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Wasn't there a store that was serving up a modified version of their site on in-store terminals with higher prices or something? CompUSA? Or was it Best Buy?
by KennyBlanken 5y ago
Wasn't there a store that was serving up a modified version of their site on in-store terminals with higher prices or something? CompUSA? Or was it Best Buy?
- sovnade 5y agoBestBuy - And I think they even hijacked DNS and rerouted you to the higher priced site if you were on their guest wifi in store.
- MikeTheGreat 5y agoI hadn't noticed this and am fascinated (and confused)- mind if I ask y'all questions to get more details? Like, if I see a price on the website on my home network (the lower one, yes?) then I go to the store and look it up again then I see the higher one, yes? But once I'm standing in front of the item there's a paper label on the item (or on the shelf under the item) telling me what the price is, yes? What's the point of displaying different prices in different places? Is it only for "online only" items that they're offering to let you purchase while you're standing in their stores?
- bombcar 5y agoThey want to convince you to buy it then and there - if you're looking at a doodad at Best Buy and it's priced on the shelf at $40, and you look at it online at Best Buy and it's $50, you're gonna be like "this is a steal I best grab it now".
- frosted-flakes 5y agoIf their online price is lower than their in-store price, if you go to price-match at the checkout, the website will show the higher price. But at home it will show the lower price.
- rmason 5y agoIt was Best Buy.
- Spooky23 5y agoAlot of stores futz with location. Target used to show higher prices within the friendly confines as well.