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Get 10% Cashback Every Saturday in December (Max $30 Back Per Transaction) Using Tap & Pay @ Zip

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Get 10% Cashback Every Saturday in December (Max $30 Back Per Transaction) Using Tap & Pay @ Zip
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neilpatrickharris on 04/12/2020 - 12:16 zip.co (7441 clicks)
Last edited 25/12/2020 - 22:21 by 2 other users

There seems to be a lot of confusion based on the comments so let me try and clarify how this works:

  1. Sign up to Zip Pay. Not Zip Money. You can use the 'Related Offers' at the bottom of this description for new signup options. Note that you must provide your email address or phone number if you want a referral, there’s no referral link and you can’t be referred without that info!
  2. Download the Apple or Android app and sign in with your details. You will need a smartphone with NFC.
  3. Go to the "Cards" tab within the Zip app. Click on Add to Apple Wallet (or Google Wallet if using android).
  4. Go to any store that accepts tap & go on credit/debit cards. Do not ask if they accept Zip Payment as this is a separate payment method.
  5. Purchase anything (any gift cards, services, goods, literally anything) and checkout with Apple Pay or Google Pay by tapping your digital Zip card on Saturday. Do not spend more than $300 in one transaction if you want to maximise your benefit as you won't get 10% back above $300!
  6. You should see the rewards balance reflected under "Rewards" within the "Your Zip" tab of the app immediately.
  7. Once you have reached $30 in credit, click on the redeem button to apply the credit to your account.
  8. Pay off your Zip account by linking a credit card to earn points and defer payment (The screen says debit card but many have confirmed credit cards to work as well - Amex will not work). It takes 3 days for processing payments to finalise and you cannot make additional payments sooner than that.
Things to note:
  • Applying for a Zip account will trigger a credit check.
  • Redeemable once you've reached $30 in credit (I.e. Min spend $300)
  • Rewards balance will continue accruing even if you don't redeem $30.
  • There's no daily limit. The only limit is your credit limit.
  • Apple Pay and Google Pay don't have a $100 tap and pay limit like normal cards. The limit is unlimited since you biometrically authenticate yourself at the time of payment.
  • You cannot prepay your zip account via BPAY so that it goes into credit. I contacted Zip and they informed me that since they’re not a bank they’re not allowed to hold deposits. If you prepay your account you will be breaching their T&Cs and your account may get blocked. It will take a few days to unblock. Do so at your own risk, some have reported success while others have confirmed they got blocked.
  • You cannot make payments online.
  • Max $30 back per transaction.
  • Excludes Westfield gift cards purchased from Westfield
  • On days other than Saturday, you can still earn 3% or 5% cash back that will accrue towards your rewards balance.
  • Within a twenty-four (24) hour period, you (a) are limited to redeeming your Reward Goal eight (8) times, and (b) will not earn any further credit back if you spend $4,000 or more.
  • 10% back on Super Saturdays will override all other cashback offers with lower % back.
  • By end of 8 January 2021, any credit back that has not reached the Reward Goal will be cancelled.
Other giftcards worth considering Store Normal discount New discount
Woolworths giftcards Woolworths ~5% 10%
Coles giftcards Coles ~4% 10%
Costco giftcards Costco 0% 10%
$100 Aldi giftcard Aldi 0% 9.5%
$100 7/11 giftcard 7/11 0% 10%
$500 EFTPOS giftcard and Only 1 Visa giftcard - Variable Load* Woolworths -1.6% 8.6%
$100 Amazon giftcard AusPost/711/BP/ United/Freedom/Newslink ~5% 10%
$100 giftcards (Only via Prezzee app paying with Apple Pay - At your own risk) Prezzee 0% 10%

*$7.95 purchase fee on activation. Benefit is maximised when you purchase a $500 giftcard + $7.95 fee (pay via split payment of $300 and then $207.95). If you purchase less than this your discount will be less.

