Sorry for the lateness of April's stats. Today is Click Frenzy and we already have a good amount of deals posted. Check out our Click Frenzy Mayhem Event Page to follow all of the deals.
User maximum has had some amazing competition wins in the past. She has had so many that she recently did an AMA where we were all hoping to absorb some of her luck. She has outdone herself again and has won flights and tickets to the UEFA Champions League Final 2016 worth $11,700.
Last month, we removed Qwibble from our cashback providers which means one less competitor in the cashback market. However, last week while attending the Total Retail expo, I had a chat with the Shopperdoo team (they were serving free ice cream) who offer a minimum of 10% cashback at retailers including eBay. I got the impression that they don't use 3rd party affiliate systems which can lead to delays in paying cashback but their own code that hooks into the retailer's system. Downside? It seems to cost $15/month however at 10% off at eBay which is over 7 times the rate of Cashrewards, you may be able to make that up in cashback and then some. I'm hoping to test it out soon.
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- In forum dropdown menu, added a "new forum topic" link.
- Coupon code included in the searchable text.
- Increase number of search alerts per user to 20.
- Added "View All" link at the bottom of deals/forums with multiple pages of comments.
- Update title length from 96 to 128 characters. (No more complaints about not fitting everything in!)
- Update OzB front page deals from 20 to 25. See announcement
- Award 4th rep deal/week if 3 last deals reached 2 x frontpage threshold. See announcement.
- Deal / competition tweets are delayed 10 minutes after posting. (Allows mods & power users to fix up titles + remove deals before being Tweeted.)
Members
Members of the Month
April 2016
RohBoat for the deal of the month, Free USB Host (OTG) Cable for Samsung Device Owners. It's meant to be for Samsung phone owners only (although didn't stop many others from trying), and we are not sure how many orders would Samsung honour as it got ozbargained after 2 days. We'll see.
Spackbace for the competition of the month, Win a New Suzuki Vitara Turbo. Spackbace also managed to beat jv for posting the most comments last month (827, +1.37 vote average). It's 2nd win from Spackbace this year and last time he won the comp of the month by posting a Mazda 3 comp. I must have entered a dozen or so "win a car" competitions already and so far nothing. Good luck to all who have entered :)
monty.melb for being the deals generator last month. He has been posting some pretty random deals. Besides posting 7 deals on behalf of EverBuying.net in April, Monty has also posted 146 other deals with a +24.91 vote average. 46 of them got onto the front page. 153 deals in a month also broke his own deal-posting record (comparing to 36 in March, nil in December-February).
boratsagdiyev for posting the Target Game Clearance deal with +437 votes and almost 50,000 clicks to view the PDF. For store employees who wishes to post similar deals but do not wish to reveal his/her account, feel free to send the deal to
dealsatozbargain.com.au. Please see Anonymous Deal Submission thread for discussions.
Congratulations!
-Scotty
See more about members of the month
Moderation Stats:
- Reports: 2413 (avg: 1 report every ~18 minutes)
- Deals Removed: 370 (2413 published) —- Forum Posts Removed: 58 (1021 published)
- Reasons:
- Duplicate - 143
- Requested by OP - 34
- Sockpuppeting - 27
- SPAM - 20
- Targeted Offer - 19
- No Bargains Listed - 22
- Insufficient Quantity - 26
- Referral SPAM - 19
- Combine Posts - 11
- Not Available to Australia - 10
- Expired on Posting - 3
- Banned Item - 4
- Everything else - 90
- Reasons:
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| monty.melb | 153 | 25.46 |
| lyl | 69 | 51.51 |
| altomic | 54 | 19.61 |
| tightarse | 43 | 116.93 |
| nocure | 40 | 37.55 |
| TRENT86 | 40 | 49.70 |
| Spackbace | 38 | 21.05 |
| easternculture | 32 | 32.88 |
| Lysander | 29 | 19.52 |
| rawm | 28 | 33.00 |
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ozpensales | 4 | 4.25 |
| daqht93 | 4 | 3.25 |
| charco | 3 | 25.00 |
| DisabledUser184971 | 3 | 11.00 |
| Cshomes | 3 | 1.67 |
| Onlinedeals101 | 2 | 1.00 |
| OKVR Australia | 2 | 1.00 |
| Lulupip | 2 | 27.50 |
| Mr Asobi | 2 | 9.00 |
| dunkyboy | 2 | 7.50 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| lyl | 49 | 67.22 |
| monty.melb | 48 | 57.81 |
| tightarse | 43 | 116.93 |
| TRENT86 | 28 | 65.25 |
