Those have been added. Thank you.
AmEx Statement Credits: Westfield Gift Card, Myer, Woolworths, Nespresso, Rebel, Dymocks, Witchery, Body Shop, BCF, and More » All Comments
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So Many!
Such a great deal I just had an Ozbargasm
can't believe I haven't come across that one yet! nice one :)
So Many! Must be multiple Ozbargasm!
Wow, thanks! Btw, you don't sleep during night? :)
Why are so many ozbargainers up this time of night?
I'm not up, just sleep reading, wouldn't remember posting this in the morning
There will be huge queues at Westfield Gift Card desks.
Westfield Gift Cards: https://www.westfieldgiftcards.com.au/Online/Information/Abo…
Westfield Gift Card: $2.95 service fee = $77.95 for $100 gift card (22% off), can be used in most Westfield stores.
Westfield XS Gift Card: $4.95 service fee = $79.95 for $100 gift card (20% off), can be used anywhere Eftpos is used.With XS Gift Card, it's like "Visa Debit" card then? Can buy money order at AusPost or something? Thanks
The XS Gift Card appears to only work at EFTPOS machines and isn't a VISA/MC Gift card as such
There also appears to be a $5.95 delivery fee for ordering the giftcards online from https://www.westfieldgiftcards.com.au/
@grimace3:
I doubt you will never receive credit from Westfield offer. If you read the terms in PDF, it is saying:transactions where you buy a gift card, store credit or a voucher.
LOL, anyhow I will buy. Like the Harvey one saying excluded Apple products, I bought that too.
Is xs eligible?
Also would like to know this.
Oh man, I have been spending way too much with my amexes (harvey norman, shop small), and now this!!!!
You can buy coles/myers gift cards at myers…
"have been spending way too much with my amexes"
That's what Amex wanted…
Ignore this
Good Intel!
"You can buy coles/myers gift cards at myers…"
The terms of MYER offer are unclear about gift card purchases.
The summary terms state "Excludes online gift card purchases" (emphasis mine) but the full terms PDF says "transactions where you buy a gift card, store credit or a voucher" are excluded.
I've just bought a $150 gift card using apple wallet pay. Received two emails confirming statement credit of $36 and &10
Do you mean $35 or $36 ? And did you get both the $10 credit in same transaction ?
@bluedufflecoat: Thanks for the clarification.. The term says "Excludes transactions where you do not spend directly at Myer. For example purchases made through a third party payment processor like PayPal. " So I thought Apple Pay is third party processor
Can we buy Coles gift card at Myer and receive above two credits?
As with previous amex offers, they won't know what you have spent at said store.
You will get cash back.If you read the recent Harvey Norman amex offer, staff have been telling customers they won't receive cash back from gift card purchases.
However this is NOT true as Amex won't know what ppl have been buying at Harvey Norman.
Thanks for the post OP appreciate the effort!
Hmm. If a Myers is inside a Westfield, would they accept the Westfield giftcard too? So 250 at Myers for 60 back?
in my experience coles myers group is usually exculded as well as the woolies group but i think its a bit of a luck of the draw
Coles has been rejecting the acceptable of the Westifeld cards for years due to their own Gift Cards. However they have finally come around to the benefits of having the cards being accepted at their terminals.
Same was for Woolies and Myer years ago. Now they are one of the top places of people redeeming their Westfield gift cards.
From the Westfield Gift Card FAQ, the response to which stores accept the gift card:
The Westfield Gift Card is accepted at over 8,000 participating retailers within Westfield centres Australia wide. Participating retailers include Myer, Coles, Woolworths Group, David Jones, Target, Kmart, JB Hi Fi and Rebel Sport.
Yes. DJs attached to Westfields also accept the Westfield Gift Card.
Thanks OP! Myer, Westfield, Body Shop and Dymocks, here I come!
I recently tried to use a $500 Westfield XS Eftpos Gift card at Myer and they were trying to reject it, stating that Myer wouldn't get the monies transferred over from Westfield?!
Went to the Westfield Concierge who escalated to Management and they confirmed that Myer DO accept these cards and the staff obviously weren't trained.
So yes - Myer have to accept them also.
probably a rookie staff member who was scared that it was a fraudulent card?
you dont need to tell them what card is that, just tell them "efpos" = done….
Time to get those extra card applications in!
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/wiki/american_express_referralsIs it safe to use these referral links?
Yes
Excellent. It's like Christmas is coming or something!
Not another one~!!!. Amex is going to blow holes into our entire family wallets~~!!!!!!!..
Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas
♫ ♬ Buying gift cards for so many stores
But the trickiest part to be
Is avoiding that $5.95 fee
By getting to Westfield's doors. ♫ ♬
Some awesome deals Amex !
Does buying the Westfield gift cards online trigger the credit?
"Westfield Gift Cards in-store or online"
I read that it does
Dammit Westfield giftcard not accepted at HN :(
I was hoping for the Westfirld store giftcard which gives you an extra 2% discount.
If the retailer chooses to accept it. I've tried using a couple of XS cards at two different Officeworks locations in the last few months but it wouldn't work. Ask for EFTPOS, slide card, choose savings, enter PIN… Payment with the XS card at OW was accepted last year though.
Tried to use an XS card at Officeworks yesterday and similarly it did not work. Must be something about their EFTPOS system I guess.
XS card will.
Yes, they do. I uses a Westfield gift card at HN Bondi Junction last week.
Fontaingate victoria HN accepts westfield cards as HN inside the shopping centre
Thanks for the links…
The number of these promos is getting hard to keep up with :)
Can Westfield Gift Cards be used to purchase other Gift Cards at Coles?
Looking to grab some JB Hi-Fi cards at 10% off from this deal.
Searched around and couldn't find anything. I know the Coles in my Westfield accepts the Westfield Gift Cards though.
Can I load $97.05 on a Westfield Gift Card? FAQ says "any value between $10 and $995"
$97.05 + $2.95 service fee = $100 this would trigger the AMEX $25 credit - right?Wouldn't you want to do it at the counter using Apple or Android Pay to trigger the extra $10 cashback?
How does that work?
If I use apple/android pay, wouldn't that be ineligible for this amex offer?Please read what OP has written
Has anyone successfully stacked this with the Mobile Wallet? Cos I just bought a Westfield Gift Card with Apple Pay and only got an email for the $10 mobile credit, not the $25 Westfield one…
Does Westfield accept Apple Pay or Android Pay?
yes at Chatswood and Hornsby.
Thank you.
($25-$2.95) / $97.05 = 0.2205
($25-$2.95) / $100 = 0.227
You save 0.65% (less than $1)
Thanks forumninja, much appreciated brother!
Thanks
Hopefully we can pay for 1 Westfield gift card using multiple cards to avoid paying service fee multiple times. For example $500 gift card paid by 5 amex $100 each
No can't be done
Why can't we pay with multiple cards to save on the service fee?
Because the conceirge said so
Because Frank Lowy is a professional. Westfield gift cards are the least flexible when it comes to expiring cards. Only valid for 12 months and they don't issue a new one when it expires or is in the last month. Do they even offer grace periods for expired cards?
Back when they weren't accepted at Coles I had a hard time spending an ordinary Westfield card which was actually a gift, lol. Anyhow, I didn't to make a purchase for the sake of making one but luckily Bing Lee accepted them as payment for their own gift cards which have no expiry.
They make it pretty clear
https://www.westfieldgiftcards.com.au/Online/Information/Abo…
"Service Fee applicable per card"@lamprey:
I just want one card for $800 and pay for it with my 8 amex cards. I was going to get the XS and just want to pay one service fee@feihong: went to knox today and the young lady checked my ID and the name on the card. And no split payment. She was aware of the amex offer and wasnt so pleased with it.
I never understand why retailers don't like people using the AmEx promos. If you don't want people to spend money at your store, don't fricken partner with AmEx on promos in the first place!
@cynix: Aussie workers having to do "EXTRA" work when shit like this happens. They cant bludge and must "DO" work.
Just did it at Geelong Westfield concierge (19 Dec 2016). Bought a $200 XS gift card for $204.95 split across two AmEx cards and got the emails for both within 30 seconds. No ID showing necessary (but then again I was in my suit).
Success at Westfield Sydney. $400 XS card split over 4 cards.
Yes you can, I just went to Westfield Sydney and bought a $500 Westfield XS gift card using five different cards.
Awesome :) Did you get emails from AMEX to acknowledge the 5 transactions & statement credits "coming soon" ?
Nah I got none but based on reports from previous deals I should get the credit nonetheless. Fingers crossed.
Still waiting for my emails too. Looks like Westfield take their time
Did you make 5 transactions using Android/ Apple pay to take advantage of $10 credit offer?
Yes for four of them and one using the card with contactless payment.
@virhlpool: I went to the one on Pitt st in Sydney. Android Pay should be supported wherever Apple Pay is.
Got $300 westfield gift card and paid $100.50 x 2 via Samsung pay and the remaining with another bank issued card.
Transaction recorded as Westfield and is more than $100
Not sure if it will stack with wallet offer but will be happy with whatever cash back i get
Say with Super Cheap Auto: Spend $70 in one or more transactions to get $20 back=> Can I spend first $30 and then $40 so totally $70 to get $20 cashback?
No it has to be all in the one transaction
Don't give wrong advice. It clearly says in one or more transactions.
One or more transaction where the total is $70 or more.
I love this community where people help each other. Thank you!
Does Opal topup at Woolworths work with Westfield gift card?
Also wondering this
Yeah it should, grab the XS card.
So the standand card can't be used at Woolworths?
You still want more opal after shopsmall November?
2.95 fee
5.95 delivery
Very deceiving.For what mate
I believe black is referring to the Westfield gift cards.
I believe Putnum is questioning what is actually deceiving
Can't you buy this in store? So would only be extra 2.95?
That's what I am going to do!
good start to summer. ta op
I am not working at the moment, would Amex approve a card for me?
Most Amex issuers need incomes of 50K or more to be approved.
I got an Amex with one sub card. May be I can get more subs or based on good historical bill payment to get more cards? I really just need minimal credits like even 100 dollars to take the advantage of all these deals. :)
That's the other problem. Most Amex cards have a min balance of 10K or more from what I've seen. And from what I tried before, it's really hard to get that lowered.
@cnut: not true
I don't think AMEX cards are as premium as many think
I've got a limit of 3k on 2x of the "Platinum" cards
Sub cards? Do you mean supplementary card holder (e.g. partner/spouse)? Both my partner and I have the same card numbers even though she is the supplementary card holder. Same for 4 different cards where she is the sup?
@jingsu6688: Amex Amex has slightly more offers and is limited to 2 per person. You also get supplementary cards with different numbers, Amex's reward point system and shopping insurance.
Do first choice sell Coles myer group gift cards?
arent they woolworths based? if so prolly not
I guess 2nd question is if they sell Woolworths gift cards in store?
No. They're coles myer group
In that case do they sell Coles Myer gift card?
And does anyone know the answer ?
Yes First Choice Liquors have Coles/Myer gift card. I bought $150 gift cards and got AMEX email $30 immediately.
I'd like to know this as well
Yes they do.
I called a store to confirm.
AMEX is gonna make me bankrupt :') <3
Or are you (we) gonna make AMEX bankrupt?!
Thanks OP. Will get the XS Card and use it anywhere Amex isn't accepted. Anyone know if there's $100 limit on Android Pay, like there is for other Paywave cards?
I don't think so. Isn't the limit just that if it's less than $100, no PIN is required and if it's over $100, you have to enter your PIN?
Yes - Android Pay requires PIN for purchases over $100.
It's in T&Cs + tested myself when redeeming @ Rebel + Amart Sports in recent weeks.
Thanks @WalterBiH
Would it ever require a signature?
Sounds like an awesome plan!
Did we crash the site or is it just me? "Safari cannot open the page due to too many redirects."
Clear all the history in your browser and try again. I got the same problem before.
Started working just before too. Only saved the relevant ones to my card so we don't waste the limits.
Nice share OP!
What's the downside of adding offers but never using them ( apart from others missing out)?
Do you miss out on any targeted offers in the future because you've added, but never used added offers?
none.
I don't think there are any negatives to adding offers. They rarely reach the card limit
Even the shop small promo I managed to add late supplementary cards and redeem the statement credits.
waking up to this crap deal haha just being sarcastic, thanks OP
Anyone confirmed you get the credit for Westfield XS card?
Should work
Bought mine. Received the email saying $25 is on it's way.
what does the ' XS' part mean plse? sorry I have info overload!!
eXtra Spending
If DJ accept them, then buy the Oral-B Pro 5000 Toothbrush and price match with priceline (if any left) - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/278723 (not sure why expired. still $91 on priceline website). Final cost after cashback should be approx $22.80 ($91 (pricematch) - 20% (assume XS giftcard) - $50 cashback).
(not sure why expired. still $91 on priceline website)
The $10 off expired Nov 30 so not not $81 anymore.
Thanks
Can stack Westfield gift card with David Jones cashback if making purchases for over $300.
Note, David Jones cashback expires expires 4th December.Did you mean go to DJ and buy Westfield gift card?
I should've explained it more, my bad
1. Buy Westfield gift card for $100 (Get $25 back via AMEX gift card event).
2. Go DJ and buy what you want for over $300. Use your Westfield Gift card to pay for $100, then use for Amex to pay for the rest. (Get $40 back via Amex DJ event expiring December 4th).
3. Get total $65 back for $300+ purchases.ya, I got you, thanks for the explanation.
DJ offer is for online only..
@feihong:
Oh, my bad. Never actually realized it was online only. I was actually planning today to buy a watch, guess I'll need to hold it off for now then =/
hmmmm, if you pay with the westfield giftcard at DJ, you'll get no cashback from Amex
Registered. Will wait to see what crazy stacked deals/cash backs people can work out
first thing came up on my mind, is westfield going broke?
Its run by Amex not Westifield. Also there are offers for other companies if you look at the list.
their tenants would tell a different story.
