Bunnings DJI Mavic 2 Zoom Drone Price Error Audit

tightarse on 18/10/2019 - 22:53
Last edited 18/10/2019 - 23:34 by 1 other user

I’m sure most will agree this deal will likely go down as one of the best ever on OzBargain, especially if you were one of the lucky ones to receive confirmation of the drone. Incredibly I was and am grateful to both BA and especially so Bunnings for honouring something they were in no way obliged to.

Starting this thread to get an idea of just how much it’s cost Bunnings. I’m sure it will run into the millions as some have suggested. Simply pick an option in the poll and feel free to chime in with comments. Thanks!

Poll Options

  • 2
    Received a $50 gift card.
  • 447
    Received a $250 gift card.
  • 8
    Received a refund only.
  • 42
    Received confirmation I’ll get the drone.
  • 20
    Received no comms yet from Bunnings.
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Comments

  • cacique on 18/10/2019 - 23:00

    You might have to Add an option for nothing yet lol

  • Associated[Deactivated] @ Bunnings Warehouse on 18/10/2019 - 23:01
    +1

    This is a really good idea I would love to see the results.

    • tightarse on 18/10/2019 - 23:08
      +3

      Spread the word via your pinned comment in the main post. Your tag stands out as a rep and we’ll get more people here voting :)

      • Associated[Deactivated] @ Bunnings Warehouse on 18/10/2019 - 23:12

        Good idea

    • COVID-19 on 19/10/2019 - 12:47
      +3

      Bunnings will just send thru a claim to the supplier. "Margin on your product is much less than your competitor. Pay us if you want to be ranged in our store."

      Typical Wesfarmers practice to screw the supplier when they f**ked up.

  • ozricoy on 18/10/2019 - 23:03
    +2

    True, one of the best deals ever. Most didn’t even thought of any compensation after price error was confirmed, let alone fulfilled orders to some and whooping $250 ecard to others. Putting 2 votes in as I got a refund and a drone.
    Edited - can’t put 2 votes, so went with the drone.

    • capslock janitor on 19/10/2019 - 13:00

      So paid 298 and only got 250 restricted Bunnings GC? Am I missing something

  • jackaroo007 on 18/10/2019 - 23:08

    Ordered at 804am. Got 250 gc no drone.

    Wish i got the drone :)

    • snoopydoop on 18/10/2019 - 23:18

      Saw it at about 7am. Had a big night and couldn't be bothered chatting on the phone. Damn do I regret it!

  • Farrba on 18/10/2019 - 23:11

    was it posted 730 aedt? too early for qlders :D

    • nguyentran on 19/10/2019 - 02:11

      exactly, i waked up at 6h and surfed ozbargain at 6h45 when i left home to my work :(, wish the deal was posted on AEDT :(

  • Pollywaffle on 18/10/2019 - 23:13
    +5

    Ordered at 7:34am and got the drone. Beyond happy.

    • eaddd87 on 19/10/2019 - 09:46

      Ordered at 7.46am and ended with GC. Oh well!

      • polarq on 19/10/2019 - 15:04

        Same time 7:46 (6:46 aest). Got the gift card. I so wish I got the drone!!

        • 69 dollar dealz on 21/10/2019 - 07:16

          7:45 and I got the gift card

          • DoogzAu on 21/10/2019 - 15:26

            @69 dollar dealz: Ordered (via open Pay) only had to pay 60.10 on the day. Got the Giftcard (Order time 7:43am)

  • Jase2801 on 18/10/2019 - 23:20
    +4

    This was an insane deal. I would never have owned a drone like this. Not in my wildest dreams. Thank you BA and Bunnings.

  • Sammyboy on 18/10/2019 - 23:25
    +3

    Got the gift card. That is some exceptionally good PR there

  • AussieDaddy on 18/10/2019 - 23:27
    +23

    I saw the deal and thought "well, there is no way it will be honored so don't waste your time". I am hating myself for not jumping on it now.

    • Ebaygiftcards on 18/10/2019 - 23:28
      +3

      I don’t blame you. All the price error deals I’ve jumped on have yielded nothing. Except for this one, my first one :)

    • Farrba on 19/10/2019 - 00:53
      +1

      tried around 8:20 am but it was too slow already…and my meeting was 8.30 lol.

    • koalafied on 19/10/2019 - 01:17
      +1

      Maybe we'll have better luck next time :D

    • hypie on 19/10/2019 - 13:12
      +1

      +1 was super slow and so didn't bother. wish I waited.

