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09-17-2009, 03:36 PM
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#1 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
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i just bought something at FS and the guy at the department i was looking at said the item was at cost and he cant go any lower on price, however when took that item to the check out and i asked another employee, he gave me a $12 discount off the price of $100. and the strange thing was i just asked the checkout guy for a discount and he just typed a random number into the computer and asked me if this was good enough 
so yea im confused about how these discounts work, if u just ask and ask till they give u one or what
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09-17-2009, 03:39 PM
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#2 | | Banned (ABWS)
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yep pretty much, they'll do anything for a sale
same applies for most retail places
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09-17-2009, 03:45 PM
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#3 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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haah what??
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09-17-2009, 03:56 PM
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#4 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
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yea but im curious how much discount i can get
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09-17-2009, 04:03 PM
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#5 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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I got this coupon from BB and you save $10 off on any purchase over $50. Too bad I have no use for it. Hopefully I will need to buy something before it expires on at the end of the month haha
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09-17-2009, 04:06 PM
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#6 | | MOD
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When they say, they can't go any lower...thats a lie.
computer shows the cost price and the regular price. They can keep giving you a discount to a certain point, but they make less commission.
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09-17-2009, 04:07 PM
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#7 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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I think it depends on the item's margin and they will look it up on the computer. I don't think there's much discount on computers but on stuff like Monster Cables you may get a lot off. I got a dishwasher down from 600 to 470.
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09-17-2009, 04:16 PM
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#8 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
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i thought FS and BB no longer operate on a commission basis so they say theres no sales pressure or something
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09-17-2009, 04:21 PM
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#9 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Future Shop is commision.
BB is not commission.
This is what I read at Red Flag Deals.com
I find things are cheaper at Future Shop for the same item when I look online.
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09-17-2009, 04:40 PM
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#10 | | ESKETIT
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funny cause they owned by same company lol
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09-17-2009, 04:43 PM
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#11 | | Unofficial Tin Foil Hat Specialist.
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WTF? They give discounts to customers.
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09-17-2009, 04:52 PM
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#12 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by skyxx  WTF? They give discounts to customers. | Haggle them enough and they most likely will. Accessories for anything are usually marked up in the hundred percents, always try to get a discount on those.
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09-17-2009, 05:37 PM
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#13 | | Unofficial Tin Foil Hat Specialist.
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^ I know that. I'm just surprised they would give discounts. That's all....Should be against employee code but whatever.
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09-17-2009, 05:42 PM
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#14 | | Banned (BBM)
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Bestbuy is the worst
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09-17-2009, 05:58 PM
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#15 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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Future shop does offer discounts ... sometimes
I would know, I work there
As stated above it all depends on cost.
Some items such as ...
Gaming systems, computers, and Apple Products (ipods, mac's etc...) to name a few have very little in terms of mark up thus no room for a discount.
Usually, people buying a single item will not get a better deal, for the most part ...
the more you buy the better possible "deal" you can get
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09-17-2009, 07:49 PM
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#16 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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so your tell us that if we go in and keep bargaining, we eventually get a discount ? haha wow i never knew you can do that. Always thought you had to pay the full price at these places
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09-17-2009, 07:57 PM
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#17 | | MOD MOD MOD MOD MOD
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i once got a 300 dollar discount at bestbuy off a 700 dollar item =D
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09-17-2009, 09:34 PM
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#18 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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the only time i buy from bestbuy/futureshop is when i pricematch.
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09-17-2009, 09:44 PM
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#19 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Originally Posted by TRD604 When they say, they can't go any lower...thats a lie.
computer shows the cost price and the regular price. They can keep giving you a discount to a certain point, but they make less commission. | wrong, they have to go to a different page entirely to check out the cost price. Quote:
Originally Posted by cunninglinguist Future Shop is commision.
BB is not commission.
This is what I read at Red Flag Deals.com
I find things are cheaper at Future Shop for the same item when I look online. | wrong,... kinda..
BB makes commission on PSP (product service plan) ie. warranty.
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09-17-2009, 09:47 PM
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#20 | | Say! Say! Say!
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Originally Posted by jsoni Future shop does offer discounts ... sometimes
I would know, I work there
As stated above it all depends on cost.
Some items such as ...
Gaming systems, computers, and Apple Products (ipods, mac's etc...) to name a few have very little in terms of mark up thus no room for a discount.
Usually, people buying a single item will not get a better deal, for the most part ...
the more you buy the better possible "deal" you can get | I think iPods are marked up pretty high? My brother who works at the Best Buy head office said that the new iPod Touch 32GB is $220 through the employee pricing, although he has to get it shipped to the office. That's like fucking 90 bucks worth of savings versus regular after taxes.
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09-17-2009, 10:22 PM
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#21 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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Originally Posted by Razor Ramon HG I think iPods are marked up pretty high? My brother who works at the Best Buy head office said that the new iPod Touch 32GB is $220 through the employee pricing, although he has to get it shipped to the office. That's like fucking 90 bucks worth of savings versus regular after taxes. | ^hm interesting. dosen't seem right usually the mark up on ipod is 3-10% ish
I havent been to work in a week, I guess i'll check it out tomorrow 
I'm assuming the cost drop might have been an error ? , its happen's sometimes.
If you look back, when Futureshop has "customer appreciation sales" Ipods are always left off the usual 10% discount given
They do make a profit, but as most electronic sales go profit is not made off of hardware
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09-17-2009, 10:42 PM
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#22 | | The Lone Wanderator
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Originally Posted by Vansterdam funny cause they owned by same company lol | Fido/rogers
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caddy/chevy
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09-17-2009, 10:42 PM
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#23 | | Need my Daily Fix of RS
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i use to work at FS u can always negotiate on ticket prices also if you buy more then one thing ask them to discount the items or get one free
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09-17-2009, 10:50 PM
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#24 | | Banned (BBM)
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Originally Posted by mx703 wrong, they have to go to a different page entirely to check out the cost price.
wrong,... kinda..
BB makes commission on PSP (product service plan) ie. warranty. | WRONG BB sales gets NOOO commission what so evr
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09-17-2009, 10:53 PM
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#25 | | MiX iT Up!
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buy the futureshop PSP for the max term , and if u ask for a sloppy bj , you will get it.
the co. i worked for bought 2 laptops from fs with max warrenty, and here are the stuff we got for free:
2 - apple ( or white headphones for ipod) head phones
2 - notebook sleeves
1 cordless mouse discounted at 25%
1 futureshop brand laptop kit discounted at 35%
amazing eh?
all happened at futureshop on robson n granville
fyi: this was oct/nov 2007
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