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[VIC, TAS] 10% off $100 & $250 Vanilla Visa Gift Cards (+$5.95 & $7.50 Fee), In-Store & Requires Registered Flybuys Card @ Coles

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[VIC, TAS] 10% off $100 & $250 Vanilla Visa Gift Cards (+$5.95 & $7.50 Fee), In-Store & Requires Registered Flybuys Card @ Coles
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HamBoi69 on 20/09/2024 - 14:10 coles.com.au (1787 clicks)
Last edited 22/09/2024 - 09:35 by 1 other user

Full credit to Gift Card Deals FB group

Next week's upcoming Coles gift card deal!

$100 gift card = $95.36 ($90 for the card and $5.36 for activation) = 4.64%.
$250 gift card = $231.75 ($225 for the card and $6.75 for activation) = 7.3%.

Limit 5 Gift Cards per Flybuys account per day. 10% discount will be applied to the value of the card including the applicable activation fee. Total cost for $100 gift card is $95.36 ($90 for card and $5.36 for activation fee) and for $250 gift card is $231.75 ($225 for card and $6.75 for activation fee). Offer valid in VIC and TAS only in store at Coles Supermarkets (excludes Coles Online, Coles Express and purchases via giftcards.com.au), subject to store availability. Excludes all other States. Excludes $25, $50 and $400 Visa Gift Cards. To qualify for this offer you must present your fully registered Flybuys card at the time of purchase. While stocks last, no rainchecks. Gift Cards cannot be used to purchase any other gift card sold at Coles. Offer valid from 25/9/24 to 1/10/24. Refer to individual gift card for terms and conditions. Flybuys' privacy policy applies. Standard Flybuys terms and conditions apply and are available at Flybuys.com.au. 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. To be a fully-registered Flybuys member you must have joined the Flybuys program via the Flybuys app or flybuys.com.au, provided your first and last name and linked your registration with a mobile number and email address. This promotion requires full Flybuys registration and is not available for use with an unregistered program card or for partially registered members. Full Flybuys registration may take 48 hours.

Any questions, check out the FAQs. They cover general questions on gift card promos at Coles, plus Vanilla Visa Gift Cards specially for this deal.

Enjoy!

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  • Craze on 20/09/2024 - 14:15
    +4

    Finally a straight discount vs bonus points! Thanks OP!

    • HamBoi69 on 20/09/2024 - 14:17
      +3

      Please, full credit must go to the FB group I linked in the OP. They discovered the deal!!

  • Freak00718 on 20/09/2024 - 14:17

    Why no NSW :(

    • WookieMonster on 20/09/2024 - 14:18
      +1

      Probably because there was an identical deal exclusive to NSW and ACT about six months ago.

      • tunzafun001 on 20/09/2024 - 16:00
        +3

        Why no SA, NT, WA, QLD?

        • shoppe on 21/09/2024 - 12:46

          Well at least, QLD.

    • spc12go on 20/09/2024 - 14:25

      There’s always hope for the week after

      • maverick1 on 20/09/2024 - 15:29

        Naah. I reckon it would be March next year. Vanilla Visa is usually once every year.

    • T-man on 20/09/2024 - 15:03
      +1

      Probably because NSW and QLD are still dealing with the tampered cards.

      • shoppe on 21/09/2024 - 12:50

        That's not QLDs fault. Don't let the tamperers win.

  • nightelves on 20/09/2024 - 14:22
    -1

    Can these be used as payment for Coles master giftcards?

    • JIMB0 on 20/09/2024 - 14:28

      Probably not, they only have signature verification.

  • PVS7 on 20/09/2024 - 14:24
    +1

    Thanks OP. Waiting for this to pay my council rates.

    • Bdawg on 26/09/2024 - 12:59

      Me too, council and water are hounding me threatening me with debt collectors haha.

    • Killua27 on 30/09/2024 - 22:44

      How do you pay council rates with these? Via bpay or direct debit?

      • Monkboo82 on 30/09/2024 - 22:47
        +1

        I pay my local council rates using these directly through the council website. Gold Coast City Council.

