For years, Best Buy has been a favorite for deal-hungry customers looking for blockbuster Black Friday deals in November. And that doesn't look to change anytime soon, as the 1,000-plus store electronic retail giant prepares to open its doors at 12 a.m. on Black Friday, Nov. 23.
However, taking into account the problems they experienced last year, when electronics supplies were understocked and some customers ended up missing out on some of the deals, Best Buy has made a few adjustments to their Black Friday approach as the biggest retail day of the year looms closer.
"What happened last year will not happen again," Best Buy management said in a statement to NBCs' HD Guru, blaming the debacle on "unprecedented traffic rates and some system limitations."
New policies that the nationwide electronics vendor have enacted for this holiday season include strict back-order limits and quicker order status notification. For Black Friday customers, this means that Best Buy will notify them no later than Dec. 7. if they can't accommodate a Black Friday order.
In addition, Best Buy has also doubled the size of their distribution centers and added staff to speed up the processing of online orders, while adding customer e-mails and messaging on their web site to improve communication with Best Buy customers for Black Friday.
Already, Best Buy has released a preview of some of their door-buster sales for Black Friday on their web site.
Deals include a Toshiba 40-inch class LCD 1080p HDTV worth $179.99 after $240 of savings, a 15.6 inch Laptop with 4GB memory and 500GB hard drive for $349.95, a Toshiba Smart Wi-Fi ready Blu-Ray Player for $39.99, a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 with 8 GB memory for $179.99 and more.
For more information on Black Friday Deals at Best Buy, check out their web site.