Comments on: Best Or Worst Buy

By: michael mooney

michael mooney — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:45:40 +0000

link for “thesecancellations notices” does not go to article.

By: ron demarco

ron demarco — Mon, 28 May 2007 03:02:24 +0000

Best Buy also falsifys, that they match whatever price their competitors
advertisement price is.They now say that they do not accept that also there is a mail in rebate, yet there is no posting anywhere in the store saying such. Oh we haven;t done that for sometime.The store CIRCUIT CITY advertisement says their final price is $39.99 including instant and mail in rebates.BEST BUY SAYS THEY DO NOT RECONIZE THE MAIL IN REBATES???????? IF I WANTED TO BUY THEIR kINGSTON CARD IT WOULD COST ABOUT $64 WHAT A RIP OFF!!!!!! I PLAN TO CONTACT THE FTC.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 24 Feb 2002 06:29:42 +0000

I hope they give everyone the cards they deserve. If you make a mistake, step up to plate and fix it. Don't try to hide behind some hidden exit clause. A website that accepts credit cards is a STORE that is exposed to millions of people via the internet!! They need to quadriple check every price posted!! They're probably paying some minimum wage idiot to do data entry!! So you skimp on quality (workers) you have to pay the price for their mistakes!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Feb 2002 21:26:47 +0000

I LOVE bestbuy, but after hearing some of this stuff for the first time…well…EEEK! Cant be good! If i paid $129 for the card i would be gettin it for 129!! thats false advertisement and its illegal and should be honored. I would take them to court on it if i had to.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Feb 2002 14:01:53 +0000

Best Buy has some shady practices anyway. I used to work there and the way they treat their employees is horrible. I was denied breaks and lunches, even forced to stay late if I didn't sell enough of those damn service protection plans they push on everyone. Give those a read sometimes, you'd be suprised what they don't cover.
Also, there was a big case last year where they were accused of not paying employees for all their hours worked. I was one of them and got a check in the mail over one year after I quit to pay me for time worked.
I try to avoid them at all costs anyway, and this is just another reason why.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Feb 2002 06:36:27 +0000

I first got their visiontek GF3 when it first came out and maybe I'm biased against them now, but that card was a bit flakey and stopped working properly after about a week of regular usage. Had to return it, but good thing the return policy at my retailer's was great.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 12 Feb 2002 01:32:41 +0000

Looks like they mixed up the GEFORCE4 TI 4600 and it's stats with the MX version, which is much lower in pref. If you look at BB's website, it lists 2 MX cards at 129.99 and 179.99. Both prices were the ones being quoted for the TI.
Just a little mess up, but they SHOULD honor their prices for their mess up… had I ordered one, I would one the TI at that price!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Feb 2002 22:55:25 +0000

I have a sneaky suspicion BB was going to sell them for $130 and started to, nVidia or a distributor up the line said, no you can't do that and made them stop so as not to undercut other retailers.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 11 Feb 2002 20:28:32 +0000

Sounds like a (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/23/23892.html) Kodak (or http://www.kodakcamera.co.uk) to me. If the Kodak response was any kind of precedent, Bestbuy will – and should – honor the price advertised. Particurlaly if someone's card was charged.
There were several similar Buy.com fiascos until they learned to be more careful…I understand why Best Buy doesn't want to eat $200 a card, but online retailers need to understand that mistakes – like in B&M – cost money.