February Stats & March News.
jv finally made their 100,000 comment. Sort of. At least, we know people are using new features we release.
Honourable mention of this KFC Deal:
Dishonourable mention for the person who attempted to post a photoshopped deal for 1000 wings for $50
Members
Members of the Month
February 2023
YLD1 for the deal of the month, iPhone 12 Mini with 90-Day 250GB SIM Plan: 64GB $400, 128GB $424, 256GB $474 Delivered @ amaysim. It also happens to be the most clicked deal last month with over 30,000 click-throughs to amaysim's website.
Scrooge McDeal for having most deals voted onto the OzBargain front page. He has posted 83 deals in February, and 39 of them got enough votes to the front page, and the most popular being Free The Art of War Kindle Book @ Amazon.
Avarus999 for posting the "price error of the month", Crocs Unisex Classic Slide Navy or Black $0 + $7.99 Delivery @ Anaconda. It also happened to be the quickest non-rep deal to reach +100 votes (took 25 minutes & 22 seconds). Lots of free crocs got cancelled but many also managed to pick them up from the stores. Wear them to your next OzBargain meetups!
TruePursuit for posting the most number of competitions last month. 199 comps were posted with +7.83 vote average, and most popular being Win a $250 Sheet Society Gift Card from The Squiz.
Congratulations to all the winners!
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Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- Improvements to search: More frequent indexing. English Lemmatizer used in indexing & searching. For example "running" would match "run" or "runs".
- Deal Alerts Page. A page that anyone can subscribe to the newsletter, users can subscribe to popular stores & popular products.
Moderation Stats:
- Reports from users: 4558 (avg: 1 report every ~9 minutes) || January 2023: 4982 || February 2023: 4665
- Deals Removed/Published: 302/2742 —- Forum Posts Removed/Published: 82/962 — Competition Posts Removed/Published: 19/694 — Classified Posts Removed/Published: 29/598
| reason | COUNT |
|---|---|
| Duplicate | 87 |
| Requested by OP | 47 |
| Sockpuppeting | 29 |
| Spam | 28 |
| Insufficient quantity | 17 |
| Referral spam | 16 |
| Merged with Insufficient Quantity Thread | 14 |
| No bargain listed | 14 |
| Merged with Existing Thread | 14 |
| Unobtainable deal | 13 |
| Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines | 12 |
| Not available to Australia | 10 |
| Classified does not meet posting guidelines | 10 |
| Merged with eBay Insufficient Quantity Thread | 7 |
| Duplicate (Merged with Existing Thread) | 6 |
| Read Title Guidelines | 6 |
| Deal doesn't meet Catch posting guidelines | 5 |
| Lack of business details | 4 |
| Merged into Low Quantity Deals Thread | 4 |
| Post in classifieds | 4 |
| Expired on posting | 3 |
| Competitions are not bargains | 3 |
| Merged into Low Quantity eBay Deals Thread | 3 |
| Out of stock on posting | 3 |
| Use Referral System | 3 |
| Deal doesn't meet AliExpress posting guidelines | 3 |
| Post as deal | 3 |
| Amazon eBook posts are not allowed for associated … | 3 |
| Insufficient details for upcoming deal | 3 |
| Ghost account | 2 |
| Upcoming Woolworths catalogue specials can only be… | 2 |
| Referrals not allowed in classifieds | 2 |
| Moved to Low Quantity Deals thread | 2 |
| Classifieds requirements not met | 2 |
