Buying Velocity points

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Hi all
Does anyone know if Virgin will be running promotions on buying points in the near future? I see they have done a 20% bonus in the past, though think was pre-covid and restructure etc. Are there any standing discount codes or any other sort of 'hack' to buy point below standard rate??
 
Oh dang, my timing sucks. Was that a targeted offer? I don't recall seeing an email or anything about it. Thanks for the suggestion anyway, can't hurt to try calling.
 
No, it was a general offer. I believe that I heard about it here.

I ended up buying the minimum at a 30% discount as it just allowed me to get a return business class flight for about half of the standard cash price. Not cheap, but I'm happy enough.

Note that the sons of bachelors actually make it a foreign (uk) transaction, even though it's in aud, so you get an additional charge on your cc. I wasn't happy about that!
 
ZigZagWanderer said:
No, it was a general offer. I believe that I heard about it here.

I ended up buying the minimum at a 30% discount as it just allowed me to get a return business class flight for about half of the standard cash price. Not cheap, but I'm happy enough.

Note that the sons of bachelors actually make it a foreign (uk) transaction, even though it's in aud, so you get an additional charge on your cc. I wasn't happy about that!
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Ok, thanks for the extra info - yeah, that's irksome re the foreign txn.
 
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Matty F said:
I didn't see this when I bought 150k points last month, it came through as "Online purchase from VFF BOOSTER BY - AUD 2457.00"

@JackMiles - did you ring them up to see if they'd offer a discount over the phone?
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Not exactly. I did call and was put on hold, and while on hold I decided to check out the wine store for any cases with significant bonus points attached. Found one deal that looked okay so bought some wine. Worked out to be either very cheap points or very cheap wine, depending on how you want to look at it, so I was fairly happy with that.
I still need a few more points for the redemption I'm aiming for so might just buy those last few. I can only drink/store so much wine.
As an aside, the points from the wine purchase have not hit my account yet. Bought almost a week ago. I know it says could take up to 30 days but I'm surprised it is not almost instant/overnight. Anyone got any recent experience with this?
 
JackMiles said:
Worked out to be either very cheap points or very cheap wine, depending on how you want to look at it, so I was fairly happy with that
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If you drink enough of it, it'll start tasting like a French vintage

JackMiles said:
As an aside, the points from the wine purchase have not hit my account yet. Bought almost a week ago. I know it says could take up to 30 days but I'm surprised it is not almost instant/overnight. Anyone got any recent experience with this?
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Any non-flying / non-transfer points earn is notoriously slow. I think I once waited nearly 8 weeks for an Apple store purchase to credit through
 
Matty F said:
If you drink enough of it, it'll start tasting like a French vintage


Any non-flying / non-transfer points earn is notoriously slow. I think I once waited nearly 8 weeks for an Apple store purchase to credit through
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Haha, yeah, I'm not expecting the wine to be fabulous, but I'm not too fussy either.

Oh boy, that's dispiriting news on the points timeframe. Was hoping to book asap. Whenever I have bought wine with QF the points have posted really quickly so assumed the same for VA. Woops.
 
I'm sure a phone call would see them extending the offer to you. Banking MONEY is their focus after all!
 
ozstamps said:
I'm sure a phone call would see them extending the offer to you. Banking MONEY is their focus after all!
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So I called and the person I got was no help. Could not see the offer you guys have mentioned and definitely could not offer me similar terms. A HUCA situation perhaps.
 
ZigZagWanderer said:
No, it was a general offer. I believe that I heard about it here.

I ended up buying the minimum at a 30% discount as it just allowed me to get a return business class flight for about half of the standard cash price. Not cheap, but I'm happy enough.

Note that the sons of bachelors actually make it a foreign (uk) transaction, even though it's in aud, so you get an additional charge on your cc. I wasn't happy about that!
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Hi ZigZag

Do you recall how long it took for the points you bought to post to your account?
 
JackMiles said:
Does anyone know if Virgin will be running promotions on buying points in the near future?
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Up to 40% bonus:

Velocity Frequent Flyer Points Booster

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POINTS BOOSTER PROMOTION TERMS AND CONDITIONS​


Buying Points with Velocity Points Booster is facilitated by Points.com Inc.
Velocity members will receive up to 40% bonus Velocity Points purchased through the Velocity Points Booster website or the Membership Contact Centre between 12:00 AM AEST 8 July 2022 and 11:59 PM AEST 15 July 2022 (Promotion Period).
  • 1,000 - 9,000 Points: 10% bonus Points
  • 10,000 - 24,000 Points: 20% bonus Points
  • 25,000 – 90,000 Points: 30% bonus Points
  • 100,000 Points or above: 40% bonus Points
You can buy a minimum of 1,000 Points at a time and as many times as desired during the Promotion Period up to a maximum of 250,000 Points per calendar year. Points will be allocated to the Velocity membership account of the member buying them. Prices are in Australian Dollars and are inclusive of GST. The applicable price will be the price published at the time you buy the Points and is subject to change without notice. Once you buy Points, the amount paid is non-refundable (unless you’re entitled to a refund under the Australian Consumer Law). Points Booster transactions are processed outside of Australia. You’re responsible for any additional fees charged by your financial institution in connection with your Points Booster transaction. Points you buy must be redeemed for a Reward. Buying Points doesn’t guarantee the availability of your desired Reward.
 
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Velocity offering up to 40% bonus points for points purchase. So buy from this table and then get +40% extra points (if I have understood it correctly). Did everyone get this offer or is it selected ?

EDIT: nope, I was wrong... this is the points purchase table for "Points Booster" which already includes the 40%. Lol, I thought the cost was marginal when it was another 40% on top of these!

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OzEire said:
Velocity offering up to 40% bonus points for points purchase. So buy from this table and then get +40% extra points (if I have understood it correctly). Did everyone get this offer or is it selected ?

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I got it today, is it those points for the price plus you then add another 40% of points on top of that for the final tally?
 

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