Common Voucher Issues & Solutions

Resolve error messages, eligibility problems, claiming failures, and redemption issues.

Running into problems with vouchers? This guide covers the most common issues and how to resolve them.

Error Messages

"Invalid voucher code"

What it means: The code doesn't exist or doesn't belong to this business.

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"This voucher is not currently active"

What it means: The voucher exists but is disabled.

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"This voucher is not valid yet"

What it means: The voucher has a future start date.

Message includes: "It becomes active on [DATE]"

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"This voucher expired on [DATE]"

What it means: The voucher's validity period ended.

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"This voucher has reached its maximum usage limit"

What it means: The total redemption limit was reached.

Example: Voucher limited to 100 uses, and 100 people already redeemed it.

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"You have already used this voucher [X] times"

What it means: You've hit your personal limit for this voucher.

Example: Limit is 3 per customer, you've used it 3 times.

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"This single-use voucher has already been redeemed"

What it means: You used this one-time voucher before.

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"This voucher is not available to you"

What it means: The voucher is targeted to a specific person.

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"This voucher is only available to [TIER] members"

What it means: Your membership tier doesn't qualify.

Example: Voucher is Gold-only, you're Silver.

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"This voucher is only valid for your first purchase"

What it means: The voucher is for first-time buyers only.

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"This voucher is only available to new members"

What it means: You joined too long ago to qualify.

Message includes: "...members who joined within the last [X] days"

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"Order must be at least [AMOUNT] to use this voucher"

What it means: Your purchase doesn't meet the minimum.

Example: Voucher requires $50 minimum, your order is $40.

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Batch Claiming Issues

"This promotion is temporarily paused"

What it means: The business has paused this batch campaign.

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"You've already claimed this voucher"

What it means: You already claimed a voucher from this batch.

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"No vouchers available"

What it means: All vouchers in the batch have been claimed.

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"You must be logged in to claim"

What it means: Guest users can't claim batch vouchers.

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"Can't claim—page just refreshes"

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QR Code Issues

QR Code Won't Scan

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Staff Says "Invalid QR"

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Discount Calculation Questions

"My discount is less than expected"

Example: Expected 20% of Rs 200 = Rs 40, but got Rs 25.

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"No discount was applied"

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Bonus Points Vouchers

"I didn't get a discount"

For bonus points vouchers: There is no monetary discount.

How it works:

Check your loyalty card: Points should appear immediately.

"Points didn't appear"

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Account & Eligibility

"I should be eligible but the voucher won't work"

Check these:

  1. Your tier: Is it up to date?

  2. Join date: When did you become a member?

  3. Purchase history: Is first-order status correct?

  4. Previous uses: Have you used this voucher before?

If something seems wrong with your account status, contact the business.

"My friend sent me a voucher but I can't use it"

Possible reasons:

Check the voucher requirements against your status.


Staff-Side Issues

Staff can't find the voucher

For staff:

Ask customer:

Redemption won't process

For staff:


Getting Help

If you've tried the solutions above and still have issues:

For Customers

  1. Take note of the exact error message

  2. Contact the business directly

  3. Explain what you tried to do

  4. They can check your account status

For Staff

  1. Note the error and customer details

  2. Try alternative methods (manual entry if QR fails)

  3. Contact your manager

  4. Partner can investigate in dashboard

For Partners

  1. Check voucher settings (is it active? dates correct?)

  2. Verify eligibility rules aren't too restrictive

  3. Look at redemption history for patterns

  4. Adjust voucher settings if needed