Last chance to get this deal - an easy £5 for topping up £20 using a printed barcode at your local Paypoint. No apologies for repeating this deal as first posting was 15th August and it will have slipped from general awareness :smile:
Just used it this morning on the £19.99 Oral-B toothbrush!
All comments (157)
peaceboi
23 Sep 17#1
How to find out the local paypoint? Can we do in local Tesco?
We have until 31st October, hardly last chance is it :relaxed:
bb11 to frozencake
23 Sep 17#28
Next month will be last chance to repost :smile:
I went to two local paypoints (one was Asda) and they didn't have a clue what I was talking about and kept pointing at the gift cards. Eventually contacted Amazon who gave me £5 for topping up £20
Verbal.Kint
23 Sep 17#5
Last chance to get deal is 31st October.
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
Got loads to buy so free money will be welcome.
backinstock
23 Sep 17#6
If you add £20 and receive the £5 credit, can you then buy a £25 Amazon giftcard and pass it on to someone else? TIA
NCIS to backinstock
23 Sep 17#9
No. You cannot use a gift certificate or promotional gift certificate to buy another gift certificate.
backinstock to NCIS
23 Sep 17#11
Thanks.
cheekster
23 Sep 17#7
Do Amazon limit the amount of times one customer can earn a free fiver per account using this £20 top-up method?
mtuk1 to cheekster
23 Sep 17#8
The answer to this is revealed when you click on the link.
Caroline_1993
23 Sep 17#10
“No apologies for reposting this deal” but failed to credit the original poster trying to get heat off a deal you didnt find yourself.
Cold.
luvsadealdealdeal to Caroline_1993
23 Sep 17#12
well - the heat doesn't matter a jot to me & I doubt whether it does
to the Aug 15th OP or to many others here who regularly post deals, otherwise we'd be a bit more circumspect about only posting certain deals...
check out my cold deals record :smile:
just trying to help a few bods who don't have the free fiver yet
Caroline_1993 to luvsadealdealdeal
23 Sep 17#13
The heat doesnt matter to many people, but youve failed to miss the point. The last time this was posted (which was only last month) hit over 2000 degrees, which meant it was probaly posted on facebook/twitter/watsapp.
Would have been nice just to credit the original poster as like i said, this isnt a deal you hAve found yourself.
luvsadealdealdeal to Caroline_1993
23 Sep 17#14
but I did find it by myself - I was away on my hols on 15th Aug & never saw that deal - this morning I used it for the first time on my daughter's a/c and just thought: I wonder if that's been posted on HUKD? so did a search - hey presto it was eons ago - at any rate over a month ago - so fair game to remind people of it - OP doesn't need a credit as they weren't involved in this process
I generally check for duplicates before posting, same as I saw the Marriage Allowance story in the Independent this morning, thought ye gods that's a lot of money going unclaimed - £615 per couple for some - & did a check, saw it had been posted in Sept so just added a note to the Independent story instead of repeat posting
Tried in 2 different places, neither of them was interested at all in trying to top up
luvsadealdealdeal to manowarbruno
23 Sep 17#17
with a printed barcode? no different to paying your council tax or gas/ elec bill, just a barcode scan involved
Smag
23 Sep 17#18
I’ve been in a few local Shops with Paypoint tills. None of them were able to scan the barcode on my phone and none of them knew anything about the Amazon Top Up scheme. :thinking:
REMUS77
23 Sep 17#19
I also had a problem topping up in store. as somebody else pointed out I did ask one of the shop assistants to go to paypoint menu and look for Amazon top up section .eventually after few tries they managed to offer me a receipt with a code .The voucher on my mobile phone would not scan ,no matter how many times they tried in different locations. I entered on Amazon website and the code was accepted and the £5 were added to my account within minutes. Not an easy way to get the 5 pounds.
luvsadealdealdeal to REMUS77
23 Sep 17#22
but both you and Smag are expecting the store to be able to scan your mobile phone barcode
I printed it off and it scanned fine & transaction processed in 20 seconds
I don't think the Paypoint scanners are set up to (easily) scan phone barcodes, that's all - I guess all other barcodes that use Paypoint are printed, eg bills & council tax - so do yourself a favour and print it at home, would be my advice
otherwise you're blaming the system when YOU ARE THE PROBLEM! :smile:
PeteW to luvsadealdealdeal
23 Sep 17#34
'The system' is set up to text a barcode to your phone you total doofus!
