I’m a child of the internet, but even so I still haven’t came to terms with buying large purchases online. Rather, I can’t stomach buying hardly anything online, no matter the price. Some of the problem is that I’m an immediate gratification kind of person, when I buy it, I want it now, now after a few days shipping. Also, I just don’t like the idea of my info floating around and not in the intertubes, but rather to whoever Joe Blow happens to be looking at the order database.
Because of my fears I always price items online and then try to buy them locally. This usually ends with me paying a little bit more from the store, but a convenience I’m willing to pay for. My latest purchase has taught me to be even more diligent in my research when buying from a big chain store.
From my postings you can see that I purchased a new Flip Ultra HD camcorder. I think it’s the coolest thing since sliced bread, especially since you can purchase one online for as little as $150 from Amazon
At Best Buy I noticed that the Flip video cameras were vastly higher than they were online. Consider that the same camera online was priced $40 cheaper and no indication of a sale price. Furthermore, there was an open box model that sold for still more than a brand new item at BestBuy.com!
I’m not against brick ‘n mortar locations making money and paying for a convenience. I just don’t think they should be taking advantage of people trusting they will get the best price, especially when it’s advertised for much lower online from the same company.
The Best Buy employee was happy to match the online price from BestBuy.com, but not from Amazon.com. The stores policy is to only honor pricing online when the company has a local presence. Meaning, they would match a Target.com price, but not a NewEgg.com price. So keep this in mind if you are out buying pricey new toys, check online first and don’t trust ‘On Sale’ pricing at the store.
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