| Deal doesn't meet eBay posting guidelines | 2 |
| Incomprehensible deal | 2 |
| Account Issue | 2 |
| Merged into Is This Site Legit/Real Thread | 2 |
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 111 | 22.39 |
| Scrooge McDeal | 83 | 48.20 |
| Clear | 55 | 40.49 |
| nocure | 48 | 34.71 |
| BargainsGrabber | 29 | 103.41 |
| superforever | 29 | 29.72 |
| HamBoi69 | 24 | 74.46 |
| Kazusa | 23 | 27.04 |
| RichardL | 21 | 63.33 |
| ozvictor | 19 | 36.58 |
Top Deal Posters
- Lysander (5430 deals)
- nocure (5066 deals) +37
- dealbot (4588 deals) +13
- save50 (4054 deals) +23
- tightarse (3925 deals) +2
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| enigmapc | 8 | 102.62 |
| lostgoat | 4 | 22.50 |
| TerriMcClure | 4 | 4.75 |
| ClearDeals | 3 | 5.67 |
| johnshirazman | 3 | 3.33 |
| Gift Connoisseur | 3 | 2.67 |
| Thudders | 2 | 63.50 |
| RedDog77 | 2 | 36.50 |
| Bertus | 2 | 15.00 |
| Sd14 | 2 | 12.00 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Scrooge McDeal | 39 | 87.08 |
| BargainsGrabber | 28 | 106.39 |
| ChatGPT | 26 | 50.96 |
| nocure | 19 | 62.26 |
| Clear | 18 | 90.83 |
| HamBoi69 | 15 | 111.13 |
| Wuman | 15 | 76.07 |
| dealbot | 13 | 201.92 |
| RichardL | 13 | 92.77 |
| I Smell Pennies | 9 | 101.67 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPC Technology | 7 | 106.86 | 139 | 12 |
| luketechfast | 6 | 106.83 | 11 | 0 |
| beatthatflight | 6 | 78.83 | 52 | 2 |
| untech | 5 | 40.80 | 26 | 0 |
| enigmapc | 4 | 143.50 | 121 | 4 |
| gkoutau | 3 | 100.00 | 8 | 0 |
| shppngtrlly com au | 3 | 84.00 | 9 | 2 |
| IWantThatFlight | 3 | 72.33 | 3 | 0 |
| jcoccio | 2 | 212.00 | 3 | 2 |
| flightfinderau | 2 | 107.50 | 8 | 0 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| TruePursuit | 199 | 7.91 |
| Phalaxis | 163 | 15.30 |
| CindaaMoon | 107 | 8.50 |
| JoeGC | 51 | 13.65 |
| neil | 40 | 11.15 |
| CrispyChrispy | 13 | 13.85 |
| Iluvfreebies | 13 | 12.92 |
| altomic | 11 | 7.09 |
| Sparkledust | 9 | 3.89 |
| Impala67 | 6 | 11.83 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Twix | 664 | 623 |
| Baysew | 207 | 199 |
| rompastompa | 87 | 83 |
| O O | 32 | 26 |
| brandogs | 19 | 17 |
| DuckKnight | 18 | 18 |
| coldlamb | 11 | 8 |
| CC123 | 6 | 6 |
| tonester | 3 | 3 |
| bossmode | 3 | 3 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jv | 893 | 0.78 | 81 | 25 | 53 | 13 |
| Jimothy Wongingtons | 774 | 2.55 | 113 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| xoom | 555 | 1.76 | 55 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| AustriaBargain | 545 | 1.28 | 51 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Muzeeb | 518 | 3.35 | 125 | 25 | 4 | 0 |
| blacksmithnpc | 462 | 0.47 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scrooge McDeal | 393 | 1.06 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Clear | 385 | 1.15 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Euphemistic | 363 | 1.46 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| CodeXD | 333 | 1.80 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
Most Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanks mate, bought none. | 244 | ChickenDinner123 | 2023-02-04 |
| I hope your wife isn’t | 193 | Gunnar | 2023-02-01 |
| Kind of ironic from the | 155 | dscott85 | 2023-02-11 |
| I think with Jetstar it | 144 | shamowfski | 2023-02-28 |
| This has to be a shit post | 142 | murp0274 | 2023-02-05 |
