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Is OzBargain a big part of your life?

maldrat on 19/10/2012 - 11:57

For me it is. I check Ozb everyday. Almost 75% of the things I buy (apart from groceries and other staples) is either from Ozbargain or from a website/store that I've found on Ozbargain. Without Ozbargain, I wouldn't have known of Vitacost, BB.com, iherb, Globe, Hallensteins, Mens Shop, Macy's, Bulknutrients, The Hut, Endless, B&H, Tinydeal, DWI and Threadless.

Ozb has literally saved me thousands of dollars of my hard earned money over the years. So thank you Scotty and the rest of you Ozbargainers :)

Comments

  • +33 votes
    tatasauce on 19/10/2012 - 13:42

    Ozb has literally made me spend thousands of dollars of my hard earned money over the years.

    • +3 votes
      nickj on 19/10/2012 - 13:51

      Yes, but would you have saved the those dollars, or spent them? And if spent them, would you have got more or less total satisfaction spending them with or without this site?

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    royus on 19/10/2012 - 13:55

    Agree with Nick (and hi Nick!)
    dont forget that Ozbargain also has forums which add value to your life.

    OzB is a community, not just something you pull deals from (it can be the latter if that is what you choose - that is your choice).

    In answer to Maldrat's question, yes. OzB is a great way to be resourceful and creative with your money, time and possessions.

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      Newfrog.Official on 22/10/2012 - 18:05

      It is a community no matter for people in Australia, but for the whole world in the future!

  • +4 votes
    The Quote Train on 19/10/2012 - 13:58

    I'm like part of the furniture around here.

    I come for the deals, I stay for the up-votes and banter.

  • +1 vote
    greenpossum on 19/10/2012 - 15:32

    I've had to turf the dog out of her kennel to make room for all the gadgets I bought. The kids are wailing because of this so the missus has threatened to divorce me unless I restore the natural order. It's all OzBargain's fault.

    :) :) :)

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    voteoften on 19/10/2012 - 15:52

    Yes, it is.

  • +4 votes
    mskeggs on 19/10/2012 - 16:26

    My kids tease me that I check it several times a day. But then we just got back from Singapore on $200 return scoot flights that wouldn't have happened without this site, so I'll put up with the teasing. (And they got a cheap Lego train for their birthday, so they should be well grateful).

  • +3 votes
    ProspectiveDarkness on 19/10/2012 - 17:01

    Even though I actually buy very little, OzBargain is my most visited site (per day, and overall). So yes, yes it is :-)

  • +2 votes
    flyingtrapeze on 19/10/2012 - 17:23

    Can't help it, I am a cheapsake :) Maybe I should get therapy! Wait on, we have free therapy from work, there I go again.

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    alwaysis on 19/10/2012 - 20:16

    Indeed it is but wondering what I have missed by all the places you mentioned as I don't think I know any of them. Just had a look but most of the stuff I want can't be shipped here :(

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    josh0161 on 19/10/2012 - 20:57

    i thought it was not a question!

  • +5 votes
    StewBalls on 19/10/2012 - 21:44

    I'm mostly here harrassing you guys when I'm meant to be doing other work…it's my number one avoidance behaviour since I stopped gaming. As soon as I say I'm 'doing reports' the boss says, "any good bargains?" Lucky I multitask well!

    Mind you, I do enjoy the thrill of a bargain or three… ;)

    • +4 votes
      voteoften on 19/10/2012 - 22:33

      Is "reports" an English Name or is it Scandinavian?

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        StewBalls on 19/10/2012 - 22:38

        Yes, I'd certainly prefer it to be a double entendre along the old James Bond lines "I was busy brushing up on a little Danish!" :)

        • +4 votes
          voteoften on 20/10/2012 - 00:35

          The name is Balls, StewBalls……

  • +1 vote
    Cheap Steve on 19/10/2012 - 22:01

    Sure is. Dont even want to put a number to the amount of times I check ozbargain each day. Saved me thousands plus like others agree there is a real feel good community spirit and humour which I have not found elsewhere on the net.

  • +26 votes
    PlayerOne on 19/10/2012 - 23:25

    Ozbargain ruined my life

  • -2 votes
    IMBI3 on 20/10/2012 - 09:53

    I work for one of big4 bank. I was able to visit ozb but it is blocked now. Maybe I visited this site too much?

    • +8 votes
      cwongtech on 20/10/2012 - 14:25

      If you work for one of big4 banks, you should be rich enough to use 3G to look at ozbargain..

      • +3 votes
        scotty on 20/10/2012 - 22:57

        That's what they want the university students to think. For those who have actually been through big4 (or back then when there were more than 4), the grad intakes are usually low-paid + heavy work load. You only get serious money when you are a partner.

