Dan Murphy's and Other Wine Deals

[Sbv72]

Usually one that will not get fulfilled, but refunded

My Devils Lair Chardonnay order was open for 2 days but ended up being fulfilled.

 

[chonka]

My Devils Lair Chardonnay order was open for 2 days but ended up being fulfilled.

Nice, possibly more apparant with pickup order staying open then... I didnt even get told at the store, I had to ask and was only then told, yeah no stock youl get refunded. For delivery orders they may actually put in some effort.

 

[misohoney]

Thanks @ DLR
Picked up 6 bottles of Miamba for $30

 

[olympicwiz]

Thanks @ DLR
Picked up 6 bottles of Miamba for $30

What store was it?

 

[kevviek]

Those prices were from Liquorland, not First Choice

they are at first choice in Vic too, sold out but have Black Label for $20

 

[misohoney]

What store was it?

St Ives

 

[qaz]

Recent posts elsewhere: Advice on champagne, Melbourne Wine Meet Ups, Vinomofo Wine Deals, The Pinot Noir & Grenache Thread, The Chardonnay Thread, The BYO Wine Restaurant Thread, How do you store your wine, Wine lovers musings

besides chardonnay, The Wine Collective before $20 referral, $9.95 delivery, 8.8% Cashrewards:

WINE10 - $10 off - no minimum spend - excludes international marketplace products, spirits

Hewitson Mixed 6pk $129 ($21.50/bt):

• 2x Hewitson Private Cellar Barossa Shiraz Mourvedre 2018 $49.99 - NS97, RJ95, CM(WF)93, RKP88
• 2x Hewitson Private Cellar Barossa Grenache 2018 $19.99 - NS96, CM(WF)93+, AB93
• 2x Hewitson 66 Seppeltsfield Rd Shiraz Cabernet 2018 $24.99

Hewitson 6-Pk

Hewitson 6-Pk, a Mixed Case - Buy Online & Read Reviews At The Wine Collective

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2018 Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard Releases $54 @ finewineco - free delivery this month

2018 Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard The Nest Cabernet Franc - GW/CM(HWC)96, AG/NS/HH94 - $41.62 after extra 10% off

End of Vintage Sale - Last Bottles

The Wine Collective is online & direct to public from Australia’s 3,000 wineries. Get the best deals on the market & check the broad range of wine reviews.

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Review: Hickinbotham The Nest Cabernet Franc 2018

This Hickinbotham The Nest Cabernet Franc 2018 or the regal Cab Sauv? It’s a toss-up on first glance as both wines are so impressive. The straight Cabernet ultimate rises above, but this is still very very good. Handpicked, wild fermented […]

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Wine Reviews: Ngeringa, Hickinbotham, Oliver’s Taranga – The Adelaide Review

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Check your inbox for a survey from TWC. Offers a $30 voucher for completion (in the form of points; no minimum spend but can't be used on postage).

The points should be accrued mid month and last a few weeks (hopefully in time for the Standish releases)

Yep I got one couple of days ago. Done by SurveyMonkey.

The Wine Collective Brand Survey

besides beginning online tastings, COVID-19 has additionally resulted in the National Wine Centre now allowing people to purchase direct from their extensive cellar, which includes wines from last century (free delivery with 12+ bottles) - their website list is outdated, but I have uploaded a current one here, though these are no longer available:

• 2005 Charles Melton Grains of Paradise Shiraz Barossa Valley, SA $60
• 2013 S.C Pannell Syrah Adelaide Hills, SA $45
• 2015 Noon Winery Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Langhorne Creek, SA $45
• 2016 Noon Winery Reserve Shiraz Langhorne Creek, SA $45
• NV Sami-Odi Little Wine #8 Syrah Barossa Valley, SA $60

The NWC at Home - Mornington Peninsula

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totally agree - only give minimal necessary truthful/correct information

have multiple email addresses and phone numbers, deliveries perhaps addressed to a post office, collection point service or workplace, and redirect to home when in transit

use different email addresses for email/personal, shopping, finance/PayPal/government

if providing account details for funds transfer/deposits, then use a one-way external-deposit-only-access account, that only allows withdrawals into a linked account

never store/save payment/financial details

check

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Some wine industry websites track their visitors egregiously

Some wine industry websites track their visitors in an unethical manner

winegourd.blogspot.com

Blacklight – The Markup

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[chonka]

Recent posts elsewhere: Advice on champagne, Melbourne Wine Meet Ups, Vinomofo Wine Deals, The Pinot Noir & Grenache Thread, The Chardonnay Thread, The BYO Wine Restaurant Thread, How do you store your wine, Wine lovers musings

besides chardonnay, The Wine Collective before $20 referral, $9.95 delivery, 8.8% Cashrewards:

WINE10 - $10 off - no minimum spend - excludes international marketplace products, spirits

Hewitson Mixed 6pk $129 ($21.50/bt):

• 2x Hewitson Private Cellar Barossa Shiraz Mourvedre 2018 $49.99 - NS97, RJ95, CM(WF)93, RKP88
• 2x Hewitson Private Cellar Barossa Grenache 2018 $19.99 - NS96, CM(WF)93+, AB93
• 2x Hewitson 66 Seppeltsfield Rd Shiraz Cabernet 2018 $24.99

Hewitson 6-Pk

Hewitson 6-Pk, a Mixed Case - Buy Online & Read Reviews At The Wine Collective

www.thewinecollective.com.au

2018 Hickinbotham Clarendon Vineyard The Nest Cabernet Franc - GW/CM(HWC)96, AG/NS/HH94 - $41.62 after extra 10% off

End of Vintage Sale - Last Bottles

The Wine Collective is online & direct to public from Australia’s 3,000 wineries. Get the best deals on the market & check the broad range of wine reviews.

