I have been a Best Buy rewards zone member for 4 yrs. During that time I had gotten maybe 2 emails a year about specials they were having. In the last 2 weeks I have gotten at least 1 email per day advertising some different sale they are having. I used to love going to that store back in the day. I hope it sticks around. If they are in trouble I at least hope it is due to digital music and not the evilness that is walmart.

Wonder who would buy a $5,000 guitar from Best Buy rather than Guitar Center or Sam Ash.

If its the same Gibson or Fender that the music stores have, and its a few hundred bucks cheaper, I would.

I got this bad boy from Best Buy for less than $200

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/la-fi-walmart7-2009nov07,0,5178493.story

A story from today's Trib. This can't be good for Best buy.

Am I the only person who hates best buy? This doesn't surprise me at all. Every time I went there to buy computer hardware, or software, or a tv, I've always found it for substantially cheaper elsewhere. I wouldn't be surprised if most electronics 10 years from now are sold directly online.

Yeah, but not as much as I hate Wal-mart.

I just assumed that people like you who are more musically advanced would hate having to talk with a Best Buy salesman about an axe.

I don't know if Best Buy's in danger of going out of business, but I know Circuit City, Best Buy's direct electronics competition, did go belly up earlier this year. I believe part of the problem they might be dealing with right now is the competition from other places and that they may be having a lot of trouble trying to sell computers, refrigerator/freezers and other really big items. Do you really go to Best Buy to buy a refrigerator or do you go to a place like Sears where Kenmores are still big sellers? Besides, there are a lot of people that can't afford paying for the kinds of items Best Buy is selling now...

Why are you all acting like Best Buy is some mom-and-pop type place? yeah i should feel sorry for them teetering on the brink when every rare occasion I find myself in there they're hawking magazine subscriptions or directv or extended warranties..keep it. like it's already been stated, you can get everything they sell there online for cheaper. people just go there to check the stuff out in person then go buy it somewhere else for cheaper. fuck best buy and good riddance

Sorry if I implied that Best Buy is a mom and pop - they aren't. I just really miss the mom and pop stores of our youth and I think Walmart has had a big deal to do with that. Anyone remember Harvey's Mart? They had a cool little store in Merrillville back in the 70's and early 80's. You just don't see those stores anymore these days. There used to be tons of them.

You need to support the ones that do exist rather than just making a post on a chicago sports message board about it. There are plenty of record stores that still exist, even if you insist on buying CD's they're there.

Okay, I may be totally off then. I just assumed that people like you who are more musically advanced would hate having to talk with a Best Buy salesman about an axe. I just relate it to the computer side. Id never ask a geek squad guy a question, partially because of my ego but partially because I know it is some kid that really doesnt completely know what they are talking about.

I quit buying CDs that were priced at $10 or more from Best Buy. You can buy it cheaper at iTunes or Amazon, among others. Spending $20 on most DVDs doesn't seem to be worth it either. It sucks that walmart is going to dominate the market, but cheap is cheap.

OMR - I know Amazon is cheaper but I feel like they are just another Walmart internet style. Bagels is right. I need to get off my lazy ass and go down to a record store or corner book store and make my next purchases, even if it is a buck or two more.

I am reliving my 80's now and I need to get Debarge Greatest Hits and some REO Speedwagon. The scary thing is I'm serious.