December Stats & January News.
Boxing Day came and went and the reviews as usual were consistent to previous years. Traffic-wise, Boxing Day did 2,171,081 pageviews compared to 3,219,346 pageviews for Black Friday.
Courtesy of coxymla:
Notable competition wins this month:
- Nadaella and boxpizza29 won $500 KMart GC: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/820975
- easknights won a Galaxy Z Flip5, buds and airtags: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/817513
- quixotic won a coffee machine and Nickman661 won a $1000 GC: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/802784
An external company has been analyzing searches done on our site. Not sure what to make of it but graphic is below:
Members
Members of the Month
December 2023
Here's the winners for the last month of 2023. Last December has been a slow month
shxhshzhz for posting the most popular deal in December, Join eBay Plus for $9.99 for 1 Year @ eBay Australia. +687 votes, and judging from the number of eBay deals posted on OzBargain each year, I am sure it would save many people much in 2024. shxhshzhz has posted 51 deals in December 2023 with vote average +60.8.
deal junkie for posting the most clicked deal in December, Country Road Merino V-Neck/Crew/Zip Jumpers $29.95 @ Country Road Outlet. At over +32,000 clicks to the Country Road Outlet, I am expecting to see some V-necks at the next OzBargain meetup.
Etheral Point for posting the most voted competition in December, Win 1 Prize a Day for 22 Days from Tefal. +59 votes, 264 entries from ozbargainers, and one reported winner.
Last one is a recommendation from our moderation team. djk, who is the newest power user on OzBargain, for helping out with competition edits, closing time fixes, etc.
Congratulations to all the winners!
See more about members of the month
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- Various Oculus referral (e.g. changing to Meta) page fixes.
- Update expiry/closing field description for deals/comps (pick times).
- Fix bug dismissing popup for expired/oos/sold out comments when they are not top-level.
- Ability for mods to move subscribers from one node to another (e.g. Amazon Low Quantity Thread).
- Mod can set forums requiring link in top level comment. Also for Amazon Low Quantity Thread.
- Comment votes daily limit for aged accounts. Longer a member, the more votes. Details.
- Updating list of report reasons for clarity with members. (e.g. Sold Out & Expired is one reason)
- Long Running Deal Reposts & 6 Month Duplicate Exception Update Details
Moderation Stats:
- Reports from users: 5305 (avg: 1 report every ~8 minutes) || November 2023: 6448 || December 2022: 5386
- Deals Removed/Published: 388/3363 —- Forum Posts Removed/Published: 86/983 — Competition Posts Removed/Published: 26/778 — Classified Posts Removed/Published: 29/771
| reason | COUNT |
|---|---|
| Duplicate | 122 |
| Requested by OP | 44 |
| Insufficient quantity | 27 |
| Read Title Guidelines | 26 |
| Spam | 26 |
| Sockpuppeting | 23 |
| Post in classifieds | 20 |
| Unobtainable deal | 18 |
| Lack of business details | 15 |
| Not available to Australia | 14 |
| No bargain listed | 14 |
| Expired on posting | 12 |
| Merged with Existing Thread | 12 |
| Referral spam | 10 |
| Banned item | 10 |
| Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines | 9 |
| Account issue | 9 |
| Out of stock on posting | 8 |
| Combined posts | 8 |
| Classified does not meet posting guidelines | 7 |
| Merged with eBay Insufficient Quantity Thread | 5 |
| Post as deal | 5 |
| Deal doesn't meet AliExpress posting guidelines | 4 |
| Price beats are not bargains | 4 |
| Merged with Insufficient Quantity Thread | 4 |
