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AmEx Statement Credit: 15% Cashback for 1 Transaction, up to $20 Cap @ Special Gift Cards

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AmEx Statement Credit: 15% Cashback for 1 Transaction, up to $20 Cap @ Special Gift Cards
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Coops1 on 28/06/2022 - 04:22 americanexpress.com (1591 clicks)
Last edited 29/06/2022 - 09:51 by 1 other user

An interesting offer by Amex for purchases at www.special.com.au

  • 15% off ONE-TIME - Maximum of $20 Amex cashback
  • Received on Edge and Explorer including supplementary

NOTING THE PREVIOUS DEAL (Not Amex related), AND ISSUES THAT SOME HAD
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/695977

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Save the offer to your eligible Card and spend in-app or online at www.special.com.au by 26/07/2022 to receive 15% credit one time, up to $20 back. Limited to the first 20,000 Cards to save the offer. Exclusions apply.

Also check the offer terms as you save the offer.

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Business Explorer Card: random (1)

Referrer: 40,000 Reward Points

Centurion Personal Charge Card: random (7)

Referee gets 200,000 MR points. Referrer gets 150,000 MR points.

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    • WookieMonster on 05/07/2022 - 20:05

      I'm assuming you have never redeemed a promo code on Special before?

      I tried applying it to a Pub Crawler gift card, but I get the following error message:

      You have already used a past promo code

      I have previously used a different promo code on my account, which may explain the reason I'm getting that message.

      • kelasen on 05/07/2022 - 21:33

        Yes I think this code is the continuation of old WELCOME code. So if you had redeemed old code earlier this one won’t work. I had never used it hence it worked for me.

    • isdnman on 06/07/2022 - 23:06

      Promo code expired ? No longer seems to work

      • Neoika on 07/07/2022 - 07:52
        +7

        Coz there is a spy here, logged in and never comments (probably can pull the switch).

        • meowsers on 11/07/2022 - 23:09
          +2

          Well you might not want to tell that user that their MCC code filtering is terrible and we had this offer on 8 different Amex cards. You do the math!
          Drained one after the other literally seconds after we bought them which means we got $160 for about 10 minutes work. But as opposed to some other folks we followed the Terms and Conditions and didn't buy a gift card with a gift card…

          I wonder if these promos are just to boost customer numbers in the hopes of a capital raise or something. Not sure how else you could justify the marketing expenditure.

          CBA has a 1/5th stake in the parent company (Karta/545490 Pty. Ltd.). To be honest their value proposition (?ghost cards all the way through to branded prepaid cards) isn't life changing compare to similar offerings in the B2B and B2C space. Best of luck to them in any case. Going to need all the runway they can get. Their underlying processor is Stripe so I'm wondering what their fee structure is. Anyways.

          I suppose they make money off interchange and then forfeited balances (or Breakage as it's called) which is why legislation need to be updated to prevent this and instead should go to unclaimed money via ASIC.

          That's my rant for the night and I shouldn't drink coffee this late anymore.

  • Dt12 on 10/07/2022 - 16:12

    Hi all, is there a way to remove the used cards on the app?

  • DrRalph on 13/07/2022 - 14:37

    I've been unable to set up an acount in order to buy these cards. Just get a spinning 'loading' all the time. Any tips?

  • lilkid28 on 17/07/2022 - 14:38
    +1

    Seems like after 4-5 cards in 1 account, the following purchase will be declined. Sent a message to CS, their reply is to try after 1-2 days, but it never worked. Have to use different account

  • SydOzber on 17/07/2022 - 18:35

    Was able to buy using 3 cards yesterday with 3 different amex cards. tried now with 4th card and received an email that my order is under review and they will get back to me in 1 day. anyone else in the same boat ?

    • DrRalph on 17/07/2022 - 19:10

      Same.

      • SydOzber on 17/07/2022 - 19:11

        did it happen today ?

        • DrRalph on 17/07/2022 - 19:21

          Yes.

          • DrRalph on 17/07/2022 - 20:18

            @DrRalph: I can now see the following message: "This email is to confirm that your refund has been issued by SPECIAL.COM.AU PTY LTD. It can take 10+ days to appear on your statement, if it takes longer please contact your bank for assistance."

            • SydOzber on 17/07/2022 - 21:28

              @DrRalph: do you mind sharing whats the time difference between your account review and refund emails.

              • DrRalph on 17/07/2022 - 21:35

                @SydOzber: Today purchased around 11am. Came up as pending. But when I go in and check the orders it now shows as cancelled. I didn't actually get an email, despite the text I extracted. Rather that text is found by clicking on the cancelled order and then clicking on 'download invoice'

                • SydOzber on 17/07/2022 - 22:07

                  @DrRalph: thanks, just checked mine and same.. order status is 'cancelled'

                  • DrRalph on 18/07/2022 - 13:09

                    @SydOzber: I've sent them an email. No response yet.

