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Vending machine dispensing gift cards for MasterCard holders.
Scored myself an Event Cinemas gift card ($30). Saw a hoyts and uber gift cards.
Edit 12/4 4pm: Available again (expect a line)
[NSW] Free Gift Card for MasterCard Holders @ Sydney Central Station Eddy Ave Exit
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Last edited 12/04/2019 - 17:02 by 3 other users
Last edited 12/04/2019 - 17:02 by 3 other users
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I have about five bank cards in my wallet. Doesn't mean I use them all. I just use the one with the highest reward.
I picked the Emirates mastercard for reasons
Because it was promoting you can now "tap on/off" on public transport using MasterCard now.
Can we also tap on/off public transport using our MasterCard loaded onto Apple/Google pay too now?
Yep 👍🏽
@snaggot: Thanks!
Now I have to transfer my Opal card balance back to my bank acc and discard the Opal
@ilovefullprice: Don't you still get cheaper rates when you use the opal card though? As opposed to other methods.
@ilovefullprice: I wouldn't discard your Opal card. You don't get off-peak rates and you can't use it on buses if you use contactless to tap on.
@kerfuffle: Ok didn’t know of the cheaper off-peak rates and can’t for buses.
Guess will have to keep my Opal and the benefit I can see of using MasterCard is when I forget to bring my Opal card.
Only on Sydney trains, ferries and light rail. Buses still require Opal cards.
https://transportnsw.info/tickets-opal/opal/contactless-paym…
Advertising department, justifying their existence. Personally I think its great. Much better to give it away like this than to spend say 1 million on a billboard
Brand of credit card does matter in some minor instances, e.g. some travel websites or airlines will only give fee free payment for one type of card (Jetstar it's MC debit, with some aggregators it's Visa credit), which allows them to say their advertised prices are 'all in', with no unnecessary hidden fees.
Got an iTunes gift card but it's not activated… what a waste of time.
can you sell it?
Hi – it’s Jade from the activation team here. The gift cards take 24-48 hours to activate, they’ll be good to go soon by Sunday. Enjoy.
Got an iTune gift card as well .. When tried to call Apple they are saying I need to Ask Master Card team to call them for activation.
What a waste of morning time :(Hope it's not a scam
Hi – it’s Jade from the activation team here. The gift cards take 24-48 hours to activate, they’ll be good to go soon by Sunday. Enjoy.
Hi Jade mine is still not activated how do i contact mastercard?
mate, get onto instagram and find mastercard australia and send them a DM. You'll get a reply there, I don't think Jade comes onto OzBargain.
Everyone knows the best station to put up promotional things like this is Town Hall station … imagine the foot traffic there …
Maybe that's the reason why they do it at Central Station…
Wrong choice, mate; wrong demographic
How do you know which demographic they're targeting?
Got a David Jones which isn't activated either. Total waste of time.
I got as well, how to get it activated? Checked the balance online and not activated.
Hi – it’s Jade from the activation team here. The gift cards take 24-48 hours to activate, they’ll be good to go soon by Sunday. Enjoy.
Hey Jade… you guys coming to Melbourne?
Don't worry. I did enjoy wasting another morning going to David Jones only to be told it is not activated. This was Sunday when it was meant to be activated by. Thanks MasterCard.
@Darkling3: I got my DJs Gift Card from the vending machine in the afternoon and it's been activated when I checked the balance online yesterday
@kerfuffle: I have been checking online but it just gives me an error when I check. So I took it in this morning to see in-store and was told it isn't activated. :/
@kerfuffle: Got in contact with DJ customer services for the second time now and they confirmed that my gift card was never topped up. Pretty blatant false advertising by MasterCard.
Hi – it’s Jade from the activation team here. The gift cards take 24-48 hours to activate, they’ll be good to go soon by Sunday. Enjoy.
Mine's been activated when I checked a few hours ago
Pff anyone want to trade theirs for a yoga voucher ($35 Humming Puppy)
Don't have anything to swap but I'll buy it off you for $20 if you don't get any offers and want to get rid of it
I also have a Yoga voucher if anyone would like to trade/buy.
Sure, $20? Would you mind letting me know when it expires though, and the t&cs (looking to use them together but if I can't stack them I just need the one)
@katolo: That sounds good. Doesn't specify any T&C's. Valid until 08/10/2019 though.
Btw can you turn on your PM please@Jamryu: They should be turned on now but not sure I can respond to any PMs until later today since this is a new account. But yeh, all g, I'll take it off you and we can do a swap at Central or something, we'll work out the details in PM
I for netflix voucher, does anyone wanna trade?
I have a spotify gift card, does anyone wanna trade their Cinema gift card or domino's?
how much of Spotify you have?
