Previous purchases and outstanding credit restoral?

During the IOS5 and iTunes 10.5 upgrades, I was forced to create a new iTunes ID because my old one was only my nickname.  How do I reassociate all my previous purchases (3  years worth!) with my new ID?  Not to mention the ~$21.00 credit I had! Each time I tried to update my old ID, I was told that I couldn't because it had to be in the form of an email address!

Went down to the local Apple store and resolved my issues.  I was told that they had never had anyone come in yet with the nickname issue before. 
The fix:
They had me go to the iforgot.apple.com page (a very familiar page by this point).  Under the box where you would enter your Apple ID, there is a link "Forgot Your Apple ID?".  They had me click on it.
On the next screen, they had me enter my first name, last name and the email address that I thought was associated with my iTunes account.  I then clicked on 'Next'
On the next screen, I opted for the 'Anser Security Questions Authentication Method.
Answering the required questions allowed me to then enter my email address as my Apple ID and the new password that I had chosen. 
After doing so, everything was as it should be!  I was able to update my apps that needed updating...AND... my $21.34 credit was back!

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