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Yavin4

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64. I bought my flat screen from Blockbuster online, and it was cheaper.
Tue Feb 19, 2013, 11:53 AM
Feb 2013

I had it shipped to the same store and saved on shipping. Then, I just went in and picked it up.

I read "Shrooming" for good and thought NightWatcher Feb 2013 #1
Can you imagine dropping shrooms amongst those big flat screen TVs??? Yavin4 Feb 2013 #62
3D TV While shroomed!! IADEMO2004 Feb 2013 #76
"Excuse me, sir, you're melting all over the High Def Camcorders" Warren DeMontague Feb 2013 #97
I prefer your version! Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #100
They've always pricematched for me without hassle. I was a showroomer. I actually buy from them Ed Suspicious Feb 2013 #2
My problem is they dont want to match the price on their own website in the store DJ13 Feb 2013 #3
At one point, Best Buy had a fake website JPZenger Feb 2013 #49
omg obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #53
They tried to pull that same scam on me. EOTE Feb 2013 #66
Whenever a customer asks for it? Why not have their computers scanning prices ... GodlessBiker Feb 2013 #4
Because they want as much money as they can get. MADem Feb 2013 #30
Ok, I am NOT a big box store fan Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #52
Granny doesn't have a smartphone. Or a computer. Her TV set is an old RCA. MADem Feb 2013 #68
Why should they give anyone the lowest price Shivering Jemmy Feb 2013 #69
I know how to find the lowest price, but I'm not going to patronize them because they are MADem Feb 2013 #71
Because that's the basis for getting repeat customers NickB79 Feb 2013 #77
Thank you--that's my view, too. When they treat you--and everyone else too--right, you MADem Feb 2013 #84
So all stores "rip you off"? Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #80
They'll keep going broke, too, I'll wager, if they have management that thinks like you. MADem Feb 2013 #81
Gosh, where did I say Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #89
You perhaps don't know that there are people here in the USA who live MADem Feb 2013 #93
I get the feeling you think I must be one of these rich people Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #106
Try being eighty and living on a social security check. That's real poverty--you don't get MADem Feb 2013 #111
As I said, Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #126
A child's benefit, though scant, is often more than what these people live on, depending on the MADem Feb 2013 #127
So, i was poor, but not poor enough for your liking? Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #131
Plenty live on far less, you know. If they are in subsidized housing, their check is reduced. MADem Feb 2013 #133
So, to answer my own question Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #137
No. But your poverty did not teach you compassion. MADem Feb 2013 #138
Who are you to judge my compassion? Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #141
I can only judge you by the words you type, and the sentiments you express. MADem Feb 2013 #144
More complicated than that Spike89 Feb 2013 #145
Well, the point that I am making is that there's two tier pricing happening here. MADem Feb 2013 #146
You're right, but this actually helps that 2-tier problem Spike89 Feb 2013 #148
And yet Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #87
"Caveat emptor" has been the law of the land since 1523. Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #90
I don't live in the jungle--I'm a Democrat and I live in the United States of America. MADem Feb 2013 #128
News for you Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #129
Ah yes, abandon hope, all ye who enter here. MADem Feb 2013 #130
That is ONE definition, but not a requirement. Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #132
Go visit the People's Republic of North Korea, and then get back to me about how awful we are. MADem Feb 2013 #134
Right. And that changes the fact Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #136
You are very young. Go see the world. Learn. nt MADem Feb 2013 #139
I am 52, have lived in two countries, Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #142
I'm shocked. MADem Feb 2013 #143
No--Granny bought her TV in the seventies, when she was still working. MADem Feb 2013 #94
I still have a TV in one room from the early 1980's Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #101
No--Granny relies on the bus to take her to the mall, now. MADem Feb 2013 #104
I yield Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #107
I do not have a "superior knowledge of all things" but I have seen elderly people MADem Feb 2013 #112
Granny still clips coupons and reads the weekly circulars, however ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2013 #108
Not if she can't afford a paper. MADem Feb 2013 #109
I think you are actually minimizing what most elderly people can do on a fixed budget. ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2013 #110
No, I am not. MADem Feb 2013 #114
I'm not talking about the actual money aspect ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2013 #116
I AM talking about the money aspect, which very often PREVENTS Granny from MADem Feb 2013 #118
Whatever ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2013 #119
I will not resort to a childish fit of pique because I find your POV obtuse and unkind. MADem Feb 2013 #122
My point exactly, however Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #115
I've seen so many elderly folks outwit people far younger at getting good deals ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2013 #117
Precisely Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #123
I have an old tube set from the ancient early 2000's!!! ProudToBeBlueInRhody Feb 2013 #124
We moved our old tube 1980's edition set to the basement Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #125
I am not generalizing--I see this every day. MADem Feb 2013 #120
Because price differentiation allows them to pay employees and leases jberryhill Feb 2013 #32
The only time I ever did something like that was in Boston Warpy Feb 2013 #5
