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Increased Referral Bonus: 1,000 Points (Worth $10) for Referrer, 500 Points + $5 Credit for Referee @ Max Brenner

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Increased Referral Bonus: 1,000 Points (Worth $10) for Referrer, 500 Points + $5 Credit for Referee @ Max Brenner
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cooni on 25/03/2023 - 21:44 maxbrenner.com.au (1146 clicks)
Last edited 27/03/2023 - 17:54 by 1 other user

Max Brenner has quietly (as in not published anywhere) upped their referral bonus to 1000 Cocoa Beans (worth $10) for the referrer and also added 500 Cocoa Beans for the referee (in addition to the $5 Hybrid Cash for signing up).
They also removed the banner in-app to refer others, but the referral program is definitely still going (just type the Referring Member No (starting with MBLD) in the first field when signing up).

Referrer double bonus screenshot
Referee double bonus screenshot

Previously the referrer got 500 Cocoa Beans and the referee got nothing.

iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/max-brenner-loyalty/id15918638…
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=au.com.redcat.…
Web: https://maxbrenner.redcatcloud.com.au/

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  • cooni on 25/03/2023 - 21:45

    Max Brenner's app has 2 separate forms of credit

    Cocoa Beans - which are earned for spend and referrals, 100 beans = $1

    Hybrid Cash - which is like a reloadable balance on your account

    • Sex on 26/03/2023 - 18:10

      Can you stack them and is there a min spend? Thanks.

  • Heaps for Cheaps on 25/03/2023 - 21:48
    +9

    I remember enjoying Max Brenner… then 3 things made me just not bother with them anymore:
    1) They stopped selling the pre-packed chocolates, which was something i'd always buy even when dropping in for a desert. The absolute best was the Ecuadorian chocolate chips.
    2) A staff member came in with a few tungs of Homebrand Vanilla Ice cream - not exactly the premium experience…
    3) The tables became really stricky and unpleasant. I felt dirty sitting on the tables, and some of the times I was one of less than a handful of people there, so there wasn't an excuse.

    Once it went downhill that much, I just didn't go back.

    Now I visit Godiva, Lindt and even Koko Black.

    • tharlow on 26/03/2023 - 00:10
      +9

      The CEO asked the upper echelons of management to urgently look into increasing customer stickiness, and somehow that message got corrupted on the way down to the frontline staff

    • Bunnyburger on 26/03/2023 - 14:25
      +1

      That's chocolate for you, by the bald man!

  • Moo Deng on 25/03/2023 - 23:15
    +1

    How do you redeem these points? You use the app and select the points at the payment screen and it automatically converts beans to $$$?

    • INFIDEL on 26/03/2023 - 12:23

      Was also wondering…
      From t&c: must have enough Cocoa Beans to redeem against the full value of the item using Cocoa Beans alone.
      Cocoa Beans are redeemed by presenting a Member barcode

      • Moo Deng on 26/03/2023 - 15:21

        On the final checkout screen when ordering in app there is an option to redeem the beans

  • Happycath on 25/03/2023 - 23:41
    +1

    Anyone know how I can find my referral code?

    • Moo Deng on 25/03/2023 - 23:57
      +1

      On the ‘Card’ section of the App (second option on the bottom menu)

  • coolc on 26/03/2023 - 02:02

    Only got 500 points

    • ufwpd on 26/03/2023 - 09:36

      Same

    • cooni on 26/03/2023 - 11:23

      For signing up? Or referring someone?

      If you sign up without using a referral code you only get $5 worth. With a referral code you get $10 worth.

      I just tried again and can confirm $10 for each.

      • ufwpd on 26/03/2023 - 12:19

        I used a referral code from the random generator here but still only got 500 points.

        • cooni on 26/03/2023 - 12:47

          Do you mean you got 500 points and $5 Hybrid Cash? Or $0 Hybrid Cash?

  • verisimilitude on 26/03/2023 - 02:30
    +1

    How do you redeem the cocoa bean reward points or the hybrid cash? Just in store or can this be done via the app?

  • wutang01 on 26/03/2023 - 07:55
    +4

    I signed up just so that someone on OZB could get 1000 Cocoa Beans 😂

    • joeyg4343 on 26/03/2023 - 08:47
      +3

      Thanks mate, I took my daughter out for pancakes for free with the beans last weekend. Hopefully someone else can bet a nice experience from that too.

  • Car-la-la on 26/03/2023 - 12:02
    +1

    Hmm I only got the $5 and 500 beans

  • INFIDEL on 26/03/2023 - 12:07
    +1

    Signed up last year for the free birthday hot choc, $5 Hybrid Cash, 500 beans!

    Have never referred (until now), but Beans keep being added to account.

    $1 spend earns 10 beans (never spent)
    Apparently 100 beans are worth $1 (never used my 4k beans)

    From t&c: must have enough Cocoa Beans to redeem against the full value of the item using Cocoa Beans alone.
    Cocoa Beans are redeemed by presenting a Member barcode

    Looking forward to cool weather to spend my beans on yummy hot choc!

    • cooni on 26/03/2023 - 12:46

      In the web version you should be able to see when and roughly why beans were added.

      • INFIDEL on 26/03/2023 - 12:54

        Yes - already checked. Also in App.

        That's why I was surprised almost 4k points have been added over a year, without spending (almost anything on top of free $5 & birthday hot choc) & not referring (just added referral code)!

        Just random dates of multiple "Points Increase", 1 x "Redeem Money" (using $5 for signing up) & 1 x Spend (with birthday free hot choc).

        Only been to a store twice, but I've shared lunch elsewhere with local MB Manager. Her shout!

      • djoz on 26/03/2023 - 12:55

        For me as a referrer, the Beans add up well and are correct (got 500 beans per referral from Apr2002 to Late2022, got 1000 beans per referral from Jan2023 onward).

        For my referee, the Beans do not add up properly. Case in point, my referee got –

        • 500 Beans and $5 Hybrid Cash on Sign up.
        • Spent the $5 Hybrid Cash, and so got 50 beans (for the spend) and another 500 Beans as first purchase bonus (like I've mentioned here)
        • However, on this event, the referee's transaction history shows: 'Increase 500 beans (twice).' Hence, having spent 0 beans, they have credit of 500 beans x 3 rows in the transaction history. However their total beans is only 1,050. Going by the transaction history, it should be 500 + 50 + 500 + 500 = 1,550.

        Never understood this discrepancy. Observed on two of my referee's accounts.

    • djoz on 26/03/2023 - 13:16
      +1

      I don't find the T&Cs exhaustive enough. There's no mention of 'Refer a Friend' benefit at all. Also, this is damn funny:

      Unless otherwise advised by Max Brenner Australia, 10 Cocoa Beans will be awarded to a Member’s Account for each dollar they spend on full priced items with Max Brenner, discounted or special-priced items.
      The spend amount per item will be rounded up to the next whole dollar amount. For example: an eligible item with a value of $12.95 will accrue 13 Cocoa Beans (Loyalty Points), an eligible item with a value of $21.00 will accrue 21 Cocoa Beans (Loyalty Points) and an eligible item with a value of $25.05 will accrue 26 Cocoa Beans (Loyalty Points).

      Looks like they forgot the multiplication table of 10 !

      • INFIDEL on 26/03/2023 - 13:26

        Yes @10 beans per $1 spent, $21 should accrue 210 Cocoa Beans - not 21!

        Back to school Max. And show your working next time-

        Yes, a bit lacking. The only 'exhaustive' aspect was searching for relevant conditions…
        Couldn't find 100 beans = $1 redeemed

  • djoz on 26/03/2023 - 12:09
    +2

    Previously the referrer got 500 Cocoa Beans and the referee got nothing

    I have used this referral system in the past when it was launched (around April 2022). IIRC, earlier —

    • Referrer got 500 Beans (equivalent to $5)
    • Referee got 500 Beans and $5 Hybrid Cash

    Also, when the referee makes the very first purchase (using the $5 Hybrid Cash or a Normal transaction or even the Free Birthday Hot Chocolate), they get the usual transaction beans (10 beans per dollar spent) plus another bonus 500 beans. This is not written anywhere but happened for both my and my partner's account and so we both have 1000 beans now.

    With the update mentioned in this post, I think, now —

    • Referrer gets 1000 Beans (equivalent to $10)
    • Referee gets 500 Beans (equivalent to $5) and $5 Hybrid cash (same as earlier)

    So, I think the only change is the Referer getting 1000 Beans instead of the earlier 500.

    Also, all referees watch out when you do your very first transaction. You will get another Bonus 500 Beans when you do so.

    Also, downloading the App is not necessary. You can just sign up at https://maxbrenner.redcatcloud.com.au and reap the same benefits. Although App is much easier and convenient, it may help those who don't approve unnecessary installation of Apps. Also, while redeeming or ordering online too you can use the same URL.

    • cooni on 26/03/2023 - 12:51
      +1

      It looks like the 2x500 points for referrer kicked in late 2022 some time from my points history

      Didn't know about the first purchase bonus though - I wonder if that will still apply now even though you get $5 + 500 points for signing up with referral

      • djoz on 26/03/2023 - 13:00

        The first purchase 'Bonus 500 Beans' was obtained by my referee when they used the $5 Hybrid cash for first purchase on 30-Jan-2023, and by another referee when they first purchased on 24-Feb-2023. So I think it very much exists even today. Watch out for your beans go up by 500 on your first purchase.

        The discrepency though, is that the transaction history will show 2x500 beans credit on the first purchase, but the beans increase only by 500. I can't really contest this, as this bonus 500 beans on first purchase isn't mentioned anywhere, or in their T&Cs. It is just my observation.

        Also, I am not aware what happens if the first purchase is done by using the beans themselves. I'd suggest not to use beans for the first purchase. In my own case, I had just redeemed my Free Birthday Hot Chocolate (no spend), but still got the bonus 500 beans on that event, as that was technically my first 'purchase' at Max Brenner using loyalty.

  • Tigerboy on 26/03/2023 - 16:21

    How can I refer people? I don't find the 'refer code' or the likes anywhere…

  • chloden on 28/03/2023 - 11:24

    We headed to Max Brenner in Melbourne city yesterday to enjoy our freebie, only to be told we can not use the beans points.

    • Kyogre89 on 30/03/2023 - 00:07

      Try order pick up via the app?

    • yanlianglee on 13/04/2023 - 11:49

      Probably because the staff aren't aware of that, or the owner didn't want to absorb the cost (which might be a violation of the policy?

    • DealHunterDownUnder on 27/06/2023 - 10:58

      Yes same here, was told thay they no longer accept order paid using cocoa beans earned through referral. Why they don't wipe all the points if they no longer honour it.

  • mudjr21 on 16/06/2023 - 15:03
    +3

    no more friends refer bonus from now on.

    You can still use your points

    • joeyg4343 on 29/06/2023 - 07:09

      That sucks, where did you see that?

    • DaddyJi on 04/07/2023 - 16:14

      Can confirm. There is also a mobile number authentication needed now.

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