12/12/2020 Deals Store Sale discount Stacked discount Comment
Him/Her/Teen/Google giftcards Woolworths 10% 19% $100 card for $81
$20 Netflix giftcard** Coles 25% 35% $20 Netflix card for $13
$50 Swap Celebration giftcard** Coles 10% 20% $50 Swap card for $40
$100 Her giftcard** Coles 5% 15% $100 Her card for $85
iTunes giftcard*** Big W 15% 23.5% $100 iTunes card for $76.5
Nintendo eShop Big W 10% 19% $60 card for $48.6

**Flybuys account required. Only one 1,000 point redemption per account (equates to $5).
***Price beat at officeworks to get this at 27.325% off, or $72.68 for $100

19/12/2020 Deals Store Sale discount Stacked discount Comment
$50 Netflix giftcard** Woolworths 10% 20% $50 Netflix card for $40

** Everyday rewards required. (Possibly) only one 1,000 point redemption per account (equates to $5).

26/12/2020 Deals Store Sale discount Stacked discount Comment
Kogan Mobile BOGOF plans Kogan Mobile 50% 55-57% Use AmEx offer and combine with giftcards to get between 56.3% and 56.6% off. If no AmEx offer, then you can get ~54.8% off if using just giftcards (in lots of $50) provided that you can split the cost of the plan with someone else. Use classifieds if interested in sharing.
JB Hi-Fi Boxing Day sales JB Hi-Fi - - -

Related Offers:

$15 Zip Credit ($50 Min Spend, New Customer)
5% Cashback (up to $30) When you Tap and Zip (Minimum Spent for Period $600) - Targeted
3% Cashback (up to $30) When You Tap and Zip (Minimum Spend for Period $1000)
Referral Randomiser Below ($10 for referrer & referee)

Referral Links

Referral: random (245)

$10 for referrer & referee, if referee applies for account within 10 days of invitation and completes a transaction within 14 days of account approval.

This is part of Boxing Day Sales for 2020
Financial Boxing Day Cashback Instagrampost

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    • eyebrows7 on 22/12/2020 - 06:27

      Scroll back up to the top of the page and go over the bold text. Don't wanna ruin your Saturday.

      I'm rather checking every day to see if they'll let me increase my limit. I'm spewing I didn't take it up when they were offering me $1500 limit a little while back.

    • leiiv on 22/12/2020 - 10:42
      +1

      My account was $700 over the limit for a few days last week, and it has been fine so far.
      I think you can only try and take the risk.

      • baskinghobo on 25/12/2020 - 22:04

        Thanks. I put in an extra $300 and it was fine.

    • YesPleaseThankYou on 22/12/2020 - 11:07
      -2

      Yep, no problems here.

      I suspect that those who claim their accounts that have been suspended or something, either have no clue about what's going on, or aren't being entirely truthful about other aspects of their account or conduct.

    • eltito on 22/12/2020 - 13:10

      I put $500 into my account when I was sitting on around $900, so I was in credit around $1400. Worked for me with no issues. YMMV

    • samehada on 22/12/2020 - 13:21
      +2

      Don't do it, this dodgy company will ask you to call the bank to reverse the BPAY instead of simply refunding you. I don't even think that is ground to block your account either. Remember reversal of BPAY payment will incur cost with many banks.

      They have been randomly block ppl account even though with just a few hundreds over, so do it at your own risk and with all the hassle that may follow.

      Those who account hasn't been blocked yet doesn't mean that it won't happen. If it happen to your account you surely will miss out this Saturday, so do it at your own risk.

    • eyebrows7 on 22/12/2020 - 15:16
      +1

      Downvote the good advice? All the best for Saturday then.

  • samehada on 22/12/2020 - 13:30
    +2

    Not sure why the OP put the Only1 Visa amount at $492.05, you can just load max $500 to max out the benefit, the $7.95 fee is not part of the max $500 limit.

    • randomusername2017 on 22/12/2020 - 13:44

      So it matches the zip pay limit of $1000/$1500

      • PissLUR on 22/12/2020 - 13:47

        It should also take into account the available zip credit after the transactions.

        I was able to purchase 3x$507.95 gift cards with my $1,500 credit limit.

        • samehada on 22/12/2020 - 14:22

          exactly, OP forgot to calculate the redeemed credit.

    • neilpatrickharris on 23/12/2020 - 00:27

      Have updated it. The original amount on the deal was $292.95 because I didn't realise you could split the payment at woolies… Then realised and just updated it to $492.95. Agree that the maximum benefit is achieved at $500 (also makes it easier to spend $500 vs 492.95)

  • mutnyi2001 on 22/12/2020 - 19:25

    How does it work: these redeemed credit goals deducted from the total balance in the statement?

    • adam on 22/12/2020 - 20:52

      yep

  • randomusername2017 on 23/12/2020 - 05:49
    -1

    Wondering if square pay transactions qualify for super Saturday…1.9% fee Vs 1.6% fee on variable load cards.

