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Access to CSC Group Discounts for $5 @ National Party (Signup for Membership)

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Access to CSC Group Discounts for $5 @ National Party (Signup for Membership)
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Coolbro on 06/08/2022 - 18:45 my.national.org.nz (1054 clicks)
Last edited 06/08/2022 - 21:31 by 1 other user

Sign up as a national party member, making a minimum contribution of $5 (one off) to access member discounts at Tower, Carters, Big Save, Hirepool etc

Note: you do need a postal address to receive the membership card, so be prepared for some spam.

Powered by the CSC buying group, so not sure if the deals are the same or any better than others

Armstrong - 10% off
AwaytoGo - various (unspecified)
Beaurepairs - up to 15% off
Big save - up to 25% off retail
Bill simple - 15% off
Bunnigns - various (unspecified)
Carters - up to 15% off
Coffee club - 10% off
Dulux - various (unspecified)
Elite Energy - various (unspecified)
Ezi Car Rental - various (unspecified) (+55% discount off airport fee)
Give Plans - 17% off
Graze Tyres - 5% off
Guthrie Bowron - 2.5% off paint & wood care, 12.5% off wallpaper, 7.5% off decorating accessories
Hertz - up to 35% off
Hirepool - 15% off
Ideal Electrical - various (unspecified)
Kiwi fuel cards - up to 12 cent per litre
Lorna Jane - 15% off full price activewear
Mico Plumbing - up to 30% off
Millennium hotels - 20% off
Oaks Hotels - 20% off
Noel Leeming - various (unspecified)
Office max - various (unspecified) (+ free delivery on $50+)
Pita pit - 10% off
Pit stop - 10% off
Placemakers - various (unspecified)
Repco - up to 15% off
Reward hospitality - various (unspecified)
Rocketspark - 10% off subscription
Scenic hotels - 10% off
Torpedo7 - various (unspecified)
Tower insurance - 10% off selected products
Turfrey - 10% off
Vivo - 20% off online purchases
Warehouse stationery - various (unspecified)
The wellbeing challenge - various (unspecified)
Zeno - various (unspecified)

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Comments

  • huffboy on 06/08/2022 - 19:07

    is the donation tax deductible?

    • crimson on 06/08/2022 - 22:59
      +1

      It's a membership fee, so nope

    • SrsSarcasM on 07/08/2022 - 10:30

      It's not a charity, why would it be?

  • dmenz on 06/08/2022 - 19:22

    isn't the csc card free? it was a while ago

    • bigcheese on 06/08/2022 - 19:27
      +1

      Yes, although you need to join as a business not an individual.
      CSC Buying Group

    • Dunno on 06/08/2022 - 19:31
      +1

      It is for business owners/accounts, they don't do the card for individuals according to their website.

      iirc for anyone using said code/s you are opting out of the CGA as it's treated as a business use purchase(should a retailer decide to enforce it)

      • bigcheese on 06/08/2022 - 19:42
        +1

        That's a good point about business purchases and the CGA not applying.
        The only exception is when you make a purchase that is usually for household or personal use like a domestic appliance or stationery. Then you are still covered unless the supplier has specifically contracted out of it.

        • Dunno on 06/08/2022 - 19:56
          +2

          The CSC sign up terms say

          EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY
          The provisions of the Consumers Guarantees Act 1993 shall not apply to CSC Buying Group.

          To me it reads as any buying anything as part of CSC Buying Group is contracted out, no specifics listed about personal/business use.

          • bigcheese on 06/08/2022 - 20:02
            +1

            @Dunno: Ok - That is a specific contracting out clause then so will override my point about domestic use.
            Definitely important to keep in mind if people are buying anything that they would normally expect to have CGA protection.

            • Coolbro on 06/08/2022 - 20:22
              +3

              @bigcheese: https://www.consumerprotection.govt.nz/general-help/consumer…

              Businesses can only
              “contract out (opt out) of the Consumer Guarantees Act (CGA) if the products or services they sell will be used for commercial or business purposes”

              So, CGA should still apply
              (And/or pay via credit card and you can always get a chargeback if anything goes wrong)

              • Alan6984 on 06/08/2022 - 22:04
                +1

                @Coolbro: If you specifically declare that the purchase is for business use, then the retailer can opt out.

