Microcenter price matching effectively dead

[Sohaltang]

Had full cart of products for a computer build today. Only wanted a 95$ price match on a 100$ case. Sales guy says sure and then pulls up the website and ADDS next day shipping. I ask him why, shipping was free from newegg. He said due to a policy change 3 weeks ago all price match must include next day shipping since "you getting the item today". Next days shipping was like 35$ so basically no price match. I went to the front to ask a manager if this was a real change in policy. He confirmed corporate had instructed them to add next day shipping to all price matches. Said they were losing money and he apologized. I left a full 1500$ buggy at the front and drove to Frys where they match micro enters processor/mobo price and all the other online prices. Yes I wasted time but I won't be back to MC.


The only deals they have now are the CPU/MB combos and other places will match. This new policy effecitivly ends their price match policy as 30+$ next day shipping on small items if not worth it. I guess even on a TV next day would be 200$ so unless it was a hot hot deal your better ordering online. Plus you would likely save the taxes. Sucks. MC lost a lifetime customer over 5$ price match today


Thanks for the update. Locked, since it isn't really a hot deal, but I'll leave it in here, since it's probably of general interest to those in this forum. -Admin DrPizza

 

[bznotins]

Scratching my head on where the hot deal is here.

 

[iLEktron]

.... same

 

[MontyAC]

Not a hot deal.

 

[Sohaltang]

Welcome to move it to right place. The microcenter price match is often spoke of here. Figured it would be a good FYI. Sorry

 

[akugami]

I know not everyone has a MC near them but often news of store policies are posted in the Hot Deals forum. I have no problem with this news being posted here as a warning of policy changes that can cost consumers time and money.

 

[blackened23]

Scratching my head on where the hot deal is here.

Well it isn't at MC apparently

 

[Net Prowler]

im fine with it being here, thanks for the heads up. i hope frys doesnt do the same thing, but based on some of the policies that the higher ups have come up with, i wouldnt be surprised. just a heads up.

 

[chizow]

Just buy the parts where the are cheapest, not sure what the big deal is. MC's price match was always YMMV and they only explicitly stated for CPUs and mobos I believe. GPUs, RAM, storage were almost always no dice.

I appreciate MC for what it is, a place to get something quickly and conveniently, and a place I can pick up super cheap CPU and mobos combos every few years when I upgrade.