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Sony A7 III (ILCE7M3B) Camera Body + 24mm-105mm Lens Kit $2567.42 + 2000 Qantas Points Delivered @ Qantas Store

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Sony A7 III (ILCE7M3B) Camera Body + 24mm-105mm Lens Kit $2567.42 + 2000 Qantas Points Delivered @ Qantas Store
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Lcptnawesome on 11/08/2019 - 11:27 qantasstore.com.au (11518 clicks)
Last edited 11/08/2019 - 12:29 by 2 other users
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My first deal post so let me know if I've done anything wrong.

I think this may be a pricing error as the body and 28-70 kit lens is the same price.

The a7iii body went as low as $2000 from memory and the 24-105 went as low as 1500. So if my math is right this particular kit is the cheapest by approx $730.

The cash portion of the purchase also earns you 5541 PTS.

I'm not sure if the Qantasstaff code works (from the Sony WH-1000XM3 post), but if it does it could savd you another 10%.

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    • Ferazzo on 12/08/2019 - 14:58
      -1

      Oh wow, lucky you.

      I didn't want to jinx my order, but I might give them a call as well.

      • poppingtags on 12/08/2019 - 15:29

        Did you ring them? How did you go?

        • Ferazzo on 12/08/2019 - 15:44

          I rang them, they said the order was only placed last night so they are still processing it. Once it's confirmed they will let me know by email.

          And.. the waiting game has begun..

          • poppingtags on 12/08/2019 - 15:48

            @Ferazzo: Oh, so you didn't receive a confirmation email straight after placing the order?

            I received an email a few minutes after I placed mine - but didn't think it really meant anything.

            • Ferazzo on 12/08/2019 - 17:05

              @poppingtags: Yes received the confirmation email, but I don't think it means that the order is approved, the status still says 'In Process'.

              I really have my fingers crossed on this one and I'm hoping for the best to everyone else as well who has ordered.

              The waiting game is killing me!

    • protagonist on 12/08/2019 - 15:11

      5-10 business days, I hope that's how long mine takes, I leave Melbourne in 8 business days lol

    • dockersrule on 12/08/2019 - 15:26

      Did you specifically ask about the lens?

      • pabbins on 12/08/2019 - 15:27

        They checked my order, I gave then my order number

        Thx

        • dockersrule on 12/08/2019 - 15:42
          +2

          Man… I'll be annoyed at myself if it's honored, ie. the A7 III and the 24-105mm lens.

          I was looking and looking at this deal pretty much all arvo/night yesterday and decided against it as I thought they'd cancel it.

          Good luck to those waiting for the order, it'll be a cracker of a deal if it comes to fruition!!

    • cyrax83 on 12/08/2019 - 15:42

      what time did you order?

      • pabbins on 12/08/2019 - 15:49
        +1

        11:45 am Syd/Mel

        • Super8Tab on 12/08/2019 - 15:56

          This is awesome! Did you use the staff code as well? Congratulations!

        • cyrax83 on 12/08/2019 - 15:59

          Cool I ordered at 1:18pm. Still says "In Process" but not gonna bother calling.

          • poppingtags on 12/08/2019 - 16:03

            @cyrax83: Same here - mine says, 'In Process'. Ordered at 1:50 pm.

            I wonder if @pabbins order status is the same though?

            • qzcbmo on 12/08/2019 - 16:13

              @poppingtags: Ordered 1 minute earlier than you…

              • omgitzrick on 12/08/2019 - 16:16

                @qzcbmo: Order placed: 12 August 2019 8:00 AM
                Order status: In Process

        • omgitzrick on 12/08/2019 - 16:31

          I assume you ordered Sunday?

          • poppingtags on 12/08/2019 - 16:48
            +1

            @omgitzrick: That's correct, Sunday 1:50 pm.

            Also just realised I accidentally used up all my points on the order - the site was just so buggy. I only had 4500 points in total, so it's not worth trying to edit the order now.

    • poppingtags on 12/08/2019 - 15:58

      When you log into your account, does the order status say 'In Process'?

      • Ferazzo on 12/08/2019 - 21:23

        How's your order status poppingtags?

        • poppingtags on 12/08/2019 - 22:44

          Still 'In Process'

          I wonder if Pabbins order is also still 'In Process' and the call centre rep just reaffirmed the confirmation email that we all received?

  • qzcbmo on 12/08/2019 - 16:04
    -8

    Hey Guys, thinking about this… you will received the order but turns out it is a Sony A7iii + 28-70 Lens… What are you going to do???

    • omgitzrick on 12/08/2019 - 16:14
      +1

      Mmm nah. It'll either be the correct order or nothing. The 28-70 listing was there all along at a different price.

