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.
That’s legendary!
Few things here and there
AliExpress
Breville
Samsung
Bonds AU
Onceit
Torpedo7
EB Games
Did you buy the portafilter from Breville direct? Is it a pressurised (double wall) or non-pressurised (single wall) one? I've been thinking of looking for a non-pressurised one to try so curious what you have.
ooo. No idea. It’s to replace a broken BES860 portafilter.
https://www.breville.com/nz/en/parts-accessories/parts/sp002…
Ah yup, just the actual filter, not the basket. Good to know they have easy (albeit not that cheap) first party replacements.
@Tmurder91: Yeah I tried to find the official product cheaper elsewhere, but that proved difficult. Next best thing would’ve been second-hand or a different brand for $50 off Amazon AU.
In the end just thought bugger it.
Cookie Time Brokens Double Deal, 2x 1kg for $22 is back, has been cheaper in the past but that's good enough for me, 3 lots should last a while. Got some of their kids socks ($10) too for a present cos they look cool.
Bit of a quiet week
The other week
Managed to score this Jolly Jumper booster seat for $7.01 delivered from Farmers.
Most expensive week in a while, with some Cheapie in there too - Two week holiday to Bali
Two different 5* hotels, one all inclusive, both booked through LuxuryEscapes using two different email addresses to get 3.5% cashback through CashRewards as new customers - ($300 cashback earnt)
One night pre departure stay at Auckland Airport Novotel, using the free night stay included in Accor Plus membership (included with Amex Platinum Charge Card) - ($350 stay free)
Qantas flights, cashing in some of my Amex reward points, so $750 return for two. Duration 11 hours there (via MEL), 14 back (via ADL & MEL) - (about $2,250 saved)
Seperatly, managed to bag that free jar of peanut butter, paying postage only, deal
4 pair Ridgeline Staydry fleece pants from marine deals 280 gms (polar fleece weight) $37.99 a pair down from $79.95. Warm and comfortable for at home use keeps the power bill down.
https://www.marine-deals.co.nz/ridgeline-staydry-fleece-pant…
I got some cool stuff a few weeks ago. This is some of the stuff.
Redmi Note 12 turbo, flashed into Poco f5 $450
Keychron v3 red switches $80
Keychron v6 brown switches $80
Apagard Premio toothpaste 100g $16 each
I'm actually not too sure how much each cost me because of the complex coupon system, so the prices are approximate.
Some short dated drinks from NZMuscle, 6cans for $9.95, bought 3 packs of Musclepharm and 1 of C4 original energy RTDs.
Nutribullet 900W Black Mega Pack for $99 from Noel Leeming, used a $100 gift card.
Entertainment unit.
https://www.treasurebox.co.nz/maize-1-3m-led-entertainment-u…
Under $200 including shipping.
It might be a little low so will put it on castors.
Or floating. I have similar and have attached it to the wall under the wall mounted TV. All cables are hidden and looks really tidy.
Great idea thanks
Found this similar one on trademe for about double the cost.
I saw this listing you may be interested in: Artiss 130cm Rgb Led Tv Stand Cabinet Entertainment Unit Gloss Furniture Black https://www.trademe.co.nz/4343758379
2.6 kg of chicken thighs. Mad butcher $4.99 a kg. Wicked cheap, made satay chicken meals for the freezer. Will be buying more if there's room in the freeze by sunday
which MB? havent been in there in so long, it was going downhil for me.
lots of uber eats
H&H plain t shirts. The Warehouse has them at $6 down from $9. 100% cotton very comfortable
Do you know how they compare to as colour and Uniqlo? My 5 white as colour tees are getting a bit tight and I don't have many Uniqlo ones so looking to get some more.
Not sure about the white t shirts. But long ago when having white t shirts using napisan made them so white it was remarkable
I was meaning quality wise compared to AS colour and Uniqlo basic tees how the H&H compare.
@Bill: Not familiar with those brands. The postie plus plain cotton t's are a little thicker so better for winter, colour wise pretty much the same.
@Bill: I have a few H&H t shirts,the black one is better than the white ones. The collar of the white one seems to change its shape after a few washes.
@Juju123: Thanks, seems strange that there would be any material differences other than the dyes.
Just saw that the t-shirts are now $3.60 each, so basically free at that price. Will pick up a couple and see how they are.
Sistema half price at countdown. The 3 pack 400ml are great for single serve soups and the 3 pack of 550ml are great for single serve frozen meals, though they are actually sandwich containers
Managed to grab On Cloudnova Women's shoes for $31.99 delivered. Last pair.
https://www.hypedc.com/nz/products/on-cloudnova-black-eclips…
Other than that, been buying too much craft beer.
Nice. Have been researching and filtering out the yeast and kegging and carbonation with co2 is the way to make shop bought quality craft beer. Looking at the 29l kegmenter for an xmas present to myself. Uses soda stream co2 bottles.Would save me a fortune or you is why the share
I would love to get a couple of smaller quality Fermenter while i get the hang of things more.
