F**k you Best Buy

[accident]

This is why You should Build your own computer,and look at a black screen all day that

You show me how to build a laptop and i'll be all over it.

[xxx-Lost-Soul-xxx]

This is why You should Build your own computer,and look at a black screen all day that

[accident]

Another scam type of thing they do is show a lower price on the internet, but at the store, the same product will be higher. I've seen this several times. All you have to do is tell them it was cheaper online and they will give it to you for that price, but why should you have to ask?

Like Josh said, I only go there when I need something NOW and can't wait for it to get here in the mail.

do site2store, it's free.

[Desaevious]

Last time I went there was to get some laptop combo with printer, mouse and some other crap. I didnt want the add ons but I figured I could sell it on Craigs cause the laptop itself was nice. Turns out the "combo" deal was out of stock even though I see all the pieces around the store, they told me I can buy the laptop for the package price, it just wouldn't come with all the package accessories, just the laptop.

Because the printer, software, and other things come off with promo codes/coupon codes/instant savings that are shaven off when you buy the computer with it. So you do get a "combo deal"/"bundle" for a cheaper price than buying it separately when you get it altogether. It might also be in rebates that makes it cheaper. Where I work, Staples, we don't offer "bundles." We say "This HP computer is 529.99 with a $30 manufactorer rebate. You can get a printer free after a rebate (it varies) if you buy a computer, but you are still paying for it plus tax in store." Same with Norton and other shit, we take money off the software when you buy it with a computer.

[equate975]

the problem with these stupid warranties is the cost of laptops/computers has come down a LOT. if my wifes laptop were to die, I could buy another one for a little more than the cost of a warranty extension. Even if you used the extension, you still have a 3 year old computer that could have been replaced by a faster/better computer for the same cost or maybe $100 more. There's just no economic justification unless you're spending $2k on an uber machine, but the average ma & pa (who are buying a $500 laptop, maybe) get suckered by pushy sales people and scary stories.

How many of those same people pay EB Games the extra $20 or whatever for disk scratch protection? what a joke!

Yeah you are right. If you buy a $500 laptop then it's probably not worth it to spend $250 on a warranty. The prices for a warranty depend on the price range of the laptop. $250 IIRC is from $599-$1199, I could be wrong though, I don't really work sales.

I keep any computer I have for about 3 years give or take. If one were to spend $250 on a warranty, then deduct the cost of a battery that I will kill in under 2 years, there's not much left. Say a battery is $100 (A real one not a ebay chinese one), you still have $150 invested. Just looking at the cost of a laptop HDD, which is completely reasonable to blow in under 3 years, you can knock a big chunk out of that $150. What remains would be a good deal for accidental damage.

[e34john]

Last time I went there was to get some laptop combo with printer, mouse and some other crap. I didnt want the add ons but I figured I could sell it on Craigs cause the laptop itself was nice. Turns out the "combo" deal was out of stock even though I see all the pieces around the store, they told me I can buy the laptop for the package price, it just wouldn't come with all the package accessories, just the laptop.

[Ryan Stewart]

that store is hardly ever the "the best buy" around....

convenience and that's about it

During some of the sales they can compete with on-line suppliers, especially on the big ticket items. Their margins are nothing on those items. They do get you on the accessories but its a convenience fee because you cant easily go get all of that random shit in one place. Are people in here bitching about a 65 cent snickers from a vending machine when they sell for 1/3rd that at Sams?

As for the corrale: just move the rope, its what I do. Its not like they are going to refuse your money.

[AndrewBird]

Another scam type of thing they do is show a lower price on the internet, but at the store, the same product will be higher. I've seen this several times. All you have to do is tell them it was cheaper online and they will give it to you for that price, but why should you have to ask?

Like Josh said, I only go there when I need something NOW and can't wait for it to get here in the mail.

[accident]

That's actually not quite so fucked up.

If they are a member of (what ever organization it is) they actually come out and "tune" the TV. Hook up a giant optical sensor to the screen, hooked up to a laptop, and set it up according to the THX guidelines.

Around here only the small, bad boy independent shops do it. And for a cost of around $350.

This. If you get a tech who knows what the fuck they're doing they'll tune the TV pretty well. Geek Squad is a joke, their home theater department is pretty decent.

[z31maniac]

They tried to sell me a $499 optimizations for the LCD TV we bought. I laughed so hard I think I offended them. Oh well.

That's actually not quite so fucked up.

If they are a member of (what ever organization it is) they actually come out and "tune" the TV. Hook up a giant optical sensor to the screen, hooked up to a laptop, and set it up according to the THX guidelines.

Around here only the small, bad boy independent shops do it. And for a cost of around $350.

[kishg]

geez.. i can't believe people fall for this crap.. optimize, what a joke..

[drift]

Welcome to U.S.A. ;)

[ak-]

My friend stole MW2 and the new Forza from them if that makes anyone feel better..
Idk how he did it, he told me like a week ago.

[Streichholzschächtelchen]

fuck em I got a slow assed optimized computer and it was missing a cable when I got it. The monitor that was part of the package didn't even want to work with my computer, or so I though. Bad graphics card. They tried to get me to pay for it but I told em off and they just swapped a card in for me right then and there rather than me raising hell and going somewhere else. Fuck em to hell. There may be some nice people working at best buy but as a company they're jackasses looking for a class action lawsuit.

[e30pwr]

and this is why when i was gifted best buy gift cards, i sold those bitches for cash.

they also had issues a few years back here in ATL stores with combining gift cards. The rents were given them by parents to help buy tv/electronics and they couldn't combine the two or three $200 giftcards to pay for the $1000 tv my old man wanted.

tl:dr - bestbuy is ftmfl