Woolworths gift card thread

[Dr Ralph]

New stocks of theperfectgift cards arrived at my Woolies today. Activation fee is now $6.95.

Stock up now!

VISA ONLY cards still had $5.95 fee - but maybe any new stock of these will also see an increase in fees?

The game is always changing

 

[andye]

Glad of the new buttons so I don't have to say I like

 

[Captain Halliday]

As someone whose best earning card is a 1.5pts/$ Amex, I've never been convinced of the value of the GC method outside sale periods.

It costs 66c/150 QFF points vs 100 points if I pay with a QF earning Visa at 1pt/$. In other words, 66c for 50QFF points, plus a bit of hassle.

When they waive the activation fee or offer a decent chunk of bonus points, I see the attraction.

But I can't see good value in rushing out to buy these even if the activation tax is going up.

YMMV.

 

[daft009]

most here would be earning around 3psts/$1 so imo its worth it just depending on the time you have and the amount you need

 

[Dr Ralph]

As someone whose best earning card is a 1.5pts/$ Amex, I've never been convinced of the value of the GC method outside sale periods.

It costs 66c/150 QFF points vs 100 points if I pay with a QF earning Visa at 1pt/$. In other words, 66c for 50QFF points, plus a bit of hassle.

When they waive the activation fee or offer a decent chunk of bonus points, I see the attraction.

But I can't see good value in rushing out to buy these even if the activation tax is going up.

YMMV.

3pts pts/$ AMEX makes this a no brainer for me + about to cancel my AMEX cards so buying as many as I can get my hands on.

And rememebr right now is a sales period. You get a $10 Rebel voucher for ever $100 thperfectgiftvoucher you buy. Although what I'm going to do with my $1200 of Rebel vouchers I can't yet say!

 

[Captain Halliday]

3pts pts/$ AMEX makes this a no brainer for me + about to cancel my AMEX cards so buying as many as I can get my hands on.

And rememebr right now is a sales period. You get a $10 Rebel voucher for ever $100 thperfectgiftvoucher you buy. Although what I'm going to do with my $1200 of Rebel vouchers I can't yet say!

Yeah, that was the other point... I don't have any particular need for hundreds of dollars of Rebel gift cards... especially with no Rebel store in DRW. And yes I do know you can shop online...

 

[SOPOOR]

3pts pts/$ AMEX makes this a no brainer for me + about to cancel my AMEX cards so buying as many as I can get my hands on.

And rememebr right now is a sales period. You get a $10 Rebel voucher for ever $100 thperfectgiftvoucher you buy. Although what I'm going to do with my $1200 of Rebel vouchers I can't yet say!

I'm on $600! To be honest no idea what to buy

Might buy one of those silly smart watches or whatever they are called and give it to someone

 

[Spizz]

If your a local champion does that then change to 4 points per $ with Plat Edge if your local Woolies has them in stock?

 

[unfunkable]

if u can get local champion yes - up to 10k per card per promo perid though.

 

[andye]

If your a local champion does that then change to 4 points per $ with Plat Edge if your local Woolies has them in stock?

Yes but you then can't get the online WISH discount so no point (sic)

 

[Spizz]

Good point.

 

[PLANT]

That increase in fees is a wipe out for value.....
Anyone know when the next jbhifi 10% offer will be available from Woolies?
When was the last jbhifi offer?

I see Myer is back again.

 

[jetpack]

The fee increasing to $6.95 is unfortunate but I think there is a positive. I will then become free of the addiction of buying and spending these gift cards and will free up time to doing more important things.

 

[Jacques Vert]

So IF they go to $6.95, then at 5% discount that's 1.60 or 1.6%; at 5.7% discount it's $100.85 or 0.85%.

In the past I have often paid 1% to 1.5% surcharge for using my VISA to get 1 point per $ (sometimes less). So, as long as the retailer accepts the GCs without a surcharge it would still be doable, especially at 5.7% with some sort of bonus to go with it.

Might head off to Woolies to stock up just in case.

 

[jetpack]

Maybe last week's Rebel promotion was a way to clear most of the old $100 eftpos stock in preparation of putting out the new cards with the $6.95 fee.

Maybe there will be a similar promotion coming up soon to clear the old stock of Only1 Visa cards before and if they introduce a $6.95 version.

Or maybe they are testing the response to the increased fee on the eftpos card first before increasing the fee on the Only1 Visa.

 

[SOPOOR]

Maybe last week's Rebel promotion was a way to clear most of the old $100 eftpos stock in preparation of putting out the new cards with the $6.95 fee.

Maybe there will be a similar promotion coming up soon to clear the old stock of Only1 Visa cards before and if they introduce a $6.95 version.

Or maybe they are testing the response to the increased fee on the eftpos card first before increasing the fee on the Only1 Visa.

This makes me tremble

 

[Dr Ralph]

Maybe last week's Rebel promotion was a way to clear most of the old $100 eftpos stock in preparation of putting out the new cards with the $6.95 fee.

Maybe there will be a similar promotion coming up soon to clear the old stock of Only1 Visa cards before and if they introduce a $6.95 version.

Or maybe they are testing the response to the increased fee on the eftpos card first before increasing the fee on the Only1 Visa.

All reasonable suppositions. Either way I'm now stocking up on VISA ONLY cards!

 

[SOPOOR]

All reasonable suppositions. Either way I'm now stocking up on VISA ONLY cards!

your restocking 18months of cards, how much are you going to stocking up

if I stocked up 18 months, i reckon id have to buy almost $100k worth!

 

[daft009]

if u can get local champion yes - up to 10k per card per promo perid though.

the 10k LC max bonus is for the life of the card unfortunately .
never resets to 0 again.

 

[andye]

the 10k LC max bonus is for the life of the card unfortunately .
never resets to 0 again.

Mine did reset but that was when they relaunched the programme for android