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Reviewed March 25, 2018
Purchased a washer and dryer on March 3rd, I was supposed to get delivery on the 7th. NEVER called to confirm delivery or cancel the delivery the night before. (Rained the next day) My husband and I took the day off so we could install it ourselves. Got a text message the next day at 10:30 am they rescheduled my delivery. (I was scheduled for delivery from 8-12) I called to find out why didn’t I receive a call and they said they did. Called the wrong number. (NOT THE # ON THE ORDER). They “CHANGE” the number in the computer and rescheduled for March 12th from 12-4. I told them to call a half hour before they came so can get home from work to accept delivery and confirmed the phone number. (I couldn’t take another day off) NEVER RECEIVED A CALL!!
Called them to find out what happened. They said they tried to call. No answer and no one answered the door. (They called the wrong number again). They rescheduled the delivery for March 19th now. They finally delivered the washer and dryer but there was no stacking kit. Called to find out where it was. They said it was on back order till April. I needed the stacking kit so the washer and dryer can go in the space allotted. They said stacking kit that I was to get was put back into stock after the 1st rescheduling.
Went on Amazon and purchased a stacking kit. Received it 2 days later. Best Buy said they would send someone out to set it up since there has been so many problems. They scheduled me for March 25th from 12-4. DID NOT SHOW AND AGAIN NO CALL!!! I called at 5:30 to find out if they were coming. They said someone would get back to me. They finally called back and said they would be here in 30 minutes. It is 6:30 and still waiting...
My husband and have missed 3 1/2 days of work for these deliveries. If we don’t work we don’t get paid. It is VERY FRUSTRATING that they don’t handle the situation properly!! This has been going on for almost a month now with NO washer and dryer. I have 2 kids that play sports and make a TON of laundry!!! This has been BEYOND INCONVENIENT!!! I have been going to the laundry mat at least 3 times a week so my kids can have their uniforms for their games and matches. I will NEVER purchase anything from them again!!!
Reviewed March 25, 2018
I have a Nikon camera that was purchased at Best Buy in Salt Lake a (Nikon Dealer!). It broke and I sent it in to Nikon to get fixed and was informed that the camera is a grey market camera and they won’t fix it at any cost. I contacted Best Buy. They will do nothing for me even though I have the receipt! Best Buy a (Nikon Dealer!) should not be selling grey market Cameras and should be ashamed of themselves. WARNING DO NOT BUY A CAMERA FROM BEST BUY!!!
Reviewed March 25, 2018
Re: 1 YEAR Geek Squad Protection Plan Product Covered: Samsung - BD-J5700/ZA - Streaming Wi-Fi Built-In Blu-ray Player - Black Model #: BD-J5700/ZA GSP. I experienced an exceedingly irritating series of events, (which occurred during the early afternoon on Saturday, 24th March 2018) involving Best Buy's retailer located at 402 E Fordham Rd, Bronx, NY 10458; (Geek Desk) and their (800) “Geek Squad” number.
All I intended to do was to pay the renewal fee for my “Geek Squad Protection Plan.” I pulled a $20 bill and two dollar bills from my wallet. And then proceeded to hand the money to the “Geek Squad” rep. She refused to accept same. Because it was not a debit or credit card! I was totally unaware of such a policy. I do have a debit card. However, there is only a $10 balance on it. My MasterCard is linked with the direct deposit of my SSDI cash benefits on the 3rd day of each month. I suggested to the “Geek Squad” rep, that since my plan coverage expires on the 31st of March 2018. Perhaps I could be granted a payment extension until the 3rd of April?? Her retort was “no.”
My frustration was now escalating. And I requested to discuss this matter further with a store manager. She walked over to an individual who was partially hidden from my sight. A few blah-blahs were uttered. Then she sauntered back to counter. Indicating that nothing could be done for me; and that I should call the “Geek Squad” at (800) 433-5778; for payment extension assistance. I turned away, and abruptly left the store. I then called the “Geek Squad” and conveyed what I had just gone through et cetera to two separate reps. One was supposedly a supervisor.
Unfortunately, they were just as unempathetic and ineffectual as the rep I encountered at the “Geek Squad” store counter!! So, the moral of this narrative… is that if you do not adhere to Best Buys’ inane, discriminatory and inflexible “debit or credit cards only policy.” You can “kiss your device protection plan goodbye!!!' It is highly doubtful, that I shall ever patronize any Best Buy's store again. My once positive perceptions of this franchise has soured! And I shall continue to share details, of my abjectly dissatisfactory experience with other consumers and regulatory entities.
Reviewed March 25, 2018
My 2nd purchase was horrible due to Geek Squad rep wearing yellow tinted glasses. Rude, obnoxious and condescending, possible due to me being retired military. Sales Rep. was trying to help 3 people at the same time.
Reviewed March 25, 2018
We purchased the tech service plan because we needed TVs hung on wall but decided the price was too high and we went somewhere else but the customer service was excellent.
Reviewed March 24, 2018
Telecheck denied my check at your store tonight claiming fraudulent activity. That cost you an $800+ sale. Problem is you don't care. You assume someone else will come buy what you have. Think again. I tried to give you my money but a computer halfway across the world says it's fraud. You are trusting the wrong people my friends. Telecheck knows nothing of my business practices. I think you will eventually regret your decision to use Telecheck services. I am taking this to all possible social media outlets and urging a boycott of your store and ANY other merchant that uses Telecheck.
Reviewed March 24, 2018
This is a place where the associates ignore you and the management doesn't help at all. I needed help in the electronic area with a cellphone and was ignored.
Reviewed March 23, 2018
I have had the most miserable experience with Best Buy. I purchased a washer and dryer a month ago and paid over $1500 for delivery and installation. The first time, they showed up at the wrong time. No big deal. I happened to be home when they came. They unloaded my “new” washing machine and it was crushed in on one side (presumably by the forklift used to move it to the truck). They tried to talk me into keeping it and getting a gift card for the damage - ummm no. I sent it back and asked them to re-deliver a new - not damaged - machine. I had to call customer service to reschedule. I’m given no priority and have to wait another week for another machine.
They show up a week later, take out my old (working! - just old) washer and dryer (move it down the stairs and over the banister) and THEN tell me that they can’t get the new one up my stairs. They say they will need to come back tomorrow with 4 people to move it upstairs since it needs to be lifted over a banister railing. I have to call and re-schedule a time for them to come out “tomorrow”. Of course when I call, I’m again given no priority and there are no appointments “tomorrow”. Meanwhile I now have no washer and dryer and the new appliances are in the middle of my living room.
A week later they show up and give me more excuses about why they can’t move it to the laundry room. They don’t even attempt to move it after all this time. I told them to just take the machines back and refund my money. Well - they can’t (or won’t) do that either. They need a “separate work order” to return the machine. They tell me that I need to “hire a carpenter” to move my banister and then they will come back out and move it up the stairs. Of course I tell them that I’m not hiring a carpenter, and ask them to get the things out of my living room. They refuse to move them.
I had to go back to the store and ask for a refund. I’m told they won’t refund my money until they come pick them up which they want to schedule at their leisure on Monday - four days from now. They also charged me for removing my old machine and won’t refund that money or return my old machine so that I have a way to wash clothes. Meanwhile, I have 20 guests coming to my house this weekend that get to let them try and dance around a washer and dryer in the middle of my living room and see my piles of dirty laundry. I don’t think I’ve ever been this upset with a service in my life.
Reviewed March 23, 2018
I try to go on off times, so store is not too crowded. All the sales people are very helpful. I especially like the Samsung and Apple areas. They will provided hands on assistance with your device.
Reviewed March 22, 2018
Like many others, I ordered a laptop and printer. After spending over $1,200, I received the printer within a week. The laptop, however, is another story. I've been told there are delays. This is going on week 3 since my purchase and still no laptop. Never again will I purchase anything from Best Buy. They are not the company they once were.
Reviewed March 22, 2018
My name is Kevin ** and I am long time shopper at Best Buy Westminster CA, mostly electronics and appliances. On Tuesday March 20 I decided to get a Wacom Tablet, because my elbow was sore from Photoshop and video editing. I wanted it as soon as soon possible. I searched Google Shopping, Amazon, B&H and Best Buy. My attention was caught by Best Buy’s same day delivery. I selected the Westminster store for inventory and selected a link that stated same day delivery was available. To complete the order (**) the website had me create/update my Best Buy account. I received a message to call customer service because there was some issue with the account. The customer service person fixed it and took my order for the Wacom Tablet which I indicated has to be for same day delivery, and that there were 3 of these tablets at Westminster where I usually shop. She confirmed the order and the same day delivery.
A few minutes later I received an email confirming the order and the same day delivery (3/20/18 2:53pm PST). After several emails indicated you were not going to honor same day delivery as advertised I called customer support and spoke with Dan and Rod. Rod the supervisor indicated that my order wasn’t placed before the cutoff time. Rod is vindictive and arrogant along with being unaware of the actual facts. Rod also told me that same day delivery was a “general statement,” not a guaranteed service. I spent quite a bit time asking why my accepted order for same day delivery was not here and told it would be shipped later in the week (also by email).
The phone tree on your support system doesn’t offer an option to speak with someone or guidance on how to get someone on the phone. With persistence and difficulty I managed to get someone to transfer me to the store where I spoke to the “store manager” Justine. She was pleasant and apologetic and said she would look into what happened. We also discussed that I want to receive the product and I inquired whether they would setup it for next day shipping or same day delivery on 3/21/18. She also stated that your delivery vendor had frozen the order and she couldn’t make any changes for some reason.
I was told and emailed that someone would call me in regards to the delivery on 3/21/18. I spent most of the day working and waiting. I have received numerous email updates to my order that said I would receive my order 3/27/18. I called customer service and eventually asked to speak to someone at the Westminster store. I spoke with Grace who looked into the situation and told me I should come into the store or wait for it to be delivered because they weren‘t going to honor the advertised claim of same day delivery a second time, my words not hers but that was her meaning. Additionally this would require me to return the one being shipped; two trips to the store when I didn’t want to make any trips to the store.
She offered me a discount but declined to tell me advance what the discount would be. Best Buy technology and customer service failed at every conceivable level. First contact – website failed to create the account with customer service telephone support. Second contact – customer service representative confirmed the order, the inventory and the same day delivery but failed to route the order to the Westminster store, and it went to the Costa Mesa store where they did not have the product. Third through Sixth contact – 3 emails telling me I already had an account. Seventh contact – an email at 3/20/18 2:53pm thanking me for my order and referring me to What I need to know and same day delivery. Eighth contact – email at 5:40pm stating there was a problem and to call them.
Ninth contact – an email telling me I missed overnight shipping deadline, interesting because I placed the order for same day before the 3:30pm cutoff. James indicated I could pick it up or get it changed to standard delivery. I responded by telling him neither option was acceptable. Tenth contact – an email from Anna stating I could pick it up or modify delivery. None of your employees seem to be able to address the same day delivery advertising, apparently there are no circumstances in which your honor that commitment. Eleventh contact – another email with the 3/20 same day delivery date that says I can click my order status 8:27pm 3/20. Twelfth contact – another email with updating shipping delivery of 3/27/2018; not the same day, not the next day, not even the same week. Thirteenth contact a repeat of the same email 8:30pm 3/20.
Fourteenth contact – an email my product has shipped with a tracking number on 3/21/18 for delivery 3/27/2018. Last contact – an email receipt from my purchase at the store. You won, I stopped working and earning money to go and pick up the tablet I need from your store after no less than six people refused to honor the same day delivery advertising. It will make for a good lawsuit for false advertising. I will also mention the unproductive phone calls. Most importantly when I called your corporate offices and asked to speak to the person in charge of customer service. Your operator refused to connect me with anyone and transferred me back to the customer service number. Any retail store or online store with any respect for customers would have cleared this up in one phone call or one email. Your service sucks.
Reviewed March 22, 2018
I always find someone to help me find the thing that best fits my needs. I especially like the service which helps me untangle problems I'm having with previous purchases.
