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7.5% off Big W eGift Cards - Entertainment Book Members

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7.5% off Big W eGift Cards - Entertainment Book Members
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spackbace on 03/12/2015 - 16:26 entertainmentbook.com.au (975 clicks)
Last edited 03/12/2015 - 16:29

Saves having to deal with Groupon, and wait for them! If you're logged into Entertainment Book site, clicking the deal link will show the Purchase link. If not logged in, it doesn't show up

  • 7.5% OFF offer ends 19 December 2015.
  • Woolworths Limited is the issuer of the BIG W eGift but is not the promoter of the offer.
  • BIG W eGift Cards are valid for 12 months from the date of issue and are redeemable in-store and online at participating stores.
  • BIG W eGift Cards are not redeemable at BIG W Online.
  • For a list of participating stores and full BIG W eGift Card Terms and Conditions visit everydaygiftcards.com.au.

Note: When clicking through to everydaygiftcards, it states:
"The BIG W Store eGift Card is redeemable at BIG W stores and BIG W Online only"
Despite what it notes above!

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  • povertytrap on 03/12/2015 - 16:33

    Can anybody confirm that these can be used to purchase WIsh cards in store?

    • danielh on 03/12/2015 - 16:35
      +1

      I have in the past but that was before they did a change to their terms and conditions which may now preclude this. I did it at the time because my wife was unsure about using the eGiftcard method and wanted to use the 'good old' physical cards. This was in May 2015. We have since been converted to prefering eGiftcards now.

  • danielh on 03/12/2015 - 16:34
    +7

    I actually got an email back from everyday rewards saying:

    Hi Daniel,
    Thank you for your email.
    I can confirm that although we have specific branded gift cards, all of our Gift cards can be used at any of our brands within the Woolworths Limited Group.
    This applies to e-gift cards as well as physical gift cards
    Hope this helps
    Kind regards,
    Gift Card Team

    Not sure who to believe but I have got my Groupon Big W eGift cards and will try to buy something tonight and see how it goes.

    • spackbace on 03/12/2015 - 16:35

      Just try a test order online :)

    • jag007 on 03/12/2015 - 16:50

      Hey Daniel,
      please give us update if its working in woolies too or other woolworths places
      looking forward for your reply
      thanks :)

      • Meathead95 on 11/12/2015 - 20:35

        Tried to use the Big W eGift card at Woolies today, it disn't work, says invalided. :(

        • jag007 on 11/12/2015 - 20:37

          Thanks mate really appreciate for your response may be try to buy something at big w and then return it you might be able to get a gift card and thanks again

        • Iwantthatbargain on 14/12/2015 - 19:40

          @jag007: hey mate, I bought Woolworths gift card at big w, and it works

        • jag007 on 14/12/2015 - 20:10

          @AG1304x: wow can we buy woolworth gift card with egift card

        • Iwantthatbargain on 16/12/2015 - 20:47

          @jag007: You need to be at store (not online).. Just pick up a woolworths gift card and at the checkout counter tell them that you want to pay with egiftt card

        • Iwantthatbargain on 21/12/2015 - 15:50

          @jag007: latest update: it seems the store staffs have received an instruction not to allow this

    • cwongtech on 03/12/2015 - 16:52

      Anyone able to test theirs on the woolies website? :D

    • sween64 on 03/12/2015 - 17:10

      They were the old rules, the new T&C's explicitly state they can't

      • [Deactivated] on 03/12/2015 - 22:17
        +7

        No one cares about the T&Cs we only care about the execution, can they be used at Woolworths or not.

        • sween64 on 04/12/2015 - 08:23

          Well try it and find out! Please report back.

  • strikerzebra on 03/12/2015 - 16:38

    Not sure what their reasoning behind making them only redeemable at Big W was, has any tried to use them elsewhere lately?

    • Cluster on 03/12/2015 - 19:33

      BigW along with Masters is badly under performing for Woolworths. It makes sense they're trying to push customers towards BigW.

      • zzzsianzzz on 05/12/2015 - 01:17

        hate the normal working hours at my local BigW during normal days (except Thurs), operating hours were same as normal office hours before… and had shopped at some other BigW near Sydney.. dread stepping into that store brand.. had to wait ages when buying items, and checking out through cashier counter.. there was like 7-10 people stuck at some BigW cashiers on weekends and they opened just one or two cashiers, queue wasn't even moving.. in the end, simply gave up when I only wanted to get 1 or 2 items, i just left the items where I picked them and left the store to go elsewhere to buy them.. not surprising that they are not doing well, they are not good with electronics also, which BigW also sells.. couldn't find people when i wanted to price match and buy it, hardly bought electronics from there anymore..no wonder they sell Dick Smith..

        and hardware, not surprising.. stepped into masters, same situation, young blokes that don't know how to use those items they sell.. younger than me, looked at me with that funny look when i asked them, also read the instructions like i did, they also asked around but still can't figure it out then try to pull some crap through.. and not better priced than bunnings.. i still go to bunnings although they are pretty close, a couple of blocks away..

