Best Buy's holiday gift cards now double as speakers, still a lazy present

Not to be outdone by Target's camera gift card gimmickry -- or perhaps to be exactly outdone -- Best Buy is offering gift cards this year with built-in speakers and a 3.5mm hookup. This is ostensibly to rock some tinny tunes while pondering how best to spend a $50 card on a $4,000 home theater system -- there's an alternative, highly discouraged usage after the break. What's absolutely clear here is the incredible margins these retailers enjoy on gift card purchases, and while we'd love to stick it to the man and buy real presents for our loved ones, we're probably looking at another mad dash on [respective holiday] Eve to gather up an assortment of cards to be accompanied by misattributed scribbles and perhaps a bow. We can't wait!

[Thanks, Oscar]

2008 Best Buy Holiday Gift Card with BUILT-IN SPEAKER By Best Buy
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[(Unverified) Posted Nov 11th 2008 12:15PM]

Christmas-ween, I think, is the correct word.

[Kyle Posted Nov 11th 2008 11:49AM]

Personally, I loved that you could see the string dropping the iPod and gift card.

Some seriously high production value here...

[mrdanhibiki Posted Nov 11th 2008 12:44PM]

Pretty thrilling scene nonetheless.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 11th 2008 12:02PM]

i dont even think that was a real commercial.

i did enjoy it though.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 11th 2008 12:15PM]

I want to know what the "alternative, highly discouraged usage after the break" was.

[htd Posted Nov 11th 2008 12:22PM]

those mini ps3/xbox360/wii/ds/psp shaped giftcard box at gamestop are cute!

[neogothic Posted Nov 11th 2008 12:24PM]

This card can cure credit card debt.

Insert into wallet and all other credit cards become unusable.
Of course someone will probably respond that this device has no magnet in it but worth the post anyway. :)

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 11th 2008 1:22PM]

I would never have watched it...but you all COMPELLED me to!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 11th 2008 1:38PM]

It's a pretty cool gimmick, especially when you consider that the cost of making these in China is approximately zero.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 11th 2008 2:14PM]

escheatment fools - look that shizzle up.

[Kiamat Posted Nov 11th 2008 3:21PM]

I really wish you guys would stop harshing gift cards--I actually prefer getting them. At my age, most of the stuff I want is out of the price range of anyone besides a significant other, so I tell all my friends and family where I do most of my shopping and ask for gift cards. This way they bring my more expensive wishes in purchase range or, combined, allow me to buy one big gift.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 11th 2008 3:52PM]

So if I blow the speakers can I return the card for a store credit?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 11th 2008 4:43PM]

might want to remove the extra http:// on the image

[o29 Posted Nov 11th 2008 4:52PM]

@jim hedger

"Rush Limbaugh" and "smart" certainly do not belong in the same sentence. Queers though? Yeah, that fits.

[jfalkingham Posted Nov 11th 2008 5:40PM]

Wow, almost as cheesy as the Hall & Oates "Jingle Bell Rock" video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQXMT_QhguI

Granny taking the electric guitar to school!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 11th 2008 8:53PM]

W00t , Gift Card with 99 percent more digital camera , Boombox gift card ,
what would be next? Maybe a Wal-mart MP3 player ?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2008 12:05AM]

i want to learn that dance- does anyone know what that's from or where I could learn it? are these professional dancers?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2008 10:11AM]

i found this on utube 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoGKTY3BEZA

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2008 9:42PM]

I don't get it though- is this a real best buy commercial or made by some random people?

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2008 9:23PM]

a fishing line was attached to the player when they "dropped" it.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 14th 2008 4:03PM]

I LOVE IT!! The guy in the cowboy hat is the best dancer EVER!!!