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Sep 19, 2017, 2:39 pm
#31
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It looks like you can buy Fairmont gift certificates again on lifeexperiences.ca. I wonder if you can still redeem gc bought thru Costco though.
http://www.lifeexperiences.ca/produc...5&product=2402
http://www.lifeexperiences.ca/produc...5&product=2402
Sep 19, 2017, 6:35 pm
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Terms & Conditions say it's 10 certs maximum per stay. Was this condition also there before they removed Fairmont from Lifeexperiences in June?
Sep 19, 2017, 7:09 pm
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Sep 19, 2017, 10:27 pm
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Yes.
Last edited by mahasamatman; Sep 19, 2017 at 10:36 pm
Sep 20, 2017, 9:57 am
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How fast can we get the actual life experience e certificates? I'm checking out of a Fairmont in 24 hours.
I see the costco ones are ecertifcates and say they will arrive in your inbox in 1-2 hrs but take 24-48 hrs to activate.
Are the life experience gift cards electronic too?
Am I cutting it too close or anyone have any experience in how fast they come?
I see the costco ones are ecertifcates and say they will arrive in your inbox in 1-2 hrs but take 24-48 hrs to activate.
Are the life experience gift cards electronic too?
Am I cutting it too close or anyone have any experience in how fast they come?
Sep 20, 2017, 12:47 pm
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ordered one, it took about 12 hours for the costco code to become active for lifeexperiences.ca.
Don't order too many, so that they don't kill the deal for all of us
Don't order too many, so that they don't kill the deal for all of us
Sep 20, 2017, 4:04 pm
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Although, I did have a mixup on my most recent purchase (several months ago), where only a few of them processed automatically, and customer service at LE took a couple of days to manually send me the missing certs. Hopefully they have sorted out those problems.
Sep 20, 2017, 4:57 pm
#39
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Yes, they all arrive by e-mail. I've found that any purchase on the LifeExperiences.ca site processes very quickly. The only delay is the initial purchase of the generic certs through Costco, which seem to take a bit of time to become activated.
Although, I did have a mixup on my most recent purchase (several months ago), where only a few of them processed automatically, and customer service at LE took a couple of days to manually send me the missing certs. Hopefully they have sorted out those problems.
Although, I did have a mixup on my most recent purchase (several months ago), where only a few of them processed automatically, and customer service at LE took a couple of days to manually send me the missing certs. Hopefully they have sorted out those problems.
Hope it does within the next 18 hours before I checkout here at the Fairmont!
update: life experience activated my ecerts within about 14 hours!
Saved $100 on this stay!
Last edited by coleworld; Sep 21, 2017 at 7:45 am
Sep 21, 2017, 10:57 am
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thanks. I purchased and received my 4 x $100 LE ecerts from Costco and now just waiting to be activated to use on lifeexperience.ca
Hope it does within the next 18 hours before I checkout here at the Fairmont!
update: life experience activated my ecerts within about 14 hours!
Saved $100 on this stay!
Hope it does within the next 18 hours before I checkout here at the Fairmont!
update: life experience activated my ecerts within about 14 hours!
Saved $100 on this stay!
Sep 24, 2017, 7:31 pm
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I picked up another $1,000 of these, via Costco, for the grand total cost of $749.90, to use on my next stay (assuming the limit of 10 certs per stay is enforced).
Now the decision dilemma is, how many more to hold? It's a great deal, and if it disappears again, I'll wish I purchased enough for the next several trips. On the other hand, investing too much cash up front in the program makes me a bit nervous, in case the Fairmont/Accor merger somehow has the LifeExperiences partnership abruptly dissolved.
Decisions!
I'd feel better if I could get the hotel to redeem them now, and apply them as a deposit on my upcoming stays.
Now the decision dilemma is, how many more to hold? It's a great deal, and if it disappears again, I'll wish I purchased enough for the next several trips. On the other hand, investing too much cash up front in the program makes me a bit nervous, in case the Fairmont/Accor merger somehow has the LifeExperiences partnership abruptly dissolved.
Decisions!
I'd feel better if I could get the hotel to redeem them now, and apply them as a deposit on my upcoming stays.
Sep 26, 2017, 12:28 am
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I picked up another $1,000 of these, via Costco, for the grand total cost of $749.90, to use on my next stay (assuming the limit of 10 certs per stay is enforced).
Now the decision dilemma is, how many more to hold? It's a great deal, and if it disappears again, I'll wish I purchased enough for the next several trips. On the other hand, investing too much cash up front in the program makes me a bit nervous, in case the Fairmont/Accor merger somehow has the LifeExperiences partnership abruptly dissolved.
Decisions!
I'd feel better if I could get the hotel to redeem them now, and apply them as a deposit on my upcoming stays.
Now the decision dilemma is, how many more to hold? It's a great deal, and if it disappears again, I'll wish I purchased enough for the next several trips. On the other hand, investing too much cash up front in the program makes me a bit nervous, in case the Fairmont/Accor merger somehow has the LifeExperiences partnership abruptly dissolved.
Decisions!
I'd feel better if I could get the hotel to redeem them now, and apply them as a deposit on my upcoming stays.
I don't see the Fairmont brand going away, and regardless of what happens to the FPC program and what changes Accor imposes on Fairmont, I'd expect GCs to be honoured.
Most provinces have also enacted laws banning the expiration of gift cards, so I doubt Fairmont/Accor would want to open that can of worms.
Personally, I'd be 100% comfortable purchasing GCs for any stays during the next 12-18 months.
Sep 27, 2017, 11:39 am
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I picked up another $1,000 of these, via Costco, for the grand total cost of $749.90, to use on my next stay (assuming the limit of 10 certs per stay is enforced).
Now the decision dilemma is, how many more to hold? It's a great deal, and if it disappears again, I'll wish I purchased enough for the next several trips. On the other hand, investing too much cash up front in the program makes me a bit nervous, in case the Fairmont/Accor merger somehow has the LifeExperiences partnership abruptly dissolved.
Decisions!
I'd feel better if I could get the hotel to redeem them now, and apply them as a deposit on my upcoming stays.
Now the decision dilemma is, how many more to hold? It's a great deal, and if it disappears again, I'll wish I purchased enough for the next several trips. On the other hand, investing too much cash up front in the program makes me a bit nervous, in case the Fairmont/Accor merger somehow has the LifeExperiences partnership abruptly dissolved.
Decisions!
I'd feel better if I could get the hotel to redeem them now, and apply them as a deposit on my upcoming stays.
Sep 27, 2017, 1:32 pm
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I know LE still has sales periodically throughout the year, sometimes as high as 20%. That would still be a great deal, but not quite like the Costco price. Maybe it was just too good to last.
Sep 30, 2017, 8:20 am
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I've been checking the Costco.ca site each day, and as of this morning. the LE certificates are back again for the same price of $74.99 each.
I purchased another 10, and the purchase went through just fine and the certificates arrived by e-mail. Hopefully they'll be activated in the next day or so. I don't want to order any more than that until I complete the conversion to the Fairmont certificates on the LE site.
I purchased another 10, and the purchase went through just fine and the certificates arrived by e-mail. Hopefully they'll be activated in the next day or so. I don't want to order any more than that until I complete the conversion to the Fairmont certificates on the LE site.