{"id":59,"date":"2007-06-17T09:55:46","date_gmt":"2007-06-17T09:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.digitalmediaphile.com\/2007\/06\/17\/Best+Buy+Tells+Me+QuotOnline+Prices+Are+Differentquot.aspx"},"modified":"2011-06-09T06:48:27","modified_gmt":"2011-06-09T13:48:27","slug":"best-buy-tells-me-online-prices-are-different","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalmediaphile.com\/index.php\/2007\/06\/17\/best-buy-tells-me-online-prices-are-different\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Buy Tells Me "Online Prices are Different""},"content":{"rendered":"

No wonder the State of CT is suing<\/a> Best Buy. Yesterday, I checked all the Internet ads for a microSD card for my cell phone. Best Buy had a 2GB Sandisk card plus adapter for 49.99 less 5.00 sale price. <\/p>\n

I live 5 minutes from the local Best Buy Store. So I drive to the store and two sales clerks try to help me out by showing me a $75 2GB microSD Sandisk card “that came in last night”. (In the process I walk by hangers of Sandisk 1GB cards at two different prices). I hold my ground and eventually a third clerk says, oh you want the phone card and pulls out the Sandisk 2GB microSD card with adapter marked $49.99. I grumble my thanks and walk to a register. <\/p>\n

At the register, the checkout clerk only cares about trying to push rewards cards and service plans. She refuses to honor the $5.00 sale price I mention that is online and tells me I can always come back to the store and see Customer Service. I pay her the $50. <\/p>\n

I left the register and walked over to Customer Service where three nice ladies listen to me complain about the $75\/$49 bait and switch and my request for the $5.00 back. <\/p>\n

All three mention without any prompting that online pricing is “different”.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I get $5.00 cash. I leave the store. <\/p>\n

\"Best <\/p>\n

Technorati tags: Best Buy<\/a>, consumerism<\/a>, bait and switch<\/a>, deceptive advertising<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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