$6.50 Event Cinemas Movie Tickets, $13.50 Hobbit HFR 3D, $25 Gold Class Tickets + More

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$6.50 Event Cinemas Movie Tickets, $13.50 Hobbit HFR 3D, $25 Gold Class Tickets + More

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furythree on 12/12/2012 - 21:55 eventcinemas.com.au (7722 clicks)
Last edited 13/12/2012 - 12:26

tixeachitempromo650

Update
I think the code has been fixed now
Also promo650 has been removed from the codebase for alot places

However this deal is still valid as you can still view the list of available codes in the source code. The "tixeachitem" code was simply an easy way to display them

An alternate way would be:

Open a javascript console in ur browser(f12 in Chrome/IE, ctrl+shift+K in firefox, then click on 'console') and type:

$('.tixeachitem').show()

and hit enter, all of the promo's will be shown just as if you entered tixeachitem

Courtesy of 0xDEADBEEF
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/87704#comment-1151377

i think event just removed the codes temporarily while they apply some sort of fix. i highly doubt theyd stop offering promo codes permanently

Edited to be less confusing:

At the screen where you select the number of tickets,
on the right hand side is an option to enter a promo code
enter PROMO650 and a new option will appear for $6.50 movie tickets
Select the number of tickets you want and continue

This price is for standard sessions only, you have to pay extra for vmax, HFR and 3D, but as someone else pointed out, its cheaper than buying regular 3d VMAX, example below:

THIS CODE WORKS FOR 3D HFR of the Hobbit (4k ultra high definition, 3D, 48 frames per second session) - $13.50 (regular price $25.50)
YOU MUST BOOK 4K Movies using this link
http://www.eventcinemas.com.au/vmax-4k

For all other sessions:

Enter tixeachitem in the promo code section to unlock ALL the codes in available
credit: escimojoe http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/87704#comment-1151381

Enter the above code to unlock all available ticket prices for each session type you choose (i.e. gold class, standard, vmax etc) just search through the newly unlocked lists to find the cheapest tickets
voila!

example if you wanted to watch Skyfall in 4k ultra HD, the normal price of gold class is $28, the code unlocks gold class for $25
for a regular session of skyfall in 4k ultra the price is $22.50, the code unlocks the $6.50 ticket (but it adds $4 premium for being a 4K session for a total of $10.50), but you will notice i also unlocks Rydges loyalty web, which is $10 (50cents cheaper)

here are some noteworthy codes:

enter "herald" or "goldclass25" for $25 gold class tickets
beforedark - no idea what this is for but it says: "GC Gift Pack Before 5pm - $96.75"
rydges - some standard sessions and possibly vmax sessions work with this code for $10 tickets

Credit goes to user Forgot69 for the following code:
rydges1 - Unlocks $13 Moonlight Cinema in the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/87704#comment-1151360

Enjoy!
giggidy

edit you need to pay the usual $1.1 online booking fee as well

Here is how i got the code:
removed how i got the codes so Event cinemas will find it harder to close the hole

TL:DR version:

enter the code tixeachitem at the page where it asks you for a code
select the cheapest ticket types
???
Profit (or in the case of ozbargain, impulse purchase)

Entertainment Loyalty Program Movie Ticket

13 Dec 2012 12:43pm

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closed Comments

vsia2165 on 13/12/2012 - 12:41

i dont think its working anymore
" the voucher is not valid"

can anyone confirm this please?

im simply clicking on the events link above and clicking on the hobbit 3d and typing in the promo code but nothing else pops up except " the voucher is not valid"

:(
kme3193 on 13/12/2012 - 12:44

Looks like the exploit has been disabled now… getting not valid. Got mine last night thanks again OP
killabob on 13/12/2012 - 12:51

Nooooooooooooooooo………..just tried then and expired.
Morphine on 13/12/2012 - 13:03

This find has well and truly been Ozbargained! Grats to those that got the cheaper tiks!
MrLeE on 13/12/2012 - 13:23

ozbargained.
the urbanite on 13/12/2012 - 13:31

+5

Damn. So they disabled Rydges code as well, which I've been using for a year. Between this, and the end of the Optus promo, there is no way of getting $10 tickets at Greater Union anymore.