Reviewed March 21, 2018
I placed a $4600.00 order with Best Buy, they gave me a delivery date for the new T.V. & all seemed good. The next day they send an email saying the T.V. mount will be delayed, ok things happen. The next within 1 minute of two of the items in this order were delivered, they sent an email & said the delivery date would have to be changed with no explanation. Best Buy has taken this approach since they hit a lull, they will advertise availability & once the order has been billed or partially delivered they change the delivery to fit their needs, or they don't have availability & tell you that they do so you will place the order. Sad state of affairs for what used to be a decent company! I will never make another purchase of any kind from Best Buy! I have been a Platinum member for the last 8 years, way to chase your loyal customers away.
Reviewed March 21, 2018
Good value on 2 Samsung TVs. Had Geek Squad install. Very satisfied. Will go back there again for a future purchase. I also have a Geek Squad service agreement.
Reviewed March 20, 2018
I purchased an ASUS laptop from Best Buy. 35 days later it completely stopped working. I took it back to Best Buy, who indicated that their return policy is 15 days, UNLESS YOU PAY ANOTHER $100 TO GET IT EXTENDED! The solution that they offered me was useless: Leave the computer indefinitely, just "do without", while they send it out for diagnosis and repair. Right. Just stop working completely while they fix the piece the crap they sold me, and return to me a refurbished computer.
I would have continued to shop at Best Buy, were they reasonable to the customer. But THIS WAS NOT REASONABLE! I went to WalMart to buy another one, that very day. Not an ASUS and knowing that any problems would be resolved in a reasonable manner. They obviously do not care about the customer, nor the money that the customer spends, so they will never have my business again! I just spent $270 for 35 days! And NO ONE CARES TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE! Lesson learned!
Reviewed March 20, 2018
I have been trying for the last two weeks to get a hold of the customer service department at Best Buy in Beavercreek, OH. No matter what day/time I call, all I get is hold music FOREVER! Are they purposely trying to give business to Amazon.com?
Reviewed March 20, 2018
I went to Best Buy on November 11 to ask the AT&T salesman who had information on the iPhone promotion. He was at the mobile sale department and was very pleased to help me. I told him I wanted to open two phone lines with AT&T so it would qualify for the Buy one get one free. The salesman told me he would help me with the iPhone X Buy one get one, then he helped me order the two iPhone Xs and set up an account for me. I confirmed with him how the payment would be. He told me that I would receive the first two payments by paying for both phones, and then I would get credit back on the third payment. After that, I only need to pay for one phone for the remainder of the two year contract with AT&T. Everything was very clear at the time when I ordered the phones.
I went back to Best Buy to pick up the phones on November 18, another salesman (I believe he is the manager, **) helped me open the account with AT&T. I reconfirmed the Buy one get one deal, since it wasn’t the same man. He told me this promotion was real and that I qualified. So after I paid two months bills for both phones, soon came the third payment, where I was supposed to get my credit back. This didn’t happen so I called AT&T to ask about it. They told me I never had this deal since I had two iPhone Xs and not 1 iPhone X and one iPhone 8. I traveled to Best Buy, keep in mind, I live 30 minutes away from the Best Buy. So this was a one hour trips for travel expenses alone. Not only this, it’s an extra 1000 they’re charging me for giving me the wrong service and promotion deal. I didn’t travel just once, but three total times after I bought the phones.
This is not only wasting my time, but my money as well. **, the sales manager, proceeded to talk to us like we were illiterate and incapable of understanding. We were there to try and negotiate a solution to how Best Buy at 18053 Garland Groh Blvd, Hagerstown, MD, because, again, they failed to give us the Buy one Get One Free offer AT&T had. He kept telling us he couldn’t do anything to help and didn’t try to. He was rude and unhelpful. I am not paying an extra 1,000 for their mistakes. This is unacceptable and terrible service. They were sneaky and dishonest. I will never spend a penny at Best Buy again. The worst service in the United States.
Updated review: March 22, 2018
I met w/the GM and Tech guy at Best Buy today...3/21/18 and they very graciously settled my issue w/me and apologize form what they say was confusion on their part as to my issue.
I am satisfied w/the resolve and wish it had not escalated to this point. I'd give them 5 stars if it was handled appropriately at first but it wasn't and because of the level of my initial dissatisfaction...I am going to update it to 3 stars...as it should not have taken the effort and phone calls to resolve this.
Original Review: March 20, 2018
Recently I had taken my HP laptop (envy m6) into Best Buy for an erratic behavior issue. I had this laptop in 2-3 times and they could not fix the problem. I took it in one more time and they told me that it was most likely an issue with the "TouchPad” being Too Tight from the factory setting and that they would correct it and that should help. When I got it back it still did not fix the erratic behavior! I took it back the next day and they now tell me that since they've done all the steps that would've normally fixed the issue...that the next step would be to "disable" the touch screen & touchpad??? If that did not cure it...my other option would be to buy a new computer! After picking it up this last time...I returned home and it did work better and the erratic behavior was not present.
But now I noticed that the left corner of the computer near the hinge was splitting open a slight bit when I closed the screen on the base. I had to press down on the corner to have it snap to the closed seam position. I turned the unit over and noticed there was a screw missing in the left corner where this separation was now starting to happen. I called the Geek Squad where I had this "repair" (if that's what it should be called) done. My contact there now tells me that it possibly could be an issue with the base being broken and not a missing screw as these HP computers have a design flaw in them. It looked simple enough to me that it was just a missing screw.
I had owned this HP for 3 years now and never had an issue with it splitting open until I took it to Best Buy for a check-up & service. It always opened & closed with no issues. Smooth & tight! So, the very next day (3/15/18) I'm back at Best Buy to have them determine if it was indeed a "missing screw". They took it in and I waited. After a period of time the tech came out with my computer taken apart and shows me a broken base mount where the "missing screw" would've turned into. So, as they "surmised" earlier this was/is the problem with my laptop now starting to split open! Funny though it did not start to split until I had them open & re-open this laptop 2,3 or 4 times in the short period of several days. They offered to send it out and have a new base put in from wherever they send these design flawed HP laptops.
I asked how long it would be. They said 2 weeks to 4 weeks+. I thanked them for that "offer" but needed this laptop before 2 weeks as I was hopefully starting a new job and did need this for a mobile application. I told them that I would "put up with this slight splitting for the immediate time being". They said if I changed my mind they'd be happy to send it out. I was not comfortable with this but I thought if I did not get this new job I'd take them up on this offer. Well no sooner did I get home and then after a meal open up my laptop to use it only to discover that now both hinges are broken (or the area in the base where they mount) and is difficult to smoothly open my laptop screen!!!
Also the screen is now unstable and those hinge areas are cracking and snapping when opening and closing! This only happened after my recent services with Best Buy's Geek Squad. I was willing to put up with the minor inconveniences of the loss of some of the laptop's features even the initial slight splitting issue. BUT NOT NOW as this problem had gotten worse and gotten worse IMMEDIATELY AFTER MY LAST VISIT WITH THE GEEK SQUAD. I went back the next day (3/16/18) asking them to now send it out as I could not put up with the operation of the screen stability and feared the hinges would just break off completely. They said they could and it would only cost around $150 plus other minor charges.
Now, I had been under the assumption that when they told me earlier they send it out and get it fixed it was going to be at no charge. They never said anything about a "charge"! I even had "thanked them for the offer" and then declined (on 3/15/18) as I said I could not wait 2-3-4+ weeks on this. What did they think by my statement about "their offer"??? Anyway I asked to speak with the General Manager and he, after several minutes, came into the conversation with an initial look on his face like he was "ready to do battle". He said "No one told me it was going to be free!" And he would take his men's word over mine. Very cut and dry and very matter of fact!
I mentioned that after buying 4 TV's a computer a cell phone other odds & ends from Best Buy and that my wife and I had recently decided to buy her a cell phone and re-appliance our kitchen (looking at Best Buys appliance options 2 days earlier) that I'd not do business EVER AGAIN with Best Buy if they could not help me. And besides there was a very good chance that my new issues were caused by their tech people anyway! It sure seemed funny that no matter what design flaws that HP has/had with this laptop it would appear to most people with any common sense that "something" related to this hinge/screen instability was directly caused by the Geeks taking my computer apart so many times. I even noticed, either a clamp mark or deep scratch on the initial hinge that was suspect that was not there before.
I called Best Buy Customer Service about this on 3/16/18 initially speaking w/ Geek support for about 20 minutes and then a Geek Squad manager (Tara) and then found out that I need to call another number. Then speaking with "Yvonne" whom had taken my information (both calls were documented). I requested a call back from someone other than a local store manager as I was done dealing them at the local level. I was told this would happen. Yvonne then tells me I should contact via email "BestBuy.com email/Feedback" and document my issue with them.
After trying that tonight and GETTING NOWHERE I decided to voice my complaint via your site. As of today I've gotten no contact in any manner from Best Buy and my issue with the screen operating smoothly and hinge(s) problem have only gotten worse! I took my laptop into these Geeks for technical issue and ended up with a mechanical issue. They refuse to take any blame for this!!! NOT HAPPY!!!
Reviewed March 19, 2018
Listen, I don't normally leave bad reviews. In this case, I wish that I had been warned of what a nightmare Best Buy is to purchase appliances from, and I wish to warn others of the same. They have the absolute worst customer service I have ever experienced - I wasn't surprised when I came here and saw that their average rating was one star. I ordered a refrigerator from them a month ago and was supposed to have it delivered within a week. Each week since then they have canceled my order the day that it was supposed to be delivered, with no warning. So, I had to wait a week for the first supposed delivery - which never happened.
I get it, the first time they canceled was because it was supposed to snow... Which it did. And I woke up the next day to zero accumulation on the ground, or on my car - I didn't even have to clean it off to go to work. So, there was snow in NYC in March - big deal. Everyone else still had to go to work that day. Best Buy was the only major corporation who shut down their operation? One thing to note is that when they cancel [last minute/day of delivery] they don't put you as priority to get delivered the next day, which puts you out to get scheduled a week or week and a half out, whenever the next available date is - which is what happened in this case. The day that it was supposed to get delivered (second time), they called me at 11AM for a 4PM-8PM est. delivery, to cancel for the day because their truck broke down.
If the last possible delivery is for 8PM, that means that they had up to nine hours to figure out a trucking situation to get the fridge out to me. Or, just schedule me for the next evening? Unfortunately, the delivery was once again canceled and I was scheduled for the following week for a 12PM-4PM slot. I had already (I thought) made clear in prior phone calls and conversations with customer service representatives that I would not be available during these hours because I couldn't take time off from work to be there. Between Wednesday afternoon and Saturday evening, I made a total of eighteen phone calls (I checked my phone log) to both Best Buy/Geek Squad, and their delivery company in NJ. Do you know how many hours this is with wait times??
Each time I called, I made it extremely clear that I have health issues which make it necessary that I have a refrigerator to have food readily available, as well as to keep certain items cool, and that I could not wait any longer to have the delivery. I requested that since they had canceled last minute on me a couple of times, that they get the fridge delivered to me by Saturday evening (this was on Friday). I had to call and wait to get through to someone in management seven times, because every time I reached someone who told me they could help me, the call would get disconnected. I finally reached some kind of management who claimed that they "could have" helped me had I called sooner, but by this time it was already 7PM and too late to get scheduled in for next day delivery... After I had been calling since 4:30PM...
I asked if I could be scheduled for Monday evening since they had me in at this point for Monday afternoon, which I made abundantly clear I would be unavailable for. This particular manager told me that they would "try" to get me in for my requested time, but made no guarantees and told me that someone would call me back the next day. No one called me the next day, so at a certain point I made my own calls to their scheduling department where, again, I had to call four or five times because I kept getting disconnected. I was told once that there were "no guarantees" of a Monday night delivery, but that someone would get back to me by the end of the day. Of course, I never heard back.
On Monday afternoon I was shocked to receive an email that read, "Your receipt for today's Geek Squad visit: Thanks for letting us serve you!" I had a couple of missed calls from the NJ delivery company, so I tried to call the two different numbers back and no one picked up either line. I called Best Buy's Customer Service number to make sure that the drivers didn't just dump the fridge in front of my apartment, and was met by hostility because I didn't pick up the earlier phone calls - even though I made it clear that I was unavailable for phone calls or the delivery during this time because I'm at work.
