With many now working from home, it would seem traffic patterns would look different.
There is definitely more traffic and maybe slightly flatter at times but still seems peak times to check OzBargain are in the evening.
Hand Sanitisers have been one of the most confusing and inconsistently performing posts this month. Here is a great price table created by lomie. What it doesn't cover is votes.
Looking at the past few deals:
- Dettol 50ml Hand Sanitiser $2.99 + Delivery (Free with Prime / $39 Spend) @ Amazon AU $60/lt +94 votes
- Scotts Citrus Hand Sanitiser 50ml $2.99 @ Chemist Warehouse $60/lt +24 votes
- [Pre-Order 27/04] Raptor RHS500 500mL 75% Alcohol Antibacterial Instant Hand Sanitiser Gel $14.95 + Delivery @ Sydney Tools $30/lt -3 votes
- 100ml Hand Sanitiser Spray and 500ml Refill Pack $29 + Shipping @ Three Folds Distilling $58/lt -3 votes
- Scotts Instant Hand Sanitiser 500ml $11.99 + Delivery @ My Chemist or Chemist Warehouse [Online Only] $24/lt +311 votes
We also learned this month after the TGA contacted us to be very careful of mentioning what hand sanitisers can promise to do. This deal from Harvey Norman had a statement copied from HN's website about being full protected from killing viruses which is incorrect and misleading. Seems at least the deals are getting better but hopefully next month we'll hopefully moved on to normal bargains.
Please keep checking our self-isolation guide as well as the COVID-19 page. If you know any healthcare workers, see deals just for them.
See also Mental Health
Members
Members of the Month
March 2020
Lots of work from home related deals. Winners from last month:
eternalconflux for posting the deal of the month, Free AT99 Microphones @ Audio Technica Australia. It received 1500+ votes and 86,000+ clicks. Unfortunately it appears that many people won't be getting the free mic as Audio Technica only reserved 2,000 units.
Coastie for posting the most popular Mobile deal (and 2nd most popular overall), Bonus 10GB Bonus Mobile Data @ Boost Mobile. It was originally a Telstra deal that turned out also worked for Boost. Bonus data should hopefully be useful for those working from home with unstable broadband connections.
tightarse for posting one of the most popular COVID-19 relief deals, Free Takeaway Meals Daily for Senior Citizens at Aangan Indian Restaurants. TA has posted 22 deals in March, every single one of them got onto the OzBargain home page. For more COVID-19 relief related deals please see check the tag page.
Lysander for posting the most deals in March 2020 (154 deals), mostly free/cheap games that hopefully helped some of us getting through isolation. Most popular being Free Watch Dogs and Stanley Parable, World War Z and Figment and Tormentor x Punisher and Gone Home and Hob. Thanks Epic Store!