                It is not the retailer making the decision as to end use - it is the purchaser.

                I would say that, by using the CSC discount, you are effectively declaring that your purchase is for business use, so the retailer can opt out.

                How can a vendor possibly know that you are not telling the truth, and how can they be held responsible if you have gone back on the agreement you made when you gave your word through CSC.

      • chunder on 07/08/2022 - 13:37

        This really only matters if you get to a point where you're going to court over it. Everything up to that and you'll be treated the same as every other customer because the person you're dealing with won't understand this clause.

        • Alan6984 on 07/08/2022 - 14:19

          I think you'll find that will vary significantly.

          Many businesses will have it programmed into their systems, that if a CSC discount is applied (or other flags that the purchase is for a business - such as the obvious one that it is a business account!), then the CGA won't apply. When you go back and they log it into their database as a return, many systems will immediately flag that it was a business purchase, and put the process to be applied on the screen for the employee to follow, which may or may not be the same as for a consumer purchase.

          Doesn't mean you won't get any joy though - may suppliers will still refund / replace faulty goods within a reasonable period if they are business purchases, it just won't be a CGA obligation, but rather customer service / goodwill, especially if you are polite and reasonable about it.

          • JustSomeGuyNZ on 07/08/2022 - 16:49

            @Alan6984: I've gotten free CSC membership as benefit of being an employee of an organisation in the past, and was fully entitled to use it for personal use.
            They can't contract out of that. That would be like saying the CGA doesn't apply to the various "Friends and family" or "First Responder" type deals some companies offer.

          • chunder on 07/08/2022 - 21:58

            @Alan6984:

            Many businesses will have it programmed into their systems

            They definitely won't. I'm speaking as someone who used to apply CSC discounts and didn't even know this clause existed. It's too much effort for places to acknowledge this clause for retail items at least, and I bet there isn't yet a precedent for it being upheld - is that clause even valid? Just because it exists, doesn't mean that it's legally binding. They'll only pull it out once lawyers are involved.

            • Alan6984 on 07/08/2022 - 22:29
              -1

              @chunder:

              They definitely won't

              I know of businesses that do - we used to do this ourselves (albeit not with CSC, but for other trade groups) when I owned a business that sold to the public.

              I'm speaking as someone who used to apply CSC discounts and didn't even know this clause existed.

              Not sure how you can think that it is even vaguely credible to make such a definitive statement that no business will be doing it, based on, what appears to be from your statement, a sample of one that you worked for, and the fact that you personally were not aware of the CSC discount terms and conditions.

              is that clause even valid

              The clause is valid - read the clause(s) and the related CGA section(s) if there is some specific part that you don't want to believe. Like most legislation in NZ that I have looked at, it is actually quite accessible, and easily understood. There could well be legislation that isn't, but the CGA is pretty simple,

              Just because it exists, doesn't mean that it's legally binding

              All acts of parliament in NZ are legally binding in NZ - the CGA is no exception. I'm not sure why you would think such a clause in an agreement would not be legally binding if both parties to the agreement have willingly accepted it.

              They'll only pull it out once lawyers are involved.

              If someone knows their rights (and assuming they haven't lied to get a discount they aren't entitled to) then they probably won't need to involve a lawyer at all. I have never had to myself, and if you go to the DT then you can't have a lawyer representing you there anyway (although you could consult one prior to attending the hearing if you felt you needed to). As I said above, if you are polite and reasonable, you probably won't have to go to those ends.

              • chunder on 07/08/2022 - 23:03
                +1

                @Alan6984:

                All acts of parliament in NZ are legally binding in NZ - the CGA is no exception. I'm not sure why you would think such a clause in an agreement would not be legally binding if both parties to the agreement have willingly accepted it.

                lol no it appears you've completely misread that in order to to argue, and you're also nit picking caveats for your point. It's the same with employers sticking things in employment contracts. Just because you put something in a contract, it does not make it legal or nullify current laws. That's the point and you've basically agreed there. Just because someone says "If you use this discount the CGA doesn't count", doesn't actually make it true.

                There's various tiers of being a CSC member - and as per the CSC offers, it's for "members", not businesses, so there's argument there that the opt out clause of the CGA doesn't apply to an individual buying on an individual account and not a business account (which is how most CSC discounts are handled) regardless of two parties agreeing.

