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Target brings back Kindles and Fire Tablets
From CNET: http://www.cnet.com/news/target-brin...gital-shelves/
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08-04-2016, 12:32 PM | #2 |
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Interesting....
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08-04-2016, 06:40 PM | #3 |
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What converts people into loyal Amazon customers, is when you look all over in B&M stores and can't find what you are looking for. But 2 seconds after you type in said item on Amazon it pops up at a price that you are willing to buy it, then bingo, you have a loyal Amazon customer!
That is what is happening, store owners will only stock what sells, but if they don't have what you want, then that store is useless to you. If you don't have to leave your house, and find exactly what you are looking for, possibly at a better price, and have it delivered to your door....Priceless. |
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08-04-2016, 09:59 PM | #5 |
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Yep, that's why I don't shop at Best Buy.
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08-04-2016, 10:24 PM | #6 |
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The last time I went to Best Buy, I wound up calling the manager 2 days later to say I would like to thank you for saving me $200. When he asked why, I said we were going to buy a surround sound but since all the blue shirts ignored us we went elsewhere.
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08-05-2016, 01:13 AM | #7 |
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I don't blame you. The customer isn't a annoyance for well trained store staff. They are the reason why the store staff is there. Our purchases from a given store pays for their salaries.
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08-05-2016, 02:01 AM | #8 |
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Wowza! I've had the opposite experience at the Best Buys I've frequented (mainly in NY and FL): can't beat their excellent customer service, tech-savvy salespeople, and price matching.
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08-05-2016, 08:28 AM | #9 |
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Best Buy, Home Depot and Lowes: when I neither want nor need help they are constantly asking if they can help me. When I need help I can not seem to find an employee available.
A few years ago my niece bought a laptop from Best Buy. She lives out in the middle of nowhere and did not have cable or DSL available. The laptop did not have a dial up port and she wanted to exchange it for one that did. The manager refused to accommodate her because she had opened the box. Apache |
08-05-2016, 09:05 AM | #10 |
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08-05-2016, 01:09 PM | #12 |
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I'm in Pittsburgh PA and I've always had good service at Best Buy stores also. I recently purchased 2 Oasis devices there with faulty screens and returned both with no hassle. I'm not in the store more than a minute when a sales person approaches me and offers help.
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08-05-2016, 09:46 PM | #13 |
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This thing about not allowing returns after the box has been opened was kind of pushed on stores in the 80's and 90's by customers who would buy a computer on Friday for a party and return it on Monday for a refund. I had a friend who managed a Computer City store in those days and, like Best Buy and all the rest, they accepted returns freely. He finally decided to change that at his store after a 3 day weekend because of the large number of returns the day following the holiday. I forget the number now but it was very large.
He'd been talking about having to do that for some time. At that point most other stores had already stopped taking returns or charging a large restocking fee. People also commonly bought laptops in those days to use on a business trip and then returned them after the trip. I was working for a mutual fund company at the time and quite a few people working there did that regularly. In the early days of computer stores returns were accepted gracefully by most of them with no questions asked. The idea was that you needed a little time to see if it suited your needs. Customers put an end to that. Barry |
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08-05-2016, 10:30 PM | #15 |
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Yes, but she wanted to exchange it for one with dialup.
I also understand about people buying something to use or wear non the weekend. I own a jewelry store. |
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