What Has Been The Best Deal You Have Seen/Scored in OzBargain in The 2018 Year?

LakeVostok on 20/12/2018 - 21:31
Last edited 20/12/2018 - 21:32

As the year 2018 draws to a close, it is time to reflect on and rejoice at our Ozbargain victories. I am keen to hear about the best deal/promotion/offer you saw/scored this year!

I will go first.

For me, the best deals I saw are the $2/$5 Jetstar Jingle deals to Perth and Whitsundays.

The best deals I scored-

Free flight to NZ through Stoneleigh (spent $77 on 6 undrinkable wine bottles but it's still a good deal)

Jetstar return flights to Hawaii from Melbourne for $464 per person – So good!

Now your turn, Ozbargain community!

General Discussion

Comments

  • wordplay on 20/12/2018 - 21:33
    +32

    that cheap soccerball for about $3.

    • Agret on 25/12/2018 - 02:03
      +1

      I was at the local IGA and bought some salad leaf & deli meat and at the checkout they had a pile of Carlsberg branded promotional soccer balls. Asked what the deal was and she just said how many do I want to take for free. Gave a few to friends as early xmas gifts haha.

  • Clear on 20/12/2018 - 21:50
    +4

    Thinking hard about it and I've come to realise I really haven't bought that much from OzBargain deals. Impulse buying cheap junk I don't need is a waste of money and defeats the purpose of saving money.

    Though those Amazon deals on bulk food like the Oreos, Wonka Twisties, Skittles and M&Ms were pretty damn good. Can't forget the countless AmEx deals too.

  • dylo on 20/12/2018 - 21:50
    +4

    the soccer ball and 1kg bag of skittles

  • Sage on 20/12/2018 - 22:11
    +8

    Bog roll on clearance at Coles. I got over $200 worth for about $40.

  • [Deactivated] on 20/12/2018 - 22:11
    +12

    AMEX Shop Small.

    • LakeVostok on 20/12/2018 - 22:17

      yup scored $100 cashback with that! Love it!

    • MathNerd on 21/12/2018 - 00:17

      Hear hear!

  • donga100 on 20/12/2018 - 22:12
    +33

    7-11 fuel app

    • neil on 21/12/2018 - 02:04
      +8

      Extra freebie: Nox Android Emulator!

      • Agret on 25/12/2018 - 02:04
        +1

        Even better is the modded APK you can get on here somewhere that removes the root check & the mock location check. Can do it all right from your phone in less time than it takes Nox to boot up.

    • Freighter on 22/12/2018 - 03:20
      +1

      I would agree with this. Learned about it half way through the year, saved heaps on petrol already, and learned how to modify Android apps in the process so I can use Fake GPS easier.

      Then I went on to create an automatic fuel locker for myself so if a price ever goes below a threshold it will automatically lock it in if I haven't got a lock saved.

  • Godric on 20/12/2018 - 22:20
    +8

    Monkey Shoulder Whisky $10

  • bluecoral on 20/12/2018 - 22:20
    +1

    Several kilos of free M&Ms chocolate bars during Halloween.

  • Diji1 on 20/12/2018 - 22:33
    +4

    PSVR $199 maybe …

  • dwarves on 20/12/2018 - 22:42
    -8

    Soccer balls, plural. It said limit one per person but I thought - well why not at least try to buy more. So I ordered seven, and got the lot.

    • altomic on 20/12/2018 - 23:23
      +33

      well, there are 7 of you.

      • [Deactivated] on 21/12/2018 - 00:22
        +2

        one per person personality ?

  • Mrbean007 on 20/12/2018 - 22:46
    +1

    Apart from soccer balls the Dell S2716DG 27" Monitor.

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/369709

  • [Deactivated] on 20/12/2018 - 23:16
    +1

    Hasn't been a good ozbargain year for me :(

    Best deal was dishwashing tablets and rinse aid. I'm growing old…

  • AdamFury on 20/12/2018 - 23:46
    +1

    Good opportunity to reflect. Unfortunately I missed the $3 soccer ball because I was working and I play the damn sport too :(

    However here's some I enjoyed this year.

    $8.24 for 1.1KGs of Skittles
    $1.75 buy 3 get 1 free deodorants
    $5 for DOOM / Dishonoured 2
    $145 for 1TB Samsung EVO SSD after Cashback
    $225 for a Citizen BL814
    $10 for 5L of Isopropyl Alcohol
    $279.20 for the AOC Q3279VWF 1440P monitor

  • elgrande on 21/12/2018 - 00:04

    Galaxy S8 from DJ's and Kate Spade Wallet from DJ's.

    Also ended up with heaps of Burt Bees products.

