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Update: I was able to use these on prepaid rates and get a refund to my credit card at my local Hyatt Place, but beware that hotels do not have to accept them on prepaid rates. They are however returnable to Costco at any time.

Costco is selling packs of 2 $50 gift cards good at any Hyatt for just $79.99!

Just call up your local costco and ask for item #485271 to check availability!

You can also check to see if your local Costco is carrying them by going to Costco’s store locator, clicking on your store, clicking on “New Items In the Warehouse” and then see if it lists the Hyatt certificates.  For example Mayfield Heights, OH has them, but Lincoln Pack/Chicago, IL does not.

Warning number 1: “No credit or change will be given on unused portion of certificate.”

So be sure to use the certificates for multiples of $50 and then pay the balance with a credit card.

Warning number 2: It’s unclear if these can be used on prepaid rates. The rules seems to indicate that they cannot, but some people are reporting that they have had success giving them to the hotel at check-in and getting a credit back (you may need to speak to a manager to get the refund if the hotel has already charged your credit card). If they won’t take it you may be stuck paying the full prepaid rate, but you won’t have any problem getting a refund from Costco for the unused gift cards.

HT: FT

Costco Membership Offer Linky

No, they don’t have a lifetime membership on all electronics anymore, and you can shop here without a membership if you get a member to buy you a bunch of low-denomination Costco Cash Cards, but a membership still comes in handy for buying that cheap Costco gas…

Just a heads-up to any caffeine-addicted readers, you can save 20% by prepaying for your daily fix at Costco!

The Starbucks cards are said to be a seasonal item-so you may want to stock up!

As always you can shop at Costco without a membership if you have a Costco cash card!

-Free Admission ($75 Value) To Disneyland or Disneyworld On Your Birthday In 2009!

-Season ticket holders get the value of a “magic your way ticket” as a disney GC on their birthday in lieu of a free ticket!

-SoCal Costco locations are selling the Disneyland Deluxe season pass (valid 315 days out of the year at Disneyland and California Adventure) for $269 with a $50 Costco GC. Combined with the $75 Disney GC the total cost of the season pass is just $144!!!

Citing skyrocketing gas prices, AMEX has cut the cash rebate as of this morning for new applicants for the SimplyCash card from 5% to 3%. The gas rebate on the Costco AMEX Business Card remains at 5%, but that will probably change soon as well, so apply now to get locked in at 5% off of gas!!!

Originally posted on 04/16/08:

Related: Don’t Have A Business Credit Card Yet? What Are You Waiting For?!?

You need to have a Costco membership to get either of these cards. There is no annual fee for either of the cards with a paid Costco membership.

Costco AMEX Personal Card Linky

Costco AMEX Business Card Linky

If you’re a Costco member and want cash instead of miles, this may be the card for you!

As you can see, the business version of this card offers much better rebates than the personal card. You do not need to have a business membership at Costco to get the business AMEX.

You will get a Costco rebate for the following purchases:

-5% rebate for purchases of automobile gas at Costco Gasoline and stand-alone gas stations, excluding gas purchased at warehouse clubs other than Costco, superstores, or supermarkets.

-3% rebate at restaurants.

-2% rebate for travel purchases from airline, lodging, car rental, cruise line, travel agency, and tour operators.

-1% rebate for everything else.

Additionally this card qualifies for AMEX open savings, so you will get the following additional cash rebates on top of the Costco rebates at all Open Savings partners, including:

-3% cash back at Delta, Hyatt, Jetblue, and Stubhub.

-5% cash back at Fedex/Kinkos, Flowers.com, and Yahoo marketing.

The card also offers comes with many premium AMEX features including:

-AMEX’s excellent Return protection, giving you 90 days to return any item $300 or less that you aren’t satisfied with.

-$100,000 Travel Accident Insurance

-Baggage Insurance Plan: up to $1,250 for carry-on baggage and up to $500 for checked baggage.

-Car Rental Loss and Damage Insurance Plan: coverage for theft of or damage to rental vehicles.