| nocure | 23 | 55.13 |
| rawm | 17 | 46.53 |
| easternculture | 16 | 55.69 |
| altomic | 13 | 52.46 |
| Spackbace | 9 | 57.11 |
| IWantThatFlight | 9 | 84.89 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IWantThatFlight | 9 | 84.89 | 40 | 0 |
| monty.melb | 5 | 70.20 | 212 | 26 |
| Masters AUS | 3 | 218.33 | 6 | 3 |
| banggood | 3 | 46.33 | 5 | 0 |
| Clear | 2 | 49.50 | 494 | 353 |
| myparcelbox | 1 | 35.00 | 26 | 0 |
| mobileciti | 1 | 45.00 | 1 | 0 |
| kevitkotw | 1 | 74.00 | 9 | 0 |
| DavidRJW | 1 | 90.00 | 27 | 0 |
| GeronimoJerky | 1 | 93.00 | 3 | 0 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Katie2014 | 93 | 4.68 |
| altomic | 41 | 3.39 |
| neil | 29 | 4.93 |
| hamza23 | 26 | 9.85 |
| JSQUARED | 10 | 5.50 |
| Spackbace | 8 | 9.62 |
| bluedolphinsmangos | 5 | 8.40 |
| beautyheaven | 5 | 1.20 |
| P3aker | 5 | 13.40 |
| kewforyou | 5 | 2.00 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Spackbace | 284 | 261 |
| Baysew | 71 | 67 |
| Steptoe | 30 | 26 |
| tonester | 26 | 24 |
| fchis | 11 | 10 |
| Make it so | 11 | 11 |
| IceCreamBandit | 10 | 10 |
| roughana | 9 | 7 |
| petestrash | 7 | 7 |
| TRENT86 | 6 | 6 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spackbace | 827 | 1.41 | 75 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| jv | 790 | 0.44 | 78 | 14 | 43 | 11 |
| KaptnKaos | 722 | 1.20 | 56 | 15 | 13 | 4 |
| altomic | 563 | 1.48 | 47 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| StewBalls | 562 | 1.42 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| GameChanger | 545 | 0.08 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Clear | 492 | 0.76 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Bearosaurus | 448 | 0.87 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| pointless martyr | 407 | 1.20 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Diji1 | 363 | 0.72 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| I don't see a need to ban | 268 | bonezAU | 2016-04-21 |
| Well then you might as well | 198 | Savvyspender | 2016-04-21 |
| Buy $1000 worth of BigW | 120 | Ughhh | 2016-04-21 |
| ..Type 2 Diabetes | 118 | Steptoe | 2016-04-16 |
| Finding a bargain. | 106 | 28Degrees | 2016-04-14 |
| Lol you signed up to | 104 | pointless martyr | 2016-04-02 |
| All his mates told him | 100 | slipperypete | 2016-04-22 |
| Well that's Mother's Day | 97 | KaptnKaos | 2016-04-22 |
| This is a much polite answer | 88 | anonymous01 | 2016-04-22 |
| @jv, it was $3 | 84 | snoo | 2016-04-09 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| I may sound a bit old | -67 | Twodogs | 2016-04-22 |
| Invalid +ve vote… | -64 | jv | 2016-04-28 |
| What if I told you your | -59 | PoorStudent | 2016-04-13 |
| every time a GP prescribes a | -54 | kamkam | 2016-04-23 |
| Meh alot of people have free | -46 | cdaddy | 2016-04-16 |
| Pay me to fly to India, and | -40 | Neo | 2016-04-07 |
| Great deal if you want to | -37 | jv | 2016-04-07 |
| I bough eGift card for 7.5% | -36 | lihong10 | 2016-04-21 |
| Have a few more kids and | -36 | escimojoe | 2016-04-28 |
| These are Chinese… so | -33 | Tuba | 2016-04-19 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will only affix these | 27 | 26 | KaptnKaos | 2016-04-30 |
| Thanks. | 16 | 14 | barghunt1 | 2016-04-17 |
| save your money and just | 13 | 14 | mikokik5 | 2016-04-11 |
| Oh here we go with the | 13 | 13 | cryptos | 2016-04-30 |
| Post your question properly | 12 | 12 | illumination | 2016-04-16 |
| The difference between | 12 | 11 | sagiballs | 2016-04-18 |
| don't do it they're rubbish, | 11 | 9 | Chef-Johnson | 2016-04-30 |
| now this is seriously | 11 | 9 | nswfireman | 2016-04-30 |
| Or use AusPost's Parcel | 10 | 9 | Spectator | 2016-04-08 |
| Virgin are discriminating | 10 | 8 | kevin22 | 2016-04-09 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
Top 10 VERY controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeah, they read "CAUTION, | 36 | 40 | cryptos | 2016-04-30 |
| I will only affix these | 27 | 26 | KaptnKaos | 2016-04-30 |
| Thanks. | 16 | 14 | barghunt1 | 2016-04-17 |
| save your money and just | 13 | 14 | mikokik5 | 2016-04-11 |
| The difference between | 12 | 11 | sagiballs | 2016-04-18 |
| now this is seriously | 11 | 9 | nswfireman | 2016-04-30 |
| don't do it they're rubbish, | 11 | 9 | Chef-Johnson | 2016-04-30 |
| Virgin are discriminating | 10 | 8 | kevin22 | 2016-04-09 |
| US links also did not work | 10 | 12 | DoctorOwl | 2016-04-28 |
| JB is free delivery or in | 10 | 8 | Porthos | 2016-04-10 |
Comments with a net vote of + or - 20% with pos vote count of 10 or more.
