Free $40 Gift Card for Rebel Sport with $1 Subscription to Herald Sun (& News Ltd Newspapers)

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Free $40 Gift Card for Rebel Sport with $1 Subscription to Herald Sun (& News Ltd Newspapers)

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johnno1987 on 01/03/2014 - 10:57 pressdisplay.com (11033 clicks)
Last edited 04/03/2014 - 11:43 by 1 other user

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original offer now currently only available via phone as per https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/135207?page=3#comment-1864397

Herald Sun have come to their senses and changed the T&C of the deal, stating you must remain signed up for 12 weeks to receive the $40 gift card.

Page with the deal offered: http://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/19935/21341/giftcard.jp…
Thanks to h4lcyon, full page print screen with T&C: http://i.imgur.com/2aaxCJC.jpg

Original Deal:
UPDATE - CLARIFICATION OF $40 GIFT CARD: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/competitions/subsc…
Taken from that page: "All features described below are valid for those who subscribe to any of the four Herald Sun subscription packages on offer, which start from just $1 for the first 28 days.

This offer is open to new subscribers only and ends on March 31.

The offer includes:

$40 REBEL GIFT CARD
You’ll get $40 to spend on whatever you like at Rebel, including AFL team gear, at any Australian store or online at www.rebelsport.com.au "

Deal:
I know Herald Sun has had the $1 for 28 days subscription for a while now, but until 31st March 2014 you can also get a $40 gift card to spend on whatever you like at Rebel in store or online. The gift card is sent to you within 14 days of subscription, giving you plenty of time to cancel. If you dont cancel, it then reverts to $4.00 per week.
You can also get the Sunday paper delivered in the $1 subscription too, but that reverts to $4.50 after the promotional period, which I think is pretty good value anyway

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From itsmemeow's comment:
You can select any of the 4 subscriptions, which start at $1 - this includes the digital only bundle. You will receive a $40 Rebel Sports gift card

Based on the terms and conditions on the subscribe page - the rebel gift card will be sent out within 14 days, so presumably you could not cancel your subscription before then if you intend to.

You only pay $1 now via credit card or PayPal. Your subscription will renew in approx. 3 weeks. Based on registering today, my renewal is March 23rd and I would be charged $16 based on the plan I selected.

According to their FAQ's (once registered), their cancellation policy is as follows:

How much notice do I need to give to cancel my subscription?
Your digital access will be cancelled within 5 business days, but home delivery may continue for up to a further 5 business days (those of you in WA should allow up to 10 business days for deliveries to cease).
Oh, and we won’t charge you a cancellation fee.

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Renewals occur unless cancelled.
Payment in advance by credit/debit card or Paypal only.
Offer only available where regular home delivery exists for VIC residents and where no additional freight is charged.
Offer available for limited time only.
New subscribers only.
Rebel $40 Gift Card To take up the Rebel Gift Card offer you must subscribe to a News + Digital or Digital Bundle subscription.

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- - leeroys_dad on 07/03/2014 - 15:43
    
    agreed
  - team teri on 07/03/2014 - 16:47
    
    +2
    
    At the moment it's all just odds.
    
    My odds are like this:
    * 50% for: they always were going to honour it for everyone who signed up before they changed T&Cs.
    * 30% for: someone at Newscorp is crunching the numbers - what is the cost of issuing the gift cards vs the fallout from not doing it?
    * 20% for: they have no intention of honouring it and don't think about possible consequences (feeling invincible)
    
    If we are in the 30% scenario a post like the one I made above can easily influence the decision in our favour - assuming someone from Newscorp reads this thread. ;-)
alterego13 on 07/03/2014 - 15:54

I subscribed on 2nd may…received confirmation of subscription but no news on the gift card…
- monicaaar on 07/03/2014 - 16:38
  
