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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 discounted Uber gift cards are mainly valued as a cheaper way to fund rides, restaurant pickups, and Uber One. The cards can also be used to offset an annual Uber One membership, and the savings stack with restaurant promos or other cash back offers. The main friction is checkout and redemption, with orders sometimes canceled, a 14 day purchase limit, and the full charge needing to be covered by the gift card balance. Some also note that Uber pricing and fees can vary by account, so the value depends on how you use it.
Travelers who mainly use rides and restaurant pickups, because the credit works well for airport trips and occasional food orders.
The cards can be used for rides, restaurant pickups, and Uber One-related purchases. One workaround is to pay the ride with a credit card first, then switch the completed trip to the gift card in ride history; the full charge must be covered by gift card balance, so split payments are not allowed.
Prices and fees can vary by account, even for the same ride or order. Some accounts with Uber One or gift card balance can see higher prices, while other accounts see lower service fees or nearly identical ride prices.
The purchase limit is 1 order every 14 days, down to the minute. Some stores also cap physical card purchases at 2 per day, with the daily limit resetting the next day.
Costco can be fussy about matching the name, address, and email across the credit card, Costco account, and delivery instructions. Using a virtual card in Google Wallet reportedly helped where a normal business card kept getting canceled.
In the Uber app, search for Costco and use the Costco membership banner to link your account. After linking, you can buy the discounted membership with your Costco membership number, and the annual Uber One price can drop to about $40 when paired with the discounted gift cards.
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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 discounted Uber gift cards are mainly valued as a cheaper way to fund rides, restaurant pickups, and Uber One. The cards can also be used to offset an annual Uber One membership, and the savings stack with restaurant promos or other cash back offers. The main friction is checkout and redemption, with orders sometimes canceled, a 14 day purchase limit, and the full charge needing to be covered by the gift card balance. Some also note that Uber pricing and fees can vary by account, so the value depends on how you use it.
Linking a Costco membership to an Uber account can enable an annual Uber One membership for about $40 using discounted Uber gift cards.
Using Uber gift cards for restaurant pickups, especially while traveling, can stretch the $100 value further when combined with restaurant promos.
Uber ride rates can stay nearly the same between accounts, with only occasional differences of a few cents.
Ordering Costco.com gift cards may succeed when using a Google Wallet virtual card instead of a normal business card.
Costco.com gift card orders can get canceled after checkout, and digital portal attempts may fail.
Uber pricing can vary widely between accounts for the same ride or order, including factors like app data.
Uber Eats gift card orders can be disrupted by delivery issues, and refunds may not be available after problems occur.
Gift card payment changes may require covering the full amount with the gift card, which can leave unused gift card credit.
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