Best Buys Hidden Halo 3 Tax
With the release of "the most anticipated game of the year" right around the corner, retailers know that consoles and accessories will jet of the shelves. So what better way to join the celebration then by adding a Halo 3 dollar tax to many Xbox 360 accessories?
While other retailers are pricing the 360 add-ons at
Xbox.com's MSRP, Best Buy thinks adding three dollars to that is the perfect theme to tie-in the Halo Three launch. As many devotee gamers will pop-in to jump-in, why would they suspect they aren't getting the best buy?
Now obviously, I'm only speculating the reasoning for the price increases, but the amount of flabbergastation flowing in my veins is very unsettling. I have been a loyal Best Buy customer for as long as I can remember with purchases including all three computers I've ever owned + my $1,700 fridge, just months ago. Even my vacuum cleaner! I have their credit card and am a member of the Best Buy Rewards program (since it first started with a $10 fee and when it was more rewarding before they changed it). So will I continue to shop at Best Buy? Only if their name lives up to it. And the way things look now, I best be shoppin' elsewhere.
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This is why i buy my crap from Ebgames.
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If you buy these things from Xbox.com then they'll add the shipping. $5 right there. Buy it in a store they'll add a couple more bucks, it all equals out in the end. But if you can find a better deal, which I'm sure you can I wouldn't mind a post. ;)
thats fucked up
This is nothing new @ BB. They were selling the 1600 Microsoft Point cards for $5 above MSRP for a full year after release if memory serves me correct.
Yeah, I work at BB and I'll tell you we make ALL of our money off accessories and little off the core products. Have you ever wanted to pay $35 for 6ft USB cord?
But hey, my discounts great, $10 Monster Cables FTW!