March Stats.
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Members
Members of the Month
March 2022
grasspun for posting the deal of the month, Woolworths Chicken Kyiv Garlic $1.40 @ Woolworths. Nice half-price deal from Woolies, but +1 for the humour.
Clear for posting the most deals in March. Clear posted 99 deals with vote average of +46.4, and the most popular was Verpeak Golf Umbrella $9.95 from AZAU.
mclarge again for posting the most voted competition (Win Thermomix and Dining Pack from Broadsheet), the most entered competition (Win Samsung QLED TV + Kayo Subscription from HFC) and the most clicked competition (Win Hisense 4k TV and More from SBS). mclarge also posted the most competition in March — 177 comps with +10.4 vote average.
Here's the moderators' pick from last month. Hybroid for sending pizza to a fellow user that needs help. Thank you for your generosity!
Congratulations to all the winners!
See more about members of the month
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- Add opt-out option for 2FA email confirmation - New checkbox under under security settings but the checkbox will only appear if app/token-based 2FA has not been enabled.
- Mods only: Always check private message option when unpublishing nodes. Everyone OP of a deal will now get notified of removal/merge + reason.
- When Live Page is in inactive browser tab, title will show number of new items.
- "Hide Expired Deals" checkbox on the /tag/… pages. See here
- Ability to block all Streaming Service Additions. See here
Moderation Stats:
- Reports from users: 5319 (avg: 1 report every ~8 minutes) || February 2022: 4665 || March 2021: 5215
- Deals Removed/Published: 415/3327 —- Forum Posts Removed/Published: 118/1136 — Competition Posts Removed/Published: 19/500 — Classified Posts Removed/Published: 35/666
| reason | Count |
|---|---|
| Duplicate | 116 |
| Requested by OP | 59 |
| Spam | 47 |
| Sockpuppeting | 33 |
| Classified does not meet posting guidelines | 26 |
| Merged with Existing Thread | 25 |
| No bargain listed | 24 |
| Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines | 21 |
| Lack of business details | 20 |
| Unobtainable deal | 18 |
| Duplicate (Merged with Existing Thread) | 15 |
| Referral spam | 15 |
| Read Title Guidelines | 12 |
| Merged with eBay Insufficient Quantity Thread | 11 |
| Insufficient quantity | 10 |
| Deal doesn't meet AliExpress posting guidelines | 8 |
| Use classifieds | 7 |
| Merged with Insufficient Quantity Thread | 6 |
| Referral/Affiliate Spam | 5 |
| Expired on posting | 5 |
| Out of stock on posting | 5 |
| Merged into Low Quantity eBay Deals Thread | 5 |
| Competitions are not bargains | 5 |
| Not available to Australia | 5 |
| Combined posts | 5 |
| Joke post | 4 |
| Account Issue | 4 |
| Banned item | 4 |
| Merged to existing thread | 4 |
| Incomparable Service | 4 |
| Resolved | 3 |
| Trolling | 3 |
| Merged To Fuel Watch (Regular Price Fluctuation) | 3 |
| Combine Post | 3 |
| Post in classifieds | 3 |
| Merged into Low Quantity Deals Thread | 2 |
| Deal doesn't meet eBay posting guidelines | 2 |
| Merged with megathread | 2 |
| Moved to Low Quantity deals forum | 2 |
| Cancelled ABN | 2 |
| Exceeding store rep posting limit | 2 |
| Incomprehensible deal | 2 |
| Classifieds requirements not met | 2 |
| Private sales are not deals | 2 |
| Circumventing ban | 2 |
| Inappropriate / Personal information | 2 |
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | 99 | 46.76 |
| nocure | 72 | 40.94 |
