Secret Santa gift exchange! discussion
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Technical Questions
Heather K (dentist in my spare time) wrote: "Heather K (dentist in my spare time) wrote: "Lillian wrote: "Lillian wrote: "Just to let you know, Amazon UK customer services says UK accounts can NOT accept books from any other site including .c..."I'll give it a try.
I have a Kindle question I was not able to solve looking through all the FAQs and help on Amazon. Maybe I missed something, I don't know.Some time ago I received the same book from 2 different friends (got them almost simultaneously). I can't accept the second book because it's already in my library. How do I exchange it for something else?
M'rella wrote: "I have a Kindle question I was not able to solve looking through all the FAQs and help on Amazon. Maybe I missed something, I don't know.Some time ago I received the same book from 2 different fr..."
I think there's an option below the "Accept the Gift" button to exchange with gift card?
@AmiThere is no such option if you already own the book.
M'rella wrote: "@AmiThere is no such option if you already own the book."
I guess then maybe contacting Amazon customer service is the way to go 😄
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There is no such option if you already own the book."
I've had this happen to me multiple times and it's an easy fix with customer service.
Thank you, ladies! I was hoping for an easy trick, but I guess not 😝
so 5 days ago I messaged here about my person having an outdated wish list and gone from Goodreads for a month. I asked them anonymously about it on elfster but they never responded other than putting a few new books on the list that I think they've read already judging by their goodreads. they also didn't give me an email to gift either... I'm not sure what to do lol
Poplora wrote: "so 5 days ago I messaged here about my person having an outdated wish list and gone from Goodreads for a month. I asked them anonymously about it on elfster but they never responded other than putt..."Yeah, my person seems to be MIA too. Let's see if Heather can help us out
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The email is listed under "more info" under their address on their elfster page. I'll look into the rest!
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Could you message me with your elfster name?
I don't know that this is a true technical question but how do you catch sales on books requested? My secret santa caught a book on my list that I've never seen on sale for a little over $1 and I couldn't help but cheer for them and wonder how they did it. Any ideas?
Malorie wrote: "I don't know that this is a true technical question but how do you catch sales on books requested? My secret santa caught a book on my list that I've never seen on sale for a little over $1 and I c..."Not sure about your specific SS, but I make an Amazon wishlist with all the books I want and sort it by price almost every day this time of year because there are crazy sales. I made a separate wishlist for my giftee and I have a another one for random gifts where I put the ones I see most requested in the elfster wishlists.
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I do something similar.
Kristy wrote: "Malorie wrote: "I don't know that this is a true technical question but how do you catch sales on books requested? My secret santa caught a book on my list that I've never seen on sale for a little..."Does amazon tell you if its on sale? I have a million lists of books on amazon and i never get messages about them going on sale.
Heather K (dentist in my spare time) wrote: "Poplora wrote: "so 5 days ago I messaged here about my person having an outdated wish list and gone from Goodreads for a month. I asked them anonymously about it on elfster but they never responded..."I got it solved myself thank you though!
For those of us with Amazon problems... aka you can't gift or receive, you can look at other pubs besides Smashwords. Evernight has lots of m/f and m/m, Mischief Corner Books, Riptide, DSP, Pride Publ, JMS Books, all have gifting or g/c options I believe. You can always send a pdf book to your kindle and read it that way.
Heather K (dentist in my spare time) wrote: "Kristy wrote: "Malorie wrote: "I don't know that this is a true technical question but how do you catch sales on books requested? My secret santa caught a book on my list that I've never seen on sa..."This is great info...thanks for the tip!
Malorie wrote: "Kristy wrote: "Malorie wrote: "I don't know that this is a true technical question but how do you catch sales on books requested? My secret santa caught a book on my list that I've never seen on sa..."No, it doesn't notify you. I manually go into my amazon wishlist and sort by price. If one of your books on the wishlist is on sale and moves to the top of the list when sorted by lowest price first, It will tell you what the price dropped from when you originally put it on your wish list by percentage. That's how I know it's on sale.
I think that Bookbub will email you if a book on your list is on sale, but it was too much for me to keep up with another list so I just prefer to sort my amazon list manually.
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I didn't think publishers had gifting, so that's awesome to know!
Some just offer g/c but that would be the same as Amazon for those of outside of .com.
Kristy wrote: "Malorie wrote: "Kristy wrote: "Malorie wrote: "I don't know that this is a true technical question but how do you catch sales on books requested? My secret santa caught a book on my list that I've ..."Oh that’s smart. Much better than how I was doing it, thanks
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Uh, I have run into location issue again. I received an amazon.com gift voucher which is not redeemable at amazon.in
Heather K (dentist in my spare time) wrote: "Guys, I'm concerned! When I look at the exchange on Elfster, one person just dropped out but I don't know who it is :( I hope everyone gets a gift this year from a match!"This is where the secret backup elves come in. Everyone will get gifts <3
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I know the elves will come through! ;)
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Ugh, what a pain! Gift voucher should be easier. Contact Amazon US to try to work it out.
