Qantas FF and Woolworths create new loyalty alliance

[penegal]

I'll still be happier when they put Dan Murphys into the mix. I don't know of any BWS's around my place, and Dan Murphy's usually has a far better selection (and generally pretty good prices).

Sadly, I can't see this happening.

Dans is considered a 'discount' brand by WOW. Staff don't get discounts at Dan's and I can't see EDR being accepted anytime soon.

O/T, I wish they'd off you an option to ditch the fuel voucher and credit only to QFF. I have several dozen expired fuel vouchers since I signed up for QFF points. I never buy my fuel at Safeway/Woolworths/Caltex. (Hey, it never hurts to dream).

As many have said the best way to maximise QFF points and minimise fuel vouchers is to do one big weekly shop, rather than a few smaller ones. Of course, this is easier said than done.

I hear you about the petrol outlets... Fuel discounts are irrelevent if you have to make a >10km trip out of your way to save $1.5-$2. Fortunately for me, I'm spoilt for choice between Coles/Shell, Wollies/Caltex, Mobil, BP and independants.

 

[samh004]

Sadly, I can't see this happening.

Dans is considered a 'discount' brand by WOW. Staff don't get discounts at Dan's and I can't see EDR being accepted anytime soon.

Which is crazy because I find BWS cheaper than my local Dan's most of the time. Go figure!

 

[serfty]

Which is crazy because I find BWS cheaper than my local Dan's most of the time. Go figure!

If you have BWS advertisements for product that are cheaper than at Dan's, simply take the Ad's to Dan's and they will beat the advertised price.

 

[QF WP]

and get no QFF points other than the CC spend

 

[penegal]

Which is crazy because I find BWS cheaper than my local Dan's most of the time. Go figure!

I have had the opposite experience on some products.


As Serfty said, Dan Murphy's (and 1st Choice from the opposition) will match/beat any advertised price.

 

[drewbles]

As many have said the best way to maximise QFF points and minimise fuel vouchers is to do one big weekly shop, rather than a few smaller ones. Of course, this is easier said than done.

As you say, easier said than done. As I tend to shop for me only, I often do a few shops a week for $40 or so. I guess I could get off my cough and actually plan my shopping, but with 24 hour supermarkets (or at least till midnight), the convenience thing makes it tough to plan

 

[drron]

And of course note in the BWS email it once again excludes Tasmania where i will be until 24/10.

 

[samh004]

And of course note in the BWS email it once again excludes Tasmania where i will be until 24/10.

So fly across to MEL to buy your grog, that way you'll also earn on flights!

 

[pauly7]

As you say, easier said than done. As I tend to shop for me only, I often do a few shops a week for $40 or so. I guess I could get off my cough and actually plan my shopping, but with 24 hour supermarkets (or at least till midnight), the convenience thing makes it tough to plan

I'm in the same boat.... I worked out that the points gained weren't worth the hassle changing my habits! But the odd random bonus special are worth getting for sure.

 

[lovestotravel]

As you say, easier said than done. As I tend to shop for me only, I often do a few shops a week for $40 or so. I guess I could get off my cough and actually plan my shopping, but with 24 hour supermarkets (or at least till midnight), the convenience thing makes it tough to plan

I shop for myself and have earned thousands of points so far!

Generally spend about $350 per week on groceries/wine etc

 

[drron]

So fly across to MEL to buy your grog, that way you'll also earn on flights!

And on the night QF flight MEL-DPO you get free wine.
Somehow i think it just makes the grog a little expensive

 

[medhead]

Sadly, I can't see this happening.

Dans is considered a 'discount' brand by WOW. Staff don't get discounts at Dan's and I can't see EDR being accepted anytime soon.

There was a big write up on this in the Fin Review on 1 October. Given the follow bit I reckon Dan's is pretty likely at some stage. If it ain't happening they don't mention it in these types of puff piece

Over the next 12 months, Mr Hickey (QF loyalty chief) said he would focus on rolling our the Everyday Rewards program across the Woolworths group, including BWS this month and electronics retailer D*ck Smith next month. Liquor retailer Dan Murphy's might also be included, he said

Other points of interest but off topic: About $15 mil of travel had been booked in the first 6 weeks of launching the "Everyday Rewards" program.

