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New stat this month, as requested by @Iluvfreebies, Top 10 most popular freebie deals by votes. If there are any other requests for stats, let me know and I'll attempt to show them.
Members
Members of the Month
September 2022
arkosh for posting the most voted deal last month, Sign up to Disney+ & Earn 4000 Bonus Flybuys Points @ Flybuys. Profit + a month of Disney! Now finger crossed that Flybuys will give out the points on time.
lawyerz for posting this deal that got the same number of votes as the most popular one (although some votes were gained in October). Victorian Dining & Entertainment Program: 25% Rebate on $40 Min Spend. Lots of votes for a deal that's only applicable to the Victorians.
ciab for posting the trending deal, Free New Qld Drivers Licence for Optus Data Breach Customers, that took just 6 minutes & 42 seconds to gain +30 votes. Pretty fast votes for a deal that's only applicable to the Queenslanders.
bargainsgrabber for posting the most number of trending deals (deals that reach +30 votes). He has posted 36 deals in September, and 31 deals got more than 30 votes with vote average of +129.8. Most popular being Quilton 3-Ply 180-Sheet Toilet Tissue 45 Pack $21 from Amazon.
There will be a bit of changes in terms of prize from this month. We are not able to give out prizes in PayPal anymore. Not because of whatever censorship issue that our member has raised, but we simply can't add money into our PayPal account — an issue that has been ongoing for a month, and still unresolved after many phone calls and messages. The support person on the phone always said that they can't see anything wrong with our account, or the issue will resolve itself in a few days — but adding money is still blocked a whole month later.
So for now, we will be giving prizes in GiftPay Flexi gift cards only, which can be redeemed to gift cards from 100+ different brands.
But there's more! To combat the inflation and ever rising interest rates, we will also increase the prizes to $150 each in gift cards.
Congratulations to all the winners!
See more about members of the month
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- Node Subscription Option Behaviour Change. More info
- Mark whether a user has paid in the node-event page.
- New guideline covering the advertisement of therapeutic goods. More info
Moderation Stats:
- Reports from users: 4539 (avg: 1 report every ~10 minutes) || August 2022: 4941 || September 2022: 6204
- Deals Removed/Published: 339/2971 —- Forum Posts Removed/Published: 94/1021 — Competition Posts Removed/Published: 26/454 — Classified Posts Removed/Published: 20/728
| Reason | Count |
|---|---|
| Duplicate | 94 |
| Spam | 53 |
| Requested by OP | 49 |
| Sockpuppeting | 31 |
| Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines | 26 |
| No bargain listed | 23 |
| Merged with Existing Thread | 21 |
| Unobtainable deal | 17 |
| Insufficient quantity | 16 |
| Classified does not meet posting guidelines | 10 |
| Referral spam | 10 |
| Duplicate (Merged with Existing Thread) | 8 |
| Expired on posting | 8 |
| Read Title Guidelines | 7 |
| Combined posts | 7 |
| Banned Store | 5 |
| Lack of business details | 5 |
| Trolling | 5 |
| Post in classifieds | 4 |
| Private sales are not deals | 4 |
| Merged into Low Quantity eBay Deals Thread | 4 |
| Merged with eBay Insufficient Quantity Thread | 3 |
| Not available to Australia | 3 |
| Ghost account | 3 |
| Competitions are not bargains | 3 |
| Post as deal | 3 |
| Joke post | 3 |
