Best Buy price matches Amazon’s prices. So I can “kick the tires”, and buy the product immediately w/o paying shipping or waiting two weeks for Amazon to ship my order.
They have some hellacious deals on flat screen TVs right now.
Smart. I've wondered the same thing. I see middle-aged parents roaming around stores with their kids, asking basic questions about printer functions or networking, and wonder - how will these people buy on-line?
I have become kind of sickened by Amazon. So I re-discovered a great feature of Best Buy. The company WILL MATCH the Amazon price.
I recently found a blu ray player on Amazon that was selling for about $90. The Best Buy was seeking $115 for it. Best Buy MATCHED the price.
I got the player the same day, and I supported a local business. Icing on cake: Jeff Bezos got nothing.
when it comes to high dollar items, I want to actually see it/feel it/measure it.
I can’t do good product research from a thumbnail on a website.
They leased floor space to companies. Everything in Best Buy that isn’t a kiosk is a loss leader that gives them a “rounded” stock to bring you in. Basically they’re now a mall.
another reason they have made is is because they offer the geek squad service- loads of people don’t know how to maintain their computers, and will simply call geek squad to come fix it for them
Best Buy is installing the same online order picking systems that Amazon has. The electronic product sorting shelves make online shopping work well. Bezo is not as ahead of the curve these days.
Best Buy is the worst retailer in the world. Yes, even worse than Sears. I haven’t been in a Best Buy in the last 5 years and can’t see ever returning.
BestBuy shows some serious savoir faire!
amazon.com, yes
walmart.com, yes, like their in-store pickup
bestbuy.com, no so much
When people shell out a thousand bucks or more for a flat screen TV, they pick it up and handle it themselves.
You gonna trust a USPS goober to not throw this Amazon package on your porch?
My son is a corporate bankruptcy attorney and used to live in an apartment overlooking the Best Buy headquarters. He joked that he was waiting for the buzzards to start circling.
I love Best Buy, and know the sales people well. They remember my name, know what I like, are low pressure (no commissions) and extremely knowledgeable. Their prices are great and their open box surprises are sometimes a steal.
If you don’t need the very latest machinery, their refurbished and open box site can provide some good deals. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/electronics/outlet-refurbished-clearance/pcmcat142300050026.c?id=pcmcat142300050026
They will ship from anywhere in their store system that has the item on the shelf.
Smartest thing they did was expand their cell phone service...it’s nice going in and getting a new phone and then having someone completely set it up AND often get up to hundreds in store credit as well.