"Mayayana" wrote in news
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"Boris" wrote
| I understand the tactics, and they are used in all industries; tires,
| electronics, carpeting, tools, etc.
|
| I thought I'd chime in with my recent experience at BestBuy (BB), in
which
| the manager confirmed their deceptive tactics.
|
Thanks for that story. It's interesting to know. I've
often found BB to have pretty good prices, but never tried
their price matching guarantee.
We have no Office Depot around here. Staples has
gone increasingly toward high-markup fluff and printer
ink. I used to buy a lot of computer parts there. No
more. (Likewise with BB. Their stock of parts keeps
shrinking as their stock of higher end items increases.
Microcenter has the best prices, but a few years
back they gave me a hard time about a CPU and
motherboard return, with the receipt. Since they're
basically a discount store and don't seem to take
very good care of their stock, I've tried to avoid them
ever since.
So what's left? Amazon. I don't want to give them
business. They're cheap but really just a middleman
and I don't want to help them put everyone else out
of business.
With Amazon,the item descriptons are frequently incorrect. You could end
up with an item that is not as described, like pjp's Walmart story. The
only way to see what you ordered is to open it up. But, Amazon charges a
restocking fee for opened computer items. Yes, you could say the item was
not as described, but they could still deny you, and no matter their
decision, you still have to repack and send back, and find what you want
elsewhere. Not to mention many of the reviews are for the wrong item, and
shipping times are not always achieved. The rose is off Amazon's bud for
me.
When I build, I used to buy computer parts at
TigerDirect. Good service. Informative website. But
they sold out to PC Mall and now they're also just
a middleman. Order 10 parts and they may come
from 10 unknown suppliers.