pricewars

Pricewarring With Walmart, Best Buy Replaces Backordered HD DVD Players With Upgraded Ones

Pricewarring With Walmart, Best Buy Replaces Backordered HD DVD Players With Upgraded Ones

Best Buy met one of Walmart’s “secret deals” punch for punch but soon found itself in a bind trying to go up against the discount retailer. Walmart was selling Toshiba HD-A2 HD DVD players for $98.97. BestBuy countered by dropping the price on theirs to $99.99. There was a run in-store and online quickly ran into backorders, backorders which would probably be never fulfilled, seeing as the Toshiba HD-A2 is a discontinued product. BestBuy could have told all the shoppers to shove it, but instead Best Buy said they would fulfill the orders with the HD-A3, retailing normally for $299.99.

Airlines Try $10+ Fare Hikes Again

Airlines Try $10+ Fare Hikes Again

The major airlines got their shit together and are attempting another price raise.