- I have 10 huge shopping secrets
Best Buy does not want you to know.
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Let's begin with shopping secret number one.
And I will begin by mentioning this video
is not sponsored by Best Buy,
so this is just my honest opinion
that I hope will save you a lot of money.
The Best Buy price match guarantee
is one of the best price match guarantees in the business
but it also attracts all sorts of misconceptions.
So let's set the price match guarantee straight.
Best Buy is one of the only retailers that will in fact,
price match Amazon
and then other online retailers
including Dell but also price match
warehouse clubs like Costco, Sam's Club, BJ's,
as long as that physical store is located
within a 25 mile radius
of the Best Buy from which you are shopping.
They spell out the local retail competitor very clearly
in their 25 mile radius price match policy guarantee.
And then if you guys look, they also mentioned that
Crutchfield and TigerDirect specifically,
if you are shopping for computer or computer parts
or electronics,
some of those retailers have amazing prices
and the fact that Best Buy is actually willing
to go up against them and match that price,
should give you a vote of confidence.
There are some exclusions which I don't love,
which it does not function thanksgiving
through Cyber Monday,
but the fact that Best Buy is willing to match both physical
and online stores could be huge savings
for your shopping secret number one.
Shopping secret number two,
this is tied to Best Buy restocking schedule.
And this is also tied to the fact that I have
really not much of a life and very few friends
other than the subscribers of this channel.
And I've also spent hours of time
just sitting with a notebook or phone
and documenting the unloading, loading,
and delivery schedules for Best Buys
at more than a dozen different locations.
I know that's sad.
Don't draw your conclusions, but Best Buy
restocks the vast majority of their products
on Tuesday and Wednesday
Thursday evening by the end of the business day on Thursday
is when most of the deals and sales are posted.
They do that obviously for the influx of shopping
during the weekend.
But if you shop on a Saturday or Sunday,
you're greeted with lots of people
and not always the discounts on products
that you want in stock.
Thursday evening is an amazing time to go to Best Buy
based on their restocking and delivery schedule.
And this seems to be true time and time again, week by week,
so keep that in mind when you are planning
your next Best Buy shopping excursion.
Shopping secret number three.
Did you know you can negotiate at Best Buy.
I have actually had success speaking managers
very nicely
and addressing concerns that I have
over the state of a box that happens
to be physically present in a store
or things that I think should actually be
at a slightly better price
because they are in fact discontinued.
And this isn't a price match guarantee.
This is you actually going in and negotiating a little bit.
I know I'm not alone alone with the experience that I've had
and I've done some reading online
and Best Buy is actually listed as a place
where you can haggle.
And I wanna remind you guys too that if you're buying
a lot of products from a Best Buy store,
like a home theater,
you might be able to get them to shave an additional 10
or 15% on accessories or peripherals,
or if you've got a TV and you're buying a soundbar
and all of your AV cables,
they generally will negotiate a little bit
especially on their in store brands.
So for example if you do not know this,
Best Buy makes Insignia televisions.
That gives them a little bit of wiggle room.
They also make a lot of their own cables
to compete with the overpriced monster
and other various AV cables that you might be seeing.
That's you might have some success on a negotiation.
And I'm going to invite any subscribers
or viewers of this channel,
please drop me a line, leave me a comment,
guide the other folks, watching these videos.
And let me know if you've ever been able to negotiate
out of Best Buy with a store manager.
Perhaps this is just some better luck that I've had
in addition to the articles I've read online.
Shopping secret number four for Best Buy is
skip the Geek Squad when you can.
They're really excited to try
and get you to buy your Geek Squad protective plan.
And I'm sure there's a whole commission structure
based on how many a sales associate might be able
to sell you.
But if you actually do the math
let's look at this Samsung SmartThings Hub.
You'll look at it and you'll say,
"$10.99 for a four year Geek Squad replacement
guarantee is actually not that bad when you break it down."
But let's be honest,
for a lot of the smart home tech products and other products
constantly revised with new additions coming out,
and in four years, you're not going to find
the exact same product.
So if it breaks on year three,
you're not going to get this exact same thing
and it is also covered by its own manufacture guarantee.
And if you are buying products from manufacturers
or companies like Samsung and Sony,
they've got their own warranties and protection plans
that might mean you don't need to shell out additional cash
on top of each purchase.
One other rule of thumb that I attached
to anything that I buy from Best Buy is
if you're unlikely to drop the product,
skip the protective plan.
So for example a soundbar,
you're probably not going to drop it repeatedly
down the stairs like a smartphone.
Maybe skip the protective plan on that.
If you buy a large television,
these days, TVs are very low prices
and in fact, if you subscribe to this channel,
I'll have plenty of ways for you to score
the best TV deals every time that holiday season hits.
But at TV is generally going to work well,
if it's from a reputable manufacturer
and if anything happens to a TV,
it's generally out of the box,
something that happened during shipment.