  +2
  
  2nd May? :)
  - leeroys_dad on 07/03/2014 - 16:43
    
    +1
    
    is there another promotion happening then too?
  - Food on 07/03/2014 - 17:04
    
    +4
    
    Oh shit, its already my birthday?
  - alterego13 on 07/03/2014 - 19:29
    
    +2
    
    March sorry!! :(
Twisty on 08/03/2014 - 11:58

So are we getting our Reble Gift Card?
- montorola on 08/03/2014 - 12:52
  
  +6
  
  Definitely not a Reble one, but most probably a Rebel one ;)
  - King Steuart on 08/03/2014 - 14:26
    
    Something something Noble Piece Pries.
  - Twisty on 08/03/2014 - 16:20
    
    Hahaha yer stupid fat fingers on a small screen smrat phone hahaha
    - tdw on 08/03/2014 - 16:29
      
      +4
      
      too many twisties? or is the "smrat" phone so dumb it can't even auto-correct its own name? :p
    - codhopper on 08/03/2014 - 22:48
      
      Some people don't actually use autocorrect on their phones. I personally stay away from it to keep from typing stuff I would never have meant to say.
    - Twisty on 09/03/2014 - 11:32
      
      Spelt smart as smrat as a joke
    - tomsco on 09/03/2014 - 15:08
      
      +1
      
      I am so smart. S-M-A-T. I mean S-M-A-R-T.
silverrat23 on 09/03/2014 - 10:28

Has anyone received the Sunday Herald yet? I subscribed to the Digital + Sunday home delivery option and have yet to get the physical form of it.
- cheesehamegg on 09/03/2014 - 10:30
  
  Yep, just went out to get mine.
- Wolfy on 09/03/2014 - 11:27
  
  +3
  
  Yes, just tripped over mine on the front door step - forgot that I ordered a physical paper.
- Saturday on 09/03/2014 - 17:56
  
  No physical news paper delivery for me:(
  - Food on 09/03/2014 - 18:14
    
    +4
    
    You're stuck on the wrong day, that's why
HereYeeHereYee on 09/03/2014 - 13:03

+1

I got confirmation for the subscription… did the bastards changed their T&C and Offer page after this?
Food on 09/03/2014 - 15:10

Fingers x.ed we get the cards THIS WEEK!
- JepunK on 09/03/2014 - 15:52
  
  Hey Food, did you sign up for digital + paper or Digital only?
  - Food on 09/03/2014 - 16:33
    
    Digital only thru Adelaide Advertiser. Promised I would get the g/c by customer service
King Steuart on 10/03/2014 - 02:04

+1

My paper was on my nature strip. Two to go! ;)
TheAviator on 10/03/2014 - 17:56

+4

About to send my third email to them. First two they have outright denied that they initially had the offer without the 12wk minimum subscription. I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that they would lie, after all, this is News Ltd and their news articles are known to be far from the truth fairly often…

Anyway, about to send them a screenshot of the original conditions now. Let's see how it goes.
- Scaregdearimasu on 10/03/2014 - 17:57
  
  I thought we had confirmation that those who ordered before T&C would be honored.
  - Food on 10/03/2014 - 18:08
    
    correctAmundo, we did
    - Scaregdearimasu on 10/03/2014 - 18:11
      
      interesting wonder why all the backtracking on the agreement then. Although not surprised they're doing it though.
    - TheAviator on 10/03/2014 - 20:47
      
      +1
      
      if anyone else has the same problem a good idea is to go into the digital copy of the paper you subscribed to, go back to the day you purchased (probably 1st or 2nd March) and find the page advertising the Rebel gift card, where the original terms are also printed. You can then print it out and send it to them :)
- codhopper on 10/03/2014 - 18:11
  
  The original link in this bargain is to an extract of the printed newspaper too. That might be worth noting the edition/page/location of the advertisement.
- leeroys_dad on 10/03/2014 - 19:04
  
  Dude are you crazy? It hasn't been 14 days yet
- spackbace on 10/03/2014 - 19:20
  
  You subscribed on the 1st…why would you cause yourself so much obvious stress by nagging them to tell you if you are or aren't getting it? Why not just wait and see? General consensus by those who have called is you will get it if you signed up prior to the change. Wait till the 14th/15th to cancel, whether you have 1 or not :)
CyberMurning on 11/03/2014 - 19:46

i have registered but still cannot read full article at "the australian" website???
keep asking me to subscribe and give me the $1 trial link.
did i register only for access to herald sun??
codhopper on 12/03/2014 - 23:30

Is everyone checking their mail daily? I am hoping it doesn't come down to a "oh we sent it to a few people" scenario.
- King Steuart on 13/03/2014 - 00:11
  
  +1
  
  Are there people that don't check their mail daily?
  