Means getting it wrong doesnt wreck 23L
Oh my fermenter was only $45 its a plastic barrel. 30 ltr and the beer kits you buy make 23 to 25 ltrs. They are a big can of syrup with all the malt and hops etc. So your kind of stuck with making 23 to 25 ltr batches
@Bargainstalker: Yeah, i have a fermzilla, great but moving it is awkward when full and it just fits into fridge.
A couple of 12L ones with the same fermzilla setup would be much more manageable and I would just split the brew in 2
@Foodie: Check out the marquee 25 ltr water container at bunnings. It just fits my fridge and its square so takes up much less space. Good for fermentation and crash chilling. I'll be getting one soon. Just as heavy of course but square means a less awkward lift as the centre of mass is closer to the body
@Bargainstalker: The benefit of the fermzilla is i can remove chub easily from the bottom, avoiding yeast sediment from being disturbed and also allows really simple bottle filling.
Temp probe seals well in from the top.
I just wish they sold a half size one.
@Foodie: I had a look the fermzillas look great.
https://www.amazon.com/Kegland-FermZilla-Flat-Bottom-Ferment…
This is the flat bottom version I don't know if thats the one you have. Im quite interested in it, thanks for the info
@Bargainstalker: I have https://www.brewshop.co.nz/fermzilla-27-litre-fermenter.html
The latest version is an extra $50.
The valve at bottom can turn and then bottom removed.
I also tried filtering when bottling but unless you CO² charge you dont want to remove all yeast.
Here is setup doing a cider
https://imgur.com/a/zIcfkI5
Doing an IPA, you can see the collection
https://imgur.com/a/A62Bb12
@Foodie: Looks great. I bought a 1 micron beer filter and realize removing all the yeast means co2 carbonation is necessary.
But doing an experimental brew with using finings and crash chilling to remove as much yeast as possible but also leaving just enough for bottle carbonation. To see how good it can be without kegging and co2. And if i do go with kegging and co2 I'll have something to compare it to.
Have made beer on the cheap many years ago cloudy and yeasty not very nice but budget friendly. Now wanting to make store bought quality beer. Going to siphon off the top 3/4 and use the 1 micron filter on the bottom quarter with the most yeast. Should be the bare minimum of yeast for carbonation with the minimum yeast flavour.
https://www.brewshop.co.nz/beer-filtering-system.html
@Bargainstalker: Nice, there is definitely an art to it.
I have
https://nzbrewingsupplies.co.nz/products/classic-bouncer-fil… with 3 different mesh sizes.
All the best with ur brewing. We might want to open a new forum thread 😀
@Foodie: Hey, followed your advice and posted a forum topic called. "Interested in making beer or spirits?"
@Foodie: Was thinking that too! Ha. I've been making spirits for over 20 years. 60 ltr custom made reflux still, though realistically can only run a 54 ltr batch of wort its enough for 25 ltrs of 40% spirit each run. And now have a 5 ltr pot still for brandy, banana is delicious and looking to make banana vanilla cinnamon next for a mates xmas family gathering. Great fun
5 kg shotz laundry powder from the warehouse.
Normally $16 but on special at $14 and with the current $10 off a $50 spend it works out at $11.50.
Btw its very good laundry powder
Is the $10 off $50 targeted? I haven't seen it inside the app yet
Possibly expired now - that was more than a month ago.
Sorry for the late reply. It was a code from the legend wakrak
Thanks guys now that make sense!
Scanpan Impact 3pc Saucepan Set $158 delivered from Peter's of Kensington
Bunch of second-hand whiteware/furniture.
E.g., Electrolux SensorWash 9kg front load washer $275
Shotz laundry powder and the 12 ltr square buckets are great items to buy from the warehouse when they have a code. 1.5 kg chelsea sugar is another
Samsung Galaxy S24 512GB
Back on the HelloFresh bandwagon. $60 for five meals (2 people) + cashback through ShopBack.
Also bought another pedal exerciser for $0.01. They’ve caught on now though. Back to $80.
Trying to sell my other one on FB but no bites 🎣
$80 pedal exercisers for 1 cent? Hilarious! Hahaha. And legend!
Probably sell soon in spring when people start worrying about displaying their flab in summer.
Thanks wakrak your inspirational
What code did you use for that HF discount Wakrak?
Pair of karimor outdoor shoes from wiggle 70% off.
$96 nz with shipping
4 Hoodies $71. From temu size 46- 48.
Free shipping is great.
Only picked winter weight as temu clothing can have light weight fabric
Can you share what u bought please cheers
Just 4 men's hoodies of 4 different styles.
Also they have a load of hilarious slogan printed hoodies tshirts and caps im keen on for the next buy
46- 48 is 3xl. A lot are only available up to 44 which is 2xl
Kmart winter brushed cotton check shirts marked down to $8
Bose QuietComfort SC Headphones, they are very good :D
I think I spent like $4000 in the past week……
8 watches?!?!?!
Yeah, I'm a bit of a watch collector. And shoes. And various other junk that eat money haha
Oh, you ended up buying the earbuds. From sony store or online?
From PBTech lol. It was $320, only a few dollars more.
