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CompUsa and the T2

Justin Rya

CompUsa and the T2

by Justin Rya » Wed, 02 Apr 1997 04:00:00

Just got back from CompUsa and they have the T2 "on Sale" for 169.99!!!!
Can you believe this!!! I swear I saw it there for 129.99 just about a
month ago! BestBuy is still selling it regularly for 109.99 and the sale
price is 99.99! I wonder if TM raised the price on CompUsa or something .

Doug Reichl

CompUsa and the T2

by Doug Reichl » Thu, 03 Apr 1997 04:00:00

: Just got back from CompUsa and they have the T2 "on Sale" for 169.99!!!!
: Can you believe this!!! I swear I saw it there for 129.99 just about a
: month ago! BestBuy is still selling it regularly for 109.99 and the sale
: price is 99.99! I wonder if TM raised the price on CompUsa or something .

So go buy it from CompUSA.  Then leave the store.  Come back some time
later and tell them that the price is better at Best Buy.  They will
refund the difference + 10% more.

So that way you get it for $169.99 - 70$ - $7 = $92.99

PS - Just going by memory.  I'm not 100% sure about the 10% thing.

tost

CompUsa and the T2

by tost » Thu, 03 Apr 1997 04:00:00


>Just got back from CompUsa and they have the T2 "on Sale" for 169.99!!!!

//snip//
$149.00 here.  CompUSA must be wanting to corner the market on T2's,
because they sure aren't gonna sell them that way.  

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Mark McCue

CompUsa and the T2

by Mark McCue » Thu, 03 Apr 1997 04:00:00

169.99!!!!

went over there to get a DB9 to DB25 adapter.  their price was 14.99.
Meanwhile the Office Depot has the same thing for 4.99.  Tell you anything?

Patrick Woole

CompUsa and the T2

by Patrick Woole » Thu, 03 Apr 1997 04:00:00


> > : Just got back from CompUsa and they have the T2 "on Sale" for
> 169.99!!!!

> went over there to get a DB9 to DB25 adapter.  their price was 14.99.
> Meanwhile the Office Depot has the same thing for 4.99.  Tell you anything?

I wont disclose my employer but my job requires me to visit 5 CUSA
stores in the SF bay area. Comp's prices vary I saw the T2 for 129 on
sale and the same week it was 149 and 159 "on sale" at different comps
David Gar

CompUsa and the T2

by David Gar » Fri, 04 Apr 1997 04:00:00



> >Just got back from CompUsa and they have the T2 "on Sale" for 169.99!!!!
> //snip//
> $149.00 here.  CompUSA must be wanting to corner the market on T2's,
> because they sure aren't gonna sell them that way.

> ====
> Remove the '_UNSPAM_' from my email address to reply.

CompUSA does not have the most "competitive" prices. If your closer to
a Circuit City, they guarantee lowest. Best Buys not that bad either.
Well the prices that is. The majority of the people that work there,
I would out in the "duh" category.  

=8>}

-DG-

Charlie Mo

CompUsa and the T2

by Charlie Mo » Wed, 16 Apr 1997 04:00:00




>: Just got back from CompUsa and they have the T2 "on Sale" for 169.99!!!!
>: Can you believe this!!! I swear I saw it there for 129.99 just about a
>: month ago! BestBuy is still selling it regularly for 109.99 and the sale
>: price is 99.99! I wonder if TM raised the price on CompUsa or something .

>So go buy it from CompUSA.  Then leave the store.  Come back some time
>later and tell them that the price is better at Best Buy.  They will
>refund the difference + 10% more.

>So that way you get it for $169.99 - 70$ - $7 = $92.99

>PS - Just going by memory.  I'm not 100% sure about the 10% thing.

Justin, Doug is absolutely right, but they recently implimented a new
policy.  You have a 10 day return on all hardware purchased at their
store.  After that, I believe you can return up to 30 days, but if you
return it after 10 days, you get a credit, no chance of refund.  I'm
not 100% on this, but one employee at CompUSA told me this.

On another note about buying a wheel at Comp USA... make sure that
Best Buy has T2's in stock when you go back to Comp USA because if
it's not in stock at the competiting store, Comp won't honor the price
difference.
--
Take Care, Charlie

PP Smal

CompUsa and the T2

by PP Smal » Wed, 16 Apr 1997 04:00:00





> >: Just got back from CompUsa and they have the T2 "on Sale" for 169.99!!!!
> >: Can you believe this!!! I swear I saw it there for 129.99 just about a
> >: month ago! BestBuy is still selling it regularly for 109.99 and the sale
> >: price is 99.99! I wonder if TM raised the price on CompUsa or something .

> >So go buy it from CompUSA.  Then leave the store.  Come back some time
> >later and tell them that the price is better at Best Buy.  They will
> >refund the difference + 10% more.

> >So that way you get it for $169.99 - 70$ - $7 = $92.99

> >PS - Just going by memory.  I'm not 100% sure about the 10% thing.

> Justin, Doug is absolutely right, but they recently implimented a new
> policy.  You have a 10 day return on all hardware purchased at their
> store.  After that, I believe you can return up to 30 days, but if you
> return it after 10 days, you get a credit, no chance of refund.  I'm
> not 100% on this, but one employee at CompUSA told me this.

