{"id":45379,"date":"2023-10-12T23:00:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T23:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/12\/costco-users-can-buy-a-500-southwest-gift-card-for-429-99-while-supplies-last-the-points-guy\/"},"modified":"2023-10-12T23:00:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T23:00:46","slug":"costco-users-can-buy-a-500-southwest-gift-card-for-429-99-while-supplies-last-the-points-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/12\/costco-users-can-buy-a-500-southwest-gift-card-for-429-99-while-supplies-last-the-points-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Costco users can buy a $500 Southwest gift card for $429.99 while supplies last &#8211; The Points Guy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2735261878 temporal\">\n<p>Oct. 12, 2023<\/p>\n<p>\u2022<\/p>\n<p>3 min read<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-2556376675 featuredImageWithToc\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"Article_parallel__TsQEO\">\n<div class=\"Article_contentWithToc__uTe9u\">\n<div class=\"jsx-3064427519 topElements\">\n<div class=\"jsx-3522876312 topDisclaimer\">This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. Terms apply to the offers listed on this page. For an explanation of our Advertising Policy, visit<!-- --> <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/advertising-policy\/\" class=\"jsx-3522876312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this page<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-773591760 body\">\n<div class=\"Mobiledoc\">\n<p>Good news if you need to book some flights on Southwest Airlines as <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/credit-cards\/citi\/reviews\/costco-anywhere-visa-by-citi-card-review\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Costco shoppers<\/a> can save $70 on upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/airline\/southwest-airlines\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Southwest Airlines<\/a> flights by purchasing a $500 Southwest gift card for $429.99 through Oct. 13 while supplies last.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"deal-basics\" class=\"jsx-3480274316 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-3480274316\">Deal basics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"jsx-4252866712 tpg-figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"jsx-36530878 full-width-auto-height-image\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;overflow:hidden;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;position:relative\"><span style=\"box-sizing:border-box;display:block;width:initial;height:initial;background:none;opacity:1;border:0;margin:0;padding:0;padding-top:39.85032740879326%\"\/><img alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\"\/><noscript><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"responsive\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0;border:none;margin:auto;display:block;width:0;height:0;min-width:100%;max-width:100%;min-height:100%;max-height:100%\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-12-at-3.14.06%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=640 640w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-12-at-3.14.06%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=750 750w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-12-at-3.14.06%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=828 828w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-12-at-3.14.06%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=1080 1080w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-12-at-3.14.06%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-12-at-3.14.06%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=1920 1920w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-12-at-3.14.06%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=2048 2048w, https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-12-at-3.14.06%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=3840 3840w\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.global.ssl.fastly.net\/us\/originals\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-12-at-3.14.06%E2%80%AFPM.png?width=3840\"\/><\/noscript><\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"jsx-4252866712 figcaption\">COSTCO.COM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Airline:<\/strong> Southwest<br \/><b>How to book:<\/b> Purchase the eGift Card <a href=\"https:\/\/www.costco.com\/.product.1588972.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">through Costco<\/a><br \/><b>Travel dates: <\/b>N\/A<br \/><b>Book by: <\/b>Oct. 13 or while supplies last<\/p>\n<p>Costco users can purchase a $500 Southwest Airlines eGift Card for $430, for $70 savings. Gift cards can be used to book Southwest travel online, in person or via phone for all Southwest flights. Gift cards are restricted to two per purchase and are nonrefundable. Plus, these do not expire.