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Harvey Norman Spend $400 Get $100 Back @ AMEX

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easternculture on 06/11/2017 - 03:40 americanexpress.com (30318 clicks)
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Registration is closed but for those who signed up, the deal is still active.

One of the most anticipated and popular AMEX offers amongst ozbargainers is back

Note that Harvey Norman price match so if you find a cheaper price make sure you bring some type of proof with you

Save the offer to your eligible Card and spend $400 or more, in one or more transactions, online or in-store at Harvey Norman by 31/12/2017 to receive one $100 credit. Limited to the first 40,000 Cards to save the offer. Exclusions apply.

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    • idonotknowwhy on 30/11/2017 - 15:27

      Login to the Amex website and check your offers.

      • jabroni on 30/11/2017 - 18:14

        ahh cool

        looks like it was on the cancelled card

      • melay0326 on 30/11/2017 - 19:09

        what if the card is not directly with AMEX where can we check if the offer is saved?

        • idonotknowwhy on 02/12/2017 - 08:16

          Then in future, setup a different email alias for each AMEX. This is what I do.
          amex1@<mydomain>, amex2@<mydomain>, amex3@<mydomain>

          It's also helpful towards the end of a shop-small month, because I can look at the "Thanks for shopping small" emails associated with each alias to know which shops I can visit again.

          Always use the same amex for the same email address (I just remember which Amex I got first, second, third).

          Edit: Might be less of an issue in the near future, as the stupid bank-amexes are being phased out.

        • puffinfresh on 04/12/2017 - 00:30

          @idonotknowwhy: The registration emails list the last few digits of the card number, so it's just as easy to check that without using multiple email addresses.

          That being said, I keep track of my shop small spends in a note in Google Keep.

  • yht on 02/12/2017 - 11:02
    +1

    Amex took back the credit! Sigh

    • bluedufflecoat on 02/12/2017 - 16:05
      +1

      Context? Was your purchase refunded?

      • yht on 02/12/2017 - 17:15

        Bought egc and then rejected. Amex credit received days ago and then debited back

        • idonotknowwhy on 04/12/2017 - 06:34
          +1

          Mate, didn't I warn people?
          The email said they're checking

        • puffinfresh on 04/12/2017 - 12:47

          @idonotknowwhy: His purchase was rejected and the payment was refunded. That's why the credit was reversed, not because he purchased a gift card.

          I purchased a gift card in store, got the credit, but then had to return the card for a refund because it wasn't acitived correctly. I did then spend $2260 on the card, so I'm entitled the credit anyway, but was waiting to see if it would be reversed due to the refund. It wasn't.

        • BuyNow Think Later on 05/12/2017 - 12:37

          @puffinfresh:
          I only know I can only check physical GC balance in store.
          Do you know how to check HN physical GC balance online?

        • BuyNow Think Later on 05/12/2017 - 13:11

          @JLQC5899:
          Thanks.

        • MathNerd on 10/12/2017 - 14:40

          Have you made any further $400 purchases using the same card and still got a $100 credit later?

  • drsmithy on 04/12/2017 - 15:54

    Sorry, this is a bit OT but I know the audience to this thread is large and some of you will be able to speak from experience. =)

    Do the fee-free AMEX cards (Essentials, QATNAS Discovery, Velocity Escape, Low-rate) also qualify for these statement credit offers ?

    • idonotknowwhy on 04/12/2017 - 16:02

      Yes. I have the Velocity Escape and it gets more offers than the bank-card versions.

    • dangerdanger on 10/12/2017 - 11:33

      Yes. I have both paid Amex-Platinum Reserve, and Amex-Qantas-Discovery (no fee) cards - both qualify for pretty much all these amex offers.

  • jv on 04/12/2017 - 16:21

    PS4 Pro for $369 after cashback if anyone is waiting to buy one….

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/347082#comment-5371056

  • Ndiddy on 04/12/2017 - 21:20
    +5

    The gift that keeps on giving. Wife had registered her Amex while it was still on and managed to get some cracking deals as well as utilising this bargain:

    Kambrook Blender - $19: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/product/kambrook-kbl20
    Google Home Mini - $53: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/346320
    Fitbit Flex 2 - $66 (Pricematched OW - Sticker price was $148 LOL!): https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/346700
    Bose Soundlink Revolve: $240 (Pricematched android-enjoyed): https://www.android-enjoyed.com/bose-soundlink-revolve-porta…
    Couple of small bits and pieces - $22

    Total $400 on the dot

    • montorola on 05/12/2017 - 17:11
      +1

      Total $400 on the dot

      True OzBargainer!

