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$100 Worth of Fruit & Veg or 20,000 Flybuys Points for Medibank Customers (Requires Activity Tracker)

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$100 Worth of Fruit & Veg or 20,000 Flybuys Points for Medibank Customers (Requires Activity Tracker)
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P[Deactivated] on 26/01/2015 - 21:59 flybuys.com.au (1974 clicks)
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First time posting a slightly complicated "bargain", please feel free to comment, alter as required.

You will need to have a Flybuys account, be a Medibank, own an approved activity tracker (see T&Cs), and commit to 10,000+ steps every day in March 2015 in order to receive $100 of voucher from Coles Group.

Might not be a bargain for everyone, but perfect for the ones who has the above.

Terms and Conditions

To be eligible for a MOVE MORE reward, you must be a linked Medibank health cover member and register for the challenge. #Linked flybuys and Medibank members are eligible to collect flybuys points by linking an eligible Activity Tracking Device, including any Fitbit Wireless Activity Tracker, Garmin VivoFit, Polar Loop or Jawbone UP at flybuys.com.au/linkdevice. Account eligibility criteria applies. To be eligible for a $100 reward, you must reach 10,000 steps (excluding steps manually uploaded by the user) every day in March (1 -31 March 2015 inclusive). For members who reach 10,000 steps per day for 15 days or more (they can be non-consecutive days), will be eligible for a reward worth $10 in value. Depending on your Medibank policy type, you may be eligible to link multiple Activity Tracking devices, up to a maximum of four (4) per policy. Each of these linked devices are eligible to enter MOVE MORE. Offers are not available to members with OSHC or ahm health insurance. If your Medibank membership is cancelled or amended in any way, you may no longer be eligible for this offer.

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  • danyool on 26/01/2015 - 22:15
    +1

    Saw this and thought it was a bit of a deal as 20,000 points = $100 which you could spend on anything (not just fruit) and could offset the cost of the activity tracker (if you don't have one) or be a bonus if you do already. But note - it's a bit of work to legitimatley do 10,000 steps every day for a month! I know, i did it in November (Move your Mo-vember) and 1, it's interesting to see how little steps you might normally do if just an office job, and 2, that it takes a bit of effort to get to 10,000 every day. If you want the $100, you gotta commit to it - which i guess is good!

    • happychappy1 on 26/01/2015 - 22:25
      +3

      just shake the thing 10,000 times :P

      • danyool on 26/01/2015 - 22:33
        +2

        depends if you can handle the guilt! And know that actually doing it is good for you!

        • Hellman109 on 27/01/2015 - 09:31
          +1

          You're talking to ozbargainers, someone will do a comparison of $100 and how long you need to keep an activity tracker in a mixer to make it count 10000 steps.

        • happychappy1 on 29/01/2015 - 17:08

          It's actually not that difficult to reach 10000 steps each day. Just walk around the block a few times and do some household activities and you'll be set. Even walking around the house helps.

      • lplau on 26/01/2015 - 22:46
        +3

        If you are macgyver, you could hook your activity tracker up to a string and turn it into a Pendulum!

        For people who are curious, 10,000 steps equates to around 8km in distance.

        • scrimshaw on 26/01/2015 - 22:57

          If you are macgyver, you could hook your activity tracker up to a string and turn it into a Pendulum!

          I'd just duct tape the activity tracker to the side of your car's wheel… drive to work, drive home again, voila, daily goal reached.

        • birdmaster on 27/01/2015 - 00:05

          @scrimshaw: No, for your kind information it doesn't work once you move it over a certain speed which a human can walk or run it doesn't count the steps plus it also detects some how movement speed and how far you moved.

          Did the test with Fan but it counted absolutely 0 but if you hold it in hand and keep shaking then it does counts.

          So i guess here needs to come with another hack, probably should hook up with timely slow moving moter or something else.