    • YesPleaseThankYou on 23/12/2020 - 09:18
      -2

      Did you read the Super Saturday terms and conditions?

      • randomusername2017 on 23/12/2020 - 10:12
        -1

        Not expressly excluded
        Should just present as another merchant terminal…
        What did I miss?

  • YesPleaseThankYou on 23/12/2020 - 12:18
    +1

    Tomorrow (Thursday) is the final day to BPAY to have your payment reach your Zip Money account on Saturday morning.

  • F1ngolf on 23/12/2020 - 15:22

    I'm considering to buy the Coles Prepaid MC (activation fee $5) or the Only 1 VISA card (activation fee $7.95) this Saturday. Anyone know would it work if I buy Coles & Myer gift card instead and use it to buy Coles Prepaid MC or the Only 1 VISA card when Coles run promo with FF points?

      • F1ngolf on 23/12/2020 - 16:01

        Thanks, mate! Interestingly, I tried buying a $50 Coles/Myer GC with a $100 Coles/Myer GC on self check out and it did not work. Went ahead to buy using Zip. Am I missing something?

        • jackofspade on 23/12/2020 - 16:57

          Haven't tried it yet but I'm a bit sceptical that it works

        • yht on 23/12/2020 - 17:09

          I believe that you can buy other non Coles Myer gc with Coles Myer gc, but you should hide it until the staff looks somewhere else.

          • F1ngolf on 23/12/2020 - 17:12

            @yht: In short, Coles Myer GC can be used to buy any 3rd party GC including Coles Prepaid MC.

            • yht on 23/12/2020 - 17:22

              @F1ngolf: Correct, system wise. But not allowed by senior staff.

  • mutnyi2001 on 23/12/2020 - 18:40

    How does it work?

    I had $1000 limit after the application approved. Last Saturday I purchased 3x $300 Coles Gift Cards, redeemed the goal rewards (3x $30) and now have $190 available to spend on Zip App. How can I bring the limit back to $1000 available to do the same 3x $300 purchases this Saturday? I thought it should have been 'cleared' automatically and $1000 limit would be available by now.

    But it is not, as only $190 available? It is confusing. Do I need to pay off the spent $900 to the account asap for the limit $1000 to be available on Saturday? If yes, I don't see any options in app to pay off the spent $900…

    Any ideas?

    • PissLUR on 23/12/2020 - 18:47

      make additional payment.

      • mutnyi2001 on 23/12/2020 - 18:50

        I assume $810 ($900- $90= $810)? It is shown as December balance

        • PissLUR on 23/12/2020 - 18:55

          yes if you want to spend the $1,000 limit

  • Astro551 on 23/12/2020 - 23:43

    Just noticed you can pay off Zip balance with Apple Pay. Anyone tried to pay off zip balance with Apple Pay using Zip card? :P

    • joyfulpatrick on 23/12/2020 - 23:54
      +1

      Tried but doesn't work

    • F1ngolf on 24/12/2020 - 00:15

      It won't and shouldn't work. We should be worried if it does.

    • Jared17 on 24/12/2020 - 15:22

      So that's like paying off zip balance with zip? How does that work lol

  • SilentH on 24/12/2020 - 06:47
    +2

    Noticed this in the T&Cs of the 3% and 10% offers.

    “Within a twenty-four (24) hour period, you (a) are limited to redeeming your Reward Goal eight (8) times, and (b) will not earn any further credit back if you spend $4,000 or more.”

    • bargrin on 24/12/2020 - 11:06

      Ok good to know but neither a) or b) is likely to happen to most as our credit limits are either $1000 or $1,500.

      There might be a minority with $2,400 limit (a) or the over $4000 limit (b)

      • samehada on 24/12/2020 - 11:07

        They should have just done it that way if they want to limit instead of blocking ppl account. I have complained them to AFCA.

    • YesPleaseThankYou on 24/12/2020 - 11:34
      +3

      Good on you for finding the additional term. In an earlier post, I noticed that Zip Co added terms relating to 'engaging in this promotion through fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest actions or means'.

      It is unreasonable to expect customers to be looking up terms and conditions immediately prior to each transaction and/or to be substantially modifying those conditions without notice to customers (even though the Zip Co promotional terms seemingly allow the terms to be changed at any time).

