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Jan 5th, 2020 2:14 pm
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Jan 5th, 2020 4:23 pm
WTF?
Jan 5th, 2020 5:21 pm
Jan 5th, 2020 6:00 pm
For the consumers and those who do not know what plan to get, those places are convenient as they can choose the best plan that matches their needs from all the providers.
Jan 5th, 2020 8:40 pm
Bell owns the Source. WirelessWave, TBooth and Wireless Etc (Costco) are owned by Glentel, which in turn is 50-50 owned by Rogers and Bell. As someone else pointed out, Best Buy bought Future Shop.
Jan 5th, 2020 8:52 pm
Same idea as travel agents. You could buy directly from the airline or you could go to a travel agent that will sell you tickets for any airline. And some agents sell so many tickets that the airlines give them a bulk rate, which is why the right agent may get you a better price than what you can get from the airline yourself. Not always, but maybe. With the right agent. So it’s worth checking.
Jan 5th, 2020 11:11 pm
Jan 6th, 2020 12:23 am
Jan 6th, 2020 1:40 am
I'm almost 100% sure BB owned FS the entire time it was around... I'm probably wrong but I thought they did...doctorgonzo wrote: ↑ WTF?
Futureshop didn't create Best Buy. They were separate entities. Best Buy bought Futureshop and eventually closed all Futureshop stores.
Jan 6th, 2020 2:15 am
No, they were separate companies originally. BB from Minneapolis and FS from Vancouver. BB bought FS in 2001:XtremeModder wrote: ↑ I'm almost 100% sure BB owned FS the entire time it was around... I'm probably wrong but I thought they did...
Jan 6th, 2020 6:56 am
Not unless it was a secret. FS was started in the 80's by an Iranian-Canadian and he sold it to BB in 2001.XtremeModder wrote: ↑ I'm almost 100% sure BB owned FS the entire time it was around... I'm probably wrong but I thought they did...
Jan 6th, 2020 9:18 am
Also to create the illusion of lower prices, i.e. that getting a plan through an "independent" store is cheaper. This illusion can sometimes be true, i.e. that the indy can indeed offer discounts and bonuses (e.g. free accessories, gift cards, points, waived requirements, etc.) that the carrier won't. Since the sales agent works on commission they can sometimes take a smaller commission or use some loophole in the system in order to make the sale.
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