I always find it interesting seeing what people spend their money on.
This is a place to yarn about things you recently purchased that you're excited about using, or to show how much of a shopaholic you are. Where people might find a deal that hasn't already been posted on Cheapies, and a place to ask for advice on items that have been mentioned.
Legend!
There's a trader selling Huawei y9 Prime phones for a rediculous $399. Bought mine new three years ago for $300. But the dodgy part is they're advertising it as 6gb ram and they're 4gb. Have informed the trader and also trademe but they're still there last I looked, maybe you know a way to bust that scam?
Interesting about TradeMe ignoring the advice. I wonder what their legal position would be, if someone got scammed, and complained to TradeMe, and asked whether they had any advice about the listing / user beforehand.
That's awesome! TY.
considering we paid a bit over $550 for our 64gb quest 2 brand new from occulus.com (whatever it is now), it's insane that even used ones are >$700
Got eight of these bathmats for $0.08 ($0.01 ea).
https://www.briscoes.co.nz/product/1112472/just-home-jensen-…
Took over a month of diligent checking, but the following bookmark finally paid off
https://www.briscoes.co.nz/search2/?q=*&sort=PRICE_ASC&page_…
you must have a big bath
Nicely done
Back to 29.99 now for all colors. Think they fixed it.
Think I'll start posting in here with more of a review lens on. What did I buy and what are my thoughts on it.
Rodd & Gunn jerseys 1/4 Zip Sweats - 2 for $200
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Expensive, but very nice looking and super comfortable. Not something I would buy often but these should last me a long time.
Japanese style lamp with adjustable brightness from TEMU
$70 + $30 cashback via ShopBack = $40
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Overall happy with it but would be nice if you could change the colour temperature like others I've purchased from AliExpress. Looks great in the office though.
Mountain Warehouse Circle Mountain Crew Neck Sweatshirt $29.99
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Happy with this one. Super comfortable, fits well, looks great (I think this is the one I purchased)
What I'm going to purchase next …
Wolfbox MF100 electric air duster
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/product/wolfbox-mf100
That air duster doesn’t look too bad
Got an MF50, it blows
Last night, Noel Leeming had (via CSC):
Panasonic AAA Size Alkaline Batteries 24 Pack $0.68
Panasonic AA Size Alkaline Batteries 24 Pack $0.72
Was going to post after picking up my order, but items have already been removed from the website. Fingers crossed I still get em.
Wow!
If you're in Hamilton, someone is selling a Veon 55" 4K TV (SRO554K2017-P6) + Chromecast Ultra for $40 because they're moving house.
https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/marketplace/home-living/lounge-d…
I would buy it if I didn't just get a second-hand Samsung 65" QLED 4K Curved Smart TV (QA65Q8C) for $100 last week.
Trade Me has been great of late. Picked up an outdoor rattan chair for $2.50, and two leather dining chairs for $35.
Don't want to let this thread die as it is good content.
BUMP.
If you can manage to find an applicable delivery address (which I'm guessing there are none of)
Swann 8 Channel NVR Security System with 6 x Master-Series Cameras (SONVK-876804B2D-AU)
- $0 delivered
https://www.kogan.com/nz/buy/swann-8-channel-nvr-security-sy…
Well that would have been a good deal!
Wonder how many Cheapies attempted to get that?
Bought it, thanks! I am a 10.5 in Nikes and find Adidas to be a half size big most times, so hope this fits :D
😩 gdi Wakrak why are you posting such a sweet deal in response to a comment that has nothing to do with it?
Lucky you! @weekendwarrior 😒
@[Deactivated]: 😄 quantity was too low so couldn’t post as a deal. Perhaps I should start a ‘last one deals’ thread. I come across a lot of em.
This are very comfortable shoes. I think I got it for $90 or so. Wearing it daily.
Lol, worth a shot
A few more purchases to round out the week:
This thread is turning into my personal spending blog.
Missed that lenovo deal.
Yeah I saw it 40 minutes too late.
I was even closer and still missed out.
Got the account set up but by the time I went to buy something it had reverted back to just $2 in credit.
@bigcheese: I saw on ozbargin that if your credit disappeared some people were able to get it back by logging into the business shop. From what I read people are thinking it was not a mistake by Lenovo but was a real thing until they had a mass signups. Edit: Here’s the link if you want to try https://account.lenovo.com/au/lenovopro/en/smbaccount/reward…
@xxLegendPlayzzxx: I read those comments after I had issues yesterday.
Not too worried but I'll take another look.
Be interested to see if Wakrak gets his webcam - not bad for $0.01 delivered!
Panasonic MZ980 48" OLED (roughly equivalent to the LG C3) for $1260 from Harvey Norman. Maybe the best value purchase I've ever made.
if you don't mind me asking… how ? for that price ?
tl;dr: an insurance claim got auctioned on TradeMe (to be fulfilled through Harvey Norman. Listing was for an entirely different TV but I negotiated.
how good !
Took advantage of glitches on the new T7 website.
