Sep 17, 2014, 10:45 am
Last edit by: Tanic
Reminder: you must enroll and select Southwest as your airline BEFORE making a reimbursable purchase.
Some have suggested the need to wait several hours or even a day before making the purchase, but there are also several DPs that worked without waiting that long.
(BTW, you will often hear people refer to Southwest as WN. WN is the IATA code for Southwest Airlines. SW is the IATA code for Air Namibia.)
Caution: As of late July 2019, reports are that direct gift card purchases are no longer being reimbursed.
To purchase click here: https://www.southwest.com/gift-card/create-card.html Caution: Do NOT login to your Southwest Rapid Rewards account when making the purchase.
What does appear to work is buying flight tickets less than $100, OR using gift cards to get the charged amount down to less than $100.
Always read the last few pages to get up-to-date DPs.
Some have suggested the need to wait several hours or even a day before making the purchase, but there are also several DPs that worked without waiting that long.
(BTW, you will often hear people refer to Southwest as WN. WN is the IATA code for Southwest Airlines. SW is the IATA code for Air Namibia.)
Caution: As of late July 2019, reports are that direct gift card purchases are no longer being reimbursed.
What does appear to work is buying flight tickets less than $100, OR using gift cards to get the charged amount down to less than $100.
Always read the last few pages to get up-to-date DPs.
Airline fee $250/$200/$100 reimbursement reports: WN (2011-2019)
Oct 12, 2018, 6:16 pm
#1292
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 28
SW Credit
Upgraded from Ascend to Aspire on 10/4 for 150,000 HH points after $4k spend, (upgraded from Surpass to Ascend on 4/5/2018 for 75,000 HH points, $95 AF not waived).
Ascend changed to Aspire on my online account on 10/5. Chose SW for $250 on 10/10.
Purchased $50 egift after choosing SW using wiki link on 10/10. Changed from pending to posted on 10/12.
Purchased $200 egift using wiki link on 10/11. Pending on 10/12.
Will let you know if/hopefully when credits post.
Ascend changed to Aspire on my online account on 10/5. Chose SW for $250 on 10/10.
Purchased $50 egift after choosing SW using wiki link on 10/10. Changed from pending to posted on 10/12.
Purchased $200 egift using wiki link on 10/11. Pending on 10/12.
Will let you know if/hopefully when credits post.
Last edited by laserg; Oct 12, 2018 at 6:17 pm Reason: Misspelling
Oct 12, 2018, 6:45 pm
#1295
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 26
Brand new Amex Gold card opened on Oct 5th. Purchased $100 GC on Oct 8, credit applied on Oct 11. Purchased before card arrived (credit card info found via Account Services page).
Oct 13, 2018, 8:28 am
#1296
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 232
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Last edited by ftbargain; Oct 13, 2018 at 12:40 pm
Oct 13, 2018, 11:01 am
#1297
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 81
Gold Card
10/9 - Selected WN as airline of choice, waited an hour, purchased $100 e-gift card
10/13 - $100 credit posted
10/9 - Selected WN as airline of choice, waited an hour, purchased $100 e-gift card
10/13 - $100 credit posted
Oct 13, 2018, 11:03 am
#1298
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Omaha, NE USA
Programs: United, American, Delta, Southwest, Hilton, Marriott, AMEX Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Reward
Posts: 2
Amex Rewards Gold
$100 WN-Southwest eGift
Mon 10/8/18 - Purchased
Wed 10/10/18 - Purchase posted
Thu 10/11/18 - Airline fee credit wheel shows the entire $100 allowance used
Sat 10/13/18 -$100 credit shows up on account with Fri 10/12/18 transaction date
$100 WN-Southwest eGift
Mon 10/8/18 - Purchased
Wed 10/10/18 - Purchase posted
Thu 10/11/18 - Airline fee credit wheel shows the entire $100 allowance used
Sat 10/13/18 -$100 credit shows up on account with Fri 10/12/18 transaction date
Oct 14, 2018, 12:03 am
#1299
Join Date: Jun 2005
Programs: Former UA 1K, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 576
Hilton Aspire
October 10 (evening) - picked airline
October 11 (very early morning) - purchased single $250 gift card
October 13 - purchase posted - meter unavailable
October 14 (very early morning) - benefit meter shows all credit has been used.
October 10 (evening) - picked airline
October 11 (very early morning) - purchased single $250 gift card
October 13 - purchase posted - meter unavailable
October 14 (very early morning) - benefit meter shows all credit has been used.
Oct 24, 2018, 9:33 am
#1300
Join Date: Jun 2017
Posts: 7
10/18 - $200 Gift Card (BIZ PLAT)
10/22 - Posted
10/23 - $200 Reimbursement
10/22 - Posted
10/23 - $200 Reimbursement
Oct 24, 2018, 10:45 am
#1301
Join Date: Apr 2015
Posts: 76
Amex Business Plat
Selected WN minuted before purchase.
Purchased $200 online GC on 10/18/2018
Reimbursed $200 on 10/23/2018
Selected WN minuted before purchase.
Purchased $200 online GC on 10/18/2018
Reimbursed $200 on 10/23/2018
Oct 24, 2018, 11:55 am
#1302
Join Date: May 2002
Location: PDX
Programs: AA LT Plat, Bonvoy LTTit
Posts: 295
Bought a gift certificate 100 bucks, reimbursed a few days later. Then bought a ticket, used the gift certificate, had a 57 dollar balance which I paid with Amex, they just reimbursed that?
Oct 24, 2018, 12:33 pm
#1303
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: FAT
Posts: 146
10/19 $200 WN gc Biz Plat
10/23 $200 benefits meter showed used
10/24 $200 credit posted with date of 10/23
10/23 $200 benefits meter showed used
10/24 $200 credit posted with date of 10/23
Oct 27, 2018, 10:02 am
#1304
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 3
bought $250 GC on sw site with hilton aspire
10/24 - bought $250 GC
10/26 - reimbursed
10/24 - bought $250 GC
10/26 - reimbursed
Nov 4, 2018, 11:10 am
#1305
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 23
crap. oct 23 bought $200 SW GC
still no reimbursement, my meter does not show as used. any tips?
should i do online chat? they'll probably say the usual "Takes up to 4 weeks" thing.
still no reimbursement, my meter does not show as used. any tips?
should i do online chat? they'll probably say the usual "Takes up to 4 weeks" thing.