So i went down to my local FC to use the $10 voucher on a case of beer, and when I got to the checkout, i was informed that they needed to see the barcode within the actual email, not just as a screenshot or pdf.
I don't know if this was just an amateur mistake by not printing it out, but the girl said that they have been getting a lot of people trying to use "invalid coupons".
Looks like they are on to us! Ozbargain professionals at it again!
Really disappointing that many people here find these kinds of exploits acceptable.
I hardly see this as an exploit when it is a generic barcode that they send to all of their newsletter subscribers/users.
I was more saying in general as these kind of posts end up with people saying "so what? It's their own fault for not setting it up properly" etc.
I wasn't necessarily complaining about the fact that they asked, i was simply letting other people know so that they don't waste their time.
I was actually smiling when i left the shop because i could see the funny side of it being "ozbargained"
I agree. It is depressingly frequent.
The staff at my first choice encoutraged me to keep it and use it again..
So what happened?
I left with no alcohol and a full wallet, and a big grin on my face
and sober :(
Oh no!
I hope it's just that one shop.
Otherwise Dan Murphy's is going to see a slight increase in sales as OzBargainers trickle back.
Sounds fair. If the offer was targeted and designed for one use only.