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Old Sep 10, 2011 | 7:49 am
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PETERPNYC
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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 bought Costco Cash cards for $1000 in person at the store. Billed as a purchse. In 3 weeks I used them already. Had to meet a friend and have a supervisor override the restriction of purtting in on members card.

How do you guys buy them online ?
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