Purchasing an iPhone for Overseas

Platinumtelecom on 27/05/2022 - 08:36
Last edited 27/05/2022 - 11:43 by 1 other user

I am going to France next week and want to purchase an IPhone as a gift for my mum who lives there.

Would the below scenario work:

Purchase Apple gift cards from Woolies (x20 point promo
Pay for it using Amex platinum and earn points
Purchase phone from Apple with the gift cards using 10% Cashrewards (ending today)
Take phone to Airport and claim through TRS

I have checked Cashrewards terms and it says can be paid with gift cards

I have checked TRS rules and it says can be paid with gift cards.

Have I missed anything?

Comments

Porker on 27/05/2022 - 09:00

+1

The notion of TRS is to recover GST paid on the item. Tax is paid regardless if the item is paid with cash, card or gift card.
- BargainGhost on 05/06/2022 - 17:40
  
  How does this work? Thought if you use gift cards the purchase will have no gst on the receipt?
  - Porker on 05/06/2022 - 18:40
    
    GST is paid to the Government. There is no discount because one has paid with gift card.
    
    If paying with gift cards circumvented GST, a lot more people would do it.
    
    Eg. I have a $100 gift card. My total trolley is $100 at woolies. If I use my gift card to pay, my trolley cost doesnt come down to $90.90. It's still $100 and $100 will be deducted from my gift card.
    
    Most if not all the trolley items will have GST included into their price
Master Bates on 27/05/2022 - 09:43

+1

Spot on. I intend to do exactly the same, but I’m more than 60 days away from going overseas so can’t take advantage of this deal.
87percent on 27/05/2022 - 11:25

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-warranty-is-inter…
- Platinumtelecom on 27/05/2022 - 11:47
  
  From what I read, warranty is international.
apple2016 on 27/05/2022 - 12:31

Its an hassle if you want to return it. Eg if your iphone was DOA.
- rektrading on 27/05/2022 - 13:03
  
  -1
  
  iPhones have great build quality.