Best Buy Rumored to Be Hoarding Wiis for Holiday Push

I recently went to my local Supermarket and they had a pile of at least 50 Wiis there. (Shoprite in Hauppauge). Go to any Gamestop on a Wednesday afternoon (when shipments come in) and get one.My son got his in May of 2007 and still loves it. He's playing Animal Crossing right now. Remember, the big box stores are not the only place that carries them.

there are some pretty awesome games for this system, i have to say, i keep finding new ones that aren't even marketed that just rock...there is one i got at walmart ($20 instead of the usual $50) and it has like every 'bar sport' on it....darts, beer pong (ping cup they call it), shuffleboard, trivia, basketball, skee ball, etc... totally totally awesome game! plus the price was right :) radio shack also sells it for that same price...i can't remember the name but its sooooo cool

well I certainly do still hope they are - this is my plan and they better still be sticking to it - by golly gum drop

we go through thus every year with Best Buy. Another trick they pull is they advertise bargain plasma tvs, then you go and no store in a 50 mile radius has any., I am sick of dealing with them.

Best Buys and the Goon Squad can go the way of KB Toys. I would rather go through the ordeal of buying a used car from Larry the Loser down at the "Drive it, Tow it or Bring it in in a basket" used car dealer then to deal with Best Buys. I know it is BEST BUY but it pi$$e$ them off when you say Best BuyS.

I had an interesting ...as usual, experience with our local Best Buy store in Western Mass. last year. They advertised a particular laptop computer, which my wife and I wanted to purchase for our daughter. The sales flyer arrives with a start date of the next day. We were expecting a fair amount of snow overnight so we decided to head out early and be one of the first at the store that morning. The weather was so bad, we weren't one of the first we were thee first at the store. We could see the clerks inside and a perfect view of the computer area. The store opened, we went directly to the computer department, only to be told by a "sales loser" that it was already sold out. I asked him how it could be sold out when the sale only started a minute earlier and due to the weather we were the only customer's in the store. He had the normal "oh my God what did they train me to say in this situation" look on his face. I went at it with a manager, who finally admitted that they never arrived. The fool then helped me find a replacement at an equal price. That was my last trip to Best Buy and will remain my last trip. Best Buy sucks and I swear they are taught to lie.

I bought a laptop from Bestbuy and it didn't work. It kept going into hibernation mode at any given moment and I had to turn the computer off and lose any unsaved work. The geeksquad said that there was nothing wrong with it after running a systems check and said it was not faulty therefore if I wanted to exchange it I would have to pay a 15% re-stocking fee. So they tried to make me pay 15% on a $1200.00 computer. I took the computer home and called the corporate office and they called the local store and jumped their a*sses. Only then was I able to exchange it without paying the re-stocking fee.
5-6 years ago I bought a 56" rear projection TV from Best buy. When they delivered it there was a tear in the speaker cover that they refused to replace. They told me that I would have to get in touch with the manufactor to order another one, or find a store that sold them and they would take off the cost of the speaker cover from the TV. I found it 2 days later for $50.00 at Conn's and told them it cost me $250.00. They took $250.00 off the price.

My wife and I bought a camera yesterday from Circuit city. We could have bought it for $200.00 cheaper at Best buy but I told my wife HELLNO!!

Best Buy is knkown for the not having the sales items in stock because they sell them to the employees before they open the doors. My daughter caught them in the situation in Arkansas a few years back on Black Friday (she was first in line at the door). There was a news crew there and she got their attention and within minuets she was given rainchesks for a few of the laptops that were sent to her home. Best Buy also advertise items online and state that they are in a store. You go to the store and they say they are out of stock, but would gladly sell you a more expensive one. I would not trust them as far as I could throw the store.

I would like to know why all these comments have a "reply" button on them except the ones left by "Dawn".
Sounds to me like "Dawn" is a Best Buy employee.

Yes, I think both Dawn and Trixie are Best Buy employees or at least paid to sing their praises. I totally don't believe the story about the store searching around for one to ship to their store and the mini-wine refridge as an aplogy gift. Sure that is how it should work but a store that has so much business is NOT going to go out of it's way to appease one shopper.

First of all I doubt Dawn is a Best Buy employee - probably just someone that didn't put an email address or invalid - thus the no reply - do you think Best Buy employees have magic log-ins at various sites?

The reason she said that is simple - who are you going to call to fulfill your warranty obligations if Circuit City doesn't just reduce the number of stores but folds completely?

Best Buy is a big box store - as is Circuit City. I prefer CC but same difference really.

If you use the tools they provide on the website (or just order the big sales online the day before thanksgiving like I did) no problem and like many others have said if they don't have what's advertised demand to see a manager - if the manager doesn't fix it - call corporate FROM THE STORE.

You are not going to get spectacular customer service from a big box store without being an informed consumer that can advocate for yourself. These are minimum wage employees and many aren't exactly considering the position their dream job. Is it right that you have to fight for what they have promised? No. It is the reality however.

There are plenty of resources online these days to find the best prices and you have a phone to confirm it's in stock. With most places offering free shipping on orders over $50 or $100 these days it's often easier to just buy online or support smaller stores.

Another option is refurbished items that carry the same warranty - I've gotten great deals with these 9 times out of ten.