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First Responders: 10% off Mobile Phones & Computers, 15% off Everything Else (Exclusions Apply) @ JB Hi-Fi [In-store Only)

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First Responders: 10% off Mobile Phones & Computers, 15% off Everything Else (Exclusions Apply) @ JB Hi-Fi [In-store Only)
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Taegukgi on 23/06/2020 - 11:40 jbhifi.com.au (4068 clicks)
Last edited 24/06/2020 - 17:23 by 3 other users

Just saw this on Facebook.

Applicable to -

  • medical and health workers - doctor, nurses, paramedics and ambulance staff.
  • police offices
  • firefighters.

Valid uniform or ID to shown at point of purchase.

*This offer is only available to First Responders. First responders include medical and health workers including doctors, nurses, paramedics, and ambulance staff, police and firefighters. We ask that First Responders bring a Photo ID which shows their work identity. Alternatively, they can shop in their work uniform. Not available for online purchases. Discount offer excludes Apple Products, Mobile Phone Contracts, Miele & Asko agency products, Dell Built to Order, Pre-Paid Cards & Gift Cards, Pre-Orders, Gaming Consoles, Extended Warranties, Installation & Delivery. Discounts apply to most recent previous ticketed/advertised price. As we negotiate on price, products are likely to have sold below ticketed/advertised price in stores prior to the discount offer. Offers not available at Airport & Express stores.

  • Update: Gaming consoles are now also excluded

These are the other first responder deals that I've found. Most likely in-store only -

  • Plush - Further 5% off in store
  • Priceline Pharmacy - 10% Off in store
  • Rebel Sport -30% Off apparel and footwear
  • Shoe Warehouse - Take a further 20% Off storewide
  • Spotlight - 5% storewide (huge list of exclusions)
  • Michael Hill - 10% OFF Sale Items
  • Gloria Jeans – Buy 1, Get 1 Free

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    • FireRunner on 23/06/2020 - 11:49
      +24

      Why is it only applicable to terrorist attacks? It just means first responders to any emergency

      • cynicalmike on 23/06/2020 - 12:05
        +2

        like making funny in ozbargain comments section

      • seedyrom on 23/06/2020 - 15:14
        +8

        “Healthcare workers” makes a lot more sense. Or emergency service workers.

        • FireRunner on 23/06/2020 - 15:54
          +1

          True, first responders sounds like a smaller group. Like those at the scene of the emergency only

          • ak47wong on 23/06/2020 - 16:58
            +4

            @FireRunner: That's exactly what "first responders" are, which is why it isn't the right term here. Doctors and nurses aren't first responders. And it's an American term which we never used here until recently.

    • chu-oh on 23/06/2020 - 12:17
      +6

      My partner is a palliative care nurse. The pay is ok, but it certainly doesn't make up for what she had to deal with on a daily basis. Small gestures like this go a long way.

      • mathew42 on 23/06/2020 - 12:34
        +13

        Palliative care is definitely a job that requires a special person, however (and with no disrespect) that doesn't make your partner a 'First Responder'. A receptionist at a GP clinic is at more risk of being exposed to COVID-19 in the workplace, however I doubt that they will qualify for this.

        As for the term it is an Americanism and linked strongly with their attitude and treatment of people in the military.

        • chu-oh on 23/06/2020 - 13:14
          +6

          Yep fair call!

      • digitalbath on 23/06/2020 - 17:20
        +4

        I am also a nurse. What I choose to do and see on a daily basis is my own decision to do so. The pay is better than most and it’s my job. If nothing is good enough to make up for what I see throughout my shift. I can always get a new job.

    • aja12 on 23/06/2020 - 12:30
      +6

      The terms refers to emergency service workers being first on scene to an emergency. Which, outside of the safe little bubble you live in, happen every minute of every day.

      • Mister Popo on 23/06/2020 - 13:21
        +11

        Yeah, but most doctors and nurses are not first responders (coming from a doctor).

        • aja12 on 23/06/2020 - 13:50
          +2

          Not usually, but my point was in reference to seedyrom’s comment of him “not liking” the term being used outside of terrorist attacks, nothing to do with this promo or the title of the post (coming from a first responder).

