AA Gift Cards - Save 10% @ Costco [only remaining supply left - phasing out]
Aug 7, 2012, 10:07 am
#1516
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Oak Brook, IL Costco rep just now verified the cards have been deleted from the system.
Would have been nice to combine a trip here with the Dumpling and Noodle DO in nearby Westmont tonight.
Would have been nice to combine a trip here with the Dumpling and Noodle DO in nearby Westmont tonight.
Aug 7, 2012, 10:57 am
#1517
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I wonder if someone representing an organization FT/MP, or pretending so, 
could make a deal with Costco HQ and get the remaining cards in their inventory at "discontinued" prices.
could make a deal with Costco HQ and get the remaining cards in their inventory at "discontinued" prices.
Aug 7, 2012, 11:18 am
#1518
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No more cards at costco san mateo, ca
Aug 10, 2012, 3:32 am
#1519
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South San Francisco (El Camino) is out. They did a stock check and told me that in the Bay Area, there were 24 at the downtown San Francisco location, and 12 at the South San Francisco (Airport Blvd) location. I didn't bother going on a treasure hunt, since I figured they would be gone by the time I could get there.
Aug 10, 2012, 3:44 am
#1520
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I forgot to post this earlier, but all gone at the Arlington (Pentagon City) Costco as of last week.
-FlyerBeek
-FlyerBeek
Aug 10, 2012, 11:29 am
#1521
Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: Silicon Valley, USA
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Redwood City, CA stocked out
I was told a scattered few (1-5) cards remain at Mountain View, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara.
The end of an erAA.
Aug 11, 2012, 8:27 am
#1522
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Shoot...I was going to drive out to Rancho Cucamonga today to pick up a few more, but it sounds like this is pretty much dead. I guess I'll try calling, on the "you never know" theory, but I don't want to burn a couple of gallons of gas for nothing.
Aug 11, 2012, 10:17 pm
#1523
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Aug 11, 2012, 10:20 pm
#1524
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... and as repeatedly stated the number of cards on display means nothing. You take one to the cashier and ask for as many as you like. And you don't even need the display cards if you have the stocking number.
Aug 11, 2012, 11:29 pm
#1526
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Glenview il has none. When asked Costco staff said AA terminated the program with them and had them return all unused gift cards. AA would not allow sales of the remaining inventory at least at this store. Visited the store today
Aug 11, 2012, 11:35 pm
#1527
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Was in Waltham, MA today and did not see the cards on the display, so I assume they're out.
Aug 11, 2012, 11:41 pm
#1528
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--wes
Aug 12, 2012, 10:59 am
#1529
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You snooze, you lose.
Park Meadows was 0 on Wednesday but the clerk told me Arvada had 51. Figured I could wait until Sunday. Bad call.
Drove up 1st thing today and got the "sorry, we're sold out".
They sold 8 on Thursday, 2 on Friday and the remaining 41 yesterday.
Aug 14, 2012, 4:24 pm
#1530
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20+ in Gaithersburg, MD
Costco in Gaithersburg, MD had 20+ today. (It's a zoo there with clothes being tax-free this week in MD.) I snagged two for an upcoming trip on AS, paying with a Skypesos AMEX. For me, it works out to be a better deal than getting the AA miles / points earned by buying non-discounted tix on-line with a Citi AA Visa.