bhawks9 Posted September 23, 2022 #1 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Does anyone know where you an purchase discounted Princess Gift Cards? I have used AARP rewards (which is free to join btw) which offers 10% off and is great when you have to purchase in the thousands of dollars. They only allow purchase of five a month, and there cart purchase has been down for awhile with no guarantee when it will be back up. I need to purchase 5 this month and next for a cruise payment due in October. And if you wondering why I didn’t purchase earlier, I had to buy in June, July and August for my November cruise! 😀 Any ideas would be appreciated! Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esjung1 Posted September 23, 2022 #2 Share Posted September 23, 2022 35 minutes ago, bhawks9 said: Does anyone know where you an purchase discounted Princess Gift Cards? I have used AARP rewards (which is free to join btw) which offers 10% off and is great when you have to purchase in the thousands of dollars. They only allow purchase of five a month, and there cart purchase has been down for awhile with no guarantee when it will be back up. I need to purchase 5 this month and next for a cruise payment due in October. And if you wondering why I didn’t purchase earlier, I had to buy in June, July and August for my November cruise! 😀 Any ideas would be appreciated! Thanks! I've been looking as well! I bought $4,000 worth last year through All State at 15% off but they only have Carnival, Celebrity, and Royal C this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roatanfans Posted September 23, 2022 #3 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Maybe look at Costco or Sam's Club? Costco usually sells discount gift cards, guessing Sam's Club does also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beg3yrs Posted September 24, 2022 #4 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Understand the trouble with AARP. We too have been purchasing 5 per month per person since July. Had some trouble at the beginning of September as they were having trouble with their system. We eventually got a total of 10 cards but were charged four times instead of two. Their customer service was no help. Dispute in progress with the credit card company. Hoping things are straightened out by October! Sorry, don't know of any other source for discounted cards. Checked Costco but all they have is Southwest Airlines, no cruises... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted September 24, 2022 #5 Share Posted September 24, 2022 After doing a quick search (Google) I find a number of name-brand locations selling non-discounted cards...but the only ones I am seeing for discounts are from very "iffy" online sites. I don't think I would trust any that I came up with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petersonfcu Posted September 26, 2022 #6 Share Posted September 26, 2022 (edited) On 9/23/2022 at 2:35 PM, Esjung1 said: I've been looking as well! I bought $4,000 worth last year through All State at 15% off but they only have Carnival, Celebrity, and Royal C this year! Actually, AARP still has discounted Princess gift cards. But when you go to search you have to choose "redeem" and "all rewards" (NOT member rewards) to find the Princess (and HAL) gift cards. Still, as others have pointed out, the AARP gift card purchase function is not working on their website right now. Who knows when AARP will fix that. Edited September 26, 2022 by Petersonfcu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CineGraphic Posted September 26, 2022 #7 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Several years ago we were able to buy a $1K gift card for $500 from a private seller who no longer wanted to cruise. I doubt we'll ever come across a bargain like that again. Here's a site I just found with a small discount. I suggest you do your homework before spending any $ with them. https://giftinventory.com/buy-discount-gift.php?card=Princess+Cruises 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esjung1 Posted September 26, 2022 #8 Share Posted September 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Petersonfcu said: Actually, AARP still has discounted Princess gift cards. But when you go to search you have to choose "redeem" and "all rewards" (NOT member rewards) to find the Princess (and HAL) gift cards. Still, as others have pointed out, the AARP gift card purchase function is not working on their website right now. Who knows when AARP will fix that. Yep, I just checked and couldn't complete a purchase. Maybe if I call direct, I really don't need them right now, I've got $300 left from my last purchase and that will probably cover my shipboard account on my October cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhawks9 Posted September 26, 2022 Author #9 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Thanks for all of the responses! I did call AARP, and they cannot do orders over the phone. They did say it should be back up this week, but not holding my breath! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Itchy&Scratchy Posted September 26, 2022 #10 Share Posted September 26, 2022 On 9/23/2022 at 7:47 PM, Roatanfans said: Maybe look at Costco or Sam's Club? Costco usually sells discount gift cards, guessing Sam's Club does also. I shop at Sam's. Have never seen Princess cards either in person, or online. I get my Princess cards from Chase with the reward points... I hope they don't have expiration dates, because I got a couple of them last year and a couple this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tak8 Posted September 26, 2022 #11 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Although not initially discounted, I buy from Kroger to get fuel points which leads to gas price relief. Don't know if the discount works out the same or not, but helpful for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted September 26, 2022 #12 Share Posted September 26, 2022 I have hesitated to sign up for AARP as I don't want to be inundated with (even more than I get now) a bunch of email or texts. I've seen any number of postings online about avalanches of "offers" when people have signed up for AARP. Is this a valid concern? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhawks9 Posted September 26, 2022 Author #13 Share Posted September 26, 2022 I was signed up for AARP rewards, which is free and I did see an uptick in emails. No texts, but they are trying to get me to sign up for AARP membership. Not overwhelming, usually just hit delete! The rewards program is great though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpsykes Posted September 26, 2022 #14 Share Posted September 26, 2022 A while back (several years ago) we got a Target Red Card credit card - they give you 5% back (at least they did at that time) and ordered the gift cards from them in $500 units 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Shelly97060 Posted September 27, 2022 #15 Share Posted September 27, 2022 7 hours ago, Thrak said: I have hesitated to sign up for AARP as I don't want to be inundated with (even more than I get now) a bunch of email or texts. I've seen any number of postings online about avalanches of "offers" when people have signed up for AARP. Is this a valid concern? I have been signed up for about three years. I have never gotten a text from them. I do get about 1 or 2 emails a week and periodic things in the mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc who loves to travel Posted September 28, 2022 #16 Share Posted September 28, 2022 In what ways have you used the aarp e-cards successfully? on board only? pay cruise fare? Pay for excursions? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhawks9 Posted September 28, 2022 Author #17 Share Posted September 28, 2022 I use them to pay for the cruise. You get e-gift cards sent to you that you enter the info on the Princess payment page. You have to enter one at a time to pay, but worth it. As an example, if you buy $5,000 worth (10 x $500 gift cards) on AARP you save $500! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing55 Posted September 29, 2022 #18 Share Posted September 29, 2022 3 hours ago, bhawks9 said: I use them to pay for the cruise. You get e-gift cards sent to you that you enter the info on the Princess payment page. You have to enter one at a time to pay, but worth it. As an example, if you buy $5,000 worth (10 x $500 gift cards) on AARP you save $500! True that. I keep checking and now it appears as if only $100 certs are available. Add to the tech problem that AARP is having and I can't score those. Hopefully they'll add back in the $500 denomination soon, but I doubt it'll be this month. Here's hoping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Username0123 Posted September 29, 2022 #19 Share Posted September 29, 2022 10 hours ago, bhawks9 said: I use them to pay for the cruise. You get e-gift cards sent to you that you enter the info on the Princess payment page. You have to enter one at a time to pay, but worth it. As an example, if you buy $5,000 worth (10 x $500 gift cards) on AARP you save $500! This is genius! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milolii Posted September 29, 2022 #20 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Yea, the issue is the checkout page is not functioning. This problem has persisted for several weeks. The maximum is five $500.00 cards per month, but some are now reporting only $100.00 certs available. If it works grab them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avonlady6390 Posted September 29, 2022 #21 Share Posted September 29, 2022 If you have a citi double cash credit card you can redeem points for gift cards including princess and also some other cruise lines as well 5000 points for 50.00 and 10000 points for 100.00. Won't probably be able to get enough to pay for cruise but can apply to obc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jwattle Posted September 29, 2022 #22 Share Posted September 29, 2022 21 hours ago, Doc who loves to travel said: In what ways have you used the aarp e-cards successfully? on board only? pay cruise fare? Pay for excursions? TIA All of the above. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted September 29, 2022 #23 Share Posted September 29, 2022 I always get asked in hotels if I have AARP. I don't have it so just now when booking a hotel online I checked the different rates offered. AARP is not showing as the best rate no matter which hotel I choose. What's up with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jersey42 Posted September 29, 2022 #24 Share Posted September 29, 2022 (edited) There have been issues with purchasing AARP gift cards for the past few weeks. Essentially the check out function is not working and you cannot purchase via phone or any other way. Apparently the site was fixed yesterday for a few hours, but then it went down again. I just checked, and it is down as I post this. See the thread on the HAL board linked below. Also: You do not have to pay to join AARP to join the free AARP rewards. There is however a USA residency requirement. You are limited to purchasing 5 cards per month. All of the cruise line gift cards were always either in $100 or $500 denominations. The $500 cards for all cruise lines were recently taken off the site. Not sure if they will return. Edited September 29, 2022 by Jersey42 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jwattle Posted September 29, 2022 #25 Share Posted September 29, 2022 9 minutes ago, Thrak said: I always get asked in hotels if I have AARP. I don't have it so just now when booking a hotel online I checked the different rates offered. AARP is not showing as the best rate no matter which hotel I choose. What's up with that? They may not be the cheapest rate, but it usually does still net a discount... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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