CompUSA does Price Match?

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I want to buy a G5 mouse from Compusa because i have a gift card there. But does CompuSA suck like Hell in terms of prices and mostly everything else. Circuitcity online hast the G5 for $55, do you think/know if CompUSA does price match :confused:
-Thanks

And..is there really a difference between like a Microsoft Optical Mouse and a G5? Can I actually feel it?
 
Yes, they price match. But they will not price match offers that have rebates, or ones that are from online-only stores. You should have no trouble if you bring in a printed copy of Circuit City's price. They'll usually verify the price on the web real quick.

Personally, I like CompUSA. They're better than Best Buy in my opinion. They usually run some good specials, and have a fairly good selection. Of course, you'll always find better deals online. But I like to buy in a B&M store, just in case I want to return it, I get it instantly, and no shipping costs.
 
Yeah, CompUSA isn't all that bad. They actually have some good quality parts in their store (Zalmans, watercooling, et cetera) that a place like Best Buy or Circuit City would never carry even if their prices are atrocious normally. There's a PC Club right next to the CompUSA, so pricematching always comes in handy for me.

PC Club was out of Zalman VF-700Cu's when I went about a week ago, so I went to CompUSA and got them to pricematch a blue LED VF-700Cu.
 
{NcsO}ReichstaG said:
I want to buy a G5 mouse from Compusa because i have a gift card there. But does CompuSA suck like Hell in terms of prices and mostly everything else. Circuitcity online hast the G5 for $55, do you think/know if CompUSA does price match :confused:
-Thanks

And..is there really a difference between like a Microsoft Optical Mouse and a G5? Can I actually feel it?
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I am surprised to see people say CompUSA price matches. The CompUSA stores here won't even match their own online prices.
 
BBA said:
I am surprised to see people say CompUSA price matches. The CompUSA stores here won't even match their own online prices.
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Probably because you were trying to price match their online only prices. Any of their items that say "Delivery Only/Not Available In-Store" means it's considered an online deal only.

If it wasn't an online only deal, then I don't know, maybe some of their store managers are stupid. :p
 
BBA said:
I am surprised to see people say CompUSA price matches. The CompUSA stores here won't even match their own online prices.
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They only price match competitor prices. On-line prices reflect them not having to stock or, have the product take up space on store shelves. Its the diffrence in shipping it to the store as well.
 
It's rediculous..I see a store being the same store, online and in person, and with the same product at the same prices.

I see CompUSA as allowing managers to price items as they wish, so there is no consistancy in pricing except for corporate sponsored sales maybe.
 
It's rediculous..I see a store being the same store, online and in person, and with the same product at the same prices.
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The thing is, warehouse space, and store space costs differently. There is alot less room in the store, because things are not stacked to the ceiling, there is walking room, and advertising room. So does shipping to the store(in which they pay for), and shipping to your house(in which you pay for). Things are not as simple as they seem.
 
I bought .5 TB worth of HD space from CompUSA for $120, some of their sales are good. And these were SATA HDDs too.
 
tskiller said:
The thing is, warehouse space, and store space costs differently. There is alot less room in the store, because things are not stacked to the ceiling, there is walking room, and advertising room. So does shipping to the store(in which they pay for), and shipping to your house(in which you pay for). Things are not as simple as they seem.
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Yea..but look at stores like Walmart or Target or Circuit City...the prices are the same.

About warehousing parts...they all need warehousing, so the argument about keeping things in stock has no merit. Cost of shipping? They have to ship it to the stores anyway, no merit there either. Argument about in store advertising? They make money from companies that want their products advertised in store, so the store prices should be cheaper anyway.

It's just the business model they chose and it takes advantage of customers.
 
{NcsO}ReichstaG said:
so..is there a noticable difference between the Microsoft USB mouse and the G5?
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Yes. The Logitech is much more accurate, has no delays, etc...
 
BBA said:
Yea..but look at stores like Walmart or Target or Circuit City...the prices are the same.

About warehousing parts...they all need warehousing, so the argument about keeping things in stock has no merit. Cost of shipping? They have to ship it to the stores anyway, no merit there either. Argument about in store advertising? They make money from companies that want their products advertised in store, so the store prices should be cheaper anyway.

It's just the business model they chose and it takes advantage of customers.
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No, not really. They don't make money from advertising in their store. They make money from selling stuff, and advertising helps in that. The cost of labor, property and everything in the stores is probably a lot higher than in the online store warehouse. There is a reason online stores are a lot cheaper, and it has nothing to do with taking advantage of customers.
 
ilkka said:
No, not really. They don't make money from advertising in their store. They make money from selling stuff, and advertising helps in that. The cost of labor, property and everything in the stores is probably a lot higher than in the online store warehouse. There is a reason online stores are a lot cheaper, and it has nothing to do with taking advantage of customers.
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WTH is an online store warehouse? CompUSA has special warehouses just for online sales while maintaining completely seperate warehouses just for retail stores? I am pretty sure the warehouse model is like any other retail company, they have warehouses where they need them and nothing more. Most large companies do have a few stores designated to handle internet sales as well, CompUSA is probably no different.

If your argument was true, it would sound like your telling me the most successful stores in the country are not doing things in the most efficient way. They should be following CompUSA's model?


Hmmm...Maybe not, didn't Comp almost run out of money a while back?

Looks to me like since Circuit City, Target, Walmart and others have identical prices online and in store, maybe CompUSA should learn how to make money from that model instead? I wonder how Best Buy does it?
 
The reason any business goes to the web is to provide another sales outlet. The reason big business runs specials on the web better than online is because they want drive online transaction. Why would they want to do that? Because it's cheaper. Cheaper because you pay for shipping, one less customer asking where there computer part is at, which means less associates having to walk around saying can I help you, One less customer going through the checkout, two less times of an automatic door swinging open (I can imagine the millions they are saving on that one), one less person grabbing a circular to thumb through. Plus it is proven that online customers purchase anywhere between 10-20% more than B&M. Whether it be over a time span or at point of purchase (ie. accessories). You will start to notice a lot of business turning to the web. In reality over time it lowers controllable costs and raises productivity. So CompUSA essentially has put a foot down to make sure they get to that point.
 
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