Amazon Top Up - In Store is the fast, no fee way to use cash to shop on Amazon and is currently available at thousands of PayPoint locations. For a limited time, top up £20 or more using Amazon Top Up - In Store and earn a £5 Amazon promotional credit towards your next purchase on Amazon.co.uk. Your discount will automatically be applied at checkout. This is a limited time offer, one per Amazon customer account. The promotional credit expires on November 30, 2017.
Never used this before as you can top up your account online (or just pay when you purchase) Is this just adding £20 to your Amazon balance to get a free fiver?
barneyonion
15 Aug 17#5
scorchio!
Stubee
15 Aug 17#6
Seems like it. I guess its for people that want to shop online but don't have a bank card?
garethsmith72
15 Aug 17#7
Thanks op an easy hassle free extra £5 seen a lot more complicated deals to get free Amazon credits
Gentatsu
15 Aug 17#8
Top Up orders online at Amazon.co.uk are excluded from this Offer.
Seems like you'll have to do the top up in a shop to get the fiver.
OneGloveOnTheFence to Gentatsu
15 Aug 17#9
Yep, get your barcode online and scan in shop :smile:
mouzzampk
15 Aug 17#10
Done :smile: Thanks
robodan918
15 Aug 17#11
good one thanks OP
RebTheRebel
15 Aug 17#12
I've never used top up on Amazon before. Is this just like buying a £20 Amazon card from a shop and then adding it to your Amazon account? Or is there something else you need to do in the shop. I just usually buy as and when. Need to buy a couple of bits off Amazon soon though so a fiver in my pocket is more than welcome.
Edit: ah so you just show them the barcode, they scan it, you give them £20 and bobs your favourite uncle?
captainbeaky to RebTheRebel
15 Aug 17#29
Just like topping up a pay as you phone in your local convenience store.
diddlypockets
15 Aug 17#13
how does this work? 1) Go to a shop (which shops - where to find info?) 2) Ask for Amazon topup card for £20 3) Apply to account in shop? or bring the topup card home and add it like a promotional balance?
vassy1 to diddlypockets
15 Aug 17#16
Paypoint locations.
captainbeaky to diddlypockets
15 Aug 17#20
I fear that I will get to stage 2 & be met with a blank expression as it's not a Ginsters pasty or a can of special brew.
Thanks OP - I like free money.
OneGloveOnTheFence
15 Aug 17#14
Go to link and get a barcode, scan that at the shop and say how much you want adding
Shatwell
15 Aug 17#15
Thank you.
The only downside of this, is you need to explain to the staff how to use their PayPoint machine :grin: I have to show them, every time I need to use the service.
RonBurgundy1
15 Aug 17#17
Awesome. Thank you : )
Borat
15 Aug 17#18
Thanks OP
charltonfan1
15 Aug 17#19
I was charged 40p for topping up by Credit card. Cash would have been free FYI
AndrewRoss
15 Aug 17#21
Good deal, thanks
OneGloveOnTheFence
15 Aug 17#22
Now now. Play nice
RonBurgundy1
15 Aug 17#23
Just popped into my local posh Wiltshire village shop. Topped up £ 20 fee free via my debit card . Lady in front of me was buying a bottle of champagne. I was back within my home office in ten minutes.
Oneday77
15 Aug 17#24
Poor people.......I see most paying with Fifties
shabbird
15 Aug 17#25
You can use the amazon App to create the barcode and just take it to the store for top up. :sunglasses: thanks OP
TehJumpingJawa to shabbird
15 Aug 17#27
Which app? Amazon has dozens! Do you mean "Amazon for tablets"?
That's just a browser for the Amazon website; as far as I can tell, it doesn't have any special provision for displaying your topup barcode. (You still have to have the link texted to a mobile no, or printed out.)
Or does the prime now app have some special function? Or perhaps Amazon underground app store? Be more specific pls.
shabbird to TehJumpingJawa
15 Aug 17#28
sorry.. I just have the amazon shopping app (android) one for my smartphone. Login, Your Account, Top up your account and then select Top up in store and this gives you the option to create a barcode. Handy to take it to store.
Hopefully above should be similar in other Amazon apps
RogerN
15 Aug 17#26
Option for Amazon to send weblink to you by SMS. Note that some mobile providers - and some phones -)will convert the free SMS into a (charged) MMS message, so you end up paying 25p or more for the privilege of receivibng said message #btmobile #windowsphones
Crossbow to RogerN
15 Aug 17#30
Thanks for the warning, but I found it's just a standard text message with a weblink (see below) - so it's not a MMS, which could be chargeable. So free & easy if you don't own a printer, or don't want the hassle of printing it. Plus, when you follow the link, there's an option to save the barcode to the Amazon app (the standard shopping one).
I just tried it at a PayPoint store and they weren't able to scan the barcode on my phone. Luckily, I asked them to scan it before I purchased the TU.
TehJumpingJawa to Shatwell
15 Aug 17#38
Correct me if I'm wrong, but all the barcode does is identify the product you want to purchase.