After a bunch of back and forth with an extremely condescending, antagonistic "manager" who (literally) kept laughing at my frustration, telling me that he was the highest possible customer service rep I could speak with, he put me on hold for about five minutes which led me to yet another encounter with an equally patronizing, demoralizing "manager" (everyone at Best Buy Customer Service is a manager?) who continued to hold the same circular conversation, telling me to "calm down" and laughing at my frustration for about ten minutes. I understand that sitting at a desk all day taking calls from customers can be pretty infuriating and tiresome, but laughing at someone who is explaining that they have health issues and is frustrated by the number of times that a delivery has been canceled for a major kitchen appliance is pretty out of line.
Once I got out of work, I made the call to cancel my order entirely and explained the conversation that I had earlier in the day with the two "managers" and was suddenly met with some Hail Mary promise to have the fridge delivered to me tonight and that they would compensate me for my troubles... This particular manager was actually a very nice, patient woman which was a relief from the previous people who had helped me. Unfortunately, at this point my landlord had already asked that I cancel the order because it was such a nuisance and purchase elsewhere... I can't imagine what a nightmare it would be to have the refrigerator serviced by Geek Squad if there were any issues with it.
Keep in mind, this review is just a BRIEF summary events. I would never recommend purchasing anything from Best Buy. I was going to be more specific and say that I wouldn't recommend purchasing any 'appliances' from them - but really, if this is how they deal with customer service, I just flat out wouldn't do business with them. To the last manager I spoke to who was really nice and understanding: You can do better. Find a different company to work for.
Reviewed March 19, 2018
On January 13, 2018 we went to Best Buy in Mira Mesa, California and purchased a new 65” Sony color TV. We asked the sales person to make sure we had full coverages on it since it was so big and expensive. We were assured we “had it all” and requested and paid for delivery and installation since we didn’t trust ourselves to do it. TV was delivered January 17, 2018. The set they delivered had problems and didn’t work so another store was called and told to bring us another one. Everything seemed to go well after they left.
On February 19, 2018 we were cleaning, and my brother and Steve went to move TV and it collapsed on them and when they tried to catch it, it broke, and spider webbed shattered the TV. I called Best Buy immediately and was told I had to file a claim with their insurance company because “they were at fault” because the base was not set up right. Ok, claim filed with their company. I was called February 26, 2018 and asked for pictures of the damaged set, which I immediately took and sent to them. I was also told to contact the store manager and ask them to handle the problem for me. I was told I would get a callback. Finally, after not hearing from them on March 5, 2018, I called to speak with manager and was told I would be called back.
March 6, 2018, no call returned, I called the store back. Long story short, I called them back three times that day to ask why I was not being called back. The person on the phone (not a manager) told me they would not be calling me back because the store manager said he would not honor the claim because the warranty I had purchased would not cover it and they set-up the TV correctly, but if I wanted to purchase the same TV again he would give me a 10% discount! (The TV was on sale for $3599.99 from $4999.99.) I said since we had paid for delivery and set up we should not be responsible, and they need to replace it for us. I also emailed the insurance office about this.
March 7, 2018, I called the insurance rep and asked him for help. He said the store would not cooperate because they did it right. I also stated no one had come to look at it so how can they say that? He asked for more pictures which I sent immediately. I am now sitting here waiting to see what will happen next. So far, no return call. March 8, 2018, No call received, so I called Zack again only to get sent to his answering machine. I left message to please call me. No return call was received. March 16, 2018, I emailed insurance rep and expressed my disappointment in the fact we were being ignored.
March 19, 2018, Best Buy refuses to come look at the TV and they refuse to replace it, so now it is their word against ours. WE LOSE!! To get an attorney would mean we have to pay more than the TV is worth, so I guess we are screwed all the way around. Only $5262.00 left to pay off. In the last 4 years, we have spent over $25,000.00 (Counting this fiasco) at Best Buy. This is how good customers are treated by them so BEWARE. When this amount is paid off we will never spend another dime at Best Buy and I hope none of you are being scammed by them like we have been.
Reviewed March 19, 2018
I was trying to find the latest Nikon camera and the assistant manager of a Best Buy in Apple Valley, California went out of his way to find one at a store on the opposite coast from me. He went above and beyond to change procedures to help me. I was extremely impressed!
Reviewed March 18, 2018
I purchased two MacBook Pros from Best Buy and then they put an upgraded version on sale. I bought the newer versions online for store pickup and returned both original purchases within the return period to the store. The store accepted the returns but said I couldn't return anything else (although I have purchased thousands of dollars worth of items from Best Buy and am an Elite Plus Member). When I got home and opened the laptops they were the SAME version that I had returned. I checked the description online and reviewed the specs again and found that what they had given me did not match the specs listed on the website. I contacted customer service who checked and agreed that the models I received were listed as having touch ID, although the laptops I received did NOT have touch ID. Customer service transferred me to four different people, none of which had a clue what to do.
I returned to the store and the store manager told us that there wasn't anything he could do about it ALTHOUGH he also admitted that the specs listed on the website said touch ID was included in the models I purchased and also acknowledged that the laptops I had purchased did NOT include touch ID. So, here's a store that sells something based upon incorrect and misleading information, acknowledges that they have deceived me into making a purchase, and then absolutely refuse to do anything about it. Is this a place that you want to do business with?
I have done business with Best Buy for years and have spent more than anyone should have, and when the rubber meets the road they aren't willing to do the right thing and correct their mistake. They have been caught doing this in the past and paid the price, and I think it might be time for them to be held accountable again.
Reviewed March 18, 2018
Last time I was in it seemed like the staff had been to Home Depot to avoid the customer training. After 30 min of wandering looking for help I left and went to Target where at least the guy talked to me.
Reviewed March 17, 2018
I went in at about 10:30 am to buy a phone and get service. There were only 3 people working in the phone dept. 2 were helping people at the desks and a young man approached me and I told him what I wanted. I have a month to month service and pay for it online. He checked and said that he needed my account number. Well even after I checked on one of their computers, I could not find one. He needed it if I wanted to keep my phone number he said. He spent probably a total of 10 minutes with me in between other people.
I am not a "phone person". I don't live and die by my phone, so I wanted an easy inexpensive phone. After being there at least 30 minutes, without him even offering to help me purchase a phone and service, I got pissed off cause he didn't even offer help in buying a phone. I will never recommend Best Buy to anyone. I would have changed my number if he had given me the time and made an effort to find a phone for me, but he didn't. I am very disappointed because being Saturday, they should have had more help in that department. There were at least 2-3 customers in the area... And only about 3 employees that I saw.
Reviewed March 17, 2018
Bought a television with a controller that was said to control all functions of the TV, cd, vcr, etc. Won't turn the TV and the voice bar on. We bought a bill of goods. The TV being one of Sony's larger better models did not have a booklet with it and we were told that the Geek Squad would show us how it worked. It had a message right away saying that an additional program needed to be added and the message would not go away from the screen when we tried to watch any program. After much calling we managed to get the Geek Squad to come over and remove the message. Now the universal controller doesn't turn the TV and soundbar on and we use the controller that came with the TV. On and on we are having one problem after another and didn't purchase coverage to get it addressed... Don't buy anything from Best Buy and don't believe their sales pitch... I can't believe that Sony would let them.
Reviewed March 17, 2018
On 12/20/2016 we purchased a Sony Smart TV. In a month the power board burned out. We called the store Magnolia, was referred to Geek Squad. They sent out a technician who was not experienced with the product. Therefore, we had to reschedule. It took 2 weeks to get someone out here. Also, the shopping carts are too long banging thing in front of you.
Reviewed March 16, 2018
I purchased a freezer over a year ago with a 5 year additional warranty from Best Buy in Mount Vernon New York. The freezer has since broken down and minimum of nine times. Every time it did I have lost food and money and I was told that if something was wrong with the freezer more than three times within the warranty It would be replaced. That was a biggest lie ever. They kept sending the same guy fix same things on the freezer and I have lost 9 sets of food and it always seems to happen right after I go grocery shopping. Sometimes they use an outside Warranty company and the service was terrible and they refused to replace an obviously malfunctioning Factory defective freezer in an effort to save money.
Now the light is acting up again and it blinks as if there's a ghost in there which is another one of the Thousand problems I've had with this freezer. But I don't even feel like calling them again because I know they are just trying to keep fixing things over and over temporarily until the warranty runs out. It's a common strategy and I'm not surprised but I'm very disappointed that I have lost this much food and time and trouble and I'm still stuck with the same lemon freezer. Very disappointed and I am very sure that I won't be purchasing appliances from Best Buy covered under Geek Squad warranty ever again.???
I even told the technician after the 6th time coming to the house that I was promised a new refrigerator if I have three issues within one year. He laughed and told me "good luck" then he said that their job is to just fix the single problem over and over and over until warranty Runs Out. I feel so ripped off. I know a lot of people and I am slowly spreading the word about Best Buy and their fraudulent Geek Squad warranty practices because I am not satisfied and this is not cool. I have complained over and over to the warranty department and have even went into the store several times to confront the manager but nothing has worked.
Reviewed March 16, 2018
Just recently purchased a laptop and printer from Best Buy online. The selection of products was great and the prices were the best. Their website is very user-friendly. Immediately after check out I received a confirmation email. The items were received sooner than expected. I would definitely recommend Best Buy to family and friends.
Reviewed March 15, 2018
Best Buy, while not always the lowest cost, provides the best reviews online, so a consumer like myself can read and digest what it is they're purchasing. I appreciate that Best Buy has a Geek Squad, and they are available by appointment and by walk-in, to troubleshoot challenges with technology. I appreciate the assistance they've provided me in the past, and if you purchase something online, the purchase is secure, and the delivery is always expedient.
Reviewed March 14, 2018
I purchased a $400 television as a Christmas gift for my adult daughter. After 2 months the television completely stopped working. When I contact Best Buy, they tell me that unless I had purchased the $100 protection plan, there's nothing they can do! It stopped working! I will NEVER buy another product from Best Buy again. Many stores have a 90 day return policy. Best Buy will sell faulty items so you need their expensive protection plans to repair them! I have never had a store completely refuse to exchange damaged merchandise. The television was literally on her wall, barely touched, for maybe 6 weeks and then just stopped working.
Reviewed March 14, 2018
I bought a laptop from Best Buy in Kenosha WI, I've had nothing but problems since the day I got the laptop. The biggest problem I have had with the laptop is that it will randomly restart. I do online classes and the laptop had restarted in the middle of a very important test, and as a resulted my test was submitted with only a few questions done. I had called my teacher and she was very understanding and let me redo it, but said only this one time. I promised her it would not happen again because I was going to return or exchange my laptop for something that worked. I was still in my 15 day return period, when I had went to Best Buy to try and return it.
The employee that was working with me, after printing out a duplicate copy of my receipt and inspecting laptop for what seemed like an unnecessary amount of time, came back and told me because I didn't wipe down the computer and screen that it is in used condition and he would not be able to give me a refund or exchange it for me. That was day 14 of my day 15 return/exchange window. Later that day and the next day I spent hours online talking to customer service on Best Buy, and also on the phone. Everyone I had talked to said that the situation should of never happened, and I should of been allowed to return it, as long as it wasn't cracked or damaged.
I knew I would not be able to get to Best Buy the next day because I was going out of town. All of the Best Buy employees I had talked to online or on the phone told me I would have to find a way to get to Best Buy or I would be out of my 15 day exchange/return window even if I don't have a car with me since I'm out of town. So now I have a unexchangable faulty laptop. This isn't the first time that Best Buy has done something like this to me. A few years ago I had bought a tablet and a 3 year service plan from Best Buy, I was told that if my tablet wasn't fixable and had to be replaced, if they didn't have the same version of my laptop because it was outdated, that as long as it was in the 3 years of service plan that I would get the next version up.
My tablet had stopped working and needed to be replaced. I went to Geek Squad to see what they could do and they had told me that it was unfixable and I would have to get a replacement. They did not have the same tablet in stock, because it was getting near the end of the 3 year service plan, but they would not give me the next version up, they just gave me my money back which was not enough at the time to afford the next version or tablet similar to the one I had.
Reviewed March 14, 2018
I went to buy a printer cable. Got help choosing the correct one right away. Went to the checkout counter and was approached by a clerk with a scanner. She said "let me help you checkout." So we stood there and she scanned the item, gave the item back to me then asked for payment so I gave her item back so I could get card out of my purse. Then we exchanged items so she could slide credit card. Ten minutes has gone by and now she says "let's go to register to get your receipt and a bag." I told her my thoughts on this new experiment. It was awful.
