A is for Amazon’s Awesome Customer Service!

I’m a big fan of Amazon.com. They generally have reasonable prices, lots of merchandise, and you can’t beat the free shipping on orders over $25. I rarely buy anything under that, so the minimum isn’t an issue for me. Yes their site can be a bit confusing and overwhelming at times, but overall, I can usually find what I want quickly and know that my items will safely arrive within a week’s time.

Recently, I had a bit of an issue. I had purchased a $20 Amazon Gift Card for just $10 through the LivingSocial site. Great bargain! Thing is, when I went to redeem my coupon for my gift certificate, I must’ve used one of my older Amazon accounts. I actually have 3 accounts (business one, personal one, and an old “test” account I haven’t used in years). A few days after redeeming the coupon, I wanted to actually buy something at Amazon. So I logged in, added my items and went to go use my $20 gift certificate. Except, it was nowhere to be found. I actually tried using it in all 3 of my accounts, with no luck.

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