Quick Guide to Boxing Day Sales in Perth

Some highlights after trawling through some catalogues:

• Motorola Xoom WIFI only $298 here
• Myer stocktake sale Homewares 60% off  http://catalogues.myer.com.au/home.html and a chance to get $20 gift cards somehow..  http://www.myer.com.au/
• David Jones up to 60% off stocktake sale  http://catalogues.davidjones.com.au/portal/
• $63 philips blu-ray player  @ Dick Smith http://dicksmith.com.au/product/GH7023/philips-blu-ray-player-bdp3200
• Florsheim 50% off (again)  http://www.florsheim.com.au/shop/mens.html#feature=2
• Xbox 360 for $150 at JB Hifi 

Seen any better? Leave a comment. Time to go shopping..

Woolworths Everyday Rewards - 8 Things You Should know

1. You can get free Qantas Frequent Flyer membership by signing up to Woolworths Everyday Rewards

2. When you don't scan your everyday rewards card for quite a while, you will get an email saying "We Missed You". This email will offer you the option to choose either 12c off petrol or double your FF points.

3. You don't get any Frequent Flyer points for purchases less than $30.

4. You only get 1 Frequent Flyer Point for every dollar spent OVER $30 (eg 1 point for $31, not 31 points)

5. You shouldn't give them free information about yourself if you get nothing in return. Don't swipe your Everyday Rewards card if your purchase is less than $30.

6. Don't let the fuel voucher unduly affect your purchasing decisions. You should only top up your purchase to go over $30 if you are going to save more with the fuel voucher than the value you place on the item you were not going to buy in the first place.

7. Watch out when they change the 8c off promotion back to 4c. You will find that you are still thinking that you are saving 8c and this may affect your purchasing decisions (buy more to get the voucher).

8. If you link your Everyday Rewards card to your Everyday Money credit card, the fuel voucher will be automatically put on your credit card. When you pay via epump, the discount will apply. However, if you pay over the counter, you won't be able to use that fuel voucher! Read more about this here.

How to get 40,000 points for getting AMEX Platinum Reserve Card

Just a quick post for those that may be shopping for an American Express Platinum card. There is a sign up bonus of 40,000 points which has not been publicised but you will need to be referred by an existing platinum reserve cardholder who will get 20,000 points for doing so. This is the best sign up bonus I have seen for this particular card but I must mention the $395 annual fee but if you were going to spend that anyway, now you know how to get 40,000 points. Leave an email in the comments below if you don't have such friends and someone else may be able to refer you soon or email adrian@perthhacks.com for anonymity.

You can read more about the Platinum Rewards card here or from the AMEX website.

Perth Developments in the Next Few Years

Perth Arena - Home of the Perth Wildcats from 2012 Perth Waterfront and City Square Perth Stadium at Burswood

AMEX Platinum Reserve Hotels List in Australia

If you have an American Express Platinum card, you will probably have experienced the dilemma of whether you use your complimentary flight or complimentary hotel stay. I found it impossible to find the list of hotels we can stay in but after calling the helpdesk, they sent me a document which shows the eligible hotels you can book using your complimentary hotel stay. They are listed here below for your convenience.

Tips: Pay attention to the ROOM TYPE as it varies for each hotel. Use other websites such as tripadvisor to see the reputation of the hotel and book around two weeks earlier if your hotel is likely to be holding on to vacant rooms until the last minute to release to AMEX. Do you have any tips to add?