  • firestint on 20/09/2024 - 14:33
    +1

    the treasure hunt game begins.. start checking out pet food aisle and dental products aisle.

    • Craze on 20/09/2024 - 14:49
      +2

      It's changed from freezer sections?

    • Bdawg on 26/09/2024 - 13:00

      I didn't realise this was on yesterday so I thought there'd be none but there's tons of em. Normally my coles has bugger all.

  • yht on 20/09/2024 - 14:33

    Can we use it to pay for ATO ? When WA will be ?

  • lilkid28 on 20/09/2024 - 14:35
    +1

    YES! Need this to pay all the upcoming rates and land tax (due today).. will wait for a few days :)

    • Killua27 on 20/09/2024 - 22:08

      How would it work with this card? BPAY?

      • Bdawg on 26/09/2024 - 13:00

        Online payment portal. I have gone into the council and paid too.

  • kizashi on 20/09/2024 - 14:36
    +1

    Seems to be lots of issues with people using these based on productreview.

    • spc12go on 20/09/2024 - 14:56

      Yes because you need to sign and some merchants don’t accept signatures card.

      • kizashi on 20/09/2024 - 15:14
        -1

        Unsure but going by comments more issues than that. Not bought these ones before but feedback not positive.

        • spc12go on 20/09/2024 - 17:18

          I couldn’t use it at Costco and some sites that requires 3D authentication. I could pay rates and land tax with it. Also no issue with utilities either.

  • NonSense on 20/09/2024 - 14:43
    +2

    Good luck all

  • fishandchips on 20/09/2024 - 14:57
    -2

    any limit?

  • decryption on 20/09/2024 - 15:05
    +2

    Just in time to pay my GST bill on Oct 1st - gonna be like Mad Max trying to get these I reckon

    • HamBoi69 on 20/09/2024 - 16:43

      OMG I’ll get a feature in your newsletter! Thanks Anthony!

      • decryption on 21/09/2024 - 08:47
        +1

        haha, yeah, next week :)

  • Dealseeker21 on 20/09/2024 - 15:19
    -7

    Won't be any stock with a limit of 5 cards per day per account :(

    My local Coles is the worst for stock of these

    Time to go hide some cards in the other store :)

  • VBO on 20/09/2024 - 15:28
    +1

    My council doesn't accept this card anymore.

  • Davelovesdealz on 20/09/2024 - 15:30
    +2

    I knew I needed a business trip to Melbourne….

    • daanish on 21/09/2024 - 07:37

      I am genuinely in Melbourne for work this week. Winner winner.

  • zah on 20/09/2024 - 16:06

    Off topic but how do I use small amounts on these gift cards? None of the stores I frequent have the payment where PIN is not required. I’ve got a bunch of these cards with $1-4 on them + the Coles Gift Cards that were sent digitally so those can’t be used in store also with $1-4 on them.

    • lilkid28 on 20/09/2024 - 16:36
      +3

      pay bills, use in self self checkout, or send me the card numbers

    • abs898 on 20/09/2024 - 16:43
      +2

      I just pay in excess when making the original payment. Pay extra on electricity.

    • WookieMonster on 20/09/2024 - 17:02
      +7

      None of the stores I frequent have the payment where PIN is not required.

      If you make a purchase in-store at Coles or Kmart or Target or Officeworks, when you swipe a Visa card, the checkout should attempt to take payment without requesting a PIN or signature for payments under about $35. You can do split payments at these stores too (with some caveats, for example you cannot do split payments at Kmart if you are purchasing a gift card).

      If you make a purchase in-store at Woolworths, Woolworths Metro, BIG W or EG Ampol, as soon as you swipe a Visa card, the checkout will ask for a PIN. If you press Enter without entering any numbers on this screen, you will trigger signature verification, except all these stores do not actually ask for a signature for Vanilla Visa gift cards, so they will automatically approve the signature (without any staff intervention needed) and then will attempt to take payment. (The same should happen with Dan Murphy’s and BWS in-store, as those use a very similar checkout system to Woolworths, BIG W, etc.) You can do split payments at these stores too.

