# Redeeming a German amazon gift certificate?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redeeming-a-german-amazon-gift-certificate/736637>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 4, 2015, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redeeming-a-german-amazon-gift-certificate/736637 "2015-11-04T18:58:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redeeming-a-german-amazon-gift-certificate/736637/1 "2015-11-04T18:58:43Z")

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Okay, I’ve managed to end up with a gift certificate for 20 euros from [Amazon.de](http://Amazon.de) – and I’m located in the U.S. It doesn’t seem sensible to have anything shipped here from Germany, but I was wondering if I could maybe use it for digital downloads somehow? Would I be able to use my US account somehow?

If not, hmmm, is there some way I can donate it to a charity or something?

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**Author:** ![yearofglad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b782af/32.png) [@yearofglad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yearofglad)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redeeming-a-german-amazon-gift-certificate/736637/2 "2015-11-04T19:12:44Z")

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I can tell you that you certainly can’t go in the opposite direction - I have credit at [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) and have ordered stuff from [Amazon.de](http://Amazon.de) and have not been able to use my credit. [Amazon.de](http://Amazon.de) uses the same account - same username, same password; [Amazon.de](http://Amazon.de) “remembers” all my credit card information, address book, etc., but conveniently ignores my gift card balance. I’ve never bothered to ask [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) customer service about it since it seems pretty clear, but if you wanted a definitive answer, you could just call [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com).

Their customer service # is 1-888-280-4331.

I’ve never been on hold for more than about 90 seconds.