Qantas Wine latest offering

[MooTime]

I agr

Always AusPost for me in SYD, but post Covid they’ve gone down hill a lot….often will leave a box outside in the sun when no one’s home…

I agree the placement of certain items in the sun is a poor choice, another case of common sense being phased out.

I put that down more to the individual than company. Then again training can help.

 

[SYD]

I agr
I agree the placement of certain items in the sun is a poor choice, another case of common sense being phased out.

I put that down more to the individual than company. Then again training can help.

Pretty sure the AusPost delivery guys are contractors

 

[kookaburra75]

Aramex are atrocious. Absolutely useless in metro Sydney.

I've always had a good run with Aramex in Canberra. I get deliveries from a few different wineries other than Qantas Wines. I select the 'Leave by Front Door' option, which is tucked away from sight and the sun. To be honest, I've had middling to terrible service from Auspost, so swapping to Aramex is a good thing for me.

 

[Berlin]

Yes, it must have been a recent change of contract- my last three orders also suddenly came with Aramex (I order wine from Qantas WAY too often).

I was very disheartened by this sudden change initially but those three deliveries have been surprisingly fine. The guy always calls my phone if I’m not hearing the bell or happen to be down at the pool which is something AusPost have never done. Definitely better than just dumping the wine box in the pretty accessible building lobby right on Bourke Street in Sydney which has been one of Australia Post’s specialty recently!

 

[Assassin]

I’ve noticed in recent times that Qantas wine doesn’t provide the value it used to. Some wines are priced higher than market and their sales are not as good as they used to be. In particular the phone wine adviser doesn’t seem to really have any great deals any more.

 

[flyguy77]

I’ve noticed in recent times that Qantas wine doesn’t provide the value it used to

EVERYTHING that Qantas does is about increasing profits above all else.

I'd assume someone in management decided profit margins weren't high enough with the point bonus offers in the past.

Just the same as they decided consistently releasing actual classic reward seats isn't the best way to make them the most money....

 

[henrus]

I’ve noticed in recent times that Qantas wine doesn’t provide the value it used to. Some wines are priced higher than market and their sales are not as good as they used to be. In particular the phone wine adviser doesn’t seem to really have any great deals any more.

I think 99% of the time they're priced higher but that's just the way they profit.

Like many I'm in it for the points but still drink the wine so in my head I like to give the bottles a $10 per bottle value (regardless of the actual bottle) then subtract that from the price and work out a value. My last order was 6 bottles of Nautilus Pinot for $237, subtracting $60 works out at $177 for 10761 points (1.64c per point). Anything under 2c per point I'll be considering it.

I keep a close eye on Simon's website (and yes plenty of other trackers out there).

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[Assassin]

I think 99% of the time they're priced higher but that's just the way they profit.

Like many I'm in it for the points but still drink the wine so in my head I like to give the bottles a $10 per bottle value (regardless of the actual bottle) then subtract that from the price and work out a value. My last order was 6 bottles of Nautilus Pinot for $237, subtracting $60 works out at $177 for 10761 points (1.64c per point). Anything under 2c per point I'll be considering it.

I keep a close eye on Simon's website (and yes plenty of other trackers out there).

FlightFormula

A Youtube Channel/blog/toolbox/website for travel hackers and AVGeeks.

flightformula.com

I guess my philosophy is that I am looking at whether the prices for what I want to buy are competitive and the points are a bonus rather than “buying” points. The PC+ discount helps a lot but on this approach there is much less value there today than there was even a few months ago.

 

[boffman]

Yeah I’m much the same now. It’s a way to buy points that comes with free wine attached. My last purchase was about $3k worth of wine that covered the points needed for the return leg of a SYD-LHR trip in J.
It would good if the wine/points tools (e.g. flightseats.io) let you setup alerts for the rare occasion you can buy <2c points.

 

[sudoer]

It would good if the wine/points tools (e.g. flightseats.io) let you setup alerts for the rare occasion you can buy <2c points.

FlightFormula's tracker has a paid option which allows alerting like this.

 

[Berlin]

I’ve noticed in recent times that Qantas wine doesn’t provide the value it used to. Some wines are priced higher than market and their sales are not as good as they used to be. In particular the phone wine adviser doesn’t seem to really have any great deals any more.

Not true for all their offerings. We are (way too much) into our wines and tend to share a bottle or two on many weeknights even. So for those everyday drinkers, the mixed boxes can actually be terrific value. $12.50 to 15.90 a bottle on average is hard to beat. The same stuff would often go at BWS or similar at 2 for $40 or similar.

