Uncle Anwar
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The worst thing about this situation is going to be all the panhandlers in front of GameStop.
I mean I work in finance. I've moved a bit with my current employer between products, including as a loan officer (and credit card and it's applicable laws, mortgages, etc...)I'm really surprised this thread is still open. I know all of the vocation (ie: pharmacist) talk was a few pages back, but did any CAGs who work in finance (loan officers especially) happen to chime in? I've got a question or two if they feel like sharing.
Oh, and to stay on topic "How dare Best Buy" or "You flipping asses deserved it" whichever applies to you.
That... doesn't actually acknowledge that they didn't break the limit, though.I got this information from other forum:
Quote "It was flagged because it exceeded the limit when they change their term from per year to last twelve months. Purchases are over four months apart. First purchase is in 2017 and another in 2018. Corporate customer relation call me today. In short, they acknowledged I didn't break the limit, but decided to wipe my account because I'm buying too much. "
Elite is qualifying purchases in a calendar year, but the status persists through the end of the following February after a year of benefit.I recall it used to be calendar year as well . Actually elite are calendar year too
I would love to know how they’re doing these calculations. I would guess they’re manually creating some query to run on a particular day. Clearly they ed up if they’re counting returns as purchases as some have said. Whoever they have creating these is pretty bad at his job.Elite is qualifying purchases in a calendar year, but the status persists through the end of the following February after a year of benefit.
Example - You reach elite status in June 2018. You will remain Elite until Febrary 2020 (status unlocked through the end of the following year, and then ends the last day of the following February). So even that isn't really a "calendar year" in truth.
Edit - GCU also doesn't specify Calendar Year while the other programs do. This may just be my way of reading terms and conditions, but that's an indicator that GCU would go off of a rolling 12 month period instead of a standard calendar.
That seems pretty reasonable. I'm be incredibly angry if I had some sort of warranty or extended service plan that got blanked because of them cancelling a completely unrelated service.Now that I can look my orders threw guest order. I'm ok I did abuse the program.
My tv warrenty come up. So i guess I'm ok with it now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgKAFK5djSkWhat would blackbeard say if he was still with us?
rest in pepperoni BB
... And we just chimed in that you're wrong and explained why item limits on discounted merchandise make a lot of sense from a business perspective, while also starting that we have a very solid idea of what best buy pays for games from a distributor (through people who are involved in said business and, more importantly, publicly available financial disclosure information)I simply posted I dont believe in item limits. If a person or persons paid for a GCU membership they are going to buy games or x items from BB they are not going to pay more from a ebay/online reseller. BB will sell more copies to a reseller this eguals more revenue and maybe profit because nobody on this site actually knows what BB is paying per copy. I believe that everybody who pays for a GCU membership will buy games from BB and not a reseller. I believe also that BB has enough copies of any game to sell to resellers and ALL GCU membership members that want that game maybe a slight exception for collectors editions.
I have read their financial statements and there is nothing about what they pay for x games. The fact that NOBODY knows on this site what BB pays for games is a FACT. Im wrong is YOUR opinion based on reasons you want to believe and thats fine.... And we just chimed in that you're wrong and explained why item limits on discounted merchandise make a lot of sense from a business perspective, while also starting that we have a very solid idea of what best buy pays for games from a distributor (through people who are involved in said business and, more importantly, publicly available financial disclosure information)
I would say you should expand your scope on financial review - you can also look into GameStop's, which have a very thorough breakdown on both revenue and profit for new items separated from used. It also goes into the difference between hardware and software. A distributor would very likely have similar costs amongst retailers - providing a sharp discount to, say, Best Buy, a non-specialty retailer with less incentive to push their product heavily, would be a very poor business decision. Likewise, again, there are people in this thread who are aware of the cost BB pays per unit because it's within their job to know - you can peruse and find those comments.I have read their financial statements and there is nothing about what they pay for x games. The fact that NOBODY knows on this site what BB pays for games is a FACT. Im wrong is YOUR opinion based on reasons you want to believe and thats fine.
No, that is your belief in your need to be right. Here are some actual facts:The fact that NOBODY knows on this site what BB pays for games is a FACT.
Thanks, Dr. House!Fact: We have Best Buy employees who frequent this site that have confirmed it.
Another fact:
It's been pointed out already, there IS a poster here that does work for BB..... and he's said BB's cost is about what GCU members pay (within $1) Can't think of who he is, but he's pointed it out long before this thread.I have read their financial statements and there is nothing about what they pay for x games. The fact that NOBODY knows on this site what BB pays for games is a FACT. Im wrong is YOUR opinion based on reasons you want to believe and thats fine.
Seriously that's what you believe?I simply posted I dont believe in item limits. If a person or persons paid for a GCU membership they are going to buy games or x items from BB they are not going to pay more from a ebay/online reseller. BB will sell more copies to a reseller this equals more revenue and maybe profit because nobody on this site actually knows what BB is paying per copy. I believe that everybody who pays for a GCU membership will buy games from BB and not a reseller. I believe also that BB has enough copies of any game to sell to resellers and ALL GCU membership members that want that game maybe a slight exception for collectors editions.
20% off pre-orders... I wait 2 months and will get the same price on sale.Amazon has 20% off pre-orders for PRIME members. Ill gladly take my business there. Just surprised they stole credit card points from a long time customer. Bye Bye BB Citi VISA. I vote with my moolah!
