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Kogan: 0.7% Discount off Any Order (Carbon Tax Offset)

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Moots on 01/07/2012 - 10:44 kogan.com.au (444 clicks)
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CARBONTAX

Received an e-mail from Kogan:

Today marks the beginning of the operation of the Carbon Tax. According to the governments's Clean Energy Website, the Carbon Tax will result in a 0.7% increase in the cost of living for Australians.

In response, Kogan is proud to announce the immediate introduction of a Carbon Tax Offset Trading Scheme. For the next 14 days (unless the Carbon Tax is repealed earlier), any Australian can claim their Carbon Tax Offset Trading Scheme Entitlement by simply entering the code CARBONTAX at the checkout of kogan.com, which will reduce the price of an order* by 0.7%.

For a $199.00 Tablet it reduces it by $1.39 isn't much but it's A saving?

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  • jv on 01/07/2012 - 10:55
    +14

    0.7% Discount

    Ha ha ha…

    It's July, not April !!!! :P

  • m0nkeycheese on 01/07/2012 - 10:56
    +9

    +1 for lols

  • SBOB on 01/07/2012 - 10:58

    how generous of them ;)

  • grog on 01/07/2012 - 11:01
    +6

    I have an overwhelming feeling of relief from the pain of the normal prices charged by this company.

    This price cut will help me put more food on the table.

  • dreamscene on 01/07/2012 - 11:02
    +2

    Freakin' HELL Julia!!! Rudd Rudd Rudd where art tho!

  • StewBalls on 01/07/2012 - 11:04
    +20

    Wow, I'm now 0.7% more likely to buy from them! :)

  • DxxP on 01/07/2012 - 11:05

    Maybe I'm wrong. Seemed to me a couple of weeks ago the prices jumped on TVs from Kogan anyway. I bookmarked a TV one night, went back to it the next night and a similar TV was there, lesser package with a price jump of a couple of hundred. Maybe pre-olympic sales guise expecting people will buy upgrade pre and during olympics anyway. Now carbon tax offset. Ahh commercial world always one step ahead.

    Summary: Not keen on only 0.7% discount.

  • 1morphine1 on 01/07/2012 - 11:13

    this is A discount BUT not a bargain

  • Lord Fart Bucket on 01/07/2012 - 11:13

    But the shipping isn't off-set…

  • c64 on 01/07/2012 - 11:21
    +1

    omg is this a joke? .7%? i get better value with the $0.50 ing cashout bonus when buying my groceries

  • darthhasbro on 01/07/2012 - 11:26
    +17

    To put a number on it, it's $7 off a $1000 purchase, not a bargain, a forum thread at best

    • Tal_Shiar on 01/07/2012 - 11:50
      -7

      Serious bro?

  • ca6leguy on 01/07/2012 - 11:30

    Wow, excellent deal!!

  • A3Australia on 01/07/2012 - 11:34
    +2

    Why did they use an illustration of chunks of carbon on the balance board? Why not a canister of CO2?

  • wtfnodeal on 01/07/2012 - 12:05
    +2

    I think it is being sarcastic to the carbon tax. Not meant to tell ozbargainer "it is a great deal".

  • altomic on 01/07/2012 - 12:12
    +4

    I don't get out of bed for less than 15% discount.

    • Shaw on 01/07/2012 - 12:22
      +1

      50% here…

  • retiredfeline on 01/07/2012 - 12:16
    +2

    Just Kogan being a publicity wh*re.

  • chickentaste on 01/07/2012 - 12:32
    +3

    That's real cute Kogan.

    Negged for blatant (and lame) attempt at guerrilla advertising. If it's a slow news day someone on one of the big newspapers will pick this up as easy copy when writing cheap-shot carbon tax reaction pieces.

    • foobar on 01/07/2012 - 13:42
      +5

      As it seems you either forgot to neg or perhaps ran out for the day, I'll give you one of mine. This "bargain" blows, Kogan can jam his overpriced rebadged junk along with his publicity stunt right up his clacker.

      • AncientWisdom on 02/07/2012 - 01:54

        And here's another one..

        Publicity stunts are not bargains! And I find it sad that it filtered here as the stunt worked.

  • abc on 01/07/2012 - 13:00
    +8

    0.7% off is an insult to OzBargain and shouldn't even be posted on here - neg from me!

  • m0nkeycheese on 01/07/2012 - 13:09
    +2

    You guys complaining are crazy ITS A JOKE!! Its designed to get free publicity which it has done exactly that. Some people take things too seriously me thinks.