> On another note about buying a wheel at Comp USA... make sure that
> Best Buy has T2's in stock when you go back to Comp USA because if
> it's not in stock at the competiting store, Comp won't honor the price
> difference.
> --
> Take Care, Charlie

One other thing if you have Circuit City where you are at they ALWAYS
sell the T2 for 99.95, you just have to look for them.  They usually
seem to have about 2 or 3 of them out.
Matt

CompUsa and the T2

by Matt » Wed, 16 Apr 1997 04:00:00





> >: Just got back from CompUsa and they have the T2 "on Sale" for 169.99!!!!
> >: Can you believe this!!! I swear I saw it there for 129.99 just about a
> >: month ago! BestBuy is still selling it regularly for 109.99 and the sale
> >: price is 99.99! I wonder if TM raised the price on CompUsa or something .

> >So go buy it from CompUSA.  Then leave the store.  Come back some time
> >later and tell them that the price is better at Best Buy.  They will
> >refund the difference + 10% more.

> >So that way you get it for $169.99 - 70$ - $7 = $92.99

> >PS - Just going by memory.  I'm not 100% sure about the 10% thing.

> Justin, Doug is absolutely right, but they recently implimented a new
> policy.  You have a 10 day return on all hardware purchased at their
> store.  After that, I believe you can return up to 30 days, but if you
> return it after 10 days, you get a credit, no chance of refund.  I'm
> not 100% on this, but one employee at CompUSA told me this.

> On another note about buying a wheel at Comp USA... make sure that
> Best Buy has T2's in stock when you go back to Comp USA because if
> it's not in stock at the competiting store, Comp won't honor the price
> difference.
> --
> Take Care, Charlie

That and it must be an authorized place that they do price matching
with.  They are real specific in who they price match with.  I went to
CompUSA to buy a hard drive.  The next day an ad came out and it had the
same drive for $40 cheaper. Both drives were new and unopened, but the
place that ran the ad was not a place that they matched prices with.

The store that beat CompUSA's price was a local store and not one of the
chain stores and that was their everyday price.  It would seem to me
that a chain store should be able to beat a local store since they buy
more in quantity.
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Justin Rya

CompUsa and the T2

by Justin Rya » Wed, 16 Apr 1997 04:00:00

Guys, Thanks for the input and your buying suggestions! You've all been a
big help:)!!!

Doug Reichl

CompUsa and the T2

by Doug Reichl » Thu, 17 Apr 1997 04:00:00

: I went to CompUSA to buy a hard drive.  The next day an ad came out and
: it had the same drive for $40 cheaper. Both drives were new and
: unopened, but the place that ran the ad was not a place that they
: matched prices with.

I would have just returned it then.  Go to the other store and save the
$$$.

I always take advantage of their return policy (although I haven't done it
in awhile).  The CompUSA by me has a no hassle return policy.  I have used
it to it's full extent.

I bought a video card to see if it would gain me any speed.  I got about 2
more fps with it.  So that was $100 per frame ($200 card).  WAY too
expensive for 2 fps.  Took it back - no problem.  Told them it wasn't fast
enough.  Full refund (credit to the card - not cash).

I have done it other times, but I won't bore you.  Only hardware, not
software.

I also looked at their recent ad.  It is not refund the difference PLUS
10%.  It is just refund the difference.

Hell, I've even bought an entire computer from Best Buy.  Didn't like it
and took it back.  Took an hour or so, but full refund.  No problem.

Take advantage of the policy.  It is there for the CONSUMER, not the
store.

Matt

CompUsa and the T2

by Matt » Thu, 17 Apr 1997 04:00:00


> : I went to CompUSA to buy a hard drive.  The next day an ad came out and
> : it had the same drive for $40 cheaper. Both drives were new and
> : unopened, but the place that ran the ad was not a place that they
> : matched prices with.

> I would have just returned it then.  Go to the other store and save the
> $$$.

> I always take advantage of their return policy (although I haven't done it
> in awhile).  The CompUSA by me has a no hassle return policy.  I have used
> it to it's full extent.

> I bought a video card to see if it would gain me any speed.  I got about 2
> more fps with it.  So that was $100 per frame ($200 card).  WAY too
> expensive for 2 fps.  Took it back - no problem.  Told them it wasn't fast
> enough.  Full refund (credit to the card - not cash).

> I have done it other times, but I won't bore you.  Only hardware, not
> software.

> I also looked at their recent ad.  It is not refund the difference PLUS
> 10%.  It is just refund the difference.

> Hell, I've even bought an entire computer from Best Buy.  Didn't like it
> and took it back.  Took an hour or so, but full refund.  No problem.

> Take advantage of the policy.  It is there for the CONSUMER, not the
> store.

The problem with taking my hard drive back is I already had all of that
space pig, windows 95, on it.  That is a big pain to install and get
everything else configed to run it.  This drive was my main one.  I
could have spent the next day re-installing everything, but the money
was not worth the pain and suffering.

matt
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Andrew Englis

CompUsa and the T2

by Andrew Englis » Fri, 18 Apr 1997 04:00:00

Computer City is the retailer who claims to have the 110% difference
refund policy. They just often place ads in a large local paper on
Thursdays showing specials which are then not available.....



> > enough.  Full refund (credit to the card - not cash).

> > I also looked at their recent ad.  It is not refund the difference PLUS
> > 10%.  It is just refund the difference.

> > Hell, I've even bought an entire computer from Best Buy.  Didn't like it
> > and took it back.  Took an hour or so, but full refund.  No problem.

> > Take advantage of the policy.  It is there for the CONSUMER, not the
> > store.

> matt
> --





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