Using Gift Card Credit before CC?

A while back I got me a iTunes gift card, and I purchased some albums with the credit with no problems. Now I have about $6 left on it, and I want to buy one album that costs $9.99. Is there a way to charge the remaining gift card credit to the purchase and pay the remainder with a regular CC? I've played around with the account settings, but there doesn't seem to be a way to do this.
Any help is appreciated.

You shouldn't have to do anything special at all, assuming your credit card information is valid. Just buy the album; the iTunes Store should automatically pull the remaining balance from your gift card and charge the rest of the price of your album to your credit card. That's the way it's always worked for me.

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HT1918 Use gift card balance before charging to credit card

How can I set the payment to default to using my gift card balance before charging my credit card?
I redeemed a few gift cards a couple of days ago and have a balance to draw from, yet the charge for the items I've ordered since then have hit my credit card, and that's not what I wanted to happen. I wouldn't have made those purchases if I knew that.

Purchases should always be deducted from your credit balance first unless you're buying a gift for someone. Assuming you were indeed not buying a gift for someone else - gifts cannot be purchased using a credit balance - another user in the forums posted this as the reply from the iTunes Store when this issue was brought up. Perhaps it will help you. If problems persist, contact the iTunes Store:
http://www.apple.com/emea/support/itunes/contact.html
Regards.
I'm sorry you weren't able to make a purchase using your store credit. To purchase items on the iTunes Store with your store credit, your account information in your user profile needs to be corrected. I'll walk you through this process to get you back up and running in no time.
1) Visit the My Apple ID website at: http://appleid.apple.com
2) If the site is not displayed in your preferred language, click the Change Language link in the upper-right corner, type the name of your language in the field that appears, then click the Save button.
3) Click the "Manage your account" link.
4) Type your iTunes Store account name (which is your Apple ID) in the Apple ID field, type your password in the password field, then click the Sign In button.
5) Click "Addresses" in the column on the left. If you have multiple shipping addresses, remove any out-of-date or duplicate addresses by clicking Delete. Also, make sure the state or province field is filled out correctly for each address. To edit an address, click Edit. Edit all of your shipping addresses and make sure the appropriate state is selected in the State drop-down menus.
6) Now click "Phone Numbers" on the left. The area codes should be in the area code fields and the phone numbers should be in the phone number fields. If an area code is missing, or if it is in a phone number field, your account information may not save properly.
7) Make any other necessary corrections, then click the Save Changes button.
8) Click Log out in the upper-right corner. When you make your next purchase on the iTunes Store, you will be asked to review your billing information. At this point, you can change your information or simply click Done at the bottom of the screen to proceed. Once you click Done, you should be able to purchase on the iTunes Store using your store credit.

I want to change my apple store to saudi arabia Because my store was in saudi arabia but changed before to use gift card now I have 0.27$ but I DONT need it The Error was you have a store credit balance you must spend your balance before you can ch

I want to change my apple store to saudi arabia Because my store was in saudi arabia but changed before to use gift card now I have 0.27$ but I DONT need it The Error was you have a store credit balance you must spend your balance before you can change stores and I have saudi credit card Used it before

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I want to change my apple store to saudi arabia Because my store was in saudi arabia but changed before to use gift card now I have 0.06$ but I DONT need it The Error was you have a store credit balance you must spend your balance

I want to change my apple store to saudi arabia Because my store was in saudi arabia but changed before to use gift card now I have 0.06$ but I DONT need it The Error was you have a store credit balance you must spend your balance

You can try contacting iTunes Support and ask them if they can remove the balance from your account so that you can change countries (we are fellow users here on these forums) : http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/ - click on Contact iTunes Store Support on the right-hand side of the page, then Purchases, Billing & Redemption

Can I use gift cards to pay for songs just downloaded that were charged to credit card before entering card numbers?

I downloaded songs to my playlist before entering two gift card credit numbers. I thought I would have an opportunity to put them in before end of transaction. Can I undo the charge and use the $20 gift card total?

Probably not. You can go here:
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/
and follow the instructions to report the issue to the iTunes Store and ask, but my guess is that they'll say that it's not possible to reverse the charge to your credit card and charge your now-present credit balance instead.
Regards.

HT1311 I changed my apple id and have a gift card credit on the old account which I no longer use. How do I transfer the gift card $ to my new apple id?

I changed my apple id and have a gift card credit on the old account which I no longer use. How do I transfer the gift card $ to my new apple id?

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Whenever I try to download a new application, my parent's apple id shows up instead of mine which is on my computer. My mom doesn't want to put down her credit card information because I use gift cards. How do I change the ID on my ipod to my apple ID?

Whenever I try to download a new application, my parent's apple id shows up instead of mine which is on my computer. My mom doesn't want to put down her credit card information because I use gift cards. How do I change the ID on my ipod to my apple ID?

thank you so much lllaass. im an idiot for not finding that out.

