happyrat Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I know its to late for this year, but I have a suggestion for everyone to propose to Best Buy for next year. Why not allow the people who are in line for the big items ie Computers, TVs, laptops to buy them early like 2am after the get the tickets, and then take them to their car. If they want something else, then they can wait till the store opens and buy it. That way it would be easier to move around the store with all the big items out of the way, and the checkout line should be shorter to. What does everyone think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzifli Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I think it is a good theory, it would only mean that more people line up earlier. I know its to late for this year, but I have a suggestion for everyone to propose to Best Buy for next year. Why not allow the people who are in line for the big items ie Computers, TVs, laptops to buy them early like 2am after the get the tickets, and then take them to their car. If they want something else, then they can wait till the store opens and buy it. That way it would be easier to move around the store with all the big items out of the way, and the checkout line should be shorter to. What does everyone think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaInNC Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 That would be great in theory .. but it doesn't make good business sense to open you store for an hour, pay your employees for an hour, send them home to come back a few hours later. And would you really only let people buy the ticketed items? And when would the line start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venerdinero Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Wouldn't that defeat the whole purpose of doorbusters? To get bodies in the store and shopping? I appreciate the effort and things will change in the next few years, but I don't think this idea will fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturnboy01 Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I'll stick with standing in line overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhakiBoy Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Why not just have them handle your large purchases for you? That's why they have an inventory staff for, to do carry-outs to people's cars. For things like large TVs that's the only way they can do it anyway. When I bought my 32" LCD HDTV on Sunday they just rang it up in the Home Theater department, gave me my receipt, and I met the inventory guy at the door where he brought up my TV on a hand-cart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebirth Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Wouldn't that defeat the whole purpose of doorbusters? To get bodies in the store and shopping? I appreciate the effort and things will change in the next few years, but I don't think this idea will fly.Yeah, I agree. Even if you move the time up, the line will be still here. When there's a certain time, people would line up hours before that. The way they are doing it now is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mprmoney05 Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 what are these tickets you are talking about? is that just part of the theory or do we really get tickets?? i'm confused... id never been to a bf event ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebirth Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 what are these tickets you are talking about? is that just part of the theory or do we really get tickets?? i'm confused... id never been to a bf event ...Vouchers to get the hot items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stiltman Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 the whole idea is to get lot of ppl in at the same time and then you start grabbing things that are not on sell just because there is so many others grabbing for them too. if they got rid of all their loss leaders 3 hrs before they opened ppl would go to other stores to get the other deals that are out there. so they want you to buy other junk with better profit margins to off set the loss leaders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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