As noted on Reddit, Best Buy recently updated the terms of its My Best Buy rewards program to indicate that Apple and Beats products are no longer eligible to receive points unless they are purchased with a Best Buy credit card.
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The new terms went into effect on October 21, 2019:
We have made changes to confirm that members are eligible to receive points for Apple and Beats products and Apple services only when purchases are made on standard credit with the My Best Buy Credit Card. Otherwise My Best Buy members will not be eligible to receive points for purchase of Apple and Beats products and Apple services.
My Best Buy program members may still receive special pricing on Apple and Beats products from time to time, according to the terms.
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NoWould it have anything to do with people now using their Apple credit card to purchase Apple items at Best Buy and they don't like the competition?
I would probably return and let Best Buy store’s OM or GM know why—telling them changes to their loyalty perks program Does not make you feel like Best Buy cares whether you shop there so you won’t be.I noticed this right after I bought my HomePod. :(
It's gotten to the point that the list of things excluded from being purchased with reward points, exceeds what they can be used on. My last two purchases with points involved buying K - Cups, because they haven't made the excluded list... yet.
Sadly, my elite BB status as they call it, is based on my buying Apple products. Oh, well...
Yes. And I am indeed able to use my points to but Apple products. Did this for my 16" MBP. For Elite members, the MBP has 45 day return policy with no restocking fee. All still worth it for me vs. Apple's 3% cash back and 14-day return.You do still get points if you use your BestBuy card for the purchase though. So that’s up to 6% back still.
Or 5% back in rewards.
Something Apple Card does NOT offer....