superloop | 1370 |
| ubank | 1342 |
Google Search Console:
Top Growing Content
Strange Refund from Bupa
Top Search queries: bupa give back $1, bupa give back, bupa give back $2, bupa giveback $1
+3,856
Dominos
Top Search queries: dominos vouchers, ozbargain dominos, dominos coupons, dominos ozbargain
+11%
Boxing Day
Top Search queries: ozbargain boxing day, ozbargain boxing day sale, ozbargain, boxing day sales ozbargain
+4,241%
Trending queries
1
bupa give back $1
+2,029 clicks
2
dominos vouchers
+2,027 clicks
3
apple back to school 2025
+993 clicks
4
bupa give back
+631 clicks
5
ozbargain boxing day
+458 clicks
Everything else
- Deals posted: 4548 || October 2024: 2871 || November 2023: 5110
- Total number of deals: 498,387 || Total number of forum topics: 134,256 || Total number of competitions: 66,256
- Number of Freebies posted: 178
- Comments posted: 141,577 || October 2024: 108,086 || November 2023: 162,778
- Total comments posted: 16,145,709 comments
- % of removed comments: 2.26% || October 2.42% || November 2023 2.22%
- Overall traffic: 13,568,426 sessions, 48,080,936 pageviews || October 2024: 12,294,268 sessions, 37,959,708 pageviews || November 2023: 16,579,099 sessions, 53,958,028 pageviews
- New users: 5940 Total number of users: 456,837
% of rep posts: 12.23% || October: 12.58% || November 2023: 12.94%
User Age:
| Age | Users |
|---|---|
| 18-24 | 21.45% |
| 25-34 | 35.37% |
| 35-44 | 35.28% |
| 45-54 | 18.70% |
| 55-64 | 6.94% |
| 65+ | 3.70% |
- Male: 70.3% Female: 29.7% || October: Male: 72.1% Female: 27.9% || November 2023: Male: 70.2% Female: 29.8%
- # of stores in referral system: 769 +4
- # of banned websites: 8330 +24
- Newsletter subscribers: 143973 +3086 (64% with accounts)
Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page
Nike Air Max 1, Nike Air Force 1 '07 $99.95 + $10 Delivery ($0 in-Store/ $150 Order) @ Foot Locker (5270 clicks)
Most neg'd deal
Global Version POCO C75 Smartphone US$98.09 ~A$132.80 (Was US$110.09 ~A$152.80) Delivered @ FANTACY TECHNOLOGY AliExpress (-9 votes)
Most commented deal
[eBay Plus] Motorola Edge 50 Neo 12GB RAM/256GB Storage $200 Delivered @ Sydney Mobiles eBay (1526 comments)
Jimothy was edged out by MSPaint in comment count and average comment value. JV "wins" again with highest comment count in November and lowest average comment value within the top 10.