[Unobtainable] Samsung Galaxy S10/S10+ $0 Using $400 GC from Telstra 12mth $65/mth 60GB Porting Plan @ The Good Guys - Chadstone

Lwobblydrow on 22/02/2020 - 18:24
Last edited 23/02/2020 - 13:56 by 5 other users

Moved to Forum: Original Link

Update: Was asked to remove, store chaos, sold out yesterday

Was just shopping for my wife a new phone and dropped into the good guys Chadstone to have a look at some Xiaomi. The sales guy said as S20 is coming out they are offering the S10 range for zero dollars as long as you sign up to Telstra $65, 60gB plan for 12 months, I thought it sounded a bit dodgy but turned out to be legit. This is how it works, Telstra are offering a $400 gift card to port in from another carrier, the good guys are reducing the outright phones to $400 and then using the gift card (if you want) to have a zero cost phone. My wife got the S10+, happened to be when they pulled it out to be the 512mb version instead of the 128mb

So effectively you are getting the S10 / + for $720 $780 over 12 months, 60gb plan.

They had perhaps 10-15 of S10 available, I believe only a couple of S10+

As the majority of commenters have reported being unable to successfully obtain the deal, it has been moved to the forums to preserve discussion.

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  • Nickelback on 22/02/2020 - 19:14
    +6

    Nothing to see here… It's the 512mb version (as per OP's description) not the 512gb ;)

    • wobblydrow on 22/02/2020 - 19:19
      +5

      lol sorry :)

      • Nickelback on 22/02/2020 - 19:20
        +1

        All good mate… Jokes aside….This is a cracker of a deal.

  • RNDM on 22/02/2020 - 19:16
    +2

    This is a mighty good deal, and thank you for sharing.

    Even at $720 over the duration of the plan, Telstra/GG know that the lifetime value of a customer is greater, so they're still making money (even if you don't think they are).

    • Top G on 22/02/2020 - 19:37
      +2

      They aren't making money at $720, especially off OzBargainers ;) . We jump ship anytime something becomes bad value unlike normies which might set and forget.

  • Frayin on 22/02/2020 - 19:19
    +26

    So many entitled (profanity) on this deal. No wonder people stop posting deals.

    • agalea101 on 22/02/2020 - 19:33
      +1

      True that. It's his first post. Cut some slack. Makes me feel dirty for diving into the pixel 4 deal 😭

  • Modeeziac on 22/02/2020 - 19:35
    +5

    I called good guys in WA…best they can do is $679 for the s10 128gb after $400 gc…

    • tsunamisurfer on 22/02/2020 - 19:39

      Which GG was this?

      • MS Paint on 22/02/2020 - 19:54
        +4

        The one in WA

        • MaccDogg on 22/02/2020 - 19:57
          +1

          Ah yup

      • Modeeziac on 22/02/2020 - 20:14
        +2

        Osborne park

        • RichardF89 on 22/02/2020 - 20:27

          damn my closest one

  • BargainHunterMYz on 22/02/2020 - 19:40

    Thanks OP

  • gottacatchemall on 22/02/2020 - 19:46
    +1

    Will try it tomorrow morning and update everyone.

  • notabigdeal on 22/02/2020 - 19:53
    +1

    Thanks OP. You got a stellar deal and kudos for your efforts to share it to the community. You deserve even more upvotes and we owe you a beer regardless how it turns out tomorrow!

    The admins should disable downvotes for these kind of deals!

    • scuderiarmani on 22/02/2020 - 19:58
      -4

      No one has downvoted the deal? Well, tonight.

      Owe a beer regardless? If 100s run out first thing tomorrow morning and get laughed at, I think people will say otherwise.

      Are you related? Friend?

      • notabigdeal on 22/02/2020 - 20:14
        +3

        Yeah, I foresee the dramas tomorrow! People running into stores in the morning and if it all this happens to be a store specific limited time deal, you would expect to see lot of abuses and downvotes diverted back to the OP, which is pointless!

        It would be more sensible for the moderators to add tags like "Try your luck"

        And yeah, OP and I are related by the spirit of OZB and thats enough to share a beer!

        • scuderiarmani on 22/02/2020 - 20:17
          +5

          Well given no one else can verify the deal… online is showing out of stock all over the place.

          People here blind up voting deals on OZB doesn't help anyone.

          • notabigdeal on 22/02/2020 - 20:26

            @scuderiarmani: Agreed..! Not everyone reads through the thread and indeed just go by the upvotes! Shouldn't this be moved to forums or competitions(!) by the Moderators until this becomes an obtainable deal??

            • Lucille Bluth on 22/02/2020 - 20:29
              +1

              @notabigdeal: Almost 5000 clicks for 20 phones definitely does sound like a competition. People won't be able to sleep tonight, possibly camping outside the store in the hope this one sales person (initials KA) who put the sale through in a questionable manner before close today to meet their KPIs/commission targets will be rostered on tomorrow

          • watchuseek on 22/02/2020 - 21:05
            +1

            @scuderiarmani: I can verify it, I was offer this deal or the iphone XR, and I took the iPhone deal.

            • scuderiarmani on 22/02/2020 - 21:06
              -3

              @watchuseek: Ok Mr 2nd comment

              • ozhunter68 on 22/02/2020 - 22:07

                @scuderiarmani: True, but his first was over 2 yrs ago and nothing to do with TGG or JB HiFi.

                • scuderiarmani on 22/02/2020 - 22:09

                  @ozhunter68: You wanna believe that?

                  Lets wait for tomorrow.

                  Save your other negs for me then.

                  • ozhunter68 on 22/02/2020 - 22:11

                    @scuderiarmani: Pretty you will be correct, and not many if any will get this deal, or even close.

                    I actually meant his first comment had nothing to do with TGG or JB, not so sure about them or even OP lol.

                    • scuderiarmani on 22/02/2020 - 22:15
                      -2

                      @ozhunter68: But why up vote it?

                      One person with a receipt with a probable override.

                      • ozhunter68 on 22/02/2020 - 22:16

                        @scuderiarmani: I up voted in good faith before reading through the post.

                        Might just re voke for fun.

                        • scuderiarmani on 22/02/2020 - 22:19
                          -2

                          @ozhunter68: This site shouldn't be about someone getting an unobtainable deal for everyone else, driving everyone into a frenzy, getting 100s of people to drive out of their way tomorrow morning….

                          It's illegal for retailers to advertise unobtainable deals for good reasons, I don't see this currently as anything but pure luck at best, and more likely, more to the story.

                          • netsurfer on 22/02/2020 - 23:19
                            +2

                            @scuderiarmani: Lately, mods seem to be more lenient on these deals, especially if they received overwhelming + votes. All it takes is just 1 (or maybe) 2 other people to obtain this deal tomorrow and that will be enough for this deal to stay.

                            It is doubtful most people will be able to obtain this deal tomorrow (but I certainly hope I am wrong and most people interested in this will be able to get it). Anyway, maybe try to think of the other positive: this is now a new benchmark for S10/S10+ deals.

                            • scuderiarmani on 22/02/2020 - 23:21

                              @netsurfer: A benchmark that won't be met, they'd be just as likely discontinued before it hit sub $400 new in stores.

                              I just hope people have some common sense and research if they are going to go outta their way….

                              • netsurfer on 22/02/2020 - 23:55
                                +1

                                @scuderiarmani: Doesn't matter how hard you try to warn people, I reckon some people will just go. By the time they've done their research, the deal (assuming it is legit for now) would be OZB'ed.

                                I thought the minimum spent is $780 over 12 months.

                                Anyway, we are not responsible for their actions.

  • monstermash on 22/02/2020 - 20:01

    Great first deal OP. Thanks for sharing it. I'll try ringing a couple of good guys stores. Although I fear they may not as forward thinking as the Chadstone store.

  • Lucille Bluth on 22/02/2020 - 20:16
    +3

    Make sure everyone rushes to the correct Chadstone store tomorrow for those 10-15 S10s and handful of S10+s.

