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Consumer Complaints & Reviews

I purchased a floor model 40" Toshiba television from Best Buy on Feb. 20th along with an extended warranty. We were told because it was 40", the store policy states if there are any problems, the TV can be returned and or exchanged for anything in the store for equal or lesser value. Because it was a floor model, it was not placed in a box but wrapped with bubble rap. It did not include a manual or the remote control for the TV. We were given a remote control, but it didn't work. Shortly after the TV was placed on the wall in the brackets, there were several white lines on the screen.

Someone from Nexacur (contracted repair entity with Toshiba) came out with a replacement screen, but because the work order only mentioned the white lines and not internal damage, he was not authorized to change the screen. It was therefore returned to the store and we were told that we would have to go through the Geek Squad to fix the TV because we had a store warranty and not a manufacturer's warranty. We were also told we needed an RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) in order to return the TV. I've spoken to several representatives, obtained several reference numbers, and now the store is saying that there's physical damage and not internal damage and there's nothing they can do.

While speaking with one of the reps, she indicated that physical damage can be caused by either someone hitting the screen with a Wii remote console which was not done, or it could occur from burnout which is when the TV remains in pause status from a DVD player which was also not done. Bottom line, store is not honoring their policy. Clearly, the TV is damaged, but from no fault of my own. I attempted contacting the corporate office but they refused to provide a phone number and stated if I choose, I can contact them through their PO Box. I've taken off time from work, placed on hold for extended periods of time up to 53 minutes and am at my wit's end. I'm frustrated, basically out of $559.59 and looking at a sore spot on the wall where the TV hung and don't know what else to do. Please help.

I purchased a Sharp 60" LED TV. Problem is it's an LCD TV. I didn't realize it right away but when I did, I called Best Buy about it. They really didn't seem to care.

We purchased $2,000 worth of your products TV LED 55" and a blu-ray player DVD, plus few other things. The rep said it comes in 3D as well. I said, "would you throw a pair of the glasses in for what we just got done spending?" He said no, laughing. I said it's not funny, we just spent over $2,000 and if we like the glasses, we would come back and buy for our children and our grandchildren. He said we don't do that, there is a charge and that was that. You think we would be spending that much and we were still not done needing to get the surround system after Easter and 2 more TVs.

I purchased a $2500 TV at Best Buy #299 in Raleigh, NC. When the store delivered the TV, the TV screen was cracked and the store manager and sales manager would not exchange the TV. Not only that, but the two managers said that myself, father and sister were lying and that the damage must have occurred after the TV was delivered. We were treated with extreme disrespect by both the store manager and sales manager. I have contacted consumer relations, the corporate claims department and plan to file in small claims court. The horrendous way my family members and I was treated by Best Buy store #299 was absolutely unacceptable and inexcusable.

I bought the Sharp LC-42SV49U television at Best Buy on last year's Black Friday sale. The television cost me $200, but the television was worth $600. I purchased the extended 4-year warranty for an additional $30. Now 4 months later, I went to plug in my desktop computer via HDMI cable, and I got a shock while touching the connector. I found out that my main display board is now fried in the television, "so says the Geek Squad." After I contacted them and explained the problems I was having, they told me that they were going to send me the replacement part and then have a technician sent over to put it in my television.

The day the "tech" was due to arrive, I got a call from Geek Squad to see if I was home and ready. I told them I have not received any package. They looked it up and verified that no parts had been sent to me. So they said they would get it sent out that day, rush shipping, and rescheduled the technician to come back a week later.

I got a package in the mail yesterday, 3/15, and today, a woman from Geek Squad called and told me to open the package and verify its contents. I did so, and she told me that it is the wrong part. They sent me the wrong package, and she scheduled somebody to come by tomorrow to pick up the package that was delivered to me. Also, she told me that the part I need was no longer available and that I will have to return or exchange my item at the local store.

So I took my television to the Best Buy I bought it at and talked with the customer service. They told me that I can only exchange my television for another that costs $200 or less because that's the price I paid for while it was on sale. My television is a $600 model, 42" HD 1080p. A $200 model television is not the equivalent of this television.

I waited outside Best Buy on Thanksgiving Day for 13 hours in the cold to get this item on Black Friday. I want a television of equal value or to have this television repaired as my warranty qualifies me for. I do not feel that Best Buy is treating me fairly. I purchased the 4-year extended warranty, because I wanted to have this fantastic deal last me 4 years. it's only been 4 months!

Above is a service order number (1 of 3) related to this repair (Denon Receiver avr-5308). The receiver was purchased in 2010 with extended Best Buy warranty for 4 years. On approximately Jan. 2, 2012, the receiver broke down. The receiver was taken to a nearby Best Buy store located at 555 W Roosevelt St in Chicago, IL for repairs. I received a call that the receiver was ready for pick-up. Upon arrival, I noticed that it had minor damage to volume knob. I took delivery of the receiver, but informed the Geek employee that the volume knob has to be replaced. Upon connection to home theater, the receiver was unable to display menu correctly. Also, no sound from the tuners. The receiver was taken back to Best Buy and I explained what the problem was. The receiver was shipped to service center.

Two weeks later, I received a call to come and pick up the receiver. Upon arrival, I was informed that the receiver was damaged during shipping again and it has to be sent back to the service center for repair. I was also told that computer records show that the receiver was damaged on the way to service center. Why was the receiver sent back to the store damaged and not fixed and why was I called in to pick it up if they knew it was damaged? I explained to the Geek supervisor that I will not accept damaged product of this value and need replacement or store credit/gift card of value. I was informed by the Geek agent that there is a dispute between service center and store on who should take the blame for it (the service center blames the store for improper packaging).

This is not my problem and I do not want to be in the middle of it. Provide me with replacement or give me money so I can buy new one. The supervisor disregarded my wish and sent the receiver for service again anyway. Two weeks later, (today's date is Mar. 6, 2012) I got a call that it's ready for pick-up. Upon arrival, not only the receiver was not fixed but also the volume knob that was replaced once before is damaged again and the receiver has numerous scratches on it. I'm angry and tired on this and need resolution as soon as possible. At this point, I'm asking for a new replacement receiver or a check for $5499.99 for a new one if Best Buy can't order a new one, or store/gift credit for audio of the same standard. It has been two months of this. My time and money trips to Best Buy and no resolution any time soon.

I purchased a television in Springfield, Pa. This took 45 min because the sales associate was not certain as to how to complete the transaction. Although I was annoyed, I continued to wait while help was located. Upon the finalization of the sale, I purchased; a 42 inch television, mounting service and delivery, and a 4-year additional warranty.

With a delivery and mounting date of March 2, 2012, I requested the day off from work. However, when the gentleman from the Geek Squad arrived, he did not have the TV. I was given a contact name and proceeded to call the store. A sales associate, Troy, answered the phone and told me he knows no one by the name Matt **.

I explained my situation, and was told by Troy, that he had just spoken to the supervisor of Home Theaters and the supervisor said I am more than welcome to receive a refund but they can not help me today. The supervisor did not even have the common courtesy to get on the phone! This is an unacceptable response and if this is the solution that this supervisor is offering to your customers, Best Buy will be soon out of business!

I am both angry and dissatisfied. I purchased my first Westinghouse 37" LCD TV at Best Buy. The employee dragged the box the TV was in from somewhere several isles over to the counter where I was standing. I noted to staff the package looked as if had been opened and only had one band, but the box had indention where 2 bands seem to of been on it at some time. They said it's new not resealed. I still commented it looked like a lot of clear tape on it more than seemed usual. I commented I hope its okay and no damage and works. They said it was fine and wouldn't be any problem. I got home, laid it on our carpet and my wife unpacked it. The screen had been broken. I left the film on the TV, placed it back in the box and went right back to the store. I asked numerous times what they were going to do about it and they said nothing and added that when I left the store with it that it was in perfect condition.

I asked if he could testify in a court about that and he said yes. I asked how, because the box was closed and he had not checked it before I left with it. The sales clerk also said it is impossible to open the box without cutting the band. He got another TV and I showed him the band came right off without cutting it. Then he said I meant you have to take the tape off to get the TV. Well, no kidding. They would not replace it as I had no interest of damaging a TV that I was so proud to buy. I am a Vietnam vet, a retired firefighter, an honest citizen and would accept paying for another TV had I dropped it or damaged it in any way at all. I do not lie about such.

I treat my customers like I want to be treated. I have run a business for over 25 years with state licenses. This company has done me wrong and I will never buy anything there with the way they do their Westinghouse customers. I will recommend to all friends and associates to include all the web pages I can about this wrong and never buy from Best Buy again. Further, this is a reflection on Westinghouse as over the years I have bought thousands and thousands of dollars in Westinghouse name parts and equipment. I am a licensed electrical contractor and an HVAC contractor for over 30 years now with zero complaints on my state licenses.

I bought a TV to replace my old one. My old TV also had 32 screen, had a built-in DVD player (not blu-ray) and had failed prior to the extended warranty I purchased. There were difficulties in receiving warranty coverage which consumer affairs and the BBB resolved, thank you. I love you guys! I learned a lesson. Be weary of larger internet purchases and subsequently, internet extended warranty programs. I went to a Nationwide, reputable store (Best Buy) and got their best extended warranty program (Geek Squad Black Tie Protection). I replaced it with a better TV. I bought a 32 Insignia LCD TV/Blu-ray DVD combo on 4/28/10. It's better because while it also has a built-in DVD player, it is a blu-ray player (I don't have room in my entertainment center for a player). It also has 1080p resolution, Energy Star rated and had a 2-year manufacturer's warranty. It had everything that I wanted. The total purchase cost me $709.

It's been a good TV overall, except that the built-in DVD/blu-ray player stopped ejecting the discs. My girlfriend and I could hear it try to eject, but nothing. We would push the eject button (either on the remote or TV) again and sometimes it would do the same thing, sometimes we would read on the screen that it's loading it again, it would start to play again. Then we would push the eject button again and most of the time, the process would start over. This would go on multiple times until it would successfully eject the disc or sometimes, it would partially eject the disc but we could get our fingers on it and help it out the rest of the way. Often, we would go through this process multiple times (especially if it's a rental and needs to be returned) until it ejected. Other times, we would lose our patience and try again later.

Eventually, we got fed up with it and decided to pursue the warranty coverage. According to the warranty information on the last page, I called 1-888-bestbuy for their in-home warranty service (2/1/12). I talked to Christie and she had A1 Factory Service (303-722-3333) contact me to schedule a day for repair. A technician came to my home on 2/6/12. Fortunately, at the time there was a disc that was stuck. He watched as it attempted to eject the disc. He said that he would have to order a part and come back to fix it. I waited for the call to set up a time to have it fixed. Instead, I got a call from Shirley with Best Buy (left a message, not sure of the date) saying that the part is no longer available and to take the broken TV into my local Best Buy store along with confirmation #** to get a brand new TV. I did just that maybe a week later, excited that I wasn't a ** for getting another extended warranty (according to my friends) and that I would be getting a brand new 32" TV/DVD/blu-ray player.

They had difficulties when looking up the confirmation number, which was fine, but the visit did take a long time. The customer service associates (one was Alyesha) said my TV had been discontinued and printed out a list of five other TV that they called "comparables". I took the list back to the home entertainment area and found that none of them had a built-in DVD player, let alone a built-in blu-ray player. I talked to a sales associate and he told me that Best Buy no longer has any TVs with built-in blu-ray players (maybe not even DVD) and that this had happened before and the customer instead left with a TV and a separate blu-ray player. Although not ideal, given the circumstances that sounded reasonable to me, assuming the TV itself was on par with the original.

I went back and waited in the customer service line and told them that none of the TVs on the list had built-in blu-ray players. I asked what the current price was of my (discontinued) TV, $399, and was considering store credit for that amount. She could not issue store credit based on a TV that was not a comparable and got the store manager (Mark **). He took me back to the home entertainment area and we looked at the TVs on the list again, then showed me a TV that was on sale for $399, said he could issue me store credit based on its SKU and that the TV had better technology. I was temporarily satisfied and went back to wait in the customer service line. Before it was my turn, I realized that this still was not a fair deal and I went home to think about it all and researched the replacement/comparable TVs. Three of them were brands I had never heard of, three of them were 720p instead of 1080p. I'm not sure if any were Energy Star rated and all of them only had a one year manufacturer's warranty.

The TV that Mark suggested (not on the list) was 1080p, Energy Star rated, but still only had a one year warranty and of course, it did not have a built in DVD or blu-ray player. My girlfriend (Katie **) recently moved in with me and as it turns out, she has a blu-ray player. Although not ideal and still not entirely fair (circumstances aside), I thought I would keep my TV, use her blu-ray player (have to put it on the floor in front my entertainment center or get a new entertainment center or build a shelf or something) and negotiate store credit, say $300 instead of $399 (the TV portion is fine and I would soon be in the market for a new cell phone and laptop). Keep in mind that this would be mutually beneficial. I called 888-bestbuy and proposed this solution. I talked to Donna on a Thursday, she said she would have to talk to her department and would get back to me later that day, if not Friday.

I got a callback the following Monday and was told that they could not, but that the store I bought it from could. I went back to the store, there was a long line at the customer service desk again so I asked the security guard to call Mark ** for me. I waited 10-15 minutes and Rex (assistant manager) came and talked to me. I told him the situation and my proposed solution. He said they cannot do anything without getting the broken TV back. To which I replied, the store should have more freedom than that and asked to talk to Mark. Mark said basically the same thing, I told him that 888-bestbuy told me that the store could. He said that if he did, it would be insurance fraud. I then mentioned that a salesman told me about a time a customer in my situation received a new TV and a separate blu-ray player. He said that shouldn't have happened and he felt the need to tell me they run into this situation often, that a customer will pay (bribe) a service technician to falsely diagnose a product in order to get a free replacement, and that would be insurance fraud on your part.

I shook his hand and left the store feeling about 2 inches tall. I believe that was on a Wednesday, 2/22/12. And here I am. Please help me to make this right. I still feel that keeping the TV and receiving a $300 store credit would be fair enough (still mutually beneficial) or store credit for a good blu-ray player, given that my extended warranty is not affected (in terms of the TV portion of the unit). Feel free to call or email anytime.

I just want everyone to know how bad the management and customer service is at Best Buy. I purchased an open box TV on February 11, 2012 at the Glendora, CA store which is about 45 miles from home since the local store was out of stock of the original TV I wanted to purchase. I asked the sales associate if he can open the box and inspect to make sure nothing was missing as it was printed on the box. I got home and took the TV out of the box only to find out that the stand and power cord were missing. The next morning, I drove back to the store and ended up buying a brand new one since it was on sale, but the quality of the speaker system on the new TV that I purchased (Westinghouse 42" LED) was horrible.

On Sunday, February 19, I decided to return the Westinghouse TV yesterday at the Ranch Cucamonga, CA store. I ended up buying the TV that I originally wanted to buy Toshiba 40FT2U 40" 1080P since it was on sale due to the holiday weekend, I finalized the returned and I waited at the front door for one of the sales associate to bring the TV from the stock room to the front of the store. I looked towards the back where the stock room doors were located and I saw this kid dragging the TV across the store. The TV was heavier than this kid. I didn't think too much of it. I took the TV home, took it out of the box only to find out that the screen was cracked right out of the box.

I immediately drove back to the store to exchange the TV. I explained to the customer service girl the problem I had. She didn't ask to see the receipt. She immediately grabbed one of the guys from the Geek squad. The guy came over, looked at the TV, and walked away. He came back a few minutes later to take the TV away behind the counter to make sure it turned on. During this time, I guessed he called a manager was, "we can't do anything; the TV has physical damage and we are not responsible." He didn't bother asking for the receipt or ask me what happened.

I tried to be as calm as possible due to the circumstance. I tried to reason with him and explained to him that was the way the TV was when we took it out of the box; it had only been 1 hour 30 minutes since I bought the TV. He kept repeating that they weren't responsible since it was a physical damage to the TV. He insinuated that I broke the TV and I was trying to pull a fast one. I just couldn't believe he was accusing my wife and I of doing that. I just couldn't believe that we were throwing away $500 down the drain.

I have been a loyal customer of Best Buy for over 10 years. I'm also a Silver rewards zone member, but after last night, I will make sure no one from my friends and family buy anything from Best Buy. I will post this on every website possible. What upsets me the most, is that I could have bought the same TV from Costco, but I decided to give Best Buy my business. What a mistake that was. Hopefully after this, no one else will buy anything from Best Buy. If they continue treating their loyal customers this way, they might end up like Circuit City.

For at least two weeks, and perhaps longer, Best Buy has been advertising a sale price on a television that is not available online or in a local store. The demo of this 37" Insignia television sits prominently on the sales floor with a "sale" price on it of $349.00. When I tried to purchase it two weeks ago, I was told that it was no longer available. I checked online, and voila, there it was, at the same "sale" price - and also no longer available. Today, I was stunned to see that the TV is still on the sales floor of my local store (San Rafael, CA), still with the same "sale" price sticker. When I expressed my dismay, the local staff said that they were not allowed to remove either the demo or the "sale" price sticker. Thanks for accepting this complaint.

I purchased a big screen TV and spent over $3000.00. I had the TV for three weeks and it broke. The screen turned black and would not turn on again. When I called the store, they kept transferring me and hanging up on me. I finally went to the store and they told me that I could not get a replacement for a week.

When I bought the TV, it took three days to get it. Now, it's taking a week. I have three small children and the babysitter needs this to keep them all occupied.

With the money spent on it, I expected it to last a little longer than three weeks and better customer service to get it replaced.

I, as a business owner, would never run a business this way. I am reluctant to buy another product from Best Buy with the service I received.

I recently purchased a 60 inch Sharp LED television during your Super Bowl promotion for $999.99. I purchased this television over a week ago and the television was charged to my credit card. I received a confirmation email over a week ago and then I received another confirmation phone call today (1/30/2012) at 12pm EST.

During my confirmation phone call today, I was assured my television would be delivered tomorrow (1/31/2012) between the hours of 11am and 1pm. I made arrangements to be available by taking off an entire day of work during this in order to meet your accommodation's time the television was supposed to be delivered.

On top of all this, I had planned a Super Bowl party after receiving my confirmation email and being guaranteed by one your representatives that it would be delivered before the Super Bowl. At 7:52pm today (1/31/2012), I received a voice message that my order had been cancelled. I sat on the phone with representatives from 8:12pm-9:02pm, trying to resolve the issue and did not receive any help.

The representatives were not able to give me a clear answer as to why the problem occurred, and offered nothing in return, only a refund of my money. I will never purchase another item from Best Buy after this experience. I will make every effort to have my story heard all over the internet so others do not have to suffer through a similar experience.

I, like many others during these tough times, make purchases based on what we can afford. A little over a year ago I purchased a Dynex 22-inch TV/DVD combo. Less than a month after the manufacturer's warranty expired, my set went blank, leaving the sound with no picture. The online customer service had procedures that were ineffective and indicated that this may happen often with their products. The total cost for repair is almost twice than what I paid for the set initially. Are there any other options I can pursue to get this resolved?

We purchased a new LG 46" TV from Best Buy for Christmas. It worked for two days and then half of the screen turned black and half was normal. We called Comcast techs to come out and examine the lines and TV, and they said the TV was defective. We phoned Best Buy and they said they had to talk to a place in the Philippines before they could authorize a return. But if we got an authorized return, we would have to mail the TV back to the factory, since we bought in on line, in the original packing, which we have saved.

So far, we have not heard back from Best Buy and we are getting anxious about returning the set to the warehouse since it could be damaged in shipment; we also have to pay for it to be shipped back. We have not paid our credit card company for the TV yet and it is in dispute. We are not sure where to go from here to get this resolved. The TV was $1300 plus shipping and tax, and we were only able to see it for two days. We will never, ever buy an electronic device from Best Buy again, because their customer service department is terrible. We will let you know if we ever get this resolved to our satisfaction. We also will not buy an LG product again on line or otherwise.

I purchased a 32-inch Dynex TV from Best Buy in Destin, Florida on April 20, 11. Five months later, the TV lost its picture and went blank. I took the TV back to Best Buy in Destin and they returned it to be repaired. The representative told me that if this happened again, the manager of the store would probably work an exchange for another TV, etc. Well, the TV broke again with the exact same problem 3 months later. This is two times within the first 8 months of purchasing the TV. I then took the TV back to Best Buy in Destin, FL again. I told them what I had been told, and the argumentative store manager said they would not exchange the TV but would send it back yet again for the same repair again. He also insulted my integrity by questioning if the TV was actually broken.

Well, the TV is gone for yet another month during the one year warranty period and I suggest that the Best Buy policy is to "milk out" this piece of "junk" until the one year warranty expires. Then when it breaks again with, I'm sure, the same problem, I will be stuck with an inoperable piece of junk. They should have done the right thing and exchanged the TV for another one or allowed me to buy another brand of TV from them which I offered to do. They would hear none of this. I will only deal with Best Buy on this purchase and will never spend another penny in their stores again. They should also think about hiring folks (manager types) that are customer friendly instead of what I encountered in Destin, FL.

I purchased a 42-inch LG TV via the internet yesterday only to receive later an email that the order has been canceled due to their error on price. Talking with others, I found that they did receive the TV for the price that was printed on sale by purchasing at the store. Sale was canceled. I did not receive TV and the store was not cooperative in making this right. So some people got a TV and I did not. This was their error not mine. Sale was completed on my MasterCard and now I will have to be credited to my account. How did they chose who was to get this sale and who was not? Bad business. I will never deal with this company again! I was a good customer that made many purchases through the holidays and everyday.

I ordered a 42" LG TV online from Best Buy on December 31, 2011. The price was a low $188, with no shipping charges with store PU. The item was available at my local Best Buy, and after my internet transaction was complete, I awaited my call to confirm that the order was ready for pickup. A short while later, I got an email stating the product was not available at my local store. To make the story short, a call to customer service resulted in the product price listed was in error, and not available at that price.

On the last day of the year, Best Buy gets to hold payments from cancellation from bogus internet prices. It's normally seven days that they hold your money. from a company that may be on the way out, this end of year's cash on the books can look good! I understand that it's industry standard for banking transaction, but how can a company as big as Best Buy, which must have oversight of marketing, continue to use the system for cash flow.

I purchased a $260 television. I got it home, it didn't work. I went to return it the next day, and the man told me the money would go back on my card. It never did. It has been weeks, and the management has been avoiding me. Best Buy is irresponsible. It took 2 seconds for them to take my money, and over 3 weeks to give it back. A word of advice for Best Buy, stand behind your products. Add one more incredibly dissatisfied customer to the list.

