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SI by Studio Italia Pure Wool Suit $104.30 @ David Jones

out of stock SI by Studio Italia Pure Wool Suit $104.30 @ David Jones

The price shows as $149 on the page - but reduces to the promised price on checkout. Seems like a crazy cheap deal for a wool suit if you can find one in your size.

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Maxwell & Williams Cosmopolitan 16pc Cutlery Set - $39.95 @ David Jones

expired Maxwell & Williams Cosmopolitan 16pc Cutlery Set - $39.95 @ David Jones

If you need some good looking and nice quality cutlery you could do a lot worse than these. I bought three sets recently and have been very happy. DJs has them on sale for a very good price and it …

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50% off Formal Wear, $9.99 Shipping (Free on orders over $150) at Mytuxedo.com.au

expired 50% off Formal Wear, $9.99 Shipping (Free on orders over $150) at Mytuxedo.com.au

MAY50

I have a Black Tie event coming up and was looking for a deal on a dinner suit with tuxedo shirt. Looked around a fair bit and finally decided mytuxedo.com.au was pretty good for a 100% wool suit …

Travel Insurance - "Known Events"

I was wondering if anyone has any ideas on how long travel insurers keep 'known events' excluded? Here's my story - got cheap flights PER<->Lombok with Air Aisa. I usually use …

Setting up a Wi-Fi Hotspot for a Small Event

Hello All. This question is a little out there - but I know there are some clever people on this site. I am thinking about setting up a little event to help people research their family …

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Adventure Cove Waterpark Two March 2019 Adult Tickets for The Price of One - $38 SGD (~ $39.57 AUD) @ Sentosa Singapore

expired Adventure Cove Waterpark Two March 2019 Adult Tickets for The Price of One - $38 SGD (~ $39.57 AUD) @ Sentosa Singapore

The deal ends today, but the ticket can be used for any date before the end of March. If anyone is going to Singapore this month, and wants to get 2 for 1 entry to the waterpark, give this a try.

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expired Clearance up to 70% off (Baccarat Stone 10 Piece Cookware Set, Baccarat 9 Piece iD3 Knife Block Set $299.99 ea Was $999) @ House

Most of the time these 'up to' sales are pretty useless, but there are a few reasonable deals here on cookware and knife sets.

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15% off Travel Insurance at InsureandGo

expired 15% off Travel Insurance at InsureandGo

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InsureandGo is a well known travel insurance company and their Gold product was recommended by Choice for travel insurance. I just received an email with this promotion. Not sure if its …

Options for International Sites for Affordable Quality Things for The House

My family is currently building a new home. We have been looking at furniture, appliances and other stuff for the house - but every time I walk into a store here I can feel the money being sucked out …

eBay Australia

Apparently eBay Price-Jacking Is Now Recognised as a Problem

Well, its taken long enough but Ozbargain's favorite gripe is now newsworthy. https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/ebay-slammed...

poll 10c Levy on Milk. For or Against?

Based on the last forum post on farmers I thought this might be interesting. The plan - put forward by QLD dairy farmers (surprise) - is for Colesworth to add 10c per litre to the price of milk, and …

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expired Women's Ankle Boots Various Spurr & Dazie Designs $20 (Free Shipping Min Order $50) @The Iconic

Came across a few black women's ankle boots The Iconic is running out. Four styles to choose from. Free shipping for orders above $50 - and there seems to be a decent range of sizes. Don't …

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Star-Wars Themed Suits from $75 and Other Novelty Themed Men's Suits $65 ~ $112.49 with Free Shipping at Opposuits

expired Star-Wars Themed Suits from $75 and Other Novelty Themed Men's Suits $65 ~ $112.49 with Free Shipping at Opposuits

What can I say - for those of you longing for some ugly men's suits - and if you are a massive Star Wars fan - then this might be the sale for you. Star Wars suit - $75 Stormtooper suit - …

carrentals.com

Any Thoughts on CarRentals.com

I am trying to arrange a hire car for a trip to the States later in the year. I have looked at lots of options and the one that is BY FAR the cheapest is carrentals.com Unfortunately they also have …

Umbrellas - Where Have The Good Deals Gone?