(And I didn't even have time to use my $40 voucher card)
It's end of an era ;(
It's back to Isohunt for me and my friends.
- sal78 on 13/12/2012 - 13:50
  
  yup and I have a $100 gift voucher dammit…only used the rydges code last week.
newington07 on 13/12/2012 - 13:52

+17

Posting of this deal has a long-term negative impact on users. Ppl can't use old codes. :(
The deal has benefited a few only overnight, but has taken away the benefit of discount codes from hundreds for current and future movies.
- ZEDG on 13/12/2012 - 14:11
  
  +10
  
  Exactly. I worked this workaround about a year ago, and always considered posted it here.. Except i knew that it would then get fixed.. and my mention of that fact here has gotten me majorly neg'd.
- rokoz on 13/12/2012 - 14:28
  
  +5
  
  Main Entry: golden goose
  Part of Speech: n
  Definition: a continuous resource, esp. of wealth or profit, but which can disappear if misused
- tikei on 13/12/2012 - 17:47
  
  +1
  
  Yeah I thought it was pretty silly to have the tixeachitem code listed. What users (who knew of the tixeachitem code) should do is only list one promo code at a time, after the previous code had expired. To spread the master code away on ozb means discounts (from that particular source) will be gone forever.
  - tikei on 14/12/2012 - 01:35
    
    If you're negging me, care to reply and tell me why? I'd like to hear your reasons explained rather than just an annonymous neg. Afterall, I'm not saying to not share, I'm saying to share smartly, and gradually - to think about the long term benefits and the consequences rather than a one night win. Just caring about one night is shortsighted.
- cheng2008 on 14/12/2012 - 16:02
  
  It was always going to get fixed sooner or later, and i'm sure they'll bring the other codes back when it's fixed
  - tikei on 14/12/2012 - 16:25
    
    +1
    
    "…get fixed sooner or later"
    
    yup, but later is always better than sooner, no? If the mastercode hadn't been shared (and there was no need to, since 6.50 code was the cheapest anyway) there would be a longer timeframe to uuse the other codes. Longer timeframe meas more discounts. There was no need to lay everything down in one go, why not post the codes one by one? Sure, it benefited the people who went on ozb that one night, but it didnt benefit the ppl who only saw it the next day or later. Not everyone goes on ozb everyday. If u think about it, the benefit would've been a lot more had discretion beenn exercised.
    - zzyss on 14/12/2012 - 16:31
      
      How much later? According to several people this "exploit" has been around for a long time already. Or do you mean "later, after I've had my fair share of exploiting the loophole"?
      
      All the while, Event Cinemas has "technically" suffered from this (not direct monetary loss obviously, because a lot of people wouldn't even be going to the movies if weren't for the deals - but the devaluing of their product). How much "later" would have been reasonable for them?
    - tikei on 14/12/2012 - 17:02
      
      +1
      
      You mentioned this expoit had been around for a long time. Then why did it only get patched the next day after this deal? Pretty obvious. Had discretion been exercised, who knew how much longer it would last? But since you said it'd been around already for a long time and didn't get patched, maybe a long time more?
      
      And I don't really get what you're saying about the devaluing of their products. Like you said ppl wouldn't even go there if movies were $19. In the general public's mind movies are valued at around, maybe $10. (I agree the 6.50/7.50 code made it too low.) So by offering discount codes to the group who would only go if it was $10 is a neat outcome. In economics term, it's called 'price discrimination' and businesses actually like this.
      
      p.s. I live in vic and I don't go to events cinemas since there's only one here. The codes in this thread I did not use - I never gained any, or lost any benefit here. I'm speaking as someone viewing this 'from the outside', detached of interest.
    - tikei on 14/12/2012 - 18:19
      
      +1
      
      I just realised I read your post wrong (was reading on tiny mobile, am now on pc).
      
