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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% CC fee; 0% for EFT. Emailed within 5 working days | 12/08/2019 |
Blatchys Blues Rewards | $19.95/year | 2% CC fee; 0% for EFT | 28/04/2018 |
Cashrewards | Free | Cashrewards offer scaled back to just Woolworths/WISH cards | 27/05/2019 |
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 fees | 29/12/2018 |
Lumo Rewards | Free with Lumo product | 1% CC fee. Accepts AMEX | 12/12/2017 |
Macquarie Marketplace | Free for Macquarie Bank customers | Pay from your Macquarie Bank account, or use Macquarie reward points. No Fee's, delivered straight away | 04/08/2019 |
Maxxia | Free for employees of participating employers | 1% CC fee | 21/07/2018 |
Member Advantage | Free for members of some professional associations and unions | 1% CC fee (Visa/MC only) or Direct Debit. eDelivery varies, can be days. | 27/05/2019 |
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. If you live in QLD, opening an account with RACQ Bank gives you free access. | No fees; Visa/MC only. Delivered instantly | 27/11/2018 |
Redeem Your Gift Card | Free for Sunsuper members or https://shop.redeemyourgiftcard.com.au | $1 per card processing fee, direct debit only. Use promo code “egiftcards” or “shopper” | 07/01/2020 |
ShopBack | Free | Just Woolworths/WISH cards | 07/11/2019 |
Squash Australia | Was free, now closed | Was 2% CC, 0% EFT | 15/09/2019 |
Suncorp Benefits | Free with Suncorp, AAMI, GIO, APIA, Shannons, CIL products. Available through the Suncorp banking App | No fees; Visa/MC only. Digital cards delivered instantly; no delivery fee for physical gift cards | 05/12/2019 |
The Good Guys Concierge Rewards | Benefit included with any Concierge purchase | Cost varies depending on item Concierge offering is taken with | |
Wellplan Rewards | Free for customers with Australian Unity private health insurance | 1% CC fee or debit card | 21/07/2018 |
Youi Rewards | Free with any Youi Policy | No fees; Visa/MC/Union Pay only. Must use the Youi App to purchase | 25/08/2019 |
Comparison
The availability or the discount of the eGift Card can change. Gift cards may have their own individual terms and conditions eg. exclusions, spending limits, expiry etc.
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 Rewards | Macquarie Marketplace | Member Advantage | NIB Rewards | RACQ Lifestyle | Suncorp Benefits | Australian Unity Wellplan | Redeem Your Gift Card | Youi Rewards | Comments |
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Accor Hotels | - | 10% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10% & | - | 10% | - | Covers Ibis, Mercure, M Gallery, Novotel, Pullman, Quay West & Sofitel |
Adrenaline | 10% | 6% | - | - | 14% | 5% | 10% | - | - | 6% | - | 8% | - | |
Agoda | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7% | - | - | |
Amart | 10% | - | - | - | - | 7% | 10% | - | - | 6% | - | 10% | 10% | |
Amazon | - | - | - | - | 5% | - | - | - | - | 3% | - | - | - | |
Angus & Coote | 5% | 7% | - | - | - | 4% | - | - | - | 6% & | - | - | - | |
Barbeques Galore | 7.5% | 7% | - | - | 10% | 4% | - | - | 6% | 7% | - | 7% | - | |
BCF | 7.5% | 9% | - | 10% | 10% | 5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 8% | 9% | - | 7% | 10% | |
Betta Home Living | 7% | - | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | - | 5% | 5% | - | - | - | |
Bevilles | - | 14% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14% & | - | - | - | |
BIG W | 5% | 4.5% | 5% | - | 5% | 3% | - | - | 5% | 5% | - | 5% | - | WISH eGift Cards also work here |
Bonds | - | 9% | - | - | - | 5% | - | - | 8% | 8% | - | 8% | - | |
Bonds Kids | - | 9% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8% | 8% | - | - | - | |
Booktopia | 10% | - | - | - | - | - | 10% | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Boost Juice | 7% | - | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | - | 5% | 6% | - | 8% | - | |
