Can my son use an iTune gift-card bought in Eire and posted to UK where my son is?

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Can my son use an iTune gift-card bought in Eire and posted to UK where my son is?

Hi,

Aunt of my Son who lives in Eire [Ireland] wants to buy iTune's gift card in Ireland and posted to my son in UK as gift for his birthday. My son is 13 yrs old and do not own an iTune's account nor bank/credit cards.

His Aunt's initial attempt to purchase iTune's voucher on line in Ireland and posted to his e-mail address with a code could not be re-deemed as due to different countries. His Aunt will have to take that up with the Itune's online-store in Eire to sort that out as it was not redeemable by my son here in UK. That is another issue/story &...... Leave that a side....

She wishes to know as an alternative means, if she could purchase a iTune gift card in Ireland from a retail store and post it to my my son here in UK, would my son be able to use the gift card to purchase items from iTune UK store on-line?

Does any body know the answer? She could then go and purchase the iTune gift card in Ireland and post it to my son.

Thank you for your guidance and advice.

Posted on Jun 4, 2012 1:34 AM

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King_Penguin

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Jun 4, 2012 1:55 AM in response to snowshine

No, gift cards are only valid in the country in which they are issued, so Irish cards can only be used in Ireland on Irish iTunes accounts (the same thing as applies to the online gifts as you've already found out). If you are here in the UK then it's probably best if you buy a UK card here for her.

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snowshine Author

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Jun 4, 2012 2:32 AM in response to King_Penguin

Ok That is clear and settles the question. Thank you

I will have to tell it her not to bother buying the iTune's gift card in Eire.

I wonder how could she get her B'Day present to her nephew who wish to purchase some track from iTune?/ Any alternative suggestion one could think of???.. Other than she posing the Euro to UK and we changing them to pounds and in the process loose 7-8%on currency conversion...

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King_Penguin

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Jun 4, 2012 2:40 AM in response to snowshine

Unless she can find somewhere that sells UK gift cards, or you buy them for her and she reimburses you - but he won't be able to use Eire gift cards, nor can she gift actual content to somebody who uses a different country's store.

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