Best Buy is bringing some adjustments to its rewards program within the new yr. Beginning on January ninth, My Best Buy members are eligible to get free transport with no required minimal buy. However, My Best Buy members will now not be eligible to earn rewards factors starting on February 14th, limiting that profit to Best Buy bank card holders.

If you at present have an energetic My Best Buy account, you possibly can nonetheless accrue factors on eligible purchases earlier than the new terms and conditions go into effect, and also you’ll nonetheless have the ability to redeem any factors you’ve collected with out having to use for a My Best Buy bank card.

I’m not going to inform anybody to expire and apply for a Best Buy bank card, however when you’re in search of free transport choices, signing up for a My Best Buy account isn’t essentially a foul concept, particularly contemplating the value hike utilized to Amazon Prime memberships this previous yr that took the annual value from $119 to $139. Just notice that whereas a My Best Buy membership does will let you hold tabs in your order historical past, it doesn’t confer the identical advantages as a Best Buy Totaltech membership, which prices $199.99 per yr.

While dear, Best Buy Totaltech members get entry to advantages like prolonged return home windows on most merchandise in addition to free Geek Squad help and free transport, set up, and alternative for main home equipment. However, arguably the largest profit to Totaltech members to this point has been precedence availability for hard-to-find gadgets just like the PlayStation 5. Even if Sony says the PS5 scarcity is over, Totaltech members nonetheless get entry to unique gross sales and improved offers on some merchandise which are already discounted.