                Have a good day night though. I'm sure your experience with non-CSC businesses trumps mine with CSC.

                • Alan6984 on 08/08/2022 - 00:10

                  @chunder: Like I suggested above, if you don't believe what the CGA says, read it for yourself. Its not that complicated - almost anyone should be able to understand it.

                  In terms of the CSC terms and conditions, I defer to your greater experience, and your certain knowledge that no business in the country has systems in place to automatically record whether a CSC discount has been applied.

    • Jaxson on 06/08/2022 - 20:08
      +3

      Yeah tend to agree on this one.

      • Coolbro on 06/08/2022 - 21:00
        +8

        For what it’s worth, there was no political agenda on my end, this was posted as a way to access discounts. I’d hope nobody’s vote would be swung by 10% off at the coffee club.

        If you’re not interested in brand, you use this as an opportunity to waste their time and resources for your own gain. With card production, mailouts throughout the year and administration, the $5 would leave little (if any) for the party.

        If anything is questionable here, it’d be the brands that have seemingly associated with the party as a result of these membership discounts.

        • Wakrak on 06/08/2022 - 21:10
          +3

          Are you able to expand on some of these deals OP? (e.g., what does the Warehouse Stationery deal entail?).

          Some of them you can access already or get a better rate for.

          Give Plants: coupscs01
          Noel Leeming: CSC
          T7: Hospitality NZ

          And, I understand your mindset in that you saw a cheap way to access some good deals and thought it was worth sharing. Unfortunately, a deal like this will always invite some controversy.

        • NoMorePain on 06/08/2022 - 21:23
          +8

          I totally agree on OP here, this is a genuine deal, joining a member club doesn’t mean you will follow what they said politically. If u hate them use this opportunity to waste them. Just like joining coffee club doesn’t mean you must be a coffee drinker, you can use the benefit to enjoy the hot chocolate or tea.

          • davew on 06/08/2022 - 22:09
            +5

            @NoMorePain: How does it 'waste them' when you're donating money to their campaign to further their cause?

            • huffboy on 06/08/2022 - 22:24
              +1

              @davew: they get bad data. they think they got a supporter/voter, but they actually got a cheapie.

          • Sandsy on 07/08/2022 - 09:36
            +4

            @NoMorePain: This isn't joining a club, it's a political party. The more members the more tax money and airtime they get for a campaign

            • sunshinenz on 07/08/2022 - 10:54
              +1

              @Sandsy: For small parties the number of members might be an important factor in determining how much public funding they get. For National the share of votes in the last election is what matters.

  • DD on 06/08/2022 - 20:37

    So, too good to be true?

  • hiimpengu on 06/08/2022 - 21:58

    Wow how is that legal.
    To be fair I signed up to be an Internet Party member in 2014 just to get into a party lol.

    • Alan6984 on 06/08/2022 - 22:06

      In what way do you think that it is illegal?

      • hiimpengu on 06/08/2022 - 22:57

        Just a throwaway comment. I mean to say it feels weird for a political party to team up with businesses to attract members.

  • Ridd on 06/08/2022 - 22:15
    +5

    National Party can use having more members as a political data tool and this all seems very wrong

    • Latex Fist on 06/08/2022 - 23:21

      Would you care to explain further? Genuinely interested.

      • boldbilly on 08/08/2022 - 08:53
        +2

        Last night on TV news they mentioned that the National Party had lost members. If this increases their membership then it too will be a news story and may lead people to think more positively about the party.

        It's also a way for them to send their message to people who may in turn be swayed by their, um, perspective, on the world and decide to give them their vote.

  • Afrosven on 07/08/2022 - 08:52

    Yeah I'm not donating to the national party. Would rather eat a scorpion.

  • Tinyking on 07/08/2022 - 11:34
    +8

    Damn conflicting deal, rather not contribute to a party I don’t agree with.

    • huffboy on 07/08/2022 - 12:42

      if I give 5 bucks to Labour too. makes it fair right? $10 for a discount card.

      • MartinPrince on 07/08/2022 - 12:52
        +2

        Don't forget to save $5 for Brian Tamaki's new party. That man needs some cash.