Grinch story par excellence. 90-year old mom with cancer caregiving for an adult son with Hydrocephalus who's wheelchair paralytic. I ordered TV (Dynex) from Best Buy on Nov. 22nd for delivery Dec. 6th, along with install as they can't do it and I am 2k miles away. Best Buy store is two miles from their home. They postponed delivery twice, finally saying not until mid-Jan at earliest. So after hours phone time nowhere land, I cancelled and ordered one from the local store, the kind neighbors could pick up (at the store) and install for them. As the neighbor arrived to get authorization code for pickup, Best Buy truck arrived (22nd) with original order but would not install due to cancellation and would not wait for phone call to straighten out. Should be okay but I had to spend a lot more to get a set for them by Christmas! Chicanery of the most devious and cunning sort. Welcome to Crookerica, Inc.!

Our land is being destroyed by crooks, liars and systems designers. The poor kids answering the phones aren't allowed to solve real issues, just deny and delay so I don't blame them. Maritime, airlines, manufacturing and now most retail are using a business model with no respect or regard for consumers, especially if they already have your dough! Alas, Babylon.

We had purchased a 3D-compatible TV and Blue Ray DVD. They sold us a wireless media kit that is not compatible to 3D. We are unable to obtain 3D through the wireless media.

I bought a Best Buy 50" plasma Insignia TV a little over a year ago. The TV came with a 2-year protection warranty plan through Best Buy's Geek Squad. A few months ago, the TV screen started showing vertical lines down the middle of the screen. I called the warranty company, which is Best Buy's Geek Squad. They set up for a local independent repair company to come out. The repair company never showed up. I called, but they never returned my calls. I called Best Buy's Geek Squad and they found another independent repair company to service my TV. This company was an hour and a half away. They did come out and said I needed a new screen.

They called me a week later and said that they needed a picture of the TV to send in to Best Buy, they asked for me to take the picture and email it to them. I felt that this was unprofessional, and that they should come out and do that. They said the next time that they could come out is when they get other service calls to make it worth it to them. I then called Best Buy's Geek Squad to repair the TV without the picture. They said they could not and that I would just have to wait until their repair company could come out or take a picture and email it to them. I find it very cheap on Best Buy and the repair company to ask this of the customer.

I had purchased a Samsung LCD about an year ago on boxing day 2010 at a BestBuy store in Ottawa. I had also purchased an extended warranty for 3 years. Its not even been an year and I tried to call BestBuy customer service about my TV as I was having a problem with my resolution. My TV changed its resolution automatically when I connected my PS3. It changed from 1080 to 720. There is no way I am able to change the resolution back so the representative from the customer service department told me I need to call Geeksquad. It is what they call their tech-support.

So I called them and they wanted to charge me $99, just to come to my house and change my res. I am a student and I don't expect any store to charge customers for their after sales service even tough they have also purchased an extended warranty. I clearly denied paying it and also offered them that I would bring the TV myself to the store and if they could help me there. They didn't even approve of that. Now I am stuck with an amazing LCD with a very !@#$%^ resolution which cannot be changed until I pay them more money.

Doesn't make sense for such a warranty. I wish I could take off the 1-star that I have rated best buy cause nor do their staff have manners on the phone with their customers and nor do they have good communication skills as I was transferred 8 to 9 times on that one call for such a small issue and still unresolved. Very bad after sales service.

I was price shopping for the upcoming Black Friday sales, and while at Best Buy, found a 32" TV for $10 more, than upcoming sale. After talking with a Best Buy associate, I was told that they did not have the TV in stock, but would have no problem getting them in by my Christmas deadline, and was given a delivery date of December 6th. I purchased 2 of the TVs, and never received any word from Best Buy.

On the 10th of December, I called, and was told that they couldn't get my prepaid TVs, and the best they could do for me, was sell me a different TV, but it was going to cost me an additional $30 for each one, or give me my money back. I now had passed up my chance to purchase them on Black Friday, and to make matters worse, I found out that the replacement is a lower resolution TV, and the price he gave me is the same price that it is advertised for in the store. I feel like I am a victim of a bait and switch scam here, and can not believe that this is how they treat their customers. I was even told by this manager that this problem was not their fault, and when I asked him if he was suggesting that it was my fault, he just just repeated that it was not their fault.

I decided on a LCD TV from Best Buy after shopping around. The great warranty sounded good as well as the TV. Approximately seven months later, the TV went out. Who would've thought? A TV this new from a reputable store and with a Geek Squad that they do not even have (its contracted out to small mom and pop outfits).

First, they tell us to bring the TV in the store. Once we get there, they tell us it's too big and we need to call the infamous Geek Squad. When we have a schedule available, we call the Geek Squad who in turn comes over and has to take the TV. Its been over a month and still no TV. So much for the much-advertised Geek Squad. I can't invite no one over for any events on television since we no longer have a big screen TV. Its ridiculous!

I'm still without a TV! You pay with your hard-earned money thinking you are getting something worth their value and from what you think is a good supplier and buy extended warranty and still have no TV.

I purchased a Sony television 55" KDL55HX729 3D 240 Hz for $1,399.00 from BestBuy.com on Nov, 26 2011. The TV was available at store 472, so I selected the option for it to be picked up by me at a local store. Before I was able to pick the TV up and after receiving the order confirmation, I received another email the same day stating that the TV was no longer available at that location. I called into the phone number I was given, and was told that the item was not found at the store online. They tell you went the TV will be available to pick up Dec. 17 despite having an order confirmation and having followed all appropriate steps in a timely fashion and the CS told me, "Wait for an e-mail that says, 'Your item is ready for pickup.'"

I received a Dec. 5 order cancellation! I paid with my Best Buy credit card which still charged a total of $1679.00 until today, 12/7/2011.

I purchased a Samsung television from BestBuy.com on Black Friday. The TV was sold out online, so I selected the option for it to be picked up by me at a local store. Before I was able to pick the TV up and after receiving the order confirmation, I received another email stating that the TV was no longer available at that location. I called into the phone number I was given, and was told that I could no longer have that TV at that price, despite having an order confirmation and having followed all appropriate steps in a timely fashion.

After being bounced between numerous departments and speaking with seven different employees resulting in hold times in excess of two hours, I was disconnected from the line on two separate occasions receiving the message, "Your call cannot be transferred. Please hang up and try again. "

I went into the Best Buy store on 11/27/11 and purchased an open boxed 60-inch Sharp Aquos smart 1080p TV with a sticker price going for $999.00. Because the remote and manual are missing, I waited for 45 minutes when I picked up the TV. I took the TV home. When we noticed that we did not bring home what we bought, we looked at our receipt showing that we purchased a 1080p 60-inch TV; but they had a second receipt attached showing a return of a 1080p 60-inch, then an exchange for a different model.

They kept the truth from us, letting us take the TV home when they could have been honest and given us our opportunity to decide for ourselves whether or not we wanted to continue with the transaction. Then they pulled the sales associate who sold us the TV and he said that he was going off of what the sticker that was on the TV. I want them to honor the original ticket and give me what I bought, which was a 60-inch Sharp Aquos 1080p smart TV.

An online order payment was submitted over the phone for a product (TV) not found in their inventory. Submitted payment information over the phone for product ordered online, received order number. Next day, I called to check the status of my order. Best Buy found no order by my name, phone number and order number. Best Buy will call on 11/29/2011 to confirm what was promised. On 11/25/2011, I called to check the status of my order and the salesperson confirmed no sign of my order.

I called Best Buy to let them know I was having problems with a TV that I purchased about 6 months ago, out of Best Buy, Store #947. I let them know the TV was turning off after 10-15 minutes. They sent someone out to my home from the Geek Squad, they send someone out if your TV is so many inches, and mine is 55 inches. The person that came out reset the TV and left. 15 minutes later the TV turned off again I called Best Buy and they rescheduled another appointment for someone to come out. When the person came out, he replaced a couple things on the TV and left. The TV was good for about 1 hour, and then turned off. I called Best Buy and they did the same rescheduled and I am still having problems with the TV.

I called Best Buy and they said I would have to wait till the 30 days from the 1st time I called to get a new TV. When the days were up I was told to go in with the TV for an exchange. When I got to the store, I was told I had to wait for a manufacturer RN# from Dynex, that Best Buy is supposedly supposed to act as a manufacturer for, since Dynex is a Best Buy brand name, and had to take the 55 inch TV back home and wait for a call from Best Buy. A week later I called Best Buy and was told the RN# was in so went in and was told that was not the RN# and the person was confused with the RN# and customer #, and I had to take the TV back and I would be called.

I called again, since I did not heard from Best Buy, I was told they would call the manufacturer to get the RN# directly and I would get a call back. I never heard from anyone so I call Best Buy back and explained once again, I was told I would get a call back from the Manager (Kyle) but never did, and still have not. I called the next day to follow up with the Manager (Kyle) that was supposed to call me back. After being on hold for over an hour, I was relayed a message by a sales rep (Kim), that the Supervisor (Tim) said I would have to call 1-888-BEST BUY and get the RN# myself.

I called 1-888-BEST BUY and spoke to someone and was disconnected in the middle of the call when the person put me on hold. So I called back and spoke to a Charles and then a Greg. Greg informed me that he was not able to do anything and the Best Buy Store would have to call the get the RN# because they are the only ones that have access the phone numbers. I first called Best Buy in September, today is November 11, 2011.

We bought a 50-inch Insignia TV just over two years ago. We did not get the extended warranty because we felt after 5 years we would replace the TV more than likely. Well, our manufacture warranty ran out in July and of course 3 months later the TV goes out. When I contacted Best Buy to see if there was anything they could do for us, basically, I was told too bad, so sad we should have bought our extended warranty. I told them we didn't buy it because we didn't think their product would go out after just two years. When the store manager asked me what I wanted them to do, I said I would like them to pay the $150 service call and I would pay for the replacement parts.

The manager said he couldn't do that. I explained to him that we have spent several thousands of dollars over a 3-year period with their company buying electronics (2 laptops, 1 desktop, 2 iPods, 2 printers, plus much more). He didn't care and again said sorry, but you should have bought our warranty. So I guess that is how Best Buy gets you. They make a poor quality product and won't stand behind what they sell without a warranty. So this Best Buy TV we had for only 2 years has cost us over $400.00 a year to use. It's not worth it to go to Best Buy without their extended warranty. They won't stand behind what they sell. Best Buy has lost our business for good.

My son bought a 55" Samsung TV for $2,600.00 from Best Buy in Blaine, MN. They did not do a good inspection on the TV. We brought it home and opened the top of the box and the TV screen was damaged. We never even took it out of the box. We called Best Buy right away on the same day and told them. They said bring it in the next morning so we did. They said to leave it and they would get back to us.

They called half an hour after we left and said they were not going to do anything for us. And Samsung wasn't going to do anything either. Then they told us to discard the TV in 24 hours or less or they would junk it. To cut the story short, my son lost his $2,600.00 hard-earned dollars.

We will never buy at Best Buy again. They do not care or take care of there customers after the sale is done. I hope they won't treat you the same way if you bought a bad item.

I purchase a Sony Google 46"TV from Best Buy on August 7, 2011. I checked online first and the price was $598.99. I went to the store in Evansville and it had the same price on the sale sign. I went to the associate and told him that I wanted to purchase the TV. I took him to the TV and he told me a few features and took me to the register. It rang up $1099.99. I told him that the price was $598.99 and it was clearly mark in the store and online. So he quickly went to the TV again. I was with him because I felt like he was going to lie. He had to call the manager. I told him that was fine but I was going to purchase the TV for that price.

The manager came and did an "override". What had to be override? The merchandise was marked with the $598.99. I paid for the television and had to go back to get my rewards card. When I went back to get it they had taken off the $598.99 and signed it $999.99, not only did this representative try to sell it to me for $1099.99 they also marked it $999.99. This one TV had 3 prices in one day. On my way home I checked my receipt on the way home and realized they did not offer me a warranty. I wrote a letter to the corporate office. I received a response back and the representative, Bill, totally turned the story around (I have the letter) around and try to make Best Buy not at fault.

To this day, I have not received any apology or warranty, any gift card or anything! I have always known Best Buy had the reputation in Evansville for shady business but this by far price gauging in my face! I will never shop in this store in any city and have told everyone I can about their dishonesty!

I bought a computer on Dec 2010. On Sept 2011, I took it in to have the Geek Squad to examine it, as its charge jack seemed to not be holding charger tightly and had stopped charging. Best Buy's Geek Squad rep had me leave it, saying it would be ready in up to 3 weeks. My husband went to pick up and was informed that it would have to be replaced and they didn't have the exact same one. It would be replaced by an ever changing 1 step-up model, and would be available for pick up in another week and a half. So they paid back in ticket of which this computer, although compatible, sold for approximately $800 cheaper than what I paid. As well as I was informed that the $199.00 2-year service plan that I had purchased with the first computer was null and void upon honoring with the replacement, that I would have to purchase a new warranty if I wanted one, for the replacement. Then I inquired about what would happen if I had had no warranty and only the receipt and had a problem with my computer. He said that within a year, if they deemed it was no fault on my part, that they would repair or replace it. My point exactly, they just screwed me out of my $199.00, which was to be two year extended, after the 1 year manufacturer's warranty ran out. They've got this down to a fine art, a ripoff!

I bought 2 Insignia TVs as Christmas presents for my parents 2 years ago. On Christmas Day, we set up my mom's TV first, and once plugged in, the back caught fire. I took them both back on December 26th and got 2 more (big mistake). Since then, my mom's TV channel 5 has no sound, some pictures are clear and others very poor clarity. I have a Samsung, and the same channels she is having problems with, my picture is perfect.

My dad's TV has a bad remote and the same thing with the picture on certain channels and he's got less channels than she has, and that's two identical TVs. I will never buy this product again. And I didn't have money to throw away like this. I will buy them new TVs this year, but a different brand. I am very disappointed. My parents who are seniors have not been pleased with these TVs from day one, but it does not matter whether they are seniors or not, this is a shame!

I recently found a rather expensive TV on Best Buy's website for a price I could live with. I checked several times that the TV was available at the store I selected for pick up that day. The minute I submitted my order, I received two emails: 1) stating thanks for my purchase; 2) saying sorry because the item was not available at that location for pick up.

I immediately called the 1-888-Best-Buy number and spoke with customer service, I asked them what was going on, and was informed that Best Buy stores do not always keep them informed of their stock counts. Whatever, I asked if my credit card had been charged yet, and was told no, So I thanked him. For some reason, I felt compelled to check my bank account. My account was debited the full account. To make a long story short, I called Best Buy and my bank, which is Bank of the West and was told, too bad it will take 5 days after the authorization to release is received, to naturally go back to my account. What are they doing, my bank and Best Buy are using my money!

When I bought the new 46" LCD TV, the sound was so bad that I had a serviceman out to repair it. He said it was normal but replaced a major part. Now, about 3 years later, the sound is entirely gone on several channels and the rest are getting worse daily. This should not happen on a TV costing well over $1000.

On September 04, I bought a Google TV for $855 in BestBuy, Princeton. When I went back there on the same date, they told me that they could not do nothing because they don't know where it happened and they assumed it was my fault.

I would like to make this public and if possible, make BestBuy change their policy and inform to their customers that they should check what they bought. I saw how they operate and many people got treated the same. They show the exhibition hardware and then they close box, wherein nobody knows what it contains. Upon surfing the web, I've found that many people had this problem, and my hope is pretty low.

I purchased a floor model 37" Dynex LCD flat screen that apparently was damaged without my knowledge. I called Best Buy to inform them that there was a small spec on the top left screen that did not appear normal. I was informed by Best Buy that the TV had to be repaired at home due to the size of the TV.

On the day the technician arrived, he stated that the TV had a crack on the inside screen and it was un-repairable. The reason why the spec had increased was due to the heat of the TV as we watched it. Now, the matter became worse and we are no longer able to view the TV that we paid over $450.00 for. Please help.

I purchased a TV on a Friday for delivery and set-up on Wednesday. I also removed my old TV for recycling.

I got a call on Tuesday that it will be delivered from 7am- 7pm. On Tuesday, I took a day off from work but no one showed up. At 5:30pm, I called the store and I was told that the TV was not delivered from the warehouse because they did not have it. They had set-up a Saturday delivery without even asking me as I work on Saturdays.

Again, on Thursday, I got a call saying to expect delivery between 7am-7pm. I call the store back and was told that they would call me Friday to give me a smaller time frame. On Friday, I got a call that the delivery would be between 8am-10am. On Saturday at 8:05am, the delivery guy said that he does not remove or install TV, that the Geek Squad would be coming from 8am-8pm Saturday. The day was spent talking to people who could not explain why my delivery man did not connect my TV.

I told them Time Warner was coming on Monday and I could not lose any more work days. I was then told that Tuesday was the earliest they could come out to install the TV. This is completely unacceptable. I have lost work time because of the mistake on Best Buy's part and they have not done anything to correct this other than work with their schedule.

I will be returning the TV and will demand refund for delivery. I will share this horrible experience on all social media. I cannot believe they are in business.

Model DLP WD-65733 owned for about 3.5 years. I have had models that have lasted 10 years or more. Noticed with spot on screen which is the same problem described by other owners. We all work for hard for our money and if you told us that around three years , we might have problems with pixels on these TVs given how much we paid, I do not this you would sell many. In this day, consumers have the Internet and talk and they research big purchase. So, you can let these stories end with how you stepped up and did the right thing, or you can get others like me that will tell many others NEVER to buy your brand if you ignore us.

I have to replace the lamp on my TV almost 4 times since 2006. And right now, I have one year with that TV having no service because of the lamp. The economy is worse; and we do not have the amount to buy that lamp again.

I purchased a $600 Sony 40 inch flat screen TV on March 11, 2011 along with spending a couple thousand on a computer. The TV quit working, I returned it to Best Buy this morning only to be told that there is only a 30-day warranty period and I should have bought their extended warranty. The TV is only 8 weeks old, and is now out of stock. The geek squad hooked it up at the store and said nothing was wrong.

We had to bring it home, hook it up, and it still doesn't work. I never saw it work at the store. The geek squad "forgot" to put my remote and paperwork back in the box with my TV, so now they have to mail it to me before I can have anyone here to look at it. I buy all my company's electronic devices; however, I will never buy at Best Buy again! Best Buy store managers need to take a Dale Carnegie course on customer relations. I'm going to follow this up with a call to the Consumer Affairs division of my NBC affiliate. This is a $600 lesson for me on Best Buy customer service.

I am very disappointed with Best Buy in Dickinson, TX and vow never to purchase anything from them ever again. I have been very loyal to this company by spending thousands of dollars in their store and traveling 30-35 miles just to do so, yet being treated like garbage. I purchased a 50" Insignia TV from Best Buy a little over two years ago. This is a Best Buy Product and I was assured by a sales associate that is was a very high quality product. When I first purchased this TV, it would not even turn on the first time I plugged it in.

The following day, I had to drive all the way back and return it for another and now, this TV has broken too. I spent $1,400.00 on this TV and there is no reason why I should have to spend $300.00 more on an extended warranty just to make sure this product works. Anyway, I took the TV back to Best Buy and was told by the store manager that there was nothing they could do to for me and I was basically stuck with it. He didn't even give me the option of having his store take a look at it at my expense. If this TV would have lasted for at least four years, I would have considered at least getting my monies worth out of it. But spending $1,400.00 and the product only worked a little over two years is ridiculous. I will no longer recommend this company to anybody ever again.

I purchased a TV at the beginning of August from Best Buy and also got the service agreement for extra protection. On Sunday morning, the TV would not turn on. I unplugged it and went to turn it on but still, it has no response. I called Best Buy and was told to contact their Geek squad division. I spoke with an agent there and she tells me that they have to send a technician out to look at my TV and schedule an appointment. I asked what Best Buy is going to do for me in this situation, she then replied that it's all she can do. So I ask to speak with her supervisor and she says that the TV is over the 30 days and return is not possible and that all she can do is schedule an appointment. She checks available dates and the first open spot is January 18th (today's date is January 9th).

This is unacceptable and it seems that my inconvenience is of no importance to their company. I then ask if there is a director of customer care that I can speak with and she says that she can direct my call to the corporate offices to speak with someone there. I talked with a guy there and all he did was reiterate what the previous supervisor said. I asked what Best Buy is doing for me for all this inconvenience and he didn't respond to my question but instead said that all they can do is schedule an appointment or I can choose to call the manufacturer. At this point, I've lost my cool and feel like I'm getting the runaround. I got nowhere with this guy and he couldn't direct me any further up the chain of command.

I wrote an email to Brian, the CEO and Lisa, the customer care relations, about the terrible customer service I have received. They don't care about my inconvenience; I just have to play by their rules. I get a response back from the company, at 4:57pm the next day, saying the same thing everyone else has said that all they can do is schedule an earlier appointment. They don't care about me after I've purchased the product and the service agreement.

How could purchasing a service agreement mean waiting to have something looked at according to their time schedule which is a week and a half away. I got the same kind of treatment when talking with Samsung. They need to have a technician come to the house and I haven't heard from this so-called technician to schedule an appointment. I'm disgusted by the lack of customer service within these organizations. They could care less; they have their money.

After purchasing a Panasonic 42" LCD TV from Best Buy, the TV was defective and inoperable, only less than two months later. The TV we purchased, to me was defective, was not any good. We purchased the extended two-year warranty and they did not want anything to do with us at all. Best Buy wanted us to just deal with the manufacturer (Panasonic) after reporting the incident and having one of their so-called experts come to see the problem to my residence.

According to Best Buy, they denoted the TV to be damaged and assumed that we damaged the TV. There are two senior adults in my household and no children. We picked up the TV with care and put it together very carefully, but Best Buy did not want to even consider that there might be some type of defect with the TV. After speaking to the manufacturer (Panasonic), they were no help whatsoever as well. They told us that the best they can do is give us a discount on a new one. It was only 15% off of any new TV but retail price is not on their online discounts and that would mean we would have to pay the same price we paid for the damaged/defective TV. Why would I pay for a new TV that they did not want to exchange or replace for more than what I could purchase somewhere else for less? Why purchase an extended two-year warranty if they are not going to replace defective TV that stopped working less than two months later?

Well, we are out $949.08, the cost with the two-year extended warranty ($89.99) and again Best Buy did not want anything to do with us after their expert came to see the TV to our residence. We have a brand new TV that is in the garage and a piece of junk, since replacing the screen will cost the same as a new TV. Also, we called Best Buy to see if they will refund the extended warranty we purchased but they said no, they do not return the warranty under the circumstances that they denoted. Again, less than two months later, TV is no good.

I purchased a new 55" LED Samsung TV from BB in May 2009 and the main board that controls the 4 HDMI ports has failed five times. The first time it failed the TV was still under the one year warranty from Samsung who sent out an outfit to replace the board. It has since failed four more times and BB is telling me they will not replace my TV even though their warranty clearly states that upon the fourth failure after three qualifying repairs, they will replace the TV under their no lemon policy.

