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I received a $25 promo code from Best Buy when I purchased my new HP laptop. After following the directions, I was able to redeem the $25 and my microsoft account shows a balance of $25. When I try purchase a game app from the Microsoft store, I get prompted to enter my credit card information and am not given the option to use the $25 in my account. I tried contacting Microsoft support several times. First I was told I had wrong site, even though it was a link from the game I tried to purchase. (Which is showing as a Microsoft product by the way.)
Finally I was given a number to call for the Microsoft store support. After scanning my machine to find the problem, I got a sales pitch for their IT service. Needless to say they can't fix the numerous problems they found with new brand new laptop unless I purchase at least a 1 year plan for $175. Seriously, I am expected to pay over $100 so I can use my $25 of store credit.
Can anyone please tell me what I need to do to fix it so I can use this money in my Microsoft account to buy the game I want from the Microsoft store? As of right now I am so turned off by the whole process which has taken up my entire evening, I'm ready to write off the money and move on. I don't really need the game apps anyway.
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Just received an XBOX gift card and had a similar issue (cannot purchase a game add-on using "account" money).
However, when I logged on XBOX as myself, found the same item in store and made the purchase on XBOX, it used the account balance first, as expected.
Prior to purchase I did check in the account settings on XBOX that I could see the account balance > 0.
HTH,
Boris.
Hi,
I would suggest you to contact Microsoft Store support for better assistance:
**http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en\_US/DisplayHelpContactUsPage/**
Hope this information helps. If you need further assistance with Windows, let us know and will be glad to help.
Hi All,
I have had the same problem and have just got off a chat session with an MS support person:
The support agent did not offer any form of help but repeatedly apologised. Had it been a rival company or an honourable one such as Apple, they would have immediately sought to remedy the situation to save the relationship. MS tries to be Apple and yet fails so spectacularly in missing the point when it comes to understanding its customer base.
Where is the Paypal option?!! Microsoft/Xbox must receive much of their profits from people who put credit cards into the system and get funds drained unknowingly from their cards. It's a sad world when one has to add a credit card to a system because the company knows they will make money from the credit card holders that don't pay attention to their bills. Shame on you Microsoft/Xbox.
Ridiculous policy. Come on Microsoft.
