Re: Best Buy SUCKS

From: Neal (nbrown12_at_comcast.net)
Date: 12/19/04 

Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 09:39:27 -0700

Jeannie,

I've got to ask this... Have you called your credit card company and
explained the situation. Any time I have had a problem (rare), the credit
card company issues an immediate credit to my account while they
investigate.

Neal
"Laura Gibson" <transpec3@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:hHhxd.213053$5K2.110606@attbi_s03...
> Yes, but during times of the year when certain products are in great
demand,
> like audio/visual, computers, etc, companies will cut their own profit
> margin to make more sales.
>
> Laura G.
>
> "Anne Carle" <acarle@munge.com> wrote in message
> news:66pas0dfeqhnevcjfeqnhtquipnc85soal@4ax.com...
> > On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 22:26:06 -0600, Jeannie Wilson
> > <jwilson421@comcastspamkills.net> wrote:
> >
> > >"Laura Gibson" <transpec3@comcast.net> wrote here for all to
> > >seenews:8U0xd.521879$wV.25725@attbi_s54:
> > >
> > >> Where I live if Circuit City has something of the same on sale
> > >> cheaper, Best Buy will match and visa versa.
> > >
> > >They advertise that here too, but you have to make sure that Circuit
City
> > >has the item in stock. IOW if they run out of it, BB won't price match
> the
> > >identical item. You also have to take in your ad as they won't call or
> > >verify it with Circuit City -but they will verify the item is in stock
> > >there - go figure.
> > And before anyone assumes the other retailer is being "nice" about
> > matching prices...be aware that manufacturers run a deal on something
> > and offer it to ALL their retailers at pretty much the same time. The
> > retailers may choose a different retail price on their deal and may
> > run it at a different time, but what they paid wholesale is likely the
> > very same as what their competitor paid. If CC is selling that deal TV
> > at $499 and BB is selling it at $529 in the same week's ad, BB pretty
> > much knows ahead of time that it's likely that CC is out of stock by
> > mid week and BB won't have to meet that price.
> >
> > There are exceptions, particularly where there are contracts, but for
> > the most part it's the law that a manufacturer must offer the same
> > deal to their retailers to avoid penalties for price-fixing.
> >
> > Anne/OH
>
>

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