Help with Melbourne Shopsmall Crawl

Lffhound on 02/11/2016 - 22:24

Hi all

Its November again and time for my annual Shopsmall Crawl as I like to call it.

This year I have 2 amex cards and would like to do a trip to Melbourne CBD to pile up lots of half price Myki.

Can someone please post an up to date list of Myki outlets in Melbourne that have been confirmed as part of the Shopsmall promotion so that I don;t need to use that $%#@@!$ map!

cheers Peter

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  • neil on 03/11/2016 - 00:10
    +2

    Wiki & November Map

    Last updated in September, just waiting for people to test out the outlets so we can update.

    • GourmetFoodie on 03/11/2016 - 07:20

      Thanks for sharing.

      it's a shame all the CBD outlets are not working.

      • neil on 04/11/2016 - 00:53
        -1

        Have now updated map.

  • ffhound on 03/11/2016 - 08:23

    I don't know how to add to the map but here are some confirmed working for myki.

    Boronia Heights PHarmacy (charges a fee)
    Newsexpress Kilsyth

    cheers Peter

    • neil on 03/11/2016 - 23:50

      Boronia Heights PHarmacy (charges a fee)

      What was the fee?

      Newsexpress Kilsyth

      Is that the one in Knox Shopping Centre?

      • ffhound on 04/11/2016 - 19:51

        $1 at Boronia Heights Pharmacy.

        Newsxpress is not in Knox. Its in Kilsyth which is near Croydon.

        • neil on 05/11/2016 - 01:41

          Newsxpress is not in Knox. Its in Kilsyth which is near Croydon.

          Newsxpress' website doesn't show a location in Kilsyth and can't find it via Google. Any idea of the address?

          I see a Kilsyth Newsagency which is located at 520 - 528 Mt Dandenong Road (Kilsyth Shopping Centre) and is on the Shop Small Map. Is that it?

        • ffhound on 05/11/2016 - 11:25

          @neil:

          That's it. Its in the shopping centre. From memory there was no fee.

  • neil on 03/11/2016 - 23:22
    -1

    Got 2 Myki recharges today:

    • Foodworks (Listed as GERTRUDE ST MINI MART), 169 Gertrude St, Fitzroy. No surcharge, guy was happy to do 2 cards.
    • Cigarette Express Convenience (Listed as YE MAO PTY LTD), 109 Brunswick St, Fitzroy. 25c surcharge

    Got an email immediately for Foodworks. The 2nd store just happened to walk by and saw Myki + Shop Small Sign. Didn't get an email for that one but it's on the map.

  • ffhound on 05/11/2016 - 16:29

    I'm just sitting here at Breizoz in Fitzroy. Breizoz is a yummy French creperie which participates in the Shop small promotion.

    I just downed a ham and cheese gallette along with an apple and caramel crepe. Yum!

    Highly recommended and relatively inexpensive.

    • neil on 05/11/2016 - 16:39
      -1

      Good stuff. I just popped over to Lucky Day Lotto. 185 Brunswick St and got a Myki top up. 3% surcharge. e.g. 60c

  • ffhound on 05/11/2016 - 18:58

    Today's haul

    1. Farmer Joes's Market, Boronia: (fruit & veg, no fee)
    2. Alchester Pharmacy (Myki, $1 fee)
    3. Newsxpress Kilsyth (Myki, no fee)
    4. Foodwerx Croydon (groceries, no fee)
    5. Breizoz French Creperie (gallettes & crepes, no fee)
    6. Foodwerx Fitxroy (myki, no fee)
    7. Cigarette Express Fitzroy (Myki, no fee)

    cheers Peter

  • ffhound on 07/11/2016 - 19:58

    Went to Penang Inn today in Box Hill. Was charged $1.50 for Amex but didn't mind as the food was very good. Is on the Shopsmall Map. Staff are friendly.

  • GnarlyKnuckles on 08/11/2016 - 17:52

    Are there ANY petrol stations in Melbourne participating this year?

    • neil on 09/11/2016 - 18:23

      Couldn't find any on thydzik's list.

      • GnarlyKnuckles on 09/11/2016 - 20:29

        Yeah, neither could I… Quite a radical shift from November 2015 and all the SS periods before that, when there were more than 10… I wonder why they all opted out all of a sudden? It suggests that maybe the merchant pays a substantial amount of the $10 rebate… Can someone who actually owns/runs a business that participates in 'Shop Small' enlighten us on this point? Does the $10 rebate come solely out of AMEX's pocket, or does the merchant pay a percentage of it? If so, what percentage?

  • ffhound on 09/11/2016 - 23:42

    I made an interesting discovery today!

    Newsline in Box Hill (near the Railway Station counter) is listed on the Shopsmall map and also can give you Myki.

    What is curious is that it was not obvious on the map. It was there but you have to do a search for it. On the map it is sitting behind another shop.

    I went in there today and did 2 Amex myki transactions. Amex charges were $2 all up for the two transactions.

    https://maps.americanexpress.com/aushopsmall#/?intlink=au-me…

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