Reviewed March 13, 2018
I will never buy another item from Best Buy!! Spent $30 for a phone mount for my car a month ago. Yesterday it decided it wouldn't stick to my window any longer. Took it, the original packaging, and receipt back to get an exchange. Was told they couldn't exchange it because it had been longer than 14 days, because it's considered an electronic (ok that's weird). The Manager told me that I would need to call the manufacturer, and gave me the phone number. I stood right there in the store and called the phone number and it wasn't a working phone number, so I went back up to the manager and she tried to call and it wasn't a working phone number. Then she told me that's all she could do. Great customer service. LOL! So I paid $30 for the use of a phone mount for one month.
Reviewed March 12, 2018
I’m completely disappointed with Best Buy and Geek Squad... I bought a range hood that was supposed to be installed on March 05, nobody showed up or contacted me to let me know they would not come. I called them at the end of the day and they rescheduled to March 09 at 10 am just to cancel 10 minutes before 10 and to rescheduled for today, March 12. “The installer” went to my house today and decided that he was not installing the hood because It is too hard, so he left the hood there on the floor and left. Now if I want the money I paid for the installation, I need to be luck enough to talk to someone at customer service tomorrow because there is nothing they can do today!
Reviewed March 9, 2018
I just been ripped off in Best Buy Staten Island store on Richmond Ave. The sales manager Paul ** and Customer service specialist Michelle gave the worst customer service and pretended that I am nothing. The sales person (not sure the name) lied to me about returning an iWatch 3 without any extra charges (asked 2 times about it) when I came back to return the watch, I was charged a restocking fee. I believe entire team: management and customer care is in on the scam to lie to their customers. I don't recommend to shop Best Buy. Go on Amazon and don't get into issues I did.
If Best Buy management reads my review, I recommend Best Buy to start working on their customer service skills. People go online for headache free shopping and most online services like Amazon, Jet.com and many others accept returns with full refunds and no questions asked. B&M stores are dying out (the Staten Island store was almost empty when I came there twice) and to turn away the customers who still visit the stores is not a smart idea.
Reviewed March 8, 2018
I purchased a small air conditioner/heater for an added room in our business. The wrong one was sent (A/C only) so I went to the Duluth GA store to return it. They were nice enough to re-order the correct one, with an in-store pickup thing. By the time it arrived at the store I was up to my neck in contractors and could not get free in the foreseeable future. I called and was told tough luck, and no, the President of the company can NOT pick it up, I have to do it, or it will be returned after a week. My company will look elsewhere for appliances, computers, etc. etc. etc.
Reviewed March 7, 2018
This review applies to Best Buy online. Dealing with these people is like dealing with another country or maybe even another planet. I needed to obtain a duplicate receipt for a dishwasher I bought between 1 and 2 years ago. Calling Best Buy retail was a waste of time, they don't appear to acknowledge Best Buy online. After much difficulty, I found a phone no. customer "service?" The rep. was difficult to understand but he could not send me a receipt, he claimed, because my email address had been compromised. I asked him to send the receipt to a separate email address and he hung up on me. Never buy from Best Buy Online.
Reviewed March 6, 2018
MSI GS Series Stealth Pro Laptop - I bought this $1600 computer in August 2017 and it stopped working in March of 2018. That's SIX MONTHS. Best Buy said, "Too bad. Send it to the manufacturer," which will take 30 business days. Who can do without their computer for thirty business days. They would not sell me a service plan. It was too late they said. I called their resolution department. They do not have a manager in the United States. Still told me the same thing. My mother bought a computer there and hers also crashed in six months and she got the same story. We put this on FB and multiple people said they had a similar customer service disaster. Just say no to Best Buy!!!
Reviewed March 5, 2018
PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE: ie, Consumer Fraud. We bought a Best Buy Roku Smart TV #LC-50LB481U about 15 months ago. TRASH! A few days ago the screen went black. Needs a backlight converter board that Best Buy doesn't support despite the fact that the "Sharp" TV we bought isn't really a Sharp brand, but a Chinese co. using the brand name exclusively for Best Buy. Best Buy customer service is terrible and not helpful. No part number. Gave us the name of a company that makes them and the part is most costly than the TV was in the first place. Consumer Affairs site has several complaints on Best Buy and their "Sharp" TV's breaking within 12 - 15 months of purchase. CAVEAT EMPTOR!
Reviewed March 4, 2018
I recently purchased a Phillips Sonicare toothbrush from Best Buy. Best Buy sent me a previously returned product. When I contacted Best Buy they were extremely unapologetic about this. In fact the customer service representative disconnected the call without bothering to answer my questions about return cost.
Reviewed March 4, 2018
Where do I begin? Probably the worst experience ever. Spoke to 2 people, was transferred once and got hung up on. They couldn’t comprehend my issue. My order was cancelled and they were very unwilling to figure out a solution. Very expensive product being purchased. Will look elsewhere next time. These people need better training, and some communication classes too. Would gladly speak to a rep at corporate.
Reviewed March 3, 2018
You buy a product with a warranty and they won't refund or replace it. Over a monitor fell on my lap on the floor sitting next to it and cracked. What's the point of a warranty. Rude managers, rude company, go to Walmart people they keep their customers happy and return anything, 190.00 down the drain over a monitor that had a weak base and is **.
Reviewed March 2, 2018
So we went to a store and ordered a refrigerator which was on sale on their website. They told me it's showing a delivery of about a month but usually they'll receive it sooner. So we waited about 2 weeks when I got an email saying that I can reschedule earlier delivery so I scheduled delivery a week later for Saturday. Then on Friday, i.e., a day before delivery I get a call from their warehouse where they say that the item is a discontinued item and not in stock!!! All this after 3 weeks? Don't they have clear inventory numbers before placing an order? This is such a big store and they have such backward programming? And they didn't even bother to apologize. Unacceptable. Worst company ever.
Reviewed March 2, 2018
I purchased a Samsung front load washer and dryer from Best Buy back in 2015. I also purchased several appliances from Best Buy. We spent about $6,700 roughly and bought 5 year Geek Squad protection on all of the appliances. On Saturday Feb 24th 2018 we went to Bonefish Grill for dinner. I had loaded the washer before we left. We came back home and the glass of the washer had shattered. It had broken into several pieces. There was water and glass everywhere in the laundry room.
We cleaned it up then I remembered that my husband bought the Geek Squad protection. Called Best Buy. Spoke to Geek Squad. An appointment was made since we had the protection and we didn't have to pay anything. The Geek Squad guy Robert gets to my house, calls his manager and then they both decide the glass shattering as cosmetic damage. I cant use the washer without water spilling on the floor and causing a flood. I called and spoke to several best buy managers and Geek Squad managers. No one could explain how it was deemed cosmetic damage. Basically 'cause it's 3 years out. They don't want to replace the washer. What was the point of buying the protection in the 1st place if they won't honor it. I am really disappointed in Best Buy and Geek Squad. Please stay away from them. Bunch of liars and thieves. I am going somewhere else to purchase a washer. I have several clothes to wash and I need a washer.
Reviewed March 1, 2018
Friendly, knowledgeable and helpful staff. Great selections for all budgets online or in store. From the most basic to the most advance electronics I enjoy shopping at Best Buy.
Reviewed Feb. 27, 2018
Best Buy really stands behind their Price Adjustment like they say, even if it is bought through their online process, and they did a price adjustment for me on 4 items I purchased from them online.
Reviewed Feb. 26, 2018
In March of 2017 we purchased an Alienware laptop from Best Buy. Spent a pretty decent amount of money on this workstation. We recently had issues with it and called Dell support - only to find out that it was originally purchased from Dell and was registered to a company in January of 2017 and they could do basic troubleshooting but no other support. They could not tell us who it was previously registered to and told us to call Best Buy. We called the local Best Buy and they could not help us.
We were told to call Corporate - Corporate told us they could not help and told us to call Burg at our local store. Burg would not talk to us but told the person that answered the phone he was too busy to get on a call with us and we should come in and have the Geek Squad look at the computer. So all in all according to Dell we do not own the computer we purchased from Best Buy - and cannot get any warranty work done from Dell. Only option is to have the Geek Squad look at the computer. Absolute joke - we will never step foot inside a Best Buy again.
Reviewed Feb. 26, 2018
There's a person at the door who ignored me. When I asked for laptops he said, "Over there," just pointing across the store. I had to go back and ask if there was a clerk. When they realized I was a cash sale, things got nice.
Reviewed Feb. 25, 2018
We went into the store looking for a new refrigerator. We were there approximately 40 minutes looking at the various manufacturers and styles and had many questions. During that 40 minutes not one single employee came around to ask us we needed help or to offer assistance in any way.
Reviewed Feb. 24, 2018
I walked in and received immediate assistance, walked to the suggested area and received additional immediate assistance, and checked out with minimal wait time. Completed shopping experience in less than 15 minutes. The product purchased was a Best Buy product, it was exactly what I needed, and I saved money.
Reviewed Feb. 22, 2018
Recently bought 65" flat screen TV and arranged for home delivery & installation by Geek Squad. Got the usual 4 hour delivery window, email & phone call reminders. Day of delivery never showed or called. Was told system cancelled my order for no reason. Rescheduled delivery for following week and no show again. Told having problems with computer systems. Needless to say I cancelled purchase and went elsewhere.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2018
So I've purchased many things from best buy through the years, recently bought a Samsung cell phone. I thought I was smart, and bought the protection plan as well. As most phones do, mine met with an accident, rendering it useless. Confident that Best Buy would just replace my phone. Turns out there is a hidden $50 fee to make a claim on the protection plan. So lets review. Protection plan $45, to use it add $50, to cover a phone whose initial value is $80. Worst part is they want to send my phone out to confirm it doesn't work before they honor the plan. I for one will not spend one more dollar in Best Buy.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2018
Tried to buy a network storage backup device. Told to find a person who was their "network tech person". Asked for 2-bay NAS of any brand available, asking for high RAM memory and at least 4Tb for each of the hard drives. He found one, kept on reading box to look for the RAM memory on the unit, after some time of being lost in the details, tells me that this $236 backup comes with 4Tb of memory!!!. I reminded him that the 4Tb is actually the size of the HD backup and not the memory. He is now more confused, finally I left to GEEK SQUAD section to get a better answer, only to find out, that these people, rather to stay and chat among each other than to notice me, a client that is willing to spend money and buy something. Without being helped on the subject at hand, I left the store, to pursue getting my shopping done online. Definitely a sign of company in DECLINE... FOR SURE.
Reviewed Feb. 21, 2018
The only complaint I possibly would have is that the aisles in the front of the are just too small to have more than (1) one person shopping in them at any one time.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2018
Wouldnt accept my gift card as payment saying they couldnt verify my information when trying to buy a Steam Wallet Card, yet there is nothing in their terms and services that you can't order it with a gift card. This company sucks and needs to be put out of business.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2018
We purchased a product on sale and ended up paying 4 times over the sale price. We will never ever shop at Best Buy again. The whole experience has been very nasty.
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2018
Bought a dishwasher from Best Buy. They took the order and offered installation. I ordered the installation through them but they forgot to log it. Then I called them and reordered the installation. The installer came out and said Best Buy dropped the unit and it was severely damaged. I called Best Buy and they said somebody would contact me in 5 to 7 days. That’s where I am at. I have to wait 5 to 7 days for an investigation on their delivered dishwasher. That’s with a dishwasher that is down.
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2018
Went to purchase a laptop and color printer, checked prices and went next door to competitor to price same items. Best Buy claims to price match but really do not. The competitor next door was $200 cheaper on same exact laptop, same brand, model, features, memory etc. Only difference was 1 number off on serial number so they refused to price match. I had to wait 15 minutes for them to go next door to price compare only to come back and say, "We can't match price because of serial number" so they lost that sale along with the printer which I paid more for at the competitor because they were rude about price match. Competitor was happy to have a $1,000 sale and treated me like gold.