      • Ndiddy on 05/12/2017 - 21:19

        ozbargain4life ;)

  • PissLUR on 05/12/2017 - 13:14
    +1

    I've got multiple credit reversed due to refunds. pretty good system this year.

    • dw121212 on 06/12/2017 - 14:37
      +1

      or good from their point of view

  • Pigey on 07/12/2017 - 02:16
    +1

    If Amex takes back the credit, is the promo still active? i.e. can you still go in store and buy something to get the credit?

    • PissLUR on 07/12/2017 - 10:15
      +1

      Yes.

      • MathNerd on 10/12/2017 - 14:38

        Hey mate, you seem to have lots of experience with having your $400 refunded (and the $100 credit taken away), with a successive $400 purchase triggering a $100 credit.
        I've done this and still waiting for the $100 credit to come through, how long did you have to wait for yours to come through?

        • PissLUR on 10/12/2017 - 22:38
          +1

          Two day after the qualifying transaction was made.

        • MathNerd on 11/12/2017 - 10:13

          @PissLUR: Thanks mate. And just like that, the $100 credit landed in my account this morning :)

  • Viper8 on 07/12/2017 - 12:56

    So you cannot use your Australian bank branded AMEX card for HN online checkout as they use AMEX Express Checkout, which requires you to log into an AMEX account, which requires you to have an AMEX AMEX card (as opposed to an Australian bank branded AMEX card). FFS.

    • PissLUR on 07/12/2017 - 13:01

      there is no need to use AMEX Express Checkout.

      • Viper8 on 07/12/2017 - 13:02

        Right you are the AMEX logo appears under "Credit Card".

  • Viper8 on 07/12/2017 - 13:03
    +2

    I love how you get the confirmation email within literally a second or two of hitting confirm, long before whoever you bought something through actually gives you confirmation of the order.

  • Fobsessive on 07/12/2017 - 21:42

    egift cards work in $200 transactions at a time (wait until each is approved). Just make sure to write a message in the "message" box, so their system doesn't reject you for being a bot.

  • Noicedie on 10/12/2017 - 07:26

    Your transaction got rejected yet?

  • kerfuffle on 11/12/2017 - 12:44

    Harvey Norman Auburn NSW will let you split payment, however will check that the card is in your home. Paid for half an iPad mini because the other card I was gonna use wasn't in my name …

    • lilkid28 on 11/12/2017 - 12:53
      +4

      Is the store manager going to visit your home for the other card?

      • kerfuffle on 11/12/2017 - 12:56

        Hahaha. I gotta drag my cousin with me to finalise the other half …

      • kerfuffle on 11/12/2017 - 17:41
        +2

        omg. I just realised that I wrote home instead of name. 😓

        Harvey Norman Auburn will check to see if the cards are in your name. Should have used the one that wasn't in my name to pay first because they didn't check that one …

  • kerfuffle on 13/12/2017 - 17:15
    +3

    So finalised my iPad mini payment at the Auburn store today (they didn't check my cousin's card to see if it really belonged to her) and before I did, I saw this sign regarding the AMEX offer 😂 https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/18431/54734/imag3647.j…

    • easternculture on 13/12/2017 - 17:25
      +1

      Lol funny

      Amex can't differentiate between transactions

      Big fail Gerry

    • TomGum on 18/12/2017 - 10:48

      Have you got your $100 credit yet? How long does it take?

      • kerfuffle on 18/12/2017 - 12:24

        Yep. About five days.

  • QJ on 14/12/2017 - 17:15

    I just brought 2 x $200 e-Gift card online and received the confirmation email within a second. Now the transaction is approved and waiting the $100 credit. Does the Amex check the transaction and take away the $100 later?

    • MathNerd on 14/12/2017 - 18:15
      +2

      They don't know at all what you bought. Literally, all they see in their system is a charge request:

      • For exactly $400

      • Coming from the HN online merchant account (their corporate office backend payment system)

      • A bunch of authorisation codes and merchant IDs (grab any physical receipt that you get from a physical merchant terminal and you'll see things like AID, Merchant ID, Authorisation Reference etc), these are just backend numbers

      There is no information contained in there that can identify the actual item(s) being bought. I don't have a very in-depth understanding of merchant accounts and payment terminals etc, but from investing hours upon hours of research into AmEx systems, I can confidently say that what I've said above is a rough account of what happens behind the scenes.