                    • DrRalph on 19/07/2022 - 14:11

                      @DrRalph: Still no reply. This is a dodgy business for sure!

                      • lilkid28 on 19/07/2022 - 15:24
                        +1

                        @DrRalph: Their CS is close to non existent

                      • T-man on 20/07/2022 - 10:20
                        +2

                        @DrRalph: I just submitted a complaint to Amex to see what they can do about this, they promote the offer but the merchant refused to fulfill the orders.

    • Neoika on 17/07/2022 - 19:19
      +1

      I think it is better to pay by GPay or similar as it may not trigger different payment method issue. It allows GPay on the desktop or in APP.

      • DrRalph on 17/07/2022 - 21:12

        Could this invalidate the AMEX cashback?

        • Neoika on 17/07/2022 - 21:19
          +1

          No, I got one statement credits already. For AmEx offers, digital wallet payment is always eligible. PayPal is not (if the merchant accepts it).

      • ilubbargains on 19/07/2022 - 11:53
        +3

        Good tip with GPay, however on my 4th purchase attempt i got the dreaded 'Oops! Something went wrong' message. Thus adding amex cards to GPAY does not seem to make a difference on purchase limit

        • Neoika on 19/07/2022 - 13:04

          Yes, TCN still declined my GPay once.

        • Neoika on 19/07/2022 - 21:57

          I opened 5 accounts for the previous promo, which allows me allocate AmEx cards evenly.

          • DrRalph on 19/07/2022 - 22:17
            +1

            @Neoika: I don't have access to that many sim cards!

            • Yola on 20/07/2022 - 05:30

              @DrRalph: I also opened several accounts during the last promo. If you read the thread mentioned by Neoika you will see a discussion of websites where you can receive texted codes. There are some on the linked page. You can also google for them. I am still able to use those accounts but just in case copy the details of the card and keep track of passwords.

    • T-man on 18/07/2022 - 11:17

      Same here, my 4th order has been canceled for no reason, pending then canceled.

  • easternculture on 17/07/2022 - 22:33
    -2

    Anyone try the Guiness $15 card to by a $15 pub crawler from special

  • SydneySwan on 22/07/2022 - 11:17

    Decided to join the party. Bought $135 Super Shopper and immediately went on to David Jones website and bought $135 DJ GC - Special card seems to be a Mastercard. Received Amex email immediately upon purchase of Special card and DJ GC within 30 mins of placing order.

    • DrRalph on 22/07/2022 - 11:29

      After the 3rd card purchase you'll be locked out. Don't even both contacting their customer service it's terrible.

  • kickling on 22/07/2022 - 11:37
    +1

    I also tried again (after my card failed two weeks ago) and it went through fine.

    • ilubbargains on 24/07/2022 - 19:53

      good to know, i'll give my card another go - so they're employing an ozbargain-style penalty-box ;p

  • Ash-Say on 22/07/2022 - 18:17

    Bought a card today, amex offer triggered and also payment showing as pending but no order was created on the merchant side.

    Did anyone experience this issue before?

    • dorikin on 22/07/2022 - 18:24

      Yes, few people mentioned this

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/12337509/redir

      • Ash-Say on 22/07/2022 - 20:37

        Thanks, will await for payment to clear and then will do chargeback.

        In the meantime, will also send email to them

    • DrRalph on 22/07/2022 - 20:11

      Many reports of this. This is a very dodgy business. Your order will likely be cancelled, but they won't tell you that. They'll try to blame your bank. Write a negative review on their Facebook site to let others know of your experiences is my advice.

  • dealsgrabber on 23/07/2022 - 09:37

    Hi, has anyone experienced getting charged thrice for a transaction using their gift card via Bpay? I ordered yesterday through the GYG app and got charged 3 times for a single transaction.

    Also, does anyone know their Elsternwick office address? They had it on their website but have removed it now, I guess with the fear of some people dropping into their office due to the issues with thier cards. I leave close by Elsternwick and was planning to do the same incase my issues are not resolved but can't find their address anymore.

    • JJlikes2eat on 23/07/2022 - 16:56
      +2

      Try this internet wayback machine

    • SydneySwan on 25/07/2022 - 08:52
      +2

      SPECIAL.COM.AU PTY LTD (Special), 22/2 Horne Street, Elsternwick VIC 3185, Australia

      Copied form the bottom of an email from them.

      • dealsgrabber on 25/07/2022 - 09:18
        +1

        Thanks a lot mate, I plan to drop into their office if my issue is not resolved.

      • truetypezk on 25/07/2022 - 10:41

        So horne!

  • aiyoyo on 23/07/2022 - 21:19

    Is Super Shopper GC work for fuel purchase like 7 Eleven, Woolworths Caltex?

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