How I technically merged my iTunes email accounts

Here's how I merged all my apple account email addresses to one... with the magic of Gmail!
Gmail can interpret <username>+[tag](at)gmail.com as an "alias" of your main address <username>@gmail.com
For example, "[email protected]" will actually deliver to "[email protected]".
So, I changed my old itunes account with all the purchased music etc. from "[email protected]" to "[email protected]" (you can put any word behind the "+", I'd use something short since you're going to be typing this on your iphone or appletv). The Apple servers recognize this as a different account! So, I still technically have 2 Apple IDs, but they deliver to the same email address. This setting can be managed from appleid.apple.com.
Protip:
Create a rule in Gmail that looks for email to <user>+itunes(at)gmail.comand adds a tag, archives, etc.
Hope this helps.

The only way is to delete account "B" (now appearing first), and set it up again.

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You don't listen we'll, or read carefully for understanding before jumping to conclusions.
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I wish I could offer you personal counseling in an effort to help you overcome these limitations that will likely stifle your career.
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