I have put three requests into them and it has been turned down and the message left on my answering machine today from an Angie from their corporate office stated that since the TV repair company had ordered the part they were denying the replacement, that I needed to continue with service and they would allow for the repair. Nowhere in the $500 additional warranty that I purchased does it state that if the part was ordered, they would not replace the TV. It clearly states that upon the fourth failure, the TV would be replaced. When I questioned them on it, they could not give me a straight answer but just kept repeating they would allow the repair since the part had been ordered.

I purchased a Sony 54" LCD for $2599.99. I also purchased a 4-year warranty based on a $2500.00 - $2999.99 replacement value. The set has gone bad. Best Buy is only willing to replace with $1300.00 TV. I paid for a warranty based on a dollar value and it is stated on my receipt (warranty cost $350.00). They are not honoring their warranty by only covering $1300.00. I asked for a $2500.00 credit on the bad TV because that was the amount the warranty implied would be covered. They're very vague in discussion because no one with Best Buy really knows the specifics about their warranties like mine from 2007. I purchased my warranty based on a dollar figure.

I'm not happy with the Best Buy professionals I spoke with. They tend to want to brush you off if they don't know the correct information. Most of their "Geek Squad" did not even exist when I purchased this warranty. I feel like I have been ripped off.

I bought a 50" Samsung Plasma Television on November 7th 2010 for $899. Yesterday, December 3rd 2010, the Best Buy website listed the product for $799. I checked the website say the difference and headed to the store last night and while I traveled to the store location the website changed the price back to $899. They would not credit back the difference in price.

I went home and printed the website listing with the different price and returned to the store with the print out. They still would not credit back my account. They admitted that the price had dropped but during "black out dates" and would not credit me back. The "black out dates" fell within the 30 days after I bought this product. Knowing products drop price during Black Friday, I asked the sales person when I made the purchase if I should wait to buying and he said to not wait because Black Friday prices will fall in the next 30 days and the price difference would be credited back to me if the price dropped, like it did.

He used this situation as a sale incentive. Knowing the store had "Black Out Dates," I would have waited but they did not warn me of this situation and nothing is mentioned on the receipt. If you can help to resolve this problem that would be great. Thanks.

We purchased a 43" LCD HDTV for our daughter. She did not open it right away due to moving and when she did open it and when the cable guy came out and hooked it up, we realized the LCD screen was damaged.

We called Best Buy Warranty, for we had purchased a 4-year warranty on the TV, and we spoke with Allysa who told us that, "Yes, it was under warranty and still under manufacturer warranty", and that she would send out a geek to fix it. So we waited 3 more weeks and the geek arrived and told us it was not covered under warranty. So I took the TV directly into the local Best Buy store that we shop at frequently and asked for the store manager, and I spoke with the assistant manager because the general manager was off that night. I was then told that this was not under either warranty that it was damaged by someone and there is no way to prove that it came out of the box this way, and to help me, they would give us 40% off any new TV we picked out.

I was not happy with this answer and asked if there was someone higher up that could make a decision and was given the number to Consumer Affairs from Best Buy and spoke with Hayward. He seemed like he was going to help me and then spoke with the assistant manager and his tune changed and he told me the same thing - not covered under warranty. At this point, I was ready to leave and an employee from the store came up after observing all that happened and quietly gave me information on how to reach the gm of the store saying that the gm was a lot more understanding and they have helped others in the past so he would be able to help me also.

So I called the gm and he offered me 50% off, saying the same thing that this was not covered under any warranty and he could authorize this discount, even though the assistant gm just told me the most they ever offer is 40% off. What a joke!I now no longer ever want to shop in that store again and neither will any of my family or friends. It's sad to lose all this business over an $800 TV that was broken somewhere in shipping. I will say that another geek squad member that was there took the TV and shipped it to the repair warehouse in hopes that they would fix it anyway. He said what's the worst that could happen, but at least he tried.

I purchased a Samsung 32-inch television 18 months ago. It's in a spare room, barely watched except for the last 6 months, I moved it into my bedroom and watched in the morning for news less than an hour a day. It started making noise when turning on or off. I called Best Buy, then Samsung. They both said nothing's wrong. Yesterday, it didn't want to come on. I did the unplug test: unplug then plug back in. That time it did turn on. Tonight, I tried it just to see and nope, no TV. I spent a lot of money on this. I called Samsung and the CSR seemed to know exactly what the problem was, like this is a very common problem. So my only option is to find proper shipping boxes and packing equipment and pay to ship this huge TV to them to fix it.

They said they would do a one-time courtesy fix for this issue, some capacitor. I think that is the word she used. But get this, they want my credit card number. They cannot set up a repair without it! And they will put a hold on $120.00. This is crazy. I hate to find out how much it costs to ship this television. Don't I have any rights here? This television cost $1000.00. It should last more than 18 months. It was rarely used and it was well cared for. I thought Samsung was a reputable company.

Was given an Insignia 32 in. LCD TV by my son for Christmas in 06. 13 months later, I started having problems turning it on. Eventually, it stopped turning on all together. Contacted Best Buy online as to what to do and they said to go to the nearby store and tell the manager of the problem. I did and was told I could not bring in the TV because of the size. That they would have to come to my house to check it to see what the problem would be or if it could be fixed at all.

The charge for them to come out would be 150 dollars. Since, I am disabled and on a very limited income, I could not afford to have it checked. But, I also had read complaint after complaint, all being the same problem with exact same TV, some had best buy come out and best huh took their TV and didn't give them back. So, I was not going to have that happen to me, in hopes that they would recall this TV. It has been sitting in my spare bedroom collecting dust ever since.

I purchased a Panasonic HDTV on Black Friday for $298.99 (Black Friday Doorbuster) and was one of the first people to place the order. I received a confirmation, but later on in the day an email was sent saying the TV was sold out. As an apology, they'd give me $50. After speaking to customer service for over an hour saying there was nothing they or their supervisors could do, they also went ahead and cancelled their $50 gift card! Buy.com is a scam and do not care about keeping their customers satisfied. Never use them! Everything was cancelled, including the $50 gift card.

We purchased a 42" LCD TV in 2008. We were sold on the warranty when we were told it covered "accidental damage". The TV cost was $996.00 + $129.99 for the warranty. All warranty collateral they provided us with says that "accidental damage" is covered. On 11/21/10, the TV screen was damaged. I called to schedule a repair and we were told that LCD TV's are excluded from the coverage. Nowhere on the warranty collateral is that stated. Our CS agent (Nicole) escalated the manner to her supervisor (Joseph), and we were told we would get a call back in an hour. We did, however during the call we were disconnected, and no one called us back.

We spent another 30 minutes trying to contact Joseph again, at which time he told me that Best Buy was sorry for the damage, but their warranties do not cover LCD's. When I asked why it was sold to me as such, he stated that he didn't know and would contact the store manager as this was a store sales issue if they misrepresented the warranty. After being put on hold again, I was told that Steve, the store manager, would not honor the cost of repair or exchange. So we went to the location. Upon arrival, we were greeted by a returns agent. When I explained the issue, she said she'd be happy to find Steve for us, as he was in the store. As she attempted to page Steve, another associate Corey called her over. He actually ducked behind the counter and told her something.

She then came back to tell us that Steve was on a call, but the other manager Robert could take care of us. Robert stated that since he didn't work at the location 2 years ago, that he didn't know what happened. When I argued that none of the collateral said that LCD's were excluded, he told me he'd see what he could do? What he suggested is that we leave the TV there and buy another TV at a discounted rate of $649.00. I declined and said I wanted my TV fixed or a credit for equal value. He told me that Best Buy could not do that. We asked for the district manager's phone number and were told that they could not give that to customers. We asked to speak to Steve, the manager.

We were told he was on a 2-hour conference call and would have to wait. We did. Steve actually appeared within 20 minutes to tell us that the associate who sold us the TV remembered us from 34 months prior. He also said that it was our word against the sales person. When I asked why our warranty didn't state that it excluded LCD's, I was told that Best Buy had since changed that collateral to reflect the exclusion. I asked why it wouldn't be honored as it was their mistake, he stated that Best Buy would not honor the warranty. Period. We are now out $1200 for a TV and Best Buy refuses to repair and honor the warranty or exchange.

I went to my local Best Buy store to purchase a home theater system. Of the brand/model I was interested in, the only one they had was an "open box". The assured me it was new and the Geek Squad had checked it to insure that it was not defective so I purchased it. After taking two hours to set it up, I found it did not work. When I returned it to the store, I told them it was okay to put the refund on a store card because I would be ordering another just like it on their website. I checked the unit on their website, it was in stock and delivery was stated to be 5-7 days.

After 9 days and no delivery, I called customer service to check on the order. Customer service told me they could not tell if it shipped yet and if it had, they could not tell me where it was so I asked them to cancel the order. They told me they would have to provide the refund on another store card and mail it to me. I told them I was in a hurry to replace the unit but they said there was no other way and it would take three business days for the card to arrive.

After another eight days had passed and no card had arrived, I called customer service again. They checked and found that the card had not been sent. They made another "three business day" promise and after a little pleading, they promised to send the card by next day service. I said "So I will have the card tomorrow (Friday)?" Then I was told there is one day for processing. "So I will receive the card Saturday?" I asked. Then I was told I would receive the card on Monday. I guess we will see but no one there seems to think this kind of service is a problem.

Maybe I am writing this prematurely and maybe I will finally get to replace my broken home theatre system but I simply want people to know that the Bestbuy.com folks feel no sense of urgency to resolve a proble. Buyer beware!

Westinghouse is now probably the worst TV on the market. I bought a 42" a little over 2 years ago and it worked fine until yesterday when it just would not turn on at all. Customer service is non-existent and it's pointless to call Best Buy too. Westinghouse is just a name that was sold to a manufacturer somewhere outside the US. They couldn't care less if you are satisfied and they will keep sticking the label on these crummy TVs until we complain enough to the merchants. Bury the name Westinghouse! Too bad, it was once very respectable, but so was Studebaker.

I bought a 46" flat screen Samsung on 12-3-08. It started taking longer to turn on with a relay clicking and was taking longer each time and finally would not turn on at all. I called Best Buy and they came out the very next day and had it repaired with in a half hour. Now, they told me the service call was $150. But the parts would be free.

Red flag. Nobody gives away parts so I asked about Samsung being aware of a problem with capacitors. Yes was the answer however they couldn't be sure when Samsung could get to it so I went with Best Buy service. After reading all the problems people are having with Samsung, I think it was less of an headache however, if anyone wants to start a lawsuit, throw my name in the hat.

I purchased a new $2,000 LED, HDTV 3D Samsung TV from Best Buy Store. I paid extra money and also there was a promotion to receive a premium installation which was supposed to include the Geek Squad hooking up all components! I bought a Blu Ray player and WiFi equipment etc.

The promotion was to be informed about how to use your equipment. I was not given any support and they refused to attach my WiFi wires, computer and I don't know how to even watch 3D programs! I am so upset and have been totally ripped off with false promises! $2,700 dollars for TV and stand.

I had bought two 50" Philips LCD model 50PF9631D37. Within 2 months, both TV went out on me. They are only 3 years old, just pass the warranty date. I had paid Best Buy to come out and look at the problem and they had said it was a problem with Philips and hundreds of people are having the same problem.

Funny, there should be a law suit against them. My mother still has one of those box TVs from the 80's. It's BS! No TV should stop working after 3 years. Philips only directs you to a repair center that will charge you $500+ to fix. You can get a new one close to that. Whatever you do, never buy Philips!

I purchased a TV that was broken from inside and out when I pulled it out of box. I returned it and they deemed that I had broke it pulling it out of box, which was not the case. The policy is damaged goods are not returnable. The box was in good shape was the argument. If you buy a TV, you lose all returning ability if you leave the store if it is in the box. After having to eat the cost, I went back this morning and looked into buying another TV with the idea I would open the box and have it turned on and gone completely through and they said I had to purchase it first. The consumer loses on all fronts.

I went to Wal-Mart and asked their policy and they were opposite. I bought a more expensive TV there. I spend thousands of dollars at Best Buy and I won't ever go there again over a $300.00 TV. Nor will my company, which is massive in volume.

I had a 32" Insignia Plasma TV stop working two months out of warranty. I contacted Best Buy as well as Insignia (which is a subsidiary) and explained that my TV was having power issues. They denied that it was a problem common to the brand which I found to be false after reading the complaints on your site. They want to charge me $150 for the first 40 minutes and $30 for each additional 20 minutes (parts not included) for their Geek squad to come out and fix it.

I have just finished two degrees in Miami, FL and have moved home to Kansas City, Kansas to help my disabled mother prepare to sell our family home and get her moved into a more suitable environment before embarking on a career in my field of study, substance abuse counseling. There is no money to fix TVs that seem to have a redundant issue to begin with.

I purchased A Samsung DLP TV from best buy roughly 3 years ago. When I purchased the TV, I bought the extended warranty. I began having problems with the lamp going sooner than they told me they should last (the tech told me they should last 12-18 months). Since January of this year, I had 3 lamps replaced then they replaced the ballast and told us this would fix the problem no more than a month later the TV went .When the tech came out, yet again he informed us that he would replace the power board and this would be the last part he could replace and, after that they would give us a credit to purchase a TV that works!

Not a week later the TV began to smell as if it was burning up and yet again that does not work. When I called to inform them of this, they told me we would not be getting a credit but they would be replacing the same part that lasted all of maybe a week! Now I have been without a TV for going on a week, and they will not honor the extended warranty that says if they can't fix the TV, they will give you a credit towards a new TV. Thanks for the attention.

I purchased a 40-inch flat screen for the family. After a little over a year, the TV started taking awhile to come on and sometimes without sound. Also, the screen discolored and pixelated. I called Best Buy for some answers and they stated that Samsung has a capacitor problem. They have replaced a lot of them and that it has been keeping them busy. It will take $150.00 for them to come out and look at it, another $150.00-$250.00 to repair it. This is highway robbery to the customers. I had my Toshiba for 19 years and never had a problem. It is so bad that Samsung repairs are posted on YouTube. I own 4 flat screen TVs, all Samsung. I spent over $10,000.00 and I will never purchase another one. They do not stand behind their product and you can not even get a straight answer out of them. So long Samsung.

I purchased a TV and blue ray bundle and Best Buy had a deal going with DirecTV: 5 months free premier package along with the football ticket and $250 in BB gift cards. I signed up on 9/8/10. I received the TV and blue ray.

More than 30 days later, I have not been able to get the DirecTV people to come out and install it. They keep canceling. When I called Best Buy to find out what was going on and complain for the 3rd time, you get put on eternal hold and all of the people that work there avoid eye contact so they don't actually have to do any work. I called DirecTV and they told me the service tech resigned. 10% unemployment in IL and someone is just walking off a job, right! They just don't care. I am so disgusted with Best Buy and DirecTV. I'm returning the TV and blue ray. I will never buy anything from them again. Just pure disgust with the way people in the service industry treat others. That's why all of our business is going overseas.

We purchased a television 3 years ago that has broke 3 times. We purchased the extended warranty for any good that it might do to us. Each time the TV was broken, we have had to take off of work for them to come out to look at it, order the parts and then come out again to fix it. We are not talking about a day or two but weeks! They do not stand behind their products and could be careless about their customers. The warranty is not worth the trouble and the money lost from work for taking off each time. We feel that Best Buy does not care about their consumers.

We purchased a flat screen TV in March of 2008. We purchased the additional warranty. My TV broke 3 weeks ago and it is still not fixed. Best Buy failed to tell us their repair facility in is another state and they only travel to SC one day a week. Best Buy called me last week to tell me the part is in, so I assumed the repairman would be here today, which is the following Tuesday. No calls. After being on hold for 30 minutes, Geek Squad finally gave me the phone number to the repair facility. I called them, and they said the part will not be in until Friday. Therefore, if I'm lucky, they can work me in for repair on Monday, but they said the repairman generally only travels to my area one day a week, on Tuesday. We have been without a TV in our living room for over 3 weeks. Why would Best Buy contract a repair facility that only works in our area one day a week?

On 03/24/2009 my husband and I decided to invest into High End entertainment equipment for our home. Upon entering Best Buy Store we discovered what nice theater systems set up they had including a living room set up, so realistic sounding that you can feel the experience. We were approach by a specialist, Lance ** who is a supervisor with Best Buy. We both looked at this equipment on his professional recommendation of what was compatible of the different combination of equipment. The Samsung 50 inch 850 series we spent well over $2800.00 for the HD TV. The cost of everything was over $7000.00 on the Home Theater System. We brought home the items and schedule the geek Squad to install this equipment professionally on a schedule date.

The nightmare starts here after it took over 6,7,8,9,10 telephone calls and three months, we finally got someone from Best Buy to come to our home for installation of this system which was still in boxes . The person they sent was not from the geek squad as promise and charged to us, but was a regular employee from the store and they did not know how to mount it. (we purchase the best they had they only knew how to install the cheapest they had, so we had to return the mount and get a different one. next the geek squad was unable to program the remote again we had the best they sent us back to get an inferior remote that did not support all of our

Next we had Harman Kardon Best Speakers 7.1 surround. They could not get this to work and request that we get Samsung that does not have as many features. The Wires were to be concealed and it is a mess. I had to buy some auto pipe covering to keep from looking like an idiot installed it. We paid $499.00 for 4 year warranty that stated after 4 visits you receive a new product. With all of these issues contractually we should have qualified. Yes they did come out and put a new mother board in the back instead of replacing the TV, since the USB Port was not working. One of our main complaints not to minimize the others, was the feature that inspired us to make the purchase, the feature was the content Library which allow you to play pre-programmed games, recipes, art gallery, exercise program, children and adult games, that you use a link stick.

We were not informed about to update and upgrade. Now they no longer make the link stick. Also a feature called Wise pro, which allows you to get the weather, stock and news streaming from the internet, does not work. They suggested a power max stronger signal and that too did not solve the problem I have communicated with the corp. office over and over until I feel scammed or someone don't want to right a wrong but they were happy to get and use my funds. After so many emails of promises from Best Buy Corp they have decide they are not going to address the issue anymore. All thing that were done were initiated by Best Buy and stringing us along. We were sent $75.00 gift card for not returning my calls on one occasion and a $100.00 gift card for not returning my calls on another occasion. This has been going on since 03/06/2009.

I bought this Westinghouse HD SK32H2405 TV around November 2008. I am experiencing the TV going black and I thought it might be the cord that's connected to cable box. I exchanged cable cords, the technician from Comcast walked me through switching cords and plugging the other cord. The TV is still black. The sound is very clear, I have two outlets and it is not working in either. I have plugged other electrical items, I even had a friend test the outlet and the surge is very good. I called Best Buy, I did not have an extended warranty so I am stuck with repairing my own TV. If their Geek Squad comes and repairs, it will be $150.00 for diagnostic test and who knows what repair will it be? This is not fair. I have had TVs that last 10 years. What is wrong with technology today? I know they are using cheap labor. My fault for buying a deal.

I purchased a TV with a two year warranty on 11/27/09 from Best Buy. I was told by the associate that the warranty covers everything. I opened the TV from the box a week ago and saw the screen was cracked. I called Best Buy, Geek Squad, and Dynex to help, but all gave me the runaround for a week. They all were referring me to each other, not wanting to help me.

I decided to call headquarters and only got a refund for the warranty, even after telling them about the false advertisement inside the store and about my situation of being bounced around. The TV screen was cracked from inside the box and I didn't know until 8-9 months later. My warranty was supposed to expire on 11/27/2011. They told me that I cannot get a replacement TV and had to pay out of pocket at full price for a new one. I didn't even get to use the TV for even a minute. The headquarters told me to see manager for a discount or deal for a new TV. But the manager named Bennie was being stubborn, and was actually trying to imply that I was lying about the situation. He told me to purchase the same TV at the same price and that is all he could do about it. His associates are the ones who are giving false advertisement inside the store on warranties to sell items.

I bought a 42-inch Panasonic Viera from Best Buy back in 11/2007. On June 2010, I turned on my television and my picture went black. Since I purchased the 4-year extended warranty for an extra $300, I figured it would be no problem to have it looked at to either repair or replace. Well, it's now August 2010 and my TV has had 4 visits from a repairman with no success. Best Buy will still not admit that the TV is defective and want more chances at repairing it. I have been without a TV now for 9 weeks and I can expect to be without it for another 3 more weeks until Best Buy admits defeat. I think I have been more than patient and all I would like is Best Buy to honor their warranty. By reading through everyone else's complaints, I am definitely not the only one with this problem. I am surprised they are getting away with this! I have already reported their practice to the Better Business Bureau, but who knows if anything will come of that. I am never buying from Best Buy again!

I purchased a 42-inch flat screen and everything was fine until just recently. It is only a year and a half, the TV kept trying to come on and it would kicked on. Now, it has completely quit. I took it to a repairman and he said he has so many Samsung products with the same problem and that the company used cheap parts. They knew this yet still sold for a hefty price to the population. Samsung should be responsible for this, Toyota did! So in order to fix it, it will cost $250.00. **? These companies should be ashamed of themselves for faulty products and cheap parts.

I am a law enforcement officer in Palm Beach County, FL. Being a law enforcement officer does not mean that I expect any special treatment but it does represent the type of person I am and strengthens my dispute. On June 12, 2010, I bought a 50-inch Samsung Plasma HDTV valued at $915 from the Best Buy located at **** for my new home. Once I purchased the TV and the extended warranty plan, a sales associate assisted me by putting the set inside my vehicle. At the time I was driving by patrol vehicle and I was uncertain whether the TV would fit in the back seat of the car but the associate assured me that it was not a problem continuing in his attempts to force the box in the back cage.

After several failed tries, from different angles and applied force, I told him to just leave it at the store. I would be back to pick it up later that day with a larger vehicle. When I returned, the box was brought out to my vehicle where another associate placed it in the back for me. From there, I drove straight to my new home where my father and I personally removed the box from my car and placed it in the closet. It was placed in the closet to prevent theft and ensure safety. I know nothing hit the box while in the closet because there is nothing inside not even shelving is installed, so 100% empty.

On July 16, 2010, I was finally ready to hang the TV. So my father, brother, and I opened the box for the first time. Rather than attempt to lift the 50 inch TV set out of the carton, we decided that carefully cutting it from the back side would be the safer approach. We then proceeded to remove the dust cover over the top of it and as soon as the TV was visible, we all noticed the cracks that covered the screen. I immediately called the store to inform them that the new TV I bought was sold to me broken. I knew that this was in no way due to me being negligent and had no hesitations in reporting the problem to Best Buy assuming this would be handled in a professional manner, the right way. They told me to bring the set in the next day and they would look at it.

After I got off work the following day, my father met me at the store with the set. The store manager, Christopher **** took the box to the back of the store where he opened and examined it. When he came back out, he told me that there was nothing he could do for me! I was shocked. He said, "Well, how can I believe that you didn't drop it and are trying to get a new one for free?" Now, normally, I wouldn't be so surprised. In my line of work, I see people lie nonstop to get what they want but I was standing there in my uniform being accused of fraud! I pointed out to him that if it were dropped there would be damage to the surrounding frame and or box which there wasn't.