| hamza23 | 40 | 54.08 |
| dealbot | 39 | 211.10 |
| deanmoriarty | 39 | 21.00 |
| skd100™ | 34 | 17.32 |
| bargainsgrabber | 31 | 48.26 |
| save50 | 31 | 18.81 |
| superforever | 23 | 24.17 |
| highmargin | 22 | 37.55 |
Top Deal Posters
- Lysander (5430 deals)
- nocure (4659 deals) +44
- dealbot (4290 deals) +26
- tightarse (3850 deals) +8
- save50 (3705 deals) +87
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| caramelpopcorn | 4 | 7.75 |
| ETS Shop | 4 | 4.50 |
| BathroomHut | 4 | 2.75 |
| BBQ XL Australia | 3 | 4.33 |
| The Barista League | 3 | 3.33 |
| petpawz | 3 | 2.67 |
| MaxRebates Official | 3 | 1.00 |
| jphilsousa | 2 | 62.50 |
| doctor greenmachine | 2 | 59.50 |
| Yang17 | 2 | 50.00 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | 47 | 83.09 |
| dealbot | 39 | 211.10 |
| nocure | 28 | 85.07 |
| hamza23 | 25 | 77.16 |
| RichardL | 17 | 94.06 |
| Wuman | 14 | 74.00 |
| bargainsgrabber | 13 | 95.38 |
| tightarse | 10 | 275.10 |
| doweyy | 9 | 185.44 |
| luketechfast | 9 | 143.33 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| luketechfast | 9 | 143.33 | 74 | 5 |
| gotyourback | 6 | 306.17 | 263 | 146 |
| tightarse | 5 | 353.60 | 139 | 76 |
| BPC Technology | 4 | 116.00 | 92 | 6 |
| Eneba | 4 | 68.75 | 0 | 0 |
| IWantThatFlight | 3 | 62.67 | 4 | 0 |
| beatthatflight | 3 | 61.33 | 52 | 2 |
| AIRJO CoffeeRoasters | 2 | 127.50 | 56 | 0 |
| danm02 | 2 | 88.00 | 103 | 69 |
| flightfinderau | 2 | 66.50 | 34 | 0 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| mclarge | 177 | 11.14 |
| Phalaxis | 144 | 12.73 |
| CrispyChrispy | 20 | 8.05 |
| neil | 17 | 7.76 |
| YeemaiI | 17 | 7.18 |
| altomic | 15 | 5.67 |
| Gold Coast | 12 | 3.25 |
| opcoupon | 7 | 1.00 |
| Young Cal | 5 | 4.00 |
| Katie2014 | 3 | 6.00 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Twix | 903 | 841 |
| Baysew | 119 | 116 |
| rompastompa | 76 | 76 |
| tonester | 38 | 36 |
| brandogs | 21 | 19 |
| DuckKnight | 20 | 20 |
| TakaHas | 11 | 11 |
| coldlamb | 9 | 6 |
| Steptoe | 9 | 9 |
| O O | 8 | 8 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jv | 1120 | 0.48 | 86 | 22 | 71 | 10 |
| Clear | 605 | 1.11 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| xoom | 570 | 1.15 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| rektrading | 529 | 0.26 | 31 | 8 | 27 | 6 |
| non-LHR | 517 | -0.57 | 13 | 2 | 43 | 8 |
| DisabledUser425713 | 477 | 0.26 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| Euphemistic | 424 | 0.83 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| gimli | 407 | 1.19 | 38 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| MS Paint | 368 | 3.92 | 78 | 24 | 1 | 1 |
| Hybroid | 349 | 3.08 | 66 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
Most Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| That’s crap, preventative | 225 | SirMurduck | 2022-03-28 |
| lol, no. He doesn't owe you | 216 | GooseLord | 2022-03-28 |
| +1 for the attempt at | 210 | BewareOfThe Dog | 2022-03-09 |
| Attempt?!? I was Russian to | 183 | Switchblade88 | 2022-03-09 |
| Mount a laser on your house | 174 | MS Paint | 2022-03-08 |
| Did that cost include | 168 | EightImmortals | 2022-03-28 |
| Can be replaced with While | 166 | HumbleCat | 2022-03-28 |
| I may be cynical but my | 166 | tsunamisurfer | 2022-03-02 |
| If you're clever enough to | 160 | timthetoolman | 2022-03-19 |
| if its so easy why dont you | 144 | Fergy1987 | 2022-03-31 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