  • povertytrap on 03/12/2015 - 16:39

    I think Big W online has been connected to Ezibuy in the past so you couldn't use Big W gift cards online.

  • RickOnOzBargain on 03/12/2015 - 17:10

    According to…
    https://everydaygiftcards.com.au/media/static/Docs/wish_tnc.pdf
    the "Big W card" is a "Wish Card" and as such can be used everywhere Wish cards can.

    • sween64 on 03/12/2015 - 17:13

      Nope. What you are buying is a Store eGift Card with different T&C's

      6.3: BIG W Store eGift Cards can only be redeemed at all BIG W stores or online at
      www.bigw.com.au (excludes online photo processing) and excluding at standalone photo
      kiosks, DVD vending machines and mobile EFTPOS terminals.

  • wfdTamar on 03/12/2015 - 17:33

    Boy, could it be more confusing? The terms seem to say a Wish egift card is for general use at any Woolies group store, but a particular store egift card can only be used at that brand of store (so BigW card only at BigW).

  • mini_wombat on 03/12/2015 - 17:36
    +1

    I used the last 7.5% BIGWdeal cards from the entertainment handbook only for Petrol at Caltex stations … the T&Cs have clearly changed now (not even valid online and for photos). The Wish card is still sold at only 5% discount.
    But you never know what the actual payment system does until somebody tried it out …

  • coprocessor8087 on 03/12/2015 - 17:45

    What's wrong with using Big W Gift Card only at Big W ? From now till Christmas/New Year, there will be lots of 'specials' coming up, so there are lots of chance you can use it there. If you want to spend at Woolie, there are always $10 off $100/$150 online offer with the 5% off Wish egift card.

    • wfdTamar on 03/12/2015 - 18:07
      +1

      Some of us don't have one anywhere near us. Want to use it for groceries and petrol.

  • chrisoz on 03/12/2015 - 17:46
    +1

    Yeah last year I stocked up on the 7.5% big w e-gift cards and used them at Woolies and Petrol. With the revised T&C's, will be curious to see if this is still the case.

  • Andrewwwwww on 03/12/2015 - 18:20

    I still have a few BigW eGift card purchased earlier this year…used it last week at Woolies and was ok…

  • Coops1 on 03/12/2015 - 19:07
    +8

    I will be another bunny, I have just ordered $100 worth, if it arrives by 10pm I will go down to my local woolies and try using it.

    Has worked in the past at Woolies, dont expect it has changed, even though the T&C have changed…It is all the same system…

    • samehada on 03/12/2015 - 21:45
      +5

      I just tried it, it won't work. The card number format has been changed.

      • Coops1 on 03/12/2015 - 22:03
        +1

        Agree, I tried to be smart and tried the normal last 10 digits of the 6280….. number and it didn't work. :(. Bad news people's.

        Mind you I did not try the new 13 digit format, as there was somebody behind, and I didn't want to have a second decline :( to slow people down even more. Can you confirm you used the 13 digit and it didn't work?

        • samehada on 03/12/2015 - 22:06
          +4

          I tried both numbers and none worked.

        • Coops1 on 03/12/2015 - 22:20
          +1

          @samehada:

          Cheers. Interesting that the full T&C's do not say you can't use to buy other gift cards, eg WISH, in-store. I thought that was in the old T&C's

          Off to BigW in the morning to try that conversion out. Again, never been an issue in-store to do this, the systems use to accept it GC a purchase, and it was only some managers whorefused (based on some comments via OzB), and I never experienced a refusal.

  • Iwantthatbargain on 03/12/2015 - 19:41

    I just ordered one. The card received says "This eGift Card is redeemable at BIG W stores only"
    However, I checked the egift card ordered during last deal, then they didn't have any such restrictions last time.

  • dragonhawk on 03/12/2015 - 19:43
    +6

    I just got my BigW eGift card and the in store number is different to the WISH gift card number format… Big W number format has changed to xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-x while the Wish gift card format is xxxx-xxxx-xx, so I'm fairly sure that it won't work at Woolworths or Woolworths Petrol. I could be wrong though as I haven't tried.

    • poko on 03/12/2015 - 19:51
      +6

      I just tried using one on Woolworths online and it wouldn't accept it :(

      • dragonhawk on 03/12/2015 - 19:53

        Going to have to find something to buy at big w now.

        • [Deactivated] on 03/12/2015 - 22:19
          +2

          Wish gift card???

  • CDG on 03/12/2015 - 20:09

    So in conclusion, can this card use at Woolie or for petrol ?

    • dragonhawk on 03/12/2015 - 20:10

      It cannot

      • CDG on 03/12/2015 - 20:10

        thanks

  • [Deactivated] on 03/12/2015 - 20:47
    +5

    You can convert bigw only egift to physical wish card at bigw store. there's no restriction in T&C as well as their system accept it.

    Ask for manager if cashier refuse.

