Futureshop = Best Buy

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I've always wondered why there was no Best Buy in Canada, and now I know. Futureshop in Canada is basically the same type of shop as Best Buy, and is owned by Best Buy. It's a great mystery to myself that I've finally solved... heheh...

 

[melly]

best buy opened in canada last year.

 

[Krassus]

BestBuy bought Future Shop in 2002 and they are planning to transform all stores into Best Buys i believe. There are actually some brand new BB stores popping up around Toronto already. One's near Shereway.

 

[JayPatel]

Originally posted by: Krassus
BestBuy bought Future Shop in 2002 and they are planning to transform all stores into Best Buys i believe. There are actually some brand new BB stores popping up around Toronto already. One's near Shereway.

actually Bestbuy already stated they have no intentions of converting Futureshop into BestBuys as FS has a strong market brandname

 

[FrugalGuy]

wow...is BB doing that well that they're expanding?

 

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Well, news to me! Hope a best buy opens up here in Burnaby/Vancouver soon.

 

[Babbles]

Not that Best Buy is a really 'cool' name, but 'Futureshop' just sounds so . . . . lame.

 

[fatbaby]

bestbuys also owns sam goodys yet they won't pricematch them! Example: The time when the klipsch PM 2.1's were $90 but soldout almost everywhere.

 

[simms]

Yup, it was good when BB started cos they gave away free Our Lady Peace tickets! 🙂

 

[melly]

Originally posted by: simms

Yup, it was good when BB started cos they gave away free Our Lady Peace tickets! 🙂

my now-ex works at bb and he took me to that concert. i liked it alot. lesigh.

 

[T2T III]

Originally posted by: FrugalGuy
wow...is BB doing that well that they're expanding?

Yes, Best Buy is doing quite well. Unfortunately, they are not the same "low price" retailer that they once were back about 7-8 years ago. Now, many of their items are sold at retail price - unless, you get in on some great sale like the day after Thanksgiving.

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: fatbaby
bestbuys also owns sam goodys yet they won't pricematch them! Example: The time when the klipsch PM 2.1's were $90 but soldout almost everywhere.

if its sold out then they wouldn't pricematch anyways

 

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I don't like futureshop. Their prices are usually higher than everywhere else, they aren't updated on their computer hardware items, they don't have big discounts like at Best Buy, and the one close to me has really bad customer service. They probably earn a lot of commission, so the salespeople really try to push products on you, which doesn't work at all on me, just gets me annoyed and makes me go somewhere else.

 

[dighn]

agreed. futureshop = crap. bad prices, very poor selection, annoying salesmen

 

[Soulflare]

I don't really mind Futureshop at all, and it looks like they'll be competing against
Best Buy in several cities within a year or two.

 

[blakeatwork]

The Furutreshop here in Barrie is really pissing me off... I've gotta 75 dollar giftcard, and all i want is a bloody Logitech MX700... but do they carry them??? Noooooooo They stock the stupid MX500...

Stupid FutureSlop... I shake my fist at you..

 

[PreDatoR]

we use to have a Future Shop here in WA St... that store sucked ass... kinda funny but now we have a Best Buy in the old Future Shop building 😀 only took 5 years before someone occupied it again finally

 

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Originally posted by: blakeatwork
The Furutreshop here in Barrie is really pissing me off... I've gotta 75 dollar giftcard, and all i want is a bloody Logitech MX700... but do they carry them??? Noooooooo They stock the stupid MX500...

Stupid FutureSlop... I shake my fist at you..

Hey the one near me does that too. But then the MX700 will probably be overpriced just like everything there.