How to activate a Best Buy Gift Card key?

2 min. readlast update: 03.21.2025

Activating a Best Buy Gift Card key is really simple, just follow these steps:

Online

  1. Visit this page here
  2. Login or create a new account
  3. Click on the shopping basket to view your order summary.
  4. Click on the Continue to Payment Information
  5. Click on the Use a Best Buy Gift card, Discount Code or Store credit button
  6. Enter the gift card code in the field.
  7. Click Apply
  8. The gift card value/coupon will be added to your checkout.

In Store:

  1. You must print your eGift Card and present it to the cashier at the time of purchase. 
  2. The cashier would scan the bar code or type the number displayed under the bar code into their payment system.

NOTE:

  1. In the event that the store’s eGift validation system is offline or unavailable, the store staff shall politely decline to accept the eGift.
  2. The recipient may still use the eGift when the system is back online.
  3. The eGift may not be valid for use on certain promotional items/services and it cannot be exchanged for cash.

The key is not working

If you have activated the key according to the guide but the code appears not to work, please check what type of error message you receive and depending on it follow the appropriate instructions:

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