The £5 bonus is awarded when you apply the top-up to your account. (A separate step to the actual purchase)
:Edit:
Oh, looks like a am at least partially wrong. So will we still qualify for the bonus if we buy a top up voucher without the barcode, and apply it manually? Or is that simply considered an Amazon gift card and not eligible?
kestrelcampbell to TehJumpingJawa
15 Aug 17#39
I went into a Paypoint shop today. I got blank looks when I mentioned I had a barcode, so I just paid for a £20 top-up, which I applied to my Amazon account, just as you would went increasing your gift card balance. No £5 bonus materialised so I went on Amazon Chat and they said it should appear within an hour. When an hour passed with still no bonus I went back on Chat and they manually applied the £5 promo to my account. I assume the gift card code I applied identifies it as having come from a Paypoint terminal, so there weren't any issues with Amazon doing this as they said they knew I was eligible for the offer.
anewman
15 Aug 17#35
Tory voter spotted.
thomasleep
15 Aug 17#36
Maybe maybe not, but enjoys denigrating anybody and everybody they possible can, yes. I am sure anybody they may know is long since sick of hearing it, that is why they put that garbage on here.
herby247
15 Aug 17#37
Seems there FAQ's offer conflicting help info..... So i would assume that it's just like asking for a mobile top up, ie can i get a £20 top up voucher, they give you a receipt with the number you redeem online, (i suppose this is good if you only want a £5 top up, or you could just buy a gift card for £20). However the app info then states no mention of asking the cashier for a top up it says if you cant get the barcode to scan for whatever reason you need to print off a copy of your unique top up code. (why would you need to do this if you can just ask the cashier for the amount you wish to top up)?
TheDodger
15 Aug 17#40
just did it in my local co-op it was easy once the guy worked out he had to scan it on the handheld scanner not the one built into the till. I've also received an email about the £5 credit been awarded to me. Hopefully that 10% cashback via halifax also tracks , I had forgot that even existed. I've been loving the amazon top up offers that have been posted recently. I think i'm going to use the money and finally buy that £400 oculus
CrazyBob
15 Aug 17#41
Thanks OP, always like a bit of free money
dealchaser888
15 Aug 17#42
hi, someone kindly mention here: there would be a sub charge for using credit card, do you get charged for 40p?
ah, the 10% is for co-op shopping with halifax offfer, so they count these as a shopping transcation? thanks
Shatwell
15 Aug 17#43
Thanks for the info about contacting Amazon via Chat. I tried scanning my phone and a paper print out and neither worked. So I just bought the Top Up, which has now been applied. I'll contact Amazon in a bit.
TheDodger
15 Aug 17#44
I paid via debit card and got no charge
Baz417
15 Aug 17#45
Thanks Op. Cannot go wrong with Amazon. Heat added. :grin:
dealchaser888
15 Aug 17#46
thanks very much.
Eclairs
15 Aug 17#47
I had the same issue but it worked on a different machine with a handheld scanner(probably a new device)... but I guess you can simply buy the code and apply it manually to your amazon account..
Pateo
15 Aug 17#48
Yeah I was informed that I would have to pay 20p for using my debit card!
Hunkerdown
15 Aug 17#49
Thank you. Heat added. :smile:
shu123
16 Aug 17#50
I actually went to two PayPoints they had no clue about Amazon Vouchers, one shopkeeper never even heard of Amazon :astonished:
reaper200
16 Aug 17#51
Thanks op! Will try this today.
GwanGy
16 Aug 17#52
i NOTICE that it says only available for products made and sold by amazon, so restricted range, and it wears out in three months, before zmas . like a Ginsters pasty , neither hot nor cold.
Newbold
16 Aug 17#53
I think you need to read that again.
tek-monkey
16 Aug 17#54
Free fiver? Ta!
johnwillowlfc
16 Aug 17#55
Just done this at my local PayPoint went through no problem, got £5 promo straight away, the mobile phone scan worked too
jun19
16 Aug 17#56
can we try this with more then one account I did one yesterday already
clonereeco
16 Aug 17#57
Pretty sure most people will use it by then , especially with Black Friday
@jun19 I don't see why not , it's linked to each account so only 1 per account
jun19
16 Aug 17#58
I did it to my nearest ASDA the lady was not sure as she never top up before it, but it worked perfectly although as someone advised helped me a lot as they only accept cash so today I will top up my other account if its workout then third account LOL
clonereeco
16 Aug 17#59
To be honest it's not a widely known service so I can imagine them having all these people turn up over the last few days asking and them being confused , not done mine yet but I'll just get them to scan my barcode on my phone with the paypoint handheld scanner and give them £20 cash to avoid any fees , easy £5
BigDiscovery
16 Aug 17#60
LOL! :dizzy_face: Let me guess - he looked like he's from amazon himself? :grin:
herby247
16 Aug 17#61
So i went in, to use my barcode from the Amazon app, in Spar, the staff were very helpful, but had never heard of anyone using the service yet. The barcode never scanned, and from the comments on here, i said, is there another scanner, the girl said no, so the manager came over, and tried, no luck, he said could you print the barcode, i said sorry i don't have a printer. I said the faq's on the app said if the barcode wont scan, just ask the staff member for an amazon top up, he said he couldnt do this, i said i think its like a customer asking for a mobile top up. So he went into the paypoint system, and went OH, there is is, thats £20 please! As this happened without the barcode scanning like others, i had to go on to Amazon Live chat to get the £5 added!
pidgeofcdf
16 Aug 17#62
My experience was surprisingly easy. Went into my local (ish) corner shop, asked for Amazon paypoint top up, guy scanned my phone £20 put on, easy peasy. Never done paypoint before, surprised the guy knew what to do. £5 bonus emailed almost immediately. Job done thanks :thumbsup:
shu123
16 Aug 17#63
He actually did! :joy:
DexMorgan
16 Aug 17#64
Went to my local co-op which is a paypoint location, staff had never heard of Amazon top up and the barcode wouldn't scan on two different tills using different scanners. I asked for an Amazon top up code instead and they just pointed me to their gift card display with Amazon, Argos etc gift cards all over the place. I spent 30 mins on the phone to Amazon customer service trying to explain the issue to somebody that barely spoke human. Eventually I've got £5 promotional credit for the inconvenience without having to top up, even though the credit isn't showing yet :poop:
agneepath
16 Aug 17#65
the promotional credit usually only shows at the checkout stage just before you purchase.
