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[VIC, TAS] 10% off $100/$250 Vanilla VISA Gift Cards (Incl. $5.95/$7.50 Activation Fee) When You Scan Registered Flybuys @ Coles

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[VIC, TAS] 10% off $100/$250 Vanilla VISA Gift Cards (Incl. $5.95/$7.50 Activation Fee) When You Scan Registered Flybuys @ Coles
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10% off $100 and $250 Vanilla VISA Gift Cards when you scan fully-registered Flybuys @ Coles

Limit 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 $95.36 ($90 for card and $5.36 for activation fee) and for $250 gift card is $231.75 ($225 for card and $6.75 for activation fee). Offer valid in VIC and TAS only in store at Coles Supermarkets (excludes Coles Online, Coles Express and purchases via giftcards.com.au), subject to store availability. Excludes all other states. Excludes $25, $50 and $400 Vanilla Visa Gift Cards. To quality for this offer you must present your fully registered Flybuys card at the time of purchase. While stocks last, no rainchecks. Gift Cards cannot be used to purchase any other gift card sold at Coles. Offer valid from 13/9/23 to 19/9/23. 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. Vanilla Visa gift cards are issued by Heritage and People's Choice Limited trading as Heritage Bank ABN 11 087 651 125 AFSL 244310 pursuant to a license from Visa Worldwide Pte Limited. Fully-registered Flybuys members must have joined the Flybuys program via the Flybuys app or flybuys.com.au, provided their firs 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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    • WookieMonster on 12/09/2023 - 13:32
      +2

      Doubt it.

      Coles pushed out on update for its checkouts on 19 April 2023 to block customers from using any gift cards issued by Coles Group to pay for gift cards. I have tried using different types of gift cards issued by Coles Group to purchase different types of gift cards since then (e.g. Coles Mastercard gift cards, Ultimate gift cards, Uber gift cards) and I have triggered Invalid Product Mix error messages each time.

      Feel free to give it a go if you want, but I would be surprised if it worked.

  • couger on 12/09/2023 - 16:23
    +3

    Went to two Coles today, $250 ones already missing from the shelves. only $25, $100 and $400 ones left.

    • vikramhkumar on 12/09/2023 - 18:28
      +1

      Chexk in the freezers.. OZB fav spot for hiding 😋

    • TEER3X on 12/09/2023 - 19:21
      -1

      That's unbelievably lame

    • xsmax on 12/09/2023 - 19:50
      +1

      Yeah, my nearest Coles are missing both the $100 and $250 as well.

    • Mamajo on 12/09/2023 - 22:21

      Yep! Same as my nearest Coles.

      • Neoika on 13/09/2023 - 06:27

        10% off sale counts on new deliveries, not existing stock.

    • couger on 13/09/2023 - 08:38

      Update
      Went to one of the two Coles @7:15am, had 2 stacks of $250 cards, bought 5 as still have plenty Coles prepaid master cards.

    • xsmax on 13/09/2023 - 09:02
      +2

      Went in this morning to the same Coles I went to last night and can confirm the $250 were "hidden elsewhere" by an individual. Said individual walked in with me to the Gift Card display .. no $250 cards. Walked away elsewhere and saw him pay for 5x$250 of them cards. Likely picked up from a hidden spot.

    • Bdawg on 14/09/2023 - 11:24

      I went today and only $100s left. I asked a staff member if they had any and she said "I have no idea" and stormed off.

  • XCOOKIEMONSTAX on 13/09/2023 - 00:26

    If i purchased one of these, would i be able to link it through shopback to purchase example a 3% cashback $250 sca gift card?

    • Neoika on 13/09/2023 - 06:48

      SCA giftcard was 10% off in Woolies yesterday.

      • XCOOKIEMONSTAX on 13/09/2023 - 15:27

        Oh dam it, missed it, probably expired now unfortunately

  • daanish on 13/09/2023 - 06:53

    Just grabbed some and can confirm I was able to use it on Amazon straight away to purchase items.

    • daanish on 13/09/2023 - 07:52
      -2

      An update: I just checked my Amazon order details for an unrelated reason and saw that the payment couldn't be processed off the Visa and it has charged my backup card. Luckily was able to cancel but as Wookie commented below I didn't wait 30min after purchasing so could still be loading.

      That said, I logged into the balance check website before trying it on Amazon and it did show a balance of $250.

      Will go to work and try it again this evening.

    • wangasm on 13/09/2023 - 08:22
      +1

      FYI Amazon don't actually charge your card until the order is in the process of shipping.

      To avoid the whole waiting to find out thing. You should just buy an Amazon gift card with it from Shopback or Prezzee.

