Could BestBuy be the next business casaulty?

[TEXASFETT]

The only time I go to Best Buy is on black friday other than that.....the heck with that place.

[Brad]

The only time I go to Best Buy is on black friday other than that.....the heck with that place.

LOL, that's the only time I won't go near their store.


I HATE black Friday. Years ago I got up at 3am and stood in the dark freezing my rear off at a Toys R Us to buy my son a PS2 bundle they had a good deal on for a present . I got the second to last one after waiting for hours. I couldn't get out of that store fast enough as I figured there were going to be some very angry people in line behind me that didn't get one. That was the last time I did any black Friday sales. I will only do them online now.

[megocrazy]

I bought almost all my appliances at Best Buy. I also have 2 or 3 TV's from there. When Circuit City was in business they pulled a bait and switch on a 52" Hitachi TV I wanted. I was there 10 minutes after they opened and when I asked about it they said they were sold out and there was no rainchecks. I was like who bought it? We're pretty much just me and a bunch of employees here. I took the ad and went to BB where they not only matched it but beat it by 10%. TV was originally $1500, CC had it for $795. Got it from BB for $720. 2 weeks later Sears, which was across the street from the BB, put the same TV out for $649. Went to the Sears store and the very nice guy working the electronics dept printed the ad for me on his computer, and BB refunded me the $70 plus 10%. Final price was $643. I still have that TV in my living room today. Love Black Friday too.

[jimbutsu]

Best Buy should drop its home appliances stuff...fridges. stoves, microwaves, washers and dryers, etc...leave those to Home Depot, Lowe's, and Sears....and just stick to fun electronics.

I mean...have you ever met anyone who has bought a fridge at Best Buy???

Right here. Good fridge, too.

[jwyblejr]

Instead of Best Buy,I would think FYE would go out.

[MicromanZone]

Amazing stores. I wish they had them in Louisville. Of course, in this economy that will never happen. I don't know if anyone is noticing, but our favorite stores are beginning to vanish. Pretty soon all we'll have left are Walmarts and Targets.

Not true! Soon enough you’ll also have tons and tons of pop-up “yard sales” and “stoop sales” that are basically out of work people or underemployed folks who sell stuff to supplement their income. Heck, I bet you some ex-bookstore employees will start selling out of their own “shop” on a blanket or card table.

Welcome to the future!

[Den82]

Ehe, they should. I never go there anymore for anything. I'm not big on modern electronics/technology and there DVD selection used to great when they first started popping up and now it sucks.

[Figuremod73]

i just went there just to see and the place has definately changed. So are we suppose to just buy everthing online before much longer?

[MIB41]

^^^ I agree. I think that is the trend. With the exception of the occasional new release, I buy all of my blu-rays online. Ten fold cheaper!

[VintageMike]

I've noticed since Circuit City (and before them CompUSA) went under regional chains have been gaining steam and growing. In my area PC Richard & Son (NJ, NY, CT & PA) has grown a bit taking over several former Circuit City locations in that area. As far as BB, I haven't had any issues. The one nearest to me does reasonably well since Target & Walmart have yet to gain a strong foothold in my area.