Futureshop Price Match

[Mac10]

If I go to futureshop now, will they match there boxing day prices right now. There is this monitor for 350 im looking at. If i ask them for there boxing day price will they give it to me?

[RedLightning]

No, they won't.

You also won't be able to buy it now and go back to have the difference refunded to you on Boxing Day, because customer service will be closed the first couple days of boxing week and no returns or pricematches will be possible during that time.

[TinyTank]

If I go to futureshop now, will they match there boxing day prices right now. There is this monitor for 350 im looking at. If i ask them for there boxing day price will they give it to me?

it wouldn't hurt to try.

[Octavius]

it wouldn't hurt to try.

Can try if you want...but guaranteed they won't do it.

[nighthawk26]

No one will even look at you on boxing day for a price protection. Just print your fs webpage screen and drop in a few days later when things have calmed down. Only thing you can't PP are door crashers.

[kcjchan]

Actually, some employees do know what they will have on sale for boxing day so you can just ask if the price will drop further for that particular item.

[lotfi.bm]

Good look "price matching" in the boxing day.
Last year the customer service at the 3 stores here in Montreal was closed

[mahjongmaniac]

No, they won't.

You also won't be able to buy it now and go back to have the difference refunded to you on Boxing Day, because customer service will be closed the first couple days of boxing week and no returns or pricematches will be possible during that time.

to be more specific, FS/BB will not be doing any returns/exchanges on 26th/27th, to accomodate for the expected increase in traffic.



for the past boxing days, FS/BB have been doing this - the CS desk is for purchases only. if you've made a purchase in middle Nov. to late Dec., the receipt will say so, and also tell you that returns/exchanges will be accepted 'til middle of Jan. 07.

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Good look "price matching" in the boxing day.
Last year the customer service at the 3 stores here in Montreal was closed

not sure about your FS/BB's, but the past few yrs that i've been at FS/BB boxing day / 27th, the CS desk was open, but only for purchases.

[LonesomeDove]

A couple of years ago I bought a portable LCD TV a couple of weeks before Boxing Day. So I returned a couple of days after Boxing Day when the return counter was opened and asked for a price match since the item was cheaper by $100.00. I was refused and given a info sheet that said door crashers and limited items do not qualify for a price match.
But the way to get around that is to buy the boxing day special and return the more expensive item for a refund. Most stuff except computers and monitors, digital cameras, camcorders, and printers allow for a 30 day return.
Too bad monitors are 14 day returns. Used to be only computers that had a 15 day return policy but FS expanded the exemptions.

[nighthawk26]

A couple of years ago I bought a portable LCD TV a couple of weeks before Boxing Day. So I returned a couple of days after Boxing Day when the return counter was opened and asked for a price match since the item was cheaper by $100.00. I was refused and given a info sheet that said door crashers and limited items do not qualify for a price match.
But the way to get around that is to buy the boxing day special and return the more expensive item for a refund. Most stuff except computers and monitors, digital cameras, camcorders, and printers allow for a 30 day return.
Too bad monitors are 14 day returns. Used to be only computers that had a 15 day return policy but FS expanded the exemptions.

If you're are there in the store to get a limited quantity door crasher you are entitled to a PP. So you're just making more work for yourself by having to come back to the store to erturn the same TV you already bought.

[Firestorm]

this is the only real way to get an item at boxing day price and not have to fight for PM and line up.

Do what i did last year...pay for the item but put it as a deposit and pick it up on boxing day. u may have to pay the full (boxing day sale price) amount now, but u are guaranteed your item will be there and you dont even have to stand in line. Just walk up to any salesperson and tell them you are here to pickup your item. All the other people were wondering how the HELL i got the item so fast and just walked straight out. boxing day morning doors opened 6am, i was at home in 1/2 hour. funny thing is i could have even come into the store at noon or later and still have got my item, but i was too excited. it can not be sold, because it shows 0 on their computer.. Smaller items could have been purchased online...ohhh but now u would have to pay shipping, but i think its still better than having to wait in that HUGE line...it when around the whole store. and people were buying all the items i bought in the morning. crazy...5/5 stacks of cds blanks in their hands, the $10 router/usb combo...all of it could have been deliveried to them FREE if they bought it online.

So I could order an LCD TV for store pickup the day before and just go in and pick it up?

[anastasia1009]

Any special that are on boxing day are one day special and aren't eligible for PP because of the clause ...

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.

Also..

http://www.futureshop.ca/marketing/holidayguide2006/EN/lowprice.asp?logon=&langid=EN

PLEASE NOTE: To serve you better, requests for Price Protection online will not be accepted from December 24th to January 3rd. We will accept requests for any valid claims after that time and extend the claim period accordingly.

