I ordered this item (12 month Gold XBox Live membership) little worried, because some had reported they scratched off the code when trying to reveal it. Not only it was not an issue, for it was, I am assuming, I newer card, where you do not need to scratch anything, but I've got one month extra too. The card was sealed in a hard-plastic wrap that needed to be cut-open by scissors. The code was printed on the back of the card, no scratching necessary. The face of the card reads: 12 + 1 Bonus Month. That gives me 13 months of Gold membership for about $3.39 a month; that's almost $13 saved in total over the standard 12-month card if buying locally (do not forget the tax! :-)