Shino to REMUS77
23 Sep 17#24
Put the screen brightness on your phone to full and it should be able to scan it
backinstock
23 Sep 17#20
I use my local Sainsbury's Local and no fees to pay. I originally started to pay my Council Tax there as I get 1% back from Amex, paying with their credit card. It all helps going towards the Amex £25 fee.
holeymoley18
23 Sep 17#21
Well I'd just like to add my thanks. Activated the promo fiver on my prime a/c when it was first posted. This post made me remember about an a/c the OH has but never uses as it's not prime. Thought I might as well top up the a/c with £20 to get this. I'm sure, with the impending annual spendfest drawing ever nearer, we can use it up with a non-urgent buy.
REMUS77
23 Sep 17#23
True. I never used paypoint till now. Did not realised how it works. Now it makes sense. Thank you!
doggboy10
23 Sep 17#25
Do you login to your account at the paypoint or something then? Or is all the relevant information held within the barcode?
OneGloveOnTheFence
23 Sep 17#26
Definitely worthy of the repost! Heat added :smile:
If they can't scan your phone, just ask them for an Amazon top up via the PayPoint machine. It's on all of them but many don't realise as it's a new thing. They'll print off a code for you and then just get onto Amazon chat to get your free £5 added if it doesn't automatically.
Credit really not needed, Get off his/her back!
delahmed
23 Sep 17#27
Thanks OP hot.
I never saw the previous deal. Ignore those idiots who are talking about stealing someone else's deal. You helped me. So that's one deal I would not have seen. Will I do this? Doubt it, seems a bit long for £5. Thanks again.
Caroline_1993 to delahmed
23 Sep 17#38
Who do you think you are calling me an idiot? Grow up.
loadsavmoney
23 Sep 17#29
£20 for a £5 note? freezing! :stuck_out_tongue: just kidding £15 delivery? :laughing:
alireza1
23 Sep 17#30
Hi everyone I just did but it's not showing in my account .it just shows the actual £20 that I top up. Any idea please.
OneGloveOnTheFence to alireza1
23 Sep 17#33
Try adding something sold and despatched by Amazon and see if it's applied then
Matzi2000
23 Sep 17#31
Okay I know I sound really thick but how do I do this?
dealsukhot1
23 Sep 17#32
I did this when it was originally posted. Used a local shop and scanned from my mobile no problem. Then again, I have a Samsung S8 so maybe a better phone than most of you... :relaxed:
alireza1
23 Sep 17#35
Thank you. Appreciated
cabbage10
23 Sep 17#36
You'd have to pologise for not repeating it thanks
forcedv
23 Sep 17#37
Thanks OP
alireza1
23 Sep 17#39
How comes I even phoned amazon customer services ,answered lot of nonesens questions, like where did you here about the promotion,.... but she said the promotion its not from amazon.
restyler
23 Sep 17#40
Im confused - even though Ive just watched the video on how its supposed to work!! I get the bit where you top up a giftcard - and then I guess you use the code on that giftcard when at the checkout page on the website, but why?? Surely its a lot easier just to pay via debit card instead of all the running around converting one form of credit to another :thinking:
S1000RR_I_WISH
23 Sep 17#41
Same here ... except they were Coop stores & didn't have a clue either!
Amazon CS gave me the £5 after a life-draining epic online chat.
The offer is still available to me - I wonder if I would get the fiver now if I actually managed to get a store to do the top-up properly?
juggym
23 Sep 17#42
Thanks OP. Worked a treat. I topped up £20 in literally 5 seconds and gained an extra £5. Combined this with the Oral B offer and only paid £15 :smile:
hko
23 Sep 17#43
Is the code scannable on the phone? I assume it’s not.
S1000RR_I_WISH
23 Sep 17#44
It's supposed to be! However 2 separate coop stores weren't able to scan mine!
samspud
23 Sep 17#45
Seriously people its not that difficult :angry:
S1000RR_I_WISH
23 Sep 17#46
A-hem ... yes it can be if your chosen retailer has never even heard of Amazon Top Up .... as many have experienced!
minhp
23 Sep 17#47
Hey! How did you guys top up?