| Account Issue | 3 |
| Price beats are not bargains | 3 |
| Incomprehensible deal | 2 |
| Merged with Insufficient Quantity Thread | 2 |
| Deal doesn't meet AliExpress posting guidelines | 2 |
| Use Referral System | 2 |
| Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines (As… | 2 |
| In-store negotiated deal | 2 |
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | 63 | 40.27 |
| HamBoi69 | 42 | 40.05 |
| nocure | 37 | 48.62 |
| bargainsgrabber | 36 | 115.44 |
| ozbs25 | 34 | 21.62 |
| save50 | 32 | 14.28 |
| skd100™ | 30 | 12.43 |
| dealbot | 27 | 196.07 |
| slipkord | 27 | 45.00 |
| deanmoriarty | 26 | 22.19 |
Top Deal Posters
- Lysander (5430 deals)
- nocure (4917 deals) +39
- dealbot (4460 deals) +24
- save50 (3906 deals) +42
- tightarse (3895 deals) +8
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| RegorForgot | 7 | 19.71 |
| ozken | 7 | 8.57 |
| Itett | 5 | 6.60 |
| LuslecGrace | 4 | 28.00 |
| OutOfTime | 4 | 15.50 |
| lc2022 | 4 | 8.00 |
| DisabledUser442775 | 4 | 5.25 |
| ILS AU | 3 | 16.00 |
| gimmebubbletea | 3 | 16.00 |
| amsut | 2 | 39.50 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| bargainsgrabber | 31 | 130.55 |
| dealbot | 26 | 202.77 |
| Clear | 24 | 81.83 |
| RichardL | 19 | 96.89 |
| nocure | 16 | 95.25 |
| HamBoi69 | 14 | 93.36 |
| Wuman | 14 | 75.71 |
| Snacky | 12 | 64.67 |
| superforever | 10 | 44.10 |
| brandogs | 9 | 248.67 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tightarse | 5 | 421.40 | 44 | 17 |
| jason101 | 5 | 49.80 | 34 | 8 |
| AIRJO CoffeeRoasters | 4 | 157.50 | 76 | 0 |
| beatthatflight | 4 | 76.00 | 22 | 2 |
| Archaic | 3 | 74.67 | 6 | 1 |
| IWantThatFlight | 3 | 47.00 | 3 | 0 |
| FuseTechAu | 2 | 105.50 | 44 | 0 |
| LimeBlueCoffee | 2 | 91.50 | 61 | 0 |
| flightfinderau | 2 | 86.50 | 15 | 0 |
| untech | 2 | 69.00 | 26 | 0 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Phalaxis | 213 | 17.12 |
| CrispyChrispy | 37 | 11.32 |
| neil | 25 | 9.88 |
| Lele | 21 | 10.67 |
| CindaaMoon | 14 | 9.71 |
| Tree Fiddy | 8 | 10.62 |
| opcoupon | 8 | 1.88 |
| Katie2014 | 7 | 10.29 |
| Ticketwombat | 6 | 1.00 |
| BeatMagazine | 5 | 17.60 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Twix | 618 | 573 |
| Baysew | 136 | 135 |
| O O | 48 | 43 |
| rompastompa | 43 | 41 |
| DuckKnight | 26 | 24 |
| brandogs | 23 | 22 |
| tonester | 15 | 14 |
| coldlamb | 15 | 14 |
| robinCTS | 9 | 8 |
| BarginHunter | 7 | 7 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jv | 801 | 0.85 | 77 | 15 | 50 | 7 |
| Clear | 501 | 1.44 | 47 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| franco cozzo | 448 | 0.53 | 24 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| superforever | 440 | 0.65 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ChiMot | 423 | 0.51 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| SlavOz | 385 | -0.36 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 4 |
| pegaxs | 377 | 4.43 | 84 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| AustriaBargain | 372 | 1.70 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| bargainsgrabber | 372 | 1.49 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimothy Wongingtons | 354 | 1.91 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
Most Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| The price | 241 | Settero | 2022-09-19 |
| This is going to make the | 204 | dust | 2022-09-30 |
| Optus should be paying for | 204 | ilovefullprice | 2022-09-27 |
| No. Just no. | 185 | tomsco | 2022-09-06 |
| insce. cover please | 181 | CodeXD | 2022-09-10 |
