WhistleOut posted this gift voucher offer from Vodafone a few days ago, and it turns out not that "exclusive" anyway. @Merlict mentioned that he "rather have ~$100 cashback from Buckscoop if I was going with Vodafone", and it appears you can use both. Now Buckscoop is claiming "exclusive deal" from Vodafone to give out the same $50 gift voucher + their standard $100 cashback for their members. You get $50 EFTPOS card on Samsung's phone contract plans — $39 and above, 12 months or 24 months.
You need to:
- Sign up Buckscoop, and use Buckscoop's link to go to Vodafone.com.au
- Sign up one of the above mobile plans
- Use coupon code WHISTLE50 at checkout
- Wait 3-4 months to get both the gift card and cashback
Just to be fair, the same $100 cashback is also available to StartHere Founder level members, however there is no way to sign up to that level now.
Now, the inevitable LiveConnected comparison. Say you manage to get a SGS3 16GB grey-imported for $550 delivered. The overall cost would be:
$550 + $7.99 x 12 + $20 = $665.88 (S plan)
$550 + $11.99 x 12 + $20 = $713.88 (M plan)
For Vodafone:
($39 + $35) x 12 - $100 - $50 = $738 ($39 plan)
Alright. Crap. Still more expensive, and $39 plan is still no comparison to LC's M plan. I guess the only way to make this Buckscoop plan look favourable is buying for business (and claim cashback/gift card personally) when you take away 10% GST amount, where you cannot claim back from ATO for your $550 grey import purchase. So
$550 + ($7.99 x 12 + $20) x 10/11 = $655.35 (LC S plan)
$550 + ($11.99 x 12 + $20) x 10/11 = $698.98 (LC M plan)
($39 + $35) x 12 x 10/11 - $100 - $50 = $657.27 (VF $39 plan + cashback)
Still not much saving + cashback is not always guaranteed (need to be careful how you use the browser), but
- No upfront cost
- AU stock phone + AU warranty
Took me a while to write this up & might as well post it…
"Took me a while to write this up & might as well post it…" lol