I am not actively looking - just try every time I see a PayPoint shop since Aug when this deal started. But it has to be the 9th shop and they have no clue what Amazon Top-up or gift card is. Anything else PayPoint accept.
sola35
23 Sep 17#48
try instore asda they are ok,just get them to add £20 to your personal barcode what you can get from the amazon app, its simple.
bb11
23 Sep 17#49
Not when they look at you blank in the face and point you to the gift cards. I asked them if they could either scan my barcode or provide me with a top up code manually, again blank faces. I even topped up some elec and on the receipt it had an ad showing this offer....still blank faces 'never done one'...'don't know'
sola35
23 Sep 17#50
yep i suppose different shops different staff, i've had no problem anyway, done it on three a/cs up to now,
veedubjai
23 Sep 17#51
1616french
23 Sep 17#52
How is this so hot??? If you weren't aware of this deal already you aren't a true HUKDer, HUKDarist or whatever.
sola35
23 Sep 17#53
so true, i voted cold, last chance to get it yeah right, end of October, op just leaching from other peoples deals.
bobothebear
23 Sep 17#54
It's designed for people without debit cards which is actually a lot of people. And Children would find it very useful as well.
restyler
23 Sep 17#55
Oh Ok, Thanks for that - I had been wondering if it was targetting kids or money launderers etc You'd have thought they'd have mentioned this aspect in the ads for it
LotusJas
23 Sep 17#56
What exactly is the deal. I understand the £5 credit.
But what happens with the £20 paid in store? Does it just appear on your online account, to spend on Amazon.co.uk?
cheekster
23 Sep 17#57
Promotional credits such as this one, once applied to your Amazon account, will only show up when you are at the checkout and will be automatically deducted before any balance due is taken from your debit/credit card. Not ideal as until you add items to your basket and try checking out, there is no way of knowing if the promotional credit has successfully been applied.
Gift card balances are different and it is possible to view your current balance when signed into your account.
cheekster
23 Sep 17#58
You'll have a £20 credit balance in your Amazon account for use the next time you wish to purchase something.
Correct. I only did once for the free £5. Will probably never use again
samspud
23 Sep 17#61
Exactly.
At payment section of checkout you'll see £25 as a voucher etc
dealchaser888
23 Sep 17#62
Would paypoint charge me if I pay with credit card? debit card?, I could not find it on their web page. Anyone?
luvsadealdealdeal
23 Sep 17#63
no it's free
luvsadealdealdeal
23 Sep 17#64
well, £20 valid for about 10 years and £5 needs to be used up by November (? from memory)
luvsadealdealdeal
23 Sep 17#65
that's how you might get caught out, so act on it:
the £5 credit is not 'forever' like most Amazon vouchers, but has a short life
SixtyFive
23 Sep 17#66
All the moaners conplaining about not thanking blah blah blah are all just jealous they never got to post the deal. Hot deal I say.
luvsadealdealdeal
23 Sep 17#67
I was on my hols! 15th August
dealchaser888
23 Sep 17#68
thanks a lot
BigDiscovery
23 Sep 17#69
To find your nearest paypoint stores: paypoint.com/en-…tor it's a bit :poop: though, for example, if you type in a name of your town, then it will show you 1 in your town and 4 in the neighboring towns, if you zoom in on your town, still it will show you only 1 store. Same if you type in your post code it will show 5 nearest you, if you zoom out, it will still show those 5, so workaround I do is, I go on google maps, check post code of further roads and type that in so I get 5 new results. Good luck! So far I have not succeeded on getting my free fiver. :disappointed:
slipd
23 Sep 17#70
Guys, I'm late to the party; can someone give me a quick low down? Do I just go to a store that supports this, buy a twenty pound top up and automatically get the free fiver magically credited to my account? :thumbsup:
mouzzampk
23 Sep 17#71
Thank you :smile:
sola35
23 Sep 17#72
use the amazon app, select top up account, top up in-store select the view my barcode, then use this barcode in-store to add £20 at least to your account and you will get an extra £5 in your account to spend on amazon dispatched items. you can also print the barcode on your pc and use the printed barcode instead of your app, i just screen shot the barcode and use the picture its a bit quicker.
xia0st0ryx
23 Sep 17#73
Do I ask for Amazon credit or Paypoint credits on the counter?
cliosport65
23 Sep 17#74
Amazon top up.
JoeSpur
23 Sep 17#75
Seems like a lot of hassle trying to convince unhelpful shop staff to do something they have never heard of, while holding up the queue, but I guess worth it for the free fiver lo
Ganjerson
23 Sep 17#76
Great deal, thanks OP
sola35
23 Sep 17#77
think this is the whole idea of the free £5 bonus, to get shop staff use to taking the payments and amazon customers making the payments, win win as normal for amazon like most of the offers they do.
