Quick Background on me:
School teacher, very expensive to travel during school holidays.
I recently earned 75K QFF points through Hunter80's deal.
Any Qantas / Jetstar deals that come up cant be claimed due to inability to take time off during school term and block out dates, which makes spending QFF points on flights ineffective.
I know that gift cards are a poor way to spend points, however i have compiled the following list (with poor maths) of value of points / $, that dont look too bad.
Example Syd to Hob Oct2016 - 132.5 points/$
*Myer card - 173
*Apple watch - 159.85
*Caribee carry on bag - 176
*Paklite Escape Trolley Duffle - 235
*Russell Hobbs Heritage 4 Slice Toaster - 152
*Apple iPad pro 12.9 - 143.85
*Fitbit Blaze - 133.53
Note This is a list created over a couple of months and prices may have changed up and down
My real question is about what OzBargainers spend their hard earned QFF points on?
What have you found to be great Value?
What advice can you give me to make the most out of my points?
If you can only travel in peak times, classic rewards give good value, they are just hard to find.
You need to search 364 days in advance. Actually, I think some of the partner segments turn up later, but you need to be on the ball and diligent to find the good rewards fairs.
The other rewards value is on routes with little competition, where the points give good value. A few years ago we were looking at flights to south Africa,as an example in this case.