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$1400 off Apple MacBook Air M2/M3 on 24-Month 300GB $99 TGG Mobile Plan (Port-in/New Customers, Selected Stores) @ The Good Guys

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$1400 off Apple MacBook Air M2/M3 on 24-Month 300GB $99 TGG Mobile Plan (Port-in/New Customers, Selected Stores) @ The Good Guys
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BargainsGrabber on 15/08/2024 - 09:30 thegoodguys.com.au (2256 clicks)
Last edited 15/08/2024 - 15:34 by 2 other users

Little birdie has told me about this deal from The Good Guys. Same concept with JB - sign up, get the discount, chat with a rep via JB Mobile app or Telstra app to cancel the plan :)

Terms & Conditions - credit/thanks to @overthinking

$1400 off MacBook Air M2 or M3 when you sign up to the: $99 The Good Guys Mobile BYO Upfront 'BEST' Plan. $99 Per month plan. Min cost $2376 over 24 months

  • Available to port-in and new customers only (excluding JB Hi-Fi Upfront/Prepaid, The Good Guys Mobile & Broadband, Telstra and Boost).
  • The $1400 off the purchase price of any MacBook Air M2 or M3 (referred to as “The Good Guys Voucher” in the Telstra Terms and Conditions available at https://t.ly/CO4Yf and replacing the dollar value of the Voucher in the Critical Information Summary available at https://t.ly/n3jrP) will be applied to the purchase price of the MacBook Air M2 or M3 instore after connection after approval by Telstra.
  • If you cancel or move to a lower cost/different plan then you must pay a Voucher Repayment Fee to Telstra pro-rated against the remaining months of your plan’s minimum term.
  • This offer is not available in conjunction with any other The Good Guys mobile or broadband offer.
  • Purchase of the plan must be completed in store.
  • Full plan details and Telstra Terms & Conditions available at https://t.ly/CO4Yf apply.
  • Included data for use in Australia only. If you exceed your monthly data allowance, you can continue to access your data with speeds capped at 1.5Mbps.

Participating Stores

ACT
Belconnen, Fyshwick

NSW
Alexandria, Auburn, Bankstown, Blacktown, Campbelltown, Caringbah, Castle Hill, Chatswood, Kotara, Moore Park , Penrith, Port Macquarie, Tempe, Wetherill Park

VIC
Ballarat, Bayswater, Bendigo, Brighton, Dandenong, Essendon, Frankston, Geelong, Hoppers Crossing, Maribyrnong, Northland, Nunawading, Shepparton, Sunbury, Taylors Lakes, Thomastown, Warrnambool

QLD
Cairns, Capalaba, Carseldine, Helensvale, Hervey Bay, Ipswich, Kawana Waters, Loganholme, Macgregor, Mackay, Morayfield, Oxley, Pimpama, Robina, Townsville, Tweed Heads

SA
Gepps Cross, Hectorville, Marion, Mile End, Noarlunga

WA
Busselton, Cannington, Cockburn, Joondalup, Malaga, Mandurah, Midland, Osborne Park, O’Connor, Rockingham

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  • AirJordan23 on 15/08/2024 - 09:33

    Nice!

  • BargainsGrabber on 15/08/2024 - 09:33
    +15

    If people are going to ask again, please have a read on the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL deal:

    • The ETC can’t be paid with gift cards, this is managed by Telstra for your final invoice
    • It’s a $1400 off gift card provided to you to purchase your MacBook Air
    • The CIS will still show the $800 gift card: This is what Telstra sees on their end, not the $1400 gift card provided to you
    • With this deal, the M3 Air 256GB will have a final cost of ~$1264; M2 around ~$1064
    • muzzamo on 15/08/2024 - 09:40
      +3

      Presumably you have an invoice at full price for the Macbook air for tax deduction purposes too..

      • Dalryk on 15/08/2024 - 18:47
        +1

        Also full GST if you happen to be going overseas in the near future.

