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.
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Two orders from 1 day.
One order from the warehouse.
One soundbar from the market.
I asked if Noel Leeming can match the 5% off on the market but they said they can't which was weird because the soundbar is also on their market store. Anyway, I bought it and it arrived in two hours. Very impressed with the delivery speed.
The reason they gave me was "We can't match the item hence there's no additional 5% off since they are not part of the price match offer." I always thought they would match any items?
Two things there.
Pricematching usually doesn't include coupon codes calculated into the cost. Some people have gotten away with it with Super Cheap Auto and special member pricing, but most of the time it's denied. At least in my experience.
I have a feeling that pricematching between The Market, The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationary & Noel Leeming isn't allowed because they're all part of The Warehouse Group.
I've never done a pricematch at Noel Leeming so I could be way off.
When you put it this way, it does make sense as they all belong to the same group. Thanks
But their fine print won’t state anything like that
pricematches are funny things, sometimes it depends on the salesperson, sometimes the actual policy itself is written to avoid pricematching in the first place.
Yes, same as the csc buying group discount. I bought something from NL Manukau awhile ago and the salesperson told me I had to pay the 2% credit card surcharge as they can't absorb the fee when I use csc discount. But my friend bought something from NL Botany and didn't pay the 2%.
it's a y/n prompt on their tills and phones; it can make or break their margin target so if its something small they'll normally ignore it, but if its something pricey and their store manager is a meanie who growls because there's not 11% on that invoice… then they'll probably make you pay it.
If it's noel leeming it's absolutely on the salesperson!
Back in the day i'd absolutely pricematch to secure those sweet samsung rewards
coupon offers are 'exclusive' and excluded. if it was over labour day then i'd be doubtful the store even had 5% to take off
I've recently acquired…
a convoy Convoy S12 with 325nm led's - everytime i want a UV light i dont have one.
A divoom pixelart alarm clock - the kids should enjoy waking up with this :) - thanks wakrak for the aliexpress coupons you posted..
Some coffee from amazon au.. https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07KSCK6R3
Lots of other stuff but thats not so interesting
Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro (2021) for $254.99 from PB Tech. Good special - it's now $385.
Let us know how they go. I have Sennheiser HD380 Pro (main desktop headphones, battlers), Edifier TWS1 Pro (Phone & TV), & Jabra Enterprise Evolve 75 (work). Always keen to upgrade if price and product is good.
Well I got the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro. Been fiddling around with them. I don't have a high end Samsung phone or tablet just now so theres some functions I may be missing but so far they seem to be ok.
Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro
Hear-thu: VERY GOOD(inbuilt amp)
Music: Pretty Good
Anc: Ok
User Controls: Ok(can be touchy)
Jabra Elite Active 75t:
Hear thru: ok (no amp)
Music: GOOD (plenty bass)
Anc: BETTER
User Controls: VERY GOOD(buttons)
Personally I got the Samsungs to improve my hearing with the TV and Wife. They're GOOD for that !
Yeah I will - when they arrive (A little boy waits lol). I also have Jabra Active Elite 75t. These are very good. bass sounds great and their ANC works really well. I work with Aeroplanes and am often within 20 metres of running TurboProps and Helicoptors. I use the buds to receive phone calls. Also I use them as EarMuffs lol. They're nearly as good as my Class 5 industrial earmuffs - no kidding. The Jabra will Not work with my laptop but they work with the Tv. Jabra say they're not really setup to work with Windows computers but I've read of some people who had luck with them. I'm buying the Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro mainly to assist me at home with my hearing the Tv and the Wife, (lol).
https://news.samsung.com/global/galaxy-buds-pro-effective-fo…
Go Sony xm4 or even xm3. They so good
Hey, This is an old post, how do you find the Jarba noise cancelling? I have some Sennheiser headphones that I use at work, the noise-cancelling is good for music; however when on team calls if one of my workmates is talking whoever I talk to gets their voice blasted at them. So I now switch to a wired headset for teams calls. Curious to know if this is something that is remedied with the higher end headphones. (I am looking at the Evolve 65 but I could be convinced I need better :D)
Bought a couple supplements from Homegrownprimal.co.nz.
