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2000 Bonus Flybuys Points on $100 IKEA & $100/$250 Coles Mastercard Gift Cards ($5/$7 Fee Applies) @ Coles

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AssociatedVantageXL @ freepoints.com.au on 27/05/2023 - 09:00 files.ozbargain.com.au (1837 clicks)
Last edited 27/05/2023 - 09:25 by 1 other user

From the upcoming Coles catalogue for 31 May.

Limit 5 Gift Cards per Flybuys account. Offer valid from 31/5/23 to 6/6/23 and only available in store at Coles Supermarkets (excludes Coles Online, Coles Express and purchases via giftcards.com.au), subject to store availability. Excludes $50 Coles Mastercard Gift Cards. To qualify for this offer you must present your Flybuys card at the time of purchase. While stocks last, no rainchecks. BONUS POINTS can be awarded more than once for each Gift Card type including different denominations of the same Gift Card but can only be collected up to 5 times per Flybuys account. 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.

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  • easternculture on 27/05/2023 - 09:07
    +4

    Something to use my commbank $5 off $100

    • abyss on 27/05/2023 - 09:09
      +2

      The commback offer excludes voucher codes, gift cards and coupon deals. So may not work. Other Ozbargainers can confirm.

      • Neoika on 27/05/2023 - 09:21

        The unconfirmed trick I do is: do not use the card directly but in a digital wallet.

        It worked for me last time for a Vanilla $95.35(10% off $100 denomination) plus some groceries purchase. $100 must be spend in a purchase.

        • SydBoy on 28/05/2023 - 05:17

          When you say digital wallet means google wallet?

      • brandogs on 27/05/2023 - 09:24
        +10

        I have always used the CommBank Coles offers to buy gift cards. Never had an issue

      • easternculture on 27/05/2023 - 09:24

        Works.
        Bought a coles myer once when they sent me a $15 off $100.
        They cant see if its a gift card. Just looks like a purchace.

        • Neoika on 27/05/2023 - 09:29
          +2

          NAB App allows customer to auto retain receipts from certain merchants by tapping its card. Bank has the technology to view some receipts now. I would say CBA is only more advanced in that. Digital wallet may prevent bank from getting the receipt info.

          Check NAB App if have it.

          • t25 on 27/05/2023 - 10:33
            +1

            @Neoika: That's going to change the game again. Potentially no more discounted gift cards.

      • [Deactivated] on 27/05/2023 - 09:45

        Has always worked for me. I pay with Apple Pay and buy a small amount of other items

      • ggfatty on 27/05/2023 - 09:47
        +3

        it always works , tried several times and all got cashback

      • coxymla on 27/05/2023 - 10:07
        +1

        Worked for me on the recent Liquorland $10 off $100.

      • Yo1111 on 27/05/2023 - 10:10

        I always but something else with any gift card and always receive my cashback. It doesn't appear as gift card in my commbank account.

  • Neoika on 27/05/2023 - 09:09
    +2

    Last time 10% straight off a week later in some states.

    • team teri on 27/05/2023 - 10:23
      +1

      That would be perfect timing, I've got a tax bill coming up.

      • Davelovesdealz on 30/05/2023 - 09:32

        WOuldnt your tax bill only appear after the end of the financial year (end of june)? Or are you talking not personal tax?

        • Fishy on 31/05/2023 - 19:07

          For Personal, you can get payg bills if your other income was too high. P2 didn't do tax for 2 years and ended up oweing some 20k (holiday let and shares did too well). Other than getting payg bills, he set up the payment plan for that 20k debt and pay every month (around 10% interest rate!!).

  • ce5himm on 27/05/2023 - 09:41
    +2

    I will wait for 10% straight

    • jasonb on 27/05/2023 - 09:51

      Why not do both?

      • Davelovesdealz on 27/05/2023 - 10:09

        Run out of things to spend them on ;)

  • hhbb555 on 27/05/2023 - 09:52

    anyone know if you can buy giftcards at coles with flybuys $ or not?

    • trixieb on 27/05/2023 - 09:54

      No. Didn't work for me a few months ago

      • Neoika on 27/05/2023 - 09:57

        2000 points auto redemption may still work for certain customers.

