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Earn 10x Everyday Rewards Points on Vanilla Visa Gift Cards ($5.95/$7.95 Purchase Fees Apply, In-Store Only) @ Woolworths

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Earn 10x Everyday Rewards Points on Vanilla Visa Gift Cards ($5.95/$7.95 Purchase Fees Apply, In-Store Only) @ Woolworths
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Associatedlittlesoldier @ Bernard Kung on 02/09/2024 - 17:08 woolworths.com.au (1693 clicks)
Last edited 03/09/2024 - 12:02 by 2 other users

Similar to the deal back in June.

Please be aware of the purchase limits for this deal:

  • Limit of five $50 or $100 cards per Everyday Rewards account per day.
  • Limit of two $25-500 variable load cards per Everyday Rewards account per day.

Exceeding the purchase limit will earn no bonus rewards points. To "bypass" the daily card limitation, you may use your family member's rewards card to purchase extra giftcards.

For each variable Vanilla Visa gift card you buy loaded with $500, you’re essentially paying $7.95 (the purchase fee) to earn $25 worth of Everyday Rewards Dollars (or 2,500 Qantas points):

Gift Card Purchase Fee EDR Dollars Earned Profit/Loss
$50 $5.95 $2.50 -$3.45
$100 $5.95 $5.00 -$0.95
$25-500 (loaded with $500) $7.95 $25.00 $17.05

Full credit to @VantageXL for the post content

^Offer available from 4/9/24 to 10/9/24 on all denominations of gift cards listed. Available in-store only at Woolworths Supermarkets and Woolworths Metro. Scan your Everyday Rewards Card to collect 10x points. Excludes Woolworths Online and MILKRUN. Standard points will not be earned on amount spent on gift cards, but the relevant number of bonus points that you qualify for under this offer. Bonus points can take up to 14 business days to be loaded onto your Everyday Rewards Card from date of purchase. Refer to individual cards for their terms and conditions. All Vanilla Visa Cards are subject to purchase fees $50 = $5.95, $100 = $5.95, variable $25-$500 = $7.95. For cards with a fixed value, limit of 5 cards per day per Rewards Member. For the variable card where you choose the amount to load, limit of 2 cards per day per Rewards Member. Rewards Points $50 = 500, $100 = 1000, variable card $1 = 10x points. Vanilla Visa gift cards are issued by Heritage and People's Choice Limited trading as Heritage Bank ABN 11 087 651 125 AFSL 244310 pursuant to a license from Visa Worldwide Pte Limited. For Vanilla Visa Gift Card Terms of Use and Conditions, go to www.vanillabalance.com. While stocks last. Card images shown may vary.

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Any questions, please refer to the Gift Cards FAQ. It has FAQs covering gift card deals at Woolworths, as well as Vanilla Visa gift cards.

By the way, I have created an iOS app that allows to manage multiple everyday rewards card (eg. card owned by family members). Welcome to provide feedbacks (its free and just for personal interest): https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/864582

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    • cyan00FFFF on 04/09/2024 - 11:45

      If it's the last 4 digits, you should be able to see it by buying something in store with it and checking the receipt. Otherwise, you will have to call customer service and get a new card. Do this quickly as your card has been tampered with and the scammers will quickly drain it.

      • WookieMonster on 04/09/2024 - 11:47
        +1

        If it's the last 4 digits, you should be able to see it by buying something in store with it and checking the receipt.

        Fingers crossed the magstripe has not been erased!

      • T-man on 04/09/2024 - 11:48

        Call Woolworths or Vanilla?

    • WookieMonster on 04/09/2024 - 11:45
      +3

      Yep, this problem has cropped up before.

      I am not sure which team the commenter called, but it may be the Vanilla Visa gift card services team run by InComm?

      • browser on 04/09/2024 - 12:39
        +1

        Would be Vanilla/InComm, same thing they have requested last time when the gift card was marked "fraudulent", photos of front and back of card, purchase receipt, etc.

        Woolworths would be of no help, but in my case it was actually due to human error and they sorted it out (the person caused the error sorted it out).

        • T-man on 04/09/2024 - 13:16

          So what was the resolution? Did they refund you the money?

          • browser on 04/09/2024 - 18:37

            @T-man: Team member swapped the gift card. It was only when InComm asked for photos, I noticed the serial number didn't match the one on the receipt and realised what was going on. Went back to the store, found the same team member at the checkout, explained the situation and got the correct gift card back.