  I am not expecting to see the voucher until Friday at the earliest.. If it's not here by next Tuesday I'll be starting to think it's a #MurdochScam
nevbuster on 13/03/2014 - 12:10

Has anyone got their voucher yet ? They said UP TO 14 days. I would like to think that some people might get their vouchers in less than 14 days.
- Food on 13/03/2014 - 16:11
  
  No g/card here in Adelaide
  - JepunK on 13/03/2014 - 16:24
    
    Ditto here in Sydney :(
    - silverrat23 on 13/03/2014 - 22:46
      
      Same in Melbourne.
- Food on 13/03/2014 - 16:26
  
  Hoping tomorrow. if not, ring the bastards up!
Senthen on 13/03/2014 - 17:41

What were the terms of getting the card? Did you just have to pay the $1 and wait for the card, or did you have to manually subscribe to some stuff?
- Food on 13/03/2014 - 17:52
  
  +3
  
  1) Pay $1
  2) Wait [YOU ARE HERE]
  3) De-subscribe on the 18th
  - nevbuster on 13/03/2014 - 20:30
    
    Their lines will be overloaded with calls on the 18th.
    - King Steuart on 13/03/2014 - 21:00
      
      You can cancel online
    - pmmehta22 on 13/03/2014 - 21:23
      
      +1
      
      How do we cancel online?
    - smokenmirraz on 14/03/2014 - 12:07
      
      Try here.
1Dollar on 13/03/2014 - 18:46

According to Herald Sun, they found out that people are abusing the system. Therefore, they want you to subscribe to their 12 week service, then only they will send your card. But if you signed up before the time they detected the abuse, you WILL get your rebel gift card.
knackers on 13/03/2014 - 19:01

I received Foxtel spam in the mail today as a result of this subscription.
- OldBugger on 14/03/2014 - 13:59
  
  Try editing your account details and untick:
  
  I'm happy for News to let me know about offers that they think might be of interest to me.
moonwalk on 13/03/2014 - 23:26

-8

I have got the gift card today =)
- iChopstick on 13/03/2014 - 23:41
  
  +5
  
  Yet you negged the deal?
- knackers on 13/03/2014 - 23:41
  
  neg and you shall receive
- Food on 13/03/2014 - 23:44
  
  +7
  
  Hopefully you're not shitting us… Assuming your in Melbourne? Pics or it didn't happen ;)
popejohn on 13/03/2014 - 23:53

I just logged into my account online and it says I have $16 due?
How can they bill me when I signed up on the 1st of March and paid the $1… Still haven't received the gift card either.
- Food on 13/03/2014 - 23:59
  
  Hmm, just checked mine and its fine
  - popejohn on 14/03/2014 - 00:16
    
    Did you press the 'Manage' button under the account?
    - Food on 14/03/2014 - 00:29
      
      Ah, that's the amount due later if you wish to continue with the subscription.
ahly92 on 14/03/2014 - 00:18

+1

IDEA: Best way to attack Murdoch on all fronts

1) WELL WRITTEN AND FORMAL LETTER: Someone should write up a document containing proof of deal before March 2nd and state that Heraldsun (ect) promised under the agreement to provide a $40 rebal sports card. AND POST IT ON OZBARGAIN so that everyone can attach that file to their ACCC complaint.

2) MAKE a Petition demanding both refund of full amount and Gift Card: The person who wrote up the Doc in step 1 should make a petition online at https://www.change.org/en-AU/start-a-petition and all ozbargain and non ozbargain community to join…

3) These steps will not only attract attention but it may lead to a today tonight investigation. and should ONLY be contacted once the petition attracts a large number of people.

4) Before the 18th SCOTTY should post a banner reminding everyone to un-subscribe.

