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Originally Posted by HighwayStar 
Best Buy does price match too. I had to speak with a manager but they price matched an offer Radio Shack had going on ONLINE for me on an IN STORE purchase. But again my experience might be a one off.
Best Buy does price match too. I had to speak with a manager but they price matched an offer Radio Shack had going on ONLINE for me on an IN STORE purchase. But again my experience might be a one off.
Last time I tried to get something price matched from Amazon, they flat out refused and said they don't price match online items.
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Originally Posted by b3machi7ke
Yes, I did pick one example because I don't have time to compare all products and all prices. I admitted it was one item, and I realize that there are items BB overcharges for. I don't think I ever said BB has the best prices and the most knowledgeable people and is the best company ever. The point I was making (and this happens in other areas of life, not just this situation) is that people are quick to write something off, or make sweeping generalizations, based off of one bad experience, or a friend of a friend's bad experience.
The point is, I just don't understand the hatred and disdain people have for BestBuy because they don't have geniuses working for them and are trying to turn a profit. But whatever, arguing in favor of BestBuy is like trying to argue in favor of a Dodge truck to a Chevy owner, or in favor of an iPhone over an Android-based phone...Once people have their bias, the majority of the time that's how it will stay, so I suppose I should leave this thread before I get tarred and feathered for my wife owning an iPhone and me driving a Ram truck
Yes, I did pick one example because I don't have time to compare all products and all prices. I admitted it was one item, and I realize that there are items BB overcharges for. I don't think I ever said BB has the best prices and the most knowledgeable people and is the best company ever. The point I was making (and this happens in other areas of life, not just this situation) is that people are quick to write something off, or make sweeping generalizations, based off of one bad experience, or a friend of a friend's bad experience.
The point is, I just don't understand the hatred and disdain people have for BestBuy because they don't have geniuses working for them and are trying to turn a profit. But whatever, arguing in favor of BestBuy is like trying to argue in favor of a Dodge truck to a Chevy owner, or in favor of an iPhone over an Android-based phone...Once people have their bias, the majority of the time that's how it will stay, so I suppose I should leave this thread before I get tarred and feathered for my wife owning an iPhone and me driving a Ram truck
Here's one example of Best Buy's overpriced items.
I stopped shopping at Best Buy based on 3 negative experiences involving returns.
I found it to be far too stressful to get them to honor the warranty from the Service Plan I paid extra for. If an item stops working 1 day, and you are within the 3 years, they have to either A) Replace it with the exact item, or B) Replace it with an item of similar value. This is stated clearly within the Service Plan's terms and conditions.
I noticed when it came to B, they forced a $100 LESSER value item on me, on a $300 purchase that's 1/3 of the price they wanted to screw me over on.
Basically, I bought a $300 All In One Office Printer, a year later it stopped working. I went to return it, and they would only give me a $200 printer, that didn't have all the features such as Fax that the $300 printer had.
When I'm trying to get them to honor THEIR warranty, the last thing that should happen is for it to turn into a screaming match with the MANAGER, and I shouldn't have to spend 3 hours arguing with their staff and managers just to get them to do the right thing.
Eventually, I walked out with the $300 printer which I should've gotten from the get go. The whole thing left a bad taste in my mouth, and I had no desire to shop there again. That was back in 2008.
Reason enough for ya?
Why would I want to continue to shop at a place that REQUIRES you to buy a service plan with all your purchases, ( because based on previous experiences, they won't help you unless you have a service plan ) and when they do have to honor that service plan, they make life very difficult for you?
A lot of people have had many similar experiences, and have stopped shopping there as well.
Edited by 2010rig - 8/22/12 at 3:42pm
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On a side note if I were asked that question as a salesmen I would have lolled hard. Just find a monitor with a higher resolution to get a higher pitch within a set size. Actually I love when I customer comes in and spouts basic knowledge about PC's. "I BUILD PC's DOOOOOOD." That's when I get into logic gates, organic processing and quantum physics 
