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Amazon Gift Card Deal - $20 for $10 (USD) - Almost a Million Sold

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Amazon Gift Card Deal - $20 for $10 (USD) - Almost a Million Sold
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zhenjie on 20/01/2011 - 07:54 livingsocial.com (613 clicks)
Last edited 20/01/2011 - 10:01 by 1 other user

$20USD Amazon.com Giftcard for only $10USD. It states for US Living Social customers only but doesn't mean you can't buy from the US site (confirmed by myself and other non-US people on Slickdeals). Can use the direct link to NY here (http://livingsocial.com/deals/21336-20-amazon-com-gift-card) and purchase away. This is good for those who buy from Amazon using a US forwarding address or use mail forwarders. Not 100% confirmed you can use for international Amazon orders yet.

This is the fastest selling deal I've ever seen. Almost a million sold 5 hours into the deal. The reason this deal is on is because Amazon recently invested millions into LivingSocial.

If you like daily deals like these please visit Buyii - http://www.buyii.com.au to get the latest deals in your city everyday.

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  • theguyrules on 20/01/2011 - 08:23

    What's good on Amazon.com for Aussies to buy?

    • Kooratz on 20/01/2011 - 08:25

      books are much cheaper..

      • leeroys_dad on 20/01/2011 - 10:18
        +1

        books are usually much cheaper from UK bookstores - find them on booko.com.au

        • shmahoo on 20/01/2011 - 11:50
          +1

          booko.com.au is amazing

  • goodfairy1 on 20/01/2011 - 08:36

    I'm a new kindle owner would this work in the kindle store as well?

    • saine on 20/01/2011 - 10:06

      When you apply gift card credit to your account, then when you buy books on kindle it comes from there before it comes from your credit card. So if this is a normal gift certificate, you've no worries.

  • morini on 20/01/2011 - 08:44

    any recommended mail forwarders in the US then?

    • cheapsk8 on 20/01/2011 - 11:14

      I used Shipito a while ago and had a very good experience.

  • blehgg on 20/01/2011 - 08:45

    MAC books??!!!

  • neil on 20/01/2011 - 08:45

    Nice one, just bought it. Almost 1 million sold is crazy. Guess it's lucky they aren't selling cupcakes ;)

  • neil on 20/01/2011 - 08:47

    Latest OzB deals posted from Amazon.com, http://www.ozbargain.com.au/deals/amazon.com

  • stuartfaz on 20/01/2011 - 08:48

    Good stuff!

  • Krazyy on 20/01/2011 - 08:51

    so my question is, if i purchased something for $80USD (inc shipping) could i then purchase 4x$20 voucher to cover the cost, and hence really only paying $40 USD?

    • neil on 20/01/2011 - 08:54

      You can only purchase 1 per account. Now I suppose you could open multiple accounts but they may check credit card numbers/IP addresses etc so I probably wouldn't try.

    • swimmingtoad on 20/01/2011 - 10:17
      +1

      "Amazon.com will have the right to close customer accounts and bill alternative forms of payment if a fraudulently obtained Gift Card is redeemed and/or used to make purchases on amazon.com"

  • stanas on 20/01/2011 - 08:57

    Can anyone confirm if this can be used for International orders?

    • neil on 20/01/2011 - 09:11

      I would have thought it's available on all orders. On checkout, there is an area for gift card number. You get it for all orders. I purchased a card from Mamapedia a few months back and ordered stuff on my Australian CC although it got shipped to the US.

      • furythree on 20/01/2011 - 10:08

        can u enter more than 1 gift card number
        thinking of buying a tablet and getting 50% off lol

        • ChadHominem on 20/01/2011 - 10:14

          I'm curious to see as well

        • neil on 20/01/2011 - 10:20

          I believe you can add as many as you want. You just go into your account and add the card to your Amazon balance. Your balance changes if you sell books or do work with the mechanical turk (if that's still around) so it's essentially a bank account of sorts.

          See http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=2…

        • furythree on 20/01/2011 - 14:06

          Restrictions

          Gift Cards cannot be used to purchase other gift cards or applied to any order containing another gift card. Please read our Terms & Conditions for a full list of rules and restrictions.

  • Saul Goodman on 20/01/2011 - 09:09
    -3

    Voucher purchase is valid for US-based customers only

    • Sharp on 20/01/2011 - 09:52

      OP already stated that.

    • stuartfaz on 20/01/2011 - 09:54

      If it doesn't work, Livingsocial offer 5-day refund terms.

    • jashjash on 20/01/2011 - 10:24
      -1

      fryzie makes a good point, how will they send the gift card to Australia in 5 days so that you'd be able to get a refund?

      • Turd on 20/01/2011 - 10:34

        It's a digital code.

        When you buy from amazon there is always a box asking if you have a gift card code or not.

        • jashjash on 20/01/2011 - 10:43

          I guess that makes it somewhat easier if it's just a code…

          A bit hard to wrap up something intangible to a friend though, lol

        • SomeGuyOnOzB on 21/01/2011 - 00:24

          Print off a picture of the gift card ad and wrap that; or put a printout of the email in a nice envelope

  • ChadHominem on 20/01/2011 - 10:21

    my credit card name is
    first name/middle initial/last name

    but the site only asks for first and last name?

    how should i enter it?

    • neil on 20/01/2011 - 10:23

      Uhhhh.. First name / Last name. If you have a middle name it's almost always on your CC but most merchants won't ask for it.