        • trixieb on 27/05/2023 - 10:11

          I didn't have such luck. That also didn't show up before I converted to $$$.

          • Neoika on 27/05/2023 - 10:17
            +3

            @trixieb: It is not about luck, but about eligibility. Info here. BTW, CWH eGC works for cashback till now.

            • trixieb on 27/05/2023 - 10:24
              +1

              @Neoika: I received the email from Flybuys and had sufficient points for instant redemption. However it didn't work when I bought the gift cards. I didn't try for grocery shopping though as I converted to $$$ later.

  • coxymla on 27/05/2023 - 10:09
    +2

    A little bit of a weird promo, people will be looking for the $100 GC this time.
    But it will be much more annoying to use them to pay HECS, BAS and PAYG…

    • t25 on 27/05/2023 - 10:34
      +1

      Just use to pay your internet bill. $500 won't go far.

  • Orican on 27/05/2023 - 10:11

    Needed to get more Flybuy accounts, any benefit to register new Flybuy account? E.g. free points similar to WW Rewards?

  • tunzafun001 on 27/05/2023 - 10:20
    +11

    Ive finally been caught up with a hacked card. The process to report is out of the 90s. Terrible offshore phone line, followed by something physically mailed out. Apparently 90 days to review, followed by another 90 to send out a replacement card in the mail. So factor in you may not have access to your funds for 6 months…for in the end $5 worth of points (without a credit card spend bonus above).

    • Chazzozz on 27/05/2023 - 11:44

      Did you try to use it straight away? There have been warnings before not to hang into it for long to avoid this happening. Would be a bugger if you did try to use it immediately.

    • truetypezk on 27/05/2023 - 11:55
      +3

      If you are only looking at $5, it would be ridiculous not to spend it right away. Most of us who got hack bought at least a month worths of cards. If you cant finish spending it in a month, then maybe you should not buy so many.
      Also let us assume you bought 50k worths of cards, that is $2500 profits. As long as you got less than 25 cards hacked you are still looking at a profit. The chargeback process is certainly tedious and time consuming but it definitely works according to my experience.

    • MsJackie5 on 28/05/2023 - 15:48
      +1

      Yes, use cards straight away, like within 24 hours! I'm usually diligent and use them all within a day after reading all the previous comments, but this 1 time I didn't as I had a lot of things going on and when I eventually got around to using it 2 weeks later, I had 1 $100 card nearly all spent! The claim process is long and tedious and so sketchy sounding, but I continue to wait for my refund after lodging it. It seems like the hackers started using it 4 days after I bought and activated it at the store…so be warned!

      • t25 on 28/05/2023 - 17:01
        +1

        I use them with 24 minutes. Buy from coles, open up my aussie broadband app and pay whilst still in the store.

  • ilovefullprice on 27/05/2023 - 10:29

    Thanks OP.

  • FujiFruit on 27/05/2023 - 10:37
    -1

    Is this 10% off?

    • noelhoi on 27/05/2023 - 13:06
      +1

      It is realistically 9.09% off, due to the savings is actually a “$10 bonus” in points form where you’d have to spend it again, therefore spend $100/$110 = 9.09%

      • truetypezk on 27/05/2023 - 13:30
        +2

        You forgot about the $5 card fee.

        • noelhoi on 27/05/2023 - 13:31
          +1

          Sorry I was referring to the IKEA GC only.

          • truetypezk on 27/05/2023 - 13:35

            @noelhoi: Yeah ikea gc are 9% off, cant really cash them out reliably to make a profit.

    • truetypezk on 27/05/2023 - 13:28

      It is a $5 profit in the form of flybuys pts. It is only a discount for income tax avoidance purpose but essentially a profit. A profit is a profit, the % doesnt really matter as long as you buy within your ability to use them.

      • FujiFruit on 27/05/2023 - 13:42

        So $5 profit on $250 gift cards? Is that it?

