September 2023 Transparency Report: Updates, Top Deals, Comments, Forum Posts, Members of The Month + Other Stats

September Stats & October News.

It's very rare to have your highest voted deal post of the month have 52 reports against it but that's where we are with: [Hack] 30TB Storage for Free until 2090 @ Google One. It does seem that Google is cancelling this hack so may end up in the forum shortly. My favourite is:

Please note I have initiated the process to report Ozbargain's continued lack of action on this thread to the Australian Signals Directorate and Cyber Crime.

which goes well with this report on Why We Really Shouldn't Be Shopping Directly from China:

We’ll be submitting this to Australian Human Rights Commission

So maybe next year's t-shirt should be:

  • Yes
  • No
  • Bikies!
  • Contact Human Rights Commision/Australian Signals Directorate!

Well, let's see if this misinformation bill gets passed…

Members

Members of the Month

September 2023

  • Pharos for posting the deal of the month (or the year? or until 2090?) — 30TB Storage for Free until 2090 @ Google One. The same hack got propagated all over the Internet and how many of you are now sitting on multi-terabyte cloud storage that can be inherited by your grandkids? Fortunately we have not received any letter of demand from Google's lawyers, yet.

  • BargainsGrabber for posting the most clicked deal in September, 15% off Ultimate eGift Cards, and it also happens to be the 2nd most popular deal last month. That makes pretty much everything 15% cheaper everywhere.

  • shxhshzhz for posting the most deals in September. 65 deals were posted with vote average of +36.8, and the most popular is actually a deal about a TCL fridge.

  • Phalaxis for posting the competition of the month, Win a Hyundai KONA Hybrid N Line, which was the most voted, most clicked and most entered competition on OzBargain in September. Phalaxis has also posted 240 comps averaging +13.9 votes.

Congratulations to all the winners!

See more about members of the month

Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)

  • Header fades out after clicking on next/prev arrow to navigate through comments on mobile.
  • Clicking on the notification bell on mobile toggles the notification pull-down (rather than just shows) on mobile.
  • Updated referral interface — editing user's referral parameters from the store/deal page directly, without going to user's referral settings.
  • Stop users from entering URLs for coupon-code type referrals (Can't tell you how many times we've cleaned this up!)

Moderation Stats:

  • Reports from users: 4681 (avg: 1 report every ~8 minutes) || August 2023: 5015 || September 2022: 4539
  • Deals Removed/Published: 356/2740 —- Forum Posts Removed/Published: 93/893 — Competition Posts Removed/Published: 33/777 — Classified Posts Removed/Published: 22/699
Reason for Removal COUNT
Duplicate 99
Requested by OP 53
Spam 51
Sockpuppeting 38
Insufficient quantity 24
Classified does not meet posting guidelines 20
No bargain listed 18
Referral spam 18
Unobtainable deal 17
Read Title Guidelines 14
Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines 13
Merged with Existing Thread 13
Post in classifieds 12
Lack of business details 10
Not available to Australia 8
Combined posts 8
Private sales are not deals 6
Expired on posting 6
Competitions are not bargains 6
Deal doesn't meet AliExpress posting guidelines 5
Competition not started 5
Merged with Insufficient Quantity Thread 5
Out of stock on posting 4
Classifieds requirements not met 3
Duplicate (Merged with Existing Thread) 3
Referrals not allowed in classifieds 3
Insufficient details for upcoming deal 3
Merged into Low Quantity eBay Deals Thread 3
Price beats are not bargains 3
Joke post 3
Unobtainable deal - invalid coupon 2
Already in referral system 2
Deal doesn't meet financial services guidelines 2
Banned Store 2
Issue with Promoter 2
Account Issue 2
Use Referral System 2

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

User Deals Avg Vote
shxhshzhz 65 36.75
HamBoi69 43 57.37
Clear 42 42.79
Scrooge McDeal 36 92.94
rosebank 35 13.83
nocure 27 29.48
I Smell Pennies 23 96.09
hamza23 23 67.39
superforever 22 13.50
dealbot 21 215.52

Top Deal Posters

  • Lysander (5430 deals)
  • nocure (5209 deals) +23
  • dealbot (4712 deals) +19
  • save50 (4184 deals) +6
  • tightarse (3959 deals) +2

