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Now that Uber & DD are back at Costco, these are normal prices in line with other gift cards. A deal on these now from costco would be like additional $5 off. I hope we can see something like that again in the near future.
Costco's Uber gift cards are back at the usual discounted price, and the main appeal is still stretching ride or delivery credit a bit further. The cards can also be used for Uber One, restaurant pickups, and occasional travel rides, with some shoppers stacking them with restaurant promos or a PayPal debit card grocery bonus. The main friction is that Costco orders can be picky, e-gift cards may be canceled or delayed, and the full gift card balance has to cover a charge. It is a useful way to prepay Uber spending if you can work within the purchase limits and account rules.
Travelers who mainly use rides and occasional restaurant pickups, because the credit can cover airport trips and takeout without needing to rely on delivery.
Shoppers who expect the gift card balance to split cleanly across a payment, because the full amount has to be covered by the gift card and can leave leftover credit.
Some accounts show the same or only slightly different fares, while others show higher ride or delivery prices and fees after gift card use. The reported workaround is to pay by credit card first, then change the payment method to the gift card after the trip is completed.
The online offer is limited to one order every 14 days, down to the minute. Some stores also have physical card limits, such as 2 cards per day that reset daily.
In the Uber app, search for Costco and open the membership banner under the search/store area. Link your Costco account there using your Costco membership number, then you can buy the discounted Uber One membership.
The full ride amount has to be covered by the gift card when you switch payment methods, so split payment is not supported. If the balance is short, you can end up with leftover gift card credit.
Delivery can take many hours; one order was still missing after about 17 hours and later got canceled. If the order is canceled, the digital portal workaround did not help in that case.
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Has anyone ever noticed that when gift cards are loaded on your Uber account that your ride quotes are always higher than the friend standing next to you pulling up the same ride?
Only workaround I've found was to pay with cc and then once trip is completed, go back to ride history and change payment method to gift card.
20% off isn't a sale. But now that Costco and Uber eats are officially partners, when you link your uber eats account to Costco, you can buy an annual Uber one membership for half price and pay for it with a discounted uber gift card. That will drop an annual uber one membership to $40.
Has anyone ever noticed that when gift cards are loaded on your Uber account that your ride quotes are always higher than the friend standing next to you pulling up the same ride?
Yes for Uber rides and if you couple that with the AMEX Platinum card benefit $15/month and free Uber One it is even worse. The kickback from One makes it a bit more tolerable. I don't use Uber Eats any more because the food and/or driver almost always has an issue and Uber no longer provides refunds. Earlier this year I had to dispute a large Uber Eats charge with AMEX due to driver being continuously changed out (like 5 drivers!) delaying the order by an hour or so. Uber absolutely did not care. AMEX wrote it off by refunding me during the dispute process on their website and immediately closed the case. I've never used Uber Eats since.
Have you checked that your name, address, and email match across your CC, Costco account, and delivery instructions? Costco can be quite fussy about this for gift card orders. (I guess they're trying to make it more difficult for potential fraudsters/hackers to buy GCs with stolen information.)
this is wrong. I've been loading up GCs on uber for years.
This is not wrong. I am avoiding using GC on uber. The discounts would be partially eaten by higher ride cost. Anyway lyft in cheaper on most of the locations.
Has anyone ever noticed that when gift cards are loaded on your Uber account that your ride quotes are always higher than the friend standing next to you pulling up the same ride?
20% off isn't a sale. But now that Costco and Uber eats are officially partners, when you link your uber eats account to Costco, you can buy an annual Uber one membership for half price and pay for it with a discounted uber gift card. That will drop an annual uber one membership to $40.
Thanks for the tip. How do you link your UE account to Costco?
Thanks for the tip. How do you link your UE account to Costco?
search for costco on UE. right underneath search store you'll see a bunch of banners. scroll to the right and you'll see a banner for your costco membership . you can link from that banner and buy the discounted membership once your costco account is linked. All you need is your costco membership #
Has anyone ever noticed that when gift cards are loaded on your Uber account that your ride quotes are always higher than the friend standing next to you pulling up the same ride?
You two should ride together
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Costco's Uber gift cards are back at the usual discounted price, and the main appeal is still stretching ride or delivery credit a bit further. The cards can also be used for Uber One, restaurant pickups, and occasional travel rides, with some shoppers stacking them with restaurant promos or a PayPal debit card grocery bonus. The main friction is that Costco orders can be picky, e-gift cards may be canceled or delayed, and the full gift card balance has to cover a charge. It is a useful way to prepay Uber spending if you can work within the purchase limits and account rules.
Linking an Uber account to Costco can enable an annual Uber One membership purchase at about half price using discounted Uber gift cards.
Using a PayPal debit card can add extra 5% cash back in the grocery category when buying or using these gift cards.
Buying Uber gift cards can leave leftover credit after covering multiple Uber rides with the $100 gift card value.
Using Uber gift cards for restaurant pickups can stack with restaurant promos like 2-for-1 to improve the effective deal.
Uber pricing can vary by account and factors, so the same ride or order can show different prices across accounts.
Costco.com gift card orders can get canceled after placing the order, which creates a frustrating checkout experience.
Changing the payment method after a trip can require paying the full ride amount with the gift card, which can strand unused gift card credit.
Uber One subscribers can sometimes see higher prices than non-Uber One members, which undermines the expectation of consistent savings.
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