Furthermore, I was a traffic crash investigator for several years and have gone through many hours of training to determine the start point, source, and different types of glass shattering. I showed him that the trauma that caused the cracks were from the interior glass not the exterior, once again proving that the cracks were not caused by blunt force drop. The cracks were most likely caused by the set itself being twisted, torqued, or racked. I think it's safe to say that box was handled numerous times by a number of people prior to myself and I guarantee none handled the box as delicate as I.

He then stated, "Well, you are out of the 30-day return policy, normally people look at the set when they get home." To which I replied, "Do you mean to tell me that 5 days ago when it was still broke and within 30 days if I had brought it in, you would exchange it?" The answer I was given was, "No, because I don't know how it happened." My response, "That makes two of us!" He then offered me 10% off the purchase of another TV set! I'm sorry, but 10% is pales in comparison to the $900 I had already spent on what can now only be described as a large paper weight! I told him there is no way I can accept that, and asked to speak to a higher supervisor. He then provided me with the number to the corporate office and rudely walked away from me while I was talking.

Appalled with his blatant disrespect not only for me as a customer looking for assistance but also as an officer in uniform, I left the store and called the corporate office. They informed me that they would have someone come to my home and look at the set to try and fix it. The next day I stayed home between 12 - 5 all day to wait for the service worker. He arrived and was very polite while telling me that he could repair the set for $958 at my expense since the extended warranty does not cover physical damage which is more than what I paid for the original TV. Needless to say, I didn't tell him to go ahead and order the parts to repair it.

Since then, I have been doing a little investigation on the matter and have found that this seems to be an ongoing trend with the Best Buy Company. If you simply Google search "Best Buy broken TV", "Best Buy damaged TV", "Best Buy cracked TV", etcetera, you'll find plenty of stories painfully similar to mine. However, I've used my knowledge and respect for justice, to pursue the issue more. I've contacted Samsung directly, numerous TV technicians, and many other distributors asking this one simple question, "How does the internal glass of a plasma TV break without cracking the exterior glass?" The most common answer, "The set was twisted or laid flat.

"Oddly enough, this describes the conditions that were present while the Best Buy team attempted to assist me with packing a 50-inch box into a 48-inch back seat of my patrol car! I also possess video evidence of the above mentioned persons loading similar TVs into vehicles in all sorts of improper ways! Standing them on end, forcefully stuffing them in, rocking and shaking the units, some even laying the set flats which is an absolute no-no when it comes to thin plasma TV glass! I hope this matter can be taken care of the appropriate and honest way to avoid any further pursuit of action.

I recently purchased an Insignia television from Best Buy. The aspect ratio of the TV set is not correct. The screen image is cut off around the edges about an inch or two. I had a service tech come out, and apparently, there is no way to adjust the screen size. After logging on to Insignia's website for some help, I realized there are many people (different models, different sizes, same brand) with the same problem. No answers or solutions have been given by Insignia. I have never owned a TV set with this type of problem and don't want to own one (I'm stuck because my 60-day return ran out). Insignia is selling TVs that do not show a proper image. This goes for any connection that is used with the TV (tuner, cable, satellite, DVD, and video game systems). How can a company sell TVs that don't display a proper image? And there is no repair or replacement given by Best Buy.

On June 6, 2010, I purchased a 50-inch Samsung TV. I opened it a couple of days later only to find that the TV was damaged. I called Best Buy to speak with a manager. I didn't know that I should always ask for a name and write it down so if questions arise, I will have a name to come back on. But now I know. The manager I spoke with told me to bring back the TV at my convenience. So with my work schedule, that's exactly what I did. I work non stop, double after double and it is very hard for me to do what I need to do.

So I call today and ask if they have a replacement there already so I didn't have to run everywhere to get one. And the manager, a different person from the one I previously spoke with, told me they couldn't do anything for me since it's been over 30 days. It was very upsetting for me to hear this since I was told to bring it in at my convenience and that there was no rush.

Ha! Yeah, now I know why. Best Buy doesn't treat their customers fairly. This will only destroy their name and eventually bring them to bankruptcy! You can't have a business without consumers. So I have a TV that was opened with damages and I can't return it because it's been 3 days over 30 days. I have a TV, that I'm still paying for on a Best Buy credit card, that is damaged when I opened it.

I purchased a brand new LG 26" LCD TV from Best Buy on 3/15/10. Since about a week after purchase, there has been a recurring problem with the sound dropping off to "0". I have called the TV company on several occasions, the last being 6/28/10. After that conversation, I decided, since I had purchased an extended warranty for this TV to call Best Buy to see what could be done. I was advised that "unfortunately" since I purchased a 26" TV, not a 27" or bigger set, I would have to bring the set into Best Buy for service.

Since this is my husband's TV exclusively, and knowing that he would be without it for a while, I asked about a replacement TV and was told that since I had not purchased the "Platinum" warranty, no secondary TV would be provided. However, just for me, they would make an exception and let me purchase another set for home viewing and then return it when my set was repaired! After talking with my husband, he decided to do without a TV until this one comes back. I therefore took the TV to Best Buy and asked to talk to the young woman who spoke to me on the phone.

She came over and then immediately referred me to the Geek Squad. I stepped over to that line, was greeted with a pager and was told it would be about 45 minutes before I could be taken care of. People came and went to that window, but I still had to wait. He then called my pager, set up the TV and expected the problem to recur on command. The TV was turned on about 2:30 p.m. DST. He told me they would keep the TV for "observation" and see what happened.

Today, at 4:30 p.m. DST, this individual from the Geek Squad called me and said that the TV had been on for "2 days straight" and nothing happened. I told him "2 days" was impossible since he only had it since 2:30 yesterday. He kept saying but the sound is fine. I told him that was the problem - the sound goes out on various stations at various times of the day or evening, so even given the amount of time they've had the set, it wasn't unusual that nothing would happen.

Again, unfortunately, I mentioned that the agents from the company, upon my first call about this problem, told me to turn off the TV at the main switch (or unplug it), wait a while and then turn the TV back on and it should be fine. I also told him that now, in order to do this, it takes about 10 minutes to reboot, and he immediately jumped in and said, "That's your problem. Call your cable company." I told him, again, that this started before a cable box was attached to the TV, and I want someone to do something about this problem.

In November of 2008, I purchased a Samsung 32 inch LCD TV from Best Buy. I paid around $800.00 cash for this TV. Yet, I received no rebate or promotion. In February of 2009, I purchased a Mitsubishi 73 inch TV from Circuit City. I paid nearly $3,000.00 cash for this TV. Yet, I received no rebate or promotion whatsoever. In August 2009, while on vacation in Orlando, FL, I purchased a Bose Wave Music System from the Orlando Bose Store. I bought the system, the CD changer and some headphones. I paid at least $800.00 cash for this purchase yet, I received no rebate or promotion at all.

I bought 52" Toshiba in December 2005 and purchased extended warranty, which they said they would replace TV if it didn't work. It was a lemon from the start. They would not replace it. I had it serviced several times. It's still not working correctly. I wanted to extend the warranty before the first one expired in November 2009, and they refused stating there are too many problems with this model. This TV doesn't work at all now. Best Buy now tells me they have no record of any repairs on my TV, and that they would not have told me that they wouldn't offer another extended warranty.

What a scam. Someone needs to stop them from ripping consumers off. I paid $2,000 for this boat anchor; 30 to 40% of the time you cannot get a picture. Their repair service took the TV from my house 3 times and told me they replaced multiple parts and still it won't work properly. Now it is completely dead. Best Buy said they will give me a discount to buy another TV. Fat chance. They will never get another dime from me.

I bought 32" LG TV from Best Buy on Monday, June 14, 2010. I set it up and when I plugged it in, it turned on, but I noticed that it looked like an ink spilled on the screen. It was cracked from the side to the bottom of the screen; so I took it back to Best Buy to exchange it. The manager, Jason, said that it was physical evidence that it'd been dropped.

I told him I did not drop it nor did I do any other physical damage to it. He refused to exchange it. I told Jason that maybe some other customer had it and returned it. Jason said no, that could not have happened. Now I have to pay for a broken TV that was in no way my fault. Buyer, beware when you shop at Best Buy. Check your merchandise before leaving the store. I lost $484.68 which is the retail cost of the LG TV including tax.

I purchased a 46-inch flat screen TV from Best Buy on 11/15 08 for over $1000.00. I brought the TV to my "summer home", which we are at approximately 5 months of the year and had it set up for use. I have noticed a clicking noise when I turn the TV on, but this weekend, it refused to come on at all. I called Samsung and was told the same as everyone else. That "it's out of warranty" and that I was on my own. I then called Adam's repair in Huntington Beach and they came the next day as when I originally called Best Buy, they wanted $185.00 to send a Geek over. Adam's advised me that this has been an on-going problem with Samsung as they (Samsung) had a large problem with these power boards and capacitors.

My model is PN42A450P1D. This TV has probably been used a total of 4 months since it is a vacation home. I don't mind paying a high price for a good product but this is absurd. Samsung needs to step up and put their big boy panties on and fix their problems. I would even pay for the labor, but they need to replace these defective parts. I would love for an attorney to get involved with a class action suit.

I bought a flat screen TV 6 months ago. It was making weird noises. I turned it on one day. I heard a loud pop. The TV looked like it busted in the right hand corner. I thought it was going to blow up! I called Best Buy. They sent out geek squad twice and both times they said I damaged it, which was not true! They just looked at it without doing any diagnostic testing. They said, "Too bad!" I wanted my money back or even an exchange on it. The manufacturer said to deal with Best Buy. BB said to deal with the manufacturer. I'm confused! This could have caused a house fire! I just want an exchange or my money back!

I purchased a 42" plasma TV with Best Buy on 5/26/10. I didn't open the box until 5/28/10 when I realize the screen was cracked. I transported the TV back to Best Buy and I was advised that I was liable because the TV was transported incorrectly which in turn cracked the screen. I was not advised by the sales rep that I should be mindful of how I transported the TV and the warning was written on the bottom of the box, which was not visible to the customer at first glance. I am now out of $600.00 and the repairs will cost an estimated $956.00. My argument is: how can the store prove that the item was not damaged prior to the purchase if the item is sealed? Best Buy was certain that I cause the damage and would not give a store credit nor replace the TV. Please advice.

"4 year warranty" my **! My husband and I purchased a 65" Mitsubishi projector TV from Best Buy in 2007 and we have had problems since. We are on our 4th fix with them and under their warranty, they are to replace it and yet they refuse to. The headquarters could care less if they don't give the customer the respect they deserve. There is no reason to have someone wait 10 days for someone to diagnosis a problem with my TV. Then wait another 3 - 5 days for you to determine if I should receive a new one. Just do what your warranty states and give me a new TV! Or better yet, give me store credit and I'll pick up my own TV because Best Buy cannot be trusted whatsoever! I'm seriously considering a civil suit against them.

I purchased 42" LCD flat screen TV transported home ourselves. The TV was cracked and took it for exchange, however, they would not exchange. I called customer service who said it was up to store manager at store we bought it from and she stated no. We feel pretty discarded given we have spent much at Best Buy, now for us it is worst buy. We loaded up TV attempted exchange well within 30-day period and ended up driving home with a broken TV and no help whatsoever. It is just appalling that these companies want our loyalty as consumers but push customers to the side when customers need help in getting workable products.

We bought a 40" Dynex flat screen TV. We never had a flat screen before and was worried about the screen. The young lady who helped us, told us that we could get a four-year insurance to cover the screen if anything happens to it. We asked her, "Does that mean if we drop it before we get home, broke, or damaged?" She said yes. Today, I called them and told them that my TV had gotten a crack in it and it wouldn't work. At first, she said that I was not covered for the damage to the screen. I told her that it was not what I was told. She told me to call the Geek Squad and they would come out to fix it. I called them and they told me I wasn't covered. Best Buy lied to us big time. I am very angry about being lied to.

Background information: In August 2007, I purchased an LG 37LC7D television from Best Buy. At the time this unit sold for $1,138.99. I also purchased the 4 year protection plan. At the time, in the 37" LCD HDTV market, the LG unit was either the best or possibly second only to the Sony unit. This was the first TV in over 25 years I have owned as the main family room TV that wasn't a Sony. There certainly were units less expensive than the LG available at Best Buy and at numerous other electronic retailers at the time. This product was purchased for its superior quality and customer satisfaction of LG line, compared to the other units sold at Best Buy.

We have truly enjoyed this product up until 45 days ago when the system failed to turn on. Since that time, the Geek Squad has been to our house 4 times to diagnose and attempt to restore this product. Unfortunately, they were not successful. I was however impressed with the technicians. Each person was on time, professional and very courteous.

Yesterday, we received a call from the Best Buy stating they had decided to exchange the product rather than fix it. So, per their instructions, I loaded up the set and drove 20 miles to the nearest Best Buy. When I arrived, there was no record of the exchange number, causing the young man in customer service to make phone calls to determine the correct course of action. After several minutes, he returned to the counter and said, "I have some good news and some not so good news. I did clear it up and we will replace your TV, the not so good news is the person on the phone didn't tell you it takes 24 to 48 hours to get this information into the system, so we can't do anything until them", and he said I would need to bring my HDTV back at that time.

I suggested that rather than my hauling the TV back home again, it would be best for him to accept the TV now, since it was Best Buy's fault, I had arrived 24 to 48 hours too soon. He agreed and I left the unit with him. I then asked what the procedure was for replacing my HDTV. He explained that Best Buy would replace it with a comparable TV and the folks in the TV department could help me with that.

I went to the TV department, explained my situation, and ask what TV they would offer to replace my LG. I was shown the Toshiba 37E200U unit that sells for 599.99. This Best Buy store only carried three 37" LCD HDTV's and none of them with the quality and workmanship, I and others have found with companies like LG or Sony. I explained that I had purchased a $1,100 TV and questioned him, that he wanted to replace it with a $600 unit. I was told that the technology today is better than when I bought my unit, so the Toshiba actually had a better picture than my LG. I realize, most likely, an inexpensive no-name house brand LCD HDTV at Wal-Mart might have a better picture' today than any unit had 32 months ago, but what about the reliability, workmanship, customer satisfaction with that manufacturer? I bought, arguably, one of the top two 37" units available at the time. I spent the money to buy the best. Now this young man wanted to offer me a "replacement" unit that did not match those standards.

Purpose of my complaint to Best Buy: I have no interest in any HDTV with the reliability and customer satisfaction rating of Toshiba, which ranked 13th out of 16 in the most recent PC Magazine survey of more than 16,000 responders as to the reliability and service of the top 16 HDTV manufactures. Sony ranked 1st and LG was 2nd. Best Buy needs to provide me with a replacement that is far better than Toshiba. I would never buy one, I will never own one, and such an offer is insulting. I expect a replacement unit manufactured by a company with an overall customer satisfaction/reliability rating as high as LG. Units [they] sell such as Dynex, Toshiba, Insignia and Samsung are not acceptable. [They] only offer one such unit that is acceptable and that is the Sony Bravia model #KDL69EX600. It is currently on sale for $1,079.99 about the same price as my LG. This is the unit I would like to have in exchange. I requested that the conversation to start here, not with a $599.99 Toshiba.

Best Buy's company response. I received the company line from Best Buy that due to technology, the $599 Toshiba had better specs, so it is the model they will offer. Unfortunately specifications say nothing about quality, reliability or customer satisfaction. Specifications are just numbers. Analogy: I bought/owned a BMW, but Best Buy is now offering to replace it with a Chevy, just because the Chevy gets slightly better gas mileage, the Chevy has 2 more doors than the BMW, the Chevy included GPS navigation, while both have four tires, 2 seats, AM/FM/CD player and can go the same speed. Best Buy is right, the Chevy specifications are better than the BMW, but we both now it is an inferior product. I now will have to spend an additional $500.00 to get a product of the same quality as my original purchase from Best Buy. I am most disappointed with Best Buy and their 4 year inferior product replacement offer.

I purchased a 46" Mitsubishi TV and the four year extended warranty. After 18 months, the screen died and the Geek Squad came to repair it. They determined that it was not cost effective and I could get an exchange. When I went to exchange the TV, they did not have the similar model in stock and told me, I could spend up to the purchase price on a new one. They did not have any 46" TV's in stock that were in that price range, and refused to allow me to obtain a same size TV. I had to settle for a 42" LG to replace my 46" Mitsubishi. I should have known better than to buy an extended warranty, even though the TV was a total loss, I would have been better off with the $350.

We purchased a 46 inch LCD television. It was ordered on line for store pick up. The TV was placed in our car and we returned home. We removed the TV and my son noticed a crack in the screen. We turned the TV on and verified the screen was cracked. We brought the TV back to the store and was informed that we had caused the damage and the store was not responsible. We will lose $1200.00.

Best Buy Worst Service Buyer Be Miserable. On March 10, I moved to Fells Point in Baltimore. The next day when Comcast Cable arrived, we learned that my TV was not working properly. The 42 inch Panasonic was bought at a Best Buy in Canton, Ohio along with a four year warranty. Since I had also called the Geek Squad for a home theater installation, I asked that technician if he could fix the problem. When the technician arrived, he told me he could not repair the TV and to call Best Buy as I was covered by the warranty I purchased in 2008. The tale continues from here.

On March 15 (or about), I called 1-800-BestBuy and spoke with a representative in the Repair Department. We scheduled a service call from a Geek Squad Repair Man. The repair was scheduled between 12 and 4 pm a few days later and I was to receive a call that morning telling me a more exact time of his arrival. The call came at around 8:15 that morning. At around 3 pm when the repairman had still not arrived, just to be on the safe side, I called the Repair line and asked to confirm with the repairman.

The representative on the line told me that the technician assigned to me was not answering his phone and also had a full voice mailbox. When the technician still did not arrive by 4 pm, I called back and was told to wait till 5 pm. I waited till 5 pm, but the repairman never showed up. I missed a half day of work and still had no TV. I called 1-800-BestBuy again, was told there was nothing they could do and we scheduled another appointment for the following week.

On March 22 (or about), I took off again from work. This time the repairman showed, but only after I called the repair line to tell them to contact him directly and confirm. When the repairman arrived, he looked at the TV for about 15 minutes and told me I needed a new circuit. He would have to order the part which would come in about a week. He offered me an appointment to replace the circuit on the next Saturday. He also gave me the direct number for the local repair line.

On March 25 (or about), I received a lengthy voice mail from a woman (Carrie?) at the local repair department. She told me the part would not arrive till April 8 and that I was scheduled to have my repair done on April 14 (at which point I would be on a business trip). She also said I had the option of getting a new TV although I would forfeit the remainder of my warranty. She left a number to call her. On March 26 (or about), I called the number that was left for me and spoke with Neville. He could not find a record of the transaction at first, but called me later to say he was still checking on the part and that he would call me back. He never did.

On March 29, I called the number above and learned that Neville was on vacation. I believe I spoke with Carrie who told me that the part was due in the following week and she would try to get an appointment before my business trip. When I asked for Monday, April 5, she told me the technician does not work on Mondays. When I asked for Wednesday, April 7, she told me everyone was in training on that day. Since I was to be gone for a while and could not afford to miss work upon return, we booked the repair job for Saturday, April 24, even though this would be six weeks from the time I originally notified Best Buy of the problem.

On April 22, I wanted to be sure that my appointment was confirmed given the time between attempted appointments and called the number above and spoke with Neville. He did not remember me and I told him that I'd been scheduled for a repair this Saturday. He asked for my home phone number which unfortunately I could not remember (it's rarely used). He then stated, "As you are well aware, I cannot pull up your information without your home phone number." I told him I was not aware of that fact and given that my name is rather unique, he should try to search on that.

He said that would only pull up hundreds of names, but agreed to do a name search for my record. He again told me he had no knowledge of my repair needs, and that according to his records, I was to be set up for a Home Theater installation, not a repair. He told me he'd have to get back with me. When I came home that night I had a message on my answering machine from Neville (I had asked him to call my cell phone instead) stating that he had no record of my repair appointment and to call him the next day.

I immediately called 1-800-BestBuy Repair Department and told them the story. The young woman on the other end was very apologetic and told me not to worry because she showed my repair appointment as still scheduled for Saturday between the hours of 8 am and 12 noon.

On April 23, Neville called me at home at 7:45 am and told me he found the work order and someone would be there tomorrow. Again, I would receive a call in the morning to narrow down the time between 8 am and 12 noon when the technician would arrive. On April 24, 9:37 am, I called 1-800-BestBuy because I had not received a call from the technician giving me a time frame for his arrival. At 9:44 am, I was transferred to Amber who put me on hold and did not come back. After 7 minutes, I hung up and saw that I had a voice mail from Mark at 1-800-. The message stated that the technician was unable to make his route today, that I would not be serviced and to call to reschedule my appointment.

At 10:00 am, I called the number above and was transferred to Tyrike. I told him I wanted his supervisor. Ricky (located in the southeast) then got on the phone and told me the only thing he could do was email the technician's supervisor and have him call me. Given the way I'd been treated by Best Buy, the Geek Squad and the local Baltimore technicians, this did not make me feel comfortable. I asked Ricky what to do if the call did not come. He told me to call back. When I asked Ricky if I could contact him directly so I would not have to explain my long history to someone else, he told me "no" and that I would be placed in the supervisor's "queue" and handled by anyone who picked up the phone.

At 10:20 am, Rodney **, a technical supervisor in Richmond, Virginia called me. I asked him if he could send a technician to me this evening and he said he had no one. He told me I had two options. First, I could wait on the part; however, he could not guarantee that the part would work or the technician would show up. Second, I could replace my current TV although he could not guarantee a similar television (it's whatever the store has in stock, apparently). He did say Best Buy would make me whole. Also, I would lose the remainder of my warranty if I went with this second option. He did offer to send me a $50 gift card to help with the payment, but could not tell me how much a warranty cost.

While his tone was apologetic, he began many sentences with phrases such as "I can't hand you the world" or "I don't have a crystal ball so what we try may not work." My personal favorite was "I can't guarantee you when the TV will be delivered. I have no control over that." He said he could get his supervisor for me, but he didn't know when his supervisor could call me. He did close our first call with telling me Best Buy wanted to keep me as a customer. I told him I would think about my options and call him back in two hours.

At 12:15 pm, I called Rodney and told him that I would take the new TV and to send me the gift card. He advised me to drive to the store rather than call to pick out a TV. He said there would be an extra charge if I wanted to upgrade but that Best Buy was required to give me a comparable TV at no charge. Delivery would also be free. He provided me with a number for the exchange 467062. The call ended.

At 11:45 pm, I sent the above timeline to Best Buy via email. At 11:53 pm, Best Buy sent me an email: "... If this email does not answer your concerns please reply to this email. Thank You. Best Buy Customer Care Best Buy Customer Care 1-888- for immediate assistance"

At 11:55 pm, I reported Best Buy to the Better Business Bureau using this timeline as back-up. I also reported Best Buy to Ripoff.

