Virgin Australia status via Coles Flybuys
Oct 28, 2016, 3:02 am
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The fine print.
Red highlight mine. Seems like they plan to offer double or treble etc in promos. @:-)
^ Velocity Frequent Flyer members must link their Velocity membership to their flybuys household to earn Velocity Frequent Flyer Status Credits.
In non-promotional periods the earn rate for Velocity Frequent Flyer Status Credits will be 1 Status Credit for every $100 spent (including GST) each calendar month in total across Coles, Coles Online, Liquorland and First Choice Liquor.
No part Status Credits will be allocated, only whole Status Credits per $100 spend. The Velocity Frequent Flyer member linked to the flybuys program membership (as at the end of the calendar month) will be awarded the Status Credits.
The nominated linked member may earn up to a maximum of 10 Velocity Frequent Flyer Status Credits per calendar month. Spend excludes tobacco and tobacco related products, charity donations and gift card purchases. Please allow up to 2 weeks after the end of each calendar month for your Velocity Frequent Flyer Status Credits to be credited.
Velocity Frequent Flyer Status Credits will not appear on your flybuys statement; see your Velocity account for your total Status Credit balance.
Velocity members also need to fly on Virgin Australia marketed flights to earn Eligible Sectors in addition to Status Credits to upgrade or maintain a new level of membership.
Red highlight mine. Seems like they plan to offer double or treble etc in promos. @:-)
^ Velocity Frequent Flyer members must link their Velocity membership to their flybuys household to earn Velocity Frequent Flyer Status Credits.
In non-promotional periods the earn rate for Velocity Frequent Flyer Status Credits will be 1 Status Credit for every $100 spent (including GST) each calendar month in total across Coles, Coles Online, Liquorland and First Choice Liquor.
No part Status Credits will be allocated, only whole Status Credits per $100 spend. The Velocity Frequent Flyer member linked to the flybuys program membership (as at the end of the calendar month) will be awarded the Status Credits.
The nominated linked member may earn up to a maximum of 10 Velocity Frequent Flyer Status Credits per calendar month. Spend excludes tobacco and tobacco related products, charity donations and gift card purchases. Please allow up to 2 weeks after the end of each calendar month for your Velocity Frequent Flyer Status Credits to be credited.
Velocity Frequent Flyer Status Credits will not appear on your flybuys statement; see your Velocity account for your total Status Credit balance.
Velocity members also need to fly on Virgin Australia marketed flights to earn Eligible Sectors in addition to Status Credits to upgrade or maintain a new level of membership.
Oct 31, 2016, 1:20 am
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Nov 2, 2016, 3:22 am
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Are they saying if you spend $1,000 in a month you get 20 Status Credits?
Seemed to be no T&C on her email that gave more detail. Not sure if it applies only those those targeted?
Double Status Credits when you shop
For a limited time only, give your Status Credits balance an extra boost and shop your way closer to Silver membership with double Status Credits*.
Simply use your linked flybuys card when you shop at Coles, Coles Online, Liquorland or First Choice Liquor and you’ll earn 2 Status Credits for every $100 spent until 31 December 2016 - up to 20 each month*. Link your flybuys and Velocity memberships to get started.
Nov 2, 2016, 4:08 am
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My daughter (zero status) just got this. From Velocity not FlyBuys. The 20 each month perplexes me - wasn't it capped at 1 or 2 SC a month etc?
Are they saying if you spend $1,000 in a month you get 20 Status Credits?
Seemed to be no T&C on her email that gave more detail. Not sure if it applies only those those targeted?
Double Status Credits when you shop
For a limited time only, give your Status Credits balance an extra boost and shop your way closer to Silver membership with double Status Credits*.
Simply use your linked flybuys card when you shop at Coles, Coles Online, Liquorland or First Choice Liquor and you’ll earn 2 Status Credits for every $100 spent until 31 December 2016 - up to 20 each month*. Link your flybuys and Velocity memberships to get started.
Are they saying if you spend $1,000 in a month you get 20 Status Credits?