| they get the $174.95 roses | 141 | caobey | 2023-02-13 |
| Why do the Libs like | 140 | JimmyF | 2023-02-14 |
| You know what pisses me off? | 133 | brendanm | 2023-02-01 |
| Will you actually engage and | 133 | Hybroid | 2023-02-09 |
| Fastest to announce. The | 124 | JSONBourne | 2023-02-07 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
Least Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| I'm sorry I hurt your | -169 | Richmond Tigers | 2023-02-09 |
| Every time someone preaches | -105 | PainToad | 2023-02-02 |
| That's a low-effort comment | -94 | Heaps for Cheaps | 2023-02-11 |
| Look at you posting for the | -91 | kajke | 2023-02-12 |
| I thought we decided to | -74 | subydooby | 2023-02-10 |
| ChatGPT summed up the | -72 | Heaps for Cheaps | 2023-02-11 |
| Not a deal | -62 | Hydralyte | 2023-02-26 |
| This almost make living | -59 | frugalftw | 2023-02-05 |
| I would love your assistance | -51 | Nalar | 2023-02-19 |
| ThithLord - that’s really | -50 | Debt Free | 2023-02-07 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I don't cook much but | 31 | 30 | Hybroid | 2023-02-03 |
| Good deal and thanks for | 19 | 19 | mafim | 2023-02-16 |
| So stupid this is. I wonder | 18 | 20 | Shaun Prawn | 2023-02-26 |
| Thanks, ordered two | 17 | 16 | mrau | 2023-02-09 |
| Due to supply side factors, | 15 | 14 | Thatbargainhunter | 2023-02-07 |
| Not everyone wants an | 15 | 14 | Leadfoot6 | 2023-02-07 |
| the world's got to stop | 13 | 11 | Flognuts | 2023-02-14 |
| Every time the brainwashed | 12 | 10 | Faulty P xel | 2023-02-22 |
| Neg voters would have their | 12 | 12 | tmcn85 | 2023-02-21 |
| Finally I can have | 12 | 10 | Alx75 | 2023-02-03 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yes. the left wants rights | 43 | 35 | Cultural NeoMarxist | 2023-02-05 |
| I don't cook much but | 31 | 30 | Hybroid | 2023-02-03 |
| Why is this a deal? | 27 | 22 | cloudie9 | 2023-02-26 |
| Your other option is to | 24 | 27 | mgexiled | 2023-02-12 |
| Baaa!!! Ain't cognitive | 24 | 27 | Faulty P xel | 2023-02-21 |
| Critical thinking is the | 22 | 18 | boo hoo | 2023-02-21 |
| So stupid this is. I wonder | 18 | 20 | Shaun Prawn | 2023-02-26 |
| Thanks, ordered two | 17 | 16 | mrau | 2023-02-09 |
| I think it's mostly that | 17 | 14 | Sleeqb7 | 2023-02-08 |
| No one should be picking a | 16 | 19 | Hypermajoris | 2023-02-08 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hybroid | 178 | 5.0281 |
| SBOB | 172 | 4.0291 |
| bargainhunterjacob | 104 | 3.9519 |
| JimmyF | 104 | 3.6731 |
| 87percent | 141 | 3.4894 |
| brendanm | 321 | 3.4174 |
| Muzeeb | 516 | 3.1725 |
| Bafranz | 140 | 3.1143 |
| HardQuiz | 102 | 3.0686 |
| spackbace | 227 | 2.8767 |
50 comments
| User | Comments | Average |
|---|---|---|
| ChickenDinner123 | 70 | 6.7857 |
| JSONBourne | 74 | 5.0541 |
| Hybroid | 178 | 5.0281 |
| seamonkey | 67 | 4.0896 |
| SBOB | 172 | 4.0291 |
| bargainhunterjacob | 104 | 3.9519 |
| JimmyF | 104 | 3.6731 |
| Ryanek | 58 | 3.6724 |
| DogGunn | 52 | 3.5192 |
| 87percent | 141 | 3.4894 |
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: 96 | January: 91
Competition Pageviews: 491,819 | January: 386,407
- Comps Posted: 694 | January: 611
- Biggest Winner: Win $1000 to spend with your favourite Australian photographer + 8 piece wall art collection from Find a Photograher
Social Media
Instagram:
- 12,570 +89 followers
