here<\/a>, that show people are getting reimbursed for gift card purchases. The rules specifically state gift cards are NOT\u00a0an eligible airline incidental, but the system does reimburse\u00a0your account. I’ve tried it a couple of years in a row and it’s always worked. If you read through the Flyertalk thread mentioned before, you’ll see several others are getting reimbursed too! I can’t promise you it’ll work for you, but it definitely works for me. See the screen shots of my online statement\u00a0below. I tested by buying 2x $100 gift cards, and 3 days later, it was reimbursed. I’ll go for the remaining $300 now. I had to wait before posting, but look at that, $300 reimbursed, specifically for AA\/US lounges going away as a benefit.<\/p>\n![\"credit\"](\"http:\/\/point2steve.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/credit.jpg\")
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So\u00a0 if the annual credit is $200, how did I come up with $500?<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, Amex Platinum card holders lost the ability to enter American Airlines and Delta SkyClub lounges as part of its card benefits. This was a big deal for a lot of card holders, so what Amex did was increase the offering for the airline incidental, just for this year, anywhere from $100 –\u00a0$500. I was lucky enough to get $300, bringing my total to $500.<\/p>\n
The next thing I did was go on AA.com, and purchase 5x$100 e-gift cards. The credit takes 3-5 business days to show up, so I had to sit patiently and wait to see if I just wasted $500 or not. I would still get $500 in gift cards, so it wouldn’t be a total waste.<\/p>\n
Luckily the credit posted (as I was hoping)!<\/p>\n
Whenever I tell people I pay $450\/year for this card, they jump back. After all the benefits, it isn’t all too bad. Throw in the Amex offers that keep popping up and it feels like they’re paying me to use the card.<\/p>\n
So who’s going to check how much more they got for this year, and then buy some AA gift cards? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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