Guest Sundancefisher Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 I have listed their lowest price guarantee below for reference. I was interested in picking up 2 - Kingston 2GB SD cards for my kids cameras. I saw that Memory Express sells them for $12.95 each. Future shop charges $39.99! I called the store to see if they have any and when I asked if they price match he said no. I called the online store and she said yes so I spent 1 hour going through the setting up an account, doing the online purchase and then 40 minutes of her giving me the run around that the company may not be an approved company to price match. I was like "approved company" what does that mean... She said she gave it less than a 50% chance of her price matching it and would not be able to approve it for two day...by then I am stuck with paying for shipping and having to mail it back at my cost. Needless to say I like to put pressure downwards on merchandise but I cancelled my order with Future Shop and went to Memory Express and bought what I needed. We went to Aggie Days so it was not out of our way. That Memory Express store is real cool. Wish I was a computer geek and could use some of that stuff! Now I know that Future Shop's Lowest Price Guarantee is a huge lie... Cheers. Sun Our Lowest Price Guarantee Get it for less. Guaranteed™. We will beat any advertised price by 10% of the difference. 3 great reasons to buy at Future Shop. 1) If you find a lower advertised price we will beat it by 10% of the difference. 2) If you find a lower advertised price within 30 days* of your purchase we will beat it by 10% of the difference. 3) If our own price is reduced within 30 days* of your purchase, bring in your receipt and we will refund the difference. * 14 days for computers, laptops, monitors, printers, camcorders, digital cameras, portable DVD players, radar detectors, projectors and air conditioners. Here’s how it works. If you are purchasing today: Present us with a copy of the competitor’s current ad. Our associates will verify that the item is in stock and available for immediate sale and delivery at the advertised price. We will beat the competitor’s price by 10% of the difference. If you purchase the item from futureshop.ca and there is no Future Shop in your area you can contact us at 1-800-663-2275 or by email at websupportcan@futureshop.com If you made your purchase in the last 30 days*: Present us with a copy of the competitor’s current ad and your original invoice. Our associates will verify that the item is in stock and available for immediate sale and delivery at the advertised price. We will refund you the difference and give you an additional 10% of that difference. If you purchase the item from futureshop.ca and there is no Future Shop in your area you can contact us at 1-800-663-2275 or by email at websupportcan@futureshop.com If our own price is reduced in the last 30 days*: Present us with a copy of our original invoice. We will refund you the difference between the purchase price and the current price. * 14 days for computers, laptops, monitors, printers, camcorders, digital cameras, portable dvd players, radar detectors, projectors and air conditioners Here are a few terms and conditions. The advertised item must be for the same brand and model and the product must be new and factory sealed, and subject to a manufacturer’s warranty applicable in Canada. Advertised prices must be in Canadian dollars, and will be calculated as including all charges applicable for next day delivery to your home address. The advertised item must be sold through an authorized dealer located in Canada. The terms and conditions of “Get it for less, guaranteed™” are subject to change without notice. Our lowest price guarantee does not apply to advertising errors or misprints, special educational prices, restricted offers, mail order offers, rebates, coupons, premiums, free or bonus offers, OEM products, limited or minimum quantity or limited time offers, close-outs, liquidations, clearances, financing or other special offers. If you are not completely satisfied, please talk to our store General Manager. If you need more help call 1-800-663-2275 for further assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wongrs Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 yeah, that's lame. i go out of my way to avoid stores like future shop and bestbuy. i always seem to get terrible service and feel like they're looking at me like i'm some sort of cattle. i usually try to seek out the smaller neighbourhood stores. same thinking as finding a neighbourhood fly shop. helps to support the smaller guys who aren't trying to take over the world. and obviously futureshop/bestbuy don't always have the best deals. i bought a vga cord for my computer and it was like half the price at the smaller shop. even for a flippin' cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchy Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Bhurt might shoot me for saying this.. But there pretty much no situation anymore where a person should buy anything 'technology related' from a store like Future Shop, Best Buy, Staples, etc. etc. Places like Memory Express and OEM Depot will beat their price just about EVERY time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yak Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 I have listed their lowest price guarantee below for reference. I was interested in picking up 2 - Kingston 2GB SD cards for my kids cameras. I saw that Memory Express sells them for $12.95 each. Future shop charges $39.99! I called the store to see if they have any and when I asked if they price match he said no. I called the online store and she said yes so I spent 1 hour going through the setting up an account, doing the online purchase and then 40 minutes of her giving me the run around that the company may not be an approved company to price match. I was like "approved company" what does that mean... She said she gave it less than a 50% chance of her price matching it and would not be able to approve it for two day...by then I am stuck with paying for shipping and having to mail it back at my cost. Needless to say I like to put pressure downwards on merchandise but I cancelled my order with Future Shop and went to Memory Express and bought what I needed. We went to Aggie Days so it was not out of our way. That Memory Express store is real cool. Wish I was a computer geek and could use some of that stuff! Now I know that Future Shop's Lowest Price Guarantee is a huge lie... Cheers. Sun Our Lowest Price Guarantee Get it for less. Guaranteed™. We will beat any advertised price by 10% of the difference. 