I bought $500 worth of certificates from Costco for Life Experiences. Gift cards were issued within an hour, but it takes another 12 hours or so for them to be usable on the Life Experiences site. Checkout was easy and I had 5 $100 e-Certificates in my email box. I used all $500 at the Chateau Lake Louise this weekend without incident, so this looks like a good deal while it lasts.