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**Gasfghj** · 01-19-2009, 04:27 PM

My impression is that most of the gang who works the floor at Best Buy / Circuit City took the job for the hope of employee discounts.

Yes and no. It all depends on what they want the discount on. If it is stereo equipment and the like, maybe you will get a better helper.

If it is for the latest PS3 game or discounts on othe rmedia, fuggetaboutit.

95% are basically useless in the "help" department. Agreed. Sad part is when you ask for something and they do not even know what you are talking about. You almost have to draw them a picture.

And why would anyone in NYC buy an Apple product from one of these stores when the same stuff is available for the exact same price at the much better managed Apple store(s)? Employee discount?

As for the closing and discounts, they are all pretty much BS. The good stuff has or will be unloaded to other distributors if possible, leaving the scraps behind. And even those will linger at prices above what you can get online until there is nothing left but a 5 and 10 reminiscent "bargain bin".

When ChumpUSA went under a while back (2 years?) they did the same thing. Most of the games/movies/other media was absolute junk, teh prices on things like USB drives were still outrageous and there was little help to be found.

In all fairness, if I were working for them, I would be hiding the good stuff somewhere in the back until the % cranked up a bit and bought it for myself. You think they are doing any different?

(Oh, as for management on the corporate level. ANY company that puts their store RIGHT NEXT DOOR to their prime compeditor has GOT to hae something wrong in the head. 43rd-44th street, East side, 5th avenue.

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01-19-2009, 04:27 PM	#18
Gasfghj Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 491 Senior Member	My impression is that most of the gang who works the floor at Best Buy / Circuit City took the job for the hope of employee discounts. Yes and no. It all depends on what they want the discount on. If it is stereo equipment and the like, maybe you will get a better helper. If it is for the latest PS3 game or discounts on othe rmedia, fuggetaboutit. 95% are basically useless in the "help" department. Agreed. Sad part is when you ask for something and they do not even know what you are talking about. You almost have to draw them a picture. And why would anyone in NYC buy an Apple product from one of these stores when the same stuff is available for the exact same price at the much better managed Apple store(s)? Employee discount? As for the closing and discounts, they are all pretty much BS. The good stuff has or will be unloaded to other distributors if possible, leaving the scraps behind. And even those will linger at prices above what you can get online until there is nothing left but a 5 and 10 reminiscent "bargain bin". When ChumpUSA went under a while back (2 years?) they did the same thing. Most of the games/movies/other media was absolute junk, teh prices on things like USB drives were still outrageous and there was little help to be found. In all fairness, if I were working for them, I would be hiding the good stuff somewhere in the back until the % cranked up a bit and bought it for myself. You think they are doing any different? (Oh, as for management on the corporate level. ANY company that puts their store RIGHT NEXT DOOR to their prime compeditor has GOT to hae something wrong in the head. 43rd-44th street, East side, 5th avenue. )
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