      My order reads:

      SONY
      A7 III With 35mm Full-Frame Image Sensor with Full Frame FE 24-105MM F4 G Lens With Optical Stabilisation
      Qty 1
      PTS 2,000 + $2,567.42

      There's no misunderstanding with what was ordered. Whether they decide to honor it at all is another thing.

      • qzcbmo on 12/08/2019 - 16:22

        From my understanding, if it is 24-105, the package will be a camera and a lens seprately as there is no camera and lens in one box KIT for Sony A7iii and 24-105 but only the 28-70. Now only qantas store team know what's going on now. Anyone works there?

  • qzcbmo on 12/08/2019 - 16:17
    +6

    Keep your hope up guys, the WF-1000XM3 from another post here are shipping now…

  • eggboi on 12/08/2019 - 17:46
    +9

    Haha.. the more i check back here, the more invested I feel! Must….stop….checking…comments…

    • contact1881 on 12/08/2019 - 21:06
      +4

      What am I doing checking for more comments like something miraculous will happen at 9pm….

      • Ferazzo on 12/08/2019 - 21:19

        Lightning could strike..

        I'm still checking my order status at this time :)

  • colcha on 12/08/2019 - 17:58
    +2

    I also rang up the Qantas store this afternoon.

    Was a waste of time. Operator simply informed me that my order is currently being processed and that I will receive an email once the product ships (typically 5 to 10 business days). She did mention that this camera seemed very popular lately :)

  • Squeezy on 12/08/2019 - 19:35

    Wierd.. Order went through I thought and I have been charged $1 on my Credit card but No email confirmation and nothing showing in my Qantas FF account as an order being present. They have just taken $1

    Edit : Just went back in and it said it was reset as I didnt have enough points ( even though I have 400,000 + points ). Obviously staff code no longer exists so tried checking out again and it say no stock left… grrrrr

    • barozgain on 12/08/2019 - 21:09
      +3

      You're lucky it didn't go through

      that'd have been an absolute waste of 400k points (worth ~$8000 if redeemed on flights)

      it's a bargain if paid in cash tho

      • Squeezy on 12/08/2019 - 22:19

        nah didnt use the points - Dropped down to the 2000 when I placed the order which has now mysteriously vanished

  • eggboi on 12/08/2019 - 22:16
    +1

    Plot twist… Qantas honours the deal, but one week later Sony announces the A7iv with an RRP of $2000 to blow Canon and Nikon out of the water.

    • barozgain on 12/08/2019 - 22:17
      +2

      but…. a true ozbargainer would have paid with 28degrees card to claim the price protection if the price drops

      like a boss

      • eggboi on 12/08/2019 - 22:19
        +1

        doesn't cover you if your purchase becomes obsolete because a new model is released though!

        • barozgain on 12/08/2019 - 22:22
          +2

          but if a new model is released at a cheaper price than older model surely stores will drop the price of older model to less than new model

    • nadan on 12/08/2019 - 22:22
      -1

      That would be a dream and Sony would have to kill all the models before it to achieve this.

      • eggboi on 12/08/2019 - 23:02

        I’m clearly joking but stranger things have happened lol. May as well have some banter (and wild conjecture) while we wait for this to run its course!

    • payton on 12/08/2019 - 22:28
      +2

      yeah and in that same week I'll meet the Queen of England and she'll say 'do you need money m8'

  • kendo on 12/08/2019 - 22:43

    So far we had a good weekend from Qantas, one day for Sony 1000XM3 and one day for Alpha 7 iii with great lense. I may need to start convert Woolies points to Qantas for future deals😁

  • thecheapskate on 13/08/2019 - 08:10
    +1

    Just got an email from my bank saying they have processed the debit of $2,567.42
    Sounds promising :)

    • BargainHunterMYz on 13/08/2019 - 08:11
      +2

      Yup it is already in my credit card statement I just received.

      • poppingtags on 13/08/2019 - 08:40
        +1

        Mine too! Fingers crossed we get some concrete updates today :)

        • Ferazzo on 13/08/2019 - 09:18

          :) fingers crossed

  • akula on 13/08/2019 - 09:51
    +2

    I am positive it's going through. Headphones are shipping even with staff code so I think this will go through too. No one has received any cancellation email in the headphones thread.

    • cyrax83 on 13/08/2019 - 09:52
      +2

      Where are they going to get 1000 units? (Estimate)

      • booerns on 13/08/2019 - 10:01
        +5

        This is a sacred comments section where we are all banding together, hanging on to a glimmer of hope. Please take your "facts" and "real news" somewhere else.

