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15% off Nintendo eShop, TCN The Kids/Teen/Him/Her/Cinema/Pamper/Pub&Bar/Restaurant, Google Play Gift Cards @ Coles

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Saw this today at Coles.

15% off gift cards including Nintendo eShop, The Kids/Teen/Him/Her/Cinema/Pamper/Pub/Bar/Restaurant gift cards and Google Play gift cards ($50-100 only)
Starting 25/11 ending 1/12

UPDATE: cards not activate or not scanning/discount at checkout. Coles are pulling all cards out and refund. Some people reported some cards are fine. Wait until this is resolved. Such a shame.

UPDATE 2: some people reported that JB-Hifi has lifted the restriction on $500 max Gift card purchases, so you could try your luck. Please buy max 5 cards only and leave them for other people (including me, haha, got none so far) so everyone can have a smiling Black Friday purchases.

PARTY IS OVER. Well done to those who got the cards. Pity to the people who could not get the cards (me too, tried 5 times, gave up, friend gave me few cards). What a good deal with such a shameful operation that left many people frustrated.


Mod Update:

Participating Retailers
The Kids Card Nike, JB Hi-Fi (Max $500), H&M, Foot Locker, Xbox, Platypus, Surf Dive n Ski, Hype DC, Booktopia, The Athlete's Foot, Toyworld, adidas, ASOS, Bounce Inc, Culture Kings, Holey Moley Golf, IMAX, INTERSPORT, New Balance, Quiksilver, Scooter Hut, Skechers, Strike, SurfStitch
The Teen Card Nike, JB Hi-Fi (Max $500), adidas, Foot Locker, Xbox, Platypus, Hype DC, Tommy Hilfiger, ASOS, Glue Store, Universal Store, Calvin Klein, Culture Kings, Surf Dive n Ski
The Him Card Nike, JB Hi-Fi (Max $500), ASOS, Universal Store, Culture Kings, Tommy Hilfiger, Hype DC, Platypus, Foot Locker, Xbox, Aquila, adidas, Glue Store, Drummond Golf, Academy Brand, Calibre, Calvin Klein, Diesel, Edge Clothing, Neverland, Surf Dive n Ski, SurfStitch, Timberland, Van Heusen, H&M
The Her Card Nike, JB Hi-Fi (Max $500), ASOS, Kookai, MAC, Princess Polly, adidas, Showpo, H&M, Universal Store, Sportsgirl, Platypus, Calvin Klein, Forever New, Glue Store, Adore Beauty, Aveda, Hype DC, Seafolly & Sunburn, Tiger Mist, Culture King
The Cinema Card All major cinema chains or local cinemas that accept eftpos
The Pamper Card Use this gift card at salons, day spas and beauty clinics that accept eftpos around Australia.
The Pub & Bar Card Use this gift card at pubs or bars that accept eftpos around Australia.
The Restaurant Card Use this gift card at restaurants and cafes that accept eftpos around Australia.

T&Cs

Excludes $20 and $30 Google Play Gift Cards. Excludes The Home, The Online and The Baby Card Gift Cards. Limit 5 Gift Cards per customer. While stocks last, no rainchecks. Offer valid from 25/11/20 to 01/12/20. Refer to individual gift card for terms and conditions. Google Play and the Google Logo are trademarks of Google LLC.


#Mod 24/11: "A maximum of $500 of Cards may be redeemed at JB HiFi (including online) in any one transaction". See pinned comment below.

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  • +1

    I bought at 1:45pm and still hasn’t loaded yet so looks like loading times are getting longer.
    Good thing JB is open to 9pm tonight!

    • I bought at 3pm Queensland time
      I reckon the person who loads the credit probably knocked off at 5pm so maybe tomorrow morning

    • How your one going? I bought about same time. Mine still showing $0

      • I checked at 8:30 and loaded so I just got to JB now

    • bought similar time…still nothing

      • One card just show balance. Gonna check other cards now :) to bad jbhifi closing soon. Have to go to store tmr

        • Yeah nothing yet.
          Got 40 mins to go.
          JB HIfi price matched Lenovo Chromebook so essentially grabbing it for 289
          Plus amex points and fly buys

  • +17

    I successfully used $1250 worth of a mixture of HIM/HER gift cards. JB staff member knew about the $500 max however were happy to work with me. I ended up "purchasing" 2x Robo vacuums worth $499. I instantly returned them and was given a JB gift card which were both worth $499. I gave the $1 remaining on each to charity.

