[Price Error] Mac Pro at Qantas Store for 93K points, or 5K points + $520

jaydisc on 10/04/2017 - 09:51
Last edited 11/04/2017 - 14:20 by 2 other users

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A friend brought this to my attention on Sunday morning, but you can get the last generation Mac Pro for 93,000 points (using barometer for 4230 points for $25 Myer gift card, that's only about $549. If you use the Points + Pay slider to reduce the points to 5,000, you only have to pay $520. Not sure if it's a mistake or just clearance, but I ordered one Sunday. Hasn't shipped yet, but should in the next day or so.

Price error (moved to forums): Emails are now coming through confirming the price error. As compensation Qantas are providing 2000 points and a 20% discount code for those who unsuccessfully ordered.

9 News Article - Shopping frenzy as Qantas store mistakenly sells Apple computer at $4000 discount. Thanks cheaper

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    • mini2 on 11/04/2017 - 11:35

      lolwut did I just read?

    • idonotknowwhy on 11/04/2017 - 12:18
      +1

      nah

    • redfox1200 on 11/04/2017 - 12:22

      i'm obviously kidding, off to spend my 2000 points now!

  • redwood on 11/04/2017 - 11:31

    If the company that processes the payment already got the funds they must be the biggest winner here. Interests aside, the processing fees Qantas' gonna pay them must be huge.

    • michaelTito on 11/04/2017 - 13:36

      Payment Express is the company you're looking for.

  • TanoL on 11/04/2017 - 11:39
    -6

    Try this

    https://www.accc.gov.au/contact-us/contact-the-accc/report-a…

    They should honor the transactions. This will do a lot of damage to their branding.

    • c0balt on 11/04/2017 - 11:42
      +9

      No, no it won't.

    • thanksobama on 11/04/2017 - 11:50

      Nope, the terms of service you agree to at checkout clearly state that Qantas is able to cancel at any time.

      • iamnewtothis on 11/04/2017 - 12:05
        +1

        that's right they do,

        interesting tho that the next point is that nothing in these T&C prevents rights under ACL blah blah blah and given they canned the order after they accepted and processed (i.e. took cash and issued tax invoice) doesn't this stop them from being and to cancel (normally when buying online you place the order which can be cancelled, then after they have processed it they take cash and issue tax invoice).

        no idea what I am talking about here and happy with the points.

  • Truarn75 on 11/04/2017 - 11:40

    So was anyone actually successful???

    • Skramit on 11/04/2017 - 11:47
      +2

      No.

  • adam456 on 11/04/2017 - 11:42
    +3

    Can not argue with 2k points for essentially doing nothing. To the people saying 2k points is worth a dollar, QF points are all about accumulation, the long game and upgrading flights.

    • Wootwootwoot on 11/04/2017 - 19:02
      +2

      Yes flight upgrades. No "long game" when they can devalue your points by half each year, which they are doing btw.

  • localhost on 11/04/2017 - 11:42
    +1

    I was hoping to get this Mac and upgrade it with 5x1TB SSD from previous deal :D

    • abc on 11/04/2017 - 12:15
      +1

      Then you'd be doing something like this

      • c0balt on 11/04/2017 - 12:49

        It's like every post production edit suite I've ever seen!

        Reminds me of my old desk.

  • Homr on 11/04/2017 - 11:47
    +6

    Ok, im annoyed that I missed out on a free 2000 Qantas points :(

    • t25 on 11/04/2017 - 11:55

      You needed a minimum of 5000 points in the first place, not worth the hassle in my opinion.

      • Homr on 11/04/2017 - 12:27
        -1

        I've got 90,000 Qantas points to burn thank you very much :)

    • nightelves on 11/04/2017 - 11:59
      +1

      Hopefully this should be enough to compensate your loss

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/296502

  • iamnewtothis on 11/04/2017 - 11:53
    +4

    Anyone think we could call them up and maybe swap the 20% off for something else - say two complementary passes to the business lounge?

    • redfox1200 on 11/04/2017 - 13:20

      or status credits!

