Best Buy! ARRRRRGH!!!!

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January 3rd, 2005, 01:32 PM
meatwad

Best Buy! ARRRRRGH!!!!

I hate Best Buy!!! I've been in there twice to buy this new subwoofer that was on sale for $100. Each time the line has been all the way to the back of the store and even though there were no customers in the audio department, there were no employees either! After waiting twenty minutes with nobody even acknowledging my existance, I left. Came back a couple days later and got the same treatment.

So best buy can officially go f*** themselves. I should have just gone to Tweeter in the first place. More money than I wanted to spend, but at least I'll be happy. They say hi the second you walk in the door.
January 3rd, 2005, 01:34 PM
3fingersalute

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Originally Posted by meatwad

I hate Best Buy!!! I've been in there twice to buy this new subwoofer that was on sale for $100. Each time the line has been all the way to the back of the store and even though there were no customers in the audio department, there were no employees either! After waiting twenty minutes with nobody even acknowledging my existance, I left. Came back a couple days later and got the same treatment.

So best buy can officially go f*** themselves. I should have just gone to Tweeter in the first place. More money than I wanted to spend, but at least I'll be happy. They say hi the second you walk in the door.

Hmm, I don't shop there often, but the few times I have I actually got the exact opposite treatment, I couldn't even look at stuff myself without them badgering me, kind of reminded me of Radio Shack.
January 3rd, 2005, 01:36 PM
iceman

Of course! Tweeter is commisson sales!https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gif
January 3rd, 2005, 01:45 PM
meatwad

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Originally Posted by iceman

Of course! Tweeter is commisson sales!https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gif

I don't mind commission if it means I'll be happy when I leave.
January 3rd, 2005, 01:48 PM
iceman

True, true. Just don't work there! (Or at Worst Buy!)https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gif
January 3rd, 2005, 03:50 PM
gtiseb

http://www.bestbuysux.org/index1.html

'nuff said
January 3rd, 2005, 03:59 PM
meatwad

I forgot to mention that the price jumped from $99 up to $159 also.
January 3rd, 2005, 04:03 PM
Ya_know

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Originally Posted by meatwad

I forgot to mention that the price jumped from $99 up to $159 also.

Dude, you paid 60% more for the item, just to be better served? If you already knew what you wanted, and you were at best buy, all you have to do to get served is play the Matrix at full volume from one of the listening areas...someone will be there to assist you Very quickly when the speakers are crackin'. For even faster service, bring in your own 2-Live Crew! And it's worth it to save the 60% markup you just wasted!!!
January 3rd, 2005, 04:05 PM
Rogue1987

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Originally Posted by meatwad

I hate Best Buy!!! I've been in there twice to buy this new subwoofer that was on sale for $100. Each time the line has been all the way to the back of the store and even though there were no customers in the audio department, there were no employees either! After waiting twenty minutes with nobody even acknowledging my existance, I left. Came back a couple days later and got the same treatment.

So best buy can officially go f*** themselves. I should have just gone to Tweeter in the first place. More money than I wanted to spend, but at least I'll be happy. They say hi the second you walk in the door.

Gotta agree with you there. Every time I've gone there, its just been trouble.
January 3rd, 2005, 04:36 PM
meatwad

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Originally Posted by Ya_know

Dude, you paid 60% more for the item, just to be better served? If you already knew what you wanted, and you were at best buy, all you have to do to get served is play the Matrix at full volume from one of the listening areas...someone will be there to assist you Very quickly when the speakers are crackin'. For even faster service, bring in your own 2-Live Crew! And it's worth it to save the 60% markup you just wasted!!!

I'm sorry Ya_Know. Did you lose your glasses? I didn't buy it. I mentioned that earlier. But in addition to all the other things pissing me off, the price shot up. No, I didn't buy it, and I won't. I'll just spend the extra money on a better sub.
January 3rd, 2005, 09:46 PM
WebHead

Everytime I look at xbox games at Bestbuy they suspiciously come over to "help" me. I look young for my age and since my hair has grown out a bit plus the goatee/California tree hugging hippy look,... I think, they think, I'm a young punk trying to shoplift or something. They suck. I like Fry's. When you get within 10 feet of a Fry's employee, they run away as fast as they can. It's nice. Very peaceful to shop there.
January 4th, 2005, 12:56 AM
thirdfey

Never had any problems at BestBuy (then again, I am never looking for help there) but whenever i go to Lowes Hardware with a friend of mine we can either never find an employee or find one that is actually in their department. One time he actually walked to the front of the store and screamed out he was on fire and no one still came to help him. It was pretty funny.