    • dyziplen on 01/07/2012 - 13:11
      +4

      Yes its a joke and not a bargain. Ozbargains is for bargains and not for free publicity or a joke.

    • darthhasbro on 01/07/2012 - 15:03
      +1

      I agre, so why the hell are we perpetuating this crap by posting in this site and doing exactly what Kogam wants us to do? I don't see how anyone can +ve this crap…

      • StewBalls on 01/07/2012 - 18:39

        I can't see how anybody could take it so seriously as to bother negging it…at this point it's the majority neg votes that are doing all of the perpetuating! ;)

        • Tal_Shiar on 02/07/2012 - 03:56

          Careful, we'll end up giving them more comments to neg lol

  • Fuzor on 01/07/2012 - 13:11
    +2

    Why is everyone cashing in on this carbon tax. Kogans cheaply specified and designed crap are all done overseas for even less than what the bigger manufacturer pays. It has nothing to do with the carbon tax, all this post is doing is giving them free advertising.

  • ol mate on 01/07/2012 - 13:15
    -2

    Any publicity is good publicity,

  • hsvman001 on 01/07/2012 - 13:24
    +2

    so not worth it!

  • Spun on 01/07/2012 - 13:57
    +4

    Neg from me. This kind of publicity stunt has no place on these hallowed pages.

    • Tal_Shiar on 01/07/2012 - 16:52
      -1

      Hallowed pages? Lolololol , don't get me wrong, I agree with everything else

  • Postulative on 01/07/2012 - 14:02
    +3

    Playing politics and publicity stunts does not a deal make.

    0.7% on a $100 purchase is a 70c discount. Not worthy, Kogan - not worthy.

  • patientvalue on 01/07/2012 - 14:06
    +1

    There is another way to look at the politics/PR of this offering…the cost of the carbon tax is negligible (for electronics) as amply demonstrated by so many here who don't see the offset of 0.7% as worth 'getting out of bed for'. I realise this is not the original intention of peoples' comments ('not a bargain') but i think the tax impost can also be viewed in the manner i am suggesting.

    The kogan 'discount' might be reported as support for the new law and undermine the arguments of opponents e.g. Abbot and others.

    • edgar28 on 01/07/2012 - 14:18
      +1

      the main thing of carbon tax is chain effect - economics 101

      the government cut benefits, hope to get into surplus, end up people doesn't spend, company collapse, less income and gain tax…….. that's chain effect………so the government try to think of better way to get into surplus —> cut more family benefit and increase tax …….. never learn from lesson…..

      • Bargainz on 01/07/2012 - 20:16
        +1

        They increased alot of "Family benefits" though dont forget, really its 'stuff' single people - they can pay for everyone else!

  • edgar28 on 01/07/2012 - 14:16

    wow super 0.7%!!!!!!!!!!!!
    no wonder they so successful

  • p3t0r on 01/07/2012 - 14:25
    -1

    Almost as bad as the IE6 Tax Kogan introduced!

    • lplau on 01/07/2012 - 15:06
      -1

      I quite like IE6 thing that Kogan is doing.
      Having worked in the IT industry and having to make webpages IE6 compatible is a pain in the butt.

      Then trying to make IE6 pages compatible with other browsers is also hard since it either works on one or the other.

      This is extremely common in Government Agencies where they are still on IE6. It is extremely ironic though, that government agencies have so extensive security policies but they still use a browser which is so vulnerable to attacks. Even Microsoft has told people to stop using IE6!

      I fully support Kogan in doing the IE6 Tax, and I wished other E-Commerce places follow. It will rid the earth of the most common Microsoft Virus, IE6!

  • [Deactivated] on 01/07/2012 - 14:42
    +2

    Just an advertising stunt. Not a bargain.

  • [Deactivated] on 01/07/2012 - 14:56
    +1

    Offensive humour if you ask me. I suspect the 0.7% will multiply aggressively once the negative aspects of this insidious and wasteful tax filters through the economy. Perhaps Kogan can offer to pay my electricity bills instead if they are really concerned about this stuff.

    • Bargainz on 01/07/2012 - 15:20
      -1

      Hear Hear!

    • ryan-m on 02/07/2012 - 07:46

      Nice try, Abbott.

  • fertiliser on 01/07/2012 - 15:16
    +2

    0.7% is a kick in the face. People whinge when companies only give 10% off and post it as a bargain, so this is a joke.