      • omgitzrick on 13/08/2019 - 10:03

        They'll probably fill what they can and backorder (or refund) the rest. IIRC the delivery estimate was 10+ days which makes me think they're probably fulfilled by a third party (or maybe even Sony directly).

      • BargainHunterMYz on 13/08/2019 - 10:24
        +2

        I think they partner with retailers like JB hifi or even with Sony directly for the goods. They don't keep stock themselves. When I bought my Fitbit charge it was delivered by JB hifi

      • wakeboardandy on 13/08/2019 - 10:30
        +2

        what makes you think there would be 1000 orders. There was about 7000 views I think on the Qantas site. So for there to be 1000 orders that would mean 1 in 7 people who clicked the link spent 2.5k which I'd think is unlikely.

      • hippyhippy on 13/08/2019 - 10:42

        even at 500 units is not that much … sony can fly some units over if they dont have all the stock, i highly doubt there was more than 200 units sold anyways.. probably most likely 100 at most. not many people can drop 2.5k for a new camera willy nilly… my cc was charged the moment i made the purchase… a7iii is not a new camera anymore… uses the same parts from their other models.

        • aec on 13/08/2019 - 13:31

          Can’t agree more. I received an sms from my credit card company a second after I placed the order. Not many people can or want to invest over $2.5k on a camera. I clicked the page of the Sony headphone a few times, but didn’t order. I certainly can afford it, and did want it until I watched an unbiased review on YouTube. The number 1000units must be estimated from the bottom…

  • cpkcpk on 13/08/2019 - 10:01
    +3

    On the Qantas store website now, there is a banner saying there is a current sale on the entire range of Sony products up to 45% off…so maybe the pricing for the Sony camera and lens us not a mistake…

    • omgitzrick on 13/08/2019 - 10:04

      That was already there yesterday. I saw it when I ordered mine.

    • snvl on 13/08/2019 - 10:34

      On the Qantas store website now

      It was from the beginning of the sale. even got an email advertising the Sony discount

  • poppingtags on 13/08/2019 - 10:02
    +1

    I WANT TO BELIEVE!

  • eggboi on 13/08/2019 - 10:11
    +2

    I'm sure there are people at Qantas who are seeing that $1-2million revenue (in 24 hours just on this one item) and doing whatever they can to make sure they can honour it. That's what I tell myself anyway :)

    • nadan on 13/08/2019 - 10:45
      +1

      Spoken like a true business person 😀

  • kungpow on 13/08/2019 - 11:04
    -1

    If this deal falls through I reckon with our purchasing power we can go straight to the distributor and ask for 6000 units at a discounted price.

  • Temporary username on 13/08/2019 - 12:23
    +9

    I just call the customers service for help me cancel order or change the payment method to 2000 points+$ ( I was paid with 187k points + $1290 :( ) but they said the order had been sent to suppliers and can not cancel or change anything. they also said my order will be ship by 29/08, when i received the order i can return it for refund, just pay for the post back fee.

    • insertusernamehere on 13/08/2019 - 12:25
      +1

      Looks like we're all getting our cameras then!!

    • one8two on 13/08/2019 - 12:32
      +1

      I’ll buy it from you.

      • Temporary username on 13/08/2019 - 13:54
        +1

        I decided to get the points back for travel. I just know about qantas classic flight reward and it seem really good.

    • eggboi on 13/08/2019 - 12:45

      sounds promising at least. if true, the only major hurdle (which should become apparent within a week) will be if the supplier network is out of pocket due to however their payment/supply agreements are set up with Qantas. I imagine Qantas has multiple suppliers for common products like this. Best chance is if Sony Aus is the supplier, they can afford to cut their huge margins (vs the normal camera retailers who may refuse to honour cos they are copping a loss).

      • Poppin on 13/08/2019 - 13:59

        That's not how supplier agreements work. If it's a pricing error Qantas will have to cop the loss.

    • cyrax83 on 13/08/2019 - 13:12
      +1

      what time did you order?

      • Temporary username on 13/08/2019 - 13:42

        5:30 pm 11/8

        • cyrax83 on 13/08/2019 - 13:51

          Nice - I guess the orders have been sent to the Supplier now it's up to them to come back to see how many can be fulfilled.

    • Poppin on 13/08/2019 - 14:03

      I think you're actually more likely to get your order because of the high points usage

  • eggboi on 13/08/2019 - 13:05
    +1

    Just found some further info which may or may not be helpful lol.. an ozbargainer posted a photo of their sony headphones delivered from a Qantas FF deal using the same staff code on the previous day https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/476020

    In the photo, you can see the sender on the packaging listed as "DRUIN PTY LTD". A quick google shows this is a franchise of Harvey Norman Commercial. I wonder if the cameras come from them as well, and whether that's a good thing?

    Here's the screenshot, originally posted as a comment in the deal linked above, by @neilpatrickharris:
    https://ibb.co/hMd9zxt

    • cyrax83 on 13/08/2019 - 13:06

      Interesting. Qantas must have a few fulfillment centers for different products. I wonder who is supplying these cameras but they surely won't have enough cameras for all the orders that went through.

      • eggboi on 13/08/2019 - 13:07

        Hopefully they have agreements with multiple wholesale suppliers (as most insurance companies do). There are commercial divisions of The Good Guys, JB Hifi, HN, and most likely Bing Lee among others, maybe even Sony themselves…

    • akula on 13/08/2019 - 13:41

      I very recently bought Arlo security from Qantas store and it was drop shipped from JB hi Fi. They probably have agreements with various retailers.

  • qzcbmo on 13/08/2019 - 13:22
    +1

    After reading some updates above, this thing becomes really interesting now… I guess someone may get it and someone may not…

    • yjm on 13/08/2019 - 13:30

      I wonder how many orders they actually got.

      • qzcbmo on 13/08/2019 - 13:37

        I guess there should have some borden orders…

    • wakeboardandy on 13/08/2019 - 13:44

      surely their online system stops taking orders when stock is depleted.

      • cyrax83 on 13/08/2019 - 13:52

        You'd think so, but probably not lol it feels like it was up for way too long. Probably hard to do when they have many different supplies for different products.

        • wakeboardandy on 13/08/2019 - 13:55

          I still doubt there would be more than 100 orders. The link only had ~7000 views. Remember this ain't a $50 product. $2,500 is a lot of cash for a lot of people. I ordered one though and I pretty much just use my iPhone and GoPro. But I do want to get into photography more.

          • cyrax83 on 13/08/2019 - 14:00

            @wakeboardandy: You'd be surprised. 8000 clicks on a hot camera and price and some wanting to just flip it on eBay. My guess is atleast 500+ orders

            It was also up for like 30 hours

            • snvl on 13/08/2019 - 14:03

              @cyrax83: if they are honoring will take several weeks or months to deliver. all those that bought to flip will cancel the orders.

          • snvl on 13/08/2019 - 14:02

            @wakeboardandy: when NoFrills have a 20% off ($2400) June last year and the camera was in low supply. They sold 98 and it took then 5 months to delivery all orders.

            • hippyhippy on 13/08/2019 - 14:58

              @snvl: thats cause there was high demand … demand would have died down by now.

      • Poppin on 13/08/2019 - 13:57

        It doesn't run out of stock because Qantas doesn't carry any stock

      • eggboi on 13/08/2019 - 14:11

        90% chance they wouldn't have live monitoring of stock levels with their suppliers. I would say it's most likely they'll do their best to fulfil what they can, then with any luck they may offer to keep the other orders alive until they are fulfilled (could be a month or two) but they may also have protocol that means they refund anything they can't fulfil within a certain timeframe.

        • cyrax83 on 13/08/2019 - 14:15

          It's a double fulfillment too - they'd have to source the Camera Body and the Lens. Becomes more complicated.

          • qzcbmo on 13/08/2019 - 14:22

            @cyrax83: Agree. Highly Doubt have that much 24-105 in the country.

  • Buy2Much on 13/08/2019 - 13:33
    +1

    I think this is a deliberate Qantas FF marketing tactic, even if they don't make a profit/slight loss from the A7 sales (unlikely though). It generated so much free discussion and publicity, not to mention quite a few $ from people buying 2000 points for $86 (overpriced at 4.3c per point). And of course now they have many customers wanting to move reward points into Qantas FF. It would normally take a lot of marketing $ to achieve all that (physical and virtual ads/clicks etc). Well played.

    • qzcbmo on 13/08/2019 - 13:38
      +1

      Did you want to say Amazon is Qantas FF's teacher?

    • orange123 on 13/08/2019 - 15:41

      Please tell me you dont work in retail.

    • booerns on 13/08/2019 - 15:53
      +1

      Is the like button the dash — next to the + and it goes red when you click it? Because that's what I clicked next to your comment.

  • wakeboardandy on 13/08/2019 - 16:43

    If they do go through I hope date in receipt is shipping date. I go overseas on 16th Oct.

    • imaxsameer on 13/08/2019 - 16:54
      +1

      Me too!

    • johnno1987 on 13/08/2019 - 18:37
      +1

      I think there is a rule of max $900 a passenger on TRS if you bring the product back into Australia.

      • m9 on 13/08/2019 - 18:54
        +3

        They could be travelling in a group

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