DexMorgan
16 Aug 17#66
It stated that in the email I got, but it's not showing there yet either :angry:
dealchaser888
17 Aug 17#67
the £5 offer only could be used on items sold by amazon only, also could not use the 1-Click ordering method (you will have to add the relevant item(s) to your Shopping Basket and complete your order via checkout). Or if nothing works out, use live chat ask them to put it on manually, hope it helps
herby247
17 Aug 17#68
It's a shame for the staff, Amazon have obviously not rolled out the "brief" to Paypoint stores correctly or in enough time for the service going live! The crux of the matter is, if the barcode doesn't/won't scan, then ask for an Amazon top up voucher, pay with cash. The £20 you top up with will show in your Amazon gift card balance, BUT the £5 "extra" you get will NOT , it will also ONLY deduct from your basket total IF the products your buying are in stock and SOLD by Amazon themselves!
bobothebear
17 Aug 17#69
The problem is that certain older scanners are unable to read any barcode from a phone/tablet screen. Hence it says to print it out because the screen/reflection etc etc won't be there and it will just work.
OneGloveOnTheFence
17 Aug 17#70
Couldn't scan mine either. 5 mins on Amazon chat and the £5 was added.
S1000RR_I_WISH
17 Aug 17#71
Hey I feel like i've been diddled.
I went into 2 supposed Amazon PayPoint locations today ... both Co-op stores listed as PayPoint top-up locations on Amazon!
Niether of the store's staff had a clue what to do with the bar code on my phone ... they just wafted it around near the scanner and nothing happened.
Just came off the phone from Amazon about it and all I got for my trouble was a promise to email me back within 24 hours ... how did you guys manage to get a credit?
exit_music
17 Aug 17#72
Worked a treat thanks
clonereeco
17 Aug 17#73
If it doesn't scan you can ask them for a £20 Amazon voucher via the paypoint machine , it'll then print off a recipient with a code you redeem on your Amazon account
I find that they only usually scan when my phone brightness it turned up all the way
TheDodger
18 Aug 17#74
Cashback tracked from halifax so i get 10% back :smile:
woldranger
18 Aug 17#75
I'm not quite sure what happened! I walked into the paypoint shop, asked the bloke if I could top up £20 onto my Amazon account and handed him the voucher and....he scanned it, took the cash and gave me my receipts! Seems like I got one of the few clueless ones!
OneGloveOnTheFence
18 Aug 17#76
Your £20 code will be on one of your receipts. If it didn't scan properly just ask Amazon chat for the fiver :smile:
woldranger
18 Aug 17#77
You don't happen to work in one of those shops do you? I don't think you quite got what I was getting at! I just described the ideal scenario where everything went well, contrary to a lot of poor souls who got lumbered with people with no idea what was going on!
clonereeco
18 Aug 17#78
Went in to my local Asda which has a paypoint and asked the woman to just scan my barcode on my phone (turned brightness up to full) it scanned and she said how much and gave her £20. 10 minutes later I had the money in my account with an email confirming the bonus £5
She said "oh that's cool I haven't seen that done before" so clearly she had no idea about it .
Best thing to do is just ask them to scan your barcode on your phone and not confuse them by asking for such and such and them possibly being clueless and confused.
If that doesn't work you can just ask them to find the option that says Amazon gift code top up and tell them how much you want , you'll get a code which you redeem on your account and the bonus £5 should be acknowledged in an email shortly after
Newbold
18 Aug 17#79
Tried three diffferent shops today (2 Co-ops and an independent). All unable to scan the barcode on the phone.
OneGloveOnTheFence
18 Aug 17#80
Ah, sorry, with so many having a problem I just assumed you did. Re-read and I get ya now :blush:
TheDodger
19 Aug 17#81
make sure the co-ops are using the correct bar code scanner. Mine was a green hand held one not the one embedded into the till that one didnt work on mine
clonereeco
19 Aug 17#82
Can't believe how many people are failing to get this to work , it's so simple
Ask them if they have a scanner for the PayPoint machine (it has its own handheld scanner that is completely separate from anything to do with the till) if they do ask them to scan the barcode on your phone which can be found here (must be logged in) [have phone brightness set to full to make it easy to scan] They will press a few buttons confirming and ask how much you want , £20 or anything over will get you your £5 bonus , hand over the cash (some do not accept card payments so I recommend having cash at hand ) and keep your receipt that will be printed off.
