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[VIC, TAS] Scan Registered Flybuys Card to Get 10% off $100 & $250 Coles MasterCard Gift Cards ($5/$7 Activation Fee) @ Coles

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[VIC, TAS] Scan Registered Flybuys Card to Get 10% off $100 & $250 Coles MasterCard Gift Cards ($5/$7 Activation Fee) @ Coles
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VantageXL on 17/04/2023 - 00:06 en-au-media-publications.shopfully.cloud (1980 clicks)
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It's Victoria and Tasmania's turn now.

  • Buy $100 gift card for $94.50 ($90 for the card and $4.50 for activation)
  • Buy $250 gift card for $231.30 ($225 for the card and $6.30 for activation)

Limit of 5 Gift Cards per Flybuys account per day. 10% discount will be applied to the value of the card including the applicable activation fee. Total cost for $100 gift card is $94.50 ($90 for card and $4.50 for activation fee and for $250 gift card is $231.30 ($225 for card and $6.30 for activation fee. Offer valid only in store at Coles Supermarkets in VIC & TAS only (excludes Coles Online, Coles Express and purchases via giftcards.com.au), subject to store availability. Excludes all other States. Excludes $50 Coles Mastercard Gift Cards. While stocks last, no rainchecks. To qualify for this offer you must present your Flybuys card at the time of purchase. Coles Mastercard Gift Cards cannot be used to purchase any other gift eard sold at Coles. Offer valid from 1 9/4/23 to 25/4/23. Refer to individual gift card for terms and conditions. Flybuys' privacy policy applies. Standard Flybuys terms and conditions apply and are available at Flybuys.com.au. Coles Mastercard gift cards are issued by Heritage and People's Choice Limited trading as Heritage Bank ABN 11 087 651 125,AFSL/ACL No. 244310 pursuant to a license from Mastercard International Incorporated. For Coles Mastercard Gift Card Terms of Use and Conditions, go to www.colesmastercardbalance.com.au. Fully-registered Flybuys members must have joined the Flybuys program via the Flybuys app or flybuys.com.au, provided their first and last name and verified their registration with a mobile number and email address. This can be done instore via the QR codes available, following the 'sign up' prompts. This promotion requires full Flybuys registration and is not available for use with an unregistered temporary card or for partially registered members.

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  • Warmachine99 on 17/04/2023 - 10:38

    If anyone needs a flybuys account, I'm not from Vic or Tas so PM me if you want my barcode

  • ozbbcuk on 17/04/2023 - 11:18

    Can you use this to buy gift cards at Woolworths?

    • Brick50 on 17/04/2023 - 11:25

      According to another poster you should be able to add them to your PayPal account and them buy any Prezee gift card
      I would like someone to confirm too

    • WookieMonster on 17/04/2023 - 11:30

      Is this via the Woolworths Group gift card portal on the Woolworths website, or instore at a Woolworths Supermarket / Woolworths Metro?

      • ozbbcuk on 17/04/2023 - 15:02

        I used to use these at supermarket without issue but it was last year

        • WookieMonster on 17/04/2023 - 15:25
          +1

          Ahh right.

          It looks like someone recently used Coles Mastercard gift cards to pay for gift cards at a Woolworths self checkout, so you should be okay.

          However, if a staff member notices that you are trying to use a prepaid gift card as a payment method, they could stop you. I have been told by two Woolworths duty managers at two different stores that customers cannot use any prepaid gift cards as a payment method for any gift cards instore at Woolworths, but it sounds like something that is generally only really enforceable by staff members (and that is assuming they have been trained this way and care enough to enforce this rule).

          There are some prepaid gift cards (e.g. OnlyONE Visa gift cards, Activ Visa gift cards, Perfect EFTPOS gift cards) that are automatically blocked from being used to pay for some gift cards instore at Woolworths, but AFAIK, those automatic blocks have never extended to Coles Mastercard gift cards.

    • truetypezk on 17/04/2023 - 14:18
      +2

      You must be a newbie. The professionals here steal a whole box at a time:)

      • apple0604 on 17/04/2023 - 17:10
        -1

        Whole box? Are you joking? How many in a box? I hope people stop doing that otherwise we won't have a chance.

      • JIMB0 on 17/04/2023 - 19:46
        +2

        There's only 10 in a box. Just enough for a man and his dog.

        • truetypezk on 21/04/2023 - 00:09
          +1

          10 is a bag, a full box is 200 cards, or 20 bags.

