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If you got time today and like to word wrestle with store managers..here ya go..
http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/881...ff-100-instore-purchases-via-printable-coupon

lots of exclusions and GC's are YMMV

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Interesting SD thread... someone abused it and bought tons of gift cards because the manager thought it said 50% off instead of $50 off.

There are claims that this is fake but the PDF is from the bestbuy.com domain. No exclusion on the iPad mini... maybe I should hop over to a BB.
 
USCTrojanCPA said:
BB will follow the path of Circuit City, it's just a matter of time.
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I'm not so sure about that... being one of the only electronics stores left and having a good amount of locations... they are very convenient. I've bought more things at Best Buy now that Amazon charges tax in Cali and they've made their return policy without restock fees... and because BB will match Amazon... the instant gratification of picking up something at BB instead of waiting for it to ship helps.
 
irvinehomeowner said:
USCTrojanCPA said:
BB will follow the path of Circuit City, it's just a matter of time.
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I'm not so sure about that... being one of the only electronics stores left and having a good amount of locations... they are very convenient. I've bought more things at Best Buy now that Amazon charges tax in Cali and they've made their return policy without restock fees... and because BB will match Amazon... the instant gratification of picking up something at BB instead of waiting for it to ship helps.
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The problem is that the big box electronic store model just doesn't anymore.  They will have to re-invent themselves towards smaller stores and improve their service if they want to remain a going concern.  The future still points to internet sales increasing and take share from brick and mortar sales, especially when it comes to BB's bread & butter (electronics). 
 
I think I saw a BB commercial yesterday where if you buy a tv and it doesn't quite fit the room the way you thought you can return it, but all you have to do is call them and they will come back and pick up the tv for free and deliver a different tv that you prefer. Anything that makes the consumer experience easier is always helpful and if BB can make things easy I think they can keep customers from going online. Amazon is convenient for people best buy needs to match that convenience. If they provide the convenience coupled with the I want it now consumer mentality that iho mentioned I think BB will be ok.
 
USCTrojanCPA said:
irvinehomeowner said:
USCTrojanCPA said:
BB will follow the path of Circuit City, it's just a matter of time.
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I'm not so sure about that... being one of the only electronics stores left and having a good amount of locations... they are very convenient. I've bought more things at Best Buy now that Amazon charges tax in Cali and they've made their return policy without restock fees... and because BB will match Amazon... the instant gratification of picking up something at BB instead of waiting for it to ship helps.
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The problem is that the big box electronic store model just doesn't anymore.  They will have to re-invent themselves towards smaller stores and improve their service if they want to remain a going concern.  The future still points to internet sales increasing and take share from brick and mortar sales, especially when it comes to BB's bread & butter (electronics). 
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While online sales will increase, that doesn't necessarily mean brick and mortar will go away. As qwerty stated, people value convenience as well as price... and for many electronics (esp TVs and computers), I like to see and touch it and if I like it, buy it right there. And now that BB is matching online prices to prevent "showrooming"... the price issue goes away which leaves convenience as a compelling factor to buy.

It's just like clothing stores, hardware stores and stores that sell products that require some in-person shopping... groceries tried the online thing... but for some products it just doesn't work.

Take Netflix, which you doomed, but by your online argument should blossom. But it's not that it's online that is really driving it, it's the convenience. If I can watch a movie instantly without having to drive to a Redbox kiosk to rent it, I'll do that... AND I can watch it on whatever device I want... not just a DVD device.

And I could be wrong, BB could die... but that would be because places like Target and Walmart expand their electronics offerings to make it harder on them. You might be right that they should go smaller, but then that prevents them from showing as much product (like home appliances) as possible.
 
People are greedy and want the best deal NOW, retailer or business be damned.  If a brick and mortar business is trying to compete with online retailers for the consumer that only cares about the lower price, they will lose.  B&M bookstores are going belly up cuz they can't compete with Amazon.  Same thing will happen with BB if they don't reinvent themselves somehow.  Unfortunately consumer electronics are commodity items with very narrow margins.  There's nowhere to go with pricing.  They can't survive on appliance and media sales, too much competition there.  I shop at Costco, REI and Nordstroms, not because they have the best pricing (they don't), but because they have the best service.  I willingly pay more at those retailers cuz I know I'll get taken care of if I'm unhappy with my purchase.  That's the route BB should take.  They can't compete with price, so don't bother, compete with service.  It'll take a complete culture shift in their business model, but they've already taken a good step by eliminating their previous retarded restocking fee.  They'll also have to pay more for experienced sales staff instead of the minimum wage high school kid.  Can it be done...probably not and they'll go bankrupt cuz people will buy the new TV online for $100 less instead of opting for better service locally...but to me it's the only way BB can survive in today's market.
 
The price aspect is no longer an issue... BB will match online prices from Amazon and other legit online sites.

Do you guys think Fry's is going under? It has worse customer service and a horrible return policy... yet it still endures. If anyone is going down... I would pick them.
 
this was an awesome bby coupon!!!... but i was 9 hours late before they changed it D'''''''':  hahaha i would have totally gotten myself a ipad mini ive been having my eye on (i remember aapl only gave like 30 usd discount on black friday)

those bloggers that made out with thousands of dollars of gift cards sure lucked out... mad props to them lol
 
irvinehomeowner said:
The price aspect is no longer an issue... BB will match online prices from Amazon and other legit online sites.

