Bestbuy - South Carolina Advertise (emailed me) $99 Garmin Nuvi 50LM, then "out of stock" & "no internet ordering available". Point? Lexington, SC Greenville, SC South Carolina

I received an email from BestBuy advertising "Huge" Labor Day Sale.  

I open email, click on link and shop.  I could use a new Garmin.  

BestBuy advertise Garmin Nuvi 50LM at $99 for the "Huge 4-Day Sale".  

I add to my shopping cart to order online at the $99 price.

At Checkout, my screen reads "NOT AVAILABLE TO ONLINE ORDERING."

Disappointed, I look up the number for my local store.  I call them to make sure they have in stock before making the drive.

I wait.  No one answers.

I call back.  I wait.  No answer.  

I call a 3rd time and instead of pressing the number for "Check Store Pricing and Availability", I press the number for the Geek Squad, hoping to talk to a live person.

Geek Squad girl is nice.  I have SKU number ready and ask if it is in stock.  No, she answers, none in stock.

I ask that one be ordered for me at sale price.  Can't do it.  I ask if there are any available anywhere near me.

Yes, there is 1 left in stock in Greenville (nearly 2 hours away).  I ask for item to be shipped to my store for pickup.  Can't do it.  I ask if she can call and ask Greenville BestBuy to hold it for me so I can arrange for someone pick it up before closing time today.  Can't do it.  They can't hold things.  

I ask for the Greenville store telephone number and call it.  Their computer says they have 1 in stock.

Girl will check the shelves to make sure computer is correct before I arrange for to pick up.  

Nope, none in stock.  Out of luck.  I ask to speak to manager to ask for rain check.  

I am transferred to a kid who tells me he doesn't know how to issue a rain check, but even if he did, "they might never get any more of those in stock."  I ask if he can email me a rain check since I'm a Best

Buy Rewards Member.  He checks with manager and tells me I will have to come in to store (across town) to get a paper rain check for an item that they may never have again.  I ask who to see when I come in.  

He's not sure, but says "If you just go to Customer Service, someone should be able to help you."  Ya think??   

I ordered it from Amazon instead.  REGULAR price on Amazon was only $13 more, and Amazon has never let me down.  Ever.  

An hour of my time I'll never get back.  Future sale emails from Bestbuy are now redirected to "JUNK."  Lesson learned.