            • T-man on 04/09/2024 - 18:47
              +1

              @browser: I called the support number on the card, and the representative told me to email the receipt and the front and back of the card to this email:

              [email protected]

              I’m not sure if this is still InComm or a different company.

              • browser on 04/09/2024 - 19:11

                @T-man: Looks like the same email, but I didn't send it, so no records of it.

    • korbarg on 04/09/2024 - 12:19

      where/when did you buy it?

    • test8888 on 04/09/2024 - 12:20

      if you can find coles MC, pay by swipe this card to use up all funds straight away as I did today.

      • T-man on 04/09/2024 - 12:28

        The card was declined, which means the magstripe has likely been erased as well.

      • kcool_00 on 04/09/2024 - 12:29

        pay by swipe ? can you please explain bit more? Is it also applies to Vanilla Visa card?

        • test8888 on 04/09/2024 - 12:46

          it's just normal credit card. roll back 10y ago how did we pay by cc? swipe then sign, yes :)
          it may be up to store staff if nice enough to not check the card when pay.

          • WookieMonster on 04/09/2024 - 14:41
            +1

            @test8888: Actually, ten years ago, nearly all cards issued in Australia already removed support for signature verification for transactions in Australia.

    • hrbhatti on 08/09/2024 - 10:31

      Last night, I bought two of these cards (Variable Load) from Woolworths Underwood, Brisbane and found the compromised cards exactly as in the news below. Where did you buy your cards?

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLwWtLYz_gY&t

      Now got stuck in big row with the card providers. Luckily, I had the activation receipt and outer jacket. I raised with the contact number on the jacket.

      Guide me, if you have any such incident. Lets raise it to the police.

      Lets raise our voice so that these cards could be sold like tobacco. Only staff should sell these cards.
      Only info card should be available on the isle.

      • T-man on 08/09/2024 - 10:38

        I mentioned in the comment that I bought it from Woolworths Richlands, QLD. This is what I did to get a refund from Woolworths:

        1. Go back to the store where you purchased the card, talk to the store manager, and ask them to escalate the issue to the gift card team.
        2. Wait for their response. They will receive an email from Woolworths Gift Cards with the subject line: Gift Card Refund - [Your Name].
        3. Then, go back to the store, and the staff should be able to issue a full refund while you're there.

        If they can issue the refund on the first visit, that's great. If not, just follow the steps above. Hope this helps!

  • WookieMonster on 04/09/2024 - 12:44
    +2

    For anyone wondering, I just bought a $500 Vanilla Visa Birthday gift card, and:

    • I opened the packaging before payment and the gift card appears untampered.

    • 5000 Everyday Rewards points were credited to my account at the checkout.

    • The checkout automatically rejected my Category Choice Groceries gift card (i.e. Items Not Allowed).

    • capslock on 04/09/2024 - 12:58

      Wow, you got your bonus points straight away.

      • WookieMonster on 04/09/2024 - 13:06

        That is actually the main reason I posted that comment.

        I am not sure whether the issue earlier today has been fixed, or I purchased a Vanilla Visa Birthday gift card and that was always unaffected (and the Vanilla Visa gift card with white and gold packaging is/was the only one with the issue).

        • capslock on 04/09/2024 - 13:07

          Nah. Bought the birthday one at 8 and the plain one at 11. Didn't get bonus points on either.

    • charleslx on 04/09/2024 - 13:11

      You are lucky. Just bought a $500 normal Vanilla Visa card, still no points.

    • jusoh on 04/09/2024 - 16:38

      Thanks for sharing… Did they question about you opening the packaging before paying?

      • WookieMonster on 04/09/2024 - 17:25

        The lady at the self checkout area stared at the packaging for a few seconds, because when she gave the approval for the transaction, I did not open the packaging, but after she walked away, I opened the packaging. The lady had to come back to help me again, because I triggered the Items Not Allowed error (and clearing that error requires staff intervention). I got the sense the lady had no idea what was going on, because she looked confused at the packaging and me, did not say anything and walked away!

    • tripdubz on 04/09/2024 - 19:26

      @WookieMonster had the same items not allowed error today. Got caught by surprise then tried to pay with my HSBC in increments and ran into card limit issue too.

    • Poor Ass on 05/09/2024 - 20:49

      Y did you use groceries gc all of a sudden? Thought you knew it doesn't work or were you testing it out again?

      Good job on the 5k points

      • WookieMonster on 05/09/2024 - 20:51

        I was just testing it out, just in case Woolworths did something unexpected/unintentional and accidentally removed the restrictions on Category Choice / Activ Visa / ShopBack Supermarket gift cards.

