August stats and recent news.
Is Cashrewards in Trouble? Too Many Senior Vacancies from February 2024 re-emerged last month with search traffic up +13,508%. Well, we all know what happened to Cashrewards.
Last month this video showing how TCN gift cards can be hacked at the supermarket went viral. Thread. Simon made a followup video with some sort of resolution + a mention of OzBargain.
OzBargain and other operators are still much in the dark about the website age verification laws coming into place shortly. Does it apply to OzBargain? Who do we verify? How do we verify? Well, hopefully the government will let us know…
Members
August 2025
August was apparently the month for supermarket hacks so let’s give some awards for some creative money saving methods.
- [Hack] Save 2¢ Per Transaction at Self Serve Checkout @ Woolworths & Coles posted by @Churna and is the most popular deal for August.
- [Hack, Everyday Extra] 10% off Grocery Twice Per Month with Future-Dated Pickup Order & in-Store Shop @ Woolworths posted by @RTY
- [Hack] Up to 49% off Sliced Meat - Online Orders Only @ Woolworths posted by @RubyChoco
Congrats!
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- Add "Show only referrals I have edited" checkbox on the user referral settings page. Add search box to quickly locate the referrals.
- Show online status for store accounts.
- Do not show the count on badges that can only be awarded once per account.
Moderation Stats:
- Reports from users: 3534 || July 2025: 3968 || August 2024: 3598
Category | Published | Removed |
---|---|---|
Deals | 2415 | 242 |
Forum | 562 | 71 |
Classified | 494 | 46 |
Competition | 532 | 13 |
reason | count |
---|---|
Duplicate | 79 |
Spam | 44 |
Requested by OP | 40 |
Sockpuppeting | 23 |
Referral spam | 22 |
Lack of business details | 16 |
Post in classifieds | 15 |
Unobtainable deal | 13 |
Account Issue | 11 |
Merged with Insufficient Quantity Thread | 10 |
Merged with Existing Thread | 10 |
Combined posts | 9 |
Classified does not meet posting guidelines | 9 |
Deal doesn't meet AliExpress posting guidelines | 8 |
Insufficient quantity | 8 |
Read Title Guidelines | 7 |
No deal specifics provided | 6 |
Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines | 4 |
Duplicate (Merged with Existing Thread) | 4 |
Post as a deal | 3 |
Private sales are not deals | 3 |
Out of stock on posting | 2 |
Use referral system | 2 |
Not available to Australia | 2 |
Deal doesn't meet eBay posting guidelines | 2 |
Merged to Fuel Watch | 2 |
Insufficient details for upcoming deal | 2 |
Expired on posting | 2 |
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
User | Deals | Avg Vote |
---|---|---|
Hiphopopotamus | 102 | 83.50 |
soyea | 64 | 22.09 |
Clear | 53 | 67.98 |
RubyChoco | 37 | 23.92 |
hamza23 | 32 | 57.25 |
trixieb | 31 | 48.48 |
shxhshzhz | 30 | 68.87 |
kronosxmate | 27 | 30.89 |
nocure | 26 | 35.62 |
deanmoriarty | 18 | 24.83 |
Top Deal Posters
nocure (5868 deals) +15
Lysander (5430 deals)
456 (5116 deals) +7
save50 (4600 deals) +2
tightarse (4049 deals) +2
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
User | Deals | Avg Vote |
---|---|---|
PS2isBetterthanPS3 | 6 | 46.00 |
carboncomms | 3 | 40.00 |
Aleenaran | 3 | 12.33 |
FellowshipOfThePing | 3 | 5.00 |
lotusgoyal | 3 | 2.67 |
Name12 | 2 | 49.50 |
