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$50 for Students (14-17yrs or Full Time Tertiary) When You Open a St. George Everyday Student Account ($250 Deposit Required)

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$50 for Students (14-17yrs or Full Time Tertiary) When You Open a St. George Everyday Student Account ($250 Deposit Required)
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LBob01 on 23/01/2016 - 13:01 info.stgeorge.com.au (2136 clicks)
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New Complete Freedom Student account customers get $50 if you open this account by 29/01/16 and deposit $250 before 29/03/16 ($50 will be contributed into your account

**Customers will be eligible to receive a $50 payment if they open a Complete Freedom Student account between 7 January 2016 - 29 January 2016, and deposit a minimum of $250 into that account before 29 March 2016. Offer does not apply to customers who have opened a Complete Freedom Student account in the 12 month period ending on 7 January 2016. Offer limited to one $50 payment per qualifying Complete Freedom Student account. The $50 payment will be credited to the eligible customer's Complete Freedom Student account by 30 March 2016. This offer is not available in conjunction with, or in addition to any other special offers, negotiated rates or discounts. Read the terms and conditions at stgeorge.com.au before making a decision and consider whether the product is appropriate for you.

24.1 - A Complete Freedom Student Account is only available to customers who are under the age of 18 or who are full-time tertiary students, including apprentices.

Mod: When clicking on 'Open Account', there is a requirement of age 14+ under 'Who can Open'.

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  • [Deactivated] on 23/01/2016 - 13:07

    not sure if a deal that most people here can take advantage of

    also lots of hidden fees

    Summary of Key Fees and Charges - Complete Freedom Student Account

    Monthly Accounts Service Fee

    Nil

    Transaction fees for everyday banking

    Internet or Phone Banking transactions

    Free

    Visa Debit transactions

    Free (merchants may charge fees for accepting payment by card)

    St.George / BankSA / Bank of Melbourne / Westpac ATMs (in Australia)

    Free

    eftpos

    Free

    Periodical Payments

    $4#

    Overseas Cash Withdrawal

    $5

    Foreign Currency Conversion

    3.0%

    Periodical Payments to another account held with St.George, BankSA or Bank of Melbourne are free.

    Other fees, charges and limits apply. Refer to the Fees & Charges and How to Minimise Them PDF below, or see the Terms and Conditions for more details.

    more expensive fees for overseas purchases than most banks

    keep the 50 and close the account
    then open ing orange
    ING also offers cashback on tap and go and the best savings % rate for interest atm

    good for students and no fees at atm if you deposit 1k a month which most students would via centrelink etc

    • Steveful on 23/01/2016 - 13:13
      +12

      From my experience with Youth Allowance from centrelink you dont get much more than $280 per fortnight

      • So Was Red on 23/01/2016 - 14:08
        +1

        Independent student YA including $80~ rent assist is just over $500 per fortnight for me. So I still hit the ING 1k monthly deposit for benefits. You might have been doing it wrong :/

        • Ozybargdias on 23/01/2016 - 14:28

          Seconded buttstuff- I recieved around $500 per fortnight from YA as an independent student.

      • [Deactivated] on 24/01/2016 - 03:08

        He meant independent, there's different rates. $280 is around the dependent (still getting funding from parents) rate.

    • cheesecactus on 23/01/2016 - 14:34
      +2

      "also lots of hidden fees"

      …i dont see any except maybe 'Periodical Payments'

      • Gina Rinehart on 23/01/2016 - 22:27
        +1

        And even then, it's not really hidden…

    • nubzy on 23/01/2016 - 15:24
      +3

      Significant number of students dont get centrelink at all. Anway you can just transfer 1000 back and forth between accounts. Most would have at least 1000 in savings.

    • fuzionbear on 23/01/2016 - 18:28
      +1

      Just wondering, if I deposit 1k for the month but I withdraw some money which was there previously, does that still waive the fees?

      • FutureTech on 23/01/2016 - 23:45
        +2

        Yes. I do it every month with ing direct. No issue at all except for the confused look on the face of the post office staff I got every time I tried to withdraw and deposit $1000 simutaniously.

  • tikei on 23/01/2016 - 13:47

    Does the online form request uploading your student id or do I go into a branch later to show them? I have yet to receive my student id.