-Buyer’s Assurance Plan: Up to one additional year of warranty protection on purchases.

-Purchase Protection Plan: Coverage against accidental damage and theft for up to 90 days from the date of purchase.

Related: Get 5% automatic cash back on gas and other purchases with the AMEX SimplyCash card if you apply before it’s too late!!!

Did you know that non-costco members can buy gas at the low costco prices without having a costco membership?!?

When the gas pump prompts you for your costco membership just swipe any AMEX card, and then swipe your AMEX card again when it asks you for your form of payment!

Nuvi 760 Linky

Update-11/19: Sold Out Again!

Update-11/17: Alive Again!

Update-11/07: Sold Out!

Garmin Nuvi 650

This is $386 at Amazon!

This is an incredible price for the Nuvi 650. My experience with the Nuvi’s is that they are head and shoulders above any other portable GPS in terms of satellite lock speed, maps, user interface, design, portability, and many other features.

Best of all? Costco still has a lifetime return policy on GPS Navigators!

Free Diapers Linky

Costco Promo Linky
American Express and Costco and having a promotion that you non-members can shop at costco.com and not pay the regular 5% costco.com non-member surcharge.

Here’s the fun part:
When you have a Costco cash card you are allowed to use it in Costco stores even without a membership.
You just have to show the cash card at the entrance to gain admittance.

So you can buy a cash card on costco.com with the Amex promo and have it shipped to your house for free.
Then you can use the cash card to get into Costco stores without paying $50 for a membership!

Costco Cash Card Linky

Costco has a lifetime return policy on all items except:
-TV’s
-Computers
-Cell Phones
-Cameras
-Camcorders
-Ipods/MP3 Players
Unless they were bought before the rollout schedule.

Costco’s largest competitor, Sam’s Club, continues to offer a lifetime return policy on all items except computers.
Sam’s Club memberships start at just $35/year, a $15 savings over Costco’s.

This is the lowest price I’ve seen yet for the Nuvi 660, and costco still has a lifetime guarantee on GPS systems!
Nuvi 660 Linky
Nuvi 660 Cnet Review/Video Linky

Original Costco Policy Change Post Linky
See the original post for more details…

Original Costco Policy Change Post Linky
See the original post for more details…

Anything bought today at Costco where the new policy hasn’t gone into effect yet will be grandfathered into the lifetime return policy.

Here is the nationwide rollout schedule:
Costco.com/California: 2/26
Remaining West Coast: 3/12
Midwest/Texas: 3/19
Northeast: 3/26
Southeast/Puerto Rico: 4/2

Update 2: Hurry! Back In Stock!!!
Update: Sold Out!

Nuvi 350 Linky
Having used the nuvi 350 I can vouch that it is one of the best nav systems out there—it finds satellites very quickly and weighs just a couple ounces…
Best of all?
GPS systems weren’t included in the new 90 day costco return policy, so you can return this at any time if you don’t like it!

Effective today Costco is starting to roll out a new return policy!
Costco of course is famous for allowing lifetime returns on nearly everything they sell.

The items subject to the new 90-day return policy are:
-TV’s
-Computers
-Cell Phones
-Cameras
-Camcorders
-Ipods/MP3 Players

Here is the nationwide rollout schedule:
Costco.com/California: Effective immediately.
Remaining West Coast: 3/12
Midwest/Texas: 3/19
Northeast: 3/26
Southeast/Puerto Rico: 4/2

Items bought before these dates will still have lifetime return privileges.
Items bought on or after these dates will be subject to a 90-day return policy.

In addition:
-Costco will extend the manufacturers warranty for computers and tv’s until 2 years from the purchase date.
-Costco will provide free technical support for these items(excluding cell phones) by calling: 866-861-0450

New Policy Brochure Linky

The jury is still out on whether Sam’s Club(which only recently matched costco’s lifetime policy) will match this new return policy, or keep their’s for a competitive advantage.