        • Diji1 on 27/01/2015 - 09:32

          LEL. Or you could hook it up to one of those paint tin shakers and get it done in 30 seconds :p

    • cakesy on 27/01/2015 - 08:31
      -1

      Really, according to healthkit, I am already on around 15,000 a day average without even trying.

      • Diji1 on 27/01/2015 - 09:35
        +4

        I suspect one of the reasons Medibank is asking for an "approved activity tracker" is that many of them are wildly inaccurate.

        Particuarly phones which aren't designed to do this kind of measurements accurately.

  • miq on 26/01/2015 - 22:26
    +2

    This will be good encouragement for those who've taken advantage of the McDonald's free fries/coked with Big Mac offer (which conveniently ends March 3 lol)

    • lplau on 26/01/2015 - 22:47

      Or the cheap KFC boxes!

  • bjdchwr on 26/01/2015 - 22:32
    -1

    Do I need to be on a specific plan for Medibank (like the cheapest possible plan etc.)? Sorry I did not read through the T&C…. that makes too complicated…

  • unity1 on 26/01/2015 - 23:41
    +2

    Give with one hand, take more with the other http://m.smh.com.au/business/health-insurance-premiums-to-su…

    • [Deactivated] on 27/01/2015 - 00:15
      +3

      Agreed. I think private health insurance is a scam and add little to health care system efficiency. O well, it still works out to be better against the medicare levies for not having private health insurance.

      All the above said. $100 (if I do actually get it) is better than nothing.

    • arcticmonkey on 27/01/2015 - 09:00
      +1

      Agreed. The price rises in private health insurance just approved by the government will probably result in much bigger cost increases than the $100 gained.

  • maybeamacy on 26/01/2015 - 23:54

    Does shaking it 10,000 times work? Is it like a pedometer lol

    • birdmaster on 27/01/2015 - 00:08

      Yes it does and you right its more towards pedometer, except with a memory of 30 days and links to a echo system where it feeds pedometer and calculates distance and you can manually feed other daily activities like food, water and sleep.

    • dealman on 28/01/2015 - 12:07

      Does shaking it 10,000 times work? Is it like a pedometer lol

      Just tie it to your dog's or cat's collar.

  • maybeamacy on 27/01/2015 - 00:35

    Can anyone work out how to add the activity tracker, I get to the page:

    "You're only steps away from collecting more points, link now!

    Medibank members can collect 10 points for every day thay make 10,000 steps using a linked Fitbit Wireless Activity Tracker. If you're not a linked member, click here to link your accounts."

    but there's no place to link it?

    • [Deactivated] on 27/01/2015 - 10:22

      Was trying to figure that out too, because in the linking page, it will only allow you to choose the brand… but no mention of linking to the activity tracker account?

      maybe it's browser cache based or software installed on the PC/phone?

    • bargainbro on 27/01/2015 - 20:02

      I have the same problem… there isn't actually a button or something to link the tracker on the Flybuys page. I've contacted Flybuys via Twitter but they are yet to give me a solution.

    • TruckieGal on 28/01/2015 - 01:17

      when I got to that page - I just clicked onto the type of tracker that I had (fitbit) then you get a page that says - link me (or similar) you then have to type in your Medibank membership number and voila - done.

  • imolared on 27/01/2015 - 07:29
    +1

    I've been doing power walks a few times per week, using LG G3 to track steps via LG health app, I need to do about 7.5km per day in order to achieve this (I average 9200-9500 steps depends on the route I take). Just to give some out there an idea what it would take.

    • nickaus on 27/01/2015 - 09:39

      hmm

  • nickaus on 27/01/2015 - 09:38

    good deal

  • Diji1 on 27/01/2015 - 09:47

    Presumably - well actually this was specifically mentioned in the recent documentary film Citizenfour :) - this will allow Medibank Private a very intimate look into your life with your consent:

    Having a customers credit card number to cross reference against other data from other data brokers (assumed due to the flybuys account linking the customer identity to the credit card number) and location (assumed due to the activity monitor) allows for a large amount of assumptions that are right "often enough" to be useful to be made.

