HOT! Save $50 Off $100 On Select Items From Best Buy With A Mastercard!
Update #2: The coupon will expire today and won’t be valid until the 27th as originally stated.
Update: A commenter has already used this for a Visa Prepaid gift card and a Kindle gift card good for anything from Amazon.com! Go sooner rather than later if you want to get in on the fun before this is pulled!
Best Buy Offer Linky (Exp: 01/27)
This is valid in-store only.
The real question here is if this will work on gift cards to places like Amazon and iTunes. If you try please post a comment
Coupon excludes the following:
-Bose audio products; Polk Audio; Denon; Boston Acoustics; select Samsung home audio, TVs, Blu-ray DVD players; Sony home audio & headphones, TVs & 3D glasses, Blu-ray players, DVD players & set top boxes
-Samsung TVs and Blu-ray players, Sony TVs, Blu-ray players and projectors, Sharp 90” TVs, Epson projectors, URC, Sennheiser, Sonance, Bowers & Wilkins, MartinLogan, McIntosh, Oppo and SpeakerCraft Audio and special order merchandise;
-Apple iPods
-Sony camcorders, digital cameras, NEX cameras, DSLR cameras, lenses & flashes; Nikon DSLR & compact system cameras, lenses & flashes & P510; GoPro cameras;
-No-contract phones, broadband and airtime cards on all carriers, no contract airtime cards; gaming hardware; Pacific Sales products;
-C.O.D. Geek Squad services.
-Not valid on any BestBuy.com orders, including store pickup.
Norma:
January 21st, 2013 at 9:45 am
Great deal. Has anyone used the coupon yet? What did you get?
jc:
January 21st, 2013 at 9:54 am
i dont see that giftcards are exluded
k:
January 21st, 2013 at 10:04 am
@dan macys has Alfani suits on sale (slim fit too) at $103.33 with free shipping.
Aron:
January 21st, 2013 at 10:20 am
Worked on gift card best buy in lakewood
Dan:
January 21st, 2013 at 10:22 am
@Aron:
Awesome, which gift card did you buy?
Aron:
January 21st, 2013 at 10:30 am
Amazon
Dan:
January 21st, 2013 at 10:31 am
@Aron:
Well done!
Any more confirmations of people using this for gift cards?
I’d go soon as they’re likely to close that pretty quickly!
h:
January 21st, 2013 at 10:35 am
is this a 1 per customer deal? can i buy a bunch of gift cards and just pay separately??
Aron:
January 21st, 2013 at 10:37 am
Yes standing in store and four other pll have done it , mind my French but she is a dumb clerk just doing her job
abe:
January 21st, 2013 at 10:39 am
is there a limit on how many amazon cards you can buy on this deal? & how much of it can i cash out?
harry:
January 21st, 2013 at 10:42 am
Its not working for me
DJE:
January 21st, 2013 at 10:49 am
@Dan
Staples has an awesome deal on paper, free Ream of paper with rebate (ends 1/26)
Staples® 8.5″ x 11″, multipurpose paper, ream (item no. 513099) $6.99
Submit for the $6.99 Easy Rebate with the coupon -limit 1 per household
Final cost FREE!
Staples® 8.5″ x 11″ pastel colored paper $8.99
Submit for the $8.99 Easy Rebate with the coupon – limit 2 per household
Final cost FREE!
Just go to Staples coupon page, print it out & bring it in to any Staples store
sky121:
January 21st, 2013 at 10:51 am
@harry: IN STORE ONLY
Chana:
January 21st, 2013 at 11:01 am
@Aron: Is it the best Buy in Howell or Brick?
Aron:
January 21st, 2013 at 11:06 am
News flash works on prepaid visa gift card!!
BUY:
January 21st, 2013 at 11:12 am
CAN U BUY IT AS WELL IN NEW YORK OR IT HAS TO BE WITH CASH
Aron:
January 21st, 2013 at 11:13 am
Howell best buy
cw:
January 21st, 2013 at 11:16 am
I DON’T see any quantity limits on there, are there any for buying gift cards? i have two mastercards….i’m going to check it out now at palisades center and will let you know what happens.