I want to remove my credit card from my account and only use gift cards for purchases. How can I delete my card number?

I want to delete my credit card from my account and only use gift cards. How can I delete my card number?

You'll want to get in touch with ITunes support for this. Normally when you start an account with the CC you can't remove it yourself. But by contacting iTunes they can get that taken off for you.
Use this link to get in touch with the iTunes advisors
http://www.apple.com/lae/support/itunes/contact.html

How to use gift card for app store once redeemed? Tells me I can only use credit cards so how do I get to the gift card option

I'm trying to buy a game using a gift card but the only options that come up are ones for credit cards. It says redeem giftcard but I have already done this, so when I try this option again it says that this gift card as already been redeemed which is obvious as I did it earlier, so where is the buy game with gift card on the app store?!?!?!?!?!?!

The iTunes/Mac App Stores use the credit from a gift card first, but if the credit doesn't cover the full total the system asks for a credit card. The US store's prices don't include the local sales taxes, so if the system is asking for a card, then your total most likely is exceeding the amount of your gift card credit.

I USE GIFT CARDS FOR PURCHASES(VISA, MC) NOW I CAN'T MAKE A PURCHASE. THEY SAY I HAVE TOO MANY CREDIT CARDS ON FILE

They say I have too many credit cards on file for my username- purchase cancelled. I use gift cards for gaming purchases (Visa,MC) so I have used a few, but its a gift card.

This is most likely a security precaution since they probably assume that someone using multiple credit cards over a short period of time may well have stolen them. Go here:
http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact/
and follow the instructions to report the issue to the iTunes Store and request assistance.
Regards.

HT1918 can I just use gift cards for itunes and not put a credit card on my account

can I just use gift cards for itunes and not put a credit card on my account

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
You can do that without any problem. That's what some people do to purchase content from the iTunes Store, App Store or iBookstore

HT1689 How do I change my iTunes account to use gift cards only without it prompting for my credit card info?

How do I change my iTunes account setting to only use gift cards without it prompting me for credit card info to make a purchase. I have credit on my account from gift cards but it won't let me purchase without entering credit card info...I do not want to enter credit card info.

Itunes verifies your account using your cc info.

What happened to my gift card credit?

I know how to review my purchase history in my iTunes account. But, how do I find out what happened to a gift card credit? Per my my account's purchase history, I only used $10 of a $50 gift card (assuming the culprit is NOT user error, e.g., I redeemed on the incorrect account). Can I search "payment history" in addition to purchase history? Thanks.

I am currently in 'discussion' with iTunes about this very issue. It's happened to me at least twice before when I redeemed a Gift card and didn't use the full amount. A couple of weeks later... the 'credit' was gone!
I also question as to why iTunes do NOT show gift card redemptions... VERY sus imho!!! Why dont they??!!
I have asked iTunes to provide me with a list of all my transactions for this year so I can see when, where and how my credits were used. So far the best I got was "check your account balance". They have said they will look into it from another side (ie. not via their customer support) but I will give them a week before I go to Fair Trading and make a formal complaint.
I have provided them screen shots, dates, my purchase history etc. and the numbers just dont add up. Either my credit balance expired (in the space of a couple of weeks) or someone is skimming accounts - which is on the iTunes system. Either way iTunes have a case to answer!

Why is apple requiring me to enter a gift card credit card or itunes card in order set up a new account

why is apple requiring me to enter a gift card, credit card or itunes card in order to set up a new account

My assumption is because you aren't setting the account properly. You can't set up an Apple ID and then try to use it without a credit card unless you follow a very specific procedure which you obviously did not do.
You have to try to download a free app first - before you set up the ID - and then create the ID from the prompts. You set the ID up first and it doesn't work that way. You will have to either enter a credit card now and then delete it later, or start all over again with a new ID. If you start all over again, you have to sign out of the current ID in Settings>Store - tap your ID and sign out. You will also need another email address because you already associated your email address with the first ID.
This explains how to set up an Apple ID/iTunes account without a credit card.
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2534
As I said, this is my assumption, if there is something else going on here, post back with something more detailed other than "why is Apple requiring ...." We can't possibly know why you can't do without some more information to go on.

HT2731 How do I set up an Apple ID for a child with gift card credit

How do I set up an Apple ID for a chld with a gift card credit, without credit card details and without using my own account?

Go to the main iTunes Store page (within iTunes), click on the "Redeem" link on the right side of the page, click "Create Apple ID", and enter in the code from your card when requested. You should be able to create an iTunes Store account for your child without needing a credit card. You'll just need an email address for him/her to create the ID, though it can be a "temporary" one that you don't intend to really be used. You can change the email address to which receipts are sent to an account you really wish to use.
Regards.
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