I just received my AmEx. How does it work? Is the credit stored digitally on the card or do you get an actual card from the store at time of purchase?
statement credit
What does that mean?
For a spend 50, get $10 back offer, your credit card statement will show you spent 50 dollars, but Amex will give you back 10 dollars, so you only have to pay Amex 40 dollars at the end of the month.
so the best deal is buying westfield XS because it works very similar like cash ie can be used at coles woolworth or any eftpos terminals?
westfield giftcard works on coles, woolies, ALDI and so on. so for $100 card, I go for giftcard, Not huge difference for your normally shopping and help you save another $2
hmm that if coles/wollies are inside westfield. near my place the coles and wollworth is independently (small shopping village not mall).
Actually, you can use your westfield gift card at any woolies, even outside a westfield.
Get XS card. Use it at any store whether inside or outside Westfield.
@sween64: I did try it as I used to shopping woolies at a shopping village near my home using westfield giftcard without any issue. I also made purchase at Chatswood station woolworths without any problem.
They may change now but really worth to try.
Not confident. When did you use it last time by the way?
https://www.coles.com.au/customer-service/helping-you-shop
Cash
EFTPOS
Coles MasterCard
Coles Group Card
Credit cards include Visa, Master Card, Diners Club and American Express
Coles and Coles Group & Myer Gift Cards
Selected shopping centre vouchers >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> probably this part?
Traveller’s and Personal Cheques (provided with valid identification)You'r right, I withdraw all my comments
Which comments do you withdraw? so can it be used outside westfield or not? I'm confused
@John Kelvin: as per above link discussion, I suspect the only way they could make their gc work for so many stores, is to make it adhere to Eftpos standard. So, might work with any Eftpos?
@John Kelvin: Hey, John, "mademoisellebd" has verified today it worked in WWS townhall which is NON-Westfield
@hongd: Yes, for my experience, I successfully used my card before, however, I cann't confirm it works now or not.
So I withdraw what I said.
It would be to you. If you just shop at Westfield, then buy the WF gift card. If you want to shop outside Westfield, then buy XS gift card.
For my own experience, westfield giftcard can be used at any woollies, no matter in or outside a westfield
WOW THIS IS BIG!!!
I already have to keep track of all my amex offers and now I need to keep track of all my gift cards lol…
Start a spreadsheet.
I have a notes page on my phone where I copy the bar code (coles gift card) or number (WW) and update the balance there.
You should just use Woolworths Money for your Woolworths eGift Cards! Great app.
It was until last month's hack leaving everyone's gift cards emptied. Plus it can't deal with Coles or others. I've gone back to good old Onenote.
AMEX is starting to make me feel guilty about threatening to cancel whenever the annual fee comes up, in order to squeeze more points out of them to make me stay..
i didnt cancel for the first time ever this yr because of all the offers!
Haha same, but I'm going to seek out the no annual fee amexs and use them for these deals.
I really liked the shop small offers. As a single guy, I felt like a boss walking into a cafe/restaurant, ordering $20 worth of food and drinks for myself and knowing it only cost me $10.
@googoo which card and how much could you squeeze out of them in reduction? I love my Amex platinum but fee $1200 kills me!
Imagine if you had 1000 amex's!!! OMGGOMOMGOMGOMOGM FREEEEEE MONEY
How to survive in Australia and buy property v2.0
can I use westfield gift card at myer?
Not all Myer
Yes. Are you planning to use it at a Myer within a Westfield centre? If so get the Red card otherwise go for the XS.
This is my first year using an Amex.. we got it as part of the homeloan and found a way to get in on the 70000 bonus points too.
Now, it's Xmas and thanks to ozbargainers posting the cash back schemes - my wife and I have almost got $900 in cash back, on top of $1,200 in westfield vouchers due to anz rewards.
Bloody good deal if you ask me!
Do you mind sharing some details? Like which card and deals did you go? Many thanks.
Sure, we are an ANZ customer with breakfree package (reasonable package but probably not the cheapest).
You get a bundled card with your home loan (not optional), we always pay the full amount at 55 days to maximise offset and have not paid $0.01 in interest :-)
When the 70k points amex deal came out, we jumped and figured out how to get the card as a 'new customer' then cancel the 'old' card and switch our "included homeloan card" to amex and visa black. It sounds complicated but wasn't.. we saved the $400 a year annual fee as we get this included in the homeloan deal :-)
Membership fee was also waived for rewards.
You get 3pt for $1 spend so over the year we put EVERYTHING on the amex, even getting creative with rego payments - just to see what we got back and when we saw the statements we were very impressed. All bills paid, no charges and maximum points.
Like this deal (which prompted me to write) Amex puts on 'connect compatible' deals which work for cards like thr anz amex black.. so my wife and i both register and maximise the cash back, while still earning 3pts/$ plus any bonuses.
Now Christmas comes and bam.. paid for :-)
I'm sure we're only novices with this, but we're pretty happy with our lot!
Wow, how did you manage to switch your old card to new amex card and still having the 70k points bonus?
Last time I asked the ANZ staff she said no as that is to new customer only. Did you do that online or via phone?
Cheers@mochariffic
All bills paid, no charges and maximum points.
I thought ANZ credit cards now treat utility bills payments as cash withdrwals?
"‘cash advance’ means a debit to the credit card account:
(d) where the funds are used to pay a bill at a bank branch or via an approved agent of the biller (for example, when funds are used to pay tertiary fees or utility bills);"I can confirm all of my direct debits including utilities are showing up in my anz rewards statement history - some are only on visa (1.25pts / $)
@pilotyuan: easy - use the wife :-) its based on who the CREDIT card is primary.
I actually had to speak to a few people about it, but it worked :-)
This year will be a very Merry AmeXmas for your family :)
Merry Christmas
Site is down.
Workaround I've found is to register manually, those sites loaded instantly for me.
Finally Supercheap Auto.
Only $57.49 (was $154.98) for 4 brake pads combined with the Bendix Buy One Get One Free deal.
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/279114Very good deal if you can change brake pads by yourself.
Is it easy to do it yourself? I've done engine oil and filter but hesitant on the brakes.
Pretty easy.
Just watch Youtube and do it yourself.What you will need:
-Car stands/jacks
-Sockets/wrench
-WD40 (to remove rusted/stuck bolts if needed)
-A small piece of wood and a C-clamp (to push the brake pistons back as the new pads are much thicker)It may take you 10-15 mins for the first corner, but after that less than 5 mins each corner I think.
Thanks leoh, you give me inspiration! I'll checkout some youtube vids :D
@cnut:
Haha, no need to get under the car to change pads.
I never put my body under the car although I have 4 car stands.
Is first choice liquor part of Coles grp?
It is. But i don't see a Coles group in the offers above. Myer offer is only for Myer stores I think.
Yeah but myer sells Coles myer gc so u can buy $150 of it and get $35 back. Hence I'm wondering if first choice also sell Coles myer gc seeing they are part of that group? I never into a first choice before so hoping someone would confirm.
Yeah you are right. Otherwise you can just get the Westfield Red (in centre) or XS card (out of center), that would be accepted in First Choice liquor store. Minimum spend is $100 rather than $150.
Think you misunderstand me. There's an offer to use amex at first choice liquor. So If they sell coles myer gc then I can go buy one using the amex to take advantage of the deal.
@Frozensage: Yes, they're part of Coles group (it's their Dan Murphy's equivalent). Not sure if they sell gift card, though I suppose they would (save the offer and try). Myer is on the other hand, no longer part of Coles group, but they do sell Coles Myer gift card (as they used to be one and that type of gift card still exist).
Yes First Choice Liquor sells Coles Group & Myer gift cards.
Confirmed by calling a store.
Think site has been ozbargained lol
got a Westfield gc of $400 split into 4 cards, didn't use payWave and no cash back email so far.
was that at the concierge desk or online? Which westfield?
It was at the concierge desk at Westfield Sydney.
Used payware and no email so Far as well
pls report back when u get cash back!
How did you manage to do that? My local Westfield store said no and did not allow me to split the bill. I would also want to do like you to save on the service fees.
Split payment over 2 samsung pay and 1 card. Westfield Liverpool
They are definitely able to split it, but some staff are more willing than the others.
same as you
went there and no emails yet :(Don't worry, we will receive the cash back anyway based on past experience.
Bought $100 xs gift card @concierge westfield sydney city.
No email yet.. ;(
Can we only buy westfield gift card online to get cashback?
You can get it at concierge desk as well.
thank you.
Has anyone tried using an XS gift card to pay for fuel? Perhaps Coles/Woolies servos would accept it given it works at their supermarkets?
What is XS Gift Card?
"The Westfield XS Gift Card provides even more choice for your recipient, to let them do what they love most. It can be used anywhere EFTPOS is accepted (at retailer’s discretion), not only in Westfield centres, but also outside Westfield. Great for an extra special occasion or experience."
https://www.westfieldgiftcards.com.au/Online/Information/Abo…
What concerned me was the line "at the retailer's discretion". Here's the answer I got from Westfield:
Our Westfield XS Gift Card can be used in over 8,000 participating retailers in Westfield centres Australia wide, and can also be used in retailers who accept EFTPOS outside of our centres.
This includes Myer, Coles, Coles Express, Target, David Jones, JB Hi Fi, Big W, Kmart and Rebel Sport.
Woolworths offer is back again. I haven't even got my cash back from previous offer to spend $100 and get $20 back.
i had to call amex to trigger the $20 last time
I had to call them to get money back - that offer apparently wasnt setup correctly to auto credit.
Thanks Guys. I will call AMEX today
how to get Amex card?
Are there any with zero annual fee?The Qantas American Express Discovery Card, $0 annual fee currently. There may also be some offers running that has zero fee for the first year, you should search ozbargin to find them.
Also AMEX issues the Velocity Escape card with $0 fee
i have mine through Commbank. I got it issued as part of a homeloan package. Also includes a Mastercard.
I think I read Essentials is $0 fee too and has the best points/$ ratio among AmEx cards for rewards. You'll need to research which card is best suited for you and what they currently offer as these change often.
amex.com.au seems to be working fine but amexconnect has crashed.
looks like it has been ozbargained.
Lucky I only have 1 Amex card, or I will be losing my mind to keep track of all these offers, e.g which one I have redeemed, how many times..etc..
That's why I have an excel sheet for all these offers. It doesn't help that some offers are targeted, so I have to mark which cards get which offers. Now I need to have another sheet for gift cards lol…
I had a spread sheet for Shop Small, now another for December.
me too, I need to start a new one now though…
Sign up individually to Amex Connect (or if it's Amex Amex, you can see it when u login to ur account online). Faster to save offer and it'd show you all the offer saved or if it has been redeemed (including the one that you subscribed through manual link if the Amex Connect doesn't give the offer or the website is slow like this morning). The downside is u need to remember all ur username/password and need to login to check :)
It is lucky or unlucky?
Bundle the Nespresso Cashback with their latest free capsule offer. Buy 13 sleeves, get 2 free or buy 22 sleeved, get 3 free.
Haha zing. But my email says buy 14 sleeves…
For anyone considering Nespresso, there was a member email out recently for buy 8 get 1 free sleeves, or buy 14 get 2 sleeves free deal that is open for any Nespresso member up until the 1st of January.
Double up your dealio!
Actually Nespresso makes you buy multiples of 5 sleeves for shipping, so the offer should be buy 9 sleeves (90 caps) and get 1 sleeve free (10 caps) = total 10 sleeves (100 caps), and, buy 13 sleeves (130 caps) and get 2 sleeves free (20 caps) = 15 sleeves (150 caps).
But because their cheapest sleeves are $6.80 that means 90 sleeves only comes out to $61.20. Even 9 sleeves of their most expensive capsules is still only $75.60.
Therefore you'd have to go to 12 sleeves of their
finestcheapest, which is $88.40. So after cashback you're getting 15 sleeves for roughly the price of 10.True, if you're buying online.
This deal is valid in-store, which is what I will be doing, so you can actually buy 8 or 14 sleeves (or whatever qty you desire)
Oh I see. I didn't know you could get the deal in store.
Nice triple deal with Nespresso, combining their current free shipping, "buy x get x free" promo, and now the Amex "Spend $80 or more, get $20 back" :)
How do you get buy x get free?
Promo should show up when you log in to Nespresso website.
is the website dead? it is tooooooo slow
Get $10 off for $100 spend at First Choice online today only. Combined with AMEX this means $40 off a $150 spend.
Use the code 'GET10'.Are there any Amex cards likely to be available to me in my situation?
Student, 20yo, permanent casual 1600/month, 15k in bank
I have applied to a couple already and been declined.
Have you tried applying for student credit card first?
I'm a student as well and got my Amex by applying for student credit card, got approved, then asked bank to switch me to rewards credit card. It does take a while through this method though as you'll be waiting for two cards.
Do you have a link for the student card?
Pretty easy to google… But here they are:
https://www.commbank.com.au/personal/credit-cards/low-fee/st…
https://www.anz.com.au/personal/credit-cards/low-annual-fee/…
https://www.westpac.com.au/personal-banking/credit-cards/low…Got mine via CBA
@stickyfingers: All good. Wish they did do AMEX-issued student cards though, there are some Amex issued only deals that I always miss out on
I was able to get both an ANZ Rewards and Commbank Platinum Awards as a student but I did have a full-time job when applying. Once you get in though you're sweet as they don't check your credit history for downgrades or upgrades.
You'll have a better chance of getting approved if you apply with your bank (if they issue Amex cards, otherwise any CC in general), provided that your bank account shows you are good with money and you have regular income for (I think) at least 3 months.
The more CC's you apply and get declined, the lower the chance of you getting approved. So stop applying for CC unless there is a very high chance of approval. Eg. dont apply for those Amex platinum edge cards with high minimum income requirements.
excellent. thanks
Thank you so much!
Dangit, just a couple of days after I spent $140 at Rebel…
you used last month's offer though right? it's the same as this one but minimum $100 spend
…no, no I didn't! Argh!
