Don't want a Everday Rewards Card, don't matter, we will send you one anyway!

[jaffa]

I never bothered to sign up for the Woolies card because l shop at Coles.

But then out of the blue today l recieved this e-mail from QF.
So it looks as if l don't have much choice as they are sending me one Anyway

It's all presented in a nice little QF Gold FF box.
And requesting that l confirm my mailing address.
Here's the cut an paste below:


Hello Colin

Great news! Over the next few weeks we'll be sending you a Woolworths Everyday Rewards card. This new card will make it even easier for you to earn Qantas Frequent Flyer points on your shopping.

All you have to do is pop it in your wallet and activate it by
31 May 2010 by presenting it when you shop at a participating Woolworths Group store*. Then continue to present your card every time you shop to earn points.

Do we have your current mailing address?
To make sure your card arrives safely, please check your mailing address details below.

xx_xx_xx_XX
xx_xx_X

If your address is incorrect, simply update your details by logging on to Your Profile by 6 February 2010 and your card will be on its way.

Terms & Conditions
*Offer not available at Woolworths and Safeway Supermarkets and Liquor in Tasmania, BWS stores in Tasmania or **** Smith franchisee and reseller stores. You must be an Everyday Rewards member and a Qantas Frequent Flyer member and have linked your memberships to earn points. Everyday Rewards membership is subject to the Everyday Rewards Terms and Conditions. Offer excludes selected purchases including smoking/tobacco products, gift cards, BIG W optical, DVD Kiosk purchases, freight charges, selected services and selected online purchases including BIG W Photo, BIG W Entertainment and BIG W Movie Rental. At participating Woolworths and Safeway Supermarkets and Liquor, BIG W and BWS stores you can earn 1 point per dollar over A$30 spent in one transaction. At participating **** Smith stores, you can earn 1 point per dollar over A$50 spent in one transaction. It is an offence to sell or supply to or obtain liquor on behalf of a person under the age of 18 years. You must present your Everyday Rewards card to earn points. Points may take up to 21 days to be credited to your Qantas Frequent Flyer account. You cannot earn points by presenting your Qantas Frequent Flyer card or quoting your Qantas Frequent Flyer number. Other terms and conditions apply visit qantas.com/woolworths
^Store products are for delivery in Australia only. Redemption of points for items through the online store is subject to terms and conditions (including Store Terms of Use and voucher terms and conditions). Qantas Frequent Flyer terms and conditions apply to the redemption of points for Award flights. See qantas.com for all the details

 

[wannaflynow]

Yes they have copied the Lufthansa training manual -

Velcome to Voolies - You VILL have card NOW!

 

[simongr]

I never bothered to sign up for the Woolies card because l shop at Coles.

But then out of the blue today l recieved this e-mail from QF.
So it looks as if l don't have much choice as they are sending me one Anyway

It's all presented in a nice little QF Gold FF box.
And requesting that l confirm my mailing address.
Here's the cut an paste below:

So what is your problem? Chuck it in the bin and continue to shop at Coles. I average 6 spam emails a day minimum and none stress me (though that little chap in Kenya is starting to whittle me down).

I assume you didnt confirm the mailing address in case it is actually phishing...

 

[samh004]

So they send you a card, you either use it once in a while when you’re at a Big W, Woolies, D¡ck Smith, BWS and whatever else they come up with, or never use it. It’s not like they’re needlessly printing a card for you, there’s hundreds of them in every supermarket!

 

[ozbeachbabe]

If you spend over 30 bucks in groceries at Woollies instead of a printed voucher on your shopping docket (which I always forgot to have with me) the 4c per litre discount is recorded on to your EDR card which I always have in my wallet so thereby always get my discount of the petrol now.

I find Woollies have a better selection of dog food - the WOW brand which I buy instead of some of that Coles brand slop they sell in cans.

If something is on special at Coles that I want I will buy it there & use Fly Buys as they sometimes have competitions worth entering where you can win bonus FB points.

Anyway, each to his or her own.

Cheers

Oz

 

[Dave Noble]

So what is your problem? Chuck it in the bin and continue to shop at Coles. I average 6 spam emails a day minimum and none stress me (though that little chap in Kenya is starting to whittle me down).

I assume you didnt confirm the mailing address in case it is actually phishing...

Not everyone is happy to be involuntarily signed up to programmes which they do not want to join. Not quite the same as a spam email

As far as QF garbage mails go, it is easy to get removed from their please spam me by email list by updating profile online; to get out of spam mail via the post it can be done but does involve phoning and getting them to update that separately

Dave

 

[jaffa]

Yes l agree that l can just throw away the card.
and yes l already am blocked from QF's marketing diatribe
and always have been.

This has been the only thing l have recieved (online) by QF other than the monthly QF FF statement.
(which has always suprised me because l still choose to recieve my statement via hard mail & have never made the change by choice)

Now all of a sudden l find Woolies have been given my personal info without my consent.:evil:
My understanding is that it's a woolies card and issued by them direct not by QF
Even if l don't activate and throw away the card woolies now have my info regardless.
That what really peeves me.

Look, l don't hate woolies or anything, don't get me wrong!
but more and more Corp Aust is treating my privacy like a personal asset and l am the last one to have a say in how it's used.

If l had of wanted the bloody card, l would have asked for it!

 

[drewbles]

Yes they have copied the Lufthansa training manual -

Velcome to Voolies - You VILL have card NOW!

"YOU DO YOUR VALLET UP WIZ VUN CLICK!" perhaps?

 

[oz_mark]

Now all of a sudden l find Woolies have been given my personal info without my consent.:evil:
My understanding is that it's a woolies card and issued by them direct not by QF
Even if l don't activate and throw away the card woolies now have my info regardless.
That what really peeves me.

Have they got your personal info - or will they get it if/when you activate the card?

 

[markis10]

Qantas are jsst sending out the cards you can pick up in the supermarkets to members who dont have woolworths contributing to the profit QF make via the FF program. Not much different to sending you a flyer.

 

[Dave Noble]

Yes l agree that l can just throw away the card.
and yes l already am blocked from QF's marketing diatribe
and always have been.

Have you explicitly called Qantas to be removed from non electronic marketing; I was on do not spam me on the online profile but that doesnt apply to non electronic spam; you need to phone and explictly get added to that

Dave

 

[Mal]

Qantas are jsst sending out the cards you can pick up in the supermarkets to members who dont have woolworths contributing to the profit QF make via the FF program. Not much different to sending you a flyer.

Interesting, although I wonder if that is the actual case... will know shortly I suppose.

Not everyone is happy to be involuntarily signed up to programmes which they do not want to join. Not quite the same as a spam email

I'm not particularly happy that Qantas has possibly opted me into Everyday Rewards... next they might start sending me credit cards, or even Christmas card packs with "If you like these cards, please send $xx to X"

Oh, and they ignored the fact that my "Home" address is in the UK, but my postal address is in Australia (with postal being preferred). I would expect that it would mean no card.

 

[samh004]

Oh, and they ignored the fact that my "Home" address is in the UK, but my postal address is in Australia (with postal being preferred). I would expect that it would mean no card.

I’d be quite happy if they sent me a CC, as I can’t apply for one with my lack of a job and income as it is, but I do have savings I could use to pay it off. So bring it on!

 

[oz_mark]

next they might start sending me credit cards,

Section 12DL of the ASIC act might stop em