      Ok, so you're pro events cinema closing the loophole, and you feel sorry that they're 'suffering'. But you also had a part in buying their tickets and thus contribute to 'devaluing' them, right? What I'm trying to say is, you managed to get your tickets before they closed their loophole so your happy and you're going on about moral stuff. But the members who don't go on ozb everyday missed out. They could've also scored the discount had more thought been put into it.
      
      Again, I reiterate that I don't go to events cinemas (never been, never will unless they open new ones here in vic). I'm not biased since I don't gain anything from this deal.
auna on 13/12/2012 - 13:59

+5

I am absolutely mad. Not only are both codes disabled but Rydges does not work anymore!!!!

This post is going to cost me hundreds in increased movie ticket prices. Wow spme people got cheaper movie tickets for 1 day. I was using codes like Rydges etc. for years.

I absolutely hope for some sliver of light as this has had the worst consequences I have ever seen from a post.
- Foma2 on 13/12/2012 - 16:29
  
  I can see your disappointment, mate.
  Btw I did not manage to get any tickets.
  anyway, I am wondering how did you know about those discount codes ?
  If there is any secret ozbargain Web site ?
  - gilbarc on 13/12/2012 - 22:47
    
    The individual promo codes were frequently posted in the comments of Event Cinemas deals here, but since it wasn't in the deal description itself, it didn't draw too much attention. The Optus one was posted as a deal a few months ago, and disappeared pretty quickly.
- featherplucker on 13/12/2012 - 18:15
  
  +12
  
  heaven forbid other people SAVE some money at YOUR expense. Get over yourself mate.
  - marieviv on 14/12/2012 - 00:29
    
    -1
    
    I must INSIST that pseudo ozbargainers be driven out of this site. Who's with me here? Surely the 300+ people who voted for the OP can join me to ensure that everyone can safely share with others without apprehension
  - auna on 14/12/2012 - 13:23
    
    +3
    
    See http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/32316
    
    486 votes. Nearly 24000 clicks.
    
    The result was the same. Cadbury knew about the exploit and the next time they ran the promo they fixed it.
    
    Shops got the bars and hid them where possible because of the exploit.
    
    It's quite similar. It's an exploit (by the way, I find it funny that no one cried foul that this was unfair to event cinema). If not that much attention was drawn to it it is highly likely the exploit would not have been fixed for quite a while. For sure no shops would of hid them. It was good for all those people who voted it up etc.
    
    Now Rydges etc which are and were legitimate offers and were free to gain legitimate access too have been taken away. That is what I am angry about, not the other promotions as they are obviously not for our use. There were even additional tickets for family tickets listed there for individual sale…
    
    The legitimate offers have been referred to hundreds of times and even posted as deals before. You can't cry foul there for any party.
    - zzyss on 14/12/2012 - 13:42
      
      +1
      
      There was a better example than this - the Woolworths Wish gift card discount code for NRMA, RACV/Q/WA members, etc. Got abused to crap, and messed with legit members like Entertainment Book holders, etc. Got fixed soon enough - people properly entitled to the deal got it back, people that weren't didn't.
      
      All was good with the world again.
      
      Maybe because it was only 5% discount at Woolies, but I don't remember there being so much entitled bitching and moaning about the deal being ruined for everyone.
    - cheng2008 on 14/12/2012 - 15:52
      
      Face it, this and the cadbury deal are based on exploits, and exploits don't last forever. Everyone knows they had to fix it sooner or later, and you can't tell me that you expected to get $6.50 movie tickets for the rest of your life based on a sloppy/lazy website programmer. So be glad that it was good while it lasted, and not complain when it's taken away.
    - auna on 14/12/2012 - 16:01
      
      I didn't know about the 6.50 code. Truth be told I wouldn't be comfortable using it too much.
      
      I am talking about Rydges etc. which were legitimate and nearly available to anyone.
      
      For all we know the 6.50 code was only meant for Val Morgan shareholders or similar.
      
