Originally Posted by
looking4adventure
I still haven't seen the gift card $50 credit but something interesting happened...
I used my DH's amex card to buy a $100 gift card. Then used the gift card to book an AirBnb place and used my amex card for the remaining total. Today a $50 credit posted to my account despite the fact that I used a gift card to book the property. The terms clearly state that the credit won't be applied if a gift card is used.
So if and when I finally get the gift card $50 credit, then I will have received $100 off my booking.
Was the charge still over $100 after the gift card balance was applied? If so this would seem logical since AMEX still sees a charge over $100. Typically those terms are there just to note that if you book, and use a gift card to pay the entire balance, or have less than $100 after the giftcard, then it wont apply.