AA Gift Cards - Save 10% @ Costco [only remaining supply left - phasing out]
Jun 5, 2011, 5:59 pm
#151
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: NYC
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I can report that the Costco in Brooklyn, NY does not have any, and according to one of the managers, they are not currently available in any of their NY locations.
Safe Travels
(I should add that when she said she checked NY stores, I didn't specifically ask if that meant the entire State)
Safe Travels
(I should add that when she said she checked NY stores, I didn't specifically ask if that meant the entire State)
Jun 5, 2011, 6:09 pm
#152
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I think I've heard of people obtaining a second membership to get around that.
You'll pay a second annual fee, which is why Costco is probably OK with it (from what I've heard), but if you spend enough, it might be worth it.
Jun 5, 2011, 6:57 pm
#153
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Boston, MA (BOS)
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Still no luck in the Boston area at the Braintree, Dedham, Everett, and Waltham locations. I haven't made the trek out to see for myself but people answering the phone seem to know nothing about the cards.
Jun 6, 2011, 10:42 am
#154
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Costco Ca
Called San Diego Costco - they said only Ca. locations were West Lake Village and Hawthorne in LA
Jun 6, 2011, 11:01 am
#155
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: bay area, ca
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Jun 6, 2011, 12:10 pm
#156
Join Date: May 2011
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EDIT: Sorry. My mistake. I read corky's post too quickly and didn't realize that the issue is taxes on award tickets.
That is not true.
AA gift card can be used to purchase for all parts of the airfare. You may be restricted on where you can originate or what carriers you can book flights on. But if you originate in the US and fly AA only, the GC is fully usable on all fares, taxes, and fees.
That is not true.
AA gift card can be used to purchase for all parts of the airfare. You may be restricted on where you can originate or what carriers you can book flights on. But if you originate in the US and fly AA only, the GC is fully usable on all fares, taxes, and fees.
Jun 6, 2011, 2:24 pm
#157
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Chicago
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Chicago
Still nothing in Chicago
Jun 6, 2011, 2:42 pm
#158
Join Date: May 2002
Location: St Louis, MO
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Jun 6, 2011, 2:44 pm
#159
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Chicago
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Posts: 25
Hawthorne Costco
I was in LA this weekend from Chicago so I signed up for a membership and purchased 10 cards at the Hawthorne Costco! I look forward to using them in the next couple of months!!! Maybe I could make this a business :-)
Jun 6, 2011, 3:03 pm
#160
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Jun 10, 2011, 3:26 pm
#161
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San Francisco June 13
The program will be expanding in Northern California. Some additional stores will be getting 300 certs in the near future. San Francisco June 13
While talking with the clerk about my local store (Santa Rosa) getting them he mentioned that his warehouse did not have them yet so he could not order them. All the stores for Northern California getting them are serviced by the same Costco warehouse. I saw Sunnyvale on the list but can not recall the other two or three stores. As he changed the screen to search when San Francisco would be getting them.
While talking with the clerk about my local store (Santa Rosa) getting them he mentioned that his warehouse did not have them yet so he could not order them. All the stores for Northern California getting them are serviced by the same Costco warehouse. I saw Sunnyvale on the list but can not recall the other two or three stores. As he changed the screen to search when San Francisco would be getting them.
Jun 10, 2011, 4:38 pm
#162
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: San Francisco, CA
Programs: AA Executive Platinum, Hyatt Globalist, Aeroplan 75K
Posts: 275
The program will be expanding in Northern California. Some additional stores will be getting 300 certs in the near future. San Francisco June 13
While talking with the clerk about my local store (Santa Rosa) getting them he mentioned that his warehouse did not have them yet so he could not order them. All the stores for Northern California getting them are serviced by the same Costco warehouse. I saw Sunnyvale on the list but can not recall the other two or three stores. As he changed the screen to search when San Francisco would be getting them.
While talking with the clerk about my local store (Santa Rosa) getting them he mentioned that his warehouse did not have them yet so he could not order them. All the stores for Northern California getting them are serviced by the same Costco warehouse. I saw Sunnyvale on the list but can not recall the other two or three stores. As he changed the screen to search when San Francisco would be getting them.
I can confirm (got them on 6/7) that the Sunnyvale Costo (on Lawrence/Kifer) carries the 10% off Gift cards.
Jun 12, 2011, 11:27 am
#163
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A big, big thank you to the OP for this. I was in Washington for other reasons and managed to make it out to Pentagon City (what a delight to find a Costco accessible by metro!) and picked up a stack of these.
Jun 16, 2011, 5:48 pm
#164
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Southern California
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I was shopping the BURBANK Costco today and saw the AA Gift Card display. I bought 3 cards, using my Citibank AA AmEx card for the 810 miles provided by the purchase... Cool!
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Jun 17, 2011, 9:37 am
#165
Join Date: Oct 2003
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After striking out at local Costcos, I stopped at the one in Hawthorne yesterday evening during a trip to LA. The big display is still there, and I bought 8 cards.