      • Monojoker on 11/04/2017 - 20:12
        +5

        Or… an ELEPHANT!

  • ExtremeDavo on 11/04/2017 - 11:57
    +35

    Wow. People are so entitled.

      • [Deactivated] on 11/04/2017 - 16:11
        +14

        you are a turd

        • Monojoker on 11/04/2017 - 20:13
          +4

          Username checks out.

    • iamnewtothis on 11/04/2017 - 12:08
      +4

      Maybe people are but lets not forget we have been paying dodgy credit card processing fees etc…. (the checkout segment on 'if buses were like airlines' was excellent) from airlines for years so hard to feel sorry for them here.

  • rollypollym on 11/04/2017 - 11:57

    Got the cancellation email. Was fun while it lasted. I am happy with 2000 points. I expect a few auctions on Ebay are disappearing…

  • Captain Hindsight on 11/04/2017 - 12:02

    Damn refunded!

  • CDG on 11/04/2017 - 12:13
    -7

    DAMN!!! 2000 points only!!! WTF!!!!!

    • rollypollym on 11/04/2017 - 12:16
      +1

      Call them up. Ask for more?

      • CDG on 11/04/2017 - 12:18
        -1

        cost more than 2k point to do that..

  • jackofspade on 11/04/2017 - 12:17
    +3

    So did OP get his order?

    • hebe on 11/04/2017 - 12:20
      +2

      Highly doubt it.

      I ordered on Saturday and my order was cancelled.

  • hebe on 11/04/2017 - 12:22

    On a side note. The money went from pending to actually taken :\

    I guess they will then refund afterwards?

    Has this happened to anyone else?

  • rollypollym on 11/04/2017 - 12:24
    +1

    My credit card is due soon so I called and asked if they could take it off the account. Call Centre confirmed to me that all orders will be canceled today and points refunded immediately. Money will take at least 3 days to come back and if charged interest we can send our bank statement and they can refund this.

    • thanksobama on 11/04/2017 - 12:37

      Been a few hours and my points still have't come back.

      • rollypollym on 11/04/2017 - 13:08

        They said the orders hadn't been cancelled yet.

  • pkjames on 11/04/2017 - 12:34

    I am happy to just have the free points. 2K worth about 20, not bad.

  • BlazinPast on 11/04/2017 - 12:39
    +10

    Taking them to court and have already got in contact with Gerry to hire a team of professionals to take them down.

  • homersyd on 11/04/2017 - 12:40
    +1

    i wonder how the OP went…poor guy…hope he gets it…

    • nightelves on 11/04/2017 - 12:55
      +11

      The OP gets my respect for sharing the deal when he didn't need to

  • nithin on 11/04/2017 - 12:56

    We apologise for any inconvenience this has caused and as a gesture of goodwill we will be:

    Crediting your Qantas Frequent Flyer account with 2,000 Qantas Points^
    Offering you a 20% off promotional code should you still wish to purchase the Mac Pro 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor. Simply enter ****** at checkout and you'll receive 20% off the full points required for this product. The code expires at midnight 30 April 2017 and can only be used by you for one order*.

  • abc on 11/04/2017 - 13:08
    +1

    I feel this post really should be PRICE ERROR and moved to the forums. Sorry to the OP. Great 1st post!!!

  • DanielR on 11/04/2017 - 13:15
    +1

    So how about the others that have listed it on ebay already? seems the listings are still going

    • c0balt on 11/04/2017 - 13:20
      +6

      Don't forget the many people who put 'buy it now' auctions that were snapped up fast.

      This guy had 3 of them: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MAC-PRO-3-5Ghz-6-CORE-PROCESSOR-D…

      I would like to see his pristine feedback cop a hit for pulling stuff like this.

      I'd like to know for certain, but speculating that they will be hit by ebay listing fees but not final eBay/PayPal fees, as the sellers will need to refund the buyers. The sellers will also have to cop bad feedback from buyers if they decide to leave bad feedback - which can be left by buyers for refunded items.

