We’ve been talking about the new flybuys loyalty scheme quite a bit here at Lifehacker, but I realise that coverage has skipped one relatively central point: whether points are easier to earn under the new scheme than the old one. It turns out that the new flybuys is marginally more generous, but neither offers anything like the level of savings you’ll get from shopping around and finding the best specials.
Coles has revamped its flybuys loyalty scheme, changing the way you can earn points and redeem them. But the most important feature of the scheme remains the same: you will have to spend a massive amount of money to reap any long-term benefits, and you’ll be sacrificing a lot of personal information to do so. We’ll tell you how to make the most of flybuys if you do sign up, but you really need to examine whether it’s worth it.
Repeating a special we last saw just three weeks ago, Woolworths has the Samsung Galaxy 5 (locked to Telstra) for $49.50 from today until next Tuesday. Both Woolworths and Coles are also now selling the $29 Telstra USB broadband dongle we mentioned earlier this week.
The current 20 per cent off deal for iTunes at Coles ends today, but here’s a replacement: the same deal at Officeworks online (including free delivery). Again, not the 25 per cent off we sometimes see, but better than full price. 7-Eleven’s equivalent deal is also running until May 7. [Officeworks via OzBargain]
Coles is selling iTunes gift cards for 20% off this week, until the 17th of April. It applies to all gift cards but isn’t available through Coles Express. The same deal is also available through 7-Eleven but they’re running their promotion until May 7.
Late last week, the National Union of Workers released a paper, entitled “Better Jobs 4 Better Chicken“, which focuses on the many issues facing Australia’s poultry industry, from poor working conditions to the need for a code of conduct. One of the document’s more surprising revelations is that supermarket chains Coles and Aldi could be selling chicken up to a week old as fresh.
From today until January 17, Telstra is offering a basic prepaid Telstra broadband dongle for $29.50 with 2GB of included data. That’s half the regular price.
Whether or not you make a conscious effort to shop for Australian-made or owned products, when you do decide to go local, you’d expect that “Made in Australia” means exactly what it says. Unfortunately, you’d be surprised what’s actually implied by these three words and how the supermarkets aren’t being as upfront as they could about the origins of the products we buy.
Pricing, range and location all play a role when we choose a supermarket, but what can they do to make us change our minds? Our Retail Reboot concludes with a week of shopping at a “new look” Coles store.
