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Whether you simply love flying Southwest or you use Southwest for positioning flights, buying discounted gift cards is an easy way to save on your flight costs. I would only buy if you fly Southwest regularly or you have a specific use for them in the near term.
Several merchants regularly offer discounts. You can find the current promos below.
Amazon
You can get $50 off when you buy a $500 Southwest gift card. That's a discount of 10%.
BJ's Wholesale Club
Buy a $500 Southwest gift card for only $429.99. That's a discount of 14% (generally as good as it gets).
Purchase limit: 5 per member
Costco
No current offer
Sam's Club
Buy a $250 Southwest gift card for $229.38. That's a discount of ~8.2%.
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