Return the goods if u opened and rebuy again?
Question: I have last months harvey Norman spend 300 and get 100 back saved to both mine and my wife's cards (seperate accounts).
If we purchase something for 600 and pay 300 from each card will be both get the 100 back.
Has anyone tried this? I can't see why it wouldn't work…
YES
Yes, paid using 2 Amex cards
yep paid using 3 amex :)
I purchased something for $900 and used 3 cards (two of mine, one of my wife). There are many reports of folks having used a dozen or more cards to buy big ticket items like TVs over in the thread where the HN deal was first posted.
Split $1850 bill over 6 cards.
Awesome, thanks for the info!
Can I use Westfield gift card to make purchase of jb gift card at jb hifi?
Only if staff allow you, most likely not.
May as well try ur luck to buy it at Coles, if u can find one inside Westfield (u can buy Ultimate Gift Card at 10% off too, valid at JB). No, officialy you can't do that neither, but as Turd said, only if staff allows u…
Thanks.
what was the highest vote?
has anyone used Westfield GC or XS GC at The Good Guys?
XS card is an EFTPOS card. Will be accepred whereever eftpos is available
Really? I bought a rangehood from Good guys still haven't paid in full waiting for kitchen reno to be finalized. It'll be great if i can use the westfield XS card.
Used samsung pay split payments for westfield gift card and got emails for both mobile wallet plus westfield offer
Just did a bit of grocery shopping and can confirm normal Westfield Giftcards work outside of Westfield at Woolworths.
Plenty of Coles Myer giftcards in Sydney City Myer
Can we buy giftcards with the Myers deal??
Thanks for your info.
Which WWS do you try and just use giftcard option when pay?
Looks changing again?
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/181309I saw that but thought I'd give it a go anyway. I used it at the big Woolies next to Town Hall station. I used self-checkout - pressed "card" for payment method, and just swiped the giftcard and entered the pin.
Voted up! Save$2
what is amex? noob here
Too afraid to click on the link or google?
Savage.
Cut him some slack, might be busy on something else.
But not busy enough to ask here, or even write the exact same thing on google instead.
Yea his name is Hornpub after all… swap the letters around.
did, too long. i prefer short version. and ppl here do good job at that.
Clicking the link (one button) is too long??
Googling "amex" is too long?
Too "long" or too difficult or just plain lazy, knowing people here love to work for free?
Too many enablers.
Seriously, 1 word to google = Amex
First link at the top, 2 words = American Express.Click on the deal link in the OP = 1 button
Company logo everywhere = American ExpressIm sorry you find that 2 words is a long wall of text.
Apparently thats too many words for him. Oh dear.
Anyone tired/know if getting the Westfield XS card will get the credit?
Thanks ninja for continually bringing us these deals and manual links, very much appreciated!! :)
Thanks OP. You keep me busy again!
Just got a $200 XS gift card at Chermside Westfield and split payment over 2 cards, haven't received confirmation email yet though.
Does First Liquor sells Coles Myer / Wish gc ?
Yes to Coles Myer gift cards.
Has anyone got their email confirmation for anything yet?
I bought gift cards @ Chatswood Westfield concierge, they didn't allow split payments, and the lady was all huff and puff to another staff about how annoying it is, and how Saturday was going to be a nightmare LoL
So I asked her to have my cards for $98 instead of $100 for the 2nd and 3rd card. And then she was like you have to have $100, all other people bought $100 this morning blah blah, then she went reading through the T&C with the other girl lolI'm at Myer now, hesitating whether to buy the gift cards now or tomorrow to better trigger Amex emails?
I just got GCs at Myer… it worked.
Thanks I just got the Myer gift cards!
Wonder how she'll feel when I show up tomorrow with 10 Amexs :)
The emails aren't important, sometimes they arrive sometimes they don't. The credits if they don't come through you just need to call Amex and they will make sure it happens as long as you have met the T&Cs.
EDIT: bluedufflecoat confirmed Myer statement credit emails arrived.
When I walked past again it was a different lady, maybe she got fed up already.. Her name was Judy…
Judy. Thanks for the tip. I'll keep an eye out for her to really make her day :)
@lamprey: Update: I went to Westfield Chatswood concierge desk today, Amexs in hand, only to be told it's now one $100 gift card per person. The grumbly concierge (Sara) also didn't offer up the bonus coffee/hot chocolate without being prompted. Sheesh
I then went to Myer Chatswood who were only too happy to help me buy $750 Coles Myer gift cards and split payment over 5 Amexs (the wife wasn't with me so I didn't want to push my luck for the other 5 Amexs). Top marks for excellent staff Myer.
I remember a couple years back, Chatswood westfield ladies were the worst. Getting all worked up about the gift card promo and hating these people lining up to buy gift cards.
I guess, they haven't even changed a bit
@villemus: The work ethic of some people!! Terrible customer service. They get paid! Do YOUR JOB or get another one.
which level?
4 I think
Just do split payments and save on the card fee
Depends on the staff, some are annoying and dont allow it or not.
Then just walk to another one. They have several concierges at each Westfield and they all sell gift cards.
Which concierge is this? The one near Din Tai Fung or the one near Myer?
Can someone confirm that the BWS offer works if you click and collect?
Thx
Confirmed
Why do you have 10 AMEX cards?
probably (1 main + 4 supplementary)*2 :)
I assume that question is for me. Between wife and I we have:
Each have primary Plat Edge and supp on each other's accounts;
Each have primary Plat Reserve and supp on each other's accounts;
Each have primary ANZ Travel Rewards.The ANZ ones come with our home loan package and we get the free flight. The others we cancel every year and sign-up to a new Amex offer so we don't pay any fees but we do get bonus points/more free flights.
We could get some extra supps on the Amex-issued cards for free but it's already tough maxing out 10 Amex cards when these offers come through. We normally show up together to the checkout, say Dan Murphys, and then ask to buy 10 x gift cards in 10 x separate transactions. We make small talk about "buying gift cards for our staff" and the checkout operators normally have no problems with it.
Supps the same as your name? lol or "fake" name?
Haha, supps same as our names. No pets or imaginary friends in our house.
Because the cards all look the same I've had to write on the back of each in permanent marker "PRI" or "SUPP". That and my spreadsheet skills help to keep things under control.
@PBG: Wait does amex allow same name sups? ??
Oh each others account, good thinking!!
You can get mroe amex cards I think. Using friends names etc.. They actively allow that, sharing and getting more reward points.
Since each amex mas 4 supps.
@Turd: Yeah but how many is too many (did I just say that?!?!?!). 10 is already a lot to max out when spending in-store. It's a bit embarrassing when a long queue forms behind us so we try to visit at quiet times.
I could get milko and his mates involved to generate another 12 free Amex supps but how long would the queue behind us get if we asked for 22 Westfield gift cards?
@Turd: I remember you have 9 Amex's, yes? You know the pain. A good warm fuzzy pain, but a pain nonetheless :)
@PBG:
Can you provide more light on your spreadsheet skills?
I had nightmares keeping up with the shop small promo on my several amexes….@mmd: Nothing exciting, just one sheet in a grid format with cards running along the top, I have a few columns for if the offer is instore/online/both, what the spend is, what the cashback is, when the expiry is, a column for comments and a column for 'spending strategy'. As the offers are saved to card a marker gets placed in each card's column. As offers get redeemed (multiple times if necessary) then the markers change to numbers depending on the amount of times redeemed.
At the far right I have a column which calculates how many offers I have used and the gross saving. Finally I then have a column which I manually enter the real saving - for example if I use the Woolworths Amex offer to save $20 off $100, well that's not a $20 saving to me. I get WISH cards at 7.5% off so really the Amex offer is only saving me $12.50. At the end of the Amex free 1st year I use this real saving column as one of the factors when deciding my next course of action in terms of keeping/ditching/reapplying for Amex cards.
My partner's supplementary Amex cards (one CBA, one ANZ), have the same number as my cards (as the primary holder). So how is it possible to save the offer to both the primary and supplementary cards when they have the same number?
CBA CC has same number, my ANZ credit card has different sup card numbers.
What ANZ CC do you have?
I thought ANZ issued amex has different card no for supps. Or it is depending the actual type of CC?
Oooh, thank you for making me double check - the ANZ ones are slightly different - I had assumed they were the same like my CBA one. Another round of registrations, here we come!
@Maltopia: A bit late to the party here since you've already worked it out. Yes ANZ supps have different card numbers. So do Amex-issued supps.
Why is there website so slow..?
Where?
Chinese hackers DDOSing
website is unbearable slow …
Got three gift card purchase at Hurstville Westfield concierge. Can confirm they don't split payment and no email has been received so far.
There are few people lining up for the gift card already. I think soon they will run out of cards so as Myer.
Like to what happen on SatMyer coles group gift card wont run out. they got heaps at the back.
Depends on the person working there. I was able to split payment and got email confirmation too
What happened on Saturday?
Westfield one finished? Not available from my offers. (Others are)
ohh gosh i can't keep up with all the deals
Is anyone able to confirm Myer sells Coles Myer group gift cards? Has anyone bought it and received the email from Amex?
Got one this morning from Myer, had to walk round a bit in store though to find a register counter that sold them. Also received email.
I got confirmed emails for myer deal
Yes - purchased using 4 cards and received emails for all 4. Plenty of them when I went lunch today at Sydney City
So is this one time thing ? I mean what If I go to Myers twice before end date and spend more than 150$ , would i get 25$ back for 2nd time ?
No once only.
Will it work ? Buy group myer gift card ( from myer ), go to coles, buy westfield GC, pay with group myer gift card ( from myer ) ? self checkout for sure.
thanks
surely that woudnt work as you are not using Amex to pay for the Westfied GC…. I might be wrong though
surely that woudnt work as you are not using Amex to pay for the Westfied GC…. I might be wrong though
It might, but not sure what you want to achieve rather than wasting ur time. If ur goal is to buy Westfield GC, just use the Westfield offer. Buying it using another gift card, won't trigger additional cashback (u need to pay with Amex as the deal is for). Myer Coles gift card is probably as easy as Westfield to spend.
I have 15 amexes. Trying to get as many westfield GC. And use them all at Chanel bag for missus :)
Westfield Promo only can get me $1500
Chanel cost $7000.
With 15 you can easily save $1350 (Minus some fees). Use your brain
Chanel cost $7000.
You're not Ozbargaining correctly.
Westfield are checking ids, at least they are in chatswood. Rude too.
@Turd: I don't know, first time being asked for ID for a purchase that was only $102.95. It had already required pin too.
I don't know how people scam nowadays, but I highly doubt if they had a stolen credit card or identity fraud, that they would bother getting cash-back with an amex deal.
Identity fraud and stolen cc happen regardless of cc cashbacks, most stores check ID if it seems suspicious regardless of cashbacks. Stores know cc Thieves aren't after the money/cashbacks, they're after the product, hence these measures to protect themselves
For Myers it says 'Exclude online Gift Cards'. So its ok to go to store and get them though?
probably because online myer-coles giftcards are eligible for MyerOne points and in-store myer-coles giftcards aren't
I bought an in store $150 Coles myer gift card and got the amex cash back acknowledgement email almost straight away.
Yes, I did this today and got the email instantly
Ah I just spent over $150 at Myer yesterday! Does anyone know if I'll be able to return my item and buy it again?
I am sure you can return them as long as it's not used.
I don't see why not, providing ur item can be returned (they have few exclusions, like quilt probably can't, for hygiene reason)
unless $150 was myer-coles giftcard, you can
tell them you use the wrong credit card. You are using corporate credit card rather than your personal.
Thanks everyone :)
Bought $100 XS card ($104.95 after the fees) using Apple Pay.
Got the email for mobile transaction $10 rebate straight away, but didn't get the email for $25 rebate.
But not too worry as I never had an issue with the rebatesEDIT: This was at Pitt St Sydney. They were very organised and everyone had their amex on the line. Waited less than 2 minutes
Nice! I tried to get $400 with 4 cards but they lady didnt understand and was like wtf.. and I used samsung pay and she didnt understand too, had to do 4x$102.95. Oh well!!
Free money is free money, and yes waiting for the cashbacks from Westfields, The Samsung pay one came instant.
Probably coz it's linked to AMEX. Westfields like Harvey Normans can be dodgy with their payment systems.
Where was this at? Yes, Free money is free money. I will go down later and do more of $100 each, but your idea is better if they let you split payment
Chastwood. A few others there too.
Myer's is great the people and staff are friendly and allow you to do mutiple cards on the one gc.
She just play dumb, haha. So she can charge u $8.85 extra.
Yep. Unfortunately. So that is life. Dumb people making others pay more, aka Telstra aka NBN etc etc…
I went down and had no problems at Sydney. I didn't even realise you could split payments until the lady suggested it
Just bought another $100 but this time just normal gift card with $2.95 charge.
Same result - got $10 rebate email straight away but no sign of $25 rebate email - hopefully rebate is applied automatically and I don't have to ring them to manually credit $25Were all the cards in your name? The lady didn't accept my wife's card..
I used Apply Pay where they can't see any names…
The site is getting ozbargained… taking forever to load
Can we use Westfield Gift Card with Woolwoths / Coles online?
no
800+ votes geez for not very strong amex deals.
i think the harvey norman Spend $300 get $100 back is a stronger deal. 33% off a big store. chain with multiple amex cards. boomGerry Harvey is a cheapskate, Managers working there are unfriendly and unwilling.
Not very strong amex deals???? This is the first time that Westfield gift cards appeared in AMEX offers and they are super versatile! When I saw these offers this morning I forced myself out of the bed and painfully saved the offers one by one onto my AMEXs..
20% woolies online
25% off Westfield cards
23% off myer which you can use for coles cards
What more do you want?
This is like free money.
Can we cash out Westfield XS Eftpos gift card?
good question, keen to know too.
No, they can't be redeemed for cash.
