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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 think they are saying they put them all behind the counter, so go straight to the counter and ask instead of looking for them.

  • +2

    Here's my adventure with these cards…

    Went to one Coles (Capalaba) at lunchtime yesterday but all sold out. Luckily the other Coles is only 1min drive, they had heaps of cards. Lady would only let me buy 5 though, so I left and had some lunch and came back, spying on the ladies as they were on the checkouts near the stand with the gift cards. Did some shopping and waited until they were distracted and grabbed 4 more. Went straight to JB and found that the cards weren't active. Had a huge panic moment thinking "I've scratched $850 of cards and there is no way Coles will refund". They didn't all activate until around 8:50pm, so I went to bed knowing I was heading straight to JB in the morning.

    Got the same checkout girl who recognised me and unfortunately told me of the $500 limit. I suggested I buy something and return it, and then they wondered if I could buy a gift card with the gift cards? Halfway through swiping the cards, the manager came over and said yeah we are not supposed to do that, so I guess I was the last one at that store! Walked out with a new S20 FE, saved $200 through Black Friday, plus another $130 with GC. Got there in the end but not sure it was worth the panic. Still, flagship Samsung for $720 isn't bad.

  • +6

    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.

    Is anyone can confirm this?
    Now is 26/11/2028 17:22

    • I can confim there is no limit on $500 purchases now.

      • thanks

    • confirm no limit at JB HIFI. apparently a midday update to the policy.

      • thanks too

  • +1

    No good guys?

  • +2

    Bought 5 $100 restaurant cards at Coles South Perth. Quick and easy. Not many of other cards left.

    • how long takes to have the money load on to your cards ?

      • I bought a $200 one today @ $170.

  • I'm sure there's a moral to this story, but I'll be f(&^ed if I can work out what it is.

    After running around yesterday, finding cards had been recalled when I went to the store in the same complex as JB, having to wait for cards to go back on sale , finding another store on my travels (I actually had to asked at the store I was passing as the cards were still behind the counter but I'd read her they MIGHT be working again, and the lovely lady there sorted out for me) and getting cards there, waiting for the cards to activate, driving back to the JB…….. I really wonder if it was worth the $75 I saved. My time's valuable and I've sucked up a lot of that and petrol.

    The postive side of me says I got the notebook and just ordered the USI Pen for it and I'm still effectively $20 ahead from a monetary point of view.

    If this sort of things happens again will I do it…..dunno :)

    • USI Pen

      Which one?

      • +1

        Lenovo one $59 delivered from the Lenovo store. Whether it'll ever get here's another story.. :) I'm in no hurry so figured I'd just order and wait. (with my $75 saving :p ) Actually I'm only $16 ahead :p

    • +1

      No one on the thread seems to take into account the 5% off readily available multiple merchants so for $500 your effectible saving $50 more then minus your costs .

      • yes but times that by 10 is how much I have saved which in itself is very neglible.

      • 15% > 5%

        Discount at the till instantly > online portals

        Flybuys points > no flybuys

        YMMV

        • We don’t earn flybuy points on gift cards, do we?

        • I earnt on the $ value of the cards, but the earn doesn't qualify for spend in various promotions

      • What an odd way to look at things. 'You could save 5% already, so you're only saving 3 times that using this deal… '

  • Glenroy (VIC) Coles has plenty of $100s left. Grabbed some yesterday and they've restocked today.

    • Do you know if Glenroy Coles enforced any limits on the gift cards?

      • +1

        Nah they were pretty cool. I did 3 in one transaction and told the bird I was gonna do a few rounds. If you do >3 you get all these warnings they have to bypass.

  • Is it still taking ages for credit to be put on the cards?

  • Im hoping for JB to have a similar Switch+Mario Kart deal tomorrow as has been advertised for Big W. Seems most retailers will have some variation of a deal. Just went and purchased $400 of cards. Odd they havent advertised anything yet.

  • Was there a certain process the checkout chick was meant to do to activate these other than scanning them, my credit still aint on and getting worried cause the kid looked like he was 14 and didnt know much when I asked him

    • Nope, just make sure it says active on receipt as it auto activates when payment made. But it can take a few hours for credit to show.

    • They auto activate. You may have noticed it took a while for the receipt to print? At least it should have. There is a delay whilst their system activates the cards.

      • +1

        Cheers guys, took a while to process and has 5 rows one for each card under the reciept each one says approved so Im assuming thats how it should be right?

