Four Days to Father s Day: Express Post Ends Tonight, 233 Half Price Items Land at Coles and Woolies | It’s On Sale Daily Brief, 2 September 2026

Neil Fairhead

CEO, It’s On Sale

Wednesday morning briefing for Australian shoppers. Father s Day 2026 is 4 days away this Sunday 6 September, and Wednesday 2 September is the LAST practical day to place Express Post orders at most retailers, with cut off at 11:59pm tonight. Coles and Woolworths open new catalogues today running through Tuesday 8 September, with 233 items at 50 per cent or more off across both chains. Bonds launches its official re commerce marketplace for baby and kidswear today, tapping the growing circular fashion trend. Today s live sale scan puts Rebel Sport at up to 85 per cent off as the headline discount, alongside Kick Push Skate at 80 per cent, Sheike, Strandbags, Gazman and P.E Nation activewear.

Four Days Out: Tonight Is Express Post Cut Off At Most Retailers

Father s Day 2026 falls on Sunday 6 September, exactly 4 days away, and Wednesday 2 September is the final practical Express Post day at most Australian retailers. Per the Paperworld 2026 Father s Day ordering guide, Express delivery orders must be placed by 11:59pm Wednesday 2 September for expected arrival by Saturday 5 September. Per DadShop, Sydney Metro Express Post is running at 9 dollars 90 (usually 14 dollars 90) with the offer ending 11:59pm Wednesday 2 September. Per Flamin Signs and Boxes cut off dates, Australia Post Express cut off for regional areas was Monday, with capital cities cutting off today Wednesday.

After 11:59pm tonight the safe last minute paths shift to three options. First, Click and Collect at JB Hi Fi, Harvey Norman, The Good Guys and Big W stays live on stocked lines with 30 to 60 minute turnaround through midday Saturday 5 September. Second, physical store purchases at Myer, David Jones, Rebel Sport (see today s Top 5), Strandbags (265 plus stores) and Gazman work right up to close Saturday. Third, digital gift cards and experience vouchers eliminate delivery risk entirely because they arrive in the recipient s inbox instantly, from JB Hi Fi digital gift cards to RedBalloon experience vouchers to Audible memberships. For a Father s Day 30 second decision on a lunch break, the digital gift card path is bulletproof.

Coles + Woolies New Catalogues Kick Off Today: 233 Items Half Price

Per the OzBargain Catalogue Half Price Report for 2 September 2026, the new Coles and Woolworths catalogues starting today Wednesday 2 September (running through Tuesday 8 September) feature 233 items at 50 per cent or more off across both chains: 124 Coles items and 109 Woolworths items. Prepaid SIM starter kits are the deepest cuts of the week. Coles has Lyca 40 dollar Starter Pack at 73 per cent off (now 11 dollars), Lyca 25 dollar Starter Kit at 72 per cent off (now 7 dollars), Lyca 30 dollar Starter Kit at 70 per cent off (now 9 dollars). Woolworths has Lebara 30 dollar Starter Pack at 67 per cent off (now 10 dollars) and Optus 39 dollar SIM Starter Kit at 67 per cent off (now 13 dollars). Telstra 44 dollar Starter Pack is 66 per cent off (now 15 dollars) at both chains.

Grocery standouts worth stacking into a Wednesday shop. Toblerone 340g is 55 per cent off at both Coles and Woolworths (now 9 dollars, was 20 dollars) which lines up neatly for a Father s Day chocolate hamper. Ferrero Rocher 375g Pack of 30 is 45 per cent off at Woolworths (now 17 dollars 50, was 32 dollars). Four N Twenty Traditional Pies 700g Pack of 4 is half price at Woolworths (now 5 dollars 25, was 10 dollars 50). Energizer Max Plus AA or AAA batteries Pack of 16 at Woolworths is 53 per cent off (now 15 dollars, was 32 dollars 20). Standard stacking rules apply: layer these prices with Everyday Rewards or Flybuys points, plus any current personalised offers in the loyalty app, plus Everyday Extra or Coles Plus 10 per cent off shops for members. The Choice sale that opened yesterday at 5pm at Coles runs concurrently and also covers Choice branded lines through Monday 8 September.

Bonds Launches Re Commerce Marketplace for Baby and Kidswear Today

Australian iconic underwear and babywear label Bonds launched its official re commerce marketplace today Wednesday 2 September per Ragtrader. The platform lets parents resell pre loved Bonds baby and kids items, tapping what the brand calls a massive pre loved market. Bonds is Australian owned via the Hanes Australasia group and operates over 100 stand alone stores and full concession ranges at Myer, David Jones and Big W. This new resale channel aligns with a broader circular fashion trend for family brands, similar in structure to Lovevery s official Pre Loved marketplace via Modern Retail and Littlest Luxuries in the UK per Country and Town House.

Practical Wednesday morning implications for Australian parents. High turnover baby wondersuits, kids tees, singlet packs and pyjamas typically get 4 to 6 months of wear before outgrowing, and Bonds RRP for a wondersuit sits around 24 dollars 95 to 29 dollars 95 new. If the resale marketplace lists pre loved wondersuits in the 8 to 15 dollar range that is a 40 to 60 per cent saving on the equivalent new item, with the brand behind the platform managing listing quality and authenticity. Compare and contrast with existing informal channels like Facebook Marketplace or Gumtree where you carry all the risk on condition and stains. If you are still working through the Father s Day gift list today and have a first time dad in the family, a wondersuit gift is a fair 4 day out path (with digital gift cards to the resale platform as the delivery risk free version), and the launch itself is worth watching for the standard of authenticity checks and returns.

EOFY Weakness Confirmed, Q2 GDP Data Tomorrow

Per The Nightly business coverage, massive end of financial year discounts failed to spur a spending spree, with Commonwealth Bank Head of Australian Economics Belinda Allen saying the softening we are seeing in the CommBank household spending insight is broadly in line with our expectation that household spending will slow over the remainder of this year. AMP economist My Bui added it is not surprising to see spending growth slows, you would expect the three rate hikes so far to do something. Per Ragtrader July retail figures, fashion spending grew 6.6 per cent in July and overall retail spending grew 6.1 per cent year on year, so the picture is uneven category by category. Australia s Q2 2026 GDP data drops tomorrow Wednesday 3 September at 11:30am AEST per the ABS release calendar, and the Amazon ACCC Federal Court case (VID702 2026) covering the Prime Video ad free upcharge remains active with penalty exposure of the greater of 50 million dollars, three times the benefit or 30 per cent of adjusted turnover per ABC News.

Practical Wednesday admin action. If you are shopping any electronics or streaming subscription this week for Father s Day, favour Australian owned retailers with local fulfilment and predictable returns over Amazon Australia, which is a locked It s On Sale editorial rule following the ACCC action. If you paid the Amazon Prime Video 2 dollars 99 monthly ad free upcharge between November 2023 and August 2025, spend 10 minutes today searching your Gmail for the Amazon subscription billing history and screenshot your account subscription settings, because any Federal Court refund order will depend on Amazon being able to identify affected accounts and the paper trail sits with the subscriber. For today s Top 5 you are looking at genuinely Australian owned businesses (Rebel Sport via Super Retail Group, Kick Push Skate out of Brisbane, Sheike from Melbourne, Strandbags family owned, Gazman Melbourne founded 45 years running) with Australian Consumer Law protections and local Click and Collect coverage right through Saturday 5 September.