I got the Boost and Thrive
Price matched this Makita skill saw with Mitre10 for $322
https://www.thetoolshed.co.nz/product/15134-makita-cordless-…
G502 wireless mouse via the marketdeal
Hyper X Cloud Wireless via a great labour deal from Computer Lounge - price went up the next morning, managed to grab some for mid 150s and they retail for $300
A bunch of random stuff using the 1 day deals
3x items from Huffer using that deal
Grabbed a free HelloFresh box
Awaiting my Samsung S21 Ultra to arrive from Australia via the deal posted in OzBargain. (worked my ass off to make this one work, had to get mates in aussie to collect and sign up to things etc and had to graft big time for discount codes from samsung support but overall getting a S21 ultra custom color for $835 brand new. They retail for $1700+ here)
Also bought the Xiaomi Fitness tracker from PBTech for a Xmas Gift
So yeah my banks not looking pretty
Wish we could get those Samsung website discounts over here eh. Which Xiaomi tracker did you get? Partner has been wanting the 'lite' version, but I told her to do a bit more research to make sure it has everything she wants, especially vs. Mi band 6. We have a $100 The Market voucher but she better make up her mind quick otherwise they'll be a delivery full of toys and tools coming this way with my name on it.
Those free ANZ Olympic trackers were really good in case you ordered 1. I think better features than the 'lite' version.
I'm a BNZ boy 😢
I moved to my new place and have basically no furniture. Itching for stores to open so I can test out a couch!
Likewise. Need a new couch but can't go in-store to do the bum test. We were sitting on the floor for a week but then managed to get some second-hand chairs. Good enough for now.
See any good deals for couches? Looks like Danske Mobler and Freedom have some on sale.
I'm not too clued up when it comes to couch prices. $900-$1200 seems to be the normal price for a decent 3-seater.
Haven't checked out too many places either. Nood, Harvey Norman, Target Furniture and a couple others so far. I wouldn't mind checking out Lifestyle Furniture and iFurniture here in Hamilton .
So far we're leaning towards Nood or Target Furniture. Early days though.
@Wakrak: Freedom, Nood & Harvey Norman have good couches if you can find a good bargain. Their quality is much better.
I bought one from Harvey Norman almost 2 years back for $2400 on special. It's a 6 seater recliner corner sofa.
Hozelock Ultra Flex Fitted Hose 30m.
Mitre10 just dropped the price by $20 for Club members ($79.98 > $59.98). Used one of my (OzBargain) giftpay vouchers, paying just $10 overall. Have been watching the price for a week or so now and $59 is a welcomed surpise. Was tossing up between this and the Gardena, but Hozelock seems to have a better reputation when it comes to surviving the elements.
Now I'm just waiting for a good price on a pressure washer. Leaning towards the Ryobi RPW140-G at Bunnings. Pressure bar and flow rate seem decent for the price. Or the RPW150-G if the price is right. Next will be educating myself on car cleaning and getting the right MJJC foam cannon from Aliexpress. Singles day coming up so might be a good time to get one.
I got Karcher k3 with deck kit for around $200(don't remember exact). They are available at supercheap as well and many times goes on sale for around $220.
That's definitely another option, especially if it goes down to the price you mentioned. K2 seems pretty meh with a pressure bar of 110 and Flow L/Hr 360. K3 will be easier to pricematch too. Currently watching prices at SCA, Repco, Trade Tested, Placemakers, The Market, Mitre10, & Bunnings.
Last time super cheap had 30% off club day me and another member of public haggled a price beat from mitre ten. The manager begrudgingly accepted the 15% off.