  • [Deactivated] on 21/12/2018 - 00:17

    Sony android 4k tv with the eb games code, which I used on Sony website. I think I paid about $1100, was 2017 model and RRP was more than double originally.
    Also fortnite Vbux promo for $15 free xbox/ps4 store credit, as a bonus when traded games.
    And Xbox one X trade for my old xbox-s and only $200 or $300 on top (and traded to bring that down to even less) .

  • roastchook on 21/12/2018 - 00:20

    Vodafone tv $72
    Nokia 3 $89

  • tromboc on 21/12/2018 - 00:46
    +2

    This thread has made me reflect on how useful OzB has been for me throughout the year… I think for the time wasted scrolling, overall it's been pretty useless sadly. Value for time/money poor in 2018

    • [Deactivated] on 23/12/2018 - 10:11

      this site certainly triggers some FOMO (dont wanna miss a cheap sony camera deal) and psychologically it will be good to have a break- because not spending money is also SAVING money! (sorry Gerry)

  • Tech5 on 21/12/2018 - 00:58

    I'd say Xbox One X for 370 ish, or a Sony Bravia for 3700 ish

  • Cave Fire on 21/12/2018 - 01:15

    Free game giveways, f1 2015 was pretty cool, missed out on shadow warrior 2… would have kept me busy for a long time trying to reverse engineer it lol.

  • neil on 21/12/2018 - 02:01
    +12
    • MathNerd on 21/12/2018 - 12:30
      +2

      Such a professional Neil.

      • Kangal on 21/12/2018 - 21:18

        The $3 soccer ball everyone is talking about is this:
        https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/389383

        But the Xbox One S, Xbox One X, and the PSVR deals were pretty good.
        Not to mention all those new-ish PS4 games at half-price or lower in the last 2 months.
        The cheap Skittles and Isopropyl alcohol weren't that great, I don't like the flavour of either so "No Deal".

        Though I must commend Telstra, for once, giving a good deal:
        https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/363865
        …but maybe not quite as competitive as the 200GB Optus 4G+ deals from this year (fast and large enough to replace home internet for many).

        My vote for the Best OzBargain Deal of 2018 goes to:
        https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/398348
        $48 for pretty good brew, free pickup after $2 spend, each comes with $40 BCF voucher, and $9.60 cash refund for the bottles. Works out to a total of -$1.60 (they pay you!) to drink some pretty good quality pisswater!!!
        …and yes, we did actually crash the Coles website ; )

  • kerfuffle on 21/12/2018 - 04:05
    +3

    I think my favourites would be:

    • cheap David Jones hampers: I had staff discount and free delivery as well on top; ended up buying like six hampers for myself and my colleagues

    • 10% off Opal top-ups at Woolies: that queue was nuts! And got me another mention in the Sydney Morning Herald; thanks OzBargain!

    • Vogue Fashion Night Out time as you watch all the people in the city buy $50 gift cards with their Amex cards for maximum savings; no longer work in the city (or David Jones; there goes my staff discount), so won't be able to witness this spectacle next year on day one of the offer starting but will see you in the comments ;)

    • Free 5GB data from Telstra for eligible customers: 33% increase in data for me woo!

  • Mumbles on 21/12/2018 - 04:20

    Those cashback deals on pre-paid SIM cards. Some of those deals gave more in cashback than the cost of the SIM.

    Am currently using a $20 Boost pre-paid SIM with $20 Cashback which gave me 35GB. Is very similar to this deal.

  • PChinna on 21/12/2018 - 05:52

    Why nobody is talking about recent Amazon freebie(Sandisk memory card)?

  • Neptunesblood on 21/12/2018 - 06:05
    +3

    The Minecraft Xbox One S 1TB for $179

  • dasher86 on 21/12/2018 - 06:29
    +13

    Free ozbargain membership.

    • Kangal on 21/12/2018 - 20:55
      +5

      Can't believe I missed out, and had to pay full-year membership of $420.69

      • dasher86 on 21/12/2018 - 21:10

        Did you at least get cash rewards?

        • Kangal on 21/12/2018 - 21:21
          +1

          Yeah, but with the surcharge it added $13.37 plus GST (thanks Gerry)

  • GangGang on 21/12/2018 - 06:54
    +1

    The declining prices of ssd hard drives and the refurb dell.

  • mskeggs on 21/12/2018 - 07:29
    +1

    There have been some great beer deals.
    Looking at what I upvoted, earlier in the year I +1 a 3ds XL at $179 but didn’t buy it. I caved for the $99 one a couple of weeks ago.

  • chillybags on 21/12/2018 - 07:36
    +1

    When ebay plus kicked in and shops were taking advantage of the new policy and I managed to get a few 64gb evo plus SD Cards for like $12

  • nahi11 on 21/12/2018 - 08:04
    -2

    Nothing, 2018 has been pretty disappointing.

