Elderly Amish Man Caught on Film With Prostitute, Blackmailed
When a 75-year-old Amish widower slept with a prostitute, he -- we feel certain -- felt pretty bad about it the next morning. As if that guilt weren't enough for the old man, the prostitute and her boyfriend demanded $67,000 from him, claiming that they had filmed the scene with wall-mounted cameras and would upload the recording to the Internet. The pair was later arrested and, we can only imagine, the Amish man abhorred technology more than ever.
Bank Robber Gets Away With the Help of Craiglist
In October, a bank robber -- wearing a safety vest, blue shirt, face mask and goggles -- eluded police with the help of Craiglist. Just outside the bank, while the robbery was in progress, stood a group of men who were responding to a Craiglist day labor opportunity. As the advertisement required, they were all wearing safety vests, blue shirts, face masks and goggles.
Nude New Zealander Arrested After Responding to Fake Sexy Text Message
Late in 2007, a Wellington, New Zealand man received a racy text message from two anonymous "ladies," giving him only an address and a request that he show up naked. Well, he indeed showed up naked... at the home of one appalled, unsuspecting New Zealander. Both the nude Romeo and the sadistic texter were arrested, though neither were prosecuted.
Fake Craiglist Ad Costs Man Most of What He Owns
Last Spring, a post appeared on an Oregon Craigslist board stating that the owner of a specific house was leaving all of his worldly possessions (still in said house) to whoever wanted them. When homeowner Robert Salisbury rushed home -- on a tip from a woman suspicious about the offer of a free horse -- he found his house being ransacked by 30 strangers. We suggest he take that horse and collect some vengeance Clint Eastwood-style.
17-Year-Old Jailed for Stealing Virtual 'Furniture'
When a 17-year-old Dutch boy hacked into several accounts on the Second Life-style site 'Habbo' in 2007, the the law got involved. The boy was discovered to have stolen $5,800 worth of virtual furniture and knick-knacks. Apparently, crime -- whether actual or virtual -- does not pay.
Phishers Going After Your Phones in New 'Vishing' Trend
Over the past year, sneaky spammers have begun to forsake the worn-out territory of e-mail in favor of cell phones' fertile frontier. The result? "Vishing." Get it? Voice mail phishing. It might be more ominous if it didn't sound like a James Bond villain saying, "Wishing."
Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind
Around Halloween of last year, a truckload of thieves drove into -- that's right, into -- a Pennsylvania Mexican restaurant, where they -- apparently uninterested in the cash register -- stole a mid-grade 47-inch HDTV and fled the scene. We've all heard about how this generation is lacking in ambition, but this generation's thieves, too?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
steve said 12:14AM on 5-31-2007
Give me a break. Best Buy, like most other retailers, has only one web site. When you access it, it shows the national price. When you are in a store, it shows the local price at that store. This is common practice. Only a fool believes that the price of everything is exactly the same in all 900 Best Buy stores.
What is amazing is that nobody has pointed out the fact that there are also prices in the store that are LOWER than the national web site pricing. This is just the case of a state AG trying to "be a consumer watchdog"...and build his political career.
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drew said 11:04AM on 3-15-2009
i beg to differ....the national price should trump local pricing every time, if it came from corporate headquarters.....it is an advertised price and as such should be subject to false advertising laws.
And as for setting up a second dummy site, it seems pretty easy to do, and while I wouldn't be shocked, It's not really the kind of thing I would expect from a large company like Best Buy, where all the employees that access the site would be sure to tell somebody. I'd have to see it to believe it...
JAUN said 1:20PM on 3-16-2009
STEVE, DONT TELL ME,YOUR THE STORE MANAGER @BEST BUY!
whatwhat said 1:14AM on 3-18-2009
The price actually doesn't differ store to store. Not within the same chain, not before state sales tax. Living in CT, I have heard a few people say this happened to them. It isn't very fair, especially when you can go to Amazon, and buy whatever you want without having to pay shipping (several different shipping options, prices from $0+ depending on how quick you want it.)
JASON said 3:32PM on 7-06-2007
This is nothing new every holiday they do this they place adds then sell a certain amount then lock the others up i recently went to buy a toshiba laptop listed on the website for 499 which they then proclaimed sold out I was in the store when they locked 10 up so people could not get to them one "agent" said they were on hold another offered to sell me one for an extra 100 off the books. one place they really beat wal-mart or any other store is lack of honest customer service
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Starman said 4:27PM on 8-08-2007
A lot of retailers have a certain amount of sale items that they have to hold. They most commonly lock these items up for the upcoming events. Some of these are for customer sold orders, rainchecks and for other customers that have defective items and are awaiting new ones. Not all companies are taking advantage of us the consumers but we would like to believe this especially when we don't get what we want.
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AD said 10:47PM on 9-16-2007
Cheeck out this web site it has HUNDREDS of complaints about BEST LIE!! I had the bait and switch do here in Ohio and several years ago they were sued by Ohio...GOOGLE "Ohio Sues Best Buy"... WHAT A LOUSY COMPANY!!!