LOCATION	PROPERTY	ROOM TYPE	RATE
N.S.W
Sydney	Sydney Harbour Marriot	Deluxe City View	5
	Radisson Plaza Hotel Sydney	Atrium	5
	Medina Grand Harbourside	Standard Studio	4.5
	Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour	Standard Pyrmont View	4.5
	Hilton Sydney	Deluxe	5
	Swissotel Sydney	Classic	5
	Diamond Hotel Sydney, Potts Point	Standard	4.5
	Crowne Plaza Coogee Beach	Coogee Village View	4.5
	The Sebel Manly Beach	Superior	4.5
Central Coast	Quay West Resort Magenta Shores	Studio	5
	Crowne Plaza Terrigal	Resort Room	4.5
Newcastle	Crowne Plaza Newcastle	City side Suite	4.5
	Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley	Deluxe Room	4.5
Blue Mountains	The Mountain Heritage Hotel & Spa Retreat	Heritage Deluxe	4.5
South Coast	The Sebel Harbourside Kiama	Superior King	4.5
	Peppers Manor House, Sthrn Highlands	Cottage Queen	4.5
Q.L.D
Gold Coast	Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove	Guest Room	5
	Sheraton Miragen Resort & Spa Gold Coast	Garden Room	5
	Crowne Plaza Surfers Paradise	Superior	4.5
	Club Watermark, Surfers Paradise	Deluxe	5
	Gold Coast International Hotel	Ocean View	5
	Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach	Superior Ocean View	5
Gold Coast	Couran Cove Island Resort,Sth Stradbroke Island	Marine Deluxe	4
Brisbane	The Sebel King George Square Brisbane	Sebel Deluxe	4.5
	Sofitel Brisbane Central	Superior	5
	Urban Brisbane	Balcony Room	4.5
	The Sebel Suites Brisbane	One Bedroom	4.5
Sunshine Coast	Hyatt Regency Coolum	King Room	5
	Novotel Twin Waters Resort	King Suite	4
	Peppers Peir Resort Harvey Bay	One Bedroom	5
Whitsunday’s	Peppers Coral Coast Resort, Airlie Beach	One Bedroom	5
	Coral Sea Resort, Airlie	Ocean View	4.5
Cairns	Pullman Reef Hotel Casino	Superior	5
	The Sebel Cairns	Harbour View	5
	Shangri-La Hotel, The Marina Cairns	Deluxe Marina View	5
Palm Cove	The Sebel Reef House & Spa	Brigadier	4.5
	Grand Mercure Rockford Esplande	One Bedroom	4.5
Port Douglas	Sabaya Resort Port Douglas	Resort Pool view	4
Other TNQ	Thala Beach Lodge	Jungle Walk  Bungalow	5
	The Elandra aat Mission Beach	Queen Room	4
	Mantra One Bright Point, Magnetic Is	One Bedroom Standard	4.5
	Peppers Blue on Blue Resort, Magnetic	Deluxe Hotel Room	4.5
V.I.C
Melbourne	The Sebel Melbourne	Studio Suite	4.5
	Crowne Promenade Hotel	Standard	4.5
	Crown Metropol	Luxe	5
	The Hotel Windsor	Traditional	5
	Hotel Lindrum	Standard	4.5
	Medina Executive St Kilda	Premier Studio	4.5
	Crowne Plaza Melbourne	Standard	4.5
Regional VIC	Cumberland Lorne Resort	1 Bedroom Garden View	4.5
	Mantra Erskine Beach Resort, Lorne	Studio	4.5
	The Sebel Heritage Yarra Valley	Deluxe	4.5
	The Esplanade Resort & Spa , Lakes Entrance	Hotel	4.5
TAS
Hobart	Hotel Collins	Club	4.5
	Somerset on the Pier	1 Bedroom Executive	4.5
	Wrest Point	Standard Harbour View	4.5
Launceston	Peppers Seaport Hotel	Standard City View Room	4.5
	Tidal Waters Resort, St Helens	Standard	4.5
	Cradle Mountain Wilderness Village	1 Bedroom Cottage	4
S.A
Adelaide	Medina Grand Adelaide Treasury	Premier Studio	4.5
	The Sebel Playford Adelaide	Playford Guest	5
	Hilton Adelaide	Guest Room	5
	Oaks Plaza Pier, Glenelg	Studio	4.5
Victor Harbor	McCracken County Club	Standard Spa Room	4.5
Barossa Valley	Novotel Barossa Valley Resort	Studio	4.5
Adelaide Hills	Grand Mercure Mount Lofty House	Deluxe	4.5
W.A
Perth	Medina Grand Perth	Premier Studio	4.5
	The Sebel Residence East Perth	Studio City View	4.5
	Rendezvous Observation City Hotel, Scarborough	Deluxe Ocean View	4.5
	Sheraton Perth	Standard	5
	Holiday Inn Burswood	Urban Queen	4.5
Mandurah	The Sebel Mandurah	Studio King	4.5
Margaret River	Quay West Resort Bunker Bay	Studio Villa	5
Broome	Seashells Resort Broome	1Bedroom	4.5
	Oaks Broome	Hotel Suite	4.5
N.T
Darwin	Medina Grand Darwin	Premier Studio	4.5
	Mantra  Panadanas	Hotel Water View	4.5
	Holiday Inn Esplanade Darwin	Superior	4.5
Alice Springs	Crowne Plaza Alice Springs	Garden View	4.5
New Zealand
Auckland	Crowne Plaza Auckland	Superior	4.5
	SKYCITY Grand Hotel	Luxury City View	5
	Hyatt Regency Auckland	Regency Club	5
Christchurch	Novotel Christchurch Cathedral Sq	Standard	4
Queenstown	Crowne Plaza Queenstown	Courtyard	4.5
	Millennium Hotel Queenstown	Superior	4.5
	Hotel St Moritz	Standard Guest Room	5
	Millbrook Resort, Arrow town	Village Inn	5

Obviously please note that this list is subject to change and may be out of date by the time you are reading this. You can call Platinum card services on 1800 059 388