| Inappropriate | 3 |
| Exceeding store rep posting limit | 3 |
| Private sales are not deals | 3 |
| Merged to existing thread | 3 |
| Competitions are not bargains | 3 |
| Trolling | 3 |
| Deal doesn't meet financial services guidelines | 2 |
| Moved to Low Quantity Deals thread | 2 |
| Joke post | 2 |
| Classifieds requirements not met | 2 |
| See Wiki | 2 |
| Duplicate (Merged with Existing Thread) | 2 |
| Merged into Low Quantity eBay Deals Thread | 2 |
| Use referral system | 2 |
| Incomparable Service | 2 |
| Combine Post | 2 |
| Upcoming Woolworths catalogue specials can only be… | 2 |
| Fuel Watch | 2 |
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Scrooge McDeal | 78 | 100.17 |
| rosebank | 52 | 26.17 |
| shxhshzhz | 51 | 60.49 |
| AkuroPlays | 46 | 26.33 |
| HamBoi69 | 37 | 54.30 |
| ChatGPT | 34 | 31.85 |
| superforever | 32 | 15.28 |
| RichardL | 29 | 47.72 |
| BargainsGrabber | 27 | 205.22 |
| deanmoriarty | 27 | 11.74 |
Top Deal Posters
- Lysander (5430 deals)
- nocure (5304 deals) +25
- dealbot (4799 deals) +21
- save50 (4223 deals) +33
- tightarse (3963 deals) +1
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Holly Craft Cartel | 5 | 7.20 |
| H2OWOW | 3 | 30.33 |
| HoopsCity15 | 3 | 16.67 |
| 5omth1ng | 3 | 11.33 |
| DrMcStingyPants | 3 | 9.67 |
| savingmakesmehappy | 2 | 16.00 |
| delinz | 2 | 12.50 |
| Gepardglobal | 2 | 3.50 |
| BraveCapybara | 2 | 1.00 |
| ZacMil | 2 | 1.00 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Scrooge McDeal | 64 | 117.94 |
| BargainsGrabber | 24 | 227.46 |
| shxhshzhz | 24 | 106.92 |
| dealbot | 20 | 255.65 |
| HamBoi69 | 19 | 89.79 |
| RichardL | 17 | 67.47 |
| ChatGPT | 12 | 59.50 |
| Wuman | 11 | 104.00 |
| ozvictor | 11 | 98.09 |
| Clear | 11 | 84.18 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| beatthatflight | 7 | 58.00 | 11 | 0 |
| jason101 | 4 | 61.25 | 22 | 7 |
| luketechfast | 3 | 97.67 | 102 | 0 |
| gotyourback | 2 | 208.50 | 51 | 37 |
| Nebula PC | 2 | 104.00 | 105 | 0 |
| CheapFlightHunter | 2 | 47.00 | 15 | 0 |
| IWantThatFlight | 2 | 47.00 | 2 | 0 |
| 4mish | 1 | 449.00 | 30 | 0 |
| ziggy bird | 1 | 190.00 | 4 | 0 |
| flightfinderau | 1 | 149.00 | 9 | 0 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Iluvfreebies-freeDel | 270 | 7.20 |
| TruePursuit | 141 | 5.79 |
| Phalaxis | 93 | 13.92 |
| Vixxun | 41 | 9.56 |
| shaneb | 29 | 13.41 |
| neil | 26 | 5.62 |
| Lele | 21 | 6.81 |
| Lucky DnA | 20 | 7.00 |
| Nateabe | 15 | 2.67 |
| Katie2014 | 12 | 11.75 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Twix | 380 | 358 |
| Baysew | 222 | 212 |
| DuckKnight | 58 | 56 |
| rompastompa | 51 | 51 |
| tonester | 48 | 42 |
| O O | 16 | 14 |
| donga100 | 15 | 15 |
| brandogs | 12 | 11 |
| aether | 6 | 6 |
| djk | 3 | 2 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jv | 863 | 0.62 | 68 | 14 | 57 | 10 |
| Protractor | 661 | 0.51 | 29 | 7 | 17 | 5 |
| AustriaBargain | 613 | 1.53 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| Muzeeb | 534 | 3.48 | 100 | 28 | 3 | 1 |
| Jimothy Wongingtons | 461 | 2.04 | 61 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| easternculture | 458 | 1.14 | 41 | 9 | 11 | 2 |
| CyberMurning | 369 | 0.43 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Clear | 359 | 1.33 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| harshbdmmaster718 | 334 | 0.37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CodeXD | 313 | 1.34 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
Most Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seems fair enough, good job | 285 | Johnsmithaus | 2023-12-27 |
| Really? | 229 | DashCam AKA Rolts | 2023-12-13 |
| I have no idea what you’re | 198 | Master Bates | 2023-12-20 |