This is not about losing $1 or $10, its about stoppping a scammer, A contract is a contract and Heraldsun/Mursuch has not accepted these condition..

So plz somone from the Ozbargain community with great english skills could do everyone a favour and write up the doc.

IS EVERYONE WITH ME!?

ahly92
- spackbace on 14/03/2014 - 00:40
  
  +1
  
  Why…?
- knackers on 14/03/2014 - 00:51
  
  +2
  
  5) Boycott News Limited and all of its media outlets
  - [Deactivated] on 14/03/2014 - 01:29
    
    Or. 5) Include footnote thanking News Ltd for being freely available all day, every day, via [your browser] Private Browsing.
    
    That might hurt 'em a bit more…
- JepunK on 14/03/2014 - 01:17
  
  I dont agree with #4, why would we wanna involve scotty in this?
  - tomsco on 14/03/2014 - 07:21
    
    +2
    
    Yeh! Scott doesn't know.
- CarbonTwelve on 14/03/2014 - 09:24
  
  -7
  
  Option B: realise that it was obvious from the start that the offer wasn't intended to give out almost free $40 vouchers, and if you end up with nothing then just accept that that was the likely outcome.
  - Food on 14/03/2014 - 09:29
    
    What? Course we're meant to get them
Bappy on 14/03/2014 - 09:52

Called the customer Service - they said I need to wait at least 1 month to receive the Rebel Sports Gift Card!

So I cancelled my subscription - they will refund me $0.50
- knackers on 14/03/2014 - 10:03
  
  +2
  
  They were always going to try and sneak in one extra payment before sending out these gift cards. You can smell it from a mile away.
sleet on 14/03/2014 - 10:00

+1

Even if it they send it out after 1 month. I've read some of the comments that cancellation is refunded pro rata. So at most we should pay around an extra $1-2 for the gift card to arrive.

$40 for a $3 investment is okay by me. However, that was not their original T&C
abc on 14/03/2014 - 11:53

Noticed this now has 555 votes - how appropriate as it sums up Murdoch/News in general.

abc on 14/03/2014 - 11:53 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
nahi11 on 14/03/2014 - 13:49

+7

I think an email stating that they have failed to deliver the gift card within 14 working days results in a breach of the T&C's. State that you wish to receive the gift card within 5 working days or otherwise you will escalate the issue to some relevant governmental body such as ACCC or FairTrading NSW. If they receive emails in a decent quantity they will no doubt send them out within the week. This also happened with the $50 bonus from CBA.

This is one thing I will not let go just due to my dislike for this company.
TheAviator on 14/03/2014 - 14:42

As you may have seen above, I sent them some emails. They said the cards will be arriving towards the end of next week
- Food on 14/03/2014 - 15:06
  
  So still cancel on our agreed date?
  - TheAviator on 14/03/2014 - 18:31
    
    -1
    
    definitely. Even if you cancel, they should still be sending it to you. I think they are planning on charging us on the 16th too, so best to get in ASAP.
    - Food on 15/03/2014 - 09:16
      
      +2
      
      NEXT PAYMENT DATE Mar 23, 2014
  - sleet on 14/03/2014 - 23:14
    
    I would be inclined to wait until you get the GC - as per their T&C (ironic, I know) - you are entitled to a refund of the prorated amount of the prepaid service.
    
    As I said above, even if you cancel after next week, they'll refund you the money because you haven't received the goods so you'll be spending $5 or so for the GC.
mysticturtle on 14/03/2014 - 16:02

Received my first paper on Sunday and nothing since! Not happy!!
- Wolfy on 14/03/2014 - 22:58
  
  +1
  
  Same!!!
  