Slightly more comfy than my WF-1000XM4, but not by much compared to my Technics AZ80.
Ah, i was thinking of getting it. Would be replacing my WF-1000XM3 so perhaps a bit more upgrade
@spam: Go for it man. I hated my WF-1000XM3, extremely uncomfortable even with Comply and SpinFit ear tips. Upgraded to the XM4 and it's much better. Wouldn't say it's uncomfortable, but definitely useable. Then went with the Technics and it's so much better overall. Better sound, better comfort, etc. Then tried the XM5 and it's more comfy than the XM4, but compared to the Technics, not by much. I got it only coz it was on sale and I thought I could just dedicate my XM4 to when I'm out for a run (I sweat easily).
The XM5 has adaptive noise cancelling though, it changes dynamically based on the noise in your surrounding environment. You can't set it to always be at max noise cancelling in the app. This is the same problem with the WH-1000XM5 (which is why I sold it). But so far, I think my WF-1000XM5 has been doing fine in terms of noise cancelling, although I haven't tested it extensively in noisy environments yet……..but in terms of comfort, definitely worth the upgrade over the XM3.
@NovaAlpha: Good to know. I've been using the small tip that was provided and I found that the cheap redmi buds are more comfy than these sony.
I'd probably wait until it goes on sale again (or if I feel like it, go to the store) before upgrading.
@spam: LOL I have that too (for running use at home or outside) and yeah it is more comfy than the XM4 because it's smaller and fits my ear better. But it doesn't offer noise cancelling, hence why I'm using my WF-1000XM4 for that purpose now.
@NovaAlpha: bought it last week price matched to PB tech + Amex offer so got it for $280.
I can see why you said it's way better than XM3. It feels like it seals better too, with the ANC is way quieter than XM3. Not sure if I need time to adjust but it felt weird lol.
Hey, can I get the time ?
Hey, can I get the time ?
Time … to buy a watch from NovaAlpha.
Just don't be surprised if are wearing a large mac, and have the watches hanging from the inside!
I just got a pair of Timberland Men's 6-Inch Premium Waterproof Boots THESE for $109 + $18 shipping from Amazon Resale, described as "like new". Same model of Timberland in NZ are all well over $200, last deal posted for these on here was $250 down from $360 back in 2022. I think it was an unusually good deal from Amazon Resale who used to be good but have sucked ever since the rebrand a couple of years ago.
I just bought a brand new Nothing Phone 3a for $405 from a pawn shop. Hope it's not one that's been stolen then sold to them.
Hope it's not one that's been stolen then sold to them.
No way to be absolutely certain I guess (even possible a victim, especially if stolen from a retailer or warehouse, might not even know they have lost it), but most phones, once reported stolen, are barred from all the networks, so if it works, then you're probably okay….
Yeah first thing I'll be doing is checking the imei once it's delivered to me.
New fridge freezer from Harvey Norman - HRF420BS
With 10% back as giftcard
We are looking for a fridge freezer as well, which fridge did u end up buying n the price please?
https://www.harveynorman.co.nz/whiteware/refrigeration/botto…
It's generally on sale for about this price.
433L fits perfect in my space.
$120 gift card.
Thanks
It's kinda ugly during the day but at night she is sexy (classic).
Got it in the recent 80% cashback offer so pretty happy with it. Three light modes and can be plugged in or wireless.
This is a copy of the famous IKEA donut lamp
I got a few things this month too
* Nvidia RTX 5060 16gb for $1080 NZD
* Nvidia P100 24gb $190 NZD (second hand Chinese marketplace)
* Samsung 870 EVO 250gb $25 NZD (second hand Chinese marketplace)
* Roborock S8 Max V Ultra with dock $400 NZD (second hand Chinese marketplace refurbed 80% new)
* Some DC-DC Buck converters for 50c NZD
* Esun PLA 1.75mm 1kg $10 NZD
* 120 rolls of 4 ply toilet paper $30 NZD
Where did you get the toilet paper?
China - Most chinese toilet paper don't come with a hole in the middle by the way. So can't put into a toilet paper holder but we don't mind because its cheap
Share the link please that's really good price.
Hey
What’s this second hand chinese marketplace and how do you get items shipped to NZ?
It's called Xian Yu, quite a lot of scams happen on there but you just gotta check the seller reputation, its just like ebay. You'll need to pay via Alipay or Whatsapp in CNY. Chinese Debit card accepted. No Visa/Mastercard/AMEX (even though the logo is on there, it doesn't work i've tried). Sent to freight forwarder warehouse.
First thing I did when I got the Samsung EVO was put it through Samsung Magician and seems like I got lucky, good health, authentic and only 151gb written total lifetime.
Hey, so does that mean Visa via WeChat/Weixin Pay won't work, and I'll have to have CNY on my WeChat account?
Also, do you recommend any particular forwarder? Thanks :)
And the PLA lol - where did you score the $10 1kg roll?
Buy a $150 gift card, get a leg of lamb. Spend $150 gift card, get a leg of lamb. 2.0kg and 2.5kg
Had to get in early, when I posted it. They then changed it the next day to exclude gift cards in their T&C's