Worked out good lol. Much better than my cheap ozito
Some have different model no./kits so it becomes hard to price match. But yes I bought from Mitre10 with SCA pricematch. I think when M10 was doing those coupon things($10/$20 on $100 spend)
65 piece socket set @ The Market
Brass hose fittings @ The Market
15" wheel covers @ Super Cheap
Galvanized shelf unit (4 shelf) @ Super Cheap
= $33 for the lot. Had a couple vouchers to use + took advantage of the $10 off $50 (Super Cheap Auto) deal.
Gtx 3080ti store opening special petone
Pokemon hoodie ebgames
Noel leeming amazon echo 8 with ue speaker ($10 off noel leeming + $60 credit from Amazon echo ;))
Hi Nillskill
Could you please tell me about the Amazon credit for the Echo 8 purchase? How do I get it?
I bought an Echo from PB, took 10 days to arrive (yesterday) and now I find it being advertised $70 cheaper. May I also ask how much your Echo cost (net) and if you are happy with it?
Thank you
Kate
Bought a bunch of Meguiars car gear from Super Cheap, taking advantage of their $20 credit back for $60 spend on Meguiars (& $10 off $50 spend MYGARAGE). Should go nicely with the MJJC snow cannon pro v.2 I got.
Nice, I have a cheap foam canon from aliexpress. It never preformed as well as I expected, after getting frustrated with it one day i drilled out the foam intake and air feed holes to 1-2mm and boom its like visiting naughty internet site.
underwear +toilet paper as filler - themarket
some pants for my daughter - themarket (cotton on)
korean fried chicken from menulog
adidas lego shoe - adidas website
lotto tickets
Bought a Samsung S20 FE from Noel leeming (price match the $ from PB tech). Have been thinking to get Dyson V11 from the market with the 11% off, but I still have a gift voucher of$400 from Harvey Norman, so will wait to see whether HN will have further sales later, or will get another cordless vacuum cleaner
PSA: definite easy price match at the moment if you talk to a salesperson
Will have a go, thanks!
A lot since my last comment. Just got Mi Band 6 for $36. Now to wait and see if it actually arrives.
That's exceptionally cheap - from where ?
Where did you find that deal? That's better than the 5 that PBTech were offering as a daily steal. Cheers
You end up getting one? Mine just arrived today. Genuine product.
Nope did not. Could of, would of, should of ;) Nice - wow that was a pretty quick turnaround too.
I feel like we need a rolling weekly topic - this one is going to get cumbersome over time 😅
Need a Cheapies bot-poster like how mods on Reddit can set automatic posts.
or 'just missed out' deals of the week.
https://www.kmart.co.nz/product/3-pack-prism-extra-large-tea…
https://www.kmart.co.nz/product/4-pack-pastel-fern-mugs/3371…
I bought a Saben leather wallet from themarket (20% off + further 10% site wide). Also bought a Foreo Luna mini and a Foreo UFO mini from themarket (15% off + further 10% off), this turned out cheaper than the official Foreo website which is 30% off most items.
Not this week but recently spent 5.2k on getting my car back on the road and next week replacing a window on it someone broke aswell as swapping part of the dash that cracked from someone trying to steal it..
Must be a nice car if you’re paying that much to fix it up. Bit of a bummer about the thievery attempts.
its decent 2006 mazda atenza sports wagon, it did need alot as its ben sitting for years
Last week wrap up:
Sutton 3 seater @ Nood
42XT Treadmill @ T7
Xbox Series S @ The Warehouse
Mi Band 6 @ Hekka
Amazon Echo Dot 3rd gen @ PB Tech
A haircut and a lot of coffee
Last week:
Waitomo fuel -used all my 'freebies' up so had to pay for this lot :(
Lego @The Warehouse
Echo Dot & Echo Show 5 @ PB Tech
T-Shirt @Hallensteins
Kindle Touch, PS4 Controller charger, Powerbank, $320 worth of New World Voucher - all using Flybuys birthday competition points from a couple of months back
Vege Plants @Mitre10
Tried to use 'Hello Fresh' free coupon but got busted and they refunded :(
Which flybuys birthday competition? Did I miss any giveaway or you used your flybuys?
The 25 years of Flybuys - https://www.cheapies.nz/node/29226
Ended up with a tonne of points from this across multiple accounts.