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"maximize-your-purchase\" class=\"jsx-3480274316 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-3480274316\">Maximize your purchase<\/h2>\n<p>Use the Chase Freedom (no longer available to new applicants) or <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/oc\/7537\/?tid=PRODUCT-DETAIL-PAGE&amp;influenced=1&amp;ptv[pageid]=200&amp;c_anonymous_id=2a65e55f-6967-4452-8b65-7dc7bffd9274&amp;c_instance_id=ee8b6a07-c7ed-4a9f-ae04-2d2f8d3ec6d7&amp;c_session_id=5f4ca10c-e302-406b-bc17-ae59261c5b54&amp;c_tenant_id=8830ce36-13f9-40da-8176-b8cbf73a598c&amp;c_correlation_id=639b0b42-9b1d-4490-9830-b0915e5c1cdf&amp;c_initial_referer=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252F&amp;c_landing_page_url=https%253A%252F%252Fthepointsguy.com%252Fcredit-cards%252Fchase-freedom-unlimited%252F&amp;c_positionId=1&amp;c_exitPageId=https%3A%2F%2Fthepointsguy.com%2Fcredit-cards%2Fchase-freedom-flex%2F\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chase Freedom Flex\u2120<\/a> to earn 5% back (<a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/credit-cards\/chase\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">or 5 points per dollar<\/a>) on wholesale club spending, including Costco, as a <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/news\/activate-chase-freedom-5x-earnings\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bonus spending category<\/a> through Dec. 31 (up to $1,500 in combined purchases when you activate). Because the Flex is not a Visa, it&#8217;s not accepted at Costco stores but is accepted <a href=\"http:\/\/costco.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">on the Costco website<\/a>. The Freedom card, however, is a Visa and is accepted at both physical locations and on the website.<\/p>\n<p>Or use the <span class=\"jsx-eb69f9b09a3de1d0 jsx-eea0d1f218f5e80b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/apply-now\/bank-of-america-cash-rewards-credit-card\/?tid=post\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-eb69f9b09a3de1d0 jsx-eea0d1f218f5e80b applyLink inherit\">Bank of America\u00ae Customized Cash Rewards credit card<\/a><\/span> for 2% back on whole club spending, up to $2,500 spent on combined purchases every quarter (then 1%) or the <a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/oc\/221411361\/?tid=PRODUCT-DETAIL-PAGE&amp;influenced=1&amp;ptv[pageid]=200&amp;c_anonymous_id=2a65e55f-6967-4452-8b65-7dc7bffd9274&amp;c_instance_id=4a05ad22-9d30-4d7c-8758-785609245fdc&amp;c_session_id=5f4ca10c-e302-406b-bc17-ae59261c5b54&amp;c_tenant_id=8830ce36-13f9-40da-8176-b8cbf73a598c&amp;c_correlation_id=3dab4ccb-98f1-4423-ba2a-e910f5aba7ea&amp;c_initial_referer=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252F&amp;c_landing_page_url=https%253A%252F%252Fthepointsguy.com%252Fcredit-cards%252Fchase-freedom-unlimited%252F&amp;c_positionId=1&amp;c_exitPageId=https%3A%2F%2Fthepointsguy.com%2Fcredit-cards%2Fcostco-anywhere-visa-card-by-citi%2F\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Costco Anywhere Visa\u00ae Card by Citi<\/a> for 2% cash back on all other purchases from Costco and Costco.com.<\/p>\n<p><em>The information for the Chase Freedom card has been collected independently by The Points Guy. The card details on this page have not been reviewed or provided by the card issuer.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"&#10;        EmailSignUp_container__70lh2&#10;        undefined&#10;        EmailSignUp_isLoading__zGkU5&#10;      \"><picture><source media=\"screen and (max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-mob.svg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/images\/EmailSignUp\/daily-dt.svg\"\/><\/picture>\n<div class=\"EmailSignUp_form__cnneL\">\n<p>Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Reward your inbox with the TPG Daily newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Join over 700,000 readers for breaking news, in-depth guides and exclusive deals from TPG\u2019s experts<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"bottom-line\" class=\"jsx-3480274316 anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"jsx-3480274316\">Bottom line<\/h2>\n<p>You can purchase $500 Southwest gift cards for $430 through Oct. 13 or while supplies last. This is an opportunity to save $70 on Southwest flights and potentially earn bonus points on top of that by using the right credit card.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Featured image by <!-- -->KYLE OLSEN\/THE POINTS GUY<\/p>\n<p>Editorial disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are the author\u2019s alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, airline or hotel chain, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/thepointsguy.com\/deals\/southwest-gift-card-costco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oct. 12, 2023 \u2022 3 min read This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. Terms apply to the offers listed on this page. 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