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Is it me or does their website look very very similar to currys website? Also their price promise seems to be written almost identical to what PC Worlds used to be about a year ago until they started to change the details. All that was different was 30 days instead of 7 and BestBuy instead of pcworld i swear.
Took their time but tbh they are competing with way to many people online, their whole presence was ment to compete with DSG group but its doing that very slowly... sure they have 2 or 3 retail stores now and their deals there are pretty damn good and it seems as a whole they are kicking DSG down in those areas but still it wont affect me until they actually launch their stores IN PLYMOUTH.
I dont care about collect @ store because its not even near me. As always ill have to rely on pcworld/currys/comet/maplins for electronics if i need them asap.... hurry up best buy!.
Originally Posted by snootyjim
Not really in the Scan, eBuyer and OCUK area of PC sales in my view. I bearly shop at DSG and they seem to be a carbon copy of them at this point so I dont think I will use them unless I find a bargain. But I have to say bargains is what drives me to to any seller thats got a reasonable rep and P&P policy.
its carphonewarehouse *they were bought by best buy 2 years ago) - some of the high street retail outlets will slowly change brands where theres a market.
You're right in that BB etc don't really sell components, but there's a lot of common ground on consumer electronics (TVs, digital cameras etc) and laptops. Scan and eBuyer, especially, are expanding into more general stuff, whereas the box stores are offering more a complete range of computers and (some) components.
I'm just trying to say that there is some overlap.
For now the average Joe is unaware of Best Buy. Comet and Curry's firmly have the ground in the UK retail electronics area.
The computer guru, such as people on here will see best buy as nothing more than another Comet or Curry's and know better to shop else where.
Is there room for Best Buy? I've seen many electrical groups come and go over the last two decades.
The only way to make your presence known is by advertising, availability (outlets) and prices. And to be honest Best Buy don't have the outlet numbers, don't advertise to the mass and aren't that special on prices.
Prices look a bit more expensive than DSG retail ... so until they lower them a bit I don't think they will get too much online business. Be interesting to see if their online returns and technicians are any better than "The Tech Guys" - I would certainly hope so for their sake.
There was me thinking they might have some bargains, I know its not their area of speciality but check their graphics card page hahahahahaha
£190 for GTX 460! They've got a 4 series Radeon card! And they're charging £125 for the rebadged 8800GT (GTS 250) that could be had for about 30% less more than a year ago...
Laughable
The GTS 250 was a rebadged 9800GTX - the 8800GT became the 9800GT.
Your point however remains valid
Wasn't that long ago I saw Maplin flogging a 7300 or some such rubbish, old card for £45
Only £45? I'm surprised they didn't market it as a hardcore gaming card.
Oh, but they did, it had 512MB RAM and everything, also I read that the 9800GTX has that much RAM and it costs like £60 on eBay, so this was a bargain, right? I hope so, 'cause I bought three of them, in case they put the price up.
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