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Comment on Take Advantage of Price Match Policies by Miser

Miser — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:08:10 +0000

Newegg’s pricing model doesn’t support the concept of price matching. In general, stores that price match are retailers with higher profit margins. Newegg tends to have smaller profit margins on their products.

Comment on Take Advantage of Price Match Policies by Andrew Be distressed

Andrew Be distressed — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:44:31 +0000

do u no ne tricks for price match to online store like new egg? i want to get a cap card at bb thats $100 at bb and $70 at newegg-will your trick work?

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Comment on Take Advantage of Price Match Policies by Miser

Miser — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:42:23 +0000

Great tip on using the BestBuy price match. My experience has been that BestBuy employee are a slimy bunch that will trick you into not giving you the price match. Your method helps with this.

Just read that they are getting sued because of these tactics: http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/03/22/class-action-suit-alleges-best-buy-conspiracy-to-avoid-price-matching/

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CinthebigD — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:46:23 +0000

Love this recipe!

Comment on Take Advantage of Price Match Policies by RD

RD — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:58:14 +0000

Some stores such as Sears and Best Buy do offer a 110% price match. I’m not sure about the details of Sears’ pricematching policy, but here’s my trick to get Best Buy to do it. Say a competitor is selling product X for $20, and BB has it for $40. Bring the sales ad or a printout of the competitor’s price with you to BB. Purchase the item normally at BB at the regular checkout desk. Do not purchase it at customer service, and do not mention that you want to price match it at the time of purchase as they will only price match it to $20. After purchasing it for $40 at the checkout desk, bring the item to your car and grab the competitor’s ad along with your receipt. Now walk back in to customer service and tell them you want to price match a previous purchase and hand them the receipt and ad. Their policy is if you find a lower price within 30 days AFTER making a purchase at BB, they will match it plus %10 of the difference. They will refund your card $22, so you will get product X for $18 this way all in one trip. Make sure you follow the instructions in the correct order and remember to always be polite. They might give you some flak about the %110 price match, but I always remain civil and polite and read them the policy printed at the customer service desk and always win. You’re much more likely to get your way if you’re not yelling at them.

Comment on Free Epocrates Essentials iPhone Medical App 3/17-3/18 by Scott at Epocrates

Scott at Epocrates — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:48:55 +0000

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Comment on Free AT&T 200 Minutes per month by Malcolm Y

Malcolm Y — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:17:25 +0000

I received the “200 bonus minutes” without lying, giving codes etc. I simply called and stated that I was close to going over my minutes, and wanted to know if I could add minutes.
The representative was polite, checked a few things, and then said that she added 200 bonus minutes to my account. I asked what the charge was, and she said there was no charge. I then asked if this was just for the current month, or for a different period of time. She answered that it was permanent.

Again, no lying, flirting, etc.

I am with a large corporation that has a Corporate FAN

Comment on End Your Sprint Cellular Contract Early by Josh

Josh — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:13:09 +0000

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