BB Reward Zone Membership Coupon

Andrea · 07-20-04, 02:09 PM

For those of you whose memberships are expiring on 7/31 and didn't get a coupon in your email, here's one for you:

http://darius.mobius-soft.com/~andrea/bbrzcoupon.pdf

Receive 25,000 bonus points equal to $10 in reward certificates when you renew your membership for just $9.99 by August 4, 2004.

It's for memberships that expire on 7/31/04 and the coupon is good through 8/4/04.

Please be nice to my web site and don't post the link on other sites (can you say FW?)...

Zman · 07-20-04, 02:51 PM

Not a bad deal, I do have the card and have been tossing around the idea of renewing it or not. I was actually leaning towards not just because I have to spend so much just to recoup my 10 bucks but with this deal i'm in

Thanks, hope it works

Z

eau · 07-20-04, 03:05 PM

When I clicked on the link, I got this error "File does not begin with '%PDF-'"

Zman · 07-20-04, 03:09 PM

works fine for me, try copying and pasting into your browser.

Brian Shannon · 07-20-04, 03:11 PM

This is exactly why I am not going to renew.

I got mine for free. Now they want me to spend money to redeem their certificates just to make it free again.

If they want my business they can continue to make the program for free. I am definitely not paying for the privilege of paying higher prices at BB.

GuessWho · 07-20-04, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brian Shannon
I got mine for free. Now they want me to spend money to redeem their certificates just to make it free again.

But it IS free. Actually, you make a 1-penny profit.

Membership is 9.99 and you automatically get $10 in reward certificate

eau · 07-20-04, 03:16 PM

Already tried copying and pasting into browser directly, still no go. Must be something to do with Adobe Reader 6?

Dabaomb · 07-20-04, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brian Shannon
This is exactly why I am not going to renew.

I got mine for free. Now they want me to spend money to redeem their certificates just to make it free again.

If they want my business they can continue to make the program for free. I am definitely not paying for the privilege of paying higher prices at BB.

personally, I think that this is a good program. Even at $10, you need to spend $250 to get back $10 in certificates which will pay for the cost of your membership. Plus, with the PDF file coupon, the $9.99 you spend on the annual membership will get you a $10 reward certificate so you'll be able to use that initial $9.99 that you spent on something else in Best Buy.

I only buy stuff that's on sale at Best Buy (usually 3 for $20 DVDs or video games using the $5 off Gamer's coupon).

roger_d · 07-20-04, 03:25 PM

Adobe Reader 6.0 never worked for me. Just go back to your previous version 5.0 or 5.5 and it'll work.

succubiss · 07-20-04, 03:58 PM

Thanks, appreciate the link!

iffy for $10, no-brainer for free.

dtcarson · 07-20-04, 04:14 PM

It looks like that was directed at certain accounts in particular, since it says how much you've earned. Not sure if it's linked, probably not since it's just a UPC, but maybe.
Anyway, when someone uses it:
* is it account specific?
* What if your account doesn't expire 7/31? can you use it, and get your membership extended?
* or, should we just wait and plan/hope on getting a similar offer? I've gotten my money's worth out of it this year, but I'm not sure i will next year. Like succubiss says, 10 bucks is a maybe, but free is a yes.

Peep · 07-20-04, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by roger_d
Adobe Reader 6.0 never worked for me. Just go back to your previous version 5.0 or 5.5 and it'll work.

Can't open it with Acrobat 5.0.1

Andrea · 07-20-04, 05:02 PM

I converted it to PDF again, but this time as a PDF 1.2 (Acrobat 3) compatible file. It should be a little bit better quality, too. Give that a shot:

http://darius.mobius-soft.com/~andrea/bbrzcoupon2.pdf

I don't know if this coupon is specific to my account. The email, of course, was because it said how many certs I had earned. If anyone uses the coupon, let us know if it works. I used it this morning at my Best Buy. Or if anyone receives this coupon via email, let us know if the UPC is the same as mine or not (4-00060-31484-8).

nemein · 07-20-04, 05:06 PM

that sucks... a month or so ago they automatically resubscribed me when I made a purchase there, no special offers or anything

brianluvdvd · 07-20-04, 05:06 PM

Thanks for the coupon. I was wondering if I was going to renew & this decided it for me.

The best coupon they sent to me regarding a renewal was an extra 3 months added to my card if I renewed by 7-31-04. I was wavering on that one but I did earn approx $60 in gift certificates last year (and almost all of those purchases came from price-matching).

dvdsrule · 07-20-04, 05:22 PM

I renewed my membership last week, can I still redeem this deal?

dvdsrule

Artman · 07-20-04, 05:38 PM

They emailed me the coupon last wk.