3 great reasons to buy at Future Shop. 1) If you find a lower advertised price we will beat it by 10% of the difference. 2) If you find a lower advertised price within 30 days* of your purchase we will beat it by 10% of the difference. 3) If our own price is reduced within 30 days* of your purchase, bring in your receipt and we will refund the difference. * 14 days for computers, laptops, monitors, printers, camcorders, digital cameras, portable DVD players, radar detectors, projectors and air conditioners. Here’s how it works. If you are purchasing today: Present us with a copy of the competitor’s current ad. Our associates will verify that the item is in stock and available for immediate sale and delivery at the advertised price. We will beat the competitor’s price by 10% of the difference. If you purchase the item from futureshop.ca and there is no Future Shop in your area you can contact us at 1-800-663-2275 or by email at websupportcan@futureshop.com If you made your purchase in the last 30 days*: Present us with a copy of the competitor’s current ad and your original invoice. Our associates will verify that the item is in stock and available for immediate sale and delivery at the advertised price. We will refund you the difference and give you an additional 10% of that difference. If you purchase the item from futureshop.ca and there is no Future Shop in your area you can contact us at 1-800-663-2275 or by email at websupportcan@futureshop.com If our own price is reduced in the last 30 days*: Present us with a copy of our original invoice. We will refund you the difference between the purchase price and the current price. * 14 days for computers, laptops, monitors, printers, camcorders, digital cameras, portable dvd players, radar detectors, projectors and air conditioners Here are a few terms and conditions. The advertised item must be for the same brand and model and the product must be new and factory sealed, and subject to a manufacturer’s warranty applicable in Canada. Advertised prices must be in Canadian dollars, and will be calculated as including all charges applicable for next day delivery to your home address. The advertised item must be sold through an authorized dealer located in Canada. The terms and conditions of “Get it for less, guaranteed™” are subject to change without notice. Our lowest price guarantee does not apply to advertising errors or misprints, special educational prices, restricted offers, mail order offers, rebates, coupons, premiums, free or bonus offers, OEM products, limited or minimum quantity or limited time offers, close-outs, liquidations, clearances, financing or other special offers. If you are not completely satisfied, please talk to our store General Manager. If you need more help call 1-800-663-2275 for further assistance. dont want to stir the pot but if we were talking about a guide or a flyshop in a negative ( albeit truthful) commentary we would get our willies slapped. is it ok as long as the business isnt fishing related? TM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walker1 Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 This is good information to pass along. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownstone Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Bhurt might shoot me for saying this.. But there pretty much no situation anymore where a person should buy anything 'technology related' from a store like Future Shop, Best Buy, Staples, etc. etc. Places like Memory Express and OEM Depot will beat their price just about EVERY time. aw man, Spicey is gonna go Cajun on your ass .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highwoodfisher Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 man, I remember aggie days, havent been there in so long tho. how was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sundancefisher Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 man, I remember aggie days, havent been there in so long tho. how was it? Quite nice actually. Relatively cheap to go to $5 per adult and kids were free. Kids petted more piglets than Little Red Ridinghood ever did. They also pet sheep, cows, horses and saw a sheep shearing and cow milking demo. Lots of booths to see. Only problem is crappy food and costing $40 to boot but hey...I got the wife out of the house. It has been a while. Cheers Sun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigSky Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 i prefer best buy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sundancefisher Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 i prefer best buy same company? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proflytyer Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 i would call that false advertising..... Kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daxlarsen Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 my bro stuck it to future shop a couple weeks ago. My younger cousin wanted a 32" TV, so my brother printed off a receipt at "cost" for sony store and then canceled the order. The receipt was all my cousin needed to get the same tv at future shop for 10% below cost hahaha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdock Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I've never had a problem with price matching but it seems much easier from the local shops. They seem more readily to match prices and I assume it's linked to have you as a return customer. The larger stores require a few more hoops but I've still never had any problems. If it's a large difference I save the headache from asking for price matching and simply go straight to the cheapest shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yak Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I