The Virgin America portal, the elevate Fly Store, is now offering double points for purchases of Amex gift cards. This offer is valid through December 21, 2014.
Virgin America miles are worth a bit over 2 cents each towards flights, so this is a pretty awesome rebate for those who fly Virgin America often.
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[…] Valid today only (12/11/2014) until midnight pacific time (3 am EST): TopCashBack is offering 2.25% cash back for clicking through their site to order Amex gift cards. The best alternative cash back rate is 1.5% cash back through BeFrugal, but you can also get 2 points per dollar at the Virgin America Fly Store (see “Virgin America elevate Fly Store offers double points for Amex gift cards”). […]
Do you know if we are allowed to use promo codes for the fees?
Great question: NO, DO NOT USE PROMO CODES. Amex no longer pays out through portals when promo codes are used. Its OK to use free shipping if you sign up for the premium shipping plan since that’s automatic (no code)
Do you know how well VA’s flystore pays out? I have never used them before and want to try them for some 5K. I will keep screenshots anyway, but if they are a pain to deal with I want to back off.
I don’t have any personal experience with them yet