  • shaybisc on 21/12/2018 - 09:33

    I have found that the biggest "bargains" I find here, measured by percentage off RRP, tend to stay unopened in their boxes until I finally find someone to give it to.

  • 13 on 21/12/2018 - 11:04

    Scored A couple of watches with huge reductions for my daughters and wife for xmas… pretty chuffed with my xmas effort

  • robbyjones on 21/12/2018 - 11:10
    +1

    6 bottles of Wolf Blass Grey Label for $135 from Dan Murphy's. For some reason they gave me a bottle of Black Label free. Cheers Dan

  • j4ck on 21/12/2018 - 12:07
    +3

    Here are some of my highlights:

  • butterbuts on 21/12/2018 - 12:35
    +1

    $25 for God of War is pretty good, especially for GOTY. Not an earth shattering discount, but it is a great and cheap Christmas present for those with the PS4.

    Nothing will ever be as good as the Dick Smith closing sale or the BIG W $3 games/accessories and Various consoles heavily reduced a few years back.

  • MathNerd on 21/12/2018 - 14:12
    +10

    My biggest wins have been all the deals that have come at the perfect time (organising a wedding can get very expensive, but OzBargaining it can lessen the load + provide heaps of adrenaline):

    • Getting a $900 DJ Gift Card using 18 cards from the Vogue Fashion Nights offer
    • Waiting for a good deal on shirts, belts and shoes from David Jones, in conjunction with increased cashback from Cashrewards, then paying using the previously obtained Gift Card
    • Using Shop Small to make 31 x $20 payments to the florist as a deposit, net cost $310 (plus whatever the balance remaining is)
    • Alcohol (one of the bigger expenses):

    1) Various BoozeBud deals: $50 Credit for $10 from Groupon, Save 10% off 3 cartons of Beer, 14% Cashback from Cashrewards, $25 off $100 spend, and finally stacking with Spend $100, get $30 from AmEx.
    2) Getting WISH $40 eGCs from the Wine, Dine and Shop offer, then using these eGCs in conjunction with Double Cashback Dan Murphy's from Cashrewards. The order was comprised solely of "Member's Offers" (so triple stack, one from DM themselves, one from AmEx and one from CR). Got a healthy $32.50 Cashback from the order I made.

    Couldn't be happier with the haul!

  • ozbjunkie on 21/12/2018 - 14:51

    Not the best deal ever, but given how much I like it and how much I use it, my Nokia 8 for about $380 close(ish) to release stacking % off eBay with discounted eBay vouchers.

  • dlakers3peat on 21/12/2018 - 19:37

    The xbox x for $379 wasn't a bad deal.

  • drprox on 21/12/2018 - 20:36
    +1

    $20 NBA league pass via India
    Oh and my $250 Seiko turtle

    • abuch47 on 22/12/2018 - 21:29

      how is indian NBA going, do you need a VPN everytime?

      • stevtom27 on 18/01/2019 - 11:11

        Vpn only during purchase

        • abuch47 on 18/01/2019 - 11:51

          Wow I did the same but with Canada for $96

  • Methodical on 21/12/2018 - 20:42

    Soccer ball , nintendo 3ds , few cheap ps4 games.

  • Fobsessive on 21/12/2018 - 20:53

    Boozebud 30% off craft beer advent calendar.
    Boozebud net $40 off $100 thanks to Groupon - got a slab of quality craft dark ale

  • JelIyfish on 21/12/2018 - 21:22

    Yamaha YSP2700 sounder $799 RRP of $1499 @ Bing Ree

  • darkchoc on 21/12/2018 - 21:39
    +3

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/363865

    The google pixel 2 xl deal with Google home mini for $49 a month ($59 a month less $10 a month port in credit from online chat). Best phone I've had! Great camera, snappy and clean user interface. But annoying headphone single that doesn't work all the time!

  • Sira on 21/12/2018 - 22:12
    +2

    Mine's a touch different: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/424356
    Different because not necessarily best deal in terms of $ saved, but damn that thing has changed my life. So good having that thing go around the house every few days. Highly recommend!

    • DoaAn on 21/12/2018 - 22:40
      +1

      I'm really hoping there's a deal on them for boxing day. Current cheapest I can find is $479. Decided I'll buy it if there isn't a better offer next week.

  • luffyex2010 on 21/12/2018 - 22:49

    Not sure if its considered a deal….

    Knack 2 for PS4 for Free.

    Missed out Monster Hunter World for FREE…

  • b-t on 21/12/2018 - 23:29
    +1

    WH-1000XM3 headphones price matched at JB Hi-Fi at $274.

    Got a $499 gift card from work for winning some competition, so it worked out perfectly. Was lucky too because they were out of stock but happy to order one in for me.

