Not A Hoax, Microsoft Sends Vouchers Of Up To 100 Dollars, Check Your Email!

Vouchers from Microsoft can be used as discount cards for purchasing Xbox devices. (photo: doc. unsplash)

JAKARTA – As the holiday season approaches, Microsoft is giving a surprise gift of up to 100 US dollars in the form of a Microsoft Store gift card. This $100 voucher can be very useful on the Microsoft Store, which allows users to get a 10-month Xbox Game Pass subscription.

Users can also opt for standard $60 games like Halo Infinite or the all-new Forza Horizon 5 alongside many other indie titles. The card can also be redeemed for a Surface device such as a Surface Laptop or Surface Go 3 for a discount of up to $100. This product was announced back in September and is currently available for purchase in the Microsoft Store.

Promos like this are not very common from tech companies, especially from Microsoft. Although Google gives out Play Store gift cards from time to time, they are mostly worth much less than 100 bucks. Microsoft, however, isn't believed to have run a similar promo in recent memory, which is why this one came as a bit of a shock to many.

On Wednesday, November 10, Twitter offer hawk Wario64 (@Wario64) posted about Microsoft's attempt to email random users, and offered gift cards worth up to 100. The offer seemed too good to be true, which led many to wonder whether it's a scam.

However, Microsoft's official Twitter account has confirmed the news to The Verge via DM (direct message), which means this is an official promo from the company and the gift cards on offer are very real.

In that case, they can redeem it at the Microsoft Store for almost anything, including software or hardware. However, Microsoft seems to be hoping it's the latter, saying "it's time to shop for Surface and more".

Not Everyone Gets 100 Dollars

While many users are starting to report getting gift cards, 100 bucks seems to be the highest amount on offer and not everyone gets that much. Many others on Twitter, such as Carlos Bermudez (@CyB3RMUDEZ) reported getting only $10, which still gets you a full month of Xbox Game Pass subscription.

It will be interesting to see how many people will get the full 100 dollars and how many will have to settle for a lower amount.

Microsoft hasn't issued an official statement about the promo yet, which means it's still unclear why the company is shipping this free card. There is also no explanation as to whether there are any eligibility criteria for these gift cards or whether the company just randomly sends them to users.

However a little word of mouth publicity went a long way in helping the company inspire loyalty among customers and buy some goodwill for the company.