    So there are ways around the $500 max, good luck to those who try in the coming days. I was successful in saving around $155 on my new iPhone 12 mini 128gb. Definitely worth the hassle that came with today

    • -1

      Am i not a true ozbarginer?
      I feel awkward if I have to scan so many cards and "instantly returned" them :(

      • +1

        lol, gotta do the hard yards for the discount

  • +1

    Purchased 2 today and used them 8 hours later at JB Collonades. Was declined at first but manager said make sure it is a regular eftpos not gift card.

    Got a Restaurant and Pub/Bar card. Going to try one of those on the weekend see how it works.

    • what does it mean 'regular eftpos'? is that what the cash register person needs to select to make sure it goes through fine?

      I suspect there should be a balance in the gc first?

      • When the cashier first tried to put it through she probably selected gift card as opposed to eftpos. Hope that makes sense.

        • ah make sense.

          The instruction on the restaurant gc also the same, to use eftpos.

          It got me thinking now…whether you can use restaurant gc to buy grocery or electronics that provide eftpos payment…hm….

          • @BigLeviathan: Won’t work. The eftpos network knows the merchant type.

            • @bargain ben: darn! I thought it would.

              As I see westfield giftcard does the same thing, use savings for payment - unless it can detect where the merchants are located…

  • Picked up a few $100s at Airport West and Essendon Fields at around 6PM. Here's hoping JB Hifi let's me use them!

  • Why are people converting cards to JB cards when you can use the TCN cards there anyway?

    • +7

      to get over transaction limits.

      • How? keep buy and returning to get jb hifi card?

    • I thought they couldn't be used to purchase jb gift cards?

  • How do you convert to JB HIFI cards.
    I tried buy gift cards on jb hifi web site but says that card number incorrect pr not 18 digits

    • +1

      Can't buy them online, need to go instore to buy the JB gift card with the TCN card. Brother was able to go in and grab one of the blank JB gift cards and nominate an amount to put on the card which was $1,000 and they had no issue putting it through

      • in theory that is not allowed. same as the $500 rule. in the end, all depend on who you are dealing with.

  • I asked jbhifi queens st
    Max is $500 for the TCN gift cards

  • +4

    This TCN company is very dodgy with their shitty T&C. At first these cards don't have JBHifi so nobody bought them when it was on special. I'm not sure if they even have anything related with Ultimate series card yet they confusingly name their card same as the Ultimate series. If there is nothing related b/w these 2 companies then it is blatantly dodgy practice.

    • TCN is mastercard essentially from what I can work out. I'd say they are a fairly reputable company.

  • I reckon if you want to convert, you got to buy an item and then refund it for store credit.

  • Some HIM cards don't have the JB hifi on it, if purchase them, can use in JB hifi?

    • +11

      If they say look like this then DO NOT BUY
      If they look like this, then they're the correct ones

      • +2

        Someone please pin this post!

      • There is another version of TCN Him cards but no JB hifi logo on it. I wondered if it is old packaging but may actually work at Jb hifi now. Didn't take the chance though.

        • Yea I saw the same too; most likely an old packaging.

      • Just check the back of the gc, if it has TCN logo, you are good

  • Went for a big walk and past 3 Coles stores and all sold out. Gave up and went home.

    • Wow 3 coles stores in one walk, damn good effort!

      • Perks of living in the CBD. I wasn't the only one on the hunt, each store had multiple people around each stand, one store employee even yelling at people to step away and social distance from each other!

  • I try to use $1450 worth of a mixture of HIM/HER gift cards. Though store is very quiet (around 6pm) But JB staff (Wollongong Central store and Warrawong store) refuse it and said only maxium $500 one transaction, also indicate buy an item and then refund it for store credit is impossible, they can not do that. So it there anyone try successd in Shellharbour HOME store? that's my final chance

    • Buy in another and refund in another store

  • They took away JBhifi?
    https://imgur.com/gallery/TYEmx1K

    • Nah old cards. Where did you find somewhere with this many in stock!?

      • If they are old cards, would they be usable at JB then?

        • better don't take risk with especially with this dodgy company.

        • yes mate, ive used them before

        • Yeah they will - acceptance is based on what's on their website currently rather than what was printed on them at time of original distribution into stores

          • @digitalane: In other words, there could be a possibility for JB Hi-FI may no longer be a partner and then we may no longer be able to use it there?

  • Can pls someone confirm, if i buy multiple Him cards suppose $50 worth of 15 can i use all in one transaction? Some says no limit at Jb some says upto $500 only. Also as those already activated by Coles, do we need to acticvate again? Thanks

    • The 500 limit is def set and the ach store aware of it as of late this morning. Its a lucky dip if you find someone who doesnt care about the memo to enforce it

      • The JB I just went to had signs saying a max of $500 only and they were pretty strict about it.