    • greennick on 23/06/2020 - 20:18
      +1

      I fail to see how this is so downvoted. It's an American term and usually doesn't include doctors and nurses, so it's used entirely incorrectly IMO.

  • objtrim92 on 23/06/2020 - 11:48
    +1

    Discount offer excludes Apple Products, Mobile Phone Contracts, Miele & Asko agency products, Dell Built to Order, Pre-Paid Cards & Gift Cards, Pre-Orders, Extended Warranties, Installation & Delivery.

    • popsiee on 23/06/2020 - 12:01
      +10

      Good they forgot consoles . Someone might be able to stack one well with gift cards .

      • FireRunner on 23/06/2020 - 12:22
        +7

        $449 for the Switch. 15% off = $381.65
        Best price in a long while

        • coxymla on 23/06/2020 - 12:37
          +4

          $363 if you pay using egift card!

          • FireRunner on 23/06/2020 - 12:38

            @coxymla: Where do we get these discounted gift cards?

            • coxymla on 23/06/2020 - 13:43
              +2

              @FireRunner: Check your banking, super, energy company, newspaper for "rewards".
              Suncorp (AAMI) is pretty good.

            • kochi murali on 24/06/2020 - 08:48
              +1

              @FireRunner: or if you know someone, who works for woolworths, their plusclub members get 7% off, and from time to time they have promotion for 10% off.

          • BigMac2000 on 23/06/2020 - 12:53

            @coxymla: will they let us pay with a gift card?

            • mathew42 on 23/06/2020 - 13:50
              +2

              @BigMac2000: I've never had a problem with payment via gift cards. I very often ring a store to reserve an item and then go-line to redeem a gift card from credit card points.

              JB HiFi are great because their gift cards don't expire.

      • ChunkyToast on 24/06/2020 - 10:53
        +1

        I just checked the actual link and it does say that consoles are excluded.

  • allenrong88 on 23/06/2020 - 11:48

    Really interested to see what the exclusions will be.

    • thorntonchan on 23/06/2020 - 11:49
      +42

      *excludes anything you might actually be interested in

    • hamza23 on 23/06/2020 - 12:00

      Not that much, a few brands plus the usual stuff: Apple Products, Mobile Phone Contracts, Miele & Asko agency products, Dell Built to Order, Pre-Paid Cards & Gift Cards, Pre-Orders, Extended Warranties, Installation & Delivery.

    • montorola on 23/06/2020 - 12:15

      Excluded - everyone else that isn't a first responder lol

  • barozgain on 23/06/2020 - 11:57
    +1

    sorry for stealing your well deserved upvotes @dealbot in my dupe

    so here's an upvote

    • Skinnerr on 23/06/2020 - 12:22
      +1

      Stealing implies ownership, you're off the hook.

  • heal on 23/06/2020 - 12:07
    +2

    As we negotiate on price, products are likely to have sold below ticketed/advertised price in stores prior to the discount offer

    Anyone know what this means?

    • quaddie on 23/06/2020 - 12:08
      +3

      Guessing it’s so they don’t get accused of false advertising or price jacking

    • Insidious on 23/06/2020 - 12:10

      Sounds like they acknowledge that you may have been able to negotiate a better price before this offer but they won't match or put the 10/15% off of the negotiated price only ticketed and advertised prices

    • schwifty on 23/06/2020 - 12:12
      +5

      Just means someone could have haggled a better price than the discount price

    • popsiee on 23/06/2020 - 12:14

      Means whatever they want to interpret to use if they don't want to sell something at a certain price !

    • sheikyerbouti on 23/06/2020 - 12:18
      +2

      That $3000 tv can be bargained down to $2500 any day of the week.
      But this offer is a flat 15% discount, making the same TV $2550.

      • Izefyre on 23/06/2020 - 12:23

        So does this mean, if you negotiated a lower price, you can’t put 15% off on top of it like with what we can do with the 5% off wicked Wednesday code?

