Coles gift card offers

[RB001]

Strangely, this offer actually starts on Thursday (25 Dec) rather than Wednesday as is usually the case.

Notice in Post #2925 that they are running that one (and the catalogue) from Wednesday 17th-Wednesday 24th, instead of the usual 23rd.
Next catalogue technically starts on Thursday 25th but reverts to Tuesday 30th for its end date.
So really 8 days this week and 5 in person days next week.

 

[blacksultan]

Strangely, this offer actually starts on Thursday (25 Dec) rather than Wednesday as is usually the case. However, since Coles close all their stores for Christmas Day you won't actually be able to buy them until Friday (26 Dec).

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I believe there'll be one before the end of the year.

31st Dec 6 Jan .

 

[VantageXL]

From Wed 31 Dec 2025:



Always open up Apple gift cards before paying to confirm that they haven't been tampered with:

 

[MG1]

Strangely, this offer actually starts on Thursday (25 Dec) rather than Wednesday as is usually the case. However, since Coles close all their stores for Christmas Day you won't actually be able to buy them until Friday (26 Dec).

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I believe there'll be one before the end of the year.

How long do the bonus points usually take to get added to your Fly Buys account?
When should I call them?

 

[VantageXL]

How long do the bonus points usually take to get added to your Fly Buys account?
When should I call them?

If you’re lucky they all arrive the next day at around 5-6pm. However, these days you can sometimes be waiting 3-4 days or even longer. I wouldn’t worry about calling them until at least a week has passed.

 

[MG1]

If you’re lucky they all arrive the next day at around 5-6pm. However, these days you can sometimes be waiting 3-4 days or even longer. I wouldn’t worry about calling them until at least a week has passed.

Many thanks for the super quick reply, @VantageXL. I'll take your advice and wait a couple more days.

 

[VantageXL]

From Wed 7 Jan 2026:

Restaurant Choice gift cards can be spent at businesses that fall under any of the following merchant category codes:

• 5811: Caterers
• 5812: Eating Places, Restaurants
• 5813: Bars, coughtail Lounges, Discotheques, Nightclubs, and Taverns: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
• 5814: Fast Food Restaurants
• 7011: Lodging: Hotels, Motels, Resorts: not elsewhere classified
• 7996: Amusement Parks, Carnivals, Circuses, Fortune Tellers

Uber & Uber eats gift cards can be used to pay for rides and orders in Australia, including those made up to 30 days ago if you switch the payment method on a past purchase.

 

[MG1]

Many thanks for the super quick reply, @VantageXL. I'll take your advice and wait a couple more days.

It looks like the points have reached my account now. Thanks @VantageXL.

 

[markis10]

Next week the Mastercards are back:

Runs from Wed 14 Jan to Tue 20 Jan 2026
Only available in-store at Coles
Limit of five gift cards per Flybuys account
$5 fee on $100 card, $7 fee on $250 card
This offer is open to everyone and does not require activation

2,000 Flybuys points on Mastercard gift cards at Coles - FreePoints

14 Jan to 20 Jan 2026

freepoints.com.au

 

[VantageXL]

From Wed 14 Jan 2026:

 

[jokes128]

For the upcoming Coles Mastercard Gift Cards promotion, I recall it was mentioned somewhere that certain types/banks of credit cards treat this as cash advance and charges interest on the purchase of these gift cards.

May I ask which banks/types of credit cards charge interest on purchasing these gift cards?

Thank you in advance.

 

[Chicken]

I recall it was mentioned somewhere that certain types/banks of credit cards treat this as cash advance and charges interest on the purchase of these gift cards.

May I ask which banks/types of credit cards charge interest on purchasing these gift cards?

It was buying on WW web site using CBA cards.

With these Coles cards, you pay at Coles check out, so your bank cannot even tell what you bought. You could have bought a pallet of Bluey water bottles for all we know.

 

[jokes128]

It was buying on WW web site using CBA cards.

With these Coles cards, you pay at Coles check out, so your bank cannot even tell what you bought. You could have bought a pallet of Bluey water bottles for all we know.

Thank you @Chicken.