No
Westfield Sydney wouldn't accept my wife's card as it's not in my name
This is to prevent fraud, maye try another store
Sorta makes sense don't you think? But try it out another day - it's really dependent on the staff you get
As othrs said it makes sense to avoid fraud.
Maybe try using it at the other conceirge desk located towards QVB, next to the T2 store.
I assumed you tried purchasing at the conceirge desk near Pitt st mall.Yes it was the concierge desk near Pitt St mall near MS store.. Just wanted to give anyone a heads up trying supplementary cards..
May I ask which T2 store you are referring to exactly? When I look on google maps there are about 3 in that area…
https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/T2+TEA/@-33.8700207,151…
The Strand Arcade, Westfield Sydney Central, Shop 15G 450 George St,, Sydney NSW 2000
Purchased $400 Westfield XS gift card split across 4 cards in Airport west Melbourne. Received 4 confirmation emails from Amex instantly. Thanks for the nice deal.
Did you tap and go or inserted the card?
One through Apple Pay to use mobile wallet promo ( received confirmation for this one as well) and other three payWave.
oic…
will have to wait I guess…
Does it mean you pay only one service fee? because it is ONE $400, and split payment only.
yes, $404.95 including the service fee.
i went twice and both times the stuff there said no to split payment! not happy!
Purchased a Westfield XS gift card as well with no confirmation email from AMEX yet. Guess will have to do a manual follow up in a few days!
Same thing happened to me. Where do you go to sort it out?
Thanks.
Wait up to 5 days
Ok, will do.
Has anyone purchased the XS card online and received a email notification from Amex?
even purchased from Westfield SC, no email received
anyway, the online charge (handling fee plus delivery fee is too much), I spent like 30 minutes went to the SC
Can anyone confirm if purchase of Rebel $50 gift card is eligible for the $20 rebate? Thanks
Yes
What about eGift? it appears to be via a different portal rather than rebel.com.au
Probably not then if different portal. Buy instore. Best
Bought normal westfield GiftCard from Westfield sydney , Not get any cashback or offer redemption email. I check with Amex customer care to my surprise they said Westfield Sydney is excluded from this offer :(
Sydney is a BIG area. Which part> Some say Penrith is "Sydney".
Just wait up to 5 days and check your online banking statement for credits?
I bought it from
Westfield Sydney
Pitt St & Market St
SydneyAnyone who bought it from Pitt St got the email?
Surely not, given Westfield Sydney address is the top one when you click on "where to redeem".
haha
Sounds like one customer service person doesnt know what they are talking about or thinks "Sydney" is not allowed.
yes exactly I told him so .. now he raised it with offers team ..they ll come back to me soon.
normally we get offer redemption email immediately but here is no email & no update in mobile amex app.
Simple question… can I use westfield gift card to buy Myer/coles gift card in Myer?
Sneaky sneaky… would like to know too
I asked one of myer staff, she said I cant purchase gift card with another gift card.
Yes, that is the policy however I had been able to purchase coles myer gift card with myer gift card before. It really depends on the staff.
I remember trying this and even being a little difficult and insisting the assistant try it (and I was confident in being able to get her to try, because she wasn't confident).
The system seemed to be what was disallowing it. It's not staff dependent. The system picks up that it's a Myer gift card and doesn't allow it to go through.
This was about 6 months ago.
@illumination: Thanks, I only want discounted coles card so I guess I won't be getting the westfield gift card then…
Some westfields are reported to check IDs now.
If you are going to use supplementary cards, the best option is probably to save all the cards into mobile wallets (I used Apple Pay)
The card holder names are not visible on the mobile payment page, only available if they know how to do it (a lot of them don't). The lady that served me gave up checking and just went ahead with payment.
Hopefully you don't have to bring your wifes/mises/pets for payment.
will try this way tomorrow
When you use apply pay, did you have to enter PIN for the transaction of $100+?
Yes
For some reason, I didn't have to today.
Actually… I didn't have to for some reason… Even for the transaction totalling $102.95.
I have got Amex issued card for myself and wife last month. While I am able to see these offer, there is none available when I login to my wifes account? Any reason? So basically I am not able to enrol for offers on supplementary card?
Try the manual links.
That worked. Brilliant. Thanks mate :)
Myer and First Choice Liquor done, just Westfield left now
Sorry but can I ask if you bout gift cards at first choice?
Yep, Coles Myer ones
Thanks that's awesome!
Nice One!!
Just bought a $200 gift card split across two cards from Garden City, Brisbane. Only paid $2.95 for the one card with 200 on it.
Go to the info desk bottom floor just near kmart. Hope this helps fellow Brisbanites!
Edit: the guy there checked my id and cards to see if both are in my name.
Thanks, did the same at North Lakes.
Have you received confirmation email from AMEX yet?No confirmation emails for either card, fingers crossed!
Has anyone bought a myer gift card for the $150 spend and got confirmation email?
Received for all 4
Let me please confirm you purchased $150 MYER GC in store paid with Amex and will get $35 statement credit?
Been confirmed by bluedufflecoat
I got an email from amex saying thanks for shopping at myer etc and "if your purchase meets the offer terms, you will receive a $35 credit"….
I bought an item for $130ish and a $20 gift card just to hit the $150, hope that works!!
In the spirit of stacking offers, just received this Myer One offer (silver status): "Receive a $100 Cellarmasters e-voucher when you spent $100 or more at Myer". Valid for 2nd and 3rd December (Friday and Saturday).
Says gift cards are excluded but have one more Myer offer so so will purchase one tomorrow and report back!
This one Myer may be able to easily exclude because it is a Myer One deal and I'm assuming that database can track what you bought.
Have anybody received confirmation email for the Westfield giftcard purchase?
Nothing yet… bought at Chatswood
Nothing yet for 7 x $100 Westfield transactions however I received emails immediately for 7 x $150 Myer transactions.
I wouldn't worry anyway, the Westfield promo is specifically for gift card so you can rest assured your credits are on their way ;)Bought 3 just now. Received all 3 emails immediately.
I did not paywave/paypass. Always insert and pin.
Cheers
Westfield Gift Card (standard, red, not XS) works at Woolworths Petrol (obviously) not located at a Westfield shopping centre.
Didn't know this, thanks for that! Everyone needs fuel, so might as well spend it on that as opposed to something dumb at WestFailed.
Woolworths used to have a page of payment methods listed on their website that stated they would accept Westfield cards at all Woolworths, Big W and Caltex/Woolworths service stations. I can't find it anymore but it must still apply.
Would be interested to know if this was still the case.
They also work at Woolworths supermarkets not located within a Westfield.
Over 50 more deal votes than November Shop Small already?!
For the Westfield card, can we buy say $47.05 in value and because of the $2.95 fee, total would be $100 and still entitle for the cash back?
47.05 + 2.95 =/= $100
Sorry I meant buy $97.05, total incl fee is $100.
yep, you can. That's what I did
no wonder the vote of this node will exceed 1K !
Node? Bargain or deal you mean?
Gotta try this out… will let you know if the XS cards trigger the AMEX offer…
No need to, it will. Thanks but!
Managed to score a new Apple watch 2 from the Apple Store in Miranda for $415.75 (normal price $529 so 21.4% off). Bought 5x $100 Westfield gift cards + 5x $2.95 GC fee (wouldn't allow me to split the payment on the one gift card). Possible further savings if you manage to split payments onto one GC and combine with Apple pay deal. Thanks AMEX :)
Nice! What do you mean by 'split the payments onto one GC?'..
Using 5x Amex credit cards to pay for a single $500 gift card (thus only paying for one gift card fee).
Just bought 2x giftcard at Westfield Carousel and got the email immediately. The CS officer said we can't use more than one amex per person yet she didn't even check the card :(
bought one at at Chatswood. Got asked if it was for the Amex offer then she asked to see my ID. Wonder if they are only checking IDs for the Amex offer. And no confirmation email yet.
And also got a free coffee/hot chocolate voucher for San Churro. valid only at Westfield Chatswood.Yea sounds interesting/funny. So if you said no they wouldn't have checked? Haha.
That's what i want to know too. Why does it matter if it was Amex or not. It's not like they need to process the gift card differently if i am paying by amex. But getting your ID checked seems like something experienced by everyone here.
Where did you get the voucher?
I was given it by the person who served me. Probably only at Chatswood though.
Damn I didn't get one..
Maybe I'll go back and ask the annoying concierge lady for one…:)
I purchased from Sydney Westfield and was going to purchase separate giftcards when the CSA said I could split the payment over multiple cards to save on the fee. No ID check, nothing…
which location ? next to microsoft store?
yep! The lady was holding a stack of gift cards and brought me to the counter saying i could split the payments and save on the $2.95/$4.95 fee.
Successfully split an XS card into 2 transactions at Chermside. Had to show the lady both cards were in the same name. Confirmation emails for both Android Pay, nothing yet for Westfield.
So you paid using Android Pay and they still asked to see your name? Interesting. I thought we might be able to "get away with it" by using contactless via phone.
Yes, paid using Android pay. It was more of a glance (not even sure she read the screen) but I'm confident it'd depend who serves you.
Can someone confirm if Parramatta Westfield kiosk/store accepts Android Pay?
Last time I enrolled in one of these Amex offers they didn't give me my credit (despite the successful enrolment) and they totally ignored my complaints. A huge annoyance because I actually didn't take the cheapest up-front price from a non-participating store as I was factoring in the credit.
Amex is making me poor every day
lol.. just kidding…OZB along with Amex are making life affordable in Australia.
Happy with the $1200 credits from HN and shop small($600 each) last month.Time to go around Westfield, Myer , First Choice and The Body shop for gift cards.
how many cards you got? :) how to arrive at that calculation?
6 cards(1 primary + 5 supplementary)
only annoying part is that the recent supplementary cards I got won't have these offers under 'My Offers & Places' tab automatically. I need to manually register all offers on these cards.Any expert suggestions on how to get these automatically on to online account ?
Are the supplementary cards recently opened? (<3 months) In my case, number of offers gradually increased in like 4 to 5 months
Cool! Which deal has 1200 for HN?
Any expert suggestions on how to get these automatically on to online account ?
I asked AMEX recently how to do this.
You have to Register each Supplementary Card separately.
Go here:https://global.americanexpress.com/myca/logon/japa/action?request_type=LogonHandler&Face=en_AU
Then new registration.You will need a new user ID and password. (Each supplementary card has to have it's own UserID and password)
You then get the "My Offers & Places tab" for the card.It has your charges only.
It also says: "As you are the supplementary card member you cannot view the card balance information"@Tommo1944: I already have setup online accounts for all supplementary card holders.
Still doesn't come up
@spk:
Definitely works for both my supplementary card on my wife's Essential account and her supplementary card on my Platinum Edge Account.Just to make sure they must be unique UserIDs and password for each supplementary card. ie in your case you would have 6 individual UserIDs.
BTW does not work for bank issued cards.
@Tommo1944: Yes i got 6 usernames and passwords
I used to have just one primary card and one supplementary card.. Offers are able to be saved on both of them.
I got 4 new supplementary cards added recently, on which I can't add them via online account.
@LoveBargain15: 1 primary & 1 supp on my name, 2 supp on wifes name and 1 on my mom's and 1 on my dad's names.
@spk:
I do not know that same name could be on the primary and supp as well. good to know.
I will get myself an extra one.Couple of things:
- spk mentioned they recently got a couple of cards. For the offers not to appear via the AMEX login section for new cards is actually not that unusual. I don't believe there is any way to "trigger" it either - it's just how it is. It's as if the system takes some time to process and trawl through new accounts before they get offers
- In theory you can get a supplementary card in the same name as the primary cardholder, but from my experience it depends on who you get on the phone when you request to add a card. From my own personal experience, 2 out of 3 customer service representatives did not allow it. A third one did.
Why don't just request supp cards online? The trick is to choose the option to display just your initial and surname on the card. So if your name is Joe Blow on the main card, the name on your supplementary card application can be your brother Jack Blow but on the card it will just be J Blow.
Anyone know if HN & Bing Lee are included in the Westfield gift cards?
Knowing Gerry Harvey (real good true Aussie bloke) he or his franchise managers will prevent people from using Westfield cards even if it is in a Westfield's
How about buy the xs card and just say you're paying with eftpos?
Or use xs at woolies to buy hardly normal gift carf and self check out?
Can you buy woolworths gift cards online and get the credit? Terms say you cant so not sure will work.
Uhm, they don't sell gift card online :(
Thanks. Good to know
They sell their gift cards through a different website (everydaygiftcards.com.au), so no.
Thanks. Good to know
Westfield maxed out, it appears.
Can someone confirm buying coles Myers gift cards from first choice liquor will give you credits back without any problems? Same for Myer?
Bought from myer, received confirmation email.
Yes, got both email within minutes, buying same $150 coles group and myer gift card. I used tap but physical card if it interests you as some people said the paywave can be delayed (tried AndroidPay too, but it was declined, not sure why, so I just used the card).
Check your phone tap&pay payments setting it could be the NFC defaulting to a different payment system thus not allowing you to android pay
@Turd: Thanks, it's probably something else though. It worked fine at Masters yesterday, not sure why (I tested it to buy something in small amount to avoid looking like a fool this morning, lol - I guess, it shouldn't be the amount neither as it's declined right away before even asking for PIN as it's supposed to).
Data point: Eastgardens Sydney … 10 x Amex cards used (8 x genuine & 2 x bank) … had to do them as unique transactions. Also double dipped on some using the Android Pay offer. Emails received within 1 min of transactions. The server was very friendly, helpful and very fast at doing them (she had a process). I walked up to the counter and said "good morning, I'd like to purchase 10 x red gift cards for $100 ea using 10 x different Amex cards" (I also asked about single transaction). Before I could finish speaking,s he had grabbed 10 cards and started to write on them and asked me to get the cards out. She said they were very popular. When I was done I noticed a line behind be of about 6 people all looking to do the same with Amex cards in hand.
