OT: Technology and Geek Stuff Thread

[-Deborah-]

Dear DEBORAH,

There was a pricing error on the Samsung 52" LCD HDTV; as a result, your order will be cancelled and you will not be charged for this item. We are sorry for this error and apologize for any inconvenience. If you have any questions concerning our policies, please review the "Conditions of Use" which are found at www.BestBuy.com.

Please note that while your credit card hasn't been charged for the cancelled item(s), the authorization for funds may still reserve available account funds. Authorizations for funds generally expire after 7 days, but some credit cards may keep them open for a full billing cycle. Please contact your credit card company with questions you may have on their process.

If you used a gift card for this order and no longer have it, please call us toll-free at 1-888-BEST BUY (1-888-237-8289) and we will send you a replacement. Please do not hesitate to contact us with additional questions.

We are sorry for this error and apologize for any inconvenience.

The Customer Care Team

[Malto Marko]

Dear DEBORAH,

There was a pricing error on the Samsung 52" LCD HDTV; as a result, your order will be cancelled and you will not be charged for this item. We are sorry for this error and apologize for any inconvenience. If you have any questions concerning our policies, please review the "Conditions of Use" which are found at www.BestBuy.com.

Please note that while your credit card hasn't been charged for the cancelled item(s), the authorization for funds may still reserve available account funds. Authorizations for funds generally expire after 7 days, but some credit cards may keep them open for a full billing cycle. Please contact your credit card company with questions you may have on their process.

If you used a gift card for this order and no longer have it, please call us toll-free at 1-888-BEST BUY (1-888-237-8289) and we will send you a replacement. Please do not hesitate to contact us with additional questions.

We are sorry for this error and apologize for any inconvenience.

The Customer Care Team

I got the same email.

[Newbomb Turk]

I thought your name was Mark ???

[Malto Marko]

It is but Best Buy knows me as Deborah.

[CGVT]

It is but Best Buy knows me as Deborah.

As well as the boys at the Rainbow Club...

[Sweatpants Murphy]

I got that E-mail too, I'll call em back when I actually feel like arguing with a foreigner.

[Malto Marko]

As well as the boys at the Rainbow Club...

I owe you a noogie next time I see you.......

[Panoptes]

Yahoo! front page news...

Best Buy $9.99 TV offer was too good to be true

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090812/ap_on_bi_ge/us_best_buy_pricing_error

[DanO]

Saw this on the news this morning. I tried to order one when I got to Malto's house yesterday morning but it wouldn't let me. I think they were in the process of cleaning up the mess.

GO LIONS "09" !!!!!!!!!

[Larsky]

Best Buy shares fell 27? yesterday.

With their market cap of $15.2B, that means they lost around $111 million.

Of course, they're currently up by 40? a share this morning....

[-Deborah-]

Their stock didn't fall because of this news. They fell because of this:

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a2EFPqVnnUmQ

Best Buy Co. lost at least 3 percent after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. cut its rating on the shares.

[Larsky]

Finance is definitely geek stuff.

Speaking of which, does anybody have any predictions on how the euro is going to fair against the dollar over the next few months? I'm going to London in November.

[Panoptes]

With US consumer spending unexpectedly reversing its ever so slightly growing trend last month, slowing yet still increasing unemployment and now expected increases in commercial loan defaults, the USD is going to continue to lag far behind the Euro.

Depending on additional mortgage rate resets in November (?), this recession could nose dive our economy even further into the dirt right in the midst of the holiday season.

Clearly my thoughts are its still going to get worse before it gets better.

[SeattleLionsFan]

My understanding is that many economists disagree with your assessment. Is that an incorrect understanding?

[Panoptes]

Economists statements released through what company?

Reality is, things are not getting better. Like the Whitehouse, certain agencies are reporting hope that the US has hit the bottom.

The current and coming numbers indicate otherwise.