If they are unable to scan then just ask them to manually find an option on the paypoint machine called "Amazon top up gift code" , along with the amount given this will print off a code which you can then redeem on your Amazon account and still be eligible for the bonus £5 (note that these are completely different from the physical plastic gift cards cards you can buy at most supermarkets and all you are getting is a code on a receipt)
My Co-Op used the one embedded into the till and it worked fine on mine.
GlentoranMark
20 Aug 17#84
I've downloaded the app now where do you find the barcode/ promotion within the app?
OneGloveOnTheFence
20 Aug 17#85
Click on gift cards and at the bottom there's a grey clicky "Amazon top up". Click in-store and view barcode :smile:
GlentoranMark
20 Aug 17#86
Brilliant, wasn't expecting such a quick response. Perfect answer and found in 2 minutes. I was searching the app for ages.
Just been to the shop and asked about this. The guy was clueless but said he'd give it a go when I brought the barcode. Will get all the family to do this and buy some XMas pressies.
Thank you.
OneGloveOnTheFence
20 Aug 17#87
You're welcome. Have a nice Christmas! :raised_hand:
veedubjai
20 Aug 17#88
Oh goody, free fivers. Will do this tomorrow afternoon at my PO. I won't be stripping in front of the counter. :laughing:
ashbarron
21 Aug 17#89
Just tried this at my local Tesco Express and the barcode I printed was declined. The guy said there was another method but wasn't sure if it would work.
Might pop out at dinner and see if there is another store near work
donerkebab
21 Aug 17#90
Worked fine in my local Co-op - just stress Paypoint / Amazon top up. Only thing is again £5 credit only shows up if Amazon only not Amazon fulfilled sellers
clonereeco
21 Aug 17#91
Read my comment a few posts up , you are able to ask for an Amazon top up code of your barcode won't scan , you will still be eligible for your free £5
1616french
22 Aug 17#92
My £20 code uploaded straight to my account in-store once he'd scanned the code. No sign of £5 extra though. Have I done everything right?
OneGloveOnTheFence
22 Aug 17#93
Try adding something sold and despatched by Amazon to your basket. Does the £5 come off then? If not, get onto chat and they'll add it
MartynDurrant
22 Aug 17#94
Co-op stores are a good source of pay point machines.
fwibble
22 Aug 17#95
Can you buy a £25 gift card once you have the £25 credit?
clonereeco
23 Aug 17#96
Account credit can't be used against the purchase of gift cards so I'm afraid not
dealchaser888
23 Aug 17#97
would anyone kindly let us know if there are charges for using debit card to pay that? some here mention none but other say it did. thanks
mystery_man
23 Aug 17#98
generally the shops by me are not too bad, but I have experienced delays in store at times because the staff have got in a mess trying to use the paypoint or payzone machines. Its not staff's fault but lack of training (or poor training) provided by their employer.
mystery_man
23 Aug 17#99
Voted hot on the deal.
OneGloveOnTheFence
23 Aug 17#100
There wasn't for me
songbird02
23 Aug 17#101
Select stores cannot scan the barcode. Ask for an Amazon top-up gift code instead.
lcf202
23 Aug 17#102
Can you pay cash on this into the machine?
andrewglen
23 Aug 17#103
Thanks there's Pay point at my local Asda
dealchaser888
23 Aug 17#104
Thanks a lot.
tuziol84
23 Aug 17#105
I'm going to top it up today. Thanks op!
JulianL
24 Aug 17#106
Thanks OP
Bonnie7410
24 Aug 17#107
Thank you :raised_hand:
somy69pk
24 Aug 17#108
Cant be bothered. Seems too much hastle to get 5£ free credit.
Neostar
24 Aug 17#109
Not tried it yet but I hope it works in my local Co-op when I go there next week
dealsukhot1
24 Aug 17#110
Thank you OP. Made a £20 cash top-up about an hour ago. Came back and place an order using credit and the £5 deduction was added at checkout.
CheapLife
24 Aug 17#111
Took me two tries to get the top up to work but still no £5. Went to a corner shop with the barcode on my phone and she tried it (halfheartedly) and said it didn't work. Then printed the barcode and was able to put £20 on via debit card at co-op yesterday evening. Still no sign of the £5 promo though. I went on chat today and they told me it would be on my account a few hours ago but if I add an item sold by Amazon it is still not showing up :disappointed:
JABWootton
24 Aug 17#112
Took 2 hours for the £5 to be added to my account
Hightower123
24 Aug 17#113
Can someone please explain how to get this to work? I've been sent the code by Amazon so I went to my local Pay Point newsagent and the guy didn't know what to do, he scanned it but wasn't sure if he was meant to take payment first and scan or scan and then add payment. So basically I never handed money over as he was clueless. I've never used Pay Point before either so not sure whats meant to happen. What order should it be done in? Thank you
clonereeco
24 Aug 17#114
They scan your barcode , they input the amount and you hand over the cash and that amount goes on to your account
If all else fails just ask them for an Amazon top up code which should be an option on the paypoint machine
My post a few comments up explains it all a bit more
Hightower123
24 Aug 17#115
Lovely thank you. I think the issue was I wasn't logged into my Amazon account at the time, when I downloaded the barcode it saved it in my iPhone wallet as a ticket so I just showed them the code. I assume you get a receipt afterwards? EDIT: Sorry just noticed you said they give a receipt.
clonereeco
24 Aug 17#116
I'd reccomend using the Amazon app if you have it as the barcode can be found on there once you're logged in and it's really easy to use provided they have a paypoint scanner that actually scans it , I think many people have been confused because it's not easily explained by either Amazon or PayPoint and isn't a well known service
mattclarkie
24 Aug 17#117
Rubbish scanners wouldn't work on my phone so I'll return armed with a print out! If Amazon want this to take off they need to upgrade the Paypoint scanners to be less rubbish, other scanners are perfectly happy with my phone.
