AA Gift Cards - Save 10% @ Costco [only remaining supply left - phasing out]
Dec 19, 2011, 3:46 pm
#766
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Using the Citi Executive AAdvantage MC
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Dec 19, 2011, 3:52 pm
#767
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Just stopped in at the Costco in Bakersfield - Panama Lane warehouse and told not only do they NOT have them, but it's not even in their computer which means none in the district has them. I was told the district runs from Goleta to Fresno.
FYI
Feel free to prove me & the BFD returns clerk wrong.
FYI
Feel free to prove me & the BFD returns clerk wrong.
Dec 19, 2011, 4:06 pm
#768
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Dec 19, 2011, 4:07 pm
#769
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Thanks. Didn't realize that, just need them to go on sale in Austin now!
Dec 19, 2011, 4:10 pm
#770
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Top-level Costco membership gives 2% cash back on almost all purchases (limit $500 back annually). Plus extra discounts on check printing, etc.
Costs about $110 a year. I find it very worthwhile.
Oak Brook had 100+ on Friday. Front end manager told me they are selling TONS. And all the street construction out front is done!
Ten fewer now, at least.
Costs about $110 a year. I find it very worthwhile.
Oak Brook had 100+ on Friday. Front end manager told me they are selling TONS. And all the street construction out front is done!
Ten fewer now, at least.
Thanks.
Dec 19, 2011, 4:56 pm
#771
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And when I signed up, the Costco employee said that at the end of the year, if the rebate check was $50 or more, you could just cancel the executive part of the membership and get the extra $50 fee back. So far my check's always been greater than that, but in case that's actually correct, nice to have a safety net.
Dec 19, 2011, 4:59 pm
#772
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But since you can pay at Costco with any Amex credit card, it's back to a comparison of whether 2% cash back is better or whatever rewards your Amex gives you, like 1 MR point per dollar for most charge cards.
Dec 19, 2011, 5:14 pm
#773
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Yes....
I too use a AMX card at Costco - The Citi bank AMX with 1.2 AA miles for the purchase - forgot about that benefit. My refunds on my Costco card range from $250+ a year up to the Max. Great deal, for me always pays for itself.
Last edited by Cannonball Run; Dec 19, 2011 at 5:17 pm Reason: added info
Dec 19, 2011, 5:39 pm
#774
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I discovered Friday you have to wait 70 minutes for them to register in the computer.
There is also a Target Amex card I have yet to investigate. $3 to buy for $500, IIRC. Then you can reload with any CC.
Or do the online trick mentioned above
Last edited by toomanybooks; Dec 19, 2011 at 5:47 pm
Dec 19, 2011, 6:21 pm
#775
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Just stopped in at the Costco in Bakersfield - Panama Lane warehouse and told not only do they NOT have them, but it's not even in their computer which means none in the district has them. I was told the district runs from Goleta to Fresno.
FYI
Feel free to prove me & the BFD returns clerk wrong.
FYI
Feel free to prove me & the BFD returns clerk wrong.
Dec 19, 2011, 8:03 pm
#776
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You don't understand what is being said. I am a top level Costco member. At the end of the year, Costco mails me a check (valid at Costco) for 2% of my year's purchases at Costco - no matter what credit card I have used to buy them. I use a Hilton Amex card, but you can use any card accepted by Costco. I take that check to Costco, and they knock that much off my next purchase.
Dec 19, 2011, 8:09 pm
#777
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You don't understand what is being said. I am a top level Costco member. At the end of the year, Costco mails me a check (valid at Costco) for 2% of my year's purchases at Costco - no matter what credit card I have used to buy them. I use a Hilton Amex card, but you can use any card accepted by Costco. I take that check to Costco, and they knock that much off my next purchase.
Dec 20, 2011, 6:14 am
#778
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Oddly, the Costco True Earnings card only earns 1% cashback at Costco (except more for gas); Costco should look at upgrading that IMO. I always use ANY other Amex first, usually an Amex GC purchased at the grocery store.
Or you can cash the annual check at the service counter and then use your Amex to accrue even more points on that next purchase.
...At the end of the year, Costco mails me a check (valid at Costco) for 2% of my year's purchases at Costco - no matter what credit card I have used to buy them. I use a Hilton Amex card, but you can use any card accepted by Costco. I take that check to Costco, and they knock that much off my next purchase.
Last edited by toomanybooks; Dec 20, 2011 at 6:30 am
Dec 22, 2011, 2:18 pm
#779
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I was in Riverside yesterday, so I went to the Costco across from Ontario Mills yesterday evening. For the record, it's the Rancho Cucuamonga Costco.
Went to the area where they have all the gift cards and couldn't find it. Then I asked the floor personnel where they were, and they told me that they didn't carry them. Thank goodness that I didn't trust them and leave. I continued to wander the store, and found an area about 100 feet from the entrance where they also had gift cards, and there were a bunch of AA gift cards in that area. So I bought a few and left. But they still have a whole bunch left.
Went to the area where they have all the gift cards and couldn't find it. Then I asked the floor personnel where they were, and they told me that they didn't carry them. Thank goodness that I didn't trust them and leave. I continued to wander the store, and found an area about 100 feet from the entrance where they also had gift cards, and there were a bunch of AA gift cards in that area. So I bought a few and left. But they still have a whole bunch left.
Dec 22, 2011, 2:27 pm
#780
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Torrance, CA location now has cards
The Torrance, CA (Skypark Drive) location now has the cards. Big display at the front of the store.