Sirens | 2 | 48.50 |
ninchen33 | 2 | 29.50 |
timothyz10 | 2 | 10.00 |
SKN | 2 | 6.50 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
User | Deals | Avg Vote |
---|---|---|
Hiphopopotamus | 83 | 98.37 |
Clear | 42 | 81.05 |
shxhshzhz | 23 | 85.35 |
trixieb | 20 | 65.75 |
hamza23 | 19 | 84.68 |
soyea | 17 | 54.65 |
nocure | 13 | 54.08 |
HamBoi69 | 11 | 87.45 |
456 | 10 | 204.20 |
BargainsGrabber | 7 | 99.57 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
---|---|---|---|---|
IWantThatFlight | 4 | 66.00 | 2 | 0 |
beatthatflight | 3 | 61.33 | 6 | 0 |
Nebula PC | 3 | 53.00 | 112 | 0 |
jason101 | 2 | 98.50 | 29 | 13 |
luketechfast | 2 | 90.00 | 5 | 0 |
MaxDirect | 2 | 77.50 | 2 | 0 |
LimeBlueCoffee | 2 | 68.00 | 57 | 0 |
carboncomms | 2 | 55.50 | 64 | 0 |
24mealdeal | 1 | 198.00 | 0 | 0 |
FashionLane99PetShop | 1 | 173.00 | 3 | 3 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
User | Comps | Avg Vote |
---|---|---|
shaneb | 170 | 13.95 |
TruePursuit | 149 | 3.77 |
scrimshaw | 68 | 6.22 |
Phalaxis | 29 | 16.83 |
RubyChoco | 22 | 9.59 |
originaloa | 8 | 0.25 |
BeatMagazine | 6 | 3.17 |
Katie2014 | 4 | 16.25 |
haha45 | 4 | 6.00 |
The Cheapskate | 4 | 4.50 |
Most Edits by a Power User
User | Edits | Uniques |
---|---|---|
WookieMonster | 387 | 372 |
Twix | 340 | 293 |
Baysew | 118 | 117 |
rompastompa | 32 | 32 |
tonester | 10 | 10 |
TakaHas | 5 | 5 |
donga100 | 4 | 4 |
aether | 4 | 4 |
jace88 | 3 | 3 |
brandogs | 3 | 3 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
jv | 699 | 0.33 | 45 | 7 | 40 | 3 |
tenpercent | 469 | 0.61 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 1 |
marshmall0w2 | 444 | -1.63 | 25 | 10 | 89 | 23 |
impoze | 381 | 1.48 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
trixieb | 343 | 0.57 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jimothy Wongingtons | 329 | 2.84 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Clear | 312 | 1.57 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Stealtho | 272 | -0.50 | 16 | 2 | 34 | 7 |
G-rig | 256 | 0.32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Muppet Detector | 245 | 0.15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
Most Popular Comments
Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
---|---|---|---|
thanks can retire this year | 325 | bob98 | 2025-08-15 |
I don’t think we talk | 263 | theHMASfriendship | 2025-08-12 |
Unemployment final boss | 137 | A female dog | 2025-08-15 |
Wear a MAGA hat through | 130 | 30year old Camry | 2025-08-03 |
split your 10 item purchase | 127 | Churna | 2025-08-15 |
There's a reason they are so | 122 | wannagrababargain | 2025-08-18 |
you must be new here | 117 | Churna | 2025-08-15 |
HUGE NEWS FOR THE | 106 | bob98 | 2025-08-28 |
Life hack: try to | 104 | Jimothy Wongingtons | 2025-08-29 |
Please go on.. i like where | 99 | Save 50 Cent | 2025-08-15 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
Least Popular Comments
Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
---|---|---|---|
Wew…. gonna just say it: | -68 | marshmall0w2 | 2025-08-28 |
That's reasonable. | -60 | PukeyLuke | 2025-08-25 |
Chinese junk | -57 | gimmedealspls | 2025-08-07 |
Thanks Rajesh! | -57 | eddyah | 2025-08-27 |
Teslas are all real EVs none | -51 | kungfuman | 2025-08-15 |
