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Airline e-GCs: best $100 increments or smaller
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United gift registry:
Make united your airline of choice for your platinum.
Create a united gift registry.  Create a goal for the registry.
Add funds to the registry in increments of $100 or less using your platinum card. Get reimbursed by AMEX.

DDMS
https://www.dansdeals.com/credit-cards/used-2019-amex-airline-fee-credit-will-use/
https://www.dansdeals.com/credit-cards/testing-using-2023-amex-airline-fee-credit-uses-will-use/

Discussion about how to use more than 3 Delta GC on 1 ticket:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta-air-lines-skymiles/1888784-possible-use-more-than-3-gift-cards-one-booking-2.html
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #460 on: December 25, 2017, 12:31:48 AM »
Yea but your premise is wrong....
Which one?
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #461 on: December 25, 2017, 12:32:21 AM »
Which one?
That if you return something it won't get clawed back.
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #462 on: December 25, 2017, 12:34:13 AM »
That if you return something it won't get clawed back.
No, I was saying if I purchase something and return it I now receive a credit, that credit will not get clawed back. (the easiest example of a a credit that'll never be clw
Awed back) I wasn't referring to Amex offers.
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #463 on: December 25, 2017, 12:36:34 AM »
Can GC's be used for luggage? And for AA GC, have to buy $100 or can buy in 50's?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #464 on: December 25, 2017, 12:38:24 AM »
No, I was saying if I purchase something and return it I now receive a credit, that credit will not get clawed back. (the easiest example of a a credit that'll never be clw
Awed back) I wasn't referring to Amex offers.
That's a terrible way to think about this.
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #465 on: December 25, 2017, 01:05:43 AM »
No way to change airline now for 17 right? I never switched from delta after pggm in 16 and now have use for b6 or aa
I switched mine a few times via chat, even after receiving the credit and using the 50% rebate from the first airline. Never had any issue, they did it right away no questions asked.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #466 on: December 25, 2017, 01:32:20 AM »
I bought a $200 AA GC, should I buy now 2 $100 AA GC to trigger the credit or AA $200 triggers it? (didn't see the wiki, till after purchase)

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #467 on: December 25, 2017, 03:43:03 AM »
I bought a $200 AA GC, should I buy now 2 $100 AA GC to trigger the credit or AA $200 triggers it? (didn't see the wiki, till after purchase)
$200 used to trigger it,last time I did $200 was a year ago, I started doing $100 AA GC only after reading what some people reported that the $200 AA GC purchase did not trigger the credit.
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #468 on: December 25, 2017, 11:03:30 AM »
I switched mine a few times via chat, even after receiving the credit and using the 50% rebate from the first airline. Never had any issue, they did it right away no questions asked.
Just had my first issue after using the airline credit. Will HUCA. Hope it's just an idiot who's not off for the holidays.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #469 on: December 25, 2017, 02:59:24 PM »
where is the best place to sell delta or aa gift cards?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #470 on: December 25, 2017, 03:30:42 PM »
where is the best place to sell delta or aa gift cards?
i had good experience at cardcash.com

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #471 on: December 25, 2017, 11:47:18 PM »
When is the deadline for the credit:
1.  12/31?
2.  closing date of the December statement?

3.  purchase date?
4.  posting date?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #472 on: December 25, 2017, 11:59:34 PM »
When is the deadline for the credit:
1.  12/31?
2.  closing date of the December statement?

3.  purchase date?
4.  posting date?
12/31 purchase date.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #473 on: December 26, 2017, 12:18:43 AM »
12/31 purchase date.
Thank. You.  Just wanted to be sure since a (dumb?) rep told me that a previous charge that posted the beginning of January did not count even though it was a December purchase date.  For another transaction, he said that the airline only put the charge through a couple days later in January and then it posted after that.  He wouldn't give me last year's credit for either.

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #474 on: December 26, 2017, 09:17:06 AM »
Does united gift registry still work?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #475 on: December 26, 2017, 09:22:20 AM »
Does united gift registry still work?
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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #476 on: December 26, 2017, 09:49:00 AM »
If I do 4 different $50 purchases of the Delta gift cards in one day, will it still trigger the $200 airline fee credit for the platinum card?

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #477 on: December 26, 2017, 11:48:44 AM »
If I do 4 different $50 purchases of the Delta gift cards in one day, will it still trigger the $200 airline fee credit for the platinum card?
Yes

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #478 on: December 26, 2017, 11:59:59 AM »
Anybody know if this is a problem with Canadian cards?
Does book and cancel still work with Canadian AMEX cards? I didn't receive any notice that they may have stopped

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Re: Purchases That Work For Amex Platinum Travel Credit
« Reply #479 on: December 26, 2017, 03:17:16 PM »
I have a $199 revenue ticket with JetBlue. Definitely won't trigger the credit if I have JetBlue as prefered airline set? Will try if theres a chance.