Did they give out the $10 bonus card?
genuine
hahaha as opposed to fake.
Thanks for the share though. Sounds like you got a good worker that us Ozbargainers would love to have.
I bought 300 Westfield gift cards with 3 Amex cards but still yet to receive any emails.
Are you expecting 300 x $25 = $7500 statement credits?
Nah just $300 bux. I only got 3 Amex cards.
No more Westfield gift card? I can't register.
Yeah looks like the limit has been reached
It's quick! Just purchased Coles gift card from Myer instead.
This may seem like a dumb question but I only have one Amex card so is it for every $100 I spend I save $25? I.e if I buy $400 worth of Westfield gift cards do I save $100 or just $25?
It's clearly stated in the Offer Terms
Offer is limited to one credit per registered Card.
So it's just the one $25 credit even if there are multiple purchases of $100 or more?
It's clearly stated in the Offer Terms
Offer is limited to one credit per registered Card.
Any idea why some of us are getting emails and others not for the Westfield card? Bought at Chatswood and Sydney City, didn't get emails for either so far
Got emails instantly for Myer though
No-one has received an email from Westfield purchase yet. Everyone has received the email from the Myer purchases.
Don't sweat it, the credit will come and if not then call Amex to make sure it does. Happens sometimes.
Some OP in Melbourne received emails
I do received email for westfield gc purchases.
cannot register the westfield offer anymore. It met the max number. Too bad. It goes so quick.
Westfield Fountain Gate charged me 3%.
What??? That's very unusual?? Did you try to argue? They can't just charge 3% because of this offer.. I have bought gift cards at Fountain Gate before using AMEX and like any other Westfield, there is no surcharge.
Perhaps Edsanwong was referring to the $2.95 service fee?
Ah, that makes sense for $100 purchase. Let's wait for Edsanwong's explanation.
Did it at FG, bought $400 worth, split payment into 4 cards. The lady told me initially that would incure $2.95 X 4 fee, but before I even argued, she then added the total would be $402.95. So, I just said, uhm, okay, lol. Got all emails within minutes too. She did ask to see the cards (I presume she checked the name are all same) but didn't ask for any ID.
Westfield Burwood does a maximum of 2 split payments. Checked ID for the guy in front of me but didn't check mine for some reason even though I used 8 cards.
Just saw your post after posting mine below. Were you the lucky person standing behind me :-)?
Lol probably not, I did speak to him though.
Went to Burwood Westfield this morning at 9:30am when the Concierge opened, and there were 4 people in the queue before me. I was sure they were all Ozbargainers, but the 2 gentlemen before me used their Amex cards to buy a $30 and $50 gift card respectively, so I thought "Hmmm… Maybe we are really only a minority group"….
Anyhow, I asked if I can buy a $500 gift card and split into 5 separated credit card payments, and was told that each gift card can be split-paid by a maximum of 2 credit cards, so I bought 2 x $200 and 1 x $100 gift cards with my 5 Amex's. I had to show ID, and the first 3 credit cards are mine, the other 2 are my Missus', but after checking the first 2 Amex's, she didn't instead; I guess it pays to look charming… huh huh…), so I got away with it (so worth a try if you are in the same situation). She did ask me if it is an "ANZ" deal, and I said it was AMEX and gave her a very brief nutshell of the deal. She is obviously not an Ozbargainer and probably doesn't have an Amex (yet), but I'll be surprised if she doesn't become a convert by the end of the day after doing probably 200+ of these split transactions. At least we are keeping them in the job…, and might even create a few for someone else :-). She knows nothing about Apple pay, so I'll save that for something else.
Is there a limit to how many transactions one card can do for $25 cashback offer? If not, then we can go for any number.. right? We save $20.05 even after service fees for every $100 spent.
If there was a limit it would be clearly spelled out in the terms & conditions, and probably in the OP's post. If it's not mentioned anywhere then I say go for it!
It's unbelievable that there's no limit though.. one can buy 100 cards and save $1800. May be my guess is even low: ). Even if saving is 18%, it's much more than any bank's interest rate.
@Turd: I don't think there's any cap. You can do as many transactions of $100 as you would like with one Amex card and still get $25 cashback for each. Nothing is mentioned about cap anywhere.
@virhlpool:
Save the offer to your Card and spend $100 or more, in one or more transactions, on Westfield Gift Cards in-store or online at Westfield by 24/12/2016 to receive one $25 credit Limited to the first 30,000 Cards to save the offer.One $25 credit
Shoutout to the young lady manning the concierge desk at Westfield Chatswood (near Myer Level 4) who handled things efficiently and without issues. Happily processed 2 cards, separate payments ($2.95 fee per card). Did ask me to see photo ID but I said I was using Apple Pay.
Fees for me was $4.95 but I went for eftpos card though.
Chatswood Westfield counter (old lady) won't split payments so I ended up buying two cards of $100 instead of one of $200 that I wanted. So, paid service fees twice but still good savings. Paid with Mobile Wallet and it worked too.
Bought XS gift card last night, no email yet from AmEx.
Also bought a $50 Rebel gift card and got the email before I stepped out of the store.For those newbies who just enrolled to this offer:
Myer -> 23.3% discount on Coles/Myer Gift cards [Can be used only at Coles/Myer Group]
Westfield -> 23.80% discount on EFTPOS card(Westfield XS) [Can be used inside or outside Westfield, Wherever EFTPOS is accepted]Myer -> 30% when combined with Mobile wallet offer.
Westfield -> 33.3% when combined with Mobile wallet offer.It has been reported that Mobile wallet and Myer offers have triggered emails immediately, while Westfield didn't. Do not Panic.
Thanks for the summary, very informative!
It's not 23.80% discount on EFTPOS card. They charged service fees of $4.95 per gift card purchase, which leaves $20.05 saving (or say 20.05%) discount for $100 card, assuming it's not combined with mobile wallet offer. May be you are referring to the other card which works only in Westfield.
(25/105 ) x 100 is 23.8%
There's an error in your formula. You aren't getting value worth $105. It should be $20.05/100 x 100.
$25 cashback - $4.95 service fees = $20.05 cashback
Purchased Coles Myer gift cards $150 each in First Choice Liquor with 4 cards, confirmation mails received for all of them from Amex.
Wouldn't it be more cash in bank when you purchase the same gc at Myer instead ?
Why not use both promotions? I purchased both in myer and First Choice:)
Well, we could :). I got 9 cards = 2 x 9 x $150 - $2700. Then minus rebate $585 = $ 2115.
What to spend at Coles Myer group other than groceries and Fuel at Coles Express ?
Did you buy them in store or online?
In Melbourne Abbotsford store
You mean you purchased $150 x 4 cards? You don't have to pay with 4 different cards though as I assume there's no cap. You can purchase 4 gift cards with single Amex card and still receive cashback for all. No?
No….
30,000 westfield gift cards already enrolled what??
Sounds like Westfield managers emailed amex and asked to put a stop to this. LOL
I dunno why they'd do that, isn't that in their best interests to encourage us so we're 'locked in' to spend at Worstfield??
Like I said in other posts..
Aussie work ethic.. One day doing maybe 1 gift card a day, to doing 50-100 a day.. Which would you prefer? Wouldnt you rather do nothing?
Also someone will need to approve these so managers will have increased work/emails from different stores.. thus they be like omg wtf.. so much work arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!H!HH!HH!HHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Sends memo "Allow only 1 gc per person perday".May be for EFTPOS ones which are not obliged to be used only at Westfield. :)
That would be 30k Amex cards enrolled.
And I doubt Westfield would contact Amex to put a stop to this.
My money says this helps drives foot traffic and wouldn't surprise me if Westfield clip the ticket when they are redeemed within the complex in certain stores.
I guess the offer is not valid for gc purchase.
Westfield TTP SA won't split payments (don't know how), so need to buy $100 gift card for each AmEx and pay the $2.95/$4.95 fee for each one.
I went to Westfield Southland and the woman said, "Hang on a minute, we got an email from management about this" She then went to her computer and read the email and told me she could only sell me one card, that was what management told her. She said I heard about this scam! I said, "it is not a scam it is totally legitimate". I am very angry and called amex to complain but the person I spoke to wasn't really very clued in and could not help me.
hahahahahahahahahaha
TOLD YOU Like Harvey Normans Westfield management are dumb and not cluey at all!!
People do this to survive living in Australia. 22%-25% off items.
Lifehacks101
you should've shown her the amex promo - it clearly states that it's a promo for westfield gift card. "Spend $100 or more, in one or more transactions, on Westfield Gift Cards instore or online at Westfield…
Westfield Pitt st Sydney(the one next to MS store and the one in Lower ground of MYER) not doing split payment any more
Lady on the counter put the amount on red card instead of a silver (xs)
Anyone wanting to exchange $600, pls PM me
Go back to said lady and get a refund?
Trying to
I don't want to put them in trouble by talking to a manager.
Talking to their team leaderThey r quite friendly.
Should be super easy to do, just ask them to pay the gold card with red card, and pay then difference in fee of $2.
@feihong: problem is the red card balance is not loaded yet.
Due to high volume of transactions, it's taking longer than usual.
He gave me with 2 options:
1) to get a XS card as a replacement instead of red and I need to pay $4.95 service fee2) to refund $600 on to one card, as they do not know how to refund it to multiple cards
I have paid $100 each with 6 Amex cards
With option 2, I was thinking I might be lucky to get $25 x 5 credits as Amex can't notice the refund
@spk: if they refund 600 into one card that card will not get the credit. The other cards will.
Then go to another concierge and get a 100 card on that cc.
Instant free money minus small 2.95 fee spread on 5 cards
@Turd: yes, that is why I said $25 * 5 = $125 - $3(processing) = $122 free money
But i was wondering how their system could map $100 debit transaction to a $600 credit transaction and doesn't process the statement credit.
@spk: spend more than 100 to get credit, so a refund of 600 means u get credit but when u buy it again it will get credit.
@Turd: ok, hopefully it doesn't reverse the mobile wallet offer as I paid all 6 transactions with apple pay
@Turd: I went there this afternoon and a senior manager came there to sort this out.
He saw the receipt and asked if am refunding because I haven't got Amex credits.
He asked me if I have all the 6 cards with me to refund $100 each.He was struggling to do and I opted for a Xs card… he swapped it for me.
One guy whom I met near the Westfield told that even the red card would work at any eftpos terminal
Can some one who already has this try and report back pls ?
It works at some stores in locations that are not in a Westfield where the store can be found in a Westfield somewhere. e.g. Aldi
bought the westfield but didn't get the email. should i be worried?
No
Too much to read.
I just got out of first liquor store a $150 Coles gift card and got back $30 email.
You guys are killing me. I am on an overseas holiday and spending my days on Ozbargain. Luckily the holiday was on Qantas bonus ff miles from credit card offers off Ozb.!!
I hope you have registered your AMEXs anyway and get ready to join the fellow ozbargainers as soon as you touch down! (and running around inside a Westfield S/C should also help reducing your jet lag)
Correct. And AMEX/Priority Pass lounges all the way. Upgraded to Business class with free Qantas miles so I will hit the ground-a-running!!
Don't quote me on this but apparently there is no difference between the Red (Westfield only) and Gold XS (anywhere EFTPOS accepted) cards except for the $2.95 vs $4.95 fee. They are both accepted at exactly the same places both inside and outside of Westfield complexes. @sween64 hinted at this above here https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/4233217/redir but I suspect it would also work at other shops such as McDonalds, Coles, Woolies etc outside of a Westfield complex.
If anyone with Reds wants to try and report back results, it would be much appreciated.
Also anyone want to share ideas on best non-purchasing uses of Westfield cards? I'm thinking maybe Post Office to pay bills etc?
Even I was told the same and posted above for someone to report back !
I can confirm you can use the red Westfield card at the post office.
Good to know
So there's no difference between the two cards ?Tried bill payment at Post Office using an xs card and it was declined. Maybe Westfield cards can only be used for purchases at the post office?
I tried using the red one outside of a Westfield and it come back with an error
Can we please know where u used ?
Thanks for the info. Only way to know for sure now is to confirm that a gold xs card is accepted at the same location that the red was rejected.
name of the store?
Do Dymocs or BCF sell gift cards？
Yes Dymocks sell gift cards for Dymocks
Anyone tried at southland? Are the conceige friendly?
How does it matter if they're friendly or not ?
How long does it take for the amount to be loaded on to the card ?
I bought the gift card at 4:30 pm yesterday Sydney time and it still says invalid card details when i try to check balance onlineCould be issue with Westfield's system and suddenly taking on so many gc purchases, or the system erroring and having to manually fixed.
Usually they are instant
Yes I checked after 10mins and the credit are loaded, i think it is just the balance checking system not working at the moment.
Note: I have already used it and it went well, you need to select Saving instead of credit.
Hey
Can u pls let me know when did u buy the gift cards ?
Are you able to check balance on their website now ?Got it on Thursday, I did able check balance 30 mins after I purchase. Now it is not working but used just 10 min ago
Got all my credits except mobile and westfields
How did u guys manage so many gift card ? Is there any application to store or something?
Write balance on card
Noob question- can we use coles myer gift cards at coles shell petrol pumps?
Their Web page says the Coles group cards can be used at
Coles
Myer
Target, Target Country and Baby Target
Kmart and Kmart Tyre & Auto
Liquorland
Vintage Cellars
1st Choice Liquor Superstore
Coles ExpressThanks. Now the question is are coles petrol pump included in coles express? I guess I will have to give it a try and find out
Yes you can!
Also at officeworks.
Got cashback on Myer but not for Westfield offer yet.
Both purchase on Thursday.Same. Got cashback on 2 Myer, but not for 2 Westfield charges. Offer still showing saved. Used both cards on Tuesday.