H:
January 21st, 2013 at 11:23 am
Manager told me one per household. Please post if anyone has better luck elsewhere
azoy:
January 21st, 2013 at 11:23 am
is an amazon gift card only good for amazon or i can use it for anything?
Anon:
January 21st, 2013 at 11:24 am
Did not work in store for me. They said it was a fake, but obviously it does seem to be working
Dave:
January 21st, 2013 at 11:26 am
@Dan: what credit card should i use?
Mark:
January 21st, 2013 at 11:28 am
@Aron:
They only charged you $50 for $100 card or is it a credit on statement?
steve:
January 21st, 2013 at 11:31 am
tried using it on 5th ave in nyc. Cashier said that corporate sent store email that it was a fake coupon and it should not be accepted. oh well.
Bill:
January 21st, 2013 at 11:32 am
Did not work. They said it was fake
Dan:
January 21st, 2013 at 11:33 am
@steve:
Funny because Best Buy sent it out and it’s being hosted by them.
joey:
January 21st, 2013 at 11:43 am
best buy on 5th ave in nyc wont honor
Eli:
January 21st, 2013 at 11:48 am
Rt 3. Manager won’t let me use it
Shira:
January 21st, 2013 at 11:49 am
Worked for me at the best buy in paramus, nj. Got an amazon giftcard. Thanks!
joey:
January 21st, 2013 at 11:51 am
it is a valid coupon but they are saying it now excludes gift cards and their POS system wont accept it
Nebo:
January 21st, 2013 at 11:59 am
tried at the best buy in freehold. Manager said he had no way to override it to deducts $50 from the purchase without detucting $50 off the gift card
Gary:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Purchased $1000 worth of amazon gift cards at Best Buy on Upper West Side. Even bought a few with a Visa and it still worked. Thanks Dan!
Jacob:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:03 pm
Caesar’s Bay Best Buy said it’s legit. However, must find a participating store….
Steveo (one word):
January 21st, 2013 at 12:07 pm
@Gary in 1 transaction?
BUY:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:08 pm
@Gary: HOW DID U DID WAS IT IN ONE TRANSACTION???
Gary:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:09 pm
@Steveo Nope. Separate transactions for each $100.
Steveo (one word):
January 21st, 2013 at 12:14 pm
@Gary. kool. same coupon though?
Yossi:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:15 pm
Can Visa GCs be cashed out at ATMs?
sholom:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:16 pm
I have a friend who just tried it in lakewood and didnt work. they had correction notices
Adam:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:18 pm
No stores in baltimore will honor the coupon on any gift card
Tim T:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:19 pm
Best buy Atlantic center & Chelsea at 23 st. Honor it
Yaks:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:20 pm
@eli
Which store on rt 3 is it the one in little falls New Jersey or the one in seacacus?
Yossi.:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:22 pm
Just left Best Buy at 62nd and Broadway. Just bought $400 worth of amazon gift cards in 4 different transactions at 3 different cashiers. Manager finally caught on it and the only “reason” he could give me is that it says “No copies” on the coupon and that he couldn’t scan it anymore. Thanks Dan and sb5917!
Anonymous:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:23 pm
Anyone try the best buy on bay parkawy
Mr:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:23 pm
@Norma: @Bill: ya i am in best buy now and they said it was fake
John:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:24 pm
@Shira:
@shira,
How did this work for you? I tried and they told me no? Please let me know who did this for you?
Thank you.
Gary:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:25 pm
@Steveo (one word): Yep, just printed multiple copies.
Miles:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:32 pm
If you wanted something excluded from this list, couldn’t you just buy anything totaling $100, then return it for a $100 store credit and voila! Purchase anything you want now with no restrictions?
Yossi:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:34 pm
Brick is not honoring
Hans:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:39 pm
Limited to one coupon per customer in the DC area.
Tim T:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:41 pm
Any New York branches sell visa gift cards ?
Avi:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:42 pm
5th and 44th in NYC honoring on select items. No movies even though it not on fine print. Called corporate and they said they never heard of such a coupon…
moshe:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:45 pm
1. if someone used at store, and scanned that copy, would it make same coupon code no longer valid? (as a photocopy)
2. you buy a card of 100 and pay 50, or buy for 100 and pay 100 and get some 50 credit? what form is credit?