        I also wish I had more than 5,000 points from this deal! I am still looking for more gift cards…

        • Poor Ass on 05/09/2024 - 20:55

          Been to 2 nothing so far

          Looks like history is repeating itself

  • SydneySwan on 04/09/2024 - 13:23

    Nearly bought a variable load Vanilla MC. Came to my senses just in time. No variable load Vanilla Visa cards in sight (WOW Crows Nest).

  • Miyagi on 04/09/2024 - 15:52
    +1

    Just purchased 2 x $500, got points immediately. It even popped up on the payment screen that i earned $50 during checkout.

  • DrRalph on 04/09/2024 - 15:54

    Can confirm that bonus points awarded instantly for me this afternoon on variable $500 cards

  • gstfree on 04/09/2024 - 16:05

    I bougt 2 x $500 cards this morning and was only awarded 1,000 bonus points.

    • Miyagi on 04/09/2024 - 16:15
      +1

      Double check you purchased Vanilla VISA and not Vanilla Mastercard.

      • gstfree on 04/09/2024 - 16:43

        Very good point my friend. I just checked the ereceipt, it is Vanila Visa.

    • gstfree on 04/09/2024 - 16:42
      +2

      I have contacted Everyday Rewards and key take away points
      1. Confirmed my purchase is eligible of 10 x points and acknowledged not all points are credited.
      2. Contact Everyday Rewards again if still haven't received the points by 24/09/24.
      3. Aware that delayed point credit for some customers.

      • Poor Ass on 05/09/2024 - 20:56

        Or

        1. No points no payment on checkout
        • gstfree on 07/09/2024 - 10:26

          I agree with you.

  • ace888 on 04/09/2024 - 16:14

    A bit of mix results from reading the comments.

    For those that doesn't get the points immediately, how did Woolies handled it previously (from anyone that had this experiences before)?

    Wait 14 days and they will magically add points automatically or we need to call them to fix it manually?

    • WookieMonster on 04/09/2024 - 17:12
      +3

      Nearly every single time this happened to me in the past, the points were never automatically credited to me and I had to wait 14 business days from the date of purchase before I could ask Everyday Rewards to manually credit the points. (The wait period is 14 business days, and some Everyday Rewards staff make you wait the full 14 business days before actioning your complaint.)

      There was one Ultimate gift card deal where Everyday Rewards automatically credited missing points without needing me to contact Everyday Rewards, but I am not sure if that was a one-off or something that Everyday Rewards will do again for this deal.

      • ace888 on 12/09/2024 - 18:28
        +1

        They fix it automatically for me today, bonus points are awarded on the transaction that happen on 5 Sept morning.
        Hopefully they did this to anyone else that are on the same boat.

        • yajimmyya on 12/09/2024 - 18:51

          Not yet for me, but hopefully soon.

        • R n b on 13/09/2024 - 08:49

          Not yet.

  • lilkid28 on 04/09/2024 - 16:21

    Morning - no instant points
    Afternoon - instant points

  • rigram on 04/09/2024 - 16:39

    What is the normal EDR earn rate for Vanilla Visa when there is NO 10x promotion

  • denxhh on 04/09/2024 - 16:42

    Managed to get 2, points straight away. 2x500 Birthdays Ones.

  • ChewiePlays on 04/09/2024 - 18:12

    So can we use these on PayPal or nah?

    • cyan00FFFF on 04/09/2024 - 18:34

      Yes, you can link them to Paypal

      • ozoner on 04/09/2024 - 21:12

        Mine just linked successfully but when I tried to pay with it, it errored out.

        • cyan00FFFF on 04/09/2024 - 22:31

          I had that this morning just after buying the card, it worked after about 15-20 mins. Got me stressed that it had already been drained for a sec lol.

  • lakes_8 on 04/09/2024 - 18:47

    Got the points instantly at night

  • Thenarrator on 04/09/2024 - 19:46

    all sold out at the ww near me

  • Monkboo82 on 04/09/2024 - 20:10
    +1

    Just went to my local Woolworths and got 2 lots of 2 x $500. Points loaded instantly. Plenty more cards on the shelf too. I'll be there at opening time tomorrow morning too

  • fishandchips on 04/09/2024 - 21:25
    -1

    FYI…

    From WA, bought 2x$500, after paid, I checked at the supermarket with the reward app it showed 0 points.

    Drove home about 10 minutes then opened the rewards app again and it showed 10000points.