        • Yep, approved = good :)

          • @SBOB: Juicy, might have to go out again and grab me some more goodies

        • Same as mine.

  • 'Instore only' really restricts me from any real savings, 500km to nearest JB hi-fi store.
    Bugger

    • Get the restaurant cards, at least you can use them pretty much everywhere and you still save the same amount of money.

      • Have you tried using them at a shop which is not restaurant? For example, meat or vegetable

        • At fast food chains and vending machines.

    • Is it in-store only for JB? - The mod note under the OP say "including on line"

  • Just wanted to share my experience with the TCN gift cards if anyone was wondering.

    Wanted to buy 3 to redeem for an Elgato Stream Deck XL at JB, however my local Coles didn't have any of the discounted cards in stock (they did have Google Play and Nintendo cards though). After running around for an hour I found a store that had them behind the counter (had to ask).

    Then I found out after trying to redeem them that I needed to validate each individual card to use them. I then proceeded to do so, and it seemed like it would be an instant validation but my balance read $0 when I checked the balance online. I called customer support and they said it was because they were really busy.
    Thankfully, the cards got their balance updated 3 hours after I redeemed them. Then you use them like any other gift card with their included pins.

    Saved $45 for 5 hours of work, so… worth it?

    So just some pointers:

    • Valid Gift cards will most likely be out of stock now unless you've got an insider telling you when Coles have restocked.
    • Cards are not discounted at Coles substores like Coles Express.
    • You need to validate each individual card online (requires an email and phone number).
    • Balance can take a while to validate (phone clerk said to expect a waiting period of up to 24 hours).
    • And remember the JB Hi Fi gift card restrictions!
    • +3

      Not hard anyone else mention anything about having to activate each card? That should be automatic at time of purchase with balance loading within a few hours.

      • Reading back of the card, it says you can register your card but i suspect thats more about tying the card to an account for use?

    • You need to validate each individual card online (requires an email and phone number).

      I don't think that's true, can anyone confirm that they needed to "validate" each card?

      • +1

        There is no validating…checking the balance online doesn't magically activate them.

        • Oh, my mistake then. That's what the clerk at JB Hi Fi told me.

          • +1

            @ultimatealternative: Thank you for leaving all your hard work.
            I was in a panic checking the card balance and showing $0 on TCN site.
            Guess I'll just try again after 24hours.

  • +17

    Bonus of being a Victorian is that you can keep walking in and out of coles and just put on a different style facemask. They never realise you're the same bloke

  • Can anyone confirm that they have managed to use the old print (without JB logo) cards at JB successfully?

    • +2

      Yeh you can. I just used it today

      • Great!

  • Can i ask if the TCN website says that your card is active and balance is $xyz. Then going to JB HI FI will work?

  • +1

    The Hawkesbury seems to be a good bet. I've been to Windsor, Richmond and North Richmond multiple times and they always have most of the range. North Richmond in particular has practically been untouched since the deal started, and I'd bet on it staying that way. I would advise people to not go gung-ho though unless you already have something in mind for purchase sooner rather than later. What with TCNs ability to remove JB as an option if they so decide to go full-retard.

  • +1

    So can i confirm that you can only check the balance by exposing the pin number? Im using one card to give as a xmas pressie, so want to make sure its fully activated, given issues some people have been having. Seems no other way?

  • Plenty of stock at Prahran Vic

  • Any Coles stores in Syd still have stock?

    • coles across northern beaches should have it. still in stock with all kinds of TCN card when i went both yesterday and today. card with larger value may be out of stock.

  • How long do these card last for in terms of redemption?

    • says 36 months on the back of mine

    • 36 months

  • Called jb on Queen Street. They have confirmed gift card limit removed. Guy was saying they implemented the rule due to the large amounts of gift cards being used and causing delays.

    • I just got blocked for over 500 sale.
      They showed me the email where its limited to 500.

      Anyone know of a subsequent email showing the removal of the limit

      • let them know they updated there t&c's since then.

        • i did, but they continued to refer to an earlier JB Hifi email that blocked me.

          I think i need fellow OzBargainers to list the stores who have accepted more than 5 giftcards for purchase,

          Or if a JB Employee can reference the time and subject of the email, where it is allowed now

          Thanks

          • @GLO: I just had this problem this morning at the original store. I ased them to call the store i spoke with that said they would do more on the phone.