      Zip Co knows who its customers are and Zip Co knows which of its customers have already availed themselves of this promotion. It can, accordingly, readily provide them with email notice of changes to terms.

      Just like the Zip Co account terms and conditions, these promotional terms, in my view, are poorly written. They don't give anyone (Zip Co or its customers) much certainty.

      In a moment, I will run this (what is at least the third change to the terms) through a text comparison tool to check for any other changes. I'll report back here about anything else I find.

      • YesPleaseThankYou on 24/12/2020 - 13:03
        +8

        Zip publishes the terms of this promotion in two places:

        https://zip.co/page/supersaturday-terms-and-conditions (these are the terms which appear in the app).
        https://zip.co/promotion/super-saturdays (these are the terms which are linked to from the Zip Co website).

        I know from my records, the two sets of terms were not identical across the whole duration of this promotion.

        Looking at the terms published on the website (the second link), the following changes were made between 7 December 2020 and 24 December 2020.

        (Note that this set of terms does not provide any indication that the terms were changed. The in-app version of the terms includes the following text, added in this latest round of changes: 'Last updated 22 December 2020').

        Anyway, here are the changes between the two dates:

        Change 1

        The following clause initially stated:

        The transaction must be made in accordance with your Tap & Zip Terms and Conditions and your Zip Pay Account Terms and Conditions.

        The following text was inserted:

        "and your participation in the promotion must be made in accordance with these terms and conditions,"

        The clause became:

        The transaction and your participation in the promotion must be made in accordance with these terms and conditions, your Tap & Zip Terms and Conditions and your Zip Pay Account Terms and Conditions.

        Change 2

        The subsequent paragraph initially stated:

        You may only redeem the credit back you accumulate using your Tap & Zip card when the credit back reaches the reward goal stated in the Zip App ("Reward Goal"). If you have reached the Reward Goal, you may redeem the Reward Goal via the Zip App (or any other method we make available to you). The Reward Goal will be applied to your nominated Zip Account within 7 days. You can only redeem the credit back in whole Reward Goal increments.

        The following text was inserted:

        "Within a twenty-four (24) hour period, you (a) are limited to redeeming your Reward Goal eight (8) times, and (b) will not earn any further credit back if you spend $4,000 or more."

        The clause became:

        You may only redeem the credit back you accumulate using your Tap & Zip card when the credit back reaches the reward goal stated in the Zip App ("Reward Goal"). If you have reached the Reward Goal, you may redeem the Reward Goal via the Zip App (or any other method we make available to you). The Reward Goal will be applied to your nominated Zip Account within 7 days. You can only redeem the credit back in whole Reward Goal increments. Within a twenty-four (24) hour period, you (a) are limited to redeeming your Reward Goal eight (8) times, and (b) will not earn any further credit back if you spend $4,000 or more.

        Change 3

        The following clause initially stated:

        No promo code is required to claim the Offer. Should any transaction be refunded the applicable credit back will be adjusted in accordance with your refund.

        "Refunded" was amended to:

        "cancelled, refunded, or varied in any manner"

        "your refund." was amended to:

        "the cancellation, refund, or variation. If at any time Zip reasonably believes that you are engaging in this promotion through fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest actions or means, or you violate these or your Zip Pay terms and conditions, we reserve the right to block the release of any Reward Goals, deduct any Reward Goals from your Zip Account, or cancel or block your participation in the promotion."

        The clause became:

        No promo code is required to claim the Offer. Should any transaction be cancelled, refunded, or varied in any manner the applicable credit back will be adjusted in accordance with the cancellation, refund, or variation. If at any time Zip reasonably believes that you are engaging in this promotion through fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest actions or means, or you violate these or your Zip Pay terms and conditions, we reserve the right to block the release of any Reward Goals, deduct any Reward Goals from your Zip Account, or cancel or block your participation in the promotion.

        I hope this helps someone who may have to lodge a dispute with AFCA etc.

  • Wiser on 24/12/2020 - 13:47

    Please note
    BPay additional money will lock your account
    Also if you spend more than 4000 you will not get any rewards back.

    So the scheme is for max $1000 per week.
    Even if you are successful in BPay extra money you are unlikely to be benefited from extra funds.

    • Ash-Say on 24/12/2020 - 13:56

      How can it be maximum of $4000 if someone is on $1500 limit?

      I think $4000 within 24 hours as someone mentioned above.

    • YesPleaseThankYou on 24/12/2020 - 14:51
      -5

      BPay additional money will lock your account

      That has not been my experience.

