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AmEx Offer: Spend $500 Get 5000 Velocity Frequent Flyer Points (Limited to 8000 Cards)

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AmEx Offer: Spend $500 Get 5000 Velocity Frequent Flyer Points (Limited to 8000 Cards)
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AnDyStYLe on 16/11/2017 - 06:20 files.ozbargain.com.au (3506 clicks)
Last edited 28/11/2017 - 21:36 by 2 other users

Edit: I just received an email from AmEx as follows…

It's easy to redeem your bonus

STEP 1: Save this offer to your card
STEP 2: Spend $500 at one or a combination of these participating Velocity Partners:

Virgin Austrlia
Spend online.
Only valid for flights booked online.

Microsoft
Spend instore.
Spend online or instore.
Plus, purchase with Microsoft via the Velocity eStore and get an additional 4 points per dollar you spend

BP
Spend instore.

Hertz
Spend online or instore.
Rentals must be paid and returned to a participating location by 10 December 2017 to be eligible for this offer.

STEP 3: Be rewarded with 5,000 bonus Velocity Points.

Not sure if targeted but whilst signing up to the Rebel Sport offer this morning I noticed I had this offer too on my Velocity Escape primary card.

Save the offer to your eligible Card and spend $500 or more, in one or more eligible transactions at BP, Hertz, Microsoft or Virgin Australia by 10/12/17 to receive 5,000 Velocity Points. Limited to 8,000 Cards. Exclusions Apply.

T&C:

Please note for BP:
Valid in-store only.
Offer valid at American Express accepting locations only.
Excludes purchases of commercial fuel or bulk fuel.
Excludes purchases via BP Fuel card or BPMe mobile app.

Please note for Hertz:
Valid in-store and online at participating locations in Australia.
Payments must be made in-store at participating locations or online at hertz.com.au. Only online payments for rentals collected at participating locations are eligible for the offer.
Excludes payments via third parties such as travel agencies or online aggregators.
Rentals must be collected and returned to a participating location by offer end date to be eligible for the offer.
Excludes ACE Car Rentals, Firefly, Flexicar & Hertz 24/7.

Please note for Microsoft:
Valid in-store and online.
Excludes Skype & Bing purchases.
Excludes pre-ordered items where the release date is after offer end date.

Please note for Virgin Australia:
Only valid for flights booked online at the Australian version of virginaustralia.com which are paid for in Australian Dollars. Flights must be within or departing Australia.
Excludes payments for all other products such as hotels, holiday packages, cruises, charters, car hire, cargo, insurance, transfers, parking, Lounge membership, Velocity Frequent Flyer.
Excludes flights booked via call centres, airport locations, ticket offices, travel agents and online aggregators.

Offer valid at Australian locations and websites.
You must be enrolled in Velocity Frequent Flyer program and have an active loyalty account to receive the points.
Supplementary Cards are not eligible for this offer.
Points are not redeemable for cash.
Points should appear on your billing statement within 5 business days from qualifying spend but may take up to 90 days from offer end date.
Points will not be applied to your Account if it has been suspended or cancelled.
Points may be reversed if your qualifying purchase is refunded or cancelled.
Full Offer Terms available here.

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  • hawkers8905 on 16/11/2017 - 06:39
    +1

    I have it too so perhaps not targeted.

  • snappy1234 on 16/11/2017 - 06:46
    +1

    Must be Velocity Amex only.

    I did have the Rebel offer though on my amex issued charge card 😊

    • OzBrogains on 16/11/2017 - 10:15

      .> Doesn't get promotion in own amex
      .> Assumes Velocity Amex only

      lol

  • ets27 on 16/11/2017 - 07:02
    +2

    Not for me… I guess it's targeted?

  • ChippyD on 16/11/2017 - 07:03
    +2

    Got it on my velocity platinum, thanks

  • [Deactivated] on 16/11/2017 - 07:05

    Not for me

  • chillybags on 16/11/2017 - 07:13

    Got it on my velocity platinum. Didn’t come up on my account for my supplementary card though. Anyone got a manual link?

  • roughana on 16/11/2017 - 07:16

    Save the offer to your eligible Card and spend $500 or more, in one or more eligible transactions at BP, Hertz, Microsoft or Virgin Australia by 10/12/17 to receive 5,000 Velocity Points. Limited to 8,000 Cards. Exclusions Apply.

  • idonotknowwhy on 16/11/2017 - 08:04
    +7

    8 pepole want to meet up and do a group buy of petrol at BP with me?

  • donbot on 16/11/2017 - 08:18
    +1

    Must be velocity cards only… dang!

