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Topped up £10 and now £9.99
on: 11/02/2019 | 23:49 - edited: 13/02/2019 | 19:52
I have a random 1p on my account... maybe it's yours! 
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on: 13/02/2019 | 14:39
Jesi23 wrote:@jesi23 Cheers for that! It's good to know!
ThunderDragon; I can confirm that a £5 goodybag purchase (from PayPal, or Credit /Debit Card) will always re-set your gg-to-gg 93 days free calls/texts.
Can I just clarify that you mean a GoodyBag purchase from PayPal or Card as opposed to a purchase from existing airtime credit? IME my own £5 GoodyBag purchases don't seem to extend the 93-day timeout by themselves, and this appears to be extended only when I pay new funds (Whether a top-up or GB) from an external funding source.
Jesi23 wrote:Mine is similar, normally along the lines of:
His [Jesi's Grandsons'] system works:
- Buy £10 Credit
- In three months’ time, buy £5 goodybag from Credit (so he can still call family from goodybag once gg-to-gg has expired)
- Further month, (if still has at least £5, exchange for further goodybag; in which case Topup £10 next month) If has less than £5 Credit, purchase £5 goodybag using card;
- As long as still has credit at end of 93 days, buy additional £5 goodybag using card.
- (Assuming I have <£5 credit on a/c) buy a £10 cash top-up by card,
- Immediately order and queue-up my next £5 GoodyBag to commence at the end of the present one,
- Once the "Queued GoodyBag" slot is vacant (The next GB has come into use) buy and queue the next GoodyBag when possible,
- Repeat the above steps until account balance is below the value of my next desired GoodyBag, requiring another top-up.
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on: 13/02/2019 | 15:01 - edited: 15/02/2019 | 02:36
thunderdragon wrote: That said, my understanding was always that the free GG-2-GG allowance was based on date of last top-up or GB activation, not just the date of last top-up on it's own!
@thunderdragon Goodybag purchases made from airtime credit do not qualify members for free giffgaff calls/texts.
The reason is simple, the adding of airtime credit or payback of £10 or more triggers 3 months free calls, so using the same airtime to buy a goodybag would be in effect gaming the system.
You are correct that only fresh money, in any form triggers free calls/text perk, buying any goodybag, with a credit card, voucher, PayPal or bank debit card qualifies for free calls.