  • ripp3r on 17/04/2023 - 15:05
    +1

    How can I combine these cards to buy sth in one online purchase, e.g. pixel from google store?

  • MrrMagic on 17/04/2023 - 18:48
    -2

    Flybuys card aside, is inception still working?

  • DoctorCalculon on 17/04/2023 - 19:45

    Do we need to open these cards up before purchase? (*)

    Backstory: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/764830

    (*) I am pretty sure Coles staff members won't let you open up the cards until you pay from them.

    • WookieMonster on 17/04/2023 - 20:25

      I highly doubt Coles staff would let a customer open up a gift card packaging before they purchases it, because they have not actually purchased it. As soon as they open the packaging and expose the gift card’s details, they could suddenly change their mind (even if there was nothing actually wrong with the gift cards) and I don’t think Coles staff could reasonably compel them to purchase the gift cards at that stage, which would also mean that otherwise perfectly-good gift cards would need to be thrown out.

      You could do what I saw someone do on the day after the linked forum post went up and open up the (Vanilla Visa) gift cards whilst the checkout was checking whether the gift cards were approved or declined. The young checkout lady operating the checkout was very new to Coles (I think it was only her second shift ever) and she had no idea what was going on, but I eventually figured it out and explained it to her. The only problem with this suggestion is that you have to pay first before you open the gift cards, which goes against what you are asking before…

    • Sheng on 17/04/2023 - 20:36

      Hacking doesn't seem that hard I tried to see whether I could do something lol. You need two donor packaging so you can damage one of each side and carefully cut down the glued sizes to not crease on either sides. All these talk about fancy ways to do why didn't you think using two packaging to frankenstein a tamped card?

      The blank can just been made cheaply if you have a setup from aliexpress.

    • TKC1984 on 19/04/2023 - 22:24
      +3

      Since being scammed last time, I now partially open the package before purchasing. I do this not at the cashier, but in the aisle after i have taken them from the rack. Only need to tear open the back window a little further so i can see more parts of the card and that it looks original. In the scam last month, it was a blank card with printed barcode stuck on. Probably not 100% fool proof, but for little effort, worth the decrease in risk.

      So far, all the cards I have subsequently encountered have been genuine, so have gone on to purchase them.

  • sylvester328 on 17/04/2023 - 22:15
    -2

    There were long discussion end of last year regarding payment to certain merchants, including ATO, Bupa, being blocked. https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/12885880/redir

    Those who want to load up these cards to pay their ATO debt, beware. Well, unless things changed since then.

  • sicinadan on 18/04/2023 - 06:54

    Gonna give it a miss; too many cards are being hacked…

  • auindie on 18/04/2023 - 14:52

    Need to buy some eBay Gift cards, whats the best way to buy eBay gift cards using these 250$ master cards

  • Frozensage on 18/04/2023 - 17:15
    +2

    perfect timing with BAS due end of month

  • mrvaluepack on 19/04/2023 - 05:44
    +1

    Anyone got some yet? Gonna try later today.

    • skye89 on 19/04/2023 - 06:57

      No stock in 3 different coles I just went to :(

      • mrvaluepack on 19/04/2023 - 07:12

        Wow..east west north south Melbourne?

  • shiningblade on 19/04/2023 - 07:14
    +1

    It seems that the 5th card will be declined no matter in the same transaction or separated. Staff member went through refund process for that but not shown immediately in my bank statement. Got the refund receipt.

    • SaintSteve on 19/04/2023 - 07:15

      I got 5 Cards for $1156.50

    • TanedaR on 19/04/2023 - 08:31

      Didn't have this issue.

    • neezy on 19/04/2023 - 09:18

      5th card? but you're allowed 5 per customer. or do you mean 6th card?

      I've bought 5 x $250 with no issues this morning.

      Also, if it was declined… what are you refunding?

      • neezy on 19/04/2023 - 09:20

        oh, the activation was declined?

    • mrvaluepack on 19/04/2023 - 19:06

      The 5th card will trigger a warning and need manual staff input to clear the warning message. After that all good.

  • el8 on 19/04/2023 - 07:28

    Tried paying with gift card at a manned checkout but was getting invalid product mix. Has this loophole been closed?

    • t25 on 19/04/2023 - 07:46

      Doesn't that usually happen if you are paying by gift card?

    • bargain-hunter on 19/04/2023 - 07:56

      Sure has, happened to me too - damn!

      • nightelves on 19/04/2023 - 11:09

        Dam when did they closed it?

    • MrrMagic on 19/04/2023 - 08:58

      Which gift card have you tried?