      • daanish on 13/09/2023 - 08:31

        I was trying to use it to buy the Activ Visa cards so I can load them onto my phone and use them as a tap and go card to avoid any signature required dramas.

        • bargain-hunter on 13/09/2023 - 08:45

          Great idea! But $7.95 fee applies - and the max is $200 isn’t it? I wonder if you can purchase with discounted Amazon GCs…

          • WookieMonster on 13/09/2023 - 08:48

            @bargain-hunter: You cannot purchase an Activ Visa gift card or an OnlyONE Visa gift card on Amazon using Amazon gift cards. There is no way you can use the gift card balance on your Amazon account during the checkout process.

            • bargain-hunter on 13/09/2023 - 08:54
              +1

              @WookieMonster: Thanks @WookieMonster. Didn’t think so but I used to buy Restaurant Choice GCs using my Amazon credit so wasn’t sure!

          • daanish on 13/09/2023 - 09:00

            @bargain-hunter: The title shows the fees but at checkout it's just $200 and free shipping so I was trying to check out with a $200 and a $50 in the cart. I can't try it now as I have to work but here's the link if you want to give it a go.

            https://www.amazon.com.au/s?k=activ+visa

            • Neoika on 13/09/2023 - 09:15

              @daanish: The issue is: it is very difficult for you to dispute when the card is not properly activated. It happened with Auspost giftcard sale.

              • daanish on 13/09/2023 - 09:38

                @Neoika: What do you mean by that?

                As in because I didn't pay any activation fee I would be left without a leg to stand on if the card doesn't activate?

                That's not something I thought about but ab important consideration. Cheers

                • wangasm on 14/09/2023 - 18:51
                  +1

                  @daanish: Can confirm this works, card arrived from Amazon properly activated. Good tip

  • nightelves on 13/09/2023 - 07:35

    How long do these take to activate? Tried paying a bill with it and it go declined.

    • WookieMonster on 13/09/2023 - 07:46
      +2

      Did you wait about 30 minutes between purchasing the gift card and attempting to redeem it? In the March 2023 deal, that was how long I had to wait before the gift cards would work.

      In earlier deals, I had to wait up to 4.5 hours…

      • nightelves on 13/09/2023 - 07:50
        +2

        No I haven’t. Thanks WookieMonster. Usually the Coles Mastercard would work instantly. Hence I thought it would be the same.

        It worked. Thanks WookieMonster

  • HopSkipJumpFallSplat on 13/09/2023 - 07:40
    +1

    Darn it, I can't purchase $300 Supermarket cards from Shopback, curse their security protocols on giftcards.

  • V001 on 13/09/2023 - 08:33
    -5

    Discount not working in NSW, tried few Coles but no discount reflected. Customer service says discount is only on Uber card which have 30X points.

    Sorry my bad didn’t read the post correctly and got super excited :)

  • capslock on 13/09/2023 - 08:45
    +1

    As usual there is little to no stock in the south east. With traffic so bad these days it is not worth it driving around looking for stock.

    • Miyagi on 13/09/2023 - 10:48

      I was just at Southland, managed to get x10 $250 with my wife's and my FB cards.
      Still plenty left, I estimate about 40+ cards remaining at the time I purchased approx 10am

  • Dealseeker21 on 13/09/2023 - 09:17
    +4

    No stock at my 3 locals. Usually no issues

    Racks were empty so i suggest they have been hidden yesterday perhaps

    Bring back the online 10% deal

  • Frozensage on 13/09/2023 - 10:03

    Notice the total was slightly higher than the Mastercards? Like $2 more for 5 cards

    • TanedaR on 13/09/2023 - 10:07
      +2

      obviously activation fee is different….

  • parfecto on 13/09/2023 - 10:32

    Has anyone used these cards in store at JB to purchase Apple gift cards. Will these cards work?

    • nightelves on 13/09/2023 - 10:54

      They should.

    • VantageXL on 13/09/2023 - 11:45
      +4

      You should use them to buy the Ultimate cards that earn 20x points at Woolworths this week and then use those cards to purchase Apple gift cards at JB Hi-Fi.

      • oldrocker on 13/09/2023 - 13:05

        Gr8 idea, any fees involved?

      • Jackjcca on 13/09/2023 - 15:10

        I was wondering if that's allowed? Can these be used in Woolies?

        • xsmax on 13/09/2023 - 16:08

          Yes you can. I just purchased the Ultimate cards from Woolworths using the Vanilla GC using self checkout.

      • Ozpe1903 on 14/09/2023 - 08:53

        Why don’t you just buy the iPhone in JB?

        • VantageXL on 14/09/2023 - 11:44

          You could but the original commenter said they wanted Apple gift cards.

        • Fasian on 19/09/2023 - 11:16

          Is there much of a difference between buying from JB vs Apple in terms of support?

