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These book tokens are still however unique for books and were first launched in 1932. They can be bought for any occasion and spent in wh smith, waterstones, blackwell, eason, john smiths, foyles and all good independent bookshops across the uk and ireland, as well as online and on ebooks. First name last name email address postcode town if in ireland. For a list of accepted payment methods on waterstones. Buy discounted waterstones gift cards online cardyard. National book tokens gift cards and egift cards can be spent in bookshops across the uk and ireland. Every month, we share our book recommendations with you through eason book club. Purchase love2shop gift cards for waterstones today and take advantage of our free or next day delivery options and receive a free personalised greetings card. Visit caboodle for bundles of benefits for booklovers. Uk book tokens are a national scheme to get people into real bookshops. Waterstones is the uks leading bookseller and provides customers with the widest choice, great value and expert advice from a team passionate about bookselling.
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It is accepted by you that waterstones has no control over additional charges in relation to customs clearance. National book tokens has pledged to match the prize money for a. Where to buy national book tokens you can buy them from many indie bookshops over the phone, in person at whsmith and supermarkets, and online. Also welcome at most smaller independent book retailers, plus online via this site and others, making an impressive. Please bear in mind that, although they are happy to help with national book token queries, they cannot answer questions about your order or. I should have known better, as i have been down this road before. Chosen from our favourite reads, bestsellers and critically acclaimed books. Can anyone recommend anything else in the book shops that i.
Trading since 1879, blackwell of oxford is the largest academic and specialist bookseller in the uk. National book tokens productservice facebook 1,295 photos. I could enter this number on my amazon order and the token be logged as spent on a central database at national book tokens hq. Take advantage of our waterstones gift card discounts to spend in store and online. Welcome to the national book tokens gift card balance enquiry service. National book tokens gift cards make the perfect gift for recipients of all ages, from toddlers excited by the massive range of fantastic childrens books in their local bookshop, to lifelong booklovers, with time to browse and find something new now as a gift card in the uk. You can also buy a national book token gift card from our range of standard designs which include bestselling brands and book characters. The ba also coowns world book day, book industry communication and green4books and is a proud sponsor of. Unfortunately, we do not currently accept national book tokens as payment.
Three weeks were up and no book or contact from waterstones. Where to spend national book tokens many indie bookshops are accepting them over the phone, so check with your favourites. To help prevent spread of the coronavirus, and to protect the wellbeing of our customers and staff, sadly waterstones will temporarily close its doors by the close of trade monday 23 march until further notice. The lady on the phone was great, but i must say waterstones is probably the worst company ive had to. Spend in thousands of stores across the country and select online bookshops. National book tokens are sold and accepted for exchange in almost all uk bookshops, including all major chains.
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