I've been without a TV for six weeks which I can certainly deal with; however, Best Buy is not guaranteeing that the part will work and can't commit to getting the TV fixed. My only option now is to replace the TV and purchase a new warranty while there is still 28 months left to go on my current one.

I sent my television to a best Buy subcontractor to fix the display on my Samsung 26-inch TV. Best buy sent the subcontractor a display not once but twice. I have been without a television for about 1 month. I want Best Buy to either fix my TV or give me a new one. My TV is still under warranty. This is not right.

I bought a TV from Best Buy on August 13, 2008. At the time of my purchase I also bought the replacement contract. On April 16, 2010, I tried to exchange the TV because it wasn't working right. According to Amro, as of October 2008, Best Buy no longer replace TVs, it's is sent away for two or more weeks to be repaired. Once the TV is returned to to store we would need to come back and pick it up. I was never given such a policy in writing, nor anything close to it. Had I known at the time of purchase my decision would have been different. It is unfair to have my options taken away. I would have gone with a vendor that can satisfy my request. What am I to do for two weeks without a TV? Am I now forced to buy another one? The reason for my purchasing the insurance is for prompt service.

I will never step foot in a Best Buy Store again and I will discourage all my friends and family from doing so as well. Here's my story about the Best Buy store #409 located in Comstock Park, MI 49321 (616-). On 1/23/10, my husband and I purchased a Samsung 46" LED 1080P 120HZ TV LP# 200000487098610, (other numbers on receipt: 9238835 UN46B600VF), Geek Squad Standard Home theater setup-9 Item #8788172, order # 444462602, Val# 0163-8022-6369-6413, from Best Buy. Purchase price of TV is $1399.99 Purchase price of Home theater set-up-9 is $149.99. These I paid for by a combination of cash, gift card and check.

During our decision making process, our sales associate, Randy, informed us that the TV would need to be calibrated by a technician to get the best possible natural colors like skin tones for the TV to go along with lighting in our room and make it run energy efficient. No problem. When paying for the transaction, we decided to have the Geek Squad come out to install the TV, hooking it up to all our existing components once it was delivered. In addition to that, I clarified and verified with Randy that this Geek Squad technician would also calibrate the TV at that time. Randy informed me that I was correct and for the $149.99, we were paying for the Geek Squad that was all included.

The TV was delivered, and the Geek Squad came out on 1/26/10 to do all the installations. When asked about doing the calibration, I was informed by the Geek Squad technician that the TV had to run for about 120 hours or what was equivalent to 1 month of normal everyday usage before the calibration could be done. I had this Geek Squad technician look at my receipt which stated a technician would contact me by 2/27/10 and verify that this is what he was referring to. He positively verified this.

Fast forward to 4/9/10. Time flies when you lead busy lives. My husband noticed a few irregular lines on the TV and realized we had never gotten a call from the Geek Squad to calibrate our TV. I make the call to the Best Buy store to arrange this. Here's where the not so fun, extremely poor customer service issues begin. First, I'm informed to call 1-800-GEEK SQUAD to arrange this appointment. I spoke with Michael who informed me, "Your receipt doesn't indicate you paid for this service and we have no record of an order for the calibration for you TV." I explained how my transaction with the sales associate went as stated above. I was promised a calibration for my TV and I expected an appointment for this.

After a lengthy conversation with Michael, I'm now transferred back to the store to speak with the then acting store manager Amanda. Again, I have to "tell my story" to her as she has no clue why she's receiving my call. Do you think there's a communication issue with them? I also explained to her the "irregular lines" we're getting on the TV. After another lengthy conversation with her, I'm told she has to speak to someone else about this issue and get back to me. An hour later, we chat. Now, I'm informed I have to call 1-888-Best Buy to arrange for a technician to come out to my home to check the "irregular Lines" on the TV. "Are they also going to do the calibration at that time?" I ask. "Noz.," she says, "when checking all the paper work with your order, Randy, your sales associate placed you order for a free calibration, but it was for a free audio calibration not the TV." Wrong answer!

We didn't need audio calibration, we didn't purchase any audio equipment. "Well then", I say, "he obviously placed the order incorrectly for us and I expect you to rectify the issue right now. I'm not having an exceptional experience with your organization right now. Your sales associate made the error, it seems like a simple fix to me. Place the order for my calibration as promised and arrange my appointment." No luck there. Here's the funny thing, I inform her that I'm a nurse and if I refused to care for my patients the way I was being refused service by Best Buy, I'd be out of a job. Guess what? I have to hear how she understands my situation because her grandmother was in the hospital and didn't get good care. I had to listen to her story now. Do I care about her grandmother at this point? Heck no. I want my calibration issues resolved.

Again I told her, "It's a simple fix. Your store made the error, your store corrects the error." Oh no! Again, I'm told to call 1-888-BEST BUY to speak to consumer relations. I asked her to do that for me and spoke as my advocate since it was their stores error. I'm into the advocate thing because that's what I am for my patients. Not a happening thing. Although, she tells me she's speaking with their home theater manager to see what they can do and she'll call me back. Three days pass and no callback. Okay, so I call 1-888-BEST BUY to arrange my technician to come out and check the "irregular lines" and speak to a Consumer relations rep. I get "Victor" on the line. So I told him my story which has become quite lengthy because I'm now including all my conversations with previous people like Michael and Amanda. I want the issue resolved this day.

Victor puts me on hold and calls the Best Buy store. He now gets Catrina who informs him that she knows a little about the issue but can't do anything about it because my receipt doesn't indicate I paid for the calibration. Well, of course, it doesn't. My sales associate, Randy, ordered it wrong! Victor now has to call back the next day and speak to the general manager, Drew G. "I will get this taken care of," says Victor, "and call you back. Would it be okay if I negotiated for you? If they won't give you the calibration (which by the way he says is a $300 charge) would you accept a discount on it?" Absolutely not!

Victor calls back 4/14/10 and informs us we are being offered a $100 credit toward a calibration and would we be good with that. Is this guy nuts? No we're not good with that. By now, I've been surfing the internet and reading all the consumer complaints about Best Buy's customer service. It's amazing. You should check it out. I'm also very concerned that if they do come out to calibrate the TV, they'll screw it up. I'm amazed that a $45 billion company who boasts providing an exceptional experience for their consumers and who probably loses more than $300 in theft a week can't fix a simple mistake their sales associate made when the original transaction was made. He promised us a free calibration for our TV. He ordered it wrong. Blah, blah, blah, you know the story.

So here we have Randy, Michael, Amanda, Victor, Catrina, and Drew G all telling me how very sorry they are about all the hassle I've been going through, but no one takes responsibility for Randy's actions. This is the story of our country, don't you think? No one takes responsibility, passes the buck and never takes care of the issues. Now, I'm the bad guy like I'm trying to rip them off. I live by the motto, "Do the right thing always" no matter what it takes both in my personal and professional life. It's too bad Randy, Michael, Amanda, Victor, Catrina, and Drew don't live by that motto as well. Perhaps they weren't born with a conscience.

I don't expect big old Best Buy to accommodate me in any way with this issue at this point. Why would they? I'm just another consumer who walked into their store, bought an expensive item, as I've done in the past with cameras and video equipment, walked out and was forgotten just like all the rest of their consumers I imagine. After speaking with a couple of reliable TV service technicians, I've been informed that I really don't need a calibration for my TV since the TVs of today come out of the warehouse set very close if not right on to correct color and brightness for both daytime and nighttime viewing.

Is Best Buy selling their consumers service they don't really need. Sounds like a scam to me. I do however feel I should be compensated in some way for all the time I spent on the phone trying to get the issue resolved and all the hassle trying to deal with incompetent people which equals about 3-4 hours. Why am I writing this long story for you to read? Because perhaps someone along the way will read it and decide to never step food in a Best Buy store again and that's one less consumer to add to their $45 billion in sales per year.

I bought a Brand New Samsung 32" LCD for my mom. She lives about an hour away from me. I bought it on a Thursday and took it to her on Sunday. This box was never opened and there were no disclaimers on it. It does have a store sticker on it, like it had been moved from one store to another. I opened it and set the stand under it and placed it on a cabinet. I plugged it in and found that the screen had been cracked as it had a look of glass shattered. My first thought was did I drop it? No. Did I drop something on the box during my ride to my Mom's? No. It sat in the rear of a Lexus SUV. At this point, I had to pack it back up and decided to take it back to the nearest Best Buy rather than traveling an hour each way. I took it to the return counter and was told to go pick out another TV, which I did but only found one that was $70 more. No biggie, I brought it to the counter and was ready to pay the difference and get back to Mom's to hook it up. A manager then told me, and I quote "I am sorry to tell you, but I can not accept this as a return". I was confused and asked why? The reason I got was, and I quote " there is no way I can determine how this got damaged, and since it is physical damage, I can not accept this back." Remember, this was brand new and 3 days went by.

After contacting Customer Relations at a corporate level, I was told the same thing. The best they could do to make me happy, was sell me another TV with a 10% discount and that the TV that was damaged, could be thrown away. I have seen flyer coupons that are better than that and it is not about the money!

What happened was a customer went into a retail store and bought a new product and when opened, found that it had damage, tried to return it and buy another one and was denied. It was implied that I did the damage, but they could not prove that because the TV had no visible damage anywhere on it where it showed it was dropped, stepped on or used as a baseball glove! Looks like I own a broken new TV.

I have been buying all of my electronics at Best Buy over many years and I am a Reward Zone Member also for many years. I can only imagine that over the years I have spent thousands and thousands of dollars there. My account with Best Buy reflects that.

My continued electronic, appliance, gadget, DVD, CD, GPS purchases will continue somewhere else along with my entire family and all my close friends and all my employees and anyone else that may read this. Geeze, that might add up to hundreds. Wow, just think, if the Store Manager knew anything about Customer Service and realized that not taking care of this situation could cost Best Buy so much more than a $400 TV.

We purchased a 50" Insignia TV from Best Buy on January 31, 2009, and it just stopped working in March 2010. I called Geek Squad for repair. We purchased a service plan when we got the TV, when we were supposed to get it free with the purchase of a 30" TV or larger, at that time. We were charged for the plan anyway, and still did not get the coverage so, when our TV broke, because the guy who sold us the TV messed up from the start and never printed it on our receipt, we did not have coverage, but we still had warranty coverage. The TV came with 1 year warranty, and shortly after buying the TV we were sent new warranty info from Insignia, stating that the TV had a limited 2 year warranty, that replaced the 1 year that came with the TV, which worked out well, since they had messed up on the service plan that we purchased, and never got.

From the time the technician came out, there was a problem. It took a week for him to get to our house, and when he made it, he looked at the TV and said the main board has gone out, and that he would order the part for it. We asked about a loaner TV, since our paperwork stated that if repairs could not be made on first visit, we could get a loaner. The technician, Brian, told us that we could not get one. So, he ordered the part on 3/22/10, and one of the IT guys called, stating that the part was on back order until 4/2/10, and that it would be in again. I asked why we could not have a loaner until that time. He questioned me again about the warranty paperwork, and if it stated we could have one. I told him yes. He said he would put in the order, and have a tech call to schedule a time to drop it off that day. We never heard from this tech, and they did not deliver a loaner TV.

My husband called them, after I waited all day for this call that never came, and the guy told him they would take care of it. Two days have passed, and still no call or loaner TV. On the third day, we got a message from Jennifer of the Geek Squad, saying they looked at our information, and we could not have a loaner. We let it go, since the 2nd of April was just days away, and our part would be in, so we were told. Well, the 2nd came and went, and we got no call or time scheduled to deliver the part from Best Buy. I called them on Sunday, and spoke with a supervisor named Dawn, and she forward an email to the technicians and managers, because I was mad, and she promised they would call me at 10 AM on Monday. The call never came

I called them at 1:21 pm and asked what the problem was. I spoke with another supervisor named Kim, who advised me that the parts that was ordered had been canceled, because it was the wrong part, and another part had been ordered, which we had no idea we even needed, and that it would not be in until the 13th of April. I was so angry that no one had notified us of anything. I asked her to email the techs and managers for the lack of customer service we had being getting, and promised phone calls. She did that, and within minutes, the lead tech, Katti, calls back, and I went over the same stuff with her, except she lies about not getting the emails from Sunday, and then she finds it, and lies again about how she is behind on checking emails, and have not gotten to Sunday's emails, then she starts questioning me about our warranty and getting a loaner TV all over again, and states she will call back in an hour.

When she called back again, she is questioning me about my paperwork, and asked if I could fax the papers to her. I said the tech can pick them up when he comes out, and bring our loaner TV. She said she would call her boss and see if he would approve the loaner without the papers. She hangs up after I gave her a few choice words. She calls back not even 10 minutes later, asking more questions about the paperwork. She stated that everything she was pulling up on my TV states it had a one year warranty, and again, we go round and round about how the paperwork I have, clearly states the 2 year warranty replaces the 1 year warranty that came with the product. She hangs up and calls back again, and states Brian would be calling me the next morning between 8-10 AM, to schedule a time to bring the loaner, but to make sure to have a copy of the paperwork to give to him. I said I will. Brian called the next day and stated they would be here about 12 or 12:45.

When they arrived, the first thing Brain did was asked me questions again about the warranty. I pulled the copies I made and gave them to him. He and the other tech, Robert, started going over it, then he grabs my owner manual that came with the TV, and started looking at it again, asking questions. I am very mad by now, because he left the TV in the truck, and came in interrogating me about this paperwork. I told him either he was going to leave the TV or not, but that he was not going to keep questioning me about this paperwork, when I had showed him my proof. He asked me where I got the paperwork. I said it was mailed to me by Insignia. He asked when, and I said I don't have the exact date and time. He asked what else came with it, and I asked what he meant. He then asked me if I printed this online. I said no. I told him how I got it. He continued to question me, and then the other tech said to just call the manager, since it states the 2 year replaces the one year.

He stepped out to call his manager, and we waited for this guy to come back into my house, being rude, asking me fifty questions again, and I told him how angry I was with the way we had been treated. He didn't care what I was saying. He just continued to be rude and unprofessional. He said since it's been 15 days. He would see if they would just replace it, which is what my husband told him he wanted, anyway. I asked when he talked to my husband. He stated it was back on the 22nd. I let him know that if they had called us back when they where supposed to, and let us know what was really going on, we would not be going through all of this now. He told me that my husband was cool about it, and I told him how angry my husband was also, and he was like whatever.

So, we waited on his manager to call back, and when he did call, he wanted to talk to me I got on the phone with the manager, and again the questions started. He asked me if I have proof of my warranty info. I said yes and I have given Brian a copy. He still asked me to fax it to him, and I said I am not paying money to fax paperwork, when I have already given the tech a copy of it. He then tells me that they will leave the loaner, and be sure to send the copies with the tech. He also told me that the computer states my warrenty expired on 1/15/10, and I said that's funny since we did not purchase the TV until 1/31/09, and that would not be even a whole year.

The manager never said a word about replacing the TV, which is what Brian claims he was waiting on the call back for him, for Brian again states, with the questioning about the purchase date, and where my receipt was. I gave the other tech the receipt, and he stated I was right, that it was 1/31/09, and even he says that their computer has something different, and agrees with me that this whole thing was messed up badly. Brian had gone outside on the phone, still with the manager, walks back into my house with the loaner, after all of that, leaves my front door standing open, and started hooking up the TV making smart comments the whole time he's on the phone, and never once stopped to close my front door. I guess the bugs can just come on in. It took the other tech to say I will close your door.

When I asked what they were doing about getting it replaced, he says they declined it, because they still feel like we're out of warranty. I have never felt so disrespected in my own home before, or questioned the way I have been by them in my life, and not only that, we have only had this TV for a year, and it is already broken. I think they sold us a lemon from the start. and now they are trying to get out of fixing this defective product. I will never buy anything from them again. They are selling bad products to people, and selling fake service plans. They need a class action suit filed against them for selling defective products to people. We have a $1,300 1 year old defective product, and mental and physical distress, which caused my blood pressure to shoot up, and my headaches to worsen, with all the stress and drama.

I bought a 50" insignia plasma television from Best Buy in the beginning of April. Two weeks later, the picture on the television went out, but the sound was still working. I called the Geek Squad and Doug **, Technician number 6008 came to our house and examined the television. Doug said there was no way to fix it and filled out a Part order card.

He instructed us to bring our TV and the slip to Best Buy and get a whole new one. The order card describes " customer to exchange within 30 days of purchase". After transporting the TV, Best Buy would not accept nor exchange our TV. We also bought the four year warranty to protect us. We want a new TV as we deserve it. We did not spend as much money on a television and four year warranty to get raped like this.

We want a new TV and we want it now. Your customer service representatives are the worst I have ever dealt with and you need to seriously consider training in this area. I called and talked to a manager who said he would talk to the technician and call me back. He never called me back and when I called back the next day, your employees would not transfer me through to him. Something has to be done about this and I demand compensation. I will not give up until I am satisfied with a 50" plasma TV in my living room again!

I bought my Toshiba HD Projection Television Model # 50HM66 on Dec 5, 2006. Since I bought it, I have had to replace the lamp 3 different times. I believe that is absolutely ridiculous! Had I known I would have to replace the bulb every year, I would have never bought the TV to begin with. I have another friend that has the same model and they have had it for about the same amount of time and their bulb has not burned out ever. I believe this is a lemon and an absolute waste of money.

Toshiba has lost another customer forever! From the looks of this website, I am surprised you have any customers left. Of course having talked to Best Buy, they won't do anything about it because lamps aren't covered. The warranty after a year is no good. I believe I was not given the facts to begin with, coupled with the fact that no TV lamp should go out every year!

All we want is to get the TV we sent in for service back, or replaced. Simple as that! The customer service that we have been receiving from one of the Best Buys stores has been horrible and unacceptable. We have been customers of their for many years. We bought all of our home appliances from them and have also referred many of our friends, which we will no longer do. We have been keeping somewhat of a log with everything that has happened. We have been given the run around for the last 4 days and everyone just keeps pointing fingers back and forth.

We sent in our TV to get serviced due to the speaker being blown. There were no scratches on it when we took it in to the store and the way the store was treating the TV, we made it clear that we wanted it back the way we had it, with no scratches. We asked them to be careful with it and to please have it packaged ASAP. The service department that it was shipped to called with questions regarding the speaker and mentioned that there were scratches on the casing of our TV. We told them that there were no scratches on the TV, other than the speaker it was in perfect condition. James at the service center said he was going to look at the TV more deeply and give us a call back.

We then received a voicemail from him stating that he was not willing to send the TV back due to the scratches he found on the in panel side along with the ones he found on the casing. That he had processed the exchange and that we would just need to go in to Best Buy with our receipt and we would be given another TV. (We still have this voicemail btw). That the store had no choice and that if we had any issues to call him back. We called Best Buy on Sunday (3/20/2010) and they said they couldn't do anything for us. So we waited until Monday to give James a call.

Monday (3/22/2010)

Called Monday, was put on hold twice and each time was on hold for no less than 20 minutes. Second time we were on hold we got, transferred to a line that rang for another 10 minutes. Called back for the 3rd time and was told that we would get a call back (this was around 5pm). Received no call and called back to the store at about 8:30pm. Was told then that they were looking for a replacement TV and that there wasn't enough people working to help us at the time that someone would call back the next day. Never received a call on Tuesday.

Tuesday (3/23/2010)

Called Tuesday, afternoon. Got put on hold twice again. Spoke to a Mark, was told that process was being held up due to authorization needed from James. That message was left for James. When I mentioned I would call James directly, they asked for James number so they can call him. How did they leave him a message but then needed his number to call him? I told them that he works from 7:30am 3:30pm according to his message. He said he was going to contact James and call us back. (4:40pm). Never received a call again.

Wed (3/24/2010)

Called James at service center twice and left messages and still no response as of 11am. Manager at best buy stated call 1800 geek squad to make sure he completed exchange for new one, so I don't waste my time going to Best Buy. Process hasn't been completed cause best buy is requiring photos and proof as of the 23 of march. Also they cannot close this out. Only a manager at best buy can (as it was started there) Manager Rich is checking on it and calling me back.

Spoke to a Mark, not helpful again (big surprise) asked for a number that I can have from highest authority. They gave an 1888 number. Was told that TV was on order from Samsung directly. Told her that was the 3rd different story we have heard. She put me on hold and then it was transferred to a voicemail system. Left a message and called back again. Have been on the phone for 2 hours. Spoke to a gentleman and was transferred to a manager. Getting nowhere. We want our TV! Old or New! Why can't someone give us a straight answer. We can't we get transferred to the correct person instead of having to explain this long tedious experience to different people each time one of us call. This run around, being put on hold, sent to a line that rings for 20 minutes, sent to people who don't understand anything and waste our time is completely unacceptable.

On top of this whole experience, the day we purchased the TV, we were told by one sales associate that we shouldn't buy Samsung, that Panosonic is the only best out there and that is all his has that he has $60,000 worth of Panasonic in his home and was very pushy on the subject so we left and department and came back to work with another one. The PS3 games that we purchased, were given to us with the clear plastic security cases and we had to cut them out at home for the birthday we had the next day. We went to pick up our TV that we were told was ready and had to wait 45 minutes for the service we paid $79 for and were told was going to be done when we picked up. We didn't receive the remote that belonged to the DVD player we purchased the same time and was given the wrong one when we went back to pick up the remote. This last experience at Best Buy has been horrible. We especially want the issue with the TV resolved.

Was just told by some manager at some 888 number that we were give (which supposedly some higher authority number) that she would give us a call back.

I purchased a 46" 120 Hz LCD TV in Jan 08 and now have had to have the main power board replaced twice. The first time was in May 09 and I have just scheduled the second capacitor replacement this week. I paid $2,400 for this TV just over two years ago and I cannot believe they haven't recalled these televisions by now.

They refused to replace TV. I was not told about the courtesy delivery. I was told several times that I was talking to corp. when I was not! I have spent the past 3-1/2 hrs. on the phone getting the same robotic answer. I just want customer service, not a runaround!

I bought a $200 Insignia TV from Best Buy recently. The TV was sold as new. Upon opening the box, I noticed that: 1) the batteries were in the remote already, 2) some of the wires and such appeared to have been previously opened (one of the boxes that had the wires was ripped open), 3) the plastic protective strip was somewhat removed, 4) the power connection in the back was loose, and caused the TV to shut off randomly, and 5) the welcome screen that shows up on that type of TV didn't show up (and the manual stated that it would show up when the TV was turned on for the first time).

I brought it back the next day and returned the TV. However, no one believed that it wasn't a new TV. I called the hotline, and after they spoke to the Dedham branch manager, they told me that it was impossible that I was sold a used TV as new. The person I spoke to stated that because there wasn't a scratch on the TV, it was new. They basically called me a liar. Based on that response, I will never purchase any major electronic from them. I wouldn't know if it was truly new or of it was repackaged as new.

