Welp, the only upcoming pre-orders I'm keeping now are The Last of Us, Bioshock, and God of War. Goodbye Crysis 3, MGS Rising, and Tomb Raider.

So if you pre order online you can't pm it at all unless best buy drops the price

Wait so bestbuy won't price match during the return and exchange period? Wow, I think I am going to stop buying games on release day at Bestbuy even if they throw in a $20 dollar reward certificate.

So will we able to PM Metal Gear Rising since it comes out before the change in policy takes place?

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Originally Posted by sninh So if you pre order online you can't pm it at all unless best buy drops the price

Yeah I think the pick up date will not be considered the same as the time of purchase date. Essentially the competitor PM has to be done at the time of purchase as the only retroactive credit that can be given from a PM has to be from a BBY price onto itself. Therefore, nullifies any competitor PM via .com preorders going forward.

Originally Posted by DomLando So will we able to PM Metal Gear Rising since it comes out before the change in policy takes place?

The policy is in place now so no. Unless BB puts it on sale within 15 days of purchase. I agree we aren't gonna see any sales on new releases until at least 3 weeks after a game comes out. I'm pissed they have apparently given us silver members the shaft. I'm definitely peeved we aren't getting some sort of grace period. Anyways I'm only getting Bioshock Infinite from them now.

Originally Posted by finsfan0210 The policy is in place now so no. Unless BB puts it on sale within 15 days of purchase. I agree we aren't gonna see any sales on new releases until at least 3 weeks after a game comes out. I'm pissed they have apparently given us silver members the shaft. I'm definitely peeved we aren't getting some sort of grace period. Anyways I'm only getting Bioshock Infinite from them now.

I thought you silver had 60 days of "PM" under the new policy.

Originally Posted by TooPoor I thought you silver had 60 days of "PM" under the new policy.

Maybe I'm wrong but I thought others had also comments on the fact that silver's been left out at the moment. I'm logging in to my BBRZ site to see if there any changes to the 60 days.

Edit: It clearly still states on the BBRZ site that Silver members get 60 days. So until they change that I'm still gonna be calling CS for price matches.

MORE Time. We want you to ensure you love every purchase. So contact the Helpline for help with setup. Or, get a recommendation on an exchange that better fits your needs. Best of all, you have plenty of time to decide with a 60-day return, exchange and price-match policy on Best Buy and BestBuy.com purchases. Enjoy 180 days to use your reward certificates.

Originally Posted by kelo360 Best Buy will not price match during the return and exchange period. Best Buy will not price match the online prices of third party vendors (Marketplace Vendors) on Designated Major Online Retailers websites. Customers can receive a price match on the above promotions by providing information about a competitor's price either with a Best Buy employee in our Stores or by calling 1-888-BEST BUY (1-888-237-8289). On qualifying products, Best Buy will then verify pricing to complete the price match. Valid for purchases made between January 31, 2013 - March 2, 2013.

I thought we had until March 3rd? The T&C above implies we can't price match competitors after purchase effective today.

Originally Posted by finsfan0210 The policy is in place now so no. Unless BB puts it on sale within 15 days of purchase. I agree we aren't gonna see any sales on new releases until at least 3 weeks after a game comes out. I'm pissed they have apparently given us silver members the shaft. I'm definitely peeved we aren't getting some sort of grace period. Anyways I'm only getting Bioshock Infinite from them now.

Well I hope in store policies don't change till March. (April for Silver still)

Originally Posted by Donut2922 I thought we had until March 3rd? The T&C above implies we can't price match competitors after purchase effective today.

I agree I think the policy is in effect now. BB needs to make it more clear.

I thought frys was suppose to be on the list but I dont see it. Also it only says gaming consoles and handhelds.

I am pretty sure that is the old online competitor PM policy and not the new one. This is on there website, clearly stating the march 3rd date: http://pr.bby.com/best-buy-ends-show...ice-guarantee/

Plus on the price match guarantee page it is still the old policy.

Originally Posted by shady520 I am pretty sure that is the old online competitor PM policy and not the new one. This is on there website, clearly stating the march 3rd date: http://pr.bby.com/best-buy-ends-show...ice-guarantee/ Plus on the price match guarantee page it is still the old policy.

That's good to know thanks. Means tomorrow's releases are safe for now.

Originally Posted by shady520 I am pretty sure that is the old online competitor PM policy and not the new one. This is on there website, clearly stating the march 3rd date: http://pr.bby.com/best-buy-ends-show...ice-guarantee/ Plus on the price match guarantee page it is still the old policy.

Agreed.

Originally Posted by Donut2922 That's good to know thanks. Means tomorrow's releases are safe for now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8Kyi0WNg40

Nothing has changed yet on the pm policy. That has been on the website for months now.

Im hoping it works in my favor and they let me PM frys with no issues on tuesday lol

Originally Posted by Deader2818 Im hoping it works in my favor and they let me PM frys with no issues on tuesday lol

You will be able to as long as Fry's has something to PM.

Originally Posted by joshnorm You will be able to as long as Fry's has something to PM.

Well Fry's has Metal Gear Revengeance for $50, which is what I assume he is talking about. I'd like to get in on this, but there are no stores on the east coast and the only document I can show them which says that they will PM Frys also clearly says that it doesn't start till March. Ah well, I still have my printout from Sam's club for $54.88 or something.