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Redeem for a Crate&Barrel or West Elm gift card?

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Book a flight through Amex travel points, cancel it within 24 hours. The points are effectively cashed to your Amex account. Go shop anywhere you would like :)

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this is a seriously amazing idea. annoying that you have to wash your points to cents though lol.

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