This isn't new, but you have to read the comments of other deals to find it - to me, the whole point of Slickdeals is to make crystal clear how to score a really great price.
Slickdealer Riiot was the first to comment on this in the existing WD 850 deal post. If this info has value to you, give Riiot, not me, credit - click on following link, click on Riiot's name to the left, give reputation.
https://slickdeals.net/f/15419479-1tb-wd-black-sn850-m-2-2280-nvme-gaming-pcie-gen-4-x4-internal-ssd-150-free-shipping?p=151212112#post151212112
Take an old storage device you don't care about to Best Buy, use the recycling offer (second link) to get 15% off on the WD SN850 when you pick it up. The SN850 is already on Black Friday offer for $150 to that takes the price down to $127.50 plus tax. Folks have been successful turning in old thumbdrives, but you could take in an old broken 2.5 or 3.5 HDD, etc.
This isn't for everyone - it's for those who really need/want a great deal.
Warning, Best Buy's process for this is reportedly really slow, many stores don't seem to know about it and will seek to deflect, to avoid, etc. Take in a copy of the recycling offer or have it ready to show them on your phone, etc. You will need to be persistent and it will be time consuming.
But the prize is a 1TB top-of-the-line NVME SSD for $127.50 (plus tax), which, yes, does work for PS5.
You can do this with other WD/SanDisk SSDs, a couple sample links below.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/wd-w.../6425635.p
15% recycling program:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/recy...81022996.c
Some additional WD/Sandisk drives:
$80 SanDisk Ultra 1TB -> $68:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/sand...Id=6402020
$80 WD SN550 1TB -> $68:
[url=https://www.bestbuy.com/site/wd-blue-sn550-1tb-pcie-gen-3-x4-nvme-internal-solid-state-drive-with-3d-nand-technology/6379925.p[/url]
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/wd-w.../6425635.p
QA note: In store only. 
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I traded in a 10.2GB Barracuda ATA 2. More than a dollar saved per GB recycled 😂
I traded in a 10.2GB Barracuda ATA 2. More than a dollar saved per GB recycled 😂
Once BB marked it down on their site I went back and of course none of the same employees were working, after 30min+ and plenty of frustration on both ends a manager finally did a manual 15% override. I got the 2TB SN850, they didn't have it in stock but shipped it to my house. I traded in a dead m.2 sata drive.
WD - WD_BLACK SN850 NVMe Gaming 2TB PCIe Gen 4 x4 Internal Solid State Drive
Model: WDBAPY0020BNC-WRSN
SKU: 6425637
Order Summary
Subtotal: $288.15
Shipping:* FREE
Tax:* $25.93
Discounts:* -$0.00
Order Total:* $314.08
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Super quick at my store: the Geek Squad manager I dealt with knew the exact promo. I got REALLY lucky because they didn't have an SN850 in stock, so he discounted an XPG S70 blade ($130-15%) for me instead and it's not even supposed to be eligible.
Side note: I tried doing this with a router a while back for the network upgrade, and they wouldn't do it even after showing them the site. I guess the trick is to talk to the Geek Squad manager since they're the ones dealing with this sort of thing.
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They did not have the WD 1TB M.2 in stock (I knew this already before heading to the store) but was able to recycle, get coupon, and order at store to be shipped and delivered to my house.
For Bestbuy card holders - you will also get a 5 reward coupon for the purchase! I plan to go back today to try for another. This will be my 5th WD SN 850 for $136 after tax.
FYI: Recycle page says ANY STORAGE Device - they accepted an old 128MB USB Flash Drive!
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