Aah that one, so I didn't miss any. Cool. I used those flybuys to get blunt umbrella & last week Jabra 85t still got few flybuys to spare.
Every one I tried "Sorry you didn't win anything"………You musta got some of my points !
@Drcspy: It helped having a lot of different accounts.
Also, it was important with the Flybuys competition to only try when it was 'live' - you could go too early or too late and you would have zero chance because they were already used (sometimes by late morning) or hadn't actually started yet.
@Drcspy: I got that too for the first half of September, so zero points won until the 15th. Then someone told me that I could add more FlyBuys account contributing into mine (family, partner etc) - so I did that and ended up having 8 accounts and tried them everyday around 9am. By the time the promo ended I've won 16 x 50 points, couldn't be happier!
Forgot that I also got my Netflix via Turkey which saved a heap of $$$
Couldn't get it to work using my credit card but worked a treat buying a Netflix Voucher through Turgame.com
Any issues with having to cell phone verify to prove you were in Turkey or not?
No problems.
I already had my mobile number loaded and the first time I logged in it did ask me again for my number (with a Turkey prefix).
I just ignored it and opened a new incognito tab and it didn't ask again.
As far as the payment, my credit card gave an error but I just changed payment method to giftcard and it worked fine.
At this stage I just used a 100 Turkish Lira gift card which cost about $15 and this has given me approx 2.5 months of the standard plan ($18.99 per month in NZ) so heaps cheaper!
Last Week:
Jabra 85t @flybuys
Nutribullet 900 & eneloop pro aaa @Noel
Farmers - Bought $160 worth of kids clothing & toys (using vouchers)
Xbox Ultimate 3 years $150 (Turkey)
Chem Guys Extreme Wash & Wax 1.9 Litre & first aid kit for car (Super Cheap - had $40 credit)
Many items from The Warehouse 😄
Bodum - 2 pcs glass, double wall 12 oz cups & Herschel Supply Co RFID wallet = $40 total, paid with account credit.
New walking shoes from the New Balance sale
I just bought glasses online for the first time from Clearly. It was way cheaper, hopefully the quality is decent
Thoughts on this RGB desk at Kmart for $75?
https://www.kmart.co.nz/category/women/features/clearance-by…
Just bought a Sandish High Endurance 64GB sd card for $25 for my newly bought and arriving soon I hope 70Mai A500S Pro Plus dashcam. Going to think about getting the hardwire kit soon since it seems simple enough to do yourself
How much you got that for? Link? Have been eyeing that model since sometime now. Just that other things gets priority and dashcam goes back of the list lol.
I got mine for $119 all up including the GST and everything during the Black Friday Sale, it was about 115 all up during the 11.11 sale my colleague took advantage of. Its one of those things you pay a little bit for but could save you thousands down the line if you need to show your insurance. Their store also sells some more cheaper models around ~$60NZD but generally you wanna avoid them as the 1080p aint that good for license plates. The videos i've seen about the Pro Plus look really great!
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32931282121.html?spm=a2g0o.s…
Echo Show 8 for $129 at Harvey's
Whirlpool Crisp & Fry microwave, also at Harveys, for $539. Reduced from $599 pre Xmas.
Netflix plan through Turkey after trying and failing to get it working for the past couple weeks
Sanderson fish oil x 4 from the Chemist Warehouse deal recently posted
$70 of petrol from BP to get a $20 credit back from an Amex offer I received last week (can claim twice so next fill will be there too)
Xmas Eve lunch at Ahi restaurant at Commercial Bay, Auckland, getting a $150 credit back from Amex from their dining perk included each year with my AF. Had to use before year end.
A car service which was hideously expensive to the point I'm thinking of trading in and biting the bullet on an EV (cant find a EV cabrio model though)
Nearly got a Eufy Solocam S40 ($269 Amazon AU) but decided to research a bit more as want to get a new set up to cover the whole house. Arlo, Eufy or Reolink systems I'm looking at now.