Tuesday
The promotion have not started until Thursday
Sorry Thursday. Too many deals to deal with. :)
Is there a way for Westfield red card to be known which stores accept them? Reading forums here seems confusing why some stores not accepting.
https://www.westfieldgiftcards.com.au/Online/Information/Ret…
click your westfield location then make sure the gift card accepted box (top right) is selected
Anyone purchased today and used westfield/xs gc today? (to prove no issues with funds being loaded instantly)
Bought yesterday 4:30 pm from Sydney city Westfield.
Amount wasn't loaded till 7 pm for sure.Trying to check balance online and looks like it's broken(as per comments above)
Damn.. As i plan to use around an hour after purchase
Southland Lady is not Cooperative. One per person per day. Stated that it's Westfield policy. Pushed her to produce the policy and she couldn't - she called for the manager to come down. In the interim - spotted the terms and conditions on the desk. Said something about they have discretion to not sell to anyone for any reason.
She wouldn't let a split payment either to get one card for $700.
So yeah. Guess I'm making multiple trips there over the next few weeks.
Myer had heaps of Coles Myer vouchers. Got $1200 worth with mutli payments
I don't understand what the issue is here!!!
So what happened once the manager come down?
(We are heading there shortly)I went at 9am and no issues getting 2 Westfield gift cards same time same day. Must be getting more and more people now…
I got 2 (me and Mrs tizey). I had requested 8.
Didn't bother with manager.. she had made her mind up. Will try another day.
I had big fights with Southland lady yesterday. Got no where. Came home and called southland management on the phone, got no where with them either. I bought two by going to two different concierge desks. I don't really have another Westfield near me to go to. I have only bought 2 of my possilbe 8 and don't feel like going back there multiple times. Anyone have any ideas?
Can see the credit for Westfield in all my 4 cards today. I purchased the cards on 1st Dec.
Did you purchase them online or in store?
Edit: I see you previously mention Airport West.
Can anyone confirm they have received the rebate with purchasing online?
Did you get the confirmation email?
If so, was it instant?Yes, I received instant confirmation email post purchase.
for Westfield purchase ? or Mobile wallet offer ?
Purchased 2 x $100 cards today at Knox Westfield. They wouldn't take split payments. 10 mins later went to Target to get Coles Myer Gift cards, no issue. No credit email from amex yet.
Do you mean that you used the westfield cards to buy Coles Myer cards?
Yes. Westfield is out of the way for me usually and coles is nearby.
you can use your westfiled card directly at any Woolies and coles, why you do that?
@John Kelvin: Coles Myer GC is useable at places not found in Westfield SC's. Such as Officeworks or Coles Express.
@lostn: Yes, however you loose to use the card at Aldi and woolies, so it's hard to say which card is better. but dont risk yourself by exchange the giftcard which is prohibited by TCs
@John Kelvin: For him, Westfield was far enough out of the way that he didn't mind losing access to Woolies and Aldi with his gift card.
@John Kelvin:From the terms I understood that the red card can only be used in Westfield centres - 'The Westfield Gift Card can be used at over 8,000 retailers within Westfield centres Australia wide.'
I just bought 2 vouchers in person and didn't get my email from amex.
Anyone else getting the emails?Bought today. No emails. Looks like it takes time.
Westfield geelong, buy $120 gift card and get extra $20 gift card free. Today only
Good tip. Some people will be kicking themselves if other Westfields offer this too - later!
Concierge at Westfield Sydney is saying the offer is only valid on the red cards, not the XS cards, and they pass details about which gift card was purchased to Amex.
Would it really operate any differently to how any other cashback works (basically just by merchant ID)?
The terms and conditions also do not say anything (as far as I can tell) to differentiate between types of gift cards.
Damn, maybe that's why I didn't get an email.
I asked for a XS card and the Lady processed a Red card worth $600 at 4:30 pm last evening - Sydney city Westfield.
Balance is still not loaded as I type.
Haven't got email from Amex(doesn't matter which card u bought) emails aren't coming.They asked me to come back on Monday either for a refund or replacement with XS
Hmm what's an xs card?
I just asked for a standard card, $2.50 fee.I used the amex deal 2x at rebel sport as well and got no emails, so I assume the amex email notifications are just down
xs is an eftpos card that should be useable 'almost' everywhere , has a slightly higher fee though
Amex offer terms do not say only red gift card. It says Westfield branded gift cards. Besides, I bought both type of gift cards and did not get any confirmation.
On the they hand… the concierge desk downstairs was selling stacks of XS gift cards and clearly offering both options to people obviously using their Amexes.
Tell them Westfield are breaking Australian privacy laws.
Some staff don't even know what they are talking about, just telling people the misleading information just to show that they are idiots.
Report them to OAIC for breach of the privacy act
Has anyone tried buying gift card at nespresso and finding it works?
There is no gift card at Nespresso.
You need top spend $80 or more, in one or more transactions, online or in-store - then AMEX will give you $20 back
Just did my giftcard run, thank you OP!
did my gift card run this morning
No issues at any of the stores doing 3x separate buys of each
Emails for amex promos from Myer and First Choice (and one for Android Pay $10). None from Westfield yet.Not bad getting better than 20% discount on $1200 worth of useable gift cards..
can someone tell me how to use the switch cards & pay with apple pay?
There's no way to buy the gift cards online and use them on the same day, right? You'd have to wait for it to be shipped to you.
ofcourse yes
Westfield Carindale allowed split payments on XS gift cards. Split $400 between 4 cards and received 7 (missing one mobile wallet email) emails instantly
Bought 4x $100 GC at Parramatta Westfield this arvo. They didn't allow split payment but the staff there were polite.
One per Amex card?
Can confirm Parramatta Westfield did not allow splitting payment but i was able to use Andriod pay for payment and got notifications about mobile wallet offer immediately. Also used Westfield gift card successfully at ALDI even though ALDI is not in Westfield
red or XS ?
Red and yes it started showing balance when i checked about 15 mins later
how did you check the balance ?
@lokesh7: Ii was trying to check on the same link since yesterday and it keeps saying 'Invalid card details'.
Definitely, something wrong the way loaded my Red gift card. Monday first hour to Westfield Sydney city concierge.
@BuyIfNeed: I called up Westfield Sydney(that's where I bought) and I was told that there would be a limit for every person who sells the gift cards.
And by the time you purchased the card, if their account goes Over the limit for that day… head office needs to manually approve the transactions (which he is expecting to be done tomorrow as they don't operate over the weekend)
@BuyIfNeed: If time permits, I recommend you go to a Centre in person and they can swap a card on the spot for you if there is an issue with the card itself.
Not much chatter here about the Woolworths deal…..so are people buying online electronic giftcards from them and getting Amex email acknowledgements?
Not possible because gift cards are not purchased on www.woolworths.com.au. It redirects you to its own gift card website which will not trigger the credit.
I got 2x $100 XS GC at Liverpool Westfield. It was strictly one per person and staff looked pissed off.
Also got 8x $100 XS GC at Parramatta Level 4 Westfield. There were no limits and staff were very helpful, however you couldn't do split payment.
Both locations accepted Android Pay. I received both mobile wallet and Westfield emails immediately at Liverpool, but only the mobile wallet emails at Parramatta.
I was able to buy $700 XS card with split payment at L4 Parramatta this arvo.
Lucky you! Perhaps you were served by a different staff member?
-UPDATE-
So for Liverpool, I've received credits for both mobile wallet and Westfield offers. I've only received credits for the mobile wallet offer for Parramatta.
I've spoken to Live Chat and they will manually issue credits for the remaining Westfield offers within 3-5 days.
All credits received. 😋
Bought 1x$300 XS from Marion Westfield in Adelaide, the lady who served me was more than willing to split payment over three cards. Same story for the $450 card from Myer - Got emails from Amex for both straight away too…
I went to West Lakes, asked the lady to split and she tried, said payment system only allowed one card - so can pay half with card and rest with cash arghhh. Lucky you.
I did it at West Lakes today and she was able to split payment, weird.
Lucky you! I still haven't got the confirmation email from the 2 gift cards bought at West Lakes (1 red, 1 XS), but got the $10 android pay. The gift card (red) bought today at TTP was pretty much instant, along with the $10 android pay.
@Ughhh: Same here, I've had issues with Amex offer emails and contactless payments, but the payment always comes through in the end.
Westfield Doncaster refuses to split payment. Initially they were only willing to sell one card which is ridiculous. Amex have sent out an email which disallows split payments to Westfield.
I guess some of them have read that as only one card to be purchased as well.
Shit handling of the promotion by Amex imo.No issues at splitting payments at Myer. Max to load onto one gift card is 500 though.
The centre conceirge said 1 card per person per day as per your comment. The 2 side ones (1 close to JB and the other one adjacent to DJ) had no issue with split payments.. But of course it depends on who you get too
I think by the time I went, they had all gotten the message. Email from amex came through last night I think.
I went there around 11.30am today FYI
Can confirm Westfield Chermside let me split payments. I only registered mine and the missus card so we just got the $200 xs. There was no ID check required but my missus was with me. I never mentioned American Express at all.
Also went to The Body Shop, got 20% off for super Saturday and was able to split payment on both our cards.Haven't got email confirmations for two different amex cards. Bought the XS gift cards. Should the credits come through for xs cards?
So here's my experience so far after using up all my AMEXs for the following promos:
Got all the First Choice Liquor and Myer statement credit emails came through
Zero Westfield credit emails came through
Only ANZ issued AMEXs got email confirmation for Rebel Sports
Regardless, I am more than confident that all the statement credits will appear sooner or later
Westfield Woden let me split payment - so paid for one $200 voucher with 2 AMEX cards and got an email confirmation immediately.
Got email confirmations for Body Shop and Rebel Sport within a couple of minutes post purchase.
Westfield Bondi were happy to do two transactions (i.e., 2 x $100 gift cards). Friendly service. Said you AmEx bastards had been coming in all day doing this.
Smashed up the Myer AmEx deal first ($150 spend & get $35 back). Topped it up with split payment on the Westfield gift card. Yay.
Have not received a single email though o_O
PS: Westfield $2.95 service charge per gift card so not cool.
I think you are the first one here to report that no email confirmation came through for Myer offer (not something I will be worried about though)
Westfield Plenty Valley Vic allows split payments. Got $300 over 3 cards. Friendly concierge.
I'm confused with split payment terms.
If you got $300 over 3 cards, that is one payment per card.
I thought split payment here is about getting 1 card with multiple payments?
What i meant is buy $300 gc, and split payment over 3 amex cards.
Westfield Miranda also allowed split payments. Got $300 with 3 cards but no email yet. Got 9 x $50 from Myer GC and received 3 emails from amex instantly.
Does any of Coles group stores sell Opal cards?
Budgewoi does.
At Myer Macquarie Centre, I also noticed the best restaurants gift cards if people don't want to buy the Coles Myer Group ones.
Not a bad tip but I think Coles Myer Group ones will still be better, because you can just use the Coles Myer Group ones to buy the Best Restaurants ones later further down the track (i.e. Coles Myer is still more versatile)
Yeah but buying gift cards using gift cards is mostly not allowed and I noticed it under the actual gift card as well as a condition.
True - by the book it's not allowed. But I believe the system allows it, so could be done if you get lucky I suppose.
@illumination: yes true. I like best restaurant gift cards cause they can be used at some of my fav places like chefs gallery
Purchased mine at Westfield Carousel in Perth (22 of them), they wont allow split payments so 1 GC per 1 Amex card (took a while), did check my ID's but didnt seem to check the name on the card (I have lots of additional card holders).
I used these Westfield cards to buy those "Visa" cards from Coles ($100 + $5.95 fee) - can these cards be used to top up the Coles reloadable prepaid card?
did check my ID's but didnt seem to check the name on the card (I have lots of additional card holders).
That's something I always fear. I have two supp cards and if they don't allow PIN and require signature, that complicates things. At HN when I did the split payment I used 3 different signatures, but thankfully the girl didn't get suspicious why a person would have 3 different signatures.
were those newly issues supplementary cards ?
They were issued a couple of months ago.
But my main card which is about 5 months old also required signature.
I think HN requires signature for AMEX. Or maybe if it's above a certain amount it requires signature.
I have used Westfield red card outside Westfield n it worked fine
Where did you use at?
convenience Store
Interesting… maybe there is no difference between XS card and the red card other than the colour
@superbass: That is correct, it is just a ploy to make you spend your gift card in stores at westfield. Coles has recently allowed these cards to be used in their supermarkets.
First choice liquor at sylvania no longer sells gift cards :(
Sold out?
I think they took those out from the shelf.
When you say no longer do you mean sold out or they don't stock gift cards at all?
Dont stock at all
Ashfield and North Rocks out of stock as well (or they are withholding them)
There's plenty at naremburn store when i went at 5pm today, try that one :)
Went to 1st choice sylvania last saturday and there were heaps on cashier however the staff refused to sell them because we did not buy anything else. Cbf to argue.
Wow. I thought all offers would appear in AMEX. I didn't realize the Westfield offer needed to be manually enrolled. So I went through the list in AMEX and selected all the ones I wanted. Only a few days later I realized I didn't have the Westfield offer (it didn't appear on my list), and it already reached max enrollments.
Just missed out on $75 (3 cards)
So I finally got around to hitting up the offer for the Westfield gift card today. I can confirm no emails for Westfield, and only some email for Mobile Wallet offer. Definitely don't worry about it if you are sure you registered your card.
Red or XS ?
Someone mentioned that they were able to use red card outside WestfieldI bought both red and XS. Card numbers both start with 502119.
Bought XS gc worth $400+4.95 on 4 different cards from Mount druitt Westfield yesterday…no email
So they didn't allow the split payments?
it was a split payment, the staff were very helpful
Thanks a lot! :)
Bought one $500 XS gift card split over 5 cards from Mt Druitt Westfield. The lady was happy to do it and took her less than 3 mins to put through all payments..
She even asked me was my relative there yesterday…I am Asian..
Received all 5 AMEX confirmation emails almost immediately…(4x AMEX issued card and 1x bank issued AMEX)
Did they allow apple pay or android pay?Thanks!
