In a huge sting operation targeting 18 stores, The Consumerist caught Best Buy swindling customers, charging $40 extra for 'pre-optimized' computers that perform no differently to normal ones, and refusing to sell them at advertised prices.
Best Buy caught in Consumerist investigation
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