Is the echo show 8 lowest ever? Been eyeing that for a while now.
Yep, cheapest I've seen. I had a show 8 v1 already so this is a minor upgrade with faster processer but much better camera. Show 5 is down to 60 at Harveys too. I think I paid 75 when they first went on especial in November
I have show 5 in bedrooms and happy with it. Just wanted a bigger screen for kitchen.
Look at this eufy spotlight cam. I think it is better than solo cam. I dont have it, but looks promising.
https://www.noelleeming.co.nz/p/eufy-security-spotlight-cam-…
I think that’s basically a earlier model solo cam without the built in solar panel the s40 has.
The thing with these solo cams is storage is on the device itself, not cloud or hub like Eufy’s other systems.
I don’t want to run cables or be regularly charging batteries though.
Highly recommend reolink after personally using eufy, swann xtreem, arlo and reolink. I use one reolink pt currently with another reolink pt and a argus 3 camera on it's way, as long as you get solar panels for each you shouldn't need to charge more than the initial charge with enough sun - some days there's 180+ min of triggers on mine and it's never dropped below 70 percent.
if you don't mind me asking, how does your reolink compare to the eufy you had?
I'm looking at outdoor cameras without subscription and deciding between the eufy 2c pro and reolink argus. It's all mixed reviews online.
Reolink stores footage to sd card in the camera - is it not a concern that the camera and sd card can be stolen?
Bought 2 Pelican cases (~$1.5k) and a 40L Pelican chilly bin (~$950)
Two Tempur pillows $430
Kathmandu packing cubes ~$60
Some things from mitre10 with $15 gift card per $100 spend $301.95
Paid 10% deposit on a house ~$77k
Renting a Polestar 2 followed by a Model 3 the week after ~$1.5k
And here I am buying $0.01 toys 😄
Proven you are the King of cheapies 😂😂😂
There are levels to this shit
congrats on becoming a homeowner (just one? first? or mega landlord?).
however i think Wakrak maybe onto something…
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/127382170/study-finds-lego-…
Damn dude.. That's hella spend. Congrats on the house by the way.
I bought a fitbit charge 4 from the warehouse retail @$219 NL had it for $169 but when I checked price spy Cool Mobile in AKL had it for $159. They price matched, plus 10%, $20 off for Market club spend $100 get $20. Brought the price down to $123.10. Was originally going to get it at NL. Got great service form a couple of lads too. Gave them great feedback
Arlo Ultra 2 4K - 2 Pack : $749 (Noel Leemings via The Market) - $789 NL with a further $40 off using BOX40 The Market Code.
Belkin 37W USB C + A car charger : $21.85 from PB Tech.
4 x Google Nest Protect : $759.88 ($189.97 each) from Mobilciti via The Market using BOX20 code for each.
Nike Air Max 1 Ultra Essential Black/Black $33.95 delivered. Got the last pair at Culture Kings.
Rip Curl pencil case $9.99 North Beach
CamelBak Podium Dirt Series Chill 21oz Bottle $11.98 delivered 1-Day
I also switched from YT Premium Individual India, to Family Plan through Argentina. Similar price. $2.60 a month.
As much as Im sort of opposed to paying for Youtube.. the amount of ads is beyond crazy these days - seems more every day and longer and unskippable ones. $2.60 a month might therefore make some sense - do you find it worth it - and do you just need to vpn to wherever and sign up and then its fine off the vpn?
It is well worth it. Not just the ads, but background playback and Google music is great as well. Vpn only while setting up the payment first time. Later auto debit works just fine
Are you using your main Google account for the subscription? I've had my @gmail.com since 2005 and don't really want to risk it, but everything's set up against that account.
Yes, just had to add an Argentinian payment profile to it and remove everything else.
For everybody else on my family plan, I got them all (bar 1) to create new accounts just for YouTube.
And now Tidal (HiFi) for $1.50 a month.
Slightly, got a free slide. I'd wait till black friday for the next sale, just in case they do a special then. Otherwise call them and maybe they can still offer the same deal.