Coles gift card offers

[aikman]

Any stories of tampered Mastercards yet from today?

 

[Chicken]

Any stories of tampered Mastercards yet from today?

Got 5 , all look OK. Going to get another 5 later

 

[lovestotravel]

Got 5, grumpy Front Desk Manager wouldn't let me get my other 5 in one go. My regular Manager wasn't there who lets me get 10 in one go.

Back later, but wasn't much stock so some have been frozen for later

I had my first hacking attempt on a gift card I found in a drawer, from a purchase in May 2025




I've now used the $100 on it

 

[NoName]

Sometime timing is everything. Walked into my local store to find a gift card rep restocking the shelves. Grabbed my allocation, paid and left. Nice.

 

[MooTime]

got my 5, but the staffer didn't allow me to open them after scanning, but before paying, she was a bit with the fairies, a manger type swung over, cheerfully said paraphrasing if you open it you can change your mind & not purchase it, I said I'd only not purchase it if it was found to be fraudulent, I understood her view & she stated she knows the hassle of contacting customer service if card is tampered with.

I said I've opened them prior to purchase previously & it's recommended, but accepted I won't this time to avoid creating an issue.

@lovestotravel I do like your 'frozen' for later line.

I haven't run into a store recently that's run out of $100 cards for quite some time, maybe the fraud scam incidents scared a few nancy pants away.

 

[Happy Dude]

No issues, including opening the cards after scanning, other than the three interventions from the staff required to complete the purchase. Strewth!

 

[VantageXL]

got my 5, but the staffer didn't allow me to open them after scanning

I recommend going through the self checkouts and just opening them yourself. Asking permission is never a good idea because they’re more likely to say no. Far better to present them with a fait accompli.