Muig1972
23 Sep 17#78
The OP has shared 214 deals here; you've shared 2. Seems inappropriate to accuse them of leeching.
sola35
23 Sep 17#79
just getting them back for the rude arrogant comments which have been left for me recently and others alike.
nougat
23 Sep 17#80
I missed it and I'm on here most days!
ruffedgrouse
23 Sep 17#81
Be warned: Amazon gift credit is a rip-off. If your Amazon account is closed you lose all of your gift card funds automatically and Amazon will not refund you.
attitude28
23 Sep 17#82
Ca you only pay by cash or debit card is allowed?
Crossbow
23 Sep 17#83
Good to know a screenshot works :thumbsup: - going to try it.
Crossbow
23 Sep 17#84
Why so negative? What's the odds that one's account is going to be closed? You'd have to be a complete idiot or extremely unlucky for returning too many items to be in danger of that happening. I've been a customer almost 16 years & have never come close to it.
amour3k
23 Sep 17#85
Good point ...
But isn't the basic American Express Card free though?, or am I missing something?.
ANDYGUY
23 Sep 17#86
Thanks for the repost as i did miss it, or gave it little relevance at the time of post. Going to cash in on this one with crimbo looming
Crossbow
23 Sep 17#87
Cash only by the looks of it:
"Amazon Top Up In-Store from PayPoint is a great new way for customers to purchase Amazon gift cards using cash..."
yes, i have a few amazon accounts and i just took screen shots each time and not had a problem, its easy to send the picture to some one to top up for you if you can not yourself.
dealchaser888
24 Sep 17#89
agreed, there is some horrible stories on the news.
Lister92
24 Sep 17#90
Never seen such a crazy and complex system: if I well understood, first, you have to find a pay point store. Second, you have to top up your amazon account in the local store by giving money. Then you can spend your money online on amazon.co.uk
This sounds like a total rubbish process to me, like we are walking on the head.
5 pounds for all these efforts... why not but really crazy!
I will not vote for this deal.
JoeSpur
24 Sep 17#91
So I understand the free £5 cannot be used to buy (Amazon) gift cards, but is it ok to buy other gift cards such as Xbox Live credit or Gold subscriptions?
y-oh-y
24 Sep 17#92
Yes, a basic Amex would be fine, or any other card that gives cashback. I've got the Amex Platinum and pay £25 per year.The cashback used to be 1.25%, but has dropped to 1% now. I'm actually thinking of downgrading and probably will for the start of the next tax year. The Amex promotions / offers haven't been as good lately and oddly even better on my other basic Amex card! Council tax payments via Paypal covers approximately 50% of my Amex annual card fee. I'm not a massive spender now and to be honest, I only receive around £60 cashback annually and Amex take £25 of that. I use Amex for the Shop Small events and do well, hence not minding paying the £25 fee.
Crossbow
24 Sep 17#93
So, this deal is not for you then - just move on, simple :smile:
95% or more of the deals posted on this site don't suit me either, but that doesn't mean I'm going to go out of my way posting in & rubbishing them.
zggb0b
24 Sep 17#94
... and who cares..? Thanks OP for posting... :thumbsup: Not a regular visitor... posts like this is one reason why I'm not.... :poop:
Crossbow
24 Sep 17#95
I just tried, but it is not taking off an additional £5, like it is with regular products. But let someone else confirm too, as it may be a restriction on certain accounts.
slipd
24 Sep 17#96
Great clarification! Right, I'm going to the local Spar Shop later, which supports this/Collect+ etc.- according the Amazon link. They're usually pretty good at this sort thing, preferring you to do it at quieter times which is fair enough I suppose. My phone has let me down a couple of times lately though, it hasn't liked being scanned by Stocard for one! So is it possible to print the barcode and take it with me as a back up? Can't hurt to try can it...
luvsadealdealdeal
24 Sep 17#97
credit card payment is fine
luvsadealdealdeal
24 Sep 17#98
good luck on your wee expedition! :smile:
frozencake
24 Sep 17#99
Lol jog on you melt
slipd
24 Sep 17#100
Nope, my local Spar weren't having any of it - he even checked on the system and told me it was unsupported :persevere:
I'll try again in town again tomorrow...
christobal
25 Sep 17#101
Done, heat added.
