Hi Def Tv's

Well.... I bought NOTHING!!!!!! ....... yet.

I went back to the local Stereo shop where I had bought my Toshiba rear projection tv 11 years ago and wanted to see what they had in a smaller 50" model. At this point I just don't care anymore if its LCD, LED or Plasma. This place mainly sells Panasonic and Samsung with a couple of the better Toshiba and Sharp models thrown in. They lean more towards the high end of things and they prefer Plasma tv's.

So my sales guy shows me a 50" Panasonic plasma 1080p that lists for $1100 and he'll sell it to me for $799. On their display wall it stands out for one rason - the colours don't *pop* like the other Panasonic sets. They were all plasma btw. He tells me that it's not a high end set like the other models. The 50" Panasonic plasma below it looks awesome but it lists for $1399 and no sale price.

Then I keep looking at the Samsung 58" plasma 1080p that I saw last Sunday. He's taking orders on it and they'll be in stock by Jan 15th. It'll set me back $1499. It lists for $1999. Way more than I want to pay, but I know I won't be happy if I settle for a 50" tv. I let it ride and tell him I might be back on Sunday to see if he has any left of the 50 that he has on order.

I go back home and look at the Best Buy website to see what their price is on the 58" Samsung. They list it for $1799 and there's no special "sale" price. However they do have a price match guarantee. If you can find a lower price they'll match it and give you another 10% off. Sales dude at Best Buy wants to see a flyer or a price on the web. I tell him to just call the Stereo shop and ask what they're selling this tv for. Sales dude refuses saying what I have is a "quote" that I haggled over. He doesn't believe that that's the walk-in sale price.

Here's the tv on the BB website. http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product...spx?path=38d6baeb50aed9ee425e803bb16eebacen02 if it asks for a postal code, enter K1Z8H4

Anyone ever deal with BB on a price match?


Wylde1.