Sainsbury's PAYG - any way to top up with less than £10?

grumbler
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edited 27 May 2015 at 3:22PM in Mobiles
I ordered and received a sim for few roaming calls in Canada. I am sure £5 will suffice with their 34p/min and by the second charge, but as I see at http://www.phoneshopbysainsburys.co.uk/faqs/view/id/34 the minimum amount is £10.

I am sure I was able to buy £5 voucher for EE in a supermarket. Does the minimum amount depend on the network?

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  • eDicky
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    Convenience stores with the green top-up sign sell £5 vouchers for mobiles, including Sainsburys.
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  • grumbler
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    So, I take it that the information on the website is incorrect:
    You can buy top-up vouchers from Sainsbury’s or other outlets displaying the green top-up logo: the values available are £10, £15, £20, £25, £30 and £50.
  • eDicky
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    grumbler wrote: »
    So, I take it that the information on the website is incorrect:
    Well it doesn't explicitly state that vouchers less than £10 are not available. Perhaps they prefer not to reveal that a £5 top-up is possible...
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  • Farway
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    eDicky wrote: »
    Convenience stores with the green top-up sign sell £5 vouchers for mobiles, including Sainsburys.

    I can confirm this, just topped £5 using voucher from Costcutter
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  • grumbler
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    edited 28 May 2015 at 4:22PM
    You can buy top-up vouchers from Sainsbury’s or other outlets displaying the green top-up logo: the values available are £10, £15, £20, £25, £30 and £50.
    I don't know what they mean by "other outlets", but by "can" they seem to mean "can be lucky".

    I've been to several places today showing "green top-up logo", including a Post Office and Wilkinson store. None was selling vouchers for Sainsbury's Mobile. I am not sure about the logo at Tesco, but they don't sell them either.

    Eventually I bought it in Sainsbury's, and, surprise-surprise, £5 vouchers were available.
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