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Time to Redeem Southwest Rewards!

September 3rd, 2013 at 06:39 pm

As I expected, our Chase Southwest Airlines Rewards card statement closed over the weekend and the bonus miles were awarded. We now have 53,128 miles available to redeem. This translates to $525 in gift cards.

I will be discussing which cards to order with my husband, but the possibilities I'm interested include Walmart, Lowes, Sears, Amazon, Kohls, JC Penney, Barnes and Noble, Eddie Bauer, Aeropostale, Bath & Body Works, Panera, Bed Bath & Beyond and Pier One. Of course, I won't be getting one of each, but those are what I have narrowed the choices down to.

I really try to avoid Walmart, but I could easily get groceries and toiletries there to use the gift cards. We always end up buying some clothes at Kohl's over the course of the year. I expect with fall weather arriving we will be there soon! And Amazon would definitely get used, since we have their Prime membership, I do buy things there when they are less expensive and they arrive just two days later! Smile

Home improvements are always on the list, thus Lowe's is an obvious place to spend some of the reward miles, too. Many of the other cards I listed above aren't very common places we spend money, but they are often given as gifts. Turns out I think we are giving fewer gifts this year...so that means I probably don't need those. I could always buy the gift cards I need at Walmart, too!

I noticed a $10 credit on our USAA card, which we haven't been using. It was a reward I earned in April. I believe our auto insurance will be charged to that card any day, so just a little less money to send in. Of course, I will count that $10 as a snowflake for September!

What gift card would you choose to redeem?

10 Responses to “Time to Redeem Southwest Rewards!”

  1. Petunia 100 Says:
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    Can you transfer the points to Chase Freedom, and then choose cash?

    I know Chase allows point transfer between Freedom and Sapphire, but don't know about the Southwest.

  2. creditcardfree Says:
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    @Petunia, I don't think that is possible. The rewards are on the Southwest Airlines site under their rewards program, so it seems much different than the Chase Ultimate Rewards. I'll double check though.

  3. MonkeyMama Says:
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    You can always sell gift cards for cash. Last time I did this, Wal Mart was one of the more worthwhile cards to sell (maybe 90 cents on the dollar?). Otherwise, I'd just go for Amazon. (Just because you can buy just about anything - I found it more useful for stocking up on needs, versus any other choice).

  4. snafu Says:
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    Sears & JCP seem to belong to the last century, both are suffering from lack of sales. Will Barnes & Nobel survive when Amazon and e-readers have overtaken brick and mortar? WalMart is certainly the broadest based merchandiser although items are outsourced to Bangladesh and worse where factor owners lock workers in warehouses and all sorts of atrocities happen. Do you trust their food sources? Do they still add bleach to food products?

    SA participants seem to favor Kohls and their coupon/discount system. I'd vote Amazon since waiting two days doesn't seem inconvenient if the price is right! Bath & Body still produce quality pamper products if you really use them.

  5. creditcardfree Says:
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    @MM, I don't expect to sell any of the gift cards, as I know that we can get more value by using them. If I didn't have any good choices I sure would do that. If I sold I would feel like I'm losing money. Make sense?

    @snafu, I sure don't trust Walmart's produce...it always smells rotten in that department. And I agree that Sears and JCP are on their way out, but I do like some Land's End clothing that they sell at Sears.

  6. PNW Mom Says:
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    My favorites would be Barnes and Noble, Bath and Body Works, Kohl's, Pier 1,and Panera....so many to choose from! I think I have mentioned I have over 7000 My Points available to redeem.....I just can't decide Smile

  7. Petunia 100 Says:
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    Wal-mart is a good place to stock up on household products such as detergent, toothpaste, etc. If you are buying national brands (Tide, Colgate), then you aren't buying any products from sweat shops in Bangladesh. (I don't want to support those, either).

  8. beawealthywarrior Says:
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    Let me know what you find out about the question Petunia asked. As you know, I'm mainly ordering Walmart cards for groceries. I like the price match option, as a matter of fact I used it today and saved over $4. I will probably order Kohls too because I shop there a lot as well.

  9. creditcardfree Says:
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    @BAWW, I have looked around on the site since Petunia mentioned it. I see that you can transfer points, but only to another Rewards member, not to another rewards program. I really don't think cash is an option in this case, but I knew that going in.

  10. My English Castle Says:
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    Great rewards.

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