Reviewed Feb. 18, 2018
Purchased a Fitbit on Jan 6, 2018 and also purchased the extended warranty with it for $39.95. On Feb 10 I was unable to get one of the features to work so returned to Best Buy. They told me they probably wouldn't try to fix it but if I had an extended warranty they would replace it free of charge. Got a new one and 3 days later an e-mail from them canceling my extended warranty. Called and was told my extended warranty only covered the damaged Fitbit and seeing that I now had a new one it doesn't count!!!
WHAT ABOUT THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY! The word EXTENDED means after the original warranty is OVER. This extended warranty is nothing but a scam. I do NOT understand why they didn't inform me that it needs to be returned to Fitbit under original warranty instead of taking my $40.00 and voiding my 2 year warranty after 6 weeks because they replaced my defective one. WHAT A SCAM!!!
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Reviewed Feb. 18, 2018
The first thing that I encountered was the lack of available staff to assist with finding what I was looking for. Second was how the staff would disappear once approached stating that they would be right back. After getting the attention of 5 different sales staff, one finally said that they didn't carry the camera battery that I needed and walked away. I eventually spotted the rack that held my battery, but half of the racks were empty, batteries and accessories. So, having wasted over an hour there and an hour round trip, I left and found what I needed elsewhere. On two previous occasions, the sales staff lacked the helpfulness or was just rude. I won't return to Best Buy.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2018
Had a rough go trying to use rewards points as well as the item being on sale but not ringing up as on-sale. The issue was with the person checking out our purchase. No experience, reluctant to call for manager and charged my card 3 times, over $9000 pushing my limit over. Then the reward points wouldn't add, finally a manager assisted and got it all sorted but I still had to pay my CC over usage fees. BB corp refused to take responsibility. I closed my BB card.
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2018
Absolutely the worst experience I have ever had. This company should be shut down for all the violations, disgusting reviews, moronic employees. It takes certain kinds of individuals to be able to lie and be deceitful. Over the course of two days I spoke to either ten or eleven morons to get absolutely nowhere. How embarrassing it must be for these employees to say "I work for Best Buy". I would be so embarrassed to tell people that. Don't go near the Geek Squad page. The Geek Squad is deceitful. I was told I would receive a confirmation within 15 minutes after I hang up. Being suspicious I called and was being charged for one in home device. When I called Best Buy they said I had only one item to be installed for the price I paid. I had three devices to be installed and that's how the representative wrote it up, or so I was told.
When I asked Best Buy about this they told me I only ordered one item to be installed and it would cost more for anything beyond that. That's how they get the geeks into your house. Then the geeks jack up prices from there. This is a very poor and fraudulent run company even though they know what they're doing. Best Buy Geek Squad is a scam. No resolve for the problem, very cold and calculated reps. One of the reps, a man, said to me "let me check that for you hon". I am a male. What was that? I landed up cancelling the geeks and now I'm sure I'll have a big problem getting my account credited on my credit card. Corporate connection is guarded and impossible to reach. Only by mail.
Don't trust the Geek Squad or if you do use them be extremely specific on your order and ask them to send you an email covering your order before you get off the phone with them. This I can say was totally the worst experience of my life. I would rather wait in a line at the DMV. My next step is to contact one of our local TV news stations, they have consumer protection departments who like to take problems like this on air.
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2018
Is the worst. Their website said there was an error and that I had to call to complete my air pod order. So, I tried again, and then tried two more times with other cards just in case. All saying they couldn't complete my order. Then I go to Verizon complete my order nice and easily. 4 hours later I get four emailed from Best Buy saying my four air pods are preparing to be shipped. I immediately call customer service and they tell me there’s nothing they can do to freeze or cancel my order. Mind you this is 8-9 pm at night during my Valentine's Day with the lady!! The reason I called was to get out in front of it, but there is no way the product shipped since I ordered at 5:30. Furthermore this was an error with the Best Buy site, and they tell me I have to eat the charges of $700 and then return them. So this is somehow my problem... terrible customer service and never buying from Best Buy again.
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2018
My husband and I recently visited the Best Buy Lynnwood, Washington location to furnish our brand new three story home with all of the appliances and electronics that it needed. This included a refrigerator, washer and dryer, three TVs, multiple speaker setups, small appliances such as vacuums and Roombas and carpet spot cleaners and noise machines and Xbox systems and the list goes on and on. We also ordered professional installation for all major appliances and all larger electronics including the widescreen 65 inch TV, the refrigerator, and of course the washer and dryer.
The men who delivered the washer and dryer and fridge arrived first. They installed everything, and then ran a test run of the washer just to show me the operation. As soon as they hit run and the water was flowing they made me sign documents stating the installation was done and they left very quickly. The washer and dryer is on the second floor and as soon as I walked down to the first floor kitchen I realized water was pouring through the ceiling and my floor already had several inches of water on it.
In a panic I called the builder of our development, who ran over to turn off the water supply to the house and they began immediately mopping-up both level 2 and level one of our home. I called Best Buy's installation manager right away who was horrified, and he stated specifically that we would not be responsible for a dime of the damage because of course it was not our fault. I then called my insurance company who began the process of hiring flood mitigation experts to come and professionally dry our home and monitor moisture levels within the flooring, walls and ceilings.
It took 4 days with massive industrial fans blowing constantly on both floors to finally remove the moisture of the countless gallons of water that had dumped into our brand new home. My insurance company thankfully covered all of it except for my $500 deductible. They then approached Best Buy to retrieve my $500 deductible since not only was the issue their fault, but they had also insisted on covering the bill when we spoke with them initially.
After months of attempting to collect from Best Buy, my insurance company was finally told that because the installers managed to get my signature and run out of the house before the test cycle with complete, without my knowledge of the flood occurring on the floor below us, that this constituted proof that I had confirmed a test cycle had been FINISHED satisfactorily.
It didn't matter that I chased the Best Buy truck down the street in my bare feet trying to get their attention during the flood. It did not matter that the manager promised we wouldn't have to pay a dime for the damage they caused to our brand new home. It also did not matter that we had just spent over $13,000 to furnish our home with their products, and then they turned around and thanked us by causing thousands of dollars of damage and then refusing to pay for any of it. I am completely blown away. My insurance company cover the multiple thousands of dollars that this incident cost. All I asked for was the $500 that I personally paid out of pocket for the deductible. Which I only did instead of going through their insurance company, because their installation manager insisted that we wouldn't be responsible for any of the cost for the damage that they caused.
It seems to me that paying $500 to one of your loyal customers to help solve a problem that caused thousands of dollars in damage to that customers brand new home, would be a screaming deal. They could have made a customer for life. But by forcing me to pay $500 out of my own pocket for their mistake and trashing my home, not only have they lost a lifelong customer, but nobody that I know will ever shop there again because of this incident. All of my family and friends are completely disgusted by the way we were treated. So beware customers, Best Buy will gladly take tens of thousands of dollars from you to sell your products. But they will also gladly take thousands more from you when they damage your home.
PS - the above story concerns only the first installation by Best Buy to go wrong in the last couple months. We also had four separate TVs deliveries, which caused damage to the wall that the TV is mounted to, broken TVs were delivered to us, soundbars were slammed on the floor by workers who weren't paying attention, our stainless steel fridge has been scarred up by the original installer, the list goes on and on.
The amount of damage that Best Buy caused, but more importantly the amount of stress and heartache of months and months in trying to get them to correct the installation issues that they caused, isn't worth any deal they could present in the future. They could tell me they have a $50,000 TV that they are giving me for free and I would walk away because I know that the TV automatically comes with a hole punched through my wall or my house burned down or, hey, perhaps two floors of my home being flooded. Beware. Don't allow them to ruin your home the way they ruined mine.
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2018
I placed an order for a tablet online and paid with multiple gift cards. The website said all my cards went through and I was waiting on an email to head out to the store. At the end of my purchase the website directed me to my Best Buy account where it didn't show a purchase. I hit the back button, and had to go through the whole ordering process. My mistake. Both orders accept all my gift cards. About 1.5 hours later I get an email saying all but 1 gift card worked, then I get a second email saying only one gift card worked. I cancelled the second order, then tried to complete the first order but the website would not give me the option to pay use a gift card, only my credit card. So since I couldn't get an answer from the website I went to the store. Terrence in customer service was very professional and helpful. He spoke with another rep who told him to call the Best Buy hotline. We go through verifying my account with the rep and explaining the situation to him.
This is when I get pissed off. This rep tells me that I have to wait 24 hours for the balance to go back to the gift card. I explained that I'm in store now, and rather than come back, I asked him to show me some type of customer service and try and expedite this process. He puts me on hold, meanwhile the store rep Terrence tells me that it's probably a lost cause. When the rep on the phone comes back he again tells me the same thing over and over again about waiting until tomorrow. I told him to stop repeating himself. He then asks me what I want him to do. I told him why don't you have the store issue the credit to cover the gift card, and let me make my purchase, then they cash the gift card out when they fix the problem. This jerk tells me why don't I use my credit card to pay the difference. I told him, "Don't talk to me like that." And asked him what's the point of me buying gift cards then using my credit card. He then gives me the silent treatment.
I gave the rep Terrence the phone back. He gave me my gift cards back and said I had to come back tomorrow. Then I had to get my wife and my six year old son and explain to him why he couldn't get his tablet tonight. This is not the first problem I have had with this company and I hate there is not other stores around that I can get similar products from. They never want to help. The customer service sucks!!! After I use these gift cards, I will never buy anything from them again.
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2018
Best Buy said if you sign up for an account, you could have early access to Black Friday ad items but they refuse to honor this. I was on phone for 2 hours with customer service and corp. president's office. What is this racket they are running?
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2018
Price matched product saving me money, something they didn't have to do. I was immensely thrilled!!! My husband fell ill, so he couldn't help me complete transaction but the salesman (Sam) and manager were so friendly and helpful!
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2018
Best Buy Online is terrible. Would never recommend Best Buy. Paid Best Buy for 8g of ram. Only received 4g of ram. Seller never replied to my emails (Fast Distribution). Very Rude. They stole my money and I paid Best Buy. They refuse to do anything.
Reviewed Feb. 12, 2018
I bought a cell phone from Best Buy. I paid over $700 In the transaction. I paid $8.00 for a screen protector to be put on my phone and was told that it was a 1 time charge and if I ever needed that done again there would be no charge. In 3 Months I had them put 3 screen protectors on my phone because they kept falling off, I ordered 1 online that would not fall off and took it to Best Buy to have it put on my phone and they refused because they do not 3rd party. I explained to them that I gave them 3 chances to get it right with their product. Best Buy has gotten bad with their customer. If there is any the phone I bought have other problems and the only place to get it worked on is 2 hours round trip from the store I use. I will never purchase anything else from Best Buy again and will offer my help to anyone that wants to buy an item that they Best Buy sells to help you find it at a better price and somewhere you can get the service you pay for when you buy a product.
Reviewed Feb. 11, 2018
I ordered a Samsung Convection oven online. Delivery and installation were scheduled for Feb 9 between 12 and 4. I received an email confirmation stating that I would be contacted by phone the day before to narrow down the delivery time. Since I received no phone call, I called Best Buy at noon on the delivery date and was told to expect delivery between 2 and 4. At 4:30 I again called BB asking when they would arrive. The woman I spoke with put me on hold and called the warehouse. She said they were running late but the warehouse would call me momentarily to let me know where they were.
No call came so I phoned BB again at 5:30. Again I was put on hold while the man called the warehouse. I was then told that the 3rd party delivery company never picked up the stove that morning from the warehouse so I've waited all day for nothing. Not sure why I was not told this earlier in the day. The worker then says he's bumping this up to a manager who will call me that night the rectify the situation. Since I did not receive a phone call that night, I call the next morning. I end up speaking to about 6 different people who are all telling me different things. I finally get a manager on the phone who is very apologetic. She says that she's taking care of everything and is waiting to hear back from delivery company and will 100% call me back later in the day.
Shockingly, I never heard back. When I call the next day, it's Sunday so her department is closed. I demand to speak with any supervisor that is there. I'm told that I'll have to wait until the next day to schedule delivery and I'll have to call back instead them getting in touch with me. I tell her that before I schedule anything, I need her provide some compensation immediately for all the time I've spent dealing with this. She says that BB policy is that they can't provide any compensation until the stove has been delivered and installed. So basically if they decide to give me $5 or nothing for my time, I'll be stuck.
