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Best Buy Not in Trouble with Apple? Holding iPad 2 Stock for 'Upcoming Promotion'

wow, you try to shut down a whole shop because they hurt your feelings?
Ever thought of the many people who depend on working there? What unbelievable egoism.
 
MacPadawan said:
wow, you try to shut down a whole shop because they hurt your feelings?
Ever thought of the many people who depend on working there? What unbelievable egoism.
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Well, to be fair I have no idea what happened but depending on what they did, it could be very unfair to say they just "hurt his feelings".

That being said, yeah, I think that poster is being a little delusional that they'd shut the whole store down over what he did.

At best Best Buy fires anyone involved that caused them to have to pay out some large fine and maybe any of the managers that were around at the time. But they aren't going to shut the store down over it. And that is how it should be, cause the whole store shouldn't suffer because of some really bad employees (but the bad employees should be gone).
 
tigress666 said:
Well, to be fair I have no idea what happened but depending on what they did, it could be very unfair to say they just "hurt his feelings".

That being said, yeah, I think that poster is being a little delusional that they'd shut the whole store down over what he did.

At best Best Buy fires anyone involved that caused them to have to pay out some large fine and maybe any of the managers that were around at the time. But they aren't going to shut the store down over it. And that is how it should be, cause the whole store shouldn't suffer because of some really bad employees (but the bad employees should be gone).
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So glad to know that there are still reasonable and rational thinkers in this world!
 
The next alternative to Best Buy to come along and offer better customer service will be the end of Best Buy.
 
iDisk said:
Best Buy knows who D:apple:ddy is... They know who's keeping that company afloat and relevant in todays chaotic economy.

They wouldn't do anything to jeopardize a business relationship they NEED.

Again they know who D:apple:ddy is.
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You really don't think that do you. I've been to Best Buy and the apple products they sell are a tiny amount of their sales. Get real. I'm sure they care, but I'm betting that they wouldn't go out of business or even notice if Apple pulled all of their product from their stores. I'm betting that it would affect Apple though.
 
iDisk said:
Best Buy knows who D:apple:ddy is... They know who's keeping that company afloat and relevant in todays chaotic economy.

They wouldn't do anything to jeopardize a business relationship they NEED.

Again they know who D:apple:ddy is.
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Yes because BB would go out of business if they didn't sell Apple products:rolleyes:

Apple may be your daddy but they don't hold the god like status you think they do.
 
um just walked into my local Best buy and bought a 16gb ipad 2 Wifi in black. they had like 7 or 8 of each model. interesting... maybe they´re not participating in this so called promotion.
 
Best Buy is a Shady Operation: Needs to go "Bye Bye"

Best Buy is no longer reputable... ( I think they were in the mid 90's)

Any dealings I've had with them have been slimy. They jack up the prices to ridiculous levels on items like Flash Memory, ripping off less than tech saavy folks who don't know any better.
Their online purchase option with in store pickup is almost criminal with it's
false promises and lack of honesty...

Stay away from Best Buy... They deserve to just fade away like Circuit City.
Apple, You taint your reputation by dealing with this Painted Lady.:mad:
 
I checked next weeks circular on slickdeals.net and no mention of iPad2. I'm starting to think it would be better to buy it anywhere else. From what I remember it took about 2-3 months at most after the iPad 1 was announced that it became readily available.
 
Best Buy isn't having a sale today. And this is a national holiday. Its Victory over the Confederates Day when the US defeated the southern traitors and General Lee surrendered.
 
Al Coholic said:
Oh crap. 400 fear-mongering posts in the other thread were for naught. :eek:

LOL!

Come on people, think next time. Like Apple gives a rat's ass how their retailers horde iPads when Apple themselves can't even supply them.
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HAHA!

Seems like half the people here have worked at Best Buy and the other half hate Best Buy and refuse to shop there. Yet both groups know equally as much about Best Buy's retail marketing plans as well.

Hmmm, what are the statistical chances of that happening? :D

Earth to Geeks... You think Apple doesn't specifically ship certain stock just for a promotion? (therefor it's not considered "stock" the day or week before)

Apple even ships stuff with orders to merchants not to open boxes until a certain day/time.

Not to mention, we know Apple has been having supply problems. So I see nothing wrong with Best Buy conserving stock for a promotion. This a whole lot of nothing except to the fanatics on geek websites who worship at the alter of Steve Jobs and have no lives.

If all these people posting really worked in retail, I'm convinced it must have really been at McDonald's, not Best Buy! I'm told by a reliable source they really will sell all of the Big Macs they have on hand. LOL

The only thing I've learned here is that the average Best Buy employee is not in the loop to know what they're talking about nor is the average Best Buy customer. Show me a local manager and I'd still think they're out of the loop. Unless somebody from corporate or a regional manager goes public or Apple or Best Buy makes a statement, this story is a whole lot about nothing.
 
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LarryC said:
I see you've been educated in the public school system :D
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Your point? Do you deny General Lee surrendered on this date in 1865?

This was an important victory for the US.

Actually it looks like you are being sarcastic. LOL
 
ten-oak-druid said:
Your point? Do you deny General Lee surrendered on this date in 1865?

This was an important victory for the US.

Actually it looks like you are being sarcastic. LOL
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Technically the Confederacy wasn't defeated until a month later, and even then forces still fought because of how slow news traveled :p, but yea, Lee's surrender was basically the end.
 
Hastings101 said:
Technically the Confederacy wasn't defeated until a month later, and even then forces still fought because of how slow news traveled :p, but yea, Lee's surrender was basically the end.
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True.

For example there were some battles in the Kansas/Missouri area at the end of the war that were some of the bloodiest. Of course this area had been part of a guerilla/proxy war before the civil war even began. The animosity between the two sides continued long after the war.
 
Yochanan07 said:
Their online purchase option with in store pickup is almost criminal with it's
false promises and lack of honesty...
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Please explain.

I don't really shop at Best Buy, but over the last 5 years I have used this to buy things 4 or 5 times and have never had an issue with it. I would buy what I wanted, go to the store and pick it up.

Pretty much the only way I could find shopping there tolerable.
 
There is some truth to this

I went to pick up my ipad yesterday(which I reordered) and asked if they had any more for sale. They said they had a lot of the verizon 3G(which I didn't want anyway), but were not allowed to sell them. I asked why and they said because of what happened at some of there other stores, but wouldn't tell me what.
 
Bad experience at Conshohocken, PA Best buy

I am writing this to convey my disappointment with Consohohocken, PA Bestbuy store.

On 4/9/2011 evening 9 PM, I was told by a store rep that they were going to give out IPAD 2 on 4/10/2011 (sunday) at 11 AM and was suggested to be in line around 9 AM.

This was also told to couple of other customers who showed up at the store even at 8 AM on 4/10/2011.

But when the store opened, we were told that there were no IPAD's available.

This is very disappointing behavior from Bestbuy.

Best buy, you have lost my business for good. Of course, it may not matter to you that you lost the business of few customers.

I agree that making a decision to go wait in the front of the store is the decision made by the customer. But if Bestbuy is exploiting customers like this, they are not too far away from going down.
 
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