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Anyone Know a Good Digital Photo Frame?

I recall thinking these were cool, then they were lame, now I'm old and I think they're ok again (just visiting someone with a nice 9 inch or so frame) Anyone know if there's anything …

eSIM in an iPhone 12 USA, Only as a Hotspot (Model # 2403)

Hey Bargainers, I've got a phone that's not eSIM compatible and I want to take a spare phone (iPhone 12) to use as a hotspot, it's eSIM capable and wifi my 'real' phone. I …

Can You Use eBay Gift Card to Purchase on eBay USA?

I don't care if there's a transaction fee of some kind, just curious if this can be done? I see google results, seeming to indicate the gift card payment system is fairly picky, but curious …

Any way to get discount PSN credit again?

I picked up $200 of credit, discounted 10% 18 months ago and now I wish I got more. Anyone know of any discounts currently?

The Card Network

Is The JB Hi-Fi Redeem "HIM" Cards down at The Card Network?

I found this URL For Hype But I can't find the JB one, it looks like it's dead. Anyone know? I have one card left to get rid of :(

The Good Guys

The Good Guys $50 Wallet Promo (Store Cash)

I bought an item yesterday at good Guys and the fella convince me to sign up for the digital wallet. The digital wallet was only on my phone for about 2 minutes before purchasing a product. Which I …

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expired Lenovo L32p-30, 31.5-Inch 4k USB-C IPS Monitor with Webcam and Built-in Speaker and Mic $559.00 Delivered @ Amazon AU

Been posted a few times, I've been watching for price drops. It's a very cheap, IPS, 60hz good, basic business level monitor. I demo'd one at JB Hifi and thought the picture looked …

The Card Network

Confirm My TCN Gift Cards?

Anyone know how to do this? I should have done this when I purchased them. I would like to confirm all the money is loaded on them properly because I managed to snag quite a few. Also, 3 year …

ANZ

They Still Doing The ANZ Black?

I got in on the deal about 6 months back and realised I should have got my wife in too (different surname) I got about 800 dollars in JBHIFI cards through it, does anyone know if they're still …

Bell St, Coburg Exit Closed on Freeway, Forced to Go through Toll Road?

I see another post like this here from 2019, the guy was stung $31 (wtf?) I was just heading back from Ballarat and found Bell St Coburg exit closed on the freeway, it was 10pm, the signs said due …

Gillette Fusion Proglide Razor Blades, Beating Terrible Retail Pricing?

Anyone ever found a cheap solution to getting these blades? I have really very super sensitive skin, I find that blades with a vibrating handle, seriously reduce the pain when shaving, always have. …

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Electricity Supply Referral Bonus Increased to $200 for Referree and $100 for Referer at PowerShop

expired Electricity Supply Referral Bonus Increased to $200 for Referree and $100 for Referer at PowerShop

Powershop have increased the referral back up to $200 for new customers, $100 for referring, until August end of September. Use the referral randomiser and not Go to Deal to reach the sign-up …

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Electricity Supply Referral Bonus Increased to $150 for Both Referrers and Referees @ PowerShop

expired Electricity Supply Referral Bonus Increased to $150 for Both Referrers and Referees @ PowerShop

Powershop have increased the referral back up to $150 until April 30'th this month. I got signed up from OzBargain myself here maybe 5 years ago and I've been pretty happy with the …

Any More High Value PS4 Pro Trade in Deals for PS5 (Even if on Waiting List?)

I recall a good deal and double value on accessories and stuff? I got a Pro, charge dock, 2 controllers, camera - all in flawless condition

Bluetooth Headphones for WFH with an ACTUALLY Good Mic?

Anyone know? I will be Bluetoothing regrettably to my spare laptop for VOIP calls. I think my mac BT version is 4.2, does a BT5 device do backwards compatible? Is BT5 somehow amazing as heck for …

4E Extra Wide Shoes, Super Flat Feet. Some %@#$ Stole Mine, Where to Find Good Price AND Quality, Not China

Some piece of garbage stole my expensive 4E Asics that I picked up in the states from a proper outlet (they were still $250 Aus, sigh) Don't leave your shoes outside due to Covid19 I …

Help Fellow OzB, Just Want to Clarify - How Do I Transfer Velocity Points?

