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Originally Posted by laconic1
Same here. I used to love Best Buy, either I've gotten smarter or they have changed in a bad way. I needed a new keyboard after my old one completely went out. I had found a basic no frills Logitech one online I liked for $20 shipped. I figured if I could find one locally for maybe $25 I would get it locally and save the hassle of waiting. I went to Best Buy and the cheapest keyboard they had was $60 for a no name brand!!! This came after another Best Buy location stopped me like I was a shoplifter because I didn't buy their $40 USB cable when I could get the cable I needed for $5 shipped online. I ended up settling for a Logitech keyboard for $13 from Wally world.
Needless to say I will never set foot in a Best Buy again.
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They've definitely changed in a bad way. I remember when my local Best Buy was first built back in '96 or 97 when I was still living at home. That store was awesome! Decently priced movies, CDs, and computer parts and the people who worked there actually had a clue. I got into a habit of just going there to shop instead of checking the other local computer stores I was used to. Then I moved away and didn't have one around for a couple years. Came back around 2002 and couldn't figure out what happened! It had turned into Circuit City - expensive with salesmen who followed you around and tried to upsell you when you weren't even asking for their help.
I often wonder about companies that change like that. Do they set out to be just another expensive, pushy big box in the beginning, or does something in the marketplace corrupt them? Are the first couple years a sham to get people to like them, or is the later form them selling out?