At this point I've had it so I tell her to cancel my order and to refund the $1700 they've already charged on the credit card. She says that the warehouse has a hold on the order and she can't override it. Thus, can not cancel the order. Warehouse is closed, so again, I'll have to call back the next day in order to cancel the order. Astoundingly bad customer service. I will never do business with Best Buy again.
Reviewed Feb. 11, 2018
On January 19, 2018, I purchased a Samsung induction stove from Best Buy in Sterling, Virginia. The delivery date was set for February 10th. On the morning of the scheduled delivery, after I had already had my gas stove disconnected, I received a call informing me the stove was on back order until April. Needless to say I was livid. How could they not know this prior to the delivery date?! They expected me to be without a stove for two months! The woman on the phone told me to call back the plumber and have my old gas stove reconnected. I asked her if Best Buy would pay for it and she said no. Then she told me she was just the messenger and hung up on me! I was able to cancel the order, get a refund, and purchase an induction stove elsewhere. I will have to wait a week to receive it. I will NEVER buy anything from Best Buy again.
This is the absolute worst customer service I have ever experienced. In addition, before I purchased the stove I inquired about a specific microwave I wanted. The salesman, Rock, told me he could order it for me. When I went to the store to purchase the stove and microwave, he was unable to guarantee a delivery date for the microwave so I did not purchase it. That should have been my clue that Best Buy is not interested in the customer but only in getting you into the store so they can get your money. I was told one thing on the phone, another in the store, BY THE SAME PERSON! Stay away from this store!
Reviewed Feb. 9, 2018
An employee name Aiden at Best Buy New Tampa (Store 2513) tried to treat me like an idiot and seemed shocked been I got aggravated. Seriously, he showed me to a desktop power cord when I asked where I could find a desktop power supply. Then he tried saying they have universal laptop power supplies and saying they do not carry desktop power supplies and that people come in not knowing what they are looking for. I knew they carried desktop power supplies because a housemate bought one and two backup power supplies the day before.
The employee even tried demanding I continue to show him respect after he disrespected me. Tried to treat me like an idiot. I told to leave me alone and I will find what I am looking for on my own. Luckily, Aiden was called away. So I found the power supply and went to speak to the manager. Guess who was in the office with the manager? Aiden. Well, Aiden tried saying I will not be speaking with the manager and tried to argue with me. The manager Anthony led us out of the office to the sales floor, told Aiden to go back to the computer department, and listened to what I had to say. The manager agreed you do not treat customers like idiots and said it was not a problem when I apologized for getting loud. I hate raising my voice but it is better than me snapping and going to jail for assault.
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2018
My letter below to the CEO of Best Buy at **. My message wasn't read just passed on to a customer service rep. I had to pay to have damage repairs caused by Best Buy. I will NEVER buy anything else from Best Buy. They came to my house 8 times and the problem was never resolve. Great customer services ha? "My name is Delphine and I am writing you from Westland, MI where I purchased a range and refrigerator in January of this year. I realize that you are a very busy person and may so not realize the activity of some of the individual stores. I wanted to tell you about my experience after making a $2,000.00 purchase as a gift for my senior parents.
My mother’s ranges stopped working on New Year’s Day. Because my parents are on a fixed income I decided to buy them a new range and refrigerator. At the time of purchase inside the Westland, MI store I was told that the original range and refrigerator set that I wanted was in stock but when the sales representative tried ringing me up the refrigerator was out-of-stock. So I had to start my search over.
Finally, I found another set that I thought my parents would like but the cost was a little more than what I wanted to spend. The delivery date was set and the sales rep. told me the ice maker would be installed at the time of delivery. On the delivery day two young men set up both the range and refrigerator. While they were at my parents’ home my mom noticed a big dent on the range and they were unable to complete the installation of the water line on the fridge. I called the store and they scheduled a date to pick up the range up and replace it with a new one. They also scheduled a different day for someone to install the water line on the fridge. The delivery of the range was okay. The fridge was delivered on a different day and the installer discovered that the refrigerator was damaged at the bottom and the water line wasn’t long enough. Once again I called and a replacement fridge was scheduled for delivery.
A week later the ridge is delivered and a new waterline was installed. Last week my mom calls me at 12:30a.m; water was pouring out from the water line which was installed improperly. The line went behind my mother kitchen cabinets and water flooded her wooden cabinet drawers, the wall, and the floor. She had to call a neighbor in the middle of the night to come and turn the water off. My parents are seniors, my father is 86 years old and not doing well health wise. My mother was so frustrated and I live 30 minutes away from her.
The next morning I called Best Buy to schedule someone to come and replace the water line. They sent an installer, not someone that specializes in PEX water lines. I have escalated this issue but no one seems to care. My experience with Best Buy has been that it’s all about sales and making money but not making sure the customer is well satisfied. I have been given so many excuses of why something so small is taking so long. I am supposed to receive a call back today for the seventh time for someone to come out from Best Buy. This is ridiculous and unacceptable that my senior parents have had to deal with such unprofessionalism and unqualified workers.
I am hoping that by including you on this letter, maybe something can be done to resolve this issue and the on-going stress. I have taken time off from work to try and accommodate my mom with taking my dad back and forth to hospital appointments while she waits on the installers. This has been the worst purchase EVER! I felt you should be made aware of the type of customer service your customers are experiencing. Thank you very much for taking the time to read my letter."
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2018
I have two credit cards under my name. One links to my own student account, the other is a credit card for a shared family account that I'm encouraged to use for making large school-related purchases. This week, my laptop broke. It's the middle of midterm season, and I desperately need something to write papers on at home, so I immediately went online and ordered a replacement from BestBuy.ca. Later my Dad texts me and says he manually approved the charge on the family account, so it should go through. Nope. BestBuy.ca cancels the order. Okay. I log back in, place a second identical order. The website emails me to say that the laptop's shipped! Awesome. One day later, I get another notification, this time saying that actually, the order's been automatically cancelled for security reasons. I get on the phone with a customer service representative. She says she'll just make a new order for me.
An hour later, I get an email saying Order #3 has been frozen because something's wrong with my billing information. I've *never* had that issue on other websites. They normally detect when something is wrong automatically and don't let your order go through unless it has the right address. The email insists that rather than fix this online, I should call customer service.
When I phone in, the guy is polite at first. He tells me I should look at my most recent statement to figure out which address I used for my billing address. I tell him, hesitantly, that I'm not sure whether I can check that for this particular card since I'm just an additional cardholder on the account. His attitude changes immediately. He asks if I'm trying to buy the laptop with "someone else's card." I say, “No, the card is under my name”, and I even confirmed with the primary account holder that the billing address should match mine before I made the purchase. He puts me on hold.
It's clear he thinks I'm using a stolen credit card. When he returns, I suggest I can call back after figuring out how to check my billing address properly. He tells me I'll have to pay using something else if I want the laptop. I realize that I may have used my middle initial as part of my billing information, and ask if he can change it and try again. He repeats that no, I have to put this on my other card. I finally give in. Keep in mind, my other Visa is a student Visa with a $1,000 credit limit, and the laptop costs $950, pushing me right over my credit limit for the month. The guy is audibly surprised when my new payment method actually works. I reluctantly thank him for his help. He responds, "I suggest next time, you pay for things using your own money." Unbelievable.
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2018
A JBL speaker I purchased at this store on 12/17/2017 was returned this morning. I was told I could not exchange it for a same item, or get my money back, although the store manager admitted it was "defective'. It has a BEST BUY 15 day warranty on it. (UNBELIEVABLE.) I was told to call JBL for further instructions. I did. The semi english speaking person acquainted me with the lengthy, tedious process by which a return is made. If they agree with the "defect theory", they will ship me a replacement speaker. First, I must jump through the UPS packing, labeling, shipping Hoops. Please do not shop at Best Buy. Lets send a message - if you can't stand behind what you sell DON'T sell it. I am a person. A Good Consumer and you are scammers!
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2018
I ordered something from bestbuy.com and it came damaged. I called up right away and told the representative the problem. I asked to speak to a supervisor after being on the phone with him for a half an hour and getting nowhere. He was just sitting there with the phone down on his desk. A supervisor never came on the line. He finally said one would call me. Three hours later I called back. Do not shop at Best Buy unless you are desperate. Honestly Amazon is number one. They stand by their service and products. And they're nice people.
After over 3 hours total I still got nowhere with the incompetence of now three representatives. No matter what it is don't buy from them. They just don't give a crap. I kept telling them that I'm not well and just got out of chemo. They didn't care. It is disgusting that they don't do anything to help let alone act like people. The situation is still unresolved as the third representative told me now there's a time limit to return this product after the second one said there is no time limit. So now I'm out of money and have a damaged movie. Again don't shop at Best Buy.
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2018
When I went to the Best Buy in Lewisville, Texas to buy a coffee maker, I asked the lady if I could open the box and look inside. The lady helped me and opened it for me. After I got to see what was inside, I tried to put everything back together in the box but I wasn't able to close it. The lady who helped me open the box tapped my shoulder and said not to worry about it, then she left because she had to assist the other customer. I decided to leave it on the desk and got another box which was unopened. I was about to walk to the electronics section, but there was a lady named Brianne or something like that. She yelled at me and said, "Hey ma'am, you can't take another box out. Once you open a box, you have to buy it." I still bought the unopened box, but I won't come back to this specific location. She is very rude.
Reviewed Feb. 7, 2018
I ordered an open boxed Samsung notebook for 700 dollar, that was guaranteed in excellent condition. Once it arrived, we opened it just to find out it was locked by the previous owner. Now I'm no rocket scientist, lol, but I am 100% certain Best Buy did not look this computer over one single time. The username was even still registered as Dad. After 45 minutes on the phone with Best Buy, and a total of 6 transfers... yes 6! All while I was at work myself! Well after all that, they told me I had to take time out of my day to physically take it back to a Best Buy near me, and wait in line to talk to someone in Tech.
So for my money and business, I have to be inconvenienced for their epic failure as a company. As a single parent with limited income, I did my research before make this purchase and actually CHOSE Best Buy. Huge mistake. This has been the worst experience and treatment I've ever encountered. I will be returning the merchandise simply because I no longer trust them.
Reviewed Feb. 6, 2018
I scheduled a technician to install an ice maker. Both the ice maker and refrigerator had been purchased at Best Buy. I asked for an appointment as early as possible in their 8 am to noon window, as I was going out of town. No calls and no show by 11:30, so I called. I was told that they were running late and would be coming soon. I called again at 1:00 pm. I was told that the job had been completed according to their records. Needless to say, I was surprised and upset. No one had contacted me. The job was not done. Several calls to the store and the service dispatch did not result in any benefit.
At 2:30, two guys showed up at my door from Best Buy. They came to install the ice maker. They came without ANY tools! I gave them a couple of screwdrivers. I asked if they Had installed ice makers before. “Not really.” One then proceeded to look up ice maker installation on YouTube, while the other read the directions. I don’t know if they did the job right or not. They spent 2 1/2 hours working on it. THEY NEVER FINISHED THE JOB!!! I had everything they needed, but they claimed that the water line was not what it should be. Anyway, they left and I still do not have a hooked up ice maker. I was really upset. They called their supervisor who apologized profusely. I told her I did not need an apology. I needed a functioning ice maker. TERRIBLE SERVICE!!! I will never shop at Best Buy again!!!
Reviewed Feb. 5, 2018
The initial salesperson submitted my order wrong, and was obviously totally inexperienced. She overcharged me for the warranty, and didn't input the delivery properly. I paid for a full install, and she inputting in as a standard delivery. She also had me purchase a $60 HDMI cable that's not necessary for the install, which I now have to run back to return. Besides this, upon the delivery - the delivery person wouldn't help in any way, or even taking the merchandise out of the box to check for any defects. This has been an EXTREMELY unpleasant experience and very stressful. I called back and a nice manager (Mario) offered to have a Geek Squad person set-up the television, but I can't waste any more of my time on this, and asked my sister to come over and set-up the TV.
Reviewed Feb. 3, 2018
BB has made it impossible to contact a local store by phone. I need to ask if I lost something but you cannot contact them. I should not have to drive to the store to ask an important question. I do not recommend them.