Hey guys, Look I know it's a dumb post but I need to xfer some velocity points, I literally don't know how to do it? Do you normally share your velocity FF account with people? How do …

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expired GL.inet GL-AR750S-EXT (Slate) Travel Router $88.63 Delivered @ GL.inet Amazon AU

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Hi All, Yet another GL.inet deal is available for their travel routers. 10% off for the GL-AR750S model. I recently found out about these, very useful to share internet while you're travelling …

Need a Wi-Fi Bridge, (Not Extend Wi-Fi! Just Really Damn Good AC Bridge)

Anyone got one they can recommend. NOTE: I'm a nerd, I had 10GB fibre before,…………. so I'm used to a ridiculously clean, reliable, low latency connection. I …

Long short, Xioami Smart bidet, moving house - anyone installed on modern toilet?

Hey all, Anyone got any ideas how the heck I install a bidet on one of these ugly things? http://b.domainstatic.com.au.s3-website-ap-southeast-2.amazo... Is it possible at all? Or am I out of …

American Express

AMEX Velocity card from long ago, how to spend points?

Hey guys, So I have got an Amex thanks to this site near a decade ago, I only have about 45,000 points or so over the years. I used to have a URL which you could see what you could buy with the …

Amazon AU

Amazon Charging "Customs Duty" on Top of GST for Purchase above $1000

Been discussing this at whirlpool, I found an 8TB hdd on Amazon AUS which is listed as 'fullfilled by Amazon USA' despite being listed in AUD on .COM.AU site. So they DO charge GST of 10% …

Admins, do you have email / access big site reps who post here? (July 1st)

Serious question!: We have until July 01'st before almost all the stuff we buy, will be cranked up 10% in price due to taxes. It would be very good if these guys basically pumped the deals …

Insurance, Cheap, 40s, No Demerits, but No Insurance in 15 Years

Anyone know of a good insurer that's cheap? I haven't had it in 15 years, I'm 40 and the car is kind of old and worthless, but because it's been put on gas and because I've …

Do We Have Any Specific "Activities" Criteria for Events / Whats on / Stuff to Do?

I am almost positive at one point in the last few years, I had a really good search set up to show me stuff on in Melbourne, that was also discounted. I'll be damned if I can recall what to …

USA Trip in 2 Weeks, Any Tips (Health Cover? Mobile Data, Cheap Flight?)

Yeah I know I'm booking late. MEL to SFO and SFO to MEL I have an unlocked Note 5, need data over there. Curious if there's any tips or tricks on flights, we're looking at $1700 AUD …

Recommend a Dashcam App for Android, in Background

I have a Galaxy Note 5 with a pretty nice, wide angle lense when it's in landscape mode. I've checked the camera and how I use it on my dash and it's just right as a dashcam, however …

Optus $40 12GB plan - something super similar?

Hello all, Anyone know a similar plan to this? My g/f arrives here on Friday from the US, she's bringing her iphone 6 which I've confirmed is the same model as Aus (surprisingly) so …

Hire car for Melbourne.

Hi All, About 2 years back or so, you guys helped me find a car rental place at a reasonable price. I ended up going with Ace Car rental, price was SO much cheaper than competing companies. Also …

Recommend a joint bank account for GF & I

Hi, Can anyone recommend one with little to no fees? I currently use Bankwest, all my accounts have no transaction fees, however I think I need to deposit $2k a month in order to achieve that for …

Scanning 500->2000 documents, solutions? (Computing/Finance/Home office decluttering all in one)

Hi all, Does anyone have any experience converting a large quantity of documents into PDF (cleaning up a home office?) Like maybe 500 -> 2000 sheets? At my old job, we had users with desktop …

Ship about 7 to 10kg to California, cheap?

Is there any bloody way to do this, seriously? Even via sea mail? I can't find any piece that seems reasonable.

I'm gonna need a 1 month data SIM that's HOTSPOT COMPATIBLE suggestions?