Titan olympic rubber plates: 2x 10kg, 2x 15kg, 2x 20kg, 2x 25kg = $67 delivered. Shipping confirmation received earlier today. Product now removed from the website.
… hey… you got anymore of those glitches?
Haven’t spotted anything else. They’re still updating the website so you never know. They added a clearance section overnight.
Wondered when they would add a clearance section.
Thanks to Grosave I recently managed to purchase 10x 2.5kg bags of Lamb Weston crisscut/waffle fries for $2.69 per bag + $5 collection fee. After i purchaed them they fixed the price back to $20.79 per bag.
https://www.newworld.co.nz/shop/product/5326154-ea-000?name=…
I also tried to order the twister/curly fries but they weren't able to supply them. Which is lucky as it turns out the waffle fries are kinda bulky and took up all the spare freezer space I had and wouldve had to end up giving bags if fries away.
Nicely done.
That’s a lot of fries!
That’s a lot of fries!
I was thinking the same - 25kg of fries sounds like about three years supply, but great find :-)
Are they lamb flavoured? Sounds a bit weird, if so, but each to their own!
Lamb Weston is the company name, american company.
Those style fries are nice in the air fryer, lots of crispy edges. Great deal lol
I'll start. Last week I got:
Kuanto 15" wheel covers for $10.50 delivered
A secondhand Roborock S6 vacuum for $254 off Trade Me. My first robot vacuum so I'm pretty excited about this one.
NBA International League Pass for NZ$36 (GSW specific). Finally got it working on CoreELEC (Kodi). Had to ask the add-on developer for some help. OzBargain deal
A decent ladder for around the house for $36 (Trade Me)
Gigabyte AORUS AMP900 Extended Gaming Mouse Pad for $26 (Mwave)
Xiaomi Mijia nightlight off Aliexpress. Took advantage of CashRewards $5 cashback offer.
How the heck did you get a Roborock S6 for only $254? The one I'm watch listing right now is already at $505 bid.
Is there a way to buy from Mwave and ship to NZ that I don't know about?
Teach me the ways cheapies master.
Very lucky with the vacuum. It hasn't arrived yet, but the dealer has 100% positive feedback and had comments stating that her products are in good nick. Her description was average and her photos didn't include all of the things that come with it (charger etc.), but her response to the questions asked told me all I needed to know. She had a buy now of $230 so I just went for it 😄. It had only been up for a few hours and I can see why others hadn't jumped at it yet (lack of information). Should arrive today or tomorrow.
Mwave ships to NZ (and has done so for a while I think). Can be a bit pricy depending on the product. I had a $20 voucher so thought I'd use it before I forgot about it.
@Wakrak - I'll try do the same for an NBA League Pass too. My VPN doesnt work to do this anymore. Hoping I can ask for your help if I have trouble following the the instructions on Oz Bargain.
Yep all good. TunnelBear might work for you (free VPN).
Just signed up today via the methods you and the other guy put up. Did you have to wait for the 7 day trial before you got charged at the VPN Country South Africa ?
Hoping it charges at the South African price at the end of my 7 day trial..
@HappyChipMonk: Just saw these comments on OzBargain.
"Its forcing me to use 7 day free trial but I signed up, it only let me pay in the Rand. Still works out cheap, hope it doesnt randomly charge me full AU prices after 7 days."
7 days later….
"Yep soz didn’t see this. For future reference after 7 days it charges you the amount in USD or Rand from the VPN route and not AU prices."
Gigabyte AORUS AMP900 Extended Gaming Mouse Pad just arrived. Rate it highly.
Kathmandu - purchases of socks using a $20 voucher that wasn't redeemed properly the first time. ($45 - 40% - $20) x 2
Free countdown bunch samples - 1kg of sausages, 500g rolled oats
RTX 3060 ti and 850w psu - my left kidney
$80 of jbhifi vouchers from surveys
3060ti… nice.
My 970 died, would have rather not had to buy a gfx card but 3060ti seemed to be the best price point compared to other cards around it.
Was a nice feeling plugging it in though.
What surveys give jbhifi vouchers? Assume it took a long time to get $80 worth?
Took about a month, valued opinions is what I used. It was posted in the forums
Are you part of something to receive countdown samples?
Yes, its called bunch.
It's hard to get into it now.
LEGO - Super Mario Character Packs #2 (Single Blind Bag) $0.01 EA.
I bought all of the packets available at The Base. Just Glenfield left with stock now.
wow how many did they have left at the base?! that must be a record price per piece too!
Only 3 I think. Max was 5 but it wouldn't let me.
Crikey, order ready for pick-up 20 minutes later.
you should complain!
"Products that are in stock will be ready for collection within 15 minutes"
Items bought during Aliexpress sale (22nd Aug)
Also got some ~$8 in cashback.
