The Offer
- For a limited time, purchase Visa gift cards of up to $500 each with no purchase fee at any AAA location in the Mid-Atlantic.
It appears on the Mid-Atlantic AAA web page and does not seem to be available for AAA locations in other areas. It is possible that this deal is in other areas as well, but the two I checked were not advertising it on the website.
The gift cards are issued by MetaBank and the last 4-digits would be the default PIN.
The Fine Print
- Valid from 5/1/15 – 6/30/15
- Must be AAA member to purchase
Our Verdict
This could be a nice way to rack up some credit card points or to meet a minimum spend requirement. The deal usually comes up in May-June and in Nov-Dec.
The problem is that AAA gift card purchases are tracked to your name and MetaBank studiously blocks ‘abusers’ from continuing to purchase. See more about this from FreequentFlyer here and here. He gives a guess in the comments of his blog that to buy $1,000 per week is safe if you wait a couple of days before unloading.
HT: valedecem on Flyertalk