TY
Anon:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:46 pm
I was told kindle was “airtime” cards and didnt count after cashier had to call mngr because $50 didn’t come off.
Derick:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:46 pm
Tried at my local best buy. Would honor it but not on gift cards.
hi:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:48 pm
@Anonymous: let me no
DJE:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:51 pm
Does anyone know how to tell Dan about a deal so he can post it for everyone? Does he want people to email him? Tweet? Anyone know? He isn’t posting a deal I posted in the comments
Yaakov:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:52 pm
Bought $2400 in Kindle cards (can be used on anything on Amazon). Cashier had to manually take the $50 off each transaction. Bought every GC card they had.
Mocha:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:54 pm
One in bk said they just got an email to not honor them.
Eli:
January 21st, 2013 at 12:56 pm
Can someone explain to me how they get Amazon gift card with this coupon? Isn’t the coupon for 50$ off after spending 100$??
hey:
January 21st, 2013 at 1:00 pm
@Mocha:
which one?
chaim:
January 21st, 2013 at 1:02 pm
@ mocha which store in brooklyn
mclovin:
January 21st, 2013 at 1:12 pm
just tried best buy in kings plaza. didn’t work. it took 50$ off the gift card
Anonymous:
January 21st, 2013 at 1:13 pm
Does anyone no if u pay 50 or get back 50 and pay 100
Tim T:
January 21st, 2013 at 1:14 pm
Caesar bay by bay pkwy. Said not honoring
h:
January 21st, 2013 at 1:15 pm
50 off the total bill of 100 so you pay 50
Fargus:
January 21st, 2013 at 1:17 pm
If they refuse to honor, have them bring up the coupon *on Best Buy’s website*. They aren’t going to claim that someone hacked the BB domain, are they? Don’t allow them to refuse to honor something actually put out by BB.
drsp:
January 21st, 2013 at 1:19 pm
I just successfully bought amazon gift cards. The register took the coupon, but took $0.00 off the price. A manager came and overode it. I’m not sure if this will scale for me as POS is not giving the discount.
A:
January 21st, 2013 at 1:24 pm
My friends went to Ceasars bay Best Buy and they told them only for those who received email, anyone have the same thing happen?
Yaakov:
January 21st, 2013 at 1:26 pm
@drsp
That is what happened to me, but the cashier manually did the coupon by pressing F7. Did not need a manager override.
chanie:
January 21st, 2013 at 1:31 pm
i got a $50 gc to best buy and a $50 gc to amazon this morning at best buy in howell with no problem. thanks!
Eli:
January 21st, 2013 at 1:40 pm
HOW DO YOU GET AN AMAZON GIFT CARD WITH THIS COUPON?????
henche:
January 21st, 2013 at 1:41 pm
I don’t own a mastercard. Maybe I’ll buy a mastercard GC from somewhere, then going here to do this.
Kenny:
January 21st, 2013 at 1:42 pm
I tried buying it, and the cashier said that people have been trying all day, and it didn’t work. The manager claimed that gift cards “are not an actual product we sell” and that’s why it wasn’t working.
chaim:
January 21st, 2013 at 1:43 pm
@yaakov which branch
chanie:
January 21st, 2013 at 1:46 pm
@eli they sell amazon gc in best buy
Lakewooder:
January 21st, 2013 at 1:47 pm
UPDATE: It worked for me in Brick NJ but many other DansDeals,com readers came in and they are now NOT HONORING IT FOR GIFT CARDS IN EITHER BRICK OR HOWELL.
Anonymous:
January 21st, 2013 at 1:47 pm
@cw:
Did it work for you?
bob:
January 21st, 2013 at 1:50 pm
how can i find on best buys website, to show them in store that its real?
Hummus Boy:
January 21st, 2013 at 1:54 pm
1000$ Amazon GC for only $500 -check! Best Buy Campbell ,CA
Isaac:
January 21st, 2013 at 1:56 pm
@drsp: Where??
Isaac:
January 21st, 2013 at 1:57 pm
Went to bestbuy at Bay pkwy they said you needed it emailed to you and it won’t work with gift cards anyone have ideas??