      So the scheme is for max $1000 per week

      That is untrue. The terms do not state that.

      • Wiser on 24/12/2020 - 15:52
        +2

        Just spoke to ZIP and 4000 dollar limit is per 24 hours.
        Making your account in credit by BPAY is against terms and conditions and this is only allowed by rewards credits or transaction reversals
        So I retract my earlier comments on $1000 limit.
        BPay lock is from own experience and took few days to get it unlocked.

        • YesPleaseThankYou on 24/12/2020 - 18:55
          -8

          You said:

          Just spoke to ZIP and 4000 dollar limit is per 24 hours

          Why would you need to speak to Zip Co for that? It's in the terms.

          (Maybe you just wanted to have a chat? How many chats have you had with Zip Co? Maybe that's why they blocked your account!)

          You also said:

          Making your account in credit by BPAY is against terms and conditions

          This is untrue. This is what it states in the terms in relation to placing an account in credit:

          (8) Repayments
          ( a) You must pay us the Minimum Repayment Amount shown on your Statement by the Due Date shown on your Statement. You may choose to pay more if you wish but you must not put the balance in your Account in to credit.

          And:

          (12) Credit Balances
          The Account must not have a credit balance. However, if your Account has a credit balance, Transactions on your Account will firstly be applied to reduce your credit balance.

          The part of that clause which states, 'However, if your Account has a credit balance', indicates that accounts can, in fact, be placed in credit and that this is something which is anticipated by Zip Co. Zip Co details the consequences of placing an account in credit, which are that, 'Transactions on your Account will firstly be applied to reduce your credit balance'.

          As you can see, your claim that 'Making your account in credit by BPAY is against terms and conditions' is not supported by the terms and conditions and is thus incorrect.

          I also note from this link My account is in credit, how do I get a refund? that:

          Your account can be in credit from over payment, or from having an order refunded.
          You're welcome to leave your account in credit and to use the funds for your next purchase.
          If you wish to have the credit refunded to your bank account, you'll need to get in touch with us. Please send us an email at [email protected] or call us on 02 8294 2345, to provide us with your BSB and account number.

          You also said:

          BPay lock is from own experience and took few days to get it unlocked

          I suspect that your account was locked for other reasons, not simply because you made a BPAY payment. BPAY is a valid repayment method and it is not prohibited by the terms.

          I would suggest to Zip Co that it look very carefully at its account terms, promotional terms, and help pages. There are numerous inconsistencies. In my view, they are mess. Hey Zip Co, feel free to employ me to conduct a review.

          (Meanwhile, see you at AFCA if you block my account on Saturday!)

          • Wiser on 24/12/2020 - 19:49

            @YesPleaseThankYou: I agree their terms are inconsistent. How can you imply my account was blocked by other reasons?
            Also it was not very clear about 4000 limit.

          • eyebrows7 on 25/12/2020 - 09:46

            @YesPleaseThankYou: Really fighting this one hard hey? Just quietly, if you report later that your accounts been locked, I'll gain a bit of a cheeky smirk on my face.

            Its been mentioned earlier that because Zip is not an Authorised Deposit-Taking Institution, its not in their licence to hold onto your money. They can only extend credit to you. I take it that small amounts one can get away with. But go big and you'll quickly appear on their radar if not triggering an automatic lock.

            You've done well so far, but is it really worth the risk and hassle of missing out on easily saving $90 tomorrow?

            • YesPleaseThankYou on 25/12/2020 - 09:52
              -8

              @eyebrows7:

              Really fighting this one hard hey?

              There's no 'fight'. I discuss facts. Please re-read my posts.

              Just quietly, if you report later that your accounts been locked, I'll gain a bit of a cheeky smirk on my face.

              Each to their own.

              Its been mentioned earlier that because Zip is not an Authorised Deposit-Taking Institution, its not in their licence to hold onto your money.

              Cite the specific regulations, then let's have a chat. Until that time, the comment is just someone's random opinion on the internet.

              They can only extend credit to you.

              It seems that they can do much more than 'extend credit'.

              But go big and you'll quickly appear on their radar if not triggering an automatic lock.

              None of us here know the circumstances of the accounts purportedly 'automatically locked'.

              You've done well so far

              You don't know what I've done.

              And just remember, Zip Co's own help page states:

              You're welcome to leave your account in credit and to use the funds for your next purchase.