| Some people still like | 165 | Hybroid | 2022-09-13 |
| Wasn't Equifax hacked itself | 160 | HelpfulMilk | 2022-09-28 |
| She thought she was still in | 152 | Fier2 | 2022-09-23 |
| Need poll option of Who? | 142 | mapax | 2022-09-10 |
| Shoulda walked out | 132 | WreckTangle | 2022-09-11 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
Least Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| One incident happened one | -153 | Hybroid | 2022-09-23 |
| Afraid you cannot get insce. | -127 | Ocker | 2022-09-10 |
| You could almost say it was | -124 | DavidVox | 2022-09-30 |
| Not my abbreviation pal - | -110 | Ocker | 2022-09-10 |
| I cringe at those <40 who | -88 | kyle | 2022-09-13 |
| its so Wong its almost | -82 | Kanu | 2022-09-30 |
| That's why you use it before | -80 | kyle | 2022-09-13 |
| Why are you hating Optus? | -76 | foreverphoenix | 2022-09-27 |
| Yes! if you are not going | -72 | AS2035 | 2022-09-07 |
| Ohh boo you | -66 | Iwantthebestprice | 2022-09-01 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "fair pay rise" you already | 42 | 40 | tabboo | 2022-09-14 |
| Yes, symbolic of British | 26 | 27 | afoveht | 2022-09-09 |
| Cheers bought one. RIP queen | 25 | 24 | node modules | 2022-09-09 |
| God Save the King, Long May | 24 | 24 | diddy50 | 2022-09-09 |
| Who is this woman. I keep | 17 | 18 | ironworthy | 2022-09-17 |
| agree, this is just militant | 17 | 17 | DavidVox | 2022-09-15 |
| Really don't know why you'd | 16 | 14 | TheDukeOfNukem | 2022-09-09 |
| Seriously? It’s a promo to | 16 | 16 | mooney | 2022-09-18 |
| I don't get it what the big | 15 | 13 | dosada | 2022-09-09 |
| Who cares about less carbon | 15 | 14 | boozler | 2022-09-03 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "fair pay rise" you already | 42 | 40 | tabboo | 2022-09-14 |
| God Bless Queen Elizabeth | 26 | 21 | ploram | 2022-09-09 |
| Yes, symbolic of British | 26 | 27 | afoveht | 2022-09-09 |
| Cheers bought one. RIP queen | 25 | 24 | node modules | 2022-09-09 |
| Yeah….a great "deal". A | 23 | 28 | OzDJ_ | 2022-09-15 |
| If the government doesn’t | 19 | 23 | Psygnosis | 2022-09-14 |
| She was also head of state | 19 | 16 | spaceflight | 2022-09-09 |
| Hodl is over! Eth Merge is | 18 | 21 | neosin | 2022-09-23 |
| Who is this woman. I keep | 17 | 18 | ironworthy | 2022-09-17 |
| Really don't know why you'd | 16 | 14 | TheDukeOfNukem | 2022-09-09 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| seamonkey | 116 | 4.41 |
| pegaxs | 377 | 4.41 |
| Hybroid | 198 | 4.37 |
| Lord Fart Bucket | 128 | 4.27 |
| brendanm | 174 | 4.21 |
| Phalaxis | 110 | 3.60 |
| dust | 145 | 3.56 |
| SF3 | 120 | 3.46 |
| FireRunner | 227 | 3.08 |
| WatchNerd | 203 | 2.87 |
50 comments
| User | Comments | Average |
|---|---|---|
| WreckTangle | 58 | 5.10 |
| mskeggs | 67 | 5.03 |
| Muzeeb | 99 | 4.69 |
| Xistn | 51 | 4.49 |
| seamonkey | 116 | 4.41 |
| pegaxs | 377 | 4.41 |
| Hybroid | 198 | 4.37 |
| Lord Fart Bucket | 128 | 4.27 |
| afoveht | 50 | 4.22 |
| brendanm | 174 | 4.21 |
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
Top 10 most popular freebie deals by votes
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
Most Won Competitions
Comps Won: 57 | August: 43
Competition Pageviews: 451,261 | August: 415,350 (+8.65%)
- Comps Posted: 454 | August: 536
- Biggest Winner: Win a Trip for 2 to F1 Singapore Including Flights and Accomodation Worth $10,000 from Classics for a Cause
Social Media
Instagram:
- 12,113 +189 followers
- Male 40.5%, Female 59.5% (vs. Male: for OzBargain)
