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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 (1828 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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      • interlocal on 25/09/2024 - 07:42

        Sorry that was my morning brain… Just realised i tried to buy maatercard instead of visa

  • cheapass88 on 25/09/2024 - 07:29

    Bought 5. There was none on shelf and the staff said they have them behind the counter

    They also didn't allow split payment. Is this a thing? Surely not

  • capslock on 25/09/2024 - 07:39

    Had to settle for $100s. $250s were sold out.

  • capslock on 25/09/2024 - 08:09
    +2

    Happy hunting!

    https://ibb.co/k5Q3Tv5

    • gimmedealspls on 25/09/2024 - 08:44
      +1

      @capslock All stores should have that and the normal display!

    • day87end on 25/09/2024 - 09:22

      you should be lucky none around me . where was this ?

  • kenichiwa on 25/09/2024 - 08:34
    +1

    Thanks, I got two $250, please check the packaging carefully. One of mine was tampered with. Last four digits and CCV scratched out! Called the number in the T&Cs and they put a block on it straight away. Let’s see how many weeks it takes to get a replacement.

    Happy hunting, but please be vigilant!! There are scumbags out there.

    • capslock on 25/09/2024 - 08:56

      Out of curiosity, did the security check at the back of the pack pass for the tampered card?

      • kenichiwa on 25/09/2024 - 09:04
        +1

        The card packaging was intact as far I could see at the time of purchase.

        The way it was tampered I could only think is perhaps some gentle heat applied to the side of the packaging and then they could slide the card out?

        Another lesson of the story for me is to use the cards immediately to greatly reduce the risk of unauthorised transactions to the card.

    • Yola on 25/09/2024 - 09:16

      What was the expiry of that card and where did you purchase it? I am also in Vic and plan to get some today.

      • day87end on 25/09/2024 - 09:36
        +1

        get them now or they run out . any gift card should have minimum 3 years .

        • mooreshady on 25/09/2024 - 10:40

          council rates enough to use all 5 cards lol…no need to know the expiry date haha…

          • Yola on 25/09/2024 - 10:41

            @mooreshady: I wanted the expiry date to see which batch the corrupted cards came from.

      • jimojr on 25/09/2024 - 09:54
        +1

        04/29

    • interlocal on 25/09/2024 - 14:01
      +1

      which store was that? just for others to avoid / be careful

    • Pat Rick on 25/09/2024 - 16:18

      Did you have any images of what you meant by last 4 digits and CCV being scratched out? Would help me look out for any cards that were tempered in the future.

    • capslock janitor on 08/10/2024 - 10:05

      How long?

  • gimmedealspls on 25/09/2024 - 08:45
    +1

    My 2nd local store actually changed the display and had over 100 on display

  • nanny0tt on 25/09/2024 - 09:25

    "error Transaction declined
    Contact your card issuer. We were unable to process your payment."

    anyone else also getting this error paying to ATO?

    • WookieMonster on 25/09/2024 - 09:28

      Is your gift card activated? Read this to see what I think is the problem.

      • nanny0tt on 25/09/2024 - 09:30

        oh thanks i might try again in a few minutes. i checked in vallinabalance site and it has the line item "Activate And Load Card" tho

      • nanny0tt on 25/09/2024 - 09:35
        +1

        thankss it worked now. a few minutes make a difference

  • Obs on 25/09/2024 - 09:27
    +1

    Can confirm that they do not work for DEFT payments either. Expected but I held out hope. https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/849205

    • lilkid28 on 25/09/2024 - 09:38

      It was confirmed some time ago :)

  • ozbargainerlife1 on 25/09/2024 - 10:36

    any one tried paying via woolies eftpos cards?

  • oldrocker on 25/09/2024 - 11:20

    How long does it take for these cards to be activated and ready for use?

  • tryonthis on 25/09/2024 - 12:16

    Will these work to pay off a council rate bill?

    • dankru on 26/09/2024 - 20:21

      Depends on council. Works for mine.

  • CyberHippy on 25/09/2024 - 12:59

    Has anyone been able to use these to purchase the discounted Ultimate GC’s at Aldi?

  • Duskjase08 on 25/09/2024 - 13:15

    Im new to this! Do you still earn base fly buy points?

