Interesting, I also purchased 2x $100 Southwest gift cards on 5/23 and I'm also waiting on my credit. I did pick SW as the airline. Any suggestions on what I could've purchased from SW if I call AmEx?

FWIW, my suggestion is to never lie. Maybe you can be somewhat vague and just say that you were expecting a credit for WN purchases w/o going into any more detail than necessary (maybe just date and amount), but never lie. JMO.

Any reimbursements on the gift cards happen lately?

I called AmEx, asked them politely why the credit wasn't applied. She asked when it was charged and when I had selected which airline, I told her both were on the 23rd (I waited about 1 h after selecting the airline before I charged). She said it takes a day or so for it to take, but she can manually credit the account after 2 weeks. So I'll call them back on Saturday and request a manual credit. I'll post a follow-up.

Purchased $100 gift cards on 6/3 and 6/5. Transactions posted on 6/5 and 6/6, and credits posted on 6/7 and 6/8, respectively. Seems to still be working.

I charged a $200 GC on 6/4, got reimbursed 6/8.

Update: I called them back on Saturday (2 weeks after the post) and they said I have to call back after 4 weeks... So I'll wait for the 4 weeks. After all it seems to be related to the fact that I chose airline about 1 h before I made the purchase. I should probably have waited a day or two.

Anyone have any luck getting early bird fees credited? Only posts I could find were "NO" a couple of years ago. Not sure if anything has changed. Seems silly that Amex reimburses for gift cards, but not a legitimate "fee" for early boarding. Thanks.

Bought 4 $50 GC's last week. All reimbursed within 3 days.

I know this isnt the SW thread but does this work with southwest giftcards?

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JBG89's question has been moved from the AA thread to the WN thread. Reading recent posts will provide the answer.

It worked for me. Next time i will get the GCs for more than $50, maybe 75-75-50. Their website doesnt allow for more than 4 methods of payment so I could only use 3 GCs and a credit card.

I can confirm this is still working as of last week.

I did 2 $100 online gift cards that were emailed to me.

I did wait 2 days after selecting the airline. Then I purchased them on two different days. The credit posted 3 business days after in both situations.

Thanks Flyertalk!

Update 7/10/14: Purchased Early Bird for $12.50 each way and was credited for both flights a couple of days later. Credit was automatic, did not have to call Amex.

Registered my card on 07/15 and bought a $50 gift card on 07/15 and one on 7/16, both were reimbursed on 07/19. Same goes for the $85 tsa pre check fee. Will go ahead and pick up a final GC for $100 to finish of my reimbursement for this year.