I know a lot of you have been trying to find a way to do this for your contests, and after McCrudd asked over on the Store forum, I got to thinking about how our dearly loved sneaky bunny, envira-X (with helper bunnies) gifted me SEA...thru Amazon. I thought I'd share it here, in case anyone was interested in grabbing it for a contest prize.
Monte Vista isn't available as a digital download; it will have to be physically sent to the winner's home. The good news is, this can be done without any personal info changing hands. Here's how...
If you go to the page on Amazon for it:http://www.amazon.com/The-Sims-3-Monte-Vista-PCMac/dp/B00A39IEMO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357865577&sr=8-1&keywords=sims+3+monte+vistaYou'll see this:If you scroll ALL the way to the bottom of the page, you'll see THIS:
You're basically emailing an Amazon gift card for the exact amount of the game. The shipping on Monte Vista is currently free from Amazon. It appears they're not doing DD (Digital Download) on the world itself, but this will get it mailed to the person's home without personal info being traded.
Hope that helps!
Edit: Sorry - I realized later that the recipient has to be from the same country as the sender. That definitely puts a dent in the prize pools. I'm sorry I didn't think to check that first!
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I hope you are well hun, thanks for the information. Many hugs and much love.
So does it work if the gifter lives in a different country than the giftee?
Good question! If you can send an Amazon gift card to different countries, then yes, but I've never tried to do that. I'll go ask on their Help board and see what they say.
*Does Terminator voice..."I'll be back."
Edit: BAH! They do appear to be country-specific. If it's bought from Amazon.com, it's it's only redeemable in the US, if it's bought from Amazon.UK, they can only be redeemed in GB. Etc, Etc.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/gc/ref=g_gc-gc_dp_redirect
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2. Limitations.
Amazon.com Gift Cards may not be redeemed for the purchase of products at Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.co.jp, Amazon.ca, Amazon.es, Amazon.it, or any other website operated by Amazon.com, its affiliates, or any other person or entity, except as indicated by these terms and conditions. Amazon.com Gift Cards cannot be used to purchase other gift cards. Amazon.com Gift Cards cannot be reloaded, resold, transferred for value, redeemed for cash or applied to any other account, except to the extent required by law. Unused Amazon.com Gift Card balances in an Amazon account may not be transferred.
Sorry, Guys! It didn't even cross my mind to check that first.
Amazon.UK
Amazon Deutschland
Amazon France
Amazon Italia
Amazon Spain
I'm sure there are many other Amazon sites around the globe, but these are all the european sites, hope this information helps everyone
huggies
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