- Male 38.7%, Female 61.2% (vs. Male 67.17% Female: 32.83% for OzBargain)
- 25-34 44.4% (vs. 36.28% for OzBargain)
- 15,732 (+17.32%) sessions from Stories
Tiktok:
- Video Views 9,211 (-53.95%)
- Shares 12 (-82.86%)
- Likes 94 -246 (-72.35%)
- Followers 4,331 -2
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 | 42,342 |
| eBay Australia | 16,354 |
| Amazon AU | 13,028 |
| Menulog | 8,968 |
| Boost | 6,445 |
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon AU | 275 | 38.14 |
| Amazon Global Store | 63 | 26.60 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 60 | 29.37 |
| Bunnings Warehouse | 55 | 48.09 |
| Woolworths | 46 | 49.93 |
| Coles | 44 | 47.91 |
| Costco Wholesale | 42 | 26.36 |
| Cashrewards | 38 | 62.87 |
| ShopBack AU | 33 | 73.36 |
| Amazon Cloud Reader | 30 | 75.20 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| American Express Cashback Offers | 641 |
| Boost | 529 |
| Amazon AU | 516 |
| Cashrewards | 467 |
| Uniqlo | 463 |
| Shopback | 426 |
| eBay | 420 |
| I Want That Flight | 405 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 367 |
| Specsavers | 357 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Facebook - 66,672
- Whirlpool Forums - 61,943
- Oursteps - 58,484
- Twitter - 24,916
- Reddit 21,927
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 59.23%
- Safari 26.66%
- Samsung Internet 3.27%
- Ozbargain Android App 3.03% (+.02%)
- Edge 3.23%
Top 5 stores with referrals (# of referrers)
| Store - Referral | Count |
|---|---|
| Cashrewards | 4354 |
| ShopBack AU | 3491 |
| Uber Eats | 1717 |
| Stake | 1257 |
| Wise | 1010 |
Everything else
- Deals posted: 2742 || January 2023: 2637 || February 2022: 2715
- Total number of deals: 431,699 || Total number of forum topics: 119,131
- Number of Freebies posted: 147
- Comments posted: 123,227 || January 2023: 125,961 || February 2022: 115,518
- Total comments posted: 13,520,049 comments
- % of removed comments: 1.91% || January 1.83% || February 2022 1.64%
- Overall traffic: 11,220,024 sessions, 34,127,896 pageviews || January 2023: 13,226,882 sessions, 40,809,085 pageviews || February 2022: 11,971,840 sessions, 35,172,170 pageviews
- New users: 2359 Total number of users: 386,058
- % of rep posts: 14.87% || January: 12.33% || February 2022: 17.83%
- User Age: 18-24: 16.87%, 25-34: 36.28%, 35-44: 24.90%, 45-54: 12.40%, 55-64: 5.77%, 65+: 3.79% || January 2023: 18-24: 15.44%, 25-34: 35.52%, 35-44: 26.29%, 45-54: 13.15%, 55-64: 5.33%, 65+: 4.26% || 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%
- Male: 67.17% Female: 32.83% || January 2023: Male: 70.69% Female: 29.31% || February 2022: Male: 65.43% Female: 34.57%
- # of stores in referral system: 734 +40
- # of banned websites: 7193 +98
Newsletter subscribers: 127,223 +212 (64% with accounts)
Most commented deal: iPhone 12 Mini with 90-Day 250GB SIM Plan: 64GB $400, 128GB $424, 256GB $474 Delivered @ amaysim (2173 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: NIKE Air Max 270 - Men's Red Sneakers $153.45 Delivered @ The Iconic (5993 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: MasterSpec 1180pcs Professional Tool Set Aluminum Case Tool Kits w/ Rolling Tool Box $99 (Was $139) + Delivery @ TOPTO (-9 votes)
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Second most popular comment….
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