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Extra Best Buy Black Friday Specials

Reader Ryan writes in with a link to some extra Best Buy Black Friday action. All deals expire at noon on Black Friday. Enjoy!—MEGHANN MARCO

4:07 PM on Tue Nov 21 2006, by Meg Marco, 7,681 views, 5 comments

Zout wins Slate's test of the best stain removers.

9:59 PM on Thu Jun 28 2007, by Ben Popken, 244 views, 1 comment

Update your address books: Best Buy's CEO Brad Anderson will retire in June, and Operating Chief Brian Dunn will replace him. [Bloomberg]

2:16 PM on Wed Jan 21 2009, by Meg Marco, 466 views, 1 comment

Best Buy Falling On Hard Times

"Best Buy Co. Inc. offered voluntary severance packages to virtually all its 4,000 corporate employees Tuesday as the nation's largest consumer electronics chain announced its third-quarter profit skidded 77 percent," says the AP. [Forbes]

6:18 PM on Tue Dec 16 2008, by Meg Marco, 15,456 views, 156 comments

Oooh, scary! Are Best Buy and Circuit City doomed? [Motley Fool]

3:49 PM on Mon Aug 13 2007, by Meg Marco, 4,286 views, 30 comments

"Buy.com" Is Apparently A Curse Word On Best Buy's Forums

Reader Andrew was trying to post a question on Best Buy's forums, but he made the horrible, offensive mistake of putting a space between "Best" and "Buy.com."

12:08 PM on Tue Apr 14 2009, by Meg Marco, 22,023 views, 92 comments

Too Soon For Best Buy To Cash In On Heath Ledger's Death?

A reader over at Best Week Ever spotted this little makeshift "tribute" to recently deceased actor Heath Ledger in a San Diego Best Buy.

5:59 PM on Wed Jan 23 2008, by Meg Marco, 11,149 views, 69 comments

Best Buy: $50 SIRIUS Gift Card For $55. What?

Best Buy is selling a $50 SIRIUS gift card for $55. Rather, that is the "national internet price" at BestBuy.com—Best Buy stores may sell the $50 gift cards for $50. Any idea what is going on here? We chatted with a surly Best Buy...

5:30 PM on Sat Dec 29 2007, by Carey Alexander, 15,674 views, 72 comments

Best Buy Encourages Shopppers To Buy CyberPoopy

Over the weekend, an error on the Best Buy website returned very curious results. Searching for "Cybershot 7.2" returned not only no direct results, but what they suggested instead was quite, shall we say, unbecoming.

12:31 PM on Mon Aug 28 2006, by Ben Popken, 702 views, 7 comments

A roundup of the best, basic, no-frills, low-cost cellphones. [Cnet]

10:26 AM on Thu Jan 3 2008, by Ben Popken, 879 views, 6 comments