I am still using an old Woodworm from the old deals and really could do with some new replacements. It looks like the Woodworm umbrella deals have disappeared - and it seems that Ozbargains' new …

I Did Something Stupid - Bloody Government

I recently bought myself a new (to me) car to replace my 2000 Ford Falcon wagon. Picked it out, got a decent price. Then agreed to get get a couple optional accessories. I got my Transfer Duty bill …

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50% off Traditional/Premium Pizzas & Selected Sides @ Domino's (Selected Stores)

expired 50% off Traditional/Premium Pizzas & Selected Sides @ Domino's (Selected Stores)

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50% off (menu price) traditional/premium pizzas and selected sides. Selected stores only.

Cashrewards

poll Cashrewards Survey - Love for OzBargain

I was just invited to do a survey for Cashrewards. The SECOND option for the question, "Where did you first find out about Cashrewards?" was Ozbargain! Second! Surely Ozbargain should be …

Locking in US$ Current Exchange Rate

The AU$ is doing pretty well against the US$ at the moment - currently around 81c. I'm travelling to Washington in November thanks to the Cathay Pacific deal here and wanted to spread the risk …

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Kitchen Warehouse Boxing Day Sale - 20% off Storewide

expired Kitchen Warehouse Boxing Day Sale - 20% off Storewide

BOX20

Another one to add to the Boxing Day sales. Kitchen Warehouse is doing 20% off until the end of the year with the code. Enjoy Edit - even though this is marketed as a Boxing Day sale the code appears …

Australia Post

Is Australia Post Getting Worse?

I seem to recall, not so very long ago, that letterboxes used to say that if your standard letter was posted before 5pm that it would be delivered to capital cities by the next working day, and to …

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[Como, WA] Fundraising Hand Car Wash - Pay What You Want

expired [Como, WA] Fundraising Hand Car Wash - Pay What You Want

Fundraising car wash today 164 Labouchere Rd Como 9am to 2pm Pay What You Want (Youth are raising funds for a convention). Five step process: Your car will be blasted with a Gerni to remove all …

OzBargain Mentioned on 6PR (Perth) Rumour File This Morning

Was listening to Baz and Millsy this morning. Heard something on the Rumour File about Amazon's launch, and the place the tipster gave for more information was the Ozbargain Amazon launch deal …

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[NSW, VIC, QLD, WA] Ribs and Burgers Double Cheeseburger $6

expired [NSW, VIC, QLD, WA] Ribs and Burgers Double Cheeseburger $6

To celebrate the milestone, Ribs & Burgers are offering $6 Double Cheeseburger to be sold in all stores from 20th Nov - 26th Nov. It might just be online orders only… I have been thinking …

Streets Ice Cream

poll Streets Ice Cream Boycott

In case you hadn't heard, Australian Unions (and the AMWU in particular) are calling for a boycott of Streets Ice Cream this summer. Apparently the Enterprise Agreement Streets had with their …

The Good Guys

Screwed over by 'Good' Guys

I bought a Motorola Moto G5 Plus phone using the GG 20% off deal through Ebay/Paypal with this deal: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/334387 The phone was for my son's 14th birthday, which is …

Geekbuying

GeekBuying Lied to Me TWICE

My LG died a few weeks back while I was on holiday so I needed a new mobile phone. After getting some input on Ozbargain for possible replacements I decided to go with this one: I put my order in on …

My LG G3 Just Died. Please Suggest a Replacement

As the title suggests, after a couple good years my phone just died. Just out of the blue the power seemed to fail and now it won't start up at all. Tried a new battery but still nothing. I …

ALDI

ALDI Travel Adaptor - Potential Hazard

I bought the Aldi/Bauhn travel adaptor last month when it was available because I had a trip coming up. I was kinda excited to give it a go and tried to set it up as soon as I got to my room in …

Latitude Financial

28 Degrees "Pay My Account" Unavailable

Talk about making it bloody difficult to pay these idiots. I haven't been keen about using their stupid service centre to pay my account but thought I could live with it. Now I have tried to use …

poll What Do You Think of This Home Security Deal?

Since I have absolutely no idea whether this is any good - I thought I'd post it in the forums. I have been thinking about getting something like this. Sure I could buy my own Hikvisions and …

Google

What's a Guy Got to Do to Get a Google Opinions Rewards Survey?

