3,000 QFF Points Qantas Cash offer (until 1 December 2015)

[chrispy3276]

Likely a selected offer given that I haven't registered for Qantas Cash yet:

For a limited time only, load AU$1,000 equivalent in foreign currency in one transaction by 1 December 2015 and you'll earn 3,000 bonus Qantas Points. To get started, register and apply to activate Qantas Cash today.

Also works well with the Christmas promo https://www.qantascash.com/christmas/?int_cam=au:ff:qantascash:051115:carousel:xmas

 

[OATEK]

Likely a selected offer given that I haven't registered for Qantas Cash yet:

For a limited time only, load AU$1,000 equivalent in foreign currency in one transaction by 1 December 2015 and you'll earn 3,000 bonus Qantas Points. To get started, register and apply to activate Qantas Cash today.

Also works well with the Christmas promo https://www.qantascash.com/christmas/?int_cam=au:ff:qantascash:051115:carousel:xmas

Definitely targeted. I got the 950 bonus points celebrating 95 years of ops offer, but thought it was a bit paltry for $1k spend. Mrs OATEK received the 3K pts for $1k spend, and decided to go for it.

 

[Brando]

I know this has been asked many times, but can you load $AUD and still get the points?

Some say yes, others say no...

Thanks.

 

[opusman]

I know this has been asked many times, but can you load $AUD and still get the points?

No you can't. The terms of the offer are quite clear.

 

[ferntree]

I received both the $950 and $1,000 offer , good way of harvesting a few bonus points i think!

Took advantage of both

 

[k_sheep]

I've still not activated mine. Can't see the point when Citibank and 28 deg have better rates.

 

[ferntree]

k_sheep: Ah thanks for this tip! I am a Citibank customer but wasn't aware that they had an account (presumably linked to a card) which locked in exchange rates. Please tell me more! Thanks.

 

[Stevo.1702]

Definitely targeted.

No only targeted for yet-to-be-activated members. I got the email this morning with a picturesque photo of Mt. Fuji exactly one month before my SYD-HND flight.

Only yesterday I was kicking myself for not jumping on the $950 offer, but seems that I lucked out for the $1000 now.

 

[ferntree]

No only targeted for yet-to-be-activated members.

Seems a bit of a mystery then, my card has been active for months but I still got both offers. Weird.

 

[snabbu]

I've still not activated mine. Can't see the point when Citibank and 28 deg have better rates.

Agreed. Haven't bothered to activate as the rates don't compete with the above 2 cards.

 

[ferntree]

Agreed. Haven't bothered to activate as the rates don't compete with the above 2 cards.

snabbu, do Citibank have a card that lets you lock in exchange rates: if so, as a Citibank customer I'd be interested to get one. But if not, I'm prepared to pay a small premium to get certainty.

 

[QFflyermelbourne]

Yeah I've got it too and now trying to work out whether 3000 points is worth the dodgy rates versus a bank issued money card for upcoming Euro trip.....

 

[blackcat20]

No only targeted for yet-to-be-activated members. I got the email this morning with a picturesque photo of Mt. Fuji exactly one month before my SYD-HND flight.

Only yesterday I was kicking myself for not jumping on the $950 offer, but seems that I lucked out for the $1000 now.

Got the same email; we are booked on JAL next year from Japan to London...and it shows in our QF MMB.

 

[love_the_life]

I got both offers - nothing booked at present at all. The 950 points seemed a bit miserly for the amount to load and not needing to load any foreign currency so guess I won't be taking it up.

 

[opusman]

snabbu, do Citibank have a card that lets you lock in exchange rates: if so, as a Citibank customer I'd be interested to get one. But if not, I'm prepared to pay a small premium to get certainty.

No they don't, and neither do 28 degrees. It's a "small" point that the "OMG Qantas Cash is such a rip-off" brigade conveniently, and repeatedly, overlook.

They are not comparable products, therefore comparing them on nothing other than the exchange rate is pointless.

 

[ferntree]

They are not comparable products, therefore comparing them on nothing other than the exchange rate is pointless.

Absolutely.

 

[k_sheep]

They're comparable when you're looking at accessing money overseas, which is all I'd do. I don't want to "lock in" a poor rate just for the certainty - if the AUD falls I doubt it'd fall enough to make up for the fees given the small amounts I'd be using.

Also I'm somewhat concerned about linking real money with QFF given the poor security they're having lately!

 

[blackcat20]

They're comparable when you're looking at accessing money overseas, which is all I'd do. I don't want to "lock in" a poor rate just for the certainty - if the AUD falls I doubt it'd fall enough to make up for the fees given the small amounts I'd be using.

Also I'm somewhat concerned about linking real money with QFF given the poor security they're having lately!

But the QFF card is locking in money, unless you plan on loading it on the go...in which case you will be waiting a day for the money to be accessible. They are not comparible as they are not the same product. One is a credit card where you are at the mercy of the banks forex rate, the other is a pre-loaded debit card where you select the rate by loading when you are happy with the offered rate.

 

[ferntree]

Seems to me that the Cash card vs Debit Card debate has certain parallels with the Fixed vs Variable Rate home loan debate. Both have some basic essential features in common, but there are also important differences and characteristics,

Many financial advisers and mortgage brokers advise home buyers to hedge their bets by making their loan part fixed, part variable, which by analogy is what I do with my travel money. I use both a Qantas cash card and Citibank debit card in roughly equal proportion. Wouldn't suit everybody, but works for mw.

 

[HappyLogic]

I took advantage of this today. Offer came via email. A QFF member but hadn't activated Qcash before. Checked the USD currency exchange rate and found it comparable to Commbank, so decided to give the product a go. I guess that's the whole point of the offer...