BP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4% & | - | - | - | |
Bunnings | - | - | - | - | - | 1% | - | - | - | - | - | 2% | ||
Bras N Things | - | 9% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9% & | - | - | - | |
BWS | 5% | 4.5% | - | 5% | 5% | 3% | - | - | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | - | WISH eGift Cards also work here |
Caltex Starcash | 5% | - | - | - | 5% | - | 5% | - | - | 5% | - | - | 5% | Caltex petrol stations ONLY (i.e. with a Star Mart, Star Shop or The Foodary - this includes certain Woolworths Caltex petrol stations) |
Caltex Woolworths | 5% | 4.5% | - | - | 5% | 3% | 5% | - | 5% | 5% | - | 5% | - | WISH eGift Cards also work here |
Catch | - | - | - | - | 8% | - | - | 8% | 6% | 6% | 8% | - | - | |
Cellarmasters | 5% | 4.5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | - | - | - | WISH eGift Cards also work here |
City Beach | 8% | 8% | - | - | - | 7% | 8% | - | 6% | 8% | - | 8% | - | |
Coles | 5% | 4% | - | - | 5% | - | 5% | 5% | - | - | 5% | - | - | |
Coles Express | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Cotton On Group | - | 8%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8% & | - | - | - | Includes Cotton On, Cotton On Body and Cotton On Kids |
Country Road | 7.5% | 9% | - | 10% | - | 5% | - | - | 10% | 9% | - | 7% | - | |
Dan Murphy's | 5% | 4.5% | 5% | - | 5% | 3% | - | - | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | - | WISH eGift Cards also work here |
David Jones | 6% | 6% | - | - | 8% | - | 8% | 8% | 6% | 6% | - | 6% | - | |
Dotti | - | 9%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9% & | - | - | - | |
Drummond Golf | - | 9% | - | 10% | - | - | - | - | 8% | 9% | - | 8% | - | |
Dusk | 10% | 8% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8% | 8% | - | 10% | - | |
Dymocks | 8% | 10% | - | - | 10% | 6% | 8% | - | 8% | 9% | - | 10% | - | |
ebay | 3% | - | - | - | - | 2% | - | - | - | - | - | 3% | - | |
EB Games | 8% | 8% | - | - | - | 6% | 8% | - | 4% | 6% | - | 9% | - | |
Endota Spa | 7% | 6% | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | 7% | 6.5% | 6% | - | 8% | - | |
Event Cinemas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6% | - | |
- | 7% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5% | - | - | - | - | ||
First Choice Liquor | 5%& | - | - | - | - | 5%& | - | - | - | 5% | - | - | ||
Flight Centre | 3% | - | - | - | 3% | 1% | 3% | 3% | - | 2% | - | 1.5% | 10% | |
Footlocker | 7% | - | - | - | - | - | 7% | - | - | - | - | 7% | - | |
Forever New | - | 4%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4% | - | - | - | |
Freedom | 7.5% | 9% | - | - | - | 5% | 7.5% | - | 7% | 7% | - | 10% | - | |
French Connection | 8% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8% | - | - | - | |
Fresh Fragrances & Cosmetics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8% | - | - | - | |
GiftPAX | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Glassons | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8% | - | - | - | ||
Global Hotel Card | - | 9% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9% | - | - | - | |
GoCatch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5% | - | - | - | |
Goldmark | - | 7%& | - | - | - - | 4% | - | - | - | 6% | - | 5% | - | |
Good Food | - | 9%& | - | - | 15% | - | 5% | - | - | 10% | 15% | - | - | |
Google Play | - | - | - | - | - | 1% | - | - | - | 3% | - | 2% | - | Not available via SunSuper |
Grand Mercure | - | 10%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Covered by Accor Hotels |
Hairhouse Warehouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8% | - | - | - | |
Hallenstein Brothers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8% | - | - | - | |
Harris Scarfe | 7% | - | - | - | - | - | 7% | - | - | 5% | - | - | - | |