Amazons 20% is a responce to GCU... it used to be 20% for the first two weeks also.Amazon has 20% off pre-orders for PRIME members. Ill gladly take my business there. Just surprised they stole credit card points from a long time customer. Bye Bye BB Citi VISA. I vote with my moolah!
I dunno. Amazon will probably keep it around since it's only good on pre-orders now anyway. With Prime being $120 a year now, they aren't losing anything offering 20% off video game pre-orders and once GCU is gone Amazon will absolutely get a lot of Best Buy's video game business.Amazons 20% is a responce to GCU... it used to be 20% for the first two weeks also.
Once GCU is dead... Amazons 20% will be as well.
There are plenty of people who choose not to have Prime as well. I don't shop there enough to justify the steadily rising price, I don't have any need for many of the other benefits, and 20 percent off only preordered games is weak.
If you don't order from Amazon often then Prime is not worth the price at all. My wife and I use Amazon frequently to order things though so the 2-day shipping alone is worth it for us. The other perks are nice and I use them, but I don't need them and would absolutely downgrade to a cheaper Prime if it were an option and I think a lot of others would too, which is why Amazon hasn't done this yet.When prime increases to $120 for me next year, my prime ends.
$100/year is too much, i almost canceled when they upped it then. But amazon couldnt charge me tax... which was great. Now amazon can charge me tax, so prime is now worthless to me. Nothing else they offer with prime gets used, 2 day shipping was it.
Amazon really needs a Prime, and a Prime+ option.
Prime=2 day shipping, lower cost sub. (Back to $80?)
Prime+=everything they offer, for the $120/year.
If we did that. We wouldn't be able to talk about how big our backlogs are!It's a bummer that GCU is on its way out and I will indeed miss it but I have a batshit crazy idea; how about we play our backlogged games (gasp) until the games we want hit the sub $30 mark?
I still wrapped PS2 games to go back to. (I probably won't.)
Stop it right now.It's a bummer that GCU is on its way out and I will indeed miss it but I have a batshit crazy idea; how about we play our backlogged games (gasp) until the games we want hit the sub $30 mark?
I still wrapped PS2 games to go back to. (I probably won't.)
I do order a bunch off amazon, problem is i ordered there for teo reasons.. free 2 day shipping and tax free on 99% of my orders.If you don't order from Amazon often then Prime is not worth the price at all. My wife and I use Amazon frequently to order things though so the 2-day shipping alone is worth it for us. The other perks are nice and I use them, but I don't need them and would absolutely downgrade to a cheaper Prime if it were an option and I think a lot of others would too, which is why Amazon hasn't done this yet.
The 20% off pre-orders I also agree is not a great benefit when compared to what GCU currently is, but it's at least something.
I miss the coupons from the @gamer magazine.I miss the @gamer magazine.
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I think he specifically mentioned the system not being able to differentiate between a return/exchange and an actual purchase. Also, price matches count toward that count as well.^in other words, I need a system to control me because I cannot be trusted to do what I originally agreed to.
Which retailer is it that you believe has such a sophisticated system in place? Gamestop certainly doesn't. Amazon has suspended accounts for what they suspect are suspicious ordering activities, but their system also doesn't prevent wholesalers from buying in bulk up front.It kind of drives me crazy that some people are demonizing customers and defending Best Buy in regards to this topic. How does a company as big as Best Buy not have a system to track your account's purchases and deactivate the GCU discount after the third purchase? How is their system so bad that returns/replacements are counting as 2 instead of just the original one? How do they think it's okay to cancel entire accounts, throw out warranties/rewards/etc instead of just deactivating GCU? This is what you want to defend?
Yes, some people take advantage, but these very, very simple steps could be taken to ensure that neither side is getting screwed over. This isn't a business being conducted out of a garage; it's okay to expect better from the companies that we give our money to.
WTH would they care.... be happy people are buying crap at your store stillThey’re buying more than 3 copies of the same game, probably to take advantage of trade-ins or resale.
While the return/replacement is an issue, this isn't the first time they've done a mass ban for violation of terms. The system is in place to sweep for those extra items, but they also don't instaban for it (BUT HEY maybe they should have)It kind of drives me crazy that some people are demonizing customers and defending Best Buy in regards to this topic. How does a company as big as Best Buy not have a system to track your account's purchases and deactivate the GCU discount after the third purchase? How is their system so bad that returns/replacements are counting as 2 instead of just the original one? How do they think it's okay to cancel entire accounts, throw out warranties/rewards/etc instead of just deactivating GCU? This is what you want to defend?
Yes, some people take advantage, but these very, very simple steps could be taken to ensure that neither side is getting screwed over. This isn't a business being conducted out of a garage; it's okay to expect better from the companies that we give our money to.
As someone who understands software architecture, it’s harder than you think. Amazon’s retail systems architecture obviously allows for a lot more features than Best Buy, but there is a lot of manual brute forcing you don’t see behind the scenes. Product management principles generally do advocate what you are suggesting in terms of user experience, but e-commerce will waver towards expediency most of the times when confronted with cost trade-offs.It kind of drives me crazy that some people are demonizing customers and defending Best Buy in regards to this topic. How does a company as big as Best Buy not have a system to track your account's purchases and deactivate the GCU discount after the third purchase? How is their system so bad that returns/replacements are counting as 2 instead of just the original one?