I Used Wal-Greens $3.00 Coupon Off For Little Mermaid @ Bestbuy
10-07-06, 03:41 PM
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I Used Wal-Greens $3.00 Coupon Off For Little Mermaid @ Bestbuy
Imagine my surprise when I found out Bestbuy accepted the 3 dollar off coupon on the little mermaid. I was joking around when I asked if they accepted competitor coupons b/c I always thought they didn't and they said yes. And plus I had the 10% off any media coupon so I got it for a little over 11 dollars out the door. A pretty good deal I thought.
10-08-06, 02:58 AM
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Lol! This thread is a great counter-point to the one where a guy asked for an expired sale price and didn't get it. That one sure brought the freaks out of the woodwork to call him an imbecile just for trying. I wonder why they aren't piling on you for a similar offense?
10-08-06, 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by amd555
you just got lucky, the policy states competitor coupons are not accepted.
see that's what I thought too.....b/c I KNOW I've tried in the past. But orignally I went to one cashier and she told me they did...and the next day when I wentt actually buy it, he said yes too so maybe they changed their policy? Or maybe it's just a local deal? if you've got the coupon, it wouldn't hurt to ask.
10-09-06, 08:09 AM
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Phatboy's experience is exactly what I'm finding--there is no consistency to their pricing policies.
Last week I tried to price match a competitor whose ad said "limit 1 per customer." Although they eventually price-matched ("we'll only do it for you this time!"), in most of BB's other stores the "limit 1 per customer" does not seem to matter.
Can you imagine my surprise when I had a defective DVD a few months ago and needed a replacement. The customer service person just told me to get another one--without even asking for a receipt or checking to see if it was defective! They didn't even run it through the register!
Lack of consistency is the name of the game with Best Buy!
Last week I tried to price match a competitor whose ad said "limit 1 per customer." Although they eventually price-matched ("we'll only do it for you this time!"), in most of BB's other stores the "limit 1 per customer" does not seem to matter.
Can you imagine my surprise when I had a defective DVD a few months ago and needed a replacement. The customer service person just told me to get another one--without even asking for a receipt or checking to see if it was defective! They didn't even run it through the register!
Lack of consistency is the name of the game with Best Buy!
10-09-06, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by dvdirv
Phatboy's experience is exactly what I'm finding--there is no consistency to their pricing policies.
Last week I tried to price match a competitor whose ad said "limit 1 per customer." Although they eventually price-matched ("we'll only do it for you this time!"), in most of BB's other stores the "limit 1 per customer" does not seem to matter.
Lack of consistency is the name of the game with Best Buy!
Last week I tried to price match a competitor whose ad said "limit 1 per customer." Although they eventually price-matched ("we'll only do it for you this time!"), in most of BB's other stores the "limit 1 per customer" does not seem to matter.
Lack of consistency is the name of the game with Best Buy!
I keep telling them that they just did it last week or that the Torrance, CA store has no problems making me happy, so they finally do it.
Also, it's strange that they say that Warehouse store prices are not matched at all. I've seen the entries in their point of sale system where it specifically states Costco and Sam's Club.
10-09-06, 09:51 AM
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I've had problems with the "limit 1 per customer" at Circuit City... Any time I ask either BB or CC for a copy of their PMing rules so that I know what I can and can't do, they pretty much tell me no can do. I feel like it's so arbitrary and totally depends on the person who checks you out. I'm pretty sure my local BB would laugh in my face if I tried to use a coupon for another store (congrats to the OP, though!). I'm surprised they haven't blacklisted me or something. Ha ha. Oddly enough, one of the guys who I guess has noticed that I go in quite a bit said I should apply. No thanks!
10-09-06, 02:17 PM
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Lol! This thread is a great counter-point to the one where a guy asked for an expired sale price and didn't get it. That one sure brought the freaks out of the woodwork to call him an imbecile just for trying. I wonder why they aren't piling on you for a similar offense?
10-09-06, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by dvdirv
Can you imagine my surprise when I had a defective DVD a few months ago and needed a replacement. The customer service person just told me to get another one--without even asking for a receipt or checking to see if it was defective! They didn't even run it through the register!
I mean, if you're trading one of an item for the same one, they, I believe, can get equal credit for it when it's returned as defective. Plus, it's completely unfeasible to check DVDs for defects--are they gonna sit someone down for two hours to watch each one? And do you really want to have to wait two hours on a return?
And as far as the register's concerned, there's not a huge need; there's no change in inventory from trading a copy of something for another copy. They often get all set at the register then just go "...meh, not worth the time." and let me go the same way.
Of course they're more likely to do that when I'm just being nitpicky about unopened DVDs with smashed corners and such than they are with opened ones, but even then they've let me go the same way.