    • dealsandstuff on 23/01/2016 - 14:03
      +2

      Just made an account, you have to go into a branch

      • meowsers on 23/01/2016 - 14:42

        Just did it. Didn't have to go in to a branch. Mine was opened electronically, think it depends on your ID verification. Update: to keep the fee waiver for longer than 3 months you need to bring your student ID. I guess if you weren't a student you could close w/in 3 months?

        • dealsandstuff on 23/01/2016 - 15:21

          ah ok thanks, I must've used different ID :/

  • Jamesx on 23/01/2016 - 13:54
    +2

    this is for student, so no fees for them

    • spiffycashew on 23/01/2016 - 14:18
      +18

      so? its pretty clear that it's not

      • [Deactivated] on 23/01/2016 - 14:50
        -7

        Yeah thanks…

    • lovepub on 23/01/2016 - 15:16

      You should be asking how do we obtain a student card…..for free

      • [Deactivated] on 23/01/2016 - 16:29

        Card printer.

        Problem solved.

  • Tidy on 23/01/2016 - 14:14
    +1

    Just opened an account.

    Would it be better to deposit now, or wait until closer to 29/3?

    • Gina Rinehart on 23/01/2016 - 22:29

      The $50 payment will be credited to the eligible customer's Complete Freedom Student account by 30 March 2016

      It might all just be done on the 30th, but also it might be deposited before then. I'm going to just put the $250 into it in early March, even if it sits there for a month, $50 is more than any interest I'd get elsewhere.

  • greg234n2 on 23/01/2016 - 14:26
    +3

    Open an account.
    deposit $250
    claim extra $50
    transfer $300 back to primary bank account

    Are there any catches? Seems too easy.

    • roshanrbb on 23/01/2016 - 14:33

      The $50 payment will be credited to the eligible customer's Complete Freedom Student account by 30 March 2016

  • a1234my on 23/01/2016 - 14:31

    Primary student?
    Never open an account for kids b4

  • meowsers on 23/01/2016 - 14:41

    Done! Thanks OP. Didn't have to go in to a branch. Mine was opened electronically.

  • Eeples on 23/01/2016 - 14:50

    I guess the $50 is treated as income?

    • quarrymaster on 23/01/2016 - 15:00
      -1

      Shouldn't, but interest earned would.

  • watwatwat on 23/01/2016 - 15:32

    As someone who just graduated uni, guess I'll try this. They won't know the details of my enrollment based on my student card.

  • Bargainz on 23/01/2016 - 15:52
    -2

    Don't you just love these banks, forever dropping the amount of interest our hard earned money should be earning as they "invest" it elsewhere and make money out of it; and instead handing out "free" money for people to open accounts.

    The government should either mandate ONE FEE FREE account for every Australian or introduce a law that forces employers at the employees discretion to pay out salaries in cash. Of course never going to happen, one more lot of "everyday" costs on the masses.

    • fruit on 23/01/2016 - 16:49
      +3

      forever dropping the amount of interest our hard earned money

      http://www.rba.gov.au/statistics/cash-rate/

      ONE FEE FREE

      http://www.nab.com.au/personal/banking/transaction-accounts/…

    • peterpeterpumpkin on 24/01/2016 - 00:31

      I understand where you're coming from. Sure, I've exploited all the workarounds like a good OzBargainer should. I was an early adopter of the fee-free Citibank card (especially useful for travel) and I've claimed my free money from several fee-free accounts over the years (ING Savings, ING Everyday, ME Bank, HSBC, and NAB). I abandoned ANZ after squandering hundreds of dollars on monthly fees because I didn't have a salary going in (I was working and traveling abroad for a good chunk of it).

      Sure I'm a happy chappy now. But not 5 years ago when I came from an extended working holiday abroad and had my limited savings eaten into by the bank as punishment for being poor. AFAIK, prior to Citibank's fortuitous arrival there was no fee-free debit card available in Australia. And as you say, nothing mandates that there always will be. All we have is the bank's word. Same goes for the pre-paid debit cards in recent times - our money on them is only as safe as governmental regulations dictate.

      I had other problems in the UK. I don't know if there's any workaround but simply put you can't get paid in the UK if you don't have a bank account. And proving a permanent address while living in a hostel to get a bank account was another headache (http://www.theguardian.com/money/2015/sep/11/bank-account-re…). When you get punished in the UK for paying bills in cash you realise Tiger Air isn't the only organisation that punishes you for using the wrong payment method.

