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Passenger Trains > Amtrak Gift CardsDate: 04/20/24 13:09 Amtrak Gift Cards Author: walstib I have two friends with kids graduating high school this season. Instead of getting them some graduation gift that will only gather dust, I thought it would be cool to get them each an Amtrak gift card.
Then they can chart their own adventure, and make some memories. I am interested if anyone here has any experience with Amtrak gift cards — good, bad, or otherwise. Discuss. Posted from iPhone Date: 04/20/24 13:22 Re: Amtrak Gift Cards Author: lordsigma I have been gifted Amtrak gift cards a number of times. They worked out just fine. Not a hastle at all to use.
Date: 04/20/24 16:09 Re: Amtrak Gift Cards Author: jp1822 lordsigma Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I have been gifted Amtrak gift cards a number of > times. They worked out just fine. Not a hastle at > all to use. Same here, and agree. Easy to purchase, and easy to use. Date: 04/20/24 17:33 Re: Amtrak Gift Cards Author: RockyGoat Wife and I received a $100 gift card in 2018. Used it to buy tix, then The Rona hit. Cancelled the trip, $$ was refunded back to the credit card and the gift card funds were returned as an Amtrak credit with a 12 month expiration. i was ok with that since it was supposed to be "2 weeks to flatten the curve".
Poof, the $$ vaporized. As a general rule, cash is king unless the gift card is sold at a discount. Date: 04/21/24 09:56 Re: Amtrak Gift Cards Author: DutchDragon Do these kids know anything about Amtrak or traveling by train (or travelling in general)? If not Amtrak gift cards are probably not a good idea.
Date: 04/21/24 10:18 Re: Amtrak Gift Cards Author: ts1457 RockyGoat Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > As a general rule, cash is king unless the gift > card is sold at a discount. Yeah! Take something with perfect utility - cash, and transform it into something which conveys a judgment on what the recipient should use the gift for. |