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

User Deals Avg Vote
MA87033 6 32.83
Hungrytamerjack 5 12.60
Dorejon 4 20.25
Tina-Circonomy 4 6.75
CMadness 3 3.00
hamza-iprice 3 0.33
Itisagooddaytotry 2 58.00
nicks11 2 9.50
Vtechnical 2 9.50
Kgreiss 2 9.00

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

User Deals Avg Vote
HamBoi69 27 79.78
shxhshzhz 27 66.15
Scrooge McDeal 26 122.65
dealbot 20 225.55
Clear 20 71.35
BargainsGrabber 17 172.00
hamza23 17 84.41
I Smell Pennies 16 129.19
RichardL 14 84.07
Wuman 10 113.60

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

User Deals Avg Vote Comments Comments (Not OP)
IWantThatFlight 7 75.00 9 0
gotyourback 5 221.80 87 50
luketechfast 5 73.00 12 0
tightarse 4 542.75 40 16
Nebula PC 4 102.50 110 0
shppngtrlly com au 4 72.00 6 0
Calmago 3 145.33 19 1
jason101 3 84.00 31 5
beatthatflight 3 72.33 38 2
LimeBlueCoffee 2 92.50 84 0

Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)

User Comps Avg Vote
TruePursuit 295 6.62
Phalaxis 240 13.90
Vixxun 39 8.95
neil 34 9.24
Iluvfreebies 20 8.90
shaneb 14 16.21
Lele 11 5.18
haha45 10 6.10
Ploddingalong 9 14.89
originaloa 6 0.67

Most Edits by a Power User

User Edits Uniques
Twix 245 226
rompastompa 195 194
Baysew 160 154
tonester 77 66
DuckKnight 17 17
brandogs 12 10
O O 9 7
donga100 5 5
bossmode 4 4
aether 4 3
Comments

Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)

User Comments Avg Vote +5's +15's -5's -15's
jv 1198 0.95 96 26 50 7
Protractor 582 0.66 27 7 13 1
Jimothy Wongingtons 561 2.47 85 17 0 0
capslock janitor 499 0.24 5 0 2 0
AustriaBargain 475 1.40 40 9 8 0
Clear 424 1.15 30 2 0 0
ChiMot 422 0.75 21 3 5 1
Muzeeb 410 5.57 99 24 2 0
G-rig 390 0.28 2 0 0 0
easternculture 341 0.72 23 2 9 2

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
Haha.. be woke go broke.. 25 25 Skyisblue 2023-09-06
Commies in power want to 20 18 EightImmortals 2023-09-12
I don't know where the 19 17 Rubber Duck 2023-09-13
Both Sony eBay and Gamesmen 18 18 spackbace 2023-09-27
Rip off 16 15 SLAMMA1102 2023-09-16
8/10? Movie was incredibly 16 17 KenDiaMoi 2023-09-17
Right, so if you don't live 16 16 merriweather 2023-09-27
This post and user should be 14 13 Tuffstuff80 2023-09-08
Yes i need more woke in my 14 14 PappaLuigi 2023-09-06
if the result is No then 14 13 jv 2023-09-28

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

Comment +Votes -Votes User Posted
Imagine thinking this is a 49 44 doobes 2023-09-17
Negged for discrimination 32 29 ripoffmerchant 2023-09-12
minus18…another way to 27 23 samsta7866 2023-09-08
At what point is a hack just 21 26 Marrk 2023-09-28
Commies in power want to 20 18 EightImmortals 2023-09-12
I don't know where the 19 17 Rubber Duck 2023-09-13
yes Happen to see any 18 21 SBOB 2023-09-17
B-but social media 17 21 pharcyde 2023-09-14
8/10? Movie was incredibly 16 17 KenDiaMoi 2023-09-17
Rip off 16 15 SLAMMA1102 2023-09-16

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
SBOB 124 6.15
Muzeeb 406 5.57
brendanm 279 4.78
mskeggs 140 4.23
Hybroid 136 3.65
DashCam AKA Rolts 133 3.56
pegaxs 114 3.25
spackbace 185 3.24
bargainhunterjacob 176 3.21
franco cozzo 112 3.18

50 comments

User Comments Average
SBOB 124 6.15
FoxJump 66 5.88
Muzeeb 406 5.57
brendanm 279 4.78
mskeggs 140 4.23
Hybroid 136 3.65
Chandler 51 3.65
DashCam AKA Rolts 133 3.56
Mechz 93 3.47
Drpepper666 61 3.44

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)