I racked up over $30 through Google Opinions Rewards and used to get regular surveys, however, I haven't gotten one in months. Meanwhile, my wife is getting them every couple days. I always …

Priceline.com

poll Priceline Hotel Bidding - but for Airlines

My wife decided it would be a wonderful idea to take my family on a cruise. She hunted and searched and finally found what she thought was a great deal on a cruise for all 6 of us to have our first …

brodenskate.com

Broden Has Branched out?!?

Who would have thought everyone's least favorite Ozbargainer would be opening a skate shop in Perth? http://www.brodenskate.com/

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$66 off Koala Mattresses - from $584 Shipped (Single) after Coupon

expired $66 off Koala Mattresses - from $584 Shipped (Single) after Coupon

LOVE66

I read something about new mattress in a box and zero sleep disturbance products in Australia. Apparently there are a few out there. Koala is one of them and have very positive reviews (a little …

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Walking with Dinosaurs Tickets - Perth Arena, This Weekend - A Reserve $49.00 via Ticketek

expired Walking with Dinosaurs Tickets - Perth Arena, This Weekend - A Reserve $49.00 via Ticketek

Yes, for the next few days evening sessions of Walking with Dinosaurs in Perth are reduced to $49 through Ticketek. Yes, they had a similar deal in Melbourne. Can't remember the original price …

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Embark Wheeled Backpack $29.99 - 50% off at Ray's Outdoors

expired Embark Wheeled Backpack $29.99 - 50% off at Ray's Outdoors

Was looking at a wheeled backpack for the schoolkids and couldn't find one back in January for a decent price. Rays is having a big sale at the moment and browsing through I saw this and thought …

Ticketmaster

Fleetwood Mac - Ticketmaster - Having a Vent

So, I am pssed off and just needed to vent to someone. I bought really good tickets to Fleetwood Mac when they were supposed to come to Perth back in 2013 - but they cancelled. Fair enough, if John …

poll Help me choose a car

Hey everyone, I'm hoping you can help me out. I need a new-to-me car to replace my old bomby ford falcon wagon which is now turning 15. I want something nice but not too wanky. Something that …

Never find a bargain when you want one

So awhile back I didn't need a Chromecast (already had one) or a free download of Plex (already had it). And Ozbargain was flooded with deals. Now I need both (for the games room and the wife …

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Perth to Hong Kong in May under $400 Jetstar Return via Expedia

expired Perth to Hong Kong in May under $400 Jetstar Return via Expedia

I have been looking for return tickets from Perth to Hong Kong for under of $400 for awhile. Finally found some. Unfortunately with the credit card fees it is slightly higher but still a good …

poll Internet Shopping and Returns - what can you reasonably expect

If a website for a large and well know brand states on their website: "Easy return and exchanges", "Risk free shopping", and "Money back guarantee 45 days return & …

Woolworths

poll Shopping Etiquette - Check-out queue

So, went to Woolworths with the wife today. Only one register open as I was heading to the check-outs and a long line waiting that snaked its way past several other check-outs. I noticed a staff …

Dick Smith / Kogan

Dick Smith Shipping Scam

I just bought a Macbook Air from Dick Smith. They have a 10% off sale (finishes today) and Officeworks has the exact same pricing. I couldn't buy the 11' 128GB model from Officeworks - none …

Good TV for PS4

Saw this on the DS website http://www.dicksmith.com.au/jvc-40-high-definition-led-tv-lt... Wondering if anyone can comment on whether it would be ok for (mostly) PS4 gaming out in the games room …

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Van Heusen 30% off Site Wide

expired Van Heusen 30% off Site Wide

Looks like another Van Heusen one day 30% off site-wide deal. Not a large selection of suits but someone might get something worthwhile.

The Good Guys

Can I avoid The Good Guys e-bay Delivery Fee?

I know that some people have managed to do this - but it seems pretty hit and miss. I actually asked the question on the GG ebay site and they answered with: "Thank you for your enquiry. …

Hybrid bike for wife

Hey all I know there are some bike enthusiasts here so looking for your opinion. I want to buy a bike for the wife for her birthday. I was looking around for a decent hybrid and thought the Reid City …

Security camera

So, some deadbeat has tossed our cars on our driveway the last two weekends in a row. Thought I'd try installing security cameras to either deter or catch the bugger. Needs to be affordable (of …

poll Do you up vote stuff you don't buy?

Do you up-vote stuff you don't actually buy? Is there Ozbargain etiquette on this?