For those of you who get Kobo codes that don't work and you're sure you've not been sent that same one previously, try that code again in a few days. I've had
some luck with them working after they're supposedly expired. I even had one that I checked if it would work the day I got it, it did work that day however it wouldn't work the next day, but it did work a week later.
I'm not talking about re-using a code, just ones that don't work when you get them.
Kobo being Kobo, but it's worth a shot.