  • Natt on 01/07/2012 - 15:18
    +2

    Yet another stupid publicity stunt from these guys and worst of all someone is going to repeat this back to be as something awesome

    I think people who buy tvs from kogan watch today tonight religiously on it

    • muskawo on 02/07/2012 - 09:33

      agreed. There is a reason kogan rhymes with bogan.

  • shaybisc on 01/07/2012 - 15:21

    I couldn't sleep last night worrying about the carbon tax.

    • Bargainz on 01/07/2012 - 15:23
      -2

      Yea its all a real big joke isnt it… Wait until the "financial assistance" runs out and see if you're joking anymore..

      • ryan-m on 02/07/2012 - 07:48

        Ha. Way to get sucked in by the tabloids, pal.

  • kiwipride on 01/07/2012 - 15:23

    Neg from me.

  • snappy1234 on 01/07/2012 - 15:24
    +1

    advert.

  • shaybisc on 01/07/2012 - 15:26

    If I was in power I would enact an Aussie Whinger Tax- there would be massive surpluses every year.

  • CheapCoffee on 01/07/2012 - 15:30
    +1

    Ha ha - Just a joke (And an advertisement)

  • shaybisc on 01/07/2012 - 15:35

    This is apropos of nothing- I just came across it and thought it was funny:

    "I'm lazy, fat and stupid. What is the government going to do about it?"

    George Megalogenis says
    Thu 24 May 12 (09:21am)
    "Give you a safe seat?"

    http://blogs.theaustralian.news.com.au/meganomics/index.php/…

  • d3ft on 01/07/2012 - 15:36
    +1

    Not funny and not a bargain. Neg.

  • tcjm on 01/07/2012 - 15:37

    agreed to comments above but also went and tested out. saved $4.47 if you purchase SGSIII blue…

  • ahara on 01/07/2012 - 15:38
    +1

    One more negative vote for stupid publicity idea.

  • z00m on 01/07/2012 - 15:41

    Send this to the forum where it belongs

  • pmupsinep on 01/07/2012 - 15:56

    Stupid, not funny, no bargain

  • Car-la-la on 01/07/2012 - 16:29

    agree with all the comments above .. stupid, not funny, not a bargain etc etc

  • Moderator[Deactivated] on 01/07/2012 - 16:53

    A comment on the negative votes here.

    While many of the comments maybe not technically correct, eg one word responses, like thirdly etc, given the overwhelming negative response to this post, deleting 1 or 2 comments will have no effect, and there is a limit of how may things someone can say.

    That said it doesnt take to much effort to add a few more words…

    So no need to REPORT these technicalities… Thank you

    • Tal_Shiar on 01/07/2012 - 17:09

      I imagine that if reported early enough, this may have been deleted too

    • Commonwealth Pig on 01/07/2012 - 18:48

      I have saved you the trouble and revoked that vote. I just can't see what I could have added that others hadn't already said.

      But you're right it is against the voting guidelines.

      • Moderator[Deactivated] on 01/07/2012 - 18:59

        a a a That's your choice, but, I wasnt meaning that you should. If that was the case I could have just removed it.

        I was just trying to explain why in this case we left the votes, so we didn't get all these reports.

        Just a few more words would be ok. But as I said, given the overwhelming reaction to the post by the community, we have to judge things in a greater context.

        Its not always black and white. And as mods we make calls, Sometimes right sometimes wrong.

  • uraha on 01/07/2012 - 17:44

    stunt

  • altomic on 01/07/2012 - 17:58
    +1

    .7% discount.

    brilliant advertising/PR stunt.

    headline tomorrow "Kogan takes the pi55 out of the carbon tax"

    • Moderator[Deactivated] on 01/07/2012 - 19:01

      Maybe Maybe not.

      .7% is pretty small, so depending on your view it might be they maybe trying to take the p out of those opposing it.

      It's not that clear….

    • ca6leguy on 02/07/2012 - 08:03

      Obviously they have succeeded. Look at the response here!

  • StewBalls on 01/07/2012 - 18:35
    +5

    To all of the naysayers, just remember this…at least for once it's a discount that doesn't say 'excludes MacBooks, iPads, iPods & iTunes cards!!!' :p

  • wtfnodeal on 02/07/2012 - 05:31

    Thanks OP. I couldn't stop laughing at the comments because of this post. I love the comments as much as the bargains posted on this site.

  • muskawo on 02/07/2012 - 09:30
    +1

    Ruslan Kogan is a right wing bigot in real life, so this doesn't surprise me.

  • daver on 02/07/2012 - 18:04
    +1

    1) Black humour, & 2) not even a scintilla of bargain. See: kogan website.

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