$20 for a SATA cable at Best Buy...WTF?!?!

[13Gigatons]

Sata cables are free with motherboard purchase.

 

[postmortemIA]

Originally posted by: Amol

Originally posted by: videogames101

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...oduct&id=1099390830752
50 dollar "gold plated" usb printer cable.

frys been selling those cables minus the gold for 99 cents

excuse me, 24K gold-plated and corrosion-proof connectors for maximum conductivity and error-free transmission of up to 480 Mbps are extremely important.


cough

Agent 142 personally recommends this cable for intimidating technophiles.
? Gavin McKay, Special Agent 142, Mission Control

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

even better, they have two "top contributors" giving 5.0 ratting on review for that cable!

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: postmortemIA

Originally posted by: Amol

Originally posted by: videogames101

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...oduct&id=1099390830752
50 dollar "gold plated" usb printer cable.

frys been selling those cables minus the gold for 99 cents

excuse me, 24K gold-plated and corrosion-proof connectors for maximum conductivity and error-free transmission of up to 480 Mbps are extremely important.


cough

Agent 142 personally recommends this cable for intimidating technophiles.
? Gavin McKay, Special Agent 142, Mission Control

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

even better, they have two "top contributors" giving 5.0 ratting on review for that cable!

http://consumerist.com/tag/fake-reviews/

 

[lxskllr]

Originally posted by: postmortemIA

even better, they have two "top contributors" giving 5.0 ratting on review for that cable!

That's probably an accurate review. A SATA cable's either going to be a 5 or a 1. It's kind of a binary item. Either it works or it doesn't :^D

 

[zeruty]

No, I don't pay that. Fry's or one of numerous computer stores around.... fuck even walmart probably has em for cheaper....

 

[oogabooga]

sometimes you really need a cable and you're willing to pay whatever it takes. Best buy knows so they'll do it.

Fry's isn't always that cheap either, Regular IDE Ribbon cable from their in house brand was 15 bucks for 2 slot cables.

 

[0roo0roo]

no, if you look around on the shelf its more like 6 bucks i bet.

 

[mcmilljb]

Step 1 - Order SATA cable from online retailer (such as monoprice).
Step 2 - Buy desktop from Best Buy (probably more fun if it's expensive).
Step 3 - Take SATA cable out of new desktop.
Step 4 - When new SATA cable arrives, install new SATA cable.
Step 5 - Return desktop to Best Buy.
Step 6 - When asked why you returned the desktop, respond "just wanted to borrow the SATA cable for a few days."
Step 7 - ???
Step 8 - Profit.

 

[SunSamurai]

Originally posted by: waffleironhead
if you need one today, then it is a bargain.

Bargain or not you'd still be an idiot.

 

[CZroe]

Even office stores carry them. Just look around. Hell, there's probably an accessory or something that includes one for less than that.

 

[shortylickens]

I've gotten two or three SATA cables with every motherboard I've purchased since the Socket 754 days. I must have a good collection by now.

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: CZroe
Even office stores carry them. Just look around. Hell, there's probably an accessory or something that includes one for less than that.

Unfortunately, even the local Staples around here has got into the overpriced cable racket as well. I once needed an Ethernet cable for a class I was about to attend because they didn't have WiFi, and they charged me $20 for a "premium" 6 foot cat 6 cable :|

It sucked to pay it, but I needed it at the time!

 

[PottedMeat]

The last overpriced B&M thing I bought was a ethernet coupler for $10 at CompUSA like 10 years ago, that was fucking ridiculous.

 

[Injury]

Best Buy is trying to make money by marking up an item... WTF?!?!

 

[marvdmartian]

Originally posted by: SunSamurai

Originally posted by: waffleironhead
if you need one today, then it is a bargain.

Bargain or not you'd still be an idiot.

Well, I'd have to say you're only an idiot if you know better. Luckily for BB, they mostly sell these grossly overpriced items to people who are ignorant of how cheaply they can be had online.

Last year, I was in Circuit City buying some on-sale dvd's I wanted, and saw someone buying an all-in-one printer and usb cable. I groaned to myself when I heard them ring up the cable for $20, and it took all I could do to keep from shouting out, "FU*K THAT!! Come over to my place and I'll give you one for FREE!!!!!"

But ignorance is bliss, and these B&M stores play on that.

 

[redelcamino]

monoprice.com FTW! cheap cable prices.