I've never had a problem when I have been there without him, and all their employees seem over quailified without him. They just seem to know more than a Lowe's employee should....
January 4th, 2005, 12:57 AM
thirdfey

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Originally Posted by WebHead

I like Fry's. When you get within 10 feet of a Fry's employee, they run away as fast as they can. It's nice. Very peaceful to shop there.

I think that is the problem Meat is having with Best Buy so i don't know if he would agree with you :D
January 4th, 2005, 01:10 AM
Ya_know

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Originally Posted by meatwad

I'm sorry Ya_Know. Did you lose your glasses? I didn't buy it. I mentioned that earlier. But in addition to all the other things pissing me off, the price shot up. No, I didn't buy it, and I won't. I'll just spend the extra money on a better sub.

I was going to point out that a $100 subwoofer isn't worth the time money or electricity you were about to use on it. What did it have, an 8" cone? You should look for something that will shake the room. Higher wattage is very important, that's how you get the hard thump, without all the boom...but I didn't want to offend, since I presumed you were already stupid enough to buy it at 60% more. No hard feelings? :butt:
January 4th, 2005, 02:47 AM
Budd

ya knows right, go buy one of these, buy me one while you're at it huh?
January 4th, 2005, 09:55 AM
meatwad

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ya_know

I was going to point out that a $100 subwoofer isn't worth the time money or electricity you were about to use on it. What did it have, an 8" cone? You should look for something that will shake the room. Higher wattage is very important, that's how you get the hard thump, without all the boom...but I didn't want to offend, since I presumed you were already stupid enough to buy it at 60% more. No hard feelings? :butt:

No prob. I was just gonna get it because I had a $50 gift card there and no subwoofer now. But the boss just handed out the bonus I didn't know I was getting, so I might go get this nice Polk Audio unit over at tweeter. 250 Watt for $299.
January 4th, 2005, 10:14 AM
Cleetus

If I ever have a problem with someone helping me in a certain area, I just hunt down the first person in Blue and tell them to come help me as I know what I want, if they give lip I demand a manager, which will lead to extremeely good service and no waiting in line afterwards. Dude, if you really wanted it why were you such a puss and not go get what you want.

But I do agree with Ya_know, what was it a 6" sub?
January 4th, 2005, 11:47 AM
firemonkey

Just a thought...

I have a few questions.

Have you ever worked retail?

If so have you work during the holidays?

The long line moves faster then you think!

Did you ask for help? It is VERY VERY rare for that dept to go that long with nobody in it.

Also if someone comes up to you asking to help you, mabey they are TRYING TO HELP YOU!!!! or you did something that seemed suspisious.

before you throw your stones. think if you were in there shoes.
January 4th, 2005, 12:19 PM
meatwad

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Originally Posted by firemonkey

Just a thought...

I have a few questions.

Have you ever worked retail?

If so have you work during the holidays?

The long line moves faster then you think!

Did you ask for help? It is VERY VERY rare for that dept to go that long with nobody in it.

Also if someone comes up to you asking to help you, mabey they are TRYING TO HELP YOU!!!! or you did something that seemed suspisious.

before you throw your stones. think if you were in there shoes.

Yep, I've worked in retail. And right now I work in a small shop. We have a rule. Customers are acknowleged within a minute of walking in the door. Period. No matter how busy we are we at the very least stop for a second to say hello and that someone will be with them shortly. I bust my *** making sure the customers get taken care of at my shop and I expect the same when I go out.

The line didn't worry me too much because this is the only time of year when there are actually more than 3 people running the cash registers. I know better than to go to Best Buy, but I get suckered in to the low price crap just like at Wal-Mart. Then I end up going somewhere else and paying more and being happy. It's my own stupid fault. So I'll go somewhere else and buy it.
January 4th, 2005, 12:29 PM
Ya_know

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Originally Posted by meatwad

Yep, I've worked in retail. And right now I work in a small shop. We have a rule. Customers are acknowleged within a minute of walking in the door. Period. No matter how busy we are we at the very least stop for a second to say hello and that someone will be with them shortly. I bust my *** making sure the customers get taken care of at my shop and I expect the same when I go out.

