It's Back: Earn 60,000 Qantas Points With Optus

It’s back! If you recall, in July we posted a deal where you could earn 60,000 Qantas Frequent Flyer Points for around $396. The deal is the same but ends on September 5th!

I value 60,000 Qantas Points at around $600. That’s the maximum I’d be willing to pay (but only if I really needed to…) for them.

With that in mind, let’s see how this deal stacks up!

Tip: If this seems like a lot of work, check out this offer from Westpac. You could pick up 70,000 bonus Qantas points for $99 or $50 if you’re a Westpac customer.

How to get 60,000 Qantas Points?

To get the points, you must sign up for the 200GB SIM-only plan with Optus before midnight on September 5th, 2022.

You will need to keep the plan running for 3 months minimum to get the points. There’s no lock-in contract, so you can technically cancel whenever but obviously, it’s the points we’re after, so 3 months is what you need.

The points will be paid out in a lump sum after the third month, which means there’s a possible chance that you will get charged for a 4th month as well.

The cost?

The cost will depend on how you play this…
For starters, we know we will need to pay at least $297 ( 3 X $99) to get the 60k points. If a 4th month is billed, this could get pushed to $396 (still an excellent price for 60k points).

Here’s my strategy: I plan to keep the account open until day 1 of the 4th month. This will ensure I qualify for the bonus points. I will then call up and cancel (because I have no need for this particular plan other than the points), and if the 4th month is charged, I will request a pro-rata refund.
Having cancelled phone plans before, I know telcos are pretty flexible on pro-rata refunds, so I do not doubt that I will be able to finesse my way out of paying for the 4th month.

Stack with Cashrewards?

Initially, I thought this offer could be stacked with Cashrewards. This would mean you get an additional $30 discount on this particular plan, and of course, if you’re new to Cashrewards, you get an extra $20 when you sign up via our link.

The problem is that this deal isn’t available via the main Optus page… however, there might be a solution.

Since Cashrewards is an affiliate website, they track your transaction via cookies in the browser. So what we can test is if we can manually add the tracking code to the URL on the promo page. Of course, I forgot about Cashrewads when I signed up last week, so I have no data on whether this will work.

Here’s my theory:

First, visit the deal page: https://offer.optus.com.au/qantas; as you can see, it’s on a subdomain which means the code won’t track there ( I think.).

However, once you click the apply button, the subdomain gets redirected to the main Optus page. So here’s where we need to add our tracking code to the URL.

Now, head over to Cashrewards, log in and click the Optus cash back button. It will redirect you to the Optus site.

Once there, look at the URL in your browser and copy everything starting from the “?”

It will look something like this.

Once you have copied that, head over to the other tab you got open (the one where you clicked apply), add the code to the URL and press enter.

The page will now reload, and in theory, your tracking code is now applied…
Then proceed as per normal and sign up.

Alternatively, I’ve heard reports that if you have the Cashrewards Chrome plugin installed, it will automatically track!

Offer Terms

$99 Qantas Promo Plan Offer: Available for Qantas Frequent Flyer members who are new or existing Optus customers adding a $99 Qantas Promo Plan between 07:00AM (AEST) 1 September to 11:59PM (AEST) 5 September 2022. Points are awarded to your account in a single instalment at the end of month 3 from your service activation date. Points are forfeited if you cancel or recontract from your Promo Plan during that period. Bonus Qantas Points may take up to 7 days from date of eligibility to appear in a members’ account. There are no ongoing Qantas Points earned per dollar spent on your monthly plan fee. Not available with other offers. Limit to one $99 Promo Plan per QFF number.

Summing up

Is this a good deal? Yes absolutely! If you value Qantas points, this is somewhat of a no-brainer even if you don’t actually need a new phone plan.