OnePass Free Delivery, What Are Your Thoughts on It?

AustriaBargain on 27/05/2022 - 18:49

I've been seeing "OnePass" free delivery notice on Kmart and Target and thought I would try it out to get some cat nail clippers delivered from Kmart for free. I guess OnePass turns stores with large warehouses of stuff like Kmart, Target, and Catch into an Amazon Prime-like service, except I guess with slower delivery at the moment. Seems like a great idea to me, if no one else can directly compete with Amazon's service, then they should all use a single competing delivery service that will focus on free and hopefully one day fast delivery of all their smaller stuff.

I searched for "OnePass" on OZB and tried a Google search of OnePass and OZB, but no one has mentioned it. Kmart and Target sell all sorts of cheap junk that we need every now and then, so it seems like a good service. Imagine spending an hour commuting to and from and lining up for a $3 pair of scissors at Kmart in 2022. But Kmart have a warehouse full of them so why not let people buy them through an app and get them delivered for "free" like Amazon does.

It would be swell if Woolworths and Coles got in on OnePass and they had people out there doing same day grocery deliveries included in the $4 a month OnePass offer. That'd kill UberEats Grocery service and the actual cost of the delivery could be further subsidised behind the scenes from not having to pay Uber insane fees.

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  • John Kimble on 27/05/2022 - 19:01

    How is it not mentioned?

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/search/node/Onepass

  • AustriaBargain on 27/05/2022 - 19:04
    +1

    It has no real mentions in the forum, brings up three results and none of the directly about OnePass

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/search/node/Onepass?t=f

    vs a search for the words "Amazon" and "delivery" which has 23 pages of discussion

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/search/node/Amazon+delivery?t=f

  • dylanando on 27/05/2022 - 19:04

    They need to work on the speed of delivery. Then amazon has some real comp

    • AustriaBargain on 27/05/2022 - 19:09
      +2

      Maybe Australia Post should be subsidising faster deliveries now to build reliance on their delivery service, before Amazon eventually removes Australia Post from the equation entirely for millions of Australians.

  • Transient on 27/05/2022 - 19:11
    +1

    Are you referring to the old Club Catch or something different?
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/680808

    • AustriaBargain on 27/05/2022 - 19:12
      -2

      I'm not sure what it is really. I can't find out much information on it. Not that I've really tried researching it or anything.

      • Transient on 27/05/2022 - 19:19

        If you are referring to the same thing, then the main attractions are special pricing for members and free delivery but you pay an annual fee, currently $40. So a bit like Ebay plus. Each provides advantages with membership relating to goods in particular shops / platforms. If you are after free delivery, some shops offer free delivery if you buy over a certain amount, eg, $65 for Kmart. We usually buy other stuff to exceed the limit (very practical if you live too far away or were in lockdown).

        • AustriaBargain on 27/05/2022 - 19:25

          Maybe they have rebranded it into OnePass. Except there doesn't seem to be a minimum for free delivery, Kmart are delivering my $3 cat scissors for free.

          • Transient on 27/05/2022 - 19:38

            @AustriaBargain: Sorry, when you say free, is that after signing up to OnePass for 1 month for $4?

            • AustriaBargain on 27/05/2022 - 19:39
              +1

              @Transient: I got the 30 day free trial. But I suppose if I wanted to keep OnePass I would need to pay $4 a month or $40 a year.

              • Transient on 27/05/2022 - 19:47

                @AustriaBargain: Cool! I missed "First 30 days are free". Just like Amazon Prime and I think maybe Kogan.
                $4 per month also isn't bad if the shop is far - probably costs more than that in petrol, driving there and back a few times.
                👍

  • djones145 on 27/05/2022 - 19:24
    +1

    imagine instead of spending an hour going jnto a store and see that kmart looks like a bomb hit it and stuff is everywhere and out of stock
    than

    getting one pass, ordering it, then get out of stock refund a few days later…..

    if they can improve their inventory then maybe, it's like lotto with kmart

  • foxmulder on 27/05/2022 - 19:25
    +1

    Bought $5 marvel t-shirt few days ago from Kmart and $10 kid pool from target. Both free delivery. It's great. I won't be bother going to their shops this way.

    Note for Kmart you need to clear your browser cache to link onepass properly.

  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 27/05/2022 - 20:08

    If a comparable service offered next day delivery like prime id happily throw $50 their way a year.

  • screensaver on 27/05/2022 - 20:48

    useless, been waiting for a week just for item to get sent. Going back to big w click and collect

  • bargain huntress on 27/03/2023 - 15:45

    What is OnePass' business model? $4 a month for unlimited deliveries with often no minimum spend. How?

    Im thinking of companies like Uber. Venture capitalists were pouring money into to subsidise everyones rides. Uber never made profit. Why did they do this? So that they could bankrupt taxi drivers and then when there is no competition, jack up the price, finally make the company profitable, raise the share price, sell, and finally make back more than their investment. They dont give a %$#! about all the taxi drivers who commited suicide, or all the assaults on drivers or passengers, they move fast and break things.

    Im not sure what Onepass' business model is, (i have a few ideas) but at $4 a month for unlimited free deliveries with no minimum via the-in-deep-trouble Australia Post, something is wonky.

    For $4 you can literally order a $1 item at kmart 1000 times and get it delivered in 1000 seperate parcels for free.

    Hopefully its just an introductory period to get us all addicted to OnePass, after which they will massively increase the subscription cost and whatever the partner shops may or may not pay them.
    It could be more nefarious though.

    I love it so much. It has changed my life. I have completely gotten used to it. It will be hard for me to unsubscribe WHEN they raise the price. Maybe too hard.
    But there is always that twinge of guilt that i may be contributing to something doing harm in some way.

    • AustriaBargain on 27/03/2023 - 16:17
      +1

      I'm guessing the business that offer OnePass are subsidising the service, in order to earn more sales and more profits at the end of the day, and to get an angle on Amazon.

      • bargain huntress on 27/03/2023 - 17:18

        So that wont last long then

        • AustriaBargain on 27/03/2023 - 17:24

          Yeah probably not. I can't see rival businesses cooperating too long. Though if they did they could come up with a good distribution service and maybe include a free streaming service like Prime to fight Amazon, turn Amazon's advantages into something any business can and will opt into. But yeah it'll never happen, co-operating even if it's in your best interest is not the Australian way.

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