Sep 17, 2014, 10:45 am
Last edit by: Tanic
Reminder: you must enroll and select Southwest as your airline BEFORE making a reimbursable purchase.
Some have suggested the need to wait several hours or even a day before making the purchase, but there are also several DPs that worked without waiting that long.
(BTW, you will often hear people refer to Southwest as WN. WN is the IATA code for Southwest Airlines. SW is the IATA code for Air Namibia.)
Caution: As of late July 2019, reports are that direct gift card purchases are no longer being reimbursed.
To purchase click here: https://www.southwest.com/gift-card/create-card.html Caution: Do NOT login to your Southwest Rapid Rewards account when making the purchase.
What does appear to work is buying flight tickets less than $100, OR using gift cards to get the charged amount down to less than $100.
Always read the last few pages to get up-to-date DPs.
Some have suggested the need to wait several hours or even a day before making the purchase, but there are also several DPs that worked without waiting that long.
(BTW, you will often hear people refer to Southwest as WN. WN is the IATA code for Southwest Airlines. SW is the IATA code for Air Namibia.)
Caution: As of late July 2019, reports are that direct gift card purchases are no longer being reimbursed.
What does appear to work is buying flight tickets less than $100, OR using gift cards to get the charged amount down to less than $100.
Always read the last few pages to get up-to-date DPs.
Airline fee $250/$200/$100 reimbursement reports: WN (2011-2019)
Jan 1, 2017, 8:27 am
#781
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 6
Has anyone ever tried buying points instead of a gift card and had the credit reimbursed?
Jan 2, 2017, 5:57 pm
#782
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: California/Arizona
Posts: 10
Not sure but it says the points are bought through Points.com which I think would disqualify it with the Amex offer.
Jan 2, 2017, 10:22 pm
#783
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 64
Ordered a $200 one with my platinum tonight around 6pm and I never got a confirmation of the order email or the gift card sent to me. It is showing as pending on amex though. Anyone had issues with their orders in the last day or two? They usually come pretty quickly.
Jan 3, 2017, 11:46 am
#784
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 2
I also did not receive two gift cards (2x$100) I purchased for myself last night. However I did receive two that someone else sent to me.
Jan 3, 2017, 12:49 pm
#785
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 35
Jan 3, 2017, 12:57 pm
#786
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 78
Jan 3, 2017, 1:01 pm
#787
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
Jan 3, 2017, 5:33 pm
#788
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 64
I contacted their twitter dept and they said they have been closed since the 29th and are behind and they should come out tonight sometime - I guess we will see.
Jan 3, 2017, 8:36 pm
#789
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 731
Waiting for a datapoint to come in on gift cards purchased in 2017.
Jan 3, 2017, 8:53 pm
#790
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 20
Southwest $100 gift cards - dead
Update – bought two gift cards on Southwest for $100 each. None qualified for credit. The cat is out of the bag. Called up Amex – they said Southwest gift card purchases do not qualify for travel credit.
2017 has been enlightening in that be careful buying into what the travel bloggers flog to death.
2017 has been enlightening in that be careful buying into what the travel bloggers flog to death.
Jan 3, 2017, 9:20 pm
#791
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Spokane Valley, Wa
Posts: 17
Update – bought two gift cards on Southwest for $100 each. None qualified for credit. The cat is out of the bag. Called up Amex – they said Southwest gift card purchases do not qualify for travel credit.
2017 has been enlightening in that be careful buying into what the travel bloggers flog to death.
2017 has been enlightening in that be careful buying into what the travel bloggers flog to death.
Jan 3, 2017, 9:31 pm
#792
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 20
Purchased on 1st January. Charges posted to my account this morning. No reimbursement triggered - unlike what happened with United MPX in the past (charge posts and reimbursement occurs at same time).
Called because I did not get reimbursed for it and wanted to see if calling may fix an error.
The real folks giving it away are those posting it in public on their blogs.
Called because I did not get reimbursed for it and wanted to see if calling may fix an error.
The real folks giving it away are those posting it in public on their blogs.
Jan 3, 2017, 9:36 pm
#793
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: San Diego, CA
Programs: GE, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 15,507
Purchased on 1st January. Charges posted to my account this morning. No reimbursement triggered - unlike what happened with United MPX in the past (charge posts and reimbursement occurs at same time).
Called because I did not get reimbursed for it and wanted to see if calling may fix an error.
The real folks giving it away are those posting it in public on their blogs.
Called because I did not get reimbursed for it and wanted to see if calling may fix an error.
The real folks giving it away are those posting it in public on their blogs.
Jan 3, 2017, 9:37 pm
#795
Join Date: Jun 2014
Programs: 747 Upper Deck QF J LAX-BNE; A380 SQ SuiteC+D SYD-SIN & SIN-HKG; 777 CX F HKG-JFK; Park Hyatt Sydney
Posts: 513
My credit shows posted two days after the charge, but, I could not see it until the third day, so get back with us tomorrow.