And you'll know, as soon as you try and turn your TV
or your computer on that it doesn't works.
Desktop computers, same thing.
Would I buy a laptop protection plan?
Probably.
Would I buy it from Geek Squad?
Maybe not.
For best buy shopping secret number five,
there is a section on Best Buy's website,
which just has student deals.
And these are incredible deals that often will surpass
what you would get with an Apple educational discount
and substantial discounts
like $300 off select Surface Book 3s.
That's an amazing computer by the way.
It is just jam packed with different ways
for students to get the break that they need
on electronics and tech.
And keep that in mind when you are shopping
on Best Buy.
For saving secret number six,
assuming that you can't score a suit at discount
or to use in conjunction with that
Best Buy has one of the best
and most aggressive trading programs that I have seen.
So before you go upgrade that new iPad,
beautiful overpriced device to begin with,
you might be able to get some great bang
for your buck on your prior model.
For example, if you wanted a new iPad Pro,
well you could get $300 back
when you trade in your old model
and put this toward the value of another product
and it is dispersed to you as an E-gift card.
So then the thing that I don't like
about the Apple trade-ins,
is you have to be buying a new Apple device
and you need to get your old device into them,
so you can buy that new device at the same time.
And sometimes there's a lag where
you trade in your old iPad
because the new iPad has come out
and then it takes another month until you actually get
that iPad that you traded in for.
No one wants to deal with that or be without a device.
So the great thing about the Best Buy Trading Program
is not only is the buyback of a high value in most cases,
but you've got it on a gift card that you can then use
at a later date.
That's awesome.
For insider secret, number seven,
I'm going to recommend that you join
the Best Buy Rewards Program,
not because you want your inbox cluttered
with more promotions or offers,
but this does a few things which can actually save you
in my estimation,
somewhere between 10 and 15% per year.
Now, yes, you get free shipping for everything on Best Buy
if you have the Elite or Elite Plus membership,
which means you've spent I think somewhere between 1500
and $3,000 per year.
But in addition to the rewards points,
which work as a rebate and additional savings on purchases,
just the early access and exclusive deal
of the Best Buy newsletter,
whether that's online or for an in-store opportunity,
you could save a lot of money during the holiday season
when you are looking to buy products that are in stock
or the new Nintendo Switch when it's released,
things like that.
You want that early advanced notice,
and then if they can give you an additional discount
that incentive is something you should use
to your advantage.
And if that's not incentive enough
for you to join the Best Buy Rewards Program
for saving secret number eight,
you not only need to be a member
but this is something you should work to your advantage.
The Best Buy Rewards Program also gives you
the benefit of a price adjustment.
That means you can receive a price adjustment
if a price drops after you make a purchase
within 15 days of your purchase.
But for my Best Buy Elite members and Elite Plus members
the price adjustment window is extended to 30 days
or even 45 days for Best Buy Elite members.
And that is massive,
because we all know how prices can fluctuate
especially over a 45-day period.
You'd never have buyer's remorse ever again
or always worrying whether or not you got the lowest price.
For shopping secret number nine,
well, I am not a particularly big fan
of Best Buy's free shipping policy.
A reminder, if you are a Best Buy rewards member
you will get free shipping on any order of $35 or more,
Elite and Elite Plus members receive free shipping
and free schedule delivery on all orders
regardless of the purchase amount.
But if you are buying a smaller size or a low ticket item,
just do the Best Buy free ship to store.
Completely dodged the shipping fees
in the event that your Best Buy doesn't have it
for local pick up,
or you want to enjoy something like curbside pick up,
use that store pick up option to your advantage,
for things where you don't want to wait in line,
or you don't wanna have a huge TV
that you're trying to get through the store with,
pick that up at the member services counter,
and ensure that you've done that free store pick up
in advance, so you can get in and out of the store
in under three minutes.
That should be three minutes.
There we go.
Under three minutes, I'm not awkward.
I'm the YouTube Deal Guy.
And for saving secret number 10,
whenever you shop on Best Buy
the first place I would highly recommend you visit
is the Best Buy outlet.
It's a second or a subsection of the website.
Not only are there clearance and open box items,
but if you guys remember it,
I've been hunting down deals now for more than two decades.
They originally had a Best Buy website called Kalboom .
It was a secondary website.
It was like a daily deal website that was all open box,
refurbished, recertified merchandise.
This is that but much better
because you're dealing with Best Buy customer service
if things go wrong.
And some of these could simply mean on an appliance,
like the box has a minuscule terror dent
and they can't resell it,
but your savings are substantial.
Something like $330 plus a price match guarantee.
It just depends what it is you're looking for
as these change and fluctuate over the course of the day,
but it is worth your while to take a look
at the clearance and open-box items on bestbuy.com.
So I hope that was helpful to you.
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