Reviewed Feb. 2, 2018
I purchased a Patriot II landline phone from BestBuy.com on 12/26 for a new house. When the telephone company came to put in my phone lines, we determined the phone was defective and would not hang up, but just continued the dial tone causing the other phones in the house to be inoperable. I called customer service & was informed that there is only a 14 day return policy and I was outside the return window so nothing could be done. This does not speak well for a store who advertises that they stand behind their products. Needless to say, I will not be shopping at BestBuy.com again.
Reviewed Feb. 1, 2018
I ordered a TV online, got the email confirmation with a delivery date scheduled for a week later. I check the status even though it's telling me it's scheduled to deliver in a week, when I logged on I was told I need to reschedule. Did not receive the email saying so. I tried to reschedule, it would not let me, the system said, "Unable at this time, please try again in a couple of minutes." Tried it again, the same thing, so I called customer service. They looked at the order and said it looks like the item I order is out of inventory, asked them why did it not say so online if it's not available, she said it was probably updated and never hit the system.
I then asked why did I not get an email telling me I need to reschedule, if not I would have waited for 1 week then I would have found out it will take another couple of weeks, she couldn't answer, told her to cancel the order. She said will do it right away and credit the credit immediately and I will get an email shortly. Guess what happened, did not get an email for several hours, I went online and cancelled it myself. Horrible.
UPDATED ON 02/05/2018: This is an update to my previous review of Best Buy online experience in which the 65inch curved TV was not available in their inventory and the customer service could cancel and I would have to wait and try back later. I was at work and I was not able to log on and cancel the item myself. Went home and remember I forgot to cancel the order, but before I cancel I called one more time. The same thing happened, customer service cannot do anything with the order as it does not allow them to cancel.
I then tried to cancel it myself but it's grayed out. I decided to do instant messaging. The same exact thing. They can't do anything, so essentially I'm stuck with the credit until they get inventory. How can a company customer service does not have an override to cancel an item? I have such a distaste for this company and I will never ever deal with them or my family and friends which I have spread the word. Go to Amazon or Walmart all the way. Not worth the savings of $70.
Reviewed Jan. 30, 2018
I had bought a car starter in December with installation today in January... When the car starter was put in today they told me to press the button. The car starts then when I open the door the car shuts off and I have to restart the car so the car has to be started twice every single time. I’ve had car starters in all my vehicles and have never had it like this. Your starter will be sure to go a lot sooner than normal being started so many times a day. I hate this thing and I want it out of my car. I’ve called the store for the past four hours and they will not put a manager on the phone. They say they’re in meetings for hours and that there’s nothing I can do. They’ve also told me I can’t return it. It’s out of return time Which is also wrong because they’re the one who gave me the appointment for this day. Nothing I can do about it.
Reviewed Jan. 30, 2018
Two years ago, we purchased a MAC computer, but returned it, and purchased a Dell. We also returned software related to this. I have always paid my Best Buy on time. Now this weekend I purchased a DVD player, but I didn’t realize it was a wired, DVD, but I later realized I needed a WiFi one. When I went to exchange it, they said I couldn’t because of the returns from 2 years ago. Never, never did I ever hear that with a corporate company. I knew I should have waited to buy from Amazon, but I didn’t. Now I have a machine that I can’t use. So so upset. I want to warn consumers about Best Buy policies. I am going to put this out on every social media I can. Will never go into that store again.
Reviewed Jan. 29, 2018
We bought a washer and dryer through Best Buy in 2014 when we moved to Phoenix. We also purchased the protection plans. It was about to expire so in early Dec they sent an email stating that it would expire, they offered a discounted price of $62.98. I called and bought both plans. On January 15th the charge comes across and it is $185.55! That didn't add up so I called. They put in a file... Yadda, yadda. 10 days went by with no refund on the card, no email regarding it. Hmmm. I called them back and was told, "Sorry. We overcharged your credit card. We will refund the difference on an electronic Best Buy Gift card." WTF! So they took out too much money... Money that I could have paid a bill with or bought food with. They acknowledged the mistake and then force me to go spend the difference/refund in their store???
They didn't even offer to give compensation for the inconvenience of it all. I never ask for compensation on something like this but THIS IS WRONG! I straight up asked for it because of the headache of it all and they would not give anything over the amount of the difference. I asked if the overcharge had been a typo, a mistake, and the amount overcharged was $700.00 would they refund me by putting $700.00 on an electronic gift card? I was told YES! The purchase that is made with that electronic gift card will be our last. We have spent thousands of dollars there over the years... 3 TVs, 3 desktops, 6 laptops, 4 tablets with all the software and hardware needs for them, washer & dryer, 2 vacuums, Bluetooth headsets for our cells, 5 gaming systems, phone supplies out the wazzzoooo and all the protection plans for those items.
I cannot believe that they will treat someone that has been so loyal this way. How many people have had this happen to them? How many people just accepted this? Think of the amount of money that they put into their bank account by making us buy something else with the money they overcharged us. $40 x thousands of victims. I spoke to an attorney that said it is ILLEGAL for Best Buy to pay out overcharge refunds with their electronic gift card but with the small difference in the overcharge and the actual amount that no one will go to court over it. A class action lawsuit would be the only way to get the money back without have to support their sales.
Reviewed Jan. 28, 2018
I purchased a Chromebase online from Bestbuy.com-after it was delivered 4 days later, I found out that it was NOT compatible with what I needed for my job. I called the Flint, MI store and wanted to talk to someone about if they had anything comparable to the PC that could run IE on it. I was transferred to the 800 line where I was told that if I could not exchange it at the store that I could be given a gift card so that I could make another purchase online - it was that or wait 2 weeks for shipping and refund. So I took it back to the store, they told me no gift card, and refunded the money... Now I have to wait 5-7 days for my money to come back in my account - also might add, now I cannot work and make any money, because I have no computer. DON'T BUY ANYTHING FROM BEST BUY. NOTHING BUT THE WORST NIGHTMARE.
Reviewed Jan. 26, 2018
Worst experience ever, the company amazingly wants to deliberately ruin its reputation in Canada, I think something is going on as I bought few appliances and returned some. It's been a few months now that every day I send them emails and they don't refund it and they say something is wrong and we made an escalation request! It's amazing. I have shares of Best Buy. I'm selling them as I think they are going nuts!
Reviewed Jan. 24, 2018
Dec 29, 2017: On Dec 29, 2017 I purchased a new dishwasher to be delivered and installed by Best Buy. My delivery date was set for Jan 3, 2018 between 8a-12p. Jan 3, 2018: On the delivery day, at 11:51am I received a phone call from the delivery driver. He was 15 minutes away... Once they arrived, removed the old dishwasher, the installers informed me they could not install my new dishwasher due to the bottom being damaged. The installers called customer support and had me verify the dishwasher was in fact damaged. The BB customer support agent, David, assured me they would be contacting me to arrange for another dishwasher to be sent. Mind you, they hauled away my old dishwasher and I’m now left to look at an ugly hole in my kitchen.
Jan 5, 2018: 2 days pass with no phone calls, no follow up, nothing. I call BB on Jan 5th to see what is going on. I’m informed that someone will contact me to reschedule a delivery (again). Jan 8, 2018: I call BB again on Jan 8th and I’m informed that BB cannot continue with reordering and rescheduling my delivery until BB receives the original dishwasher that was sent back damaged. Why that is my problem is beyond me. BB should have immediately rectified the situation but instead I’m being punished (and charged) for their mistake. I leave a review on the product and within minutes I get an email stating the installer is returning the damaged dishwasher to them tomorrow.
Jan 10, 2018: Another 2 days later I receive an EMAIL stating they just received the damaged dishwasher and my new delivery date and time is scheduled for Jan 17th 8a-12p. I respond saying since I’ve been left waiting for 2 days for a response, a phone call asking my availability would have been nice. Also, unless BB planned to pay me to take another day off from work to accept delivery, the 17th will not work. We agree on SATURDAY, Jan 20th 8 – 12p. I receive about 4-5 emails confirming my delivery and haul away. I email David back and explain there is nothing left to haul away since the installers took away my old dishwasher 2 WEEKS ago.
Jan 20, 2018: It’s now Saturday, Jan 20th, the BIG DAY! I receive a phone call from David at 9:05am asking me if I received my dishwasher?!? No, David, I have not received my dishwasher. He says he needs to make a few calls. At 9:17am I receive a phone call from XTO telling me there was no dishwasher for the installers to pick up and they would need to reschedule my delivery. Well, that’s the exact moment my last nerve broke. I call David and ask him what is going on and he says he’s looking into it, he’ll call me back. At 10:12am some poor innocent soul from the Nashua store calls me to tell me my dishwasher was never reordered and he will go ahead and get that done and schedule a new delivery date. I hang up with him and immediately call David back only to be told he’s unavailable.
I proceed to ask for his supervisor, where I’m left on hold for 22 MINUTES! At this point, my blood is boiling, Evita, who wouldn’t supply her last name, eventually picks up with a snide attitude, was not even the least bit sympathetic. In fact, she was rude! I eventually hung up on her since she lacks any real managerial skill. I had better conversation with the kid at the Nashua store. He deserves a raise for stepping up and trying to handle business while everyone else hid behind the hold button. Needless to say, I eventually got a hold of David, he swore he was looking into what happened and was going to fix the situation. It’s about 12:15pm and my doorbell rings, I see a delivery truck, and there’s a crew at my front door to HAUL AWAY my old dishwasher. ARE YOU SERIOUS? I had to explain YOUR mistake and tell them my dishwasher was hauled away 3 weeks ago!
SO, now my entire Saturday was ruined along with the past 17 days of back and forth with Best Buy on a product I PAID FOR. Finally on Jan 22nd I canceled my order. The amount of stress and aggravation I have endured the past 3 weeks, AT MY EXPENSE, is unbelievable. My husband and I have been Best Buy members for the past 20+ years. NEVER AGAIN WILL I PURCHASE ANOTHER ITEM FROM BEST BUY. I will be checking my statement for a FULL refund and closing our accounts. BTW, we purchased the same dishwasher at a small appliance store for $130 less!
Reviewed Jan. 24, 2018
I paid for a brand NEW HP Envy laptop and had it sent to my home. I bought this in January 2018. Not even a week later, I had issues with the laptop. I called HP customer support and they told me that my laptop was registered to them July 24, 2017. So I call Best Buy. Paola confirms that it is a refurbished laptop. WTF. I paid for a brand new one and they sent me a crappy refurbished one? This should be illegal! Best Buy is sending me a new one, but I don't even understand how a mistake like this can happen. I ordered it online and it should have been shipped from a warehouse. Has this happened to other people? Seems fishy to me. The case is open with them until I resolve when confirming the laptop that Best Buy is sending in replacement is in fact NEW.
Reviewed Jan. 21, 2018
We purchased an automatic start for our daughter on 12/17. She called for installation and they couldn't do it until 1/20 passed the 14 day policy. The technician let us know that there was already an auto start in the car. We had no idea. We tried to get an return or store credit, but now we are out 300.00. We are 32 days since purchase date. If they would have given us an earlier date we could have returned it in time. It's not right.
Reviewed Jan. 20, 2018
The first time I made an order in this store. I ordered the TV set-top box. On the phone came an SMS message from the bank that the purchase took place. A few minutes later, a new message arrived, about the successful cancellation of the order. All this was duplicated by email. Wrote in technical support with the question - why the order was canceled. He addressed the forum in a personal message to the store employee. It took 2 days, received no response. The first time I encountered such an attitude towards the buyer. I had to order from a competitor in Adorama. Before that, I made many purchases for Amazon, eBay, Rakuten, etc.
Reviewed Jan. 18, 2018
I was supposed to get my item after two weeks but didn't receive anything after one month. I contacted the customer service and they told me my item is lost and they will send me another one again. It is about 3 weeks after their email and I am still waiting!! I will never buy anything from Best Buy again.
Reviewed Jan. 16, 2018
I have purchased many (4-5) laptops, multiple service plans, iPads, back up drives, hard drives, etc from Best Buy. They do not stand behind their products and their service is terrible. You can never get a computer back in less than 4 days and it often takes a week for any repair. They charge you to back up your files ($80) even if the problem is with a computer you purchased from them. They have no concept of the inconvenience to the customer and do not believe that it is their problem when a computer fails 4 times in the first 6 months (store manager told me it was the manufacturer's problem that I was having. My computer stripped of all programs for the 2nd time on a new computer because of a hardware issue).