      The fact is that most people are so detached from what it's like to have nothing - no permanent address, no savings, no jobs - that they fail to see how a faulty system can keep people down. If most people in Australia moved to a developed country that provides no safety net for them they'll quickly realise how hard it is to apply for jobs without a phone or internet access. Or realise how expensive laundromats are when you don't have money for food. Or see how tiring it is to walk 4 hours each way for a job interview. Or see how $5 a month isn't so trivial after all.

      And yes, there are many students in Australia that don't have $250 just lying around.

      • lost69 on 24/01/2016 - 07:20

        You didn't get paid in cash? Eh? And walking 4 hours to a job interview? What a stooge. $250 is slightly under the dole each week. Its nothing.

        • peterpeterpumpkin on 24/01/2016 - 09:03

          The fact is a lot of underemployed people in Australia aren't on the dole. I advise you visit a country in Europe with very high unemployment to see what may lie in store for Australia. We still have it good for now.

        • nubzy on 24/01/2016 - 09:41
          +1

          For a student and those who are unemployed $250 is decent chunk of money. Who wants to go on the dole anyway, the way you are treated and looked upon is demeaning. I know many people who are unemployed or underemployed and rather live off savings and try and make do with what little they have than go on the dole.

        • Gravy on 24/01/2016 - 13:50

          I'm not sure if you have to keep the $250 in the account for a certain period of time to be eligible but this is where the problem may be for some people who live "hand to mouth". Although $250 is seemingly nothing to your income, it is certainly not nothing to people doing it tough financially, it's a weeks groceries or more, or rental for a week.

          What's with the stooge remark? Why talk down to people who are obviously battling financially to the point where they cant afford transport to an interview? The fact this person was determined enough to walk 4 hours each way to an interview is actually testament to their character and should be commended. Is that you Mr.Hockey?

      • MITM on 24/01/2016 - 09:21

        Problems in UK… try arriving fully qualified (and a compulsory Oz union member), find the perfect London job in the newspaper (pre-internet), go to interview and get the job but then sent to the union office to "get the card", and be told by the union official to join the end of the line - and that the only card I'd be given is for a job that couldn't be filled in the middle of woop - and then lectured on how bad UK employment is, and why did I leave Paradise (Oz) Island. This was during the militant Murdoch (printing) era and Pat Cash won Wimbledon.

        Still had the best time of my life ;-)

  • CanadianBeaver on 23/01/2016 - 18:44

    What kinda ID do you need other than the Student one to open an account?

    btw does closing a bank account damage your credit at all or nah?

    • T-man on 24/01/2016 - 10:04

      No worries about that, it doesn't involve in any credit enquiries. Unless you are applying for a credit card.

  • umoddbro on 23/01/2016 - 19:15
    +1

    In before they change their terms due to getting ozbargained like that ING offer.

  • Mcintreleas1025 on 23/01/2016 - 19:20
    -1

    How can I prove I am a student for you?

    • Antikythera on 24/01/2016 - 01:42

      well in my day you could walk into the student newspaper collective and walk out with a fake student ID that had whatever age you asked for on it.

  • kuhari on 24/01/2016 - 09:33
    +1

    Tried to open one for my primary school 7yo child, and cant. When I click 'open now', at the bottom of the page it says 'who can open this account' and under that it says '14+ year olds'. So maybe this deal needs to be changed to say 'students aged 14 - 18 ?. Unless I missed that on here? 14yo+ because it comes with a debit card.
    But thanks op anyway, would have been a good deal for me otherwise.

    • silvertone on 24/01/2016 - 10:52

      From the T&C's…

      "To be eligible for a Visa Debit Card, you must have an Australian residential address and be over 14 years of age. If you're under 14, you can apply for a Freedom Card."

      But Im presuming it didn't give you the option online of this "Freedom Card"?

