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<p>Currently being tested in markets such as Atlanta, Austin, and San Antonio, Best Buy is trying out a free service in which a salesperson is sent to your home in order to provide recommendations about products to purchase. Basically, its a personal shopper for electronics, appliances and everything else Best Buy sells. The company is trying out [&#8230;]</p>
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<p>Currently being tested in markets such as Atlanta, Austin, and San Antonio, Best Buy is <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/best-buy-rolls-consulting-service-peoples-homes-49492431">trying out a free service</a> in which a salesperson is sent to your home in order to provide recommendations about products to purchase. Basically, its a personal shopper for electronics, appliances and everything else Best Buy sells.</p>
<p>The company is trying out this method of sales since customers seem to spend more money while shopping online at home rather than when they go into a Best Buy location. However, it&#8217;s unlikely that all online shoppers would want a personal shopper on hand during the process.</p>
<p>According to the store, the employees working in this new on-call service are not being paid any form of commission, but rather flat hourly rates. Of course, it&#8217;s likely that the associates would push high-margin services with products, such as replacement / service plans or new Best Buy credit cards. It&#8217;s also likely that home installations of said product recommendations will be promoted during the point a sale, which would cost the customer an additional fee.</p>
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<p>While Best Buy has certainly lost business to Amazon over the last several years, the company is rebounding a bit with a push into smart home tech, large appliances and mobile devices. Revenues at U.S. stores has risen this year and beat Wall Street&#8217;s expectations. Similar to Walmart, Best Buy is in a good position moving into the high volume sales event that&#8217;s the Q4 holiday shopping season.</p>
<p>One potentially useful service that could be incorporated into Best Buy&#8217;s new program would be testing a home for Wi-Fi dead spots in order to upgrade to a mesh, wireless networking system. With the increasing bandwidth needs for everything from smart locks to several televisions streaming Netflix at the same time, mesh networking is a must for reliable Wi-Fi in large homes.</p>
<div class="green-box"><div class="green-box-content"><strong>Would you use Best Buy&#8217;s new in-home service? Let us know in the comments below.</strong></div></div>
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