How to purchase songs with a iTunes gift card balance added to your account

I have redeemed an iTunes gift card to my iTunes account.  I now have a balance of $25.00.  When trying to purchase some songs to add to my iPod Shuffle, I do NOT find a dropdown box for either PURCHASE or BUY.  I can add the songs to my Wish List, send a link, gift a song, etc - but NO Purchase / buy option.  If I try to gift songs to myself, it will ask for a Billing Account.  Why must a Billing Account be added if I already have a balance of $25.00 to use.
I have pulled a iPod Shuffle manual and it only tells me to Buy - if no option o Buy is available, just how do you do it??  This is EXTREMELY frustrating!!
If anyone has an idea just how to accomplish this, please send instructions (since the manual on line does not spell it out).  Frankly I am disappointed in even purchasing the iPod Schuffle if I cannot even use the iTunes gift card I purchased.
Thank You

This web page serves are the "manual" for iTunes and the iTunes Store
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/
But if you have any questions about iTunes or your shuffle, you can always ask here in the forum...

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