      • kuhari on 24/01/2016 - 14:41

        They are the terms & conditions for a visa debit card.
        I have gone through all the terms & conditions for the actual complete freedom student account, you have to be 14+ years to open the account online.
        Wether the bank will let you open one in branch or not for under 14 year olds, it doesn't say they will, but it also doesn't say they wont.
        All it says is Who Can Open? 14 + year olds. But I think that is if you want to open it online. This is most likely because you wont have a student card for an under 14yo & will need to provide a copy of the birth certificate in person.
        If ur child is under 14 & you want to open the account, you will need to go into a branch & ask the staff.

  • [Deactivated] on 24/01/2016 - 11:19
    +1

    And when you walk into my local store.. only one worker is on with 10-20 people in-line

  • rkg on 24/01/2016 - 13:43

    Pl. confirm if its possible to open this account for under 14 students - online or branch? Its confusing with T&C "If you're under 14, you can apply for a Freedom Card." whereas first page to open account says - yu can open this account if you are 14+ years.

    • kuhari on 24/01/2016 - 14:45
      +1

      The age restriction of 14 years applies to online applications. For under 14yo students you will need to go into a branch & ask the staff if you can complete an application in person.

      • rkg on 25/01/2016 - 11:11

        Thanks. I would try that.

  • HardQuiz on 25/01/2016 - 20:58

    Do we deposit $250 and leave it until we receive the $50 ?

  • gottacatchemall on 26/01/2016 - 12:13

    Does anyone know if you can go to a Bank of Melbourne branch? I used the branch locator on the website and it only showed Bank of Melbourne locations rather than St George.

  • Tr00pa on 28/01/2016 - 08:19

    I just spoke with a St. George Rep online who said that you can open an account using the 13 33 30 number and using the prompt "Open new account"

    Also confirmed that you can open it for children under the age of 14 the same way.

  • Brick50 on 28/01/2016 - 19:34

    Does anyone know how to get money out? I can't transfer money back using online banking as it says I have no "from" account

  • iscooljoey2 on 28/01/2016 - 23:25

    Any ideas on how long it takes for the account to be opened? I got an email saying they will email me again when the account is open but haven't heard back.

  • umoddbro on 29/01/2016 - 01:40
    +1

    Had trouble opening mine, after the verification. Got a message saying they've saved my info and will give me a call within 24 hrs.. 4 days and still nothing.

  • currentfad on 29/01/2016 - 10:02

    Thanks OP, deposited the money today! Grats on the Popular Deal badge :P

  • RickyJ on 29/01/2016 - 12:01

    Their online form wouldn't work properly with Waterfox or Opera. I had to use IE then got a message saying that they had trouble processing my application and would get back to me within 24 hours.

    • RickyJ on 29/01/2016 - 13:30

      I actually got contacted almost immediately with an email saying that my account has been opened :)

      • umoddbro on 29/01/2016 - 17:01

        But do you still need to verify it at a branch. AFAIK you can create an account online but will still need to verify it somehow.

        • currentfad on 29/01/2016 - 18:49

          Yes you need to verify in branch. Otherwise you get charged a fee after 3 months.

  • iscooljoey2 on 29/01/2016 - 22:51
    -1

    In case anyone was wondering, I spoke to the bank today and they said their online application won't allow >18yrs to open an account online, needs to be done over the phone manually and then verified in branch. They said I would have to ask the branch staff to see if they could honor the online promotion. Hope this helps someone!

    • currentfad on 30/01/2016 - 22:19
      -1

      But I'm 20 and opened an account online…

  • HardQuiz on 05/02/2016 - 14:07
    +1

    Anyone know, if we need to keep the $250 in the account or not ?

    Also, I went to the branch to verify my ID but when I tried to show my student card, they said it's not needed.

    Maybe I look poor enough to be a student lol

  • dubcmj on 29/03/2016 - 15:44

    Has anyone received the bonus yet?

    • HardQuiz on 29/03/2016 - 16:36

      No, but I assume we should get it tomorrow.

      • currentfad on 29/03/2016 - 19:34

        Fingers crossed!!

  • Thatbargainhunter on 29/03/2016 - 20:58

    I forgot about this. I opened the account but have not deposited or verified. Does anyone reckon I will get it if I go deposit in a smart ATM and then verify it at a branch later. I already have a bsb and account number from them.

  • [Deactivated] on 30/03/2016 - 09:59
    +2

    It's not in my kids accounts as of right now.