Deals
Top 10 fastest deals to the front page
| Deal | Votes | User | Posted | Mins to Front |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eBay 15% off Selected Stores (Bing Lee, Kogan, Masters, SCA, BCF + More) | 482 | tightarse | 2016-04-21 | 5.80 |
| Spend $200 @ Myer eBay & Get a $100 Myer eBay Voucher | 282 | tightarse | 2016-04-14 | 9.97 |
| Box of Dick Smith Shopping Bags - $5 @ Dick Smith | 262 | psyche9 | 2016-04-25 | 16.75 |
| 2-for-1 Burgers at Grill'd on Sunday 8th May (Mother's Day) | 379 | roughana | 2016-04-21 | 16.80 |
| Uber: $20 off Your First Ride - New Users & VIC Only | 231 | patchyz | 2016-04-15 | 17.98 |
| Eneloop Battery Clearance Minimum 49% Off @ Masters Online and Instore | 489 | Masters AUS | 2016-04-19 | 18.73 |
| Free USB Host (OTG) Cable for Samsung Device Owners | 512 | RohBoat | 2016-04-06 | 19.23 |
| KFC $5 Box (with Hot & Spicy) | 359 | snackbox | 2016-04-16 | 19.52 |
| 20% off Everything @ Peter's of Kensington eBay | 184 | tightarse | 2016-04-26 | 20.10 |
| Stanley 117 Piece Tool Set for $20 at Bunnings Warehouse | 193 | niagraBzO | 2016-04-13 | 20.30 |
Top 10 fastest deals to 100 votes
| Deal | Votes | User | Posted | Mins to +100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eBay 15% off Selected Stores (Bing Lee, Kogan, Masters, SCA, BCF + More) | 482 | tightarse | 2016-04-21 | 23.08 |
| Free USB Host (OTG) Cable for Samsung Device Owners | 512 | RohBoat | 2016-04-06 | 48.87 |
| Eneloop Battery Clearance Minimum 49% Off @ Masters Online and Instore | 489 | Masters AUS | 2016-04-19 | 58.57 |
| Spend $200 @ Myer eBay & Get a $100 Myer eBay Voucher | 282 | tightarse | 2016-04-14 | 71.42 |
| Target Gaming Clearance - Complete List (Consoles Highlighted in Yellow) - Xbox One Consoles $329 | 440 | boratsagdiyev | 2016-04-13 | 88.53 |
| Uber: $20 off Your First Ride - New Users & VIC Only | 231 | patchyz | 2016-04-15 | 91.03 |
| ALDImobile Plans with Unlimited SMS/MMS - from $15 to $45/Month | 415 | Gershom | 2016-04-19 | 96.83 |
| 100 $0 eBooks (Sorted by Category) @ Amazon | 269 | tightarse | 2016-04-14 | 97.68 |
| 18" Barnyard Rooster Silhouette, $18 Click and Collect (Was $45) Masters - Chullora, NSW | 273 | OzDJ_ | 2016-04-24 | 115.78 |
| KFC $5 Box (with Hot & Spicy) | 359 | snackbox | 2016-04-16 | 125.02 |
Top 10 most popular deals by votes
| Deal | Votes | Clicks | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free USB Host (OTG) Cable for Samsung Device Owners | 512 | 19522 | RohBoat | 2016-04-06 |
| Eneloop Battery Clearance Minimum 49% Off @ Masters Online and Instore | 489 | 13378 | Masters AUS | 2016-04-19 |
| eBay 15% off Selected Stores (Bing Lee, Kogan, Masters, SCA, BCF + More) | 482 | 12830 | tightarse | 2016-04-21 |
| Target Gaming Clearance - Complete List (Consoles Highlighted in Yellow) - Xbox One Consoles $329 | 440 | 50129 | boratsagdiyev | 2016-04-13 |
| ALDImobile Plans with Unlimited SMS/MMS - from $15 to $45/Month | 415 | 8933 | Gershom | 2016-04-19 |
| 2-for-1 Burgers at Grill'd on Sunday 8th May (Mother's Day) | 379 | 5434 | roughana | 2016-04-21 |
| KFC $5 Box (with Hot & Spicy) | 359 | 5282 | snackbox | 2016-04-16 |
| Free Evening/Weekend Parking at Secure Parking | 347 | 6338 | d-hunterz | 2016-04-04 |
| Jetstar - Melbourne to Tokyo (NRT) Return Economy Airfare for $348 (Cairns $249, Syd $422 etc) | 311 | 13305 | cheap-skate | 2016-04-14 |
