Best Buy is ending Elite and Elite Plus membership

[winb83]

I guess with Total Tech membership for $199 a year the writing was on the wall but May 3rd 2022 All My Best Buy membership will be rolled all into 1 tier. That's the basic tier they have now.

Pretty sure that means return windows are 14 days for everyone. No more 2.5 or 5% in rewards back on all purchases. Also you can only bank points if you have their credit card which gets you 5% back as a special offer on certain purchases. Also the base tier everyone is being moved to doesn't get free 2 day shipping like Elite Plus did.

I'm pretty much done with Best Buy. They killed off GCU and now Elite and Elite Plus. I blame Amazon Prime.

 

[ALonelyDad]

Only bought because of the free rewards, I guess I can do Amazon only now

 

[Ruck]

Eh. I spent a lot of money there in 2020. Went back to amazon prime last year and haven't looked back. Amazon prime + costco is good enough for em.

 

[thesandman]

I guess with Total Tech membership for $199 a year the writing was on the wall but May 3rd 2022 All My Best Buy membership will be rolled all into 1 tier. That's the basic tier they have now.

Pretty sure that means return windows are 14 days for everyone. No more 2.5 or 5% in rewards back on all purchases. Also you can only bank points if you have their credit card which gets you 5% back as a special offer on certain purchases. Also the base tier everyone is being moved to doesn't get free 2 day shipping like Elite Plus did.

I'm pretty much done with Best Buy. They killed off GCU and now Elite and Elite Plus. I blame Amazon Prime.

You get 60 days with total tech

 

[MajesticLion]

 

[winb83]

You get 60 days with total tech

You used to get 60 days with Elite Plus and 30 days with Elite. All you had to do was buy $3500 or $1500 worth of items to qualify. If you were buying that stuff anyway it was good but now you have to pay $199 a year to get that perk.

 

[thesandman]

You used to get 60 days with Elite Plus and 30 days with Elite. All you had to do was buy $3500 or $1500 worth of items to qualify. If you were buying that stuff anyway it was good but now you have to pay $199 a year to get that perk.

I feel you. Total techs perks are cool. You get free install on all of your stuff if you need it... Included 2 years protection plans. It pays for itself if you spend that kinda money anyway when you think about it.

 

[winb83]

I feel you. Total techs perks are cool. You get free install on all of your stuff if you need it... Included 2 years protection plans. It pays for itself if you spend that kinda money anyway when you think about it.

A credit card worth having doubles the 1 year manufacturer warranty so a 2 year is nothing. I guess free installs are cool if you need that.

 

[StatUS]

I used to be a manager at Best Buy back in the day. Looks like they’re just skipping all the bs and making people sign up for what gets them the most profit which is those tech support plans. Can’t hate, but it’s not for me

I only use Best Buy when they have something I want on sale and I feel like splitting the payment in PayPal online.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

I used to be a manager at Best Buy back in the day. Looks like they’re just skipping all the bs and making people sign up for what gets them the most profit which is those tech support plans. Can’t hate, but it’s not for me

I only use Best Buy when they have something I want on sale and I feel like splitting the payment in PayPal online.

I worked at Best Buy for 3 years, when they still forced us to sell magazine subscriptions

 

[StatUS]

I worked at Best Buy for 3 years, when they still forced us to sell magazine subscriptions

Thought that was Game Informer with GameStop

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

Yup. Saw the news recently. I was a huge advocate for Best Buy on here for years. Not anymore. They’ve stripped away every program that made them relevant.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Thought that was Game Informer with GameStop

Naw they made us sell random ass magazine scripts back in the day, like time magazine, us weekly, vibe…etc

 

[humminbird]

I still go to Best Buy for the steelbooks but lately I've been buying off of amazon for my games

 

[thesandman]

A credit card worth having doubles the 1 year manufacturer warranty so a 2 year is nothing. I guess free installs are cool if you need that.

Eeeh dealing directly with best buy for your warranty shyt is faster and easier. Besides you can possibly double dip my g.