Section 27. Redeem a Gift Certificate


27. Redeem a Gift Certificate

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

18 Sign Up for the iTunes Music Store


SEE ALSO

26 Buy a Gift Certificate for Someone Else

31 Tell a Friend About the iTunes Music Store


If you're the lucky recipient of a gift certificate from a user of the iTunes Music Store , you can redeem it using a couple of quick steps, after which you'll have a bank of credit with which to buy free songs.

27. Redeem a Gift Certificate


NOTE

If you received a gift certificate in email, it contains a link that leads you to the proper place in the music store to redeem the certificate's value. Be sure to check your Junk Mail or Spam folders to make sure that a gift certificate that someone sent you didn't get dumped in there by mistake!


1.
Sign In to the iTunes Music Store

Choose Music Store from the Source pane and connect to the store. If you are not already signed in, click the Sign In button in the upper-right corner and provide your Apple ID (or AOL screen name ) and password to sign yourself in.

If you don't have an account with the iTunes Music Store yet, now's the time to create onerefer to 18 Sign Up for the iTunes Music Store for more information. (Although you're given the opportunity to create an account in Step 3 of these instructions after you enter the confirmation number, you may as well get the account-creation process out of the way now.)

2.
Go to the Gift Certificates Section

Click the Gift Certificates link on the music store's Home page. You are given a choice to redeem a certificate that was sent to you or to buy a new one; click Redeem .

3.
Enter the Gift Certificate Code or Number

Type in the code number printed on your gift certificate, whether you received it on paper or through email; this number might be called the Certificate Code or Certificate Number . It's a combination of letters and numbers 16 characters long. The number is case-insensitive; you don't need to worry about capitalization.

4.
Redeem the Certificate

Click Redeem . If you entered the number correctly, you're given a confirmation dialog box informing you that you're about to credit your account. Click Redeem Gift Certificate to proceed. (If you made a typo, a red warning message asks you to try entering the number again.)

NOTE

There is no identity authentication encoded into the gift certificate; its value is applied to the account of whoever receives and enters the code.

5.
Buy Music Using Credit

A new box appears next to your Apple ID in the upper-right corner; this box shows the amount of store credit you have. As you shop and buy music (see 20 Purchase Audio from the iTunes Music Store ), that number (instead of your credit card or PayPal ) is debited until you've reduced it to zero, at which point it disappears and you're back to buying music under your own steam . It was fun while it lasted!



iPod + iTunes for Windows and Mac in a Snap
iPod + iTunes for Windows and Mac in a Snap (2nd Edition)
ISBN: 0672328992
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 152
Authors: Brian Tiemann

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