have listed their lowest price guarantee below for reference. I was interested in picking up 2 - Kingston 2GB SD cards for my kids cameras. I saw that Memory Express sells them for $12.95 each. Future shop charges $39.99! I called the store to see if they have any and when I asked if they price match he said no. I called the online store and she said yes so I spent 1 hour going through the setting up an account, doing the online purchase and then 40 minutes of her giving me the run around that the company may not be an approved company to price match. I was like "approved company" what does that mean... She said she gave it less than a 50% chance of her price matching it and would not be able to approve it for two day...by then I am stuck with paying for shipping and having to mail it back at my cost. Needless to say I like to put pressure downwards on merchandise but I cancelled my order with Future Shop and went to Memory Express and bought what I needed. We went to Aggie Days so it was not out of our way. That Memory Express store is real cool. Wish I was a computer geek and could use some of that stuff! Now I know that Future Shop's Lowest Price Guarantee is a huge lie... Cheers. Sun Our Lowest Price Guarantee Get it for less. Guaranteed™. We will beat any advertised price by 10% of the difference. 3 great reasons to buy at Future Shop. 1) If you find a lower advertised price we will beat it by 10% of the difference. 2) If you find a lower advertised price within 30 days* of your purchase we will beat it by 10% of the difference. 3) If our own price is reduced within 30 days* of your purchase, bring in your receipt and we will refund the difference. * 14 days for computers, laptops, monitors, printers, camcorders, digital cameras, portable DVD players, radar detectors, projectors and air conditioners. Here’s how it works. If you are purchasing today: Present us with a copy of the competitor’s current ad. Our associates will verify that the item is in stock and available for immediate sale and delivery at the advertised price. We will beat the competitor’s price by 10% of the difference. If you purchase the item from futureshop.ca and there is no Future Shop in your area you can contact us at 1-800-663-2275 or by email at websupportcan@futureshop.com If you made your purchase in the last 30 days*: Present us with a copy of the competitor’s current ad and your original invoice. Our associates will verify that the item is in stock and available for immediate sale and delivery at the advertised price. We will refund you the difference and give you an additional 10% of that difference. If you purchase the item from futureshop.ca and there is no Future Shop in your area you can contact us at 1-800-663-2275 or by email at websupportcan@futureshop.com If our own price is reduced in the last 30 days*: Present us with a copy of our original invoice. We will refund you the difference between the purchase price and the current price. * 14 days for computers, laptops, monitors, printers, camcorders, digital cameras, portable dvd players, radar detectors, projectors and air conditioners Here are a few terms and conditions. The advertised item must be for the same brand and model and the product must be new and factory sealed, and subject to a manufacturer’s warranty applicable in Canada. Advertised prices must be in Canadian dollars, and will be calculated as including all charges applicable for next day delivery to your home address. The advertised item must be sold through an authorized dealer located in Canada. The terms and conditions of “Get it for less, guaranteed™” are subject to change without notice. Our lowest price guarantee does not apply to advertising errors or misprints, special educational prices, restricted offers, mail order offers, rebates, coupons, premiums, free or bonus offers, OEM products, limited or minimum quantity or limited time offers, close-outs, liquidations, clearances, financing or other special offers. If you are not completely satisfied, please talk to our store General Manager. If you need more help call 1-800-663-2275 for further assistance. you found the price you wanted at MEMEX yet wasted a ton of time farting around with Future Shop just because ? Im not sure what your definition of a computer geek is but this has to at least put you in the ball park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericlin0122 Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 haha. if you mail this to CTV or global, you will be on TV next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchy Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Not sure if everyone noticed or not.. but this is one of the multiple 2 YEAR old threads that one new member kindly bumped this weekend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbowtrout Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 i prefer best buy All this so he can sell his TFO that he loves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reevesr1 Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 my bro stuck it to future shop a couple weeks ago. My younger cousin wanted a 32" TV, so my brother printed off a receipt at "cost" for sony store and then canceled the order. The receipt was all my cousin needed to get the same tv at future shop for 10% below cost hahaha. Just curious, but isn't that called fraud? Or robbery? And yeah Ryan, I noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish4trout Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 wow old thread x2...but why not just go to memory express and get it on sale? spend an hour on the phone instead, am I missing something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sundancefisher Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 wow old thread x2...but why not just go to memory express and get it on sale? spend an hour on the phone instead, am I missing something? LOL...very old thread... Just caused you asked so nicely... Future shop...4 minutes away...Memory Express was 30 minutes plus away. Convenience has its benefits :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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