      • Alan6984 on 07/08/2022 - 12:52
        +1

        What about ACT and the Greens, and don't forget poor old Winny, that party that Jami-Lee Ross created (not sure it still exists, but hey).

        I think that you need to give $5 to each one if you are looking to be fair!

    • jcrob111 on 10/08/2022 - 20:02

      same

  • chunder on 07/08/2022 - 13:40
    +8

    Hint: you don't have to pay money to get it. Download the app… use their website… get access to the app and discounts…

    I may regret posting this if they figure out people can just do this lol

    • Nythic on 07/08/2022 - 14:26
      +2

      What app?

    • JAOP on 07/08/2022 - 15:19
      +1

      Unsure how this works as requires a membership number to be entered, but this isn't known until card arrives?

      • chunder on 07/08/2022 - 16:08

        you get emailed a membership number immediately after signing up

        • manuka on 07/08/2022 - 16:19

          But you can't sign up without a membership number?

        • enfield on 07/08/2022 - 21:01
          +4

          Guess they have changed it, I got an email to activate the account but no membership number

    • SilverLining on 09/08/2022 - 12:32

      I'm wondering the same - which app do we download. A bit confused with how to sign up. Thanks

  • cheapi-oli on 07/08/2022 - 15:16
    +2

    could someone please to me how the discount work? do we just show/scan the card at check out?

    • Alan6984 on 07/08/2022 - 16:22

      Depends on the store.

      For example, with Noel Leeming, you can enter the CSC Membership number into your account, so when you are signed in, you see the discounted pricing online.

  • RDT1 on 08/08/2022 - 10:05

    Love the push for Nat membership numbers.

    They have been losing them on mass recently after all.

  • Wakrak on 08/08/2022 - 12:22

    10% off Coffee Club bill. show your Flybuys card

  • Japo32 on 08/08/2022 - 16:04

    So I wonder how you folks with multiple discount cards handle transactions. Theres the CSC card, the farmsource card, bunnings trade and mitre 10 trade memberships, etc.

    • Alan6984 on 08/08/2022 - 16:06
      +1

      Often (but not necessarily always), the retailer will only allow you to use one discount at a time, so you just choose whichever one gives the biggest discount.

      You could always ask the staff member if there are any 'tricks' to be able to use more than one - you never know!

      • Japo32 on 08/08/2022 - 16:10

        So if in-store, you whip out the whole deck of cards then test em out? :D haha
        Some of the discounts aren't outright percentage based like for Noel Leeming.

        • bigcheese on 08/08/2022 - 16:13
          +1

          Bunnings PowerPass allows you to look up the app and see what your price will be so no need to pull out a card for that.
          Same with Noel Leeming, just look up the item on the app and see the CSC pricing.

          • Tmurder91 on 08/08/2022 - 17:06

            @bigcheese: Whats the best Bunnings PowerPass group/discount you've found? I've got the AssetLabs one, but find its frequently pretty average

            • bigcheese on 08/08/2022 - 17:22
              +1

              @Tmurder91: My work has a PowerPass 30 Day account as we buy a reasonable amount of building materials through it. It's not attached to a scheme such as AssetLabs.
              I then buy items for my own use using the PowerPass Account discount but paying for it at the time.
              The PowerPass 30 Day offers greater discounts than the PowerPass cash account which is why I tend to use that.

              I also have access to N3 which works at Bunnings but gives pretty good discounts through Placemakers too.

            • Sadie on 09/08/2022 - 08:12
              +1

              @Tmurder91: The Assetlab card has lost alot of power since it was shared on this page I think. We also have the Property investor (paid) membership and the difference between that and Assetlab can be $8 on some cheap products at Bunnings

              • Tmurder91 on 09/08/2022 - 11:39

                @Sadie: Good to know. I'll need to look for another card as what you say makes a lot of sense

  • HighvoltageRuss on 08/08/2022 - 20:35
    +1

    For those who may be interested the csc card or app also supports charities through your purchases. They receive a small I guess affiliate payment as well as the discounts and any profits they make go to charities.

  • dragooncn on 08/08/2022 - 21:05

    Wait, so when does the CSC membership card arrive? I just pledge $5.00, there was no mention of a CSC membership card when joining up

    • divxmaster on 12/08/2022 - 14:35

      did you find get any more info on this, get offered a card eventually? cheers.