  • Frozensage on 13/09/2023 - 10:47

    vanillabalance.com doesn't seem to wanna give me my balance, the website looks like it's built in the 80s. Anyone else?

    • nightelves on 13/09/2023 - 10:53

      Yeah had the same issue.

  • bluntman on 13/09/2023 - 11:05

    Purchased today in Ringwood and shelf was chock full, i would estimate 100 cards and probably more hidden away.

  • shivaraaj on 13/09/2023 - 11:43

    Hi all do anyone know if we can add this to any digital wallet?

  • nightelves on 13/09/2023 - 11:55

    Anyone know if you can pay quarter multiple times into VicRoads?

  • oldrocker on 13/09/2023 - 12:19

    Tried to use the GC at Coles but get error message about daily limit exceeded! And the amount was only $14!!!!

    • oldrocker on 13/09/2023 - 12:55
      +1

      Called the helpline and was told to wait 24 hours before use!??

  • VantageXL on 13/09/2023 - 12:39
    +8

    Lol. A $250 Vanilla Visa card I purchased less than an hour ago appears to have already been stolen:

    13/9/2023 - 11:22:25 - Activate And Load Card - $250.00

    13/9/2023 - 12:01:28 - [POS Purchase] Pre-Auth Transaction-POS Signature Purchase PAYPAL *THEDR - $233.20

    Available balance: $16.80

    • oldrocker on 13/09/2023 - 13:12
      +2

      That's scary?!!

    • coxymla on 13/09/2023 - 13:40

      I'm not trying to victim blame or anything, but did you check that the packaging was intact before you purchased?

      From the timing, I would think someone is recording the details off the cards in store, then checking the balance once per hour until someone activates them, then spending on them as soon as they get a match.

      • VantageXL on 13/09/2023 - 13:44

        Packaging was definitely intact and there were no signs of the sort of tampering we've seen in past incidents.

        • coxymla on 13/09/2023 - 13:48

          Yikes, even worse then.

    • TanedaR on 13/09/2023 - 13:52

      I wonder if the same card number is printed and packaged twice, just like the digital Coles Mastercard.
      In previous stolen cases, usually the remaining balance is under $5.
      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/721415
      The theft would be too generous for not spending the remaining $16.80 lol

    • TanedaR on 13/09/2023 - 13:55
      +1

      Also CVV is required to add a card into your Paypal wallet.
      On the other hand when a card is stolen, CVV is not required in that transaction, like TikTok or Healthy Massage

    • Craze on 13/09/2023 - 13:55

      Thanks for sharing and sorry to hear your experience. I think I'll pass this time round…

    • fufufu on 13/09/2023 - 18:37

      Christ….you'd think they would want to improve the security on these so people hoard them and forget to use them like with other gift cards. I've been bitten by these before which is why I decided to use them right away but within 1 hour after purchase is so unlucky.

    • cloudy on 14/09/2023 - 07:58

      Yikes, this should be sticky at the top as a warning

    • Mamajo on 15/09/2023 - 14:20
      +2

      So what happens now?

  • interlocal on 13/09/2023 - 12:48

    Trying to pay ATO bill - does it matter what "Cardholder name" is? Should it be empty, "FOR YOU" (lol) or my name?

    • interlocal on 13/09/2023 - 12:55

      ok it worked with "For You". Card was declined just until 30 mins after activation sharp.
      You need to pay $249 for $250 card to ATO to account for the fee.

  • Jmiester22 on 13/09/2023 - 13:00

    I registered a new Flybuys card last night for my wife to purchase these, however when attempting to purchase a few $250 cards at Coles the discount didn’t come through. The checkout attendant couldn’t explain why the discount didn’t show. The flybuys account has had all details inputted you would expect - any ideas why the discount isn’t showing? She has already received through some flybuys offers via email. Is there a need to do something else to get flybuys to offer discount on these cards for a new account?

    • oldrocker on 13/09/2023 - 13:27

      Assume that the FB card was scanned?

      • Jmiester22 on 13/09/2023 - 15:14

        Yes and showed a flybuys logo on the checkout. No issues scanning it in.

    • Miyagi on 13/09/2023 - 13:39

      I remember seeing a condition with the Coles Mastercard special that you needed to be a Flybuys member for X duration in order for the discount to be valid. It might be a similar thing here. I can't remember what that duration was however.

    • wangasm on 13/09/2023 - 16:42

      From the previous deals there's a waiting period of 24 hours for new flybuys registrations before they work with these deals

    • nugstar on 13/09/2023 - 22:08
      +1

      Family Linked flybuys cards also don't work. My mum's is linked to mine and wouldn't work after I bought my 5.

    • Bdawg on 14/09/2023 - 11:28

      Vic/Tas?