BrianM
24 Aug 17#118
It does not seem to (should not???) appear in the "Gift card balance in "My Account". I got a second email from Amazon - immediately after one confirming the £20 topup - saying that the £5 extra credit would be applied to the next order but would expire on 30/11 if not used by then.
Spikeywikey
25 Aug 17#119
Works great after explaining to the lady at the local Co-op in Wilnecote. 5 pound vch was added about 10mins later and the Amazon app updated the balance instantly. Make sure you have data/ wifi on. And pay via cash or debit card .paypoint dont like credit cards.
clonereeco
25 Aug 17#120
Read my post a few comments up , you don't have to provide them with anything , you can ask them to go on the paypoint machine and select something called Amazon top up code and then they enter the amount and you get a unique code which you redeem on the account . They offer this as Amazon know that sometimes the barcode system just isn't going to scan
louiselouise
25 Aug 17#121
Does anyone have an Amazon link detailing this offer? Amazon Live Chat are asking me and I can't find anything?
Thanks for the quick reply... :grin: Actually see that it's on the Get Deal link, didn't think to look there, d'oh.
OneGloveOnTheFence
25 Aug 17#124
ive just edited it to cut out the hukd reference
Chris1910
27 Aug 17#125
Can see this getting super hot as offer valid until 31st October this year. Heat added.
OneGloveOnTheFence
27 Aug 17#126
Someone will just post this again in 2 weeks..
MichaelLi
27 Aug 17#127
Oops, don't tend to buy direct from Amazon.co.uk and instead from Amazon Warehouse and third party sellers via Amazon.co.uk so this £5 might be sitting around awhile. :astonished:
danieltraugott7765
29 Aug 17#128
thanks m8
sc14
29 Aug 17#129
Anyone know if top-up with Amex is possible - or is it based on the store? I assume Co-op is a safe bet if I wanted to use Amex?
OneGloveOnTheFence
29 Aug 17#130
You're welcome
OneGloveOnTheFence
29 Aug 17#131
I think they'll charge 40p for amex
m0dm0use
29 Aug 17#132
I got my £5 credited even though I just got the store to print of a voucher code for me to type in.
kazimierzkozlowski1
29 Aug 17#133
Thanks op I topped up In a shop next door and it was quick and easy. The guy asked me to increase the screen brightness to the fullest so he can easily scan the barcode. Next day I received and email stating £5 promotional credit applied to my account. The only downside is that it can be only used against items sold by Amazon. Not even Amazon warehouse. Still it's ok as I often buy from Amazon. Thanks again.
ballencrieff
30 Aug 17#134
Worked perfectly for me. As promised, within the hour the promotional credit was in my account.
tightasagnatschu
30 Aug 17#135
The store did the same for mine but no £5 credited for me :disappointed:
OneGloveOnTheFence
30 Aug 17#136
Get onto Amazon chat. They'll add it to your account
m0dm0use
30 Aug 17#137
I'm sure if you ask in the live support an mention you purchased a £20 voucher in the PayPoint store applied the voucher and have not had an email they will help out.
What I just thought about is I wonder if I now went along with my phone or printout with the barcode to scan would it still go ahead and automatically give me £5 for a £20 top up even though they already manually did this but I still never got the email for the offer? I suppose nothing to loose by trying.
Shax1
30 Aug 17#138
Just called Amazon to check but CSU doesn't seem to be aware of the deal, one thing she mentioned was it maybe for eligible account only but after hearing one person calling and getting it manually added as little reassuring. Don't suppose they got that person's name...
I also got another offer when I added £80 and got a fiver again
OneGloveOnTheFence
31 Aug 17#141
Via PayPoint or online top up? If the latter then they're not for everyone unfortunately
skhan786
31 Aug 17#142
Mine was via online top up using my card so I topped up £100 in total and received £10 extra
vultan999
1 Sep 17#143
Did this at Asda Living during my lunch hour today - staff had never done it before and said I had to pay in cash. It automatically credited the £20 though and around a half hour later I got the email from Amazon saying I had received the £5 credit too.
anewman
1 Sep 17#144
Just did this in Spar and they used the normal scanner, and it seemed to go through OK. Paid by credit card to get 7% cashback through Halifax with no extra charges.
Commuter378
2 Sep 17#145
Didn't work for me. First Paypoint retailer couldn't get it to work, then went to the Co-Op and they couldn't get it to scan either, but she did use the till scanner rather than the handheld.
OneGloveOnTheFence
2 Sep 17#146
Just ask them for an Amazon top up (without scanning your phone) add it to your account and contact Amazon. They'll add the fiver as they can see you got it from PayPoint
Commuter378
2 Sep 17#147
I asked for a top-up at the Co-op and she was going to get me a physical gift card.
OneGloveOnTheFence
2 Sep 17#148
Ah, she obviously doesn't know they're now on the machine now too. Any other PayPoints close to you to try?