    It is not the one in Chadstone Shopping Centre but rather the one on Warrigal Road Homemaker Emporium (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/520327#comment-8372597)

    Feel there will be a lot of disappointed people commenting tomorrow AM as WA peeps confirmed they aren't getting the same deal honoured to them

    • Top G on 22/02/2020 - 20:19
      +5

      Impromptu Ozbargain meetup?

  • mackaxx on 22/02/2020 - 20:18

    So let’s say I was with Telstra already, could I port across to someone else this evening and then come back when I head into good guys ?

    • scuderiarmani on 22/02/2020 - 20:20
      +4

      You really wanna risk that? And out of hours porting isn't something I'd wanna bet on either.

    • RangaWal on 22/02/2020 - 20:38

      Just get a new sim, port in from that, then go to the Telstra store and have them swap the numbers on the 2 plans.

      • mackaxx on 23/02/2020 - 09:36

        Can they really swap numbers onto plans???

        • RangaWal on 23/02/2020 - 09:56

          Yep, did it twice over Christmas

    • ozeebee on 22/02/2020 - 21:22

      No, Telstra can check their system and just reject you. I tried this in December after porting one week before trying to sign up for the $500 JB gift card deal.

    • netsurfer on 22/02/2020 - 23:27

      It is going to be quite messy. You cannot port a number twice within 24 hours. It messes things up and resulted in extra delays - basically the second port (the port back) will fail if performed within 24 hours. Reason is that the porting teams do not know what you want to do and will actually interpret the second port as an error.

      • lplau on 23/02/2020 - 09:37

        Not true. I did my port out and in within 2hours.

        Out to optus then into telstra at JB. Some staff will check and decline just try another JB.

        Im on the 50GB telstra JB plan for $25. Haha not gonna risk my plan for this deal.

  • unity1 on 22/02/2020 - 20:38

    These guys have terminated gift card deals early before. Don't hold your breath they won't do tbe same again.

  • mouski on 22/02/2020 - 20:39
    +1

    Didnt know that GG stocked Xiaomi phones

    • Salmando on 22/02/2020 - 20:47

      Was wondering why this was in my notifications

  • abc12345 on 22/02/2020 - 20:41

    For those in Sydney, Campbeltown and Tempe showing stock on their website.

  • wobblydrow on 22/02/2020 - 20:44

    correct…we were lookong hoping they did

    • [Deactivated] on 22/02/2020 - 20:55
      -5

      hey there, thanks for posting the deal
      how did you get the price $400 for the s10 is that for porting in or is that the price on the shelf

      • RangaWal on 22/02/2020 - 21:03
        +5

        did you even read the OP?

        • scuderiarmani on 22/02/2020 - 21:18
          +6

          C'mon it's Ozbargain, people here will ask you to read it for them….

  • Save Medicare on 22/02/2020 - 20:51

    Depresso. Am based near Tempe but working 0800-2030 tomorrow

    • Nickelback on 23/02/2020 - 01:12

      Wow that's a long shift!

  • RangaWal on 22/02/2020 - 20:55

    Wonder if they're doing any deals on the Note? I highly doubt it.

  • Billybargain on 22/02/2020 - 21:10

    @wobblydrow
    I think these deals are worth posting despite the negs you've gotten. Haters gonna hate.

    I'd like to say I appreciate what you've done and this deal is amazing.
    I am glad you can tell by all the up votes the whole community is supportive of the deal you've posted.

    Thank you.

  • tinx on 22/02/2020 - 21:12
    +1

    Amazing bargain op. Guess right time right place right person kind of deal lol
    I live close by but not going to try my luck with it lol

  • congo on 22/02/2020 - 21:15

    Thank you Op

  • DaWeizOne on 22/02/2020 - 21:27
    +1

    Looks like you got a great deal OP! I would also pay the $30(?) for the gold service extras coz they send you three $20 vouchers a year for 3 years (no minimum spend).

  • MS Paint on 22/02/2020 - 21:50
    +4

    This deal actually highlights the bargain in ozbargain. Not the bulltish 5% off here or there shite that gets posted 99% of the time.

    • scuderiarmani on 23/02/2020 - 10:48
      +1

      Yeah absolutely. Unobtainable deals. That's what I want OZB full of.