See more about members of the month
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- After years and years of people asking, we finally have an OzBargain app on Android albeit we still hold the stance that you don't need to use an app. Announcement - Google Play: OzBargain
- Also after people asking over and over again, OzBargain now has a Dark Theme. Announcement
Moderation Stats:
- Reports from users: 5155 (avg: 1 report every ~9 minutes) || February 2020: 4107 || March 2019: 3322
- Deals Removed: 527 (3080 published) —- Forum Posts Removed: 228 (1123 published) — Competition Posts Removed: 10 (356 published)
- Reasons:
- Duplicate - 214
- Merged with Existing Thread - 91
- Sockpuppeting - 22
- Requested by OP - 38
- No Bargains Listed - 30
- Megathread - 12
- Fuel Watch - 14
- Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines - 7
- SPAM - 76
- Insufficient Quantity - 33
- Unobtainable Deal (Coupon doesn't work, misread promotion etc.) - 19
- Combine Posts - 6
- Referral SPAM - 28
- Lack of Business Details - 13
- Classifieds requirements not met - 4
- Deal doesn't meet eBay posting guidelines - 3
- Out of stock on posting - 6
- Expired on Posting - 5
- Not Available to Australia - 6
- Price Matches - 1
- Post as deal - 5
- Circumventing Ban - 3
- Joke Post - 12
- Everything else - 117
- Reasons:
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Lysander | 154 | 25.42 |
| dealbot | 104 | 137.32 |
| nocure | 82 | 56.38 |
| save50 | 68 | 29.65 |
| Being Askhole | 52 | 56.67 |
| beatthatflight | 31 | 24.19 |
| Buy2Much | 29 | 10.66 |
| Spackbace | 26 | 66.85 |
| tightarse | 22 | 223.86 |
| adr8 | 22 | 30.95 |
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ju987 | 5 | 9.40 |
| NAPF Electronics | 4 | 7.25 |
| Westytrash | 3 | 15.67 |
| kidsreader | 3 | 11.67 |
| LeeTheGreat | 3 | 5.33 |
| zackpal | 2 | 29.00 |
| Shams | 2 | 19.00 |
| ZeeFlyingMonkey | 2 | 12.00 |
| Alhana100 | 2 | 9.00 |
| bodumaustralia | 2 | 4.50 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| dealbot | 94 | 150.16 |
| nocure | 46 | 85.00 |
| Being Askhole | 30 | 84.53 |
| tightarse | 22 | 224.18 |
| Lysander | 21 | 131.57 |
| doweyy | 19 | 244.11 |
| save50 | 18 | 78.06 |
| Spackbace | 12 | 126.58 |
| brandogs | 11 | 185.09 |
| RichardL | 10 | 62.00 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| luketechfast | 5 | 63.20 | 137 | 52 |
| xev | 4 | 69.00 | 13 | 0 |
| addictedtoaudio | 3 | 284.33 | 18 | 1 |
| gregor20 | 2 | 182.00 | 164 | 0 |
| tightarse | 2 | 167.00 | 97 | 42 |
| Clear | 2 | 95.00 | 187 | 143 |
| luggageonline | 2 | 44.00 | 5 | 0 |
| gotyourback | 1 | 438.00 | 9 | 0 |
| pohaau | 1 | 430.00 | 1 | 0 |
| UggAustraliaOfficial | 1 | 344.00 | 29 | 0 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| gnv9 | 202 | 17.18 |
| cheapha | 64 | 4.81 |
| Katie2014 | 9 | 7.78 |
| headphonejack | 5 | 27.00 |
| chemy | 5 | 16.20 |
| Nutler | 5 | 1.80 |
| Gold Coast | 4 | 5.25 |
| Gnilgorf | 3 | 4.00 |
| eliteelectronics | 3 | 1.33 |
| dylo | 2 | 19.00 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| alvian | 430 | 404 |
| Baysew | 99 | 96 |
| robinCTS | 55 | 52 |
| DuckKnight | 50 | 49 |
| tonester | 31 | 24 |
| gnv9 | 30 | 30 |
| brandogs | 30 | 27 |
| Steptoe | 20 | 19 |
| BarginHunter | 11 | 10 |
| O O | 11 | 11 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jar Jar binks | 582 | 1.14 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| lostn | 552 | 0.43 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Spackbace | 467 | 2.84 | 79 | 26 | 4 | 2 |
