AA Gift Cards - Save 10% @ Costco [only remaining supply left - phasing out]
Sep 20, 2011, 11:25 am
#556
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 423
I ended up not using one of these cards I bought and don't have any trips coming up in the near future. Anyone know what Costco's return policy is for gift cards? I've been offering the GC to friends and relatives at the 10% discount but no takers yet.
Sep 20, 2011, 11:28 am
#557
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Location: South Florida
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Costco has a very generous return policy. As long as you have the receipt and the PIN is not exposed, you should be able to return the card.
Sep 20, 2011, 12:49 pm
#558
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: SJC/SFO & ORD
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Not keeping them in the hub areas isn't completely true. According to a few posts here, Chicagoland area (especially the North Side/North/Northwest Suburbs) have the gift cards.
Last I recall, ORD was a strong AA hub.
Sep 20, 2011, 12:54 pm
#559
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"Not keeping them in the hub areas" is just another example of people on FT drawing conclusions based on incomplete or inaccurate information.
Sep 20, 2011, 12:55 pm
#560
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LAX is certainly one of AA's "cornerstone" cities and LA-area stores were among the first few in the country to get them (Hawthorne and Westlake Village). Now, quite a few of the LA-area Costco stores stock them.
Sep 20, 2011, 1:44 pm
#562
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: LAX
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Does LAX count as a hub? one of the five AA hubs?
Sep 25, 2011, 1:36 pm
#563
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Location: DEN
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I've scanned this thread and haven't seen anyone mention any of the Denver-area Costco locations having them. Seems AA should be super-motivated to sell here!
Anybody seen any around here?
Anybody seen any around here?
Sep 25, 2011, 1:45 pm
#564
Join Date: Aug 2010
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Sep 26, 2011, 7:24 pm
#565
Join Date: Jan 2011
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Anybody know where you can check the balance left on a AA gift card?
Sep 26, 2011, 7:37 pm
#566
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Sep 26, 2011, 7:49 pm
#567
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: SF Bay Area
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They are likely to appear in LAX, NYC and ORD because while these are AA hubs, these markets are very competitive. It's DFW and MIA that don't seem to have any gift cards around, and AA has a fortress operation there.
Sep 26, 2011, 11:05 pm
#568
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: SJC/SFO & ORD
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The Costco on 1709 Automation Parkway, San Jose does not have them. 
Sep 26, 2011, 11:26 pm
#569
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Southern California
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I tried returning them a few days ago. They were unexposed and I had a receipt and it was slightly problematic. They tried calling AA to verify the balance, however AA wouldn't give them the balance. They seemed unwilling to return them. Long story short, needed to return them to put them on a different card. They did it (returned the purchase to my one card and allowed me to purchase the same GCs with a different CC) begrudgingly and requiring a manager.
Last edited by folex386; Sep 29, 2011 at 2:10 pm
Sep 29, 2011, 1:14 am
#570
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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FYI I picked up 5 cards tonight 9/28 from Mountain View Costco. The checkout person reminded me to just bring one of the paper cardboards and ask for as many as I wanted during checkout. ^