Most Popular Deals by Category

Most Popular Deals by Category
Category Deal Votes Clicks User Posted
Alcohol $20 off $80 Minimum Spend @ BWS (Membership Required) 238 1846 sniffingforabargain 2023-09-16
Automotive Turtle Wax Ceramic Spray $25.87 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $39 Spend) @ Amazon US via AU 249 6625 dangerdanger 2023-09-09
Books & Magazines 5 Free LEGO Life Magazines Delivered Per Year for Kids 5 to 9 Years Old @ LEGO.com 317 8045 Scrooge McDeal 2023-09-12
Computing [iOS, macOS] SketchPro: Paint & Draw Art - Free for Lifetime (Normally A$69.99 per Year) @ Apple App Store 471 12119 Scrooge McDeal 2023-09-24
Dining & Takeaway Get 6 Months Free Trial of Uber One Membership (Normally $9.99/Month) with an Eligible Mastercard @ UberEATS X Mastercard 537 8558 CodeXD 2023-09-22
Education CASIO FX82AU Plus II 2nd Edition Scientific Calculator $25.30 + Delivery @ Office Corporate 79 2534 peterw1 2023-09-03
Electrical & Electronics DreameBot D9 Max Robot Vacuum and Mop $199 (RRP $699) Delivered @ Dreame 311 9369 otohadesu 2023-09-05
Entertainment Netflix Monthly: Basic TL₺99.99 (~A$5.90), Standard TL₺149.99 (~A$8.80), Premium TL₺199.99 (~A$11.80) @ Netflix (Turkey VPN) 602 600 I Smell Pennies 2023-09-12
Fashion & Apparel 100% Cotton Brixton Cable Trucker Jacket: $24.98 Black; $45 Brown (RRP $249.95; Size S, M, L, XL, XXL) + $9.95 Delivery @ MYER 352 22443 save50 2023-09-22
Financial Free Will (Write Online, Reviewed by Lawyer) @ Safewill 254 6089 underdog999 2023-09-03
Gaming 20% off Nintendo eShop Cards (Limit 5 Per Customer) @ Coles 441 6602 dealbot 2023-09-13
Groceries Tegels Take Out Chicken Portions 1kg: Nashville & Louisiana Styles $7 Each (1/2 Price) @ Coles 271 5569 soso 2023-09-20
Health & Beauty Quilton 3-Ply Aloe Vera Facial Tissues, 12 Box of 110 Tissues $20.53 ($15.40 First S&S) + Del ($0 Prime/ $39 Spend) @ Amazon AU 140 3433 I Smell Pennies 2023-09-23
Home & Garden Quilton 3 Ply Toilet Tissue (180 Sheets), Pack of 48 $24.99 ($22.49 S&S) + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $39 Spend) @ Amazon AU 298 7849 BargainsGrabber 2023-09-22
Internet [Hack] 30TB Storage for Free until 2090 @ Google One 1161 4947 Pharos 2023-09-28
Mobile Trade-in & Buy Samsung Galaxy S23 from $339.10, S23+ from $609.10, S23 Ultra from $834.10 @ Samsung 369 14242 supersour 2023-09-08
Other 15% off Ultimate eGift Cards (Variable Load, 1 Order Per Customer, Max Value $2,500) @ Giftcards.com.au 976 78247 BargainsGrabber 2023-09-20
Pets $15 off $65 Spend @ Pet Circle (App Required) 98 901 undercut 2023-09-21
Sports & Outdoors 3-Hole Full Face Cover Ski Mask (Black) $10.19 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $39 Spend) @ MH MOIHSING via Amazon AU 132 2329 I Smell Pennies 2023-09-12
Toys & Kids Klask Board Game $45 Delivered @ Amazon AU 88 4082 hamza23 2023-09-15
Travel 25% off All Travel eSIMs/SIM Cards - Europe, USA, NZ, Japan, Asia & More from $21.75 + Free Shipping @ SimsDirect Sydney 236 3669 SimsDirect 2023-09-04

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:

  • 13,558 +165 followers
  • Male 40.5%, Female 59.4% (vs. Male: 67.9% Female: 32.1% for OzBargain)
  • 25-34 39.5% (vs. 40.70% 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 Pageviews
Domino's 72,536
eBay Australia 23,394
Menulog 20,873
Uber Eats 15,385
Amazon AU 12,469

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

Store Count Avg Vote
Amazon AU 251 37.41
Cashrewards 69 63.23
JB Hi-Fi 66 38.52
ShopBack AU 57 83.04
Costco Wholesale 56 17.89
Coles 54 51.30
Amazon Japan Store 52 32.69
Woolworths 36 52.67
Bunnings Warehouse 32 41.38
The Good Guys 31 50.94

