What Have You Bought That You Didn't Need So Far Thanks to OZB (this year)

paraneoplastic on 14/09/2019 - 10:43
Last edited 14/09/2019 - 10:43

I'll start of with me

From most unneeded

  1. $0.35 scratch off map
  2. $1 stickers
  3. 2 x $10 swizz army knives
  4. $1.45 mechanical pencil from Amazon US with free shipping lol
  5. $13.45 portable hotplate (planning on just donating this)
  6. 10 bars of goat soap
  7. $10 pair fo hush puppies
  8. $8.88 of berocca
  9. $89 nespresso coffee machine
  10. $6 worth of microfiber cloths
    EDIT
  11. $4 iphone X case
    did get other stuff but i think i could somehow rationalize them

Poll Options

  • 18
    I lack impulse control
  • 34
    I have impulse control
General Discussion

Comments

  • kerfuffle on 14/09/2019 - 10:48

    Both the Sony noise-cancelling wireless headphones ($168ish) and the Sony noise-cancelling wireless earbuds ($174ish)

  • DuckKnight on 14/09/2019 - 10:50
    +2

    10 bars of goat soap

    You don't shower/ bathe?

    • paraneoplastic on 14/09/2019 - 10:51

      Liquid soap, easier and faster to use when in a rush (most days for me)

      • try2bhelpful on 14/09/2019 - 17:24

        There are recipes on how to turn bar soap into liquid soap.

  • JTTheMan on 14/09/2019 - 11:20
    +1

    I went for the stupid eBay hourly eBay sale and bought the Sodastream for $20 mainly because of FOMO but it came without the extra flavours that are usually part of the bundle.

    So I went to Coles to look for flavours but they only sell two - Cola and Creaming Soda for $5.99 each. I tried the Creaming Soda and it is horrible! I tried drinking the Sodastream without an added flavour and it's just as bad, not to mentioned the hassle of cleaning every bottle and re-gassing. Total disappointment as a product and I would say it is not worth the $20.

    It all ends well since eBay had a 30 day satisfaction guarantee so I sent it back. To my surprise eBay refunded me the original price of $89 and I don't think they can claim back the one-off voucher for that 1 hour sale. I was feeling stupid for jumping on this deal that didn't need but I ended up $70 up due to the experience. This would have to be a first for OzBargain surely?

    • lainey13 on 15/09/2019 - 10:18
      +1

      You can use anything to flavour the water. I simply keep the soda water in the bottle and flavour the water in a cup. That way you don't have to clean the bottles when refilling and you have a much wider and cheaper range of flavours. Most basic is a squeeze of lemon. New favourites include fruit vinegar.

  • wolfy747400 on 14/09/2019 - 11:26
    +1

    I bought one of those nespresso coffee machines yesterday for $299 coz i forgot to put in the promo code…so yeah…

    • paraneoplastic on 14/09/2019 - 11:52

      ouch. did you try contact ebay?

      • wolfy747400 on 14/09/2019 - 11:54

        yeah. theres a 'cancel order' option. Funny thing is Bing lee sent an invoice to me for $89 and paypal charged me the full $299..Who knows.

        • SnowDragon on 16/09/2019 - 08:21

          That's happened to me as well and freaked me out. If you look at the Paypal transaction it breaks it down properly I think.

  • [Deactivated] on 14/09/2019 - 11:36
    +2

    Lodge cast iron BBQ. It had the word sports in it.

    • JTTheMan on 14/09/2019 - 12:27

      Awesome!

    • Dual on 14/09/2019 - 15:55

      Same here. Used it a couple of times, now its rusting away somewhere.

      • [Deactivated] on 14/09/2019 - 19:34

        Any good? I haven't used mine. Waiting for a nice day to bust out the staked meats.

  • fishball on 14/09/2019 - 11:58
    +1

    The $20 electric toothbrush from the eBay plus deal.

    Also the $0.99 electric toothbrush from the other older eBay plus deal.

    • SnoozeAndLose on 14/09/2019 - 15:58
      +1

      How many tooth you need to brush?

  • Changskies on 14/09/2019 - 12:12
    +10

    Tesla and BMW deal. Bought 20 each, high yield investment

  • skid on 14/09/2019 - 12:19
    +2

    Ozito PowerXChange 4Ah batteries. I'll use them one day, I swear.

    • nith265 on 15/09/2019 - 01:11

      I wanted 2 of those real bad, great price but my Bunnings didn't have stock

      …. your comment reminds me though that since that deal was posted a couple months ago I haven't needed to recharge the 2 X 2Ah ones I already have

  • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2019 - 15:59

    I Subscribe to Amazon Prime just to get the free google mini but forgot to cancel. (getting very forgetful must be a sign of old age)

    So its $60 or $70 for me but I get to watch The guys on Prime Video and a free 12 months Switch Online

    • MilkDrinker on 14/09/2019 - 20:14
      +1

      Get a gmail account and schedule send an email to your main email account with reminder emails a week before the renewal date, with a subject title like cancel amazon, ebay, viagra subscriptions etc.

      Just remember to test email first, cause you dont want reminder going into junk.

      • kipps on 15/09/2019 - 07:11
        +2

        Or just use a decent calendar app in the first place.

    • luffyex2010 on 14/09/2019 - 23:05

      oops the Boys lol the guys…

  • [Deactivated] on 14/09/2019 - 16:00

    About 1/2 million tp link smart bulbs from hardlys for $19 each.

  • fault on 17/09/2019 - 21:45

    Nvidia Shield TV

  • kaz09 on 18/09/2019 - 18:29

    nintendo switch
    played it for about a week and went on holidays for 3 weeks
    been sitting there collecting dust since july

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