Best Buy Wouldn't Honor Circuit City Price Match - Blu-ray Forum

HRC · 05-29-2008, 08:01 AM

Apparently the rumors of circuit city filing for bankruptcy has Best Buy watching closely. CC has a TON of bluray on sale for $19.99. BB refused to match that price with Shooter because they have it listed for $34.99 and they said they couldn't sell it under their cost. Bullshit!!!! They were all on the radio's...."Are we still price matching Circuit City?. They are still but they are watching Circuit City's prices carefully.... because of possible clearance sales. I say they screwed me by NOT honoring their policy! Anyway, keep an eye out on CC..... prices may fall shortly. I just went there and paid the 19.99 for Shooter....and a few others.

Zaphod · 05-29-2008, 08:12 AM

Technically BB doesn't have to match anything if it is not listed in print via an ad. The policy states that it has to be an advertised price. BB a lot of the time will make exceptions to this rule but they don't have to match it if it's not in CC ad.

But I always buy an item at CC knowing it is cheaper locally somewhere else and then go to the customer service counter, that way they will match 110% of the difference. Also BB will do the same if only purchased at a BB or BB.com.

supersix4 · 05-29-2008, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Zaphod

Technically BB doesn't have to match anything if it is not listed in print via an ad. The policy states that it has to be an advertised price. BB a lot of the time will make exceptions to this rule but they don't have to match it if it's not in CC ad.

But I always buy an item at BB or CC knowing it is cheaper locally somewhere else and then go to the customer service counter, that way they will match 110% of the difference.

yeah and unless you can find it online/in an ad I doubt most stores would honor it on your word / cell phone pic ... If you had brought them an ad and they still didnt honor it i'd have said BIG TIME Bs

markjdye · 05-29-2008, 11:21 AM

I despise Best Buy. I NEVER buy anything from them. Go elsewhere. Maybe we'll get lucky and they'll go out of business.

CassilineKnight · 05-29-2008, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by HRC

Apparently the rumors of circuit city filing for bankruptcy has Best Buy watching closely. CC has a TON of bluray on sale for $19.99. BB refused to match that price with Shooter because they have it listed for $34.99 and they said they couldn't sell it under their cost. Bullshit!!!! They were all on the radio's...."Are we still price matching Circuit City?. They are still but they are watching Circuit City's prices carefully.... because of possible clearance sales. I say they screwed me by NOT honoring their policy! Anyway, keep an eye out on CC..... prices may fall shortly. I just went there and paid the 19.99 for Shooter....and a few others.

And I say you're just a whiny little witch...

Go to Circuit City and buy the damn movie if the price is more to your liking...theres a reason why you have free will. Exercise it.

ground chuck · 05-29-2008, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Zaphod

Technically BB doesn't have to match anything if it is not listed in print via an ad. The policy states that it has to be an advertised price. BB a lot of the time will make exceptions to this rule but they don't have to match it if it's not in CC ad.

But I always buy an item at BB or CC knowing it is cheaper locally somewhere else and then go to the customer service counter, that way they will match 110% of the difference.

hmmm, interesting, bb has never matched 110% for me, you must be special.

Zaphod · 05-29-2008, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ground chuck

hmmm, interesting, bb has never matched 110% for me, you must be special.

They should...they are supposed to since it is in writing...

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....60&id=cat12098

Whoops I just re-read my post. I should have specified for BB it is same company purchase and CC is competitor's. Sorry for the confusion and lack of clarification...

DetroitSportsFan · 05-29-2008, 01:43 PM

Just go to CC if you have one nearby, which you most likely do. Around here, all BB and CC stores are very close to each other.

RIPSeanTaylor21 · 05-29-2008, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by HRC

Apparently the rumors of circuit city filing for bankruptcy has Best Buy watching closely. CC has a TON of bluray on sale for $19.99. BB refused to match that price with Shooter because they have it listed for $34.99 and they said they couldn't sell it under their cost. Bullshit!!!! They were all on the radio's...."Are we still price matching Circuit City?. They are still but they are watching Circuit City's prices carefully.... because of possible clearance sales. I say they screwed me by NOT honoring their policy! Anyway, keep an eye out on CC..... prices may fall shortly. I just went there and paid the 19.99 for Shooter....and a few others.