We had purchased a plasma TV, necessary parts to install as well as the Geek Squad service charge ($449) to install on a specified date (December 23). The TV arrived. Saying the guys were coming to install, we waited all day--they never came. When we called, they never had our name in the system for the service. I got the run-around on the phone, different people, different departments, for 2 1/2 hours! I got nowhere. They wanted to reschedule for January but that was impossible for us as we were traveling. We just requested our money back. We called again. It was like starting from square one, having to explain everything even though I had a case number, etc. I have never been so furious in all my life. Then they said to look for the credit end of January. It takes awhile--no credit. Now pursuing thru their customer service link on the website--no response.

This is what we last sent February 5th:

"This credit should be for $449 plus tax being the cost of the Geek Squad Advanced Home Theater Setup. This was originally scheduled for December 23, and when the installer did not appear we called on that day to be told it was not scheduled in your system. We cancelled that portion of our order in exchange for a credit. We explained at the time to a customer sales agent or supervisor in sales called Debbie that we lived overseas and needed the install as originally arranged with the sales agent Shannon, who we ordered from by phone prior to Christmas. The alternate date offered in January was not acceptable as would be returned overseas. Pending resolution of this matter, I have disputed the $449 charge with my credit card company as no refund has yet appeared on my statement. Please advise."

To top it off, when we were traveling in January, we picked up voicemail from home only to find two messages from Best Buy confirming our rescheduled Geek Squad date. I never scheduled it and never asked for it; in fact, I refused it. All I want is the credit, that is all. We had to pay a handyman to install everything for us. We are out the $449 and seek a credit. I do not want store credit. I'll never deal with Best Buy again. Can you help us? Thank you.

On 11/22/08, I bought an Insignia (Model: NS-LCD47HD) television for about $800.00 cash money, along with the extended 4-year warranty. The television was sold to us by "Jeff," the store manager. In the first place, some employee had entered a Dallas/Fort Worth telephone number in our account which forfeited nearly 175 Best Buy points due to their error. That is another horrible story.

I have tried to get this bonus point situation resolved as well, to no avail. The Reward Zone department would not assist me because the telephone number was wrong and by the time it was figured out, some time had elapsed and I lost all those purchase points through no fault of mine. I called "Jeff" at the San Angelo Best Buy several times and he said that he would look into it. I never got a response. Again, this is another horrible story with Best Buy yet to be resolved.

Whenever I would call for "Jeff," the customer service desk would take my name, number and a message and still, "Jeff" would never respond. Back to the television issue. The television sound was intermittent and when turned off, unplugged and replugged, it would work properly for a while and then revert back to the same problem after a few days.

We contacted the local Best Buy who referred us to 1-888, and they in turn sent out the local repair unit from Delta Electronics (who, by the way, at least in my case, never kept me advised of what is going on with the electronic repairs unless I called them). Delta Electronics picked up the TV on or about 01/20/10 to check it out with five to seven days required just to look at the product and determine what, if anything, is wrong with it.

I have called them twice at Delta Electronics (because they never called me) to only get the run around and was told to call 1-888 for answers about the parts being ordered. In turn, I have been dealing with the 1-888 line calling now on three different occasions. Each time, I get the run around of it will take three to five more business days to decide if the part can be located or if the television can be replaced using the warranty we paid for.

After the second call, I was told the parts could not be located nationally and a decision would be made about replacement in three to five more business days. This was on or about 2/2/10. I called 1-888 this morning and both my wife and I got the run around again. After speaking with the customer service rep, my wife requested to speak with a supervisor and then did talk with a female who, after being asked her name, identified herself as "Flasie." "Flasie" informed my wife that it would take yet another three to five business days to find the parts. Now, the replacement option has apparently been denied by some unknown entity within the Best Buy hierarchy, after I was told before that the parts could not be located and the replacement option needed to be reviewed/approved by another department.

Soon, it will be a month with no television repairs made and no decision given about replacing it using the warranty we paid for. I would not recommend Best Buy for a major television purchase and definitely not waste your money on an extended warranty. Unfortunately, before this experience, we laid out another nearly $2,300 for another television with an extended warranty plan.

I cannot wait for something to happen so we can get the run around once again. So now we wait again for five more days to hear something back or call 1-888 for more hassles, redirection and misinformation. A satisfied customer tells a friend and a dissatisfied customer tells ten. I will undoubtedly be talking to ten friends today and so will my wife.

Going on my fifth bulb replacement. I bought Best Buy warranty but lo and behold , the warranty is over and under their "Lemon Law", part bulbs are not a service repair item. But on all the service bills I have, it lists a service repair bill on the bill. Best Buy lemon part says after the 3rd service call and a 4th service call is needed, they will replace your TV with something comparable. But after the 4th repair, the bulb replacement is now a consumable item and not covered on the warranty. Even though they replaced it 4 times.

Don't ever buy a TV from Best Buy or an extended warranty because they will find some excuse to not replace it. I have been screwed four times and now the fifth time they don't want to screw me. I feel used.

On 8/11/2007, I purchased a Panasonic 50" plasma TV - Model# TH50PZ700U - for $2,700 along with Best Buy's 4-year Performance Service Plan for $400. On 1/4/2010, the TV stopped working and a call was placed to Best Buy requesting service. On 1/6/2010, I received a call from Prodigan Tech Group, the Authorized Panasonic Service facility for my location. They took down information, determined over the phone what parts needed to be ordered and said it would take 10-11 days for the parts to come in and 3 days to schedule the repair.

On 1/20/2010, I called the repair facility requesting an update and they would only tell me the parts were on order. When I asked if they were on back-order, they said no. I then asked if they could research why the parts were taking longer than normal to come in and their response was, "We can't do that."

On 1/28/2010, I called the repair facility again and got the same response. I then called Best Buy and explained the situation. The person indicated they would initiate a replacement TV request and it would take 3-5 business days to approve. I called Best Buy for an update on 2/2, 2/3, and 2/4 and each time I was told they would have a decision by 2/5 and would call me.

On 2/5, I called Best Buy at 6:45PM since I never received the promised call. I was told they were having a "system outage" that can last a day or 2 and they wouldn't be able to give me an update at that time. On a whim, I called back at 8:15 PM. I asked the geek agent (or whatever you call those people) if they were experiencing any kind of "system outage" that would prevent them from giving me an update and was told they were not having any problems with an outage. I then asked to speak with a supervisor who gave me a different story about the supposed "outage" and stated they would need another 5 days to see if they could "locate" the needed parts and then they would put in a request for a replacement.

Needless to say, I was being deceived, getting conflicting stories and the extreme runaround. Meanwhile, my TV has been out of service for over a month now. I have been very patient up until now and I will settle for nothing less than a replacement Plasma TV (new). I have been a long time customer of Best Buy and their extended warranties (which I've never had to use) but that is about to come to an end unless a timely resolution is met.

I bought a Sony Bravia model 32L4000 from Best Buy and paid over $700 for it. The TV is only 17 months old and has vertical lines of color all through the picture. I called Sony and they said they only guarantee their product for one year but would be glad to charge me $99 to look at it. So I called the store where I bought the TV, Best Buy, and asked if they stood behind the merchandise they sell. The answer was "no" not unless you pay extra for their insurance. I will no longer shop at Best Buy or buy Sony products.

I have a Sony 55 inch LCD TV. I had the lamp replaced a year ago and it broke again. The TV service man called it in and said I was only covered for 1 bulb replacement. When I purchased the TV, I specifically asked if bulb replacements were covered under the extended warranty and was told yes. This was important because this was also a floor model. Now a few years later, apparently Best Buy has changed its policy and only covers 1 bulb replacement. Best Buy no longer cares about its customers and the products it sells. I will never buy anything from Best Buy again.

I bought a TV 55" on Jan. 5th 2010 and the delivery was Friday Jan 8th 2010. I refused the TV because it was with a wrong TV stand. The TV was in a dangerous forward position. We sent the driver back with the TV and told them we will cancel the deal. Next day, we went to the store and the told us that the TV is in their warehouse "but until it's back in the store inventory, we will not get our money back ($1500). Now we don't have our TV and no money too. After three days (Jan. 13th 2010), we went back to Best Buy and asked about our money. The same answer as before: No TV in store no money. This looks to me like a crime and has nothing to do with shop policy.

In November 2005, I purchased an LG 50" plasma television from Best Buy in Dover, DE. At that time, I also purchased the 3-year extended warranty. In May 2008, while watching the TV, there were three very loud "bangs" and the TV shut down. After contacting the warranty service, the TV was repaired (after waiting almost 4 weeks). The repair cost totaled over $ 700.00. On December 27, 2009, while watching the TV, there was a very loud "bang" and the set went dead again. I called the service department and they advised me that my extended warranty had expired on 10-31-09. I was very taken aback as I was never afforded the opportunity to renew the warranty. I pleaded my case but to no avail.

On 12-27-09, I went to the Dover, DE store to speak to someone in management there. The assistant manager was on duty but refused to come and speak to me face to face. He left sending messages to me through a store associate. The assistant manager's response was that this would be a corporate matter and I was given the corporate phone number. On Monday, 12-28-09, I called corporate offices of Best Buy and after 4 phone calls, I finally spoke to a gentleman by the name of Tim. Tim advised me that this is a matter that would have to be settled at the store level (here starts the proverbial runaround). I advised Tim that the store was the one who told me to call corporate. Tim became short and restated that it was a store matter.

That same day, I called the Dover, DE store and spoke to Glenn ** who I had been advised was the store manager. I explained my plight to Mr. ** and in a very matter of fact way, asked exactly what I expected him to do. I explained that based on the circumstances, I feel that the TV should be repaired at no cost to me. I made my request on the following: The unit failed two times within a year and a half, I was never afforded the opportunity to extend my warranty (a review of my account with BB would indicate I always purchase the extended warranties), I have been a very loyal customer of BB. This unit cost $4000.00 when purchased. Over the last several years, I have spent thousands of dollars with BB (the Dover store manager stated that my loyalty and purchases account for nothing in the overall scope of things). Based on the performance of this unit, it would be considered a "lemon".

In closing, I believe that BB should repair my TV in the spirit of good faith. I am sure in the overall scope of things it would be a negligible cost to them to do so and would go to great lengths to keep a valued customer.

I purchased two 50" Ambilight TV's three years ago. Now, I have the red blinking lights and the TV won't turn on. I called Phillips who told me to contact a certain company to come fix it. Get this, I have to pay Best Buy $350.00 to come take the TV off the wall so the serviceman can assess the problem! He charges $150 to walk in the door! This is so wrong on so many levels. I paid a bit over $3,000 for each TV. I am more than disgusted and will never, ever purchase anything by Philips. I am out $3,200.00 and a whole lot more money if I decide to have it fixed. $500 just to start with! This is so wrong!

I bought a plasma TV with a $300 extended service contract last year. The TV suddenly stopped working on 11/01/09. As of 1/05/10, it still hasn't been repaired! Our Christmas was ruined, as we bought our young teenagers an Xbox, video games , and a bunch of DVD's that couldn't be used. After numerous times contacting BestBuy, we have finally realized that we are getting nowhere with them. The part still hasn't even been ordered yet as of this date!

I paid $1300 for a package deal online that included a 40" Sony XBR8, Blu-ray DVD player and Home Theatre system. I selected a delivery date of 12/29/2009. However, only the Blu-ray DVD player and Home Theatre were delivered on 12/31 and no sign of the TV. Money has been debited and held by Best Buy from my credit card.

I made several calls to customer service who have no clue whatsoever. I got different responses: you need to call the warehouse, TV is out of stock, don't know what's going on, will be delivered when TV is in stock. Some took my phone number and promised the delivery team would call back. But on January 4, I still have no idea when the TV is coming, and there's no offer from Best Buy to refund my money. What good is a DVD player and Home Theatre when there is no TV to hook them into? Best Buy sucks... their customer service sucks. They do not care and are out to loot customers and play with their money.

We bought a sony TV from Best Buy with a 4 yr warranty in 2004. The TV will not last a yr and is out for the 5th time. The first time it was out, Best Buy hauled it in to be repaired and when it was returned we, were told these TV's were defected and Best Buy knew this when they sold it. We paid $6800 for TV and extra's and warranty. TV was $4500. Best Buy, Sony and the warranty dept. could care less. Now they tell us for someone to come out we have to pay, even with our warranty. This is to much money for something that will not last a yr working. How can companies get away with selling defected products? You buy a warranty, this should take care of the problem. But not with Best Buy. Their warranty dept. means nothing!!

Purchased a flat screen on an open-box sale. Was assured it was complete and under warranty. TV (46 in) has no stand. Went back on 12/26 and waited 30 minutes to be told it wasn't there fault, but they would "order me another and it would arrive in 4-5 days." Of course it is backorderd.

During the time I spent in the store, security was called several times for any customer that wouldn't accept an answer (i'm talking polite behavior). Customer service rep told me I should be grateful she was even trying to solve the problem.

I purchased a Samsung 40" 1080P LCD HDTV 55 on 12/20/09 at the Best Buy on Bluebonnet for $749.99 with a four year extended warranty for $129.99 for a Christmas present. The total that was charged to my Best Buy credit card is $959.18 after taxes. The TV was opened on 12/24/09 at 5:30PM and had a shattered LCD. The store closed at 5:00PM on 12/24/09. On 12/26/09 My husband and I drove 2 hours to bring the Samsung TV back to Best Buy and waited 30 minutes in line to exchange the TV and found out they could not exchange/return a shattered LCD TV. We waited another hour and a half to speak to Gregory Newman who is the general manager of the store. He basically said we shattered the LCD because the box had no physical damage, which we did not.

He said the store opens boxes and inspects the TVs before they are given to customers. And then stated they sell thousands and thousands of TV's and could not possibly inspect everyone one of them. While waiting to speak to him a customer service rep Jennifer Leglue told another customer they were not allowed to open boxes. Gregory also stated that several other customers came into the store that day with the same problem and could not do anything about the damaged TV. I called Best Buy's customer service (1-800-237-8289) and the rep tried to contact Gregory Newman to try to sort it out but Gregory was out to lunch. I then called Samsung's customer service (1-800-726-7864) and was given a claim number (3000567188) and was told on 12/28/09 they did not deal with physical damaged items.

I don't think I should have to pay for a TV that was damaged when I received it. I feel like I have been robbed of $959.18. I feel if there were other customers with the same problem as me then maybe the TV's were damaged from the factory or in transit to the store. I feel like Best Buy needs to improve on the customer service. The customer service reps at the store had no sympathy that I am stuck paying $959.18 for something that cannot even be used. I am highly offended that I am basically been accused of damaging the TV. I am an honest person and if the TV was damaged in my possession then I would have no problem paying for it. I am really disappointed that Best Buy could not settle this problem.

We purchased an HDTV at Best Buy online on November 30th on sale. We received the tv on December 12th, plugged it in and turned it on and it powered off. We tried several times before contacting Best Buy. They logged the complaint and said they woudl have someone call us in 48 hours. We waited 3 days and called them back to schedule an exchange. They scheduled it for 12/26. We received a call from the warehouse confirming our address.

After speaking to the warehouse, they said they are not scheduled to bring us a new t.v., they are only picking up the old one. We called Best Buy customer service and was told that they need receipt of the old t.v. before sending us a new one. I spoke with five different people, asking for a supervisor and was told that there were no supervisors and no one to guarantee us a t.v. the same time as the other t.v. was picked up. The last person I was transferred to did not even listen to me, say hello, etc. She got on the phone and rudely told me that this is their policy (even though they told us different previously). I was shocked at her whole attitude, especially since I had handled this entire situation calmy and just asked for someone who could correct the situation.

On 12/26, the t.v. was picked up and we were told to wait 48 hours to be contacted to schedule a new delivery. After 3 days, we contacted Best Buy, only to be told that we could purchase the t.v. at the non-sale price. They blamed the warehouse for documenting our t.v. as a return instead of an exchange, even though it is in all of their notes that we were exchanging our t.v. They said they were showing a credit on our account and that they could not authorize a new purchase at the sale price.

I purchased a 47" Sony Brava from Best Buy in Feb. 2009. This device has gone out and neither Sony or Best Buy wants to fix this problem. This TV is less than 1 year old and I purchased a 4 year protection plan which I assumed would help. This protection plan is not helping either. This TV is still under the warranty w/ Sony.

I have called Sony directly after speaking to Best Buy w/o success, and Sony informs me that they would like to gut my TV and replace the LCD screen. I remind you that this TV is LESS than 1 year old. I can't seem to get a resolution w/ Sony or Best Buy. I do not recommend dealing w/ either of them until they can do a better job w/ customer service! I purchased this TV and protection plan for $1400 less that 1 year ago.

we purchased a $1600.00 tv from the store the clerk left it at the exit doors and said she was a female and would not roll it out, we had other thing we needed to shift around in order to get the tv in the car, asked if someone could roll it out and put it beside the car I am on a cane we both have heart trouble the clerk collin became rude, said no dam way and some other things and then called his girl friend who was a manager up she just kept saying I am going to call security if you don't leave I said not with out my money, a refund after 15 min of demandind a refund, they gave it to me, it appears he was on some type of drugs, if this is the way Best Buy hire these rude young people to treat older people who spend their money at Best Buy then we need to shut them down in the towns we live in, show them who's boss, I am send a copy form letter about the complaints on line to all business's in Mobile.

We purchased a Samsung 40" 1080P LCD HDTV(LNT 4066F) from BestBuys on November 10, 2007 for $1,699.99 along with a 4-year extended warranty costing $199.99. That extends the warranty until 11/10/2011. The total cost after adding $119.00 was $2,018.98. The televison worked perfectly until August'09 when we noticed that upon power up, the unit took longer to display the picture. As time went on, that got progressively worst during the next 3-4 months.

On December 18th, I called the BestBuys store where I purchased the TV and tried to explain to them the problem and I was given a phone number to call in to schedule a repair of the unit. I asked them about getting an exchange because we were told when we purchased the extended warranty that if anything goes wrong with the TV within the extended warranty period that we could simply return the TV back to the store where it was purchased and we would be issued another one. We discovered that, that was a lie. That is never the case.

I called the 800 number for repair and I spoke to a gentleman in customer service. He schedule a repair for tuesday December 23, 2009 with a 4-hour window between the hours of 8am-12pm, and I was told that I would recieve and email confirming the scheduled appointment. I questioned the customer service representative about the long wait for a repairman and he told me that the economy forced several layoff of repair tech and that was the earliest that I could get a scheduled repair appointment.

I never recieved an email about the scheduled repair. Today December 23rd, I recieved a call from a young lady stating that the technician that serviced my area is not available today and I would have to rescheduled for next week, the earliest would be the December 29th with a 4-hour window of 12pm-4pm. I asked to speak to a supervisor and she got Paul on the phone. I asked for his last name and he told me that he was not allowed to give out his last name.

We bought a 60" Sony Projection Tv in april 2004 from Best Buy in Beaumonet Texas. Total with extra's $6820.70. TV was $4500. TV will not last a yr without going out. First time they took the TV in to be repaired. Last 3 was in our home. We were told these TV's were defected and Best Buy knew this. TV is out again for the 5th time.

Can't get anywhere with Best Buy, sony or the warranty department. Now I've taken it to the BBB, AT General office for some kind of help. Best but wants to send someone out and charge us. Our warranty will be out this april. The TV is defected and no one seems to care. This is alot of money for something that will not last a yr.

Everyone we know that bought these TV's have had nothing but problems. And some didn't get the warranty. We are just trying to get some help. We have this BIG TV, wasn't told of the problems we would have. They just pushed the 3 yr interest free program and what good TV's they were. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I really feel sorry for the one's that didn't get the warranty, but if dodn't pay to be a warranty. The lemom law is after 3 times. All repairmen told us after the 3rd time we would get another TV. This is the 5th within 4 yrs. The TV is defected.

On the 7th of Dec. my husband and I ordered a Tv stand, a panasonic Viera 42" HDTV, 2 3'HDMI Cables, a monster Power Home theater surge protector, and a Panasonic-1000W 5.1-Channel Home theater system with upconvert DVD player and the Geek-Squad Tv and Video setup. We were notified the tv and stand would be delivered on the 12th of Dec.

My son and his wife waited most of the day. I called Best Buy and asked why it wasn't delivered yet. I was told by Mika the tv was no longer in stock and the next available delivery date was the 13th and that she found a tv. On Sunday they waited again only to be told by the warehouse the truck couldn't find their apt. and would come back out on the 15th between 8 and 10 am. They called on Tues and told them there was no tv to be delivered because there wasn't one in the warehouse.

I called Best Buy myself, was on hold for 40 minutes and finally talked to Shannon who listened to my story and said she would give us a 10% discount off the tv. I said NO, that wasn't good enough as I had called at least 3 times, each time being put on hold for at least 30 - 45 minutes and they wasted my time and my sons time. He is in the Navy, works full time and doesn't have time to be on the phone for an hour each time. His wife is in the process of registering for school and doesn't have the time. I told her I wanted to speak to a Supervisor and she said she could only forward an email or message to him and ask to call me back.

Three days later, no phone call. I sent an email to them explaining the problem only to get an email back saying the delivery date was rescheduled. I then called them again, today the 17th to be put on hold for 30 minutes, asked to speak directly to a supervisor and was connected to a manager. I had to explain it all over again and told him I wanted this resolved NOW, I am not calling back. He then put me on hold again for another 10 minutes and when I spoke to the Supervisor I told him they need to compensate me for all the inconvience and time I wasted and for the phone calls from Hawaii. He said,"We have to talk to the person who placed the order."

Since the order is in my husbands name, they would not resolve the issue with me. I told them I had no choice then, to contact my bank and cancel payment. My husband is in the Air Force in a secured building every work day. He cannot and does not have the time to call them. My son is in the Navy and doesn't have an hour to waste on the phone.

I just want everyone to know Best Buy online was the worst customer service I have ever experienced. I wouldn't recommend using them to anyone. It was so painful and frustrating. To top it off this was my son's wedding gift to him and his wife. I now have to contact my bank and see if they will stop payment as I do not want their service anymore. This was emotionally draining.

Purchased in Jan 2006. Loud Popping sound and picture went out in Aug 2008. Repaired by Geek Squad late Sept 2008. Loud Popping sound again Dec 7 2009 and picture went dark but still had sound. Geek Squad came out and ordered parts to fix under warranty (PSP 48 month I purchased from BestBuy) but warranty expires in January 2010. I expect it will fail again in the next 1.5 years and I'll be stuck with a lemon.

The first time it went out we purchased a second TV to use temporary (32" Insignia) and kept it after repair. Second time it went out the POP was so loud we thought it was a gunshot! We live in a good neighborhood but you never know - it was a relief when we notice the TV picture was dark again.

