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.
@Bill: Yeah to an extent. We're in a rental and the old heatpump in this house doesn't quite reach every nook and cranny of the house. One room in particular gets quite cold (study room). The Dimplex is a bit of an overkill but thought, eh, why not at that price.
@Wakrak: I'm thinking to switch to contact's good night plan, maybe should get something like this to heat up the rest of the house during the free hours?
@doubledippps: I only did about 2 days worth of research, but if you don't have a heatpump, need to figure out how much space you are trying to heat up and for how long.
The room I got this for really only needs a 1.5kW heater but the Dimplex had good reviews overall + I like that it's a column heater with a fan. Obviously running a heater isn't the cheapest thing in the world, but sounds like that won't be an issue for you if you're using it during from free power session. Also need to figure out what style of heater you want; panel, column, fan (or column with fan), micathermic and so on.
https://www.consumer.org.nz/services/electric-heaters/guide
Again, I'm no expert.
@Wakrak: Think link is quite helpful too in terms of costs
https://ask.trustpower.co.nz/app/answers/detail/a_id/364/~/g…
@Wakrak: Yes I was only think about using a heater if I switch to Contact Good Night plan, I think I stop researching about heaters months ago after I read an article about all electric heaters are 100% efficient at point of use as they convert every watt of electricity taken from the wall into usable heat, so all electric heaters have the same efficiency (except for heat pump). I have heat pump at the living room, the hall way is always a bit cold and the room at far end are out of the coverage, but if all window are shut and turn the heat pump on long enough it did eventually warm up the whole house, but I have to constantly keep it on to achieve that. Thanks for the link will have a good read later on!
@Wakrak: If your rent includes electricity it's a great idea, excellent even, if not it's an okay idea.
This week I bought:
A $6 Tee from ascolour
And a 16-panel solar 6.2kw setup for our house through Lightforce, who were actually surprisingly good to deal with.
I rate the contrast between the two purchases.
'Here's a $5 tshirt, and here's a 16 panel solar setup.'
With the solar savings I could buy more tees! Until we suck out all the UV from the sun, then I guess we go back into an ice age or something.
Karcher g2900r petrol waterblaster. Price matched at mitre10 for $505.
https://www.bunnings.co.nz/karcher-g-2900-r-petrol-water-bla…
Good price for the quoits game 🤑
What did I buy the last 30 days:
Edifier TWS1 Pro Earbuds $33
Ambi Climate 2 $60
Precision 2 Tier White Camlock Locker $32 ($0 + $32 delivery fee)
Supercheap car cleaning gear $103
Nike Women's Dri-FIT Swoosh Run Half Zip Layer Top $26.99
EB Games Father's Day gift card $0.01
Farmers Teeny Weeny coat hangers 5pk $0.01
Warehouse Stationery x12 orders because of $7 off glitch
what is the $7 off glitch? :o
If you added $7.01 worth of items to your cart, a $7 discount appeared at checkout. Was only available for 12 or so hours (they fixed it in the morning).
damn, i was late to the game… how did you find out about things like this lol
@dealhunters: Another Cheapie shared it with me. They didn't want to share it publicly in case they cancelled the orders. But they fulfilled every order 😁
Last time something like this was shared on here, Cheapos went crazy
https://www.cheapies.nz/node/30928
I finally replaced my 13 year old TV (badly scratched from when it went over in the first CHCH earthquake) and my 15 year old receiver and speakers. I now have a 55" Sony X90K ($1795 at NL pricematched to Sony store) and Sonos Beam gen 2 ($750 at NL, with my existing play:1s acting as rears), very happy with my purchase.
Nice. I just did the same after I was forced to replace when I moved TV cabinet and the TV panel hit it's corner. Picked up a 65 inch x90h off TradeMe and loving it. Always a fun experience to upgrade a piece of tech after a decade and seeing how far things have come.
That's a good price for x90k.
Awesome TV.
Random week of shopping:
Lenovo Smart Filament C35 Bulb Gold E14 $8.63 Noel Leeming
I bought two of these, there're really not bad! I've had some poor experiences with some other lenovo bulbs that (i purchased for <$1 from noel leeming) eventually losing any ability to connect to wifi so we will see. The other lenovo bulbs are tuya rebrands but they work well.
Yeah working well for me so far (the one that I already have).
@Wakrak $45 for the duvet set seems cheap!! How'd you manage that?
Technically it wasn't $45. Maybe more like $65. I had $40 of credit which would have cost be $20.
Now and then Onceit has a decent bedroom sale. Their George Collective brand in particular can be had at a good price.
Ah yes, nice. Thanks for confirming!
Got two 4-packs of Kogan RGBW smart lights for AU$20 delivered (to the place in Sydney where I was staying). In typical Kogan fashion one was DOA, so I may end up getting another 4 pack out of it…
Bought 3 "as new" Google Pixel 2XL phones for $150 each, pristine condition to replace the 4? (5 now?) previous dropped/smashed/drowned/otherwise phones that I've given to my two teens over the past couple of years. I'll be installing Pixel Experience on them, and I recently found out that with the PE rom (and some others) you still get the unlimited Google Photos storage, so I bought a third one for myself to act as a Google Photos uploading TARDIS of sorts.