  • warpath6 on 22/02/2020 - 22:10

    Noob Question. Would this be 60GB per Month or 60GB to use over the entirety of the 12 months?

    • Aakkad on 22/02/2020 - 22:16

      60 per month.

    • shadow131 on 22/02/2020 - 22:17

      Would like to know too

  • Whisper Quiet on 22/02/2020 - 22:18

    Dam those coffee stains :)
    Good deal. Thanks for posting, I'm sure someone else will be able to get it because of your post.

  • Arcticfox on 22/02/2020 - 22:19

    Hmmm… interesting…

  • Seven8Nine on 22/02/2020 - 22:21

    Seems like tomorrow will highest sales day for Samsung, people already queuing up outside GG stores .. ( I wish)

  • Lucario on 22/02/2020 - 22:27

    Hi, is this plan directly with Telstra? As I need to add esim with my smart watch. Thanks

  • atom1319 on 22/02/2020 - 22:51

    Too good to be true

  • cent88 on 22/02/2020 - 23:01

    Good deal… will visit my local GG tomorrow and hopefully they honour!

  • Nick K on 22/02/2020 - 23:34
    +2

    Hey mate, you did a good job sharing this. You don't need to prove anything. Don't care about them. I thank you for posting this.

  • tetsuma on 22/02/2020 - 23:54
    -3

    Pure fantasy that the company will honour a discount on a phone that currently worth $1,299 at JB Hi-fi. This is clearly employee negligence. No remotely competent employee would grab the wrong SKU for storage and just 'not care'. Dude is getting sacked tomorrow, the phone will be written off against the store and you'll be misleading others by wasting their time.

    Not to mention the poor staff that will need to deal with entitled (mod: removed personal attack) calling in for a free phone and getting mad when it doesn't happen. This should be taken down and written off as luck/negligence.

    • p1 ama on 23/02/2020 - 00:14
      +12

      you'll be misleading others by wasting their time

      Oh give me a break. Nobody is forcing you to try your luck.

      You want the bargain, you try your luck. Don't complain if you end up wasting your time.

      You don't want the bargain, you ignore the post. Don't complain if others get the deal and you don't.

      You can't have your cake and eat it too. Just buy it full price if you don't want to "waste your time".

    • netsurfer on 23/02/2020 - 00:27

      It's not that hard to believe. Telstra have been throwing goodies at customers lately. Bonus Telstra Plus points for Direct Debit sign up (so free Galaxy Buds just for signing up to direct debit). Bonus points for signing up BYO plan also.

      Now Telstra slashing the price of this phone basically to cost price (I reckon). Then, Good Guys mix in the Telstra port in bonus. True, the 512GB instead of 128GB model was really lucky for OP.

      Honestly, if you really think about it, quite a lot of Telstra related deals recently and when loopholes are found, OZBers tend to show no mercy and do exploit them.

      • scuderiarmani on 23/02/2020 - 00:32

        Those points have required many including myself, serious work honouring…

        I don't think the cost of the phone would be 1/3 rrp. I'd very much doubt those margins. Computer/gaming tech hasn't got those margins, especially relatively new stuff. I wouldn't think phones are an exception.

        • netsurfer on 23/02/2020 - 00:56

          The Good Guys store exploited the Telstra porting bonus loop hole and that's the thing with Telstra loop holes, it can be hard to believe Telstra allow them. I know a mate on Telstra prepaid plus years ago and used all his credits on Google Play purchases.

          Last year, when S10/S10+ was first announced, a small group of Telstra staff (I think store staff) got a pretty awesome EPP deal (50% off RRP or 40% off and that was the dual SIM model).

          You applied yet another loophole, early cancellation. Essentially zapping $800 on top of Telstra lowering the phone price to close to cost price, if not the cost price. You know Telstra. They are slow to correct things. Telstra do rip people off in other areas (i.e. NBN and people unlucky enough to still use landline services).

    • spuderump on 23/02/2020 - 00:28
      +2

      would you like extra salt with that?