Do you guys think Fry's is going under? It has worse customer service and a horrible return policy... yet it still endures. If anyone is going down... I would pick them.
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So why did CC fail?  I see a lot of CC in BBY.  Unlike the online retailers, their fixed costs are much higher (i.e. store rent, CAM, etc) so if trying to match the pricing of online retailers is a losing proposition.  They have to compete on service.
 
CC was always inferior to BB... in pricing, in selection and in customer service. One of their major mis-steps was going exclusive with Verizon Wireless for mobile phones. Why would you limit the selection of products you can sell in your store? CC also got out of the appliance business and while that may seem like a prudent move, that just further decreased their market.

BB is like B&N... online books put almost all the other bookstores out of business, but because B&N is one of the last ones left, that keeps them alive. BB just has to make sure they make the right moves to stay relevant... and not put out coupons that they can be ripped off by.
 
irvinehomeowner said:
It's just like clothing stores, hardware stores and stores that sell products that require some in-person shopping... groceries tried the online thing... but for some products it just doesn't work.
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Funny. I buy all of my clothing online. I shop Home Depot and Lowe's online. For a one year period when my kids were small, I bought all of my groceries online through Vons and that service is still available today.
 
SoCal said:
irvinehomeowner said:
It's just like clothing stores, hardware stores and stores that sell products that require some in-person shopping... groceries tried the online thing... but for some products it just doesn't work.
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Funny. I buy all of my clothing online. I shop Home Depot and Lowe's online. For a one year period when my kids were small, I bought all of my groceries online through Vons and that service is still available today.
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Hehe... just like you were in Irvine... you are a minority. :)
 
SoCal said:
irvinehomeowner said:
It's just like clothing stores, hardware stores and stores that sell products that require some in-person shopping... groceries tried the online thing... but for some products it just doesn't work.
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Funny. I buy all of my clothing online. I shop Home Depot and Lowe's online. For a one year period when my kids were small, I bought all of my groceries online through Vons and that service is still available today.
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I am buying shoes online these days. Had some failures last year with sizes, but this year was perfect. Needs some expertise to scour through reviews. Clothes.. on the store's website, or is there any other place you use? Please do share.
 
irvinehomeowner said:
SoCal said:
irvinehomeowner said:
It's just like clothing stores, hardware stores and stores that sell products that require some in-person shopping... groceries tried the online thing... but for some products it just doesn't work.
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Funny. I buy all of my clothing online. I shop Home Depot and Lowe's online. For a one year period when my kids were small, I bought all of my groceries online through Vons and that service is still available today.
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Hehe... just like you were in Irvine... you are a minority. :)
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Hey. You. Yeah, you. Based on what? (household income? gender? race?) Cite your source. Take a look at this first:http://www.cityofirvine.org/about/demographics.asp. You could just be saying, "There's only one SoCal" and you'd be right.  :)

Iho, walk into a Home Depot and try to buy a matching set of cabinet hardware. Your selection is limited and you'd be lucky to get a complete set. Their shelf tags instruct the shopper to buy online. Are all of their shoppers minorities? Think about it. Clothing - you've got to be kidding me. For men, I'm sure most visit the store but for women, my guess is a good percentage shop online. Why else would Home Shopping Network and QVC have been so huge over the years before online shopping was possible? My mother-in-law and a lot of other little old ladies like her have gone bankrupt (literally) with a buy-from-your-ez-chair shopping addiction. Online shopping is just sophisticated catalog shopping which has been done for years before the internet (ex: Spiegel, JCP catalog) Why else would you have sites offering "online only" stock? Even Target does. Why would Zappos become such a hit?
 
@socal:

You're mixing success of online shopping with need for physical stores.

The two can co-exist and the proliferation of one doesn't necessarily mean the demise of the other. There are many things that most people can only buy in person. Browsing through those online clothes stores, you can't try something on to see if it fits or how it looks on you, you have to order it first, then try it on and if you don't like it, ship it back... not very convenient. My wife orders some clothes online, but when she returns it, she goes to the store to do so.

I have always bought shoes in person, because each brand/style fits differently. For those hardware store examples you mentioned, what about the rest of the stuff? Nuts/bolts, tools, wood, brick, tile, plants? Some of that becomes cost ineffective or shipping ineffective... I would much rather get a piece of lumber cut at the hardware store than try to order it online... or buy a plant/shrub/flower flat from a physical store than shipmeplants.com.

You buy ALL your clothing online... you are in the minority, more people buy clothes in person. If Home Depot and Lowe's sales were mostly online, they wouldn't have physical stores. Are you going to tell me that MOST people buy their groceries online? I know you go to the grocery store... why? I think you are in the minority again. What was the name of that online grocery site that was all the hype and failed... HomeGrocer.com?
http://www.investopedia.com/financi...s-why-online-grocery-shopping-is-failing.aspx

Some of those reasons apply to other products.

Maybe one day, brick&mortar will go away... but until advances in the first leg (browsing/shopping) and the last leg (delivery to the customer), those will always be the speedbumps to online becoming the majority. And don't get me wrong, many things have gone into or are going majority online (music, apps, movies/tv)... but as long as something is still physical... well.. it's still physical.
 
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