      • pw2002au on 11/04/2017 - 13:36
        +7

        I HATE people who list items like this when not in stock so placed a bid myself on one. Ebays good in so far as they will charge the seller fees where there is a bid on the item and they pull it :)

        Fees

        Ending an auction-style listing early once it has received a bid can lead to disappointed and frustrated buyers who may be less likely to bid on listings the next time around. For this reason, we may charge a fee if you end a listing early. This fee is equal to the final value fee you would have paid if the listing had ended on its own and sold for the highest bid received at the time you ended the listing.

        We charge this fee if you cancel bids and end an auction-style listing early without a buyer.

        We don't charge this fee if you end an auction-style listing early and sell to the high bidder. (In this case, normal final value fees apply.)

        This fee doesn't apply to listings in eBay Motors vehicle categories or listings in Classified Ad format.

        Because we understand that sometimes it may be necessary to end a listing early, we don't charge a fee for the first auction-style listing you end early (where a fee applies) per calendar year (January 1 to December 31).

        • c0balt on 11/04/2017 - 14:58
          +6

          Bit of a legend for putting a bid on one of them!

          Thank you for your due diligence.

        • pw2002au on 11/04/2017 - 20:46
          +3

          @c0balt: Strangely all his/her items are suddenly out of stock … complaint lodged with ebay as I was the high bidder ;)

    • abc on 11/04/2017 - 13:57
      +4

      Lol, ozbargains…

      • mini2 on 11/04/2017 - 14:01
        +5

        Must be slow news day…

        • rollypollym on 11/04/2017 - 14:30

          The slowest.

        • Turd on 11/04/2017 - 14:31
          +3

          @rollypollym: turd slow

        • aragornelessar on 11/04/2017 - 15:56
          +4

          That's just the level of journalism we have these days. I'm surprised it took this long - a Kardashian news report would've been immediate.

        • [Deactivated] on 11/04/2017 - 17:54
          +4

          @aragornelessar:
          I bet they could of included a women on the dole from Sydney's western suburbs as someone who purchased one and wants a "fair go"

        • illumination on 11/04/2017 - 18:05

          @tuzii: Could have

        • Monojoker on 11/04/2017 - 20:18
          +1

          @tuzii: they don't want to step on ACA's toes, that's their angle :-)

    • ronnknee on 11/04/2017 - 14:48
      +1

      Thanks to this guy.

  • mini2 on 11/04/2017 - 14:33

    Now the Qantas Store site looks to be offline too. Must be getting hammered with all the publicity 9 News have created.

  • CI on 11/04/2017 - 15:53
    +1

    just dreaming about this feels good

    • F-22 on 11/04/2017 - 17:09

      Must have been really short for stories if that made the cut.

  • jaydisc on 11/04/2017 - 17:35
    +38

    Hey All, I'm really sorry. Believe it or not, this was my first post, and I'll be sure not to make the same mistake in the future. I severely doubt they would have honoured even one of these, but if you disagree, and you ordered before I posted this, I'm genuinely sorry.

    • lainey13 on 11/04/2017 - 17:42
      +7

      Probably might have if you hadn't posted on here :) Should have waited until they shipped before posting but ah well it was lots of fun anyway ;)

    • [Deactivated] on 11/04/2017 - 17:55

      Did you get a first class ticket on your way out of the Qantas building?

    • illumination on 11/04/2017 - 18:04
      +11

      I don't think you need to apologise. You didn't do anything "wrong" so to speak, but as many other people have said, if I was in your position, I would've probably waited until my order had shipped before I posted anything! I kind of feel sorry for you for that =/

    • carlenet on 11/04/2017 - 18:09
      +5

      Kudos jaydisc, your heart was well and truly in it to share with the community!

    • Make it so on 11/04/2017 - 18:11
      +5

      Please, do try again in future. The most epic deals on Ozbargain have been pricing errors. We all know the risks.

    • unco on 11/04/2017 - 18:39
      +16

      You got everyone here 2000 points for free so I'd say that's a win still!