| tshow | 464 | 2.11 | 66 | 13 | 6 | 1 |
| brendanm | 421 | 2.08 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| HighAndDry | 393 | 2.77 | 80 | 13 | 12 | 4 |
| Diji1 | 385 | 0.82 | 38 | 6 | 20 | 2 |
| FAST and Curious | 377 | 0.20 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| netjock | 337 | 0.76 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| try2bhelpful | 327 | 1.40 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
Most Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your girlfriend is an idiot, | 211 | Spackbace | 2020-03-31 |
| Have we really bred an | 141 | HighAndDry | 2020-03-26 |
| I don't think they're taking | 139 | AssangesCat | 2020-03-09 |
| I am saying that purely from | 133 | inamotoichiban | 2020-03-21 |
| Well, that would be 3 | 133 | pegaxs | 2020-03-04 |
| its not my prerogative to | 124 | erroorfree | 2020-03-22 |
| This guy knows his shit! | 121 | caprimulgus | 2020-03-04 |
| It's the everyday Australian | 111 | Losmano | 2020-03-30 |
| I don't get the fuss from | 109 | Kangal | 2020-04-01 |
| You’re a hero - go to | 108 | Halo375 | 2020-03-06 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
Least Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| This is contrary to what the | -181 | Dedbny | 2020-03-21 |
| Unmetered when 70-80% of | -113 | drazenm | 2020-03-16 |
| Secured. But I may as well | -112 | Shroomer | 2020-03-23 |
| Apparently most are made in | -93 | Spackbace | 2020-03-03 |
| Statistics show landlords | -87 | dcollins77 | 2020-03-31 |
| You're an infectious disease | -83 | hazmat athena | 2020-03-21 |
| Long B4 any recent Pandemic, | -65 | IVI | 2020-03-16 |
| You cannot start a fire | -60 | Diji1 | 2020-03-06 |
| Sorry to say but no more | -59 | Brisbane1 | 2020-03-26 |
| This will be great for those | -55 | mmmnuggets | 2020-03-28 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wow a virus is caused by a | 27 | 27 | Creamsoda | 2020-03-26 |
| Very good question, thanks | 25 | 25 | zackpal | 2020-03-05 |
| I won't be accepting of all | 23 | 24 | Dentshop | 2020-03-10 |
| 3rd party seller with only | 18 | 20 | videoman | 2020-03-14 |
| Nah, I'll buy myself some | 18 | 16 | Tachyon | 2020-03-17 |
| As frustrating as things | 17 | 15 | smiley-k | 2020-03-22 |
| Had an interesting chat with | 16 | 14 | Jar Jar binks | 2020-03-16 |
| I went into the Reject | 16 | 15 | jv | 2020-03-28 |
| There is just over 200 cases | 15 | 14 | popsiee | 2020-03-15 |
| Normal price, no deal. | 14 | 13 | Marcx33 | 2020-03-24 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes and it’s | 54 | 62 | caramellokoala | 2020-03-17 |
| Mostly fake news and Chinese | 43 | 53 | hippyhippy | 2020-03-22 |
| Racist owner who has also | 25 | 21 | JRozells | 2020-03-17 |
| if we can just stop | 24 | 29 | mr_asstight | 2020-03-10 |
| I won't be accepting of all | 23 | 24 | Dentshop | 2020-03-10 |
| 3rd party seller with only | 18 | 20 | videoman | 2020-03-14 |
| Nah, I'll buy myself some | 18 | 16 | Tachyon | 2020-03-17 |
| As frustrating as things | 17 | 15 | smiley-k | 2020-03-22 |
| Support your local take away | 16 | 13 | Martijn | 2020-03-17 |
| I went into the Reject | 16 | 15 | jv | 2020-03-28 |
Comments with a net vote of + or - 20% with pos vote count of 10 or more.