Isaac:
January 21st, 2013 at 2:01 pm
Lets go guys any updates to the newyork metro area ???
explorer84:
January 21st, 2013 at 2:02 pm
BB in Ft. Lauderdale not honoring for AMZN cards, said its a “contract card” I pointed out that “contract cards” are under phones — didn’t matter…just let, no reason to fight it
Yaakov:
January 21st, 2013 at 2:07 pm
@chaim: Wheaton Maryland
joe:
January 21st, 2013 at 2:07 pm
Best Buy in Mayfield Heights said only gift cards it will work on is ITunes……
me:
January 21st, 2013 at 2:07 pm
i was able to buy $200 of cards in 2 transactions 2 coupons but not without a fight. i also used a visa to pay and they didnt care. but its so ymmv i got lucky
Montey:
January 21st, 2013 at 2:10 pm
They are saying one per household
Anon:
January 21st, 2013 at 2:11 pm
Best buy in westberry long island not honoring it for gift cards
Upset:
January 21st, 2013 at 2:13 pm
At best buy in Owings Mills, MD the manager would not honor it (jerk) he said it was only for the use with the best buy master card, not just any master card
Anonymous:
January 21st, 2013 at 2:15 pm
Went to two different BB stores and attempted to buy amazon.com gift cards. Coupon does not work when scanned in by a cashier, was also informed that corporate said not to honor these as they are fake
Miles:
January 21st, 2013 at 2:17 pm
I live in Campbell, ca. Which one??? The store on Almaden expressway?
Naomi:
January 21st, 2013 at 2:20 pm
Just tried in Richfield, MN. They tried honoring the coupon, but it wouldn’t work on Amazon Kindle gift cards. Worked perfectly on other items in store.
Michael:
January 21st, 2013 at 2:32 pm
Doesn’t work in California on Visa or Amazon Cards!! DamN!
Chay007:
January 21st, 2013 at 2:33 pm
Just bought a $100 iTunes GiftCard for $50 in Los Angeles!!! Thank you b
Eric:
January 21st, 2013 at 2:36 pm
No luck on the gift cards (Tampa, FL), but it’s still a great deal since Apple products are NOT excluded (other than iPods), and no exclusion on any software.
Anonymous:
January 21st, 2013 at 2:44 pm
tried threee stores in south florida and each store’s manager told me it won’t work on gift cards!!
Michael:
January 21st, 2013 at 2:54 pm
@Anonymous:
Fake they aren’t. The store manager was able to pull up the deals in their system and see the info at my store.
Tim T:
January 21st, 2013 at 2:55 pm
What do they mean ” one per household” ? How would they know if I went in ten minutes later to a different store & did it again ?
jack:
January 21st, 2013 at 2:57 pm
lakewood it was huge waste of time also someone came in with a double stroller with 2 kids and i think they left a kids shoe there
sara:
January 21st, 2013 at 2:57 pm
just went to the one in union sq (nyc) and the manager said best buy corporation retracted offer & that they cant honor it
thingywingy:
January 21st, 2013 at 3:01 pm
@Lakewooder: did it work for them for non gift cards?
zee:
January 21st, 2013 at 3:05 pm
Which south florida stores did u try?
Anon:
January 21st, 2013 at 3:23 pm
Tried visa, amazon, and even itunes. They wouldn’t honor on either. I probably should have bought a small item and an amazon card togethger with it without asking first. Once I asked then they all knew there was something up. Oh well.
lynda:
January 21st, 2013 at 3:25 pm
I tried using my MasterCard to purchase two $50.00 gift cards for Amazon and Best Buy would NOT honor the dansdeals coupon even though it says on the coupon “not including gift cards.”
Ellen:
January 21st, 2013 at 3:26 pm
@Yaakov:
BS
SB:
January 21st, 2013 at 3:27 pm
Please folks — The Chillul Hashem is not worth saving $50. (RE: some of the above posts.)
Timeforsomecheese:
January 21st, 2013 at 3:31 pm
Was just told that the ‘real’ coupon excludes gift cards.
hao:
January 21st, 2013 at 3:35 pm
They told me no GF, no apple. so I bought a beats headphone
Will:
January 21st, 2013 at 3:36 pm
in fl – got 10 transactions of $100 on non-gift-card items. time for ebay
jayny:
January 21st, 2013 at 3:42 pm
If a bb store says its fake, show them this link from bestbuy.com:
http://image.emailinfo2.bestbuy.com/lib/fef41d77766c04/m/43/13729-2_MasterCardPromo_Coupon_final.pdf
Night:
January 21st, 2013 at 3:45 pm
Succeeded on my first try. Got $100 worth of gift cards. Then some of my family members tried a little afterwards and were rejected.
