Yeah but you're going to have to go down to the super busy store and do it anyway... but then again, you could always return it if you didn't make it down there black Friday...
can i buy the items a couple of days before friday and do price match at that day?
Originally posted by: CasmirRadon
In your signature.....
Originally posted by: outsiderGT
Anyone know more about that Toshiba laptop? Sounds like a good X-mas present..
Originally posted by: Heinrich
Originally posted by: outsiderGT
Anyone know more about that Toshiba laptop? Sounds like a good X-mas present..
This is the closest thing I could find
Toshiba Laptop possible
The one in the link is 1.5 but the rest fits.
Note the vomitous 32 MB shared Intel graphics.
RICHFIELD, Minn., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Big box electronics retailer Best Buy wants to run off customers who contribute nothing to profits, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
Known as devils, such customers typically buy products, apply for rebates, return the purchases and then buy them back at returned-merchandise discounts. They load up on severely discounted merchandise designed to boost store traffic, then flip the goods at a profit on eBay. Devils, who acccount for about 100 million of the store's 500 million customer visits yearly, slap down rock-bottom price quotes from Web sites and demand that Best Buy make good on its lowest-price pledge.
Angels, on the other hand, are customers who boost profits by snapping up high-definition televisions, portable electronics and newly released DVDs without waiting for markdowns or rebates.
This year, Best Buy is stocking more merchandise and providing more appealing service to attract angels. To deter devils, it's cutting back on promotions and sales tactics that tend to draw them and culling them from marketing lists.
Add-ons is something required by the corporation. Just like when they offer you the extended warrenty plans, they dont get commission, but they are required to sell it, and if they dont sell any, a manger see's 0% next to the person's name and comes and bitches. the extended warrenty plan is pure profit for the company. only about 5% of the plans purchased are ever actually used. so just like the extended warrenty the add-on sales are required by the associate.Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
Originally posted by: CasmirRadon
Roughly 3 years ago when I worked in the Media department of Best Buy, PS2s were a huge sale item for that christmas season, I remember a particular manager (who was representative of every manager I knew there) explaining to us that there was NO excuse for letting someone walk out the door with a PS2 without also selling them at least 3 games, 4 controllers +multi-tap, 2 memory cards, and anything else we could dump on top. I tried figuring out a way to tell someone they couldn't live without 4 controllers and 2 memory cards... but honestly, I'm just not very evil so I didn't (not like I got commision).
That's the most F'ed-up part of BestBuy's whole scheme - they put pressure on these (usually young and inexperienced) retail salespeople, to put pressure on the customers to purchase these "extras", and yet, they don't even get commission bonuses for it! It's like BestBuy the corporation wants to get those same sorts of sales benefits, but not pay their salespeople to get them.
Honestly, speaking on behalf of the people that have to work at a place like that, I would actually probably feel better about it, if they were on commission, because they would be making more money. But the problem is appearances, by not actually being on commission, they can push their sleazy used-car-salesperson tactics on customers, and not appear sleazy, because they can answer honestly when asked if they are on commission or not. But the managers get bonuses based on monthly ratings in their depts. for selling PSPs, etc., so effectively, the managers are on commission, whether or not it is stated explicitly.
More experiences sales personally would never stand for that treatment anyways, but most of them are still in HS, and don't know any better, from my experience.
Originally posted by: chrisbtx
Originally posted by: Vcize
Seriously, what retarded marketing person came up with the idea that having a sale would end up selling non-sale items? When I see an ad for something I want on sale, I go in to the buy that. If I wanted something else, I'd get it when I wanted it.
Honestly I can't remember the last time I walked into Best Buy for some $10 blank dvd's deal and though to myself "hmmm, plasma TV's, I haven't bought one of those lately."
There are two reasons I can think of that the marketing people get this idea from:
The first one is accessories... like when a sale is on for a dvd burner, printer, or something of the like (this doesn't apply for your example, as in things that don't really require accessories don't help out much). They expect the customer to come in and get the dvd burner (this will be my example, because it works best to illustrate) and get the blank cd/dvd spindle deal as well as some cd/dvd labels. For those out there who are scared to go into their computers, more profit will be earned through those customers paying the store to install them. A lot of potential profit from one sale item, right? (with printers you'd have regular/photo paper, a usb cable, ink, etc....)
It's also the small stuff that is where those marketing people get the idea from. Many people (not members of forums like these obviously) are weak and give in to impulse buying. They bank on people walking into the store and either seeing things that they like while on the way to the sale item, on the way back from it to the register, or while waiting in line, and make an impulse purchase. And there are also the people that walk into the store and go "Oh yeah... I forgot that I'm low on batteries/paper/dvdr's/etc." Basic idea is that the customer will get it eventually somewhere, but most people would rather just get it all at one place, so they try to get them to come to their store to get what all they are needing. I can't justify driving 10-20 minutes to a different place to save a couple of bucks, because a good deal of that savings is lost in the cost of gas in order to get there (most people don't seem to take gas into account), so I would go ahead and get everything I was needing at the same place so long as it was a reasonable price difference.
That's just my view on the matter....
JVC Digital Camcorder GRD22US $299.99 - $70 IR - $30 MIR = $199.99 (6191541)
Originally posted by: DestruyaUR
Good, their specials suck this year - one less place to sit outside.
I don't see this deal in the list...?Originally posted by: skunkbuster
Emachine Athlon XP 2800+ Computer w/ 15" LCD -- $349.99
looks ok... i just wonder how many rebates are involved..
Originally posted by: Gibson486
Apex 27" Television $89.99
Anyone know anything about that tv?
Also, if i buy it before that friday to ensure i can get this deal, I could price match, right?