zggb0b
25 Sep 17#102
Ha Ha... case proven... be nice... :wink:
Lister92
25 Sep 17#103
I disagree with you. I buy a lot on Amazon, so I was interested. But the process is such a pain that in my mind doesn't worth 5£. But it doesn't mean that it will not be a bad deal for other people. That's why I will stay neutral on the vote :stuck_out_tongue:
MidnightCharizard
25 Sep 17#104
I don't think he cares about getting heat, hardly does anything for himself? Good one voting cold when it's already hot
MidnightCharizard
25 Sep 17#105
Voted cold? He must have trouble sleeping at night
sola35
25 Sep 17#106
well its called retaliation, when someone comments QUOTE feral Scousers or Brummies or Mancs, and that they are living down south to get as far away as possible from them , like they did a week ago.
sylv
25 Sep 17#107
Thanks, OP. Used this to get the Bluestone 42 box set, new, for a fiver less than Cex want for it, used. :smile:
andreialisen
26 Sep 17#108
I went to 2 PayPoint shops last evening and they had no idea what I am talking about... Such a great service!!
Amazon is really helpful, saying to try at other shops in town...
luvsadealdealdeal
26 Sep 17#109
no disrespect, but why didn't you just say: 'please put £20 on my account with PayPoint, please'? & give them the barcode to scan
seems pretty simple to me :smile:
andreialisen
26 Sep 17#110
I printed the paper from Amazon with all the details and they looked at it, being very confused. They said they cannot do anything like that, only collect or receive parcel for / from Amazon. They had no clue about gift cards, top-up, anything like that. And I have been in 2 different shops with PayPoint.
I contacted PayPoint and see what they have to say about this.
luvsadealdealdeal
26 Sep 17#111
to be honest, souynds like you confused them
you don't need to get them to read the page or anything
if they are a PayPoint outlet, they will know all about paying bills by scanning a barcode & accepting your payment in cash or by credit card
next time just say: 'please put £20 on my account with PayPoint, please'? & give them the barcode to scan
andreialisen
26 Sep 17#112
I know that I do not have to, but I have done that after I told them that I want to top-up my Amazon account and they said that is not possible. I do not know how PayPoint works and what other services they have, hence why I told them about Amazon top-up / gift card. They could clearly see that the paper has a barcode, but that did not ring any bells in their minds.
I will try your sugestion and see where I get... Thank you.
blackvelv
26 Sep 17#113
Got mine with no issues
eded
27 Sep 17#114
Agreed. What I was also trying to answer is why people (aside from this offer) would top up via Paypoint at all, and not just pay Amazon directly with a debit card.
eded
27 Sep 17#115
Yes, it would be easier, but not everyone has a debit card.
ashishdaa
27 Sep 17#116
quick question if I have already taken this on 25th August....can I now again take this offer i.e. top-up £20 and still get £5?
or it is just once per account?
luvsadealdealdeal
27 Sep 17#117
it's not just that - by promoting this deal Amazon scores in several ways
- it's a great loyalty scheme, we're all dead happy to get a free fiver, thanks kind old Amazon my new best mate - we have given a chunk of cash to Amazon (to look after on our behalf) - improves their cashflow - we'll instinctively look first to Amazon next time we want to buy something, as they are holding our cash - some people will inevitably forget to use the £5 before it expires, so for them, Amazon have got their casdh & future business for nothing
@ ashishdaa - just once per a/c
Crossbow
27 Sep 17#118
Yes, only once per account unfortunately.
fgy
27 Sep 17#119
Pl can someone explain in simple terms to a non-tech savvie person what to do with this?
I do have an amazon account, and I understand that you take the unique printed-out barcode to a shop which does Paypoint.... Then what..? Thanks
greyhawk888
27 Sep 17#120
Hi guys I have some Amazon gift card balance already on my account and I may not spend it by the end of November as it expires in a few years or something. Will my £5 promotional credit be spent first or will it sit at the bottom and probably expire after November 2017 and I lose it? I hope this question makes sense lol
Shino
27 Sep 17#121
When paying there should be a “use promotional credit” checkbox or something, so you can choose to use the £5 first with any payment method
MissyTrouble
27 Sep 17#122
Thanks for the reminder OP!
luvsadealdealdeal
27 Sep 17#123
1. print off your unique barcode 2. take it to PayPoint outlet 3. say 'please put £20 on my account with PayPoint, please'? & give them the barcode to scan
southlegend
27 Sep 17#124
Thanks OP. I too missed the previous post so I appreciate you posting.
It made me laugh that some are up in arms about "taking someone else's heat". I don't understand why it upsets people on here?