Yes, I paid one $100 with Apple pay
@powergirl: Thank you.I just went there bought 700 wf gc,used android pay to split payments,got both emails in 2mins. The lady was nice,she just checked my id but didn't check the card numbers.
I went to Westfield Chatswood today and had a pleasant experience.
The concierge desk attendant above Target was checking that Id matched the names on the cards presented.
However, the duo at the concierge desk on level 4 near Myer asked for my Id but did not check that the names on the cards matched the Id.
Both were very kindly taking multiple payments for the one gift card.
I was able to use all of them within 1hr afterwards.Just been to lv4 desk and she refused to split any payment, she will do it other than Amex.
Sorry to hear that.
Bought 3 x $100 Westfield gift cards today at Liverpool Westfield and $450 Coles Myer gift card at Myer split payment 3 x $150. Got email straight after every purchase for both Myer and Westfield for all 3 of my Amex cards.
Got all my Myer email today but non from westfield
Just successfully used my XS card at BP sevo and Coles supermarket. Now just need to bloody see the cash back in my account. In Amex account the offer is still showing as available :(
Takes a day or two to update. If you got the email you're fine.
Got 6x $100 xs gift cards from Westfield Garden City Qld (3 from each concierge desk). Couldn't split payment but no ID check. Staff were happy to do it and knew about the Amex promo.
Westfield Doncaster refuses to split payment and only allow 1 card per person.
Purchased $600 Westfield gift cards with split payment using 6 cards via Apple pay(mobile wallet) on Friday 4:30 pm Sydney time.
Received emails for mobile wallet offer, but not for Westfield offer.
I can now see 6 x $10 credits for mobile wallet, nothing for Westfield yet.
Sorry if it's been asked, but will purchasing myer gift cards in store trigger the cash back?
Yes
Cheers!
A trip to Westfield is in order today then, gonna get Westfield and Myer GCs, and some stuff from SCA too (need new brushes, wax, maybe some bug residue remove too, and a good chamois)
Yes, bought 8 Coles & Myer Group GC yesterday and got all 8 emails straightaway.
How many times can you redeem the amex mobile offer? Thought it is just one $10 credit
You can redeem it many times but u only get one credit. LOL
Or get mutiple amex cards
The 'lovely' concierge ladies (agegroup that's typically anal about rules) declined my split payment saying that it was policy. When I pushed a little, they showed me an email from AMEX asking Westfield not to accept split payments. I guess Amex is trying to clamp down somehow. Never mind I'm sure I'll find a younger concierge somewhere that's not as passionate about their job lol. It actually worked in my favor because I subsequently realised that I had stupidly forgotten to register 2 of my 4 cards. Too late now but at least I didn't waste it by buying an additional $200 worth of gift cards. Funny thing is that these ladies had a subtle accusatory tone about them as if I was doing something illegal where in fact it's not and is a win for Westfield and a win for the customer.
gimme, which Westfield was that? I am really surprised that Amex actually sent an email to Westfield to ask them not to split payments.
Airport West (Melbourne). She didn't actually show me the email but rather read it out loud, off the screen. Unless of course it was total BS to get rid of me. She was one of those mid 60's office manager types (by the book - chip on shoulder) so I don't think she was making it up. But I could be wrong.
Thanks Gimme, I have a strong feeling the email is from Westfield management instead of Amex, they just said is from Amex to make it easier not to do split payments for us. So we cannot argue…..
Damnn…I was just gonna head down to this Westfield this week. Let us know how you go with other concierge.
@Purple: Sounds like they are doing a Harvey Normans, saying that AMEX is not allowed and/or extra fees for AMEX. Clearly ask them are you allowed to split payment if you pay using VISA or Mastercard or Diners? It's a bit racist isnt it? OMG Not letting AMEX holders split payment b.s. Management just want the extra 3% per card purchased, dodgy lazy people.
Anyone receive statement credit from Amex for the Westfield gift card? I made purchases on last Thursday - 1st December, using Mobile offer to buy Westfield gift card, I received my Mobile statement credit today, but no Westfield Gift card statement credit.
Read the thread, no one's got any email or credit yet.
Yes I bought on 1 December, received email instantly and got all my credits too.
Guys update no email for Westfieild XS gc but I can see credit applied to Amex issued cards, but not bank issued cards.
when did you purchase ?
have you received mobile wallet credit, in case you used that ?On Sat, haven't used mobile wallet though.
There is another way to find out whether you get your credits (assuming as there is no email confirmation); when you go to https://network.americanexpress.com/connect/au/en/default.ht…, you can see it as Redeemed on Westfield gift card offer
Bought a $300 XS giftcard from Chatswood and she was more than happy to allow me to split it over 3 amex cards with no id check, only problem is i can no longer see the offer on one of my amex's so hoping it still qualified.
Mattg, if you have already saved the offer to your card, it should not dropped off.
That's what I would have thought too. DJ'S Amex is annoying at saving offers as you don't get the confirmation email like other Amex cards so I have no way of really proving it if the credit doesn't end up getting applied.
You can use the manual enrolment link to ensure you receive the confirmation email.
I got all my credits from Myer GCs bought on Thursday and Friday but no Westfield credits yet. I did not use mobile wallet.
It seems that there are only a handful of Westfield S/C that give instant email notification. Mt Druitt (NSW), Plenty Valley (VIC) and Fountain Gate (VIC) are the three I can remember, but there is one at SA and one at QLD (Carindale?) that seem to work all the time too.
Someone bought from Burwood(NSW) and Liverpool(NSW) got emails as well.
Yep, now I remember. The ultra popular centres such as Sydney CBD, Chatswood (NSW), Doncaster (VIC), etc don't get instant email notifications, bizarre..
Amex's system is messy now
Just wondering If we are able to pay Amex or any other credit card bill at post office using Westfield XS gift card ?
No. Way back when a group of us used to do this with AMEX bills, Westfield allowed this. We were constantly cycling AMEX bill with the XS card after paying fee of $3.95 and amex fee of $3. It was worth it. Free points for $7, but after a while ~1-2 months Westfield or Maybe AustPost who knows stopped this.
So it was ozbargained within 2 months, that was quick!! Which year was this?
No, it was not posted on ozbargains
@feihong: Money laundering is high. Also was another scheme where you could literally get money out of any credit card and they cycle it and get money rewards etc.. Lasted 1.5 years.
@Turd: Do you think that's what this guy was doing? Manufactured spending? I couldn't find any more info.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/nsw/a/33385264/sydney-atm-fraudste…
@JIMB0: Unlikely.
You cant take out money from Westfield cards at an ATM. They all have a limit anyways. Not to mention the fee involved if this was abled.
He COULD have fraudulently purchased many vpay cards from HN and could have used hacked or stolen credit cards. etc. etc…
He was arrested in Pyrmont on Thursday after being spotted using an ATM suspiciously, with police officers seizing $11,060 during a search.
Unless he had 30 coles prepaid reloadable cards and tried to take out money with 30 of them but limit of $300 per card, it's stupid and not long term viable.
Even if you legitimately had and purchased 30 prepaid cards and tried to go to atm to take money out this isnt illegal. So police cant charge a normal person doing this, must have been something else.
Also no law against having 30 prepaid cards unless you can not prove where you got them or how you got them backed up by statememts. This sounds like the usual credit card fraud to me.
Someone here mentioned over the weekend that they were able to use the XS card in Aus post.
EDIT: here it is : https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/279431?page=6#comment-4237…
Rebel Sports now max rego reached.. Which one will be next? I reckon it will be First Choice Liquor!
I'm surprised First Choice Liquor hasn't already reached max limit, given that they sell Coles Group & Myer gift cards.
Me too, I thought they would be the 3rd one to go, but Rebel was.. I guess it highlights that the visibility of 1st choice liquor isn't very high with the general Australian public.
Hard to access 1st Choice Liquor and people do not know it is part of Coles Group
People do not know and/or the information hasn't filtered to people.
And people do not generally read comments.
Just bought Bunnings gc from Coles Myer purchased from Myer, the lady said that I couldn't purchase gc with gc against company policy. I said I do it every time. I insisted to reprocess the payment again (after incorrectly read pin), ignoring her. Succeeded ! She said she will have to cancel the payment. I said the system should not allow it if it is not allowed. I asked how do you cancel the payment then ???? And she complaint "I told you not to process blah blah" and bring my dockets and gc to another person. The other person brings to another person and then said ok to me. Bloody waste timer !!!
ha ha
They are only doing their "JOB"
Next time I will have to 'hide' from them !
Next time you need to correctly read the pin to save yourself the time.
Successfully purchased $700 Xs Westfield giftcard on Saturday using Apple Pay with split payments at Plenty Valley (Vic). Came back today and they want ID match name on card and not allow Apple Pay (as told by Head office). Oh well, guess my whole family will visit Westfield soon.
Samething happened with Harvey Norman offer, only bought 5 Vpay before they noticed and stop selling.
Lesson learned: buy as soon as possible and as much as possible! ^__^ (Request more supplementary cards under your name for less hassles)AmEx would not issue sup card in my name recently.
Harvey Norman at Campbelltown nsw have approx 20 vpay cards left. Just purchased 2 more this afternoon. Then went to first choice liquor in Camden valley way and got the Coles Myer cards. They had approx 20 left.
Was going to do Westfield but the storm hit.
Seems they stock up Vpay again ?
Hope this is the case for all Harvey Norman's so everyone can get them
Has anyone actually received credits for Westfield GCs?
I purchased 7 Coles Myer GCs (at Myer) and 7 Westfield GCs (a mix of Red & XS) on December 1 - all individual transactions using a mix of AMEX issued cards (Charge & Credit) and NAB issued cards.
All received emails for all Coles Myer GCs and the $35 credits for all very quickly, no emails and no credits for the Westfield GCs so far…
Whats the status of offer under your online account ?
"Saved to Card" for all for the Westfield offer.
Transaction descriptions for the Westfield offer are either "WF WARRINGAH MALL" or "WESTFIELD CHATSWOOD" (redeemed in two different locations)
So it's a true mix of locations (2 x Westfield) cards (actually 8 different cards under 3 names) issuers (AMEX & NAB) and payment (Contactless, Insert & PIN, Apple Pay)
Go and figure… clearly I would be able to chase credits with AMEX if needed, but I find strange none posted yet
Just wait 5 days?
Have patience
@Turd:
From previous experiences, I think we eventually have to call AMEX to sort out the cashback
But yeah you are right, we have to wait till at least 5 days otherwise AMEX will not action anything.Hope they sort out the cashback automatically otherwise they will get lots of calls for sure.
@Bappy: I think the Westfield system is retarded and things are being held back because managers of managers of managers have put a stop to it fearing fraud. and I know fraud HAS happened.
No. We purchased Coles Myer Gift Cards on Saturday and the purchase transactions and rebates were there this morning.
The Westfield gift cards were purchased on Thursday and Friday last week. All the purchase transactions are there but none of the rebates.
We have 2 ANZ issued and 2 Amex issued cards between my wife and I.
Bought Westfield XS gift cards from Chatswood last Sunday. Was able to split payment over 2 cards.
No email confirmations. The transactions have gone from pending to showing up in the app but no signs of the credit yet.
I was there on Saturday and they wouldn't let me split over 2 cards :(
What's the trick?
Different staff.
I got lucky with the staff. The lady didn't seem very happy but did everything well.
I got the gift cards at the concierge near din tai fung.
Bought $100 Westfield Gift Card on Sunday 4th Dec at Westfield Airport West, received Amex email straight away.
Receive $25 credit this morning. able to use the Gift Card at my local woolie and coles.Does it mention gift card on your transactions list?
I'm wondering if the generic "Westfield Chatswood" on mine means that the transaction appears to amex as just a purchase from Westfield and not a gift card hence not triggering the credit.
showing online:
WESTFIELD AIRPORT WEST AIRPORT WEST $102.95
Theatrical Producers (except Motion Pictures) and Ticket AgenciesAMEX Westfield CR AIRPORT WEST $25
Theatrical Producers (except Motion Pictures) and Ticket AgenciesThanks Akanie.
I'm only looking at the app right now and mine's pretty much the same.
I don't see the second line but that's probably because more info shows up online.
Thank you again for putting my mind at ease. :)
Single payment or split?
Split payment.
Lucky! When was it purchased?
I think people who did split payment Westfield have put a hold on things
But we did nothing wrong. So we will get our CR's $25
Here's hoping anex's famous customer service comes through.
Credit should appear on your billing statement within 5 business days from qualifying spend but may take up to 90 days from offer end date.
Yep hence I'm slightly concerned but haven't called then up yet. Going to give them the 5 days.
I purchased Westfield gift cards on "Friday (2/12) and Saturday (3/12) using Mobile promotion. I have received credits for the mobile promotion but still no Amex credit for Westfield purchased. I also purchased from Rebel Sports on Saturday, no email from Amex and also no rebate yet for Rebel promotion. I spoke to someone in Marketing team (not Amex, with another bank dealing with same kind of promotion), she said the promotion did not set up properly, therefore did not trigger the cash back. I personally think the statement credit has anything to do with the "split payments". As long as the spent met the promotion requirement, the system should trigger the statement credit.
Definitely something fishy with Westfield offer.
Purchased Myer gift cards yesterday(05/12) and the offer status is now 'Redeemed'.
Westfield is still 'Saved to card' though I purchased on 02/12.@spk:
This is the second offer we've signed up with Amex Offers (with Bank issued Amex card). I purchased a $100 giftcard on Sat but still have not received any email confirmation and my status is still showing as "saved to card" instead of redeemed :(@spk: I'm in the same boat. Purchased the $100 Westfield voucher on Saturday (04/12) and also spent $50 at rebel sport.
No confirmation from either, but the Rebel deal is "Redeemed" and the Westfield deal is still "Saved to card".I also bought another giftcard on my bank issued Amex, haven't heard anything about that one.
