Hump Day Deals: Mega ShopSale, 18% Off Apple Computers, Free Ebooks

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: 50% off fashion items at ShopStyle’s ShopSale, get a Google Chromecast for $38 from Harvey Norman, score up to 18% off Apple computers. Click the links below to land yourself a bargain.

    Games/software

    • The popular iOS game Infinity Blade III is currently free. The app normally sells for $8.99 so grab it before it reverts back to the regular price.
    • This week’s Humble Bundle focuses on the Total War goodies. Pay what you want for Sword of Attila, Roman Soldier vs Germanic Warrior, Alesia 52 BC, the Final Struggle for Gaul, 1000 in-game gold ($10 value) for your kingdom in Total War Battles: KINGDOM, an exclusive Humble Banner Heraldry for Total War Battles: KINGDOM, a Commander Leonidas bust 3D printer file for Total War: ARENA, exclusive Humble Warrior Greek Shield for Total War: ARENA, instant beta access for Total War: ARENA, an exclusive illustrated campaign map for Total War: WARHAMMER, the Total War: ROME Original Soundtrack, Shogun: Total War Collection, Viking: Battle for Asgard, and Medieval II: Total War Collection. As always, you can choose who gets the lion’s share of your money: Humble Bundle, the developers or the nominated charity.
    • Hard Disk Sentinel Professional is a hard drive and SSD health, temperature and performance monitoring program with integrated backup and disk repairing functions. You can currently get it free (RRP: $35).
    • The best ebooks are free ebooks. You can currently snap up a range of children’s ebooks from Google Play for zilch. Click here to see the deals. You can also get Software Defined Storage for Dummies and The Math-Hacker Book, both free.
    • Can’t get enough reading freebies? Here is a selection of free ebooks on the Google Play Store courtesy of OzBargain’s brotherrfranciz. Available titles include H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds, Nikola Tesla: Imagination and the Man That Invented the 20th Century” by Sean Patrick and DC Entertainment Essential Graphic Novels and Chronology 2014.
    • Humble Bundle is offering a weekly bundle on game-making software. Click here to see what’s on offer.
    • Ashampoo is giving away a range of software titles worth $160. Programs include Ashampoo Burning Studio 2015, Ashampoo Music Studio 5 and Ashampoo Snap 7. Click here for the downloads.
    • WindowsDeal has slashed a handful of PC software titles by up to 100 per cent. (We’ve not personally tested any of these products, so be mindful of included bloatware.)
    • Computers/Gadgets

      • Dick Smith has knocked 10% off its Apple computer range. It’s possible to bring the total discount to around 18% by applying the following hack.
      • Harvey Norman is selling the Google Chromecast for $38; a saving of more than 25%.
      • Office Works is still selling Mutant MIG-NC102 noise-cancelling headphones for just $18. Bargain.
      • Shopping Express is still throwing a clearance sale on electronics, including laptops, wireless routers, printers, NAS devices and sticks of RAM. Check out the full range of deals here.

      Food/Drink

      • Good news for fast food-loving cheapskates: KFC is bringing back its 24 Chicken Nuggets for $10 deal and regular chips for $1. Click here for details.
      • Here are your Hungry Jack’s vouchers for September/October.
      • Domino’s is currently offering a free chocolate salted caramel mousse with any pizza purchase. The catch is that you have to follow them on Facebook or Instgram. Click here for details.
      • What’s cheaper than takeaway pizza? Homemade pizza! Not a deal per se, but this POPSUGAR Health & Fitness recipe for portobello pizzas made from rocket, tomato and goat cheese is too delicious not to share.
      • The bar tab app Clipp is offering up to 40% off food and drink at venues like Riley Street Garage, Transport Bar Melbourne, Stuffed Beaver, Surly’s, Mrs Sippy, The Local Taphouse, The Bucket List, Belgian Beer Cafe (Melbourne) The London, The Flynn and more. Click here for more info.
      • Vinomofo is offering a $100 discount to first-time customers, plus another $25 off when you sign up via a partnered referral link. To get the deal, use the discount code “UNITEDBYWINE100” during checkout. Click here for more details.
      • You can also get some fresh wine deals, including a De Bortoli Wines Villages Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2013 for $16.80.
      • Here are this week’s best groceries deals from both Woolworth’s and Coles. courtesy of OzBargain. All deals are half-price or better.
      • 7-11 is selling sandwiches on every Wednesday of September for $2.
      • Miscellaneous

        • Need some new threads? Our sister site ShopStyle has just launhced its first ShopSale promotion where you can get up to 50% off at various retailers. So women’s fashion and accessories, click here. For mensware, click here.
        • Jetstar is running insanely good deals on airfares to Japan at the moment. Prices start at just $249 — with free return flights to the same Australian airport. The offer ends at midnight tonight, so get in quick! Click here for more information.
        • Daily deals site Groupon is offering an additional 15% off all local deals. Not too shabby. [Via OzBargain]
        • Here are the latest deals from Milan Direct: Outdoor Hanging Egg & Pod Chairs from $329, a Recliners clearance sale and 550+ discounted Office Furniture from $19.
        • Each Wednesday, ALDI runs a ‘Special Buys’ sale on a range of heavily discounted items. Today’s deals focus on Oktoberfest goodies, gardening tools and beauty products. Click here to see the full range of deals.

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


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