Ya know, this is what's wrong with the world. You idiots who are saying, "Good Job! Way to stick Best Buy!" Yeah, way to stick us, the consumers. Those losses get passed on in the cost of other products, morons. I'm not saying that Best Buy doesn't rip people off, but if you really want to stick them, DON'T SHOP THERE. I'll bet you guys are the same people who were like, "WOOO! May 15th GAS OUT!!!! WEEE!!!" How blatantly stupid can you be?
Honestly, I agree with you, but even knowing this I can't help but respect the skill and forethought involved. Thing is, it sounds to me like the place has been cased, so it's possible they'll be able to notice any odd behavior from previous security tapes.
I'm totally getting the theme from mission impossible with the whole hovering over the lasers part.
i don't spend money at bestbuy anymore (haven't since 2002, when they decided an extended service warranty that i paid over 20% of the products price for, wasn't valid) douche. so, i could give a f--- about them. they have been raping customers for years, every time anything bad happens to them it makes me happy. karma comes back and bites them in the a--.
@fred This is in no way sticking it to the consumers. Anyone who shops at best buy deserves to get ripped off because they know they will be ripped off and yet still shops there.
I do agree however that we should all stick it to best buy by shopping for electronics online.
Exactly right fred, a robbery at a single store in a huge chain is going to raise prices in every single Best Buy everywhere in the world. That's how major corporations do things. Insurance? Psh, they'll just raise prices.
The problem is not the price of items, you nitwit. It's that stealing is wrong. If it's not yours don't take it. Is that really so tough to understand? I fully understand the concept of mark-up, and that cables, protection plans, etc. area MAJOR rip off, but that does not justify stealing, period. I'm sure your employer would love to hear that it's own people think it's ok to steal.
I don't think it's even about "sticking it to the man". People just think it's cool. It's like how people are fascinated with pirates. You can say stealing is wrong all you want, but it still makes for a good story.
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Ya know, this is what's wrong with the world. You idiots who are saying, "Good Job! Way to stick Best Buy!" Yeah, way to stick us, the consumers. Those losses get passed on in the cost of other products, morons. I'm not saying that Best Buy doesn't rip people off, but if you really want to stick them, DON'T SHOP THERE. I'll bet you guys are the same people who were like, "WOOO! May 15th GAS OUT!!!! WEEE!!!" How blatantly stupid can you be?
Honestly, I agree with you, but even knowing this I can't help but respect the skill and forethought involved. Thing is, it sounds to me like the place has been cased, so it's possible they'll be able to notice any odd behavior from previous security tapes.
I'm totally getting the theme from mission impossible with the whole hovering over the lasers part.
i don't spend money at bestbuy anymore (haven't since 2002, when they decided an extended service warranty that i paid over 20% of the products price for, wasn't valid) douche.
so, i could give a f--- about them. they have been raping customers for years, every time anything bad happens to them it makes me happy. karma comes back and bites them in the a--.
Not really...their insurance will cover it and their insurance cost will barely go up.
@fred
This is in no way sticking it to the consumers. Anyone who shops at best buy deserves to get ripped off because they know they will be ripped off and yet still shops there.
I do agree however that we should all stick it to best buy by shopping for electronics online.
Exactly right fred, a robbery at a single store in a huge chain is going to raise prices in every single Best Buy everywhere in the world. That's how major corporations do things. Insurance? Psh, they'll just raise prices.
Okay Fred, I work at Best Buy so I know how much the markup is on certain items.
$32 for a 6 foot USB cable that cost the store less than $3. And they only carry the store brand cables.
'Nuff said.
The problem is not the price of items, you nitwit. It's that stealing is wrong. If it's not yours don't take it. Is that really so tough to understand? I fully understand the concept of mark-up, and that cables, protection plans, etc. area MAJOR rip off, but that does not justify stealing, period. I'm sure your employer would love to hear that it's own people think it's ok to steal.
I don't think it's even about "sticking it to the man". People just think it's cool. It's like how people are fascinated with pirates. You can say stealing is wrong all you want, but it still makes for a good story.