    • Fancydancer on 15/08/2024 - 10:34

      Normally ignorantly argue rather than ask ;)

    • srhardy on 20/08/2024 - 09:18
      -3

      A MBA is worth a $1000 less than what apple are asking for! I bought an Lenovo 16" laptop with an AMD 8/16 16gb 512gb for <$1100 delivered with a bigger battery for 12hr continous use web/video use, way more just for web surfing. Its slim, its fast it lasts for ages and with steam and the amd gpu I have games too. I cant recomend the qualcom new x86 windows machines but the Lenovo for the money kicks ass! You can do better for less now and ironically, im typing this on my M2 MBP as the Lenovos in my bedroom as its wifi reach is better than the MBP

      Oh for <$1200 I could have a 1tb HD and for under <$1500 I could have gotten a 32tb and OLED screen, kicking apples ass up and down the street!

      • Daabido on 21/08/2024 - 22:06
        +1

        Circle jerk for spec whores. Ready, go!

        But yes, Apple's prices are ridiculous. Enjoy MS putting their ads deep into your throat continuously.

        And I will enjoy Apple deliberately engineering obsolescence into their machines by under-speccing RAM and storage, while also ignoring known hardware errors for generations of machines, and demanding 30% of Patreon contributions, if signed up with the iPhone, because giving them about 45% gross margin and even more on services isn't enough for them, while they bow to despotic regimes, at the same time preaching love, acceptance, and environmental credentials.

        There are no winners. Circle jerk over. My heart's not in it anymore.

  • dirtyhen on 15/08/2024 - 09:33

    Cancellation fee?

    • BargainsGrabber on 15/08/2024 - 09:34
      +3

      The same old same old ~$766.66 since it’s pro rata as you’ve paid for the first month

      • Brakus on 15/08/2024 - 22:07

        What if you stayed for 9 months and paid $891 then cancel. How much do you need to against the voucher fee?

        • Fancydancer on 15/08/2024 - 22:27
          -1

          13 x 33.33 =433.29 as I read the CIS

    • coast666 on 15/08/2024 - 09:40
      -1

      Full amount

  • GY666 on 15/08/2024 - 09:35
    -2

    If you cancel or move to a lower cost plan then you'll need to pay a Voucher Repayment Fee pro-rated against the remaining months of your plan’s minimum term

    • BargainsGrabber on 15/08/2024 - 09:35
      +13

      I just literally wrote a whole summary above 🤦‍♂️

  • coast666 on 15/08/2024 - 09:42

    Terms and condition:
    The Voucher Repayment Fee is a pro-rata amount, equal to the total amount of
    the base Voucher divided by 24 and multiplied by the months (or part months)
    remaining in your Voucher Term. For example, if received a voucher with a 24-
    month Voucher Term, then in:
    (a) Month 1: You will need to repay 23/24 of the Voucher you received;
    (b) Month 12: You will need to repay 11/24 of the Voucher you received; and
    (c) Month 23: You will need to repay 1/24 of the Voucher you received.

    So it's full amount I believe

    • BargainsGrabber on 15/08/2024 - 09:43
      +1

      Not the full amount of $1400, it’s the $800 instead as this is what gets reported back to Telstra

      • coast666 on 15/08/2024 - 09:43

        I found terms and conditions via website, so not sure

        • BargainsGrabber on 15/08/2024 - 09:44
          +3

          I was talking to the OzB JB/TGG employee earlier about it

        • mjkwon74 on 15/08/2024 - 10:29

          Do Not apply 'Voucher value. Apply 'Voucher Repayment Fee' CIS shows Maximum Voucher Repayment Fee is $800.

  • lpreet281 on 15/08/2024 - 09:56
    +2

    i found this telstra page with all details:
    https://www.telstra.com.au/help/critical-information-summari…

  • smeng on 15/08/2024 - 10:11
    +2

    can someone dumb this down for me like your explaining the cost and process to a 5 year old

    • magic8ballgag on 15/08/2024 - 10:20
      +10

      My understanding is:

      • You sign up for a 24-month TGG/Telstra plan
      • You receive a gift card ($1,400)
      • You purchase your MacBook of choice, redeeming said gift card
      • You cancel the plan, paying out the first month ($99) and cancellation fee ($766.59)

      So to calculate the final amount, take the price of the MacBook and minus $1,400, then add $865.6.

      • SirFrankGrimes on 15/08/2024 - 10:24
        +1

        Correct!