MaxTheLevel
27 Sep 17#125
Works... Got my free fiver :grin:
fgy
27 Sep 17#126
Thanks - why do I get a sinking feeling that the shop assistant will be perplexed and confused when I do this....
luvsadealdealdeal
27 Sep 17#127
should be OK, it's just the same process as paying council tax or utilities through PayPoint - so any PayPoint store will know all about that
forgot to say: you also have to pay the £20 with a credit card (or cash)!
sylv
27 Sep 17#128
Spent first, or at least that's what happened to me. It appeared as a separate credit when I checked out, leaving some of my existing gift card balance unspent.
LucasZ
27 Sep 17#129
Thank You!
greyhawk888
27 Sep 17#130
Thank you Shino and Sylv for the help
andysmoore
27 Sep 17#131
Is that a real £5 note?
luvsadealdealdeal
27 Sep 17#132
would that be illegal? :smile:
VSUKWizard
28 Sep 17#133
This is a deal site, not Harvard.
jezwillmar
28 Sep 17#134
just tried asda and a co op they had no idea what I was talking about
andysmoore
28 Sep 17#135
No. Don't know. If you squint your eyes, it looks like a Lego man wearing a shirt and trousers. Complete with big Ben tie.
sola35
28 Sep 17#136
it has to be a paypoint terminal, search google for paypoint asda, it will explain, you have to pay with cash , no credit/debit cards like it has wrongly been stated you can use cards on here.
The PayPoint terminals are conveniently located in the kiosk area of our Superstores and Supercentres or at customer services in our Supermarkets. PayPoint is a cash only service but don’t worry about having to carry lots of cash around with you as most of our stores have ATM’s right outside.
luvsadealdealdeal
29 Sep 17#137
cards are fine in nearly all Paypoint stores - most of us will have used cards to top up
no idea if Asda have a cash-only policy
jezwillmar
29 Sep 17#138
yeah tried that just got blank stares. To be fair I gave up as it was just a fiver.
sola35
29 Sep 17#139
yes, not worth the hassle for you, this is why amazon are giving the £5 extra, to get shop staff and customers use to taking and paying payments by this method, win win for amazon but lose lose in your case.
luvsadealdealdeal
30 Sep 17#140
FYI I returned an item which had been bought with the £5 promotion as part payment - Amazon did not refund the £5 at first, a little begging on Chat helped as did the fact that they had sent me the wrong size
sylv
30 Sep 17#141
I nearly did, until I found there was a 25p surcharge for a card topup. For once, I had £20 cash on me, thankfully.
fgy
1 Oct 17#142
Did this today and it was easier than I thought it would be
The shop wanted to charge £1 for a card top up though! - so I used cash Immediate emaisl from amazon re £20 top up and £5 promo credit
dreamsofubuntu
1 Oct 17#143
Your wrong PayPoint is not a cash only service, you can pay by debit or credit card quite happily I have often bought electric on top of shopping with a debit card and have previously purchased electric at Co-Op who use PayPoint with a credit card!
sola35
1 Oct 17#144
i think im right im afraid, i was referring to asda paypoint terminals and you can most defiantly not use cards just cash, it even states it on there website.
luvsadealdealdeal
1 Oct 17#145
well done fogey! told you it would be straightforward!
sylv
1 Oct 17#146
Wouldn't insisting on using a card be even more defiant? :face_with_monocle:
ScroopEgerton
2 Oct 17#147
I'm always failing to miss the point. :wink:
BigDiscovery
2 Oct 17#148
When I showed bar code to the shop assistant, she said "what do you want me to do?" so I asked her can she scan it with pay point scanner and put £20 on my account. She said "what option I pick on paypoint"? I said, just scan it, it should work. She giggled and said that is not how it works, she said you choose an option first etc. So I asked is there an option e-vouchers or similar? So long story short, basically she said it is impossible to do such thing and looked at me like I'm a fool, including other shoppers. Great experience! Might give up...
S1000RR_I_WISH
2 Oct 17#149
Lol ....sorry but this was so my experience too with 2 coop stores - guy just wafted the scanner around expecting some magic to happen! :disappointed:
In the end got it added by Amazon via live chat but I never managed to do the actual top-up!
starray
2 Oct 17#150
I tried today, but the guy just looked at me blankly and said he didn't do it when I showed him the barcode on my phone. Can someone please explain to me why I need Paypoint if I can supposedly just show the staff the barcode on my phone and ask them to scan and put money on it?
