kingmathyou Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 The toshiba laptop says $230 AFTER $650.98 Instant Savings. Does that mean I really need to bring $880.98??? I'm a little confused. What's the point of the instant savings if the price is only $230. And do I really need $880.98?
jeff7602 Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 No, instant means instantly at the register. You will just need the $230 +tax of course
redheadedwoman Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 Instant means you shouldn't have to redeem anything after you purchase it.
mysticmage Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 Instant Savings is like Instant Mail in Rebates. All you need is the $230 up front if your lucky enough to get one. Good luck:)
kingmathyou Posted November 21, 2007 Author Posted November 21, 2007 Alright well that's a relief. What's the point of saying "$650.98 Instant Savings" then? Just to make it look like a bigger deal than it already is?
countingcrow Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 Alright well that's a relief. What's the point of saying "$650.98 Instant Savings" then? Just to make it look like a bigger deal than it already is?Best Buy does not do mail-in rebates to customers, as they simply do not believe they are fair to customers. Best Buy "pays" the mail-in rebate portion for you, and the manufacturer eventually credits the stores back for the purchases made during the sale. That is why they call it instant savings, instead of "on sale". Instead of confusing customers like they used to with having mail in rebates, instant rebates, and sale prices all mixed into one ad circular, now everything is simply an instant saving, regardless of how the advertised deal may be setup with Best Buy and the suppliers. Some instant savings will say "before instant savings", typically because those are the ones that are truly rebates of some kind from the manufacturer, and I believe they are not legally able to advertise the instant savings without having the "before savings" price.
Just Me Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 anyone else think that amount they claim your saving is a real stretch lol
pibbed Posted November 21, 2007 Posted November 21, 2007 ya, that laptop is equal to their 400 dollar laptop. so 400 plus a 80 dollar printer... so its worth like 480 and you are paying 230. so its like a 250$ saving.
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