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 5 most popular deals by traffic (in pageviews)
- Free AT99 Microphones @ Audio Technica Australia - 80,254
- 20% off 341 Selected Sellers (Max Discount $300) @ eBay - 60,709
- [eBay Plus] Bose 700 Headphones $399 , AirPods $99 , RM Williams Boots $399 , Xiaomi Air Purifier $179 , LEGO SW $199 @ eBay - 53,074
- Free Flight Cancellation on Jetstar (6 Months to Book/12 Months to Travel) & Qantas (Voucher) until December 31 2021 - 49,239
- Bonus 75,000 Qantas Points on The ANZ Frequent Flyer Platinum ($0 Annual Fee Save $295 1st Year) @ Point Hacks (Exclusive Deal) - 49,170
Most Popular Deals by Category
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
| Comp | Votes | Clicks | Entered | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win a Hisense 75” Series 6 TV & NRL Jersey Worth $3,198 from Hisense | 75 | 3783 | 346 | gnv9 | 2020-03-02 |
| Win 1 of 2 Dyson V11 Outsize Cordless Vacuums Worth $1,299 from Babyology | 69 | 4614 | 296 | gnv9 | 2020-03-31 |
| Win an iPad Pro from Canstar | 69 | 4523 | 290 | sthompson | 2020-03-20 |
| Win 1 of 10 iPhone 11s Worth $1,199 from nib | 57 | 4097 | 276 | gnv9 | 2020-03-19 |
| Win Two Samsung Galaxy S20 Handsets Worth $1,399 from Kogan/Dick Smith | 57 | 2504 | 180 | gnv9 | 2020-03-10 |
| Win 1 of 3 iPads Worth $529 from Catch | 51 | 2980 | 174 | headphonejack | 2020-03-28 |
| Win a Thermomix TM6 Bundle Worth $2,269 from TerryWhite Chemmart | 51 | 2407 | 293 | gnv9 | 2020-03-03 |
| Win a Suunto 7 Sports Smartwatch Worth $799.99 from Man of Many | 47 | 2239 | 228 | gnv9 | 2020-03-09 |
| Win a Fridge/Freezer & $1,000 Coles Voucher or 1 of 10 HOYTS LUX Double Passes from Network Ten | 46 | 3063 | 223 | gnv9 | 2020-03-05 |
| Win an NZXT H1 Mini PC Worth Over $3,000 from JayzTwoCents/NZXT | 46 | 1379 | 183 | gnv9 | 2020-03-21 |
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
| Comp | Votes | Clicks | Entered | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win 1 of 2 Dyson V11 Outsize Cordless Vacuums Worth $1,299 from Babyology | 69 | 4614 | 296 | gnv9 | 2020-03-31 |
| Win an iPad Pro from Canstar | 69 | 4523 | 290 | sthompson | 2020-03-20 |
| Win 1 of 101 Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G Handsets Worth $1,999 from Samsung | 35 | 4189 | 41 | gnv9 | 2020-03-12 |
| Win 1 of 10 iPhone 11s Worth $1,199 from nib | 57 | 4097 | 276 | gnv9 | 2020-03-19 |
| Win a Hisense 75” Series 6 TV & NRL Jersey Worth $3,198 from Hisense | 75 | 3783 | 346 | gnv9 | 2020-03-02 |
| Win a Pair of R.M. Williams Craftsman Boots from Everything Australian | 44 | 3558 | 188 | gnv9 | 2020-03-29 |
| Win a Fridge/Freezer & $1,000 Coles Voucher or 1 of 10 HOYTS LUX Double Passes from Network Ten | 46 | 3063 | 223 | gnv9 | 2020-03-05 |
| Win 1 of 3 iPads Worth $529 from Catch | 51 | 2980 | 174 | headphonejack | 2020-03-28 |
| Win Two Samsung Galaxy S20 Handsets Worth $1,399 from Kogan/Dick Smith | 57 | 2504 | 180 | gnv9 | 2020-03-10 |
| Win a BenQ 27” 144Hz QHD Gaming Monitor from PC Case Gear | 44 | 2436 | 208 | gnv9 | 2020-03-02 |
Most Won Competitions
Comps Won: 46 | February: 100
Competition Pageviews: 417,122 | February: 496,970 (-16.07%)
- Comps Posted: 356 | February: 461
- Biggest Winner: $15,000 Holiday
Other stats
Top 5 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews)
- Where Can I Buy Toilet Paper? - 51,889
- 7-Eleven Fuel App Watch - Nationwide - 48,306
- Shopping List for COVID-19 Panic Buying - 39,344
