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dav3 11-12-2008 05:42 PM
Bye Bye Best Buy

jmk 11-12-2008 06:03 PM
I guess I will be able to pick up a nice cheap TV very soon :)

mynameisjim 11-12-2008 06:08 PM
If I want something I will usually buy it at Best Buy, even if it's more expensive. Maybe I'm just easily amused but I like going out, grabbing something, and bringing it home. Plus, I hate waiting.

What is also hurting is that there is no "must have" new technology. Everyone has an MP3 player and the new ones aren't "must have".

Unless you are encoding video, a computer from 4 years ago is just as fast as one bought today.

Even poor people have flat screen TV's in their houses now.

The only new cool thing is smart phones and people get most of those through their existing carriers.

So an economic slowdown and no "must have" items is not good for sale.

Peaches 11-12-2008 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by MandyBlake (Post 15042540)
can't compete with online stores that don't charge tax.
In most states you're actually SUPPOSED to pay taxes on your online purchases. It's a "use tax" you pay along with your income taxes. Not everyone does it though which is why they are working on laws to pay it when you order something.

Here's the GA info:

http://www.dor.ga.gov/salestax/st3fo...orm_ST3USE.pdf

GTS Mark 11-12-2008 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by directfiesta (Post 15045402)
Warranties are there ONLY profit center ! Salespeople must meet quotas on warranties or else ... hasta la vista baby ....
This is very true, when i worked at sears in college we had quotas to meet on warranty sales. They were all bullshit and I would never endorse them to the customers because they were simply not worth it. Total ripoff!

Sears would return ANYTHING to vendors they just raped people on service plans because they knew it was almost always pure profit.

BVF 11-12-2008 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by MDCQ (Post 15042638)
With big box stores like that they make virtually ZERO profit on their big items. Their profits come from smaller sales and accessories and service plans. That's why you'll always pay more for something like a cable or a connector there than you will online, it's their bread and butter item.
That's stupid reasoning....I bought Grand Theft Auto 4 the other day at Best Buy and they were trying to sell me some service plan in case the game got scratched or something...Fuck that shit, I'll just keep it in the case when I'm not using it.

Jakez 11-12-2008 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Ross (Post 15042615)
I got an insane deal on a 42 inch plasma from Best Buy 2 weeks ago. I'm still sure it must have been a mistake. Its a Full HD Samsung.
How much? I have this TV :)

PornMD 11-12-2008 08:07 PM
One of my best friends worked for Besy Buy for many years, always got shit pay, very little respect from his managers even though he clearly outperformed everyone else and did his job exactly how they wanted, etc. He thankfully works somewhere else now making a lot more money. It's been a while since I've heard his funny stories about how horribly run they are but I'll just say I wouldn't weep for them at all if they collapsed. I've always liked Frys a lot more myself if buying anything in person.

EscortBiz 11-12-2008 10:48 PM
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Originally Posted by PornMD (Post 15046016)
One of my best friends worked for Besy Buy for many years, always got shit pay, very little respect from his managers even though he clearly outperformed everyone else and did his job exactly how they wanted, etc. He thankfully works somewhere else now making a lot more money. It's been a while since I've heard his funny stories about how horribly run they are but I'll just say I wouldn't weep for them at all if they collapsed. I've always liked Frys a lot more myself if buying anything in person.
everyone has a friend that makes fun on how bad his company is run and how stupid his managers are and on how they basically run the whole place and bring in millions in sales and they are not appreciated.

LiveDose 11-12-2008 10:56 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by PussyMan (Post 15042024)
I like to go to Best Buy even if I don't need to buy anything, but Circuit City sucks!!!
Looks like they hired all the rejects from Taco Bell and Bojangles.

Haha so fucking true. What's up with that...:1orglaugh

facialfreak 11-12-2008 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by farkedup (Post 15042774)
yeah but in that $40 cable you have the thinnest layer of gold machines can produce. Where any "expert" can see a major difference (placebo effect)

Is Walmart the place to buy TV's these days? my main tv for watching TV is a 27" sony that is nearly 10 years old. My main movie and game setup is a 720p projector. Where I live I can pull a few HD channels over the air which I send through my computer then over to my xbox.
51 over-priced gold TV cables!


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facialfreak 11-12-2008 11:10 PM
oops ... one too many http

http://www.hottvnews.com/blog_32.shtml



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