Speculator
2 Sep 17#149
worked for me today, thanks.,
Commuter378
2 Sep 17#150
Reply from Amazon regarding the barcode issues.
"I do understand that you attempted to buy gift credit using Paypoint at two shops but both couldn't scan the barcode on your phone.
Please accept my sincere apology for the inconvenience caused.
This problem has been caused by a technical issue, and we're currently working on a solution.
I would like to inform you that, it has been experienced commonly by all some customers due to our fault in technical side.
Please understand that, as an online retailer, we're having so many departments and our technical engineers are working to resolve this issue as soon as possible within 24-48 hours.
Please be assured that, we'll resolve this issue within this time frame without fail."
Commuter378
2 Sep 17#151
There are quite a few, but got frustrated after trying two shops. Will use the £20 on something else now.
Shax1
3 Sep 17#152
It's same as where u top up gas and electricity card/key, show them the barcode from your Amazon website/app of the promotion (use link from above comments) and you will be sent an email with confirmation of the £5 credit.
Shax1
3 Sep 17#153
Thank you, got it now sorted, it's actually pretty straight forward. Cheers :raised_hand:
samspud
5 Sep 17#154
Did this - easy. Instant email RE £20 top up and £5 bonus.
Never used paypoint before but so easy. Don't know what all the fuss is about
big.k
5 Sep 17#155
To clear up a few questions on how this works.
Go to a paypoint station. Ask the operator to scan the barcode in, whether it's printed or on the phone. When the barcode is scanned in, the operator should see options for how much you would like to top up. The rest is easy.
Each barcode is unique to the account. For example, If I took Jim's barcode, Jim would get the money. You can keep rescanning that barcode as the system will produce the same barcode every time.
OneGloveOnTheFence
5 Sep 17#156
Thanks :smile:
katya1971
7 Sep 17#157
Thanks going to top up at coop or Morrison's so I can get the extra cashback from halifax rewards
neh0
8 Sep 17#158
Neither of my lPayPoint ocal shops could scan the barcode from my phone :disappointed:
Going to print it out and try tomorrow unless anyone has any hints or tips.
Derek_Horatio_Shatwell
8 Sep 17#159
Don't bother wasting printer ink or paper. My guess is, if they can't scan the phone, they won't be able to scan the printout. Just ask for the Amazon Top Up Code thing, whatever its called. Make sure there's a code on the receipt. Enter that code to your Gift Card balance when you get home. Then contact Amazon via Chat, Email or Phone and ask them to add the bonus. Make sure to mention, that you want it added to your Gift Card balance, otherwise they are likely to add it to your Promotional Balance. Which is more restrictive on what you can spend it on.
billwilliams
9 Sep 17#160
I've tried at 3 different paypoint shops, the barcode just won't scan at all. I've cleaned the screen, increased brightness on my phone, it just doesn't work
OneGloveOnTheFence
9 Sep 17#161
Oh dear, Amazon have admitted there are issues with some PayPoints and they're getting it fixed asap. Just get them to do it manually and then ask Amazon for the credit.
Shodney
9 Sep 17#162
I tried at Co-op and they couldn't scan the barcode either, so I got a gift code instead.
I had to go on Amazon chat to get the £5 applied, but it only took a couple of minutes and they did it without question.
jorg
10 Sep 17#163
just tried this at the Shell garage next door while getting some electric. Phone didn't scan so he had to go through the machine to print me off the voucher. He didn't believe me when I said it was to get £5 for free, it was ony when i got home and looked at the electricity receipt i noticed amazon/paypoint are advertising the offer on the bottom of it!
no £5 at the moment but will give it until this afternoon before I tackle live chat :disappointed:
dilatedpupils
10 Sep 17#164
Does the promotional credit work on Pantry orders? I normally buy items from the warehouse deals.
jorg
11 Sep 17#165
took 2 goes on live chat to actually get the £5 credit applied :angry:
WFT
11 Sep 17#166
thanks for this
jameswalker457
13 Sep 17#167
Where does the 5er show up?
ssc1
13 Sep 17#168
Top up what exactly? Amazon gift card?
OneGloveOnTheFence
13 Sep 17#169
No your Amazon account balance
ssc1
13 Sep 17#170
Nah....promotional credit expires on November 30, 2017.
ssc1
13 Sep 17#171
Yes cash is king as always.
bb11
17 Sep 17#172
This is a mess. I went to two stores, both said never heard of it ad didn't know what to do (one was Asda!) So I've been in touch with CS who have said just top up online and it will come up. I tried explaining this was not an email Ive had but a promotion Amazon are running...she didn't seem to know what it was either! She then said I could either top up online or buy a giftcard instore. Clearly not the same promotion but she asked me to top up online and will ring me in an hour to sort it if it doesn't come up by itself. I know I will get it in the end but what a run around!
cliosport65
20 Sep 17#173
Heat added done this today :-)
OneGloveOnTheFence
20 Sep 17#174
You can't beat a bit of free £££ :raised_hand:
johnsaab1
23 Sep 17#175
hi i already claimed £5 can i do it again or not :joy: :joy:
OneGloveOnTheFence
23 Sep 17#176
Not on the same account no :disappointed:
88888
26 Sep 17#177
:lipstick:
Xorro
2 Oct 17#178
Can the £25 be used against PSN top-up cards?
