Confused by my Gamers Club Unlocked status

Hey BBY mod crew! I'm pretty impressed by the level of interaction between Best Buy's moderators and customer service staff on these boards - its why I came here with my question!
Last week, I took advantage of the Gamers Club Unlocked $30 sale and picked up a 2 year subscription with my pre-order of GTAV, which was, in my opinion, a pretty sweet deal. However, with the changes I see have been made to the MyBestBuy web portal for Black Friday, I can't tell if my membership has been activated or not, despite it showing up on my receipt and in my purchase history.
I was going to purchase a couple games as gifts and for myself over the weekend, but even with a couple tests on full-priced items, it doesn't appear that the discount is going into effect. Now that I'm reflecting back on the purchase, I'm not even sure that I ever even received a "welcome to GCU" email after my purchase. Can someone please help me understand a) if my GCU subscription is even activated, and B) if so, if I'm shopping online, do the discoutns go into effect in my shopping cart automatically, or at check-out?
Thanks a ton - hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!
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Hello DallasJordan,
Well this is quite the unfortunate circumstance! You come to our forums due to being impressed by the level of interaction here (thanks by the way J) and we don’t get to your post until well after the fact! We try to respond as soon as possible, but the increased volume around the Holidays tends to add an element of difficulty to that. I do however apologize for both the delay in response, as well as the issue at hand with your Gamers Club Unlocked (GCU) signup.
I was able to locate the purchase you speak of using your email address on file for the forums. Regrettably, Shankya is correct here. There are two options when purchasing GCU and one is a gifting option, which is intended to be provided to someone else and will not apply to your own account. Your transaction includes the gifting option and not the normal membership. In this situation, you’ll want to return to the store and Customer Service should be able to assist in ringing the transaction correctly.
First impressions are pretty important to me, so I wish yours was a bit more positive in nature here on the forums. However, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us in the future should you need assistance!
Sincerely,
Brian|Senior Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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Hi Skaterpunk444,
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Hello, BBY mod crew! Hopefully someone here can help with my question!
I took advantage of the Gamers Club Unlocked $30 sale and picked up a 2 year subscription hoping to pre-order mortal kombat for the ps4, 20% off and a $10 certificate is a sweet deal. However, I can't tell if my membership has been activated or not, I can't find the receipt but it shows in my purchase history.
I was going to purchase a few ps4 games this weekend. Now that I'm thinking back on the purchase, I'm not even sure that I ever even received a "welcome to GCU" email after my purchase. Can someone please help me understand a) if my GCU subscription is even activated, and B) if so, if I'm shopping online, how come the discoutns go into effect in my shopping cart automatically, or at check-out?
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There seems to be an issue with the stores process and how it's communicated. I'm really sorry for the inconvenience you've experienced with getting your Gamers Club Unlocked membership activated.
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Hello Dominewyorican,
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Speaking of the coupon, I want to verify I am going to get it, since my profile says FREE and not UNLOCKED. I called MYBBY and have a case with the "Back Office" but have not heard back yet.
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Thank you for taking the time to sign up for the forum. You should not have to double check that your Unlocked membership is attached to your My Best Buy™ account every time you decide to make a purchase, so I can understand if you are starting to perhaps feel a bit frustrated. Let me take a look at your account and see what I can do to help.
The Xbox One console that you purchased on 9/10/2014 was eligible for a free Unlocked membership, which is why you received an email with a coupon for a free membership. If the store followed the instructions on the coupon, then your Unlocked membership should have appeared in your My Best Buy™ account within about 24 hours. From everything that I can see, it does not appear an Unlocked membership was attached to your account.
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