    • whytd on 25/09/2024 - 13:22
      +1

      Just base.
      No extra promos apply

  • Frozensage on 25/09/2024 - 14:00

    can u use these at prezzee?

    • cheapass88 on 25/09/2024 - 15:06

      these USED to work through PayPal. but it was hit and miss as it worked for me but not for family

  • decryption on 25/09/2024 - 14:00

    Managed to get 50x $250 cards. Plenty of stock at Bacchus Marsh, Tarniet Central, Manor Lakes if anyone out west is still hunting.

    • lilkid28 on 25/09/2024 - 14:04

      You have 10 flybuys account? Well done. Planning to get another 50 x 6 days?

      • decryption on 25/09/2024 - 14:13

        Yeah, I set up a few burner Flybuys accounts a few days ago. Only reason I didn't get more is I didn't have enough Flybuys accounts! I might get a few more tomorrow, that should cover my entire PAYG/BAS tax bill on Oct 1st

        • lilkid28 on 25/09/2024 - 15:55

          $87.5k in tax? Well done sir.

          • decryption on 25/09/2024 - 16:53
            +1

            @lilkid28: lol no - 50x $250 is $12,500, my quarterly PAYG is around $11,000 and then there's GST too, which this quarter looks to be around $3000.

    • Bdawg on 26/09/2024 - 14:18

      Damn I shoulda done that. Free money is best money. I wonder if I could sign up for a bunch of flybuy accounts now and pull it off.

  • Ryannnnnn on 25/09/2024 - 16:36
    +4

    Found lots of $250 at Coles Highpoint in Maribyrnong VIC!

  • Shadowsfury on 25/09/2024 - 17:28

    Can I use to "pay" the ATO even if dont officially owe them?

    I haven't done tax return yet but I know will owe money due to CGT, and want to use the cards up ASAP to reduce security concerns.

    • Bdawg on 26/09/2024 - 14:13

      Yes. However some people have reported a nightmare situation where the ATO automatically refunded all their cards.

    • Yola on 26/09/2024 - 16:11

      Yes, I have done this many times with no problem. As long as you will owe money I doubt they would refund. Anyway, I always keep the used cardboard cases.

      • Bdawg on 27/09/2024 - 12:07

        Why do you keep the cases? I keep the cards. If they refund you though you won't know which card got a refund. Sorting through my pile of cards and checking the balances on the website would take me forever.

        • Yola on 01/10/2024 - 07:56

          I keep the cards with the cases. I make a note on the case of the date and where it was spent.

  • Jamir28 on 25/09/2024 - 19:25

    Broadmeadows had heaps at 5:35pm

  • ozbargainerlife1 on 25/09/2024 - 19:47

    getting error when trying to pay rates ": Declined - Exceeds withdrawal frequency limit"

    • nbagame on 25/09/2024 - 19:49
      +1

      Did you purchase and use them within 30 minutes?

  • Pickpocka on 25/09/2024 - 20:35
    -2

    Activation is $7.50not $6.75 for the $250 giftcard

    • lilkid28 on 25/09/2024 - 21:01
      +1

      It's $6.75 after the discount.

  • RTY on 25/09/2024 - 21:57
    +3

    At least 300 $250 left at southern cross coles

  • tbone74 on 26/09/2024 - 00:06
    +2

    For those with HCF, consider buying the Grocery Choice prepaid cards, currently with 4% discount, to buy these. The $1000 limit monthly purchase limit means you can only buy 4 of the $250 Vanilla Visa cards but a good discount stack nonetheless.

    • Shadowsfury on 26/09/2024 - 07:48

      great idea but have you tried it? on the surface sounds like paying gift card with gift card which doesn't always work

      • Frozensage on 26/09/2024 - 08:13

        I just buy 5% off woolies gc with these via paypal. Seems alright.

        • tbone74 on 26/09/2024 - 15:52

          That's a stack in the other direction. They can be combined.

          You can buy HCF Grocery Choice card (or Shopback Supermarket but the 0.5% discount and the max value of $300 and the inability to make split payments at Coles when purchasing gift cards makes it almost pointless), use the Grocery Choice card to buy the Vanilla Visa cards, and use the Vanilla Visa cards to buy discounted Woolworths gift cards.

