rhblake Posted September 2, 2023 #26 Share Posted September 2, 2023 17 hours ago, Bgwest said: Bought 10 today. They arrived within 5 minutes. Did you get AARP gift cards? If yes what is the secret to getting 10 cards, I could only purchase 5 per month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theloo Posted September 2, 2023 #27 Share Posted September 2, 2023 6 minutes ago, rhblake said: Did you get AARP gift cards? If yes what is the secret to getting 10 cards, I could only purchase 5 per month. I think the secret is 2 accounts. If you were planning ahead, you could have bought 5 on August 31 and 5 on September 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbtan Posted September 2, 2023 #28 Share Posted September 2, 2023 On 8/30/2023 at 5:34 PM, New2cruise2022 said: Purchased two (2) Princess $500 e-gift cards from AARP rewards. Total charged to credit card was the discounted $920 total. Confirmation email NEVER received. E-gift cards NEVER received. Customer service for AARP first gave me 3-day resolution time, then a 24-hour resolution time, now a 3-5 day EXPEDITED time. Charge on card clearly says AARP but customer service is blaming Princess for the holdup. Another customer posting on AARP forum says she has been waiting 4 days for $2300. I’m trying to believe that AARP and Princess are good companies, but this feels like an exercise in bad faith. Anyone else experiencing problems? Never buy anything from AARP. They've become more of a sham the last several years. Their life insurance/car insurance plans are bogus. You can do much better elsewhere. We get far more out of AAA than AARP. Will likely ancel them at renewal time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeboysmom333 Posted September 2, 2023 #29 Share Posted September 2, 2023 I've been buying my Princess GCs through AARP for the past several weeks. They are emailed within 10-15 minutes. They come from AARP Rewards and I always find them in my junk/spam folder. Can you recover deleted items in your email and then do a search for aarp? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgwest Posted September 2, 2023 #30 Share Posted September 2, 2023 1 hour ago, rhblake said: Did you get AARP gift cards? If yes what is the secret to getting 10 cards, I could only purchase 5 per month. Sorry I should have been less cryptic in my response. I have one account. My wife has another. If we need more than 10, I will set up a third acct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgwest Posted September 2, 2023 #31 Share Posted September 2, 2023 1 hour ago, theloo said: I think the secret is 2 accounts. If you were planning ahead, you could have bought 5 on August 31 and 5 on September 1. That would absolutely work. Unless, of course, you’ve already purchased your August allotment early in the month to make final payment that was required early in August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted September 2, 2023 #32 Share Posted September 2, 2023 1 hour ago, rbtan said: Never buy anything from AARP. They've become more of a sham the last several years. Their life insurance/car insurance plans are bogus. You can do much better elsewhere. We get far more out of AAA than AARP. Will likely ancel them at renewal time. Everyone is certainly entitled to their own opinions. That being said, the gift card offerings from AARP are totally different from the types of services that you mentioned. They are simply serving as "middle-men" in passing along a Princess product. AARP is not providing any type of "service" in doing this other than providing a discounted product. MANY people here on CC have taken advantage of this...most with little to no issues at all. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jwattle Posted September 2, 2023 #33 Share Posted September 2, 2023 1 hour ago, rbtan said: Never buy anything from AARP. They've become more of a sham the last several years. Their life insurance/car insurance plans are bogus. You can do much better elsewhere. We get far more out of AAA than AARP. Will likely ancel them at renewal time. Buying Princess gift cards at 8% discount isn't a sham, scam or green eggs and ham. It's brilliant! If you can do much better elsewhere, please share the wealth with us! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgwest Posted September 2, 2023 #34 Share Posted September 2, 2023 1 hour ago, jwattle said: If you can do much better elsewhere, please share the wealth with us! I like it! Put the pressure on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseLifeIsTheBest Posted September 2, 2023 #35 Share Posted September 2, 2023 We saved $1000 on our upcoming cruise by using Princess gift cards purchased through AARP. Plan to buy a few to bring along and have added to our OBC. Thanks @Rick&Jeannie for the the tip I saw on this forum several months ago! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeboysmom333 Posted September 2, 2023 #36 Share Posted September 2, 2023 1 hour ago, CruiseLifeIsTheBest said: We saved $1000 on our upcoming cruise by using Princess gift cards purchased through AARP. Plan to buy a few to bring along and have added to our OBC. Thanks @Rick&Jeannie for the the tip I saw on this forum several months ago! Brilliant! Didn't even think of applying them to OBC! Do you just apply them at guest services once onboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted September 2, 2023 #37 Share Posted September 2, 2023 37 minutes ago, Threeboysmom333 said: Brilliant! Didn't even think of applying them to OBC! Do you just apply them at guest services once onboard? According to many here the answer is: Yes Print them out and take them to Guest Services 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted September 2, 2023 #38 Share Posted September 2, 2023 37 minutes ago, Threeboysmom333 said: Brilliant! Didn't even think of applying them