| HN banning you is actually | 160 | KaTst3R | 2023-12-22 |
| Congrats? If you've got | 145 | brendanm | 2023-12-09 |
| So I went to my local police | 134 | dualcore | 2023-12-26 |
| I think you meant to post on | 125 | Muzeeb | 2023-12-09 |
| Created an account 45 | 123 | Fredfloresjr | 2023-12-09 |
| You know what the right | 119 | barge-in hunter | 2023-12-08 |
| Go for a wanda. | 118 | acersaurus | 2023-12-10 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
Least Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| I can't understand why this | -128 | markathome | 2023-12-01 |
| Sales of Alan Wake 2 are | -87 | Gamer Dad Reviews | 2023-12-14 |
| An AI generated response | -73 | Jamesrulez1 | 2023-12-30 |
| Order cancelled boys. I | -66 | Pandabargain | 2023-12-28 |
| No. And you could have | -66 | lordezekiel | 2023-12-12 |
| As a very successful and | -65 | Amayzingone | 2023-12-10 |
| 15 minutes is a long time, | -63 | lookingforadeal7 | 2023-12-20 |
| How woke is it? | -61 | mr_asstight | 2023-12-27 |
| `850W in the year 2023/2024 | -59 | FullTimeClown | 2023-12-30 |
| Can you point me to all the | -52 | lookingforadeal7 | 2023-12-20 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There's a bunch of | 23 | 21 | BoltThrower | 2023-12-01 |
| Excellent game - the Castle | 17 | 16 | Gamer Dad Reviews | 2023-12-15 |
| Albo's Australia | 16 | 14 | Gdsamp | 2023-12-13 |
| Ironic how the save the | 16 | 18 | Protractor | 2023-12-29 |
| I canceled my Disney plus | 16 | 18 | Gamer Dad Reviews | 2023-12-02 |
| Big contribution to Noise | 14 | 12 | first in line | 2023-12-03 |
| Much better than Nvidia | 14 | 14 | R39 | 2023-12-01 |
| Ahh the problems with | 14 | 13 | Amayzingone | 2023-12-30 |
| Thank you, got one. I have | 14 | 15 | Pielo | 2023-12-25 |
| They deserve it. They | 13 | 13 | Wizard | 2023-12-01 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There's a bunch of | 23 | 21 | BoltThrower | 2023-12-01 |
| You don't need it. It just | 20 | 16 | ram4ram | 2023-12-23 |
| yeah they're really shoving | 20 | 17 | mr_asstight | 2023-12-18 |
| Excellent game - the Castle | 17 | 16 | Gamer Dad Reviews | 2023-12-15 |
| Albo's Australia | 17 | 20 | Gdsamp | 2023-12-13 |
| Makes no difference, the | 17 | 14 | garetz | 2023-12-04 |
| Albo's Australia | 16 | 14 | Gdsamp | 2023-12-13 |
| This is great. I can't turn | 16 | 13 | Dmz111 | 2023-12-24 |
| Ironic how the save the | 16 | 18 | Protractor | 2023-12-29 |
| Feels very frustrating | 16 | 19 | Gnostikos | 2023-12-02 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| brendanm | 153 | 5.27 |
| Hybroid | 102 | 4.67 |
| pegaxs | 138 | 4.46 |
| DashCam AKA Rolts | 194 | 4.32 |
| Sye | 107 | 4.28 |
| bobbified | 108 | 4.07 |
| Muzeeb | 529 | 3.49 |
| PainToad | 144 | 3.20 |
| ihfree | 141 | 3.06 |
| mskeggs | 159 | 3.04 |
50 comments
| User | Comments | Average |
|---|---|---|
| cook99 | 52 | 6.00 |
| brendanm | 153 | 5.27 |
| Hybroid | 102 | 4.67 |
| pegaxs | 138 | 4.46 |
| DashCam AKA Rolts | 194 | 4.32 |
| Sye | 107 | 4.28 |
| bobbified | 108 | 4.07 |
| iforgotmysocks | 75 | 4.07 |
| djones145 | 58 | 4.02 |
| onetwothreefour | 54 | 3.78 |
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
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: 48| November: 43
Competition Pageviews: 389,880 | November: 413,795
- Comps Posted: 778 | November: 627
- Biggest Winner: Galaxy Z Flip5 256GB, Galaxy Buds FE Graphite and SmartTag2 4 Pack from Retravision
Social Media
Instagram:
- 13,840 +122 followers
- Male 40.7%, Female 59.2% (vs. Male: 72.9% Female: 27.1% for OzBargain)
- 25-34 38.6% (vs. 33.03% for OzBargain)
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) (Data missing for 9 days)