  • diazepam on 23/02/2020 - 00:27

    Feel like this should have been $400 after gift card… would try at Chadstone tomorrow but for something I feel like has 0 chance of getting honoured.
    Hope others prove me wrong though!

  • Joshminey on 23/02/2020 - 00:29

    Is this only in VIC?

    • netsurfer on 23/02/2020 - 00:30

      You could try the Good Guys stores in NSW.

      • Joshminey on 23/02/2020 - 00:31

        I have a couple near me only problem is I am already with Telstra (boost) so wouldn't get the 400 off

        • netsurfer on 23/02/2020 - 00:40

          Boost to Telstra porting requires a special blank SIM, there is no way TGG staff have one of those. My mate told me some Lebara SIMs are $5 on special at Coles (I think). He sent me a photo of the price tag… looks like a Coles price tag.

          I know porting a number twice within a day won't work. But, would activate then port away work (given that technically is a single port). Not to mention if NSW stores refuse to match OR the deal got OZB'ed at the store you picked, you would have wasted money on buying a SIM.

          The pre-paid SIM trick may not work.

          • lplau on 23/02/2020 - 09:44

            @netsurfer: Porting twice a day does work. You just need to make sure the port is completed prior to doing the 2nd one.

            They dont port numbers manually, its a system.

            I did telstra to optus then optus to telstra jb in 2hrs. Over lunch time lol

  • xinyi on 23/02/2020 - 00:29
    +2

    This isn't like the Bunnings DJI deal, where 80 people got a DJI drone and the rest got a gift voucher. People are going to get nothing for their trouble from this. It doesn't really belong on the front page IMHO.

    • shadow131 on 23/02/2020 - 00:38
      +1

      Not yet confirmed to be an error - as far as i'm concerned this deal could be accurate.

      Remember, OP didn't say this was nationwide.

      Title says "@ The Good Guys - Chadstone"

      • scuderiarmani on 23/02/2020 - 00:46
        +1

        No. The mods updated the title….

        • shadow131 on 23/02/2020 - 00:54
          +1

          Yea, but the body said Chadstone. Title has been updated. Therefore it's fine to stay on the front page.

          • Gehirn on 23/02/2020 - 01:07
            +4

            @shadow131: It's a bit strange to have a deal on front page that only one person has claimed.

            • netsurfer on 23/02/2020 - 01:20
              +4

              @Gehirn: Allegedly, according to one of the comments, another person indicated he/she was offered the same deal but elected to get an iPhone deal with porting bonus instead. However, some people are cynical about that comment because the person has only ever commented twice (and that comment being his/her second comment).

              Interestingly, no mod, nor any power user has + voted this. So, my take is, Mods have not endorsed this deal (yet), but they are not removing it (yet) because no one can rule out some people (even if only a small number) might be able to get the same deal tomorrow.

              Only a few more hours to go, people will report their experience soon enough (pretty sure some people will try).

            • shadow131 on 23/02/2020 - 01:22

              @Gehirn: Valid until proven otherwise. When the time comes, and its seems to be the one off experience - Then i agree it should be moved.

    • Splashtash on 23/02/2020 - 07:25

      It kinda does… 10+ units and op posting what he got at a specific store And possible all stores

      • Lucille Bluth on 23/02/2020 - 07:28

        Not possibly all stores. Several people confirmed in WA when TGGs was still open they wouldn't honour this deal.

  • bajirao on 23/02/2020 - 02:56
    +2

    For those of you who are planning to waste invest their Sunday morning on this, do note that porting doesn't happen on Sundays so TGG may not hand over the phone to you till porting completes. You may have to pay visit to TGG one more time on Monday (if you are lucky) once porting completes to get the phone.

    • mooreshady on 23/02/2020 - 08:30

      They can't do that. U had already purchase the phone so you have the right to take the phone away once you sign upm

      • datafellows on 23/02/2020 - 08:51

        They do that ;)

      • AussieMark on 23/02/2020 - 09:26
        +1

        LOL this is funny thats like saying when you pay for a house it's yours and you can kick everyone out

        there are laws and rules that must be obeyed by all except emperor / king of the land

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