      • ChadHominem on 20/01/2011 - 10:26

        thanks!
        hey wait, is this a physical gift card? or just a digital voucher code?
        they're not actually going to send it to the address i enter right?

        • Turd on 20/01/2011 - 10:34

          Digital Code.

    • ozhunter on 20/01/2011 - 11:04

      Lol

  • adam on 20/01/2011 - 11:10
    -2

    "Voucher purchase is valid for US-based customers only" is a condition of the purchase - therefore this deal is invalid for all Australian based customer. Just because you can exploit the system and there aren't technical controls to prevent it doesn't make it a legitimate deal.

    If I was on worldbargain.com then I'd vote this up, but as this is ozbargain I don't see this as a bargain at all.

    • zzyss on 20/01/2011 - 11:17

      Depends on whether it's usable or not. Regardless of the terms, if somebody here buys the voucher and spends it, and gets the product (whether getting it shipped international by Amazon directly or using a mail forwarding service like shipito, then it doesn't matter what the terms say.

      It'd hardly be the first time that OzBargainers have exploited a loophole for personal gain!

      • adam on 20/01/2011 - 11:31
        +4

        It very much matters what the terms and conditions say and ozbargain isn't in the business of encouraging people to violate terms and conditions of sale. A loophole, or a vagary in conditions is altogether different than what we have in this case where the T&Cs clearly and unambiguously do not permit non-US customers to purchase.

        • zzyss on 20/01/2011 - 12:38

          A buying service / mail forwarder is US based :-P

        • furythree on 20/01/2011 - 14:08
          -1

          u cant get someone else based in the US to buy on your behalf, making it valid for us. problem solved
          build that bridge and get over it!

    • Saul Goodman on 20/01/2011 - 22:22
      +1

      I just went to worldbargain.com and was disappointed to not find a website :(

  • Todger on 20/01/2011 - 11:48
    -1

    The Book Depository is usually cheaper and doesn't gouge on the shipping cost - they deliver free world wide

    • Turd on 20/01/2011 - 12:05
      +2

      Book Depository ONLY has books.

  • leiiv on 20/01/2011 - 12:16

    How did you guys buy this? They ask the credit card number and US billing address. Can they match the CC with the address?

    • bargaino on 20/01/2011 - 12:27

      I gave my US forwarding address. The Aus CC has had the $10 authorised. Still does not mean they will complete the process.
      Note that Amazon is fine with Aus cards and billing address, even for items that cannot be exported without a forwarder.

  • davidl2 on 20/01/2011 - 13:24

    anyone successfully purchased something with this deal + ship to OZ?

    • neil on 20/01/2011 - 13:35

      They will send the gift cards out after the deal finishes so won't know until then.

    • zhenjie on 20/01/2011 - 13:38

      Its just a digital Gift Card. There is no physical shipping to Australia

      • davidl2 on 20/01/2011 - 20:17

        what I meant is:

        anyone used this Digital Gift Card to buy something successfully,
        and with confirmation that the item will be ship to Australia?

  • Turd on 21/01/2011 - 15:42

    To use your Amazon.com Gift Card, follow these easy steps:

    1. Login to your LivingSocial account
    2. Click on the My Deals link at the top right of the page
    3. Click "Get Gift Card Code" under your Amazon.com deal
    4. Click "Apply to my Amazon.com Account" after your gift card code is displayed. This will take you directly to Amazon.com, and you'll be asked to login to your Amazon account.
    5. Voila! Your gift card will be applied and you'll be able to buy something super cool.
    • Turd on 21/01/2011 - 15:44

      Just added mine and it works!

      You have successfully redeemed this Gift Card.
      The next time you place an order, you will be given the opportunity to use these gift card funds, and you will not have to re-enter your claim code.

      • Turd on 21/01/2011 - 15:47

        Current Balance:$20.00
        Your balance will never expire. We'll automatically apply your balance towards your next eligible purchase.

        Should have gotten more maybe!

        • rakkie on 22/01/2011 - 01:14

          Most people who ordered more than one got the rest canceled anyway, so don't feel too bad.

  • neil on 21/01/2011 - 21:54

    Just got the email from Livingsocial and added it my Amazon account. Attempted a test order and got through to the final stage so it looks there isn't any restrictions on the gift card. Great deal.

    The Slickdeals thread is at 893 pages and is the most voted on deal in history. I also noticed that at least 4 different US friends posted this on Facebook. Some of the guys on Slickdeals bought 10, 20, 30 etc of these using multiple accounts. Crazy.

  • ChadHominem on 22/01/2011 - 00:18

    I tried to buy a few but they only gave me one =[ must be because I used the same credit card even though I used different accounts
    still, one is awesome!

  • zhenjie on 22/01/2011 - 11:20

    Got mine too and redeemed on Amazon. Purchase has gone through fine. So to the negative voters..HA HA

    • adam on 24/01/2011 - 16:56

      I didn't vote negative because I thought we wouldn't get it… I voted negative because I thought we weren't entitled to it.

      • zhenjie on 25/01/2011 - 11:19

        What a shame…

  • stuartfaz on 22/01/2011 - 14:40

    Got it, used it, great success :D

  • leiiv on 22/01/2011 - 18:12

    I got mine also. Thanks to zhenjie for posting this "once-in-a-lifetime" deal. I am guessing the redeemed credit can be used to pay for AWS (EC2, S3) too.

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