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Best Buy

5 statements across 5 episodes · 0 bullish · 3 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Mar 11, 2019 by Logic (Sir Robert Bryson Hall II) · said 31 times in 21 episodes since 2017 · across every show →

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brought up most by Guy Raz (8), Sir James Dyson (6), John MacFarlane (3), Marc Merrill (2), Logic (Sir Robert Bryson Hall II) (2), Blake Mycoskie (2), William Wang (1), Max Levchin (1)

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Everything said about Best Buy, oldest first

Mar 11, 2019 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Logic: Def Jam undershipped Under Pressure and refused to buy shelf space
“To say what Chris won't, they undershipped us. They didn't believe in us so much that they undershipped my album, and you had all these other huge artists with, you know, 400,000 plus CDs in stores, and I had fans going to Best Buys, having to Have the workers…”
Logic (Sir Robert Bryson Hall II) Mar 11, 2019 ▶ 48:45 Logic: Logic & Chris Zarou
Jul 22, 2019
Assertion Partly supported
Dyson: Dyson ran zero advertising during its first year in the US
“And for the first year, we didn't do any advertising, but it sold pretty well in Best Buy.”
Sir James Dyson Jul 22, 2019 ▶ 33:15 Dyson: James Dyson (2018)
Dec 14, 2020 neutral
Assertion Supported
Riot hired DotA designer Steve Feek while he worked at Best Buy
“We brought him on to the company, I think in either December, six or January, seven, but he was working at Best Buy in Wisconsin and was in college studying computer science.”
Marc Merrill Dec 14, 2020 ▶ 28:18 Riot Games: Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill
Aug 16, 2021 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Def Jam undershipped Logic's debut album and bought zero shelf space
“And to say what Chris won't, they undershipped us. They didn't believe in us so much that they undershipped my album. And you had all these other huge artists with, you know, 400,000 plus CDs in stores, and I had fans going to Best Buys, having to have the wor…”
Logic (Sir Robert Bryson Hall II) Aug 16, 2021 ▶ 49:56 Logic: Logic & Chris Zarou (2018)
Apr 14, 2025 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Wang: Sony and Panasonic avoided Costco to protect Best Buy and Circuit City
“People like Sony and Panasonic, and they don't want to deal with Costco. They give Costco the leftovers because it's, ah, they want to protect their existing dealership with Circuit City and Best Buy.”
William Wang Apr 14, 2025 ▶ 45:38 Vizio: William Wang
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