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Tom said 10:15PM on 10-30-2007
Simple bait and hook tactic's tells you about the best buy corporate agenda. How to avoid being stupid, don't buy at best buy.
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Lux Magna said 12:21PM on 1-16-2008
A website constitutes an advertisement. Unless there is a disclaimer that it is a "web only" price then they must honor it at the store. Most states require that every product price tag in an advertisement indicate national availability. Some states require that they list the minimum store inventory depth in the ad.
I despise BB and they will get what is coming to their price gouging, inane, ill informed, moronic ,lazy, poorly trained assets.
$100 dollars for a 4 foot video cable - SKU: 8473458 - wow that cable must really give you a great picture, compared to a $5 one.
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Colleen said 3:17PM on 1-17-2008
This happened to me. I was buying a remote starter for my husband. I told the retail guy that I saw it for a certain price on the internet. He pulled it up and of course it was different. So I went out to my car, where I left my print out from online and showed it to him. He just said there was some kind of mistake. I will never shop at best buy again.
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Don said 4:41PM on 1-17-2008
Bait and Switch is an old story for a lot of big stores. I have seen it a dozen times. Sears used to be the Master at it. Not surprised that Best Buy might do the same. What I hate about Best Buy is the stupid clerks they have. I asked where I could find an RJ-45 crossover cable once and the guy told me there was no such thing. After I found one on the rack I took it back and showed him. He said, "oh..I thought you meant something else".....yep.
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DW said 4:44PM on 1-17-2008
I had this sort of thing with Dell once. I ordered a computer on line and selected what I wanted it to have. When it got here it had about three items that I hadn't ordered added to it and billed to me. I called them about it and got such a run around that I finally gave up...fortunately they weren't extremely expensive items. The computer worked fine and has for a long time. But I don't trust Dell anymore.
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Don said 4:56PM on 1-17-2008
and this web site won't show my posts...even when they say they do.
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Don said 4:57PM on 1-17-2008
there they are...thanks.
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Jean said 10:30AM on 1-22-2008
I was searching different web sites trying to find a stove. I decided on Sears because they had free delivery and had a percentage off sale advertised with no strings. Went to store to see the actual product. The price was higher, the % off, the rebate was mail in and all only if you used the Sears card. I used the store computer to go to their web site and got the same price that was that was in the store. I went home and printed out what I had seen on my computer. Took the print out to the same sales person and was given the web price,the rebate, plus an additional 10% off. We haggled over how the rebate was given. I insisted it would be taken off the price immediately and they wanted to give it to me in a mail in rebate. I explained that if the delivery was added to the purchase I would have to pay taxes on it. They finally wrote it up the way I wanted. I wound up saving an additional $84.00 by being persistent and demanding my rights.
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LQ said 12:43PM on 1-22-2008
Actually, it is true about the "web search" computers they have at best buy only being accessible at.. where else.. best buy, but.. if you search online for your general products like, iPods, Computers, TVs, stuff like that, you'll find its actually CHEAPER than if you were to walk in and buy it straight off the shelve. it'll give you the option to see the sale price online, which is generally 10-20% cheaper, then you get the option to pick it up. But there is a disclaimer on the in-store website that tells you the prices will differ from other publications, (ads, online..)
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Ed Hernandez said 8:22PM on 1-22-2008
About 3 years ago I purchased a Dell Dimension 5510 over the phone on a Thursday night for $1,500. The next day on Friday I saw a Sunday add for the same computer, software and 19 inch screen, everythime same for $999.00 at Best Buy. When I called Dell they said they could not do anything because they already shipped the computer. I could of denied the UPS Shipment and requested a refund from my credit card company but I didn't. WRONG MOVE! I made at least 25 calls to Dell insisting on a refund but no return. After 3 months my hard drive crashed I demanded that someone from Dell call about my refund I finally contacted a Nancy at Dell. She kept stalling after providing the promotion code on the ad and without any notice or communicaiton she finally gave me a $200.00 refund on my credit card. Rule of thumb is I should of denied the shipment and saved $500.00 and alot of personal time on the phone by shopping at a local store.
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Rex said 8:10AM on 3-18-2009
Dell for some time has a 30 day no questions asked return policy. You should have exercised it.
steve said 1:57AM on 2-14-2008
Wow Shame on Best Buy for actually thinking consumers are smart and know that prices aren't the same everywhere you go. Damn did ever think of the cost of shipping products to different stores. That does effect the final price. The price on the national website is usually an average of all national prices. That is why there is price differences between the website and the store, especially in areas with a higher cost of living. It is called reality and happens in every company that sells something across the company. But since people are idiots they now include disclaimers. Websites aren't considered advertisments if you can conduct the full transaction there. What I have come to find is that most of the time the people complaining are the people who have unreasonably high expectations and can never be satisfied.
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Skooterfd said 10:42PM on 12-26-2008
What are you babbling about you moron, do you work for Best Lie?
We are talking about best buy refusing to give the price of it's on line web site at the store buy trying to mislead the customer and out right lying about the true online price by showing them a kiosk that isn't even connected to the corporate web site but to an instore catalog of mechandise made to look like the corporate web site.