DisMomAmy
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Southwest doesn't make it easy to use credits! I contacted them to clarify the policy & they allow you to use four types of payment per transaction... Basically three credits & a credit card. If you completely cancel a flight you can use that credit separately in addition to your four types of payment... but that doesn't help me out here. So here is my plan for using our eight credits when we book our flights for our April trip:
We each have a $63 credit and an $8.70 credit. Here's what I'll book:
1. Return flight for me & DS11 - using our two $63 credits and my $8.70 credit. (Inherits May 2012 expiration date for any future credits.)
2. Return flight for DH & DS8 - using two $63 credits and DS8's $8.70 credit. (Inherits May 2012 expiration date for any future credits.)
3. Flight down for DH & DS11 (notice I switched who had which kid) - using their two remaining $8.70 credits. (Inherits May 2012 expiration date for any future credits.)
4. Flight down for me & DS8 - using no credits. (Gets new expiration date - one year from date booked.)
If the flight price goes down on any of the first three flights, I could get credits but they will expire in May 2012 so they will basically be useless. If the flight down to Tampa goes down in price I will at least be able to get a new credit for the fall 2012 trip I have planned... assuming I book them after mid-October. If not, I won't be able to use the credits anyways so I'll probably just book all four of us together.
I may wait a bit to book the flight down anyways. The general trend has been that the return flights only go up in price (or sell out) so I definitely want to book that flight asap. We usually fly down into Tampa on a Thursday to visit family before Disney. Those flights tend to go down on us. If I'm feeling daring, I may wait to book those. The $63 credits we currently have are from a Saturday Tampa flight that went down the very next day after I booked it.
So did you follow all of that? Do you think it sounds like a good plan to maximize the use of our credits & give me flexibility to use a possible future credit? Is there an easier way to accomplish this?
We each have a $63 credit and an $8.70 credit. Here's what I'll book:
1. Return flight for me & DS11 - using our two $63 credits and my $8.70 credit. (Inherits May 2012 expiration date for any future credits.)
2. Return flight for DH & DS8 - using two $63 credits and DS8's $8.70 credit. (Inherits May 2012 expiration date for any future credits.)
3. Flight down for DH & DS11 (notice I switched who had which kid) - using their two remaining $8.70 credits. (Inherits May 2012 expiration date for any future credits.)
4. Flight down for me & DS8 - using no credits. (Gets new expiration date - one year from date booked.)
If the flight price goes down on any of the first three flights, I could get credits but they will expire in May 2012 so they will basically be useless. If the flight down to Tampa goes down in price I will at least be able to get a new credit for the fall 2012 trip I have planned... assuming I book them after mid-October. If not, I won't be able to use the credits anyways so I'll probably just book all four of us together.
I may wait a bit to book the flight down anyways. The general trend has been that the return flights only go up in price (or sell out) so I definitely want to book that flight asap. We usually fly down into Tampa on a Thursday to visit family before Disney. Those flights tend to go down on us. If I'm feeling daring, I may wait to book those. The $63 credits we currently have are from a Saturday Tampa flight that went down the very next day after I booked it.
So did you follow all of that? Do you think it sounds like a good plan to maximize the use of our credits & give me flexibility to use a possible future credit? Is there an easier way to accomplish this?
I need to decide if I want. To try that pick a pearl thing or not...are you going w/same seller Tracy used? Also pins we need to order a new lot from EBay too before Jan. As far as SWA credit stuff great that you got another credit how to cash it all in idk confusing to me but your plans seems to work fairly well and potential for a credit for next fall is always a bonus 
I've only flown them twice - and the price never dropped. I did have my JetBlue flight drop, I wonder if they have a similar policy with their credits? Hmmmm....
Hi Julie! Glad you made it. 
You two are hard to keep up with! But I know you are getting REALLY close!! 
