Kobo Discounts: Coupon Codes + Discussion

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by sufue

How have folks been getting the Visa checkout to work? I already have a Visa Checkout account, same email address and info as the Kobo account I'm trying to get it to work with, and I'm in an endless exercise in frustration (yes, I know this is Kobo...but still would like to get the credit):

1) Find book.
2) Hit "Buy Now"
3) No stored credit card, so screen appears offering to let me enter credit card info or select Visa Checkout - I select that and then hit the blue Visa Checkout button that appears at the bottom
4) Sends me to a pop-up where I can sign in to Visa Checkout; my email address is already pre-populated
5) Enter password and hit "sign in" button
6) Another pop-up screen which has a big yellow "Continue" button, which says it will take me to Kobo to complete my purchase. I hit this button
7) I am taken to the normal checkout screen, with the green buttons at top and bottom, both of which say "Complete Purchase". These look like the normal buttons, and not like the different purplish "Place Order" button shown in the instructions from the email about the offer that Kobo sent me.
8) No credit card shows up, and I have zero store credit balance. I hit "Complete Purchase" and get "Oops! Something went wrong. Please review your payment information and try again."
9) Click out of that screen and my credit card is now populated in the field.
10) Try again, still doesn’t work.
11) Delete card out and repeat. Still doesn’t work

I’ve also tried different browser, different credit card (both that I’ve tried are good, and still working at other sites), now going nuts, and hoping someone can spot where it’s going wrong…any help gratefully received…

I just tried and had the same error, but it worked when I tried again. The second time I tried though, I wanted to verify that I was using Visa checkout, so I selected edit pay info and had to sign in again. I don't know if it that second signin was what made it work, but it worked.

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by Purple Lady

I just tried and had the same error, but it worked when I tried again. The second time I tried though, I wanted to verify that I was using Visa checkout, so I selected edit pay info and had to sign in again. I don't know if it that second signin was what made it work, but it worked.

Now I am wondering if it actually used Visa checkout. I've never used it before and I don't see any way of seeing charges on the Visa checkout website. Does anyone know how to tell what payment method was used?

[lkmiller]

Originally Posted by Purple Lady

Now I am wondering if it actually used Visa checkout. I've never used it before and I don't see any way of seeing charges on the Visa checkout website. Does anyone know how to tell what payment method was used?

I had wondered the same thing since it just ends up looking like you used the credit card. But later I saw the $10 credit was in my account.

[sufue]

Originally Posted by lkmiller

I had wondered the same thing since it just ends up looking like you used the credit card. But later I saw the $10 credit was in my account.

Well, based on Purple Lady's post third above, I tried it twice in a row, and it worked the second time. If that is really what it takes it is totally bizarre! (But, this is Kobo...so nothing is bizarre)

I too am now wondering if it used Visa Checkout, because it looked as if it was just using my credit card. lkmiller, how long did it take for your credit to show up?

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by lkmiller

I had wondered the same thing since it just ends up looking like you used the credit card. But later I saw the $10 credit was in my account.

How long did it take to see the credit?

[peachiekene]

Originally Posted by Purple Lady

How long did it take to see the credit?

It took a full 2 days for me.

[Fbone]

JULY30

Takes 30% off the following books. Multiple use. Expires July 20th.

https://store.kobobooks.com/List/sav...z8l3iwjSfZWvDQ

[AnemicOak]

Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

I still can't get to the rules.

From the promo page...

*Limit of one $10 credit per Kobo registered user between July 9, 2015 at 12:00AM EST and July 30, 2015 at 11:59PM EST (the Promo Period). Valid only in the U.S. on eBook and magazine purchases at Kobo.com using Visa Checkout as a payment method. $10 will appear as an account credit automatically in your Kobo account within 48 hours after check out. Offer not valid in conjunction with any other offer or promotion and cannot be used to adjust amounts paid on previous purchases. Discount value will not be refunded once purchase is complete. Rakuten Kobo Inc. reserves the right to change or cancel this offer at any time without notice. Visa Checkout is a trademark of Visa Inc, and used under license.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by Fbone

JULY30

Takes 30% off the following books. Multiple use. Expires July 20th.

https://store.kobobooks.com/List/sav...z8l3iwjSfZWvDQ

Added to first post. Thanks.

[Uschiekid]

Another 30%, looks like a one time, one person use, which may not be much use with a multi-use 30% valid at the same time....but it's valid 3 days longer...

"While you have been away...

New eBooks have been added weekly to our store!

Take this opportunity to receive 30% off select eBook purchases.

From romance to mystery, we have so many eBooks to choose from.

