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expiredFlfishing13 posted Apr 2, 2022 1:43 PM

Select Costco Locations: Alaska Airlines $500 Gift Certificate

$400

$500

20% off
(Valid In-Store Only)at Costco Wholesale
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Select Costco Wholesale Locations (link for reference only) have for its Members: Alaska Airlines $500 Gift Certificate on sale for $399.99. Valid in-store only [warehouse locator].

Thanks to community member Flfishing13 for sharing this deal.

Note, sale price is valid at select Costco warehouses only (Item# 1507486). There may be in-warehouse limits on the quantity you may purchase.

Features:
  • No Travel Restrictions or Blackout Dates
  • No Expiration
  • Only valid at alaskaair.com for Alaska Airlines flights

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  • About this deal:
    • Price is $100 lower (20% savings) than the list price.
    • Offer valid while supplies last.
    • See forum thread for deal discussion and locations that our members have found this deal.
  • About this product:
    • Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars based on over 3200 reviews on Costco Wholesale online.
  • About this store:
    • Costco Wholesale return policy may be found here

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Written by Flfishing13
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Select Costco Wholesale Locations (link for reference only) have for its Members: Alaska Airlines $500 Gift Certificate on sale for $399.99. Valid in-store only [warehouse locator].

Thanks to community member Flfishing13 for sharing this deal.

Note, sale price is valid at select Costco warehouses only (Item# 1507486). There may be in-warehouse limits on the quantity you may purchase.

Features:
  • No Travel Restrictions or Blackout Dates
  • No Expiration
  • Only valid at alaskaair.com for Alaska Airlines flights

Editor's Notes

Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Price is $100 lower (20% savings) than the list price.
    • Offer valid while supplies last.
    • See forum thread for deal discussion and locations that our members have found this deal.
  • About this product:
    • Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars based on over 3200 reviews on Costco Wholesale online.
  • About this store:
    • Costco Wholesale return policy may be found here

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Apr 3, 2022 12:38 AM
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shehasmyspleenApr 3, 2022 12:38 AM
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Quote from midnightraver :
I saw it in Miami, FL very prominently placed too.
They're just starting SEA>MIA routing so this placement makes sense
Apr 3, 2022 12:39 AM
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kfpandaApr 3, 2022 12:39 AM
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Anyone saw this price in bay area, CA?
Apr 3, 2022 12:44 AM
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3WireApr 3, 2022 12:44 AM
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Bought 3 of these this morning at our San Diego COSTCO. So $1200 in charges to my COSTCO Visa card nets me $1500 in value at alaskaair.com. Plus whatever the Costco Visa give me in cash back as well as our Executive Membership. It could be as high as 5% and 2% respectively or an additional $84 in cash back value. Should be easy to use with annual flights from San Diego to Cabo for our timeshare there as well as flights to Florida, etc for cruises or other vacations. We pay off ALL our credit cards every month (zero balance). Last years cash back haul from our credit cards was over $1800 in free cash.
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Apr 3, 2022 12:45 AM
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midnightraverApr 3, 2022 12:45 AM
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Quote from shehasmyspleen :
They're just starting SEA>MIA routing so this placement makes sense
Thank you for that, it will make me consider it!
Apr 3, 2022 1:12 AM
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meowmix318Apr 3, 2022 1:12 AM
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Saw this deal at my local Costco in Irwindale, Ca
Last edited by meowmix318 April 2, 2022 at 10:02 PM.
Apr 3, 2022 1:30 AM
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ns347Apr 3, 2022 1:30 AM
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This is a great deal however, keep a few things in mind. If you have a premium travel card like Amex Platinum, you would get 5x points on booking a flight directly through an airline. In addition, you would get the full travel protection in case of flight cancellations and delays etc (which may be necessary amidst the recent Alaska pilot strike/flight cancellations). You can save by not having to buy travel insurance as it's an included benefit of cards like Amex Platinum or chase Sapphire reserve
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Apr 3, 2022 1:55 AM
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SmartPlant6444Apr 3, 2022 1:55 AM
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Quote from zeta :
it says b&m (in-store)
Thanks for the explanation! I looked in store today in Seattle, but didn't see them. However, I should have asked since their gift card section had been moved since my last visit and was very limited.

