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STATEMENT: Best Buy and Geek Squad Offer Memorial Day Discounts for Military
[May 27, 2011]

STATEMENT: Best Buy and Geek Squad Offer Memorial Day Discounts for Military


Minneapolis, U.S.A., May 27, 2011 (Thomson Reuters ONE via COMTEX) -- MINNEAPOLIS - May 27, 2011 - Best Buy and Geek Squad today announced it will be offering special discounts for military customers on In-Home Technology Consultation and Remote Desktop Support services starting Memorial Day weekend. This offer comes shortly after Best Buy's Geek Squad announced in April its participation in First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden's national "Joining Forces" initiative, supporting military families who sacrifice so much for our country.



Beginning this Sunday, May 29 and extending through Saturday, July 9, military personnel and their immediate families will be able to take advantage oftwo exclusive offers available at their local Best Buy store, online or by phone: - - 50 % off In-Home Technology Consultation - A Geek Squad Agent will visit your home to understand your technology needs, review your current devices, and recommend integration options, upgrades and purchases. To learn more and print the Geek Squad In-Home Consultation coupon visit www.bestbuy.com/military, then schedule your consultation by visiting any Best Buy store with the printed coupon from the website.

- 50% off Remote Desktop Support - Geek Squad will help you stay connected with your friends and family at home or overseas by supporting your webcam and communication software (i.e. Skype or MSN Communicator). You will also receive technical support by phone or online for up tothree personal computers, connected devices and support for your home network for $9.99 per month with no set-up fees (regular price of $19.99 per month with $69 set-up fee per computer). Go to www.geeksquad.com/military or call 1-800-GEEK SQUAD to purchase the Geek Squad Online Support Subscription for Military Personnel and Families. (Not available in stores, no coupon necessary.) While military families support our country, Geek Squad is available to support them and keep them connected wherever they happen to be. These Memorial Day offers are another way Best Buy and Geek Squad hope to help these families who give so much to all of us. For more information on how Best Buy supports military families, visit www.bestbuy.com/military.


Contact: Jeremy Baier, Best Buy Co., Inc.

(612) 291-4812 or [email protected] This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients.

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