      I expected to use legitimate offers for the future, yes.
    - cheng2008 on 14/12/2012 - 16:16
      
      in that case it'll probably be like the wish gift card deal, they'll put it back when they fix it.
- marieviv on 14/12/2012 - 00:31
  
  -2
  
  You need your own room…so you can go play by yourself and share your own personal codes with you, yourself and yours
newhome13 on 13/12/2012 - 14:12

+7

I think we all need to exercises a little bit of caution when posting stuff on ozbargain. Whilst I was lucky enough to get some tickets, hundreds have been affected and now can't use the exploit. Awesome find OP. Though they will really crack down on their security now
edshays on 13/12/2012 - 14:19

+3

While I appreciate the codes I've gained from ozbargain, I think it was silly to post the exploit, after knowing that event cinemas were already onto this post. It's obvious that they would be monitoring this post and the comments.
- Ironman01 on 13/12/2012 - 14:45
  
  +9
  
  i couldnt agree more. Thank you so much for the person/persons who post the exploit. It's really shooting yourself on the foot. Not not only the people that knows this exploit cant use this anymore, YOU cant use it anymore.. what good is that? Just for a few moments in the limelight? Well congrats! you have achieve this.
  
  Just to be clear, i'm not having a go at the OP. Thank you for the post, but to those who exposed the exploit. I hope you are happy.
  - kolorijo on 13/12/2012 - 15:19
    
    +1
    
    yes, i hope that person is happy too, cos i am clearly not happy now
fred09 on 13/12/2012 - 14:48

+3

"Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."
- J. Robert Oppenheimer, father of the atomic bomb, after the first atomic bomb was detonated in 1945.
- kolorijo on 13/12/2012 - 18:56
  
  nicely said
andy19363 on 13/12/2012 - 14:55

+15

It will be interesting to see if the loss of these codes will make a difference to revenue for the cinemas. I began going to the cinema again thanks to the rydges code…. I figured $10 was a reasonable price to pay for a movie. I will now cease that activity, if indeed those codes are now defunct. Other, cheaper cinemas will now benefit, and Event will have lost my $10, (+ little bits here and there on drinks, lollies, etc).
I don't know how many like me there are…. perhaps few, and perhaps Event are making more than enough money on full priced tickets. However, I would have thought that bums on seats would be a desired outcome… 3 bums on seats at $10 is better than 1 bum on seat at $20. $10 a movie is also cheap enough for a regular, weekly outing as opposed to less frequent full price outings…..
- Foma2 on 13/12/2012 - 16:36
  
  +5
  
  Cinemas in Australia (along with gyms) just loosing money on keeping things overpriced.
  Every time I go to a cinema I can see that at least half of the seats are not occupied.
  It is direct losses to business. Apparently, the ones who run it do not understand it.
  If they had normal price at $10, they would have twice as many visitors and 4 or 5 times higher revenue (as expenses will be almost the same as know).
- kctt on 13/12/2012 - 17:21
  
  +1
  
  Totally agree. I'm sure Events Cinema revenue went down a lot when Optus stopped the partnership. They are probbably still busy … on Tuesday
- nubzy on 14/12/2012 - 10:29
  
  +1
  
  I despise Event cinemas. After the loss of Optus code and now Rydges, I will no longer be patronising their cinemas. Stuffed if im going to pay $18+ for a movie ticket.
narf on 13/12/2012 - 15:07

+8

its lovely that some people thought they had the "right" to use these codes for years, and now ozbargain has ruined it. They no more belong to you than anyone else. ozbargain is all about sharing (possibly not the exploit, but the codes)

http://www.lolbrary.com/lolpics/807/deal-with-it-3807.jpg
- thedavemiester on 13/12/2012 - 15:12
  
  Incorrect. The Rydges code in particular was designed for the sole use of rydges rewards members… Although there may have been a few people who also knew the code, it was specifically created for those people. Now this has put a stop to that (hopefully temporarily). I have been using the Rydges code/login in some form for over 3 years. All it took was one post to put a stop to it, therefore people are not happy.
  - Smulder on 13/12/2012 - 15:15
    
