Gift Cards at Supermarkets

[quokka77]

Duck Smuth won't be honouring gift vouchers. Well hopefully not too many AFFers are affected.

 

[Mr_Orange]

Duck Smuth won't be honouring gift vouchers. Well hopefully not too many AFFers are affected.

Ha ha. They won't be honouring anything!

 

[Buzzard]

Duck Smuth won't be honouring gift vouchers. Well hopefully not too many AFFers are affected.

There are going to be a lot of unhappy people. Imagine how many gift cards would have been purchased as Christmas gifts.

 

[SydneySwan]

There are going to be a lot of unhappy people. Imagine how many gift cards would have been purchased as Christmas gifts.

The goodwill (assuming there is any) destroyed by this measure is going to seriously impact any attempt to sell DS as a going concern. If the receivers had any brains they would have finessed the gift card situation by offering to accept gift cards if the buyer also paid the same amount in cash. For example to spend a $50 gift card, you have to buy goods worth $100 and pay $50 gift card / $50 cash.

 

[cambriamarsh]

The goodwill (assuming there is any) destroyed by this measure is going to seriously impact any attempt to sell DS as a going concern. If the receivers had any brains they would have finessed the gift card situation by offering to accept gift cards if the buyer also paid the same amount in cash. For example to spend a $50 gift card, you have to buy goods worth $100 and pay $50 gift card / $50 cash.

Any possibility of a credit card charge back if the voucher was bought using a credit card?

 

[cove]

Yes just do it cambriamarsh.

 

[cambriamarsh]

Yes just do it cambriamarsh.

Thanks Cove. Not for me but for those caught by this. I wonder if the inability to recover from Dick Smith means a charge back isn't available.

 

[burmans]

The goodwill (assuming there is any) destroyed by this measure is going to seriously impact any attempt to sell DS as a going concern. If the receivers had any brains they would have finessed the gift card situation by offering to accept gift cards if the buyer also paid the same amount in cash. For example to spend a $50 gift card, you have to buy goods worth $100 and pay $50 gift card / $50 cash.

I'd be assuming goodwill for Dick Smith would be negative, this will be a fire sale, I doubt purchase price would even cover their assets.

 

[zzzhobbes]

Do I have a deal for you sorry should have posted earlierColes is selling EFTPOS Cards $100 the preferred one with 10x Flybuy points which results in $0.70 loss excluding the fuel voucher and credit card points
Making this great for Tax payments

 

[get me outta here]

Thanks. Is there a way to ensure you are buying the 10 pts $1 card?

Do I have a deal for you sorry should have posted earlierColes is selling EFTPOS Cards $100 the preferred one with 10x Flybuy points which results in $0.70 loss excluding the fuel voucher and credit card points
Making this great for Tax payments

 

[DontGetMeStarted]

Thanks. Is there a way to ensure you are buying the 10 pts $1 card?

Interested in this ..so subscribed

 

[blueythecat]

Coles is selling EFTPOS Cards $100....

Is it correct to assume these can only be used in stores with a physical terminal? Or put another way, do online shops take EFTPOS gift cards?

I take it for Tax payments it would be in store at AusPost?

 

[rainbowgirl]

Do I have a deal for you sorry should have posted earlierColes is selling EFTPOS Cards $100 the preferred one with 10x Flybuy points which results in $0.70 loss excluding the fuel voucher and credit card points
Making this great for Tax payments

Have you factored in the purchase cost of the card? Isn't there a $5.95 cost on top of the face value of the card?

 

[Cynicor]

Have you factored in the purchase cost of the card? Isn't there a $5.95 cost on top of the face value of the card?

I would suggest that this calculation is indeed included, and why there is a 70c loss with each card.

 

[Winston1]

Are these just the prepaid Visa cards that are topped up at the checkout? Or do you purchase them with $100 already included?

 

[Cadboy]

I thought it was impossible to use a credit card to load these prapaid cards?

 

[Winston1]

I honestly don't think the $100 eftpos card is a thing. Everybody is looking for manufactured spend and it would have been picked up before now if it was true. Besides, all the Visa cards cost on average $5/$100 to buy and then you need to pay to unload them.
its not real.

 

[andye]

I haven't bought one but there is a prepaid Mastercard available from Coles

https://financialservices.coles.com.au/prepaid-cards/coles-gift-mastercard

I can't find anything on the site which says there is a Flybuys bonus (perhaps there are in store)

When I last checked you could only buy online with Visa/MC so no Plat Edge bonus.

Online you can buy up to a value of $1000. Standard $5 fee whatever the load

The sums may work for some but the biggest problem is that you are buying an MC with an MC/Visa (perhaps instore would work if there was an FB bonus and you could use an Amex)

PS: and you can't withdraw cash at the terminal either

 

[gizzard]

I'm not sure why people don't believe this. Coles definitely now sell EFTPOS cards and have done for at least a couple of weeks. I have seen $50 (in grey and yellow/gold) and $100 in black. The cost is $5.95. There was (is?) a 10 x Flybuy bonus on these cards, I guess, as a promotion.

I haven't bought one but I doubt there wouldn't be any topping up/value required as they have a face value.

 

[andye]

I'm not sure why people don't believe this. Coles definitely now sell EFTPOS cards and have done for at least a couple of weeks. I have seen $50 (in grey and yellow/gold) and $100 in black. The cost is $5.95. There was (is?) a 10 x Flybuy bonus on these cards, I guess, as a promotion.

I haven't bought one but I doubt there wouldn't be any topping up/value required as they have a face value.

Will keep my eyes peeled