I give this whole thing about six months at the very most. Best Buy and Apple just don't go together. They've tried several times already and have failed miserably each time. When you have el-cheapo hardware sitting next to well engineered, reliable, good looking hardware and the el-cheapo stuff is, well, cheaper, the good stuff doesn't sell. Period. End of story. Most people don't care about quality, service, excellence. Oh, they mouth the words that they do but then turn right around and buy the cheapest one they can find, even if there's only a one dollar difference.
They'll look at the Macs and then buy the E-machine because it's "the same thing" for $75 less.
I give this whole thing about six months at the very most. Best Buy and Apple just don't go together. They've tried several times already and have failed miserably each time.
Really? I was recently at the Best Buy in Richmond Hill - the guys there really seemed to be very sympathetic to (and knowledgeable about) Macs. I was surprisingly impressed, considering all the hate from everyone in these forums. It seems like they're improving.
Besides, if you do live in the GTA, you know that there are THREE Apple stores nearby - you can avoid Best Buy if you really want to. There aren't too many other places with such bragging rights. I wouldn't be so quick to complain.
It's good that the guys at your bestbuy are smart. My nearest one is the one at heartland town center in mississa and they don't know jack.
I used to work at the oakvile bestbuy and the guys I worked with were brutal.
I don't shop for apple stuff at all at bestbuy. I go there for other random stuff and for fun walk through the computer section and that's where I witness the madness.
My main go to apple store is sherway gardens but I'll go to the other ones if I'm in the area.
You already have an Apple Specialist in Sarasota, who is most likey going to be a ton more knowledgable than bestbuy employees. It's Computer Advantage.
Circuit City USED to sell macs. If I'm not mistaken, they stopped around the G3 iMac era... Granted that was 10 years ago... What are they so cautious about?
-Clive
That is correct, I use to work for Apple conducting Apple Demo Days at our local store. They stopped doing it because the CC staff would not sell Macs because they made more on the PC spiffs. They also let the Mac section run down with a bunch of Macs on display crashed or shut off. They would talk sooo nice to me when I was in front of them but then would steer a customer from the Macs every chance they got. It did more harm to Apple then good having them in CC. I'm sure this was the case in many stores.
yes, they decided that payment on a salary based system (like best buy) wasn't working for them and so fired their entire staff with the option of being rehired under a new commission based rate. they had to basically do it for bookeeping purposes, but technically, yes, they fired a whole bunch of people.
I?ve got a buddy that works for Firedog. He said they laid off (laid off) employees who were on commission, but would wind up making way to much money when their commission-based pay would result in an excessively large salary (he said some would have made $28/hr when most Firedog employees make, what, $12??this in Bay Area, California). So there is probably a somewhat more shady element to this.
Just like many of the employees targeted by BestBuy a year ago with the ?you?re fired or part time? staff reductions were the employees who brought home the larger paychecks.
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They'll look at the Macs and then buy the E-machine because it's "the same thing" for $75 less.
I give this whole thing about six months at the very most. Best Buy and Apple just don't go together. They've tried several times already and have failed miserably each time.
That's an astute prediction (esp. since I agree).
Really? I was recently at the Best Buy in Richmond Hill - the guys there really seemed to be very sympathetic to (and knowledgeable about) Macs. I was surprisingly impressed, considering all the hate from everyone in these forums. It seems like they're improving.
Besides, if you do live in the GTA, you know that there are THREE Apple stores nearby - you can avoid Best Buy if you really want to. There aren't too many other places with such bragging rights. I wouldn't be so quick to complain.
It's good that the guys at your bestbuy are smart. My nearest one is the one at heartland town center in mississa and they don't know jack.
I used to work at the oakvile bestbuy and the guys I worked with were brutal.
I don't shop for apple stuff at all at bestbuy. I go there for other random stuff and for fun walk through the computer section and that's where I witness the madness.
My main go to apple store is sherway gardens but I'll go to the other ones if I'm in the area.
Remember that they said they would expand the trial IF it was sucessful. Even this article points this out.
Well, it seems that, so far at least, it IS successful.
Why hope that it will fail?
Who does that help other than Apple's competitors?
OH! ... please ... please ... Sarasota FL
Best Buy that is...
Funny, that is the one closest to me too.
You already have an Apple Specialist in Sarasota, who is most likey going to be a ton more knowledgable than bestbuy employees. It's Computer Advantage.
http://www.computeradv.com
Why hope that it will fail?
I don't think anyone is 'hoping': rather, it sounds like 'expecting' (with no value judgment implied about whether it's good or bad for Apple).
Circuit City USED to sell macs. If I'm not mistaken, they stopped around the G3 iMac era... Granted that was 10 years ago... What are they so cautious about?
-Clive
That is correct, I use to work for Apple conducting Apple Demo Days at our local store. They stopped doing it because the CC staff would not sell Macs because they made more on the PC spiffs. They also let the Mac section run down with a bunch of Macs on display crashed or shut off. They would talk sooo nice to me when I was in front of them but then would steer a customer from the Macs every chance they got. It did more harm to Apple then good having them in CC. I'm sure this was the case in many stores.
yes, they decided that payment on a salary based system (like best buy) wasn't working for them and so fired their entire staff with the option of being rehired under a new commission based rate. they had to basically do it for bookeeping purposes, but technically, yes, they fired a whole bunch of people.
I?ve got a buddy that works for Firedog. He said they laid off (laid off) employees who were on commission, but would wind up making way to much money when their commission-based pay would result in an excessively large salary (he said some would have made $28/hr when most Firedog employees make, what, $12??this in Bay Area, California). So there is probably a somewhat more shady element to this.
Just like many of the employees targeted by BestBuy a year ago with the ?you?re fired or part time? staff reductions were the employees who brought home the larger paychecks.