Does the code on my phone have to be scanned at a Paypoint machine? Thanks!
luvsadealdealdeal
2 Oct 17#151
sure - it's scanned by the Paypoint scanner & bob's your uncle
I wasn't till-side so didn't notice if my till girl had to tap on Amazon or not on her till monitor, I pay my council tax there as well and it was exactly the same process for me - ask the till staff to put £xyz on the a/c, scan the barcode, pay the amount owing by card
starray
2 Oct 17#152
Is there a special option on the paypoint terminal that the staff have to select?
luvsadealdealdeal
2 Oct 17#153
having said that, I used a printed barcode
luvsadealdealdeal
2 Oct 17#154
somehow I doubt it, for example, you can pay your council tax and many gas & elec, water bills etc at any Paypoint in the country. There are 418 different councils billing council tax in the UK & (my guess) 100 or so different water & energy cos. So the Paypoint has to handle all those, it's not as if the agent has to go through an extensive long list to find your bill provider.
That's all contained in the barcode. I think the till process is simply: switch till monitor to Paypoint, key in amount to be paid, scan the barcode, click proceed, get customer to pay in cash or with card, print receipt.
justanotherpunter
2 Oct 17#155
if this just for chavs, idiots and the indebted or do normal folk use unnecessary companies like this as well?
luvsadealdealdeal
2 Oct 17#156
they do if you collect Amex points... :smile:
jordanc93
9 Oct 17#157
Can confirm you are correct PayPoint transactions don't even get put through ASDA's tills they have a separate drawer where PayPoint money goes and is cashed up at the end of every night separate from rest of store tills. Because PayPoint transactions are not put through ASDA's tills it is cash only this is due to the PayPoint terminal being separate from ASDA's systems. Some stores such as spar shops can normally take card as the PayPoint system is integrated into the actual till.
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I went to two local paypoints (one was Asda) and they didn't have a clue what I was talking about and kept pointing at the gift cards. Eventually contacted Amazon who gave me £5 for topping up £20
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
Got loads to buy so free money will be welcome.
TIA
Cold.
check out my cold deals record :smile:
just trying to help a few bods who don't have the free fiver yet
Would have been nice just to credit the original poster as like i said, this isnt a deal you hAve found yourself.
I generally check for duplicates before posting, same as I saw the Marriage Allowance story in the Independent this morning, thought ye gods that's a lot of money going unclaimed - £615 per couple for some - & did a check, saw it had been posted in Sept so just added a note to the Independent story instead of repeat posting
Not an easy way to get the 5 pounds.
I printed it off and it scanned fine & transaction processed in 20 seconds
I don't think the Paypoint scanners are set up to (easily) scan phone barcodes, that's all - I guess all other barcodes that use Paypoint are printed, eg bills & council tax - so do yourself a favour and print it at home, would be my advice
otherwise you're blaming the system when YOU ARE THE PROBLEM! :smile:
I originally started to pay my Council Tax there as I get 1% back from Amex, paying with their credit card. It all helps going towards the Amex £25 fee.
Did not realised how it works.
Now it makes sense.
Thank you!
Or is all the relevant information held within the barcode?
If they can't scan your phone, just ask them for an Amazon top up via the PayPoint machine. It's on all of them but many don't realise as it's a new thing. They'll print off a code for you and then just get onto Amazon chat to get your free £5 added if it doesn't automatically.
Credit really not needed, Get off his/her back!
I never saw the previous deal. Ignore those idiots who are talking about stealing someone else's deal. You helped me. So that's one deal I would not have seen.
Will I do this? Doubt it, seems a bit long for £5.
Thanks again.
£15 delivery? :laughing:
I just did but it's not showing in my account .it just shows the actual £20 that I top up.
Any idea please.
Appreciated
I even phoned amazon customer services ,answered lot of nonesens questions, like where did you here about the promotion,....
but she said the promotion its not from amazon.
I get the bit where you top up a giftcard - and then I guess you use the code on that giftcard when at the checkout page on the website, but why??
Surely its a lot easier just to pay via debit card instead of all the running around converting one form of credit to another
:thinking:
Amazon CS gave me the £5 after a life-draining epic online chat.
The offer is still available to me - I wonder if I would get the fiver now if I actually managed to get a store to do the top-up properly?
I am not actively looking - just try every time I see a PayPoint shop since Aug when this deal started. But it has to be the 9th shop and they have no clue what Amazon Top-up or gift card is. Anything else PayPoint accept.
If you weren't aware of this deal already you aren't a true HUKDer, HUKDarist or whatever.
You'd have thought they'd have mentioned this aspect in the ads for it
But what happens with the £20 paid in store? Does it just appear on your online account, to spend on Amazon.co.uk?
