AARP $500 Gift Card

[Valor2005]

I know this is off-topic, but can anyone tell me the shipping cost of the $500 gift cards (I want to buy 2 of them) or can we opt to get an e-card?

 

[ULCajunCruiser]

4 hours ago, broncorckcrwlr said:

Well this is all new to me. What is a AARP gift card? Where do you get one and what is the advantage ft using one for whatever purpose they have?

AARP has a program where you can earn points basically by answering quiz questions.   You don't have to be a member to earn points, but if you are you'll earn them 1 1/2 times faster.   You can earn up to 5000 points in a day.   You then use these points to buy discounted gift cards.   So, for instance, 5000 points you can buy a $500 Carnival gift card for $450, saving 10%.  If you use them to pay for a $2500 cruise, you'll save $250!!

[Bostwick girl]

I don't recall the shipping charge, but it was minimal. I do know that AARP no longer issues Ecards, much to the dismay of many. That information as well as how to get the cards thru AARP Rewards For Good has been posted on here many times.

 

[LuckyStar]

Ok, now that I can't get the $500 gift card, I want it even more.  Dang it!

[Bostwick girl]

7 minutes ago, LuckyStar said:

Ok, now that I can't get the $500 gift card, I want it even more.  Dang it!

I just went to AARP REWARDS FOR GOOD. Both the $500 and $100 cards are showing as available if anyone needs some.

 

[SNJCruisers]

41 minutes ago, Valor2005 said:

I know this is off-topic, but can anyone tell me the shipping cost of the $500 gift cards (I want to buy 2 of them) or can we opt to get an e-card?

 

Very nominal...I think it's like 42 cents per card. I believe the eCards were eliminated because of the occasional fraud issue.

[ULCajunCruiser]

3 minutes ago, Bostwick girl said:

I just went to AARP REWARDS FOR GOOD. Both the $500 and $100 cards are showing as available if anyone needs some.

 

😞   Its a glitch on their side.   I tried and it wouldn't let me, so I called and there are still none in inventory

[LuckyStar]

21 minutes ago, Bostwick girl said:

I just went to AARP REWARDS FOR GOOD. Both the $500 and $100 cards are showing as available if anyone needs some.

 

You're right. It is there.  But it wouldn't allow me to purchase.  I'll keep checking back.  Thanks!

 

Edited October 25, 2018 by LuckyStar

[TulaTula2]

FYI: AARP has the $500 Carnival Gift Cards for sale again...just bought mine!

[ULCajunCruiser]

34 minutes ago, TulaTula2 said:

FYI: AARP has the $500 Carnival Gift Cards for sale again...just bought mine!

Thanks, got mine too

 

BTW, shipping for 2 was $1.18

Edited October 26, 2018 by ULCajunCruiser

[Valor2005]

Thank you!

[LibratPDX]

On ‎10‎/‎24‎/‎2018 at 3:27 PM, joepeka said:

Actually you cannot apply gift cards to your on board account ahead of boarding - you have to do it on board at Guest Services or one of the kiosks. I believe, at some (maybe all?) port check-in's you can do it just prior to boarding.

That's not entirely true........you cannot apply them directly, but on my last cruise I purchased Cruise Cash the week before and it automatically is added to your OBC account.  But you have to mention it to them, it's not immediately apparent when  you check in pre-embarkation.

[joepeka]

9 minutes ago, LibratPDX said:

That's not entirely true........you cannot apply them directly, but on my last cruise I purchased Cruise Cash the week before and it automatically is added to your OBC account.  But you have to mention it to them, it's not immediately apparent when  you check in pre-embarkation.

You are correct - I was speaking from the standpoint of directly applying gift card balances to OBC prior to sailing. Cruise Cash has the one unfortunate feature though of being non-refundable.

[LibratPDX]

1 minute ago, joepeka said:

You are correct - I was speaking from the standpoint of directly applying gift card balances to OBC prior to sailing. Cruise Cash has the one unfortunate feature though of being non-refundable.

Also true, just have to be diligent and either spend it all or go to the casino and get your moolah back :)

[joepeka]

5 minutes ago, LibratPDX said:

Also true, just have to be diligent and either spend it all or go to the casino and get your moolah back :)

Correct again!  

[CruisinCrow]

On 10/23/2018 at 7:12 PM, joepeka said:

I agree but I know posters here on CC have reported that GS has done that to them (limited the number of gift cards that can be applied in one "transaction").

 

I think this is where the gift card limit is coming from.  According to the Carnival website: 

Number of Cards Allowed on One Transaction

Q: How many Carnival Gift Cards can I use during one transaction/purchase?
A: On carnival.ourgiftcards.com, you can place an order for up to 5 Gift Cards in one payment transaction; you may redeem multiple Gift Cards per transaction (9 cards per session).

 

This is from their FAQs: https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2004

 

[joepeka]

5 hours ago, CruisinCrow said:

 

I think this is where the gift card limit is coming from.  According to the Carnival website: 

Number of Cards Allowed on One Transaction

Q: How many Carnival Gift Cards can I use during one transaction/purchase?
A: On carnival.ourgiftcards.com, you can place an order for up to 5 Gift Cards in one payment transaction; you may redeem multiple Gift Cards per transaction (9 cards per session).

 

This is from their FAQs: https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2004

 

I guess this is just another example of where Carnival's right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing.