Introduction
Amazon is a technological company founded in 1994 in Bellevue, Washington, U.S. by Jeff Bezos. Amazon’s headquarter is in Seattle, Washington, United States providing its customers with e-commerce services, cloud computing, digital streaming, and AI services with over one million employees. This enables customers to choose from the variety of services offered depending on their preferences. Let’s know What is Amazon Reload?
Amazon Reload is a feature available in www.amazon.com under the Amazon Payment products for customers with an Amazon account to add more money to their Amazon.com gift cards by purchasing a reload of any given amount using either their debit cards, credit cards, or prepaid cards. The Amazon.com gift card balance is redeemable for items offered at www.amazon.com.
How to use Amazon Reload?
Amazon.com provides customers with two different ways in which they can reload cash into their Amzon.com gift cards. These are
- Reload
The reload feature offers customers a manual way to add cash to their gift card balance. The process is as follows
- Customer logs in to their Amazon.com account
- From the Account and Lists, select Account
- Then select gift cards
- Then select Reload Your Balance
- Enter the amount you want to reload
- Select the payment method you want to use e.g. credit card, debit card, or personal checking accounts
- Then select reload to pay the amount
- Auto-Reload
This feature gives customers a choice to automatically set the date or condition when the Amazon.com gift card balance will be reloaded. The customer decides on the frequency or condition, amount, and payment method, and their gift cards will be reloaded. The process is as follows
- Customer logs in to their Amazon.com account
- From the Account and Lists, select Account
- Then select gift cards
- Then select Set up Auto Reload
- From the Auto Reload Setting, the customer selects the Auto Reload Type they prefer
- Enter the amount to reload and the frequency or condition
- Then selects the preferred payment method
- Lastly, save the Auto Reload setting
How to redeem Amazon Reload balance?
The customer redeems their Amazon reload balance when suitable purchasing goods and services from Amazon.com and its approved affiliates.
The following are the processes of redeeming the Amazon Reload balance.
- Customer logs in to their www.amazon.com account
- From the Account and Lists, select Account
- Then select gift cards
- Click on redeem a gift card displayed next to reload your balance
- The customer then enters their claim code and click on Apply to balance
- Amazon deducts the value of the purchase from the balance and the customer is required to pay any amount that exceeds their balance.
Exclusions
The following are exclusions when using the Amazon Reload balance.
- Gift cards purchase
Amazon Reload balance cannot be used to purchase other types of gift cards from Amazon or other parties.
- Payment for goods outside www.amazon.com
Amazon reload cannot pay for goods and services purchased outside Amazon.
- Redeeming for cash
A customer cannot in any case redeem their Amazon reload balance for cash.
- Resale
Its balance cannot be sold to another party. It can only be used to purchase goods and services using the account that owns it.
- Transfer to another www.amazon.com account
The Amazon reload balance is not transferrable from one Amazon.com account to another.
- Purchase of goods in Amazon-related properties outside the U.S
A customer cannot use the Amazon reload balance to purchase goods or services in other Amazon properties outside the U.S.
No expiry and service fee
It does not have an expiry date and service fee. This enables the customer to redeem the gift card whenever they require an item and not just purchase items they do need at the moment just because the reload might expire and be rendered unredeemable.
Conclusion
It provides a fast, easy and convenient way for customers to reload their gift card balance which they can redeem for items on Amazon.com and affiliated websites. It offers customers a way of managing how much they spend during purchases. Also, a customer can use it to save for future purchases as the reload balance does not have an expiry date.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How long does it take to reload the gift card balance?
The reload processing only takes five minutes or up to four hours in some cases after which the funds are made available.
- How will I know my gift card has been reloaded?
Log in to your Amazon.com account and select Gift card from there you can view your current gift card balance.
- What items can I shop for using my gift card balance?
The gift card balance is redeemable for suitable items on Amazon.com. To check the items eligible, visit https://www.amazon.com.
The gift card balance is also redeemable at www.smile.amazon.com, www.myhabit.com, and www.fresh.amazon.com
- What can I use to reload my Amazon.com gift card balance?
To reload the Amazon.com gift card balance, you can use credit cards, debit cards, prepaid cards, or personal checking accounts.
