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Purchase 2x Heineken or Heineken 3 Cases (At First Choice / VC) & Get a UE Megaboom 3 for $101.50 (RRP $299) @ Heineken

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Thanks to grumps, for all invalid claims please call 1800 308 388 and explain your situation. They should escalate the claim.

Greetings everyone, a friend of mine found this great deal last night in the first choice catalogue.

Purchase 2 Cases of Heineken or Heineken 3 beer in one transaction from First Choice Liquor or Vintage Cellars and get the newly released UE Megaboom 3!

When you add up the cost of the cases, the cheapest current deal you can seem to get Heineken 3 Cases are from Dan's for $39.90 each which you can then price match at First Choice, netting $79.80 in total and $179.80 for the whole bundle which is a great price for the speaker itself.

Heineken cases currently seem to be around $44.95 each at most stores. Please make sure you check around and price match at First Choice before you buy!!

Closing date to purchase the beer is 15/11/18 and closing date for entering the submission is 22/11/18.

There are 7,590 speakers available for purchase in the promotion.

There is a $1.50 admin fee mentioned in the FAQ:

How much do I pay for delivery?
The $100 (plus $1.50 admin fee) offer includes delivery by mail.


As always, enjoy!

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            • @Viper8: Yea but the Megaboom sounds so bad in sound quality testing when you watch the reviews. I didn't know until after I purchased. Thought I was getting $300 sound quality. Comparison with $150 speakers showed cheaper speakers with much better sound.

              • +1

                @dreamscene: The JBL's do sound better when they're facing you (I've heard them all in-store side-by-side) but ONLY when they're facing you. If you want something close to 360-degree sound you need the UE. Also if you plan on roughing it the exposed passive woofers on the sides of the JBL's are an obvious weak-point. And finally there's bluetooth range and battery life, with the UE winning those. So it really depends on what you want, but for an outdoor zero fuss speaker the UE is the best IMO.

              • -1

                @dreamscene: You can't judge the sound quality from the audio you hear yourself from youtube videos (unless the reviewer says that the sound quality sucks and you trust the reviewer).

                • @videoman: It's a bit like showing you how much better OLEDs look in a TV ad broadcast on LCDs and plasmas.

                • @videoman: Not true. Some of the better YouTube reviewers use high quality binaural microphones so if you listen with high quality headphones you will get a very good idea of how the speakers actually sound. Check out Clavinetjunkie, Jim's Review Room, Speaker Toni and DLX Willington.

                  I got my Megaboom 3 last Friday and can confirm that my $120 Sony XB30 sounds WAY better. Much deeper bass and better treble as well. Mids are about the same, but the Megaboom 3 can sound boomy and artificial with some types of music. The Sony is also slightly louder if listening front on, but the MB3 has more of a 360 degree sound, so it is the same loudness all around, whereas the Sony looses a bit of it's loudness and sound balance as you move off centre. Overall the MB3 is still great value for $100 as it has great battery life, is rugged, looks good and has OK sound quality. It is great as a party speaker, but the Sony is better for critical listening (especially after you adjust the EQ to max bass and treble in the app).

  • I know there have been alot of negative comments but I thought I would share my experience.

    On Saturday bought 2 cartons from Vintage Cellars, took a photo of the receipt and submitted on my mobile
    Today received an email with approval of my claim, paid and received confirmation

    Lets see how long it takes to arrive but so far it has been a really smooth process

    • yeah - early on in the promotion, the approval process was a shambles … now the speaker dispatch is a shambles.

      Reading back a few pages, it looks like the 1st approval emails purchases/orders were around Oct 12 … so they really should be received this week, if they're going to stick to their 4 week timeline for delivery.

  • Bought from Vintage Cellers on Saturday and submitted same day, got approval this morning.

  • I went through the drama of my receipt being rejected, then got the go ahead email.

    They did mention it might take up to 4 weeks for the speaker to arrive… I ordered on Oct 13, hope it arrives by the deadline end of this week.

    Bullshit promo.

  • If you can offload the boom 3 on Gumtree for $190 and buy the JBL or Sony for the same price, the sound quality is 10 times better.