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)
| Store | Pageviews |
|---|---|
| Domino's | 70,108 |
| eBay Australia | 25,672 |
| Amazon AU | 16,317 |
| Uber Eats | 15,085 |
| DoorDash | 15,085 |
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon AU | 441 | 33.61 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 99 | 32.81 |
| Amazon Global Store | 70 | 34.71 |
| Bunnings Warehouse | 61 | 45.39 |
| ShopBack AU | 55 | 67.22 |
| Coles | 51 | 50.49 |
| The Good Guys | 48 | 33.92 |
| Cashrewards | 45 | 23.91 |
| Catch.com.au | 45 | 25.04 |
| Woolworths | 40 | 40.48 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| Boost | 713 |
| American Express Cashback Offers | 645 |
| Uniqlo | 619 |
| Amazon AU | 611 |
| Cashrewards | 562 |
| Shopback | 511 |
| eBay | 470 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 464 |
| I Want That Flight | 425 |
| Specsavers | 415 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Facebook - 99,338
- Whirlpool Forums - 64,377
- Reddit 32,381
- Oursteps - 30,366
- Twitter/X - 16,289
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
| BROWSER | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Chrome | 59.50% |
| Safari | 25.31% |
| Edge | 4.06% |
| Samsung Internet | 3.30% |
| Ozbargain Android App | 3.17% |
| Firefox | 3.16% |
| Opera | 0.66% |
| Safari (in-app) | 0.51% |
| Android Webview | 0.34% |
| UC Browser | 0.01% |
Top 5 stores with referrals (# of referrers)
| Store - Referral | Count |
|---|---|
| Cashrewards | 4535 |
| ShopBack AU | 4073 |
| Topcashback AU | 2854 |
| Webull | 2353 |
| Uber Eats | 1785 |
Google Search Console:
- Dominos +13%
- Boxing Day +880%
- Is Adrian Portelli & LMCT Plus legit or a scam? Top Search queries: lmct plus, lmct, adrian portelli, is lmct legit +2,430
- [NSW] Portable Ice Bath 400L $49.99 @ Coles, Chatswood Chase Top Search queries: coles ice bath, ice bath coles, kore ice bath, coles +1772
Top growing queries
- kmart pizza oven
+1.29K clicks (web) - ozbargain boxing day
+1.22K clicks (web) - zone bowling 2 games for $10
+477 clicks (web)
Everything else
- Deals posted: 3361 || November 2023: 5113 (Most ever) || December 2022: 3248
- Total number of deals: 464,928 || Total number of forum topics: 126,753
- Number of Freebies posted: 200
- Comments posted: 121,722 || November 2023: 162,778 || December 2022: 162,778
- Total comments posted: 14,848,643 comments
- % of removed comments: 2.16% || November 2.22% || December 2022 1.65%
- Overall traffic: 14,816,993 sessions, 43,904,056 pageviews || November 2023: 16,579,099 sessions, 53,958,028 pageviews || December 2022: 13,869,045 sessions, 44,635,954 pageviews
- New users: 2536 Total number of users: 414,434
% of rep posts: 11.58% || November: 12.94% || December 2022: 13.12%
User Age:
| AGE | PERCENTAGE |
|---|---|
| 18-24 | 12.04% |
| 25-34 | 33.03% |
| 35-44 | 30.72% |
| 45-54 | 15.93% |
| 55-64 | 5.44% |
| 65+ | 2.83% |
- Male: 72.9% Female: 27.1% || November: Male: 70.2% Female: 29.8% || December 2022: Male: 68.97% Female: 31.03%
- # of stores in referral system: 737 +7
- # of banned websites: 7845 +53
Newsletter subscribers: 128904 -201 (64% with accounts)
Most commented deal: [Uber One] $1 Deals (between 3-5pm, Sunday $1 Tacos) + Fees @ Uber Eats (865 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: Joseph Joseph GoRecycle 46L Recycling 32L Collector & 14L Caddy Bin Set Blue $26 + Delivery (RRP $130) @ Victoria's Basement (4988 clicks)
Most neg'd deal: 50% off 10000mAh Powerbank with Magsafe, QI Wireless, iPhone & Type-C Cables $59 Delivered @ Gadgetsales (-11 votes)
2023: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug - Sept - Oct - Nov
zero surprise that JV is the #1 commenter by volume.