Lead crystal 12 volt marine battery 90 ah (amp hours).
Marine deals $379 down from $750. Saving $371.
For a 44lb thrust electric outboard/trolling motor.
Lead crystal are fairly new technology and have some awesome attributes, my favourite are they can be drained flat with no damage and they last 10 - 12 years
They look great, hadn't heard of them. Would this be suitable for a campervan set up?
Absolutely! Lead crystal are deep cycle ideal for a campervan with or without solar. Marine deals, especially the battery I bought have some amazing prices.
If 90 ah isn't big enough could always have 2 in parallel.
They are super safe and dont have to be transported as dangerous goods like other batteries, not a big deal for my boating but a big advantage for a camper
Saw this on noel leeming clearance page, got the last one in stock:
https://www.noelleeming.co.nz/p/nanoleaf-aurora-triangle-pan…
Nanoleaf 3 pack expansion for $6.63
hopefully they fulfill the order!
12.9 iPad Pro 256 + Cellular + Logitech Folio Pro - $400 on trademe… genuinely might be the best value I’ve seen on there in a long time.
RTX 3080 10g Gigabte for $650 used. Guy had listed at $850 and I lowballed and he accepted.
SSUPUD Meshilicous PC Case… because my new 3080 doesnt fit.
A random assortment.
How on earth did you find a Versace travel bag for $4? Your deal-finding astounds me.
https://files.cheapies.nz/upload/9216/4399/img-3504.jpg
That's the bag. Not as hearty as I thought it was going to be. Let me know if you want the link.
Hi mate,
If you could send me the link, that would be great.
Thank you!!
I would also be interested in the link mate
It would be awesome if you could send me the link too. All good if not. Great score.
Go on mate, I'd like a look at that. Thanks
Looks like it's out of stock online now so don't bother messaging me.
I will tell you after my order is processed 😄
Can't wait to hear that out. Man how do you manage to get all this in 24hrs + work + family. Wow.
@bigcheese: Haha. If I go with that priorities and based on @Wakrak determination, soon I will only have Cheapies as the sole priority to look upon lol.
@ace310: Not a bad modus operandi.
How does the saying go? "He who dies with the most deals wins"?
Family and works are just distractions from your goal!
ClickTight will CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
Bought a bunch of random items off temu.
$279 worth, $179 of item discounts so down to $100.20 then used the $40 off a $100 spend coupon ended up paying just $60.20. Free shipping and the tracking is great. My 5th order from temu
Raincoat
Stainless steel coffee filters already have some they're great
Large and small skull ice cube molds, are some of it
How do you keep using Temu discounts? New accounts each time?
Hey cheapies, I have a $20 off a $60 spend temu coupon im not going to use. Message me privately and I'll give it to you it expires 11pm tonight
I've only placed one order so far. I'm aware of the new user coupon which we used. How did you receive the coupons for the following orders?
I live chatted to ask what the 100% value coupon offer was about. And because previously had spent just over $60 they gave me 3 coupons. $40 off $100, $20 off $60 and $10 off a ,$40 spend. So I'd try live chat and just ask for 1 of these coupons, they seemed very generous and willing to give them away mine had expired and she re issued them to me again. Oh hey I earned another bunch of coupons here's the code for $40 off a $100 spend.
OPVNZ07. If anyone wants the $20 off $60 or the $10 off $40 spend, they're welcome
Lifejacket, countersink drill bits, hooks and diamond knife sharpener.
Second time live chatted on temu and got a $40 off a $100 spend coupon. I just asked if they had any coupons this time.
To clarify you add $100 worth of gear to your cart and it only costs $60 with the coupon. Free shipping with excellent tracking. Most stuff is already around 50% off. When you first get the temu app you get tons of offers for about a month, but now I get them just by live chatting and asking.
Nice tip re chatting. Thanks
Mixture of this week and last week. Nothing too exciting.
How did you manage to buy quilton!! I haven't seen it available on amazon au for a while.
Lucky timing. They removed it not long after my order. If you're in no rush, search Quilton on Amazon AU and bookmark it. Now and then it pops up with free shipping to NZ with $XX spend. Hoping to get tissues next (partner is not a fan of Paseo).
Thank you mate. Will add bookmarks :)
@RSTH: https://www.amazon.com.au/Quilton-Aloe-Facial-Tissues-count/…
This just changed to free shipping to NZ
@RSTH: A few more. Mainly paper towels
https://www.amazon.com.au/s?k=quilton&crid=5L29YQ0Q1OW&spref…
@Wakrak: I just added two to my cart for a subtotal of NZ$53.40 and it keeps telling me I need to add an extra NZ$1.61 to get free shipping, even though it clearly says:
FREE delivery to New Zealand when you spend over AUD 49 (NZD 52.69) on eligible items.
What a crock.
@CheapAzChips: Might be an AU to NZ GST issue?
I did S&S which brought it down to $48.06. Then added a $2 baby snack to cover the extra $1.61 I needed to spend.
i got a 7800xt this week, needed something to excel spreadsheets on multiple 4k monitors so i got this overkill, have gamed for 20min.