        • +1

          I think if they are gonna be aholes about it, i'll just go the route of buying 500 dollar items and refunding them. An inconvenience for pretty much everyone involved -.- .

          • @cathole: Yeah I agreed looks like that's what I have to do to use 1.5k of these cards

    • +1

      The HIM and HER cards I saw didn't have JB Hi-Fi on them, and the older ones don't scan with the 15% discount. It's only the KIDS and TEENS cards that seem to scan with the 15% off and show they're usable at JB.

      That being said… bought 1 to try around 4pm at Reynella, SA (Marion store wouldn't sell them, as they were aware of many problems), it still says "Active" but $0 balance. Just as well I didn't buy 5. I want to… but I'll wait til it's fixed.

      What happens if the money isn't loaded onto the card, we've scratched off the panel to get the PIN… Coles won't issue a refund then.

      These cards suck from The Card Network. The older ones with the yellow card from Ultimate Gift Cards, I could buy one (even when on sale or part of a FlyBuys promo) and the money was there to spend straight away. Grrrr!

  • Are these gift cards deal come often?

    • +1

      I've never seen Nintendo eshop cards at 15% off before, only 10% off after Xmas and Easter.

      • how about the 15% off for the JB HI FI eligible cards? 10% is still also good.

  • Just called Jbhifi. They said that the 5 cards per transaction limit is for gift card from others. There is no limit applied on the number of JBhifi gift card per transaction.

    • +1

      This deal is not for JB Hifi Gift cards though

      • But you can go to jbhifi, buy their $500 gift card with TCN

    • 5 cards or $500 per transaction, they are different.

      • Its $500 as per the TCN T+Cs, i've got the $50 ones so have 10 of them. I'm thinking i shouldn't have a problem.

  • Went to buy some $30 ones at Coles (all they had left) but they told me they didn't qualify for the 15% off. I don't see anything about this in the catalogue

    • the $30 ones can also get 15% off , I just bought a few

      • Yeah wasn't too happy but after a long day at work I just didn't have the energy to argue

        • Did you get the right ones? There's some other cards that are called Ultimate somethings, and they're not part of the discount despite having the same names, e.g. Her, Him, Kids, etc.

          • @hullohullo: Apparently the store was ineligible. Nothing in the catalogue but says so online

  • +4

    just eventually got all my $3000 worth Her and Him card changed into JB gc, did them in 2 two stores as Her and Him card took 3, 4 hours to fully load.

    JB doesn't care , and they been nice as i have to swip cards 1 by 1.took quite a while at their busiest time of the day, lol ,

    Coles should restock more cards in the next few days, as they told me this evening, so donot loose hope everyone.

    • What item did you purchase to refund?

      • +2

        not refund, just simply purchased JB gc with Her and Him card. i know T and C syas you cannot, but JB says Yes,lol,

    • Where is the store this ? I went to two and been rejected

    • How we can do this? I just called my local jB and asked about Coles Him card but they said max $500 onky in per transaction. Also i can't buy Jb gift cards with them.

      • +1

        Bear in mind this is the internet. Anyone can say anything. Pics or it didn’t happen :)

      • It's easier if you just buy $500 item (for each transaction) and refund it so you can get your JB credit

        • IU is the best what's the excuse for refund?

          • @wekimekigugudan: i tried it in kedron, they refused to refund me. Wt* is happening. Staff is rude and say it can be fraud. Does not say anything in T&C that I can not refund it. If you look in JB HIFI website, it cleary offer Change of Mind. I was being call doing something doggy in front of other staffs and customer. So embarrassed, how can I make complain?

  • +1

    4 1/2 hours and the cards STILL haven't been funded. Never again TCN.

    • +1

      lmao I'm at 8hrs, don't hold your breath

    • +1

      Same, bought at 15:05, says activated on the receipt but $0 on TCN check balance

  • +1

    Same as here no value bought at 5pm.wt…..

  • +1

    Some people must be stupid on here, or too lazy or both. Read the post and you'll see the important terms or just look at the catalogue

    Coles Cat - WA
    It actually states what cards and shows a pic which is accurate when I last saw it - and it's not the ultimate cards which can not be used online anyway - I tried this morning - only in store. Not sure for these cards.

    ..and when at checkout the display will show you the discount live before payment. Limits do apply for a reason. Lets not get too greedy and be grateful discounts apply when they do. I'm all for cheaper stuff in a sensible way. I also wouldn't wanna be at JBs processing a dozen+ cards for a transaction, imagine doing that for the whole day - (profanity) that!!

    Personally I got 4 cards @local Coles, and the till actually stated a limit of 3 but the dude let it through probably cause I got a nintendo e-card for the 4th option.