      • el8 on 19/04/2023 - 09:11
        +2

        tried Coles Group & Myer gift cards and a digital Coles Gift Card.

        Both of this used to work in previous promotions, but not this time.

        • MrrMagic on 19/04/2023 - 09:12

          Bummer.

        • neezy on 19/04/2023 - 09:21

          I suspect it's prob because of FlyBuys now?

        • ozmbs on 19/04/2023 - 10:04

          anyone else having issue paying with Coles Group & Myer cards? pl confirm

        • samehada on 19/04/2023 - 10:05
          +1

          They may have now closed that loophole same as what WW did. There should be plenty of stocks left now since all inception loopholes are closed.

          • Neoika on 19/04/2023 - 18:15
            +1

            @samehada: Inception buying is too slow. I would say 90%+ stock were not cleared in this way before.

            • wc on 19/04/2023 - 23:38
              +2

              @Neoika: On Tuesday I paid with Coles Myer GC it was okay. On Wed I also used the Coles Myer GC, there was a message invalid product mix.
              I think they must have closed the loophole.

          • tonester on 25/04/2023 - 19:32
            +1

            @samehada: technically inception isn't forbidden :)

            Coles Mastercard Gift Cards cannot be used to purchase any other gift card sold at Coles.

            the terms+condtions for the current deal in other states don't include anything similar

    • hanofee on 19/04/2023 - 11:29

      yeah, same case for me. got that error using Coles Myer giftcard

      • aoliren on 19/04/2023 - 11:59

        same
        I tried the prepaid eftpos card from Woolies

        • hanofee on 19/04/2023 - 12:12

          Does it also throw the same error with the Eftpos card?

          • aoliren on 19/04/2023 - 12:14
            +1

            @hanofee: Declined error

            • hanofee on 19/04/2023 - 12:18

              @aoliren: Thanks, so they did close the loophole. wondering if it'd be the case for all giftcards or just this mastercard. That eftpos work at woolies to buy 3rd party giftcard btw (I used mine to buy Ultimate 2 days ago)

              • samehada on 19/04/2023 - 19:11
                +1

                @hanofee: Looks like it is for all giftcards, tested on some gc and I can confirm it doesn't work anymore

                • Neoika on 19/04/2023 - 19:17
                  +1

                  @samehada: OK, considering this 1 and 2, the hard time is coming as retailers tighten up every aspect.

                • hanofee on 19/04/2023 - 21:00

                  @samehada: Ok, thanks for the info. Well, I’m actually surprised it took them so long to fix it :)

    • simon 84 on 19/04/2023 - 13:33

      Same error, even tried Amazon gc with red coles gc

      • ytdarin on 19/04/2023 - 17:42

        tried apple gc, no luck

    • donotuse on 23/04/2023 - 12:22

      Can anyone say if we can use the Vanilla prepaid Visa from prior promos to but these cards?

      • Neoika on 23/04/2023 - 12:36

        do-not-use

  • SaintSteve on 19/04/2023 - 07:37

    Anyone know how long until the cards are ready to use after activation?

  • TanedaR on 19/04/2023 - 08:29

    Anyone tried to scan a 6th card? LOL
    Wondering if it actually will scan at full price, when the points balance and activity are only updated overnight, unlike WW instantly.

    • hanofee on 19/04/2023 - 12:14

      U can't buy 6 in 1 transaction I believe. But yes, u can use the same card over and over in different transactions, if the staff allowing u to do so.

      • Frozensage on 19/04/2023 - 12:54

        Buy 5 when u first get to coles. Do some shopping, buy another 5 on the way out?

      • TanedaR on 19/04/2023 - 12:57

        There is a new t&C this time.
        5 cards/FB acc / day.
        I am just wondering if they have actually updated their system 🤔

        • WookieMonster on 19/04/2023 - 13:02
          +1

          The experience from the recent WA/SA/NT and QLD deals is that the 5 gift cards per registered Flybuys account per day clause is actually enforced, so I would expect it to be enforced for this deal too.

          • TanedaR on 19/04/2023 - 13:07
            +1

            @WookieMonster: Thanks, saved me a trip this evening

          • Trance N Dance on 19/04/2023 - 14:02
            +1

            @WookieMonster: It was enforced with the Vanilla Visas in NSW as well. Coles seem to have gotten a fire up their rear end in regards to giftcard promos and their IT programming.