      If you make a purchase in-store at JB Hi-Fi, you do not need to provide a PIN when swiping a Visa card for payments under $30. A staff member told me this the last time I made an in-person purchase.

      If you need to make debt repayments to the ATO, you can do split payments through myGov or Government EasyPay to pay off your debt. I think the minimum repayment amount is $1 + at least $0.01 in payment processing fees.

      the Coles Gift Cards that were sent digitally so those can’t be used in store also with $1-4 on them.

      Coles gift cards (physical and digital) can only be redeemed in-store. Why do you say they cannot be used in-store?

      • zah on 20/09/2024 - 18:41
        +1

        Thanks for it. Will do this!

      • zah on 20/09/2024 - 21:39
        +1

        For the Coles one, I meant the Gift Mastercard (yellow/golden card). I bought them from a gift card website when on sale so they can only be used online. I’ve had no problems attaching them to Menulog/Chatime etc. but going forward I will probably just add Amazon credit. Thanks!

    • aresyan on 20/09/2024 - 17:31
      +2

      Add credit to Amazon account

    • KK25 on 20/09/2024 - 19:54
      +1

      I usually top up to Linkt account. Keep it around $20, since I don't use toll roads much.

    • decryption on 21/09/2024 - 08:47

      I donate the little bits left over to charity via their websites. $5 here, $3 there. Tax deductible too.

    • Davelovesdealz on 21/09/2024 - 08:49

      Woolies gift cards with 4% off via insurance

    • Bdawg on 26/09/2024 - 13:02

      I just pay my rates/utilities in full $250 chunks.

  • clover on 20/09/2024 - 17:35
    +1

    This card seems to be a lot harder to use than the Coles master gift card

  • ozbargainerlife1 on 20/09/2024 - 17:58

    Is there any limit

    • CodeXD on 20/09/2024 - 18:00
      +18

      Only your ability to read

  • CyberHippy on 20/09/2024 - 18:48

    Hey @WookieMonster do you know if I can use Vanilla Visa GC's to purchase discounted Ultimate GC's?

    • WookieMonster on 20/09/2024 - 19:32
      +2

      Where are you looking to purchase discounted Ultimate gift cards? My answer will depend on the merchant you are wanting to purchase from.

      • carguy28 on 21/09/2024 - 01:46

        What about Aldi?

        • WookieMonster on 21/09/2024 - 08:52

          I am not sure whether ALDI will accept the Visa gift cards in this deal, because they should have no PIN (which means the only available verification method is signature verification) and I have no idea whether ALDI permits signature verification. ALDI's EFTPOS terminals should always ask for a PIN when you swipe a Visa card (or Mastercard or eftpos card).

          The way you would attempt signature verification is to swipe on the EFTPOS terminal, select Credit, acknowledge the message warning you about the 0.5% payment surcharge, then press Enter on the PIN prompt screen without entering any numbers. If the EFTPOS terminal does nothing (or makes an error noise) when you press Enter, it means signature verification is not permitted.

          • QantasCollector on 25/09/2024 - 09:08
            +1

            @WookieMonster: I just followed this method at Aldi, worked perfectly. Paid $180.90 (including surcharge) for $200 of Ultimate Everyone gift cards. Thanks!

            • WookieMonster on 25/09/2024 - 09:10

              @QantasCollector: What happened after you pressed Enter? Did you have to provide a signature to verify the transaction, or did the checkout attempt to take payment without a signature?

              • desktopzero on 25/09/2024 - 20:33
                +3

                @WookieMonster: I bought some Ultimate GC at ALDI as well, after pressing enter on the EFTPOS terminal, a screen pops up saying signature required, then goes straight to approved.

        • ppp13 on 26/09/2024 - 12:09

          I tried this yesterday with Vanilla gift card (10% off) purchased at Coles and DID NOT work.

          Swiped it and selected CREDIT - accepted surcharge message - pressed Enter the PIN prompt screen without any numbers: Boom - Declined/Error :(

          • WookieMonster on 26/09/2024 - 12:16

            @ppp13: Did you wait at least 30 minutes after purchasing the Vanilla Visa gift card before you attempted to use it at ALDI?