$36
Card wasn't activated either. Have messaged them on Instagram as they posted about it. Will post an update once I hear back from them
Hi – it’s Jade from the activation team here. The gift cards take 24-48 hours to activate, they’ll be good to go soon by Sunday. Enjoy
lol
Is it all over?
What's the point of unactivated gift cards? What a waste…
They just stuffed up the execution. No need to her the deal. I'm sure they (MasterCard) will sort the people with the inactivated gift cards out… they front spend all this effort to garner bad publicity.
It's nothing against you as the poster (great job) but there ARE perfectly valid reasons for the neg.
- Unobtainable (currently you have spent your time, and as per my comment below you may receive nothing)
- Issues with seller.
Take your pick.
Unless there is some way of differentiating these cards (people can have thrown out the outer packaging, so that's not reasonable) from others then anybody could now walk into a grocery store, take an unactivated card, then complain it was from this promotion. Frankly, this is not something they can sort out correctly in any technical way although they can still pay everyone if they are willing to pay the extra for all the thieves too. People may still receive them but at this time you've got nothing other than an hour or so of your life wasted.
Until you get paid it's a neg.
not taking it against me. just your neg doesn't make sense.
- it is obtainable until it ran out and thus it was marked expired.
- no issue with the seller
they even came onto here to reply, Hi Jade. Did you tell your colleague that she's famous?
It’s been clearly stated multiple times these cards will be activated by Sunday.
@[Deactivated]: Look at the time stamps. It was clearly stated several hours after he/she initially posted his Neg.
@[Deactivated]: User was on after this was announced but still didn’t change neg. looks like mods took care of it.
@[Deactivated]: Geez. I might be on but not checking every comment. And for some reason ozb no longer tells me when someone has responded to my comment. I don't know why and i can't see any setting to fix it
@justtoreply: Fair enough. I humbly apologise. Maybe load a ticket for your notification issue? All the best.
Free gift card but pay by yourself! Its like free empty plates but pay food by yourselves!
Thanks scored a $50 Visa card.
VISA gift card!!! 🤣
what the actual f…
this thread provides the lols cheers
Does anyone want to swap I have a $25 Messina giftcard
I can swap it for 20 dollars Apple gift card if you like? As a new user I cannot send you a message. If you are interested reply here and we can work something out…
Going again at central eddy ave, have seen people walk away with the packets. Line of maybe 50 already. They haven’t told people to stop lining up yet so here’s hoping!
I’m in line too! looks around
So am I! 😏
Hope I get a DJs Gift Card!
Ohhh so apparently is not data mining (or so they say)
It’s about them celebrating MasterCard tap on/off for trains.
I think they were the first to participate in the trial when it was on the Manly ferry
Theres about 75-100 left at central Eddie. Average wait 30 minutes. Good luck everyone
I got Spotify premium $35 (3 months) if anyone wants to trade
Everyone in line, raise your hand up in the air!
I got a $50 Uber voucher, want to swap. I don’t use Uber. Anyone still at eddy ave come to me near the opal recharge!
Edit: swappedAnyone wants to exchange for Apple gift card 20 dollars? I use Android. I am in line for seconds at Central station. Thanks. PS I am after exchange for something physical rather than digital if possible, for example Messina ice cream, Event cinemas etc. Thanks.
Awww yes got a $50 DJs Gift Card! Luck is on my side today! 😁
Noice!
How many are there left?
The machine was half empty when I got there around 4:30.
Thanks!
Will they reopen again once the second one's done?
Is the one in bondi still available or just central?
There is one at Bondi in the station near the foodary… There was a bit of a line an hr ago not sure what it is like now
thanks
Only love for Sydney Mastercard?
Not many left at central. Was about a 40 minute wait. Also one per person!
F…. late M20 ruins my day again. Reached late and they just finished.
Anyone who wants to trade theirs for a yoga voucher ($35 Humming Puppy) please message me! Willing to trade for anything
I'll buy it for $20 (assuming there's nothing in the t&cs that say I can't stack gift cards)?
Cool! :D I can't send you a message atm because I only signed up today :/ It seems to be the same for you. I'll message you tomorrow about it!
Great, sounds good!
I was in Sydney only last weekend. Such bad timing :(
I hope this vending machine comes to Melbourne.Did anyone try tapping a Visa card to see if the machine blew up?…
Damn looks like I missed out on the fun :/
Does anyone know if this is all gone now?
Gone for hours
Totally missed this
This promotion isn't going to achieve that. That decision is still based on whatever bank issues you a better card for a particular purchase (eg: price protection for big purchases, shitty ass points scheme for groceries, whatever)..