FAQs
Does Best Buy price match?
Yes - Best Buy will price match new products as long as you provide evidence that another retailer is beating it on price. Eligible retailers include big rival online stores like Amazon, Crutchfield, Dell, and HP, or smaller local retail competitors.
Note that the price match will have to be on the exact same model (color included) and there are certain exceptions that may exclude you from price matching. These include discounted items over the Black Friday period or items that are on sale due to 'special daily or hourly sales'. Marketplace items are also excluded from price matching eligibility.
Does Best Buy offer trade ins?
Best Buy has a trade-in program that covers everything from video games to laptops. You can use an estimating tool on their website to get an idea of how much your old tech is worth as part of a trade. It's worth keeping an eye out for special bonus savings too, as the retailer often offers additional promotions for certain items.
Does Best Buy offer military discount?
Best Buy does not offfically offer a military discount but you may be able to score one in-store if you specifically ask for one. Unfortunately, there's no way to tell whether you'll be eligible without asking as military discounts are offered at the disretion of local store managers and policy may vary from location to location. If you're affiliated with the military, however, it's probably worth asking since you can get a discount of up to 10% off.
Does Best Buy give student discount?
Best Buy does not specifically give discounts exclusively to students. It does, however, operate a back-to-school sales page all year round that rounds up all the relevant deals in one handy place. While specifically aimed at students, these deals are available to everybody and you won't need to provide any student ID to get your hands on a discounted laptop. Also, keep an eye out for any relevant Best Buy coupon codes on this page for more excellent discounts on useful tech for school.
Do Best Buy employees get discounts?
Yep, Best Buy employees get a fairly significant discount - in most cases paying the unit cost plus five percent. This essentially means that if Best Buy paid $30 for an item, the employee will pay just $31.50 as opposed to the $40+ that the retailer would usually ask for at full retail price. This is obviously a great deal but there are some exclusions. For example, Apple products, certain laptops, tablets, phones, and other particularly in-demand tech are excluded from the employee discount scheme.
Is Best Buy open box worth it?
Buying an open-box product can be a great way to save a few bucks if you're not fussed about getting an item that's been returned. Generally speaking, the items will have been delivered, barely used, and then returned to the retailer. In some cases, the item may have a few scratches or not include its original packing. but they'll be clearly listed as so and all items are personally checked by Best Buy employees to make sure they're in proper working order.
Best Buy Hints and Tips
📆 Wait until a big retail event
No matter what time of year it is you're never that far away from a big retail event at Best Buy. Most of us are aware of big-name events like Black Friday or Cyber Monday but there are actually plenty more sales events scattered throughout the year like Presidents' Day sales, Labor Day sales, and even around Amazon Prime Day in mid-summer. If you can, it's generally worth waiting until these events to pick up some tech as this is when Best Buy (among other retailers) offers its best prices.
💲 Use My Best Buy for reward points
My Best Buy is a free program that will earn you reward points based on your purchases as the retailer. All you need to do is simply sign up and you'll earn 1% of your spend back in points - around 0.5 points per $1 spent. As with most reward programs you can use your points for a discount on your next purchase at checkout and you'll also get an additional $5 coupon for every 250 points you earn.
♻ Trade in your old tech
As we've previously mentioned in this article, Best Buy operates a vast trade-in program that allows you to trade in a vast number of electronics. Got an old games console lying around in your living room that you don't use? You can trade that in for a discount of up to $200 on your next purchase. Most electronics of a reasonable size (no TVs, for example) can be traded in so it's well worth checking out this option.
💳 Get a Best Buy credit card
Best Buy operates two tiers of credit cards - a basic My Best Buy card and a more advanced My Best Buy Visa card. With the former, you'll earn 5% back on your purchases and unlock the option for financing on larger items. With the latter, you'll get both these perks but also an additional 3% in reward points on gas purchases, 2% back on food purchases, and 1% on everything else.
How to use Best Buy promo codes
First of all, make sure the relevant Best Buy coupon code is copied to your clipboard. Then, navigate to the very last stage of the checkout process to where you input your usual payment details. Underneath the "Payment Information" section you'll see a small text option for "Use a Best Buy Gift Card, Store Credit or Discount Code. Click this link to open up a text field for your coupon. After this, it's simply a case of pasting in the relevant Best Buy coupon code and hitting apply to get your discount.