OneGloveOnTheFence
2 Oct 17#179
Pretty sure that'll work
Check before you pay
OneGloveOnTheFence
5 Oct 17#180
Those that contacted Amazon via chat to get their £5 added check your emails! Even though they already added it and long since spent it I received an email apologising and that the £5 has now been added. Checked my account and it sure has again!
Hopefully others have too :smile:
OneGloveOnTheFence
5 Oct 17#181
Hi have you received another £5?
OneGloveOnTheFence
5 Oct 17#182
Hi have you received another £5?
jorg
5 Oct 17#183
i got the email yesterday giving me an extra £5 :party:
OneGloveOnTheFence
5 Oct 17#184
Haha brilliant!
herby247
5 Oct 17#185
Yup got mine yesterday, used it on a much needed cat food order ha!
uccalms
10 Oct 17#186
Tried it in 3 local stores which have Paypoint and two Co-op stores- one of the Co-op stores said they don't do Amazon top-up on Paypoint and another crashed two tills while doing it... No luck for me. :disappointed:
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Opening post
For a limited time, top up £20 or more using Amazon Top Up - In Store and earn a £5 Amazon promotional credit towards your next purchase on Amazon.co.uk. Your discount will automatically be applied at checkout. This is a limited time offer, one per Amazon customer account. The promotional credit expires on November 30, 2017.
Terms and Conditions.
Get a £5 promotional credit added to your Amazon.co.uk account when you Top Up in store £20 or more in a single order (the "Offer")Top Up orders online at Amazon.co.uk are excluded from this Offer.Amazon Top Up – In Store transaction must occur between 12:01 am (BST) on August 15, 2017 and 11:59 pm (BST) October 31, 2017.The promotional credit must be redeemed on Amazon.co.uk, towards the purchase of products listed on and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Promotions & Deals Terms & Conditions apply.Offer limited to one per customer and account.The maximum benefit you may receive from this Offer is £5 off products sold by Amazon.co.uk.You will receive an e-mail from Amazon within 1 hour that indicates the amount of the promotional credit that has been applied to your Amazon.co.uk Gift Card Account.The promotional credit expires at 11:59 pm (GMT) November 30, 2017.Amazon reserves the right to modify or cancel the Offer at any time. The promotional credit may not be combined with any other promotional offer.Offer is non-transferable and may not be resold.If any of the products or content related to this Offer are returned, your refund will equal the amount you paid for the product or content, subject to applicable refund policies.If you violate any of these terms, the Offer will be invalid.Promotional credit (including those placed directly in accounts) may not be redeemed for Amazon Gift Cards.Amazon Gift Cards (“GCs”) may be redeemed on the Amazon.co.uk website towards the purchase of eligible products listed and sold by Amazon.co.uk or any other seller selling through Amazon.co.uk. GC balances must be used within 10 years of the date of issuance. GCs cannot be reloaded, resold, transferred for value, redeemed for cash or applied to any other account. Amazon.co.uk is not responsible if a GC is lost, stolen, destroyed or used without permission. For complete terms and conditions, see amazon.co.uk/gc-…gal. GCs are issued by Amazon EU S.à.r.l. All Amazon ®, ™ & © are IP of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.
All comments (187)
Is this just adding £20 to your Amazon balance to get a free fiver?
thanks OP
Edit: ah so you just show them the barcode, they scan it, you give them £20 and bobs your favourite uncle?
1) Go to a shop (which shops - where to find info?)
2) Ask for Amazon topup card for £20
3) Apply to account in shop? or bring the topup card home and add it like a promotional balance?
Thanks OP - I like free money.
The only downside of this, is you need to explain to the staff how to use their PayPoint machine :grin:
I have to show them, every time I need to use the service.
Do you mean "Amazon for tablets"?
That's just a browser for the Amazon website; as far as I can tell, it doesn't have any special provision for displaying your topup barcode. (You still have to have the link texted to a mobile no, or printed out.)
Or does the prime now app have some special function?
Or perhaps Amazon underground app store?
Be more specific pls.
Login, Your Account, Top up your account and then select Top up in store and this gives you
the option to create a barcode. Handy to take it to store.
Hopefully above should be similar in other Amazon apps
Luckily, I asked them to scan it before I purchased the TU.
The £5 bonus is awarded when you apply the top-up to your account. (A separate step to the actual purchase)
:Edit:
Oh, looks like a am at least partially wrong.
So will we still qualify for the bonus if we buy a top up voucher without the barcode, and apply it manually? Or is that simply considered an Amazon gift card and not eligible?
Maybe maybe not, but enjoys denigrating anybody and everybody they possible can, yes. I am sure anybody they may know is long since sick of hearing it, that is why they put that garbage on here.
So i would assume that it's just like asking for a mobile top up, ie can i get a £20 top up voucher, they give you a receipt with the number you redeem online, (i suppose this is good if you only want a £5 top up, or you could just buy a gift card for £20).
However the app info then states no mention of asking the cashier for a top up it says if you cant get the barcode to scan for whatever reason you need to print off a copy of your unique top up code. (why would you need to do this if you can just ask the cashier for the amount you wish to top up)?
ah, the 10% is for co-op shopping with halifax offfer, so they count these as a shopping transcation? thanks
I tried scanning my phone and a paper print out and neither worked.
So I just bought the Top Up, which has now been applied.
I'll contact Amazon in a bit.
