Originally Posted by
jdcollette
My wife and I received a promotional mailing offering an extra 500 points for purchased between 9/12 and 11/18. It was sent out to SW Visa cardholders.
Points don't count for CP, etc, so it doesn't seem to be that good of a deal. I've met my minimum spend on the Visa card for the year, so I don't see much incentive here.
Are there any ways to make this offer worth it?
jc
I assume that's only good once? If so, it's a free $8.33, so buy something cheap.
EDIT: I am looking at the same flyer. To be clear, this is for buying RR 2.0 points. Register at southwest.com/cmbuygiftpoints on 9/12.
Assuming the same price as today, 1000 points (the minimum) plus the 500 bonus works out to around 1.83 cents each, versus a value of about 1.67 cents. Plus a bit for using the WN Visa. I'd only do it if I needed a few points for a redemption immediately.