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Purple Lady · 10-05-2014, 07:54 PM

I got a $5.00 credit so I could buy coins. I bought coins and it's only that damn one click so I can't see how something is paid for until after I pay. I rarely buy Kindle books for this very reason. Of course I was charged for the coins so I guess it's back to Amazon chat again.

tubemonkey · 10-05-2014, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Purple Lady

I got a $5.00 credit so I could buy coins. I bought coins and it's only that damn one click so I can't see how something is paid for until after I pay. I rarely buy Kindle books for this very reason. Of course I was charged for the coins so I guess it's back to Amazon chat again.

I hate 1-click. I think the practice is deceitful. I want to see exactly where the funds are coming from before hitting the final buy button.

Purple Lady · 10-05-2014, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I hate 1-click. I think the practice is deceitful. I want to see exactly where the funds are coming from before hitting the final buy button.

Absolutely. My next Amazon chat shows they are trying to rival Kobo for incompetence.

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You are now connected to Amazon from Amazon.com

Me:I got a $5.00 credit so I could buy coins. I bought coins and it's only one click so I can't see how something is paid for until after I pay. I rarely buy Kindle books for this very reason. Of course I was charged for the coins.

please refund my charge

Amazon:Hello, my name is Mohan. I'll be happy to help you today.

Me:The credit was given a few minutes ago via chat because I didn't get free coins promotion

Amazon:I'm sorry for the inconvenience you experienced in this case.

Can you please tell me what are you trying to purchase?

Me:I got a $5.00 credit so I could buy coins. I bought coins and it's only one click so I can't see how something is paid for until after I pay. I rarely buy Kindle books for this very reason. Of course I was charged for the coins.

please refund my charge

Amazon:I have issued a full refund of the book for you. The amount will be credited to your same payment method within 2-3 business days.

Me:what book? I didn't buy a book, I bought coins!!

Amazon:Okay

I have refunded 500 Amazon Coins to your account.

Me:I need a refund to my credit card that was charged for purchasing 500 coins!

Amazon:Yes ,It'll be refunded to your credit card.

within 2-3 business days

Me:thank you

My account still shows a $5.00 app credit.

Blossom · 10-05-2014, 08:57 PM

I can see how they were confused as it look like you said you bought a kindle book with coins. Remember these are not native English speaking people you must speak plain and clear when chatting with them.

Purple Lady · 10-05-2014, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

I can see how they were confused as it look like you said you bought a kindle book with coins. Remember these are not native English people you must speak plain and clear when chatting with them.

Now I'm confused. How did it look like I bought a Kindle book with coins? I wish I could - I have almost 4500 coins.

AnemicOak · 10-05-2014, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

I can see how they were confused as it look like you said you bought a kindle book with coins. Remember these are not native English speaking people you must speak plain and clear when chatting with them.

Looked pretty plain to me.

She contacted Amazon & instead of just giving her the coins they gave her a credit.

She tried to use said credit to buy the coins.

Credit wasn't applied to the coin purchase.

She dislikes One-Click because if a regular checkout could be used she would have known that it was going to charge her card & not use the credit. She mentioned in passing why she dislikes One-Click & that it also often stops her from buying Kindle books.

The problem I think really lies in the first CS contact. They gave a $5 app credit, which can basically be used like coins are, but can not be used to buy coins.

Purple Lady · 10-05-2014, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Looked pretty plain to me.

She contacted Amazon & instead of just giving her the coins they gave her a credit.

She tried to use said credit to buy the coins.

Credit wasn't applied to the coin purchase.

She dislikes One-Click because if a regular checkout could be used she would have known that it was going to charge her card & not use the credit. She mentioned in passing why she dislikes One-Click & that it also often stops her from buying Kindle books.

The problem I think really lies in the first CS contact. They gave a $5 app credit, which can basically be used like coins are, but can not be used to buy coins.

I asked the first CS if the credit could be used to buy coins and he said yes.

AnemicOak · 10-05-2014, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Purple Lady

I asked the first CS if the credit could be used to buy coins and he said yes.

I get that, but AFAIK app store credits can only be used to buy apps or in-app purchases (I've never been able to use them on anything else) so they shouldn't have told you that or should have given you a general account credit.

tubemonkey · 10-05-2014, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Purple Lady

Absolutely. My next Amazon chat shows they are trying to rival Kobo for incompetence.

My account still shows a $5.00 app credit.

What a mess! Amazon policy is to always apply credits first before charging credit cards.

So, is this where you stand now?

you'll get your $5 charge credited back to your credit card in 2-3 days
you still have your $5 app credit
you now have your 500 coins

tubemonkey · 10-05-2014, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Purple Lady

Now I'm confused. How did it look like I bought a Kindle book with coins? I wish I could - I have almost 4500 coins.

4500 coins? - hoarder

I only have 4650 coins

tubemonkey · 10-05-2014, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

They gave a $5 app credit, which can basically be used like coins are, but can not be used to buy coins.

I didn't know that. That explains why her card was hit.

AnemicOak · 10-05-2014, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

I didn't know that. That explains why her card was hit.

Just going by personal experience. I once tried to use an app credit to buy coins and couldn't. Guess they don't want people in general to be able to take a credit and basically make money on it (albeit not much, 4-10%) by buying coins.

Blossom · 10-05-2014, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by AnemicOak

Looked pretty plain to me.

She contacted Amazon & instead of just giving her the coins they gave her a credit.

She tried to use said credit to buy the coins.

Credit wasn't applied to the coin purchase.

She dislikes One-Click because if a regular checkout could be used she would have known that it was going to charge her card & not use the credit. She mentioned in passing why she dislikes One-Click & that it also often stops her from buying Kindle books.

The problem I think really lies in the first CS contact. They gave a $5 app credit, which can basically be used like coins are, but can not be used to buy coins.

It didn't to me. I read it three times before I got the meaning of mention of the Kindle book. Maybe I just think like them I don't know. *shrugs*

Purple Lady · 10-05-2014, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

What a mess! Amazon policy is to always apply credits first before charging credit cards.

So, is this where you stand now?

you'll get your $5 charge credited back to your credit card in 2-3 days
you still have your $5 app credit
you now have your 500 coins

Not anymore. I'm back down to 3969 coins and will get a refund to my credit card for the purchase of the 500 coins. I still have the $5.00 app store credit. But credits don't last very long do they?

tubemonkey · 10-05-2014, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Purple Lady

Not anymore. I'm back down to 3969 coins and will get a refund to my credit card for the purchase of the 500 coins. I still have the $5.00 app store credit. But credits don't last very long do they?

They don't; but I don't know how long - possibly 30 days? Coins are good for a year, so they're much better to have than appstore credits.

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Purple Lady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,698 Karma: 16542228 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Device: Huawei MediaPad M5, LG V30, Boyue T80S, Nexus 7 LTE, K3 3G, Fire HD8	I got a $5.00 credit so I could buy coins. I bought coins and it's only that damn one click so I can't see how something is paid for until after I pay. I rarely buy Kindle books for this very reason. Of course I was charged for the coins so I guess it's back to Amazon chat again.

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Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	I can see how they were confused as it look like you said you bought a kindle book with coins. Remember these are not native English speaking people you must speak plain and clear when chatting with them.