            • ppp13 on 26/09/2024 - 18:46

              @WookieMonster: Oops, hmmm that might be the reason then.
              Bought in Cole’s and went straight into Aldi :(

      • CyberHippy on 21/09/2024 - 02:04

        Wherever I can get 10/15% off a card that can be used at JB or OW. What merchants accept Vanilla Visa?

        • WookieMonster on 21/09/2024 - 09:15
          +2

          Vanilla Visa gift cards are accepted at merchants that choose to accept them.

          In terms of merchants that have sold Ultimate gift cards at 10% off or 15% off in the past:

          • Coles is a tricky one, because whether the gift card is accepted may come down to whether the staff member will accept it as a payment method. Coles does not ask for a PIN or signature if you swipe a Visa card and the amount you want to charge is under ~$35. Above this threshold, the checkout will ask for a PIN. If you press Enter on the PIN prompt screen without entering any numbers, you will need to go through the signature verification process. A staff member will need to provide you with a slip of paper for you to sign and then it is up to the staff member whether they accept your signature. If they do, the checkout will attempt to process payment from the Visa card; if not, the card will be declined. With signature verification, the staff member is supposed to compare the signature you provide on the slip of paper with the signature on the back of your payment card and/or on any ID you may have on you, but it looks like the Visa gift cards in this deal no longer have a signature panel… Additionally, signature verification was phased out as a verification method for almost all Australian-issued payment cards in 2014, so there is a chance the staff member helping you will have no idea why the checkout is asking you to provide a signature.

          • Woolworths and BIG W will likely accept them. When you swipe a Visa card, you will pretty much always be asked for a PIN. However, if you press Enter on the PIN prompt screen without entering any numbers, the checkout will not actually ask for a signature and will skip straight to attempting to take payment. Having said that, if a staff member notices you using a Vanilla Visa gift card as a payment method and they care enough to stop you, they can.

          • I am not sure about ALDI.

          • I have previously tried using Vanilla Visa gift cards on the Coles Group gift card portal (giftcards.com.au) and they have been rejected, so I doubt they are accepted there.

          • I have no idea whether the Australia Post website accepts Vanilla Visa gift cards as a payment method. Having said that, PayPal is listed as an accepted payment method, so an alternative is to link the Vanilla Visa gift card to your PayPal account, then use PayPal on the Australia Post website as the payment method, ensuring you choose the Vanilla Visa gift card as the funding source.

          The only 10%/15% off deal for Ultimate gift cards coming up that I know of is the deal for "10% off" selected Ultimate gift cards at ALDI. If ALDI accepts Vanilla Visa gift cards, you need to keep in mind that ALDI will charge a 0.5% payment surcharge for Visa (and Mastercard) payment cards, and there is no way you can avoid that surcharge with Vanilla Visa gift cards (hence the reason I wrote "10% off").

  • captbollocks on 20/09/2024 - 22:09
    +2

    Was this the card that scammers love to target? Have they found a way to stop these from happening?

    • Neoika on 22/09/2024 - 08:01

      It looks like an insider's job to me now.

    • AT1013 on 25/09/2024 - 08:17

      I think that's one of the reasons why there are new packaging for these gift cards. Just my 2 cents.

  • murphinator69 on 21/09/2024 - 10:04

    Will this work at an Apple Store? Thinking of combining with the Vodafone $1000 off deal

  • Craze on 21/09/2024 - 13:27

    Does it have to be the GC's specifically listed on the FB post? From memory there are two versions of this GC and it has to be a specific one that's part of the discount?

    • WookieMonster on 21/09/2024 - 20:34
      +2

      Uhhh strictly speaking, the Visa gift cards operated by InComm and sold at Coles were changed within the last 2-3 weeks and should now look like this. These have the same stock barcodes as the older style Vanilla Visa gift cards pictured in the Facebook post, so it should not matter whether you purchase the new look Visa gift cards or the older style Vanilla Visa gift cards. However, considering I have not seen the older style Vanilla Visa gift cards any at Coles I have visited within the last week, I suspect by the time this deal starts, you will only find the new look Visa gift cards.

