k_lodge

I received my Best Buy Statement in the mail today, and inside was a coupon for 15% off all TV series DVDs when you use your Best Buy Credit card.

Markdowns taken from regular prices. Excludes special order, clearance, and demos. Limit 1 offer per coupon, per household. Limit 3 DVD sets per coupon.

I have used thee coupons before, and never have a problem using them, even on a sale pricce, but YMMV. I only wish I got this before I bought Alias S3, Twilight Zone, Angel S4, and Will and Grace today.

jordb2k4

Just return all of em and then purchase them again or see if they can apply it to the transaction now. That's the best way I would think.

Dabaomb

if you're able to get your hands on a Madden 2005 20% Off Coupon, that would be a bigger discount.

Robertwoj

And if you opened them already and still have the original receipt, you can buy them again using the coupon and refund the new ones using the old receipt.

kenbenobi

Not sure when that coupon expires, but if you are a Reward Zone member, starting October 1st you can get a 1500 point bonus PER DAY that you use your Best Buy Credit Card. That deal lasts for the rest of the year. So if you shop there every day for 3 months, you'll get $45 in Reward Zone coupons, and that's not counting the points you earn from the purchases themselves!

dvd-fanman

That's great to get 1500 extra points a day, but you have to use your BB Credit Card?

The downer, think of all the debt!

sumdeus

I wonder what the cheapest item in Best Buy is? If we could all find a really cheap item, like 25 cents, then we could all go in once a day for 3 months, charge 25 cents to our Best Buy credit cards and get double back what we spent in Reward Zone dollars! That would be a good way to protest the recent hike in spending amount before getting a Reward Certificate.

I wonder what the smallest Best Buy gift card is? It would be GREAT if we could all buy one of the "Choose your own amount gift cards" for 1 cent, charge to our Best Buy credit cards, and do it once a day for 3 months! That would really feel like justice for the recent price hike in rewards -- not to mention the no more free shipping.

Can anyone tell I am little bitter about the recent changes at Best Buy?!

dvd-fanman

I don't believe BB GiftCard purchases count toward points.

Good thinking though.

Mr. Gore

You can purchase a Best Buy gift card for as little as 1 cent. I know because I've done it. Unfortunately, you do not can earn any Reward Zone points for gift card purchases.

sumdeus

LOL! Why did you buy a gift card 1 cent? I'm just curious.

From the Reward Zone letter:

"You can earn an additional 1,500 bonus points every time you use your Best Buy credit card to make a purchase in store, October 1 through December 31, 2004."

So, it doesn't say anything about the purchase being one that counts on your Reward Zone card. So, I think as long as you use your Best Buy credit card to buy the 1 cent gift card then you will get the bonus points. Right? I guess I don't see why you wouldn't get the BONUS points. I realize you won't get any points for the card itself but the BONUS points should still kick in. My only hesitation before your post was not knowing the smallest card size someone could buy -- but if you got one for 1 cent then it is possible and I think it will work.

nonametofame

Best Buy does carry gum, snacks, and sodas. It'll run you a bit more than a 1 cent gift card, but you are getting something of value out of it.

Mr. Gore

I wanted a Gamers Gift Card for the $5 off coupon to be used that same day. Sometimes the clerk will allow the use of coupon without making a transaction for it and wasting the actual card. They can simply scan the coupon without tearing up the package and later place it back on the shelf. However, this clerk insisted that I purchase it and told me that the smallest amount one could place on it was 1 cent. In a somewhat amusing related story, on another trip I went with friend to a Best Buy when the Fox summer TV preview DVD was released. Well, Best Buy charges 1 cent for these "freebies" and I don't carry coinage on me, but I remembered that I still had that damn gift card in my wallet and used it. My friend couldn't stop laughing all the way through the parking lot.

I’m not sure about the bonus point idea, but it seems worth a shot. I don’t suppose there is a minimum amount that you have to charge on your Best Buy credit card. Please let us know if you try it and are credited the points correctly once October rolls around.

sumdeus

Your story was actually more helpful than I thought it would be! I picked up 3 DVDs for $20 this past weekend at Best Buy and I paid with Rewards Zone certificates and a Gift Card. When I got home and checked the receipt they charged me $20.01 for my transaction -- it was because I picked up the "FREE" fall preview DVD!!! I didn't realize until your post where that 1 cent extra charge came from!!!

I am definitely going to give the 1 cent Gift Card charged to my Best Buy credit card a try. If I get the 1500 points I am going to do cartwheels! I just wish the store was a little closer so I could walk to it and not use up gas :-)

Dabaomb

also, recently for the 3 for $20 deals, they've been charging me $6.67 each which made my sub-total $20.01.

dvd-fanman

The BestBuy stores near me will not allow any giftcards for less than $5. So when I go in I get four of them with $5 each and then when I checkout I immediately use them, while stocking up on the gamer giftcard coupons at the same time.

Quake1028

I wonder if you get the bonus if you buy a soda or something similar?

sumdeus

The only stipulation noted in the offer is that the item must be purchased on your Best Buy Credit Card. So, I would say that anything goes at this point. Only 1 transaction per day.