Event Cinemas $5 movie tickets for April

Tomorrow you will be able to book $5 movie tickets at Event Cinemas using the Event Cinemas website, however, you will have to pay an extra $1.10 for a booking fee. When selecting your session, enter the promotion code APRIL and you will notice that a different box appears where you can buy tickets for only $5. Nothing on the website has mentioned this deal but the promotion code definitely works!

Perth Apple Ipad2 line as at 10pm

This is the buzz in Perth for the Apple Ipad.. are you excited guys?
Am i joining the line? no

Claremont Quarter and Perth's FIRST Koko Black!

As you probably gathered, whenever something is happening in Perth, we want to check it out. We took a little wander around Claremont Quarter which recently opened up the David Jones with much pomp and ceremony and only a few days ago, the household Melbourne name for chocolate and coffee Koko Black opened up, so we had to have a look! Here's a few photos from dinner, coffee and night-shopping @ Claremont Quarter. 

Welcome to Claremont Quarter

Fashion Labels from Westfield Carousel to King Street

Of course, JB Hifi & Dick Smith in one corner

The Fruit and Vege end  

Claremont's decided - Grill'd for dinner & Koko Black for dessert

Popular Melbourne Franchise Koko Black lands in Claremont Quarter

Bringing in Melbourne class to a deserving Perth market

  

Latte with Koko chocolate flakes (complimentary)

Cappuccino Latte Art @ Koko Black

Which stores are at Claremont Quarter?

• Accessorise Now
• Adam Heath
• Aesop *opening soon
• Alannah Hill
• Atomic
• babyCakes
• Bakers Delight
• Bed, Bath and Table
• Beluga *opening soon
• Betts
• Betts Kids
• Blue Illusion
• Boost Juice
• Brownies
• Calvin Klein Jeans
• Carla Zampatti
• Carrol Boyes
• Charlie Brown
• Chi Body Spirit
• Cobbler Extra
• Coles
• Colorado
• Country Road
• Cue
• Dangerfield
• David Jones
• David Jones Homewares
• Deli Divine
• Dick Smith
• Dotti
• EB Games
• Eyes of Claremont
• Father
• Forever New
• French Connection
• Gabriella Frattini *opening...
• Games World
• Gaz Man
• Gorman
• Grill'd
• Gumboots
• Healthy Life
• Homestyle Cafe
• Jack's Wholefoods and Groceri...
• JB Hi-Fi
• Jigsaw
• Jools
• Jurlique
• Karen Millen *opening soon
• Karma Living
• Kikki K
• Koko Black
• Liquorice
• LookSmart Alterations
• Lorna Jane
• Luciano's
• Maggie T *opening soon
• Marcs
• Maurice Meade
• Mazzucchelli's Jewellers
• Mecca Cosmetica
• Metalicus
• Morgan Marks
• Morrison
• Mountain Designs
• Napoleon Perdis
• OPSM
• Optus
• Orange *opening soon
• Oroton
• Oxford
• Parker & Co
• Perri Cutten
• Portmans
• Professionail
• Pumpkin Patch
• Quiksilver
• R.M.Williams
• Rebel Sport
• Renos on St Quentin
• Rodd & Gunn
• Rosendorff Jewellers *openi...
• SABA
• Saigon Bistro *opening soon
• Sass & Bide
• Seafolly
• Seed
• Shoes & Sox
• Shop & Wash
• Showcase Meat & Poultry
• Smiggle
• Sous Bodywear
• Sportscraft
• Sportsgirl
• Storm in a Teacup
• Sunglass Hut
• Tea 2
• Telstra
• Terry White Chemist
• The Athlete's Foot
• The Body Shop
• The Coffee Club
• The Duchess *opening soon
• The Gallery of Claremont
• The Giving Tree
• Thomas Sabo
• Three Degrees
• Tigerlily
• Transit
• Trenery
• Valentini
• Veronika Maine
• Vintage Cellars
• WA Cleanskin Cellars
• Wheel & Barrow
• Wittner
• Xile *opening soon
• Yamato Sushi
• Zara Bryson
• Zimmermann
• ZU

What I love about DHL

One of the most nerve-racking things is tracking parcels. DHL has recently implemented a system where they will send you an SMS or email or both at every stage of the delivery to you. That way you do not need to sit by your computer pressing refresh whilst you wait for a package to be unloaded from a plane and picked up by the delivery courier.