to OBC! Do you just apply them at guest services once onboard? Yes. Make sure you have printed copies of your email with all the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy42cruise Posted September 4, 2023 #39 Share Posted September 4, 2023 On 9/2/2023 at 8:34 AM, Bgwest said: Sorry I should have been less cryptic in my response. I have one account. My wife has another. If we need more than 10, I will set up a third acct. They have rules against that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bgwest Posted September 4, 2023 #40 Share Posted September 4, 2023 (edited) 15 hours ago, happy42cruise said: They have rules against that. Absolutely incorrect. Enjoy your cruise! Edited September 4, 2023 by Bgwest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted September 7, 2023 #41 Share Posted September 7, 2023 Just bought 5 more. Saved $250 even though it's "only" an 8% discount. Immediately verified the balance of each card on the Princess site. Site with link to verify balance: https://www.princess.com/learn/cruise-gifts-celebrations/overview/gift-cards/ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted September 8, 2023 #42 Share Posted September 8, 2023 Bought 3 more in my wife's name but these three are just $100 certificates. That gives me enough for now. I will almost certainly buy more before we pay for our cruise next April but final payment for that isn't due until the beginning of January. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZjohn Posted September 9, 2023 #43 Share Posted September 9, 2023 3 hours ago, Thrak said: Bought 3 more in my wife's name but these three are just $100 certificates. That gives me enough for now. I will almost certainly buy more before we pay for our cruise next April but final payment for that isn't due until the beginning of January. Thanks for reminding me to place my order for September 👍😊. I’ll wait until Monday when my TA can confirm she got them when I forward gift card email ( though I’ll probably forget again 🤣) Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damiross Posted September 9, 2023 #44 Share Posted September 9, 2023 I wish I had known about the gift cards earlier. I booked my cruise in June. Once I found out about the gift cards, I bought $5,000 worth in July, August, and September (5 each month). I was able to save $400 (6.3% of my fare). I don't think I waited more than 3 or 4 minutes before they arrived in my inbox. I won't buy insurance through AARP but things like the gift cards are a good deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted September 9, 2023 #45 Share Posted September 9, 2023 9 hours ago, damiross said: I wish I had known about the gift cards earlier. I booked my cruise in June. Once I found out about the gift cards, I bought $5,000 worth in July, August, and September (5 each month). I was able to save $400 (6.3% of my fare). I don't think I waited more than 3 or 4 minutes before they arrived in my inbox. I won't buy insurance through AARP but things like the gift cards are a good deal. Yep, it's a great deal. I've paid for 2 complete cruises now using the cards, all at the 10% level. I just wish there were no issues in using the Celebrity gift cards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystabel Posted September 9, 2023 #46 Share Posted September 9, 2023 Thanks everyone for the reminder. We just bought 10 cards (5 each) with the 8% discount. Better than any interest we can get on our investments. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greytgrey Posted September 9, 2023 #47 Share Posted September 9, 2023 On 9/2/2023 at 11:10 AM, jwattle said: Buying Princess gift cards at 8% discount isn't a sham, scam or green eggs and ham. It's brilliant! If you can do much better elsewhere, please share the wealth with us! Man, I wish I'd checked here before I paid off my cruise yesterday! This is brilliant. Oh well. Will probably pick up a couple of them for gratuities, anyway. Next time, I'll know! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN-Mountains Posted September 9, 2023 #48 Share Posted September 9, 2023 On 9/7/2023 at 12:00 AM, Thrak said: Just bought 5 more. Saved $250 even though it's "only" an 8% discount. Immediately verified the balance of each card on the Princess site. Site with link to verify balance: https://www.princess.com/learn/cruise-gifts-celebrations/overview/gift-cards/ Under Balance Inquiry it says "Redeem your gift card when booking online, through Cruise Personalizer or by calling your travel advisor". Does anyone know how to redeem it through the Cruise Personalizer? I see where I can purchase OBC through the Cruise Personalizer, but the only option is to pay with a Credit Card or PayPal. Am I missing something or is the website wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheetosrevil Posted September 9, 2023 #49 Share Posted September 9, 2023 1 hour ago, TN-Mountains said: Under Balance Inquiry it says "Redeem your gift card when booking online, through Cruise Personalizer or by calling your travel advisor". Does anyone know how to redeem it through the Cruise Personalizer? I see where I can purchase OBC through the Cruise Personalizer, but the only option is to pay with a Credit Card or PayPal. Am I missing something or is the website wrong? Go to the payments sections of the specific cruise you want to apply the gift cards to and select the gift card option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN-Mountains Posted September 10, 2023 #50 Share Posted September 10, 2023 3 hours ago, cheetosrevil said: Go to the payments sections of the specific cruise you want to apply the gift cards to and select the gift card option. Gift card payment is not an option on my screen. I only have credit card and PayPal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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