gpt saids there not owned or | -50 | PS2isBetterthanPS3 | 2025-08-25 |
Worst layout of a post | -49 | MEGASERVE | 2025-08-06 |
"I have a great solar | -47 | EightImmortals | 2025-08-03 |
Let me guess, you're a | -44 | Cheap Rich Guy | 2025-08-18 |
Let me guess, you follow | -43 | WhiteEvo6 | 2025-08-18 |
Top 10 controversial comments
Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
---|---|---|---|---|
cause its a chinese brand | 17 | 19 | Frozensage | 2025-08-15 |
Because Tesla is run by a | 14 | 13 | ProlapsedHeinous | 2025-08-03 |
Even if you were a regular | 13 | 11 | Ozymandias | 2025-08-18 |
Why? Because the truth hurts | 13 | 15 | morediscount | 2025-08-26 |
Don't be silly, those that | 13 | 15 | brendanm | 2025-08-28 |
They know that government | 12 | 10 | bestd | 2025-08-16 |
Well a couple of examples | 12 | 13 | entropysbane | 2025-08-19 |
It was on Sbs on demand two | 12 | 11 | Laziofogna | 2025-08-20 |
Hahaha movie is brilliant, | 12 | 13 | theory | 2025-08-20 |
It's only 1.96078431% as you | 11 | 11 | MorriJ | 2025-08-15 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
---|---|---|---|---|
But we are not sure | 43 | 46 | jv | 2025-08-07 |
Thanks elon, grok has been | 38 | 44 | khamzatchimaev | 2025-08-18 |
No thanks.. I don’t want | 37 | 31 | Save 50 Cent | 2025-08-16 |
Yeah and they don't care | 17 | 21 | Binchicken22 | 2025-08-02 |
cause its a chinese brand | 17 | 19 | Frozensage | 2025-08-15 |
Because Tesla is run by a | 14 | 13 | ProlapsedHeinous | 2025-08-03 |
Even if you were a regular | 13 | 11 | Ozymandias | 2025-08-18 |
Don't be silly, those that | 13 | 15 | brendanm | 2025-08-28 |
Why? Because the truth hurts | 13 | 15 | morediscount | 2025-08-26 |
Is this a NZ thing where | 13 | 16 | CharlieAus | 2025-08-27 |
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 | Votes | Vote Average |
---|---|---|
MS Paint | 217 | 3.86 |
freefall101 | 112 | 3.84 |
mskeggs | 122 | 3.27 |
pegaxs | 108 | 2.98 |
PainToad | 113 | 2.93 |
Jimothy Wongingtons | 330 | 2.83 |
Lizard Spock | 104 | 2.61 |
Brick Tamland | 129 | 2.60 |
wetsandwich | 102 | 2.16 |
Oh Daddy | 103 | 2.11 |
50 comments
User | Comments | Vote Average |
---|---|---|
theHMASfriendship | 53 | 8.79 |
Jaduqimon | 52 | 5.46 |
Fergy1987 | 61 | 5.41 |
Hybroid | 87 | 4.10 |
p1 ama | 68 | 4.00 |
MS Paint | 217 | 3.86 |
freefall101 | 112 | 3.84 |
tonyjzx | 57 | 3.77 |
internet-stranger | 55 | 3.64 |
DashCam AKA Rolts | 89 | 3.54 |
Deals
Top 10 fastest deals to the front page
Top 10 fastest deals to 100 votes
Top 10 most popular deals by votes
Most Popular Deals
Top 10 most popular deals by clicks
Most Clicked Deals
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: 51 | July: 27
Competition Pageviews: 343,323 | July: 343,751
- Comps Posted: 532 | July: 448
- Biggest Winner: Win 1 of 6 2025 Toyota AFL Grand Final Day Experiences for Two + Weekly Prizes from TCL Electronics
Social Media
Instagram:
- 18,004 +54 followers
- Male 38.4%, Female 61.6% (vs. Male: 73.4% Female: 26.6% for OzBargain)
- 25-34 35.8% (vs. 33.58% for OzBargain)
- Link Clicks 5,220 +72.3%
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 | Views |
---|---|
Domino's | 81048 |
eBay Australia | 19051 |
Amazon AU | 16538 |
AliExpress | 14473 |
KFC Australia | 10505 |
Uber Eats | 8064 |
Menulog | 6979 |