    • hanofee on 16/11/2017 - 08:32
      +1

      Looks like. Nothing on my Qantas Discovery

      • Pecan on 16/11/2017 - 09:19
        +3

        Given the offer is for 5000 Velocity points, I doubt you'd be getting that on your Qantas card :P

  • Findo on 16/11/2017 - 08:35
    +1

    Got it on my CBA card. I think it’s for those that have collected velocity points at BP before

    • snappy1234 on 16/11/2017 - 10:55

      I have shopped at BP for extra velocity points in the last 6 months and did not get this offer unfortunately! (Paid by amex card)

  • coolsteps on 16/11/2017 - 08:50
    +1

    does it have to be $500 all in one transaction at the same store or can it be multiple purchases at different eligible stores as long as it adds up to $500 and over?

    • Mr BoMBAStiG on 16/11/2017 - 08:54

      They expect you to buy a lot of bread and milk at BP.

      • Hellman109 on 16/11/2017 - 09:11

        And/or hire a car or book flights or buy Microsoft stuff.

  • Sharp on 16/11/2017 - 08:55

    hmmmm what to buy?… what to buy?…

    • donbot on 16/11/2017 - 08:57

      BP Fuel cards is what I would do. 2 x $200 and 1 x $100 and you're set for fuel for some time!

      • Sharp on 16/11/2017 - 09:06

        Looks like the best option. Although in the past I found it very challenging to find a BP station that sells fuel gift cards and/or an attendant knows how to sell gift cards.

      • Shad on 16/11/2017 - 09:06

        Open says can't use for fuel cards.

        • Hellman109 on 16/11/2017 - 09:12
          +2

          It says it excludes purchases using fuel cards, not purchases of gift cards.

        • reg401 on 16/11/2017 - 09:19

          Are you sure?
          "Excludes purchases via BP Fuel card", so 'via', not 'of'.
          I wonder if that's the case.

        • donbot on 16/11/2017 - 09:44

          Every Amex deal with BP I've only ever bought BP Fuel Cards (eg. Spend $40, $20 cash back), and have always received the cashback. I'd assume it would be the same for this points promo?

          IME, you would probably struggle to buy $500 of cards in one go from one attendant using Amex (they get narky about it), but you should be able to over 3 visits no problems.

        • jasonb on 17/11/2017 - 12:23

          @tizey: Probably depends on the attendant. Last time I went and bought two $200 cards split across 10 separate Amex cards ($40 on each) to hit the BP offer they were far more amused than annoyed.

          I also didn't go at a peak time.

      • Legoman on 16/11/2017 - 14:35

        Nice idea. I might've tried it if there was a BP servo anywhere near me that was even vaguely close to being the cheapest more frequently than a blue moon who didn't surcharge outrageously for using AMEX.

  • raiseyoursteaks on 16/11/2017 - 09:15

    Its good to see BP and Velocity still working along. A while back there was a lawsuit where BP wanted to leave this partnership after they acquired all Woolies stations and Woolies had links to Qantas cards.

    https://www.ausbt.com.au/virgin-australia-sues-as-bp-attempt…

    • Sharp on 16/11/2017 - 09:37

      Thanks. Didn't know this. Seems like the partnership will end in April 18 regardless.

  • sudoroot on 16/11/2017 - 09:45

    How much is 5000FF points worth?

    • theoneandonlylml on 16/11/2017 - 10:36
      -2

      Since points are 1:1 for velocity escape, it is worth $5000

      • mastablasta on 16/11/2017 - 10:58

        Really?

        • lufee on 16/11/2017 - 10:59

          You can't even get a $100 giftcard with that, probably like 50

        • theoneandonlylml on 16/11/2017 - 15:10

          Sorry, I thought you meant how much it took to earn 5000 FF.

    • hamwhisperer on 16/11/2017 - 12:24

      Based on the website: https://shop.velocityfrequentflyer.com/Award?KeyWords=&PointsOptions=PointsRange&MinimumPoints=0&MaximumPoints=10000&cm_re=Home--AUSB2--Fantastic%20Rewards about $30 I thought? Since you can buy $50 gift cards for 9000

    • NebulAe on 16/11/2017 - 14:40

      1:1c = $50

  • luffyex2010 on 16/11/2017 - 10:13
    -1

    If only it was spend $500 get $5000 cashback return…..

    • nightelves on 16/11/2017 - 10:16
      +7

      What world do you live in where a business offers $5000 cashback for $500 spend.

    • 6000SUX on 16/11/2017 - 10:35
      +1

      If only all the money in Monopoly was real?…

  • AnDyStYLe on 16/11/2017 - 10:36

    I just received an email from AmEx as follows…

    It's easy to redeem your bonus

    STEP 1: Save this offer to your card
    STEP 2: Spend $500 at one or a combination of these participating Velocity Partners:

    Virgin Austrlia
    Spend online.
    Only valid for flights booked online.

