Purchase Giftcards Use Southwest Points As A Discount (Get More Than 1¢ Per Point)

The Offer

Direct link to offer (must be logged into your Southwest account)

  • The Southwest shopping mall (awardhq) is offering a number of discounts on gift cards, these require you to use Southwest points to purchase. Normally 1  point = 1 penny. Here are the gift cards and their discounted rate:
Retailer Gift Card Amount Points Required Value Per Point
Hardrock café $25 2,450 $0.0102
Macy’s $25 2,820 $0.0089
National Car Rental $50 4,650 $0.0108
Budget Rental $50 4,650 $0.0108
Avis Car Rental $50 4,650 $0.0108
Hertz $50 4,700 $0.0106
Macy’s $50 4,700 $0.0106
Fairway Rewards Goplay Golf $50 4,700 $0.0106
Zappos.com $50 4,700 $0.0106
Hardrock café $50 4,900 $0.0102
Great American Days $50 4,900 $0.0102
Avis Car Rental $100 9,300 $0.0108
National Car Rental $100 9,300 $0.0108
Carnival Cruise Lines $100 9,400 $0.0106
Spa & Wellness Giftcard $100 9,400 $0.0106
Royal Carribean International $100 9,400 $0.0106
Macy’s $100 9,400 $0.0106
Bedandbreakfast.com $100 9,400 $0.0106
Hertz $100 9,400 $0.0106
Best Western $100 9,400 $0.0106
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts $100 9,400 $0.0106
Hyatt $100 9,800 $0.0102
Royal Carribean International $500 47,000 $0.0106
Carnival Cruise Lines $500 47,000 $0.0106

 

southwest giftcard sale now on

The Fine Print

  • Sale runs until March 31st, 2015

Our Verdict

The biggest discount you receive is 8%, which is lower than the 20% discounts they have offered in the past. The actual selection of discounted gift cards is pretty lacking as well. Southwest points are worth $0.016 (1.6¢ per point) when redeeming for flights (although you can get 3.2¢ with the Southwest companion pass). The problem is that starting April 17th, Southwest are moving away from a fixed value points system and have given consumers absolutely no information on how points will be worth or how award flights will be calculated.

If Southwest had some better gift cards on sale (or if things like Hyatt had a bigger discount), I’d almost be tempted to redeem some of my Southwest points for gift cards but this particular promotion doesn’t do much for me.

Hat tip to Running With Miles

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