Time to Flex! What Deal You Most Proud of?

hasher22 on 19/07/2023 - 01:12
Last edited 19/07/2023 - 01:14

I don't care if it's from a price error, bug, genuine sale, word of mouth…. whatever.

What service or product you got that you felt you got an amazing price for and was it worth it?

  1. My Beats Studio head phones for $201 which was the biggest steal at the time in 2015. Dicksmith ebay had it online at a sale price for $407 (Think RRP was around $450 or more at that time), then Dicksmith had a massive online ebay sale. I jumped on the sale and got it for $201. Not even 1 hour from the sale started, later my brother wanted it as well, he jumped online and Dicksmith bumped up the Beats back to RRP and excluded the Beats from the discount code. I got very lucky! I am still using those beats today and they are still going strong, no plans on replacing them.

  2. My LG 28" Ultrawide monitor with 144hz refresh rate I got second hand but pretty much brand new for $150 because the owner was going overseas the in next few days and just posted the monitor up the same day as he needed to get rid of it ASAP. I got it I think around 2017-18, I was just browsing on Gumtree for a monitor and I was the first one to message him, picked it up within 1 hour and paid cash. When I searched the RRP of the model, it was well over $700+. No dead pixels, everything looked brand new and I couldn't believe I paid $150 for it. When I made the deal, the seller said he got 10+ messages for the monitor. I am still using the monitor today and still going very strong!

What are your crazy deals?

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    • bigbadboogieman on 25/07/2023 - 07:36

      we had the reverse experience recently and felt poor.

  • whyisave on 23/07/2023 - 22:34
    +1

    McDonald's November deals … in 2019
    (the last year, before they started to geo-lock down their offers).

    Although I didn't get 10x $1 Big Macs in a single day,
    but I redeemed their offers, more than once, in a day….
    …for colleagues, cementing my OzB reputation in the workplace ha.

  • Fizzydrink on 23/07/2023 - 23:57
    +2

    Bought a Atari 2600 with 13 games and 2 joysticks for 5 bucks at a garage sale. Didnt have my wallet so was literally looking under the cars seat for cash

  • Bignudge on 24/07/2023 - 09:55
    +3

    I went to buy a Samsung C49RG9 monitor at Officeworks during the christmas holiday season last year.

    It was about 10 mins before closing time and everyone was waiting for the last sale to close up. The checkout person was so annoyed that I asked to pricematch as they were expecting a quick sale.

    Somehow he managed to pricematch the monitor from an American website in USD.

    Basically got the monitor for less than half price.

  • foxpants on 24/07/2023 - 10:16
    +1

    10c stubbie holders from the reject shop, grabbed as many as I could carry.

  • DJR9000 on 24/07/2023 - 12:26
    +2

    The mythical Super Cheap Auto price error'ed Castrol Edge 5w30 for $2. I ended up getting two, lady at the counter knew all about it and chuckled - "you got yourself a great deal there"

  • qaz182 on 24/07/2023 - 13:51
    +1

    I got a bit lucky managing to score two of the Lenovo Tabl M10 (3rd Gen) discounted at Aldi for $100 each a few months ago
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/769442

  • porsche26c on 24/07/2023 - 14:45

    Purchased an Audi q7 - 42k off the RRP - had sensor issue, so took 12 months to get back on the road i.e every Q7 in Aus had to have a fix for it - so they had a fire sale on their old stock.

  • bohn on 24/07/2023 - 14:50

    Concept2 RowErg rowing machine from Rebel $739 thanks to @brad7

    @shaybisc @donkcat you guys might be keen to know also ;)

    • donkcat on 24/07/2023 - 16:46

      Well done, good get, can't believe you were able to get them to match it.

      How did you remember my comment about my failed attempt at matching it? The deal got deleted by mods?

      • bohn on 25/07/2023 - 13:10

        yeah it's a great deal. I can't believe it either.

        yeh the thread got deleted but I knew who said what :)

    • brad7 on 12/09/2023 - 08:00

      Awesome to hear that you got it too, it's a massive win!

  • Jake17 on 24/07/2023 - 15:09
    +1

    Probably back wnen yoh could use your telstra prepaid credit for google play purchases. I'd buy the starter kits on sale all the time and use all the credit and dispose the number. Was great til telstra stopped allowing it.

    • bohn on 24/07/2023 - 16:01
      +1

      yeah and someone also created an app where you could convert your Telstra credit to $.

  • phaol7ta on 24/07/2023 - 18:08

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/253853 This HCF Amex deal is the best. I do have 3 Amex and receive 3X $100 by contributing $0.20 cents to my fellow ozb HCF insurance policy. The old good times. Now Amex offers were meh…

  • echelon6 on 24/07/2023 - 18:22
    -1

    All the 5 finger discounts I've enjoyed over the years.

  • Cunning Linguist on 24/07/2023 - 18:30
    +6

    I've had a few amazing wins over the years but this one is my all time best:

    A few years ago I won an expensive top of the line $600+ ASUS gaming router from a computer store competition on social media. They mailed it out to me and included a $0 invoice receipt. I was looking up the product at the store's site and happened to see ASUS was running a cashback promotion, and this particular model was paying $200. I submitted the $0 invoice receipt and got the $200 EFT gift card in the mail about a month later from ASUS.

  • banco83 on 24/07/2023 - 20:14

    Delivery Hero

  • banco83 on 24/07/2023 - 20:24

    Telstra google pixel 2 I think @ JB hifi

  • npnp on 24/07/2023 - 22:32
    +1

    Best Ozbargain deal was the Etihad /Virgin flight pricing error for flights from Melbourne to Azerbaijan. I booked family holidays for just $1200 (for 4 of us return). Covid came, flights got delayed (nearly cancelled) but I kept insisting keeping the booking (changed to Egypt free of charge as well) and finally made it last year when borders were open. Epic Holiday package that was. Would love to know whether there were other Ozbargainers followed same suit? I know many would have got their money refunded due to uncertainty surrounding COVID but I just couldn't do it due to the amazing value and it finally paid off..

    Other best deal I made was for an LG 4K monitor few years ago. I bought it from a guy for $400 used and he gave me the receipt (which was in fact $2500) so that was a fantastic bargain to begin with. After a couple of months, the monitor began to have some issues so I claimed warranty. Harvey Norman didn't have a replacement so I ended up getting the full $2,500 refunded to my account, no questions asked whether I was the original purchaser..!

  • BusMan247 on 24/07/2023 - 22:33
    +1

    I’m easy to please. The paramount annual for a month was good.
    Apple gift cards for 15% off was good.

    Not a whole lot else impresses to be honest all the “deals” just make me spend, not save.

  • 1d0ntkn0w on 25/07/2023 - 00:26

    Megaboom speaker for $2 during click frenzy!

  • Misha Bakunin on 25/07/2023 - 00:44

    Ok so back in the early 90s, Brashas ( I wonder how many of you remember that store) were clearing out their Atari Lynx cartridge games. From memory they were $1 each ( $1 went much further then, but still very very cheap I think they were normally between $15 - $25).

    It doesn't end there though. McDonald's had a promotion, something like buy anything at all, even a cone (I think maybe they were 10 cents back then… I don't remember could have been 20 cents), and you would get a $1 voucher to Brashas, no conditions.

    So I just went to Brashas and bought all the games I wanted, I think I got 15 or so, for something like 10 cents a game (free though in effect from Brashas directly)

    Now I was just a kid, a nerdy kid, so this pretty much made my year so to speak lol. Still have them, convered in dust, but as a basic cartridge, should still work! (I wonder what they would be worth now)

    Actually this has me tempted to find my old Lynx lol, was ahead of its time back then, the first colour handheld….

  • Brick Tamland on 25/07/2023 - 10:16

    That old Harvey Norman ANZAC day deal that gave a $27 credit without a min spend. I bought a rice cooker which HN cancelled due to price error and they refunded me but they still posted the rice cooker. My favourite deal because HN incompetence.

  • immrnonamehello on 25/07/2023 - 10:21

    Getting hotel down to $250 from $800 with a corporate code…

  • Piranha2004 on 25/07/2023 - 11:22

    My Logitech Force GT wheel for $69 about 10 years ago. Very good entry level wheel and has given me thousands of hours of driving fun. Unfortunately the paddle shift is crapping out now (double shifts) so looking for a replacement

    Also bought a colour HP MFD for $150 clearance at Officeworks about 7 years ago and still going strong (still using the demo cartridges that came with it!)

  • Hardwood198 on 25/07/2023 - 13:18
    +1

    Saved $1k with some shenanigans.

    Bought an S21+ with hardly normal and optus promotion. It was essentially free on signup with a $60(?) per month plan for 24 months.

    Broke contract a month later, paid $60 + $500 contract break fee for a phone which was retailing for $1.5k in 2021.

    Posting this post on the phone.

    • Piranha2004 on 25/07/2023 - 13:35

      Hahah they really didnt think that one through did they….

  • Kassdabass on 25/07/2023 - 13:24

    Spent the past month looking for a monitor (even posted on here for suggestions) and ended up finding a brand new 34inch xiaomi monitor at my local Vinnies for $150 (500-600rrp). It was an amazon return that was sent back by the courier due to not having a unit number on the package.

    Ive also purchased and resold a 10bay hardrive dock for $500 profit and a some solar power converter for $300 profit - both rand new from vinnies.

  • 0lllllll0 on 25/07/2023 - 14:19

    Fuel prices have sky-rocketed. In 2018, it only cost $0.001/L.

    Filled my car and a couple jerry cans that day…

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/373816

  • kiwimex on 26/07/2023 - 06:52
    +2

    Not me personally……..I worked in the private motor yacht industry for a number of years back in the early 90's. I had a mate who was captain on a 85ft motor yacht worth around the $2-3 million USD. Anyways his boss had a new 130ft boat built over the previous 3-4 years of which my mate was an integral part of the build. They were due to take delivery. He asked his boss how they were going to go about selling the old motor yacht which was back in Fort Lauderdale USA. His reply was well thats your problem now as Its yours to do as you please. The boat was sold around 7 months later for a cool $2.4 million. Lucky bugger.

  • Sqz66 on 23/08/2023 - 09:14

    48in LG C1 - price error at JB Hifi marked down to ~$1150 (last unit left/floor model, was supposed to be $1800 according to the sales rep), paid for with 10% off JB cards that were paid for with 10% off Visa gift cards. All in around $950.

    Initially walked in for a larger Hisense or TCL but couldn't turn this down! Can't go back to non-OLED now.

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