    +4
    
    I am sure if you take your Rydges membership card to the box office they will still honour it. Unfortunately, the requirement of having a Rydges card will likely rule out 99% of the people who were using the 'Rydges' code.
    - Ironman01 on 13/12/2012 - 15:20
      
      +1
      
      So you book your tickets online and they will refund you the balance when you collect your tickets? Highly unlikely. I am one of those people with Rydges membership, and now i cant use the code because of this… i can show them my card anytime, anyday
    - Smulder on 13/12/2012 - 15:23
      
      +1
      
      No, I was suggesting you buy your tickets via the box office at the cinema. I realise this is less convenient.
    - Ironman01 on 13/12/2012 - 15:31
      
      +1
      
      Sorry mate. I'm not having a go at you, it's just that i'm not happy at all. I was planning to buy some tickets for a group of kids to which Guardians with the Rydges code. Now i dont know whether i should pay overpriced tickets or not go at all..
    - kctt on 13/12/2012 - 17:24
      
      +1
      
      Contact Rydges for new way to buy discount movie tickets? Better yet Rydges can upgrade their website like Optus Rewards so people can buy voucher online then redeem on Cinema website.
    - macharmaine on 27/12/2012 - 14:15
      
      oh nooooooo i only found this thread today, when trying to buy a movie ticket with the rydges code and its invalid! i only knew about it few months ago not years damn it now cannot use. no way paying full price for movie. :( very sad indeed. ob is all about sharing and if the business decide not to shut it down for years thats their decision, its not exploit. its smart shopping. will just have to watch something on youtube for free until someone else post bargain way of going to cinema. :)
- newington07 on 13/12/2012 - 15:17
  
  +7
  
  People used the codes which were already shared here. Event Cinema never shut down the Optus link issue (terminated deal anyway), nor did they discontinue RYDGES (and other codes).
  
  I guess the extent of information (exploit) shared in this post was not appropriate, now we all bear the consequence. As you mentioned, only PROMO650 should have been shared (like RYDGES was shared earlier).
- marieviv on 14/12/2012 - 00:25
  
  These losers need their own sharing group. I'd like to ask ozbargain to come up with a "room" for these guys who would like exclusivity and to limit sharing. Thus they shldnt have access to open sharing…let the bullies play by themselves I reckon. Their attitude is ruining it as well for other people who will now feel too intimidated to post their "finds".
  - tikei on 14/12/2012 - 01:47
    
    +5
    
    That's actually food for thought. Since ozb has implemented the badge system, it'd be interesting if submitters are able to choose whether the deal can be viewed by everyone or only those with one or multiple silver/bronze/gold badges. So it'll be on a merit-based system, contributers get to see the exclusive deal and members who don't contribute, don't.
    
    Not likely to happen here, but I've been on forum boards that limit restriction based on activity/contribution and it works for them. Motivates people to do more.
    - marieviv on 14/12/2012 - 16:12
      
      I'm all for this. People should be encouraged to keep contributing, not discouraged by being negged or narked to oblivion.
      
      It's like being entitled to receive organs - only if you are a registered organ donor.
danb on 13/12/2012 - 15:14

+2

I dont think this will have too much of an effect. Only to the people who knew it for a long time. There will be new deals and codes that come out but they will just be sure it doesnt happen in the same way this time. So just wait till they give the new rydges code and the others.

Hoyts still has the Optus deal, which is quite good $10 movie tickets, even for extreme screen.
- kolorijo on 13/12/2012 - 16:12
  
  i like event cinema better than hoyts, but i will go to wherever the bargain take me ——> HOYTS it is then from now on…
sal78 on 13/12/2012 - 15:16

+5

lucky for us in bris there's still cinemaplex! even with the codes, cinemaplex is still cheaper. their food is cheaper too.
- Chongy288 on 13/12/2012 - 17:08
  
  High five to that!
kolorijo on 13/12/2012 - 15:17

+3

….. and now i will not go to event cinema anymore …..
stingysydney on 13/12/2012 - 15:27

To the people complaining about the loss of Rydges and their $10 movies, please see:

http://www.eventcinemas.com.au/thredboclub

Cheers
- 2pro4sho on 13/12/2012 - 16:15
  
  +1
  
  Not valid…
- auna on 13/12/2012 - 16:48
  
  I can't believe you posted this. You just want to watch the world burn don't you?
  