@jun19 I don't see why not , it's linked to each account so only 1 per account
The barcode never scanned, and from the comments on here, i said, is there another scanner, the girl said no, so the manager came over, and tried, no luck, he said could you print the barcode, i said sorry i don't have a printer.
I said the faq's on the app said if the barcode wont scan, just ask the staff member for an amazon top up, he said he couldnt do this, i said i think its like a customer asking for a mobile top up.
So he went into the paypoint system, and went OH, there is is, thats £20 please!
As this happened without the barcode scanning like others, i had to go on to Amazon Live chat to get the £5 added!
I asked for an Amazon top up code instead and they just pointed me to their gift card display with Amazon, Argos etc gift cards all over the place.
I spent 30 mins on the phone to Amazon customer service trying to explain the issue to somebody that barely spoke human.
Eventually I've got £5 promotional credit for the inconvenience without having to top up, even though the credit isn't showing yet :poop:
Or if nothing works out, use live chat ask them to put it on manually, hope it helps
The crux of the matter is, if the barcode doesn't/won't scan, then ask for an Amazon top up voucher, pay with cash.
The £20 you top up with will show in your Amazon gift card balance, BUT the £5 "extra" you get will NOT , it will also ONLY deduct from your basket total IF the products your buying are in stock and SOLD by Amazon themselves!
I went into 2 supposed Amazon PayPoint locations today ... both Co-op stores listed as PayPoint top-up locations on Amazon!
Niether of the store's staff had a clue what to do with the bar code on my phone ... they just wafted it around near the scanner and nothing happened.
Just came off the phone from Amazon about it and all I got for my trouble was a promise to email me back within 24 hours ... how did you guys manage to get a credit?
I find that they only usually scan when my phone brightness it turned up all the way
She said "oh that's cool I haven't seen that done before" so clearly she had no idea about it .
Best thing to do is just ask them to scan your barcode on your phone and not confuse them by asking for such and such and them possibly being clueless and confused.
If that doesn't work you can just ask them to find the option that says Amazon gift code top up and tell them how much you want , you'll get a code which you redeem on your account and the bonus £5 should be acknowledged in an email shortly after
Find your local shop with a paypoint machine here
Ask them if they have a scanner for the PayPoint machine (it has its own handheld scanner that is completely separate from anything to do with the till) if they do ask them to scan the barcode on your phone which can be found here (must be logged in) [have phone brightness set to full to make it easy to scan]
They will press a few buttons confirming and ask how much you want , £20 or anything over will get you your £5 bonus , hand over the cash (some do not accept card payments so I recommend having cash at hand ) and keep your receipt that will be printed off.
If they are unable to scan then just ask them to manually find an option on the paypoint machine called "Amazon top up gift code" , along with the amount given this will print off a code which you can then redeem on your Amazon account and still be eligible for the bonus £5 (note that these are completely different from the physical plastic gift cards cards you can buy at most supermarkets and all you are getting is a code on a receipt)
FAQ
Terms and conditions
Just been to the shop and asked about this. The guy was clueless but said he'd give it a go when I brought the barcode. Will get all the family to do this and buy some XMas pressies.
Thank you.
Might pop out at dinner and see if there is another store near work
No sign of £5 extra though.
Have I done everything right?
Select stores cannot scan the barcode. Ask for an Amazon top-up gift code instead.
If all else fails just ask them for an Amazon top up code which should be an option on the paypoint machine
My post a few comments up explains it all a bit more
Found this facebook.com/pay…333
amazon.co.uk/b/r…031
What I just thought about is I wonder if I now went along with my phone or printout with the barcode to scan would it still go ahead and automatically give me £5 for a £20 top up even though they already manually did this but I still never got the email for the offer? I suppose nothing to loose by trying.
amazon.co.uk/b/r…031
"I do understand that you attempted to buy gift credit using Paypoint at two shops but both couldn't scan the barcode on your phone.
Please accept my sincere apology for the inconvenience caused.
This problem has been caused by a technical issue, and we're currently working on a solution.
I would like to inform you that, it has been experienced commonly by all some customers due to our fault in technical side.
Please understand that, as an online retailer, we're having so many departments and our technical engineers are working to resolve this issue as soon as possible within 24-48 hours.
Please be assured that, we'll resolve this issue within this time frame without fail."
Never used paypoint before but so easy. Don't know what all the fuss is about
Go to a paypoint station. Ask the operator to scan the barcode in, whether it's printed or on the phone. When the barcode is scanned in, the operator should see options for how much you would like to top up. The rest is easy.
Each barcode is unique to the account. For example, If I took Jim's barcode, Jim would get the money. You can keep rescanning that barcode as the system will produce the same barcode every time.
Thanks :smile:
Going to print it out and try tomorrow unless anyone has any hints or tips.
Just ask for the Amazon Top Up Code thing, whatever its called. Make sure there's a code on the receipt.
Enter that code to your Gift Card balance when you get home. Then contact Amazon via Chat, Email or Phone and ask them to add the bonus.
Make sure to mention, that you want it added to your Gift Card balance, otherwise they are likely to add it to your Promotional Balance. Which is more restrictive on what you can spend it on.
I had to go on Amazon chat to get the £5 applied, but it only took a couple of minutes and they did it without question.
no £5 at the moment but will give it until this afternoon before I tackle live chat :disappointed:
Check before you pay
Hopefully others have too :smile: