Did you Pay Tax On Your Best Buy Pre-Order Gift Card

[BigRick10]

You could but anywhere you go they are going to require a contract for a discount on the phone price.

 

[PhantomPhreak53]

I pre-ordered 2 at best buy but I just realized you need to set up an account with a 2 year contract.Can I redeem the gift cards for something else at best buy before the June 4 release ?

You can pay full price for the phone as well. Just the price hasn't been determined yet. It is anywhere from $450-$600

 

[Brainerd]

Last week, I filled out the survey on my receipt and addressed this situation. A couple days later, I got a call from the store manage and another from corporate. It seems they've been hit by a number of us. We really aren't their biggest concern. If consumers would have reported this to the individual state tax boards, they would have had to spend a lot of time and money to straighten it out.

 

[fredd0]

Last week, I filled out the survey on my receipt and addressed this situation. A couple days later, I got a call from the store manage and another from corporate. It seems they've been hit by a number of us. We really aren't their biggest concern. If consumers would have reported this to the individual state tax boards, they would have had to spend a lot of time and money to straighten it out.

the tax situation will be handled. stay clam, the guy or girl ringing it up didn't program the register and it was a glitch in the system. unless your state requires tax to be charged on giftcards. that would then be something to take up with the state.



as a BBYM employee, my opinions are my own and in no way express the views or opinions of anyone else.

 

[ERDude]

Today I received a $4.38 check from Best Buy for the tax charged on the pre-order gift card, the big surprise was a$25 BB gift card. I'll be using that on my EVO!

 

[kvaughan#AC]

Kinda wish I would have gotten charged tax on mine so I could get that free $25

 

[McPlot]

No state charges tax on gift cards. The tax comes into play when the gift card is used. There is this little passage in the Constitution of the United States of America that says the government (Fed or State) cannot double tax you. So to tax the sales of a gift card, then to tax the purchases made from that gift card, is double taxation.