      • [Deactivated] on 23/06/2020 - 12:33

        really? I've been trying to get some of their OLEDs down but they simply won't move more than ~$80. What am I doing wrong?

        • solidussnake on 23/06/2020 - 12:41

          They probably have a supplier spiv and won't budge as they won't get paid it. Try other stores mate, you in QLD by any chance?

          • [Deactivated] on 23/06/2020 - 12:42

            @solidussnake: nah in VIC. have got gift cards so need to go to JB

        • [Deactivated] on 23/06/2020 - 15:42

          I always find negotiating and price matching far easier at GoodGuys, I find JbHiFi employees treat you like a criminal, do like 100 checks before they price match then get the manager, try to sell you extra stuff etc. I remember going into GoodGuys for a TV when JB sold out, I asked him to do cheaper than JB on the basis I could get gift cards, he didn't even look at stock levels or whether I was telling the truth and just matched it. Not the first time either.

  • Pedsy on 23/06/2020 - 12:18

    Wonder if this includes ESTA staff.

    • mr fox on 23/06/2020 - 12:55

      Sorry to sound callous but no.

  • akula on 23/06/2020 - 12:23

    Will this stack with other ongoing deals like the 20% off Blu ray ?

  • GregFiona on 23/06/2020 - 12:24
    +1

    What about pathology collectors? I know people who collect >120 Covid-19 PCR swabs/day at their Drive Through locations

    • Izefyre on 23/06/2020 - 12:28

      Show them your ID and hope for the best. :)

    • theblake on 23/06/2020 - 12:32
      +1

      First responders include medical and health workers including doctors, nurses, paramedics, and ambulance staff, police and firefighters

  • Bargainaholic on 23/06/2020 - 12:30
    +12

    I hope my nurse outfit comes in time, in an attempt to fool the staff
    https://www.ebay.com.au/i/382489668273?chn=ps&norover=1&mkev…

    • theblake on 23/06/2020 - 12:33
      +8

      that might work, depending on whether you shave your legs or not.

    • popsiee on 23/06/2020 - 12:36

      lol

  • sween64 on 23/06/2020 - 12:32
    +4

    Seems silly to have it on one day only with store occupancy restrictions.

  • MrSammyMcG on 23/06/2020 - 12:39
    -3

    I'm a student paramedic, although im not actively working obviously do you think I would be eligible?

    • [Deactivated] on 23/06/2020 - 12:41
      +1

      do you have a medical ID?

      • MrSammyMcG on 23/06/2020 - 12:42

        No, so guess not then.

        • cchhiillyy on 23/06/2020 - 13:27
          +2

          Try going in your uniform.

    • sheikyerbouti on 23/06/2020 - 13:59
      +4

      "I haven't done anything, I want the benefit given as a thankyou to those who have done heaps."

      • secondsolution on 23/06/2020 - 15:13
        +10

        This seems a bit harsh. At least they are aspiring to move into the field and they weren’t saying “I deserve this!” They were simply asking the question

    • wallaceff on 23/06/2020 - 12:44
      +7

      I'm a health care worker …would rather see companies donate the 10% to charities!

    • MrSammyMcG on 23/06/2020 - 12:44
      +5

      Fair comment, but it doesn't mean their work is not appreciated since that's what this is to show.

      • FireRunner on 23/06/2020 - 12:51
        +2

        Agreed, it’s a show of appreciation rather than a charitable offer

        • sheikyerbouti on 23/06/2020 - 14:00
          +3

          This isn't just grateful charity, it's a deliberate campaign by the Retailers' Association to get people into shops and kick-start sales as Covid restrictions ease.

    • sushipizza on 23/06/2020 - 12:48
      +8

      Not this doctor here, I don't earn that much

      • [Deactivated] on 23/06/2020 - 13:00
        +4

        Unless you're in your first 2 years I find that hard to believe

        • sushipizza on 23/06/2020 - 14:15
          +1

          Alright, you know best!

          • [Deactivated] on 23/06/2020 - 14:41
            +2

            @sushipizza: I suppose you didn't say you were a medical doctor…

            My wife and I haven't made less than 100k since we were PGY2 - both work in NSW.