@idonotknowwhy:
From previous experiences, I received statement credit even tho the offer still states "Saved to card"Provided you have registered and fulfill the requirements, you will get your statement creidt
5 days past, no split payment, red westfield card, no CR yet…
This happened to me with the Harvey Norman deal and I never got an email confirmation. Called AMEX and they said it was looking all good and that I had to just wait. It finally did come through 2 weeks later so sometimes they aren't as fast as usual.
Has anyone who purchase Westfield gift cards online received their rebate?
akanie has
Akanie brought his instore at Airport West.
I've got all the credits applied to my cards, did 4 split transactions from Mt Druitt Westfield's on XS giftcard.
This is not normal, I believe there is a problem with the Amex systems. They may have not loaded the Westfield locations or something. It's not that they will not honour it, I'm pretty sure they'll fix it soon but let's hope their fix will work retrospectively and we don't have to contact amex to get the credit.
I agreed, the promotion did not set up properly by Amex staff, therefore did not trigger the cash back.
I saved the promotion to my two Amex cards awhile ago . Went to Westfield today intending to buy the giftcards (2x$100), I was told I cant use two Amex cards, only allow 1 Amex cards per day!!!!!! I explained to her the reason why I want to use two Amex cards (ie to get the rebate)….. then she told me the rebate on longer available…..quota been reached (even though I saved the promotion to my cards ages ago) ….. Needless to say I did not buy the card……. Grrrrrrrr
They are really stupid!! The offer has max registrations already, I bet head office called Amex and said STOP THIS NOW, however the credit cashback is still valid! Until 24/12/2016.
Did you say if they will allow you to buy with two MASTERCARD or VISA card?
What about AMEX + VISA?
This is totally stupid and dumb from management, similar to Harvey Normans
These middle management people really do not know how to read t&c's obviously they do not care and having to do extra work on their end so close to xmas, typical work ethic. screw and do a poo on themThe problem was she gave me the wrong information…..anyway when I gave her two Amex cards, she said the two cards have different name, I told her to check again: one is Bank issued Amex and the other one is Amex issued Amex card…then she said oh…. but I am allow to use one card only PER day, so i have to come back tomorrow to buy another one if I want two Giftcards (2x$100) under two Amex cards….. when I said ok I just get one giftcard then and pay with 1 Amex card…. then she told me the promotion has finished……
Most likely they say that to stop fruad, and wtf they think two different cards are two different people? Clearly it's not fraud, how many banks are out there? Say big 5, each of them have amex, u can probably get 5 amex cards.
I dont like how some people just shove off people and not help them to get bargains. Come on you work there it doesnt matter if the person you serving is getting deals from your product.
Usually there are two concierge tables, you should go to the other one and use the other card.
I bet Westfield management just want the extra $2.95 or so to cover the fees AMEX charges them. 30,000 people x say $1 fee, it is 30k that can employ some concierge person.
*shakes head at Westfield Management.
@TheMatrix
The Oracle: "I don't expect you to do anything. I expect what I've always expected, for you to make up your own damn mind. Believe [AmEx] or don't."
lol…. I rang Amex up when I got home…. she was wrong, once you registered your card for the promotion, you have till the end of the promotional period to get the giftcard.
hahahahahahahaha The person who told you it is no more told you lies, blatant lie. You should go back to that person and complain to their supervisor or the person who told them it is no more.
Do not need to call Amex, You are right, as long as your card is registered for Westfield promotion, you are eligible for the statement credit as long as your spend is before 24 Dec. Those Westfield staff are not professional at all.
why didn't you buy one gc there and then and the second one later?
2.95% less of a bonus
She said only 1 amex PER day …..and the promotion has finished anyway !!!!
Incorrect.
Registrations for the enrolment have closed.
The offer/promo is still valid till 24th Decemeber 2016
Was the concierge a professional?
she make me feel like I am trying to get a free giftcard from her or something….
Let me guess, older generation?
@Purple: When I got mine, I had a younger person say no split transactions. However they offered me a $10 gift card as a bonus so a bit :|
This 1 per card thing from upper/middle management/head office is to..
- Stop fraud
- Easy to sort out fraud if it happens
- More profits for Westfield due to the $2.95 "service fee" bs. Imagine everyone paid the min $2.95 fee x 30,000 that's 30k, if people try to avoid that it means less profits for Westfield.
@Turd: This "one card per person" - not too sure does it only applied on a few Westfield or all Westfield. Need to wait for more people to report here.
@Turd: I don't mind paying the $2.95 fee for each giftcard (2x$100 giftcards, 2x$2.95 fee), but I am not allow to do that either, and I can't buy one gc first , and then come back later to buy another gc because I am only allow 1 per day!!!!!!
@Purple: Yes…. but I was polite to her through out that transaction…she might had a bad day or the customer before me gave her a hard time or she was just following order….. or what ever.
@Purple: It would be random depending on how or what the volume of traffic is at the concierge desk is.
Imagine for months you do nothing and maybe only direct a few people to where to go, where toilets is. Then one day/weekend BAM 100 people come to you to process gift cards… more so split payments?? WTF…
Supervisors will be like omg gomgomg this is crazy!!! We got so much work we need more people, management is like NO we are poor.. Deal with it.
Then thus this happens.
@TheMatrix: Doesnt sound at all logical for 1 per person per day, it isnt baby forumla or nappies or wheetbix where you are sending them over to Chyna!
@TheMatrix: So ask.. If I have 2 VISA cards can I split payment and buy one $200 card with two VISA cards. ?
LOL
Replace VISA with MASTERCARD or Diners, JCB etc..
@TheMatrix:
They let me split with 2 cards when i looked baffled when she asked me if I was doing the amex promo.
She was so nice after that telling me Westfield will be sending me a $25 gift card in the mail (her interpretation of amex deal)
3 days prior same lady said NO when told her about my intention to split with my 6 cards@Peanut money: I told her straight…. the reason I want to use two cards on two separate transactions is because I want to maximise the current Amex rebate, it wasn't my intention to increase her work load…. that's when she started making things really difficult…(and I thought this is a totally legitimate thing… in my mind this is good for Westfield, they lock in my money and Amex pay for the promotion…good for their business and I thought they would welcome this with open arms…..wow… I was wrong!!!!)
then she told me the rebate on longer available…..quota been reached (even though I saved the promotion to my cards ages ago) ….. Needless to say I did not buy the card……. Grrrrrrrr
She probably means its no longer available to register, as the registration quota has been reached- which is true.
may be…. but I did tell her that I have registered for the promotion and the promotion period run till 24/12/2016.. she then said Amex already paid out 30,000 rebates and the promotion is no longer available……which sounded strange to me because I am one of the 30,000 card holders who registered for the promotion and Amex has not paid me (because I have not bought any Westfield gc)….. so when I got home I rang Amex…and was old I am still entitle to the rebate….
Blatantly lied! Dishonest!
@Turd: Not understanding the deal and saying things otherwise known to be false is different to blatantly telling a lie.
@roughana: Who ever told them to say that clearly doesn't know what this am3x promo is, nor shud care about having to do extra work at this time of the year. Do your Allah dam job!
Just bought a $50 rebel gift card with Apple Pay but no email confirmation with neither😢
I bought Westfield gift card with Android pay, I have received email confirmation with Mobile promotion but not with Westfield promotion. However, I spent $50 on Rebel on last Saturday, I swap my card and I never receive any email confirmation from Amex for Rebel. I have not receive the statement credit for Rebel spent yet.
Thanks for that. This promotion is getting a bit confusing to keep track of
fatming, FYI, I received the Rebel rebate from Amex which I purchased $50 in store on Saturday - 3 Dec. But still not rebate of Westfield gift card yet.
Interesting, I did an 8 card split payment at MYER on Saturday.
I received a call from ANZ fraud, in their capacity as one of my AMEX cards provider, and as provider of the merchant facility to MYER.
The 8 card split triggered their systems, and they were contacting to confirm it was legit (which it was). they wanted to know what it was about ($35 rebate on $150 spend), relay that information back to MYER so they know whats going on.
Still, from a fraud POV, I can understand the 'no split payments' as frustrating as it is as it probably DOES cause more work in the background with this fraud side of things.
I dont understand Westfield Southland refusal to put through multiple transactions. I'm still annoyed by the Westfield Southland lady the other day.. its almost tipping me into doing it online to receive via post!!!
Anyone have luck at Westfield Geelong with split payments/multiple cards in one day?
I went to Westfield southland too…. and my request was not technically a split transaction….. it was two separate transactions (one for each $100 gc, and I offer to come back later and buy each one separately…. but no, only 1 per day!!)
Some Westfields (Doncaster, VIC included) have multiple concierge desks, that's how I bought multiple cards in one day. I didn't try to do a split payment.
Yep preciously. Extra work for middle management at this time of the year when most people take early holidays. JUST NOT ON!
he he that's why people are annoyed LOLOLOLO Harvey Normans?
This Westfield offer must be the most frustrating offer so far on ozbargain.. Not only because of the manual intervention (like Harvey Norman), but also because the statement credit confirmation emails do not get sent to most people in the first place..
Confirmation emails not sent means amex didnt setup this right. Nothing to do with Westfields.
Westfields are just being male reproductive people and being difficult, most likely due to one fraud case where the police have captured that person in Pyrmont already.
My flight landed SKSA 10.45am & at noon I bought 2 GC's at the Burwood NSW Westfields. Yee Haa! I did not try to do split payment, but the staff member looked like she had been sucking lemons. If this was a PR exercise for Westfields, then it failed. Anyway I received the 2 Amex emails, however I was not sweating. Once before I did not get a rebate, and they made it very quickly after I emailed them.
Welcome back!
So.. the 4th one maxed out is.. Woolworths Online!
Bought 1 x $100 Westfield GC (normal red one) at Westfield Innaloo (WA) this afternoon - used chip and PIN, received confirmation email almost straight away.
Yip can confirm - lovely lady at Innaloo.
Bought a $500 XS gift card split over 5 amex cards. Allowed usage of mobile pay x3 , had to swipe card once and paypass last one.
Received all 5 emails about 30mins after.
Had used mobile pay before so had already received those statement credit emailsWent to Innaloo today, and asked for $200 XS gift card to split over two cards, was told not possible. Wasn't until I pushed for it that she said she will try and as expected it went thru just as expected.
I used card + Apple Pay and all without any problems. Even got my mobile credit when using Apple Pay. Stoked!
Update: Westfield and Myer credits came thru. Apple Pay credits have not hit my account yet. Shall give it a few more days before emailing Amex.
Doh! Got the $100 Red card but from Whitfords and still no confirmation. I did however test it at a Coles outside of Westfield and it went through fine so yay for that!
Noob question - do all Amex credit cards allow you to get these offers(including the likes of 0$ yearly fee - The American Express Essential® Credit Card) or do you need to have some specific ones?
I wanted to buy a few things such as a dish washer and a few other things and was hoping to score a deal during the run up to xmas. do you guys know how much time it would take me to get a card if I apply tomorrow? just an indicative time will do.Appreciate some help.
Just got an essential card today took about a week from applying
As far as I know it qualifies for statement offers
use the referral for the $75 for $750 spendHi horice,
Thanks a bunch for the info :)
- Most Amex cards qualify for offers, including the free cards, e.g. Essential. If a specific Amex offer you want is not there, often you can enrol manually for the offer.
- After application, card comes quite quick. Amex specifies 5 days, but sometimes it may be quicker or a bit slower. But good chance you will get it way before Christmas.
- Also, once it is approved, and you need it urgently, say for a trip, you can request Amex to courier it to you.
- If you want more info about Essential card, my post is here. If you want to look at entire offerings, then narrow your choices, this comment may help. Good luck.
Thanks, used your referral link ;)
Many thanks for that :-) Hope you have received the card by now, and able to do the shopping you plan.
why dont people just buy the gift cards online westfields and harvey norman they both should work ?
Gift cards for Westfield's online you must pay a 9.95 delivery fee. Like seriously! Wtf!
Harvey Norman online is canceling all gift card purchases made with amex.
So go figure! These people!
I bought three Myer cards and 2 westfield cards on Friday. The myer credits have all come through, the westfield credits have not. What is worrying is that it is not showing as redeemed under amex connect.
Don't worry, as long as it shows up on your transaction history, even if there's a technical glitch, Amex will happily sort it out with a quick email. I've never had any issues with them. They've gone out of their way to help me in situations where it was clearly my mistake. I have just asked nicely and sorted immediately.
oh that's good to know…what email do you email them on?
So for all of these I can make 2 transactions 2 days apart and as long as the total is over the amount required I will get the cashback?
According to Amex T&C, it only stipulates that you must use the card that you registerd for the promotion to purchase the GC to get the rebate, doesn't say anything about how long apart each transaction must be….
AMEX is carefully specific in it's offers. And so you can read "in one or more transactions" as a certain.
Got Westfield credit for the one I spend on Monday 5/12/2016 but not the one for 1/12/2016, I have emailed Amex
LoveBargain15. Can you please tell me their contact email address? I have similar issue. They didn't credit $10 for the Shop Small event. I also haven't received the credit for Westfield and Rebel deals.
login into your account and contact support from there
For bank-issued card, use this page https://www316.americanexpress.com/iFormsSecure/un/iforms.do…
For Amex-issued card, use this page (you might need to logon first) https://global.americanexpress.com/msgcenter/authreg/en_AU/v…
Cheaper: I spent $50 in Rebel store on last Sat - 3 Dec, I have received the credit today. But no email confirmation from Amex re Rebel purchase.
same as me
Still not Westfield credit for the purchases I made on the 2 Dec (Friday) and 3 Dec (Saturday). Mobile promotion credits (used to purchase Westfield gift card on 2 Dec and 3rd Dec) , Rebel credit (also brought on 3 Dec -Saturday) all come through. Except the Westfield credits.
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I also had a MYER (Spend $150 or more, get $35 back) and also FIRST CHOICE LIQUOR (Spend $150 or more, get $30 back)