    Staff weren't too happy when I went to pick up the order though :)

  • solidussnake on 22/12/2018 - 00:41
    +2

    Mine was the Free $20 ubereats credit no min spend 😁

  • DBBROS on 22/12/2018 - 01:17

    The Sennheiser Bluetooth headset with the Glengrant whisky

  • Caped Baldy on 22/12/2018 - 08:14

    I got an Asus 34 inch monitor for $600 after cashback.

    Salty I missed out on the xbox one x with 9 games for less than $520

  • DiscoJango on 22/12/2018 - 09:22
    +1

    im very happy with my taotronics $70 amazon bluetooth noise cancelling headphones. dont think i could fly without them now.

  • Seedy seed on 22/12/2018 - 09:43
    +1

    Bought a minecraft xbox for $199, package lost in transit, amazon gave a credit for cost plus it went up to like 6xx dollars so they provided a $400 promo credit, waited and repurchased for $179 plus a ps4 pro 😂 thanks amazon.

    • spedohero on 23/12/2018 - 09:26

      Xbox?600?

      • Seedy seed on 23/12/2018 - 09:54

        Yeh amazon put minecraft xbox upto like $650 after the sale 😶😂😂

  • Cheaplikethebird on 22/12/2018 - 11:23

    Red Dead Preorder for $47.Picked up a copy from EB at the midnight launch then returned it later that week. Been a pretty average year.

  • Kapinny on 22/12/2018 - 11:50

    To be alive

    • Scrooge McDuck on 22/12/2018 - 17:43

      Have you had a challenging year?

  • design2last on 22/12/2018 - 11:56
    +2

    Moto G6 Plus priced matched at Officeworks for $329.65.

    May not be the best deal however since I needed a new phone that day and Officeworks had stock for pick up it worked well for me.

  • SydneySwan on 22/12/2018 - 12:11

    I can't go past the Amex deals. In November alone I got more than $2k in Amex credits feasting on Shop Small, Flight Centre, Qantas and Red Energy. November is definitely my favourite Amex month.

  • Reggie74 on 22/12/2018 - 12:34

    $37 Nike trainers delivered from Amazon a month ago. Really comfortable shoes & haven't seen them that cheap in the shops as they normally retail for about $70

  • itsdougie on 22/12/2018 - 13:53

    Not enough eneloop deals this year.

    • design2last on 22/12/2018 - 16:12

      4 AA or AAA IKEA batteries for $7.99 worked as a replacement for me!

  • Mahalo on 22/12/2018 - 15:03

    Amazon echo plus and smart light for $139
    Phillips light and hub kit for $69
    2 Amazon echo spot for $39 (using $10 free credit at jbhifi)

  • Good-Dil on 22/12/2018 - 16:03

    $10 transformers

  • Julius on 22/12/2018 - 17:12

    I'm voting the Vornado 660. Great price and my room doesn't have air con. It makes the place so much more liveable!

  • GrantG on 22/12/2018 - 17:43

    Ultraboost ST's for under $100. It took me a while to get used to the cushion but now they are my go to sneaker.

    Xiaomi Roborock S50 for $410 (gen2) is a ripper purchase that I also highly recommend!

  • Cheap Steve on 22/12/2018 - 18:17
    +1

    Grill’d burgers for next to nix.

    4 day Disneyland for price of two.

    3 year free tidal subscription.

    1 year free FOXTEL Now Telstra offers subscription.

    $10 per month Belong mobile.

    I thought I would never love again after losing Telstra google play money but through a combo of tidal, foxtel now, free video ezy rentals and belong I am a stronger woman than before.

  • [Deactivated] on 22/12/2018 - 22:30
    +1

    SOny WH-100XM3 for 274 :D

  • AirbusA389 on 22/12/2018 - 23:48

    $15 for Catch connect 45Gb/90 days, before cashrewards.

    after cashrewards: $7.50 - $10 for 45gb/90days.
    i dont mind the hassle of port-in kogan and port out to Catch Connect every 80days

  • bakerboo on 23/12/2018 - 00:34
    +1

    The free eBay USD$5 discount deal. So many items for ~AUD$0.05

  • Trying2SaveABuck on 23/12/2018 - 01:23
    +1

    Got a PS4 Controller for $49 early this year pretty happy with that

    Also got Fallout 4 on PC for $5

  • bigbadboogieman on 23/12/2018 - 01:40
    • $1 Xbox Gold Monthly Subscriptions every couple of months over and over.
    • A few financial deals for cards or banks giving away free money.
    • 40% off Kogan mobile deals where someone in comments suggested to buy $50 off $120 coupon codes from eBay for $5.
  • Imhereforcomments on 23/12/2018 - 03:23
    +1

    Free instant $15 to your account

  • naniktaish on 23/12/2018 - 06:56
    • Macpac halo down jacket for $100 (retail $280)
    • Adidas NMD r1 $105 (retail $200)
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