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Best Buy Charges $15 To Pay Bill On Time
Owners of Best Buy credit cards (via HSBC) are being charged $15 to pay their bill on time online. The only way to avoid the fee? Pay at least two business days early. More » -
video game trade-ins
Best Buy Gets In On Kiosk Game-Trading Action
Not to be outdone by Wal-Mart, Best Buy is rolling out a used-game kiosk program that sucks up your abandoned discs and spits out store credit in return. More » -
prostitution
Man Uses Geek Squad Badge To Impersonate Cop, Coerce Sex Out Of Prostitute
If a man says he's a police officer and flashes a badge at you, then tells you to have sex with him or he'll arrest you, make sure the badge doesn't say Geek Squad on it first. That's what a woman says happened to her in Parsippany, New Jersey last week. More » -
whoops
This Harry Potter Blu-Ray Set Requires A HD-DVD Player
Best Buy is still selling a defective Harry Potter Blu-Ray set that contains a HD-DVD version of the Goblet of Fire. The bumbled bundles were first discovered in 2007, but reader Bill found one sitting on a Best Buy shelf in Grand Junction, CO. More » -
follow ups
Best Buy Accepts 12 Year Old Gift Certificate Without Complaint
Jon wrote back with the results of his attempt to redeem a gift certificate that's over a decade old. More » -
funny
Jake Hunts For A Good Laptop
Funny or Die has a pretty funny, nsfw parody of the current Microsoft "You find it, you keep it" commercials. Jake's in the market for a decent laptop that can meet his needs, which include a big screen, the ability to go online, and enough cash left over for some subscriptions to certain adult websites. It's basically what the real commercial would look like in a world without TV censors. More » -
gift certificates
Will Best Buy Accept A Gift Certificate That's 12 Years Old?
Jon writes:
More »While digging through a box of old books, I came across a Best Buy Gift Certificate my brother had given me several Christmases ago. It's for $40, and is dated 20-Dec-1996. I can't say if I've even bought anything from BB since then, but I'm certain I haven't thought about that gift certificate.
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oh snap
Rumble In The Strip Mall: Best Buy Calls Out Walmart
Sure, Best Buy emerged victorious over Circuit City in the Battle of the Big-Box Electronics Stores, but they still have to compete with general discounters like Walmart. Which is why in a new ad campaign, Best Buy calls out Walmart specifically, attacking their employees' presumed lack of product knowledge compared to Best Buy employees. More » -
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confusion
Best Buy Tries To Convince You To Buy The Wrong Memory Card
Reader Phil is annoyed. He called Best Buy to see if they carried MiniSD memory cards. He was told that they did, but when he got to the store — all they had was MicroSD. Instead of just apologizing and letting Phil get on with his day — they tried to convince him that he was wrong, and his camera took MicroSD. It doesn't. More » -
obvious
Former Best Buy Salesperson Says: Electronics Salespeople Are Useless
Over on CNET, blogger and former Best Buy salesperson Sharon Vaknin shares her acquired wisdom with the Internet, putting together a list of the "7 things electronics salespeople won't tell you." What are they? More » -
things to make you smile
Indie Music Retailer Wins Our Award For 'Most Delightful Shipping Confirmation'
A Consumerist reader (actually, several of you) e-mailed us the shipping confirmation message that is sent out by CDBaby, the 'utopian' online music site that promotes independent musicians (yet is partnered with Best Buy). More » -
discounts
Best Buy Offers Enticing -$120 Off Laptop Price
Looking for an insane deal on a laptop? Look no further than Best Buy. They have a sale going on now that you wouldn't believe. We got a screencap just in case you miss it.
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good samaritans
Best Buy Employees Find $10,000 Hidden In Computer Tower
A man in St. Louis dropped off his computer for repair at the area Best Buy, but apparently forgot that he was also using it as a bank. "Employees at a Best Buy store in South County discovered about $10,000 cash inside," writes the St. Louis Post Dispatch. More » -
above and beyond
Reader Has Amazing Best Buy Experience
Our reader The_Lone_Gunman just had a great experience with the Best Buy in Irving, Texas. Snark fails us at a time like this, so we'll just humbly print his email. More » -
credit cards
HSBC Credit Card's Pay-By-Phone Fee Is Higher Than The Bill
Why does HSBC charge $15 to make a payment over the phone? Other, often smaller, companies charge $3 or less, as MG notes in his email below. In this case, since the alternative is so unwelcome—a possible late payment, and a corresponding hit on MG's credit score—it seems pretty outrageous to hold him hostage to a $15 fee. More » -
best buy
Updated Contact Info For Best Buy Execs
An anonymous tipster sent in an updated list of contact info for some of the people working at the top of the Best Buy food chain. Remember, don't bug them until you've exhausted all other options. More » -
appliances
LG Refrigerator Causes Flash Floods, Mini-Glaciers
Jason's refrigerator wouldn't work correctly, no matter how many times it was repaired. Eventually, Best Buy had to intervene. Yes, that Best Buy. More » -
retail
Returning These Games To Best Buy Could Get A Little Awkward
Reader Charlton went to Best Buy to buy some games. He successfully accomplished his task, only to find that opening his purchase was going to be a little difficult. More »
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