Thread: Gift Cards .. What can Kobo possibly be thinking?
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Old 05-22-2013, 05:02 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by cghipp View Post
In that case I won't be able to buy anything from Kobo until they reverse this asinine decision. The only way I can purchase anything through their site is by buying a gift card. Every time I try to buy a book with my credit card or PayPal, it "locks up" the account. (My bank suggests I give them a call to in advance of every single non-US purchase I make...) However, for some reason, I have never had any problem buying a gift card. Nice knowing you, Kobo!
When's the last time you tried using your CC? Kobo purchases in the US go through the Kobo US subsidiary in Delaware now instead of being charged from Canada. So it's not a non-US purchase anymore.
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