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Spring Special: Gem Sale

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Spring Special: Gem SalePogo is having a limited-time sale on their Gem packages from now through Tuesday. Each of the three select Gem packages have been loaded with extra Gems for your money:

Spring Special: Gem Sale

The sale packages are as follows:

Get 275 Pogo Gems for $19.99 (+25 more than before) – 7.3c per Gem
Get 1700 Pogo Gems for $79.99 (+450 more than before) – 4.7c per Gem
Get 2800 Pogo Gems for $119.99 (+800 more than before) – 4.3c per Gem

Regular pricing of these packages ranges from 7.9c per Gem to 5.9c per Gem. No coupon code is needed for this sale on Pogo Gems, each sale pack is already adjusted in the Gem Shop.

Note, there is a maximum amount of Gems you can have in your account. Pogo has not officially stated a correct number (it was once said to be 4000) but players have deduced it’s actually somewhere around 4164.

Did you take advantage of this sale? Which package did you get and why? Let us know in a comment below.

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  1. what is our gem limit? The highest gem package is dimmed and I cannot access it.

  2. i am really not too happy with this sale i wish they done this early in the month when i get paid now i can,t afford to buy them wish i can get more pogo gems

  3. I had just purchased the largest one a couple weeks ago but am very tempted to do it again…. Have to think about it for a while. Thanks Pogo.

  4. I would like the number of gems which we can have (maximum) I spent some.. enough to be able to buy the package I wanted and I spent over the amount I had to. I wish Pogo would tell me the exact number instead of just saying that a certain package puts me over the limit (what limit, Pogo?) I even gave a few to my teammates on our tournament to spice up the games that we play over and over every 2 week tournament.

  5. I think I’ll be slightly over the limit. How many gems are we allowed?

    I know this answer was posted around December or January but my mind is a sieve nowadays. LOL

    Just another thing that Pogo should improve by permitting us to have more purchasing power. * sigh *

        • Thanks s much for the limit info, Suz.
          It means I will have to get the 1700 pack.
          I would have gotten the largest one, but it would put me over that *weird* limit by 556.
          I’m not going to spend 556 just so I can get the large pack. That wouldn’t ‘save’ very much in the end.
          Have to wonder why there is a a limit at all. I’m sure they could make a lot more without it.
          Brenda H

  6. I also just recently purchased the largest package the other day, but pogo succeeded and suckered me into buying more gems so now I have 4,130 total

  7. Thanks’ Suz.
    I always look for your answer’s through out the year. You always know or will find out the answer.
    Thanks for all of your help!

  8. I got them but not showing up on my gems, will call my bank and pay pal this is not acceptable!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      • i couldnt buy the largest pack it was grayed out so bought it under my other name that i use to double browse.. then they wouldnt accept my credit card on file..(if we are going to have to have a diff email for each acct are we going to have to use a diff credit card also) so had to enter a diff one.. then my gem count didnt go up.. refreshed a couple times.. then signed off and back on and the gem count went up..whew…didnot want to have to go to ea help this morning..then i went back to this name and bought a smaller package and the sale went thru with my original cr card on file..

        • You can use the same credit card, don’t know why you had a problem with it. I use the same PayPal account on all 3 of my accounts without a problem.

          Last time I had to sign out and back in to get the gems to show up, but didn’t have to do that today.

          Suz

    • Unfortunately mine were not acceptable … kept getting error message to contact my bank etc etc. Finally got through to pogo help (ea games) and was in live chat .. that didn’t work out so waited and finally got the phone number one (call back) to use. What a mess, apparently a LOT of pogo players were unable to purchase due to server problems in pogo early this morning. But at 10:25 am (my time) the purchase went through yipeeeeee lol gl everyone

    • Signing into your Pogo account will show your current gem balance. Mine did not show up on my home page so I checked my account.

  9. does any 1 know the price of the 2000 gem pack was it less then 119.00 or more I cant remember if it was 139.00 I thank you for an answer

    • The price of the packages didn’t decrease, the amount of gems you get increased.

      Normally you would pay $119.99 for 2000 gems, but with the sale you get 2800 gems, an extra 800 gems.

      Suz

  10. I just asked about gem sales last week – LOL! I broke down and purchased the largest package the other day to get the state badges. Waking up and seeing this sale I decided to splurge – again – and buy more gems. The 2800 gem package puts me over by 90 gems. Guess I’ll purchase a few M&M badges I’ve been waiting for a sale for so I can take advantage of the gem sale. Happy gaming everyone!

  11. It’s nice to see that they have done this again. Hopefully that means that it will continue to happen a few times during the year.

    I picked up the top package on my main account, my other accounts didn’t need a refill this time.

    Suz

  12. I am so happy Pogo gave us a gem sale… I was praying for a gem sale cause my balance was low… Last time they had a sale I had just bought the big package so was over and had to buy a smaller sale package but this time I was low on gems so was able to buy the largest package… THANK YOU POGO for giving us this sale…

      • Suz — I don’t think that I say it often enough to you. Thank you so much for all of your suggestions and help on this site. I sometimes struggle with badges but can usually find a suggestion from you that helps. So, many, many thanks to you!

