Unable to buy Amex GCs with AAdvantage credit card
Oct 5, 2012, 10:17 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 25
Unable to buy Amex GCs with AAdvantage credit card
Hey guys,
I tried to purchase $2k Amex GCs to meet spending limits, but an error comes on everytime i try to buy it. any ideas how to get around this problem? I'm a newbie so I'd appreciate any advice!
I tried to purchase $2k Amex GCs to meet spending limits, but an error comes on everytime i try to buy it. any ideas how to get around this problem? I'm a newbie so I'd appreciate any advice!
Oct 5, 2012, 10:25 pm
#2
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 1,708
If you are really talking about AAdvantage GCs those can only be used for flights.
If you meant to say Citi AAdvantage credit cards, those will be processed as cash advances if you are trying to buy AMEX giftcards from AMEX. So you are lucky they did not go through.
If you meant to say Citi AAdvantage credit cards, those will be processed as cash advances if you are trying to buy AMEX giftcards from AMEX. So you are lucky they did not go through.
Oct 6, 2012, 12:03 am
#3
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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Hey thanks for your reply and I did mean Citi AAdvantage visa credit cards. Shouldn't it work with a Visa one buying amex gcs?
Oct 6, 2012, 1:14 am
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Oct 6, 2012, 7:37 am
#5
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 609
So you were purchasing directly from Amex (on its website)? Try purchase at your local grocery store (along with your groceries of course), other local stores or other online retail establishments and mix gift cards with other merchandise, and do it slowly as appropriate.