    • -1

      Lol thanks for your thoughts CEO of TCN. Just conveniently ignore the fact that the retailer was forced to pull their cards off the shelves due to technical difficulties and then when restocked further technical difficulties have taken peoples money for some 10 hours now, their money has disappeared into thin air after they have a bought a product. This has been a colossal clusterf*ck of a promotion.

      But great blog post, where can I subscribe?

      • +voted you :)

        If I was the CEO of TCN - and I do detect a hint of sarcasm :p - this would be a very different situation.

        1. I'm not an idiot - I do believe most CEOs are
        2. Most CEOs are overpaid and underworked! (I just wanted to add that in and it feels awesome!)
        3. I'd accommodate for the scaling of 'IT' resources required when a promotion such as this occurs
        4. I would specify further terms that may not have been clear enough or exist. For eg. please wait upto 24hrs for funds to be available on a giftcard

        I was not aware the retailer was forced to pull their cards off the shelves due to technical difficulties and then when restocked further technical difficulties have taken peoples money for some 10 hours now. The promotion is certainly encountering a fair share of issues. I'm still waiting for my cards to be loaded too. Just sort it out tomorrow but hopefully I don't have to. I've had my share of issues with stores, etc. I'm not one to shy away from a problem. I'm happy to use the ACCC and piss off a lot of people on the way to resolving something like this.

  • +2

    had bought 5 X $100 cards in the morning they all were declined but my card was charged
    Went in the arvo to get a refund, but then the offered to try to reactivate the cards, so cards were re-processed successfully at 2 and just now the balance is finally showing
    what a waste of a day and effort, but $150 off at JB should cut it…..

    • Did you check the balance on all the declined cards in the morning? I had the same issue, all cards declined but i only did a balance check on one.

      Went back at 4 and they re-processed the cards and they're all approved still no funds in the cards. :S

      • +1

        I didn’t check the Balance in the morning as it was clear from the receipt that the cards were not active, so didn’t want to scratch the pin area….
        My bal was updated after 7hours of reprocessing.

        • Cheers mate. mine update in the middle of the night so all is sweet. was a bit worried

    • +5

      15% of $500 is 75$ ;)

      • +1

        Yep..didn’t mention the other bunch as that went through without any issues…

  • +1

    Been waiting 5 hours now. Card active but no funds.
    Useless. Should use an API. Manual bs

  • -2

    Woke up. Went to 2 x Coles bought 6 x $100 cards at 702 am. Went to work. earned roughly what I spent on cards. Stopped at JB on the way home bought a Pixel 4A. No issues or questions along the way. Was surprised to read over 1500 comments posted on this deal. Sorry to see so many having troubles.

    • Wow what’s your job?

    • earned roughly what I spent on cards

      Humble brag ;)

      Before or after tax though as you bought the cards with after tax earnings ;)

    • Which JB did you go to?

  • +10

    Rang Coles West End (Brisbane). Employee said all sold out not getting any more until 1st or 2nd Dec. Bris CBD both not part of sale - found a $50 card at one and no discount. Staff member confirmed this and online catalogue also. Hunt continues. No car so on foot / jogging. Hardcore ozber :)

    • +13

      Ran (and jogged) my fat ass over to the Coles near Lang Park. The zombie hoards had pillaged all the $50 and $100 cards. Some $30s left and got 5 of them. Not sure worth the $22 saving. Tried to befriend the endangered species on self-serve (male of the species homeo sapien genus ranger australialialis). The “nice chap” wouldn’t let me get more than 5 or come back and do more. Went and had a kebab and drowned my sorrows. He was still there before closing and I had no back up costume to disguise myself.

      Now the question is: do I do the 4km round trip tomorrow or hit up the more affluent Coles suburbs? Perhaps a river cruise on my Riverina boat and a Chardonnay and put up on the north side along the Brissie River?

      • +1

        LOL this was great! U need to invest in a few fake moustaches before these deals come around next time..

      • I bet he would not have noticed had you not ask him and just bought 5 and came back a bit later…

  • JB Kotara Westfield and homemaker center (NSW) both enforcing the $500 limit :-(

  • +1

    Anyone know if JB Hifi will enforce $500 limit with gift cards from other companies (e.g. The Ultimate cards….) as I have 20 x $50 Ultimate cards and want to buy iPhone 12.
    I am posting this deal and couldn’t even buy 1 card for me today. Got to Coles 2 min after opening, 20 people line up, all with cards (including me) then all got rejected. Back at 1pm, no cards left. Have given up.

    • I think it’s a TCN limit so if the Ultimate cards are part of TCN then I’d imagine they’d enforce it.

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