        Lura – please don’t think that I have forgotten about you either. I would be absolutely lost without this site. Kudos to you for managing it so well and for keeping us informed about everything that is happening with POGO. Haven’t ventured over to Big Fish yet — but maybe sometime I will. Thanks again Lura and keep up the good work!

      • ty so much Sue I know I can depend on you for answers you are the bomb ty again Cindy

  14. For comparison purposes, the prior sale on 12/11/17 offered this pricing:
    – Get 700 Pogo Gems for $39.99 (+200 more than before) – 5.7c per Gem
    – Get 1,650 Pogo Gems for $79.99 (+400 more than before) – 4.8c per Gem
    – Get 2,600 Pogo Gems for $119.99 (+600 more than before) – 4.6c per Gem

    Which means this sale is better than the last, for the $79.99 and $119.99 packages. And Pogo switched the smaller of the packages offered (275 gems vs. 700). Interesting. Many thanks to Lura, so we can access this archived info.

    • I kept looking at the amount of gems and couldn’t figure out how I managed to get the top 2 packages last time on my other accounts 🙂

      I remembered that I had to spend 90 gems in order to not go over the max when I added the 2nd package last time. This time you have to spend almost 350 in order to get the top 2 packages. I knew something didn’t add up, but couldn’t figure it out until I saw your comment.

      Thanks for posting that b/c I thought I was going crazy…lol

      Suz

  15. I was so excited to see this when I woke up and logged in here! I was hoping I hadn’t missed it – and that was even in my pre-coffee stupor. LOL It makes perfect business sense for Pogo to do this once in a while and I very happy for this sale.

    I snatched up the largest pkg and may go back to the pump and top ‘er off again to my max before the sale ends tomorrow. Thanks, Lura, for giving us the news on all things Pogo!!

    Cindy

    • It’s still a real sale at the grocery store even when only a small amount of what they sell is on sale.

  17. If you are going to spend $40.00 you are better off buying 2 of the $19.99 packages. You will get 50 more gems. I do this at Game Stop all the time as this is the regular price for 2 cards.

    • You are right but can you purchase 2 – $19.99 packages? and what is game stop or where do you go to get them there?

      • You can purchase as many packages as you like, as long as you don’t exceed the max of 4,164 gems.

        Game Stop is 1 of the retail stores where you can purchase the $20 EA Game Cards. The $60 cards do not work for purchasing gems. You can also purchase them at Walmart, Best Buy, & Target…but not all stores carry them. You have to check with your local stores.

        Suz

        • Thank you Suz. I will get the 20 now and get the rest later when I have a few more $$$..haha.
          Lizz

  18. I usually buy the $20 250 pack so if I buy this now I’ll get an extra 25 gems, OK but not great. When they had the sale in Dec I bought the $40 package and got 700 gems (5.7c) so this is not such a good sale now if I’d only get 500(8c) gems. I mean, Wow! that is a huge difference.

    As I just bought the 250 package last week I’ll probably just add another. I don’t like buying the huge packages because as I’ve said before, the more gems I buy the faster they seem to go.

    I’m glad Pogo is doing this again though, I think if they did it 3-4 times a year they’d sell even more gems than they do now.

    • They changed the sale packages b/c members asked that the $20 package be put on sale, that the other packages were too expensive for them to purchase. Why they just didn’t increase the number of packages on sale isn’t something I can answer. That’s a question for Pogo Llama.

      But they increased the number on gems in the top 2 packages, so for anyone that purchases those the sale is better than the one in December.

      Suz

      • I think the $40 package is the same price as usual, right? I normally get the $20 package so I may be wrong but I think that isn’t a ‘sale’ at all is it?

        I got the 275 gems which puts me just over 500 total, I’ll wait a day or so and see if I want to add another 275. I could actually get one of the larger packages but I know me, I’d be buying all the state badge bundles and who knows what else, lol. I’m trying to finish up badges I’ve already bought so I’m being more picky about what new badges I buy. For instance, I do like the game Dominoes but I think that new badge is ugly so I won’t bother getting it. I still have about 100 PBA badges scattered throughout my albums to finish up so I’m only buying new badges I really want.

        • They didn’t put the $40 package on sale this time. They put the $20 package on sale instead this time.

          Suz

          • Which raises the question why not just put ALL the packages on sale? Logically they would sell even more gems. But now that I think about it using Pogo and logic in a sentence is a bit of an oxymoron. 🙂

  20. The only good deal on this sale is the top 2 packages. And, frankly I’m not investing that much to play a game. Those gems can go quickly if you are not careful. That is why I buy the smaller packages.

