dvdirv

Looking at Best Buy's prices the last several weeks, they have been beaten by Circuit City in most cases.

This week Best Buy's price on HARRY POTTER was $1 more. Next week, Best Buy's price on GOOD NIGHT 7 GOOD LUCK and HISTORY OF VIOLENCE is $2 higher than Circuit City.

This is not just a one or two week event as I have noticed their prices being beaten routinely the last several months. Yes, I know I can price match with BB, but it's frequently such a hassle as they have to double check the price.

Having the price on a flyer is just not enough for them anymore. They don't want to price match if it says "limited quantity" or if the competitor offers a different "freebie" than what they offer.

If you think they are higher on newly released DVDs, just check their DVD box sets!

DVDKrayzie

i used to buy a ton of DVDs there, now it's usually circuit city if I buy from a B & M. Lately amazon with the free tax/shipping has been even cheaper than Circuit City in most cases, too--even better than DDD. Even if amazon is a little more than DDD I still order from them anyway since I get my order in 2-3 days, as opposed to a 2 week MINIMUM with DDD (which is often longer).

paulringodaman

I have no reason to go to Best Buy. In the event they have a cheaper price I just go to Circuit City.

bballing

Stop giving this shit hole your money!!!!!!

BMan100

I have a question - I noticed with the DVDS I purchased from Best Buy, they don't have inserts inside the DVD, it's just empty, except for the DVD of course... does Circuit City do this?

Abob Teff

Yes! Circuit City has a special merchandising deployment team that quietly sneaks into Best Buy early Tuesday morning and removes all of the inserts.

Rogue588

Heathen

This is a PRIME example of when you want to use price matching, then get the bonus difference. Maybe not a hassle on a single $1 difference, but if you are getting several, it can add up...

Chew

FantasticVSDoom

I think it is a case of other stores catching up with and now passing Bestbuy...

Shagrath

This is what I do the majority of the time. I've never really had a problem PMing at BB and getting my extra 10% of the difference, even if it is just 10 cents. I've got the RZ card, and getting those extra points makes a difference too.

Normally, even if there's a bonus disc packed in, they don't care. They did, however, on Saw II, and they asked if I wanted to buy it anyways for the extra $2. I told them I'd go to where the cheapest price was, and went down the road to CC.

Fielding Mellish

Not to pile on here, but I can't remember the last time I bought anything from Best Buy.

I think it was a season-one Farscape "Starburst" set... which would put it well into the middle of last year.

Like many, Circuit City and Target have been getting most of my new-release business these days.

dvdirv

[QUOTE=Shagrath]This is what I do the majority of the time. I've never really had a problem PMing at BB and getting my extra 10% of the difference, even if it is just 10 cents. I've got the RZ card, and getting those extra points makes a difference too.

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More often that not, BB does not even give me the 10% difference. I guess they feel that giving me a straight price match is enough.

Just another of the hassles of price matching at BB!

BMan100

Sarcasm aside, does Circuit City take out the inserts from the DVDs they sale like Best Buy does? I'm talking about the New DVD Release ads and Chapter info that's normally located on the left side of the DVD box when opened. Because if so, i'll just stick with Target and Wal-Mart. I was tired of Best Buy's DVDs looking empty... it looks cheap.

tonyc3742

Do you PM before or after buying the item? The times I've PMed at CC when buying, they just matched the price, but when I've PMed at BB *after* buying the item [sometimes five minutes after], I get the 10%. I'll walk from the register to the customer service desk for 10% cash.

Actually, that's their policy.

"If you're about to buy and discover a lower price than ours, let us know and we'll match that price on the spot. Already bought? We'll refund you the price difference, plus an additional 10% of that difference ¿ up to 30 days after your purchase"

So it's best to buy it, then go back and get it matched.

I still like Best Buy as a store better than CC, I just have a better 'feel' from the store, but yes, unless I've got coupons or gift cards, it does seem like CC has better prices or promotions, at least on new release DVDs.

Deep Discount DVD's prices seem to have lost their competitiveness as well, recently. Lots of the stuff I've checked is either more expensive at DDD or pretty much the same price as most other places.

Do Best Buy DVDs really not have inserts, when they would at other places?

Josh H

I generally just got to which ever store is more convenient for me. Before it was BB, since I moved it's Target or CC.

I never bother with the price matching. Too much hassle to save a few bucks for someone that only buys a DVD or two a month.

Giles

I felt totally vindicatted the other day when I bought my copy of 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' (2Disc edition). Went up the register to price match to CompUSA price, the guy was like, 'oh we don't do CompUSA" - I was like "prove it", so he pulls up his little computer list - and lo and behold, it's there (I knew it was there, I had seen it in the past), he doesn't even apologize - I just laughed under my breath - 'ditz'

Trout

Wouldn't that be the studios doing this?

fujishig

Yes, do you know for sure that the DVDs you bought at Best Buy had the inserts to begin with? Some DVDs just don't come with inserts (and I admit, the majority of inserts are either ads or just chapter break info anyway) This is the first I've heard of it.

Mr. Cinema

If there is no insert, then the studio didn't put one in. When you are watching a movie, are you looking over at the case and wondering why there is no insert? I don't understand why there is always such a fuss over this. What does a piece of paper have to do with enjoying watching a movie?

Jimmy James

It's the damned clip. I think it drives some people crazy that there is a clip with nothing in it. I think it drives these same people even crazier when there is no clip at all. There was an expectation created (probably with CDs) that there would be some type of insert, and some people don't like it when their expectations are not met.

Johnny Zhivago

WB, Paramount, Universal, Dreamworks, Lion's Gate, etc... No longer issue inserts. You can buy your DVDs on the moon and you're still not going to get an insert. In fact, I'm guessing there are more DVDs now that come without an insert than DVDs that do.

On topic... I RARELY buy a DVD at Best Buy these days... I've got a RZ certificate at home AND a 10% off coupon for this weekend and I can't think of a thing that I would want from Best Buy.

SterlingBen

Yeah I know they have totally become bitches about price matching, one time after arguing for awile I just walked out and went to Walmart, price match no problem.

I get most of my DVDs from digital eyes now, they have cheaper prices and you save that money on sale tax free media mail I save so much more money then I ever did with that rewards zone crap.

Maxflier

So what? If someone else has a better price than BB, you should be happy that you can get it cheaper, not complaining on a message board about BB. BB does have the best price on some stuff, just like Target and CC do on others. Your gonna be waiting forever if you expect there to be 1 store that has the best price on EVERYTHING.

IamHydrogen1

Last time I went to Best Buy it was for the B1G1 box set sale, and I ended up waiting in line 30+ minutes for in-store pickup.