Just got back from the Best Buy in Frisco, TX, and bought a basic Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical. The sign on the mouse display said it was $14.97, but the box I took to the counter rang up as $29.99. Further inspection showed that the one on the shelf was SKU D66-00021, but the display was D66-00001. Since there were none of the dislpay model on the shelf and the mice are practically identical (it's obvious that one must have been intended to replace the other), they happily agreed that it should be $14.99 (I didn't quibble over the $.02).
Here's the kicker, the box I picked up off the shelf had a valid $10 Rebate sticker on it. That makes the total price $4.99+tax after rebate.
They have a few left on the shelf so hurry if you need one. YMMV if they decide to change the display price, although the two mice are really so close to being identical that I can't see how they could want one to be twice as much as the other. It seems to me like the $29.99 must have been the mistake, unless they were using the rebate sticker as a markdown (making it $19.99 AR). I could see them dropping the "old" model by $5.00 to clear them out so they could put the new ones out, but not $15.00. Then again, retail's a funny business, so I dunno.
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Here's the kicker, the box I picked up off the shelf had a valid $10 Rebate sticker on it. That makes the total price $4.99+tax after rebate.
They have a few left on the shelf so hurry if you need one. YMMV if they decide to change the display price, although the two mice are really so close to being identical that I can't see how they could want one to be twice as much as the other. It seems to me like the $29.99 must have been the mistake, unless they were using the rebate sticker as a markdown (making it $19.99 AR). I could see them dropping the "old" model by $5.00 to clear them out so they could put the new ones out, but not $15.00. Then again, retail's a funny business, so I dunno.
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