        You could also then return the MacBook within 30 days and pocket a $1400 gift card, or better yet have it refunded onto your credit card if the staff member isn't paying close attention to how you paid.

        • smeng on 15/08/2024 - 10:41

          But if you return the Macbook aint you still paying first month ($99) and cancellation fee ($766.59) which means your gaining $1400 in store credit for $865.59?

          and its probably less value then that because JB cards do go on 15% sale at times

          • SirFrankGrimes on 15/08/2024 - 12:43

            @smeng: Correct, or $1400 back on your credit card for $865.59 spend (if the staff member just has you put the full refund back on card)

            • smeng on 15/08/2024 - 13:13

              @SirFrankGrimes: so if we assume 15% of $1400 GC is worth $1190 and if we get refund direct to CC it would be 1190-865.59 = $324.41 profit is that correct?

            • Feeblely on 15/08/2024 - 15:39

              @SirFrankGrimes: refund goes to gift card + any card payment

              • SirFrankGrimes on 16/08/2024 - 07:42

                @Feeblely: On the odd occasion, they’ll just refund you the whole thing onto your credit card. It happened to me recently at JB for a similar situation

        • Brakus on 16/08/2024 - 15:41

          How soon did you return the macbook and cancel the mobile plan?

        • tukangbakso on 20/08/2024 - 19:05

          Just tried to return my Macbook Air in The Good Guys Auburn and they said that they can’t refund the $1400 giftcard + any card payment. They can only return $800 worth of giftcard + remaining card payment.

          Are they f*ing with me or how can i ensure a full refund?

          • BargainsGrabber on 20/08/2024 - 20:21
            +1

            @tukangbakso: It’s best to either let the time goes by first or sell your MacBook on marketplace as it’s still an active deal and most stores are probs aware of the $1400 gift card being used towards the purchase

      • smeng on 15/08/2024 - 10:25
        +1

        thank you for the excellent write up !!

        so for example

        $2399 for a M3 16gb - $1400 gift card = $999 payable(can you use GG Giftcard for this portion) + first month ($99) and cancellation fee ($766.59) = $1864.59? is this correct?

        and if you use GG GC for the $999 portion it becomes even cheaper?

        • aorusozbarg on 15/08/2024 - 17:45

          can you use GG Giftcard for this portion

          also wondering the same thing

      • eddomak on 15/08/2024 - 11:55
        +5

        So the net effect is $1400 - ($99 + $766.59) = $534.41 discount off the Macbook price and one month's Telstra plan usage?

  • WwDesi on 15/08/2024 - 10:12

    Damn I hope they bring back the IPad deal I missed out 😭😭

  • Brakus on 15/08/2024 - 10:37

    can you use the $1,400 gift card on something else like an iPad instead? Will they know?

    • overthinking on 15/08/2024 - 11:07
      +1

      "$1400 off the purchase price of any MacBook Air M2 or M3"

      as per here

      I believe we're locked into using it on a laptop. I'll report back after I visit a store.

      • SirFrankGrimes on 15/08/2024 - 12:43
        +2

        Just return the laptop and buy an iPad. 30 days refund policy.

  • XedeX on 15/08/2024 - 11:00

    I signed up to this deal in 2022, (ending this year) and purchased an appliance with the gift card. I at the time didnt know of this trick to cancel and just pay the base gc cancellation, and decided to keep the plan.
    However, when i go in mytelstra app, and look at the cancellation cost, it takes into account the $99/month for remaoning months.
    Have the terms and conditions changed since then ?

    • Brakus on 15/08/2024 - 11:14

      this is getting confusing now… either just the repayment fee of $800 or $800 + remaining months….
      do you have the ozbargain link to the 2022 deal?

    • Fancydancer on 15/08/2024 - 11:15
      -1

      Plans in 2022 weren’t up front like they are now. They were contracts with a cancellation fee and requirement to pay remaining months.

  • theoscat on 15/08/2024 - 11:24

    this is tempting. hopefully it'll work as the above description!

  • kaikor on 15/08/2024 - 11:25

    Its funny, such a damn big loop hole on this deal, and they never notice about that and let us keep doing this ???