    Add groceries and medical conditions to the above data I suppose for a more complete picture.

    • passerby on 27/01/2015 - 10:39

      Depending which activity tracker you're using. As an example, the Fitbit One doesn't integrate with the maps or GPS function of your mobile device - therefore they can't track your location. However, they can track your location where you shop (via your FlyBuys activity).

  • tyng on 27/01/2015 - 11:33

    Can someone copy/paste a list of approved devices? The website doesn't allow me to see the list unless I already have a flybuys account. I only have a Nike Fuelband.

    • Gfleece on 27/01/2015 - 12:03
      +1

      It appears you will need one of the following types of devices:- Fitbit Wireless Activity Tracker, Garmin VivoFit, Polar Loop or Jawbone UP at flybuys.com.au/linkdevice. These devices will sync to the associated web site for the device which will then pass the count results on to flybuys/medibank.

      • tyng on 27/01/2015 - 13:54

        Thanks heaps!

        (I note the same list was in the original post, but thought it perhaps wasn't exhaustive)

  • loulou1 on 27/01/2015 - 13:13
    +2

    I walk 5.5 - 6ks ever morning and another 2-3 each evening. Plus what I do during the day. I don't own one but if someone has a device, is with Medibank, lives near me and wants to ensure they get enough steps each day, I am happy to do the steps for you. Just not sure of the logistics of it all.

  • foggy10 on 27/01/2015 - 14:15
    +2

    This is not easy to do, from experience. You will need to consciously do some exercise or if you commute by walking to work, then even better.

    I would just put the activity tracker on my dog if you're running short on steps.

    • tyng on 27/01/2015 - 16:12
      +2

      Sounds like a fine idea to me - don't forget to share at least $50 worth of dog food with your dog :D

    • [Deactivated] on 27/01/2015 - 17:03

      Or a younger brother, sister, niece, nephew… the list goes on… haha

  • FairyHeaven on 27/01/2015 - 14:51

    Any good deals on activity trackers?

  • lemc6125 on 27/01/2015 - 23:53

    If you're always wearing the tracker, it shouldn't be too hard to get to 10,000 steps each day. I've been wearing mine (fitbit) since Boxing day and have only missed the 10,000 goal twice. A good deal if you meet the criteria - unfortunately I'm not a Medibank member.

  • MrBillions on 28/01/2015 - 02:14
    +2

    Attach the tracker to the dog?

  • SmartCover on 28/01/2015 - 06:36

    If only they reward you with 100 eneloops

  • CacheHunter on 28/01/2015 - 19:49

    I'm thinking I could do with the incentive to exercise. I'm sure that I saw some of these exercise trackers last time I was at Costco - think it was the garmin ones. Does anyone know which model they stock and how the price stacks up?

    • happychappy1 on 29/01/2015 - 01:02

      Get the Fitbit Zip and you'll profit about $33, if you're buying from Harvey Norman pick-up.

      Get a higher end model, and you could end up breaking even or losing money. If you're with Medibank, you also earn 10 points for each day you reach the 10,000 step goal.

  • user27 on 26/02/2015 - 01:43

    Did anyone manage to successfully link their fitbit to flybuys or Medibank?

    • happychappy1 on 01/03/2015 - 18:51

      Yep. I'm earning points already.

  • iGOTissues on 05/03/2015 - 12:44

    Has anyone else had this offer get thrown in the "Expired" area? It was active for me until Tuesday, now its appearing expired for some reason…

    • miq on 09/03/2015 - 16:12
      -1

      It's expired because March has begun and you can no longer sign up for it

  • Tito2789 on 06/03/2015 - 21:32

    I signed up for this challenge but can't seem to confirm on any of my accounts (medibank, flybuys or fitbit) that im actually participating!! Does anyone know if there is a way to confirm I actually registered for the challange??

