Why Best Buy is Going out of Business...Gradually

Post by **Brad** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 1:24 pm

Good article. Sums up a lot of why I don't like going to best buy.

Why Best Buy is Going out of Business...Gradually

http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrydownes ... gradually/

Linkin5 · Post by **Linkin5** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:09 pm

I never understand why anyone gets stuff from Best Buy it is so expensive.

jessep28 · Post by **jessep28** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:24 pm

I like Best Buy. It's nice to have a showroom for my Amazon.com purchases.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:34 pm

Linkin5 wrote:I never understand why anyone gets stuff from Best Buy it is so expensive.

FWIW, they beat NFM on the bigass TV I bought in August. But yes, I generally hate going in there.

Unless HDMI cables marked up 1000% are your deal, of course.

S33 · Post by **S33** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:39 pm

They also have some great deals on laptop power supplies. They carry one brand/model, and it's a "universal" charger, which works half the time and is conveniently priced at just under $100 dollars. :?

Post by **Brad** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:41 pm

Big E wrote:Unless HDMI cables marked up 1000% are your deal, of course.

Can't cox customers get those for free?

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 3:47 pm

Brad wrote:
Big E wrote:Unless HDMI cables marked up 1000% are your deal, of course.
Can't cox customers get those for free?

Yes, right after we pay three times what we should for the actual cable service.

I wish I didn't watch sports. I wouldn't have cable at all.

jessep28 · Post by **jessep28** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 5:07 pm

Monoprice is the place online to get cables.

bigredmed · Post by **bigredmed** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 5:11 pm

We decided to get my Mother a backup camera for her car as a Christmas gift.

I had previously gone to Best Buy for one we obtained for my Dad. At that visit, there were three alternatives and a sales rep that could at least describe the differences between them. Their selection wasn't the best then, but we got the job done.

Last month, at the same store on DECEMBER 23rd, there was one cash register girl, and three sales reps as well as the constant presence of the guy in the yellow shirt who makes it your fault when the item you just bought still alarms as you leave the door. There was no rep in the general area of automotive electronics and they had 1 model and only 1 box of back up camera available. No assistance available.

So, BB, you have crabby people who can't deactivate you theft prevention systems properly, inadequate sales staff (both in number and training), limited selection, and high prices, and we should be surprised that you are losing to Amazon?

Post by **nebugeater** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 5:21 pm

jessep28 wrote:Monoprice is the place online to get cables.

Second, third and fourth this. They are expanding into areas other than cables too and so far have held to their same standard and pricing with what I have experianced

OmahaJaysCU · Post by **OmahaJaysCU** » Thu Jan 05, 2012 6:41 pm

jessep28 wrote:I like Best Buy. It's nice to have a showroom for my Amazon.com purchases.

Ding ding ding!

Omababe · Post by **Omababe** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:42 am

This is a few years old, but if you haven't seen it, it's worth reading and viewing, as it's hilarious.

It involves a well-staged prank played on a certain Best Buy shop a few years back.

http://improveverywhere.com/2006/04/23/best-buy/

Enjoy!

S33 · Post by **S33** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:48 am

Nice. Nobody has a sense of humor anymore. And lol @ the 10 year old girl at the beginning. :lol:

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:03 am

jessep28 wrote:Monoprice is the place online to get cables.

Any experience with them vs NewEgg or SmartHome?

joeglow · Post by **joeglow** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 12:05 pm

Big E wrote:
jessep28 wrote:Monoprice is the place online to get cables.
Any experience with them vs NewEgg or SmartHome?

I have always been happy with http://www.bluejeanscable.com

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Fri Jan 06, 2012 12:38 pm

How many guys dressed as Spiderman can fit in a Jamba Juice?

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