Got an email a few days ago saying mine was going to expire... don't really want to buy anything :/
mattashhall
31 May 17#67
Note that the price has increased to £4.29 now
Ripperoo
22 May 17#66
The mention in the description was added after the original post. There was no mention of this short expiry when I originally ordered.
Johnmcl7
21 May 171#65
Yep, that seems to be the only way to do it as it doesn't work on the web store or Xbox one console. You have to laugh at the fact that they've managed the immensely difficult challenge of getting BC working but can't do something simple like let you actually buy the games using their own credit.
John
Johnmcl7
21 May 17#62
If you have credit that expires mixed with credit that doesn't expire, does it use the expiring credit first?
John
dusktilldawn to Johnmcl7
21 May 17#64
Did you manage to get them on your 360 then?
dusktilldawn
14 May 17#44
Lots of xb 360 games that are BC are on sale Tuesday. source
Johnmcl7 to dusktilldawn
21 May 17#63
It turns out you can't buy Xbox 360 games with Xbox credit, thank goodness I only wasted ten pounds before I found that one out.
Edit - Turns out you can if you use a 360 for some bizarre reason
John
fingermouse27
20 May 171#61
in fairness the date issue is clearly mentioned in the description in the OP and numerous times in this thread.
redbutcher
19 May 17#60
I used all mine in one go - wouldn't have bothered otherwise.
redbutcher
14 May 17#37
Nice - got 4.
Ripperoo to redbutcher
19 May 17#59
Yeah? I ordered three and applied two of them to my son's account as he wanted a particular game, but already had some unused credit which I forgot about, so didn't need all three applied to his account.
Added the remaining £5 code to my account and now its showing as due to expire on August 14th 2017.:confused:
After contacting MS about this thinking the error was at their end, I was informed that the code was from a 'Promotional Gift Card', which do have an expiry date.
I contacted CDKeys regarding this issue and told them what MS had said and was more or less told 'Tough'.
They said that once the code is redeemed, it cannot be un-redeemed and that their policy is that they won't issue a refund/replacement on used digital goods as they were sent unused.
They also went on to say I should just use the balance before the expiry date.
All well and good if I was planning on purchasing something, but I'm not. It was only added to my account due to the fact I assumed they didn't expire and could be used any time in the future.
I know it's only a few quid, but it's just not right that they sent me a code I did not want which no one would ever know what it was until it WAS applied!
PsillyPseudonym
17 May 17#57
Any indication of when the actual offer ends?
AdamPI to PsillyPseudonym
18 May 171#58
Probably when they run out of this batch. These are some kind of promo credit which CDKeys have acquired and expire 90 days after activating. There is probably an expiry on the codes themselves also, so CDKeys can't sit on them forever. Surprised they have not yet sold out anyway....
BlockABoots
16 May 17#55
So i want £50 worth so have added 10 of these £5 codes to my cart and have applied the discount code, but its only taking 20p off, what gives??
AdamPI to BlockABoots
16 May 17#56
Code will only work on first item in cart.
To get 10 you'd have:
1) Get code
2) buy one
3) buy another
4) Wait for code to expire and new one to be generated
5) Repeat
XP200
16 May 17#54
Well that £11.77 was well spent, just bough Left for dead 1 and 2 and ghostbusters the game and still have over £4 of credit left, what to buy next. lol
I had been looking at those games for a while since they went BC on the XB1 but they would have cost me over £30 second hand from the cex and ebay. ha
wavylines
15 May 17#53
cheers, £50s worth, for once i can buy digital at the same price as retail. you can also use this credit on the microsoft site so you could get ~20% off a surface if you can be bothered to input the codes
...god dammmit why can Scorpio be up for pre order yet!
AngryKelvin
15 May 17#52
Nice one thanks, preordered the new destiny game using a load of these. Preorders take acc credit straight away so no worries about it expiring.
Jimb0
14 May 17#48
Good find!
Waiting for Overwatch to come down in price.
Doesn't feel right paying 55 for a game thats a year old.
