FlyBuys seems to be down - at least I didn't get credited with points, asked about $10 off, and couldn't get the Smeg veggie knife for free as I'd been promised in the email.

Also, the only way to contact #FlyBuys appears to be by ringing up (how quaint), and talking to a person 🤯🤮

@nigel I got two emails about the #FlyBuys closedown. One from FlyBuys itself to say all would end.

One from NewWorld to say that while FlyBuys would end, its ClubCard and transfer of points to NewWorld Dollars would continue. Sounds like corporate gameplaying.

Pleased to see that even when #FlyBuys ends that #NewWorldDollars will continue.
FYI @SimonCHulse @seawall https://www.newworld.co.nz/clubcardfaq
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@SimonCHulse I convert my #Flybuys points to New World dollars which I spend as soon as I earn them. Fastest way not to miss out.
Fuck you #Flybuys.

Luckily my wife has FB or we'd not have known about this. They have my email, use it for something actually useful you dickheads.
#NZ
@adminkirsty Yes, Kantar run the Verian poll and reward some participants with #Flybuys points. #NZpoll
https://www.kantarpublic.com/nz/1-NEWS-Poll
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Amazing. Today at the supermarket, the woman at the register asked me if I have Flybuys™️. I was struck that I’ve been asked that question basically weekly since before she was born.

It costs 21000 points ($21000 spent?) to fly to Melbourne for one person, one way. In the almost 30 years it’s been operating, I could have saved enough points to fly my family to and from Melbourne… twice. That’s right! 30 years of selling my personal shopping data in exchange for, what exactly?

I don’t remember it always being that devoid of value, but that’s the equilibrium point it’s reached.

#FlyBuys

Dear @[email protected], your new splash-screen for the iPhone app makes it slower to open the app and display the card. It also appears to insist on contacting your servers.

Can you make it faster please?

#flybuys