Woolworths gift card thread

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This year I will buy quite a few Woolies plastic gift cards using Amex Platinum Edge. My local Caltex takes them as well as the Woolies Rewards and the Myer One.
I use some at Dans,Big W,Woolies and some at the office.
 
Today at WW kellyville checkout are rejecting egiftcard when purchasing giftcard. I was trying to buy ebay giftcard, but system says payment not allow!

Anyone same issue ?
 
Today at WW kellyville checkout are rejecting egiftcard when purchasing giftcard. I was trying to buy ebay giftcard, but system says payment not allow!

Anyone same issue ?
Read the last few pages above. Software update has blocked the purchases as of this week
 
Today at WW kellyville checkout are rejecting egiftcard when purchasing giftcard. I was trying to buy ebay giftcard, but system says payment not allow!

Anyone same issue ?
Only about 15 people who have reported this same problem during the last 5 days.
 
Tried the same store as earlier in the week.
Still fine at selfserve but this time needed an authorisation (as I had previously at that store)
 
I bought several Visa1 with an egift card on Thursday at South Melbourne without difficulty. Tried this afternoon at checkout - "Transaction not allowed". Self-serve also didn't work: both employees told me it's against T&C to buy gift cards with egift cards, so it would appear they've been told what to say.

Looks like that ship has well and truly sailed.
 
Consolidated list of outlets where EGC no longer accepted for GC purchase (please update as thread progresses):

NSW
Burwood Westfield
Casula
Ingleburn
Kellyville
Macquarie Fields
Riverwood
Sydney Town Hall

Queensland
Spring Hill

Victoria

South Melbourne
 
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I think the list where they are accepted with be easier to maintain :p
 
Consolidated list of outlets where EGC no longer accepted for GC purchase (please update as thread progresses):

NSW
Burwood Westfield
Kellyville
Riverwood
Sydney Town Hall

Queensland
Spring Hill

Victoria

South Melbourne

is it for all gift cards or only 1 / eftpos? At Sydney townhall last week, i wasnt able to buy only 1 but the system allowed the egift card payment for other gift cards although i didnt proceed
 
is it for all gift cards or only 1 / eftpos? At Sydney townhall last week, i wasnt able to buy only 1 but the system allowed the egift card payment for other gift cards although i didnt proceed
Looks like system is being updated for all gift cards.
 
Looks like the good old MC/Visa cards are going to get a workout, but how will I pay for my DJs Amex bills now :(
 
is it for all gift cards or only 1 / eftpos? At Sydney townhall last week, i wasnt able to buy only 1 but the system allowed the egift card payment for other gift cards although i didnt proceed

Really? As per a previous comment of mine I tried to buy Event Cinemas and eBay (together, and then separately) with EGCs and wasn't able to do it in either case. Did you do self-checkout?
 
How do I update above store ?

Please add Nsw : ingleburn and macquarie fieds.
Casula also dead!
 
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Just bought 15 eftpos ones at my local and it went through ok. Not sure whether or not to risk buying more egiftcards for one last hurrah in case the system gets updated before I can use them.
 

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