Hump Day Deals: Cheap Hard Drives, Half-Price Groceries, Cheap TV/Wine Combo

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: get cheap Mexican food, Western Digital 3TB hard drives for under $100, half-price groceries. Click the links below to land yourself a bargain.

Games/Software

• This week’s Humble Bundle is all about adventure games. Pay what you want for Detective Grimoire, Broken Sword 1 & 2, and The Whispered World Special Edition. Pay more than the average price and also receive The Detail Episode 1, A Golden Wake, and Cognition: An Erica Reed Thriller: GOTY. If you pay $10 or more, you’ll get all of the above plus Broken Sword 5. As always, you can choose who gets the lion’s share of your money: Humble Bundle, the developers or the nominated charity.
• If you missed out last week, Humble Bundle’s Star Wars video game sale is still running too.
• Kotaku has published a huge summer loot guide to the best gaming paraphernalia on the market. (Note: a lot of these products appeared on our Christmas guide last year but many have since fallen in price.)
• One of the greatest strategy games of all time, Theme Hospital, is currently free to own on Origin. Hurrah!
• This month’s “Games with Gold” offering on Xbox One are It Draws a Red Box (AKA #IDARB) and Worms Battlegrounds. Xbox 360 gamers, meanwhile, can pick up Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. The games will be available for a limited time only.
• The Internet Archive has released over 2000 classic MS-DOS video games into an easy-to-navigate repository. Every single one of the games is free to play in your browser. Click here to see some of the best titles.
• Amazon’s Free Android App of the Day does exactly what it says on the tin. Today’s freebie is Puzkend; a relaxing and untimed match-3 brain teaser.
• Optus is now offering Unlimited Broadband to HFC, ADSL2+ and NBN Fibre customers for $90 per month. The downside is that you need to sign up to a 24-month contract. Click here for more details.
• Feel like you’re running out of space in your Google account? You can score an extra 2GB by undertaking Google’s free security checkup.
• For those who didn’t get the memo, Google Earth Pro has dumped it $US400 subscription fee. This means features including high-resolution images, movie creation and map making are now available free to anyone who downloads the application. Hurrah!
• You can get a range of free ebooks from JB Hi-Fi. Click here to see its full range.

Computers/Gadgets

• Need a new TV? Like wine? Wolfblass is selling a Samsung 40″ Full HD LED TV for $299 when you spend at Least $70 on wine. Click here to go to the promotion. [Via OzBargain]
• Officeworks is selling Western Digital’s ultra-portable 2TB hard drives for $83.30 and the desk-bound 3TB model for $90.30.
• You can currently get Seagate Expansion 3TB USB3 drives for just $99 at Australia Post. There doesn’t appear to be a limit per customer so feel free to go nuts!
• Dick Smith is offering 15 per cent off DSLR camera from Canon and Nikon. Click here to see the full nge.
• You can still get $10 off a $50 spend at Dick Smith when you sign up to its “Mates Rates” service in-store. Click here for details.
• Shopping Express is having a sale on computing products, including SSDs, gaming mice and Intel NUC units. Click here to see the full range.

Food/Drink

• OzBargain has assembled a list of half-price specials from Coles and Woolworths. Products slashes by 50 per cent include Nestle chocolate, Up&Go poppers, 1KG Yoplait tubs and Kettle Chips.
• WineMarket is currently selling crates of McLaren Vale Shottesbrooke Chardonnay for just $47.88; that’s around $130 off.
• Guzman Y Gomez will be selling Burritos, Burrito Bowls and Coronas for just $5 apiece. The deal is available at all GYG restaurants between 2-6 March. [Via OzBargain]
• Online grocery shopping is convenient but it’s not particularly cost-effective. Kogan is looking to change this with the launch of Kogan Pantry. This is a new online store that sells a broad range of food and home supplies, with a capped delivery fee of $9.99 anywhere in Australia. Prices start at $0.99.
• Officeworks is selling Lavazza coffee machines with 144 capsules for just $99. The deal includes free delivery. [Via OzBargain]
• McDonald’s is offering customers a free small fries and small Coke when they buy a Big Mac. The deal will run from 21 January to 3 March. [Via OzBargain]
• Hungry Jack’s has released a fresh batch of discount coupons. Click here to print off your copy! [Via OzBargain]
• MyGroceries.com.au has assembled another list of discounted items from Coles, Woolworths, Bi-Lo, Liquorland and BMW. Click here for this week’s best deals.

Miscellaneous

• Jetstar is throwing a New Route Launch sale with flights from Melbourne to Whitsunday Coast selling for $69. The travel dates are from April to December (excluding school holidays) and there’s a minimum of two passengers per booking.
• The toy-and-collectible home delivery service Loot Crate is currently offering 10 per cent off subscriptions when customers use the online code “Save10”. Click here for more information.
• Deals site Groupon is offering $10 off any deal worth $29 or more. To get the discount, use the code “valentines” during checkout. The deal is on for one day only.
• Got a penchant for historical artifacts and a lot of space in your back yard? The Sydney Monorail is currently listed on Gumtree with carriages selling for $3000. This is the genuine, electrified 24-car Monorail made in Switzerland by Von Roll Transport Systems. (“Use them for anything you like. Good for many things,” the seller explains. Bless.)
• US comedian Louis C.K. has a new comedy special — Live at the Comedy Store — up on his website for just $US5. The files are DRM-free and can be played pretty much anywhere. Click here to download your copy.
• The “all-you-can-eat” movies and TV streaming service Stan is now available at $10 per month. You can also get a free 30-day trial. Head to Gizmodo for a full hands-on review.
• Big W is having a sale on canvas prints. Save up to 50 per cent.
• Each Wednesday, ALDI runs a ‘Special Buys’ sale on a range of heavily discounted items. Today’s deals focus on pancake essentials, products for the home and, er, One Direction paraphernalia. Click here to see the full range of deals.


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