[[discounted_egift_cards]]

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Discounted eGift Cards

Definitions

Gift cards are physical prepaid stored-value money cards that can be used as an alternative payment method at a limited number of retailers and multiple times until the balance is depleted.

eGift Cards are similar to a Gift Cards except that they are digital instead of physical.

Vouchers are not the same as Gift Cards or eGift Cards. Vouchers have no stored-value and are one-time use.

Scope

This page compares the discount of eGift Cards which can be purchased online across various platforms. It may mention Gift Cards if the equivalent eGift Card is not offered. It does not include the discount that can be obtained using Vouchers.

Platforms

The known platforms are:

Membership Cost and Requirement Comments Last Reviewed
AGL Rewards Free with AGL product; activation within 5 working days 1% Visa/MC; 0% for EFT. Emailed within 5 working days 11/03/2018
Blatchys Blues Rewards $19.95/year 2% CC fee; 0% for EFT 28/04/2018
Cashrewards Free “most are being delivered in a few minutes” 28/04/2018
Employment Hero Free for employees of participating employers 1.5% Visa/MC; 0% for participating InstaPay employers 03/12/2018
Entertainment Book $60.00-$70.00/year 1.25% CC fee. Delivery times may vary. Jetstar cards are delivered instantly despite stating 2 days for “validation”. See this thread for more info. 07/12/2017
Lifestyle Solutions by WorldMark Free for customers with WorldMark Timeshare No fee 29/12/2018
Lumo Ameego Free with Lumo product 1% CC fee. Accepts AMEX 12/12/2017
Maxxia Free for employees of participating employers 1% CC fee 21/07/2018
NIB Rewards Free with NIB product 1% CC fee; 0% for EFT. 5 day e-delivery 11/12/2017
Plum Member's Benefits Free Plum Super Accepts PayPal (egift fulfilled by At Work); Coles eGift cards take ~1 day 04/06/2018
RACQ Lifestyle Free with RACQ product or $26.00/year Pay via Visa/MC; no surcharge. Delivered instantly 27/11/2018
Redeem Your Gift Card Free for Sunsuper members $1 per card processing fee, direct debit only. Use promo code “dreamrewards” 23/10/2018
Secure Parking Free Finished - promotion ended ?
Suncorp Benefits Available through the Suncorp banking App Previous platform closed on 30/9/2018. New platform Visa/MC only; no surcharge 27/09/2018
Wellplan Rewards Free for customers with Australian Unity private health insurance 1% CC fee 21/07/2018

Comparison

The availability or the discount of the eGift Card can change.

For consistency, the table below should only show the discount that the platform normally offers and not for a limited time.

