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Extra Best Buy Black Friday Specials

Reader Ryan writes in with a link to some extra Best Buy Black Friday action. All deals expire at noon on Black Friday. Enjoy!—MEGHANN MARCO

4:07 PM on Tue Nov 21 2006, by Meg Marco, 4,985 views, 4 comments
http://consumerist.com/consumer/black-friday/extra-best-buy-black-friday-specials-216475.php

Zout wins Slate's test of the best stain removers.

9:59 PM on Thu Jun 28 2007, by Ben Popken, 232 views, 1 comment
http://consumerist.com/consumer/home/-273436.php

Oooh, scary! Are Best Buy and Circuit City doomed? [Motley Fool]

3:49 PM on Mon Aug 13 2007, by Meg Marco, 3,615 views, 29 comments
http://consumerist.com/consumer/outlook-hazy/-288978.php

Too Soon For Best Buy To Cash In On Heath Ledger's Death?

A reader over at Best Week Ever spotted this little makeshift "tribute" to recently deceased actor Heath Ledger in a San Diego Best Buy.

5:59 PM on Wed Jan 23 2008, by Meg Marco, 10,295 views, 69 comments
http://consumerist.com/348248/too-soon-for-best-buy-to-cash-in-on-heath-ledgers-death

Best Buy: $50 SIRIUS Gift Card For $55. What?

Best Buy is selling a $50 SIRIUS gift card for $55. Rather, that is the "national internet price" at BestBuy.com—Best Buy stores may sell the $50 gift cards for $50. Any idea what is going on here? We chatted with a surly Best Buy...

5:30 PM on Sat Dec 29 2007, by Carey, 14,919 views, 71 comments
http://consumerist.com/338871/best-buy-50-sirius-gift-card-for-55-what

Consumer gets a box of beans instead of a hard drive from Best Buy. If this happens to you, file a report with your state's attorney general and then do a chargeback with your credit card company. The best way to prevent it, however, is to open...

11:41 AM on Wed Mar 5 2008, by Meg Marco, 1,205 views, 21 comments
http://consumerist.com/364148/

Best Buy Encourages Shopppers To Buy CyberPoopy

Over the weekend, an error on the Best Buy website returned very curious results. Searching for "Cybershot 7.2" returned not only no direct results, but what they suggested instead was quite, shall we say, unbecoming.

12:31 PM on Mon Aug 28 2006, by Ben Popken, 281 views, 7 comments
http://consumerist.com/consumer/best-buy/best-buy-encourages-shopppers-to-buy-cyberpoopy-197040.php

Best Buy CEO Bradbury Anderson's Email Address And Phone Number

Bradbury H. Anderson, Vice Chairman & CEO Best Buy Co., Inc. 7601 Penn Avenue South Richfield, MN 55423-3645 Phone: 612-292-2453 brad.anderson@bestbuy.com

5:19 PM on Tue Jun 17 2008, by Ben Popken, 2,340 views, 14 comments
http://consumerist.com/5017351/best-buy-ceo-bradbury-andersons-email-address-and-phone-number

Best Buy Employee's Video On How The Store Screws You Over

This parodic video appear to be made by a Best Buy employee. It re-enacts how slightly informed Best Buy employees manipulate uninformed customers.

6:44 PM on Tue Dec 5 2006, by Ben Popken, 10,261 views, 19 comments
http://consumerist.com/consumer/videos/best-buy-employees-video-on-how-the-store-screws-you-over-219568.php

Best Buy Now Staffs Toll-Free Line With Live Humans

Did you know Best Buy got rid of their robot menus? Now when you call 1-888-BEST-BUY, all you have to do is press 2 and a human operator will direct your call. This is fantastic. Customers often cite being enraged by pushing button after button,...

3:16 PM on Wed Mar 7 2007, by Ben Popken, 1,553 views, 10 comments
http://consumerist.com/consumer/ivr/best-buy-now-staffs-toll+free-line-with-live-humans-242304.php

Best Buy In Illinois Catches Fire, Then Floods

A fire broke out in a Best Buy in Quincy, Illinois, over the weekend, and although the sprinkler system put it out promptly, it flooded the entire store in an inch and a half of water. The store manager told the local news station that it would...

11:22 PM on Mon Mar 3 2008, by Chris Walters, 4,742 views, 49 comments
http://consumerist.com/363375/best-buy-in-illinois-catches-fire-then-floods