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Written by Daniel
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Wednesday, 26 December 2007 11:50 |
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Best Buy Continues to Operate Bogus In-store Website
Brandon Hill (Blog) - December 24, 2007 8:29 PM
Daily Tech Chuck Bartowski would never resort to such underhanded tactics at Buy More. (Source: NBC)
Price discrepancies between Best Buy's online site and in-store sites continue
Those looking to score the lowest prices on items at Best Buy brick and mortar (B&M) stores apparently are still having problems thanks to the company's internal website.
Customers who shop Best Buy's website often come across deals only to find that the items are sold out or on backorder. The site then often directs customers to proceed to the local store to purchase the item (usually denying customers the option to buy online with in-store pickup).
At first glance, this doesn't seem like such a bad idea: 1) the customer can receive the same price at the store and 2) the customer doesn't have to wait for shipping or pay shipping charges by picking up the item from a local Best Buy store. The problem, however, comes from the fact that Best Buy continues to operate an internal BestBuy.com website at its B&M stores that shows higher pricing than the "official" Best Buy website.... More Comment in the forums |