  It's like telling people all about nzbmatrix. Look what happened! WeJUST complained that rydges no longer works due to posting.
  
  /sigh
  - thelastnoob on 13/12/2012 - 17:10
    
    *Thredbo Club Card must be presented at the ticket office at time of ticket collection or point of entry
    
    Get photoshop and laminator ready
    - auna on 14/12/2012 - 13:08
      
      Doesn't matter. Now no longer works either…
thelastnoob on 13/12/2012 - 15:35

+5

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

The projectionist at Chermside informed staff to tell me there is NO 4K Hobbit in Australia Event Cinema.
It was a mistaked due to staff not understanding 48fps HFR and Skyfall 4K.

Updated website confirms it
http://www.eventcinemas.com.au/vmax-4k

Also Gold Class has 3D but NO HFR

You can click on help, sumbit ticket then refund if you are depressed

Website declares 4K and people rush to book

NEK MINNIT

It is discovered to be a mistake
- timbo83 on 13/12/2012 - 16:15
  
  Thanks for update. Of course I booked the only session that wasn't HFR :(
  - thelastnoob on 13/12/2012 - 16:40
    
    +1
    
    timbo try to contact them and ask for a swap to HFR. they offered me one from fake 4k to vmax
    click on help then submit ticket and look at options
- edshays on 13/12/2012 - 16:35
  
  Fair enough. Yeah I read an article a few weeks ago saying cinemas would need to upgrade equipment if they were to show it in all three: 48fps, 3D, and 4K. Not sure if that is applicable for Event Cinemas, but yeah.
- gilbarc on 13/12/2012 - 22:54
  
  Thanks for the update. Disappointing about the lack of 4K though.
- cheng2008 on 14/12/2012 - 15:45
  
  anyone know if IMAX will have 4K HFR and 3D?
- [Deactivated] on 01/01/2013 - 11:15
  
  wow very bad mistake by Event Cinemas
zzyss on 13/12/2012 - 15:45

+11

Here we go. All the bleeding hearts reaching out to pity those poor souls who will no longer be able to afford to go to the movies and instead have to torrent them from their $70/month unlimited ADSL connections instead.

Let's face it, we all love a bargain, and we all hate it when something gets OzBargained, but we are never ENTITLED to any bargain, no matter how good or how deserving we are. It should be part of an OzB creed or something.
- marieviv on 14/12/2012 - 00:20
  
  +1
  
  Amen to this. I'm still grateful to the guy who posted the codes. I can't remember the last time I saw a movie in the cinemas. We either downloaded it or just waited for it at our local movie machine.
  As for those people who negged the guy because they can't access their exclusive codes anymore - boo hoo to you and your kind. We dont want the likes of you to ruin the spirit of sharing. Maybe you guys need to put up your own club so you can limit your sharing to yourselves, yea?
  - sal78 on 14/12/2012 - 07:35
    
    +3
    
    hmmmm actually event codes have been posted up from time to time. even if u just simply do a google search you would find the old codes. it has been around for ages. tou missed the deal… just shows that you r provably not a regular. its good you can go to the movies again but its now just a once off….. i think thats the point ppl are trying to make…. a better deal for all ozbargaibers is a useful code all the time. i think this is such a loss….giving up huge hundreds of $$$ savings for a once off.
  - Ironman01 on 14/12/2012 - 09:27
    
    +4
    
    i dont think you understand the gravity of the situation here. The OP posted a great promo code. Then some person posted exploit to the site which shows all the promo codes. But the thing is the OP's promo was the cheapest, so there was no need to post the exploit here other than stroking their egos and now not only we can use the OP's promo, we cant use other promo codes as well. Don't get me wrong, i'm all for sharing, but sharing an exploit like this and not thinking about the consequences, it's just pure stupidity
- WT on 14/12/2012 - 08:32
  
  +1
  
  please seed
edshays on 13/12/2012 - 16:44

Does anyone know if any cinemas will play it in 2D, but 48fps??
- thelastnoob on 13/12/2012 - 17:06
  
  no it wont be 2d hfr
  http://cdn.sourcefednews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/HFR3…
GerrardLFC on 13/12/2012 - 17:01

The Optus deal is with Hoyts now but I always preferred Event Cinemas.
- kolorijo on 13/12/2012 - 19:01
  
  me too, but hey we have to go to where the bargain is, HOYTS it is from now on….
dn4hc on 13/12/2012 - 17:16

+3

Hate you furythree
- marieviv on 14/12/2012 - 16:14
  
  -4
  
  Have you contributed anything to this forum which should allow you to neg someone who did?
naira on 13/12/2012 - 17:19

+1

If you have RACQ card, go to their stall and buy the $10 tickets. This is for normal cinema and there is extra charge for V-max, from memory about $3. Also the ticket is not valid on Sat night (If I remember correctly).
tko6070 on 13/12/2012 - 20:31

+1

I now have no reason to go event without rydges. Good luck exploiting the Gen pop with hyper inflated prices. I mean this isn't east Germany circa cold war.
luojs on 13/12/2012 - 20:43

+8

Suicide Post and drag everyone with them……
KnowingNothing on 13/12/2012 - 22:21

+1

With great power, comes great responsibility
DEvok on 14/12/2012 - 00:06

Just came on and saw u guys posting about rydges not working?! Why did event even do that when the promo65 codes has no relevance to rydges code? The rydges code has been on ozbaragin for years, and this one post about the promo65 codes takes the other code away? What am I not understanding here?
- sal78 on 14/12/2012 - 07:41
  
  +2
  
  he posted the source code. it showed every single promo available. i knew event would disable all codes. it's just common sense. it's an exploit.
  - [Deactivated] on 01/01/2013 - 11:17
    
    -1
    
    you mean the HTML code?
qq830821 on 14/12/2012 - 10:59

-1

I bought two skyfall tickets using the Rydges promo just wondering if i need to show my card at collection as i dont really have one? any help would be appreciated.
- gilbarc on 14/12/2012 - 11:28
  
  I've never had to, however the Rydges club is free to join, and while they don't give you a proper card until you've stayed at one of their hotels, they give you a temporary card to print out, which should hopefully be enough if anyone asks (they probably won't).
bogan on 14/12/2012 - 12:05

'tixeachitem' - One Code to rule them all
newington07 on 14/12/2012 - 12:25

+2

Thredbo gone as well. Event has removed every single discount code!

Enjoy your petty savings, furythree and other fans of this deal!
FiDad on 14/12/2012 - 12:32

+2

Hoyts going to get all my business now
- GerrardLFC on 14/12/2012 - 12:55
  
  So True
leiiv on 14/12/2012 - 14:23

+2

Moral of the story: Never post on ozb all the good things in one go. One code (such as promo650) at a time should be enough.
zzyss on 14/12/2012 - 16:09

+1

For those people complaining that the exploit was exposed, would you have preferred:

(a) that no-one ever found out about it, allowing a select few to benefit from it for as long as it lasts?
(b) that Event found out about it themselves eventually, and nobody (else) ever benefits from it?
(c) a lot of people to benefit from it for a brief time?

I personally believe that (c) is what happened, and is also the best outcome because the most people gained the most value from the exploit.

Keep in mind that the Rydges problem (and Thredbo, etc.) will very likely be fixed one way or another. There's probably Web developer who is going to have a very crap Christmas due to the poor timing, or else Rydges customers will just have to deal with not having cheap movies over the holiday season. Life's sucks like that.

(a) is an unrealistic ideal. This post proves that. If the OP and others didn't do it, somebody else will. Eventually. Several people have mentioned that they knew about this exploit.

(b) would have benefited nobody. And that just goes against the OzBargain spirit :-)
- marieviv on 14/12/2012 - 16:19
  
  I have examined all the negative posts - most of the losers had little to nothing to contribute while you zzyss have had a huge contribution to this forum. And you truly embody the OzBargain spirit. Thanks for your posts.
  