Rant50:
January 21st, 2013 at 3:58 pm
Boston MA
Score. $100 amazon gc for $50.
Tuck:
January 21st, 2013 at 4:05 pm
Santa Rosa, CA
Prepaid Visa didn’t work.
Amazon Kindle Gift Card did work. Got 2 x $50 for total cost of $50. Swweeeet
Larry:
January 21st, 2013 at 4:07 pm
I am the only who can lose money – Purchased what I thought was $400 from Palisades Mall. Paid $350 + 5.95 handling fee for each card – And I just checked the balance on the cards and its only $350 – I lost 11.95 – Cashier screwed up the coupon
Gary:
January 21st, 2013 at 4:19 pm
@cw: Any luck at Palisades Center or Paramus for those of us in Monsey area?
hunch:
January 21st, 2013 at 4:23 pm
Guys please post which store your talking about!
In other news, I’ve never seen so many yeshiva guys at the brick best buy
David g.:
January 21st, 2013 at 4:28 pm
Checked out 10 items only eligible item….kit kat..buy 51candy bars half price…
avi:
January 21st, 2013 at 4:35 pm
@hunch:
guys minyan for mincha in gift card isle now! =)
Anonymous:
January 21st, 2013 at 4:48 pm
@Rant50: Which store?
Sb5917:
January 21st, 2013 at 4:48 pm
And me myself no luck
sol:
January 21st, 2013 at 4:56 pm
Can I print out 10 coupons? Or do they recognize the IP address of the print out?
Anonymous:
January 21st, 2013 at 5:11 pm
@Will:
which store?
Erica:
January 21st, 2013 at 5:15 pm
what do i do with amazon gift card? anything other than shopping at amazon?
amazon kindle card?
YG:
January 21st, 2013 at 5:16 pm
BB in East Hanover, NJ said not valid on gift cards. She said it’s like cash and coupon says No Cash Value.
Russ:
January 21st, 2013 at 5:16 pm
This deal is mostly done. All the Kindle cards have been cleared out of the 2 best buys I tried (CA Bay Area)
rant50:
January 21st, 2013 at 5:23 pm
@Anonymous
Post #21
South Bay Center
14 Allstate Rd
Dorchester, MA 02125
Let us know how it goes
I purchased @ 3:55pm and it was ok then
2x$50 amazon gc.
murray:
January 21st, 2013 at 5:32 pm
did NOT work by the best buy by ceasars bay i even went to the manager and she wouldn’t overide it.
Daniel:
January 21st, 2013 at 5:38 pm
Got an iPhone 5 for $100 plus $60 tax.
Jeremy:
January 21st, 2013 at 5:44 pm
Dead in SA, TX
YH:
January 21st, 2013 at 5:45 pm
From what I can c in south Florida BB dont carry prepaid VISA/MC
Mo:
January 21st, 2013 at 5:47 pm
Working in LA.
Abre:
January 21st, 2013 at 5:50 pm
Doesn’t work when you try and redeem it for a gift card.
mrs.:
January 21st, 2013 at 6:02 pm
Why not look for other awesome ways to use the coupon? I bought a samsung galaxy 2 tablet, retail 349. Got it as an open box item (brand new, everything included), was reduced to 198, plus this week they’re giving 10% off open box items..plus $50 coupon for a grand total of $130!! That’s a deal! Thanks Dan!