      More than happy to be corrected by someone in the industry or someone who has more experience in these matters.

      • Turd on 15/12/2017 - 09:09

        If they had access, it would be an invasion of privacy.

        What if you bought some birth control pills and AMEX found out and sent emails or letters to your home ( when you live at home ) and your parents find out because they are religious and taking birth control is bad.

      • JIMB0 on 15/12/2017 - 09:41
        +2

        The system can notify the credit card company if it is a cash equivalent transaction, however most gift cards are treated as a purchase.

        • treeman on 18/12/2017 - 13:10

          I thought people were doing the 2 x $200 HN transactions to later have them revoked.

          I'm just weighing up doing this.
          Not sure what to do…

  • Bullion78 on 19/12/2017 - 23:41
    -4

    Whats HNs refund policy like? I'm thinking a way around this could be to purchase an iPad or similar priced item at around the $400. Wait for the $100 AMEX rebate, them return after Christmas claiming a double up?

    • kerfuffle on 19/12/2017 - 23:44

      Won’t refund that easily due to change of mind I believe. Also they might take the credit back if you refund at the same store you purchased it from …

      • Bullion78 on 20/12/2017 - 08:52
        +1

        I'll let you all know how it goes. Worked with Cotton on refunds.

  • dangerdanger on 20/12/2017 - 22:57

    I had 6x these offers saved to all my Amex cards.
    Held off on cashing them in as HN have been not-so-nice when people tried to buy gift cards with Amex.

    Now that the 'hype' has died down and HN are easier to deal with, I went in-store and bought 6x $400 HN vouchers.
    Immediately received emails from Amex offers, and 2 days later now : 6x$100 refunds from Amex.
    Effectively $600 free.

    Will be putting the $2400 to a new TV or fridge in the new year.

    If anyone hasn't used their deals yet, you might want to try the giftcard route in-store.

    • henestto on 21/12/2017 - 03:01

      which store? any prepaid visa giftcard?

      • dangerdanger on 24/12/2017 - 22:22

        HN Rundle mall, Adelaide.
        No visa cards, just HN gift cards

  • ariose on 21/12/2017 - 11:28
    +1

    Ended up buying a Vornado 660, Breville toastie maker and compact juicer, Remington hair dryer and men's shaver with this deal. Not as good as last year's $300 get $100, but still great offer.

  • WillKillfor5Cents on 26/12/2017 - 00:28

    hey guys, sorry for the noob question. But my sister has the David Jones' AMEX, can I borrow hers to qualify for the deal? Or do you have to register specifically for HN's AMEX?

    • kerfuffle on 26/12/2017 - 04:34
      +1

      Harvey Norman doesn't have its own AMEX card. You can register any AMEX card such as the DJs AMEX, however registrations were capped ages ago, so you can't take advantage of the offer.

  • slee123 on 26/12/2017 - 09:51

    FWIW, I bought Apple Watch last week no problems. Got the statement credit.

    Today we went to get a price difference as we purchased <7 days ago and it went down in price since (a whopping $12 savings…) so hopefully all good on the card as it is >$400 still. Will get the gst refund at the airport based on original amount.

  • syl on 27/12/2017 - 14:20

    Just wondering if we can purchase prepaid Visa card using e-gift cards…. Maybe next yr?

  • AG_ACT on 27/12/2017 - 21:10
    +1

    So what's the final vote? Are credits put on people's accounts for buying apple products being reclaimed?

    • kerfuffle on 27/12/2017 - 21:11
      +2

      No. I bought an iPad mini 4 with two AMEX cards and got the credit on both.

      • AG_ACT on 27/12/2017 - 21:12
        +3

        Awesome. Thanks a lot for the lightning fast response.

    • MathNerd on 27/12/2017 - 22:33
      +1

      AmEx has no idea what you bought, whether it's Apple or Orange. So people get the credit regardless of the exception in the terms of the offer :)
      I bought an iPad and got the statement credit.

  • chloden on 27/12/2017 - 21:32
    +1

    So it’s nearly all over, for this year. Did anyone who purchased HN gift cards online not have their orders cancelled and how did people go that bought their gift cards in store. Also, I was in store today and having a bit of a snoop around to see if there were any Visa gift cards hidden anywhere and it occurred to me that this story of the epay machines being disabled is crap as they have a heap of differnt cards such as iTunes, PlayStation etc and the epay machines are activate them.