Promo Code: 8D8679"
Offer valid from July 17 2015 through July 23 2015 at 11:59 PM EST. This offer is not valid in conjunction with any other offer or promotion and cannot be used to adjust amount paid on previous purchases. Discount code is valid for one time 30% off any eBook purchase excluding those from the following publishers: In the UK - Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Penguin, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Wiley, and Zondervan, and all respective subsidiary imprints. In the US - Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin, Random House, Simon & Schuster, Wiley, and Zondervan, and all respective subsidiary imprints. In CA - Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin, Simon & Schuster, Wiley, and Zondervan, and all respective subsidiary imprints. In NZ - Hachette Book Group, and Wiley, and all respective subsidiary imprints. In AU - Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Macmillan Australia, Simon & Schuster, Wiley, and Zondervan, and all respective subsidiary imprints. Newspapers and magazines are excluded from this offer. Promotional code must be entered at time of purchase to qualify for this discount. Discounts cannot be applied nor the discount value refunded once a purchase is complete. We reserve the right to change or end this offer at any time without notice.

[Purple Lady]

My $10 credit for yesterday's Visa checkout purchase is already in my account today!

[BearMountainBooks]

Originally Posted by AnemicOak

From the promo page...

Thx. It keeps timing out when I try to get there. I'll forward to the gal I know who wanted to know the rules before trying it. Appreciate it.

[sufue]

Originally Posted by Purple Lady

My $10 credit for yesterday's Visa checkout purchase is already in my account today!

My credit also showed up today - pretty speedy for Kobo!

I have just now tried the same thing with my husband's account, and again, I had to try twice. I have now figured out, though, what I think is happening.

The first time when I hit the Visa Checkout button, it took me to the Visa Checkout sign-in pop-up window, I logged in (since he also has a pre-existing Visa Checkout account), and then it took me to the Kobo "buy" page. However, at the top, there was no card listed. So when I clicked on the green "complete purchase" button, it gave the same old error message.

Then I deleted the book out of the "buy" page, returned to Kobo home, and tried to buy the book again. This time, his credit card showed up at the top as a payment method, and, although there was nothing that I saw that indicated this was a Visa Checkout card, that's the only way it could have gotten there, since I had deleted out his other payment options before starting the process. And this time the sale went through.

This is the same procedure I followed with my account, although I didn't notice the absence or presence of a card listed at the top of the "buy" page when I did that one. And, as I said above, that account now has the $10 credit in it as of this morning.

So, it somehow seems to be connected to having to cycle through twice - maybe once to get logged in to Visa Checkout, and then a second time, so Kobo picks up the info and gets it into their system. Perhaps this only happens if you have a pre-existing Visa Checkout account, but in any case, this method has now worked twice, at least for the purchase of the book, in two different Kobo accounts, with two different Visa Checkout accounts.

My fingers are now crossed that my husband also gets the credit in his account - and I'll get to spend it

And karma to Purple Lady for the "do it twice" suggestion!

[Purple Lady]

Originally Posted by sufue

My credit also showed up today - pretty speedy for Kobo!

I have just now tried the same thing with my husband's account, and again, I had to try twice. I have now figured out, though, what I think is happening.

The first time when I hit the Visa Checkout button, it took me to the Visa Checkout sign-in pop-up window, I logged in (since he also has a pre-existing Visa Checkout account), and then it took me to the Kobo "buy" page. However, at the top, there was no card listed. So when I clicked on the green "complete purchase" button, it gave the same old error message.

Then I deleted the book out of the "buy" page, returned to Kobo home, and tried to buy the book again. This time, his credit card showed up at the top as a payment method, and, although there was nothing that I saw that indicated this was a Visa Checkout card, that's the only way it could have gotten there, since I had deleted out his other payment options before starting the process. And this time the sale went through.

This is the same procedure I followed with my account, although I didn't notice the absence or presence of a card listed at the top of the "buy" page when I did that one. And, as I said above, that account now has the $10 credit in it as of this morning.

So, it somehow seems to be connected to having to cycle through twice - maybe once to get logged in to Visa Checkout, and then a second time, so Kobo picks up the info and gets it into their system. Perhaps this only happens if you have a pre-existing Visa Checkout account, but in any case, this method has now worked twice, at least for the purchase of the book, in two different Kobo accounts, with two different Visa Checkout accounts.

My fingers are now crossed that my husband also gets the credit in his account - and I'll get to spend it

It's not just if you have an existing Visa Checkout account. I created an account on my first try and still got the error.

Of course you'll get to spend it. What's yours is yours and what's his is yours too, right?

[sufue]

Oh, and has anyone tried to multi-tab with Visa Checkout?