          • Yola on 26/09/2024 - 16:15

            @tbone74: I have split payments many times when purchasing GC at manned checkouts. I only had a problem once and have since again done so at the same store. It was an older lady making up her own rules. It's best to stick to the younger casuals.

            • tbone74 on 26/09/2024 - 21:33

              @Yola: Interesting. I know the self checkouts at Coles don't work for split payments for gift cards, they give an error. I've asked at manned checkouts a few times in recent months (older and younger staff) and each time was told it can't be done. Doesn't surprise me if in fact it can be done, and I think in the past that it worked (but I could easily be thinking of Woolworths) but haven't had any luck lately when asking.

              Whereas at Woolworths I've never been rejected when asking to make a split payment for gift cards.

              • Yola on 01/10/2024 - 07:58

                @tbone74: Was this at one store? The staff may have been instructed not to do it. I have done it in the last few weeks.

        • Monkboo82 on 29/09/2024 - 18:54

          @Frozensage through what website are you able to purchase Woolworths for 5% discount and pay via PayPal using the Visa cards?

      • tbone74 on 26/09/2024 - 15:48
        +1

        Yes I bought the Vanilla Visa cards using HCF Grocery Choice myself to confirm it still works before posting the suggestion.

    • ozbargainerlife1 on 26/09/2024 - 09:16

      This works fine? Did you try?

    • CyberHippy on 26/09/2024 - 11:27

      Yeah we need some confirmation that this actually works

    • capslock on 26/09/2024 - 12:37

      Didn't work when I tried to buy a Vanilla Visa at Woolworths. Haven't tried at Coles.

    • RTY on 26/09/2024 - 13:25
      +1

      I used category choice grocery to buy coles mastercard before and it worked.

  • bargain-hunter on 26/09/2024 - 13:51

    Anyone know if using a TCN Luxury eftpos card works for these?

  • Bdawg on 26/09/2024 - 14:23

    I assume these don't earn kitchen knife credits? Promo says excludes gift cards…

    • Terencey on 26/09/2024 - 15:14
      +4

      No, you don't earn credits. Otherwise, all knives would have been gone by now

  • hanofee on 26/09/2024 - 20:20

    Anyone know their contact number/email? I got 1 of my purchase refunded, but I couldn't use it to pay even for something like $2.
    When I checked my balance, initially it was still showing as 0, so I thought I'd wait. But now I couldn't check my balance any longer on https://www.vanillabalance.com/, it keeps showing red cross with this error:
    Following are the error(s)
    1. Please activate your card to proceed

    • hanofee on 26/09/2024 - 21:06

      Nvm, found the number on the back of the card. The CS explained that the card was suspended (hence I can't login/check balance) because of the refund (this is the first time I did refund on this card), so he needed to unblock it manually (after verifying that the refund indeed coming from the same merchant that I paid)

  • CyberHippy on 26/09/2024 - 22:13

    Hi again @WookieMonster, do you know if I can use these to buy Celebration or TCN GC's from Coles? Looks like there were a couple of 15% deals around October/November last year.

    • WookieMonster on 26/09/2024 - 23:29
      +1

      The same guidance I provided to you before pretty much applies to TCN gift cards and Celebration gift cards, i.e.:

      • The checkout should not reject the Vanilla Visa gift card immediately.

      • If you are redeeming more than ~$35 from the Vanilla Visa gift card, you will be asked for a PIN. If you instead follow the signature verification process, the checkout will print out a small receipt for you to provide your signature, and the staff member is supposed to compare that signature you provide to the signature on the gift card and/or your signature on any ID you have.

      • Whether the staff member will allow you to use the Vanilla Visa gift card as a payment method may depend on some factors. For example, if the staff member has no idea why you are going through the signature verification (because it is a highly unusual way to verify a transaction in Australia nowadays), the staff member may reject the signature out of caution. Additionally, the deal terms and conditions clearly state that you cannot use a gift card to purchase a gift card at Coles, so if a staff member is particularly attentive and notice you wanting to use a Vanilla Visa gift card to purchase a gift card, they can choose to reject it (if they care enough to enforce this rule).

