20% Discount on LifeExperiences.ca until Feb 13/17
Nov 23, 2017, 6:51 pm
#91
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Nov 24, 2017, 8:29 am
#92
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: YUL
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Ordered 10 certs yesterday on costco.ca and went through no problem, am a member but have never gone through any verification process.
Nov 24, 2017, 10:10 am
#93
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 19
Can Costco life experiences certificates be combined with the 20% off promo code running on the lifeexperiences.ca website this week?
Nov 24, 2017, 10:23 am
#94
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: YYZ
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No. You can't buy LE certs and apply a discount code and pay for them with other certificates. You can either pay for your certs by credit card and use a discount code, or you can pay for your LE certs using other certs, but not both.
Nov 28, 2017, 2:23 pm
#95
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Cambridge, MA
Programs: IHG Platinum Ambassador, Hyatt Diamond, Hhonors Diamond
Posts: 58
Can I purchase the LE certs from Costco.ca if I have an American credit card? It seems to only allow Canadian billing addresses. I have a Costco membership.
Nov 28, 2017, 3:28 pm
#97
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Cambridge, MA
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Nov 28, 2017, 3:40 pm
#98
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: Everything
Posts: 129
I call Costco Canada before placing the order and they confirmed that US Costco members were eligible to purchase through their website, so I knew I wasn't breaking the rules.
I wasn't able to get the 20% off discount when I bought my certs. Not sure if I did something wrong or not. I tried purchasing two more a few days later with the 20% off code but the order was cancelled. Didn't pursue it.
Nov 28, 2017, 6:22 pm
#99
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Ah, I remember that problem. I used that address of a Toronto-based cousin. The certs come by email so the address is just a placeholder. I neglected to tell my cousin I was borrowing her street address but I'm certain she never knew.
I call Costco Canada before placing the order and they confirmed that US Costco members were eligible to purchase through their website, so I knew I wasn't breaking the rules.
I wasn't able to get the 20% off discount when I bought my certs. Not sure if I did something wrong or not. I tried purchasing two more a few days later with the 20% off code but the order was cancelled. Didn't pursue it.
I call Costco Canada before placing the order and they confirmed that US Costco members were eligible to purchase through their website, so I knew I wasn't breaking the rules.
I wasn't able to get the 20% off discount when I bought my certs. Not sure if I did something wrong or not. I tried purchasing two more a few days later with the 20% off code but the order was cancelled. Didn't pursue it.
Nov 28, 2017, 7:34 pm
#100
Join Date: Nov 2008
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I have had success buying these with my credit card through a friend who has a costco membership's account. Bought $2000 worth for next two stays, but I am going to try to pay more than $1000 per stay and see what they say.
Nov 29, 2017, 5:35 am
#101
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: Everything
Posts: 129
I was/am confused. I got the certs for $74.99 but remembered an additional discount that I wasn't able to access. I guess I was mixing up the promos at the time. The Costco deal is great.
Nov 30, 2017, 9:05 pm
#102
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 849
how long does it take to receive the certificates on the le site after you redeem your costco voucher? is it instant? thank you!
Dec 1, 2017, 9:07 am
#103
Join Date: Nov 2008
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Dec 1, 2017, 1:24 pm
#104
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I would agree with CanuckFlyHigh regarding the general speed of the order processing, however, I have had the occasional order experience a glitch that required calling Customer Service and waiting a couple of days for the certs. Also note that you can't use the Costco certs immediately on the LE site. They need to be activated by LE after purchase, and my experience is that this only seems to happen during business hours. So if you purchase from Costco in the evening, you might have to wait until the next morning (or week if it's a weekend) before you can buy the Fairmont certs through the LE site.
Dec 3, 2017, 10:16 am
#105
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The LE certificates are out of order again on Costco.ca