    • +1

      Provided its facing you given its a directional speaker.

    • Which JBL/Sony speakers do you recommend?

      • As per my comment above, I can confirm my Sony XB30 actually sounds better than the Megaboom 3 if listening straight on. The MB3 is better if you want 360 degree sound.

        Unfortunately the newer Sony XB31 went backwards in sound quality, but I suspect it would still sound better than MB3 from straight on. The MB3 has 2 speakers but they face to the left and right when the speaker is facing towards you (+ and - volume buttoms straight ahead), so the speaker can sound a bit muffled from front on, and actually sounds better as you move around to the sides.

        The JBL Charge 3 or 4 would be in the same ball park as MB3 for sound quality (maybe even better) and they are much cheaper.

        There is no way I would pay $300 for MB3. The JBL Extreme 2 would the best bet in that price range.

  • +6

    Mine just arrived this morning. Got black just like I put down on the form.
    I was one of the people who submitted as soon as the deal came out, got rejected initially and re-submitted.

    • You didn't get any emails indicating it had been sent? It just arrived?

      • +2

        After the initial email after I paid $100, didn't receive anything. Just showed up in my company mail room this morning!

        • Congrats.. some good news todays morning.. looks like u r the first one to get the speaker..

          Did it came thru australia post..

  • +3

    Just got my speaker delivered today, black as requested. Delivered by TOLL. Paid for the Megaboom on 16th October, so just over 3 weeks to get it. Good luck to everyone else!

  • +2

    Just got mine delivered today also by Toll. Black as requested. No emails until after i picked it up notifying me its being delivered lol. I redeemed the speaker on 16/10.

    • Is the tracking id with toll is same as what we got on our email when we paid for speakers.

  • Ordered speaker 13th OCT. Earlier than you lot above but no delivery. The evil intern not following FIFO.

    • What colour did you order? Sounds like the ones that got delivered were all black so far

  • Same here. ordered on 16/10, got email this morning about toll tracking number , dispatched on 7/11,arrived this afternoon by toll. black as requested

  • -2

    I spoke 30 mins too early. Just received mine. Black colour. Receipt say's JB Hifi. Sound quality is pretty horrid just as the video reviews sounded (no treble and mids) but it's waterproof and has long battery life. Will be great for the kid's.

    • +1

      You'll never get it perfect but try adjusting the equalizer in the app to help compensate a bit.

      • -2

        Yea, this is basically a boomy $50 speaker (sound quality wise) dressed up in water proof casing and costing $300. Pretty shocking sound quality for price.

  • I ordered blue on 15/10 expecting it to have more stock and be shipped quicker than black, by the comments above I was obviously very wrong

  • +1

    People saying that their's has arrived yet they didn't up-vote the deal.
    Hmmm…

  • I also receieved mine in black, the colour i wanted.My claim was approved on the 12th October:)

  • Got mine about half an hour ago. Black, and approved on the 17th of October.

  • LOL, a few speakers hitting Gumtree now. Bahahahah. Capitalism.

  • +1

    Black must be shipping first, I requested Blue on the 13th and still no tracking email.
    I chased them yesterday and got -

    "Your Ultimate Ears Megaboom 3 is currently in line to be dispatched.
    Once it has been dispatched we will send you an email containing the tracking details.
    We hope you enjoy your Heineken and your Ultimate Ears Megaboom 3!

    Regards,

    Heineken Team"

    • Bizarre - what's the logic in shipping one color fist?

      • The whole promo has been bizarre. Heineken even said it would be delivered by Aus Post yet the comments says TOLL.

        • was never gonna be delivered by auspost as you could not list a po box as the delivery address

          • @Matwin23: I have a speaker going to a Parcel Locker … wonder how that's going to go down… I phoned them up before ordering to confirm that a parcel locker was fine.

            • @salmon123: ok. the reg form said no po boxes…not sure about parcel lockers (i think its the same), hope it works out for ya.
              Calling Heineken about it is probably not the best representation of what actually happens as the promo is run by a third party

              • @Matwin23:

                i think its the same

                I guess it's the same, in the sense that only AusPost can access it for deliveries.

