AA Gift Cards - Save 10% @ Costco [only remaining supply left - phasing out]
Jul 31, 2012, 11:33 am
#1501
Join Date: Oct 2010
Programs: AAdvantage---LTGold, DL Skymiles
Posts: 106
AA gift cards
Nashville West has 70 available for purchase. Julia
Jul 31, 2012, 6:53 pm
#1502
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: WAS/TYO
Programs: UA 1K, AA EXP (3MM), DL PM, BONVOY TITANIUM, HYATT GLOBALIST, HILTON DIAMOND, IHG DIAMOND AMB, et al
Posts: 5,912
Just purchased a couple more gift cards this evening at the Arlington, VA Costco. They're now down to about 30 - from around 70 this time last week. Probably less than enough to get through this weekend.
-FlyerBeek
-FlyerBeek
Aug 2, 2012, 5:58 pm
#1503
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: SFO
Posts: 886
Only four (4) left at Pentagon City in Arlington, VA, as of an hour ago, despite a large number of cardboard displays. Already regret not buying them myself.
Aug 2, 2012, 6:09 pm
#1504
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: ABQ & RNO
Programs: AA EXP 4MM, Piper Dakota, Admirals Club, Hyatt Glob, Hilton Gold, Wyndham Diamond
Posts: 1,421
Aug 2, 2012, 6:55 pm
#1505
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: South Park, Metropolis
Programs: AA LT PLT 3MM, Hilton/Marriott/SPG/Club Carlson GLD, IHG PLT
Posts: 4,606
No more
Cleaned them out. I think IL is out for this.
Aug 3, 2012, 10:31 am
#1506
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2001
Location: MSY; 2-time FT Fantasy Football Champ, now in recovery.
Programs: AA lifetime GLD; UA Silver; Marriott LTTE; IHG Plat,
Posts: 14,517
Just back from CLT Tyvola Rd. I bought 10, leaving them 55 remaining.
Aug 3, 2012, 5:59 pm
#1507
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: DFW
Posts: 413
Heading to Denver in ~3 weeks, any availability there?
--wes
--wes
Aug 3, 2012, 9:29 pm
#1508
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: world
Programs: all
Posts: 1,422
I like getting the 10% discount with these GC at costco but they are also a pain. Every time I make a reservation and upgrade, they have to remove the upgrade (mostly international) and then put it back (if available). Been several instances now where at the time of ticketing I have not used the GC for fear of losing the upgrade
Aug 4, 2012, 1:54 am
#1509
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: LAX
Posts: 6,769
I like getting the 10% discount with these GC at costco but they are also a pain. Every time I make a reservation and upgrade, they have to remove the upgrade (mostly international) and then put it back (if available). Been several instances now where at the time of ticketing I have not used the GC for fear of losing the upgrade
Aug 4, 2012, 4:12 pm
#1510
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: world
Programs: all
Posts: 1,422
Yeah. That's a well-known problem. You should purchase the ticket and get it ticketed, then request the upgrade. Purchasing with a gift card on a reservation on hold with upgrades has always been an issue for me. Doing the latter, of upgrading after purchase, I've noticed that I really haven't lost the upgrade as I've never run into the problem of someone stealing "my" upgrade in the hour (or less) that it took to purchase and ticket.
Aug 4, 2012, 4:40 pm
#1511
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Anywhere I need to be.
Programs: OW Emerald, *A Gold, NEXUS, GE, ABTC/APEC, South Korea SES, eIACS, PP, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 16,046
DFW has none.
Aug 4, 2012, 9:40 pm
#1512
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Frisco, TX; AA PLT, 3 MM
Posts: 137
South San Francisco (South Airport Blvd.) -- got last five yesterday afternoon!
Aug 6, 2012, 10:51 pm
#1514
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: LAX, SNA
Programs: AA EXP, Hyatt DM, SPG GLD, Hertz 5*, AMEX PLT, GE
Posts: 340
Orange County and LA Area costcos appear to be completely out.
Aug 7, 2012, 3:02 am
#1515
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 194
I found out about the "originating from US" restrictions on this gift card the hard way. I saw that my 24-hr hold on a HKG-ORD-LAX-HKG flight did not allow me to pay with gift card, so I called to see why.
Interestingly enough, they were able to apply the gift card balance to the itinerary, but once I found out about the $25 phone booking fee, I decided against doing it over the phone.
So moral of the story ... maybe you can use these gift cards to book flights originating outside the US, but only if you call in and are willing to pay the $25 phone booking fee.
Interestingly enough, they were able to apply the gift card balance to the itinerary, but once I found out about the $25 phone booking fee, I decided against doing it over the phone.
So moral of the story ... maybe you can use these gift cards to book flights originating outside the US, but only if you call in and are willing to pay the $25 phone booking fee.