Harvey Norman | 5% | - | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | - | - | - | - | 7.5% | - | |
Hoyts (eGift Card) | - | - | - | - | 8% | - | - | - | - | - | 8% | 8% | - | |
Ibis Hotel | - | 10%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Covered by Accor Hotels |
isubscribe | 10% | 13% | - | - | 10% | 10% | - | - | 10% | 10% | - | 10% | - | |
iTunes | 5% | 6% | - | - | 4% | 4% | 5% | - | 5% | - | - | 5% | - | |
Jacqui E | - | 9%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9% & | - | - | - | |
Jay Jays | - | 9%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9% & | - | - | - | |
JB Hi-Fi | 5% | - | - | 5% | 5% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% | - | 4% | 5% | |
Jeanswest | - | 9%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Jetstar | 2.5% | - | - | 5% | - | 3% | 2.5% | - | - | - | - | 5% | - | |
Just Jeans | - | 9%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9%& | - | - | - | |
Kathmandu | 7.5% | 8% | - | - | - | 5% | 7.5% | - | 7% | 8% | - | 8% | - | |
Kayo Sports | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5% | - | - | - | |
kikki.K | 7% | - | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | - | 7% | 12% | - | 8% | - | |
Kmart | 5% | 5% | - | - | 5% | - | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | - | 5% | - | |
Laubman&Pank | - | - | - | - | - | 7% | - | - | - | 8% | - | - | ||
Liquorland | 5%& | - | - | - | 5% | - | 5%& | - | - | - | 5% | - | - | |
Lorna Jane | 7% | 14% | - | - | - | - | 7% | - | 15% | 15% | - | 7% | 20% | |
Luxury Escapes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6% | - | - | - | |
M Gallery | - | 10%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Covered by Accor Hotels |
Mercure | - | 10%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Covered by Accor Hotels |
Microsoft/Xbox | - | 10%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10%& | - | - | - | Includes Windows, Windows Phone and select Xbox stores |
Mimco | 7.5% | - | - | - | - | 5% | - | - | 6% | 6% | - | 7% | - | |
Mitre 10 | - | 4%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4% & | - | - | - | |
Myer | 5% | 6% | - | - | 6% | 5% | 5% | 5% | 6% | 7% | - | 7.5% | 6% | |
Napoleon Perdis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6% | - | - | - | - | |
New Balance | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18% | - | - | - | |
Nine West | 8% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8% | - | - | - | |
North Hem | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8% | - | - | - | |
Novotel Hotels | - | 10%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Covered by Accor Hotels |
Officeworks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
OPSM | - | - | - | - | - | 7% | - | - | - | 8% | - | - | - | |
Original Mattress Factory | 7% | - | - | - | - | - | 7% | - | - | 5% | - | - | - | |
The Pancake Parlour | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12% | - | - | - | |
Peter Alexander | - | 9%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9% & | - | - | - | |
Plush | 7% | - | - | - | - | - | 7% | - | - | 5% | - | 10% | - | |
Portmans | - | 9%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9% & | - | - | - | |
Pottery Barn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8% | - | - | - | |
Pottery Barn Kids | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8% | - | - | - | |
Priceline | 10% | 5% | - | 10% | - | 3% | 5% | 10% | 8% | 5% | 10% | 6% | - | Can only be used in store |
Prouds the Jewellers | - | - | - | - | - | 4% | - | - | - | - | - | 5% | - | |
Pullman | - | 10%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Covered by Accor Hotels |
Quay West | - | 10%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Covered by Accor Hotels |
Ray's | 7.5% | 4% | - | - | - | - | 7.5% | 5% | - | - | - | - | ||