    • DanielR on 11/04/2017 - 20:54

      As the other's have said on here, you should of ordered it first, see if they would of shipped it, then order 100 more and sell it really cheap to the Ozbargain community :)

  • richmond12 on 11/04/2017 - 19:13

    The professionals!

    Someone call gerry for a quote!

  • mini2 on 11/04/2017 - 20:03

    For those who received the cancellation email, is the order still listed as 'in processing' in the store itself and got your points back? I've got my email, still listed as 'in processing' and none of the points been refunded.

    • Bargearse on 11/04/2017 - 20:43
      +1

      So you're saying there's a chance…

      https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSZxaRF…

      • mini2 on 11/04/2017 - 20:58

        Nah just seems weird, my colleague got his points back just waiting for the 2k to turn up and the amount debited to be reversed.

        • Skramit on 11/04/2017 - 21:15

          Points reversals are usually manual by a human. They will get to you eventually.

        • mini2 on 12/04/2017 - 11:02
          +1

          @Skramit:
          Yep finally cancelled and points reversed. Oh well.

      • Wampus on 12/04/2017 - 12:56

        Haha! "What was all that one in a million talk??!"

  • Hammo on 11/04/2017 - 22:51
    +1

    Spotted this in my earlier research: https://www.lawanswers.com.au/threads/qantas-frequent-flyer-…

  • sam-1966 on 11/04/2017 - 23:11

    http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/qantas-customers-lose-out…

    And Ozbargain was mentioned!

    • idonotknowwhy on 12/04/2017 - 12:01
      +1

      Paid for news service, and it's calling it a 'laptop'

  • [Deactivated] on 12/04/2017 - 11:04
    +3

    lol @ OzBargain newbies expecting this to be honoured

    • t25 on 12/04/2017 - 11:25

      You have to be in it to have any chance of getting it honoured. Cost nothing in this case to have a bet.

      • illumination on 12/04/2017 - 11:42

        But he said expecting.

        You're not wrong (I agree with you - gotta be in it to win it), but both of your comments can still be valid. They are not mutually exclusive.

      • [Deactivated] on 12/04/2017 - 11:44

        Costs time and money. If it was something realistic like $200 savings, sure. But $4000, dream on.

        • idonotknowwhy on 12/04/2017 - 15:01

          $10-$14 worth of QFF points for 5 minutes of work.
          Plus at night, I had a very nice dream in which I got the mac pro delivered.
          Worth if to me.

  • idonotknowwhy on 12/04/2017 - 12:02
    +1

    All this free marketing for Qantas and Apple is quite annoying now

    • Turd on 12/04/2017 - 13:25

      But good for ozbargains

  • cristobaljamesy on 12/04/2017 - 17:04

    Was everyone pretty much reimbursed their FF points straight away? Mine are still missing :/

    • unco on 12/04/2017 - 18:53

      Mine was back in my account late yesterday.

    • zobragin on 13/04/2017 - 09:30

      Mine was reimbursed straight away and my order shows Cancelled

      However, NO sign of the 2k QFF points and NO refund on my credit card either.

  • donotuse on 13/04/2017 - 07:13
    +1

    You know when it's too good to be true.

  • kawara888 on 13/04/2017 - 08:15
    +1

    They cancelled my order quietly, without sending a email or adding 2000 points.

    • malouphix on 13/04/2017 - 08:29
      +2

      At least Qantas didn't beat you up because they over sold had a pricing error like United Airlines.

      • payton on 13/04/2017 - 12:00
        +1

        Did the copper actually hit him? All I saw was the cop pulling him out of his seat.
        Cop could've asked the passengers next to him to stand up and get out of their seats temporarily, then physically remove Mr Dao

        • malouphix on 13/04/2017 - 13:08
          +1

          How did his face bleed if the copper didn't hit or push him over?

          Unless his tripped over trying to get away, still he'll have a quite nice payout from this - pain and suffering. Having bare stomach shown all over the world, being embarrassed and privacy exposed. The airline won't want further publicity from him.

        • [Deactivated] on 14/04/2017 - 11:19
          -2

          @malouphix:

          how is the whole comment relevant to the topic discussed?

          off topic posting much?

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