  • hallo123 on 21/09/2024 - 13:57
    +2

    Worked to pay the ATO online.

    Couldn't pay my energylocals account online with this card.

    :(

  • interlocal on 22/09/2024 - 18:18
    +3

    Already disappeared in local Coles, only $50 and $400 left.

    • lilkid28 on 22/09/2024 - 18:22

      Same

    • CyberHippy on 22/09/2024 - 22:44
      -1

      Huh? The deal hasn't started yet tho…

      • interlocal on 22/09/2024 - 22:55
        +1

        Yes, and it's already too late in some stores - cards are hidden by staff

        • CyberHippy on 22/09/2024 - 23:26

          Report to head office

      • Dan_ on 23/09/2024 - 15:02

        If people didn't have an inflated sense of entitlement, I wouldn't have to neg them.

        • Dealseeker21 on 23/09/2024 - 16:03

          Well I do aim to get around $10K of these cards, so yep :)

          • CodeXD on 23/09/2024 - 16:25
            -1

            @Dealseeker21: hope all $10k you buy has already been compromised

            • Dealseeker21 on 23/09/2024 - 16:47
              -2

              @CodeXD: Even if some of them are, it gets fixed eventually :)

  • Jujovitu on 23/09/2024 - 21:54
    -1

    Probably an old question but can you use gift cards to buy gift cards?

    • Yeahnahz on 23/09/2024 - 22:36
      +1

      Depends on the type of gift card … 🙃

  • Yeahnahz on 23/09/2024 - 22:39
    -3

    Can I borrow these cards from a NSW store and process the transaction in VIC. ? I doubt stock is state located by store .. anyone know

    • lilkid28 on 24/09/2024 - 00:08

      NO

    • Dealseeker21 on 24/09/2024 - 08:21
      +1

      No, barcodes are loaded into each stores system

      • Yeahnahz on 24/09/2024 - 21:34

        Not sure about that. I’ve purchased cards from unopened packets behind the shelf before. They can’t scan those if they are from the box sealed

  • AsukaST on 24/09/2024 - 15:32

    Went to 3 different Coles today, only 5 x$250 in total, lots of $400
    Will give up tomorrow.

    • Dealseeker21 on 24/09/2024 - 16:27
      +1

      Tiny chance they will put them out tomorrow, I know my local one, sometimes, puts them out during the day and never first thing in the morning.

      2 of the Duty Manager's know me and will actually help which is good

      The Store Manager is not helpful at all, and it's 100 questions and all too hard that someone will buy $1200 of gift cards in one go and then want to come back daily for more.

  • day87end on 24/09/2024 - 22:49

    none on shelves, already empty . This was the store i always had something left .
    i wouldn't expect there would be any stock left tomorrow. good luck .

  • skye89 on 25/09/2024 - 06:34

    Got my fill! (Only x5). My local had max 10 of $250 GC. People before me were looking for the yellow Coles mastercard.. I didnt have the heart to tell them

  • shap08 on 25/09/2024 - 06:47

    Nothing at wellington Coles TAS

  • skye89 on 25/09/2024 - 06:51
    +1

    Well this is fun, cards don't work with my council rates and I can't pre-pay my electricity/gas bills. I guess these cards must be used in person

    • WookieMonster on 25/09/2024 - 07:55
      +4

      In most previous deals for Vanilla Visa gift cards,1 you had to wait about 30 minutes after purchase before InComm would activate the gift card. Did you wait 30 minutes and check there was available balance before attempting to redeem the gift card for your council rates or utility bills?

      1. I say “most”, because there was one deal in the past that required you to wait around 4.5 hours before you could redeem the gift card. ↩

  • interlocal on 25/09/2024 - 07:24

    So, old design (yellow $250) does not have discount, just checked on the checkout.

    • capslock on 25/09/2024 - 07:39
      +2

      These cards have never been in a yellow packaging.

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