            What is your position and which state are you based?

            • sushipizza on 23/06/2020 - 17:50
              +3

              @[Deactivated]: I am merely pointing out that I do not earn that amount. I am QLD based and beyond PGY2 as a medical doctor and worked through COVID.

            • kryss on 23/06/2020 - 21:04
              +1

              @[Deactivated]: PGY2 (many years ago now) was the best income I ever received. GP is a sinking ship for so, so many reasons…

      • w37hsyea on 23/06/2020 - 13:39
        +3

        That's because:
        'Is there a doctor on this plane?'
        'Put your hand up, show them your phd'

    • Owl on 23/06/2020 - 12:49
      +5

      Many also volunteer their time as first responders. Between CFA and SES that's around 40,000+ people in Victoria alone as first responders that get paid nothing for doing what they do.

      • Downvoter on 23/06/2020 - 13:12

        They’re not full time.

        • Owl on 23/06/2020 - 13:27
          +6

          Tell that to those who were out for weeks on end non-stop during the last bushfire season without seeing their families. Or those who drop everything at the drop of a hat to fish people out of car crashes or other emergencies.

          • Downvoter on 23/06/2020 - 18:35

            @Owl: Well I’m a first responder that does that on a full time basis. Whilst I obviously acknowledge volunteer efforts, they shouldn’t be entitled to the same as someone who goes through that full time and encounters it a lot more frequently. I was speaking with an SES worker last night who complained of not receiving discount at McDonald’s like other emergency service workers.

    • popsiee on 23/06/2020 - 13:04
      +2

      At one stage late Feb - early Mar no one knew how bad it was going to be but none of them took a backwards step even though events were spiraling out of control oversea's .
      It has so far has turned out better than the best projections back then and these deals are just token acknowledgements and I'm sure could never compensate for the anticipation of what could have happened back then .

    • gamemaster on 23/06/2020 - 13:33
      +7

      How much you earn per year is not a good measure if you don’t consider the number of hours worked, the number of shift days, the number of weekends and public holidays worked.

      After all you can earn 100k on minimum wage if you work 100 hours per week.

      • Shiny Mew on 23/06/2020 - 15:09
        -3

        With overtime, most doctors, nurses and paramedics rake in more than $40 an hour on average, even as a graduate. Compare that to other professions, where outside of government 50-60 hours weeks chained to the desk is now the norm and no overtime is paid. Until one has about 10 or more years of experience under the belt, the effective hourly pay in these other professions can be as low as $20, and by then they have missed out on hundreds of thousands of dollars of payments (and interest) that in the medical profession would have been paid as OT, and the ability to ever reduce your working hours to a healthy amount (such as 35 hours a week as one can do with shift work) remains low.

    • harthagan on 23/06/2020 - 15:04
      +1

      Most nurses don't earn well over 100k. In fact I'd say that none of them do. Relatively very few would even be in the 100k ball park.

      • Shiny Mew on 23/06/2020 - 15:13

        My ex who had five years' experience as a clinical nurse was earning $120k a year on 45 hour weeks (including Saturdays but having a weekday off).

        • harthagan on 23/06/2020 - 15:23
          +2

          Exactly but that's the exception, for someone in the highest pay bracket and working regular overtime and weekends. And still not what could be described as earning "well over 100k"

          Average salary for a RN is 65,000 and it tops out at around 85,000. Clinical get a bit more and then of course there is overtime and weekend loading. But the situation of your ex earning 120k is pretty much the ceiling.

        • thatitguy on 23/06/2020 - 16:57
          +1

          A CNS earns more than an RN.
          And not all nurses work 45 hour weeks CONSISTENTLY. They would typically do one 45 hour week in a month, and 36 for the other weeks (depending on their area).
          The CNS status and consistent high hour weeks is what probably made the exceptionally high pay for your ex. As someone else said, that’s the ceiling in that field.

