In the midst of Christmas shopping last month, my wife and I wondered into Best Buy. Why I went there after my last experience is beyond me, but I did find myself at the local BB.
In the course of talking to one of the sales associates, she mentioned a "great deal" for us. If we made a purchase that night and applied for the Best Buy credit card, we would get a $20 savings on our purchase.
I wanted to say, "Wow, a whole $20? That's be best deal I've ever seen!!! Can I get 10 of them?"
Can you feel the sarcasm?
The truth is, if I wanted to get a credit card to save a bundle on a purchase, I'd look at my list of the best credit card bonuses and get one of those. The hurdle to even get on that list is $250 in bonuses -- 12.5 times what Best Buy was offering. And most of the cards listed there have at least twice that level of cash/gift cards/other incentives available, offering $500 or more in bonuses.
But I didn't say anything. The young lady who offered it to us was very nice and likely clueless anyway -- she probably thought it was a great deal. But whether she thought it was a great deal for us or for her, I'm not sure. ;-)
Source: http://www.freemoneyfinance.com/2012/01/another-clueless-interaction-with-best-buy.html
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