        • Babyboss on 27/05/2023 - 15:13

          Just $3 profit on $250 Coles MC

          Activation fee $7, 2000FB back

        • koplik8 on 01/06/2023 - 08:34

          I wonder if it would be better to buy 2x $100 gift cards. Then technically you would get 2x 2,000 points= $20. Rather than a $3 profit it would be $10 ($5 fee for each card). I think it said no including $50 cards.

  • yht on 27/05/2023 - 10:39
    +4

    I guess makes more profit with $100 gc

  • CoolDeal on 27/05/2023 - 10:59

    Is it possible to buy these cards with Eftpos perfect gift card ( Bought from woolies deal) ?

    • cma on 27/05/2023 - 12:16

      Still worked during the last 10% off round a couple of weeks ago, when I realized option for paying Coles Mastercard Gift Card with Coles e gift cards had been closed off at the self serviced check out.
      No guarantee that it would be ok by next week though. YMMV.

      • trixieb on 27/05/2023 - 13:17
        +1

        I'm in Perth and couldn't pay with Coles e-gift card for both self-service and serviced checkout. Worked previously

        • Yola on 28/05/2023 - 08:25

          Also in Melbourne.

    • AssociatedR n b @ Coles on 28/05/2023 - 12:14

      Unfortunately not anymore

  • shane23 on 27/05/2023 - 13:15
    +1

    I remember the pre wookie monster days when you could get a free weeks groceries from these deals. Ah well loose lips sinks ships

    • JIMB0 on 31/05/2023 - 16:29

      You could get much more when the 10% off deal was running. Plenty of helpful people have ruined these deals over the years, to the point where it's hardly worth it.

  • Peck on 27/05/2023 - 13:57

    The last time that I bought 5 of these Coles GC's on such a deal, 3 X activation failed, and Coles staff gave me a number to call.
    When I called it they said that the 'help desk' at Coles should have given me a refund and to go back.
    I did, and they did a refund on the 3 cards. But I still got the flybuy points!! 6,000 points for free!

    • Bii on 27/05/2023 - 14:54

      Seems like they don't have a stick rule on the points yet. My previous online orders on Coles, WW, and BigW got cancelled and I kept the points. I guess it would be the same on other points related stores atm

  • squeeb on 28/05/2023 - 01:17

    They are getting stingy. Only 5 gift cards in total (not per day).

    • Yola on 28/05/2023 - 08:26
      +2

      That was the rule before the 5 per day.

    • WookieMonster on 28/05/2023 - 09:37
      +2

      Coles used to be even more stingy for bonus points gift card deals.

      If you go back a few years, you’ll find that Coles only awarded bonus points on the purchase of one gift card per deal.

      • AssociatedR n b @ Coles on 30/05/2023 - 01:28

        @WookieMonster do u have any idea what could be happened??? I bought $1500 gift cards in 3 different Woolies $500 each in 3 different rewards cards.
        1. @first Woolies: bought $500 gift cards: Paid by Westfield eftpos cards bought from aldi promotion and perfect eftpos gift cards bought from Woolies last promotion using leftover amount (.61c to $106), transactions went smoothly.
        2. @second Woolies: bought $500 gift cards: Paid by 5 Westfield eftpos cards $100 each bought from aldi promotion. Transaction went smoothly.

        Problem came at third Woolies
        3. Bought $500 worth of gift cards: tried one $500 the perfect eftpos gift cards-invalid transactions-declined. Then tried another perfect eftpos giftcards…again invalid transaction-declined, tried 3rd perfect eftpos gift card with $250, it was accepted. Tried same card immediately for remaining $250 but declined straight away. Again tried 4th perfect eftpos gift card for $150- declined and tried $100 accepted. So what it triggered??? Big amount like at aldi before??? When used big amount-declined, when used small amounts-accepted!!!!

        • WookieMonster on 30/05/2023 - 09:58
          +1

          Error code 12 (Invalid Transaction) is where the card issuer does not accept the transaction. In other words, Blackhawk Network has placed redemption limits on their open-loop gift cards (Perfect eftpos gift cards, OnlyONE Visa gift cards, Activ Visa gift cards) when you try and use them at supermarkets (e.g. Coles, Woolworths, ALDI). I think the limit per day is $400 per gift card, although it is something that would need further testing. I have not been able to purchase 2x discounted Coles Mastercard gift cards in one day using the same Blackhawk Network open-loop gift card ever since they brought in these restrictions about two months ago.