I will go to turn on the TV it acts like it is comeing on the green light will come on and then go off it will do this 3 times and then will shut off and not turn at all

Purchased an extended warranty for 40" TV in 2007. TV video card went out 11/29, Geek Squad agents giving us the run around advising unable to service as "no agent in our area" could possible "get to us" by third week January 2010. Paid $1700.00 for TV and $200.00 for extended warranty that is USELESS! I wonder how many other consumers have been subjected to this type of run around.

i ordered a tv wall mount online for store pick up. Then i get an email saying not available fine. They send me to another store. I pay for it in cash. I have now been charged for the same item three times to my debit card. For which I paid for in cash. So go figure they have now tied up over $400 in my bank account. Both stores charged my card and I have a receipt to prove it. What do i get from them we will mail you paperwork and file a claim. In the mean time they have $400 of my money and on top of that had to change all my banking info because of them. Will never deal with them again.

After hearing on my local news station (on Nov 23, 2009) that Best Buy was drastically reducing their flat screen tvs to beat Amazon.com prices, I called my local store in Waterford, CT, to see if they had a 46" Sony Bravia in stock. The woman who answered the phone said she could help me, rather than transfer me to the tv section. She said she could order me one and have it delivered to the store, where I could pick it up. The sale price was $845.87.
I bought it from her over the phone with my debit card, and I received an email receipt, with a store delivery date of Nov. 29, 2009.


The morning of Nov 29, I received an email saying that the store did not have the tv and to call the store for more information. I did call and couldn't get through. The waiting time was 20 minutes. I went to the store and initially received HORRIBLE service from the service desk from a woman who treated me like I was being a pain. Later, a young man helped me, and he tried to be helpful. He said the warehouse did not deliver the tv and that Sony had not produced enough tvs to service the Best Buy customers. So, they sold me a tv they didn't even have.

I ended up having to buy a more expensive tv, and I'm not happy. I wanted the Sony because I have all other Sony electronics and am confident of the brand. I was also not treated well and was actually verbally abused by the first salesperson I spoke with.

well, i purchased this pt 60lc13-k from best buy AS WELL AS the extended warranty. i have replaced the TV once and several bulbs. i have been in touch with garden city group i think. anyhow nothing materialized, what do i do now?

I purchased a 40" Samsung LCD HDTV in Feb. 07 as well as 4 yr. warranty. I called in early October because there was a shadow on the screen and when using the remote it would take a while before the TV would turn on. On Oct. 26 a technician came to my house with a part and said oh, I need to order another part, the flat screen. I will install both at the same. We have heard nothing since that date. I contacted Best Buy on Monday, Nov 16 and then again on the 18th because on Nov. 17 all sound was lost. We turned the TV off and then tried to turn it back on and it no longer works at all.

I was told on Oct. 26 that if it wasn't repaired in 14 days they would replace the TV. When I spoke with BEST BUY on Wednesday, Nov. 18 I was told the same thing and that I would be receiving an RA # by e-mail by Nov. 21. I received nothing. On sunday, Nov. 22 I went into the store and again had to call the 1-888 number. I was told the second part was not even ordered until Nov. 20 and would be here on Nov. 23. I asked to speak with a supervisor and did. He was quite rude and would not allow me to speak with his superior. He stated the new part would be in on the 23 and I would be contacted for installation. I asked if they were not going to honor their own policy by replacing the TV or giving me my money back and again he stated the part would be in Nov. 23 and I would be contacted. If this is how Best Buy does business, not standing behind their products or policy I strongly feel something needs to be done. As for me, I will not spend another dime at Best Buy.

After complaining to sony and to best buy the answer is the same, no one wants to help. My grand wega 60" is having the blue color creep from the right side of my tv. Everyone says its out of warranty or not covered. It also is starting to have an electrical burning smell come from within.

It appears that BB is changing model numbers on TVs for it's Black Friday sale. If you bought one before the sale and want the lower price honored thru their policy, it will be impossible. PN42B400P3DXZA is the model number of a Samsung tv that they will have on BF. This set doesn't exist anywhere ALTHOUGH they currently have an exact copy of that with a slightly different model number.

Result will be that I have already purchased the set. I was assured that when the price dropped I could bring my receipt back for the difference. That is now impossible due to the model number being changed for the same set. BB only offers one set of this kind/brand. Now with a different model number for BF.

Best buy is no longer in service where the tv was purchased, with in the last few months my tv has gotten a starfield pattern with a 2-3inch diagonal blue hue on the right side of screen, I have no idea who to contact about this defect, I have since learned it was a recall and we weren't notified. This Tv is less than 5 yrs old, its a 62inch sony. I can't afford to replace it, I feel Sony should make good on it, I need your help please.

Puchased new Panasonic TH-50PZ80U plasma w assorted AV equipment(BR player,Amp,Speakers) was overcharged, but plasma started to blink red and had trouble truning on after 6 months. Besy Buys geek squad took 9 months to get to unit for calibration. Called due to plasma not powering on 2 weeks after warranty and have been run in circles for the last 6 weeks. The parts for repair is back-ordered and has been delayed twice. I have been told that this unit is known by company to have bad components and due to the large demand for it a long wait is normal.

But the worst issue is the treatment from Panasonic. I have been buying their products for 30 years and they have now treated me(or should I just say 'handled') unfairly. Well,, that is going to far....they have just ignored me and hope that I go away with what seems is with a very large group after reading these reports. If I had read these before purchase I never would have purchased Panasonic. These people should stay in the 3rd world were the population has no voice.

AS far as Best Buy; beware as fine print is very small as their support and fair billing.

I would have asked them to look at the plasma's issues but geek squad took 9 months just to calibrate and I couldn't expect any thing better for a power issue that I wasn't even sure was a problem. I don't want to pay COD when I can't tell if lights were a symptom of a real problem or just normal operation.

On 10/23/2009 I brought a Sony Bravia 52" (KDL-52S5100) LCD TV. I paid cash $1,604.99., on 10/25/2009 I returned the TV cause I was very inconfortable with the TV colors! But I was expecting for my money back in cash because I paid cash (no personal check, no credit card) they take the TV back but they said the will be send by mail a check!!! Why they do that to the consumers!! If I paid cash, now I don't have the money and I don't have the TV for my children's. If they change the policy why they don't explain to the people if you returned something you will get you money back after 7 or ten days!! This redicules they people in Best Buy play with you money!!

Christmas of 07 I was given a polaroid Flat TV. Two days ago it Turned on my TV and got nothing --a totally black screen. Called Polaroid and got nothing. went to Best Buy, they were very nice but were unable to help. Advised going to Radio Shack for a power thing -bought one for 110 dollars that is supposed to work on any brand. That seems to be any brand but Polaroid. Never will I buy anything marked Polaroid. At 83 I,ve had my share of TV's, never the total frustration of this one.

Went to purchase projection TV. Rep showed me a floor sample which was not on. Had to plug in and then turn on. Purchased in late Aug. 07. In Oct bulb blew. Toshiba sent me new one. In June 09 TV shut off. Ckd. manual for code and was instructed to unplug and replug corrected concern. Happened a couple more times over the summer. in Aug. bulb blew again.

Contacted Toshiba. Don't have to tell you what they told mea bout the bulb, but was told TV could be too close to wall. Replaced bulb again and have notice if out side temp is high will cut off, so have to set house temp low. Replaced bulb in Feb of 09.

Now it is Aug and TV is black again. Not end of story. About a month ago while playing golf met the young man who sold me the TV. Guess what Best Buys sold TV and was returned for cutting off so they kept it unplugged till sold again to me. He also reminded me the day I picked up I had to wait 45 mins utnil was brought around. They were contacting the manager to find out if they should tell me about the problem.

Of course he said no. It makes me sick every tiem I past Best Buys and I assure you I have told this tory many times and will continue to do so. I wrote letter to Best Busy and Toshiba. Store said if this did happen it was micomunication. But would not say it didn't happen.

I bought this large screen T.V. on Sept.6th, 2005. Its an RCA. I also bought the service contract with the purchase. Two months into watching it we had a critter walk all over the screen face. yes I am telling you it was a Daddy Long Leggs spider on the INSIDE of the screen. It was very active too. once the t.v. was on it would walk all over the screen face and was very annoying. I made a phone call to best buy the next day and they said they couldn't help me because my service contract didn't cover insect removal. I'm thinking what a joke right? well this is no joke!

I told them they needed to send someone to help me remove that from the t.v. because he was VERY VISIBLE! Then 3 days later he ended up on the right side of the screen and died but even after he died his leggs were still visible. very annoying. I still made phone calls and no one responded. I'm beyond irate at this point.

now it has been 4 years later and I have cobb webbs that are clearly appearing on my screen. Its all very upsetting. I paid 1000.00 for this set and haven't been happy at all. I don't know what is up with all of this but someone needs to come to my home and see this situation up close. I had nothing to do with any of this beyond buying this nightmare. That daddy long leggs came with the set, and so did the webbs.

I have nothing nice to say about the RCA company or thier products. This problem have came from [their] factory.. somewhere. I am not going to stop till I get someone to answer me. Its the BBB Next.

The first lamp burned out after 2 years. I have had Best Buy to replace the lamp on 4 other occasions. I bought an extended service warranty for 4 years that has now expired. My TV is no longer usable and smells like it is burning when I try to cut it on. When I called service for Best Buy today, I was told that my service warranty has expired and that I would have to agree to 150.00 trip charge for them to come out and then pay for any parts that need replacing out of my pocket. The last time my TV was serviced was 8 months ago in January. We are now in August and it is broken again. It is a Samsung DLP TV model HLP 4663W. I have never had so much trouble with any TV that I have ever owner. So much for technology.

Two years ago I purchased a 65 Mitsubishi rear projection 1080p TV. At the time of the purchase, the sales associate recommended the 4 year extended warranty. One of the benefits of the warranty, he explained, was their lemon policy. I was told if the TV ever required multiple services calls (I believe the magic number was 4) for the same problem, I would be provided with a replacement or a refund under this policy. So I ended up purchasing the additional coverage and went on my way.

Within a few short months, the bulb burned out. This was a little concerning as the sales associate explained that the lifespan for these bulbs was roughly 2 years. So I called Best Buy service and had to wait a week for a tech to be sent to my home. He confirmed the bulb was burned out, and It took another week for the replacement bulb to be ordered and installed. This same scenario has played out several times since the purchase date.

Recently, the bulb burned out yet again. When I called Best Buy customer service to report it and remind them that this has been an ongoing problem, they reviewed my records and confirmed that it was time to enact their lemon policy. I was told that a technician would be sent to my home to evaluate the problem and make a recommendation based on their findings. To my surprise, the technician who was sent to my home was not there to evaluate. In fact, he knew nothing about the history of problems I'd had with my TV. As he stated, he was simply there confirm that it was a burned out bulb and to place an order for another.

Another call to Best Buy was made, only this time I was told they would NOT be considering my case for replacement or refund under their lemon clause because the bulb was considered a consumable item. I explained to them that the bulb wasn't the problem, but a symptom of a problem elsewhere within the TV. A problem their technicians had not been able to nail down in the numerous service calls made to my home. The customer service rep was unyielding and insisted the previous rep had made a mistake and that Best Buy would not be honoring their promise to replace my defective set.

After speaking to a customer service supervisor, I was told I would be receiving a call from a service rep supervisor within 4 hours to review my history and discuss getting the issue resolved. The call never came that day. Or the next. It was two days later when I got a call from a rep telling me that they would (yet again) be sending a technician to my home to evaluate the TV make a determination as to whether it qualified for replacement or refund.

I received a call from the service tech this morning telling me the part wasn't in and he would need to reschedule. When I asked if he was still coming to evaluate my TV, he had no clue what I was talking about! Once again, Best Buy was simply sending someone out to throw another bulb in the set and go on their way.

In the two years that I've owned this set, I've had to have 4 bulbs replaced. Each time it takes an average of 2 to 3 weeks for the repair process to be completed. That's approximately 2 months that I've gone without use of the TV they sold me as a result of this ongoing problem. Each service call requires that I take time off from work to wait at home for a tech to arrive and tell me what I already know. It's ANOTHER burned out bulb.

I'm tired of getting the runaround. I'm tired of having to wait for weeks to have the same problem fixed every few months. Best Buy has gone out of their way to find reasons why they shouldn't have to honor their warranty and, in the process, they have left a longtime customer twisting in the wind. If Best Buy is unwilling or unable to make things right, I'm prepared to take whatever steps necessary to get results. I just hope it doesn't come to that.

I purchased a samsung TV on Dec 8 2008 less than 1 year ago. I have had issues with it off an on since buying it. A month ago I began complaining to geek squad. They have replaced about every part in the TV. I have been 1 month with NO TV. Now they are saying they have to order yet another part. Geek squad has been at my home 3 times and now saying they have to come back again?

They can't even tell me when they will have the part. This is wrong!

I paid for this TV in good faith. I am angry that I have no TV. I have a credit card statement that is still coming in and a satelite TV bill for a month and no TV to watch it on. How can this be? I get 7 months of a TV that only works half time?

Best buy needs to step up to the plate and make this right. Bring me a new TV and take back this junk!

I tried to purchase a television they had advertised online for $9.99. It was a Samsung 52" LCD T.V. I attempted to place an order of 3 tv's but had difficulty with the website. I tried to contact the company and was not able to reach them. The phone would ring, put me on hold, and then disconnect. I then tried to have them contact me with a feature they have on the website, I received an automated phone call, was placed on hold and shortly after was disconnected. This happened numerous times!

On 9/2/06 we purchased 65" Mitsubishi TV and with that we also purchased a 4 year warranty.On 2/15/08 TV stopped working and the Best Buy service man came to evaluate the problem and determined that the lamp need to be replaced and at that time it was replaced. On 3/23/09 the TV stopped working again and we called Best Buy again they send technician from SoCal Tech., they found that the problem is with the lamp and it was replaced. On 6/25/09 same problem and the lamp was replaced by same technician.

On 6/27/09 SoCal Tech called and informed us that Best Buy requested to "Intialize TV and replace the lamp again. On 7/23/09 the TV stopped working again we called Best Buy and they finaly showed up on 7/27/09 instead of 24th as per appointment and determined that the lamp need to be replaced AGAIN and informed us that they don't have the lamp in stock anymore and that they will have to order it from manufactury.

I have tried to speak with many people in Best Buy about the constant problem and finaly when I spoke the usless supervisor and got many excusess again and that there is nothing she can do and the lamp is not in the policy. When I asked her to speak to some one above her she said that there is "no one above her" and that it might be a few more weeks until we get the lamp replaced. At this point I want my whole TV to be replaced and I am begging you to help me with this unresolved issue.

55" Toshiba TV has a terrible sound, that echoes and vibrates. I paid extra for service and they don't want to exchange until the techinician says there is no fixing. I am waiting for ever for someone to come and I would rather get another tv instead of trying to fix it.

Besy Buy was the last place we wanted to buy our tv but they had the best price. Buying was not the problem; what was promised and then not included was.Brought the new tv took out the old asked what was wrong with it? Duh no picture. Then set up the new tv by plugging it in and handed me the delivery slip to sign. Hey what about setting it up. Cost you $300..So as a senior (of 72) I was really surprised what an attitude. This is what the salemans told us they would do NOT..Lucky my husband knows how to connect tivo etc.anyhow I still do not like Best Buy..amen

We purchased a LG Plasma TV in 1/14/07 and 2 days later, purchased the service plan. The TV stopped working in June of 09. Called BestBuy and arranged to have a technician come out and service the TV. When I asked if there would be a charge, she said "No, you have a service plan." She gave me the service plan number and the date of how long it was good for (1/14/2011). He said he had to order some parts and would be back in 2 weeks to install them. All covered under the service plan.

When the parts where installed, the TV still didn't work. The technician then said they would replace the TV. Later, he called and said they have no record of me having a service plan and they would not replace my TV. I called BestBuy and they assured me I had a service plan. After getting sent to several different people, they said their system shows I have a plan but it doesn't show the date I purchased it. So, I had a plan when there are only parts needed to be replaced, but it disappeared when it came time to honor it and replace the TV.

I purchased from Best Buy in Cleveland, Ohio an LG 52 flatscreen TV along with surround sound, DVD, CD player on December 5, 2005. Our TV will be five years old in December. We have had to replace three parts which is the entire inside of the TV twice in two years. The TV on both occasions popped very loud and picture vanished last May, 2008 and again on May 17, 2009. Repairman was supposed to arrive on Thursday, May 21. I took a day off as that was the scheduled appointment that I made with the customer service person.

I got a call from the servicemen that Thursday morning as I thought he was going to tell me an approximate time he would be arriving. He asked me what the problem was with the TV. I told him and he said, "There is no need for me to come to your home. I know what the problem is and I will just order the parts." We did take out the extended warranty but that will expire in December 2009. I've been on the phone with Best Buy explaining this situation and all I get is the runaround. I've been told yes, it could be a malfunction or a manufacturing problem. If this continues then we will have someone check into it. If it continues, that is unacceptable. They want me to take out another extended warranty which I should not have to pay nor can I afford the out of pocket expenses. The LG Television is not five years old. There is definitely a problem with the TV. This should not be happening with a TV at the price I paid for it. I've known people to have the same TV for over 10 years without any problems.

I talked to someone in customer service at LG and they are telling me there is nothing they can do. I paid over $2,000 for this TV and I can't afford to purchase another TV. I am replacing two motherboards in two years. Something is definitely wrong! Two servicemen came out to my home on Wednesday, June 3rd. The LG TV was taken apart and two of the three parts were replaced. The third part was ordered incorrectly therefore the TV is now laying on my dining room table as of Wednesday, June 3rd waiting for the part to be delivered and waiting for them to call to make another appointment to install it. I've missed three days of work not to mention have not had a TV in over a month.

I tried to contact Michael ** or someone from your corporate office to let them know of the problem I am having. In fact, I have pulled several complaints that were on a website for the same exact problem and purchased in 2005 that I am having. I know LG stands by their product and that is one reason I decided to purchase the TV. I've had an LG cell phone and I have two LG cordless phones. I did contact he Better Business Bureau and also the Attorney General Office today but was advised to contact you first, the corporate office, before taking this a step further. I would like to talk to someone in your corporate office but can only talk to the customer service department which is generic answer. I hope you will have the courtesy to read my email and reply in a timely manner so I can resolve this problem.

I thank you in advance for your cooperation and hope to talk or receive a reply before Thursday of this week. As I stated above, a technician will be arriving on Thursday of this week and I would like them to be aware of what I plan to do if I do not hear from you. I do not want this to go any further but I need to think ahead as I do not want this to happen again. As you know, the parts and service calls are very expensive. I hope you understand my situation.

I purchased a television at Best Buy on 5/17/2009, and entered an agreement with them to have it delivered on 5/22/2009. The morning of the delivery, I received a phone call from Best Buy stating that they would not be able to deliver the television today, that there were none available.

I contacted the Best Buy corporate office and explained the situation with them. They investigated, and found that there were televisions available at the local warehouse. Shortly after learning this, I received a call back from the Best Buy where I had purchased the television. They informed me that they did in fact have units at the warehouse, but that they could not deliver one until Monday. I asked if it is possible for a customer to make a purchase today, and go to that warehouse to pick up the item. I was told that it is possible. When I then asked why couldn't one of their installers go to the warehouse and pick up the television, I was told that it was not possible.

Best Buy entered into an agreement with me last Sunday to deliver a television today. They are lot living up to their end of the agreement, and worse, have lied to a customer. I took this day off from work, and am losing a significant amount of money while waiting around for a service promised by Best Buy that they are not honoring.

We bought in 12/15/06 a toshiba 50" plasma,on 11/07 we had to have a in home repair, Best Buy sent a repair man,The Y Sustain Board went out!The repair man said this is a exspensive repair of $500.00 for the part only, and that we where lucky we where under factory warranty!Well then in August 08 the TV did the same loud crackling noise then broke again! I called Best Buy and they would not help they said to call Toshiba and I did.I spoke to Dale Thompson,Supervisor on 1/9/09 because we felt TV repair was not done correctly Ive been told by TV repair Companies Best Buy should have repaired ALL the boards because they are all connected and this could be a srtong reason why it went out again in the same way!!!!TV repair shops in my area have ALL said the same about replacing not one board but All tha boards!!!I was told that it was very likly anothermain board is causing this Y board to go out again.WE havent had it fixed due to Costly repairs and feel we where sold a Lemon!!!We want Best Buy or Toshiba to replace due to we where not told to buy an extented wannanty because there are alot of problems that Plasma's may have!!!!

I bought a TV, (Insignia NS-LCD26A LCD) Dec. 17, 2007 at Best Buy and the serge protector that they recommended at the time.

A Sanus Elements WLM201-B1. Several days ago I turned on my 'new' TV and it went "pop," and never came on and still won't no matter what. Best Buy basically says gee, too bad, out of warranty, you're just out the $462.?? (the receipt is very hard to read) that you spent. They also said it was too bad I didn't buy the "monster" serge protector because it might have had some warranty. I am not aware of any 'injury' to the TV.

The damage is that I have to spend more money if I want a 2nd TV. The irony is that I resurrected the 10+ yr old RCA that the new one replaced. It's picture tube is weak and it's not HDL ready, but it still works.

best buy ordered parts 50in hp plasma 2 boards. still dont work. they say have to order 3 more boards. have to wait. who no how long when they get done. they was better off just replace and i have 4yr warranty. dont get it. never buy from them again. trust me

purchased a Samsung home theater system in June 2008. Bought the Best Buy warranty for and extra $60. 2nd day of use, the main unit would not power on. Took in to store and it was sent out to their geek repair center. gone for 6 weeks. Set up again watched a movie (works great when it works) then later that evening turned on again to watch another movie. no power again. Back to the store for another ship out for repair. another 6 weeks. Now it is October and once again after being on for maybe 30 minutes, power is gone.

Now totally fed up with best buys attempts to fix (they require 4 repairs before a swap will be offered) I decide to deal with Samsung directly and send it to their New Jersey repair center. Get it back in Feb 2009. Buy a super duper Power Surge proctector on the advice of local electronics repair service in our area. Set the unit up 4 days ago, and finally had time to sit down today to see a movie. No power. Checked all the equipment plug, etc.

Called Best Buy again clearly sounding my total frustration with their company and practices. I have been a manager in retail for 15 yrs, and my store would NEVER GIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE LIKE THIS and expect to survive.Its almost like they are trying to go out of business. I now know I will never shop their stores again, and will always make sure I understand the fine print of a repair warranty. Our total time out with this produce has been 18 weeks, with part of the time added just because we were afraid to turn it on untill we added more protection.

bought a 50 hp plasma hd tv bestbuy tv. sent tech out. he says it might be these 2 boards he has to order but it might not be problem. tv not even 2yrs old and i took 5yr warranty. have to wait for 2weeks from them to see what their going to do. ripoff. upset customer

April 19 2008 I and my girl friend went in to a best buy in el sagundo Ca, (store # 1011) to buy a big television, ps3 and also some accessories for them. I spent over 17 hundred dollars in under an hour. Unfortunately I felt like my money couldnt make a difference on their service. It was horrible and they were rude. The kid I was dealing with kept saying I dont get commission but acted like a used car salesman. (I have sold cars before so i know). The manager was also rude. They both teamed up and said if I want the TV for cheaper I have to buy the calibration and 4 year warranty, so I did.