Despite a renewable being free (kind of), I've decided not to renew. For one I just got a $20 GC for buying a printer last wk, two I really don't have any more big purchases planned this next yr. (probably a couple hundred in DVD's but that's it) Not to mention I feel a little geeky whipping the card out every time i'm in line..i always kind of downplay it - "oh...yeah I guess i've got this card too.." An extra $5 or $10 isn't that important to me, I'd rather have one less card in my wallet.

Bluebomber · 07-20-04, 06:42 PM

Cripes I just renewed today before I saw this =(

John Sinnott · 07-20-04, 06:51 PM

Thanks! The 2nd link worked when I cut and pasted it. For free, this is a no brainer!

Brian Shannon · 07-20-04, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by GuessWho
But it IS free. Actually, you make a 1-penny profit.

Membership is 9.99 and you automatically get $10 in reward certificate

If your happy, fine. It is still not free since you need to spend money to redeem the certificates. Or to look at it another way I will give them money to PAY for the cost of the membership.

majorjoe23 · 07-20-04, 07:14 PM

Whew, my account expires on the 31st and I was about to renew. This sweetens the deal.

Andrea · 07-20-04, 07:55 PM

Artman, can you check the coupon they emailed you see if the UPC matches the one I posted above? I'm wondering if this coupon is specific to my account or if a "generic" coupon that they just emailed to certain RZ members.

Artman · 07-20-04, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Andrea
Artman, can you check the coupon they emailed you see if the UPC matches the one I posted above? I'm wondering if this coupon is specific to my account or if a "generic" coupon that they just emailed to certain RZ members.

Same UPC.

Ephemeral_Life · 07-20-04, 11:07 PM

I received the coupon a week after I renewed... So I sent them an e-mail to please go ahead and give me the bonus points anyway since I did renew within the offer period. Will see if that does any good.

eau · 07-21-04, 12:34 AM

Andrea, your second link worked for me. Thanks!

07-20-04, 02:09 PM	#1
Andrea Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 309	BB Reward Zone Membership Coupon For those of you whose memberships are expiring on 7/31 and didn't get a coupon in your email, here's one for you: http://darius.mobius-soft.com/~andrea/bbrzcoupon.pdf Receive 25,000 bonus points equal to $10 in reward certificates when you renew your membership for just $9.99 by August 4, 2004. It's for memberships that expire on 7/31/04 and the coupon is good through 8/4/04. Please be nice to my web site and don't post the link on other sites (can you say FW?)... __________________ Andrea's Home Theater \| Andrea's DVD & Laserdisc Collection

07-20-04, 03:11 PM	#5
Brian Shannon DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: USA Posts: 11,529	This is exactly why I am not going to renew. I got mine for free. Now they want me to spend money to redeem their certificates just to make it free again. If they want my business they can continue to make the program for free. I am definitely not paying for the privilege of paying higher prices at BB. __________________ Brian Shannon Photography Brian Shannon Photography Blog Brian Shannon on 500px

07-20-04, 03:58 PM	#10
succubiss DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Dublin, CA Posts: 2,102	Thanks, appreciate the link! iffy for $10, no-brainer for free. __________________ She don't care about my bigscreen, or my collection of dvds

07-20-04, 04:14 PM	#11
dtcarson DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Triangle, NC, USA Posts: 8,082	It looks like that was directed at certain accounts in particular, since it says how much you've earned. Not sure if it's linked, probably not since it's just a UPC, but maybe. Anyway, when someone uses it: * is it account specific? * What if your account doesn't expire 7/31? can you use it, and get your membership extended? * or, should we just wait and plan/hope on getting a similar offer? I've gotten my money's worth out of it this year, but I'm not sure i will next year. Like succubiss says, 10 bucks is a maybe, but free is a yes. __________________ I have nothing to say. My dvds 360 Gamertag: dtcarson

07-20-04, 05:02 PM	#13
Andrea Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 309	I converted it to PDF again, but this time as a PDF 1.2 (Acrobat 3) compatible file. It should be a little bit better quality, too. Give that a shot: http://darius.mobius-soft.com/~andrea/bbrzcoupon2.pdf I don't know if this coupon is specific to my account. The email, of course, was because it said how many certs I had earned. If anyone uses the coupon, let us know if it works. I used it this morning at my Best Buy. Or if anyone receives this coupon via email, let us know if the UPC is the same as mine or not (4-00060-31484-8). __________________ Andrea's Home Theater \| Andrea's DVD & Laserdisc Collection

