Kobo Discounts: Coupon Codes + Discussion

[BearMountainBooks]

Originally Posted by sufue

I tried it on two titles actually from the list that popped up when I used @jeesc's link, and it didn't work on either.

I wondered if it is perhaps country specific - many of the titles seemed to pertain to Australia, and so maybe it is specific to the Kobo Australia store. I was too lazy to try that out though - I wasn't all that enamored of either of the books.

P.S. I was shopping in the US store when I tried the two books off the list.

Ah, I see. Yes, they do some country specific sales. You'd think it would say in the rules, but perhaps that's asking too much?

[Lynx-lynx]

Originally Posted by jessc

FWIW, I got this email from Kobo this morning:

Find a great read in the next 7 days and save!
Get 90% OFF a select list of great reads.

Promocode: UJPBND
Hurry, this is a limited time exclusive offer!

And here's the link

ETA: And here's the legalese at the bottom of the email:

Something odd going on with this 'sale'.

I'm logged into Kobo Aus and I clicked on the link, and a series of books came up so I also clicked on "Items eligible for Promo codes". I then selected 2 books to test the coupon with (UJPBND)and neither of them worked.

Books I used were:
Jasper Jones, Craig Silvey $17.88
Before I Go To Sleep, S. J. Watson $19.72

Message was:
'We couldn’t apply this promo code to your purchase.'

I also tried one of the comeback codes on the books and neither worked.

Below is a pic of the screen I get when I click on the link.

[ferrywoman]

Same here. I checked using US and UK stores; code didn't work for anything I tried it on (and I tried more than a few).

[sufue]

Originally Posted by Lynx-lynx

Something odd going on with this 'sale'.

I'm logged into Kobo Aus and I clicked on the link, and a series of books came up so I also clicked on "Items eligible for Promo codes". I then selected 2 books to test the coupon with (UJPBND)and neither of them worked.

Books I used were:
Jasper Jones, Craig Silvey $17.88
Before I Go To Sleep, S. J. Watson $19.72

Message was:
'We couldn’t apply this promo code to your purchase.'

I also tried one of the comeback codes on the books and neither worked.

Below is a pic of the screen I get when I click on the link.

Then maybe it's single use???? (Hopefully @jessc got to use it if that's the case...)

[jessc]

Something's definitely weird... unless it was, in fact, a one-time use code and someone else already used it? I hadn't tried before, because none of the books on the list particularly interested me. So I just posted it in case it helped anyone else. After reading your comments, I just logged into Kobo and tried the code for two different books on the list and it didn't work for either.

So either someone enjoyed it (I hope so!) or Kobo is even more screwed up than usual...

[pdurrant]

My guess is a single-use code. Perhaps the lucky user would speak up to confirm that it worked once?

[Kim W]

This falls under the "+ Discussion" category:

I used my last decent coupon from the contest to get 45% off a $3.99 book. I don't think it was worth the almost $2 I saved since something glitched and the book didn't end up in my library.

After 28 minutes with customer service, I got it straightened out. It was only my own ridiculous persistence that got me the book. The CSR wanted me to email back my receipt and wait 24 to 72 hours for a refund but I insisted she stay on hold with me until she received my receipt and then give me the book and not a store credit because I didn't want to lose the coupon.

I feel both victorious and kind of stupid that I wasted half an hour on less than $2 savings.

[BearMountainBooks]

Originally Posted by Kim W

This falls under the "+ Discussion" category:

I used my last decent coupon from the contest to get 45% off a $3.99 book. I don't think it was worth the almost $2 I saved since something glitched and the book didn't end up in my library.

After 28 minutes with customer service, I got it straightened out. It was only my own ridiculous persistence that got me the book. The CSR wanted me to email back my receipt and wait 24 to 72 hours for a refund but I insisted she stay on hold with me until she received my receipt and then give me the book and not a store credit because I didn't want to lose the coupon.

I feel both victorious and kind of stupid that I wasted half an hour on less than $2 savings.

I drove 5 miles from one post office to another last week so that I could mail a book media mail rather than regular mail. I saved 3 dollars, but had to drive 5 congested miles, stand in line (and I'd already mailed something else from the other post office) and generally put myself out. But see, I didn't want to pay the higher fee at the first post office. You can't get the media mail rate from the machine and the line at the first post office was an hour long. I could have just paid the 3 dollars, but, nooooo. I drove across town...

[murg]

Originally Posted by Kim W

I feel both victorious and kind of stupid that I wasted half an hour on less than $2 savings.

I know the feeling well. It's an odd sort of feeling...

[kobbie]

Originally Posted by Kim W

This falls under the "+ Discussion" category:

I used my last decent coupon from the contest to get 45% off a $3.99 book. I don't think it was worth the almost $2 I saved since something glitched and the book didn't end up in my library.

After 28 minutes with customer service, I got it straightened out. It was only my own ridiculous persistence that got me the book. The CSR wanted me to email back my receipt and wait 24 to 72 hours for a refund but I insisted she stay on hold with me until she received my receipt and then give me the book and not a store credit because I didn't want to lose the coupon.

I feel both victorious and kind of stupid that I wasted half an hour on less than $2 savings.

Hmmm. I had a similar issue with a 45% coupon from the last contest - which was one that someone had posted. It took Customer Care a few days to reply to my email, and I eventually got a refund, buy no mention of replacing the coupon. Hope this is not a sign of anything sinister when it comes to contest coupons ...

[tempest@de]

I received this 30%, It is already in the first page but the email says that it expires october 9, and in the fisrts page it is oct. 2.

Discount code: Comeback1cl42
Expires: October 09 2014
One Coupon Per Customer

Spoiler:

Spoiler:

Offer valid from October 04 2014 through October 09 2014 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.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by tempest@de

I received this 30%, It is already in the first page but the email says that it expires october 9, and in the fisrts page it is oct. 2.

Thanks. Expiry date updated.

[melmac]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Thanks. Expiry date updated.

Thanks for keeping the thread up to date

From the first page I just used Comeback3cl86 & Comeback5cr87 in the new Zealand store. I also used sav50 I could've sworn that I used that one before so either it has reset so I could use it again or my memory is fading badly

[peterwardgd]

Originally Posted by melmac

Thanks for keeping the thread up to date

From the first page I just used Comeback3cl86 & Comeback5cr87 in the new Zealand store. I also used sav50 I could've sworn that I used that one before so either it has reset so I could use it again or my memory is fading badly

nope, i'm also pretty sure i've used sav50 more than once however i cant remember when!

[birdbrainbb]

Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

I drove 5 miles from one post office to another last week so that I could mail a book media mail rather than regular mail. I saved 3 dollars, but had to drive 5 congested miles, stand in line (and I'd already mailed something else from the other post office) and generally put myself out. But see, I didn't want to pay the higher fee at the first post office. You can't get the media mail rate from the machine and the line at the first post office was an hour long. I could have just paid the 3 dollars, but, nooooo. I drove across town...

If you know the media mail postage rates (or can look them up) you can weigh your package on the machine and then buy the amount of postage you need. There should be an option for "other" amount of postage somewhere on the screen (it's been a while since I used one, so sorry I can't be more specific!)-- you can set it to any amount you need and then print it out. Then you'd just need to write "media mail" on your package and you're good to go!