  • m0uzer on 18/10/2019 - 23:27
    +1

    Happy to have received a $250 voucher!

  • epkh on 18/10/2019 - 23:30

    This is the first price error I've ever bought/taken advantage of.

    Didn't even expect anything and put it on the credit card

    Ended up being very impressed by Bunnings reply of $250 gc.

    Thanks a lot BA! Gonna start hopping on every price error I find from now on.

  • Jayjay93 on 18/10/2019 - 23:31
    +1

    Ordered at 8:04 in Sydney and received $250. Really happy with that 😁.
    Any idea if the gift card need to be printed or showing it from a phone is fine?

  • stuarty9 on 18/10/2019 - 23:32
    +2

    Should be an option for those that have paid but not received confirmation of the gc or drone from Bunnings yet.
    Then once they get the outcome they can come back and change their vote..?

    • tightarse on 18/10/2019 - 23:54
      +2

      Done :)

      • Ebaygiftcards on 19/10/2019 - 00:06

        Add one where someone received both a drone and gift cards

  • bruc3 on 18/10/2019 - 23:43

    Curious how many Drones they send out.

    I think I probably missed out by a few mins. But $250 gc was still very sweet, cant really ask for more.

    • Being Askhole on 19/10/2019 - 00:17

      It would be around 500 Drones as per Rep

      • Master Bates on 19/10/2019 - 01:15

        So the loss in revenue on 500 drones is roughly $850,000 (not sure what their cost price is to work out actual loss) plus a potential 49,500 e-gift cards at $250 each is an additional $12,375,000, so $13 million all up…?!

        $13 million would be unlucky for some, but probably less than a day’s profit for Bunnings.

        • bargainshooter on 19/10/2019 - 06:41

          I don't believe 49k gift cards will be distributed. The click throughs don't correlate to orders.

        • oodian on 20/10/2019 - 13:41
          +2

          You also have to remember they probably make 60%+ profit margins, so a $250 gift card is really just around $100 in costs. Plus you factor in the the % of people who don't use the gift card or are only able to use some of the amount, it's not as bad as it looks.

  • Dex38313 on 18/10/2019 - 23:47
    +1

    Wont let me vote on two of them as I got $250 gc email and $50 gift card in store for the inconvenience

  • [Deactivated] on 19/10/2019 - 00:15

    if they would refund everyone with $250, their coffers would be emptier with some $12m.

  • thebadmachine on 19/10/2019 - 00:52

    Keanu Reeves - Whoa

    Edit: NSFW nipple in last few seconds.

  • quappz on 19/10/2019 - 00:54

    who do i call to get a refund / gift card?

    I never received an order number and my CC was charged (still showing pending)

    EDIT: just checked my email, got the $250 ! woohoo

  • Godric on 19/10/2019 - 01:02
    +1

    Shattered i missed this deal, amazing

  • Name on 19/10/2019 - 01:38
    +1

    I got the $250. Glad in a way as I had no use for a drone and was impulse buying because it was such a good deal!

  • vegemite2008 on 19/10/2019 - 01:55
    +1

    That's excellent customer service.

  • DBBROS on 19/10/2019 - 02:03

    Didn't have the money and I thought they would probably refund or cancel the order. I was wrong

  • spackbace on 19/10/2019 - 02:35

    Certainly grumpy I missed it. Perth time had no chance. But I've grabbed some good price errors this year so oh well

  • echocae on 19/10/2019 - 03:25

    i got my $250.. and im from Perth.. ordered @ 4.30am perth time.. amd no Drone, so I dont think WA has the allocation for the drone… and I believe no one in WA got it

  • Deviner on 19/10/2019 - 04:37

    $250 voucher here in Perth @ roughly about 5am local time.

  • Transparent on 19/10/2019 - 05:46
    +11

    I ordered 1 for delivery and 1 for store pick up.
    Got the drone AND $250
    SUPER HAPPY!

    • stuarty9 on 19/10/2019 - 07:36

      We’re they both with the same email and name? Did you do both orders online?

      • Transparent on 20/10/2019 - 07:49

        Same name, same credit card :)
        both orders online one after the other. I was going to cancel the shipped one but never got any confirmations.

    • Ebaygiftcards on 19/10/2019 - 08:08

      Username checks out

    • ProlapsedHeinous on 19/10/2019 - 11:57

      Now that's ozbargainwang

    • bargainfinder on 20/10/2019 - 15:04

      Wow well done to you. Minus the gift card, you technically pay 50$ for that drone

  • cv05 on 19/10/2019 - 05:58

    I ordered one at 7:37 aedt and haven't received any correspondence. I hardly slept a wink last night lol.