    Microsoft
    Spend instore.
    Spend online or instore.
    Plus, purchase with Microsoft via the Velocity eStore and get an additional 4 points per dollar you spend

    BP
    Spend instore.

    Hertz
    Spend online or instore.
    Rentals must be paid and returned to a participating location by 10 December 2017 to be eligible for this offer.

    STEP 3: Be rewarded with 5,000 bonus Velocity Points.

    Looks like it doesn't have to be spent in the one go, given you can combine!

  • gruso on 16/11/2017 - 11:17
    +1

    Velocity have also emailed members with a triple points offer, for any Virgin flights. Wonder if these'll stack.

    • jasonb on 17/11/2017 - 12:19
      +1

      No reason they wouldn't

  • FiDad on 16/11/2017 - 11:29
    +1

    I guess I can do $500 Opal top up from my local BP to take advantage of this offer.

    • strawberrybug on 16/11/2017 - 13:48
      +1

      I thought Opal had a top-up limit…but I guess you can use different Opal cards.

  • Bob81 on 16/11/2017 - 13:56
    +2

    I've currently got the following list of offers on my Amex Velocity Platnium:

    1. Woolworths Welcome Offer - Spend $30 get $10 back.
    2. Rebel Sport - Spend $60 get $15 back.
    3. H&R Block - Spend $200 get $40 back.
    4. Build a Bear - Spend $50 get $15 back.
    5. Samsung Online - Spend >$1699 get 20% back.
    6. Specsavers - Spend $50 get $25 back.
    7. David Jones - Spend $40 get $15 back.

    And the Velocity partnership - 5000 points offer. Is there anymore that people know of?

  • drsmithy on 16/11/2017 - 16:10

    VERY targeted. Appeared in my AMEX Velocity account (for primary card only, not supps) but not my wife's (she hardly ever uses the card, is probably why).

    • strawberrybug on 16/11/2017 - 16:12

      My T&C's email states that supp cards are not eligible

      • rhabdoviridae on 16/11/2017 - 16:28

        Yup nothing on our supp card.

  • strawberrybug on 16/11/2017 - 21:38

    I called a BP nearby in Sydney to confirm they take AMEX & there is a surchage! Guy on the phone said it's a system generated surcharge of around 1.5%

    • jasonb on 17/11/2017 - 12:20

      Find another BP. A lot of franchised private operators surcharge, company owned ones (they tend to be bigger ones) don't.

      • strawberrybug on 17/11/2017 - 21:09

        ok thank you, i will keep hunting :)

  • AndyNBP on 17/11/2017 - 01:09

    "Please note for BP:
    Valid in-store only.
    Offer valid at American Express accepting locations only.
    Excludes purchases of commercial fuel or bulk fuel.

    Excludes purchases via BP Fuel card or BPMe mobile app."

    I'm not sure. Can you buy a BP gift cards in store (it looks like not BP Fuel card)? Anyone tried it & get email from Amex or not?

  • Orqq on 22/11/2017 - 00:47

    I just Live Chatted with Amex asking if I could buy BP gift cards - the Rep said it would trigger the promo:

    You at 0:33, Nov 22:
    I want to know if I go into a BP Store and purchase $501 worth of fuel gift cards from them, does that count as eligible purchases so I will earn the 5000 points?
    …
    Paddy at 0:39, Nov 22:
    I have gone through the offer terms and it states that the offer excludes purchases via BP Fuel card or BPMe mobile app
    You at 0:40, Nov 22:
    yes, I read that… but what if I used my Amex card to purchase $501 of BP's gift cards?
    You at 0:40, Nov 22:
    would the purchase of the gift cards trigger the promo?
    Paddy at 0:40, Nov 22:
    So, you can purchase BP's gift cards for the 5,000 bonus points offer
    Paddy at 0:41, Nov 22:
    Yes, you can

    Just figured out how to get my $500 spend!! Wasn't sure how I was going to do it :)

    • AndyNBP on 22/11/2017 - 12:20

      I already purchased $335 tickets from Virgin Australia. Now I'll try to buy more $165 BP's gift cards.
      Let's see how it works.

    • Orqq on 08/12/2017 - 13:03

      Purchasing BP Fuel Cards worked!

      29/11/2017 Velocity Offer 0 5,000 5,000

      Make sure you have some free time! My Operator had never processed the cards before and was on the phone for help for ages!

  • David Warners Mo on 28/11/2017 - 14:02

    Anyone bought a Virgin gift voucher and know if that counts for this deal?

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