Ami:
January 21st, 2013 at 6:04 pm
Correction has been posted
http://forums.bestbuy.com/t5/Best-Buy-Geek-Squad-Policies/50-MasterCard-Coupon-Correction/m-p/652207
chavy:
January 21st, 2013 at 6:23 pm
@Gary: Paramus Park & Garden State are both not working. Didnt Try Palisades but I assume not working there either.
chani:
January 21st, 2013 at 7:11 pm
I tried buying a phone that was ninety nine ninety nine. They didn’t allow it and they claim that it has to b one item above a hundred. Oh well
Moshe:
January 21st, 2013 at 7:16 pm
Tried in Pallisades Mall, I tried getting a digital pic frame for $80 and a camera case for $30. They said that it’s only for non sale items which means it can’t have a yellow price tag. I asked the person behind the counter if there’s a single item in the store that’s not “on sale” they said prob not. Anyway I asked what the non-sale price of the digital pic frame is, they said $100 so I asked if I can get it on the non-sales price and apply the coupon, they said no
Moshe:
January 21st, 2013 at 7:25 pm
My wife went to BB in Riverdale, NJ at 5 PM, she couldn’t buy Amazon gift cards (they said no gift cards would work), but she was able to use the coupon to buy a DSLR lens, even though the customer service cashier didn’t think it would work since it was “one of the exclusions”. Luckily it did.
double u:
January 21st, 2013 at 7:47 pm
Worked for me for 2 transactions of 2 amazon gift cards each.
Yakov:
January 21st, 2013 at 7:54 pm
Didn’t work for gift or prepaid cards in Detroit area at 3:10pm — manager refused to honor.
Abe:
January 21st, 2013 at 7:55 pm
Dan thanks !! I managed 16 AmazonKindle $50 cars. There were not MC/Visa.
Now the big question is – can I do amazon pay off of these?
Yaakov:
January 21st, 2013 at 7:58 pm
@Ellen:
Not BS.
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/clt/3562341674.html
Scott:
January 21st, 2013 at 8:07 pm
The Dallas BestBuy off of 75 at Park Lane would not permit amazon kindle purchases, but they did honor the coupon for a regular purchase of $100 or more, but it required a manager to come over to approve.
Bacc:
January 21st, 2013 at 8:40 pm
Tried at 5:30 pm Staten island store, NYC. Coupon was tried earlier
on gift cards and cash register would not accept them.
Well YMMV is often the case when it’s really better than they intended.
Josh:
January 21st, 2013 at 8:42 pm
Didn’t work near Monroe but the cashier gave me anyway 50$ off on a visa gift card
Nr:
January 21st, 2013 at 8:45 pm
Used in boca twice, using different master cards. Bought a visa gift Card no problem
Anonymous:
January 21st, 2013 at 9:39 pm
they close @9
milesaver:
January 21st, 2013 at 9:40 pm
@moshe, worked for me at palisades mall on a digital cameraon sale from$169 to$89 plus camera case total $55
bb:
January 21st, 2013 at 9:54 pm
DEAD. as of 3:40, BB sent out emails to managers. made crazy tight restrictions. no GC’s. single item must be over $100. many items excluded. oh well
Timmer1001:
January 21st, 2013 at 10:12 pm
in San Antonio TX, they had a correction notice up that required $100 single item purchase, but no mention of a gift card. “But, we meant to exclude gift card”. They made up rules as they went along, so I just left and I am complaining to CS on their website right now
aharon:
January 21st, 2013 at 10:16 pm
Didn’t work in Miami Beach. Manager said a gift card is not an item.
leah:
January 21st, 2013 at 10:19 pm
did it 6 times got $600 worth of best buy cards for $300 in queens!!! thanxs dan ur the best
Ha:
January 22nd, 2013 at 12:45 am
http://i.imgur.com/SEe0UIj.jpg
sam:
January 22nd, 2013 at 1:01 am
Worked for me twice near Monroe, for regular store items.
Thanks Dan!
Anonymous:
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:31 am
I don’t wish to post the following to the Best Buy Facebook page using my Facebook account because I carefully curate my Facebook presence for affiliation reasons; but I sent it via private message to Mastercard’s presence on Facebook. Would somebody who agrees with the gist of what I said post it to the Best Buy Facebook page without attributing it to me?
———-
Dear Mastercard social media personnel,
Please escalate to corporate management the fiasco which Best Buy has created by issuing a coupon for $50 off $100 in purchases with a Mastercard with clearly listed product inclusions and exclusions valid 1/21 to 1/27, and then in a single day (1/21), re-issuing many changes to the terms & conditions (including but not limited to dates of validity, products included, products excluded, requirement of a single item priced at or over $100 instead of a total transaction at or over $100) and opening up accusations of false advertising and bait and switch.
