Hump Day Deals: $200 Off JW King George V Scotch, Humble Bundle Winter Sale, $24 Tigerair Fares

Hump day (AKA Wednesday) is arguably the most boring day of the week. So why not liven things up by grabbing one of these nifty online bargains? Deals that caught our eye this week include: 60 per cent off board games, 44 free Kindle ebooks, Humble Bundle’s massive winter sale. Click the links below to land yourself a bargain.

    Games/Software

  • Amazon has slashed the price of board games by up to 60 per cent. Titles include Walking Dead: The Best Defense for $19.99, Adventure Time Card Wars for %9.95 and Shinobi Clans for $12.49. Click here to see the full selection. [Via OzBargain]
  • Dick Smith is selling the PlayStation 4 with three games for $399 when customers use the discount code “CPICKUP”. The bundle includes Little Big Planet, Driveclub and The Last Of Us. [Via OzBargain]
  • EB Games is having a huge Christmas sale across all video game formats and merchandise. Of particular note is the massive range of toys and paraphernalia on offer which are perfect stocking-stuffers.
  • Origin is offering the classic PC game SimCity 2000 for free. Download it here.
  • Sony’s “12 Days Of Christmas” sale is still in full swing. Today’s deals include Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut for $8.85 and Rain for $10.35.
  • Sony also has a range of digital titles are also on special — click here for the list.
  • This week’s Humble Bundle focuses on the games of Iceberg Interactive. Pay what you want for Nuclear Dawn, The Lost Crown, Star Ruler, and Blades of Time: Limited Edition. Pay more than the average price, and you also get StarDrive, Horizon, and Gas Guzzlers Extreme. Pay $25 or more, and you’ll also receive Starpoint Gemini 2.! As always, you can choose who gets the lion’s share of your money: Humble Bundle, the developers or the nominated charity.
  • Humble Bundle is also throwing a “Winter” sale with up to 90 per cent off selected video games. Noteworthy deals include Alien Isolation for $24.99, Antichamber for $1.99, Dead Island: Game of the Year Edition for $4.99 and Napoleon: Total War for $3.74. 10 per cent of all purchases go to charity.
  • Still finalising your Christmas shopping? Our massive gamer gift guide is here to help with links to the best online deals.
  • Udemy has slashed a handful of online courses by 100 per cent. This week’s free courses include Develop Your First iPhone App (save $95), The Complete Web Developer (save $99) and Start Your Own Online Store (save $197). See the full range here.
  • Amazon has slashed the price of 44 Kindle ebooks by 100 per cent with a focus on information technology titles. Click here to see the whole range. (Amazon ebook sales tend to finish without warning, so check the price before purchasing!)
  • You can also get a range of free ebooks from JB Hi-Fi. Click here to see its full range.
  • Google is offering a month of unlimited movie streaming on Presto to customers who purchase a Chromecast. You can also get 90 days of unlimited music from Google Play and $6 credit towards a movie rental. Click here for the terms and conditions.
  • Computers/Gadgets

  • Repco is selling a twin-pack of Oricom 1W UHF CB walkie-talkies for $29.99. [Via OzBargain]
  • Looking for a new cheap laptop? The HP Stream 11 retails for just $299 and according to Gizmodo it’s worth every penny.
  • Harvey Norman is selling the 128GB Surface Pro 3 i5 for $997. This is a very decent price for the best tablet PC on the market. [Via OzBargain]
  • Woolworths is selling Telstra’s $30 Pre-Paid SIM Starter Kits for $1 when customers spend $30 or more on an Everyday Rewards Card. The deal is available in all SIM card varieties including Nano and Micro-SIM for iPad. [Via OzBargain]
  • The Huawei Ascend Y550 4G is a new budget smartphone from Vodafone that packs in an impressive array of features for just $99. It boasts a roomy 4.5-inch screen, a 1.2 GHz quad core processor, 1GB of RAM, a 5-megapixel camera and 4G LTE support. Handily, it also runs Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) out of the box.
  • You can currently get $10 off a $50 spend at Dick Smith when you sign up to its “Mates Rates” service in-store. Click here for details.
  • Stumped on what to buy your geeky mates this Christmas? Our Ultimate Geek Gift Guide should help to steer you in the right direction — follow the supplied links to get up to 50% off.
  • JB Hi-Fi is selling the a 32GB iPhone 5C for a ridiculously cheap $399. To put that into perspective, the 8GB version currently costs $529 direct from Apple.
  • Telstra is offering $20 off all its prepaid mobile broadband devices until Christmas.
  • Food/Drink

  • For today only, Aldi Liquor is selling 750ml bottles of Johnnie Walker Blue Label King George V Scotch for $399: that’s a saving of around $200. You can order it online here.
  • Woolworths is offering 20 per cent off online meat orders when customers use the discount code “MEATXMAS”. The deal ends this Sunday and there’s a minimum spend of $50. [Via Ozbargain]
  • Free Milo from Nestle: Go, go, go!
  • KFC has released its latest vouchers for customers in NSW, VIC, ACT, SA and Alice Springs. Click here to print off your own copy. [Via OzBargain]
  • Prefer burgers to fried chicken? Hungry Jack’s has released some discount vouchers too.
  • The national treasure known as tightarse has assembled a new list of fast food coupons for December. There are over 250 coupons for a range of fast food outlets, including McDonald’s, Hungry Jack’s, KFC, Subway, Red Rooster, Oporto and more.
  • You can still get $50 off purchases of $120 or more at WineMarket when you use the online discount code “simplify”. Christmas grog sorted!
  • Clothing

  • Amazon is offering 30 per cent off $100+ purchases on select clothes, shoes, watches and luggage. Click here to see the deal. [Via OzBargain]
  • Clothing site boohoo.com is throwing a clearance sale with up to 60 per cent off a range of womens clothing. You can also score free delivery for orders over $40.
  • ShopStyle is having another clearance sale on fashion and beauty items. Prices start at 60 cents. Click here to see the full range.
  • Miscellaneous

  • You can currently get the gloriously schlocky sci-fi film Pacific Rim from Google Play for free. The film is worth owning for the atrociously bad “Australian” accents supplied by the US cast. [Via OzBargain]
  • Online bookstore QBD is having a clearance sale: save up to 20 per cent.
  • Planning a Christmas getaway? HotelClub is offering $50 off bookings over $100 to Visa Checkout customers who use the discount code “VISACHECKOUT”. [Via OzBargains]
  • Each Wednesday, ALDI runs a ‘Special Buys’ sale on a range of heavily discounted items. Today’s deals focus on last-minute Christmas gift ideas, Mr Men mugs, Christmas food and toys. Click here to see the full range of deals.
  • JB Hi-Fi is having a 20 per cent off sale on Blu-rays and DVDs. The deal ends this Saturday.
  • Tiger Air is having a flash sale on selected flights with fares starting at just $24. Click here to see a list of available flights. [Via OzBargain]

  • Seen anything better? Share links to more online deals in the comments section below!


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