Panasonic VT50 Deals - Page 78

Originally Posted by cosmo j kramer 

I had a interesting talk with a sales rep at BB last night after returning a open box 65vt50 I purchased. Just before leaving and feeling my pain he stated as of March BB will have a new aggressive policy of PM on online pricing that will be nation wide. No gray areas from store to store. If it's a lower price from a reputable seller they will match it, no more BS within X amount of miles from store. Also, they will be lowering their return policy to 15 Days from 30 days on all purchases.

Originally Posted by RDaneel 

Awesome, glad to see Paul's dropped the 55" another c-note. Calling Amazon now to get the $100 refund... They already refunded me $78 because their delivery company screwed up (refused to take the TV to "any room" because they incorrectly sent only one person), so this would bring the out of pocket cost down to $1422 for this gorgeous set...

Originally Posted by acarney 

Ya, I noticed the nationwide change too, I'm curious if they're have a more limited selection of stores, like mainly other stores that have nationwide brick and mortar locations rather then just online. It would be nice if it became a standard and Amazon and Pauls were fine but I fear it might turn into just price matching Sears and Fred Meyers and Walmart, etc... in which case most the time prices are pretty close, well, except for Sears, they always seem high and rarely carry much "high end" stuff...

Originally Posted by cosmo j kramer 

I had a interesting talk with a sales rep at BB last night after returning a open box 65vt50 I purchased. Just before leaving and feeling my pain he stated as of March BB will have a new aggressive policy of PM on online pricing that will be nation wide. No gray areas from store to store. If it's a lower price from a reputable seller they will match it, no more BS within X amount of miles from store. Also, they will be lowering their return policy to 15 Days from 30 days on all purchases.

Originally Posted by Johnny Bananas 

When you say "aggressive" do you mean tighter controls and policy which limit price matching to fewer options. Or do you mean more open to price matching anyone who is selling the same TV (i.e. any of the online retailers)?

My BB here will only price match if the competitor has the same return policy. That limits the options to about 5 online retailers.

Originally Posted by cosmo j kramer 

I took him to mean, to PM any reputable online seller , Paul's TV- East coast Tv as examples besides the obvious Amazon- Costco-Sams Club etc.

Originally Posted by danielrhall 

Thank you again buytvtoday, thank you again Best Buy! Yet another $50 back in my pocket today...my P65VT50 is now down to $2299 thanks to six price matches.

Originally Posted by phonefool 


quick question - who do you contact to get the PM? do you call back to the local store where you made your purchase to get the PM, or are you calling the reward zone customer service # ?

Thanks

Originally Posted by danielrhall 

Thank you again buytvtoday, thank you again Best Buy! Yet another $50 back in my pocket today...my P65VT50 is now down to $2299 thanks to six price matches.

Originally Posted by smjbh5 


I also bought my tv from best buy. I paid $2475 for it. Was is difficult to get them to match buytvtoday? Thought they only matched major retailers

Originally Posted by danielrhall 

For some who've posted in this topic, it has been, but it wasn't for me. In December I went in with a printout of BTV's site offering the P65VT50 and asked an associate in Magnolia to price match. One of his colleagues went off to ask a manager while he pulled up the BTV site on a PC. Three minutes later, the colleague game back and said yes. It was that simple. Since then, the subsequent price matches for the lowered prices have been done quickly, cheerfully and effortlessly, with the exception of one where the associate at the customer service desk balked a bit, and then the manager who had to OK the price match and issue some magic cash register keystrokes also grumbled a little but then went ahead and did it.

It's the initial price match that's key...as I mentioned, once they've matched BTV, in my opinion they've tacitly agreed to continue to match them for you. Even if you've already bought the TV from them and they did or did not initially match someone else's price, it's worth a shot to try to get them to match BTV. Try an associate. If they say no, come back another time and try a different associate.

Originally Posted by phonefool 

Thank you for the advice. In my situation I didn't even get to the point of PM another retailer. I just haggled a bit and happened to be purchasing a second TV (which did require a PM, and was a much smaller bedroom tv for $350 so not sure if that gave me any leverage or is irrelevant) and eventually we reached the price of 2399 + tax (6% in FL). I did ok, but if I can get them to PM btv and save another 100 that would be great.

I am however second guessing the BB warranty (5 years for 519, covers 2000-2500 tv's). Initial thought was this is a big investment and I should protect it as long as possible. I see squaretrade offers 4 years for 299, but I understand only BB covers IR issues. I was also advised that BB will issue me a gift certificate of some sort if the 5 years pass by and the warranty is never used. I should of asked for details or something in writing on this....any feedback anyone?

At the end of the day, 20% of the purchase price for coverage seems too steep. I don't believe BB can or will negotiate on warranty prices, but I guess I can see if they will match squaretrade.

Originally Posted by FyreFlux 

you can get the squaretrade warranty even cheaper. its $99.99 through costso and its available even for non-members for an extra $5 in store or online.

on another note i kind of regret not getting my tv at BB, i ordered it from Paul's and they will not PM BTV (can't say i blame them honestly).

Originally Posted by stash64 

Just tried for a price match at Best Buy. The sales rep was very positive but came back and said there is no more stock on the 65VT50 and they are not expecting to get more.

So I just ordered from Paul's TV. Hoping and praying it is not a buzzer. I just returned a GT50 that was driving me mad any time a bright scene popped up.

For those who purchased from Paul's, can you tell me what build date was on the TV ?

My GT50 from Amazon had an April 2012 build date even though I purchased it just 2 weeks ago.

Originally Posted by FyreFlux 

you can get the squaretrade warranty even cheaper. its $99.99 through costso and its available even for non-members for an extra $5 in store or online.

on another note i kind of regret not getting my tv at BB, i ordered it from Paul's and they will not PM BTV (can't say i blame them honestly).

Originally Posted by lastchancerecs 

Any suggestions for a good wall mount?

Originally Posted by lastchancerecs 

Thanks Bill. I thought I read somewhere that the 65" vt50 weighed 147lbs minus the stand. I notice the Sanus isn't rated to hold that much. Did you use it on a 65"? I've never wall mounted a TV and want to make sure it stays on the wall!