Some good deals off Trade Me that I just went and picked up
Sonos Play 1 - $20
HP LaserJet Pro M15w with extra cartridge & Canon Selphy, boxed, with 2 reams of photo paper - $20
Kathmandu Roamer Rotary Airer + cheap Anko iron & ironing board - $20
Dyson Cinetic Big Ball Multi Floor Vacuum - $100
Breville The Barista BES870 - $100
and arriving Monday God Of War Ragnarok for PS5 $70 delivered
Nice, some really good scores there
18 can box of NZ lager from thirsty liquor its on sale $27.99 a box and it's 5.0 % . Great value for money, supporting a NZ business and our economy is just a bonus
You sir, have secured a good deal, as the 5% vintage has been replaced with 4.8% in the past few months so you definitely have more bang for your buck there.
Great tip thanks! Just bought a load and will get more if the going is good
Very fortunate with this one
Portable Pedal Exerciser w/ LCD Monitor Tracking (Black & White)
https://www.dicksmith.co.nz/dn/buy/gem-electronics-hacienda-…
Got it for $0.01 delivered. Item is now at Melbourne Airport waiting to fly on over.
Training as a grinder for the America's Cup.
Lol how?!?!? That has to be some sort of cheapie record
Dick Smith / Kogan have price errors all the time on their websites. Listings of $0.01 are not that uncommon. Usually you can place an order at the incorrect price, only for it to be cancelled prior to shipping and refunded a day or two later. This one looks like it slipped through.
Versace Your Pouch For Man $0.01
Versace Your Pouch For Womens $0.01
Tommy Hilfiger Your Impact Sportbag $0.90
Plus $3 click & collect ($3.92 all up). Order currently being processed / sent to my local store. Will share links once I've picked up my order (assuming they're still available to add to cart).
Looks like they've fixed it, unfortunately.
https://www.farmers.co.nz/beauty/perfume/women-s-perfumes/ve…
https://www.farmers.co.nz/beauty/perfume/men-s-aftershaves-c…
This item is available for $0.01
Starlight Daisy & Butterfly Print Dress size 8
https://www.farmers.co.nz/children/childrens-clearance/starl…
looks like they updated it that its a gift when you purchase a fragrance
WOW!! Looking forward to the links once you get yours
Same! Can't wait!
Wow, awesome! Great find, congratulations. Do you have any idea what they retail for?
No idea, they're a bit bare on information for the above products.
You two are going to look pimpin.
You two are going to look pimpin.
Are you thinking we should get a photo once they are 'decked out'?
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition 32GB for $247.94. The Warehouse let me price-match The Mall (Auckland Airport). Hopefully my partner isn't subscribed to this forum.
https://themall.aucklandairport.co.nz/en/intl-duty-free/prod…
There has to be a strong possibility that Mrs Wakrak is lurking…..
Random items week (notable mentions):
TEMU:
2pcs Rechargeable LED Under Cabinet Light Bar 2x 30cm $22
https://www.temu.com/nz/two-pack-charging-cabinet-light-moti…
Babar artwork - $5 after using credit (will look cool in kids room - already have some Babar artwork in there)
https://www.temu.com/nz/1pc-unframed---canvas-print-retro-wa…
Farmers:
5x 1000HR Your Set of Brow & Mascara Wands 20pk $0.05 + $3 C&C fee (removed from website)
https://1000hour.com.au/products/brow-mascara-wands-20pc-set
Amazon AU:
Quilton 2-Ply Hypo-Allergenic Facial Tissue 12 pack $20 after subscribe and save (+ some toddler stuff to meet min. spend for free shipping)
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0936YC3MN
The Outlet:
18x Standard Black Cast Plate 20kg $240 (now removed from website)
https://www.theoutlet.co.nz/olympus-standard-black-cast-plat…
good find with the plates! how much was shipping for the 360kg? lol
I did click and collect for all of em but yet to hear anything (though I think a few of em need to be transferred to the store first).
Think shipping was still just $10 (lol) but thought they might cancel the order if I chose that option.
1 of 2 weights orders cancelled just now… (the second order which is interesting).
Bought 2 x Quilton Facial Tissue + 1 x 600m Glad Wrap, 56.02 shipped. Thanks!
Oh no, received an email saying the subscriptions won't accept my address. How did you get the subscribe and save work?
Says "subscription error" on the Subscriptions page, but no error on the Order page. Do you see the same thing for your Amazon order?
Change your address to Australia to get subscribe and save, then cancel subscribe and save once your order has been placed.
But the order has already been placed. I got no issue before placing the order using my nz address. But received two emails afterwards. One was the confirmation email and the other was about the subscription issue.
https://ibb.co/TDKhZ2kH
https://ibb.co/S73NZffr
https://ibb.co/S4TTNpJk
Bought from Trade Me in the last week
Oculus Quest 2 256gb $330
Oculus Quest 2 256gb $400
Oculus Quest 2 256gb $499.99
DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone $660
Gibson Melody Maker D 2007 Satin White $980
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 MSI Suprim X $779
All from scammers. I've been hitting buy now on their auctions afterhours when TM live chat isn't up just to get them off the site so no one loses any money, they've started to block me from their auctions now so it's even easier for me to tell that a new account is a scammers and report it. TM credited $20 onto my account when I reported the last one so I guess doing good deeds does have its rewards.