SW gift card

[Inkmahm]

I have a $500 gift card I got from SW that I really have no use for. I get much better flights/times on other airlines out of our home airport. Has anyone been successful turning a gift card back to SW to get the cash instead? I didn't buy it, it really was a gift.

 

[madthemouse]

It can not be exchanged for cash, once you have purchased it. I have either received these from SW, from getting bumped to purchasing Gift cards for others. It does state it, in it's policy.

 

[Poohbug]

You could check out some of the gift card exchange websites. You can sell your gift card or exchange it for a card you will actually use.

 

[Inkmahm]

You could check out some of the gift card exchange websites. You can sell your gift card or exchange it for a card you will actually use.

Exchange it? That's not a bad idea. Now I have to find such a site.

 

[LexiC123]

Plastic Jungle is one you can try. Keep in mind, though, that most of these sites only pay a % of the card's value, whether it be in cash or for another gift card that you can use.

Good luck.

 

[cultureart]

Exchange it? That's not a bad idea. Now I have to find such a site.

Good luck!

 

[kaytieeldr]

Is there anybody you really, really care about, to whom you would be comfortable giving a large gift? A whole family, maybe? One that lives somewhere that makes SW a good choice? Regifting a gift card = good, and saves you a LOT of money

 

[Inkmahm]

Is there anybody you really, really care about, to whom you would be comfortable giving a large gift? A whole family, maybe? One that lives somewhere that makes SW a good choice? Regifting a gift card = good, and saves you a LOT of money

Nope. That isn't a particularly large gift for me as I'm generous to my family/relatives. But DH and I are the ones who do the flying for the most part and the rest fly when we take them with us. SW just isnt a good choice for us as fares are higher and scheduled flights aren't convenient compared to other options. Also, other options offer nonstop where most of the SW flights have a layover involved for us.

I found a site that will give me $420 for the card. I can use that $420 to get the same flights on another airline that would have cost the $500 on SW so I don't think I'm losing anything. Also, I'll gain the convenience of better times and routes. That was the final decision point on trading in the card for the cash.