  Sore Losers = Users
  
  Heroes/Winners = Contributors and True OzBargainers
  - newington07 on 14/12/2012 - 17:48
    
    Remember that Sore Losers make the contributors Heroes. Its a two-way thing. :P
- newington07 on 14/12/2012 - 17:58
  
  +5
  
  Beg to disagree, if I may.
  There was another option:
  (d) a LOT of more people have benefited for a LOT more time only if the poster would have taken a bit more care instead of rushing to post whatever information he/she had.
  
  Nobody has an issue with one code being shared and that it allowed some (albeit limited) people to benefit. Good on them. But disclosing all the codes like that had a bad effect. All those codes were mostly known/posted on OzBargain already and probably Event didn't notice, AND users were getting the benefit too.
  
  This looks like to me the case of killing the goose that laid the golden eggs.
  
  Let's hope we find some other codes soon and OzBargainers resume to get the benefit.
  - zzyss on 14/12/2012 - 18:36
    
    -1
    
    For the sake of argument let's say the master code was never posted, and on average 1000 people find out about the various codes on the quiet and used them to buy 1 ticket per month on average for another 2 years. 1000 x 12 x 2 - 24000.
    
    This deal scored 6000+ clicks, people were making multiple bookings, etc. so let's say an average of 4 tickets per person. 6000 x 4 = 24000 in one day.
    
    I maintain that the net benefit to the "community" is the same in either scenario, except in one case it's concentrated amongst a few select people, and in the other it's spread out across a broader group of people.
    
    Given your last comment I think we both agree that something that benefits as many people as possible is preferred. Where we differ is in thinking that this exploit would have had a greater net benefit if left unexploited.
    - tikei on 14/12/2012 - 18:57
      
      +2
      
      But you forget that the $6.50 code posted by the op was already the cheapest, hence everyone who viewed this deal would be using that anyway.
      It would be
      "This deal scored 6000+ clicks, people were making multiple bookings, etc. so let's say an average of 4 tickets per person. 6000 x 4 = 24000 in one day." —- using the 6.50 code only.
      
      Then over time, a poster continue to leak other codes.. the 7.50 code, whatever code. You can see the long term benefit would be more in this scenario.
      
      Anyway, no one is angry at the op - he did great sharing the 6.50 code. it's just a bit of carelessness that no one can be mad at. We're more about discussing what to do in the future should something like this occur again; we're not blaming the op.
    - cooni on 15/12/2012 - 07:51
      
      +3
      
      6000 clicks all purchasing?
      I think not mate.
    - newington07 on 15/12/2012 - 19:19
      
      +2
      
      zzyss, again the same point… nobody (not I, at least) has an issue with $6.50 code. But I do have a serious problem with opening up all other codes like that. Now having said, I would like to emphasise here that I am not saying not to share those on OzBargain… as most of the other codes are already available on Ozbargain posts.
      
      About 6000+ clicks, many people clicked when the deal had already "expired" so that assumption doesn't hold true. Even if the deal was on when there were 4000 clicks, assuming everybody bought four tickets… not a good assumption either.
      
      AND your assumption that only 1000 people were using Optus link/RYDGES codes, again you are only making yourself feel good. :)
      
      Note: This link had ~2800 clicks:
      http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/67836
      
      (and almost all Event Cinema-related posts has RYDGES code mentioned, Optus Rewards post has 6900+ clicks and RYDGES is mentioned there too… point being 1000 users is a seriously bad assumption)
      
      AND you forgot to point out that there would have been many new OzBargainers (besides the 1000 you mentioned) who would have come to know about RYDGES (and other codes) and benefited in future (and remember those new OzBargainers would have shared those codes with their friends too). But all that is not going to happen anymore. :(

This was posted 11 years 11 months 10 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal.

$6.50 Event Cinemas Movie Tickets, $13.50 Hobbit HFR 3D, $25 Gold Class Tickets + More

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