I've attempted to purchase a gift code through minecraft.net for several days now and have been continually met with the following message: Gift code purchases has been temporarily disabled.
If you wish to buy Minecraft as a gift we recommend buying a prepaid Minecraft card from a store.
I could go to the store, as the text recommends, but was hoping that I could wait out whatever issue is causing this error. If I want to purchase a gift code for a friend am I forced to go to a brick and mortar store? Or is this a temporary disablement?
i am having this very same issue 2 months after your post. i have emailed them, but may have to resort to signing off my main account on the minecraft.net website and just creating a new account by purchasing it, making a new username and giving my friend the account. this is seriously stupid.
Gift code purchases has been temporarily disabled.
If you wish to buy Minecraft as a gift we recommend buying a prepaid Minecraft card from a store.
I could go to the store, as the text recommends, but was hoping that I could wait out whatever issue is causing this error. If I want to purchase a gift code for a friend am I forced to go to a brick and mortar store? Or is this a temporary disablement?