"the project is a test to gauge the market and see if a chain of stores would be profitable."

"We want to see if the business model we've destroyed with online retail will just magically work better when we do it."

What is it with these retarded ideas? Netflix's Qwikster-blunder, BoA's debit card use charge, Verizon's "convenience fee", and now this?

Dear Retarded-Ass Companies,

I promise you that if you pay me HALF of what you are paying whatever imbeciles you have in charge of these decisions, I will deliver ideas that are only HALF as retarded. Big savings all-around.

DanZero: [img.photobucket.com image 504x497]

I'm not sure how people can't handle Best Buy. Is it really that hard? I read reviews online from a few different sites, compare products, narrow it down to 2 or 3, and then go to Best Buy, pick up my product, pay for it and walk out the door.

Of course there are two things I will never buy there:

Computers

Cables

Computers come loaded with a lot of bullshiat, I build my own. Cables are something you should only buy from either monoprice or deep surplus. Example: I bought 2 9' HDMI cables with ferrules at the end and gold connectors for about $3.50 each from monoprice. Same thing at BB or WalMart would cost $30 for a single 6' foot cable.

Knowing Amazon, they'll put RFID scanners throughout the store, scanning anyone with a 'Smart Chip' in their credit/debit cards, and they will say that it is their right to sell any of this data that they collect.

Have fun.

Manfred J. Hattan: Mikey1969: DanZero: [img.photobucket.com image 504x497]

I'm not sure how people can't handle Best Buy. Is it really that hard? I read reviews online from a few different sites, compare products, narrow it down to 2 or 3, and then go to Best Buy, pick up my product, pay for it and walk out the door.

Of course there are two things I will never buy there:

Computers

Cables

Computers come loaded with a lot of bullshiat, I build my own.

I don't build my own computers. Three times Best Buy didn't have the computer in stock that either their web site or one of the reputable deal sites said they had. I march in there ready with the reviews and a couple alternatives but every time the alternatives were $100 or more above the deal they advertised but didn't have. In two of those cases they even had the display model of the computer I wanted still on the floor, just none in stock. (Can I have that one at a discount? No. How about at the advertised price? No. So the offer I printed out from your website was entirely farcical? Talk to corporate.)

So now I just don't believe them. They could offer me a 50' Sharp LCD with free puppies and a sloppy wet kiss from Sofia Vergara and I wouldn't bother to visit the store because I know they'd have a 20-year old Phillips, the puppies' fleas and a picture of Sofia in the store.

Building your own is most definitely the way to go. It seems more intimidating than it really is, everything really only fits one place... :-)

We tend to buy Dells for our employees, and that works out rather well, probably better than buying from BB. Like I said, I've had good luck on what I buy, but it's usually something along the lines of one or two purchases every year or year and a half, so it's not very often, that could make all the difference right there.

Sometimes I don't WANT to buy online, whether it's the instant gratification thing, or only finding deals with companies I have issues with(Most notably Tiger Direct and Amazon), I sometimes want to be in an actual brick and mortar store...

To put things in perspective though, you should serve some time go shopping at a Fry's Electronics, that is truly horrid customer service, and apparently it's on purpose. Unfortunately, they have the absolute widest selection, and quite often the best prices, so you stock up on lube, head to the store and accept your punishment... :-(

brianbankerus: Holy crap! I wouldn't buy an adapter for my HD Video phone because they wanted $39 for it... yeah, try $3.20 at monoprice.

Thanks bro-ham


No problem, they are two of my favorite businesses to recommend. Always a good price, always fast shipping. Always a quality product.

LouDobbsAwaaaay: "We want to see if the business model we've destroyed with online retail will just magically work better when we do it."

No, it's a sign that they know one of their advantages of not charging sales-tax is coming to an end. Since they already charge sales tax in WA, it's a perfect test market to see if people use Amazon for the convenience of mail order and prices, or if their name carries enough clout to pick them over Best Buy.

Even once they start charging sales tax, I'll probably stick with them over Best Buy. Prime shipping to my door is so much better than going shopping, and even with tax, Amazon prices are usually lower than retail. But if this new experiment prompts them to raise prices to cover the costs of retail, then I'll move onto another vendor and drop my Prime. Money talks.