2016 Australian Olympic Team Coin Program and partnership with Woolworths

[Fulvio]

You can also get it from a dealer to save postage.

Call me vindictive, but I would only buy from a dealer.

The $1 or so margin isn't going to make them rich, but denying Woolies the sale will be deeply satisfying after all this grief. :diablo:

[trout]

The 5 coin sets are now available from RAM, I have placed my order

[AussieSilver]

Just ordered mine , you can get as many as you need on the same order for $10 postage which is a good move , wonder what happened ? last year it was $10 postage per bag of 5 coins .

[Goldseeker]

I have just returned from securing my two packaged sets of five coins.   I then went to another store to get the missing sets.

Be warned, the five folders I have, have different pictures of sport on the front.

I have a swimming cover and the other is Volley Ball.  there is the women's high jump, cycling and last but not least, kayaking. In all, there are FIVE different sports represented on the five coin pack covers.  Might have to be selective if one needs a full set of packiboxis.   (I will post pictures of the covers when I have scanned them).

Oh, one set per person only from my local Woolworths.   According to the staff that I saw this morning, If I went back tomorrow, they would not sell me another set.   However I went to a second Woollies and got the sets I didn't have plus one sealed bag of 25 Black $2 coins.

[Fulvio]

According to the staff that I saw this morning, If I went back tomorrow, they would not sell me another set.

See why we need to boycott Woolies? Show them that this was a bad idea, poorly implemented.

These sets are unlimited mintage, so they have no reason to ration them.

[Robster]

Mrs Robster was made to walk in and out 3 times to purchase three sets!

[Fulvio]

Mrs Robster was made to walk in and out 3 times to purchase three sets!

Add that store to the #BoycottWoolies list.

[trout]

I totally agree with woolies rationing the individual coins But the 5 coin sets can be ordered from RAM in multiples.
I imagine that if you wanted a thousand of these sets you could order that many from the RAM shop if you wished and with that many in one order you would even get the shipping for free

[Fulvio]

I totally agree with woolies rationing the individual coins But the 5 coin sets can be ordered from RAM in multiples.
I imagine that if you wanted a thousand of these sets you could order that many from the RAM shop if you wished and with that many in one order you would even get the shipping for free

Precisely.

Woolies are rationing in order to drive up sales. I am completely opposed to a company hijacking MY enjoyment of my hobby for commercial gain, so even though I'm a shareholder, I'll be retaliating by doing what I can to drive DOWN their sales.

If we don't do this, and this whole excercise is deemed a success, we can expect the same thing that happened with self-serve petrol, road tolls and now supermarket self-serve checkouts. This will become the norm, and before long we'll have to jump through these hoops for ALL our coins.

Especially with the installation of roll dispensers in refurbished branches, which means the end of new coins from the bank.

[Goldseeker]

Here are the five covers for the five coin sets:








Um, dats all folks!

[kchan1111]

Woolies are rationing in order to drive up sales. I am completely opposed to a company hijacking MY enjoyment of my hobby for commercial gain, so even though I'm a shareholder, I'll be retaliating by doing what I can to drive DOWN their sales.

May be Woolies pay RAM as part of some sponsorship deal and help to defray the overall cost of a set?

[SULLA]

If the RAMINT was selling the 5 coin sets with their dealer network, the pack would have been $50 not $15.

I see nothing wrong with what Wooloworths is doing.

Everyone whinges about "not getting enough" and when a company tries to spread the coins, people still whinge.

Sounds like an AESOP's fable or two!

I visited about ten Woolworths stores today and have all I need.
Even rejected a bag of the blue!

What was it the early US President said,"You can fool/please some of the people some...." etc etc

[SULLA]

I have just called my local stores and all six have sold out of the 5 coin sets.

I am sure that Woolies will regard this exercise as an outstanding success, and they will probably not understand what a mess it has really been!

[Fulvio]

If the RAMINT was selling the 5 coin sets with their dealer network, the pack would have been $50 not $15.

They are. And they're $15, with about $1 for the dealer in that. Some stock arrived today, with more next week.

Anyway, today's haul...

I found a lot more supportive people on the afternoon shift. Managed to swap a total of 4 bags. Got a box, with one set of 5 folders plus 5 more mixed. I better get moving tomorrow to complete the box just in case they don't get stock next week (they should, this is unlimited after all).

Plus 3x very nice paper $100's, a AA98 $100, UNC AM13 $50 and 1021g of 2¢ ($5.28 according to my calculator) for $3.

[trout]

I have to admit that it is Fun to pick these coins up from Woolies  But the coins themselves are pretty "ratty".
I am hoping that the coins in the carded sets are better.