          Westfield eftpos gift cards are not impacted by this, because Westfield eftpos gift cards are not issued by Blackhawk Network.

          • AssociatedR n b @ Coles on 30/05/2023 - 10:04

            @WookieMonster: The thing I don’t understand is $250 accepted but another $250 not accepting afterwards, even 150 not accepted but $100 accepted. So confused!!!! Anyway now onwards im using $100 each time with 5 different cards…

            • truetypezk on 30/05/2023 - 11:03
              +3

              @R n b: You should have used $400 perfect eftpos+$100 westfield for each of your transaction. It has been this since a couple of months ago.
              Also note the limit is imposed on per card type per merchant basis, not on individual card. So if someone has used the same kind of card before you did, then you are out of luck.

          • AssociatedR n b @ Coles on 30/05/2023 - 10:05

            @WookieMonster: BTW i successfully used 4*$500 perfect eftpos gift cards at Costco.

  • eddieboy2 on 28/05/2023 - 08:57
    +2

    Seems to me hardly worth the effort and risk for such a small saving.

  • yoyo6 on 28/05/2023 - 21:41

    Last time I bought gift cards it totally messed up the offers I was getting each week. Is there a way to get a new fly buys account using my same mobile number?

    • Neoika on 28/05/2023 - 23:20
      +1

      Yes, it is not strict with it.

    • endolphin on 30/05/2023 - 07:16

      Yes x 5

  • BIGANKO on 30/05/2023 - 22:25

    Does anyone know if they will issue on the spot replacement if the Mastercard fails too activate?

    • WookieMonster on 30/05/2023 - 23:13
      +2

      It ultimately depends on the staff member at the service desk who ends up assisting you.

      I have only had two Coles Mastercard gift cards have its activation declined at the checkout (at different stores), and the staff members helping me had different ways to approach the situation:

      • The first staff member attempted to do a receipt-based refund transaction, but quickly realised that the checkout would not let them do a refund of any gift cards (even though they were the duty manager and should have more permissions than a regular staff member or service supervisor). They then had to do a manual refund transaction by searching for an item category and then manually punching in the purchase price of the gift card. They chose to refund to cash (without taking cash from the register), then grabbed a new gift card from the service desk cabinet and purchased that using cash (without placing any cash into the register). I was never asked whether I wanted to do a refund or an exchange for the declined gift card. (Keep in mind this was during the last 10% off Coles Mastercard gift card deal where a Flybuys card was not required.)

      • The second staff member immediately initiated a manual refund transaction and refunded the purchase price back to the card I used in the original transaction. I was never asked whether I wanted to do a refund or an exchange for the declined gift card. (Keep in mind this was during a 10% off Coles Mastercard gift card deal where a fully registered Flybuys card was required.)

      There have been stories from others on here saying that store staff refused to help and told them to call either the gift card scheme owner (InComm) or Coles Customer Care for assistance. However, if you call Coles Customer Care and ask for help with your declined gift card, they will tell you that the staff at the store should have refunded you on the spot and/or exchanged the declined gift card for a new gift card.

      Ideally, what a staff member should do for an exchange is:

      • Print a copy of your original purchase receipt.

      • Initiate a manual refund transaction.

      • Choose any product category. (I think I have seen Cards/Wraps used as a product category for manual refund transactions, so that will probably work best for refunding a gift card.)

      • Enter the purchase price for the gift card that failed to activate at the checkout.

      • Choose Cash as the refund payment method. (Staff should not take any cash out of the checkout.)

      • Staple the copy of the original purchase receipt and the refund receipt to the gift card that failed to activate and file it away to be processed later.

      • Grab another gift card with the same denomination and scan it.

      • Scan your Flybuys card.

      • Finalise payment by choosing Cash as the payment method. (Staff should not put any cash in the checkout.)

      • Check whether the replacement gift card activated correctly; if so, hand over the gift card and its purchase receipt to you.