  • blaz on 09/08/2022 - 06:03
    +1

    Is this discount valid only in Te Puke or in Hawaii too? Asking for a friend.

  • Rabid on 10/08/2022 - 15:13
    -2

    Imagine having to give out pathetic 5% discounts to get people to ignore your policies and vote for ya.

  • mikebb on 15/08/2022 - 20:50

    Anyone who's signed up, can you share the code for repco?

    • Wakrak on 16/08/2022 - 03:11

      Probably an instore deal, but could be wrong.

      • mikebb on 16/08/2022 - 18:24

        I don't think it is. I've had CSC membership in the past and it's just a static code (for online use)
        Last I checked it was CSCPARTNER but that appears to be invalid now.

  • metalix on 18/08/2022 - 20:44

    Is this still valid? I did a one off donation but didn't see any info about a csc member number?
    Where would I find it?
    Not a national supporter but I do like discounts

  • derydevil on 20/08/2022 - 06:20
    +1

    Gave them $5 on 7 Aug, and still waiting for the membership card.. Have anyone here had their card already?

    • mandair on 21/08/2022 - 21:26

      Same signed up on. 11aug still nothing in mail.
      Anyone else had luck ?

  • Lovesadeal on 31/08/2022 - 04:58
    +2

    Just FYI, you get access to the Nat app… dunno if there’s a card?

    But the Tower insurance deal is 🔥
    Saved over $1000 on insurance!! Bonkers

    • dave8501 on 31/08/2022 - 07:44

      Just had a look and there a bit cheaper than AA insurance and let you choose the insured value of your car. Anyone know how tower compare to AA

  • Lovesadeal on 31/08/2022 - 05:00

    Here’s the app link for apple

    https://apps.apple.com/nz/app/new-zealand-national-party/id1…

  • metalix on 07/09/2022 - 07:55
    +2

    Ok so figured it out, You get to download the national party app (android or apple), enter your member number there (Go to your account page and there will be a number in the url)
    Then in the app you need to sign up and enter your member number there (because for some reason the accounts are not synced)
    Then it will give you instructions on how to apply the csc discount to each store.
    There is no csc card.

    • SilverLining on 09/09/2022 - 11:11

      Thank you! I've been following this and wondering if it was worth doing - seems now it is :)

    • wildeny on 16/10/2022 - 08:27

      When I entered the number from the url of my account page in the app, it said the number is not valid. Please ensure it's entered in the right format.
      How many digits in the membership number?

      • metalix on 17/10/2022 - 08:27
        +1

        Mine is 7 numbers, make sure you don't have any other characters (like a slash dot or space /. )

        • wildeny on 18/10/2022 - 01:05

          Mine is also 7 numbers, but still said invalid.
          Just have to wait until receive the membership card by mail to see what's wrong.

          • metalix on 18/10/2022 - 07:59
            +1

            @wildeny: I never received a card, I read somewhere they don't send them any more

            • wildeny on 19/10/2022 - 06:47
              +1

              @metalix: Got answer from National Party Membership.
              Yes, the number on url is the membership number.
              The reason why it doesn't work when I input into app is because it's still being processed. But they didn't tell me when this can be done.

              • dolsen on 29/11/2022 - 13:37

                @wildeny: Did this ever get processed for you? I signed up on the 19th Nov and as of 29th Nov it is still not working for me. I am wondering if this deal needs to be made inactive as it does not seem to be resulting in receiving a csc card or being able to get a valid csc membership in the app.

                • wildeny on 30/11/2022 - 03:40

                  @dolsen: Took them a while (few working days) to process.
                  Another person emailed me to check my record on electoral roll. I confirmed with my address.
                  Then I didn't hear from them. Not saying it's been processed or not.
                  I almost gave it up. In a week or so, I tried it again log into the app and it worked.

                  • dolsen on 21/02/2023 - 09:08

                    @wildeny: Well, it's been 3 months now and my membership number is still not valid. I don't think this works anymore.

  • dolsen on 03/01/2023 - 08:32

    Can we expire this post? It's been over 6 weeks now and following the details above, my membership number is still invalid according to the csc app. It appears that this no longer grants membership anymore.

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