Factory Prices on games/other stuff

[WAJedi]

I just got hired at best buy and am wondering what factory costs on these items are. I dont start for a while yet, and am just curious how much I can expect to pay. How much are games marked up? Computer Hardware/systems? Music Stuff (players)? Any help would be great, thanks. The Best Buy discount is 5% over cost, so thats why I am asking what cost is.

[LV-426RS]

Best Buy workers get items at cost?

[PsyClerk]

Most new games cost $35-40 to the company, depending on the company.

Let's combine powers and summon Defender to the thread to answer this burning question! GO!

[LV-426RS]

Best Buy workers get items at cost?

N/M... I should learn to read the whole post.....

[JSweeney]

5 percent over cost is just about, or sometimes actually more, than what the retail price of most videogames are.
DVDs and CDs won't get much cheaper.
You'll make your killing on wires, accessories, and stereo equiptment, if you want it.

Cost on wiring is often 10% (at most) of the retail price, so you an get your ethernet cables, etc. dirt, dirt cheap.

[bignick]

Do they drug test at best buy? I really want a plasma screen tv.

[xzafixz]

Yea, game discount at best buy is little to none, probably better off with the GGC.

[bradr]

Here's an interesting question ... the $4.99 games that Best Buy are taking a loss on to clear out ... what will employees have to pay on those or will there not be a discount? (I am going to assume that BB won't make employees pay original cost on them).

[robdees]

as a best buy employee i can tell you that the best you'll do on a new game is about 18% off (ie $50 game will be around $42). Its not that great and below $30 GGC is usually a better deal. On those $5-10 games there will be no discount.

[Cornfedwb]

Mostly unrelated.. but when I worked at a car peformance shop.. certain items were sold below cost to retail customers and if we used our cost discount it ended up costing us more to buy the parts.

[maxflight]

as a best buy employee i can tell you that the best you'll do on a new game is about 18% off (ie $50 game will be around $42). Its not that great and below $30 GGC is usually a better deal. On those $5-10 games there will be no discount.

but $42 is basically wholesale cost, which is pretty good since you're only an employee. Understandably, none of us here are happy with the wholesale cost, of course =)

[ryanbph]

Yes they unfort drug test at best buy, i worked their for 2 months to get my tv and surround sound set up

[bignick]

Yes they unfort drug test at best buy, i worked their for 2 months to get my tv and surround sound set up


Oh well, gguess Ill have towait for that plasma. Although an at cost plasma could be worth gong clean for a month, or just buying that stuff from the head shop.

[maxflight]

What is the cost of a plasma TV (42") Panasonic?