MrT2 to Jimb0
14 May 17#51
There's a GOTY edition coming out soon, so you'll get some extras for the standard price (supposed to be 5 new skins, 10 loot boxes, plus a pet for WoW and playable Tracer character for Heroes of the Storm).
adhkarzf
14 May 17#50
a measly 1.6% quidco although to be fair it tracked instantly.
repouk
14 May 171#49
Asked CDKeys about the time lilmit and got this: Commence Operation Buck Passing!
And surprise, surprise, the response from MS is:
rostislavmalickis
14 May 17#46
My card keeps getting declined. Are they out of stock?
dusktilldawn to rostislavmalickis
14 May 17#47
Use paypal
Jimbob131190
14 May 17#45
Thanks OP, bought 3xcodes and got darksiders fury edition for basically £13 :smiley:
tipkovnica
14 May 17#34
Why can't I buy Call of Duty 3 with this credit on Xbox One, instead it wants me to pay with my card!?
MrT2 to tipkovnica
14 May 17#43
You need to buy it with an Xbox 360 console in order to use your credit, it won't let you use it via the website or Xbox One. Microsoft blame it on being a legacy system, which they clearly can't be bothered to update.
repouk
14 May 171#42
OK, that's a pile of ****. Would have been nice to have been told that when I bought it! :disappointed::confused:
Turtle1992
14 May 17#41
Well dunno how I managed it then as I bought black ops 1 and 2 in the Xbox sale on Xbox One with my credit
chocobogamer
14 May 17#40
Maverick's 100% correct. Xbox 360 games can only be bought by store credit on Xbox 360, but can be bought by card on PC and Xbox One due to the differences in the store backends.
lodgic
14 May 17#36
is anyone else having trouble getting the FB code to work?
ikskwizituk to lodgic
14 May 17#38
I had to login to cdkeys using the email address entered on fb for the code - then it worked, wouldn't work when I wasn't logged into cdkeys.
fingermouse27 to lodgic
14 May 17#39
make sure you are logged in
ikskwizituk
14 May 17#35
3x brought towards Hot wheelz :smiley:
chezybezy
14 May 17#33
Unless you mean if I redeem it on xb1 I can't then use it on my x360? But it would work the other way around, correct? So would it be best to redeem on my x360 to cover all eventualities?
tipkovnica
14 May 17#32
Why can't I buy Call of Duty 3 with this credit on Xbox One, instead it wants me to pay with my card!?
chezybezy
14 May 17#31
Would it be best to hold back redeeming these or just redeem immediately? Also can anyone remember if there is a way to see when you've redeemed a "voucher" I'm sure you used to be able to see something like, £5 credit, total credit on account. And each one listed below with a total. Like your store purchase history / download queue but including the credits from codes
E: looks like 3 is the limit you can buy using a discount code.
XP200
14 May 17#30
I redeemed this to the XB1 via Windows 10, never had any issue buying games via the XB1 be it xbox 360 or XB1 games, but i have my credit card on my account so that solves a lot of issue, although i never use it for buying anything, i always wait for deals like this. :wink:
Turtle1992
14 May 17#29
That isn't true, I buy credit and put it on Xbox one and I can buy Xbox 360 games so dunno where you get the info, any points work on any games on the Xbox regardless where you put it
XP200
14 May 171#27
£15 for £11.77, this will come in handy for the xbox back compat sale starting on Tuesday.
Maverick77 to XP200
14 May 17#28
Remember that the credit will only work for Xbox 360 games if you redeem it on a 360. Stores are different and otherwise you will only be able to use it on Xbox one.
adhkarzf
14 May 17#26
anyway of getting it cheaper if you don't have a Facebook account? new to xbox so help appreciated
sweeney287
14 May 171#25
Cheers, slightly cheaper way of getting the hot wheels download.
Pacman786
14 May 17#24
Got 4 and redeemed straight away, won't need to spend them yet, but at least they won't expire this way.
