Best Buy Stands Behind Customers By Awarding More Than $10 Million in Gift Cards to HD DVD Purchasers

Started by Shane • Mar 19, 2008 • 2 posts

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#1 Mar 19, 2008 at 1:11 pm

With Blu-ray declaring victory over HD-DVD in the high definition movie format war, Best Buy, the nation's largest consumer electronics retailer, is giving $50 gift cards to customers who purchased an HD-DVD player or HD-DVD attachment from its U.S. stores before February 23, 2008. Customers will get a gift card for each player or HD-DVD attachment that they purchased. Through this program, Best Buy will distribute more than $10 million in gift cards to customers across the country.

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#2 Mar 25, 2008 at 4:15 am

From many online reports and phone calls to locals stores it seems that 'Best Buy' will be pulling all HD-DVD software{movies} stock from the store shelves after close of business on Tuesday 03/25/08 so they will no longer be on shelves when the stores open Wed morning 03/26/08..

Many are reporting local stores selling off HD-DVD software 'unofficially' for as much as 75% off last stickered price while the 'official' pricing is only 30% off

So much for using the $50 to purchase more 'HD-DVD' movies....

--David