I think I got the most ridiculous credit...

I bought 6 one-way tickets (SFO-LAS) from Continental in one single locator (for a Bachelor's trip). I got reimbursed for the entire $200 all at once (from the ticket purchase).

Any luck using this for continental miles + $ upgrades to business elite?

Has anyone gotten the $200 credit to work toward a United Red carpet lounge membership? I'd like to do this to supplement my lack of *A lounges provided for free by the card.

Anyone try buying CO Gift certs in small amounts like $25 and get refunded?

CO gift certificates worked at the $25 level.

Just purchased extra leg room seats on a CO flight for myself and fiancé. We'll see if I get credited for both, though the total was over $200...

As I previously posted, $25 CO gift card works. The subsequent $175 one didn't. The breakpoint must be somewhere in between.

Bought some extra legroom seating for wife and I on CO (as I have no status with them). 2 charges of $109 each, total of $218. Got the credit for $109 and $91. Thanks amex!

Recap on CO gift cards.

$25 worked
$99 worked
$175 didn't work.

Needed to change a ticket on CO, and at the time I wasn't enrolled with an airline, so I figured I'd give it a shot and went ahead and signed myself up for CO/UA. I called in and managed to change my ticket an hour later (hold times :rolleyes: athough at least they called me back). The change fee of $142 (100 euros) posted separately from the increased fare, and it was completely credited back within 2 days ^.

Another data point, I used my credit to buy extra legroom seating for my parents on CO. Ended up cancelling that award trip and the fee was refunded by CO. However, Amex didn't take back the credit they gave me.

United Economy+ upsell (purchased separately from ticket), under $100. Auto-credited a day or so after it posted. ^

(I mostly did it to see if it would work. I get E+ for free anyway, this was on an award ticket for somebody else, not traveling with me.)

-David

Answering myself, also gleaning similar posts to the thread, that CO upsell fees will not be credited. :(

CO e-certificate.
 

Got reimbursed for $50 gift cards (4 of them) within 3 days. Hope that helps for anyone.


Cheers,

Signed up Continental when the program started, and didn't think much of it. Paid for 2 upgrades for both legs of the RT from EWR-TPA last week ($69 for upgrade to exit row and $89 for upgrade to business). Reconciled my credit card charges today, and saw credits for both. Good stuff!