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What do you use Best Buy/ Big Box Electromics Store for?

What purposes do you use Best Buy/Big Box electronic stores? Do you try items before you buy them in-person or online? Do you shop in-store for products? Are you a purely online shopper? I make an effort to patronize small companies, but when it comes to electronics, I frequently buy reconditioned computers and other items from the Best Buy outlet since my experiences there have been positive. I used to regularly order from Tiger Direct, but unfortunately, it is no longer open for business.

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  • I went in there just yesterday for the first time in a year to look at laptops before deciding which to get based on actual weight and size. For whatever reason my brain does not work converting weight or size from text. I just can't picture it or conceptualize it.

  • Every once in a while I need to buy a thing and I'm out anyway, so I will buy a thing from the thing store.

  • Buying electronics and getting them right then and there instead of waiting for delivery. Or at the very least, using them to demo products I am interested in even if I ultimately buy them elsewhere (usually cuz it's cheaper).

    Last time I was there was for headphones. I was looking around online but nothing really looked right, and I also am not sure about the ear cup sizes and wanted to make sure they went around my ears and not on them. Can't demo shit online, and most of the things in my price range were no-name garbage with dubiously high reviews. But I found some of the best headphones I've ever had going to Best Buy and checking out all the different products they have on display to be tried out.

  • Worst Buy isn't the worst place to buy a TV. Or a phone. Their accidental damage policy is the best. They'll replace the device, no questions asked, even if it's your fault.

    It isn't the 2000s anymore. Competition is high enough from online retailers that big box stores can no longer afford to gouge if they want to stay in business.

  • I live in a state that has sales tax, right on the border with a state that does not, so for more expensive electronics etc, I’ll drive to a store to pick them up.

    I just set up a PO Box today though, so I can ship stuff now too.

  • I'm looking at Best Buy and waiting for a good deal to buy one of the largest OLED 4K monitors they have because I don't like smart TVs.

    I buy some storage cards if it's a good deal, but I'm still wary that they were returned to Best Buy from an Amazon seller. If it's not on sale, I get sd cards/USB drives directly from the manufacturer if they have an online store.

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