2% profit + points at Best Buy
Nov 27, 2014, 2:47 pm
#302
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: some premium cabin...
Posts: 390
Nov 27, 2014, 8:00 pm
#303
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: S.E. Pennsylvania
Programs: SPG, SW Air, AA, all of'em!
Posts: 239
5x points on BB Vis GC?
All - based upon the fact BB is no longer giving 1.25x bonus pts on Visa GC purchases with Elite status, does anyone think it will be possible to make 5 x pts on the Visa GC purchases the next time their 5x promo on "everything" happens, whenever that may be?
Nov 27, 2014, 8:12 pm
#304
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 44
I am pretty sure they closed the loophole.
Nov 28, 2014, 6:52 am
#305
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 164
The loophole was closed in July. Purchases on 7/24 posted properly. Purchases on 7/25 coded as 1x with no elite bonus.
BBY has been closing other "opportunities" since then as well. If you know of any that still exist, please discuss them only via PM. There's nothing to gain from openly sharing on this thread anymore.
BBY has been closing other "opportunities" since then as well. If you know of any that still exist, please discuss them only via PM. There's nothing to gain from openly sharing on this thread anymore.
Dec 4, 2014, 10:40 am
#308
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: TX
Posts: 756
2% profit + points at Best Buy
I did a search by didn't see anything recent. Can people still use the RZ certs to buy vgc's? I'm still debating as to whether I should keep them for actual purchases since you save on the tax, or buy the vgc's and paying the activation fees.
Jan 22, 2015, 12:53 pm
#311
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 503
Damn, that sucks. That was a great work around for getting gas points on VGC at my local grocery store since they've only been running gas points on store gift cards lately.
Jan 25, 2015, 11:39 pm
#312
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: JRF
Programs: AA Gold, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond, National Executive Elite
Posts: 1,786
I don't have a 5% back card for Best Buy, but I've since started doing 1.5% cashback + the 2% Best Buy rewards for their VGCs.
Say I buy $1000 in VGCs, $200 per card, $6x5=$30 in fees, total is $1030. Assume 1.5% cashback card yields $15, and Best Buy rewards yields $20 in Best Buy certificates.
If you value the Best Buy reward certificates at face value, that's $35 back for every $30 in fees paid, making MS at Best Buy rather attractive. You also make Best Buy Rewards Elite and can collect Shopkick kicks upon walk-in.
Other then wasting time doing the legwork, mm I being to generous on the valuation here?
Say I buy $1000 in VGCs, $200 per card, $6x5=$30 in fees, total is $1030. Assume 1.5% cashback card yields $15, and Best Buy rewards yields $20 in Best Buy certificates.
If you value the Best Buy reward certificates at face value, that's $35 back for every $30 in fees paid, making MS at Best Buy rather attractive. You also make Best Buy Rewards Elite and can collect Shopkick kicks upon walk-in.
Other then wasting time doing the legwork, mm I being to generous on the valuation here?
Jan 25, 2015, 11:45 pm
#313
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: TX
Posts: 756
I don't have a 5% back card for Best Buy, but I've since started doing 1.5% cashback + the 2% Best Buy rewards for their VGCs.
Say I buy $1000 in VGCs, $200 per card, $6x5=$30 in fees, total is $1030. Assume 1.5% cashback card yields $15, and Best Buy rewards yields $20 in Best Buy certificates.
If you value the Best Buy reward certificates at face value, that's $35 back for every $30 in fees paid, making MS at Best Buy rather attractive. You also make Best Buy Rewards Elite and can collect Shopkick kicks upon walk-in.
Other then wasting time doing the legwork, mm I being to generous on the valuation here?
Say I buy $1000 in VGCs, $200 per card, $6x5=$30 in fees, total is $1030. Assume 1.5% cashback card yields $15, and Best Buy rewards yields $20 in Best Buy certificates.
If you value the Best Buy reward certificates at face value, that's $35 back for every $30 in fees paid, making MS at Best Buy rather attractive. You also make Best Buy Rewards Elite and can collect Shopkick kicks upon walk-in.
Other then wasting time doing the legwork, mm I being to generous on the valuation here?
Jan 26, 2015, 1:03 am
#315
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: JRF
Programs: AA Gold, Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond, National Executive Elite
Posts: 1,786
I made a few purchases before the system update mentioned above that killed gift cards for VGCs and points are still coming in for the entire amount. You don't get your elite bonus, but the base points are all still there.
For Shopkick though you only get kicks on fees.
For Shopkick though you only get kicks on fees.