    • JIMB0 on 28/12/2017 - 09:38
      +1

      They removed the ability to do visa cards from the ePay machines.

  • fatlikeyamum on 27/12/2017 - 22:38

    So if I manage to purchase $400 of HN gift cards tomorrow instore theres no reason to say the credit will get reversed?

    • MathNerd on 28/12/2017 - 04:55
      +2

      Yes.

  • syl on 28/12/2017 - 22:03

    Went to Harvey norman today. The sales said they no longer sell those visa card.

    Is that true?

  • horice on 30/12/2017 - 19:13

    So buying egift cards is still working for the cashback

    Cant take advantage of the deal currently as much as i would have liked

  • Kyriasa on 30/12/2017 - 22:55

    Dont recommend trying to buy egift cards. Just tried to buy $400 and received an email that ' It is currently being reviewed by our online team.' so will probably be rejected and I wont be able to use the offer in time when I get my credits back.

    • horice on 30/12/2017 - 23:16

      Sorry to hear
      And thanks for the post

    • onlyme on 31/12/2017 - 14:13

      Did you receive the eGift Cards?

      • Kyriasa on 31/12/2017 - 15:43

        No it's stuck at "confirmation". Looks like they've implemented a manual step due to the amex deal.

  • PLANT on 31/12/2017 - 11:30

    mmmmm cannot see anything to buy and not sure I want a HN GC……..

    • kerfuffle on 31/12/2017 - 12:40

      Nokia 8 - $497 after the Statement Credit ;)

  • Brainwhacker on 31/12/2017 - 11:50

    Going to get the gift cards later today.

    • JIMB0 on 31/12/2017 - 13:41

      I thought about buying gift cards but they'll probably have a better amex offer next year if I do.

      • PLANT on 31/12/2017 - 16:55

        Got the AMEX checking system email after gift card purchase in store……will it be 48hrs approved?

  • PlagueistheCheap on 31/12/2017 - 13:44

    Purchased a coffee machine for the wife and haven't got the email yet? In the past it has been instant. Has anyone else had significant delays in receiving the email?

    • wc on 31/12/2017 - 15:52

      Did you check if it is in the saved offer. One of my cards which I had saved but somehow disappeared from the saved offers. This is happened to one of the Nando offer.

      • PlagueistheCheap on 31/12/2017 - 16:24

        I just checked and the email was under spam….anyway it did come through around the time I purchased so it was immediate.

  • JIMB0 on 31/12/2017 - 13:45

    Anyone had success buying vpay vouchers? I tried a few stores, one said they don't do them anymore, next one said they do but not on amex and the last one scanned the barcode the machine prints only for the computer to say it is an inactive product.

    • wc on 31/12/2017 - 15:48

      I think the ePay machine to process the vpay vouchers has been deactivated, so it is not possible to buy vpay vouchers. I bet it will be active again on 1/1/2018. Maybe try buying HN GC in $200 or $100 in multiple store or trip.

  • onlyme on 31/12/2017 - 17:58

    Successfully split a purchase on two cards with the AMEX offer this afternoon at the Moore Park store.

  • Samsungnote10 on 01/01/2018 - 09:24

    I wonder if the vpay cards will suddenly become available

  • KangarooOz on 03/01/2018 - 23:15

    Online order rejected before Xmas but HN still charged my credit card.
    No refund was made to my account as of today.

  • y_owez on 04/01/2018 - 20:25

    I bought a printer and a headphone but in separate order ( but total over 400) and I've received the 100 credits back into my account

    But now the printer is on back order without further time frame. I would like to cancel the printer and go get one other place ( big w is doing 19 dollars)

    Will the 100 dollars be taken away from me? Because of the refund?

    • Brainwhacker on 05/01/2018 - 08:41

      Try and get the refund to a different card

      • y_owez on 10/01/2018 - 16:19

        I submitted a cancellation and said to refund to another card via chat online. The guy said no problem. Then now when it has been processed it says will be refunded to the same card ( aka offer Amex card) and can't redirect to another card or bank. Now I'm worried I will get reversed the 100 credit :(

        • 911r on 11/01/2018 - 04:33
          +3

          They will never refund to another card, it's an anti money laundering precaution.

        • SydOzber on 12/01/2018 - 11:59

          you could be lucky as the Amex deal has now ended.

          I would be surprised if their system is configured to revert transactions on expired deals.

          Let us know how you go

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