Seemed to be no T&C on her email that gave more detail. Not sure if it applies only those those targeted?
Double Status Credits when you shop
For a limited time only, give your Status Credits balance an extra boost and shop your way closer to Silver membership with double Status Credits*.
Simply use your linked flybuys card when you shop at Coles, Coles Online, Liquorland or First Choice Liquor and you’ll earn 2 Status Credits for every $100 spent until 31 December 2016 - up to 20 each month*. Link your flybuys and Velocity memberships to get started.
Ts & Cs from the bottom of the email I received (which was from Flybuys, not Velocity):
Terms and Conditions
+ DOUBLE STATUS CREDIT OFFER
Velocity Frequent Flyer members must link their Velocity membership to their flybuys household to earn Velocity Frequent Flyer Status Credits. For the promotional period 1 November 2016 to 31 December 2016 the earn rate for Velocity Frequent Flyer Status Credits will be 2 Status Credits for every $100 (including GST) spent in total across Coles, Coles Online, Liquorland and First Choice Liquor each calendar month. No fractions of Status Credits will be allocated, only whole Status Credits. The Velocity Frequent Flyer member linked to the flybuys household (as at the end of the calendar month) will be awarded the Status Credits. During the promotional period, the nominated linked Velocity member may earn up to a maximum of 20 Velocity Frequent Flyer Status Credits per calendar month. Spend excludes tobacco and tobacco related products, charity donations and gift card purchases. Please allow up to 2 weeks after the end of each calendar month for your Velocity Frequent Flyer Status Credits to be credited. Velocity Frequent Flyer Status Credits will not appear on your flybuys statement, see your Velocity account for your Status Credit balance. Velocity members also need to fly on Virgin Australia marketed flights to earn Eligible Sectors in addition to Status Credits to upgrade or maintain a new level of membership.
Find out more about the Status Credit and Eligible Sector requirements for Velocity membership levels at http://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/status. Standard flybuys terms and conditions apply and are available at flybuys.com.au.
#Velocity members also need to fly on Virgin Australia marketed flights to earn Eligible Sectors in addition to Status Credits to upgrade or maintain a new level of membership. Find out more about the Status Credit and Eligible Sector requirements for Velocity membership levels at http://www.velocityfrequentflyer.com/status.
There doesn't seem to be anything stating that it's a targeted offer, however judging by threads on various forums, so far not everyone has received the email and/or had the offer appear in their Flybuys account
Nov 2, 2016, 4:30 am
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With cheapest flights now only earning 5 SC each way, spending $1,000 and getting 20 SC, saves taking 4 flights.
My fertile mind is trying to work out WHAT I can buy from Coles for about $1000 that I can re-sell for about $1000.
My fertile mind is trying to work out WHAT I can buy from Coles for about $1000 that I can re-sell for about $1000.
Nov 2, 2016, 5:45 am
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Nov 2, 2016, 11:08 pm
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Nov 3, 2016, 1:36 am
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I guess they could always buy 1000 chocolate bars on special at $1 and sell them to a chocoholic who doesn't want to collect Flybuys points or Velocity SCs themselves
Disclosure: I'm a chocoholic ... but I want the points and SCs myself!
Nov 3, 2016, 2:05 am
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Rubbish. Coles sells lots of those wholly ineffective large bottles of mutivitamins etc. for around $50 a piece. That's only 20 bottles and you're sweet. And let's face it, there's lots and lots of gullible people around who think products like that are good for them, so getting rid of 20 shouldn't be that difficult. Plus my local Coles sells whole barramundi at a reasonable whack, and I don't think they'd be hard to shift to the punters either. Whether he'd actually make a profit, rather than merely recoup his costs, is an open question. However, tell people it's a "special discount price" and you never know. As I say, most people are gullible. Watch The Checkout on the ABC for some tips
Nov 3, 2016, 4:04 am
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Nov 3, 2016, 6:25 am
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Nov 3, 2016, 9:39 pm
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Just got an email reinforcing the double SCs for shopping, PLUS double SCs on all flights from Nov 2 to Dec 31.
SWEET.
SWEET.