Have you been looking for a cost-effective way to fill up your new iPad or iPhone 4S with music and apps? Best Buy has you covered, offering 20 percent off iTunes gift cards when purchased online. The cards are available in $15, $25, $50, and $100 denominations, but you'll be taking them home from between $12 to $80 — and digital delivery means no shipping costs, either. The cards are good for any purchases made through iTunes, including Apple TV movie and TV rentals; they won't work in your local Apple Store, unfortunately. It's not clear how long the sale will be going on, but these discounts can vanish as quickly as they appear, so we suggest you act quickly!
Good Deal: Best Buy offering 20 percent off iTunes gift cards
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Like selling money at a loss ;)
Posted on Jan 07, 2012 | 3:30 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
I know! How does this work in favor of Best Buy??
Posted on Jan 07, 2012 | 5:16 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
It’s a marketing expense.
With “deals” like these they get press and get a bunch of new people to sign up for Best Buy Online accounts, giving them names, addresses, email addresses, and credit card information.
Think about it. $20 off a $100 card (which might even be their margin) is cheap for a new customer. $5 off $25 is a steal.
Posted on Jan 07, 2012 | 6:38 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
I see. I wonder what their margin is on these cards.
Posted on Jan 08, 2012 | 1:50 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Technically, no. You can’t get cash back in exchange for those cards.
Posted on Jan 07, 2012 | 6:30 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Thanks for this! Just nabbed a $25 card for $20
Posted on Jan 07, 2012 | 3:30 PM EST reply Recommend (1) Flag actions
How strange, but a nice way to get 20% off iTunes stuff. Grabbed a code, arrived in 5 minutes. Now to find some new music to buy.
Posted on Jan 07, 2012 | 3:38 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Very nice! Wish they worked in the Mac app store… got a new MBA coming and would love to get iWork and such for cheap.
I shall buy one of these now!
Posted on Jan 07, 2012 | 4:04 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
These will work in the Mac App Store. The App Store uses your Apple ID balance just like anything from iTunes.
Posted on Jan 07, 2012 | 4:15 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Bet jobs is turning in his grave….. discounts on apple products? no way! /sarcasm
Posted on Jan 07, 2012 | 4:10 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Hate the fact that they don’t have this in Canada. Gotta go to the store to get the damn plastic.
Posted on Jan 07, 2012 | 4:16 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
But at least Future Shop and Best Buy have had some pretty good deals on the cards lately. I got a $50 card for $39. And I think they had the 3-pack of $20 cards (so $60) on sale for $45 for a while.
Posted on Jan 07, 2012 | 4:37 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
This is a good deal — got one of the 25 dollar ones.
Posted on Jan 07, 2012 | 4:21 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
If I hadn’t bought 3 $50 cards for $120 last month, I would definitely take advantage of this.
Posted on Jan 07, 2012 | 4:24 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Unlike the Wal*Mart deal from a few weeks, I actually got the codes this time.
Posted on Jan 07, 2012 | 4:25 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
damnit this is 2nd time in the last month where i gift an iTunes card and there is a sale somewhere the week after :(
Posted on Jan 07, 2012 | 5:41 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Thanks!!!!! Got one!!!! And i bought it from Serbia :)
Posted on Jan 07, 2012 | 6:57 PM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
Looks like the deal is over… Yuck.
Posted on Jan 08, 2012 | 10:37 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
re: using iTunes gift cards in the Apple Store… If you have the Apple Store application on your iPhone, you can actually use it to scan in and purchase goods in the Apple Store using your Apple Store account, effectively getting the 20% discount off of all Apple goods. I think…
Posted on Jan 08, 2012 | 11:29 AM EST reply Recommend Flag actions
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