                Calling Heineken about it is probably not the best representation

                Yeah - funny thing is the rep went away to check and came back saying that a parcel locker was fine. I tried just submitting a claim for a PO box just for a the hell of it and the form is clever enough to check that, but not parcel lockers.

  • Hoping mine arrives soon.

    • What colour are you expecting?

  • +1

    Waiting for purple.. paid on the 13th oct

  • +2

    Still waiting on blue, ordered 15/10, emailed last Friday, have heard nothing

  • +5

    "I thought you said four weeks?"

    "Yeh, but not in a row…"

  • +2

    Blue - ordered on the 13/10. Arrived this morning 12/11. No advanced notice of delivery via TOLL

    FYI DON'T install Megaboom App, won't connect. DO install BOOM & MEGABOOM app

  • Blue ordered 13/10, arrived today. After chasing them last week and receiving the same canned response email as Quarn, I received an email with tracking information around the same time it actually arrived.

  • Purchased on 15/10. Received tracking today. Checked tracking, Electronic billing transfer09 Nov 2018 12:00 AM Melbourne, VIC. So I might not be as lucky as the others who got the tracking and the speaker on the same day.

  • Bought my two cases from Vintage Cellars last Wednesday (7/11) and submitted the receipt an hour or so later. The purchase link came through Saturday (10/11) morning, paid instantly… Now just waiting for shipping confirmation, and hoping that the colour I want is still available…

  • +1

    Mine arrived today (black). I paid for it on the 16th of October.

  • -4

    Gumtree/eBay or open the box? :-)

    • +7

      I thought you opened it already after saying the sound quality was shocking.

      • Well spotted :)

      • -2

        I was asking the others who had theirs just delivered. Mine is already dropped in the pool by the kids. Outdoors, it's not bad, ambient noise masks the no treble or mids but sound quality indoors is too horrendous to use for any long listening sessions.

    • +9

      you should sell it.. so you can stop complaining about it! :)

  • My speaker arrived today!

  • Mine should be arriving very soon!
    For those people that have got theirs, what day did you pay, how long did it arrive afterwards, and what is the postcode?
    I'm hoping that being in little old Adelaide town I won't be forgotten about!

    • Everyone paid $101.50…

      • what day did you pay

        Think you missed the word day…

        • Touche. In saying that, almost every comment that says they received theirs said when they paid.
          No doubt SA, TAS, NT & WA will lag beyond the other states and territories.

    • Paid 13 Oct, received 13 Nov. Sydney.

  • I paid for a Purple on 17/10, and I am on the Gold Coast.. no sign of tracking numbers or toll delivery vehicle.. :-(

    • +3

      same, paid 17th, sunshine coast…. still nothing. Why they have left it to the end of 4 weeks is beyond me… most efficient companies would list 'up to 4 weeks' to cover their ass, not cos they want to delay all order for 4 weeks. Such a crap promo. Will definitely not have the desired effect of gaining loyal Heineken customers!

      • +2

        Honestly who cares. You just got a desirable speaker for 1/3 the price. People would have still done it if the purchase price was $200. This is the "price" we pay for such an amazing deal. They're going to do bulk dispatch delivery in order to minimise shipping costs as much as possible.

        • thats exactly why I'm happy to wait.

        • +1

          I care because I move out of this house on saturday which is the end of the 4 weeks.

  • Finally got mine today, paid on the 15/10, blue, I'm in Brisbane, tracking says it came from Melbourne and order was started yesterday.

    • Same here, also in Brisbane. Ordered the blue and paid on 16/10 :)

  • paid on 16th got shipping notification today hopefully turns up tomorrow

  • I got an notification from Toll this morning at 8:40 that the parcel would be delivered today. I hope it will not be same scenario like last time I was waiting for a mobile phone. Stayed home whole day. Tracked online every 2 hours, and suddenly around 6:30pm found out that it was an attempt delivery at around 5:45pm. Never found any left cards. Had to drive to a post office at Padstow (2211) the day after to pickup my mobile…..

