It’s relatively easy to set up a US iTunes account, but adding credit to it when you want to buy releases through the US store can be fiddly. Friend of Lifehacker and occasional guest editor Anthony Caruana points out that both Best Buy and Walmart will accept payment from Australian credit cards for US iTunes gift cards, giving you an easy way to add money to your US account without needing to use eBay or begging friends to help.
Those options are particularly useful if the sites in question have a special; right now, for instance, Best Buy have 15 per cent off. But even at full price, using a known retailer is less risky than the eBay route, and both will email your iTunes code so you can use it straight away. Definitely worth bearing in mind if you like the wider range of options that the US store generally provides. Thanks Anthony!
Davo
Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at 9:17 PMNice! Have been looking for a convenient way to access discounted US itunes cards. Just bought US$50 credit for US$42.50 from Best Buy
Max
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 1:15 AMBest Buy is also useful for buying US PSN codes.
Dave
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 9:00 AMGreat tip! Worked for me too… just bought US$100 iTunes card for US$85 from BestBuy, sweetened by the Aussie Dollar at parity. They accept AMEX too (take THAT PayPal). Took just over 12 hours for digital-delivery but got here in the end.
Korben
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 6:52 AMBest Buy no longer allow you to use an “international” credit card to buy iTunes cards.
Rad
Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 10:32 PMSeems we both just found this out recently, doh!