An ozbargainer and non-ozbargainer partner/other half/potential partner, friends and family. How do you do it?

AmericanDad on 19/09/2014 - 21:46
Last edited 23/09/2014 - 14:54

Hi all

I am curious to know whether I am the only person who feels just a tiny bit embarrassed about the fact that I am an avid ozbargainer, and a huge tightass. Some people just don't get it, not even friends and family. Sometimes its even more frustrating when your partner/other half doesn't get it.

Question is, how do you disclose to others than you are an ozbargainer, i.e., a tightass? Particularly to a potential future partner, do you spill the beans and risk scaring them away? Also, how do you deal with a partner/other half who just doesn't get what you do, for e.g. refreshing your screen every 5 minutes during ebay's big sunday sales, or checking ozbargain impulsively every hour or so?

I've looked through everyone's comments and I think Dollarsandsense's comment struck a cord.

"The problems with being an avid oz bargainer:
-You go to make conversation with a friend and all you can think to talk about is this or that deal.
-You cringe to buy anything that isn't a bargain.
-All dinners out are booked based on discounts in the entertainment book, starting with the buy one get one frees

I feel like I am getting more tight every day. Lucky for me my other half is just as bad.

I would have to change this behaviour if I was chasing a free spirited spender.

I would rather not be an oz bargainer and just be happy with what I've got. The best part of my life was when all of my possessions were in a backpack.

Unfortunately I am hooked!"

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  • cjfamily on 06/10/2014 - 02:22

    You don't tell people you're an OzBargainer, that's just something you musn't do.

    I test the waters by telling them of a good deal i saw, and look at their reactions.

    If it's good, then you can open the floodgates.

    If not, just keep your tightarseness to yourself and test them again in 6 months time.

    • PurchaseAnxiety on 07/10/2014 - 15:58

      Also, the more people that know about, the less there is to go around…

  • PurchaseAnxiety on 07/10/2014 - 15:57

    My gf is fine with it, particularly when I find something that she would like or a pinch me sample. She really doesn't care about bargains, and will usually pay whatever price she sees first. I don't really tell my friends about it, as it just doesn't come in coversation (although I already have a reputation as a bit of a tight arse, so it wouldn't surprise them).

    The only kind of 'backlash' is when I get a few parcels in a week, my gf interprets that as me spending a lot of money "on that site". Even though it's usually a collection of cheap/free things that costs no more than a cheap lunch.

    • tdw on 07/10/2014 - 16:32

      when I get a few parcels in a week, my gf interprets that as me spending a lot of money "on that site".

      that's rather contradictory of her….it seems to be fine if she needlessly spends more money than she has to but incorrectly perceives you to be spending a lot just based on the number of parcels that arrive.

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