Thanks, ....

sorry if this is a dumb question...

I just applied and got instantly approved for the Sony Visa card.

On the SonyStyle.com order checkout page, I can choose the payment type of Add New Credit Card or Add Sony Financing -- which one do I choose?

Either one seems to take the Sony card # I was issued. Which option do I choose to get the -$150 credit?

Thanks and Aloha

Thanks.

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On a side note, I'm using this $150 credit opportunity to buy the Sony 32" LCD 720p HDTV for $699 - $150 credit = $549 with free shipping (plus tax).
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Damn tax...but still a hot deal.

I just applied for the card but was not instantly approved (not sure why, I have very good credit), but maybe it's b/c it's 12am here.

Now I just gotta wait for it to come instock on their website.

This is going to be an expensive few months. First Xbox360 Elite deal from Dell, now this, and then I'll be purchasing a new Samsung LN46A950 LED LCD TV as well...why is gaming so $$$!

Green for OP!

Nevermind I was on the Sony financing page not the credit card page.

jatan1986 said:bbmattt said:that's smart! I was just afraid if I didn't jump at the card, they would pull the deal. I noticed the back order online and the OOS at the south coast and bev center stores and got paranoid about how they found out about this deal and wanted to end it. So i wanted to get it done ASAP. Do you think Sony will drop the price again? I know they are releasing the 160 gb one soon, in oct.

who knows!Just get the card now and you'll have ~5 weeks to decide. I'm hoping for a price drop which probably wont happen or maybe a freebie thrown in like the remote control or something lol

Can any one confirm that the $299 "Qualifying Purchase" including gift card buying from SonyStyle.com? If yes, we can buy $300 gift card first and use it later when the price of PS3 is dropped. Besides, this way may give us twice of 3% Fat Cash (one from buying GC and one from redeeming GC for PS3). BTW, ebates gives 4%.

Previous application had something in the terms along the lines of "purchase from Sony store or website, or any authorized Sony retailer" so people were able to get the credit from buying at other places, but this time I dont see that in the terms

I think the Cash Back link says that a gift card purchase isnt eligible for Cash Back so YMMV with double dipping on the Cash Back, but buying a $300 GC on the card should be fine for the $150 credit

"Sony Card is issued by Chase Bank USA, NA, and is subject to credit approval. Your first single sales receipt purchase made at a SonyStyle store, including SonyStyle.com equal or greater than $299 ("Qualifying Purchase") will automatically qualify you for a $150 Statement Credit." -- so the way I look at it is that the 'qualifying purchase' is the first $299+ that you charge on you new CC at Sony store/website (doesnt matter what you buy)

For example, if you get the card and then start using it:
1) Charge $350 somewhere else
2) Charge $150 at the Sony store
3) Buy a PS3 for $400 at the Sony store
4) Buy something else at the Sony store for $325

Then the 'qualifying purchase' would be the PS3 that you bought which would qualify you for the $150 credit plus 0% for 12 months on the $400 & $325 Sony purchases (mostly likely the $350 & $150 charges would be hit with interest). So the best option is to just charge the $299+ Sony purchase and then nothing else and make sure you pay it off before the 12 months are up or else you'll be hit with interest charges from the date of purchase

Wow, it's just astonishing that people keep asking the same questions over and over, ad nauseum. If people in general would take the time to read the terms and conditions on THIS deal, they would realize it is different from PAST deals where one COULD HAVE purchased from any Sony retailer and still received the credit. THIS deal is not the same as the PAST deal, as THIS deal is better as it is $150 instead of $100 instant credit.

Also, save a copy of the product page. If it says backwards compatible, and it turns out it isnt, you now have proof for a return based on false advertising. There could be a software update in the future that may allow Backwards Compatibility (BC), but that is just speculation.

As to my question asked earlier in this thread, about how long between accounts to qualify for the bonus, I did not receive a clear answer from the Credit Rep, so I will take my chances and sign up for this deal (90 days since I cancelled the card, 1 year since I had the account credited). Like was hinted at earlier, since MS has issued a price drop on their line of 360s maybe Sony will throw in a nice freebie come September. If not, $150 off retail is a damn good deal in and of itself.

erincast said:As to my question asked earlier in this thread, about how long between accounts to qualify for the bonus, I did not receive a clear answer from the Credit Rep, so I will take my chances and sign up for this deal (90 days since I cancelled the card, 1 year since I had the account credited). Like was hinted at earlier, since MS has issued a price drop on their line of 360s maybe Sony will throw in a nice freebie come September. If not, $150 off retail is a damn good deal in and of itself.As long as you're approved for this new card then you'll get the bonus -- the terms regarding 'new cardmembers' is basically saying that if you have an existing Sony card then you can't apply this promo to that existing account, you have to apply for a new card (I think some people in the past had a Sony card and applied for a 2nd Sony card and still got the bonus)

Does anybody know when this deal expires? I can't find a date anywhere on the site.