www.thewinecollective.com.au

Review: Hickinbotham The Nest Cabernet Franc 2018

This Hickinbotham The Nest Cabernet Franc 2018 or the regal Cab Sauv? It’s a toss-up on first glance as both wines are so impressive. The straight Cabernet ultimate rises above, but this is still very very good. Handpicked, wild fermented […]

www.ozwinereview.com

Wine Reviews: Ngeringa, Hickinbotham, Oliver’s Taranga – The Adelaide Review

www.adelaidereview.com.au

The Wine Collective Brand Survey

The NWC at Home - Mornington Peninsula

Get tickets on Humanitix - The NWC at Home - Mornington Peninsula hosted by The National Wine Centre of Australia. Online. Thursday 15th April 2021. Find event information.

events.humanitix.com

Some wine industry websites track their visitors egregiously

Some wine industry websites track their visitors in an unethical manner

winegourd.blogspot.com

Blacklight – The Markup

A Real-Time Website Privacy Inspector

themarkup.org

...thats pretty scary running a few wine sites through blacklight. (ie. session monitoring, and capturing keystrokes) Big company owned sites seem pretty tame, but ones such as vinomofo and thewinecollective seem to be employing a lot of means

 

[baiden]

...thats pretty scary running a few wine sites through blacklight. (ie. session monitoring, and capturing keystrokes) Big company owned sites seem pretty tame, but ones such as vinomofo and thewinecollective seem to be employing a lot of means

I've always felt that if something pops up related to past searches or indeed unasked for that is tantamount to someone installing a virus on your PC. Some websites get around that by not letting you in unless you accept their cookies. Even Cellardoor etc now have this new cookie management popup that makes you accept their terms to browse their website. Getting so you can't do anything without something monitoring your session. If I wasn't such a lover of wine I'd give up this internet thing....

 

[kevviek]

Out of interest, what year was the vintage of your Merlot? My first order back in December 2020 had a mix of 2012 and 2014 loose bottles that came from WA. My recent order was all 2012 and came in flat winery boxes locally in Sydney

Mine was the 2012, came in the box from the winery (stored with bottles on their side). The cork was fine, the wine was fine .

 

[kevviek]

they are at first choice in Vic too, sold out but have Black Label for $20

I ended up grabbing three of the Black Labels, there were none left Sunday morning. I asked the guy behind the counter about the Leeuwins, he said they had 14 but they were gone Friday morning as soon as it was reduced: "I got 6, the boss got 8...."

 

[chonka]

I ended up grabbing three of the Black Labels, there were none left Sunday morning. I asked the guy behind the counter about the Leeuwins, he said they had 14 but they were gone Friday morning as soon as it was reduced: "I got 6, the boss got 8...."

did first choice have the leeuwin for $20 as well? were $70 at our local fc

 

[grapes]

I ended up grabbing three of the Black Labels, there were none left Sunday morning. I asked the guy behind the counter about the Leeuwins, he said they had 14 but they were gone Friday morning as soon as it was reduced: "I got 6, the boss got 8...."

I would report the employee and store to LL head office to send a message... happens too often that the staff take all the good deals and us deal chasers miss out . Generally they can’t reserve wines for themselves, hide them or buy them until after their shift finishes. Dodgy behaviour.

 

[kevviek]

I would report the employee and store to LL head office to send a message... happens too often that the staff take all the good deals and us deal chasers miss out . Generally they can’t reserve wines for themselves, hide them or buy them until after their shift finishes. Dodgy behaviour.

I’m guessing it wasn’t their shift in this case - quick phone call to a friend...

 

[Dr Ralph]

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[kevviek]

did first choice have the leeuwin for $20 as well? were $70 at our local fc

still on google, just no stock anywhere. Dan’s wouldn’t price match because of the 10km rule...

 

[Agenor]

I would report the employee and store to LL head office to send a message... happens too often that the staff take all the good deals and us deal chasers miss out . Generally they can’t reserve wines for themselves, hide them or buy them until after their shift finishes. Dodgy behaviour.

Seriously ? I don’t see anything wrong with the staffs taking advantage of good deals.
I don’t work in a shop but I find it great that people who do can get some advantages from it. I don’t think that they have a great pay so what is wrong with that?
Reporting them? That is the dodgy behaviour for me

 

[SleepyPolarBear]

Seriously ? I don’t see anything wrong with the staffs taking advantage of good deals.
I don’t work in a shop but I find it great that people who do can get some advantages from it. I don’t think that they have a great pay so what is wrong with that?
Reporting them? That is the dodgy behaviour for me

Imagine a hypothetical situation where there are a finite number of sale items. This is advertised to the public, causing masses flock to the store. However, upon arrival, none are available, as the stores' employees have "taken advantage of it".

Would this not be akin to false advertising? As from the perspective of the consumer, no stock was actually available to them.

The idea of employee perks should not interfere or diminish consumer experience. Any competent manager would not allow staff to clear a product that is in high demand, as it's just bad business practice.

 

[misohoney]

Imagine a hypothetical situation where there are a finite number of sale items. This is advertised to the public, causing masses flock to the store. However, upon arrival, none are available, as the stores' employees have "taken advantage of it".

Happens all the time. Head office should crack down on it but it all comes down to the corporate culture.

To be fair, some of these have been removed from website so no longer advertised but it does affect their reputation with customers. Whether employees are underpaid is a separate matter entirely.

 

[misohoney]

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