Least Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spend $55.44 for the money | -333 | alz | 2022-03-19 |
| If only there was some way | -151 | SlavOz | 2022-03-28 |
| If you are buying something | -110 | Quantumcat | 2022-03-21 |
| Any deals to support the | -96 | smellyboy2k | 2022-03-08 |
| belongs in the forums… | -94 | jv | 2022-03-04 |
| Nice virtue signalling! Will | -88 | Justsendit | 2022-03-19 |
| And another company trying | -82 | dosada | 2022-03-08 |
| Till yesterday no one knew | -79 | drazenm | 2022-03-12 |
| 'I hope you get | -78 | EightImmortals | 2022-03-23 |
| For the sake of our 5.3 | -77 | TanedaR | 2022-03-27 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netflix is trying to | 35 | 35 | ginmi | 2022-03-06 |
| Incels coming in 3, 2, 1… | 33 | 33 | belongsinforums | 2022-03-06 |
| Hi all, sorry for the | 24 | 22 | gotyourback | 2022-03-14 |
| Ukraine doesn't exist for | 23 | 24 | Tyrx | 2022-03-12 |
| Ignorance, Capitalist | 21 | 19 | taki | 2022-03-12 |
| Found the Russian war | 18 | 18 | diddy50 | 2022-03-06 |
| Well Amazon has some pretty | 17 | 17 | DisabledUser425713 | 2022-03-25 |
| If they paid me maybe ;) | 16 | 15 | belesci | 2022-03-18 |
| BYD EV, Would You | 15 | 14 | rektrading | 2022-03-09 |
| I’m always surprised at | 14 | 13 | Pennypacka | 2022-03-12 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| encourages visitors to | 82 | 100 | jv | 2022-03-02 |
| I hope not. It would speed | 42 | 37 | AustriaBargain | 2022-03-26 |
| Haha yeah, he "hopes" "the | 29 | 25 | DisabledUser72085 | 2022-03-12 |
| RIP Warnie….. | 26 | 23 | jv | 2022-03-22 |
| Hi all, sorry for the | 24 | 22 | gotyourback | 2022-03-14 |
| OP has clearly done the | 24 | 28 | Amayzingone | 2022-03-18 |
| Ukraine doesn't exist for | 23 | 24 | Tyrx | 2022-03-12 |
| Can we get an order for "I | 23 | 19 | Sgios74 | 2022-03-12 |
| Ugggly | 21 | 17 | gimli | 2022-03-14 |
| Ignorance, Capitalist | 21 | 19 | taki | 2022-03-12 |
Comments with a net vote of + or - 20% with pos vote count of 10 or more.
["K:D"] highest vote average with minimum 100 comments and also 50 comments.
100 comments
| User | Comments | Average |
|---|---|---|
| mskeggs | 145 | 5.85 |
| pegaxs | 187 | 4.78 |
| bobbified | 139 | 4.54 |
| MS Paint | 368 | 3.92 |
| UFO | 118 | 3.24 |
| Chandler | 103 | 3.17 |
| Hybroid | 351 | 3.10 |
| SF3 | 119 | 3.04 |
| Alasdair | 222 | 2.96 |
| dust | 177 | 3 |
50 comments
| User | Comments | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Savas | 73 | 6.07 |
| MattyD | 63 | 5.95 |
| mskeggs | 145 | 5.85 |
| djkelly69 | 59 | 5.17 |
| Orion au | 56 | 5.14 |
| 9monkeyman9 | 71 | 4.85 |
| pegaxs | 187 | 4.78 |
| tsunamisurfer | 67 | 4.58 |
| bobbified | 139 | 4.54 |
| elgrande | 54 | 5 |
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 10 most popular deals by traffic (in pageviews)
Most Popular Deals by Category
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
Most Won Competitions
Comps Won: 48 | February: 71
Competition Pageviews: 385,966 | February: 432,92 (-10.85%)
- Comps Posted: 500 | February: 457
- Biggest Winner: Win a VIP NBL Semi-Finals Experience for 2 Worth up to $2,999.95 from MG Motor Australia
Social Media
Instagram:
- 11,428 +132 followers
- Male 40.9%, Female 59% (vs. Male: 65.49% Female: 34.51% for OzBargain)
- 25-34 44.6% (vs. 37.56% for OzBargain)
9,863 (+.57%) sessions from Stories
Tiktok:
814 Video Views
- 5 Shares
- 17 Followers (+3)
Other stats
Top 10 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews)
Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews, excluding help pages)
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)
| Store | Pageviews |
|---|---|
| Domino's | 47,332 |
| eBay Australia | 20,618 |
| DoorDash | 11,670 |
| Uber Eats | 11,513 |
| Amazon AU | 10,047 |
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon AU | 362 | 39.16 |
| Shopping Express | 67 | 32.51 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 67 | 38.06 |
| Coles | 45 | 39.53 |
| ShopBack AU | 44 | 137.77 |
| Amazon Global Store | 41 | 34.00 |
| Cashrewards | 38 | 107.45 |
| Scorptec Computers | 38 | 36.82 |
| Woolworths | 36 | 72.69 |
| BIG W | 35 | 40.97 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| American Express Cashback Offers | 674 |
| Amazon AU | 537 |
| eBay | 444 |
| I Want That Flight | 426 |
| Cashrewards | 413 |
| Shopback | 374 |
| Uniqlo | 374 |
| Boost | 363 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 356 |
| American Express | 339 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
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Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Facebook - 83,742
- Whirlpool Forums - 60,696
- Oursteps - 59,973
- Reddit 32,337
- Twitter - 31,624
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 61.73%
- Safari 24.60%
- Samsung Internet 3.36%
- Firefox 3.07%
- Edge 2.97%
- Ozbargain Android App 2.13%(+.07%)
Top 5 stores with referrals (# of referrers)
| Store - Referral | Count |
|---|---|
| Cashrewards | 4899 |
| ShopBack AU | 4090 |
| DoorDash | 2255 |
| Uber Eats | 2217 |
| Stake | 1544 |
Everything else
- Deals posted: 3327 || February 2022: 2715 || March 2021: 4079
- Total number of deals: 396,289 || Total number of forum topics: 109,941
- Number of Freebies posted: 153
- Comments posted: 126,049 || February 2022: 115,518 || March 2021: 132,311
- Total comments posted: 12,067,237 comments
- % of removed comments: 1.59% || February 1.64% || March 2021 1.37%
- Overall traffic: 12,755,532 sessions, 38,129,940 pageviews || February 2022: 11,971,840 sessions, 35,172,170 pageviews || March 2021: 13,684,750 sessions, 40,962,816 pageviews
- New users: 2595 Total number of users: 357,527
- % of rep posts: 17.93% || February: 17.83% || March 2021: 19.32%
- User Age: 18-24: 17.84%, 25-34: 35.89%, 35-44: 24.80%, 45-54: 11.91%, 55-64: 5.67%, 65+: 3.88% || February 2022: 18-24: 17.89%, 25-34: 35.77%, 35-44: 25.38%, 45-54: 11.58%, 55-64: 5.50%, 65+: 3.88% || March 2021: 18-24: 19.31%, 25-34: 38.08%, 35-44: 21.03%, 45-54: 10.90%, 55-64: 6.14%, 65+: 4.55%
- Male: 65.49% Female: 34.51% || February 2022: Male: 65.43% Female: 34.57% || March 2021: Male: 67.42% Female: 32.58%
- # of stores in referral system: 635 +16
- # of banned websites: 6284 +113
Newsletter subscribers: 122009 +474 (64% with accounts)
Most commented deal: Free to Watch - Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom @ YouTube (729 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: adidas Pureboost 21 Men's $69.97 (RRP $200), Nike Zoom Freak 3 $83.97 (RRP $180) + $10 Post ($0 with $150 Spend) @ Foot Locker (5628 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: Ergomech Office Chair $349 (Was $999) + Free Express Shipping @ John Cootes (-16 votes)
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2015: Zeitgeist Dec - Nov - Oct - Sept - Aug - Jul - Jun -May - Apr - Mar - Jan
2014: Zeitgeist - Nov - Oct - Sept
Damn, @mclarge and @Phalaxis posting the most comps by far. Appreciate them, love the comps :)