Store AGL Blatchys Blues Cashrewards Entertainment Book Lumo Ameego NIB Rewards RACQ Lifestyle Suncorp Benefits Secure Parking Wellplan Redeem Your Gift Card Comments
Accor Hotels - 10% 3% - - - - - - - - Covers Ibis, Mercure, M Gallery, Novotel, Pullman, Quay West & Sofitel
Adrenaline 10% 6% - - - - - 6% - - 7%
Agoda 5% - 5% - 7% - - - - 7% -
Amart - - - - - - - 6% - - 10%
Angus & Coote - 7% - - - - - - - - -
BCF - 9% 3.5% 10% 10% 7.5% 8% 9% 5% - 7%
BWS 5% 4.5% - 5% 5% - 5% 5% - 5% 5% WISH eGift Cards also work here
Barbeques Galore - 7% - - 10% - 6% 7% - - 8%
Betta Home Living - - - - - - 5% - - - -
Bevilles - 14% - - - - - - - - -
BIG W 5% 4.5% 5% - 5% - 5% 5% - - 5% WISH eGift Cards also work here
Bonds - 9% - - - - 8% 8% - - -
Bonds Kids - 9% - - - - 8% - - - -
Boost Juice - - - - - - 5% - - - -
Bras N Thing - 9% - - - - - - - - -
Caltex Starcash - - - - - - - 5% - - - Caltex petrol stations ONLY (i.e. does not include Woolworths Caltex petrol stations)
Caltex Woolworths 5% 4.5% 5% - 5% - 5% 5% - - 5% WISH eGift Cards also work here
Catch - - - - - - 6% - - 8% -
Cellarmasters 5% 4.5% - - - - 5% - - - - WISH eGift Cards also work here
Chemist Warehouse - - - 10% - - - - - - -
City Beach - 8% - - - - 6% - - - 8%
Coles 5% 4% - - 5% 5% 4% 5% - 5% 5%
Coles Express - - - - 5% - - - - - -
Cotton On Group - 8%& 9% - - - - - - - - Includes Cotton On, Cotton On Body and Cotton On Kids
Country Road - 9% - 10% - - 10% 9% - - 7%
Dan Murphy's - 4.5% 5% - 5% - 5% 5% - 5% 5% WISH eGift Cards also work here
David Jones 8% 6% 5% - 10% 10% 6% 6% - - -
Dotti - 9%& - - - - - - - - -
Drummond Golf - 9% - 10% - - 8% 9% - - -
Dusk - 8% - - - - 8% - - - 9%
Dymocks - 10% - - 10% - 8% 9% 5% - 8%
EB Games - 8% - - - - 7% 8% - - 7%
Endota Spa 7% 6% - - - 7% 6.5% 6% - - -
Event Cinemas - - - - - - - - - - 6%
Facebook - 7% - - - - 5% 7% - - -
First Choice Liquor - - - - 5% - - 5% - 5% -
Flight Centre 3% - - - 3% 3% - 2% - - -
Forever New - 4%& - - - - - - - - -
Freedom - 9% - 10% - - 7% 9% - - 7%
GiftPAX 50% - - - - - - - - - - This looks like an mistake and should be 5%.
Global Hotel Card - 9% - - - - - - - - -
Goldmark - 7%& - - - - - - - - -
Good Food - 9%& - - 15% - - 9% - 15% -
Grand Mercure - 10%& - - - - - - - - - Covered by Accor Hotels
Harris Scarfe 5% - - - - - - - - - -
Harvey Norman - - - - - - - - - - 7%
Hoytts (eGift Card) - - - - - - - - - 8% -
Ibis Hotel - 10%& - - - - - - - - - Covered by Accor Hotels
isubscribe - 13% - - - - 10% 10% - - 7%
iTunes - 6% - - 4% - 5% - - - 5%
kikki.K - - - - - - 7% 12% - - -
JB Hi-Fi 5% - - 5% 5% 5% 4% 5% 5% - 4%
Jacqui E - 9%& - - - - - - - - -
Jay Jays - 9%& - - - - - - - - -
Jeanswest - 9%& - - - - - - - - -
Jetstar - - - 4% - - 4% - - - 4%
Just Jeans - 9%& - - - - - - - - -
Kathmandu - 8% - - - - 8% - - 7%
Kmart 5% 5% - - 5% 5% 5% 5% - - 5%
Kmart Tyre & Auto - - - - - - - 5% - - -
Laubman & Pank - - - - - - - 8% - -
Liquorland 5% - - - 5% - - 5% - 5% -
Lorna Jane - 14% - - - - 15% 15% - - -
M Gallery - 10%& - - - - - - - - - Covered by Accor Hotels
Mercure - 10%& - - - - - - - - - Covered by Accor Hotels
Microsoft/Xbox - 10%& - - - - - - - - - Includes Windows, Windows Phone and select Xbox stores
Mimco - - - - - - 6% - - - 7%
Mitre 10 - 4%& - - - - - - - - -
Myer 5% 6% - - 6% 5% 6% 5% - - 7%
Napoleon Perdis - - - - - - 6% - - - -
Novotel Hotels - 10%& - - - - - - - - - Covered by Accor Hotels
Officeworks - - - - 5% - - 5% - - -
Peter Alexander - 9%& - - - - - - - - -
Portmans - 9%& - - - - - - - - -
Priceline 10% 5% - 10% - 12.5% 5% 5% - 10% 6%
Pullman - 10%& - - - - - - - - - Covered by Accor Hotels
Quay West - 10%& - - - - - - - - - Covered by Accor Hotels
Ray's 7.5% 4% - - 10% 7.5% 5% - - - 7%
Rebel 7.5% 6% - 10% 10% 7.5% 5% 6% - - 7%
RedBalloon - 8% - - - - - 8% - - -
Repco - 2%& - - - - 10% - - - -
Rubi Shoes - 8%& - - - - - - - - -
San Churro 10% - - - - 10% 5% - - - -
Sephora - - - - - - 5% 5% - - -
Sheridan - 7% - - - - 7% 7% - - -
Smiggle - 9%& - - - - - - - - -
Snooze - - - - - - 15% - - - -
Sofitel - 10%& - - - - - - - - - Covered by Accor Hotels
Spa & Wellness - - - - 10% - - - - - -
Spa Collective - - - - - - - 5% - - 5%
Sportsgirl - 9%& - - - - - - - - -
Sunglass Hut - 9%& - - - - - 9% - - 10%
Supercheap Auto 7.5% 8% - 10% 10% 7.5% - 8% 5% - 7%
Sussan - 9%& - - - - - - - - -
Target 5% 5% - - 5% 5% 5% 5% - - 5%
The Good Guys 5% - - - 6% 5% 4% 5% 5% - -
Ticketek - - - - - - 5% 5% - - -
Ticketmaster - - - - 10% - - - - 10% -
Trenery - - - - - - 6% 6% - - 7%
Typo - 8%& - - - - - - - - -
Vintage Cellars - - - - 5% - - 5% - - -
Virgin 5% - - - - - - - - - -
Webjet - - - - - - - 2% - - 5%
Witchery - - - - 5% - 6% 6% - - 7%
Woolworths - 4.5% 5% - 5% - 5% 5% - 5% 5% WISH eGift Cards also work here
WISH - - 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% - - 5% - Works at Woolworths Supermarkets / Caltex Woolworths petrol stations / BIG W / Dan Murphy's / BWS / Cellarmasters
Zone Bowling - 14% - - - - - - - - -

& offers are physical gift cards which incur a minimum $5 delivery fee.

Bold indicates the best value for each store.

Last edited by -.- on 2019/01/14 02:05