    • eecchhoo on 06/03/2015 - 22:50
      +1

      yes. i am registered and received an email from flybuys with a subject Ready, set, go… you're on your way to $100 worth of rewards

      • cato1 on 31/03/2015 - 13:11

        Does it show up as an activated offer in your Flybuys account??

  • eecchhoo on 17/03/2015 - 02:15

    What a bad luck for me. Have reach at least 10000 steps since the Begining of this challange and today my fitbit just gave itself up and no longercharging. I feel disappointedby this. Well looks like i wont be able to get the $100 for the hardware failure
    Now time to contact fitbit support to get it fixed or replaced under warranty

    • denpol85 on 20/03/2015 - 10:47

      That sucks! My Fitbit Flex battery is no longer holding charge. I'm lucky to get 8 hours as opposed to the 5 days Fitbit says it should last. BTW, I only bought it last month!

      I've done 10,000 steps since 19 February. Hopefully the battery doesn't get any worse before the challenge ends.

    • happychappy1 on 21/03/2015 - 17:00
      +1

      This is precisely the issue with devices that have a proprietary lithium ion battery that is sealed in.

      Guaranteed obsolescence.

      This is why I got the Fitbit Zip, which has a removable CR2025 cell.

  • miq on 31/03/2015 - 17:56
    +2

    Aaaaaand she's all over. Now to sit back and wait for the points to roll in!

  • puffinfresh on 03/04/2015 - 16:26

    I did my 10k steps every day up until the 30th. 15 minutes past midnight I woke up and looked at my phone to see my fitbit widget staring back at me saying 9300 steps. Such disappointment. Such rage. Until I tricked it. I changed the timezone and kept on walking.

    So when do we get our reward?

    • miq on 04/04/2015 - 02:24
      +2

      Well the T&Cs state you must sync your tracker once every 7 days. which means participants have until the 7th to upload their steps from the 31st. After which data is compiled and they send the offer out to eligible customers. So I reckon we'd be looking at the 8th (Tuesday) at the very earliest.

  • kirynflare on 08/04/2015 - 21:35

    I've had 10 FlyBuy points credited to my account for each day of March, but no notification in terms of the event yet..

    • happychappy1 on 09/04/2015 - 00:48

      You should have gotten 2 emails:

      • One at the start saying something like ready set go.

      • the second saying that your half way (if you managed to make it)

      I have gotten all my points for every day of March, but no bonus points yet.

      • kirynflare on 09/04/2015 - 00:56

        Hmmmm, not sure if they've been deleted.. I know for sure I got the ready set go email, but I can no longer find it..

        • happychappy1 on 09/04/2015 - 03:07

          For future reference, don't delete emails.

          You never know when they could come in handy - e.g., in this case if they 'forget' to give you points.

        • kirynflare on 09/04/2015 - 08:27

          @happychappy1: yep, definitely keeping that in mind!

          I think outlook doesn't help because it automatically decides what is deleted unless I intervene ><

    • megamilinda on 09/04/2015 - 09:30
      +2

      Just called Flybuys, told me the email asking if you want the $100 off or 20,000 points will be sent out today and will take 24-hours to process once you pick an option.

      • cato1 on 09/04/2015 - 16:12

        I was told it could also be tomorrow when they send the emails out.

        • megamilinda on 10/04/2015 - 09:54

          Yeah, I got nothing Yesterday… Anyone got the email?

        • megamilinda on 10/04/2015 - 10:01

          @megamilinda:
          Ok, just logged into the Flybuys account online and the options were in the "Offers" TAB - as per the conversation I had, the points should be available with in 24 hour.

  • miq on 09/04/2015 - 11:11
    +1

    Buggers me why anyone would choose the $100 off F&V option. The 20K points is far more flexible

    • happychappy1 on 09/04/2015 - 12:47
      +1

      Yep. But maybe they want to be 'healthy' by buying overpriced Fruits and Veg.

