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Old Nov 11, 2016 | 2:29 pm
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Originally Posted by AustralianPoochie
From my reading of it, at first, thought it was good, but then, its sunk in, yes, have to spend Aud$500/Aud$1000 to get that 10/20 VFF SC... I was shocked, totally gobsmacked.

My first reading it to be 10/20 VFF SC per Aud$100 spent, now, that would be an one up manship/womanship on QF, but nope, its a spend of Aud$500 (bonus) or Aud$1000 to get 10/20 VFF SC.

Had high hopes for the tie up/tie in, but my hopes are dashed!
They still have a one up on Qantas, as they have nothing equivalent (at this point).

I guess they need to strike a balance between making it a little worthwhile versus giving away status just for shopping. We can probably argue till the cows come home about what they should have offered.

It's something that wasn;t there before, it will make it a little easier for me to retain my gold, but I'll till have to fly to get there
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