I was looking to purchase a Toshiba laptop, retail price $1299. I asked if it would be on sale any time soon. The sales associate told me that at the time they could match a $ 150 rebate that Best Buy was offering. He said that this rebate would be in the form of an instant, in store credit, to be used on other purchases.
I agreed to purchase the laptop and would use the in-store $150 rebate towards the purchase of a printer. When the cashier entered the sale, he entered $1299 for the computer, $ 65 for sales tax and $150 for the rebate, for a total of $1514. He was then going to hand me a credit for $150. They were going to charge me $150 for my $150 rebate! They said this is the way Best Buy does it. Fortunately, I simply walked out of the store without the computer.
I feel the reason why they did this is because I did not use the in-store credit to purchase one of their worthless extended warranties. I was going to use it to buy something of value, like a printer.
Mike
Indianapolis, Indiana
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