Earn 2,000 bonus Flybuys points on $100 and $250 Coles Mastercard gift cards and $100 Google Play gift cards at Coles.
Buying five of the $100 Mastercards would see you earn 10,525 Flybuys points for just $25 in purchase fees. That’s over $50 worth of Flybuys Dollars or over 5,000 Velocity Frequent Flyer points.
Here are the details:
- Available from Wed 25 Dec to Tue 31 Dec 2024
- Only available in-store at Coles
- Limit of five gift cards per Flybuys account
- $5-7 purchase fees on Mastercard gift cards
- $100 Google Play gift cards only
- This offer is open to everyone and does not require activation
How it works
Buy any of these Mastercard or Google Play gift cards in-store at Coles between 26 Dec (Coles aren’t open on the 25th) and 31 Dec 2024 and scan your Flybuys card at the checkout to earn the 2,000 bonus Flybuys points.
At Coles you don’t receive any indication that you’ve qualified for the points but they should appear in your account a day or two later at around 5pm. Delays of a couple of days aren’t unheard of.
Both the $100 and $250 Mastercard gift cards receive the same bonus of 2,000 points so you are usually better off just sticking to the $100 cards as you don’t have to spend as much and they also have cheaper purchase fees ($5 versus $7).
On top of the 2,000 bonus points you’ll also earn 1x Flybuys point per dollar spent, meaning each $100 Mastercard will actually earn you 2,105 points because you’re actually paying $105 ($100 plus the $5 purchase fee).
You can buy up to five gift cards in this offer. This limit applies for the duration of the promotion; it’s not a “per day” limit like you often see with other gift card bonus points offers.
I’d recommend opening up the Mastercard gift cards as soon as you purchase them to ensure they haven’t been tampered with. These scams are quite rare but it’s a good idea to check anyway. You can find more information about what to look for here.
Points calculator
You’ll also receive 1x Flybuys point per dollar spent on the gift cards.
More information
If you’re new to these promotions, check out our step-by-step guide on how to earn points by buying gift cards.
If you want to know how often certain gift cards are included in these offers, see our Gift Card Promotion History tool.
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28 Responses
start date is a bit deceiving, technically it starts 26th as all stores are closed on christmas day 🙂
Can I use the ShopBack super swap gift card to buy these? Thanks!
can the Coles Mastercard be link with Afterpay payments?
Can these gift cards be added to paypal?
Yes they can. Although I have seen reports of others having problems with adding them. Sometimes waiting up to another 24 hours has allowed them to be added.
With amex platinum edge I get 3 amex points per dollar. Even when this offer is not on would it be worthwhile to buy these to pay tax., as ATO payments would not earn points.
I should say I get one point per dollar at ATO but higher fees.
Is it 5 cards per promotion period. Or 5 cards everyday
5 cards per promotion period, per flybuys account.
Is this only in store purchase or available online too?
In-store only.
Just a quick heads up. I’ve got these cards now and they are a complete pain in the arse haha.
Most eftpos machines I’ve used (even at Coles checkout!) requires customer signature. This is especially annoying when making purchases over $100 or using your leftover credit and having to split the payment onto multiple cards, thus making multiple signatures.
I’ve never come across this issue with any of the Woolies Vanilla Visa or Mastercards, or even the TCN Eftpos cards. No problems purchasing things online though.
Make sure you can put up with this hassle before buying.
Some retailers (e.g. Coles but not Woolworths) may require you to sign if you don’t enter a PIN but you can easily avoid this by just entering any random four digit number the first time you’re prompted. That then becomes the PIN you use for any subsequent transactions with the card.
Vanilla Mastercard gift cards are identical to Coles Mastercard gift cards. Vanilla Visa gift cards, on the other hand, don’t support PINs at all so if a particular merchant required you to sign (e.g. Coles) there’d be no way around it.
I just bought these yesterday and today my account activity shows $525 spent, but I only received 2000 points as “gift card offer bonus points”.. Would you know why? Thanks
This is normal for Flybuys promotions at Coles. You’ll most likely see the rest arrive at around 5pm tomorrow.
I purchased 5x $100 mastercard gift cards today, however, was disappointed that I couldnt use my 10%off shop for these. Would have been even better to save an extra $50.
What are some of the best ways to use these cards, besides purchasing discounted gift cards.
Paying the ATO is a popular choice.
Has anyone received the bonus points yet?
Yes, purchased 5 x $100 on 26-Dec. Bonus points have just landed increasing balance (not in transaction history yet).
Purchased these on the 27th shoes the $525 spent but no bonus points have appeared yet, doesn’t state in the add when points will be credited.
Give it a couple of days.
I purchased 5 x $100 Mastercard coles gift cards on 27th and I still haven’t received my points. I might have to call Flybuys on Monday. I wonder if this deal was all Australia or state specific?
I’m the same. I purchased mine same day and haven’t received any bonus points yet.
Oh no.. wonder what is going on
It’s available nationwide. There is nothing unusual about a delay of several days with Flybuys points. Unfortunately, that’s just how these bonus points offers work at Coles nowadays. Hopefully 2025 is the year they’ll finally figure out how to credit points instantly like their competitor Woolworths!
This might be asked frequently, sorry if yes.
For the Coles mastercards, can it be used for later when there is Vannila mastercards promotions in Woolworths/Coles?
Hope this make sense
You can’t use Vanilla (or Coles) Mastercard or Visa gift cards to purchase other prepaid Visa, Eftpos or Mastercard gift cards at Woolworths.
Is there a limit of 5 cards per household?