| Free Billabong Sticker Pack | 293 | 8859 | cheesesticks | 2016-04-09 |
Top 10 most popular deals by clicks
Top 5 most popular deals by traffic (in pageviews)
- Target Gaming Clearance - Complete List (Consoles Highlighted in Yellow) - Xbox One Consoles $329 - 79,458
- eBay 15% off Selected Stores (Bing Lee, Kogan, Masters, SCA, BCF + More) - 44,448
- ALDImobile Plans with Unlimited SMS/MMS - from $15 to $45/Month - 38,954
- Jetstar - Melbourne to Tokyo (NRT) Return Economy Airfare for $348 (Cairns $249, Syd $422 etc) - 37,401
- Spend $200 @ Myer eBay & Get a $100 Myer eBay Voucher - 36,003
Most Popular Deals by Category
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
| Comp | Votes | Clicks | Entered | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win a New Suzuki Vitara Turbo Worth $35000 | 47 | 2068 | 154 | Spackbace | 2016-04-16 |
| Win a Renault Clio Dynamique from SBS | 39 | 1889 | 146 | nmat | 2016-04-30 |
| Win a 15-Day Scandinavian Cruise for Two Worth $39,800 from SBS | 26 | 978 | 108 | Katie2014 | 2016-04-05 |
| Win 1 of 500 Nude Magique Cushion Foundations (Valued at $30ea) from L’Oréal | 25 | 887 | 70 | hamza23 | 2016-04-11 |
| Win a Mother's Day Prize Pack (8 Products - ~$1,050 Value) from Rushfaster | 23 | 612 | 82 | JSQUARED | 2016-04-10 |
| Win an Ultra HD Smart TV (Valued at $1,000) from World Movies | 21 | 1365 | 107 | hamza23 | 2016-04-18 |
| Win a 72-Piece Set of Copic Markers Worth $395 | 21 | 673 | 70 | Katie2014 | 2016-04-17 |
| Win One of Ten WD Red and Synology NAS Bundles from Hexus Valued at $504 | 21 | 539 | 73 | P3aker | 2016-04-19 |
| D-Link DIR-895L AC5300 MU-MIMO Ultra Tri-Band Wi-Fi Router from Mwave (RRP $649) | 20 | 773 | 65 | gadget guy | 2016-04-12 |
| Win RT Flights for 2 to Melbourne, 2nts Hotel, Dinner at Heston B. Rest., $1000 FCUK Wardrobe | 20 | 763 | 82 | neil | 2016-04-06 |
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
| Deal | Votes | Clicks | Entered | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win a New Suzuki Vitara Turbo Worth $35000 | 47 | 2068 | 154 | Spackbace | 2016-04-16 |
| Win $50,000 from My Kitchen Rules on Channel 7 | 8 | 1915 | 34 | UNiTz | 2016-04-14 |
| Win a Renault Clio Dynamique from SBS | 39 | 1889 | 146 | nmat | 2016-04-30 |
| Win an Ultra HD Smart TV (Valued at $1,000) from World Movies | 21 | 1365 | 107 | hamza23 | 2016-04-18 |
| Win a $9,000 Gold Coast Holiday from Gold Coast Tourism Corporation | 20 | 1277 | 114 | bluedolphinsmangos | 2016-04-14 |
| Win 1 of 29 Instant Win Prizes (KitchenAid, Nespresso, Nixon P900 etc) Valued at $10,714 from TVSN | 11 | 1229 | 90 | hamza23 | 2016-04-28 |
| Win a My Genie X750 Intelligent Robotic Vacuum Worth $999 from Women's Day | 17 | 1173 | 93 | Katie2014 | 2016-04-23 |
| Win Pandora Jewellery Pieces (Worth $1000) from Pandorra | 16 | 1143 | 67 | neil | 2016-04-02 |
| Win a Trip to The French Open 2016 Valued at over $12,000 from Lacoste | 15 | 1125 | 88 | lacoste-au | 2016-04-26 |
| Win a Trip for 2 to Hong Kong Worth $6,350 from Fairfax Media | 14 | 982 | 91 | Katie2014 | 2016-04-07 |
- Competition Pageviews: 206,074 | March: 208,559 (-1.19%)
- Comps Posted: 310 | March: 258
- Comps Won: 64 | March: 89
Biggest Competition Win:
Flights and X2 Tickets to UEFA Champions League Final 2016 worth $11,700