Cathay Pacific also provides free SMS updates where you can register for notifications one (or two or three) hours before the arrival/departure. RAC also provides an SMS update when the RAC vehicles is nearing your car and some taxi services do the same.What service industries do you find provide free updates via SMS of which you are most appreciative?

Pros and Cons of Caltex Woolworths

The everyday money credit card and the Qantas everyday money credit card both allow you to store your fuel vouchers that you collect from Woolworths, on the card so that when you use your credit card at a Caltex Woolworths epump, you don't need to fiddle with receipts, all you do is just tag your Mastercard on the pump console and they will tell you that you have 4c off. A receipt is emailled to you immediately after the transaction which also means no receipt needed.

Epumps may not be available after hours

HOWEVER, if you go to a Caltex Woolworths after hours, some of them turn off their epump system and say that you need to prepay inside. Using your Everyday Money Credit card will not redeem your 4c off voucher so you will need the operator to scan your Everyday Rewards card to get your discount.  You won't have your receipt emailled to you if you do this as you are not using an epump.

AMEX Edge and Woolworths vouchers 
I've since found out that you can scan your Everyday Rewards card at any Caltex Woolworths counter and redeem your fuel voucher. This means that if you have a AMEX Platinum Edge card, for example, you can get two frequent flyer points per dollar spent on fuel AS WELL AS the 12c off or whatever fuel voucher you have. That's assuming that the store you are visiting does not charge you extra for using the AMEX card. 

Which Fuel Discount can I redeem?

Another question that you may be wondering is, what if you have 4c off expiring this week, but another 12c off expiring next week? Are you able to use the 12c off at the bowser or do you need to use up the 4c off first? I am not sure how that situation works and since I do not use caltex all that often, my preference would be to use the 12c off as soon as I can.

Edit: After looking at the terms and conditions of the fuel vouchers, it does say that if you have two vouchers on your card, the highest value discount coupon will be used first even if it expires later than the power value voucher. I have also tried it out and was able to redeem the 12c off voucher before the 4c off voucher. 

Welcome to the complicated world of credit card rewards. 

AMEX Foreign Currency using Reward Points

Did you know that its cheapest to redeem your Membership Reward points for foreign currency?

Currently, you can redeem $AUD100 worth of foreign currency for only 10,000 points which would normally cost 14,500 points to get $100 worth of credit added to your credit card. You can do this at any AMEX Foreign Currency dealer. In Perth, the outlets are at:

Perth	645 Hay St 109 St George's Terrace*
Cannington	Shop 1118 Westfield Carousel, 1382 Albany Hwy*
Morley	Shop 1042F, Galleria Shopping Centre*

Around Australia, these are the other places you can get foreign currency for membership reward points.

Brisbane	156 Adelaide St 260 Queen St*
Broadbeach	Shop K2, Pacific Fair Shopping Centre, Hooker Blvd
Cairns	63 Lake St*
Indooroopilly	Shop 2047A, Indooroopilly Shopping Centre, 318 Moggill Rd
Surfers Paradise	3168 Gold Coast Hwy*
Townsville	337 Flinders Mall*

Sydney	296 George St (Cnr Hunter St) 275 George St (Cnr Margaret St)* 673 George St, Haymarket* 60 Martin Place* 50 Pitt St* (Crn Bridge St) 341 George St* 45 Sussex St, near Erskine St
Bondi Junction	Shop 2049/50 Westfield Shopping Centre*
Cabramatta	28 John St*
Chatswood	425 Victoria Ave*
Fairfield	Shop G46, Neeta City Shopping Centre,59 Smart St*
Hurstville	244 Forest Rd*
Manly	32 The Corso*
Newcastle	49 Hunter St*
North Sydney	169-181 Miller St*
Parramatta	264 Church St*
Penrith	Shop 65, Penrith Plaza
Wollongong	104 Crown St*
Canberra	Opposite the Carousel, Petrie Plaza*

Melbourne	233 Collins St 360 Collins St*
Box Hill	16-20 Main St*
Camberwell	833A Burke Rd
Chadstone	Shop 463, Chadstone Shopping Centre*
Dandenong	Shop 125, Dandenong Plaza, 49 McCrae St*
Footscray	2 Paisley St*
South Yarra	114 Toorak Rd*

Adelaide	Shop 32, Citi Centre Arcade, Rundle Mall
Rundle Maill	1 King William St*
Darwin	24 Smith St* *Locations with a star are located within a Westpac branch.