Tuesday morning, and one gate is closing on shoppers by close of trade. The Coles Ultimate Flybuys stack and the 10% off Uber, DoorDash and Rebel window both shut tonight, and Woolworths pulls its 20x Everyday Rewards TCN and Google Play stack at the same time. Above that, the RBA sits in exactly two weeks, Governor Bullock heads to Canberra to face the House Standing Committee on Economics later this month, and the school holiday planning window opens for QLD and VIC families with Term 3 ending Friday. Here is the shopper’s read for Tuesday 15 September.
Gift Card Double Window Shuts Tonight
Per Tom Goward’s Flight Hacks weekly wrap updated 14 September, Coles is running 20x Flybuys Points per dollar on Ultimate Her ($50 and $100), Ultimate Him ($50 and $100), Ultimate Kids ($30 and $50), Ultimate Students and Ultimate Teens gift cards. Windows run 9 September to 15 September, in store only, with a 5 card limit per member per day and a 50,000 bonus Flybuys point cap. Ultimate gift cards spend at JB Hi-Fi, The Good Guys, Uber, IKEA, Officeworks, Webjet, Luxury Escapes and dozens of other brands, so the effective conversion is 20 cents of Flybuys value per dollar spent on cards you were going to buy anyway.
Per the Gift Card Database weekly, Coles is also running 10% off Uber, Uber Eats, DoorDash, Rebel, BCF, Supercheap Auto and the Super Retail Group Super Card (valid at Supercheap Auto, BCF, Rebel and Macpac), same 9 to 15 September window, 5 card limit. And per Brandon Loo’s Point Hacks weekly wrap, Woolworths is stacking 20x Everyday Rewards Points per dollar on Google Play, TCN Shop, TCN Deluxe, TCN Pamper, TCN Cinema (all denominations) and TCN Kids ($30 and $50). Woolworths caps at 10 cards per member per day, 2 cards per day for TCN Deluxe variable load.
Three Tuesday plays worth a run to the shops. First, the Super Retail Group Super Card at Coles remains the strongest camping and outdoor kit stack ahead of the QLD and VIC Term 3 holidays that start Saturday. Second, TCN Pamper at Woolworths (Mecca, Sephora, Hairhouse, salon appointments) is the cheapest way to buy Christmas presents 100 days out. Third, spending $1,000 on qualifying TCN cards at Woolworths tonight earns 20,000 Everyday Rewards points, convertible to $100 in Rewards Dollars or 10,000 Qantas points. All three windows shut at close of trade.
RBA Sits in Two Weeks, Governor Heads to Canberra
Per the Reserve Bank of Australia homepage, the cash rate has held at 4.35% since 12 August 2026, and the next update is scheduled for 2.30pm Tuesday 29 September 2026. Per the RBA 2026 speeches calendar, Governor Michele Bullock is also scheduled to appear before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics in Canberra later this month, the standard post-decision testimony window. Per the ABS Employment and Unemployment release dated 20 August 2026, the unemployment rate sat at 4.5% in July 2026, up 0.1 percentage points on June, and per the CommBank Newsroom analysis published 21 August, that print adds to the case for the Reserve Bank to hold off on hiking rates again.
What this means for a shopper this fortnight: interest free finance offers on big ticket electronics, whitegoods, e-bikes and furniture reprice within two to four weeks of an RBA move in either direction. If you were queueing a purchase for the second half of October or November on 24 to 48 month interest free terms, the sensible read is to lock the written quote this week. The August monthly CPI print from the ABS lands the day after the RBA decision, so the fortnight ahead sets the tone for spring big ticket pricing right through to Black Friday.
Deadline Calendar: Myer, Kmart and the Spring Catalogues
Per the Myer latest news page, the Mid Season Sale Durational Offers run Wednesday 9 September to Monday 28 September, and separately Myer is offering a $10 Myer Bonus Gift Card on Click & Collect orders over $99 through the same 28 September deadline. Per the Kimbino Kmart catalogue tracker, the current Kmart catalogue (in force since 27 August) closes tomorrow, Wednesday 16 September 2026. Per the GroceryWise Chemist Warehouse catalogue tracker, Chemist Warehouse’s Footy Finals catalogue runs 7 September to Sunday 27 September, and per the CatalogueAU Bunnings tracker, the Bunnings Spring Starts Here catalogue runs through to Sunday 11 October.
