your people must work for peanuts. these days it's cheaper to buy a new computer than pay a tech guy to check it out
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Apple Pulling iPad 2 from Best Buy?
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your people must work for peanuts. these days it's cheaper to buy a new computer than pay a tech guy to check it out
simple solution
buy 360, controller and 2 games. return them right after you buy them. keep the 360
Has anyone or anywhere updated this story since the "this rumour may have been crushed" posting?
And, if the rumor is proven to be true, anyone have any idea how those people still on Best Buy's waiting lists will be dealt with? It's a potentially tricky situation given that they've actually taken people's money to hold a place in a queue that may have become non-existent.
And, if the rumor is proven to be true, anyone have any idea how those people still on Best Buy's waiting lists will be dealt with? It's a potentially tricky situation given that they've actually taken people's money to hold a place in a queue that may have become non-existent.
Tim Cook directly e-mailed some guy that works for Best Buy to let him know the rumour that he leaked is false? Frankly, that seems less likely than the original rumour, which I think is why people are being slow to acknowledge it.
BB is a far cry from the lowest price. In fact they gouge you pretty badly on price. Just try buying an HDMI cable there. Then compare against Amazon or Monoprice. You can always find a better price online (and not pay tax) than BB.
When I bought my 360, I had to buy it in a bundle, which was like 2% off the total price and was unable to return one item without returning the entire system.
The original rumor wherein a normal, run-of-the-mill Best Buy employee, was privy not only to the evil sales machinations of Best Buy's entire operation but also to the private opinions and plans of Apple's interim commander?
Er?
Is this true or another rumor?
If this is true, they deserve to go out of business if they don't fire tge managers. Quota of the day like that is just plain stupid, thats like saying we made enough money today so no more sales today guys.
If this is true how they run their business, its time to short this sucker.
If this is true, they deserve to go out of business if they don't fire tge managers. Quota of the day like that is just plain stupid, thats like saying we made enough money today so no more sales today guys.
If this is true how they run their business, its time to short this sucker.
yeah hdmi cables alone there are insanely priced. $40-$50 for a cable that can be had for less than $5 shipped to your house?
Then people should've been slow to acknowledge the original rumor, which Frankly seems less likely than the sky being a shade of hot pink on a normal sunny day.
Oh, and Best Buy turning those people away even though there were more in stock was some kind of victory for whom?
Apple's got its own problems
I ordered an iPad 2 on-line when the Apple store was out of stock and they said I should order one on-line. That was when the lead time was 4 - 5 weeks. I kept that order going even while the lead-time has been reduced to 2 - 3 weeks. I was told multiple times when I called Apple that I shouldn't cancel my original order, placed March 18, 2011, because all orders are shipped in the sequence in which Apple received them. But, I've not received my iPad 2, nor an email saying that they're shipping.
I'm going into the Apple store today to complain "vigorously".
I ordered an iPad 2 on-line when the Apple store was out of stock and they said I should order one on-line. That was when the lead time was 4 - 5 weeks. I kept that order going even while the lead-time has been reduced to 2 - 3 weeks. I was told multiple times when I called Apple that I shouldn't cancel my original order, placed March 18, 2011, because all orders are shipped in the sequence in which Apple received them. But, I've not received my iPad 2, nor an email saying that they're shipping.
I'm going into the Apple store today to complain "vigorously".
What they did at my BB is they held the product in the warehouse. It wasn't up front in stacks like you might think.
The person would walk up, say they wanted a 360. The Media supervisor would have ALREADY ahead of time instructed the blue-shirted staff to ask leading questions like, "Great. How many extra controllers do you want?" Or, "Awesome. Let me tell you about BB's PSP..."
And if the person said no to that, the BB employee would say, "OK, let me go get your 360." And the BB employee was instructed by the Sales Manager to pretend to go look for it and then come back and say, "Ooops. I'm sorry. It seems that we're all out. We must have sold the last one. Sorry about that."
Yes, you are correct... an excellent point ( I hadn't thought of it that way ).
At the end of the day, its Best Buy's store - and Apple must accept Best Buy's terms and conditions . If Apple don't like them then they can just withdraw their products from BB ( or try and negoitate ).
At the end of the day, its Best Buy's store - and Apple must accept Best Buy's terms and conditions . If Apple don't like them then they can just withdraw their products from BB ( or try and negoitate ).
Some details in the original rumour, like claiming knowledge that Tim Cook is directly involved, may have been embellished (unless the guy works really high up in Best Buy), sure. I generally assume that when it comes to rumours. But I would expect someone who works for Best Buy to be aware of what's happening with stock in their store, and probably talked to or heard their manager complain about not getting any more shipments recently. How could you not be, when it's directly applicable to your job?
But getting an e-mail dispelling the rumour you started directly from Tim Cook, and then leaking that e-mail, especially if you're high up in Best Buy, seems unlikely.
I'm not saying either rumour is a sure bet, obviously, but I would say one is far more believable than the other (especially given that the bad press BB could receive from the first one gives them motivation to cover it up).
Best Buy managers doing shady things to inflate their numbers is not what I would call unlikely.
MacNN says BB confirms story
iPad 2s are indeed being withheld by Best Buy, the retailer tells MacNN. "Best Buy continues to receive iPad 2 inventory from Apple on a regular basis," a statement issued by a PR manager explains. "As we've said previously, we are fulfilling customer reservations first. Our stores have been asked to temporarily hold non-reserved iPad 2 inventory for an upcoming promotion. This is a customary practice for us when there are supply constraints. Best Buy enjoys a great partnership with Apple, and we're delighted by customer response to iPad 2."
http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/04/08/linked.to.supply.constraints/
iPad 2s are indeed being withheld by Best Buy, the retailer tells MacNN. "Best Buy continues to receive iPad 2 inventory from Apple on a regular basis," a statement issued by a PR manager explains. "As we've said previously, we are fulfilling customer reservations first. Our stores have been asked to temporarily hold non-reserved iPad 2 inventory for an upcoming promotion. This is a customary practice for us when there are supply constraints. Best Buy enjoys a great partnership with Apple, and we're delighted by customer response to iPad 2."
http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/04/08/linked.to.supply.constraints/
Now those were quality retailers.
All retailers have their problems, but I was trying to say that it was a more comfortable marketplace when there was more than one big electronics retailer.
Not that I personally buy any electronics in a retail store these days, I guess.
Apple withdrawing the iPad2 from Best buy is. That was what the original rumor is. Obviously, Apple is comfortable with Best Buy's "shady" things if they choose to have their products sold there.
-1 for Best Buy. Very ugly move. That's probably why I was unable to get a iPad 2 from my local Best Buy.
When I read this rumor, I laughed b/c I have personally had BestBuy lie to my face and say that they had no iPads then have me go the customer service department and be told that they did have iPads
And many others have posted that type of experience on this forum
So, it is actually happening
And many others have posted that type of experience on this forum
So, it is actually happening
...unless they're choosing to not have their products sold there? Wouldn't be the first time Apple's snubbed a partner because they got annoyed by something.
But I apologize if I misunderstood the point you were making. I may have mistakingly associated it with what G5isAlive was saying, "all these notes screaming.. and its apparently old (wrong) news."
I don't think many people were screaming about Apple pulling out, but at Best Buy's practices, so I considered that the more relevant part of the rumour.