is that really the same thing ? JI7 Feb 2013 #11
Yes, that's the problem with buying online. Warpy Feb 2013 #14
we got a 3d tv and a 3d bly ray player from amazon.com d_r Feb 2013 #21
That qualifies as DOA since it fried itself in the first 24 hours Warpy Feb 2013 #22
LG is generally a pretty good brand davidpdx Feb 2013 #95
yeah, the lg tv has been great d_r Feb 2013 #98
We just bought our first HD flatscreen TV in 2011 davidpdx Feb 2013 #99
Costco brick & mortar will take back stuff ordered online csziggy Feb 2013 #34
Why not continue to showroom House of Roberts Feb 2013 #6
don't you have to pay sales tax on products you order also ? JI7 Feb 2013 #12
In some cases House of Roberts Feb 2013 #15
Actually, in all cases. jeff47 Feb 2013 #54
So you break the law and don't pay use tax? joeglow3 Feb 2013 #73
Yes Sgent Feb 2013 #24
I got best but to take off the equivalent of sales tax... Coyote_Tan Feb 2013 #43
Why are trying to avoid taxes? Dreamer Tatum Feb 2013 #61
As long as sales tax can be avoided... tritsofme Feb 2013 #7
in many states, that's not legal. unblock Feb 2013 #26
And the next time you blow a tire on a pot hole, or need EMS, or your kid's school's roof leaks... politicat Feb 2013 #39
Pocket change. It's the multimillion dollars in profits that companies don't pay taxes on, RC Feb 2013 #55
No sales tax here in Oregon at all. It is a regressive form of taxation after all. Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #46
Wouldn't you have to find a salesperson u4ic Feb 2013 #8
as it is now you have to go to the service desk. mopinko Feb 2013 #25
We must ooze money pheromones, then... politicat Feb 2013 #38
I've heard from a number of people u4ic Feb 2013 #147
Still boycotting them over their anti-gay donations. n/t Ian David Feb 2013 #9
I would be careful, some companies like Wal*Mart sell proprietary electronics and can have.. Tikki Feb 2013 #10
Reminds me of Crazy Eddie. Anyone remember him? aikoaiko Feb 2013 #13
Heard him on the radio only. Didn't something bad happen to him marybourg Feb 2013 #20
"His prices are INSANE!" musette_sf Feb 2013 #23
He advertised on one of the original superstations. WOR? maybe? TheManInTheMac Feb 2013 #42
I hope it works out wilt the stilt Feb 2013 #16
There is still the sales tax issue (in most states) Motown_Johnny Feb 2013 #17
amazon is having to charge sales tax in more and more states d_r Feb 2013 #19
Georgia just now put its foot down on all online sales taxes. RebelOne Feb 2013 #70
I remember years ago d_r Feb 2013 #18
I get most of my equipment from NewEgg. lpbk2713 Feb 2013 #27
I'm a reverse showroomer riverwalker Feb 2013 #28
Me too! abelenkpe Feb 2013 #29
Well, now I'm just going to 'showroom' for the hell of it RedCappedBandit Feb 2013 #31
And yet... when I try to buy something at Best Buy I usually leave empty handed Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2013 #33
Best Buy claims you can buy online and pick up at the store csziggy Feb 2013 #35
Did you wait for them to send you the email that the item was pulled? DotGone Feb 2013 #37
Yes, had the email. Nope they had not pulled the order. csziggy Feb 2013 #40
I had the exact opposite. Sheldon Cooper Feb 2013 #44
It is probably the local store csziggy Feb 2013 #65
You can and I have done that tabbycat31 Feb 2013 #57
Best Buy has 2 problems: Terrible staff and returns aren't 100% of price. lindysalsagal Feb 2013 #36
Most electronics stores have the restocking fee for some items. LeftyMom Feb 2013 #50
That's understandable but they'll charge the fee even if the return was the same day. Gormy Cuss Feb 2013 #79
They got rid of that fee, supposedly, but they shortened the return time. MADem Feb 2013 #82
Hmm... Interesting strategy, but I don't showroom. I watch youtube and pick the lowest price ecstatic Feb 2013 #41
Probably a huge paragraph of fine print to go with it durablend Feb 2013 #45
I avoid Best Buy for a number of reasons Mopar151 Feb 2013 #47
If the employees knew what they were talking about, that would be a step in the right direction Maeve Feb 2013 #48
They don't bother to train anybody, because their pay is shitty and their turnover is high. LeftyMom Feb 2013 #51
That's my complaint Jeff In Milwaukee Feb 2013 #56
We just made a major purchase at Best Buy Greybnk48 Feb 2013 #58
Here's the online retailers they'll match (this could be good): sir pball Feb 2013 #59
i don't like the 30 day return limit. i'm a bad procrastinator. ellenfl Feb 2013 #67
You will like it even less now, as they have cut that to fifteen days. MADem Feb 2013 #83
i know. how's office depot/max? i usually buy online but that doesn't help my community. eom ellenfl Feb 2013 #102
I don't know, but if you can shop at a Costco, they give to Dem candidates. MADem Feb 2013 #103
i know. however that doesn't help me much with my computer accessory purchases. eom ellenfl Feb 2013 #105
They'll match CircuitCity.com? Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2013 #121
The big chains used to get their own model numbers, so you couldn't use price matching JPZenger Feb 2013 #60
I believe mattress stores do the same thing. nt Skip Intro Feb 2013 #63
I bought my flat screen from Blockbuster online, and it was cheaper. Yavin4 Feb 2013 #64
I just had a nice price match on a Blue Yeti microphone at Staples... SidDithers Feb 2013 #72
Threads like this are useful because DonCoquixote Feb 2013 #74
Well, Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #78
Geez, that's the first time I've been "accused" (and thank you very much) of being MADem Feb 2013 #85
let me clarify DonCoquixote Feb 2013 #91
I completely took your meaning--no worries! MADem Feb 2013 #92
Wait, you're supposed to *buy* things at stores?! Prism Feb 2013 #75
Best Buy is such a piece of shit company why would anyone even walk in a store? DainBramaged Feb 2013 #86
Going there tomorrow Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #88
Because the salespeople are local Greybnk48 Feb 2013 #113
Precisely Sherman A1 Feb 2013 #135
I think in the long run Best Buy along with JC Penny's and Sears davidpdx Feb 2013 #96
They've been matching prices of brick and mortar stores for more than a year. TexasBushwhacker Feb 2013 #140
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