  • myfuturej on 30/03/2016 - 13:13

    No $50 yet ^^

  • bod311 on 30/03/2016 - 17:53
    +1

    Hmm close of business and no $50 starting to have my doubts

  • ExPrinceHairy on 30/03/2016 - 21:48

    Nope, no bonus yet as well.

  • HardQuiz on 31/03/2016 - 08:48
    +1

    The $50 payment will be credited to the eligible customer's Complete Freedom Student account by 30 March 2016.

    Am I missing something here ?

    Did anyone receive the $50 ?

    • [Deactivated] on 31/03/2016 - 09:45
      +1

      Not yet

  • dubcmj on 31/03/2016 - 13:41
    +1

    No bonus for me.

  • dubcmj on 31/03/2016 - 14:28
    +1

    Does anyone have a copy of the terms and conditions of the offer? I was naive enough to think they'd honour their deal and didn't take any screenshots.

  • Brick50 on 31/03/2016 - 22:08

    Haven't got it yet either

  • bod311 on 01/04/2016 - 14:15
    +2

    So just received a message through their Facebook message function. Hopefully they stand by their word this time. At least they have acknowledged the existence of the promo I guess:
    "Hi BOD311, we do apologise for the delay and thank you for your patience. We have been informed by the team to please expect the promotional amount of $50 into your account by Tuesday next week. We sincerely are sorry this was not received earlier. Regards, Stav."

    • HardQuiz on 01/04/2016 - 15:10

      Thanks, hope it really happens on Tuesday.

      I plan on zeroing my account for few weeks then closing it.

      • bod311 on 01/04/2016 - 15:26
        +1

        I plan on closing it the day they give me the money. I will let them know that delay and frustration lost them a potential customer. Why offer a promotion to get new customers and then shaft them. Such a silly thing to do.

  • stickyfingers on 01/04/2016 - 16:11
    +5

    Just spoke to somebody on the phone and was told it should be in by Tuesday.

  • [Deactivated] on 05/04/2016 - 09:46
    +1

    No $50 as of now.

    • HardQuiz on 05/04/2016 - 09:48
      +1

      I assume it will be credited by end of business day, probably around 6pm.

  • myfuturej on 05/04/2016 - 15:44

    I called them yesterday, they said it could take up to end of next week!!
    Will defo close my account soon.

  • thelonedigger on 05/04/2016 - 16:53
    +4

    Just phoned them up for the third time in the last 7 days after being assured the $50 would be in by COB today.
    The representative on the phone spoke to back office and on three occasions came back to me with different reasons why I wasn't eligible for the $50, (including misquoting T&Cs to me) which I challenged, although I have to say them trying to shaft me has lost them the opportunity to even consider my long term banking with them..
    At this moment in time they're saying I'm not eligible for the cashback on trumped up reasoning, so will go and examine the T&Cs to see if their argument will fly from a legal standpoint and then call them up/send an email as appropriate to get this damn money. Not a good look at all St George.

    • HardQuiz on 05/04/2016 - 17:43
      +1

      Please elaborate and do you have a copy of the T&C for us to review.

    • stickyfingers on 05/04/2016 - 17:47

      No bonus for me yet either. Did anyone here screenshot or archive the promotional page or T&C's?

      Edit: Whoops, totally missed the comment above mine :p

      • thelonedigger on 05/04/2016 - 18:46
        +1

        An extract of the T&Cs are in the OP, if that helps you. I'm still trying to search for the original though

        • stickyfingers on 05/04/2016 - 19:29

          Cheers, completely missed that too!

        • HardQuiz on 05/04/2016 - 19:30
          +1

          So, why were you ineligible to receive it ?

        • thelonedigger on 06/04/2016 - 11:06

          @Sleepy24seven:
          First off they tried to tell me that I needed to deposit the $250 before the 29 January, which is clearly not what the original offer and T&Cs stated. Was able to challenge this and they backed down.
          Their latest excuse is that I previously held a Complete Freedom Account with BOM which was closed in July '15, Note that the T&Cs clearly state however that:
          "Offer does not apply to customers who have opened a Complete Freedom Student account in the 12 month period ending on 7 January 2016."
          And given that the Complete Freedom account and the Complete Freedom Student account are different products, one would expect that I would be eligible for the $50.
          I'll send an email in and see what they come back with. Failing that I'll just go to the FSO.

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