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Apr 3, 2022 2:42 AM
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frank_746Apr 3, 2022 2:42 AM
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I bought Delta gift card years ago but never used them. A lot of reasons:

1. Sometimes another airline is cheaper
2. Buying from third-party website is cheaper
3. Amex has offer which requires $300 payment on the credit card etc
4. Buying with airline miles is a better option (especially the fly date is closer).
5. Credit card points (CSR).

it makes me think twice before stocking any airline gift card anymore, considering that I only fly ~4 round trips per year. But I guess for others they may feel the deal is more useful.
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Apr 3, 2022 3:07 AM
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BrewerApr 3, 2022 3:07 AM
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Quote from DancingNeko :
Anyone know if there's a limit to how many you can stack for one flight?
You can use multiple in a single transaction (I think it accepts up to four per transaction?), but you can also add the gift card to your Alaska "wallet" which is their travel bank, for convenience or if you need to spend more than $2000 on a single reservation. It will sit there non-expiring and can be used for you or anyone else you want to book a ticket for. It's the same place they store cancelled ticket value, but the gift card funds don't expire and are drawn on after any cancelled tickets (which only last a year, unless you extend the expiration by rebooking and recancelling...).

Whether these funds are in your wallet or kept as a gift certificate, they can only be used for new tickets and can't be used for ancillary fees like premium class seats, but you can buy those with a credit card in the same transaction. The new ticket restriction doesn't really matter much because as long as you book main cabin or higher, you can just cancel single legs without any trouble for full wallet credit; there isn't really any reason to "change" tickets vs. cancel and book a new reservation anymore.
Apr 3, 2022 3:23 AM
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BrewerApr 3, 2022 3:23 AM
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Quote from ns347 :
This is a great deal however, keep a few things in mind. If you have a premium travel card like Amex Platinum, you would get 5x points on booking a flight directly through an airline. In addition, you would get the full travel protection in case of flight cancellations and delays etc (which may be necessary amidst the recent Alaska pilot strike/flight cancellations). You can save by not having to buy travel insurance as it's an included benefit of cards like Amex Platinum or chase Sapphire reserve
YMMV, but you may not need to pay for the entire ticket to trigger the insurance coverage. I had a claim with Amex that ended up being denied for an unrelated reason (the delay that resulted in a misconnection was 60% attributed to the need to accommodate passengers with special needs and only 40% due to unavailability of maintenance because of a labor dispute), but one leg of the ticket was paid for in wallet funds, and the AIG adjuster said that was okay under the terms:

Quote :
You must charge the full amount of a Covered Trip to your Eligible Card or in combination with your
Eligible Card and accumulated points on your Eligible Card or redeemable certificates, vouchers,
coupons, or discounts awarded from a frequent flyer program or similar program.

Chase has similar language, but I haven't had a claim.

Quote :
Covered Trip means any pre-paid tour, trip or vacation when
some portion of the cost for such travel arrangements less any
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redeemable frequent flyer miles, points, coupons or certificates,
or other types of redeemable Rewards has been charged to
your Account:
If so, you could book a cheaper ticket using your gift cert/wallet funds then make a change and pay the add collect with your Amex Plat or Chase Sapphire card to trigger the insurance. Very much YMMV, but that's always the case with credit card travel insurance. It's thorny and they have a lot of outs to deny a claim.
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Apr 3, 2022 3:42 AM
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ru_benzApr 3, 2022 3:42 AM
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Quote from kfpanda :
Anyone saw this price in bay area, CA?
I saw this deal earlier today in San Leandro.
Apr 3, 2022 3:51 AM
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jetcityjefApr 3, 2022 3:51 AM
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Quote from shehasmyspleen :
They're just starting SEA>MIA routing so this placement makes sense
I don't know if Seattle is greater than Miami. It's been very downhill here the last few years. 🙂
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Apr 3, 2022 3:54 AM
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BinarApr 3, 2022 3:54 AM
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Quote from ns347 :
This is a great deal however, keep a few things in mind. If you have a premium travel card like Amex Platinum, you would get 5x points on booking a flight directly through an airline. In addition, you would get the full travel protection in case of flight cancellations and delays etc (which may be necessary amidst the recent Alaska pilot strike/flight cancellations). You can save by not having to buy travel insurance as it's an included benefit of cards like Amex Platinum or chase Sapphire reserve
When was last time you tried to claim travel insurance on any of the 2 CC you mentioned. It's a pain with Sapphire, dont know about AMEX
Apr 3, 2022 4:03 AM
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JollyJuice3134Apr 3, 2022 4:03 AM
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Quote from SmartPlant6444 :
Is there a trick to get the extra $50 off? When I go to the Costco site I'm only given the option of $449 instead of $399.
Yea. The trick is to go into the store lol

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Apr 3, 2022 4:03 AM
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arribasnApr 3, 2022 4:03 AM
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Quote from kfpanda :
Anyone saw this price in bay area, CA?
Confirmed in Fremont

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