Woolworths backflips - QF points are coming back

[rogerkambah]

Just back from NZ and annoyed as I did not take my Fly Buys card.
New World supermarkets give points but I didn't know.ðŸ

It didn't work when we went to NZ years ago, but it sure confused the console operators. Livery must have been very similar then, as they kept trying to swipe the card.

 

[whatmeworry]

Etihad miles and status? Yep much better.

Those Etihad are useful on VA redemptions.

 

[exceladdict]

Those Etihad are useful on VA redemptions.

Spent a while calculating this this afternoon. It seems like there's value to be had on some sweet spots on the chart, possibly even in Y for those that live in PER or select remote locations (Christmas Island)

I've been averaging 1000 FB points a week - so it's 24 weeks of shopping spend to collect enough points for a one way Y, not considering CC/Gift card points.

Need to compare this to the new WoW scheme, when released. Even if one did average $10 Woolworthless/week, at $10=870 that's still 21 weeks for the same Y PER>East Coast flight.

So once again I think the game will revolve more around 5% off gift cards, pricing differences and what's on special.

 

[Moody]

Another Woolies shop ...... another $40 off, taking the total to under $200 so effective discount continues to be in the order of %20.

I would happily share my secret with the members on here who seem challenged by the new scheme, only I can't! I do the usual thing of activating any offer (regardless of interest) and buying non-perishable faves in bulk when good sales are on, but I'm not particularly attracted to orange-sticker items.

What HAS changed is that instead of earning a few hundred points I have earned over $100 in booze and the above $40 in groceries (I was totally in sync with BWS for a while, but the discount triggers whenever you have more than $10 in the bank).

What are you guys doing wrong?

 

[Katy]

What are you guys doing wrong?

I suspect it has to do with what I do and do not buy at WW. No meats, limited fruit & veg and general basic pantry staples. Most of the things I see the orange stickers on are products we'd never buy like ready meals or instant coffee.

I've never been sent an offer either, although I used to get them regularly under the old scheme.

 

[Mr_Orange]

What are you guys doing wrong?

Who knows! Thanks for your post though, especially since you're unwilling to share why you are doing so well.

 

[JohnK]

Who knows! Thanks for your post though, especially since you're unwilling to share why you are doing so well.

My brother and mum drink flavoured mineral water. This week they had 0.70 Woolworths dollars per bottle bringing the price down to ~$1.50 which is the price when they are on special. Mum stocked up. There are other examples too.

 

[coco50]

Etihad miles and status? Yep much better.

Not even worried about Etihad miles and status - just the $FB100 off a shop every eight weeks or so

 

[Mr_Orange]

My brother and mum drink flavoured mineral water. This week they had 0.70 Woolworths dollars per bottle bringing the price down to ~$1.50 which is the price when they are on special. Mum stocked up. There are other examples too.

OP said that he didn't really target orange sticker items. WWR0.70 on a few bottles of pop is not going to bring about a $40 discount on the shop each week.

As others have said, repeatedly, most orange sticker items are not things I would buy or have ever bought so they are no use to me.

 

[whatmeworry]

My brother and mum drink flavoured mineral water. This week they had 0.70 Woolworths dollars per bottle bringing the price down to ~$1.50 which is the price when they are on special. Mum stocked up. There are other examples too.

So your family who previously received a discount on a product, now have to pay to get the discount next week (or whenever they accumulate 10 itchy and scratchy dollars)?

 

[mannej]

My brother and mum drink flavoured mineral water. This week they had 0.70 Woolworths dollars per bottle bringing the price down to ~$1.50 which is the price when they are on special. Mum stocked up. There are other examples too.

I'm sorry but that shows you the absurd nature of this program. There are other examples that have already been highlighted - I.e A loaf of helgas (or Abbots) prior to the $WW program was price matching with Coles at $3.50. Place the orange sticker on and the price went back up to $5.30 with the earn of WW$1.80.

Wouldn't you want the saving straight away, and not dependent on when you earn WW$10?

 

[drron]

However there are regular specials on that are not reliant on orange stickers.If it is something we normally buy it makes sense to buy it at WW despite no effective loyalty scheme.We have always shopped at WW,Coles and occasionally IGA as each has at least some products not available at the others or are a different special that week.
We also have been lucky by the looks of things getting lots of targeted offers so still getting a decent discount on our shops.

 

[JohnK]

So your family who previously received a discount on a product, now have to pay to get the discount next week (or whenever they accumulate 10 itchy and scratchy dollars)?

No. These items are still discounted when it is time for them to be discounted.

Orange sticker items reduced to price while on special can be fantastic for earning QFF points. The chocolate promotion late last year of $0.20 Woolworths dollars for every $1 spent was great. That's 1,740 QFF points for $100 spend.

I sometimes walk through the store to check orange sticker items. I do it to destress. Waiting to see the details of the new program as I am prepared to buy QFF points at that price.

 

[Mr_Orange]

The chocolate promotion late last year of $0.20 Woolworths dollars for every $1 spent was great. That's 1,740 QFF points for $100 spend.

Yeah, but do you actually want $100 worth of chocolate?

 

[JohnK]

Yeah, but do you actually want $100 worth of chocolate?

Depends on the type of chocolate you buy. Ferrero Roche and a few others make the price add up.

 

[Mr_Orange]

Depends on the type of chocolate you buy. Ferrero Roche and a few others make the price add up.

You've missed the point. Do you want $100 worth of chocolate? It doesn't matter if it is 100 x $1 chocolate or 1 x $100. if you don't want it, it wasn't a good buy and the QFF points were expensive.

 

[Moody]

Who knows! Thanks for your post though, especially since you're unwilling to share why you are doing so well.

But that's the whole point .... I have not changed my shopping behaviour and see any "stickered" item as simply a deferred discount. If it's cheap enough whether in store or with the cash-back scheme (and it was on my list in the first place) I will buy it.

 

[medhead]

You've missed the point. Do you want $100 worth of chocolate? It doesn't matter if it is 100 x $1 chocolate or 1 x $100. if you don't want it, it wasn't a good buy and the QFF points were expensive.

Chocolate doesn't go to waste. Also timing of late last year. Late last year I spent close to $100 on chocolate to give out to various groups around work who've helped me do my job during the year. Particularly good to keep accounts payable happy. Not to mention that chocolate doesn't go off.

 

[eastwest101]

Chocolate - apparently 8 months (milk chocolate) to 12 months (dark chocolate) is OK with the proviso of being stored at 'room temperature'.

I hate the term 'room temperature' with a passion, as its totally subjective and almost meaningless in Australia - is that a room in a cellar in southern Tasmania during winter or a room in a poorly insulated tin shed up in Cape York in summer??

One source I did find had doubts about storing chocolate at 'room temperatures' above 30 deg Celsius depending on preservative content.

 

[medhead]

You need to check with the Army, they fed me chocolate that was at least 10 years old and possibly as much as 20 years old. ISTR a note from DSTO that the white stuff on the chocolate was totally safe.

In any case, chocolate is not going to last 8 months in my house, nor in my workplace.

Chocolate - apparently 8 months (milk chocolate) to 12 months (dark chocolate) is OK with the proviso of being stored at 'room temperature'.

I hate the term 'room temperature' with a passion, as its totally subjective and almost meaningless in Australia - is that a room in a cellar in southern Tasmania during winter or a room in a poorly insulated tin shed up in Cape York in summer??

One source I did find had doubts about storing chocolate at 'room temperatures' above 30 deg Celsius depending on preservative content.