Bought $2,000 worth. Didn't want to tie up the full $3,000 at Mama Delta so early in the year. I put it on my Bank of America CashRewards credit card, which has a 3% cash back on "online shopping" and/or 2% cash back at "warehouse clubs", plus I'm top tier preferred rewards which gives me a 75% bonus and ultimately means I'm out of pocket either $852.75 or $868.49, depending on which category it codes as. Pretty sweet discount on next year's MQDs...

Seems to me that other cards could give a better return. I used a CFU card that gives 1.5 UR points/dollar. Transferred to my CSR card I can get at least 2.25% credit toward booking and even more if transferred to an airline program for flights.

I just maxed out $4,500 worth @ $4,049.94 - was also just notified of $81.00 rebate to my account for exec account.
Tomorrow will be booking 3 tix ATL-SAN in FC for Jan & Feb. That will chew up a good bit of it!

This is a great deal - are there alternatives to CSR/AMEX travel insurance that make the savings worth it?

There have been a number of comments about trip insurance and I always check the NO box when booking. I have been flying for business since ‘81 and have never once been in a situation where I would have needed it. Am I missing something?

I think much of it stems from the new Amex included trip delay/cancellation insurance. I’ve never bought trip insurance either.

I don't really have a card that's optimized for Costco spend. I want to buy $3k as well. Should I use my Citi Premier, CSP, or Chase Hyatt since they don't accept AMEX?

Totally agree with ya. I probably should consider the BoA Premium Rewards in the future.

I just bought $2k worth. The $1k were on "backorder." Got $36 for the executive membership rebate plus card rebate (2% if you have the Costco card).

You would've gotten 3% which turns into 4.5% if you would just use your CSR at DL directly...or 5x MR with a Plat...so it's actually costing you.

Just to be sure... can these gift cards be used for any flight booked on delta.com, regardless of the operating airline? I’m about to book JFK-HAN roundtrip in J; 10% off would be pretty sweet.

I'm slightly confused, or at least unsure of what the comparison is supposed to be here. It's true that booking directly at DL with a CSR/Plat would earn 3-5+% in rewards, but then you don't get the 10% discount which is the subject of the thread.

So it seems they are cancelling the order after you place it, so seems to be a moot point now....

really? Interesting. Is that because of the back order? Because I got my gift cards via email already and verified them on Delta.com.

Same here, received the email with the gift cards and mine all verified on delta. And now Costco is showing out of stock.