The original coupon can be found at:
http://image.emailinfo2.bestbuy.com/lib/fef41d77766c04/m/43/13729-2_MasterCardPromo_Coupon_final.pdf
I recognize that the Best Buy coupon asserts that Mastercard is not the sponsor of this promotion nor does Mastercard have liability, but what Mastercard DOES have and cannot disclaim is the memory of thousands of customers subject to miserable customer service experiences thanks to Best Buy employees and store managers handling this fiasco from Best Buy corporate marketing as best they can but because corporate has provided such confusing and poor guidance, leaving everybody confused and angry.
As a corporation, I expect that you carefully manage your brand image. Your brand has gotten dragged through the mud through this incident.
- Sincerely, a Mastercard customer who is looking at his other credit cards with the pretty Visa logo
Anonymous:
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:34 am
I’ve just added this sentence in private message to Mastercard:
Perhaps Mastercard can provide Best Buy some assistance in promotional error recovery crisis management.
Sarah:
January 22nd, 2013 at 6:11 am
terms were revised. was one day only. no gift cards. and its over. see ddf link.
tt:
January 22nd, 2013 at 10:04 am
went to Atlantic mall in brooklyn , manager wouldn’t let me buy a single item over $100 with it(lg monitor $140), it was prob. b/c it was on sale as one of the commenters above mentioned. btw he also hid all the gc’s in the store, except the BB ones.
milechazzer:
January 22nd, 2013 at 10:05 am
One more exclusion they through into the mix (at least when I tried to make a purchase) – No sale items. I spent 40min at my local store trying to make a purchase, and came to the checkout/counter no less than 4 times. Each time I tried to make a purchase, they made up a new exclusion. Some of their new exclusions were included in their “correction sign” in the store, but most of them weren’t, and the manager seemed to just be making them up as he went along. It’s disgraceful how they handled this, and I would say that I’m not going to shop at Best Buy anymore, but I never would have regardless.
dave:
January 22nd, 2013 at 10:58 am
i called bb customer service and they said not able to use on gift card bec it says excludes cash back and gift cards are incuded in cash back
milechazzer:
January 22nd, 2013 at 11:35 am
Is there any way to return an item that I bought from Best Buy wiht this coupon, and receive a store credit for the full price?
HL:
January 22nd, 2013 at 12:05 pm
Hey PPL I just chatted with a best buy rep, and he told me that offer will expire today, so hurry up…
milechazzer:
January 22nd, 2013 at 12:22 pm
@HL:
You may have a hard time with that, since they seem to have told all of their store employees that it expired last night
Yaks:
January 22nd, 2013 at 1:32 pm
@leah
What time did u do it? I was there later and they were not honoring it for anything….
anonymous:
January 22nd, 2013 at 4:25 pm
@Nr: how did u do that i tried 3 stores in FLORIDA and non worked from boca up to palm beach!
bill:
January 22nd, 2013 at 4:44 pm
@Sarah:
yesterday – last edited yesterday
The $50 Master Card Bonus – Save $50 When you Spend $100 In-Store and Pay With Any Master Card (valid 1/21/13-1/27/13) Promotional Offer was sent out with incorrect product inclusions, product exclusions, single product call out and end date. An ad correction is available in our retail stores, where you can see a Sales Consultant or Customer Service for any questions or to view a list of the included and excluded products.
We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience this may have caused.
The promotion is valid for TODAY ONLY, January 21, 2013.
The offer is valid on a single, regular priced item purchase of $100 or more.
iTunes, Amazon and other gift cards are excluded.
Limit 1 offer per coupon, per household.
Yaks:
January 23rd, 2013 at 7:42 am
@milechazzer
No. Best buy (being terrible with customer service as always) has a very strict return policy if u have no receipt they will not take if back period. If u give them the receipt they will only give u back what u paid and put that on your MasterCard.
Yoshev Beseser Elyon:
January 24th, 2013 at 3:09 pm
Yaks, isnt it just fair? you want to scam them and for them to agree?
Kol Hakavod guys!
to the many DDF who went in and made $500 a pc, BBY lost 1-2 million over a day!!!
Makes you feel good?
lack of yashrus.
you save $500 in this world, the bill will come in the next…
Yaks:
January 29th, 2013 at 8:06 am
“Halivay vaiter”