Received a push notification from ShopBack on this upsize 7-Eleven gift card for tomorrow
Stack with the 7-Eleven Day to get a free regular coffee or large slurpee with any purchase
Enjoy and catch y’all Coldplay fans tomorrow too!
For information on where 7-Eleven digital gift cards can be redeemed, please refer to this FAQ.
$30 for referrer, $5 for referee after referee qualifies.
Qualifying requirements for referee: 1. Made a minimum $20 online purchase (below exclusions apply), 2. Received a minimum $10 confirmed cashback online, 3. Added banking details to account.
Users will need to fulfil the referral criteria within 180 days from referee's sign-up date to unlock cashback. See all terms
Can use these at any service station, not just 7-Eleven
The 25c/litre max discount makes it less compelling these days
+1
Yep, and they seem to deliberately spread their prices high and low locally. Often stores within a few kilometres are 40-50c different in price. Means you might have a lock in, but the closest 7-Eleven to you is 50c more expensive, and they’re banking on you not wanting to drive another few kilometres to get the full discount.
You got it right bro 👍
The way of business is too dodgy
Is it 711 branded card that can be used at any petrol station or a legit 711 gift card?
Branded Activ Visa, can be used at most service stations.
The gift cards in this deal are 7-Eleven digital gift cards, which can be used at any merchant using either of the following merchant category codes (as long as the merchant chooses to accept it as a payment method):
I used one to purchase a discounted AmpolCash gift card at an Ampol Foodary a couple of hours ago. If you want to see where other people have tried to use a 7-Eleven digital gift card, I suggest you have a look at this FAQ.
7-Eleven physical gift cards (which AFAIK are only sold at 7-Eleven stores) can only be redeemed at 7-Eleven service stations.
That’s pretty cool I wasn’t aware! Do we know if Ampol ones can be used at 711?
That is not possible, because:
AmpolCash physical gift cards can only be redeemed at service stations shown on the Ampol store locator. The gift cards operate on a proprietary network (just like the AmpolCard fuel charge card), rather than Visa or Mastercard.
AmpolCash digital gift cards are digital versions of the AmpolCash physical gift card (i.e. they also run on the same proprietary network as AmpolCash physical gift cards), and you can only redeem them either by having a staff member scan a QR code, or you provide the 10 digit gift card number.
@WookieMonster: @WookieMonster do you know if a digital Shell gift card can be used to buy a physical Ampolcash card or a physical Wish or Woolworths gift card at Ampol Foodary?
@Chatgpttrue: My guess is that will not work, because the redemption of digital Shell gift cards appear to be actually restricted to participating Shell service stations.
I have never seen an Ampol Foodary service station sell Woolworths Supermarket gift cards nor WISH gift cards. Have you seen this at an Ampol Foodary?
@WookieMonster: Thanks for your response.
I may have just presumed Ampol Foodary sells these gift cards but I am likely wrong.
@Chatgpttrue: EG Ampol (which is an Ampol franchisee that is operated separately from Ampol Foodary) sell WISH gift cards, but you cannot purchase them using a 7-Eleven digital gift card, because EG Ampol has set up their checkouts to automatically block this.
Haven't touched 711 since they butchered the price locks and haven't looked back. Costco all the way.
I have tried using 7/11 digital card in almost all servos except Costco. It works everywhere.
There were multiple reports back in March of 7-Eleven digital gift cards working at Costco's service stations (which I found rather confusing, because Costco is supposed to use MCC 5542). I have not seen any more recent reports though.
Haven't used these before, so just wondering how people use the small remaining balance on these cards? Do you ask the staff to do split payments?
Yes.
The gift card in this deal is a prepaid Visa gift card that is restricted to two merchant category codes. If you want to do split payments, you will need to tell the staff member to do split payment across multiple cards (including the exact amount to redeem from each card).
In terms of specific merchants:
Apparently 7-Eleven can do split payments, but staff may not always let you do this for whatever reason.
I did split payments between a 7-Eleven digital gift card and another prepaid gift card at an Ampol Foodary a couple of hours ago.
I have done split payments between multiple cards many times at EG Ampol and Shell Coles/Reddy Express.
Yes can definitely do split payments if the staff member is patient and helpful. Can be done at many servos including 7-Eleven/Mobil. I have only had the odd sales person who did not know how to do this.
I usually just ask to split the payment and choose to pay an amount I’d remember using the gift card and the rest with a CC.
Example: if I need to pay $73.55, i’ll just pay $50 using the gift card and leave $50 for the next refuel.
Just makes it a bit easier to remember and I don’t have to mention exact amounts with cents to grumpy staff.
Has anyone tried using these cards in the pay and go feature in the app?
I wonder if that's another (potentially easier if it works) way to do split payments
Can you use the price locks with pay and go through? Wasn’t the case when i last checked.