  • TheOneWhoKnocks on 19/10/2019 - 07:04
    +2

    I knew by my judgement of the variety of past pricing errors on OzBargain I might as well take a stab at this one. Was glad it paid off.

  • jdg on 19/10/2019 - 07:46

    I like the idea of this poll but unfortunately most visitors of this site won't have an account so won't be able to vote.

  • mbck on 19/10/2019 - 08:07

    I see that people who ordered 7.35am and earlier got the drone.

    • 51kabunka on 19/10/2019 - 09:48

      Not everyone though - apparently approx roughly first 82 from each state were awarded a drone - see first comment of original post-

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/490047

      EmployeeDealinator 13 hours 5 min ago
      "As the person who investigated how this happened, it was a miss type by a intern….. Although I can confirm from my Boss that 82 units (roughly per state) where given out and the rest cancelled. Also stores where order to have a printed apology explaining the situation as we received nearly 50k orders."

      • echocae on 19/10/2019 - 10:02

        i dont think 82 unit for every state.. as Im ordering very early in WA 4.20am … and still didnt get it.. i think 82 units from all state total.. not everystate… just saying…

        • jazattack on 19/10/2019 - 13:59

          Yea I was just told about 80 in total were fulfilled.

  • 0lllllll0 on 19/10/2019 - 08:33

    Have any orders past 7:40 got the drone? I made one delivery and one pickup order a couple minutes past that "cutoff" and only received one cancellation (the delivery order) I have confirmation on the pick up, nothing else.

  • pyramid on 19/10/2019 - 08:35

    Din't bother to order cause din't need it. do i have voting option TA?

  • bNiNja on 19/10/2019 - 08:39

    I ordered at 7:20am Sydney time.

    Paid with cc since PayPal wasn't going through.

    I got an error message from the Bunnings website but the transaction was showing from my bank.

    Didn't receive any email confirmation of the order.

    I got the $250 gift card but wish I got the drone.

    Well done all.

  • onetwothreefour on 19/10/2019 - 08:51

    I saw this deal but had no idea that it was a good deal, wish I had ordered now to get a free 250 gc for bunnings.

    • newbiesh on 19/10/2019 - 09:15
      +1

      Me too saw it thought it's a part only etc

  • Nuclearvodka on 19/10/2019 - 10:01
    +1

    I'm glad I got the $250 GC, but man I wish I had the drone.
    They seem like fun little toys…
    I couldn't justify paying 2 grand for one.
    $300 was the perfect price

  • explosion on 19/10/2019 - 10:36

    I never had plan to buy drone in my life, just went with this deal for fun. Ended up having $250 GC. Thanks to OP and Bunnings.

  • jmw2207 on 19/10/2019 - 10:49

    There are going to be lots of Drones in the air in a few weeks. Casa will make small profit soon too with new rego laws.
    Kudos to Bunnings. Who would've thought it would pan out like it has!

    • raptormesh on 19/10/2019 - 11:02

      Registration hasn't been implemented yet right? Casa's website seems a bit ambiguous.

      • philmccracken on 19/10/2019 - 11:33

        From what I understand registration is likely to be implemented as soon as they decide on the pricing, which is likely to be around $20 or less annually per drone for recreational use, and probs $100-$150 annually for commercial use.

        You'll also need to get flying Accreditation which I think is free and lasts for 3 years.

        • raptormesh on 19/10/2019 - 13:48

          I don't mind getting the accreditation though that's via myCASA(beta) at the moment? I tried using the chatbot and it's basically spitting out the same info I can find on the page.

        • ozoner on 20/10/2019 - 08:21

          The website says it will be free for recreational use, and you'll need to watch an online videos and do an online quiz. If you plan on a commercial license, you need to pay a training provider and do a course in person.

          I'm no fan of a nanny state (trust me), but I believe this is probably not a bad thing. Some people who fly them are just utter dick-heads. We had one who thought it was a good idea to zoom back and forth above a kids playground last weekend….

  • boomramada on 19/10/2019 - 12:17
    +1

    Best publicity for Bunnings behalf, from now on everyone keep their eye on in Bunnings online.

  • cya on 19/10/2019 - 12:32

    Got the $250 so grateful! I didn’t even need a drone but would be sick having one, good for bringing overseas and taking some nice videos 🤤

    • boomramada on 19/10/2019 - 12:49
      +8

      Iran would be a good destination, they even provide you free accommodation.

