Can I buy a Amazon Gift Card for myself?

corroonb · 06-15-2014, 11:14 AM

Can I buy a Amazon Gift card and use it to add funds to my own gift card balance?

I'm asking because I have to pay an exchange fee each time I purchase a Kindle book in British pounds because my currency is the Euro. This exchange fee is a minimum of 46 cent which is a significant amount if I buy a book for 99p. If I buy a gift card, I pay one exchange fee instead of paying fees every time I buy a book. I think this should reduce the costs to me significantly especially with cheaper books.

pidgeon92 · 06-15-2014, 11:34 AM

Yes, you can purchase and use Amazon gift cards for yourself.

crossi · 06-15-2014, 11:49 AM

I do because I don't like a lot of small credit card charges. I just buy $100 giftcards and email them to myself and replenish as needed.

kristalana · 06-15-2014, 11:54 AM

Yep! That's also what Amazon tells you to do to be able to use credit card reward points for digital purchases, since you can't use them directly like you can for physical purchases.

corroonb · 06-15-2014, 08:14 PM

Thanks for the answers.

06-15-2014, 11:14 AM	#1
corroonb Addict Posts: 317 Karma: 1232685 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ireland Device: Kindle Voyage, Kobo Aura, Nexus 9	Can I buy a Amazon Gift Card for myself? Can I buy a Amazon Gift card and use it to add funds to my own gift card balance? I'm asking because I have to pay an exchange fee each time I purchase a Kindle book in British pounds because my currency is the Euro. This exchange fee is a minimum of 46 cent which is a significant amount if I buy a book for 99p. If I buy a gift card, I pay one exchange fee instead of paying fees every time I buy a book. I think this should reduce the costs to me significantly especially with cheaper books.

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pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	Yes, you can purchase and use Amazon gift cards for yourself.

06-15-2014, 11:49 AM	#3
crossi Guru Posts: 997 Karma: 12000001 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle Wahington U.S. Device: kindle	I do because I don't like a lot of small credit card charges. I just buy $100 giftcards and email them to myself and replenish as needed.

06-15-2014, 11:54 AM	#4
kristalana Groupie Posts: 152 Karma: 1170000 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: USA Device: Kindle PW2, Galaxy Tab Pro	Yep! That's also what Amazon tells you to do to be able to use credit card reward points for digital purchases, since you can't use them directly like you can for physical purchases.

06-15-2014, 08:14 PM	#5
corroonb Addict Posts: 317 Karma: 1232685 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Ireland Device: Kindle Voyage, Kobo Aura, Nexus 9	Thanks for the answers.