  22. Having already purchased a large package this month and purchasing the last clue badge I still would have been 100 over the limit….. so I did something I promised myself I wouldn’t do … I purchased power ups for Solitaire gardens and Mahjong escape. Now I will go back after finishing and increase the stars in all levels.
    WTG pogo, got me!

  23. Last time I wasn’t eligible for the largest package so had to settle for the next largest. This time I got the largest and I am ecstatic. Thank you, Pogo.

  24. I know some people wanted the $20 pack on sale but I wish they had included the $40 like they did in December. The $20 pack is no better of a deal then buying an EA card (if you can find one) and I could have probably managed $40 but $80 or more is out of my price range right now. Oh well. At least it’s really nice to know that the December sale wasn’t a one time thing.

  25. I bought a large package of gems after the States Bundles were released last week and currently have a balance of 1831 gems. There are several items I can buy to get me where I can buy another large package which I would like to take advantage of that package. My question is that my club time rewards kick in with 100 gems on Wednesday and I wonder what Pogo will do with that if I’m sitting on the 4164 limit.

    • You don’t get gems for your club time anniversary. You get 100 gems if you auto renewed by having a credit card, or PayPal, on file. And those 100 gems are sometimes not awarded until after your free month.

      You would have to ask Pogo if it would interfere, but don’t expect them to know…sorry!

      Suz

  26. GRRRRR – have 2 credit cards on file and got ERROR message on both cards when trying to purchase the 2000 gems! A sale and Pogo won’t take my money and both cards are paid in full!!! Gee thanks again Pogo! 🙁

      • Tried 3 browsers and both cards but thanks Suz! This happened one other time and EA said wait 7 days to let everything clear before I purchased any more! GRRRR so much for sale! Almost ready to cancel Pogo completely but I’m addicted I guess! 🙁

        • Have your cards been renewed? When I got that I had forgot to
          change the info on pogo. Even if the card # is the same sometimes
          that other code on the back has changed! I hope you get it to work.
          I’d be going to CS if not.

          • And you can’t edit the 3 digit security code on the back. You have to delete the old card and enter the renewal as a brand new card.

            Suz

        • Hi Connie. This is from the FAQs: Errors when you try to renew your subscription or purchase Gems

          Make sure the name, address, and other information you enter matches what your bank or credit card company has on file.

          For example:

          If the name on your card is Janine J. Smith, use that rather than Jan Smith.
          If your address is 123 Magnolia Drive on your bank statement, use that rather than 123 Magnolia Dr.

          If you have correctly filled in your information and there is still an error, there may be a server issue.

          My own suggestion is, if you still continue having difficulty, to contact Pogo. Also ensure that you have 3rd party cookies enabled in order to purchase gems. Good luck, Connie.

  27. I haven’t read all the comments yet so I apologize if someone else has said what I am about to say.

    First, as soon as I saw a lot of people asking what the gem limit was, I just scrolled down to see Suz’s post., that I knew would be coming.

    What a gem YOU are Suz! I don’t know what we would do without your encyclopedic knowledge of all things Pogo.

    Secondly, this is a darn good deal even if you can’t spring for the largest package. It’s still way less than 5 cents per gem. The least I used to get them for was about 6 cents each.

    I appreciate the chance to finance my Pogo addiction as cheaply as possible, ha ha. 😛 Thanks for the heads up, Lura. BH is the BEST! 🙂

  29. Another way to look at the difference between the 275 and the 2,800 is you’ll save $84.00 buying the largest bundle. .03 is the difference per gem between the two.

    .03 * 2,800 = $84.00

  30. Yes a hint or tease something let us know this will be coming would be
    so helpful lol. Hopefully we’ll note it somewhere and can use the info
    for next year lol. The Christmas package I got was long gone got a new
    pack almost a month ago so my gems had dwindled enough to get another
    big pack! So I’ll be set for awhile. I think this time I might try to make them
    last a bit longer lol. Still not going overboard buying what I want not just
    cause it’s offered lol. I like sales and usually wait for them. Thanks for
    another great sale pogo. It’s nice getting the most bang for our buck!

  31. Why in the world would Pogo limit the number of gems you have? Don’t they realize that the more you buy, the more money they make? Ditto for only putting some packages on sale. Where is the usual Pogo greed?

    • There has always been a limit, so there has to be some kind of online regulation, possibly based on the total value. That’s the only reason I can think of.

      Suz

  32. Wonder why the 500 gems pk is not on sale but the 275 pk is.
    I guess I understand why the smallest packages are not on sale although as little as 1 bonus gem is still a bonus gem!
    But why not the 500 gems pk? Weird

  33. I love a sale!! I was getting low on gems so it was time to stock up. I am on a fixed income like others stated but I always make sure I have $ set aside for my “recreational expenses”. I got the biggest package. Some members stated that buying bigger packages changes their buying habits. Not so with me. I still get most albums and M&M’s on sale and I never buy powerups.
    Off the subject: I was glad to see the Jet Tour Badge arrived today! Have a great Pogo day!