      • Izefyre on 23/06/2020 - 15:50

        RN2, I’m almost there. :)

    • thatitguy on 23/06/2020 - 15:56
      +1

      Doctors yes, but Registered Nurses don’t earn anywhere near that.
      Unless you’re a highly specialised RN.
      RN’s ‘generally’ get paid relatively low for the complexity of their job, even before you factor in the HECS/HELP debt of their degree, their annual registrations, the ongoing annual CPD commitments, and their daily onsite parking costs.

      Also, while true about the near-certain employment, those that deal in the elective surgery space were without employment.

    • bargain_knight on 23/06/2020 - 16:01
      +1

      My wife's a nurse and does not earn close to that!

    • Trance N Dance on 23/06/2020 - 18:28
      +2

      You're delusional if you think majority of nurses and paramedics earn well over 100k a year. Recent grad doctors don't even make that much let alone nurses.

    • MessyG on 23/06/2020 - 18:28

      Hahahahahahahahaha.

      Not true.

    • roller on 23/06/2020 - 21:01
      +2

      Emergency department doctors are the worst paid in the medical profession yet have to deal with drug addled d***heads all day, do loads of unpaid overtime and in my partners case, still don’t earn over $100k. Then on top that their expected to just suck up the stress of outbreaks and crises like this to make up for the weakness of vastly underfunded health systems because everyone wants a tax cut instead. Gets your facts straight Shiny Mew. Oh, yeah …. and most of those very well paid specialities aren’t getting paid at all because all elective surgeries being cancelled meant all their income was cancelled too, along with a lot of their nursing staff being stood down.

  • BigMac2000 on 23/06/2020 - 12:52
    +1

    will all the good stuff conveniently be out of stock?

    • netsurfer on 23/06/2020 - 13:39

      No, they are already excluded. See the list of excluded products.

      They will be in stock, just no discount.

  • Nathw on 23/06/2020 - 12:56

    Allied health no good?

    • MessyG on 23/06/2020 - 18:31
      +2

      I think this is a disgrace - the social workers are frontline for absolutely every horrible thing that happens in the hospital and deserve a medal.

      • TimeWaster on 23/06/2020 - 18:48
        +2

        It’s a bit of a stretch to say it’s a “disgrace”
        I hardly think an occupational therapist or speech pathologist is putting themselves at the same risk every day that a doctor or nurse is
        However, people like pathologists do miss out a bit. My hospital had 2 pathologists contract COVID from handling all the swabs and everything. Not sure if correlation equals causation here but you can’t deny the risk there.

        • systema on 24/06/2020 - 13:21
          +2

          Speech pathologists in general is considered a high risk cohort as a significant amount of their work involves procedures are classified as aerosol generating. Having said that, they frequently missed out on any deals for front liners as they are not regulated by AHPRA.

          The Australian Department of Health has provided national guidance on prioritisation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) due to risks involved. Several allied health professions have been deemed high priority (i.e. high risk). These are:

          • Speech pathologists
          • Respiratory physiotherapists
          • Sonographers
          • Diagnostic radiographers

          See details here:
          https://www.podiatry.org.au/documents/item/2196

        • mariahwerk on 25/06/2020 - 19:03
          +1

          As speech pathologists we are first to attend to patients' swallowing difficulty (either after intubation or during oxygen support), and systema is right, speech pathologists often work face-to-face and are hence at high risk of contracting. I often see patients who cough right in front of my face without any PPE (hospital is short of)

    • ilikedeals on 23/06/2020 - 21:18

      Just show your ID

    • Pythagoras on 23/06/2020 - 23:06

      It does say health care workers

  • herbo on 23/06/2020 - 13:32
    +3

    "products are likely to have sold below ticketed/advertised price in stores prior to the discount offer" - reads like they're going to add 15% to everything on Wednesday night

  • mrvaluepack on 23/06/2020 - 14:20

    Still overpriced.

  • TitanFather on 23/06/2020 - 14:29
    +4

    Don't really need anything but happy to purchase for people in Hobart if anyone needs something.

    Can also access 5% off vouchers if you wanted to stack and get a cheap Switch as mentioned above.

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