Rebel | 7.5% | 6% | - | 10% | 10% | 5% | 7.5% | 10% | 5% | 6% | - | 8% | 10% | |
RedBalloon | - | 8% | - | - | - | 5% | - | - | - | 8% | - | 8% | - | |
Repco | - | 2%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10% | 2% & | - | - | - | |
Rubi Shoes | - | 8%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8% & | - | - | - | |
San Churro | 10% | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10% | 5% | 6% | - | - | - | |
Seed Heritage | 8% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8% | - | - | - | |
Sephora | 7% | - | - | - | - | 5% | 7% | - | 5% | 5% | - | - | - | |
Sheridan | - | 7% | - | - | - | 5% | - | - | 7% | 7% | - | 8% | - | |
Smiggle | - | 9%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9% & | - | - | - | |
Snooze | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15% | 5% | - | 10% | - | |
Sofitel | - | 10%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Covered by Accor Hotels |
Strandbags | 5% | - | - | - | - | - | 5% | - | - | 4% | - | 5% | - | |
Spa & Wellness | - | - | - | - | 10% | - | 5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Spa Collective | - | - | - | - | - | 4% | - | - | - | - | - | 5% | - | |
Sportsgirl | - | 9%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9% & | - | - | - | |
Sunglass Hut | - | 9%& | - | - | - | 7% | - | - | - | 9% | - | - | - | * Can only be used in-store |
Supercheap Auto | 7.5% | 8% | - | 10% | 10% | 5% | 7.5% | 10% | - | 8% | - | 8% | 10% | |
Sussan | - | 9%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9% & | - | - | - | |
Target | 5% | 5% | - | - | 5% | - | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% | - | 5% | - | |
The Good Guys | 5% | - | - | - | 5% | 3% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% | - | 4% | 5% | |
THE ICONIC | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6% | - | 6% | - | |
TheSuperGroup | 7.5% | - | - | - | - | - | 7.5% | - | - | - | - | - | 10% | Redeemable at all BCF, Supercheap Auto or Rebel stores. |
Ticketek | - | - | - | - | 8% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | - | - | 10% | |
Ticketmaster | - | - | - | - | 10% | - | - | - | - | 5% | 10% | - | - | |
Travel Associates | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2% | - | - | - | |
Trenery | 7.5% | - | - | - | - | 5% | - | - | 6% | 6% | - | 7% | - | |
Typo | - | 8%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8% & | - | - | - | |
Uber | 2.5% | - | - | - | 4% | 2% | 2.5% | - | - | 3% | - | 2.5% | 5% | |
UberEats | 2.5% | - | - | - | - | 2% | 2.5% | - | - | 3% | - | 2.5% | 5% | |
UnitedPetroleum | 5% | - | - | - | - | - | 5%& | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Universal Traveller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2% | - | - | - | |
Vintage Cellars | 5%& | - | - | - | 5% | - | 5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Virgin Australia | 2% | - | - | - | - | - | 2% | - | - | 4% | - | 5% | - | |
Webjet | 5% | - | - | - | - | - | 5% | - | - | 4% | - | 5% | - | |
west elm | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8% | - | - | - | |
Williams Sonoma | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Witchery | 7.5% | - | - | - | 5% | 5% | - | - | 6% | 6% | - | 7% | - | |
Woolworths | 5% | 4.5% | 5% | - | 5% | 4% | 5% | - | 5% | 4% | 5% | 5% | - | WISH eGift Cards also work here |
WISH | 5% | - | 5% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 5% | - | 5% | 5% | - | Works at Woolworths Supermarkets / Caltex Woolworths petrol stations / BIG W / Dan Murphy's / BWS / Cellarmasters |
Zanui | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7% | - | - | - | |
Zone Bowling | - | 14% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
& offers are physical gift cards, which may incur a delivery fee. Physical gift cards from Suncorp Benefits incur no delivery fee.
Bold indicates the best value for each store.