    • imahapyboy on 03/12/2015 - 22:27
      -2

      i will reject you if you come to my store

      • regenade on 03/12/2015 - 22:32
        +1

        lol thanks less than 18 year old checkout kid :D

    • forumninja on 05/12/2015 - 13:44

      Even the manager refused.

  • [Deactivated] on 03/12/2015 - 22:00
    +4

    buy something, return it, should get a returns card usable at WW.

  • gomazz on 03/12/2015 - 22:44

    Wow! The lengths some people will go to for a bargain. Even if it's far more hassle in the long run.

    • squarepants on 03/12/2015 - 23:01

      its the ozbargainer way? haha.

    • Sweetnsour on 03/12/2015 - 23:04
      +3

      Thats the ozbargain way! When u spend $5k per year on groceries, adds up to $375 per year (7.5% off), $250 for 5% off. Save $125 per year. Thats a free big shop for me sorted.

      And my bigw is next to woolies. So easy to head into bigw and buy the wish gift card with egiftcard and head next door woolies and use for petrol.

      • Coops1 on 03/12/2015 - 23:46

        same same. I ask the question, would you like to pay $1000 for those groceries or just pay $925.

        From a petrol perspective, that $7.50 saving per $100 is another ~10c a litre off on top of a docket. No Brainer.

        There is but on choice!

  • OzBrogains on 03/12/2015 - 22:56

    Even if the code can't be used at Woolies, just buy a Woolies gift card from Big W. The end result is the same, you just need to jump through an extra hurdle.

    • sween64 on 04/12/2015 - 08:26

      Which for some, including me, isn't worth the extra 2.5%.

      • [Deactivated] on 04/12/2015 - 09:10

        My closest Big W is much further away than my closest Woolworths, Target or Kmart so it's not worth going there just to convert gift cards.

        • chill on 04/12/2015 - 09:56

          Yeh and you go there and they don't even have a working air conditioner.

          No wonder they don't make any money.

        • tghtarse on 04/12/2015 - 10:41

          There is no guarantee they will do it anyway - because only some staff members convert if you are very lucky

  • RickOnOzBargain on 04/12/2015 - 10:55

    Woolies don't know they don't work yet!

    I asked them in email…

    [from [email protected]]
    Dear Richard,

    I am writing to you in relation to your enquiry that was submitted via the Everyday Gift Card website on 03.12.2015.

    Your Big W Gift Card can be used across all Woolworth’s divisions. This includes Woolworths and Safeway Supermarkets, Big W, BWS, Dan Murphy's, Masters Home Improvement, participating Woolworths Caltex co-branded outlets, Thomas Dux, and also through our online shopping websites.

    A full list of participating stores can be found on our website www.everydaygiftcards.com.au under the ‘Learn More” tab on the right hand side of the home page.

    Although we have specific branded gift cards, all of our Gift cards can be used at any of our brands within the Woolworths Limited Group.

    Hope this answers your question.

    Kind regards,

    Gift Card Team

    Your privacy is important to us. Please view our Privacy Policy for more information.

  • spackbace on 04/12/2015 - 12:33
    -2

    So much fuss about whether these will work at WW etc, when title clearly says Big W…

  • zzyss on 04/12/2015 - 15:23
    +3

    The ability to use their gift cards across the entire group used to be one of the best things about Wish gift cards. Now that they've removed that it's next to useless again, just like Coles gift cards.

    Along with the whole QFF thing, they've basically taken everything that was good and valuable about their brand and tossed it out. They're basically just turned into a complete Coles clone. There's seriously no reasons left to choose Woolies over Coles.

    • zzzsianzzz on 05/12/2015 - 01:18
      +1

      I think they are trying the "forget" tactic, hoping that people will forgot to use their bigw egiftcards and they can get those $ & might put them as an item for BigW in their balance sheet to increase their revenue under that category and answer to their shareholders that they have increased revenue, etc.. desperate move i reckon.. they can try this stint and succeed the first few times through Groupon, and Entertainment, after that, dont think it will work.

      not to forget that woolworths have a shorter gift card duration, its 1 year compared to 2 years for coles. I would rather get Coles gift card if both of these are offered at similar discounts (both of them are nearby in my neighbourhood shopping centre).

  • Meathead95 on 15/12/2015 - 14:19
    +1

    Just wanted to update, I wasn't able to use the Big W brand gift card at Woolies store the other day, but was able to use at Masters onLine.

  • Meathead95 on 16/12/2015 - 17:31

    Went to Big W at lunch time, and to check out at the Cashier, she went to check with the supervisor then came back and told me that I can't use the Big W egift card to buy Wish gift cards and other gift cards either. :(

  • atlant on 18/12/2015 - 15:29
    +1

    bought $2.5K with the plan to swap them to WISH and other cards..
    Cannot really see the condition that you cannot pay for other gift cards using BigW card..

    pretty sure can push the cards back through the financial ombudsman but prefer not to

    • atlant on 20/12/2015 - 20:08
      +1

      update - swapped to physical WISH cards at a counter.. no questions asked.

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