Hi all, I picked up a SIM about 13 months ago thanks to the advice here, got a $2 a day Optus one, with 500MB limit. The damn companies block Wifi Hotspot units quite often. So I ended up using an …

Japan, suggestions / tips / savings?

Anyone got any ideas? I'm going there for a tiny bit over 2 weeks. II got a pretty good idea of what I will be seeing. Kyoto Sumo Akihabrara Can't see Ghibli Museum, all booked for Oct …

How can I buy Amazon Gift Cards with PayPal? (Gyft no longer works?)

I got in on a deal a while back for free $10 to sign up to Gyft and rolled it over or something, ended up with 2x15$ Amazon cards for a good price. Anyhow, I just tried again to use Gyft …

Sending Goods Australia Wide, Cheaper than Auspost?

I encountered someone online who suggested an alternative and I can't recall who it was. I want to send a package which a modem came in to me (Archer D9) - it's about 45cm x 35cm x 15cm …

Print photos on fridge magnets, under 1 week shipping?

Hey all, 2 years ago they were all the rage, tag your facebook photos or something and get them printed. My pal got me a sheet of 3x3 magnets of photos as a gift, presumably dirt cheap. Anyone …

Event Subscriptions, Any Chance to Go to 15?

I imagine this is asked regularly. I understand you don't want to inundate the mail servers but it'd be nice to have just a couple more items in my list. Maybe even a feature for 1year+ …

TPG

TPG Roaming

Hey all, I recently got TPG (Voda) as my phone carrier thanks to you all. when I went up north on holiday from Melbourne to QLD, several of the outback areas my signal said "R" and the …

Ridiculously good trade in deals, where are they?

Hey all, Back in Nov / Dec 2007 there was some insane trade in deals with Game stores for old consoles to buy the new ones cheap. I still recall the figures pretty well, it was so insane. Xbox 360, …

TPG

Switching to TPG (Now on Voda Network) Do They Ever Do Discounts / Deals?

Anyone know? I'm on Telechoice, have been since May 2014, had a gutful of a Telstra network dropping out (!!!?) it's too frequent, almost once or twice per trip out of the house (I'm …

Can I change the default search behaviour?

I've been using this site for years. EVERY time I use search, I want to see LATEST (by date) deals, NOT by relevance, can I save the default to be by date instead? Please?

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expired Tomb Raider Definitive Edition PS4 Digital Code - $5 US (~$7 AU) @ Amazon (Needs US PSN Account)

This is possibly a price fault, act fast - very good price on an exceptionally good game (it's REALLY damn good) Will require US PSN account, no need for PSN+ of course. Can play with your …

Feeless AMEX options for secondary card?

Anyone know a good feeless card that will be elligable for the AMEX rewards they currently have going on? I have a proper AMEX one, the Velocity Frequent flyer, but I'm curious what options are …

eBay Australia

Best Way of Spending The $50 or $100 eBay Voucher from Click & Collect Deal

Dumb question really, but has anyone figured out the best thing to buy with the voucher as a bargain? Several items I'd like are slightly over priced on ebay so it kinda shoots me down on the …

Unlocked (or Easily Unlckd) Sub $150 Phone 4 Mum

Can someone recommend an unlocked, sub $150 phone for me – Android based. My mum keeps buying $50 to $90 pieces of crap and they break etc. Any idea what is good – maybe even sub $200 if need …

Need a high data plan for only 1 month, no calls or SMS req'd (Inside a hotspot)

Hello all, I have a friend coming who has a locked phone here in Australia for a month. They are accustomed to having a mammoth amount of data and I'm trying to teach them to use wifi / ease …

Sydney accomodation.

Hi all, I'm looking at accommodation in Sydney now for September, won't have a car, will be there during Mon – > Friday to keep costs low. Plans are as discussed in the thread, …

Decent multimeter deals

Hi all, I added multimeter to my search criteria a while back - looked like around 2012/3 there was regular deals but I've not seen anything posted in ages. Anyone seen any genuinely decent …

Renting / Hiring a Car in Melb for Maybe a Week, What Options?

I have a friend visiting from overseas in September and I've not got a car. I live close to the city but for around 1 week it would be nice to not use PT. I know there's those flexicars …