No RSVP Needed: Best Buy Celebrates 50th Anniversary with 50 Deals for 50 Hours

Savings begin at 10 p.m. tonight and end 11:59 p.m. Saturday (all times Central)

Best Buy turns 50 on Aug. 22, and to celebrate, customers can save on 50 deals for 50 hours. (Graphic: Business Wire)

MINNEAPOLIS--()--Best Buy is turning 50, and to celebrate, it’s throwing a birthday bash for its customers. The party kicks off tonight with a 50-hour sale featuring 50 Black Friday-like deals on the latest technology.

Customers will find great prices on everything from MacBook Pro computers and 4K UHD TVs, to headphones and activity trackers during this first-of-its-kind sale. The Best Buy 50-Hour Anniversary Sale starts at 10 p.m. Central Time today and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 20. The can’t-miss offers are a lead-up to the 50th anniversary of the company, which opened its first store on Aug. 22, 1966.

Nearly all of these deals are available both in-store and on BestBuy.com, so customers can shop how, when and where they want. Customers shopping on BestBuy.com also can get free, two-day shipping on almost everything included in the sale.

The sale comes just in time for back-to-school shoppers, but students and their parents can save big, anytime, at BestBuy.com/StudentDeals.

Deals included in the Best Buy 50-Hour Anniversary Sale:

  • Save $150 on select MacBook Pro computers
    • Students can save an additional $150, for a total savings of $300 with Best Buy’s Student Deals program
  • Save $400 on a 65-inch Samsung 4K UHD TV
  • Save $180 on Beats Studio wireless on-ear headphones
  • Get an iPhone 6s starting at $1 or an iPhone 6s Plus starting at $99.99 with two-year activation on Sprint or Verizon Wireless (Save $200) – or get a $200 gift card with purchase of iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus and activation with an AT&T Next plan
  • Save up to 70 percent on LEGO Dimensions, Skylanders and amiibo
  • Save $50 on Garmin Vivosmart HR activity tracker
  • Get “Destiny” and your choice of two other select games for free with purchase of the PlayStation 4 “Call of Duty” bundle
  • Get a $50 gift card with purchase of a Swagtron T1 self-balancing scooter (online only)

All product offers are available while supplies last. For complete details, visit BestBuy.com.

Contacts

Best Buy
Shane Kitzman, 612-231-5146
press@bestbuy.com

Release Summary

Best Buy is turning 50, and to celebrate it’s throwing a birthday bash for its customers. The party kicks off tonight with a 50-hour sale featuring 50 Black Friday-like deals on the latest technology.

Contacts

Best Buy
Shane Kitzman, 612-231-5146
press@bestbuy.com