ADVISORY/ Best Buy Hosts Garage Sale for Charity; Thousands of Bargains to be Found at Fundraiser for the United Way.

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ADVISORY...for Saturday (Oct. 7)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

Best Buy's Eden Prairie HQ - Saturday, October 6 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

What: There may be cool temperatures in the forecast, but this

weekend also is bringing a lot of hot bargains on used

furniture, clothing and electronics - and it's all in the name

of charity. On Saturday, a heated parking ramp at the Best Buy

headquarters in Eden Prairie is being transformed into a

garage sale.

Employees of the consumer-electronics retailer have donated

thousands of items for sale, with all proceeds going to the

United Way.

"Best Buy mascots" will be on hand to add to the fun.

Admission is free and the event is open to the public.

Where: I.S. building of Best Buy Corporate Campus - 10050

Crosstown Circle, Eden Prairie (the multi-story building

visible at the southwest intersection of Hwy. 169 and Hwy.

212)

Directions: Take Hwy. 212 west to Shady Oak Road exit in Eden

Prairie. Turn left (south), crossing over 212, and take a left

(east) at the frontage road, a.k.a. Flying Cloud Drive. Take

another left onto Crosstown Circle. Best Buy entrance on the

right.

When: Saturday, October 7

7 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Why: The garage sale ends a week-long United Way fundraising

campaign at the Best Buy headquarters. The corporate campaign

is expected to raise more than a half million dollars for

United Way programs.

Minneapolis-based Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) is the nation's number one specialty retailer of consumer electronics, personal computers, entertainment software and appliances. The Company reaches consumers nationwide through its more than 350 retail stores located in 40 states and online at www.BestBuy.com.