  • MITM on 19/10/2019 - 14:05
    +3

    Agree this will be one of the best deals/price errors ever posted - so sad I missed it.

    For those interested in OB history My post from 4+ years ago would be up there too and was for $300 free cash from iSelect to those that were eligible. (I think I got a medal from Scotty.)
    Proudest Ozbargain moment giving back and makes up for all the negs I ever got -I think I calculated some $12,000 received by the Ozbargain community by counting the confirmation replies, but I'm sure there were lots more cashed up Ozbarginers from the deal.

  • SydStrand on 19/10/2019 - 14:18

    Got the GC. Would have preferred the drone, but still more than pleased. Usually companies offer nothing or $10-20 credit. $250 is amazing.

  • donkcat on 19/10/2019 - 14:30
    +1

    Got the $250 GC. I really can't believe it, had to double take when I saw the amount. I jumped on the wagon thinking if they ran out of stock quite quickly there might be a chance of a $10 gift card or something. But as the hour went on and thousands of people had clicked the link I fully expected that we would all just get a refund and an apology email.

    I hope the media get hold of this story, if I recall those cheap Apple airpods from the ebay lottery got some coverage so this deserves to.

    Also hope that those impatient ones that went into store and got a $50 GC don't get any further credit

  • CoreJava on 19/10/2019 - 18:27
    +1

    Now, all the people who got 250 gift cards will be a loyal customers to bunnings

    • Name on 20/10/2019 - 01:45

      I don't think many people have a choice but to be loyal? Bunnings have the market and don't really have any competition since Masters went under. Mitre 10 doesn't rate near me as they only have a tiny corner store with effectively no stock and what they do have is overpriced compared to Bunnings. They could have given me nothing but a refund and I'd still be going to Bunnings.

  • cv05 on 19/10/2019 - 18:44

    The amazing thing is that going off this ozbargain poll that approx 10% of ozbargainers got a drone and pretty much the rest got a $250 voucher. Unreal bunnings!

  • sarahbrisbane on 19/10/2019 - 19:01

    6:38am QLD time/7:38am AEDT and got my drone :D

  • lnq on 19/10/2019 - 22:11

    Do i have to spend all 250$ at once?

    • raiseyoursteaks on 19/10/2019 - 22:14

      Do you?

      • lnq on 19/10/2019 - 23:33

        I dont want to, but will they give back changes,?

        • ozoner on 20/10/2019 - 08:26
          +8

          If you print out the voucher, they will tear off the appropriate amount of voucher when you go in-store. If you use half the voucher, they take half the page, etc. It's a great system.

          • lnq on 20/10/2019 - 21:47

            @ozoner: I hope we can do like that with cash haha

    • ThithLord on 20/10/2019 - 10:59
      +1

      If you spend $100 of the $250, they’ll give the 150$ back in gift cards and so on and so forth. Only once you’ve got less than $10 will you get currency as change.

  • JustNotGod on 19/10/2019 - 23:28

    Still waiting for decision from Bunnings for my online order (Store pick up)…Hopes are high based on Bunnings generosity. !! Anyone else yet t get revert from Bunnings??

  • wtfnodeal on 19/10/2019 - 23:31
    +1

    That is very generous of Bunnings unlike JB and HN.

  • echocae on 20/10/2019 - 07:06

    anybody in WA get the drone?… curious..

  • tightarse on 20/10/2019 - 07:16
    -1

    What’s everyone’s thoughts on this? Morally wrong or quite ok?

    • cv05 on 20/10/2019 - 07:24
      +1

      I think it's ok. Someone posted earlier that they live in a unit and have no need to buy anything from Bunnings.

    • klonky on 20/10/2019 - 08:16
      +1

      It's fine. Still same result for Bunnings, the person may justify spending more as they got $30 off in the first place.

    • AussieDaddy on 20/10/2019 - 13:49

      I wonder, how do people go about these classified sales/purchases here without a risk? Is it just a trade between people who know each other or there are tried and tested ways of doing such business?

      • 0lllllll0 on 20/10/2019 - 14:03

        Same way business is done on gumtree. Always a risk.

        You can meet in person for minimal risk.
        People with older, and active accounts would have less risk as well, I'd think.

        You can have agreements like send half $$, post, then send the balance $ to share the risk.

    • SydStrand on 21/10/2019 - 00:22

      Fine IMO. Maybe user was only interested in the drone.

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