Best Buy Business Direct

Super_Nova · 11-18-2004, 11:05 PM

Understood

You guys haven't had the history I have with Best Buy so from your prespective they haven't really ASKED for it here. It's all good! At first I thought I had clicked off the page without hitting "post", the second time I knew I wasn't crazy so i figured it was you.

Best Buy · 11-18-2004, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ian

Well bestbuy is banned from advertising weekly or for free over here. That is not to say they are banned completely, I would ultimately like to join the major affiliate programs to help with funding the expansion of the site.
I just think it is unjust that this site is not good enough to join your affiliate program, no we do not engage in suspect affiliate activities, never have, but yet we seem to be good enough to be spammed weekly with advertising for free.

Ian,

I'm sorry to hear that- unfortunately I have absolutely no control over the affiliate program- or anything for that matter;-)

Well that is not completely true- the one thing I do have some control over is product pricing through our new business direct division- which is why I decided to post on this forum- not as advertising but rather as a consultation and cost cutting service for those small businesses that dont have the access to volume discounts like some of the big boys do.

If I had a budget I would spend some on this site in a second- unfortunately the only way for me to obtain a budget is to prove to upper mangement that web forums are a viable form of communicating with small business owners- and the only way to do that is to post on the message boards themselves. Kind of a catch 22.

I had fully planned that if I was accepted into the commnuity that I would spend as much time as possible to consult with people on their technology needs.

**Praetor** · 11-18-2004, 11:34 PM

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If I had a budget I would spend some on this site in a second- unfortunately the only way for me to obtain a budget is to prove to upper mangement that web forums are a viable form of communicating with small business owners- and the only way to do that is to post on the message boards themselves. Kind of a catch 22.

I had fully planned that if I was accepted into the commnuity that I would spend as much time as possible to consult with people on their technology needs.

You are most welcome to pursue that endevour from my perspective, provided that you are not overtly aggressive in such actions and do not violate any restrictions introduced by any other Admins/Mods (as well as operate in good taste etc).

Cheers

Best Buy · 11-18-2004, 11:36 PM

Will Do-

Thanks Praetor

Super_Nova · 11-18-2004, 11:47 PM

What about my emotional trauma? Isn't that worth something? I calculated it. I was part time so based on a 25 hour week if I had stayed there for the past 3 years I would have made $36,108. I think that would make up for my emotional stress of having to take a job that was a 6 hour drive from my family..

**Praetor** · 11-18-2004, 11:49 PM

*Drop it man*. Nothin you can do about it here and now.

Super_Nova · 11-18-2004, 11:52 PM

haha i know. just venting a little more. I've actually been quite forgiving of them since then. My mother hasn't though. She refuses to go there for anything. If I ask for electronics from her for Christmas or something I better make sure they have it at Circuit City or another store. We don't have either one here though, but when I lived somewhere that did I visited it. Took me a few months to get to the point where I could actually set foot in there again though. But since then I've been fine.

**ian** · 11-19-2004, 08:50 AM

Yeah I was just a bit ticked off that my affiliate application was rejected which I must say is rather unusual, oh well, no big deal, tonnes of other companies out there.
Sorry to hear about you losing your job Super Nova, anyhow sometimes bad things can turn out to be good things after all, Im sure you will do much better with some other company...
Oh and Paul, I apologise for my rather harsh tone, you are most welcome here as Praetor said.

Super_Nova · 11-19-2004, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ian

Yeah I was just a bit ticked off that my affiliate application was rejected which I must say is rather unusual, oh well, no big deal, tonnes of other companies out there.
Sorry to hear about you losing your job Super Nova, anyhow sometimes bad things can turn out to be good things after all, Im sure you will do much better with some other company...
Oh and Paul, I apologise for my rather harsh tone, you are most welcome here as Praetor said.

on definatly I do believe I've gained more experience then just working at Best Buy. REAL IT jobs will do that for ya

. Plus I gained a wealth of knowledge on laptop repair so I'm sure it wasn't all loss.

4W4K3 · 11-19-2004, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Super_Nova

Plus I gained a wealth of knowledge on laptop repair so I'm sure it wasn't all loss.

i just rip them open and mod them

hehe "repair". Is there different training between laptop and desktop repairing?

11-18-2004, 11:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
Super_Nova Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Memphis, TN Age: 29 Posts: 440	Understood You guys haven't had the history I have with Best Buy so from your prespective they haven't really ASKED for it here. It's all good! At first I thought I had clicked off the page without hitting "post", the second time I knew I wasn't crazy so i figured it was you. __________________ My Suitcase PC: Currently: Mobile AMD Athlon XP 2600+ @ 2133MHz 1GB Kingston Hyper-X @333Mhz 40 GB HD and External USB 120GB Hard drive Shuttle MN31/N Motherboard DVD-Burner Planned: More cutting and mounting of brackets and accessories. Last edited by Super_Nova; 11-18-2004 at 11:08 PM.

11-18-2004, 11:36 PM	#14 (permalink)
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11-18-2004, 11:47 PM	#15 (permalink)
Super_Nova Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Memphis, TN Age: 29 Posts: 440	What about my emotional trauma? Isn't that worth something? I calculated it. I was part time so based on a 25 hour week if I had stayed there for the past 3 years I would have made $36,108. I think that would make up for my emotional stress of having to take a job that was a 6 hour drive from my family.. __________________ My Suitcase PC: Currently: Mobile AMD Athlon XP 2600+ @ 2133MHz 1GB Kingston Hyper-X @333Mhz 40 GB HD and External USB 120GB Hard drive Shuttle MN31/N Motherboard DVD-Burner Planned: More cutting and mounting of brackets and accessories.

11-18-2004, 11:49 PM	#16 (permalink)
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11-18-2004, 11:52 PM	#17 (permalink)
Super_Nova Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Memphis, TN Age: 29 Posts: 440	haha i know. just venting a little more. I've actually been quite forgiving of them since then. My mother hasn't though. She refuses to go there for anything. If I ask for electronics from her for Christmas or something I better make sure they have it at Circuit City or another store. We don't have either one here though, but when I lived somewhere that did I visited it. Took me a few months to get to the point where I could actually set foot in there again though. But since then I've been fine. __________________ My Suitcase PC: Currently: Mobile AMD Athlon XP 2600+ @ 2133MHz 1GB Kingston Hyper-X @333Mhz 40 GB HD and External USB 120GB Hard drive Shuttle MN31/N Motherboard DVD-Burner Planned: More cutting and mounting of brackets and accessories.

11-19-2004, 08:50 AM	#18 (permalink)
ian Administrator Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 7,374	Yeah I was just a bit ticked off that my affiliate application was rejected which I must say is rather unusual, oh well, no big deal, tonnes of other companies out there. Sorry to hear about you losing your job Super Nova, anyhow sometimes bad things can turn out to be good things after all, Im sure you will do much better with some other company... Oh and Paul, I apologise for my rather harsh tone, you are most welcome here as Praetor said. __________________ Computer Forum

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