Bunnings Warehouse | 6615 |
DoorDash | 6558 |
Coles | 6123 |
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
Store | Count | Avg Vote |
---|---|---|
Amazon AU | 277 | 36.53 |
Steam | 51 | 67.41 |
JB Hi-Fi | 40 | 30.07 |
Woolworths | 37 | 55.49 |
Bunnings Warehouse | 37 | 59.95 |
Costco Wholesale | 36 | 34.17 |
Coles | 35 | 45.54 |
Kmart | 34 | 48.21 |
ShopBack AU | 34 | 45.24 |
TopCashback AU | 30 | 45.90 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
Store | Count |
---|---|
Boost Mobile | 957 |
Amino Z | 870 |
UNIQLO | 811 |
AmEx Statement Offers | 637 |
Amazon AU | 619 |
ShopBack AU | 561 |
Cashrewards | 521 |
Bunnings Warehouse | 508 |
NordVPN | 501 |
JB Hi-Fi | 498 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
Top Browsers (by Active Users)
BROWSER | PERCENTAGE |
---|---|
Chrome | 65.8% |
Safari | 17.7% |
OzBargain app | 7.0% |
Edge | 4.5% |
Firefox | 3.6% |
Samsung Internet | 2.3% |
Safari (in-app) | 1.7% |
Android Webview | 0.6% |
Opera | 0.4% |
Amazon Silk | 0.0% |
Top 10 stores with referrals (# of referrers)
Store | Count |
---|---|
TopCashback AU | 5616 |
ShopBack AU | 4197 |
Cashrewards | 2657 |
American Express | 1844 |
Wise | 1805 |
ubank | 1776 |
Catch.com.au | 1489 |
Uber Eats | 1447 |
Up Bank | 1443 |
Superloop | 1098 |
Google Search Console:
Trending Up Content
Is Cashrewards in Trouble? Too Many Senior Vacancies - OzBargain Forums +13,508%
TopCashback AU +823%
Apple Products +105%
Apple Gift Card Gift +124%
Pizza Hut +77%
Trending queries
- apple gift card discount +149%
- ozbargain cashrewards +2,152%
- cashrewards ozbargain +1,885%
- topcashback ozbargain +700%
- pizza hut coupon +264%
- ozbargain iphone +139%
- best gaming pc build ozbargain +131%
Everything else
- Deals posted: 2414 || July 2025: 2601 || August 2024: 2471
- Total number of deals: 518,994 || Total number of forum topics: 138,497 || Total number of competitions: 70,181
- Number of Freebies posted: 124
- Comments posted: 83,355 || July 2025: 99,060 || August 2024: 98,565
- Total comments posted: 16,944,692 comments
- % of removed comments: 2.37% || July 2.51% || August 2024 2.20%
- Overall traffic: 11,600,520 sessions, 33,343,095 pageviews || August 2025: 12,251,069 sessions, 37,425,633 pageviews || August 2024: 12,521,162 sessions, 36,346,006 pageviews
- New users: 3957 Total number of users: 491,048
% of rep posts: 13.88% || July: 11.59% || August 2024: 15.14%
User Age:
Age | Percentage |
---|---|
18-24 | 17.95% |
25-34 | 33.58% |
35-44 | 29.82% |
45-54 | 12.45% |
55-64 | 4.05% |
65+ | 2.14% |
- Male: 73.4% Female: 26.6% || June: Male: 73% Female: 27% || August 2024: Male: 72.2% Female: 27.8%
- # of stores in referral system: 792 -4 (Audit in progress)
- # of banned websites: 8580 +41
Newsletter subscribers: 158647 +1027 (77% with accounts)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page
- Caroma Elvire Progressive Basin Mixer (Stand-up) - Knurled Gunmetal Handle CAEL0026GM6A $99 Delivered (RRP $681) @ Elvor Tapware (7299 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal
- Gaming PC: Intel i5‑12400F, RTX 4060, DDR5, Gen4 NVMe, B760 Wi-Fi, 2-Year Warranty $1,149 Delivered / NSW C&C @ G-ONE Computer (-11 votes)
- Most commented deal
- nbn FTTP or HFC 500/50 $50 Per Month for 6 Months ($89.99 Per Month Ongoing) @ Arctel (911 comments)