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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.
Only problem is the full amount has to be covered by the GC, no split payment when changing payment method. So you still end up with GC credit.
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Still cheaper. I took two Ubers tonight. $90 total. Buying $100 to cover everything then have an extra $10 in credit left over, for $80
My comment wasn't regarding whether it's cheaper to use gift card, it was for those who feel they get charged higher rates if they have a gift card balance.
So how long does it take to send em? I bought them like 17hours ago and still nothing. Even tried putting my info in that digital portal portal site and nothing.
Edit: got cancelled. Never ordered them before, that's lame
Tried again, cancelled, tried again cancelled. What garbage.
Last edited by NickN1839 October 28, 2026 at 10:36 AM.
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re: canceled orders - Experienced this a few weeks ago, was able to fix it by using the "virtual card" feature of my google wallet. I'm not sure what the difference was, but ordering with my normal (business) card on Costco.com got cancelled multiple times...the virtual one worked the 1st time, so I'm continuing to use that
Honestly, Uber eats is a pain in the butt to deal with I cancelled a 6 year relationship with them because they wouldn't offer 10 dollar voucher after a driver was 3 hours late and all the other restaurants were closed
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.
Interesting. I've had them refund an order I placed with Uber Eats giftcard. They'll have a last possible time displayed that you need to take a screenshot of, as it'll keep getting pushed back. If it goes past that time, they will let you cancel and get a refund.
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I just keep it to a.) Uber Black rides from the Airport (since those go all the way to the terminal, useful for International flights when you don't want to lug multiple suitcases to a ride share station or onto a shuttle), normal rides every once in a while, take-out orders (just taking advantage of the uber one membership perks) and the OCCASIONAL delivery order (usually a hotel order while traveling)
It does sound like depending on it for deliveries is a crapshoot, so I'm happy to dip out and grab it myself (or just use it for rides)
At a $80 up front cost (and $48 of that going towards an Uber One membership), I don't see this as much of a risk
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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.
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Edit: got cancelled. Never ordered them before, that's lame
Tried again, cancelled, tried again cancelled. What garbage.
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It does sound like depending on it for deliveries is a crapshoot, so I'm happy to dip out and grab it myself (or just use it for rides)
At a $80 up front cost (and $48 of that going towards an Uber One membership), I don't see this as much of a risk
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