Top 10 most subscribed to stores

Store # of subscribers
American Express Cashback Offers 648
Amazon AU 602
Uniqlo 589
Boost 580
Cashrewards 564
Shopback 511
eBay 454
JB Hi-Fi 445
I Want That Flight 412
Specsavers 404

Top 10 Search Alerts

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Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)

  1. Facebook - 98,473
  2. Whirlpool Forums - 65,451
  3. Oursteps - 31,842
  4. Reddit 29,148
  5. Twitter/X - 20,410

Top Browsers (by Sessions)

BROWSER SESSIONS (%)
Chrome 43.21%
Safari 19.57%
Edge 3.18%
Firefox 2.49%
Samsung Internet 2.42%
Ozbargain Android App 2.30%
Opera 0.53%
Safari (in-app) 0.41%
Android Webview 0.28%
UC Browser 0.01%

Top 5 stores with referrals (# of referrers)

Store - Referral Count
Cashrewards 4541
ShopBack AU 3851
Topcashback AU 2342
Uber Eats 1831
Stake 1211

Google Search Console:

Free Beauty Bag (~$200 RRP) with $60 Skincare/Hair Care/Cosmetic Purchase (In-Store), ½ Price Neutrogena @ Chemist Warehouse
Top Search queries: chemist warehouse beauty bag, chemist warehouse beauty bag 2023, chemist warehouse free beauty bag, chemist warehouse beauty bag offer
+8,655

15% off $100 and $200 Celebration Gift Card (Redeemable at Officeworks) @ Coles (Instore Only)
Top Search queries: coles celebration gift card, celebration gift card, celebration gift card coles, coles gift card 15% off
+3,051

Stirling Premium Espresso Machine with Grinder (58mm Portafilter) $399.00 @ ALDI
Top Search queries: stirling coffee machine, aldi stirling coffee machine review, stirling premium espresso machine with grinder, aldi premium espresso machine with grinder
web_traffic
+2,737

Gift Card
Top Search queries: ozbargain gift card, gift card discount, gift card ozbargain, gift card sale
+42%

Top growing queries

  • dominos vouchers
    +1.93K clicks (web)
  • coles ultimate gift card
    +1.5K clicks (web)
  • coles gift card 15% off
    +1.31K clicks (web)

Everything else

  • Deals posted: 2740 || August 2023: 3051 || September 2022: 2970
  • Total number of deals: 453,564 || Total number of forum topics: 124,256
  • Number of Freebies posted: 175
  • Comments posted: 118,688 || August 2023: 131,817 || September 2022: 123,424
  • Total comments posted: 14,451,217 comments
  • % of removed comments: 2.27% || August 2.21% || September 2022 1.70%
  • Overall traffic: 13,273,314 sessions, 38,399,270 pageviews || August 2023: 14,741,371 sessions, 44,547,571 pageviews || September 2022: 12,652,623 sessions, 38,974,362 pageviews
  • New users: 2672 Total number of users: 405,623
  • % of rep posts: 16.05% || August: 14.23% || September 2022: 16.33%

  • User Age:

AGE PERCENTAGE
25-34 36.39%
35-44 26.63%
18-24 14.89%
45-54 13.31%
55-64 5.09%
65+ 3.60%

Real time stats from our wiki

2023: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug
2022: Mar - Apr - May - June - July - August - Sept - Oct - Nov - Dec

Comments

  • +6

    Holy crap @Muzeeb with 4 of the top 10 most highly voted comments… Christ, leave some votes for the rest of us…

  • +1

    Please note I have initiated the process to report Ozbargain's continued lack of action on this thread to the Australian Signals Directorate and Cyber Crime.

    Wonder if they report all the VPN deals too 😂

  • https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/14344590/redir

    Knew that would be in the list

    The neg votes were just dumb lol

  • User age adds up to 110%.

    Always fascinating to get these insights, thanks.

    • User age adds up to 110%.

      ± 10%

    • ChatGPT strikes again. I basically copy paste raw numbers into ChatGPT, ask it to convert to percentages and for some reason it seems to always go over 100%. I have to add a step to add a SUM at the end of the table which seems to make sure it adds up to 100%. 🤷‍♂️

  • +1

    Is there any way to subscribe / get notified of these posts?

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