About half those bookings were from shopers who had not flown qantas before, the airline's loyalty chief executive, Simon Hickey, said.

 

[oz_mark]

Other points of interest but off topic: About $15 mil of travel had been booked in the first 6 weeks of launching the "Everyday Rewards" program.

I'm trying to figure out what this means. Are they saying that people have earned enough points, in six weeks, from this program to have booked $15 million dollars worth of travel. I wouldn't have thought there be great numbers of people that have put together enough points for one redemption.

$15 million worth of travel?

 

[ejb]

I'm trying to figure out what this means. Are they saying that people have earned enough points, in six weeks, from this program to have booked $15 million dollars worth of travel. I wouldn't have thought there be great numbers of people that have put together enough points for one redemption.

$15 million worth of travel?

I also had this thought, surely he means enough points for $15M worth of travel. You would need to do some serious shopping to have accumulated enough points to fly any where. 8000 points SYD-MEL would need a lot of shopping.

ejb

 

[medhead]

I'm trying to figure out what this means. Are they saying that people have earned enough points, in six weeks, from this program to have booked $15 million dollars worth of travel. I wouldn't have thought there be great numbers of people that have put together enough points for one redemption.

$15 million worth of travel?

Opps I cut off the bit after the comma

Qantas had booked more than $15 million in travel in the first 6 weeks since launching, as members cashed in points earned from groceries for tickets
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But it still isn't very clear. I think it is talking about points redeemption due to this extra bit. Also other bits talk about the profitablility of the QF loyalty program. But it doesn't say outright that the full $15mil is from grocery points.

 

[penegal]

There was a big write up on this in the Fin Review on 1 October. Given the follow bit I reckon Dan's is pretty likely at some stage. If it ain't happening they don't mention it in these types of puff piece

Interesting... I note that the quote says 'maybe', but if Dan's do join the EDR camp it will be a massive boom for me. But as I said, given the Dan's business model I'm still not convinced by this quote. I am happy to be proven wrong, just not optomistic...

But it still isn't very clear. I think it is talking about points redeemption due to this extra bit. Also other bits talk about the profitablility of the QF loyalty program. But it doesn't say outright that the full $15mil is from grocery points.

$15mil of travel booked in the first 6 weeks, of which 50% is by people who have previously not flown QF... That doesn't seem possible to me. To earn enough for a redemption purely from shopping would take at least months, but more probably years.

Could the article mean to say that $15mil worth of points have been credited to accounts, and half of them are new QFF accounts (i.e. EDR signups)??

 

[medhead]

Interesting... I note that the quote says 'maybe', but if Dan's do join the EDR camp it will be a massive boom for me. But as I said, given the Dan's business model I'm still not convinced by this quote. I am happy to be proven wrong, just not optomistic...

yep, it is a big maybe. But if they had already ruled it out they would not have mentioned DM at all.

$15mil of travel booked in the first 6 weeks, of which 50% is by people who have previously not flown QF... That doesn't seem possible to me. To earn enough for a redemption purely from shopping would take at least months, but more probably years.

Could the article mean to say that $15mil worth of points have been credited to accounts, and half of them are new QFF accounts (i.e. EDR signups)??

Couldn't agree more. Your guess on what it means is as good as mine. But they are interesting numbers to throw around.

 

[Flying Fox]

Other points of interest but off topic: About $15 mil of travel had been booked in the first 6 weeks of launching the "Everyday Rewards" program.

So if we do the maths, $15M of travel (whilst we are told points don't have a dollar value) at a rate of 1 point = $0.01 would equate to some 1.5B points being collected in 6 weeks? Which equates to that $250M (on top of the min $30 criteria) in sales per week being spent on points just through WOW alone?

 

[jandj]

I probably helped "bolster" the numbers, bought a car and got 18000 pts for the 1 transaction.

 

[oz_mark]

I probably helped "bolster" the numbers, bought a car and got 18000 pts for the 1 transaction.

Woolworths sells cars?