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Feb 16, 2015, 7:07 pm

mrlasssen

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AMEX Platinum Card credit

Has anyone received AMEX Platinum card credit for purchasing WN email flight credit gift cards? If so, what dollar denominations, and where purchased, i.e. web, phone etc?

Feb 16, 2015, 7:19 pm

TravelerMSY

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Ummm, yes.

Feb 16, 2015, 7:31 pm

joshua362

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yes, website gift card purchases, did $75, $75 and $50 staggered a few days apart, credit came within a day or 2.

Feb 16, 2015, 7:43 pm

toomanybooks

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Location: Chicagoland, IL, USA

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Also got it on Citi Prestige card. Some AA, some WN e-mail gift cards.

Feb 16, 2015, 8:08 pm

FindAWay

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Here's the existing lengthy thread with hundreds of datapoints: $200 airline fee reimbursement reports: WN/FL only

Feb 17, 2015, 6:50 pm

tassojunior

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No problem with 2x$100 WN giftcards. For some reason someone advised me not to do 1-$200 giftcard but I forget why not.

Feb 18, 2015, 7:02 am

toomanybooks

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Forgot to say, with the Citi Prestige, I did not have to pick any specific airline, obviously. I think with the Amex you do.

Feb 18, 2015, 7:20 am

joshua362

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Quote:

Originally Posted by tassojunior

No problem with 2x$100 WN giftcards. For some reason someone advised me not to do 1-$200 giftcard but I forget why not.

I read that too, perhaps a larger amount gives the appearance of airfare, not an ancillary charge, that is why I did 75-75-50.

Feb 18, 2015, 8:29 am

FindAWay

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Quote:

Originally Posted by joshua362

Quote:

Originally Posted by tassojunior

No problem with 2x$100 WN giftcards. For some reason someone advised me not to do 1-$200 giftcard but I forget why not.

I read that too, perhaps a larger amount gives the appearance of airfare, not an ancillary charge, that is why I did 75-75-50.

FWIW, as I posted in the main thread, I did 2 separate $100 WN GCs for my Plat but 1 single $200 WN GC for Mrs. FindAWay's Plat. All were automatically credited back.

However, since WN allows 4 different payment sources per transaction and most are booking one-way flights, the primary downside to multiple, smaller GCs is the extra effort in keeping track of the additional GCs.

Feb 18, 2015, 8:39 am

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joshua362

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Originally Posted by FindAWay

Thanks, I still have to do the 2015 credit so this is very helpful, thanks for coming back.

Mar 9, 2015, 4:02 pm

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joshua362

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Good for TSA fees

Beware (or Rejoice), I used this card to pay for some $5.60 TSA points fees and they were rebated back as part of my 2015 $200 credit. Gonna be a nightmare keep tracking of what's left and hit $200 exactly with Gift Cards, especially if take back the credit when cancelling points bookings. Could be a boon to others with proper record keeping...

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