Best Buy Reward Zone Silver Premier
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Recently I was invited to upgrade my Best Buy Reward Zone account to the new Reward Zone Silver Premier level. Evidently, a membership deemed for those Best Buy recognizes as their most valued members (read: those that spend too much). Normally, I’m not prone to participate in reward points type programs, but the Premier Silver program does bring some very worthwhile benefits to the table, like: extended return policy, free shipping, and faster point accrual. Read on to find out how the Silver Premier program works and what you can benefit from it.
The benefits:
- 25% Point Bonus - earn points 25% faster
- Point Banking - bank points over time for larger gift certificates
- Exclusive Rewards - unique experiences, rewards and services
- Members-Only Events - invitations to private shopping events
- Extended Return Policy - 45-day return period
- Free Shipping - free shipping on all bestbuy.com purchases
- Dedicated Services Line - dedicated 24/7 customer service line and priority service
- Complimentary Geek Squad consultation and six-month online data backup service
- Free Membership
For those of you interested in joining, there is essentially only one major criteria to upgrade your membership: spend $2,500 per calendar year. In more sober terms, 2.5% of those of you earning $100,000… gross. The membership lasts a minimum of 14 months once you become eligible.
Cost: Free* @ MyRewardZone
Post Script: My membership invitation arrived the same day as my economic stimulus check. Planned? I sincerely hope not.
*aforementioned prerequisites withstanding
I have the rewardzone and have had it since it first came out. It has been extremely beneficial to me in conjunction with the Best Buy card (90-days same as cash up to 18months same as cash) and the Rewardzone Mastercard. The Rewardzone Mastercard is just like any other credit card and any amounts charged on there adds to the rewardzone benefits and programs. With the rewardzone mastercard, the purchases do not have to be specifically at Best Buy stores/merchandise. Therefore your $2500 can add up extremely quickly for the benefit. Every 250 points you earn (min $1/point) will provide you with a $5 certificate to use at Best Buy stores or Bestbuy.com. I hardly spend anything at Best Buy itself but with the rewards with the rewardzone mastercard it makes it all worth it for me.
Oh and you don’t have to be a silver member to earn rewards, you just earn faster and get more benefits (2% instead of 1% but every 1 point is worth $1 in purchases (before tax). Which to me is a lot better than spending 25,000 in airline points (aobut $25,000) for an airline ticket that costs maybe $500.