Should You Get a Medical Alert System at Best Buy?

Due to the growth of ecommerce websites like Amazon, electronic retailers need to evolve to stay in the game. Best Buy knows this and considers one way to stay relevant is by improving consumer care. Following this concept, Best Buy has made various acquisitions throughout the past few years, one of them being the medical alert company, GreatCall.

As an electronics retailer, Best Buy sells medical alert system devices from various companies. However, we advise you not to purchase the equipment through them, for multiple reasons.

First, of course, is the price. One of the companies you’ll find on Best Buy is Medical Guardian. The Home Guardian equipment costs around $200, which is not a bad deal since it offers the home station, a wristband, and a necklace. However, with a quick visit to Medical Guardian’s website, you’ll see that you’re spending unnecessary money as, like most other companies, Medical Guardian offers the required equipment themselves. Bear in mind that even if you buy the equipment from Best Buy, you’ll still need to sign up for a subscription plan with the medical alert system company you’ve chosen, and the price will still be the same. In the end, it just makes more sense to get in touch with the company directly.

The acquisition of GreatCall for $800 million is undoubtedly not a way to make a quick buck. Quite the contrary, Best Buy is thinking in the long-term and although the purchase is already paying off, the bigger picture is how society is going to function decades in the future. It’s not surprising news that we are emerging into a worldwide reverse pyramidwhere there’ll be a higher concentration of seniors and fewer younger people.

It’s impossible not to notice the evolution of technology in the past few years and these days everyone is connected. Years from now, many of us will reach our golden years and the need for connection will remain. In other words, the market for accessible devices that enable the elderly to stay connected will increase exponentially. So, the move of acquiring the creators of the popular Jitterbug phone is not only a smart move but will expand Best Buy’s sales in the years to come.