And for the better wines, we rely on their subscriptions as the bonus points on those are hard to beat. Works well for us!

 

[Assassin]

Not true for all their offerings. We are (way too much) into our wines and tend to share a bottle or two on many weeknights even. So for those everyday drinkers, the mixed boxes can actually be terrific value. $12.50 to 15.90 a bottle on average is hard to beat. The same stuff would often go at BWS or similar at 2 for $40 or similar.

And for the better wines, we rely on their subscriptions as the bonus points on those are hard to beat. Works well for us!

Fair enough. I’m just pointing out that they used to provide sharp value on some really quality/ desirable producers (Yarra Yering, Henschke, Mount Pleasant, Pannell, etc). This doesn’t seem to be the case anymore.

 

[SYD]

Fair enough. I’m just pointing out that they used to provide sharp value on some really quality/ desirable producers (Yarra Yering, Henschke, Mount Pleasant, Pannell, etc). This doesn’t seem to be the case anymore.

There are posts up thread about peeps getting better deals from QF consultants (ie humans) who have specials/deals (including bonus points) that aren’t always online. I’ve received a few emails and texts with offers that seemed quite competitive.

Of course, Murphy’s Law kicks in when you want to buy something specific and QF Wine isn’t cheap compared to the other Murphy (Dan). So I tend to just filter on “Sale” and “Bonus points” and see if there are compelling options and compare the price elsewhere - allowing for any extra points I might receive.

 

[Assassin]

There are posts up thread about peeps getting better deals from QF consultants (ie humans) who have specials/deals (including bonus points) that aren’t always online. I’ve received a few emails and texts with offers that seemed quite competitive.

Of course, Murphy’s Law kicks in when you want to buy something specific and QF Wine isn’t cheap compared to the other Murphy (Dan). So I tend to just filter on “Sale” and “Bonus points” and see if there are compelling options and compare the price elsewhere - allowing for any extra points I might receive.

I’ve had that experience too. But the last few months the pricing has been the same or very similar to the web-site pricing.

 

[clifford]

I was told by my wine consultant that she has guidelines as to how many extra points she can offer, and can't go beyond this.

So you make your decision on this basis. Usually, for me, it's just go with the website price.

 

[XavierP]

Aramex delivery to Brisbane is 6-7 days.. Still waiting.. have let QF know. Bad service for a company dealing with QF imho.

 

[DejaBrew]

Aramex delivery to Brisbane is 6-7 days.. Still waiting.. have let QF know. Bad service for a company dealing with QF imho.

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Bought some ciders back on Oct 12th from Pagan Cider whilst in Tassie for the Hobart Lunch. Not sure when they left the Apple Isle, but was notified they'd departed MEL on Oct 20th. Apparently required a signature, but the parcel was dumped at my front door yesterday by my local "phantom" Aramex courier, sans signature or even a knock on the screen door (through which it was obvious to see someone was home).

Maybe he figured the sound of his scanner beeping was sufficient alert to his presence? I really dislike Aramex....

 

[kookaburra75]

Aramex delivery to Brisbane is 6-7 days.. Still waiting.. have let QF know. Bad service for a company dealing with QF imho.

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Believe me - Australia Post can be a lot worse

Post in thread 'QF wine are hopeless'

Dec 18, 2023

And again, the Qantas Wines lack of customer care strikes again.

Back story - I ordered a 6 bottle case of Moet on 5 Dec, as a Christmas present for my parents who live in Hervey Bay Qld. The estimated delivery date was 11 Dec. All good I thought. On 17 Dec I received an email from Qantas Wines to say the delivery was delayed, and they were following it up with the carrier (Australia Post). I went in and checked the tracking record, and this is what I saw.

The delivery has gone from Sydney to Perth (instead of Brisbane), back to Sydney, onto Brisbane and hopefully in the next...

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[XavierP]

Believe me - Australia Post can be a lot worse

Post in thread 'QF wine are hopeless'

Dec 18, 2023

And again, the Qantas Wines lack of customer care strikes again.

Back story - I ordered a 6 bottle case of Moet on 5 Dec, as a Christmas present for my parents who live in Hervey Bay Qld. The estimated delivery date was 11 Dec. All good I thought. On 17 Dec I received an email from Qantas Wines to say the delivery was delayed, and they were following it up with the carrier (Australia Post). I went in and checked the tracking record, and this is what I saw.

The delivery has gone from Sydney to Perth (instead of Brisbane), back to Sydney, onto Brisbane and hopefully in the next...

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Sure I see your point, but we are comparing post vs courier

 

[Katie]

Bought some of the mini bottles for an upcoming travel-themed party to give as "lolly bags"