Itunes gift cards in Mac App store?

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Itunes gift cards in Mac App store?

I received an itunes gift card for Christmas. I'm waiting to add it to my account to see if I can use it in or add it to the Mac App Store. Is that possible? Also, can the balance in itunes apply to both stores or will it be one big store after implementation? Thank you for your help.

macbook pro, Mac OS X (10.6.5)

Posted on Jan 3, 2011 12:45 PM

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varjak paw

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Jan 3, 2011 1:04 PM in response to mskelbel

We won't know for certain until the Mac App Store opens on Thursday. I doubt that an iTunes card will work for the Mac App Store or that a balance in one store will apply to the other, but we'll have to wait and see.

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Wizyg

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Jan 3, 2011 2:22 PM in response to varjak paw

I really hope it does it just does not make any sense without it. Some people don't have credit cards. Or chopped them like me :(! Please Apple let us use our iTunes Apple ID in conjunction with iTunes. Its a lot safer also

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mskelbel Author

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Jan 4, 2011 11:37 AM in response to Wizyg

I think it would make sense to have everything in one superstore. To have different gift cards for different services just doesn't seem right. One stop shopping works for me! 🙂

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varjak paw

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Jan 6, 2011 6:52 AM in response to mskelbel

The Mac App Store is now active and it does use the same account, and therefore the same credit balance, as the iTunes Store. It appears, though, that you have to enter payment information in the form of a credit card or PayPal (in the US) account to purchase, even though you have a credit balance. There is no "none" option that allows you to use only a prepaid card. That's the way it's working for me, anyway. I have not entered in a CC and tried to purchase something to see if it does indeed draw from my credit balance.

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mskelbel Author

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Jan 6, 2011 7:49 AM in response to varjak paw

I've gone in there and added my gift card through the mac app store and made a purchase. It didn't ask me for a credit card I think because I have that already setup. It took from my balance I'm assuming because the install started after it asked for my password-just as it does for my iPod touch.

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Wizyg

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Jan 6, 2011 1:48 PM in response to varjak paw

Do you find any bugs with 10.6.6?

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varjak paw

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Jan 6, 2011 1:52 PM in response to Wizyg

I haven't found any problems. YMMV.

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Jan 6, 2011 2:46 PM in response to mskelbel

Yes you can use itunes gift cards because once the mac app store is opened there is something on the right side bar that says redeem ... hope that helps 🙂

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mskelbel Author

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Jan 6, 2011 8:44 PM in response to Wizyg

Every once in a while when you go to purchase an app it hangs and you get an error message, but that's all I've noticed. Usually if I click it again it works fine.

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Jan 8, 2011 10:44 AM in response to mskelbel

I spent an hour with online chat trying to find a way to use an Apple Store Gift Card to buy a Mac App... The customer service rep thought the only way (at this time) was to buy an iTunes Gift Card with the Apple Store Gift Card, and have it shipped to me and that would work. This is too hard... should all be tied together.

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Jan 8, 2011 11:54 PM in response to duplessisgolf

It looks like, based on my recent purchases in both iTunes and the App Store, that something "hinky"
is going on - I need to contact Apple to confirm. The other day (before App Store), I had $22+ in my
iTunes account, and my credit card was charged for the 3 apps I bought from the App Store. Today, I
seem to have $0 in my iTunes account. :^( Nothing is displayed in the area where it used to show the
balance remaining, not even $0.00 - ??

If my credit card was charged [(the price of the 3 apps) - $22], that would make sense. But it looks
like I just lost $22 . . . :^(

Anybody have ideas about what might be going on? Thanks . . .

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varjak paw

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Jan 10, 2011 7:45 AM in response to duplessisgolf

duplessisgolf wrote:
I spent an hour with online chat trying to find a way to use an Apple Store Gift Card to buy a Mac App...

You can't, not directly. Whether this will ever change I don't know, but this has been the case since the iTunes Store was first opened.

The customer service rep thought the only way (at this time) was to buy an iTunes Gift Card with the Apple Store Gift Card, and have it shipped to me and that would work.

The rep was correct. Apple Store gift cards cannot be used in the iTunes Store nor Mac App Store (they use the same accounts and payment systems, which the Apple Stores are not tied into). If you want to buy Mac App Store or iTunes Store content, you would have to use your Apple Store gift card to purchase an iTunes card.

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varjak paw

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Jan 10, 2011 7:45 AM in response to Mugwumper

Mugwumper, I'd suggest you start a new topic with your issue (use the "Post a new topic" link at the top of each main topic page). It's generally better to ask a question as a new topic rather than as a reply in someone else's thread. It's more courteous to the original poster, and is more likely to get your question the attention it deserves.

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EasyOSX

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Jun 17, 2011 3:01 PM in response to varjak paw

There is a "none" option, but in order to access it, you have to try to download a free app first, then it has that option when setting up the account. If you download a paid app, it doesn't give you that option.

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Usha101

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Jul 25, 2012 4:47 PM in response to mskelbel

Yes: "When you give iTunes Gift Cards, your lucky recipients can shop for anything we sell on the iTunes Store, App Store, iBookstore, and Mac App Store. No matter which denomination, color, or theme you choose, any iTunes Gift Card can be used for music, movies, TV shows, apps, games, and books. You can include a personal message with your gift, and you always get free shipping.^"

See:

http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/giftcards

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