$200 in 60 Seconds - My Easiest Savings Win Ever!
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Two weeks ago, we bought a Starlink Mini from Best Buy for $499. To my dismay, just five days later I noticed the price had fallen to $299.
Fortunately, Best Buy offers post-purchase price protection (of at least 15 days, or more if you are a member of Best Buy Plus).[1] Many retailers and credit cards used to offer price protection, but it’s much less common today.
The process was simple: all I had to do was go to my order status page and click to request a price match.[2] Within a minute, Best Buy credited me for the $200 difference!
Going forward, I plan to track all of my large Best Buy purchases. One good option is VisualPing’s free website tracking plan (allows tracking up to five sites for free), which can send alerts when a webpage’s content changes.
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[1] In addition, Best Buy has a price matching policy for prices advertised by most major competitors.
[2] If the button isn’t available, just do an online chat.