[mahjongmaniac]

A couple of years ago I bought a portable LCD TV a couple of weeks before Boxing Day. So I returned a couple of days after Boxing Day when the return counter was opened and asked for a price match since the item was cheaper by $100.00. I was refused and given a info sheet that said door crashers and limited items do not qualify for a price match.
But the way to get around that is to buy the boxing day special and return the more expensive item for a refund. Most stuff except computers and monitors, digital cameras, camcorders, and printers allow for a 30 day return.
Too bad monitors are 14 day returns. Used to be only computers that had a 15 day return policy but FS expanded the exemptions.

have you ever thought about the possibility that if you CANNOT buy the boxing day spcl (due to ltd qty's, and you couldn't get your hands on one), then you'll be SOL and have to return the same item (more $$$ item) :?:

:razz:

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So I could order an LCD TV for store pickup the day before and just go in and pick it up?

let's recall that last yr, their ISPU option did not exist ... so whatever isajoo said is another story.


now that ISPU is avail., that's nice but remember that if you order for ISPU, i doubt you'd get sth reserved for you; it'll prbly be cancelled due to the likeliness that

1) it's gonna be v. busy on 26th/27th
2) the CS desk will be v. busy taking customers - i doubt they'd get a chance on the ISPU orders...
3) hot ticket items will likely be swooped up by the customers long before the CSRs get a chance to grab one to put it on hold for you.

[direct-x]

If I were to show up a couple of days after the sales are over with a printout of their flyer and my original receipt, chances are they will not pricematch?

In the flyer, all it says for the item in question is Minimum 10 per store. Would this be considered a limited quantity/door crasher item?

[hightechfan]

No that will not work.

[mahjongmaniac]

If I were to show up a couple of days after the sales are over with a printout of their flyer and my original receipt, chances are they will not pricematch?

In the flyer, all it says for the item in question is Minimum 10 per store. Would this be considered a limited quantity/door crasher item?

altho it may not say doorcrasher, the min. qty still sort of implies "ltd qty"...

[anastasia1009]

If I were to show up a couple of days after the sales are over with a printout of their flyer and my original receipt, chances are they will not pricematch?

In the flyer, all it says for the item in question is Minimum 10 per store. Would this be considered a limited quantity/door crasher item?

nope will not honor price protection for boxing day sales since as per the web page...

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.

[wwtsang]

NO, i dont think instore pickup actually puts a hold on the computer, it is just on hold for you by a print out that is put on the item, on boxing day they will sell it no matter. it has to be purchased at the store, but u have to tell them that u will pick it up later and to just make a prepaid/deposit receipt, tell them u will pay the boxing day price and u will pick it up u after boxing day and you will not have to pay anymore because the amount owing will be 0. it was the most simple thing i ever bought on boxing day. FS rep actually told me to do it, so that he would get this commission on the day of the purchase. u have to do this end of the week so that u know the exact price it will be for boxing day.

unless they changed their system this year.

i think u got lucky and had a rep who actually did it for you, maybe you bought a big enough item for the rep to do this for the commision, i doubt they would let you put a deposit on a $10 keyboard and mouse combo or sth cheap

as for ISPU, it might be doable, bestbuy/futureshop ISPU are held for 5 days, so there wouldn't be any trouble of CSRs trying to grab the item for u with a lot of other customers, however i'm unsure if they will handle ISPU on boxing day since the CSR counter is already closed and are only handling purchases

[anastasia1009]

i think u got lucky and had a rep who actually did it for you, maybe you bought a big enough item for the rep to do this for the commision, i doubt they would let you put a deposit on a $10 keyboard and mouse combo or sth cheap

as for ISPU, it might be doable, bestbuy/futureshop ISPU are held for 5 days, so there wouldn't be any trouble of CSRs trying to grab the item for u with a lot of other customers, however i'm unsure if they will handle ISPU on boxing day since the CSR counter is already closed and are only handling purchases


For boxing day ISPU order will only be good for that day supposely and will not be honored after that for some of the boxing day sales.


When the web says available in store only it will mean first come first serve at the store and ISPU orders will not be offered and will be cancelled.
More details are coming out this week.

[kcjchan]

For boxing day ISPU order will only be good for that day supposely and will not be honored after that for some of the boxing day sales.


When the web says available in store only it will mean first come first serve at the store and ISPU orders will not be offered and will be cancelled.
More details are coming out this week.

I remember last year they didn't even have ISPU options during boxing week.

[mahjongmaniac]

as for ISPU, it might be doable, bestbuy/futureshop ISPU are held for 5 days, so there wouldn't be any trouble of CSRs trying to grab the item for u with a lot of other customers, however i'm unsure if they will handle ISPU on boxing day since the CSR counter is already closed and are only handling purchases

well, for FS, it's the CSRs at the CS desk that fulfill the ISPU orders.
so, seeing that they're only open for purchases on the 26th/27th, the CSRs wouldn't even have the time to do it...

but for BB, i was told they have a separate dept. that handles ISPU orders; it's not the CSRs at the CS desk.


anyway, it's highly unlikely that FS/BB will fulfill any ISPU orders made on the 24th/25th for boxing day p/u....

[LonesomeDove]

I remember last year they didn't even have ISPU options during boxing week.

During last year's boxing day sale, the web site said there is no ispu until January. So I expect that will be the same this year.

[jerryhussain]

nope will not honor price protection for boxing day sales since as per the web page...

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.
Price guarantee (110% PM) and Price Protection, both are different.

[coeternity]

if u order anything online for pick up, it will says on the pickup email that the deadline to pick it up is by dec 24 4pm otherwise the order will be cancelled.
i tried that:lol: