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)
Jan 7, 2017, 9:54 am
#826
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Los Angeles California
Posts: 1,395
Bought 3 different GC worth $151 on 1/4 and all 3 credits showed up 1/7.
Jan 7, 2017, 10:25 am
#827
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 18
PRG
Purchased $50 GC - charge post 1/4 - credit post 1/6
Schwab PLAT
Purchased $100 GC - charge post 1/4 - credit post 1/6
Purchased $50 GC - charge post 1/4 - credit post 1/6
Schwab PLAT
Purchased $100 GC - charge post 1/4 - credit post 1/6
Jan 7, 2017, 10:39 am
#828
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 93
Platinum
1/4 Bought a $200 EGC in a single transaction
1/5 Transaction posted
1/7 $200 statement credit posted
1/4 Bought a $200 EGC in a single transaction
1/5 Transaction posted
1/7 $200 statement credit posted
Jan 7, 2017, 11:19 am
#829
Join Date: Nov 2016
Programs: Chase UR, MR, RR
Posts: 25
Platinum:
1/3 Bought a $200 Gift card in single transaction
1/6 Purchase posted
1/7 $200 Statement Credit posted
1/3 Bought a $200 Gift card in single transaction
1/6 Purchase posted
1/7 $200 Statement Credit posted
Jan 7, 2017, 6:33 pm
#830
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 54
Delete
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Jan 7, 2017, 7:42 pm
#831
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: BOS, PVD, HYA
Programs: MR, TYP, AA, B6, DL, WN, HH, MB, 2V
Posts: 658
All on Schwab Platinum, all purchases posted 1/5, all reimbursements post date of 1/6:
$5.60 fee, posted as DTCOM - DALLAS, TX doing business as Southwest Airlines
$5.60 fee, posted as DTCOM - DALLAS, TX doing business as Southwest Airlines
$22.08 international flight fee, posted as ECWDS - DALLAS, TX, doing business as Southwest Airlines
$58.31 international flight fee, posted as ECWDS - DALLAS, TX, doing business as Southwest Airlines
$5.60 fee, posted as DTCOM - DALLAS, TX doing business as Southwest Airlines
$5.60 fee, posted as DTCOM - DALLAS, TX doing business as Southwest Airlines
$22.08 international flight fee, posted as ECWDS - DALLAS, TX, doing business as Southwest Airlines
$58.31 international flight fee, posted as ECWDS - DALLAS, TX, doing business as Southwest Airlines
Jan 7, 2017, 8:26 pm
#832
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 17
Give it time - look at all of the other DPs here. Did you select the airline well in advance of purchasing the GCs?
Here's my first DP of the year:
1/1 - $75 GC purchased, pending
1/3 - Purchase posts with 1/1 date
1/3 - $75 travel credit received (after midnight on 1/4)
Here's my first DP of the year:
1/1 - $75 GC purchased, pending
1/3 - Purchase posts with 1/1 date
1/3 - $75 travel credit received (after midnight on 1/4)
Jan 7, 2017, 8:29 pm
#833
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: San Diego, CA
Programs: GE, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 15,507
Jan 8, 2017, 9:26 am
#834
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: BOS/PVD/BDL
Programs: PC Plat, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold,HHonors Diamond, Avis PC, Hertz PC, National Exec Elite
Posts: 726
Bought $200 GC on 1/4 and got reimbursed on 1/6
Jan 8, 2017, 10:49 am
#836
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 10
purchased $200 gift card on the 5th, and statement credited today, 1/8!
Jan 8, 2017, 11:03 am
#837
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 54
Delete
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Jan 8, 2017, 4:34 pm
#838
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: IND
Programs: HHonors Dia, IHG Plat, Wyndham Dia, Southwest Companion Pass, Raddison Gold, Frontier 100K
Posts: 79
Bought $200 gift card on Jan 4. Credit showed up on Jan 8 (backdated to Jan 7)
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Jan 8, 2017, 5:52 pm
#839
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 76
1/5 - $200 EGC
1/7 - Charge Posted
1/8 - Credited
1/7 - Charge Posted
1/8 - Credited
Jan 8, 2017, 5:55 pm
#840
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 54
Delete
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