      • bargain-lover007 on 31/05/2023 - 07:57
        +1

        I have been in both these situations. On one occasion, the staff member refunded the amount to my original card. The other time I was issued another gift card. But process wise it was pretty much the same on both occasions. The only difference being, in both cases, registered flybuys was required.

  • ashdays on 31/05/2023 - 05:58
    +1

    To check the balance on the card the website is https://www.mybalancenow.com/#/

  • bargain-lover007 on 31/05/2023 - 07:54

    Can anyone confirm as to how many IKEA giftcards can be used in a single transaction on their website and in store ?

    • AssociatedVantageXL @ freepoints.com.au on 31/05/2023 - 08:57
      +1

      From their website:

      There is no limit to the number of cards that can be used as payment.

      • bargain-lover007 on 31/05/2023 - 08:59

        Thank you. I just read that. Have a bigger purchase to make in coming days. Hopefully it will work just as they mention.

        • noelhoi on 01/06/2023 - 10:13
          +1

          If you buying the IKEA GC, this may be helpful to your next IKEA purchase to some extent.

  • eddieboy2 on 31/05/2023 - 08:49
    +1

    "Limit 5 Gift Cards per Flybuys account"……watch out because this means anyone using family grouping can only get 10,000 points on 5 cards, regardless of how many gift cards are purchased. Been caught with this last time….so pathetic of Flybuys….very angry about this stupid condition. What difference can it make where you each have an individual Flybuys card and are in a family grouping?

  • capslock on 31/05/2023 - 10:53
    +2

    Did anyone go out and buy the Mastercard? Seems redundant now that they have 10% off online.

    • [Deactivated] on 31/05/2023 - 11:55

      Will still go to use my CBA offer on it

    • Yola on 31/05/2023 - 12:38

      So much easier to do it online. And the online deal is better saving if you purchase the $250 GC.

    • Neoika on 31/05/2023 - 13:51

      Physical cards can be used in-store, e.g. buy on sale 3rd party giftcard @ Woolies.

  • noelhoi on 01/06/2023 - 10:14

    Stack up the IKEA GC deal with this deal.

  • meumax on 01/06/2023 - 14:49

    My wife has a Flybuys account, but it is linked to mine so all the points earned pool in my account.

    Can she still get the bonus 5 times as well as me?

    • bbqwer on 01/06/2023 - 14:53
      +2

      No

    • truetypezk on 03/06/2023 - 14:33
      +1

      Nop, that's why each of my wives has her own FB account.

    • eddieboy2 on 05/06/2023 - 08:37

      No. See above

  • specwarop on 03/06/2023 - 09:02

    Can you do a single purchase with IKEA using multiple gift cards?

    • AssociatedVantageXL @ freepoints.com.au on 03/06/2023 - 09:44

      From their website:

      There is no limit to the number of cards that can be used as payment.

  • hanofee on 03/06/2023 - 14:13

    We can actually buy the $100 Coles mc, then use it right after for Ikea. Total I believe will still be 5 per acc, but if u only need 2 Ikea (or have multiple flybuys acc), that’d work slightly better

  • bargain-lover007 on 04/06/2023 - 12:35

    Does this offer need a registered flybuys account or temporary works ?

  • shahfar on 05/06/2023 - 14:07

    If I have already bought 5 x $100 IKEA gift cards and now wanting to buy 5 x $100 master card gc, will I still get the bonus points for both transactions?

    • shahfar on 05/06/2023 - 14:09

      Also want to know if there is a limit on bonus points for any one gift card type. E.g. if I have already bought 5 x $100 IKEA gift cards yesterday, if I buy 5 more, will I get the bonus points for this second transaction? TIA

      • Neoika on 05/06/2023 - 14:15

        No

      • JIMB0 on 06/06/2023 - 10:52

        Some people will try to tell you no, but if you use a second flybuys account it will work.

        • Neoika on 06/06/2023 - 13:25

          OK, it'll work on my flybuys. PM for details.

        • hanofee on 06/06/2023 - 14:25
          +1

          Maybe some people are confused because Flybuys allows us (under the same address) to have 1 acc with multiple cards (on which we can only claim this 5x), or we can have multiple acc with single card each (on which we can claim this 5x each as per number of accounts we have)

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