Other stats
Top 5 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews)
- [Price Error] Samsung 10kg Top Load Washing Machine $148 + Free Delivery (Original Price $998) @ JB Hi-Fi - 21,975
- [AMA] I Work at Officeworks. AMA - 20,797
- Dear Tailgaters - What Do You Want? - 18,278
- Interpreting the traffic rules differently and fined by Police. Should I go to court? - 16,617
- BigW can't let u buy Gift card by eGift card, and won't allow u to shop then refund - 15,387
Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews)
- List of Birthday Deals/Frebies - 11,135
- List of Cheap Chinese Online Buying sites - 3,438
- American Express Referral Wiki 1,928
- Cards with No Overseas Transaction Fees - 1,844
- AirBNB Referral Links - 1,606
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)
- Dominos - 97,445
- Hungry Jacks - 19,629
- KFC -15,448
- Woolworths - 14,006
- Secure Parking - 12,012
Top 5 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Harvey Norman | 69 | 27.51 |
| Target Australia | 67 | 37.10 |
| Amazon | 57 | 26.18 |
| Woolworths | 53 | 28.42 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 52 | 19.08 |
| Coles | 52 | 28.50 |
| Everbuying | 41 | 33.93 |
| Myer | 39 | 25.13 |
| Masters Home Improvement | 39 | 45.23 |
| BIG W | 33 | 25.39 |
Top 10 most subscribed to store
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| I Want That Flight | 599 |
| DeliveryHero | 313 |
| Specsavers | 208 |
| Selling Out Soon | 137 |
| Pinchme | 136 |
| American Express | 123 |
| Coke Rewards | 115 |
| Dick Smith | 114 |
| Woolworths | 105 |
| Masters | 96 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
| Query | Count |
|---|---|
| eneloop | 153 |
| lego | 118 |
| ps4 | 117 |
| dyson | 110 |
| specsavers | 102 |
| sonos | 92 |
| wii u | 74 |
| xbox one | 72 |
| playstation 4 | 63 |
| bose | 62 |
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Facebook - 127,552
- Whirlpool Forums - 105,942
- Twitter - 32,452
- Oursteps - 22,299
- Lifehacker - 21,992
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 58.30%
- Safari 24.47%
- Firefox 8.83%
- Internet Explorer 3.85%
- Safari (in-app) 1.81%
Everything else
- Reports from users: 2413 || March 2016: 2575 || April 2015: 1843
- Deals posted: 2439 || March 2016: 2576 || April 2015: 2090
- Number of Freebies posted: 230
- Comments posted: 76,112 || March 2016: 79,565 || April 2015: 60,887
- Overall traffic: 8,451,885 sessions, 26,140,262 pageviews. || March 2016: 8,749,585 sessions, 27,613,477 pageviews. || April 2015: 7,383,208 sessions, 22,376,428 pageviews.
- New users: 1845
- Most commented deal: Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro 32GB for $273 with Free Express Shipping - eGlobal Digital Cameras (719 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: Nike & ASICS Running Shoes for Men/Women $69.99 (Was $99.99) @ Anaconda (3073 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: [QLD] Discount Gender Pay Gap Bake Sale (UQ St.lucia) (Female Only) (-8 votes)
Real time stats from our wiki
2016: Jan - Feb - Mar -
2015: Zeitgeist Dec - Nov - Oct - Sept - Aug - Jul - Jun -May - Apr - Mar - Jan
2014: Zeitgeist - Nov - Oct - Sept
I've been eagerly checking every day for weeks.
Spackbace dethroned jv. About time someone did.
About time. You have no idea how long I spend on titles ;)