- How Low Can ASX 200 Go? - 36,616
- OzBargain's Guide to Self Isolation (Deals & More)- 31,579
Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews)
- List of Birthday Deals/Frebies - 12,766
- Discounted eGift Cards - 4,102
- Price Comparison Sites - 2,313
- List of Chinese Buying Sites - 1,257
- Cards with No Overseas Transaction Fees - 768
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon AU | 177 | 39.07 |
| Steam | 63 | 44.13 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 53 | 37.85 |
| The Good Guys | 53 | 52.55 |
| Woolworths | 49 | 74.06 |
| Coles | 43 | 47.26 |
| Kogan | 39 | 22.77 |
| Microsoft | 37 | 44.19 |
| Harvey Norman | 36 | 38.31 |
| Target Australia | 31 | 27.74 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| American Express Cashback Offers | 711 |
| Amazon AU | 552 |
| I Want That Flight | 518 |
| eBay | 507 |
| American Express | 342 |
| Specsavers | 315 |
| Uniqlo | 312 |
| Youfoodz | 289 |
| CT Shirts | 289 |
| 7 Eleven | 255 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
| Query | Count |
|---|---|
| nintendo switch | 908 |
| lego | 536 |
| dyson | 410 |
| philips hue | 345 |
| rm williams | 308 |
| sonos | 285 |
| ryobi | 228 |
| nvidia shield | 227 |
| ps4 | 213 |
| japan | 197 |
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Facebook - 118,591
- Whirlpool Forums - 112,427
- Google News 106,036
- Oursteps - 84,152
- Twitter - 38,509
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 63.08%
- Safari 24.07%
- Firefox 4.05%
- Samsung Internet 3.82%
- Edge 1.43%
Everything else
- Deals posted: 3080 || February 2020: 2795 || March 2019: 3382
- Number of Freebies posted: 340
- Comments posted: 108,652 || February 2020: 96,387 || March 2019: 109,983
- % of removed comments: 1.46% || February 1.33% || March 2019 1.70%
- Overall traffic: 13,973,126 sessions, 40,726,769 pageviews || February 2020: 12,490,559 sessions, 35,558,713 pageviews || March 2019: 13,985,108 sessions, 39,008,635 pageviews
- New users: 2568
- % of rep posts: 17.54% || February: 17.19% || March 2019: 19.98%
- User Age: 18-24: 16.39%, 25-34: 39.60%, 35-44: 20.54%, 45-54: 9.97%, 55-64: 7.60%, 65+: 5.90% || February 2020: 18-24: 16.08%, 25-34: 40.33%, 35-44: 21.43%, 45-54: 9.86%, 55-64: 6.91%, 65+: 5.38% || March 2019: 18-24: 7.08%, 25-34: 36.83%, 35-44: 26.97%, 45-54: 13.66%, 55-64: 9.20%, 65+: 6.26%
Male: 65.86% Female: 34.14% || February 2020: 67.32% Female: 32.68% || March 2019: 64.98% Female: 35.02%
Most commented deal: [eBay Plus] Bose 700 Headphones $399 , AirPods $99 , RM Williams Boots $399 , Xiaomi Air Purifier $179 , LEGO SW $199 @ eBay (592 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: Mens adidas Ultraboost (Black) $99.95 (RRP $260) + Shipping / Pickup @ Footlocker (4688 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: Careline 50ml Hand Sanitiser $6.99 + Delivery @ Medi Masks (-15 votes)
2020: Jan - Feb
2019: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - August - September - October - November & December
2018: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug - Sept - Oct - Nov - Dec
2017: Zeitgeist - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug & Sept - Oct - Nov - Dec
2016: Zeitgeist Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - August - September - October November - Dec
2015: Zeitgeist Dec - Nov - Oct - Sept - Aug - Jul - Jun -May - Apr - Mar - Jan
2014: Zeitgeist - Nov - Oct - Sept
Great Job Neil!