Switchy87
14 May 17#23
is the £15 psn one for 13.99 a good deal?
travisambrose
14 May 171#22
got 6, thanks!
m3racer123
13 May 172#14
I've just added one of these £5 codes onto my Xbox account and it says it expires on 11/08/2017... Anyone else noticed this?
I've added a second code and now it says £10 expires on 11/08/2017, this is slightly worrying...
fuzzydunlop to m3racer123
13 May 173#17
Noticed the same :confused:
powerbrick to m3racer123
13 May 171#21
It looks like they have bought a load of the '3m live+£5 credit free' and are selling them separately as the £5 free has the same sort of short usage window.
DexMorgan
13 May 172#20
That's a bit naughty if they're not mentioning an expiry date in the product details
tboy2000
13 May 17#19
how are you guys getting the codes? still no email with codes and nothing next to me order in my account.
LostFan
13 May 17#18
Same expiry date on my credit too.
tboy2000
13 May 17#15
where is the code to input into Xbox site? I looked at my cdkeys order in account but can't see the download code.
MBeeching to tboy2000
13 May 17#16
If it's not on your order history you should receive an email link to the code.
m3racer123
13 May 17#13
I managed to get 3 single orders in and then the code was no longer valid. (I couldn't stack the discount for several cards in one order)
powerbrick
13 May 171#11
bought four @ £3.79, will now get me hot wheelz.
imranio to powerbrick
13 May 17#12
I know if i buy it, then itll get reduced the day after. I know its just been released but itll happen im sure lol. Whats it like?
leyloleylo
13 May 17#10
Just bought 3 for £3.99 each. Still a bargain thanks
xbox25
13 May 17#9
Doesn't work
repouk
13 May 171#8
Picked up two lots. £10 credit for £7.58 will do me thanks :smile:
tboy2000
13 May 17#5
I have liked their page but still don't know how to get the fb code.
Marcoos to tboy2000
13 May 176#6
Just use this link, you don't have to enter an email address, any old text will do
Go to their page on FB, look down the left hand pane for "Click here to get 5% off". Once you have code, make sure you are logged in at CDkeys or it won't work.
BuzzDuraband
13 May 174#4
Two
nathan3007
13 May 171#3
I believe they've limited the code to like 3 uses per account - however if they haven't then you could buy them all separately I think (I'm sure Buzz or someone will correct me if I'm wrong)
nathan3007
13 May 172#1
The 5% only applies to one of the vouchers if anyone is wondering however even at £3.99 it's still a decent price :smiley:
fingermouse27 to nathan3007
13 May 17#2
i did wonder why it only took of 20p... for the super frugal would seperate transactions work?
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John
Edit - Turns out you can if you use a 360 for some bizarre reason
John
Added the remaining £5 code to my account and now its showing as due to expire on August 14th 2017.:confused:
After contacting MS about this thinking the error was at their end, I was informed that the code was from a 'Promotional Gift Card', which do have an expiry date.
I contacted CDKeys regarding this issue and told them what MS had said and was more or less told 'Tough'.
They said that once the code is redeemed, it cannot be un-redeemed and that their policy is that they won't issue a refund/replacement on used digital goods as they were sent unused.
They also went on to say I should just use the balance before the expiry date.
All well and good if I was planning on purchasing something, but I'm not. It was only added to my account due to the fact I assumed they didn't expire and could be used any time in the future.
I know it's only a few quid, but it's just not right that they sent me a code I did not want which no one would ever know what it was until it WAS applied!
To get 10 you'd have:
1) Get code
2) buy one
3) buy another
4) Wait for code to expire and new one to be generated
5) Repeat
I had been looking at those games for a while since they went BC on the XB1 but they would have cost me over £30 second hand from the cex and ebay. ha
...god dammmit why can Scorpio be up for pre order yet!
Waiting for Overwatch to come down in price.
Doesn't feel right paying 55 for a game thats a year old.
Commence Operation Buck Passing!
And surprise, surprise, the response from MS is:
E: looks like 3 is the limit you can buy using a discount code.
I've added a second code and now it says £10 expires on 11/08/2017, this is slightly worrying...
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