Bought a LG C3 65 inch OLED for $3415 from Harvey Normans!
From Shein.
4 fitted sheets queen size black and grey striped (manly :) hard to get away from flower print or plain sheets)
8 teatowels
$90.28
15% off for orders over $75 and got free shipping too
Farmers has a decent item on sale every now and then. Requires a lot of waiting/checking, but worth it every now and then.
3x 100% cotton 600gsm bath sheets for $9.75 click & collect.
https://www.farmers.co.nz/home/home-clearance/haven-essentia…
Previous Farmers deal I've claimed:
OOS online
Yep I bought the last three.
Think you're confusing this with the low quantity thread.
Lol yes!
2 x Poco X7 Phone 8GB/256GB $440, Shopback TEMU 50% Cashback
1 x Poco Pad 8GB/256GB $517, Shopback TEMU 50% Cashback
1 x Galaxy S25 Ultra 512GB + Galaxy Buds3 Pro $1640, Samsung
1 x Kogan Mobile Large Plan $198, Dicksmith
How much did the 50% cashback track & how much you paid? Just trying to understand, if it was less than 50%
Yes I also question how they calculated to cashback amount.
It did mention Cashback excludes Tax and Shipping.
Shipping was free so its just GST (15%)
What I thought:
Phone $440 - 15% = $374, Cashback = $187
Pad $517 - 15% = $439.45, Cashback = $219.73
Actual:
Phone - Paid $440 each, Shopback tracked $362.88,Cashback tracked $181.44
Pad - Paid $517, Shopback tracked $423.10, Cashback tracked $211.55.
Total difference of $19.30.
Not enough of a difference to worry about it, but would be good to know :)
Not enough of a difference to worry about it, but would be good to know :)
I'd like to know as well, but I do wonder if Temu declares a shipping cost to customs (which is 'true'), and that reduces the net cost of goods, and perhaps GST they have to remit.
If ShopBack base the amounts on the declared value (rather than what is shown on Temu's website) that might explain it?
Big Bed Bumper (alternative bed rail) $44.95 from The Sleep Store
https://www.thesleepstore.co.nz/brand/the-sleep-store/big-be…
Expensive for what it is (a big piece of Polyurethane foam) but does an excellent job. Way better looking than traditional rails; easy to install, easy to remove; son doesn't roll out of bed but also easy for him to climb in and out of bed; doesn't take up much bed space.
I would buy it again.
I bought an mx master 4!
I’m really happy with it $202+ $20 free voucher
I think this is a good deal, I hope so I just paid $1200 for it.
It's a 2nd hand prebuilt MSI gaming PC. I just bought it online from a pawnshop so it hasn't been delivered to me yet, but here are the specs, please tell me if there's a reason why I shouldn't have bought it -
Intel Core i7 Processor 14700F
H610 mobo
GeForce RTX 4060 VENTUS 2X BLACK 8G OC
Memory Size: 16GB(8GB x 2) DDR5
SSD Size: 1TB
HDD1 Size: 2TB*1
Comes with a 30 day warranty
I'm pretty sure it's the same as this model
https://www.amazon.com.au/MSI-MAG-Infinite-S3-14NUC7-1456AU/…
I realize the mobo, ram and ssd will all probably be generic models, I think the mobo only has 2 ram slots (as if anyone can afford 4 sticks of ram anyway!), but I think it's still an ok deal. I keep 2nd guessing myself though, the current PC market and its pricing confuses the hell out of me.
1-day 5$ items and fast hoodie.. what else did you buy recently?
4 x 16TB Seagate Exos HDD from China for $2300 NZD incl shipping and duties
1 x Contour Unimouse from China $100 NZD incl shipping
1 x Microsoft Ergo keyboard from China $100 NZD incl shipping
1 x Lego Flintstones (Thanks to the $10 off $99 spend voucher and free market+ shipping) $100 free shipping
1 x Dell U3219Q $1289.36 inc shipping
(Looking to buy mop + bucket combo!)
What 16TB Drives did you get? i am in the market for some, although maybe not that big. i was looking at a 12 or 14
Seagate Exos X16 ST16000NM001G 256MB 16TB - I was looking into the 8TB Exos but they have a higher failure rate than the 16TB Exos
I was going to DM you, but looks like you have that turned off. Where did you get them from?
What vinyl did you grab?
p5 plus 1TB SSD along with heat sink from Amazon AU for me ps5 ….. some sh*t gets sent here(AKL) and some across the ditch (Mel), safety boots from Amazon AU (bought 2 one sent here and one for Mel. tie rod end dust boot cover for FD (Mel).
this trampoline
this tool cabinet and the tool chest that sits on top but not listed on their site.
some items i dont need from 1day thanks to ColdestPandy
and discounted fried chicken from Menulog thanks to Bigcheese
I'm looking to buy a Trampoline for my daughter. Was this cheaper during labour weekend?
I remember he posted a link inside a comment for it but seems to have disappeared
found it
" https://www.cheapies.nz/node/30209?page=2#:~:text=com.au)%20%26-,Saucony%20socks,-from%20Amazon%20AU "