  • razorite on 19/04/2023 - 08:43
    +1

    Picked up 5 250s in VIC no issues , used one to get 100$ Bunnings card off Prezzee. Shopback no longer works as it used too , last time I managed to add one to my Apple wallet but no luck this time. Will go back for another set of 250s tomorrow.

    • auindie on 19/04/2023 - 09:53

      Did u link to Paypal and then used at Prezzee or straight as a debit card payment on the payment page ?

      • razorite on 19/04/2023 - 10:06

        Straight as a debit card

    • Frozensage on 19/04/2023 - 13:08

      so you can just turn them all into gc incase you worried about hacking?

    • jimojr on 21/04/2023 - 07:40

      1.5% cashback from Shopback.

      • razorite on 21/04/2023 - 09:13

        how do you get these to work with shopback? I havent been able to since the last time this sale was on

        • capslock on 21/04/2023 - 09:17

          I just used one today and it worked.

  • Dealseeker21 on 19/04/2023 - 09:03
    -3

    15 x $250s from 1 store today

    6 days to go

    😀

    • SaintSteve on 19/04/2023 - 09:13

      How did you work around the Max 5 per Flybuys card?

      • Dealseeker21 on 19/04/2023 - 09:22
        +1

        3 x Flybuys accounts. Signed up a new account last night using a propaid sim that i had for $0.

        Target of $25,000 for this round

        • SaintSteve on 19/04/2023 - 10:15

          Any good tips on how best to use the Mastercards?

        • Pat Rick on 19/04/2023 - 11:32

          Get a spread of it, when you have everything together

        • jcft on 20/04/2023 - 11:34

          I called Fly buys and they said
          - if you activate a new account, you have to have 2000 points on the account to get the 10% off activation.

          So how did you manage, to activate x3 flybuys cards so quickly, to have your account activated and get the 10% on buying the mastercards.?

          • Bambini88 on 20/04/2023 - 11:40
            +2

            @jcft: The Flybuys rep is lying then, I made a new account and managed to get 10%

  • Craze on 19/04/2023 - 09:06
    +1

    Plenty on shelf display at my local this morning, grabbed 4x $250

    • Craze on 19/04/2023 - 21:23
      +2

      Update: Managed to use all 4 cards to prepay bills etc, no issues phew!

  • yoyo6 on 19/04/2023 - 11:38
    +2

    Went to Bentleigh coles and couldn't find any $250 cards but there were lots of $100 cards. Then I saw a guy buying 5 x$250 of them, I asked him where he got them and he said on the rack. He had obviously hidden them but I don't know where so I missed out. Gave up and bought 5x$100 but disappointed.

  • dealsgrabber on 19/04/2023 - 12:54
    +1

    So how are people buying now that Coles have closed all loopholes? Is it just via Credit/Debit card and Cash? I guess not a lot of people including me would buy 5 or more per day and on each day if this is the case.

    • Dealseeker21 on 19/04/2023 - 17:20
      -1

      Credit card - Pay ATO, council rates, water, electricity etc

      $25,000 for the week

  • kranoath on 19/04/2023 - 13:26
    +1

    Sorry if this is a dumb question but I can use these cards to buy stuff on Amazon right? So its just like a traditional credit card…

    Thanks.

    • Bdawg on 19/04/2023 - 16:29

      Yes. In theory it should be like a traditional credit card but some places you can't use it. For example they stopped it working for some utilities an ATO payments but ozbargain kicked up a stink and they restored that functionality.

    • Frozensage on 19/04/2023 - 17:36

      you could just use it on prezzee to buy a swap gc and use it where required.

    • mrvaluepack on 19/04/2023 - 19:07

      You can buy anything from a merchant that shows that they accept from a mastercard logo.

  • Frozensage on 19/04/2023 - 17:38

    bought $1250. Split that up to 250 bunnings, and prepaid 500 water, 250 power and 250 gas. Any issue with prepaying ato ?

    can I pay my land tax?

    • ozmbs on 19/04/2023 - 18:45

      yes

  • R14 on 19/04/2023 - 22:44

    I think for each day only allowed 5 cards with one flybuys account but not tested yet. will test tomo and update here.

    meanwhile if anyone already know its per day restriction not for full week, kindly confirm.

    • SaintSteve on 19/04/2023 - 22:45

      Look forward to your update

    • WookieMonster on 19/04/2023 - 22:47
      +1

      As I mentioned above, the experience from the recent WA/SA/NT and QLD deals is that the 5 gift cards per registered Flybuys account per day clause is actually enforced, so I would expect it to be enforced for this deal too.

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