  • adityas7950 on 15/08/2024 - 11:55

    Some stores have started to decline gift cards as you have exceeded what they call more refunds and cancellations. probably best to keep a couple of accounts in hand.

  • chongecse on 15/08/2024 - 14:04
    +1

    It's a deal only when the MBA is on sale for $200-$300 off the RRP.

    • aorusozbarg on 15/08/2024 - 17:09

      do they do price match/beats?

      • SirFrankGrimes on 16/08/2024 - 07:41

        This is what I need to know before jumping in

  • bhanutaneja on 15/08/2024 - 14:13
    +2

    Just went to the store and got Macbook Air M3 512GB 16GB Midnight Black. Also switched electricity from AGL Value Saver to Good Guys AGL Value saver which got me further 70$ off. So final price 929$.

    • xXxRoMeOxXx on 15/08/2024 - 14:41
      -1
      • $99+$800 cancelation fee=$1828 . They often go on sale for that price.
      • Fancydancer on 15/08/2024 - 17:10

        Can you provide any examples? RRP $2399, Edu $2249. Best I know of was Apple edu GC offer bringing price to approx 2k.

  • LeDangles on 15/08/2024 - 15:22

    Legend @BargainsGrabber. Just went in-store now and purchased an M3 256GB for $399 + $99

    The lady at TGG told me to tell all my friends about this deal haha

    • shane000 on 15/08/2024 - 15:27
      +2

      Couldn't you price-match it as well?

      • LeDangles on 15/08/2024 - 15:41

        Goddamn. Time to hand in my Ozbargain membership

        No one mentioned it was cheaper elsewhere in the comments. Didn't even think of it

      • BargainsGrabber on 15/08/2024 - 16:34
        +1

        You could but depends on the sales assistant

        One of my local JB allows it, but the other doesn’t

    • aorusozbarg on 15/08/2024 - 17:11

      is that the price for the 8gb?

      • LeDangles on 16/08/2024 - 08:49

        Yep. Not sure they have the 256GB / 16GB in stores? Would have bought it if they did

    • tempco on 15/08/2024 - 21:08

      Don’t you get hit with the cancellation fee too? Unless you didn’t cancel.

      • LeDangles on 16/08/2024 - 08:50

        Yep, that's the next step. Upfront cost in store though is the $1,799 laptop - $1,400 gift card + $99 first month

  • aorusozbarg on 15/08/2024 - 17:12

    does anyone know what invoice they provide? if it includes the $1400 giftcard value in the total?

    also for a BYO deal, do we need to have an existing phone number or can we ask for a new one?

    • LeDangles on 16/08/2024 - 08:52
      +1

      The invoice shows a full priced Macbook with $1,400 of the total paid via gift cards.

      30%+ off on top of everything else in tax deductions depending on your income bracket

      • Brakus on 22/08/2024 - 10:37

        how do you get the % off in tax deductions?

        • LeDangles on 22/08/2024 - 12:07

          Assuming you use the laptop for work, it's similar to what you can claim for a mobile phone.

          30% is too high really, as you need to apportion the deduction for your private use percentage, but laptops can be fully deducted over two years so for an example it'd be:

          $1,800 laptop x 50% x Work Use Percentage (eg 80%) x 10 months / 12 for your FY25 deduction = $600 deduction / $180 tax saving at 30% bracket

          • anthonyw on 22/08/2024 - 16:35
            +1

            @LeDangles: Whilst this sounds good, it’s not technically right.

            The tax deduction is on what you have incurred not what is on the invoice. You haven’t incurred $1,800 so the claim would only be based on what you are out of pocket.

  • overthinking on 16/08/2024 - 07:28

    Has anyone been able to successfully price match prior prior to receiving the 1.4k discount?

    • Fancydancer on 16/08/2024 - 08:22
      -1

      Wasn’t hard for me to do with iPad version of this deal

  • xXxRoMeOxXx on 16/08/2024 - 11:38

    Pull the trigger and bought M3 256gb last night it took them over an hour to apply the $1400 discount. Now the question is when people jumping on chat and canceling the plan ..? Straight away or wait for a month or so…?

