[fwinst]

I stopped shopping at Best Buy 3 years ago. This kind of garbage is one of the many reasons I refuse to return (from EngadgetMobile).

Best Buy Gouges Pre Customers

[jthelman]

I think it's brilliant. Judging by how many people want to camp out for a Pre on this board, I'd charge $1000 each, plus $100 to stand in line.

I'd also have 10 year contracts so that people can lock in a brilliant $60/month to save money over AT&T forever. Remember, it's not that it costs $60 a month, its *saving* money.

Pass the Kool Aid!

[supervillain]

dont buy from best buy. problem solved.

[Pearl_Diva]

Always be informed before shopping at BB and you'll be fine. I never let BB rip me off. I always am sure of what I need or want before I get in the store.

Tha page is down now due to tech difficulties, but when it's up again, I'll read they're trying to do.

[Pioneer]

Seems like it would be cheaper to buy the phone under the cheapest contract, send in for the $100 rebate if you have to get it from the Sprint store, then cancel the contract as soon as the rebate clears.

Play the system.

[twigg]

I hate Best Buy. I feel that they try to rip off customers a lot. I also think that they dont know crap about electronic and have bad customer service. This is just my experience though.

[ImmaSlave4U]

What is your complaint, exactly? We have known that BB will be selling the Pre for $850 w/o a contract ever since they announced they'd officially be selling it. Do tell us how they have "striked again" because I plan on buying the Pre there for $200 w/ contract. Is there something I need go worry about besides low invontory?

[bubbatex]

Quick BB story - bubbatex buys TV for $2200 because BB gives me a good deal, regularly $2800 and it was not on sale. But bubbatex doesn't unwrap it that week due to not having a TV stand. Competitive add in next week's paper has the next version up on sale for $2450, regularly $3400. Bubbatex goes back and says he wants to exchange one purchased for the better one and wants price match. Silly CS calls competitive store, they don't have any in stock but will order it. CS says no can do Mr. Bubbatex. Bubbatex says just a moment and then wheels in (still in the box) $2400 TV and says "return". CS calls manager and says "return" because they followed "policy". Manager stumbles all over himself to kiss bubbatex's rear and get bubbatex the better tv AT the competitive price. Bubbatex likes BB and agrees with The Diva - know what you are doing and BB is a good place to shop.

I am a rewards customer and constantly get great coupons from them. Again, I shop around, never buy extended warranties and always but my big electroincs on their no-interest plans. I have purchased 2 phones from them and returned both as well as tried a few BT headsets and returned them. I have no complaints.

[EeZeEpEe]

What is your complaint, exactly? We have known that BB will be selling the Pre for $850 w/o a contract ever since they announced they'd officially be selling it. Do tell us how they have "striked again" because I plan on buying the Pre there for $200 w/ contract. Is there something I need go worry about besides low invontory?

Yeah Engadget posted this late. It's been known since last Thursday at least.
http://www.precentral.net/best-buy-r...ice-84999-ouch

[akula34]

Quick BB story - bubbatex buys TV for $2200 because BB gives me a good deal, regularly $2800 and it was not on sale. But bubbatex doesn't unwrap it that week due to not having a TV stand. Competitive add in next week's paper has the next version up on sale for $2450, regularly $3400. Bubbatex goes back and says he wants to exchange one purchased for the better one and wants price match. Silly CS calls competitive store, they don't have any in stock but will order it. CS says no can do Mr. Bubbatex. Bubbatex says just a moment and then wheels in (still in the box) $2400 TV and says "return". CS calls manager and says "return" because they followed "policy". Manager stumbles all over himself to kiss bubbatex's rear and get bubbatex the better tv AT the competitive price. Bubbatex likes BB and agrees with The Diva - know what you are doing and BB is a good place to shop.

I am a rewards customer and constantly get great coupons from them. Again, I shop around, never buy extended warranties and always but my big electroincs on their no-interest plans. I have purchased 2 phones from them and returned both as well as tried a few BT headsets and returned them. I have no complaints.

Wow... speaking of yourself in the third person....

[bubbatex]

Wow... speaking of yourself in the third person....

It took a little work, but bubbatex is my third person.....

[tman9476]

BB always tells me they have a price match guarantee in town... if this is true who cares what they have marked as retail. The consumer who purchases $300 overprice deserves to be overcharged. Such are free markets, prices are confined to what the ***** consumer is willing to pay not bargain hunter.

[WebOS Migrant]

BB always tells me they have a price match guarantee in town... if this is true who cares what they have marked as retail. The consumer who purchases $300 overprice deserves to be overcharged. Such are free markets, prices are confined to what the ***** consumer is willing to pay not bargain hunter.

Actually, retail price is relevant in California because here they charge sales tax on the RETAIL price of the item, not on the price after rebates. Thus, if you buy brand new Palm Pre on the morning of June 6 at Best Buy with a 2-year contract, you will pay $199 + a whopping $80.75 (or more depending on the locality) in CA Sales Tax. The State of California then thanks you for your generosity in helping out with the state budget deficit.

[IGoDwnTwn34]

Did Engadget take the Article down?..I didnt see anything.

IGO

[Walter E Kurtz]

Always be informed before shopping at BB and you'll be fine. I never let BB rip me off. I always am sure of what I need or want before I get in the store.

Exactly. If people would just follow this incredibly easy procedure, we wouldn't need threads with titles like this.

[chrissurra]

Best Buy is the biggest irony of a store name ever.

[justpastfinish]

Do you guys remember back in the day when you could buy a video game, ... play it... then take it back because it didn't play (scratched)...

ahh those were the days... damn you best buy!... It hurts to love your electronic goodies so much...

Damn you!

[Eguy]

I will use my trademarked comment for Best Buys posts here:

Best Buy Sucks.

[dsjr2006]

From what I've heard they aren't actually planning to keep that price past phase 1 of the launch, but they supposedly are doing it to prevent the thousands of employees from purchasing them out from under the customers. I've seen many times that when they want to limit sales on a particular product they have a tendency to go crazy with the price; for example, when there was a recall on a particular TV wall mount they changed the price to $999.99 to prevent people from buying it until it could be removed from stores.

[xchpstang]

Actually, retail price is relevant in California because here they charge sales tax on the RETAIL price of the item, not on the price after rebates. Thus, if you buy brand new Palm Pre on the morning of June 6 at Best Buy with a 2-year contract, you will pay $199 + a whopping $80.75 (or more depending on the locality) in CA Sales Tax. The State of California then thanks you for your generosity in helping out with the state budget deficit.

The net price difference, if you live in LA and you happen to follow through and mail in the rebate is about 50 dollars cheaper at Sprint online. This is factoring in the $18 upgrade fee charged when upgrading at Best Buy, even more if you factor in the $36 activation charged if you are new Sprint customer( obviously not charged at Sprint's website). And don't say you just call Sprint and have them waive it. They will do everything possible to avoid waiving this fee so it's not as easy as it once was.