Redeeming a U.S iTunes gift card using a UK based iTunes account

I have been given a gift card from a friend in the USA. The gift card is for US$50.00 but on the back it says only for use in U.S iTunes store. Does this mean I can login to my UK iTunes store then click "Change Country", and use the US iTunes store to redeem my gift card? If so, do I have to set up another iTunes account to be able to redeem the funds in USDollars? Or can it be swapped for a gift card in GBP ? Any help would be much appreciated. Happy New Year ! J

Evidently no way to use it. I contacted customer service and they were very nice about it, but they are not set up to exchange gift cards from different countries or to allow you to use the equivalent in your home country. They told me to either return it to the store who sold it or sell it.
I'm a bit surprised that Apple, as big as it is, can't handle accepting funds and crediting accounts. This seems to be a common problem with a simple answer.

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Your best bet would be to contact iTunes Support again. Also, make sure there wasn't an attachment to the email? But if there was not, contact them again and tell them you need to either have the form sent to you or you need to know where you can find it. Here's the link:
https://expresslane.apple.com/Issues.action
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GB

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5035
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Call Apple Support in your country: Customer Service: Contacting Apple for support and service http://support.apple.com/kb/HE57
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