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mom8w
10-13-2009, 8:48 AM
I noticed the "Pitch In Card" (https://www-ssl.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcat17226&type=page) as a payment option the other day while making an online purchase, and thought I'd mention it here...nice way to perhaps squirrel away a little extra $ for B/B ahead of time. You do need to wait for a physical card to arrive before you can activate it. From what I read, there should be cards available in-store. FAQs are helpful for the details.
civiclover88
10-13-2009, 9:23 AM
I seems like a really good idea....almost like a X-mas fund at banks and credit unions. A nice feature I noticed reading through the FAQ is that you still earn Reward Points when you PUT money on yours or others "Pitch-In Card", not when the purchase is made.
jaymacfla
10-25-2009, 2:03 PM
This could have been a great idea, had they allowed reward zone points in it's conceptualization.
Rockfordmom
10-26-2009, 8:55 AM
How is it any different than buying gift cards to use on BF?
mom8w
10-26-2009, 10:44 AM
It's not a huge difference. For me, it's easier to manage one card verses several different gift cards if I'm making a bigger purchase...I'm not an organized individual, so giftcards in my purse are not a great idea! :) Also, I can add smaller amounts, whereas the giftcards available at my grocery store are only in increments of $25.

We don't live immediately near a Best Buy, more than an hour to the nearest one, so most of my dealings are online. It took a couple of weeks for my card to arrive. It took a couple of days for the first funds to credit to the Pitch In Card, but I was adding from several gift cards. I will have to see if it takes as long from a credit/debit card. I'm just checking it out as a strategy for my household, since I don't save well for holidays, and since gift cards have proved to be a little more successful toward that end.
mom8w
10-27-2009, 4:25 PM
Tried adding small amounts from both bankcard and from PayPal (I didn't know paypal was an option for payment at Best Buy!), and these happened quite quickly. I don't know if the first time was slower due to the giftcard balances I added, or due to the fact that I had just activated the Pitch In card. Will see later in the week.