Gift card balances are different and it is possible to view your current balance when signed into your account.
"Can...you....please...scan....this....barcode....and...put....£20....on....it....please"
I think they were the exact words I used
At payment section of checkout you'll see £25 as a voucher etc
the £5 credit is not 'forever' like most Amazon vouchers, but has a short life
Hot deal I say.
But isn't the basic American Express Card free though?, or am I missing something?.
"Amazon Top Up In-Store from PayPoint is a great new way for customers to purchase Amazon gift cards using cash..."
From here: paypoint.com/en-…zon
EDIT: Sorry, op says card payment is fine: hotukdeals.com/com…717
This sounds like a total rubbish process to me, like we are walking on the head.
5 pounds for all these efforts... why not but really crazy!
I will not vote for this deal.
I've got the Amex Platinum and pay £25 per year.The cashback used to be 1.25%, but has dropped to 1% now. I'm actually thinking of downgrading and probably will for the start of the next tax year. The Amex promotions / offers haven't been as good lately and oddly even better on my other basic Amex card! Council tax payments via Paypal covers approximately 50% of my Amex annual card fee. I'm not a massive spender now and to be honest, I only receive around £60 cashback annually and Amex take £25 of that. I use Amex for the Shop Small events and do well, hence not minding paying the £25 fee.
95% or more of the deals posted on this site don't suit me either, but that doesn't mean I'm going to go out of my way posting in & rubbishing them.
I'll try again in town again tomorrow...
But it doesn't mean that it will not be a bad deal for other people. That's why I will stay neutral on the vote :stuck_out_tongue:
Amazon is really helpful, saying to try at other shops in town...
seems pretty simple to me :smile:
I contacted PayPoint and see what they have to say about this.
you don't need to get them to read the page or anything
if they are a PayPoint outlet, they will know all about paying bills by scanning a barcode & accepting your payment in cash or by credit card
next time just say: 'please put £20 on my account with PayPoint, please'? & give them the barcode to scan
I will try your sugestion and see where I get... Thank you.
or it is just once per account?
- it's a great loyalty scheme, we're all dead happy to get a free fiver, thanks kind old Amazon my new best mate
- we have given a chunk of cash to Amazon (to look after on our behalf) - improves their cashflow
- we'll instinctively look first to Amazon next time we want to buy something, as they are holding our cash
- some people will inevitably forget to use the £5 before it expires, so for them, Amazon have got their casdh & future business for nothing
@ ashishdaa - just once per a/c
I do have an amazon account, and I understand that you take the unique printed-out barcode to a shop which does Paypoint....
Then what..?
Thanks
I have some Amazon gift card balance already on my account and I may not spend it by the end of November as it expires in a few years or something. Will my £5 promotional credit be spent first or will it sit at the bottom and probably expire after November 2017 and I lose it? I hope this question makes sense lol
2. take it to PayPoint outlet
3. say 'please put £20 on my account with PayPoint, please'? & give them the barcode to scan
It made me laugh that some are up in arms about "taking someone else's heat". I don't understand why it upsets people on here?
forgot to say: you also have to pay the £20 with a credit card (or cash)!
The PayPoint terminals are conveniently located in the kiosk area of our Superstores and Supercentres or at customer services in our Supermarkets. PayPoint is a cash only service but don’t worry about having to carry lots of cash around with you as most of our stores have ATM’s right outside.
no idea if Asda have a cash-only policy
The shop wanted to charge £1 for a card top up though! - so I used cash
Immediate emaisl from amazon re £20 top up and £5 promo credit
She said "what option I pick on paypoint"? I said, just scan it, it should work. She giggled and said that is not how it works, she said you choose an option first etc. So I asked is there an option e-vouchers or similar? So long story short, basically she said it is impossible to do such thing and looked at me like I'm a fool, including other shoppers. Great experience! Might give up...
In the end got it added by Amazon via live chat but I never managed to do the actual top-up!
Does the code on my phone have to be scanned at a Paypoint machine? Thanks!
I wasn't till-side so didn't notice if my till girl had to tap on Amazon or not on her till monitor, I pay my council tax there as well and it was exactly the same process for me - ask the till staff to put £xyz on the a/c, scan the barcode, pay the amount owing by card
That's all contained in the barcode. I think the till process is simply: switch till monitor to Paypoint, key in amount to be paid, scan the barcode, click proceed, get customer to pay in cash or with card, print receipt.