    • AirJordan23 on 16/08/2024 - 14:33

      Did you get it priced match?

  • xXxRoMeOxXx on 16/08/2024 - 14:55
    +1

    Yes m3 8gb/256 for $1699 instead of $1799 . But all the retailer drop there price to $1699 today anyway

  • nlanpham on 17/08/2024 - 16:49
    +5

    Good Guys told me that they couldn’t price match the M3 MacBook if I was also going to be taking the Telstra offer. Annoying but still a huge saving. Cancelled Telstra plan via the live chat nil issues, can confirm cancellation fee is $766.60.

    • asher23 on 19/08/2024 - 09:56

      Chat thru Telstra app?

      • nlanpham on 22/08/2024 - 08:14

        Yes through the Telstra app

  • Endynos on 17/08/2024 - 17:41
    +7

    Walked into TGG. Spoke with someone who went through the process with me. I also asked if they could price match Officeoworks ($1449 instead of $1599 at TGG) which they said they'll do after sign up.

    45mins later

    I got the Macbook Air 13inch M2 256GB for
    $99 first month of telstra plan
    + $49 Price matched ($1449 - $1400 voucher)
    + $766.6 (Will cancel Telstra plan after I've used it a few days cus data)

    = Total $914.6 for a $1559 RRP Macbook
    $644.4 savings

    @bargainsgrabber cheers for the deal
    Read through comments and @shane000 reminded me of price match to save an extra $150

    Also. Voucher has to be used in store that the plan was bought at on the same day.

    • Endynos on 17/08/2024 - 18:01
      +1

      @BargainsGrabber
      @shane000

    • Endynos on 17/08/2024 - 19:42

      1599 RRP* Which makes it $694.4 Savings

      • SirFrankGrimes on 18/08/2024 - 14:23

        And if you use discounted gift cards + claim the purchase price on tax, you’ll save even more

    • EyyBanane on 28/08/2024 - 06:54

      That’s excellent price @Endynos. What is the TRS-claimable amount in this case?

  • overthinking on 18/08/2024 - 14:28
    +2

    Update:

    Purchased Apple MacBook Air 13" M3 8GB 256GB (price matched jb-hifi @ $1697)

    Paid $396 today, owing $766 to cancel plan)

    Total: $1,162 (saving $335 if compared to ATL of $1497)

    feelsgoodman.jpg

  • Jammar on 18/08/2024 - 14:56

    Anyone managed to price match with Triforce for the 15” 16/512 m3 variant?

    I was also told the ETC will be voucher + 23 months of phone plan fees.

    • overthinking on 18/08/2024 - 15:11
      +1

      Never heard of Triforce - unlikely they'd pricematch tbh.

      Refer to here regarding plan termination.

  • U30004 on 18/08/2024 - 17:44
    +1

    Signed up with jb hifi. Went to cancel on the jb app. Thr rep says 766 and remaining balance of device will appear as lump sum on th3 next bill (if applicable). Has anyone got thr same from jb?

    • SirFrankGrimes on 18/08/2024 - 18:15

      Remaining balance of device? You’ll have to be more specific. They can only charge you what’s on the critical information summary.

      • U30004 on 18/08/2024 - 18:18
        +1

        Thats what the chat said. They didnt specify. I havent cancwlled it yet and said will havw a think and get back. Wondering if anyone else got told thr same.

        • asher23 on 18/08/2024 - 18:49

          Aww man please don’t tell me I’m stuck with a new air that I didn’t need and a phone plan I didn’t want :( . I too signed up today thru good guys but have yet to cancelled thru chat ,

          • SirFrankGrimes on 18/08/2024 - 18:59

            @asher23: Legally, you can only be changed what’s specified. Just make them tell you the cancellation cost. If it differs to the critical information summary, tell them that.

          • U30004 on 18/08/2024 - 19:01

            @asher23: Try your luck

        • mugpink on 18/08/2024 - 20:51

          Hi, I think you can try cancel from Telstra chat. Last time, I signed up with JB Hifi and then cancelled via Telstra chat without any issue.

    • overthinking on 18/08/2024 - 18:58

      Confused as to why you're signing up with JB with this deal is with The Good Guys?

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