  • jusoh on 04/09/2024 - 23:06
    +1

    From VIC:

    Managed to purchase 2 x $500 Birthday and 2 x $500 Vanilla. 2 separate transactions, one after another.

    1st transaction: 2 x $500 birthday
    2nd transaction: 2 x $500 vanilla

    Lady was nice, no questions asked.

    Received points immediately, converted to Qantas immediately too.

    I did ensure that POS machine was showing 10,000 points before I paid.

    • truetypezk on 04/09/2024 - 23:45

      On a single EDR account?

      • jusoh on 05/09/2024 - 00:29

        Yes.

        • Miyagi on 05/09/2024 - 00:38

          Really? T&C's state max 2 per day….

          • truetypezk on 05/09/2024 - 09:27
            +2

            @Miyagi: 2x/card type. They are considered as 2 different types of cards apparently if you can find both. I heard it was the case for the previous sale (eftpos?) as well.

            • VantageXL on 05/09/2024 - 10:12
              +1

              @truetypezk: It worked for me during the last Vanilla Visa offer in June. I'm not exactly sure when it started but I believe this has been the case for all Woolworths promotions for a while now. The 20x points offer on Ultimate gift cards a couple of weeks ago was actually much more generous than it seemed on the surface because you could buy 5x Him, 5x Home, 5x Teens, 5x Thanks etc all in one day.

        • mengy on 05/09/2024 - 16:40

          wow, so that's 4 x $500 per day (per account) and receive 20,000 points per day ?

          Can someone confirm we can do this every day, until end of promo.. provided we can find these cards ?

    • fishandchips on 05/09/2024 - 08:41

      $2000, isn't should be 20000 points?

      • jusoh on 05/09/2024 - 12:03

        10,000 points per transaction. I did 2 transaction, so yes a total of 20,000 points.

  • nrg888 on 04/09/2024 - 23:13

    Anyone else having trouble using them paying ATO?

    • iChaseYou on 04/09/2024 - 23:36

      wait half an hour after purchase - i had an 'contact financial institution error' which was just me redeeming them too early :)

  • dealsgrabber on 05/09/2024 - 06:22
    -1

    Shopback Supermarket GC doesn't work anymore to purchase this card.

    • dealsgrabber on 05/09/2024 - 08:46

      Why the neg?????

      • truetypezk on 05/09/2024 - 18:22
        +2

        Maybe due to the fact that it never worked? :)

    • Warmachine99 on 05/09/2024 - 12:29

      Yeah I found this out too when I tried yesterday

  • interlocal on 05/09/2024 - 09:17

    bought 2 $500 birthday ones this morning - got 10k points immediately.

  • chrisharry53 on 05/09/2024 - 11:35

    Sounds risky buying these https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/card-draining-scam…

    • Poor Ass on 05/09/2024 - 20:51

      Thdy changed the packaging should be alright

  • T-man on 05/09/2024 - 12:46
    +5

    I went back to the store where I bought the tampered card yesterday and informed them about it. The store manager was very helpful. He escalated the issue for me and pulled all the Vanilla gift cards off the shelf.

    He and another staff member randomly opened the cards and found that many of them had been tampered with, not just the variable ones, but also the $50 and $100 cards. The store is Woolworths, Richlands QLD, for anyone concerned.

    • Olliesgame on 05/09/2024 - 13:41

      Did you notice anything slightly off with the tampered ones?

      • T-man on 05/09/2024 - 13:50
        +5

        Absolutely not, the packaging and the card itself are in perfect condition. I didn’t notice anything unusual. I still have the card and packaging here and will take some photos and upload them for you to see once I’m on my computer.

      • T-man on 05/09/2024 - 16:13

        Here are the photos:
        Front
        back

        I am still waiting for the resolution, so I covered part of the card number. They erased 4 digits at the front and the 3-digit security code at the back.

        • Olliesgame on 05/09/2024 - 17:55

          Insane. thought it would show some tampering

        • capslock on 05/09/2024 - 18:07
          +2

          The number check on the back doesn't match. Clearly tampered with.

        • Poor Ass on 05/09/2024 - 20:53

          What gave it away that it was tampered with?

          • T-man on 05/09/2024 - 21:00

            @Poor Ass: You won’t know until you open the packaging and see that four digits are missing, along with the security code at the back.

            • Poor Ass on 05/09/2024 - 21:28

              @T-man: hmmm wonder how they managed to stick the card in or is it there own manufactured card

              which four digits?

