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Old Sep 9, 2011 | 1:15 pm
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Originally Posted by Family Traveler
Anyone have any issues buying Costco gift cards online to meet credit card spends? I'm not talking about re-cycling or turning them into cash but merely buying them to cover spends and then using them over time for regular Costco visits - so essentially pre-paying for a year or two or three (since they don't expire) of Costco visits. Do any card issuers not view buying these as purchases?
I intend to do some of that to get closer to a million mile level before the AA rules change, and while I can get 1.5 miles/$. I can't see why it would be a problem.
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