    • Interesting - fingers crossed that my parcel locker delivery ends up in the right place.

    • This morning at 8:40am the email from Toll said that the parcel is departing from Bankstown (2200). Now the time is 9:04pm. My suburb from Bankstown is about 11.7km (by car according to Google maps). Still no sign. Checking email, it still says: On board for delivery. I better watch Netflix now and wait for the knocking on the door or my doorbell rings…

  • Arrived today with 1 day to spare :) Speaker actually sounds pretty good!

  • Has anyone ordered and received the red one?

    • Yup ordered red. Ordered on the 15th and received on the 13th. I got to say, the speaker is great. Especially if you consider $100 for the newest model. Glad the wait is finally over.

      • thanks. I received my red one today from Toll. Im in Sydney.
        I ordered 27/10 received 16/11

  • Got email today they ship with Toll then got SMS​ from Toll said the item from Jbhifi is on truck today. I place order 18 Oct.

    • You better call Toll and ask them about what time it will be delivered. Yesterday morning I received an email from them saying the parcel is on truck today. This morning about same time I received another email from Toll that the parcel in on truck today. This driver much be working on his feet or something. His depot is just about 11.7km from my house…

      • Miss delivery today and I thought they will leave at post-office, nope they took it to back to depot. Have to redelivery

        • After about 4 phone calls with Toll, they told me "guaranteed" it will be delivered on Monday. OMG. It takes Toll deliver company 3 working days + 2 weekend days = total 5 days to deliver a small parcel 12.0kms. Depot is at postcode 2200 and deliver point is at 2166. I must have bad luck…

          • @Lone star: Damn that bad luck. I got express deliver. I guess some people they send differently. Weird how they operate those sending.

  • First order on 18/10, delivered by Toll from JB HIFI today 16/11.

    Second order on 18/10, no word yet.

    No message or email beforehand.
    Just a call from the parent in-laws asking if we sent something from JBhifi to them.

  • Anyone in WA got theirs yet, or had any word from Toll?

    • Just received both email and text saying on-board for delivery with Toll from JB today. Order created yesterday.
      Purchased red on 18th, located in WA.

  • Just got my red one delivered by Toll today

  • Ordered and paid for a blue one on 16 October.
    Was delivered via Toll on Tuesday 13 Nov, so approx 4 week delivery time (to the ACT).
    Was sent email and SMS messages within 24 hours before delivery.
    So all good!!
    Cheers
    MM

  • I bought back in mid October and only received an email days ago with shipping details. Got the boom box yesterday. After reading so many reviews online about it being very good. Pretty disappointing. It has a kind of tinny tone to it and very disappointing bass. Even after changing equaliser settings, still didn't sound right.

  • I got my blue one yesterday.
    Ordered on the 4th October. Heard nothing until I chased them on the 13th October. Finally got order link on 17th October and got the speaker 16th November. Painful promotion but worth it in the end I guess , speaker will be fine for us around the pool.

  • Anyone got delivery of the purple unit?

    • I am waiting on a purple too.. I have herd nothing. Ordered on 17/10 to be delivered to the Gold Coast.

    • yup - paid on the 13th

  • Got the red one. Awesome sound and very nice colour!

    • +1

      Red makes it sound better.

  • +5

    Got the order confirmation on the 18th OCT, recieved the dispatch email on the 16th and got delivered first thing today (19th). Also got the black colour I wanted, and for sound it's pretty good, especially considering the ruggedness and waterproof-ness of it all. People just love to complain about something!

  • +1

    UPDATE: I have been in contact with Lion BSW (who operate Heineken in Aus) by both phone and email today. Both sources have advised that all outstanding orders left on Friday last week, So they are expected to be delivered by Toll by no later than Wednesday this week.

    lets see what happens.

  • Ordered on the 31st October, received an email today to advise its been sent.
    Lets see how long it takes for TOLL to send it.

  • Ordered and paid for 17th October. Ive heard nothing thus far.
    Just sent message to them via the promo website

    • Same here.

    • I ordered on the same date and not heard anything.

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