        • +2 votes
          cwongtech on 20/10/2012 - 23:19

          But with a $30 telstra sim (for $10).. with a normal job that's easily affordable
          That's like less than 50% of an hours worth @ minimum wage in Australia.
          Even if you fry chicken at KFC you would get enough to buy a Telstra SIM.. for visiting OzBargain :P

        • +3 votes
          jv on 20/10/2012 - 23:44

          You only get serious money when you are a partner.

          Which of the 4 banks are a partnership ?

        • +1 vote
          scotty on 21/10/2012 - 06:43

          When people talk about "big4" in the context of job prospect, they usually refer to the big 4 international professional service firms, not the 4 banks in Australia…

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          fishism007 on 21/10/2012 - 13:51

          Maybe he got confused with the big4 Accounting firms

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          StewBalls on 21/10/2012 - 14:40

          Yeah, low level bank wages are shit IME.

          I remember going in to cash a wage cheque many years ago & the teller said "wow, you've had a good fortnight"…I said "yeah, especially since I'm on weekly pay!" You should have seen the poor woman's face when the computer confirmed the weekly transactions! FWIW, I was on ok money then (labourer); but not outrageously high either, so the comparison must've been pretty unfavourable indeed.

          IMBI3, you should try to VPN/RDP to another location (i.e. home) & access OzB from there…that works for me since we had an internet lockdown to keep the office bimbos/himbos from blogging every nosepick & butt wipe extravaganza on FakeBook all day! ;)

  • +13 votes
    obses2ion on 20/10/2012 - 17:29

    Sometimes the drama on here is more interesting than on Facebook.

    • +1 vote
      IndecentExposure on 21/10/2012 - 01:53

      Often haha (eg. PS scandal by broden)

    • +1 vote
      fickre on 22/10/2012 - 07:00

      We should've had FaceBargain.

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    Gomo on 20/10/2012 - 23:58

    I'm with you on the checking it everyday! I get the email at 5am every morning and I'm reading through daily hah! Love ozbargain !!

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    IndecentExposure on 21/10/2012 - 01:52

    I check it multiples times a day. Some bargains are just too good and thus are very time limited. My favorite bargain was when I got told about the 70% off sale from thehut.com. Bought a synthetic leather jacket for $47 delivered to my door. I have gotten many compliments on it and it is much better looking than my jacket from Politix for $169 (40% off).

    Recently bought some cologne for 95c not to mention learning about the entertainment book.

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    fishism007 on 21/10/2012 - 13:49

    Ozb is on top of my Google Reader list - i'm on it all day! didn't know it existed until I saw it mentioned on Lifehacker.

    Keep up the good work guys.

  • +10 votes
    Geewhizz on 21/10/2012 - 17:09

    I've spent a fortune saving money here.

  • +3 votes
    nowlan on 22/10/2012 - 00:57

    Im glad you've finally admitted to your problem.
    You can now begin the road to recovery.
    Together we can find strength.

  • +3 votes
    kiwipride on 22/10/2012 - 07:17

    I have a second screen dedicated to the live view.

  • +2 votes
    Eivad on 22/10/2012 - 10:55

    I've developed this nervous twitch between my index finger and my pinky that resulted from clicking 'o' then 'Enter' in the url bar every few minutes every day over the last few months.

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      spawnpoint on 22/10/2012 - 21:48

      twitchers reunite

    • +1 vote
      ninjastar on 23/10/2012 - 15:15

      you wouldn't need to if OzBargain was your homepage.

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        janeymac on 25/10/2012 - 22:08

        Good idea! Why hadn't I thought of that?

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    Newfrog.Official on 22/10/2012 - 17:41

    it is rally a good place to share and find good bargains, but seems a little hard to post deals, sometimes people have good bargains as a representative of a store, but the vote is low, as for me it is absolutely a bargain, but the vote is too low to post more! But i can still come here to know more deals froem other store like Mens Shop etc.

  • +3 votes
    Invidicus on 22/10/2012 - 17:45

    I'm just a troll.

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    jilljack52 on 23/10/2012 - 17:10

    it helps but also allure me to spend my money. I hate deals and I love it

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    micpotato on 24/10/2012 - 17:28

    I just get used to find good deals at ozbargain

  • +1 vote
    samia786 on 25/10/2012 - 09:09

    Hi, I'm samia786 and I'm an ozbargain addict.

    Yes the highlight of my day is when I check ozbargain (many times!) to save lots of money by spending lots of money on things I didnt know I needed. And on things that I didnt even know they existed (like the toothpaste squeezer!)
    The worst days were those when I didnt check ozbargain and missed out on all the bargains that I really wanted :/

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    Jabba the Hutt on 25/10/2012 - 15:21

    I've spent a year browsing OzBargain so far this week.

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    w0lf on 27/10/2012 - 21:20

    Absolutely. I check the site several times a day, don't want to miss out on those bargains that sell out! I have bought a ton of stuff including phones, HDDs, HP micro server, memory, food and much more. Awesome site!