              Merry Christmas!

  • brisdaz on 24/12/2020 - 14:33

    When you buy JB hi-fi physical gift cards can you send it via photo or copying numbers to someone else so they can use it in their store?

    Also mate doesn't have NFC yet so I will buy JB hi-fi gift cards for him and he will return the gift card when he has his new phone with NFC.

    How long does JB hi-fi cards take to activate and are they variable loading?

    • Maxdax on 25/12/2020 - 06:35

      Realised physical gift cards - no idea

  • michael9865 on 24/12/2020 - 20:17
    +2

    does the $30 reward stack up or do i have to claim the $30 reward for it to start again?
    Planning to get a few $300 gift cards this Saturday.

    • adam on 24/12/2020 - 22:27
      +1

      Stacks. This is addressed in the notes section of this deal.

    • vikvance on 26/12/2020 - 13:04

      There is no point in stacking it.

      When I claimed it, it was credited immediately, so I get another $30 on my limit.

      • michael9865 on 26/12/2020 - 13:09

        Well I'm planning to do my shopping all day so want to know if I can do it when back home instead of at the store

  • hoodiejs on 24/12/2020 - 20:25

    Will there be another 10% off this coming Saturday?

    • bargrin on 24/12/2020 - 20:33
      +1

      The last one, goes off with a Boxing Day bang!

      So make sure clear your available credit on time

      • hoodiejs on 24/12/2020 - 20:54

        Hey thanks for that. What does that mean, make sure you clear your available credit on time. I'm a bit confused by the whole thing, haha.

        • ballistykx on 24/12/2020 - 21:51
          +1

          Just pay off your account so you can buy more.

  • hoodiejs on 24/12/2020 - 22:15

    I'm wanting to purchase an iPhone 12 Pro Max from JB Hi-Fi ($1850). This is my plan, if anyone has any experience, can you please let me know if I'll be successful;

    Purchase 3 x $300 JB Hi-Fi in separate transactions ($900). Pay my Zip balance off instantly using my debit card.

    Purchase another 3 x $300 JB cards in a separate transactions again.

    Would this work?

    • adam on 24/12/2020 - 22:30
      +3

      No. You can't pay off your zip balance until the transactions have processed which won't be until Monday/Tuesday.

      • hoodiejs on 24/12/2020 - 22:32

        Damn! Thanks for letting me know, much appreciated.

    • brokenglish on 24/12/2020 - 22:30
      +2

      You needed that 3x$300 last Saturday

      • hoodiejs on 24/12/2020 - 22:33

        😩

        • Maxdax on 25/12/2020 - 06:40
          +2

          Buy $300 * 3 + $100* 1 and then redeem $90 and get another one for $90 = so you can get $1090 in a week @10% off

    • Savesome on 26/12/2020 - 00:37

      I remember JB hi-fi only allowed 500 worth gift cards during black Friday. Will they allow to use 1000$ worth gift cards?

      • ozbbcuk on 26/12/2020 - 07:31
        +1

        No issues at all , as many as you want in 1 transaction

  • aiyoyo on 24/12/2020 - 22:19

    How to pay ZIP balance with PayPal? Possible?

  • Jit0809 on 24/12/2020 - 22:30

    Anyone know if i can pay my vicroads rego with this at the postoffice? There is a barcode to pay at auspost but not sure if there is a fee for it or if i can do split payments ?

  • garbagetnt on 24/12/2020 - 23:46

    additional payment made and scheduled min $40 for tomorrow. should have full $1500 ready by Sat

  • elcheapo on 25/12/2020 - 12:57

    i am trying to pay the balance with mastercard prepaid giftcard and immediately my account was put on hold. anyone on same boat?

    • techlead on 25/12/2020 - 14:11

      I've heard that if you try to overpay it, as in pay more than your limit, your account will be immediately put on hold. Haven't heard of paying with a prepaid gift card, but its good to know. I would avoid doing that.

      • Neoika on 25/12/2020 - 21:48

        After I used my 3rd CC number to repay, my account was put on hold too.

        • techlead on 25/12/2020 - 22:42

          Oh, you used 3 different credit cards to repay? I'd understand why that might be deemed as suspicious by Zip. I've only ever repaid with 2 cards so far.

    • samehada on 25/12/2020 - 21:32

      Which prepaid mastercard did you use? I could not even add prepaid card to Zip.

  • PeeDee on 25/12/2020 - 14:18

    Has anyone got any trouble with their rewards redemption?