- 25-34 42.8% (vs. 37.56% for OzBargain)
- 13,870 (-14.68%) sessions from Stories
Tiktok:
- Video Views 13,815 (+44.98%)
- Shares 59 (+490%)
- Likes 224 (+101.8%)
- Followers 4,203 +585
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 | 66,175 |
| eBay Australia | 20,432 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 9,098 |
| Amazon AU | 8,386 |
| Coles | 6,506 |
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon AU | 355 | 39.21 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 89 | 46.94 |
| Coles | 65 | 54.28 |
| Cashrewards | 59 | 90.05 |
| Costco Wholesale | 54 | 22.69 |
| Bunnings Warehouse | 48 | 43.44 |
| Kogan | 46 | 17.65 |
| Woolworths | 46 | 57.39 |
| BIG W | 46 | 35.33 |
| ShopBack AU | 40 | 70.53 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| American Express Cashback Offers | 655 |
| Amazon AU | 504 |
| Cashrewards | 438 |
| eBay | 420 |
| Uniqlo | 418 |
| Boost | 415 |
| I Want That Flight | 410 |
| Shopback | 396 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 355 |
| Specsavers | 345 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Facebook - 68,463
- Whirlpool Forums - 65,116
- Oursteps - 47,636
- Twitter - 30,723
- Reddit 24,028
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 59.76%
- Safari 26.12%
- Samsung Internet 3.44%
- Edge 3.04%
- Firefox 2.86%
- Ozbargain Android App 2.75% (+.15%)
Top 5 stores with referrals (# of referrers)
| Store - Referral | Count |
|---|---|
| Cashrewards | 4234 |
| ShopBack AU | 3539 |
| Uber Eats | 1872 |
| Stake | 1553 |
| Selfwealth | 1070 |
Everything else
- Deals posted: 2971 || August 2022: 3274 || September 2021: 3409
- Total number of deals: 415,817 || Total number of forum topics: 114,997
- Number of Freebies posted: 144
- Comments posted: 123,424 || August 2022: 131,990 || September 2021: 149,371
- Total comments posted: 12,873,487 comments
- % of removed comments: 1.70% || August 1.57% || September 2021 1.86%
- Overall traffic: 12,652,623 sessions, 38,974,362 pageviews || August 2022: 13,220,035 sessions, 40,504,071 pageviews || September 2021: 15,107,537 sessions, 46,973,173 pageviews
- New users: 2470 Total number of users: 373,331
- % of rep posts: 16.33% || August: 17.09% || September 2021: 16.83%
- User Age: 18-24: 18.03%, 25-34: 37.56%, 35-44: 23.12%, 45-54: 11.21%, 55-64: 6.04%, 65+: 4.05% || August 2022: 18-24: 17.93%, 25-34: 34.98%, 35-44: 25.28%, 45-54: 12.46%, 55-64: 5.63%, 65+: 3.72% || August 2021: 18-24: 18.33%, 25-34: 36.09%, 35-44: 22.24%, 45-54: 11.78%, 55-64: 6.87%, 65+: 4.70%
- Male: 66.74% Female: 33.26% || August 2022: Male: 66.23% Female: 33.77% || September 2021: Male: 67.51% Female: 32.49%
- # of stores in referral system: 656 +3
- # of banned websites: 6811 +60
Newsletter subscribers: 125,436 +479 (64% with accounts)
Most commented deal: $50 Bonus Cashback When Spend $350 on Gift Cards & Checkout with Latitude Credit Card @ ShopBack (App & Activation Required) (553 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: Nerf Modulus Evader $20 (Was $80) + $8 Delivery ($0 in-Store/ $150 Order) @ Toymate (5977 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: 6 Pieces Pure Egyptian Cotton Towel Set – Black $54.99 (RRP $99.99) Free Postage @ Bedding N Bath (-11 votes)
2022: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug
2021: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug - Sept - Oct - November & December - 2021 Recap
Happy sweet 16th Ozbargain!!!
Thanks Neil for the stats.
Interesting to see how the OzB website has progressed over time.