            So my advice ring a store get them to say its okay. Tell your closer store that it has been changed and to ring them for confirmation.

  • Does anyone know of any stores in stock in SE Melb? I hear there might be restocks tomorrow but it's not really worth the runaround to four stores to hopefully snag some cards.

  • +4

    Fun adventure trying to redeem mine.

    • Bought 1 $50 Him card to test out, quick confirmation on my local JB store says that they're willing to accept any amount of GCs, as long as the transaction goes through.
    • Doubled back to Coles and bought 5 x $50 Him cards, coupled with cashback-attached $1000 JB gift card from ShopBack and some free gift cards laying around to buy a new iPhone.
    • Heart sank when I see the "Unauthorised messages" pop up for the Him cards. Thankfully JB people allow me to order with my credit card and replace the funds with the GCs once they work.
    • Checked the balance of the cards, all of them were showing $0 and Active
    • Back to Coles, store clerk has no clue and mostly fobs off to TCN, saying that cards can take up to 24 hrs to activate, despite T&Cs saying activation "upon purchase"

    • Next day, kept checking the balance every few minutes. Going thru the agony of needing to put my email, mobile number and remembering to untick that stupid marketing tickbox.

    • Tried calling TCN when their office hours came around, instantly redirected to voicemail everytime.
    • Eventually slowly the cards start to show $50 balances. Go to JB, all cards redeemed. Staff were very understanding. There's even a guy beside my cashier counter redeeming a ton of cards at once (huge pile of Ultimate Gift Cards)

    <3 local JB staff, </3 TCN (I sent them a voicemail and support email, no reply even now).

  • Hi all, sorry I have search but can I:
    Buy a Him Card, go to JB and get a netflix card? Seems to be something they sell but I can't see the netflix cards on the jbhifi site? Finder had JB listed as a seller but that might be out of date. 15% off netflix is the goal.

    • Would also be interested to know this.

  • any place with cards inner east melbourne? $300 short of an iphone.

    • Been to 4 Coles in southeast after work today and didn't find a single $50 or more face value Him/Her/Kid
      Will try my luck another day

    • Just pay cash for part of the iPhone? many people cant even find one card.

  • How long is activation supposed to take? I’ve been checking for 3.5 hours and it’s still at $0.00 balance.

    • I'm in the same boat mate. Purchased at 5.15pm Brisbane time and still showing zero balance as of 8.45 pm. Can only imagine they're getting slammed with activations all over Australia and that we will get our money eventually. I sure hope so!

      • Up to 24 hours.

      • Mine took 4hrs

        • When did you buy it? I’m up to 4.5 hours now.

          • @j0hnny: Same. Hoping they are loaded by the morning. Will be annoyed if they arent.

            • +1

              @hazzad: Just got the balance. 5.5 hours total time between purchase and activation.

              • @j0hnny: Yep looks like mine have to. Happy days.

        • curious. when you left coles, did your receipt say approved?
          do you mean, even after it had approved, the value still didnt load onto the card until 4 hrs later?

          • +1

            @sirspiff: Was in a similar situation. My receipt's activation part did say "Approved". Balance still reads as $0 until over 12 hours later. (bought ~8PM, balance reads. $50 around 12PM next day)

  • Do you have to register ea card to use?

    • Only if you want the balance replaced if it's lost or stolen.

  • Are guys allowed to buy teen, her or kids cards and use them at jb if there aren’t any him cards left?

    • They are gift cards. You are meant to buy them for other people. Other people could be him, her, teen or kids. Very simple.

    • +13

      I doubt it, you need to show your ID and confirm your gender during check out. They apply this policy across all store afaik.

      • is this true?

        • Absolutely. 🙄

        • Absolutely, they are not allowed to assume your gender.

      • +7

        Yep I proved my gender and was immediately escorted out of the store.

        • +1

          Also if you are over 21 and buy a teen card we are legally obligated to report that transaction to the police.

  • +1

    Bought 10* $100 Him cards and 19* $50 one total $1950.
    Used just now at JB. No issue at all.

    Thanks everyone.

    • Which store ?

      • Coles Findon Adelaide

        • thanks!

          Anyone with similar success in Sydney?

    • +1

      TCN changed their T&C, the limit at JB and GG has been removed.

  • Does anyone know if Coles will put more cards on shelves tomorrow, I think I have seen some comments like this.

  • Do they check ID and accept gift card based on gender?

    • +1

      No (to both questions)

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