AA Gift Cards - Save 10% @ Costco [only remaining supply left - phasing out]
#136
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: Too Many to Count
Posts: 510
Picked up about 20 of these puppies. Shipped a couple of those to my brother. Free money if you're buying a ticket soon. Thanks for posting, guys!
#137
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Redondo Beach, Ca
Posts: 30,565
FYI, this can not be used for everything. I cashed in miles for tickets & the taxes were $276/ticket. I was about to head over to Costco but called AA first & they said that I couldn't use a gift card to pay the taxes.
Sorry, this may already have been posted but it was news to me.
Sorry, this may already have been posted but it was news to me.
#138
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: LAX
Programs: Thai silver(expired), Eva Gold(expired), SPG Gold (expired), MR gold, AA Exp 1MM, UA platinum.
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#139
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: OAK/SFO/SJC
Programs: AA Plat 2MM+, HHonors, Amtrak GuestRewards
Posts: 1,158
For Bay Area folks--didn't see these at the Richmond Costco.
#140
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,731
FYI, this can not be used for everything. I cashed in miles for tickets & the taxes were $276/ticket. I was about to head over to Costco but called AA first & they said that I couldn't use a gift card to pay the taxes.
Sorry, this may already have been posted but it was news to me.
Sorry, this may already have been posted but it was news to me.
That is not true.
AA gift card can be used to purchase for all parts of the airfare. You may be restricted on where you can originate or what carriers you can book flights on. But if you originate in the US and fly AA only, the GC is fully usable on all fares, taxes, and fees.
Last edited by ckpeter; Jun 4, 2011 at 7:53 am Reason: My mistake - misreading the post
#141
Join Date: May 2009
Location: South Park, CO
Programs: Tegridy Elite
Posts: 5,678
That is not true.
AA gift card can be used to purchase for all parts of the airfare. You may be restricted on where you can originate or what carriers you can book flights on. But if you originate in the US and fly AA only, the GC is fully usable on all fares, taxes, and fees.
AA gift card can be used to purchase for all parts of the airfare. You may be restricted on where you can originate or what carriers you can book flights on. But if you originate in the US and fly AA only, the GC is fully usable on all fares, taxes, and fees.
Q: Can the American Airlines Gift Card be used toward the purchase of an AAdvantage Award ticket?
A: No. The Gift Card can not be used for payment of award travel nor the taxes and charges of the award.
A: No. The Gift Card can not be used for payment of award travel nor the taxes and charges of the award.
#142
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: san jose,calif
Programs: AA explat,Adm Club,Priority Club, and all nonsense in my comic book mind.
Posts: 743
Mountain View, Ca Costco still has a supply of the cards, was in there Fri evening.
#143
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EXP>2m, Alaska MVP, Virgin Gold, Delta Gold, Starwood Gold, Cathay Pacific Silver
Posts: 599
I bought some at the Hawthorne, CA store this morning. I was told that there were 90 cards left after my purchase.
#145
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: DFW/DAL
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, AS MVPG, HH Diamond, NCL Platinum Plus, MSC Diamond
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I might check out the Costco in Santa Cruz this weekend. Combining this with other discounts sounds great. I assume I can get my 2 percent Costco AMEX rebate still, plus the discount codes I find for AA.. That adds up
#146
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,731
The agent corky spoke with was correct. From the AA gift card FAQs: http://www.aa.com/i18n/utility/FAQs/...s/GiftCard.jsp
#147
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: WAS
Posts: 1,623
I picked up a bunch this morning at the Pentagon City Costco. I did not ask how many they had left.
#148
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Santa Monica and Siena
Programs: 10 MM + 2013, AA EXP,Lifetime AC ,Crown Room, Red Carpet,USAIR CLUB ,Hertz Plat, Hilton Dia, GS +++
Posts: 454
Hawthorne Store.... worth the short extra drive
have about 30 left and are ordering more next week.
I purchased 40 cards
Used Citi AMX visa ( 20% bonus miles this year)
2% back on Executive card at Costco
Fantastic offer for me......
using 8 max = $2,400 per transaction (not hard on some of my Europe or Asia tickets).
Still a mystery why some stores and not others.....
I purchased 40 cards
Used Citi AMX visa ( 20% bonus miles this year)
2% back on Executive card at Costco
Fantastic offer for me......
using 8 max = $2,400 per transaction (not hard on some of my Europe or Asia tickets).
Still a mystery why some stores and not others.....
#150
Join Date: Mar 2007
Programs: AA Plat, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Plat, SPG, National Exec
Posts: 311
Remember that Costco Exec membership caps the 2% reward at $500/year for those purchasing large quantities of gift cards...