Woolworths gift card thread

[yoyo]

Managed to get 100 so far. All at the 5% discount. Not enjoying the slow pace of the transactions, but looks like this will be the last hurrah.

Very impressive. What are you plans for all those cards?

 

[BettyB]

Very impressive. What are you plans for all those cards?

Um, to spend them

Most will be gone within a week. Health insurance, car insurance, greenslip, rates, electricity bill, mobile phone bill, purchase of more eWISH cards etc.

But I'll save a few for an overseas trip I have coming up. I've used them before overseas with no problems. And they are a good 'just in case' back up form of money if other forms fail - which in my experiences happens more frequently than I would like.

So 100 took you 5hours in total. Activation time?

Nothing like that. Quicker today than yesterday, but problems still exist.

 

[lilkid28]

Someone on Ozbargain has gotten $20k worth yesterday.

 

[Dr Ralph]

Someone on Ozbargain has gotten $20k worth yesterday.

I don't think that's a large number at all, especially if you have high cash flow and can spend them quickly. 5% discount is valuable to me. Especially as this looks like its on its last legs.

There's also the inception route, which is my preferred option. But with the time delays this is proving challenging.

If I can find enough cards I should hit inception around Sunday.

 

[SOPOOR]

Um, to spend them

Most will be gone within a week. Health insurance, car insurance, greenslip, rates, electricity bill, mobile phone bill, purchase of more eWISH cards etc.

But I'll save a few for an overseas trip I have coming up. I've used them before overseas with no problems. And they are a good 'just in case' back up form of money if other forms fail - which in my experiences happens more frequently than I would like.



Nothing like that. Quicker today than yesterday, but problems still exist.

as I posted yesterday, my times were 3-4 mins for 2 cards, a 7-8 mins for 4 cards,
so 8 cards would be 15-20 mins based on other peoples comments,

so 100 would take 4-6 hours in theory,
if you did it much faster, thats awesome!

 

[yoyo]

can you clarify what is the inception route?

 

[daft009]

no issues for activating here.
both stores took mere seconds, nothing more than normal in the good old days of EGC V1s

 

[Dr Ralph]

no issues for activating here.
both stores took mere seconds, nothing more than normal in the good old days of EGC V1s

I assume you are referring to today?

Self check or staffed checkout?

 

[daft009]

yeah today and yesterday both.
staffed only.
I get redirected to staffed every time with these cards in hand

 

[SOPOOR]

yeah today and yesterday both.
staffed only.
I get redirected to staffed every time with these cards in hand

but you are payign with plat edge right?

 

[Dr Ralph]

I get redirected to staffed every time with these cards in hand

Me too. But I hide them at the bottom of the basket so they can't see them until it's time to pay Then if they say I need to go to a staffed checkout I go ballistic!

 

[daft009]

but you are payign with plat edge right?

yep.

 

[Kangol]

A couple of local stores have big signs on all self serve kiosks saying GCs cannot be purchased in self serve. If you try to purchase a GC there, the flag is raised and they tell you to go to a manned one.

 

[SOPOOR]

A couple of local stores have big signs on all self serve kiosks saying GCs cannot be purchased in self serve. If you try to purchase a GC there, the flag is raised and they tell you to go to a manned one.

ive been to heaps of self serves with signs like that,
never does it actually not work, it actually does work, however the staff/management have disallowed it for whatever reason,
and the staff have usually been trained not to allow it,

 

[Dr Ralph]

A couple of local stores have big signs on all self serve kiosks saying GCs cannot be purchased in self serve. If you try to purchase a GC there, the flag is raised and they tell you to go to a manned one.

Never been a fan of signs

System wont reject the cards. Your battle will be with the staff. Which, for the most, part can be easily swayed.

 

[foggy]

Just back from local Woolies - lots of birthday V1s and nothing else - took 10 to checkout but they scanned at $105.95 - sigh.

Same as this orange one? Cause at my local it scans as $100

 

[jbman]

Same as this orange one? Cause at my local it scans as $100

I tried one of those and it scanned at 105.95

 

[SOPOOR]

2 cards 3 mins again today

 

[lilkid28]

1 card , took like 5-10 seconds.

 

[andye]

Tedious as it seems, one at a time works out quicker for me (assuming a tame assisatnt). I am using eWish