  … wait … I subscribed to the Sunday only option.
mysticturtle on 14/03/2014 - 16:03

Can you suspend the newspaper delivery for a week or 2 hoping to get the gift card without further fees?
trams on 14/03/2014 - 16:29

+2

If they don't honor the promotion, seeing Herald Sun and News Corp appearing in other competitor newspapers about their scam would be nice.
ozy on 15/03/2014 - 09:49

+1

Called them today and was told the rebel sport promotion was overwhelming and i need to patiently wait another few weeks before it arrives in the mail.
Advised them it was to be received within 2 weeks and was told because the were overwhelmed with the offer i'll have to "patiently wait another few weeks "at least" Before i would receive the GC"
Food on 15/03/2014 - 09:54

I paid for 2 accounts (2 people) with the same PayPal account. I took PissLUR's advice and cancelled PP recurring, but there is only one entry from News Ltd, is this fine? (Cancelled it on PP anyway)
MrBillions on 15/03/2014 - 09:57

+3

No newspaper at the front door, no gift card in the mail… March 15 already
PresidentClinton on 15/03/2014 - 12:40

+14

Well it seems like it is my time to shine.

Under the paypal dispute resolution process- https://www.paypal.com/au/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=xpt/cps/general…
you can ask why the giftcards haven't arrived within 14 days as promised. Maybe copy an image of the original T&Cs.

"Thanks to h4lcyon, full page print screen with T&C: http://i.imgur.com/2aaxCJC.jpg"

The relevant Fair Trading departments in each state would not be as useful as the Federal ACCC. But ONLY do this is you do not receive a response from them either through paypal or directly. I find calling ineffectual- people will say things to make you get off the phone as quickly as possible with no paper trail of what they said.

Those who paid with CC, bank deposit etc, are left to deal with news corp without a third party mediating (forcing) dialogue. I wish banks would use a similar system but their chargeback schemes usually require a phone call.

Good luck everyone!

Also note, I don't condone any kind of free gift hording- but I also don't condone baiting/lazy marketing either. This type of marketing stunt needs to be penalised heavily.
- smokenmirraz on 15/03/2014 - 13:13
  
  +1
  
  Thanks OP. Dispute raised in paypal.
  - grab_ur_freebies on 15/03/2014 - 13:55
    
    +4
    
    I just cancelled the PP billing agreement for the time being. Will wait 1 more week to see if the card comes in the mail before opening a dispute (sub'd on 1/03).
    
    Should I still cancel the subscription on Tue 18/03 even though they cant draw any funds through PP?
  - parker2004au on 16/03/2014 - 07:54
    
    Did the same thing, post how you go if you get a response.
- tdw on 15/03/2014 - 14:33
  
  +1
  
  PresidentClinton for PM ^_^
  - King Steuart on 15/03/2014 - 15:35
    
    +1
    
    Hillary?
    - tdw on 15/03/2014 - 16:09
      
      +2
      
      looks like you got negged by a Tea Bagger :p
      
      btw, it's Hilldawg to you
89tnp on 15/03/2014 - 14:00

+1

So to confirm, when do we need to cancel by?

I subbed on 1st March
- King Steuart on 15/03/2014 - 20:31
  
  I'll be cancelling on Monday.
  
  Two lots of cat piss absorbent rolls delivered to my door for $1.. can't go wrong!
lolmao on 15/03/2014 - 16:39

I'll be so pissed if they don't deliver
- [Deactivated] on 15/03/2014 - 16:55
  
  +7
  
  Perhaps we could all invest in an autodialler to spam their call centre
  "I want my ~~elephant~~ giftcard!"
- Food on 15/03/2014 - 17:01
  
  Same
PorkHunt on 15/03/2014 - 18:59

Would like to just clarify: if you signed up on 1 March, is the 22nd the last day you can cancel without incurring more than the initial $1 fee?
- grab_ur_freebies on 15/03/2014 - 20:18
  
  +2
  
  Just to be safe: last day 18th. There is a 5day processing period.
- jackofspade on 15/03/2014 - 20:19
  
  5 biz days to process cancellation so Monday is probably the latest.
satcher on 15/03/2014 - 20:46

+2

I didn't read anywhere in the original T&Cs that you had to remain a subscriber for a certain period to be eligible for the promotion. Unless I'm missing something (?), a March 1 subscriber should be able to cancel now and remain entitled to receive the gift card.
navyblues on 16/03/2014 - 00:07

Also opened dispute in paypal, we'll see what response we get (if any)

This was posted 10 years 8 months 20 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal.

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