Ahhh ok. I haven't used the feature before so I didn't know. That's annoying!
Can I use this for myki?
Ta. So, is it possible to top up myki money and ask for refund for profit
I’ll pay you $6 if you don’t do that.
@SuperLate: 50 Cent is a rapper that needs saving.
But on a serious note, seems like a lot of mucking around and wasting other people’s time for a mere $6 that you’d get a month or two later. Just use the card as intended and still save $6.
Exactly what I’m thinking, I’m gonna do a few.
Is there a limit to how many gift cards we can buy?
2
No deal if not 7% cashback
Next year you'll want 11%
That's the way.
No this is also good
I realise there are 2 types of 7-11 giftcards on shop back.
One mnntions fuel and the other does not mention fuel anywhere at all.
Van bith be used at the petrol station, or does the one that doesnt mention fuel can only be used at the 7-11 convenience store?
Idk what you seeing but in my ios app only see 1 type of 7-11 GC
@noelhoi I see what you see. Only one type of 7-Eleven gift card on my Android phone.
@jecec Hope you see better on Thurs.
If you search for 7 eleven on the SB app. You'll see 2 results come up for 7 eleven.
One is 2% cashback and the other is 6% cashback.
The one that is 2% cashback mentions pertrol stations specifically. The 6% one doesn't.
@jecec: Well spotted on that tiny difference in details, but i assume it would work too. Knowing SB and their track record of copy/pasta fails for repeat offers, not surprising they failed here too.
@noelhoi: Yay. Its not my eyes then.
Fact still remains that there are 2 separate listing for 7 eleven gift cards with different descriptions.
I've bought 2 x $100 of these cards and might now be stuck. What can I use it for at the 7 eleven convenience store?
@jecec: you worried to much mate. I just filled my car with this gift card. 7-11 only had one type of gift card which can be use both for Petrol and in store.
They need to fix their bloody stupid payment system, apply pay, saved cards, new cards, none of these works since last week.
Anyone else having issues with paying by credit card at shopback? Zippay doesn't work either.
Apparently if you add 2 cards, then go back to check the cashback amount, the deal expires even if you haven't purchased the cards.
E: Takes a few mins to check that you haven't actually bought and unlocks itself.
Thanks OP, just picked up 2 $100. Didn’t know these could be used at other servo’s! Although I have 5 Ampol 6% off $100 in my wallet… maybe I should slow down on snagging these deals lol
Can the Ampol gift card be used at other servo's?
Need to better plan when to buy them, if possible during stacking sessions like this for maximum efficiency.
Slightly out of topic, did anyone knew if this giftcard works on ev charging stations like ampcharge, chargefox, evie?
I'm pretty sure when you add a card to those charging apps that it will be MCC 5552 Electric Vehicle Charging (this is a new MCC)
7 eleven only work with
5499 Miscellaneous Food Stores
5541 Service Stations
like @WookieMonster mentioned above
Thanks for that. I didn't know ev charging have its own mcc
I'm having problems adding one of these cards to Google Pay this morning. The card is active but it keeps coming up with an error.
Same here, Google Wallet "couldn't finish card setup for pay contactless".
same issue for me with 7-11 vouchers purchased from CR last time. card active, but google pay kept declining. Raised support to CR to get new cards only to be palmed back to Google support. BHN not helping as well. it said to clear cache and stuff but still not working. Ended up adding to apple wallet, too much back and forth. hence iffy to purchase the 7-11 now
I had this issue too but then I noticed a message at the top of the Wallet app that says " ! For your security you need to verify it's you before using pay contactless."
After I hit "Verify that it's you" and used fingerprint unlock, I was able to add my 2 cards.
I hope this helps others with the issue.
@Junk Sifter Have you been able to add the gift card?
@billy_bob Thanks. Was this the message you saw? There was no verification requested with this message so wasn't able to verify. I had seen the "Verify that it's you" message in the past but not this time. This issue was reported to the issuer Blackhawk Network and was fixed for the Shell gift cards recently. Not sure if the 7-Eleven gift cards are fixed yet.
There is also a different issue with Apple Wallet mentioned here.
@trixieb: Yes, that was the message I got when it failed. But as I explained above, you need to verify it's you at the very start before starting the process of adding the card. That is what made it work for me.
@trixieb: No, still the same errors with Google and Apple Wallets. Samsung Wallet added the card no problem though…
Same thing happening with the Shell card in the (now expired) Shell card deal thread.
Will call the issuer Blackhawk Network soon about the Shell card and will check the 7-Eleven card too.
Edit: I'm also unable to add a 7-Eleven gift card (that was added previously) to Google Wallet.