      • miq on 09/04/2015 - 15:04

        yep but you can buy that with the 20K flybuys points anyway! plus anything else that Coles sell! (or target, 1st choice, kmart etc). Absolutely no benefit to choosing the F&V

        • happychappy1 on 09/04/2015 - 16:45
          +1

          I would definitely take the 20,000 points.

          Someone with lack of personal control might take the fruits and vegetables - to make sure they do spend it on that.

          Who knows.. people mostly aren't rational.

  • Jiffy on 09/04/2015 - 16:43
    +2

    Just got notice of my 20,000 flybuys / F&V reward choice being available. Logged into flybuys and it looks like a simple choice. 20,000 flybuys for me! :D

    • happychappy1 on 09/04/2015 - 16:46

      Me too!

      Terms and Conditions

      To be eligible for a Move More reward, participants must have completed 15 days or more of 10,000 steps or more on a linked activity tracking device from 1-31 March (inclusive). $100 rewards will be issued upon completion of 31 days. If multiple devices in your household qualify for a reward, only one reward type can be issued to the flybuys account and will be calculated on total steps completed. The primary member must choose a reward for the household however it can be accessed by any member via their flybuys card. Fresh reward will be loaded on to your flybuys card and expires 9 October 2015. *Nuts and some other exclusions apply, see www.flybuys.com.au/partners/medibank-terms. Swipe your card every time you shop and the amount you spend on fresh fruit and veg will be deducted from the balance until it reaches $0. BONUS POINTS reward will be loaded to your flybuys account within 30 days. You will need to nominate your preferred reward by 16/04/15. If we don't capture your preference, we'll automatically apply BONUS POINTS to your account.

  • miq on 09/04/2015 - 17:12
    +1

    Curious to know how many steps everyone clocked up last month! It tells you in the email.

    460,772 steps here

    • happychappy1 on 09/04/2015 - 18:20
      +2

      380,130 steps

    • Shoppingisfun on 12/04/2015 - 19:55
      +1

      455,398 steps…very happy with that!
      I think it was a really good promotion….I enjoyed it a lot :)

  • kirynflare on 13/04/2015 - 23:29

    Anyone have their points allocated yet? Mine is still showing as activated in the Offers tab :S

    • miq on 14/04/2015 - 09:34

      Just be patient. Bonus points can take up to 30 days to appear in your account.

  • kickling on 23/04/2015 - 15:10

    Guys I just rang Flybuys, and the guy said over the phone that if you had not been receiving any daily email updates of your progress then your account might not have been linked properly to this promotion.

    For everyone else who are/did get the emails, then the release date for points is 27th April.

    To remedy this, you need to email them proof from your activity tracking account, by way of screenshots proving that you got 10000 steps each day (so if there is no summary for March, then you need to take a screenshot of every day in March). Plus all the regular things like Account #, name etc etc.

    Yes, even though in your Flybuys history you can see everyday you've earned 10 points, they still need you to email them this proof. I thought this was a bit stupid, as this is clear proof that I achieved the daily requirements … how else am I going to get FitBit-FlyBuys 10 points added to my account everyday without doing 10000 steps?? Somehow hack my Flybuys account?!

    Annoying!

    [email protected]

    • miq on 23/04/2015 - 22:37

      I only got a mid-month progress update and then an email early this month saying I'd successfully completed the challenge. The 20K points arrived in my account today. Daily updates sounds a bit full on, I'd wager the guy was talking out of his ass.

  • Shoppingisfun on 24/04/2015 - 08:23
    +1

    Got my points this morning…yippee!

  • Ahan on 28/04/2015 - 08:35
    +2

    Got my 40,000 two days ago. To all, great effort!
    Bought two new Fitbit charge HR for $230 on Gumtree.
    After March sold one of them for $100.
    After getting $200 worth, I pocketed a Fitbit charge HR and $70 dollars. Not bad

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