              • T-man on 05/09/2024 - 21:32

                @Poor Ass: The second-to-last four digits have been wiped, just before the last four digits in the photo. Can you see that?

                • Poor Ass on 05/09/2024 - 21:36

                  @T-man: I see your photo now

                  just interest how they could do that without tampering with packaging

                  very professional

        • interlocal on 06/09/2024 - 09:37

          second part of barcode on the card (strips) does not match strips on the packaging, weird.

        • jusoh on 06/09/2024 - 11:04

          Looking at your back photo, not hard to spot a tampered one.

          The red text on the packaging states that the underlined number on the card should match the packaging number.

          Since you covered up the number on the card, I can still see "54" as the last 2 digit on the card while the packaging's last 2 number is "01". So it seems like the card in the packaging is being swapped out, and I'm surprised the scan at the counter allowed it.

          The ones I just bought match, and they weren't tampered with.

          Let me know if I'm missing something.

  • iChaseYou on 05/09/2024 - 15:58

    General FYI: Unable to find anymore reloadable ones in QLD. Spoke to a couple of staff who mentioned they have pulled them off the shelf due to scam. Anyone else come across the same?

  • browser on 05/09/2024 - 18:05

    Couldn't find any at around Sydney, random stops.

  • solacens on 06/09/2024 - 11:20

    Do someone failed to use the non-birthday one in Aldi like me?

    • WookieMonster on 06/09/2024 - 12:43

      How did you try to redeem it at ALDI?

      • solacens on 06/09/2024 - 12:44

        Try to swipe it at ALDI but somehow rejected.

        Should I just press enter without any PIN?

        • test8888 on 06/09/2024 - 12:48
          +1

          no PIN as I did in coles, swipe then sign

        • WookieMonster on 06/09/2024 - 12:51
          +2

          You need to swipe, select Credit, say yes on the screen warning you about the 0.5% surcharge, then press Enter without entering any numbers on PIN prompt.

          If the PIN prompt screen does not do anything when you press Enter, it means ALDI is requiring a PIN to be provided and you therefore cannot redeem that card. (Vanilla Visa gift cards do not support PIN verification.)

          Also, when prompted to choose between Savings, Cheque or Credit, you must choose Credit. Vanilla Visa gift cards only support the Visa network, which means the only valid payment routing option is Credit.

  • interlocal on 06/09/2024 - 13:17

    @WookieMonster what are the chances, historically, that this or coles mastercard specials would happen again before end of Oct (ATO deadline for taxes)? Cheers

    • WookieMonster on 06/09/2024 - 13:39
      +3

      It is hard to tell nowadays, because:

      • Coles Mastercard gift card deals with bonus points usually happen once a month, but there have been some months where no such deals happened.

      • For the last couple of years, Coles has run a 10% off Vanilla Visa gift card deal in VIC and TAS around this time of year (and if the pattern continues, it is supposed to happen next week), but I have no idea whether that is the case this year. I am very sceptical, considering all the Vanilla Visa/Mastercard and Coles Mastercard gift card deals lately.

      • I cannot figure out how frequently Woolworths wants to run these sorts of deals, as they only introduced Vanilla Visa / Vanilla Mastercard gift cards in March 2024. I would honestly not rely on Woolworths for these kinds of prepaid gift card deals, because they generally do a terrible job with restocking prepaid gift cards.

  • Mr BoMBAStiG on 06/09/2024 - 14:35
    -4

    Part 1: The Deal
    I will focus on the variable card, as that offers the best value.
    The current promotion is a $500 Gift Card for a $7.95 activation fee.

    Each gift card gives you 5,000 EDR points
2 gift cards can be purchased per EDR account, per day for a total of 70,000 EDR points (10000 per day for 7 days)
They must be purchased in store.

    You could potentially double this by getting $1000 of each Visa Vanilla and Visa Birthday Gift cards

    Ensure you scan your EDR card at checkout.
    Part 2: The Value
    Option 1:
    As Woolies offer $10 off for every 2,000 EDR points, the 70,000 EDR points can be redeemed for $350 at Woolies. After the $111.30 activation cost, that's only a $238.70 benefit. But we can do better than that…
    Option 2:
    I see a value at $630. Minimum!
    How so?

    The EDR to Qantas conversion is 2:1, so 70,000 EDR = 35,000 Qantas.
I value each Qantas point at 1.8 cents.
For a valuation of $630 (35,000 x 1.8 / 100)

    After the $111.30 activation fee, that’s a net benefit of $518.70
    A 73.94% greater value.

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