Hmmm...you seem to know the internal Best Buy lingo and their daily tracking of the percent to budget game. Are you by chance an employee at that Best Buy or another closeby?
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Hmmm...you seem to know the internal Best Buy lingo and their daily tracking of the percent to budget game. Are you by chance an employee at that Best Buy or another closeby?
Close. I work ("worked", taking a new job in 2 weeks) for a large TV/Internet/Phone provider where I sell services in Best Buy.
Boom!
I never see the logic behind all of the Best Buy haters. I have always had a good experience with them too.
Good find OP!!! 
And forget about these lames trying to defend the employee who screwed up. I guarantee that employee has already made tons of shady sales to ignorant customers and probably shoved tons of warranties down their throats.
All is fair in getting a bargain.
And forget about these lames trying to defend the employee who screwed up. I guarantee that employee has already made tons of shady sales to ignorant customers and probably shoved tons of warranties down their throats.
All is fair in getting a bargain.
That is absolute win! Your deal absolutely tops mine. I was able to score a 13" i5 for my cousin with an incase case, as well as 2 year accidental coverage plan for $900. Guy worked for the Project Team and purchased the computer and later realized he wanted the 15" version instead, so he quickly posted an ad on CL and I snatched it up. Battery had nothing but a few cycles on it, so it was still fairly new.
Congrats on the machine.
Congrats on the machine.
Bestbuy sells open box MBPs?
Where do they usually put them?
At this particular Best Buy - they're close to the register in the PC dept. In the same "cage" as the brand new MBPs.
Well thanks heaps OP. I am the unfortunate Best Buy staff member who got the sack today, from a simple mistake.
I pleaded with management to let me stay on.. Hell Ive been true to Best Buy for 6 years. Unfortunately I made this one simple, but costly mistake.. And it was purely the fact that it cost Best Buy money, management had to let me go... In the end, it was basically the manager or me.
I am pissed though, because it was proved as you say by two ther people.. Oh well, the little guys always lose out.
Thanks heaps.
ps. medical bill from my mothers hospital stay last just arrived - $23,700
At least she is healthy now.
I pleaded with management to let me stay on.. Hell Ive been true to Best Buy for 6 years. Unfortunately I made this one simple, but costly mistake.. And it was purely the fact that it cost Best Buy money, management had to let me go... In the end, it was basically the manager or me.
I am pissed though, because it was proved as you say by two ther people.. Oh well, the little guys always lose out.
Thanks heaps.
ps. medical bill from my mothers hospital stay last just arrived - $23,700
At least she is healthy now.
Of course you don't know that. As if he should have had them change the price?
Mac Mall is $1633. Amazon is $1714. But if you have Amazon Prime you get free two day shipping and Amazon has better return policies.
http://www.appleinsider.com/mac_price_guide/
I chastised a guy over the weekend (or was it late last week) who bought an ipad 2 for $230. He paid cash for part and then was supposed to pay credit for the rest but the cashier inadvertently rang it up as paid in full. He knew he didn't pay the right amount and did nothing to remedy the situation.
This one is different though.....
Best buy priced it a certain price. Was it right? Probably not. But it wasn't just a mistake by the Sales guy who marked it, both managers approved the sale. In this case the OP agreed to a price (what the item was marked) and he paid that price. Anyone in the chain could have stopped the sale. This puts the responsibility of the error on multiple shoulders.
This one is different though.....
Best buy priced it a certain price. Was it right? Probably not. But it wasn't just a mistake by the Sales guy who marked it, both managers approved the sale. In this case the OP agreed to a price (what the item was marked) and he paid that price. Anyone in the chain could have stopped the sale. This puts the responsibility of the error on multiple shoulders.
Just an update guys...
I just applied instore for a job at Five Guys down on East Pratt.. Fingers crossed.
I just applied instore for a job at Five Guys down on East Pratt.. Fingers crossed.
Maybe he did the calculating of the price when he got back home? A lot of factors to compute... but if someone messed up... and 2 Managers APPROVED the price.. then how is it illegal?