    • New Chump on 28/09/2024 - 16:11
      +1

      @CyberHippy It is risky holding these cards unused for that long. The perceived OzB wisdom is to use them straight away to minimise the risk of unused cards being hacked. A few OzB members have suffered that fate in the last few card promos (I am one).

  • faithdealer on 27/09/2024 - 18:34

    Is there a maximum of how many cards you can put through the ATO per day? Card declined on my 6th use but balance is intact according to the website.

    • lilkid28 on 27/09/2024 - 19:32
      +2

      5 throught mygov, and 5 through govteasypay

    • flawlessvictory on 28/09/2024 - 14:52

      I was able to do 10 x through mygov in one day.

      • WookieMonster on 28/09/2024 - 22:21
        +1

        Apparently the payment limit on myGov is 5 cards every 12 hours, which would explain how you were able to use 10 cards in one day.

  • Craze on 28/09/2024 - 12:40

    Does FB distinguish between the two denominations? i.e. can you get 5x $100 and 5x$250, or subject to staff discretion?

    • ozbargainerlife1 on 28/09/2024 - 20:20

      Yes it does

      • hanofee on 29/09/2024 - 15:59

        oh so technically each flybuys can buy 5x $100 + 5x $250 (providing staff will allow, which I doubt)?

        • ozbargainerlife1 on 29/09/2024 - 17:31
          +1

          not sure.. .try if the discount comes through before paying

  • AssociatedDaniel Dong @ Coles on 29/09/2024 - 10:44

    Does anyone find $250.00 card available in South Eastern suburbs Coles? Thanks!

    • bettylee on 29/09/2024 - 12:20

      This morning Coles Doncaster still has $100

  • s0805 on 29/09/2024 - 15:42

    Funny, when you don't go specifically to find these, you get them. Plenty in stock, bought 2 of them, one of them was added to paypal and bought 5% off wish gift cards through seniors link. No issues. Other one, I will leave it unopened for now, incase I can stack with any Preeeze offers where paying by paypal is available…

  • Peterzheng on 29/09/2024 - 15:57

    Can I choose to use a password when using the card for first time?

    • WookieMonster on 29/09/2024 - 16:36
      +2

      I assume you meant a PIN? If so, no.

      The Cardholder Agreement enclosed in the packaging says that the gift card cannot be used if a PIN is required to authorise a transaction. In other words, the only type of verification you can do for in-person transactions is signature verification.

      I know the packaging for the newer gift cards says on the back that a PIN is "optional", but that is actually incorrect. If you attempt to set a PIN on the first in-person transaction where you are asked for one, the transaction will be declined.

  • ozbargainerlife1 on 29/09/2024 - 17:32
    -1

    forgot to scan flybuys on 3 cards.. anyone went through this before? Store says flybuys should be able to do it

    • Yola on 29/09/2024 - 18:45

      I have done this before. I had the points added in-store and it worked but that was a deal when it was additional FB points. This seems more difficult. To add points in-store you have 7 days at the same store. It is easy to make a mistake I watch if a discount has been applied before paying.

    • lilkid28 on 29/09/2024 - 18:56
      +1

      So you paid full price on 3 cards?

  • rfc4eva on 30/09/2024 - 03:58

    Tried to use a $250 card in bunnings, automatically said Transaction not allowed. The guy at the counter said they always have problems with prepaid gift cards. Now i have a pending transaction of $190 that i cant use while I have to wait " 7 days" for it to be rejected and returned.

    • JIMB0 on 30/09/2024 - 08:20

      Did this happen because you tried to enter a pin?

      • rfc4eva on 30/09/2024 - 19:34
        -3

        Nope, i pressed enter and it declined. Also tried to just book flights with qantas and Virgin and it wouldnt accept them. These cards are shit!

  • decryption on 30/09/2024 - 09:22

    Plenty of $250 cards around Melton if anyone's still looking.

    • sunnysteve on 03/10/2024 - 14:11

      missed this comment, went to daylesford instead, none left. someone's def hoarding these in ballarat, couldn't get a single card, fingers crossed another deal comes up in nov, big bills coming up

  • Golden100 on 01/10/2024 - 17:12

    Any Coles still have cards?

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