here's the list, really hope my refusal to even go into their stores contributed to this. i hate Best Buy, hoping they close them all.
rick_reno Cream of the Crop 44,642 posts Likes: 134 Joined Dec 2010 More info | Apr 21, 2012 19:13 | #1 here's the list, really hope my refusal to even go into their stores contributed to this. i hate Best Buy, hoping they close them all.
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icencold Senior Member ![]() 576 posts Likes: 2 Joined May 2011 Location: Clifton, New Jersey More info | Apr 21, 2012 20:03 | #2 Good find Rick Kris
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mannetti21 Goldmember ![]() More info | Apr 21, 2012 20:33 | #3 I used to love going to BestBuy, until CircuitCity went out of business and they started charging the highest prices of any retail store. IMO they provide no competition that is valuable to the consumers. Anybody with an ounce of common sense will buy online to get the best price, outside of needing last minute gifts when shipping would take too long. ---------------
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Bad Habit Goldmember ![]() 2,102 posts Gallery: 53 photos Likes: 160 Joined Apr 2011 Location: If I'm not here, I must be someplace else More info | Apr 21, 2012 20:41 | #4 rick_reno wrote in post #14305253 ![]() here's the list, really hope my refusal to even go into their stores contributed to this. i hate Best Buy, hoping they close them all.
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isoMorphic Goldmember ![]() 2,090 posts Joined May 2008 More info | Apr 21, 2012 21:00 | #5 mannetti21 wrote in post #14305555 ![]() I used to love going to BestBuy, until CircuitCity went out of business and they started charging the highest prices of any retail store. Same here my family spent a great deal in Best Buy that now goes mostly to Amazon, Sams Club and Lowes.
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liupublic Goldmember 1,114 posts Likes: 2 Joined Mar 2009 Location: Tempe AZ More info | Apr 21, 2012 21:44 | #6 Phoenix area still has a couple of Frys electronics around. Otherwise, all my shopping would be on the net. Still learning
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kenjancef Goldmember ![]() More info | If I need something small, and need it quick, I'll hit a Best Buy. I walk in, grab, pay, and get the hell out. Big stuff goes to Amazon and such.
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D. Vance Goldmember ![]() 4,163 posts Likes: 12 Joined Jan 2011 Location: VA More info | Apr 21, 2012 21:51 | #8
I wonder if the video editors on The Titanic ever went, "Sorry, I can't right now. I'm busy synching the Titanic..."
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Apr 22, 2012 00:56 | #9 The internet hatchet claims another head. http://www.ronbaileyphotography.com/
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Jericobot Cream of the Crop ![]() 5,128 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jun 2010 Location: preppingforthetrumpets More info | Apr 22, 2012 05:23 | #10 I actually like best buy, their online prices for a lot of stuff is equivalent to amazon and other online stores including most photography stuff. I do agree that their customer service at times blows wads α7ii + (batis 25 f2 / zeiss 55 f1,8 / macro 90 f2,8)
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Apr 22, 2012 07:32 | #11 Hate to see them close. Any loss of competition is bad for consumers.
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Thorrulz Goldmember ![]() More info | Apr 22, 2012 08:24 | #12 I went to the local BestBuy about 2 months ago in dire need of a pc. I usually build all my own pc's due to the price/performance/quality/savings issues. Well after going over the specs on their display pc's the only one they had comparable to my currently on the fritz one was an i7 with 12gigs of ram. I was pressed for time due to having to get a recent photoshoot processed and delivered and didn't want to have to go through all the ordering parts and assembling, then loading all the software from scratch. Flickr
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isoMorphic Goldmember ![]() 2,090 posts Joined May 2008 More info | Apr 22, 2012 08:36 | #13 Jericobot wrote in post #14307193 ![]() their online prices for a lot of stuff is equivalent to amazon Maybe if you consider 1/3 more being equivalent.
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bobbyz Cream of the Crop 20,374 posts Likes: 3187 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA More info | Apr 22, 2012 08:41 | #14 the one closing here in east Palo alto is not that old store. Never been there as there is one very close to my house. Bad for overall economy as lot of folks will loose jobs. Well the ceo also got the boot but he will still collect his big paycheck. I don't know what they teaching is US business schools. It just wasn't like this when I moved to this great country. 5dmk3, 35L, 85L II, 300mm f2.8 IS I, 400mm f5.6
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isoMorphic Goldmember ![]() 2,090 posts Joined May 2008 More info | Apr 22, 2012 08:58 | #15 bobbyz wrote in post #14307631 ![]() Bad for overall economy as lot of folks will loose jobs. For every BB that closes 8-10 small stores can fill it's shoes and create even more jobs. They don't have that many associates in the stores anymore anyway. My side of the pond you are lucky if they have more then one register open. I'd say there are less then twenty people at any given time working in my local Best Buy. In comparisin my photography store that was like 1/100th the size most often had four knowledgeable people working.
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