07-20-04, 02:51 PM	#2
Zman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Phoenix Posts: 336	Not a bad deal, I do have the card and have been tossing around the idea of renewing it or not. I was actually leaning towards not just because I have to spend so much just to recoup my 10 bucks but with this deal i'm in Thanks, hope it works Z

07-20-04, 03:05 PM	#3
eau DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 9,379	When I clicked on the link, I got this error "File does not begin with '%PDF-'"

07-20-04, 03:09 PM	#4
Zman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Phoenix Posts: 336	works fine for me, try copying and pasting into your browser.

07-20-04, 03:16 PM	#7
eau DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 9,379	Already tried copying and pasting into browser directly, still no go. Must be something to do with Adobe Reader 6?

07-20-04, 03:25 PM	#9
roger_d DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Woodbridge Va. Posts: 1,267	Adobe Reader 6.0 never worked for me. Just go back to your previous version 5.0 or 5.5 and it'll work.

07-20-04, 05:06 PM	#14
nemein Moderator Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: 1bit away from total disaster Posts: 33,284	that sucks... a month or so ago they automatically resubscribed me when I made a purchase there, no special offers or anything __________________ "The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism, but under the name of liberalism, they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program until one day America will be a socialist nation without ever knowing how it happened." -- Norman Thomas, Socialist Party of America God grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference. My Countdown Counting down to: End of the countdown clock 2777 days 17 hours 50 minutes

07-20-04, 05:06 PM	#15
brianluvdvd DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 8,667	Thanks for the coupon. I was wondering if I was going to renew & this decided it for me. The best coupon they sent to me regarding a renewal was an extra 3 months added to my card if I renewed by 7-31-04. I was wavering on that one but I did earn approx $60 in gift certificates last year (and almost all of those purchases came from price-matching). __________________ Xbox Live: FatalSpiderbite My 2012 October Horror Multi-Media List

07-20-04, 05:22 PM	#16
dvdsrule Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 186	I renewed my membership last week, can I still redeem this deal? dvdsrule

07-20-04, 05:38 PM	#17
Artman DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 7,002	They emailed me the coupon last wk. Despite a renewable being free (kind of), I've decided not to renew. For one I just got a $20 GC for buying a printer last wk, two I really don't have any more big purchases planned this next yr. (probably a couple hundred in DVD's but that's it) Not to mention I feel a little geeky whipping the card out every time i'm in line..i always kind of downplay it - "oh...yeah I guess i've got this card too.." An extra $5 or $10 isn't that important to me, I'd rather have one less card in my wallet. __________________ Keeping sight of the vow we made / Holding fast to the hope - Relentless Intolerance http://trukid.dvdaf.com/owned/blu-ray

07-20-04, 06:42 PM	#18
Bluebomber Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 729	Cripes I just renewed today before I saw this =(

07-20-04, 06:51 PM	#19
John Sinnott Review Editor Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 5,005	Thanks! The 2nd link worked when I cut and pasted it. For free, this is a no brainer! __________________ John Sinnott, Review Editor Silent DVD - the latest information and reviews of silent classics Anime Talk - DVD Talk's biweekly look at anime My other Reviews

07-20-04, 07:14 PM	#21
majorjoe23 DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Death Moans, Iowa Posts: 8,572	Whew, my account expires on the 31st and I was about to renew. This sweetens the deal.

07-20-04, 07:55 PM	#22
Andrea Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Texas Posts: 309	Artman, can you check the coupon they emailed you see if the UPC matches the one I posted above? I'm wondering if this coupon is specific to my account or if a "generic" coupon that they just emailed to certain RZ members. __________________ Andrea's Home Theater \| Andrea's DVD & Laserdisc Collection

07-20-04, 11:07 PM	#24
Ephemeral_Life Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 534	I received the coupon a week after I renewed... So I sent them an e-mail to please go ahead and give me the bonus points anyway since I did renew within the offer period. Will see if that does any good. __________________ "As the Republic grew, however, the Great Senate became corrupted, and the Jedi who interfered were denounced as traitors. Wars and terrorism increased to the point where citizens welcomed a police state, and the tyrannical First Galactic Empire was born." - George Lucas, The Adventures of the Starkiller (Episode One): “The Star Wars”

07-21-04, 12:34 AM	#25
eau DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 9,379	Andrea, your second link worked for me. Thanks!