HAHAHA i got shooter for 16.99 at COSTCO, CIRCUIT CITY SUX!

richieb1971 · 05-29-2008, 01:53 PM

CC is going bankrupt? Dear dear. Kinda liked that place. I live in the UK now so not a problem.

BB is talking ass as well though. Although its RRP is $35 most places sell it much less than that. On the region coding website there is an axel-music advert selling it for £12.42 or so, thats $23 and thats imported price to the UK.

BB must buy 100,000 copies so I would expect them to make a killing on $35 retail. In the old DVD days I went to a distributor for prices and a DVD that sold for $14 was about $8 to me.

helius · 05-29-2008, 02:04 PM

Maybe they would have matched Wal-Mart's price? They're selling it for $19.96.

dk3dknight · 05-29-2008, 02:06 PM

I never actually seen bb honor that price match system there were always limitations they would not ever respect a frys ad saying that frys did not count nor sams.

Through there is something at bestbuy I want that is very expensive that one day I can hope I can walk in and buy one day.

Robotech collection all 3 seasons, 2,125 minutes, 21 dvds, perhaps one day...

Caligula · 05-29-2008, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by markjdye

I despise Best Buy. I NEVER buy anything from them. Go elsewhere. Maybe we'll get lucky and they'll go out of business.

NO! no american should lose jobs!

DetroitSportsFan · 05-29-2008, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by richieb1971

CC is going bankrupt? Dear dear. Kinda liked that place. I live in the UK now so not a problem.

Not yet, it appears that they are going to be bought by Blockbuster.

Then both will go bankrupt together.

sudbury78 · 05-29-2008, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by markjdye

I despise Best Buy. I NEVER buy anything from them. Go elsewhere. Maybe we'll get lucky and they'll go out of business.

I hope you lose your job. Best Buy is the Greatest store EVER. Buy EVERYTHING from them.

Mxr5150 · 05-29-2008, 02:31 PM

It depends on which one you go too and who is working most of the time.

helius · 05-29-2008, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Caligula

NO! no american should lose jobs!

Believe it or not, when companies go out of business, their employees actually can sometimes find other jobs

quirkmanly · 05-29-2008, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by RIPSeanTaylor21

HAHAHA i got shooter for 16.99 at COSTCO, CIRCUIT CITY SUX!

Wow, I need to shop in your Costco because their prices drop from one thread to another.

dk3dknight · 05-29-2008, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by quirkmanly

Wow, I need to shop in your Costco because their prices drop from one thread to another.

After purchase coupons? perhaps rebates, perhaps costco sends him money for telling people and he reduces that cost from money received.

SellmeyourDVD · 05-29-2008, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by markjdye

I despise Best Buy. I NEVER buy anything from them. Go elsewhere. Maybe we'll get lucky and they'll go out of business.

+1

05-29-2008, 08:01 AM	#1
HRC Senior Member Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:865 Blu-ray reviews:1	Best Buy Wouldn't Honor Circuit City Price Match Apparently the rumors of circuit city filing for bankruptcy has Best Buy watching closely. CC has a TON of bluray on sale for $19.99. BB refused to match that price with Shooter because they have it listed for $34.99 and they said they couldn't sell it under their cost. Bullshit!!!! They were all on the radio's...."Are we still price matching Circuit City?. They are still but they are watching Circuit City's prices carefully.... because of possible clearance sales. I say they screwed me by NOT honoring their policy! Anyway, keep an eye out on CC..... prices may fall shortly. I just went there and paid the 19.99 for Shooter....and a few others.

05-29-2008, 08:12 AM	#2
Zaphod Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2007 Location:A small planet somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse. Blu-ray collection:350 Trading Score:4	Technically BB doesn't have to match anything if it is not listed in print via an ad. The policy states that it has to be an advertised price. BB a lot of the time will make exceptions to this rule but they don't have to match it if it's not in CC ad. But I always buy an item at CC knowing it is cheaper locally somewhere else and then go to the customer service counter, that way they will match 110% of the difference. Also BB will do the same if only purchased at a BB or BB.com. Last edited by Zaphod; 05-29-2008 at 12:15 PM. Reason: Fixed wording

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