Practical read: today is the last day of the Kmart catalogue for anyone timing a Term 3 holiday activewear, sleepwear or homewares run. Myer’s Mid Season pricing has room to hold for a full fortnight, so the discipline is to buy the deadline items today (Kmart and both gift card windows) and let Myer, Chemist Warehouse and Bunnings run their full course.
Term 3 Holidays: QLD Ends Friday, VIC Break Starts Monday
Per Education Queensland’s term calendar, Queensland state schools finish Term 3 on Friday 18 September, with holidays running Saturday 20 September to Sunday 5 October and Term 4 starting Tuesday 6 October. Per the Victorian Government schools calendar, Term 3 ends Friday 18 September and school holidays run Monday 21 September to Friday 2 October. New South Wales runs a week later, per the NSW school holidays calendar: Eastern Division holidays run Monday 28 September to Friday 9 October.
Shopper read for Tuesday: three trading days left of full weekday traffic across kids activewear, sunscreen, sleepwear, camping and travel snacks before the tills reset for holiday pricing. Buy the Term 3 holiday kit under tonight’s Coles and Woolworths gift card stacks. Category to prioritise from today’s Top 5 below: Homewares (MyHouse, third at 78% off) for the school holiday grandparent visits, and Costumes (CostumeBox, fourth at 75%) if any of the four kids’ school holidays include a party or a Halloween pregame.
ACCC Pushes for Stronger Marketplace Safety Rules
Per the ACCC media release published 1 September, the regulator is calling for a general safety provision and stronger reform of Australia’s product safety framework, with online marketplaces flagged as a particular concern. ACCC Commissioner Luke Woodward said Australian consumers should be able to trust that products they buy, including goods bought online, are safe. Amazon Australia, eBay Australia, AliExpress, Temu, Gumtree and Fruugo are all named participants of the voluntary Australian Product Safety Pledge, the framework the ACCC now wants replaced or supplemented with an enforceable general safety provision. The response follows a designated complaint filed by consumer organisation CHOICE on 3 June 2026.
Per the same ACCC release, in June 2026 the regulator sent take-down requests to Amazon, eBay, Kogan and Fruugo over banned and potentially deadly toys and games containing small high-powered magnets, and in May 2026 the ACCC commenced Federal Court proceedings against Amazon Commercial Services (trading as Amazon AU) over Unicorn Toddler backpacks that allegedly failed to comply with mandatory button battery warning requirements. Shopper practical read: before you buy anything electrical, a kids toy, a cot, a pram, a magnet product, a small appliance or any button battery product from a marketplace listing (Amazon Commercial Services included), check the product safety recalls register at productsafety.gov.au. It is free to search, and it catches listings the marketplaces still have live.
Top 5 Deals of the Day
Five stores. Five categories. The deepest headline discounts surfaced from a Tuesday morning sweep of every retailer live on It’s On Sale.
SportsgirlToday’s Top DiscountFashion90%OFF2
LightspotLighting89%OFF3
MyHouseHomewares78%OFF4
CostumeBoxCostumes75%OFF5
SunnylifeBeachwear73%OFF% discounts shown are indicative across each store’s sale range. Individual product savings vary.
Other Deals Worth a Look
- Mossman: up to 70% off across the women’s wear range. Australian designed contemporary womenswear, useful for a spring transition wardrobe refresh ahead of racing season.
- David Jones Mid Season Sale: up to 50% off selected women’s fashion from Bec + Bridge, Aje and Bassike, plus 30% off Calvin Klein, M&S and Spanx lingerie. Runs to Monday 28 September.
- Rebel Sport: activewear clearance ahead of Term 3 holidays. Pair with the Super Retail Group Super Card at Coles today to stack 10% off the gift card against the sale price.
- BCF: camping, fishing and outdoor sale live. Same Super Card stack applies, and this is the week to lock Term 3 camp kit before spring school holiday traffic hits.
What to Watch This Week
Coles Ultimate 20x Flybuys and 10% off Uber/DoorDash/Rebel gift card offers close end of trade tonight (15 September). Woolworths Everyday Rewards TCN and Google Play gift card offers close at the same time. Kmart’s current catalogue runs out tomorrow, Wednesday 16 September. The ABS Labour Force release for August 2026 lands Thursday 18 September at 11.30am AEST, the last major labour market data point before the RBA sitting. Term 3 school holidays start Saturday 20 September across QLD and VIC. The RBA cash rate decision lands Tuesday 29 September at 2.30pm AEST. The August monthly CPI print from the ABS Monthly Consumer Price Index Indicator follows Wednesday 30 September at 11.30am AEST.