Amazon.com gift certificates can be ordered in any amount between U.S. $10.00 and U.S. $500.00. They can be delivered via either e-mail or physical mail anywhere in the world, and there are no shipping charges for sending them. You may have them personalized and sent directly to the recipient, or you may have them sent to yourself, for you to present in person. 

Buying a gift certificate is easy: 

1. Go to our Gift Center. 
2. Click on the link "Order a gift certificate." 
3. Fill out the order form. And that's it! Of course, we'll send you confirmation of your order. 

1. Visit our Web site at http://www.amazon.com/. 
2. Select the items you want. 
3. When you have found the items you want, hit the PROCEED TO CHECKOUT button. You can redeem your gift certificate by entering its claim code number right on the order form. 

• Gift certificates must be redeemed at our Web site, http://www.amazon.com/ 
• Gift certificates are not redeemable for cash. 
• Any unused balance will be placed in the recipient's gift certificate account. 
• Gift certificates cannot be used to pay for out-of-print titles. 
• If your order exceeds the amount of your gift certificate, you must pay for the balance with a credit card. 
• Please use our Shopping Cart rather than our 1-Click ordering if you wish to pay for your order with a gift certificate. 
• Gift certificates and unused portions of gift certificates expire one year from the date of issue. 
• If you have any questions, send us e-mail at [email protected] or call our customer service department at (800) 201-7575. 

 No sales tax is charged when buying gift certificates; purchases paid for with gift certificates, however, will be charged sales tax if shipped to addresses within the state of Washington. 

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You can reach us at the following phone numbers between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Pacific time, Monday through Friday, and at all other times you can leave us a message. We're glad to help you. 

Toll-free in the U.S. and Canada: (800) 201-7575 

Outside the U.S. and Canada: (206) 694-2992