@SirCH @Junk Sifter @rjams23 @wavesgreen Just spent over an hour on the phone with Blackhawk Network's overseas call centre. The first person I talked to wasn't that helpful. Rang back and a different person informed me that there is already an escalated case from ShopBack about these Shell and 7-Eleven eGift cards not being able to be added to mobile wallets. I was given a case number for our complaint and they will get back to me in 3-5 business days. I wasn't able to speak to a supervisor or manager and had waited several minutes for them but they were busy.
Thanks …. good thing that ShopBack has escalated it. CR support just palmed it back and not helping much apart from standard response user issue
trixieb is the GOAT. Thanks for your efforts.
@SirCH @Junk Sifter @rjams23 @wavesgreen Please try adding to wallet. I was able to add 7-Eleven and Shell gift cards to my wallet. Hopefully the issue is resolved.
@trixieb: Still no dice on my end. Thanks for following up.
UPDATE: Managed to add a card to Apple Pay. The second card however, has come up with "Invalid card" and also still errors when adding to Google Wallet. 🤬
@trixieb: Working now for me … thanks @trixieb … also learnt something new. You can add the same card in both Google pay and apple wallet. Usually you can only add 1x payment method only. What stopping third party from adding your card to them to pay?
Are you adding as payment card, or gift card?
They are added as payment card.
They are. That's why I was asking as they may have been trying gift card.
@F-22: Payment card, duh.
I already have a 7-Eleven and a CR Fuel & Auto cards saved in my Google Wallet from a few months ago. Wallet is asking "Verify your card info to make sure that you can use this card everywhere online" and when I enter the CVV on either, it just errors "An unexpected error has occurred. Please try again later."
The same happens with a CR Liquor card so maybe it's an intermittent issue impacting all cards issued by Heritage and People’s Choice Limited?
The Activ™ Visa Digital Gift Card ('Card') is issued by Heritage and Peoples Choice Limited pursuant to a license from Visa Worldwide Pte Limited. Blackhawk Australia Pty. Ltd. ACN 123 251 703 ('Blackhawk') is Heritage's program manager for the Card, and Heritage and Blackhawk are collectively “us”, ""our"" and “we” in these conditions.
@Junk Sifter: You don't need to verify it… that will fail as these cards cannot be used online and that verification is to use it online
@zooter: It can not be used online via digital wallet, but may be used online directly, subject to merchant's acceptance.
@zooter: That's fair.
I managed to successfully add the first card to Apple Wallet.
The second card however, has come up with "Invalid card" and refuses to add to Google Wallet either, with the previously mentioned error. 🤬
@Junk Sifter: Thanks for checking. Perhaps the issue hasn't been fixed yet for the 7-Eleven gift cards. I haven't heard back from Blackhawk Network yet. (The Shell gift cards seem to be fixed.)
Wallet is asking "Verify your card info to make sure that you can use this card everywhere online" and when I enter the CVV on either, it just errors "An unexpected error has occurred. Please try again later."
With my saved gift cards in Google Wallet, I often get these two messages before I can use the cards:
Verify card info on the gift card:
Possible solution - It didn't seem to work when I verified the card info. I usually exit and open Wallet again. This message disappears and the gift card can be used.
Verify that it's you:
This works - Use the fingerprint sensor or type in the PIN of the mobile phone before the gift card can be used.
I managed to successfully add the first card to Apple Wallet.
The second card however, has come up with "Invalid card"
You could be having this Invalid Card Apple Wallet issue as well.
@trixieb: Thank you for pointing that out. Having read through those threads I can't identify any consistent pattern that results in these errors. It's unbelievable that the issue has been ongoing for over a year.
Worst case, I will have to try Samsung Wallet…
@Junk Sifter: Is the "duh" necessary? I'm trying to help you. I added two without issue so seems like the issue targets big gooses.
Don’t add these to your cart and try to go back to check anything as seemingly can’t re-add them again even if you didn’t purchase
Same happened with me. I closed the app and got back to it in 10 mins and it worked fine
Anyone know if you can pay for petrol with this gift card?
Doubt it
Ok skip for me
Yes, you can purchase petrol with this card
That's what i asked above as it seems there are 2 types of 7 eleven gift cards on Shopback. One that mentions Petrol specifically, and the other doesn't (which seems this deal is for).
However, i was told to check my eyes… by @trixieb
@jecec Ha ha sorry.
you worried to much mate. I just filled my car with this gift card. 7-11 only had one type of gift card which can be use both for Petrol and in store.
Of course mate, don't listen to him. I used almost 30 cards already . Purely for Petrol
How do you check the balance on these?
I have multiple with small balances
The gift card in this deal is a specially-branded digital Activ Visa gift card, so you need to go to the balance check website for digital Activ Visa gift cards.
Payment keeps failing :(
Anyone tried to use Coles MasterCard GC to buy this ? Does it work?
It should work.
Have you tried yourself?
Not working for me
I've paid for one. But the second time on the page it says "Deal limited to 1 purchase only."
Was running low, but their lock in prices haven't been as good as previously.