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Posted December 30, 2009
Hello, I received a gift certificate for RUNAWAY: A ROAD ADVENTURE. Unfortunately, I already own a copy of that game. The gift certificate is valid and I'd like to exchange it with another one for a game which I don't own, hoping there are people with the same problem as mine. Feel free to contact me with the game you want to exchange at my email address: ceztkoml at gmail dot com
Thanks,
greetings
P.S.: gog.com, I hope in the future it will become easier to exchange gift certificates! In EVERY shop in the world is possible to exchange a gift with a buying proof!
Posted December 30, 2009
We have a thread that covers this sort of thing, you might get a better result posting in there
http://www.gog.com/en/forum/general/give_a_game_get_a_game/
Posted December 30, 2009
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ceztko: P.S.: gog.com, I hope in the future it will become easier to exchange gift certificates! In EVERY shop in the world is possible to exchange a gift with a buying proof!

Huh? I don't think any other digital distribution sites (Steam, Gamersgate, Impulse, Direct2Drive) allow you to exchange a gifted game with another game.
Posted December 30, 2009
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Catshade: Huh? I don't think any other digital distribution sites (Steam, Gamersgate, Impulse, Direct2Drive) allow you to exchange a gifted game with another game.

C'mon, I meant any shop that sell material/physical stuff. Have you ever received clothes that don't fit you well? It's just a matter of showing a receipt to the shopkeeper and you'll get the chance to exchange them, and in many countries in the world it's just a customer right and shops can't refuse to do so. I'm pretty sure the same can apply here, the only problem are companies saying "oh, we can't do it, we have legal and technical difficulties", and this because downloadable content is relatively a new thing. I'd like to live in a world where you don't have to be an attorney to see your rights respected.
Posted December 30, 2009
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Catshade: Huh? I don't think any other digital distribution sites (Steam, Gamersgate, Impulse, Direct2Drive) allow you to exchange a gifted game with another game.
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ceztko: C'mon, I meant any shop that sell material/physical stuff. Have you ever received clothes that don't fit you well? It's just a matter of showing a receipt to the shopkeeper and you'll get the chance to exchange them, and in many countries in the world it's just a customer right and shops can't refuse to do so. I'm pretty sure the same can apply here, the only problem are companies saying "oh, we can't do it, we have legal and technical difficulties", and this because downloadable content is relatively a new thing. I'd like to live in a world where you don't have to be an attorney to see your rights respected.

Oy.
Let me just put it this way:
You buy a shirt at the mall. You can't immediately duplicate that shirt at zero cost to you.
You buy a game (especially one with no DRM). Can you see why returning that could be an issue?
It is the same reason that a lot of stores are now putting a lot of stipulations on returning games and software. As you mentioned (before you started whining about your "rights"), it is a brave new world.
Posted December 30, 2009
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Gundato: Oy.
Let me just put it this way:
You buy a shirt at the mall. You can't immediately duplicate that shirt at zero cost to you.
You buy a game (especially one with no DRM). Can you see why returning that could be an issue?
It is the same reason that a lot of stores are now putting a lot of stipulations on returning games and software. As you mentioned (before you started whining about your "rights"), it is a brave new world.

Although it IS as you wrote in the majority of the cases, gift certificates are an other matter, as there, that being a code, the staff can check if you really haven't used it yet, so it could be exchanged for something.
However, that's probably something the staff doesn't have the resources/manpower for.
@OP
Like Aliasalpha said, you could try that thread. There's a good chance someone will offer you something for it.
I'd also say this thread, but it keeps more true to the basic idea of giving/getting a surprise game. It may be worth a try, though.
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