The line didn't worry me too much because this is the only time of year when there are actually more than 3 people running the cash registers. I know better than to go to Best Buy, but I get suckered in to the low price crap just like at Wal-Mart. Then I end up going somewhere else and paying more and being happy. It's my own stupid fault. So I'll go somewhere else and buy it.

Buy it online. I was looking at a few Yamaha receivers recently, both at best buy and Sound Advice, both stores were at least $100 more then the total shipped prices I was seeing on the web, and the higher you went on the model, the greater the savings! Because it's not a real storefront, price match guarantees won't work, so you can't even go in and haggle the price down at the retail chains. I haven't got it yet, still researching the online vendor, I don't want to get ripped off. But it's real simple, use the retail chains to get scoped on the product, by model number, and search the web later for the best price!
January 4th, 2005, 12:36 PM
meatwad

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Originally Posted by Ya_know

Buy it online. I was looking at a few Yamaha receivers recently, both at best buy and Sound Advice, both stores were at least $100 more then the total shipped prices I was seeing on the web, and the higher you went on the model, the greater the savings! Because it's not a real storefront, price match guarantees won't work, so you can't even go in and haggle the price down at the retail chains. I haven't got it yet, still researching the online vendor, I don't want to get ripped off. But it's real simple, use the retail chains to get scoped on the product, by model number, and search the web later for the best price!

That's what I'm starting to think. This is the one I'm looking at right now, but they don't offer it online. I haven't really figured out why.

http://www.tweeter.com/product/index...entPage=family
January 4th, 2005, 12:46 PM
i n e p t

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Originally Posted by meatwad

That's what I'm starting to think. This is the one I'm looking at right now, but they don't offer it online. I haven't really figured out why.

http://www.tweeter.com/product/index...entPage=family

if you're buying a sub, it needs to thump out the bottom, period. nothing like good bass to rattle the floor https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2006/04/1.gif imho, it adds to the overall effect. and i wouldn't go lower than 10 inches...let me rephrase that...the speaker thingamajig should not be smaller than 10 inches https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gif
January 4th, 2005, 12:46 PM
Ya_know

Quote:

Originally Posted by meatwad

That's what I'm starting to think. This is the one I'm looking at right now, but they don't offer it online. I haven't really figured out why.

http://www.tweeter.com/product/index...entPage=family

Dude, 8 inches...Sure it's got a little power, but a true sub should be 12, or 15 inches, at least 200 watts, 500 is desierable. Look around, I think you're stuck on one brand. Where was that one the other dude was talking about...[/looking back]
January 4th, 2005, 12:53 PM
Cleetus

It all really depends on the size of the room. Hell, I don't even have my 10 plugged in anymore as it would over kill my room, let alone the entire apartment, or complex. In my last place we had a massive living room, it was perfect.
January 4th, 2005, 01:16 PM
Ya_know

http://www.cerwinvega.com/products/p...ages/psx36.jpg
Check this one out, this is the Manufacturers spec's for the beast:
http://www.cerwinvega.com/products/p...ax/psx-36.html

Here's two different price hunter pages:

http://geek.pricegrabber.com/search_...sterid=3843762
http://www.epinions.com/pr-Cerwin_Vega_PSX-36_Speaker
January 4th, 2005, 01:17 PM
Budd

hey meat, i don't know how you feel about buying used or demos, but i've used audiogon.com a bunch of times. i picked up my center channel and rear surrounds, and my parents whole system (reciever, speakers, sub) without a hassle. you may want to check it out
January 4th, 2005, 01:18 PM
Ya_know

Crap, I just realized that one uses 1/4 inch input jacks...I'll keep looking for a home audio piece, instead of pro. but, that said you can convert 1/4 inch to RCA real easy, and you always get great performance out of the pro equipment...
January 4th, 2005, 02:08 PM
pmetal

I gots one of these in my basement, and you can feel it up on the third floor (with main vol about -36db). Sounds like it's thundering outside.

edit: doesn't look like they make that one anymore. But they do have the 700 and 900.
January 4th, 2005, 02:14 PM
meatwad

Yeah. I'm gonna take a step back and re-evaluate this whole thing.
January 4th, 2005, 04:06 PM
Trout

Quote:

Originally Posted by meatwad

I hate Best Buy!!! I've been in there twice to buy this new subwoofer that was on sale for $100. Each time the line has been all the way to the back of the store and even though there were no customers in the audio department, there were no employees either! After waiting twenty minutes with nobody even acknowledging my existance, I left. Came back a couple days later and got the same treatment.