  • RyanMK on 25/12/2020 - 17:32

    So what gift cards are people planning for tomorrow? :)

    • Ash-Say on 25/12/2020 - 17:45

      Coles Myer
      Wish
      7-11
      Amazon

  • Teemo4Life on 25/12/2020 - 19:22

    does this work for online purchases with single use cards??

    • adam on 25/12/2020 - 19:38

      no

  • YesPleaseThankYou on 25/12/2020 - 21:55

    I love this promotion. It reminds me of when Citi offered me 10% cash back in 2019 for two consecutive calendar months. I prepaid all my bills for about 12 months, paid tax, strata levies etc etc.

    There were no limits to repayments, credit balance, or cash back amount. With any size limit (even a small one), if you had the spare cash, you could place your account into a credit balance to increase your available credit and reap the rewards.

    Saved me many, many thousands of dollars.

    All those trying to pay their Zip accounts with prepaid debit cards they purchased under the Zip Pay promotion deserve to have their accounts blocked permanently.

    Thank you Zip Pay. I am again saving big time.

    • apple0604 on 25/12/2020 - 22:35

      I guess this zippay offer is not as good as the offer you received from Citi because a lot of bills can't be paid by credit card at Auspost nowadays. I personally don't know what kind of gift cards to buy tomorrow.

      • YesPleaseThankYou on 25/12/2020 - 22:37

        The Perfect Gift Card (an eftpos card) for payment at Australia Post.

        Yes, the Citi promotion did not require in-store payment—the cash back was for all spend other than interest and fees.

        • apple0604 on 25/12/2020 - 22:45

          Thanks. Used Coles Mastercard Gift Carc before. For Perfect gift card, is it easy to check balance? I found Coles one is very easy to use as in accepted everywhere and easy to check balance. So might just stick with it.

          I would say Citi promotion is way better.

          • YesPleaseThankYou on 25/12/2020 - 22:48

            @apple0604:

            For Perfect gift card, is it easy to check balance?

            Yes, online. Just Google it.

            I found Coles one is very easy to use as in accepted everywhere and easy to check balance.

            That is Mastercard, yeah?

            I am only getting The Perfect Gift Card to pay bills at Australia Post, as there's no other way I can pay those bills under this offer.

            • apple0604 on 25/12/2020 - 22:51

              @YesPleaseThankYou: Yes, the Coles one is Mastercard. I never use it at Auspost. But I use it to pay bills online and never have any problems.
              Oh, I did use it once to pay for my Victoria driver's license at Auspost and there was a fee.

              • YesPleaseThankYou on 25/12/2020 - 22:53

                @apple0604: Yep, the bills I want to pay at Australia Post will not accept credit cards, so I have to use the eftpos card.

                Even with the $7.95 activation fee, it is worth it on a $500 gift card.

                • apple0604 on 25/12/2020 - 23:18

                  @YesPleaseThankYou: So $500 is the max amount you can put on the Perfect Gift Card, right? I might get one tomorrow to pay my council rates. Actually my council rates can be paid by credit card at Australia Post. But I guess only those Australia Post located in big shopping centre will open on boxing day.

                  • YesPleaseThankYou on 25/12/2020 - 23:22

                    @apple0604:

                    $500 is the max amount you can put on the Perfect Gift Card, right?

                    Yes, that is my understanding—on the variable load gift card.

                    But I guess only those Australia Post located in big shopping centre will open on boxing day.

                    You can search for Australia Post (AP) outlets open on a Saturday—just mark the appropriate check box here https://auspost.com.au/locate/

                    I would be very surprised to find any AP outlet open on Boxing Day.

                    • apple0604 on 25/12/2020 - 23:26

                      @YesPleaseThankYou: I just googled. There is one near us, about 10, 15 mins drive, open on boxing day from 9am to 12pm. I doubt I would be able to get there before 12pm if I want to place a couple of orders at Amazon.

                      • YesPleaseThankYou on 25/12/2020 - 23:29

                        @apple0604: Is it worth your time to drive there?

                        Might be easier to get the eftpos gift card so you can use at your leisure another time.

                        • apple0604 on 25/12/2020 - 23:35

                          @YesPleaseThankYou: I have to go there regardless otherwise I would say it is not worth it especially if I have to go there before they close. It is most likely I won't bother. I will just go out in the afternoon and get a few gift cards for future.

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