Kristy wrote: "Malorie wrote: "Kristy wrote: "Malorie wrote: "I don't know that this is a true technical question but how do you catch sales on books requested? My secret santa caught a book on my list that I've ..."Hmm, this is a really good idea, I'll have to make a point to do this myself.
Isaiah wrote: "Heather K (dentist in my spare time) wrote: "Guys, I'm concerned! When I look at the exchange on Elfster, one person just dropped out but I don't know who it is :( I hope everyone gets a gift this ...I know the elves will come through! ;)"
They definitely will. I've had a year where my Santa never showed up but I've never been left out, at all!
Heather K (dentist in my spare time) wrote: "Neha wrote: "Uh, I have run into location issue again. I received an amazon.com gift voucher which is not redeemable at amazon.in"Ugh, what a pain! Gift voucher should be easier. Contact Amazon U..."
Exactly!
I talked to Amazon IN people after I posted. They said that US GCs can be redeemed at US website only as redeeming it on the IN website is essentially converting Dollars into Rupees which is prohibited by the government. I'll try with Amazon US tomorrow, but I'm not much hopeful about it.
Lisazj1 wrote: "Isaiah wrote: "Heather K (dentist in my spare time) wrote: "Guys, I'm concerned! When I look at the exchange on Elfster, one person just dropped out but I don't know who it is :( I hope everyone ge..."Is there a way to know who hasn't received a gift?
Heather K (dentist in my spare time) wrote: "Guys, I'm concerned! When I look at the exchange on Elfster, one person just dropped out but I don't know who it is :( I hope everyone gets a gift this year from a match!"Hmmm, you're right! I see....only 159 now. If you had a name...could you check on Elfster and see if they were matched?
If so...message 6 on this thread, Kylie, is no longer a member and I don't see anyone with a similar name on Elfster...
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I can't find the person who left- maybe that one? Someone else suggested it could be someone different. I'm going to message everyone after Thanksgiving to check in and see who hasn't gotten anything yet.
Chuck me a DM if we end up with any Santa-less Elves Heather, my gifting sack's got a few stray pressies left in it :D
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Okay!!
Heather K (dentist in my spare time) wrote: "Sheri wrote: "If so...message 6 on this thread, Kylie, is no longer a member and I don't see anyone with a similar name on Elfster..."I can't find the person who left- maybe that one? Someone els..."
Hmmm, yeah, Kylie #6 could have dropped out *before* matches were made. I was just searching for names here, this year, that aren't on Elfter.
And yeah, give me a shout if you end up with friends needing some extra book love!
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I can't find the..."
I will :)
Maybe this will help people having problems accepting/gifting US gifts/books. I'm from Spain, even though Goodreads places me in he US (that's a loooog story), and I have a US Amazon account with a US address, BUT I use a Spanish credit (that's the important part) card and "self gift card" for purchases. I don't usually have any problem receiving and gifting, especially if I use the redeem gift card option (I basically reload a gift card everytime I want to buy an ebook) but I also use a free VPN to kinda reinforce the "I'm in the US". Untill now it's been working. I use Windscribe if anyone is interested, they have a free account option that is usually enough for this :)LOL that was looooong, but hope it helps.
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If someone would like to give a gift to a friend in need, especially someone comfortable gifting outside the US, please message me!
Heather K (dentist in my spare time) wrote: "**I have found the person whose match dropped out!**If someone would like to give a gift to a friend in need, especially someone comfortable gifting outside the US, please message me!"
Lob me details Heather if no-one else comes forward to volunteer!
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If someone would like to give a gift to a friend in need, especially someone comfortable gifting o..."
Sure thing! :)
Heather K (dentist in my spare time) wrote: "**I have found the person whose match dropped out!**If someone would like to give a gift to a friend in need, especially someone comfortable gifting outside the US, please message me!"
Heather, mail me.
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If someone would like to give a gift to a friend in need, especially someone comfortable gifting o..."
I will let you know if I need you, thank you!
My secret Santa has resent the email for Peppermint Spiced Omega twice from Amazon. I accepted the gift the first time they sent it to me and I also left a thank you in the show us your goodies thread. Since I don't know who my secret Santa is can someone please let them know it has been received and appreciated so much?
Stephani wrote: "My secret Santa has resent the email for Peppermint Spiced Omega twice from Amazon. I accepted the gift the first time they sent it to me and I also left a thank you in the show us ..."my secret Santa just sent me a message through Elfster and I was able to respond there. Yay!
How do I send a message to someone I’m not friends with (yet). Not a stalker, honest
If you go to their profile on Goodreads, under their profile picture you have 3 option: friend, follow and message. (At least that how I see it on my phone.)
Andrya wrote: "How do I send a message to someone I’m not friends with (yet). Not a stalker, honest"Do you want to stay anonymous? You can use Elfster for that. Or Heather K can be your spokesperson.
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Apparently it's to do with Digital Manage..."
Ask the rep to exchange for a gift card and see how that goes. I know Cadiva just did that.