  • clover on 13/09/2023 - 13:10

    I cant seem to use Paypal to purchase prezze gift cards any more. anyone else having issue?

    • Liz1 on 13/09/2023 - 16:53
      +1

      Just did it and it worked. In Paypal you have to select the card you want as the "Preferred when paying online".

      • elecpurch on 19/09/2023 - 10:56

        Didn't work for me - "Unfortunately , your order was unsuccessful due to payment assessment from our processor…..".PayPal does send an email saying "You authorized a payment to Prezzee Pty Limited".

  • TechNerd on 13/09/2023 - 13:34

    For anyone trying to pay their Council Rates, these cards didn’t work initially. But it worked after 1 hour, so there may be a delay in activation of the card.

    • oldrocker on 13/09/2023 - 14:47

      Seems to be a lag between activation and becoming operational, as in my case, after calling helpline and 1 hour later it worked for me.

  • skye89 on 13/09/2023 - 14:41

    Lynbrook coles just re-stocked 30 mins ago

  • georgegates5 on 13/09/2023 - 17:38

    Any luck that QLD might have this promotion soon?

    • VantageXL on 13/09/2023 - 17:45

      I doubt it. The trend has been to run this offer in February for NSW/ACT and then in September for VIC/TAS. None of the other states or territories seem to get Vanilla Visa promotions.

      Your best bet will be a 10% off Coles Mastercard gift cards promotion. They'll probably run one of those on 18 October though who knows which states and territories will be included.

      • georgegates5 on 13/09/2023 - 18:49

        Cheers thanks for the info!

  • wangasm on 13/09/2023 - 18:00
    +1

    Plenty 250s stocked at a few of my local Coles. However had to pay for them at the service counter as they apparently don't work at the self checkouts

    • Dealseeker21 on 13/09/2023 - 18:25
      +2

      3 Will normally work at Self serve, anymore and it requires the manager password which the service desk staff normally know/where the Manager hides

  • Dealseeker21 on 13/09/2023 - 18:17
    +1

    5 stores in the Northern Suburbs of Melbourne - No $250's there must be something going on, spoke to a Manager who knows me and she said not many have sold, so they must be hidden :(

    Will try again tomorrow as she said more stock was coming

  • fufufu on 13/09/2023 - 18:18

    Any way to pay rego with these? On the vicroads website, it seems you have to pay the entire amount in 1 transaction.

    • capslock on 13/09/2023 - 18:23
      +3

      Change your rego into quarterly instalments. Otherwise someone else said that they went into a VicRoads office and the staff there allowed split payment.

      • fufufu on 13/09/2023 - 18:30

        Thanks mate. The admin fee on changing to quarterly payments makes my inner ozbargain sad I'm not getting the full saving.

        • HopSkipJumpFallSplat on 13/09/2023 - 18:57

          When I checked, the difference was 2 cents, so yeah hand in your ozbargainer license if you have to pay an extra 2 cents and a CC fee for using a discounted visa card.

          • fufufu on 13/09/2023 - 19:01

            @HopSkipJumpFallSplat: https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/registration/registration-fe…

            Key things to know:

            A service fee of $2.60 applies for every 3 and 6 month registration renewal, unless you hold an eligible concession card.

            so splitting it in to quarterly payments means you are paying $10.40 more than if you were to have paid yearly.

            • HopSkipJumpFallSplat on 13/09/2023 - 19:02
              +1

              @fufufu: Oh yeah thats a bit rich of them, I'm on concession and the difference was 2 or 3 cents, pretty sure 2 cents.

              • fufufu on 13/09/2023 - 19:11

                @HopSkipJumpFallSplat: So were you able to pay for the second installment after you paid for the first or do you have to wait for the due date? I assume you did it online.

                • HopSkipJumpFallSplat on 13/09/2023 - 19:13
                  +1

                  @fufufu: Mine was past due so it was fine, was already on quartely from previous card deals.
                  From memory you can't pay a second upcoming rego until x amout of time before it's due and I can't test that as a payment is being processed atm.
                  Yes, did it online.

      • HopSkipJumpFallSplat on 13/09/2023 - 18:58
        -1

        @capslock Vic roads office, you mean they actually still exist.

      • fuzor on 13/09/2023 - 22:05

        Has anyone been able to pay by calling Vicroads? Australia's out of money…banks and government agencies have all been closing doors. My nearest Vicroads office is more than 30 minutes drive away…

        • mmcs on 14/09/2023 - 13:29

          you can pay it online.

          • wangasm on 14/09/2023 - 14:58

            @mmcs: You can't do split payment online, even with Bpay.

            • mmcs on 14/09/2023 - 15:28

              @wangasm: don't split it, just pay for 3 months at a time

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