So best buy can officially go f*** themselves. I should have just gone to Tweeter in the first place. More money than I wanted to spend, but at least I'll be happy. They say hi the second you walk in the door.

To Bad your not a " JILL "

One of our daughters worked there between college classes.
She was a personal shopper. They Train the employees on QUOTE: How to Spot a " Jill "
A Jill Is a Female,Fairly well in tune with soccer mom fashion. 2 kids, In a Hurry, And has 30,000+ a year in disposable income. Generally Blonde,
Fairly dim-witted , And takes salesmens advice as gospil .

When I go to Best Buy,, I grab my item,, Run straight to the personal shopper desk,, Politely say, " Hi,, I know Im Not A " JILL " But, could you please ring me out quickly,, My Porsche Boxer is double parked !
Generally Outta there in under 10 mins.
Trout :devil:
January 4th, 2005, 04:14 PM
Ya_know

Personal shopper counter, WTF?...I never heard of one of those. I must be shoppin' in the projects or somethin'...I guess I needs to "move it on up"!
January 4th, 2005, 05:31 PM
Trout

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Originally Posted by Ya_know

Personal shopper counter, WTF?...I never heard of one of those. I must be shoppin' in the projects or somethin'...I guess I needs to "move it on up"!

:grin:
January 5th, 2005, 06:09 PM
Cassiopea

Quote:

Originally Posted by meatwad

I hate Best Buy!!! I've been in there twice to buy this new subwoofer that was on sale for $100. Each time the line has been all the way to the back of the store and even though there were no customers in the audio department, there were no employees either! After waiting twenty minutes with nobody even acknowledging my existance, I left. Came back a couple days later and got the same treatment.

So best buy can officially go f*** themselves. I should have just gone to Tweeter in the first place. More money than I wanted to spend, but at least I'll be happy. They say hi the second you walk in the door.

Wow.... here in Canada its the same thing with "Bureau en Gros".... its a computer place with a little of library.... They sucks... you can be there for 20 min... and no one will come even if you stand at the counter... pass by the cashier and told the lady that I would buy there but cant since they dont bother with me https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/02/1.gif
January 6th, 2005, 09:39 AM
Stalemate

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Originally Posted by Cassiopea

Wow.... here in Canada its the same thing with "Bureau en Gros".... its a computer place with a little of library.... They sucks... you can be there for 20 min... and no one will come even if you stand at the counter... pass by the cashier and told the lady that I would buy there but cant since they dont bother with me https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/02/1.gif

I didn't know that you had the same problem Gilles did with these guys.

He stood there for 20 minutes to buy something specific that he could actually see on the wall rack behind the counter. The customers standing in front of him never received service either.

As soon as someone came by he grabbed his attention and explained to him why he would be taking his 400$ purchase elsewhere, since he could not expect service to improve after buying from them.

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January 6th, 2005, 10:26 AM
jitBob

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Originally Posted by Budd

ya knows right, go buy one of these, buy me one while you're at it huh?

Very nice, I use the Definative towers as my front channel speakers for my home theatre. This is the the subwoofer I use. https://forums.windrivers.com/images.../2005/03/1.gif
January 6th, 2005, 03:51 PM
silencio

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Originally Posted by meatwad

I should have just gone to Tweeter in the first place. More money than I wanted to spend, but at least I'll be happy. They say hi the second you walk in the door.

You do pay more but man, they are worth it. I my Vienna speakers and a 200 WPC B&K amp at Hi Fi Buys (fair chunk of change). Talk about service though, I went in one time with a DVD player that I had bought somewhere else just to see if they could look at it. The sales guy takes my DVD player in the back, comes back out with a brand new one, newer model, and says here, take this one. They have my loyalty.

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