No coal, no new cell phone. It is possible that what you received in the Kings was an Amazon gift card. The first thing we are going to tell you is that you are not alone. With those little boxes that the online store offers to give as gifts, the truth is that they do the trick and whoever gives them looks great. But the thing is that you may not know how to redeem it, so we are going to explain it to you.
Don’t worry, because redeeming an Amazon gift card is nothing like another Thursday. But if you have never done it, you may find yourself a little lost. And the important thing is that you know how to do it because maybe there is something you want to buy and you are not exactly thinking about waiting too long. After all, it is better to spend gift cards when you receive them and not give too much thought to their use.
Main method
To start, open that cool little box they gave you with the card and look at the back. There will be a box that you have to scratch for a code to appear. This type of scratcher is like the ones that were used in the past on the stickers that came out inside the gum, so you have to use a coin or something similar that allows you to lift the protective layer.
When you scratch it you will see that the code appears below that you then have to enter on the Amazon website. To get you started, we tell you that the link you have to follow to make the exchange is this one. Click there and then continue with what we tell you you have to do.
The code that you will have obtained from the back should have between 14 or 15 different characters that will be divided with the use of hyphens. It would be a code of this type: “UY11-KIJ6KW-SPSP6”. However, the use of hyphens is optional, so when entering it you don’t have to complicate things. In the address that we have linked to you before, you have to enter the characters and then click on “Redeem”.
What happens at that moment? You will instantly see that a little further down, where “Current Balance” is indicated, the value of the gift card they gave you appears reflected. A positive aspect is that you do not have to worry about the expiration date, since the balance you have added with the gift card will not expire at any time. It will stay in your Amazon account until you spend it on something that interests you. You should also note that you cannot transfer the gift card balance to another account, so make sure you are applying it to the correct account.
Alternative method
You may not want to waste time and are looking for a faster way to redeem the gift card. In that case, we have a second option for you. What you will have to do is browse Amazon and search for what interests you. When you find it and are already processing the order, you will have to look at the “Gift cards and promotional codes” section. Click and enter the gift card code as we indicated in the previous method.
That way, you will be telling Amazon that you want to use the money on the card to pay for what you are ordering. You don’t have to worry if the product you are going to buy has a higher cost than the card. In that case, the only thing Amazon will do is charge you the difference in your usual payment method. This is the same as if you used Amazon points as a payment method.
What if they sent you the gift card by email? In that type of case you do not have to enter any code, but rather click on the link that you received in the email. But make sure it’s a real gift card and not a scam trying to impersonate Amazon.