The manager said that they will call me after two hundred hours of TV usage to calibrate the Tv. NO ONE EVER CALLED; when I called them I found out that in the system it shows a 40 inch LCD, my TV was a 50 inch DLP. Still I was calm and ok because I knew that I paid 430 dollars for some thing that I havent received yet so best buy would take care of me. What I found out is the fact that they are all rude, from their sales staff to customer care to even management. They have no problems making statements like (1. we dont know if you bought it here, 2. you could just be trying to get a different TV repaired 3. I dont know if you are telling the truth) and many more

After being given the back and forth to get my receipt fixed sent different places just so I could get some thing I paid for. I got no where. It has been at least 4 months since the problems have started and yesterday, I physically went in to the store where I bought everything and asked if they could fix this in the system so I could get what I paid for(4 year warrenty). 1st of all they treated me like I had a TV of my own and was trying to get service on it (must happen a lot because thats all every one did) I was furious. I couldnt believe that they had the oDacity to say some thing like that to my face, the phone was bad enough but now to my face I was being called a liar from people that owe me money.

The supervisors name was Louisa; she finally told me to go home and get the serial # and model # and call her back, so I did. I called her back and she says well those # are no where to be found so she will have to research that and call me back. The first time ever some one actually does what they are supposed to. She calls back with more negative news and explanations on way they are unable to fix my TV, but on a lighter note some manager is working on it and will be in contact with me. An hour latter that manager named Sergio calls me and tells me the same thing in slang calling me bro over and over again and saying that I am over a year so they cant do anything about it. After arguing for 20 minutes and not getting any where I hang up and look at the receipt and it was literally one day past the DOP and why I couldnt get service on my 4 year service plan was a mystery still.

Also I was told that the money from 4 year warranty and the calibration was going to be prorated, if and when I get it back. I work for at&t and we have standards on who we hire and keep. I get paid well to do an excellent job. I am the first line of defense and offense for the company. I am held accountable for every thing I do, good or bad. I do an excellent job for an excellent company and expect the same.

Dear who ever reads this and has some kind of power to change my mind about best buy, I challenge you to bring me or my friends and family as a customer to best buy to buy anything. I hope you could change my mind. The worse experience for the decade goes to best buy. BY the way if I am not satisfied SOON, I am taking legal and public action like print customer reviews in papers and blogs.

the TV just started turning off and wont work. That Tv was my life computer ps3, dvdpalyer, and a wii hooked up to it and boom one day nothing.

Update to our 11/08 plasma complaint. To our satisfaction Best Buy has resolved our complaint.

I bought u dv20006 20 inch tv with a built in dvd player. At the time 0f purchase the salesman assured me that the unit was ready for the digital tv conversion. he showed me how all I had to do was connect the flat window mount flat antenna and the unit would be ready to go. Several months later I noticed this information was false and my unit was not capable of doing what I had been promised it would at the time of purchase. I would HAVE never bought a tv knowing that it was not capable of doing what I wanted it to.

I feel mislead by audiovox for the way they labled the tv. I have contacted them and they told me they could do nothing and I should get a coupon then purchase the box that will be needed. What a scam how could they do this? As a disabled honerably discharged vetran on a limited income I dought I will ever be able to afford another tv.

I want to bet buy to buy a 30in T.v.. when i got home stared installing it it missing parts to connct it to the wall. so i go back to the store to tell them that i was missing the connection to wall the were tell me that they could giving it to me, cause it wasnt in the box it was not meant for that t.v.. so i want back home picked up where thing and went back to the store and returned it and got my money back.

Please, please do not buy a TV from Best Buy! We bought a TV (42" Phillips Plasma) 3 years ago and it now needs a new panel. We have talked to several people on warranty issues, the Geek Squad, sub contractors for the warranty work. No one seems to know what is going on and Best Buy doesn't seem to care. It has been 2 months and we have talked to many, many people. Finally they came to service the TV and it still didn't work so they took it to their shop. We are still waiting for more parts. Very, very frustrating.

I bought a 60 Sony Tv in 2006 and paid $4500 not counting $2300 extra for warranty and extra's. The TV will not last a yr without some knid of service. They have been out 4 times and I haven't had the TV 3 yrs. Was told that Best Buy knew there was defects in these Tv's, but sold them anyway. Now I have a lemon and no one cares, Best Buy the warranty dept or Sony!! I will never buy anything from Best Buy or Sony again, and I will tell everyone I know that they sell defected products, and could care less about their service! Also I'm going to write a letter to the newpaper so all can read about their service and defected products!!

When you pay for something and it doesn't even work a year, the store should be held responsible for the product. From what I have read about Best Buy, there should be some kind of class action filed against them!

Purchased a Westinghouse 32 hdtv LCD tv from our local Best Buy here in Wilmington,N.C location. They did not have the model they advertised so the salesman recommended the Westinghouse model to my wife ,but insisted that we pay for an extended warranty at an additional cost. My wife chose the 4 year plan to make sure we were fully covered and we asked the salesman what would happen if the tv had any problems and had to be serviced, because we were not familiar with the Westinghouse Brand of tv's. He told my wife that they would have to schedule a service call and if the tv could not be repaired on site (roughly within a weeks time) that it would be replaced. We asked concerning a loaner and he stated that Best Buy has no loaner program so it would be replaced. That was our major concern upon purchase....would we be without a working tv for any extented period of time.

My wife took the time to have the salesman confirm this with me on the phone before the purchase and he stated that we would not be without a working tv after our service call if our tv could not be repaired on site. My service technician came today and diagnosed the problem as the MAINBOARD and proceeded to call his service Department (Audio Video Repair Center, Rob) to order the part we needed to repair the tv. They could not locate the part and then Rob's supervisor called Westinghouse which stated they do not have the part also and that there is no ETA from Westinghouse concerning the part needed. Rob told me he would get the information to Best Buy and most likely that I would have to reselect a comparable model from my local Best Buy.

I have three serious problems that trouble me,1)Salesman lying to my wife and I concerning replacement. 2)Two seperate Best Buy Customer Service Reps recommending that I purchase a tv from my local pawn shop until this is resolved (which leads me to believe they are trained for this response) 3)After speaking with my last Best Buy Customer Service Rep Diane that they have no guideline, eta, or have the slightest idea when a part will be in (funny...nobody has the part) to fix or replace our tv. I am instructed just to wait and see...weeks, months...a year? I have no idea.

The irony is that the technician that made the service call recommended to Best Buy that the tv be replaced and he could not locate the part needed, even from Westinghouse. My wife and I are very hard working Americans, and we and anyone that has had or will encounter this type of service is quite appalling. All I want is for Best Buy to do the right thing, and it seems they have their reps trained on how to stall and postpone anything that does not put additional money in their pockets. I put all my money I had into their product, additional money to protect that product, but somehow they have forgotten about the most important part, service! Thank You,

Ater Katrina and finally finished rebuilding my house I bought a new flatscreen HDTV from Best Buy. After 2 years to the day the picture goes out but still have sound.I cannot get anywhere with HP cause they keep transfering me to another line. HP is telling me I have to pay 649.00 for a part plus labor. I do not have this kind pf money after finally rebuilding my house. 2 years old for what seem to be a top notch TV and it goes out and cost a fortune tofix. After searching the internet this problem has happened quite a few times.

Purchased an RC 50 in DLP Scenium TV. Never really worked good, About 4 years old. Always have heard a buzzing noise from it. Had a power outage about a week ago. We have the surge protection. Once we turned the tv back on, we had lost 2 inputs. Tv comes on, but volume is broken, cant get my surround sound to work with it or HD. Inputs are fried. Tv has never worked right.

March, 1996. I went to Best Buy in Summerlin, Las Vegas to purchase a new large screen TV. I found a 50 inch,projection made by Magnavox and purchased it for just under $2000 dollars. I did not buy an extended warranty. This TV was brought out in a large sealed box and loaded into my truck. I took the TV home and unboxed it by removing the cardboard and foam padding and set it ontop of a new TV stand that I had also purchased. During the first week I noticed the picture was not clear and had unfocused Blotches where the TV characters were. I then noticed that if the tv was on for more than 20 minutes at a time, the TV would overheat and shut itself off and would not turn back on for an hour while it cooled.

I contacted Best Buy about the problems and was told by the representative to contact the manufacturer. I then called Magnavox who told me when this happens to shut the TV off, unplug the power cord for 20 minutes and then plug it back in and restart it. I did and it worked most of the time, but the TV continued to overheat. I called both Best Buy and Magnavox dozens of times but they just told me it was normal. I delt with this everyday for a year and by summer of 07, the TV could not be turned on for more than 5 minutes at a time before overheating and smoking at this point. I began to call Best Buy and Magnavox again who said the warranty has expired and I would have to have it repaired by an indipendant contractor. At this point it was useless to try and use the TV, so I set it to the side and hooked up my old 29inch TV until I could afford a TV repairman.

In April of 08, I called a mobile repairman who looked at my set. He plugged in the TV and turned it on and instantly saw what I was complaining of with the bad picture and within 5 minutes it overheated and turned off. The repairman then opened the rear access panel and looked at the inner workings. He told me he could tell instantly that this TV was remanufactured or had extensive repairs done to it that were no good and sid the only way to repair the TV, would be to replace the faulty and damaged video card and componants. He said I had either bought a remanufactured TV that was packaged as new or Best Buy had sold it, accepted it back as a return and tried to repair it in house and then resold it to me. I had him close up the TV and paid him $116 dollars for the service call. For the past year I have called Best Buy and Magnavox and described what was found.

I also told Best Buy that I want it fixed, replaced or my money refunded. The corporate offices told me to research the history of the TV by calling Magnavox again and see when it had been remanufactured. Magnavox instantly told me that they do not sell remanufactured TV's to Best Buy and any obvious repairs had been done by Best Buys inhouse technicians. Yesterday, 2-17-09, I made one last call to Best Buy and described what Magnavox told me, I was then placed on hold for over 10 minutes so the representative could speak to his supervisor, and when he came back on the line, the rep simply said, (and I quote) there is nothing we will do for you. Goodbye. And with that he disconnected the phone call.

I have a TV, purchased from Best Buy Summerlin, located in Las Vegas, that has been plagued with problems from the first week after purchase. I have made countless phone calls to Best Buy, their corporate offices, and to Magnavox and never once did any of them try to fix the problem. I had a outside TV repairman determine the TV was not new and had extensive, bad repairs and now the TV no longer works, I still have a huge bill from Best Buy to that I continue to make minimum payments on to protect my credit, but cant enjoy the product that I bought from them. I feel that I was swindled, and even baited and switched. I bought a TV expecting it to be new, I didn't try to get it on sale, I paid the full price and from what I have found, the TV was not new. It was in bad condition with faulty repairs.

We purchased a 50 Phillips Plasma with Ambilight in October 2006. In February 2009 we began having problems with it. It would turn off and flash a red light and we would have to turn it off and on to get it to work correctly. Since we didn't purchase the maintenance plan, Best Buy would not help us. We paid around $2500 for this tv and called a repair shop they told us it would be between $300 and $500 to fix. I then googled the problem we were having and to our surprise found a blog saying they had the same problem and fixed it for under $5!! Sure enough, take off the back of your tv and look for raised capacitors. Then go out buy the size you need, take it to a tv repair shop and have them solder the new ones in. Bam!! Problem solved!! My TV is working like new again and all it cost was $4 for the capacitors and another $5 for a six pack of beer for the tv repair guy.

I bought a 42Plasma Samsung tv Dec. 23 at BestBuy. I payed an extra 100.00 for them to hook up my d.v.d.v.c.r. at the same time I ask the man to check the speakers for they make a loud rattling sound. but he left and now if they come back it's another $100.00. I sure could use your help or tell me what to do.thank's

Speakers making a crckling sound and BestBuy not helping with this problem.

We purchased to large HDTV's at Best Buy on Jan. 4, 2009 along with a blue ray player, etc. At the end of the transaction we were satisfied with the price break we were getting since we were buying 2 tv's. Before we paid, the saleperson offered the recalibration service to us and showed us an example (2 tv's next to eachother, one recalibrated, one not. Found out recently online that it is a total scam). We fell for the pitch and bought the service which sells for 249.99. She said she would give it to us for 199.99 for each tv, so for a total of 399.98.

The recalibration service was set for 2/7/09. Two nights ago, we took a good look at our tv's and decided the picture couldn't be any more perfect and that we would return the recalibration service we had purchased. We went into the store with our receipt in hand and were refused the return. They claim that we really didn't pay for the recalibration, they took the price of it off of the tv's and the whole transaction would have to be re-rung and we would end up getting little or no refund. We contacted Best Buy's corporate consumer relations and were told the same thing. They are refusing to refund us for something we paid for. What a scam. We are now trying to decide what to do next with this.

I bought a Plasma T.V. and a stand for it. It cost a total in the end with shipping $2,284.92 for installation and callibration. This was on 1/21/09.

I asked if they could ship it they said yes, easily, just pay an out of state tax, which costed more. I understand that, but I didn't understand why I had to wait 40 MINUTES at a desk for a manager to come down and do an over ride purchase code. After that they said "IT WILL BE THERE THE 28TH. Which is seven days later, be there or you can't receive it. I took the day off and waited and "IT DID'NT SHOW."

I got a call and said "IT WILL BE THERE TOMORROW". So I took another day and waited all day not leaving the house again and it didn't show. This time a guy called me and said He had a flat and will call to tell me when he could get here. GUESS WHAT I WAITED ALL DAY AGAIN AND HE DIDN'T EVEN CALL. THAT TO ME WAS VERY UNPROFESSIONAL. To this day I don't even know if it will appear and am dissappointed.

We purchased a 56" JVC HD-56G787 on 9/6/06 and also a 4yr $400.00 extended warranty plan...on 9/2008 the lamp went out, so we called about the warranty and after about 2 weeks finally got a replacement lamp for it. Things were good and then 1/2009 guess what, the lamp is out again and even better, they won't pay for the replacement lamp...they say they should have told us at Best Buy that they would only cover one lamp replacement...but they didn't! (We wouldn't have paid $400 for a 4yr warranty had we known that) You think a new bulb will last more than 4 months. The local repair technician that came out both times told us these tvs are famous for this!! Our last JVC product for sure.....and last purchase from Best Buy!

Purchased Samsung 56 DLP TV from Best Buy for $2300.00 W/ $399.00 4-Yr PSP. At about 1500 hours the TV began shutting off by itself. Started out only periodically but got progressively worse. On the first service visit, the Service Techs Looped a sensor wire to the lamp door. (I called Samsung Electronics and the tech fully understood what I was talking about and subsequently informed me that was the then prescribed fix for this problem. He also informed me that the service company being used was not on Samsung's Approved Repair Facility Listing and does not receive manufacturer's Technical

There have been a total of 8 visits to my home so far (2 to pickup and return from 3-week in-house service) Other 6 for in-home service The TV still shuts off, and they want to schedule another service call.

We bought a Samsung 40'flat panel TV from Best Buy on July 11th 2008. A week ago within six months of purchasing this product the TV would not power on. There was a burning smell coming from the TV. I called Best Buy for my money back. They stated it would need to be repaired. Ok, honestly, if a TV breaks down within six months, why keep it. I want my money back! They said they would set up an appointment and call us back. No call. I called back after 3 days, and there was an appointment but the rep that I was speaking with, canceled the appt. How stupid can this be?

I requested to speak to a supervisor. Adrian, the supervisor said he would reset the appointment with the contractor. The next morning the contractor called me and stated he never reset the appt. Best Buys customer service for repair stinks! They sold a faulty product and I will never buy another Samsung product nor will I ever buy another product from Best Buy! There continues to be no resolution in this matter. I just gave away over a thousand dollars especially in this economic times.

This store sold a faulty Samsung product to me. It is a Samsung 40'flat panel TV LCD. There is a burning smell and the power light just blinks. Because they sold a faulty product, I want my money back. I bought this TV July 11, 2008. It is January 23rd and they cannot even set up a repair. They set it up and then they canceled it. It is now a week and on top of that, Adrian lied about resetting up an appointment with RT Grim. I called Matt today and he stated that Adrian never reset the appointment. I do not want to go through every 6 mos repairing this TV. What happens after it is out of warranty? I do not want this same TV. Anything that burns up, we should have the ability to get our money back! Especially if they knew this product was faulty.

I purchased a Samsung 61" TV from best buy 10/27/06 with a 4 yr extended warranty. I called 1/5 because the tv is going off on it's own and doesn't turn on unless you unplug/replug. They have a recorded customer service- you leave name/number and they call you in two business days. Nobody called. We called and they set up an appt for Friday afternoon- the repairman showed up 11am friday as i was on my way out to a dr appt. He told me it would take 1 minute because he doewsn't come w/parts. and if i turned him away it would be two weeks or more before he would get back (a threat?)- i let him in becuase this is our main house TV- he took one min said we needed a light engine and it would be 3-5 business days. they would call. nobody called.

i called monday, waited 20 mn to get an agent who told me she could put a request in to "track" this and someone would get back to me in FOUR days! I said, oh no, not that again, give me your supervisor. I waited an hour on the ph while suzanne the supervisor called whoever to come back and tell me the part was ordered on 1/14. the guy was out here on 1/9, bt no part was ordered til 1/14. The part is on backorder until 1/26. If it ships 1/26 they MIGHT be able to make an appt for the first or 2nd week of FEB. That means it will be over a month before they will fix my $4200 tv with the $600 service contract.

Nobody there is ashamed either. they really act like this is customer service. any person who buys ANYTHING from this company needs to have their head examined. I know I never will again, and I will be sure to tell every person i know about this experieince in an effort to show them what i think of them. DO NOT BUY from BEST BUY-

I purchased at Mitsubishi HDTV television (Model: WD62525) from Best Buy in October 2004 for $4000.00. I have never had a major problem with this item since my purchase. Yesterday, without warning, the screen went blank and the green timer light began rapidly flashing. I tried all the troubleshooting methods outlined in the owner's manual but nothing worked. I called Mitsubishi and they told me to call a repair man. I began to search the web for solutions.

However, to my surprise, I noticed many other owners of this same television had experienced similar problems. Repair shops are indicating that this is a common problem with this television and are charging upwards of $800.00 to diagnose and repair the problem, which includes new circuitry or new chassis. Nonetheless, this appears to be an obvious defect that Mitsubishi refuses to admit. I feel it is extremely unfair to pay for something that obviously was going to malfunction.

I can afford to pay upwards of $800.00 to $1,000.00 to repair this television. I feel it is grossly unfair to do so. I would request Mitsubishi credit $1,0000.00 toward the repair of my existing television or purchase of new one.

On December 27, 2008, I purchased a Panasonic plasma TV from the Best Buy online site. I paid $1265, which included NY sales tax and $70 for basic delivery from their Middletown NY warehouse, 12 miles away. The TV was delivered on Friday, January 2.

After watching the TV that evening, then for an hour or so the next day, the unit totally died. We were watching it, and it simply turned off and wouldn't come back on. The power-on light would blink 7 times then pause, then blink again. I've since learned that is a proprietary code signaling a dead power supply module in the tv.

I called Best Buy customer service right away, explained the situation and asked that they exchange the TV with a working unit of the same make and model. Considering that the tv hadn't even worked for one day, I felt that was a reasonable request. The person I spoke with said she would connect me with someone who could help me, and placed me on hold. This became a pattern that repeated itself, as I spoke with 9 different people over a period of 2 hours, 12 minutes, according to the timer on my phone. Most of my time was spent waiting on hold. Number 8 offered to set up a pick-up appointment to return the tv. She said they could not bring me another tv and make an even exchange. I told her that wasn't what I wanted, and asked to speak to her supervisor, so again I waited on hold until number 9 picked up. He said they could not deliver a replacement tv, but only pick up the first one for a return. He said then I would have to go back to their online site and purchase another tv and set up delivery.

Since I had used a newly opened BestBuy credit card through HSBC, in order to take advantage of the 36 month no-interest financing, that option wouldn't work for me. There was not enough credit on the card to allow me to purchase another TV until I had gotten a return credit for the first one. Considering the time lag for a pick-up, issuance of a return credit, reorder, and wait for delivery... it reasonably could be a minimum of 3 weeks before I would have a working tv again. That's assuming Best Buy could pull off all those things without a glitch.

I made an appointment for the return pick up, and a week later they came and got the tv, noting that it was in like-new physical condition. A few days later I got an email that the return had been completed and my credit card credited. What they didn't mention was that they did not credit me for the $70 delivery charge. When I called and questioned that, they said the delivery charge isn't refundable on a return, even though the return was due to a defective product.

I bought a Sharp R630DS platinum collection. This is a microwave with the controls located on the door. I bought the unit with the Best Buy four year warranty. The Magnetron failed within the warranty period and I took it in for a repair. Oddly the store offered me a new microwave replacement but had nothing comparable. This Sharp unit is unique in the way it handles the controls on the door and the interior size is maximized with this style. I have two of these machines and I wanted mine fixed. That is expressly why I bought the warranty.

As I said I took the unit for repair. About two weeks later Best Buy calls me and tells me that Sharp can't repair my machine. So I said where is my machine? They said that it was scrapped. I said that is my property and I want it back. I took a second trip to Best Buy, 30 miles away to fill out a form to have my own property returned in an expedited fashion.

In the meantime, I located a Magnetron replacement part and discovered that the product could most certainly be repaired. Thus, Best Buy was cheating me out of my express warranty.

Best Buy called me and said my machine was back and I could pick it up. The machine they brought to the counter was scratched up and filthy. The door on the front was not my original door. Someone has converted my property and stolen my good door off my machine and replaced it with a broken door. I had Best Buy plug in the unit and the LED lights on the door were dysfunctional. I informed Best Buy that this was not my machine but the store manager said it was my serial number on the back. I agree that was true but the door where all the controls were located was not my door. I said your repair guy has taken working parts off my machine and in effect destroyed any repair of just the magnetron. They wanted me to sign for the machine but I refused to acknowledge that the machine was mine in total. It was a tort conversion and trespass to my chattels, fraud, false pretenses and larceny by trick.

They kept pushing me to accept a store credit for the cost of my machine but the problem with that is that I have no intention of every spending another dime in a Best Buy Store. They did something very unethical here all I wanted was my machine repaired.

They said the machine was sent to sharp but that is not true. I am also going after Sharp about this. Whether this was Sharp or some clown that said they were authorized Sharp dealers, they caused a major harm by stealing the door off my machine and replacing it with a junk door.

Best Buy no longer carries Sharp appliances so their claim that this machine was sent to Sharp is likely just more deception.


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