Three updates on the Chase Pay – Best Buy promotion regarding Sapphire cards, Freedom Unlimited card, and a new $300 limit. We’ll add the information to the original post too Chase Pay: 10x/10% Points At Best Buy On Up To $400 – New Offer [Important Updates Added.
- The offer to get 10x at Best Buy stores is now rolling out to Sapphire cards as well. Previously we were told it’s Freedom only, now they’re expanding it to Sapphire. No public link yet, let us know if you find one. People are getting an email about this on Sapphire Reserve and Preferred cards. We don’t know whether the Sapphire offer is targeted or public. It states “this offer is non-transferable,” but that might be boiler plate lingo. We’ll update when we hear back from the Chase media team.
- One reader found that the offer worked on their Freedom Unlimited card too. It’s not yet official, so no guarantee, but if you’re spending at Best Buy could be worth using that card too. Another interesting thing a reader comments here that they used Sapphire before the promo was released for that card and it worked, so it might be public on all 4 cards.
- Note this change: while initially the promotion was being advertised with a $400 limit, it’s now been changed to $300. The media team confirmed that $400 was a mistake and $300 is the correct number. I would have assumed they’d honor the $400 limit for the Freedom card since that’s how it was advertised, but for now it seems they are not doing so. The Sapphire promo was always showing as $300 so that will certainly be the limit there.
If you have the offer on both the Freedom and Sapphire cards, it’s smart to use it on the Sapphire at Best Buy and the Freedom elsewhere since the Freedom is really just a 5% bonus on top of the 5% mobile wallets category.
Update: Readers tells us that it’s now being sent out on Freedom Unlimited and all Sapphire cards. I suspect it’s a public offer, but we don’t know that for certain. You can split a charge across multiple credit cards at a Best Buy store.
Cross-posting from the original Chase/BestBuy thread for better exposure:
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Ok, seems going through the replies that most (if not all ppl) have had the same issues with using the CSR card, but only receiving 1x UR points.
Contacting Chase via SM has resulted in multiple responses which seem to be all over the place (from ‘ only targeted’, to ‘no-CSR promo’, to ‘credited shortly’, to ‘credited in 1-2 billing cycles’, to…)?!?
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Chuck or William: Can you use your inside contact and inquire for us what really is going to happen?
Yes, will do.
thanks…
CSR purchases post with the 9x bonus at the next statement close. I never received an email or official offer but made the purchase, $300 BBY GC, and the bonus points posted when my next statement closed yesterday. just be patient
Worked on wife’s gift card purchase CFU but not on my CSR
There’s been talk going around about the promotion not working properly with CSR. Check the earlier comments.
any DPs of folks who did Not get the Email but have received the 10x UR?
I did not get the email, used my freedom card for $400, only posted 2000 points, emailed CS and they credited me with a bonus 2500 points. A few days later the original $400 purchase showed 3500 points, so in total received 6000 points! SCORE!
Freedom $1500.00 maxed out prior to Best Buy purchase.
Freedom Purchase Jan 18, 2018 made between $400.00 limit post and reading the updates:
Real account > $400.00 purchase Best Buy after Doc;s update:
Rewards earned with this transaction
How we calculate rewards 
+ 5% Chase Pay Best Buy bonus 1,500.00
+ 1% (1 Pt)/$1 earned on all purchases 411.90
Total Points 1,911.90
Small DP: I sent a secure message asking for the extra points due to the originally advertised cap of $400 and it was approved.
Is this really worth it? I mean you have to spend $12 in fees to get the 3000 points.
Worth it or not is a personal decision. If you buy 2x$200 you get 3560 UR for $12. Not a huge profit if you’re taking cash back but the 3560 UR could be worth $100+ depending how you use it.
the answer we all want to know!
Is it possible to pay off a Sprint lease in store to take advantage of this?
Counter DP about the CSR. Used CSR accidentially on 1/16 to buy 2x $200 VGC at BB, only got 1x UR on them. I’ll watch for the remainder later, but it seems like its not working on my CSR at least
Does anyone know if Chase has level 3 data when using Chase pay?
Offers definitely went out for CSR. Are you sure the payment method was Chase Pay? Some cashiers unfamiliar with Chase pay have apparently been telling people to use a contact payment which would activate other mobile wallets but not Chase pay. They must scan the barcode on your phone.
Used my CSR (in Chase Pay)today to buy $300 in a mix of Best Buy and third party gift cards, will post what happens. Didn’t get an email about this but worked during the last promotion.
This was discussed on the Shoprite thread…similar behavior it seems. CS will tell you to wait 1 to 2 billing cycles but I’m guessing it will post with your next statement…this is the way they have setup CSR for this promotion – different from Freedom.
No you can see the points in the transaction. CSP and Freedom show 10x. CSR clearly says 1 p per dollar. Not working for CSR.
Emily is right. Here is another DP:
I made a small purchase on my CSR with ChasePay on 1/19. I know it is ChasePay because it shows up online as such (Sale: ChasePay)
Points were issued as follows:
Rewards earned with this transaction:
1 Point per $1 on all other purchases5.00Total Points5.00.
So it is not working for CSR, at least mine. Has anyone confirmed if this was targeted?
For the record, this promotion did work for me during December on my CSR (up to $400 get 10x back with ChasePay at Best Buy)
It’s not targeted and it applies on the CSR, we have confirmed this with Chase directly. Looks like they are having some issues with it posting correctly but it’s entirely possible that the bonus 9x will come up as a separate line item.
can you buy bestbuy gift cards then use it to buy 3rd party cards like starbucks, macy, uber later like whenver later?
YMMV, but mostly No.
Last time this ran, about a month ago, folks reported it was not possible to do a split payment with more than one Chase Pay scan.
I did separate transactions last time, doing a split with my AmEx to put a total of 250 on it as well.
Anyone knows whether lack of multiple split support for Chase Pay is considered a bug at all, or is that by design? I guess getting 4x 200 wouldn’t be bad, either, but getting 6x 200 in a single transaction would have been a better deal, of course.
Today I tried to split payment on two cards with Chase Pay, and it failed. Split payment does not work with Chase Pay. After the first split payment with Chase Pay, I had to pay the reminder with a physical card instead.
Not sure if anyone tried splitting with two different totally unrelated (as in non-AU, non linked) Chase Pay accounts on 2 phones as a workaround.