As they prepared to send it back to the mfg for repairs they assured me it wasn't their problem and that they were just the retailer. The repair took a week and then they took at least 5 more days to pack and ship it back to me. It needs all the programs reloaded when it comes back which will take another several days. When I called to see why it had not yet been shipped, they said there was no number to call. I asked repeatedly to contact them and they repeatedly told me it was impossible, finally admitting they could send an email but there was no guarantee they would read it.
I've shortened the story considerably but on its fourth time in, this new HP will be gone about three weeks. When I suggest that no business owner can afford their lack of service, they are rude and unaffected. This follows two other bad laptops (screen came off in my hand at 13 months, and the other crashed completely at 15 months). The store manager told me that this goes to show I absolutely should have purchased the extra hardware insurance and that it was not his problem...he simply was the retailer.
In short, I assume that Best Buy is running a going out of business strategy. You cannot find anyone who has any responsibility if you try to work your way up the food chain. They all tell you that there is no one in charge. I hope anyone reading this will go elsewhere for their electronics and Best Buy is not getting the message.
Reviewed Jan. 15, 2018
Best Buy in Bellevue, WA: Quite an aggressive and negative environment. I feel bad I had gotten slightly edgy, I am actually not like that but I have realized to be nice no matter what (I was trying to return a TV and buy a new one since the one I was trying to return wasn't streaming very well). But here's what it felt like, the person ripped the whole box to find a fault so that I couldn't return it. (Is how it felt.) Everything was there except the 2 screws which I never actually opened. I understand that it's important to bring everything back which I had. This cashier who was trained well in the negative environment wanted to charge back $40 for those 2 tiny screws. Now it wouldn't be a problem to let them take a reasonable amount.
Anyway I went back to my apartment and brought the screws. They were lying around on the floor In the whole process (their product wasn't streaming well, they wanted to somehow find a way to convince me that it was my fault). Not one person had decent customer service skills, not one person! Not one person smiled and said "they are sorry that this happened and would you like to get another tv, it's our pleasure to help"? I returned the product and bought another brand (other than Sharp) from another store. Because I didn't think it was worth it to have another similar experience in the future. Best Buy improve your culture, I dealt with 4 people, everyone was nasty. They only want to sell. That's it.
Reviewed Jan. 14, 2018
We purchased an HP Envy laptop ($1200) and were specifically told MS Office came with the product. However after getting everything setup and transferring files from the old pc I discovered we didn’t have a license key for MS Office. I called the store and was curtly told this never comes with and I’d have to purchase separately at the tune of $150. When I asked if this was my only option I was told I could return the product. So I removed everything I setup, packaged it up and returned it to the store. They were none too pleased that I was returning and then decided perhaps they should try to appease the customer but it was too late. We’ve been longtime Best Buy customers but this has really opened my eyes. I will lose the SAC financing that was a bonus but I’m buying from Amazon from now on!
Reviewed Jan. 9, 2018
"We're sorry your ordered item(s) are taking longer to fulfill than we anticipated. Please be assured we'll continue to work on this order, and once the item(s) become available we will let you know. If we are not able to complete your order by January 03, 2018, we will notify you and cancel the item(s). Since there is a delay in getting the item(s) to you, please note that there's a chance your order will not arrive by December 24. To make up for this inconvenience, we are giving you a $13.00 credit - the amount of shipping the item which will be applied to your order when it ships."
This order was to be shipped to me. This email plainly states that it would be cancelled. This has not happened. The original email went to my brother. Mark **, whose phone number is also the one on the order. He has power of attorney for our mother. He tried to cancel this when he got the delay notice as it was important to my mother that it arrive before Christmas. He was told he couldn't cancel. What kind of nonsense is this? Your company has absolutely abysmal customer service. I called about this order, giving her name and the phone # on the order. I was told TWICE that it would be cancelled. I have already filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. I called again today, 1/9/18 and asked to be transferred to corporate. I was told AGAIN it would be handled in 4-5 days. Not soon enough!
Reviewed Jan. 8, 2018
I purchased a $265.00 security camera on 12/23/17 using my debit card. My debit card was phished so the bank deactivated my debit card on 12/28/17. The recipient did not want the camera. I took the unopened box along with the receipt to the West Simsbury CT store. I explained the situation and asked them to mail me a check for the $265.00 since the bank deactivated the card used to make the purchase. They would NOT mail me a check! The only option was to get a gift card! Now I am stuck with a $265.00 gift card instead of the money.
I talked to the store manager Jared and he told me the only option was the gift card. I vow to NEVER shop in a Best Buy again (after I use the gift card) EVER! There is absolutely no reason that they could not accommodate me and issue a check other than their greed. I will never step foot on another Best Buy! I contacted Best Buy online and was given the corporate phone number. The online customer rep said a check could be mailed if I contacted corporate. I told Jared the manager that and he told me the online customer service rep was wrong.
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2018
I tried to order a computer (3 times) from Best Buy. Each time the order was canceled and I called to reinstate the order. It continued to be canceled. The online support staff (3 times, again) were incompetent. I will never purchase a product from Best Buy again. It appears that Best Buy does not want my business - they have been at least successful in that manner as I will never do business with Best Buy again. This is the most dysfunctional enterprise I have dealt with in decades. Do not do business with Best Buy!
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2018
I tried to contact Best Buy to ask a simple question as to whether or not they had a specific product in stock and was not able to connect with a sales associate. I made up to 7 attempts to contact this store. I don't care if I was calling at a busy time - if they are too busy to answer a phone call from a potential customer, they should hire more staff. Unacceptable service and they have lost a customer.
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2018
This review is for the Best Buy in Orange, CA. Off Chapman and State College Blvd. I cannot believe the horrific customer service and fraudulent activity this store has put me through the past 2 weeks! I went to this location on Wednesday 12/20/17 to purchase a TV for my parents, when finally selecting the TV and going to purchase with my debit card the employee that rang me up “Janet” failed to tell me beforehand that they were having issues with their registers so some purchases were going through and others weren’t... it turns out ALL THE REGISTERS WERE HAVING ISSUES AND NOTHING WAS GOING THROUGH. So she began to run my card not 1 or 2 times but a total of 3 times where my card didn’t go through and the transaction failed. After finally failing 3 times I decided to leave the store and just take out cash to pay for the item.
Upon arriving back to the store again after going to the bank I decided to check my bank statement and noticed that the 3 transactions for 400$ each she had just tried were pending. I immediately asked to speak to someone about the pending charges and was told not to worry that it just showed as “pending” but all charges would drop and none should post. I trusted upper managements word, purchased the TV in cash, and went about my day. The next day 12/21/17 one of the pending transactions had posted and the money was withdrawn from my account. I went straight to Best Buy that same morning and asked to speak to someone again, where was given the response that all charges should drop within the latest Of 3-5 business days and I was given the corporate number to contact for any further questions that day.
After contacting corporate on 12/21/17 after going to Best Buy they let me know there was “nothing they could do because it was in-store issue”. After going out of town for the holidays and coming back on 12/26/17 all the 3 transactions of $400 a total of over 1,300 HAD POSTED AND BEST BUY TOOK THE MONEY FROM MY ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANY AUTHORIZATION. I immediately went to the Best Buy location that day asked to speak to their general manager, the lady was rude when asking her why the money had been taken and what they were going to do to help me out of this situation. She let me know that the transactions shouldn’t have gone through WHEN THEY CLEARLY DID. All she did was provide me with the corporate # yet again. Immediately after leaving the store I called corporate yet again and asked to speak with someone from their fraud department.
I spoke to the representative JONAS where he was able to view the 3 transactions that they had illegally made and promised all money would be refunded to me back by Tuesday 1/2/17. It was a lie. Come Tuesday 2/7/17 nothing was refunded to my account, I called corporate yet again and they said they had no “notes” in my file about money being refunded and proceeded to tell me I had to go to the Best Buy location to speak to them!
I had enough, and let Best Buy know multiple times when calling corporate that I would take legal action if I had to go through my bank and dispute all 3 charges when clearly Best Buy had taken my money and didn’t want to give it back. Now I’m disputing my charges through my bank and taking it to legal matters since no one seems to know where my $1,3000 is at yet it was clearly shown to be taken by Best Buy. This entire thing has been a nightmare. I have attached below the receipt where I paid for the item cash. Thank you.
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2018
I ordered a Thrustmaster racing system for my grandson for Christmas on December 2 online from Best Buy. It said that it would be delivered on December 12 to me. I checked the status of the order on December 14 because it had not $200 on December 2 when I ordered it. I called the customer service line and they said for some reason the manufacturer had misappropriated the amount of orders and couldn't fulfill the order until after December 28. This was not acceptable to me because it was a Christmas gift. So she talked me into buying a different racing system which was $260 and I went to pick it up from the store to ensure receiving it. In the meantime I'm waiting for my refund and never got it. I've called 5 times to see what the deal is and they kept telling me there is a problem with the manufacturer and I may have to wait for it to ship and then return it to them.
This is unacceptable so finally I get someone on the line who says, "We will give you a credit for the item and if you receive it in the mail you'll have to return it" and I said, "Fine". That was Dec 23 and I still have not seen a credit to my PayPal account. So I call again and they keep saying everything is in place but it may take 1 or 2 billing cycles to get my refund. I've never had an experience where they take your money before. They are sure they can fulfill the order and then hold it up even though the order should have been cancelled. It still shows being processed and they claim they cannot cancel...it’s up to the manufacturer. I am forever done with Best Buy. It'll be a miracle if I get my money back. I'm pissed!!!
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2018
I tried to make an online purchase but when I pressed submit AFTER entering all my billing and shipping info I was simply returned to my cart. I called customer service to confirm an order hadn't been placed and she confirmed NO ORDER HAD BEEN PLACED. I placed another order through PayPal instead. Three hours later I get two emails saying my TWO ORDERS have shipped. Sigh. An hour on the phone with the Pakistani call center only to hear over and over "it's between you and the vendor". You know the rest. BESTBUY <~~~ Nope nope nope... I'm done.
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2018
I purchased HD antenna from Best Buy online and it doesn't work at my house. When I try to return it, it proved to be most difficult. They keep giving me the runaround and they want me to pay for the return shipping. I have contacted Best Buy twice on the phone and they won't help me until all resources have been exhausted with the 3rd party seller. My advice is to shop at a reputable online store like Amazon or Costco where they honor their customers and will do anything to make their shopping experience a good one. Best Buy we'll never make it the way they are going. Don't buy here!
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2018
Despite glowing advertisements online and in their stores, Best Buy has drastically changed its return policy. They have off-loaded it to a third party and that would be The Retail Equation. On December 15th, 2017, I bought a Samsung Powerbot vacuum cleaner from Best Buy in Savannah, GA. (Store #508) As this cleaner is similar to the Roomba and is "automatic" I wasn't sure it would do the job. The salesman assured me that if it didn't do the job, I could bring it back. With that assurance I bought the Samsung and charged my Best Buy account $588.49.
On December 17th, 2017, after a determination that the Samsung wasn't going to work for me, I took it back. Attached to the return receipt was a slip of paper printed by the POS machine. +++RETURNED WARNED+++ Additionally, the Best Buy associate said I may not be able to return anything in the future. I've never had a problem, or a "Warning" that I couldn't return stuff that didn't work... until then. I didn't pay attention to the "Warning," thinking that it was a mistake on the part of BestBuy.
On the same day of the return (December 17, 2017) I bought a pair of Jaybird "Run" Wireless Earbuds. It was charged to my Best Buy account. $181.89. There was no mention of any possible problem with a return. When I was able to actually hear what the earbuds sounded like, I determined that the Jaybirds were really bad. On December 19, 2017, the Jaybird earbuds were returned. Best Buy refused to accept them. The POS printed a slip of paper saying "Return Declined."
This is a complete change in the Best Buy Terms of Service. Best Buy has handed off its returns to an outside vender, not disclosed to me at the time of sale.The cashier, when I tried to return the ear buds, said that she could do nothing. I should call The Retail Equation's Customer Service number (1-888-224-1920)
I called the number twice and on both occasions was unable to understand the Oriental male voice. His English could not be understood. In frustration, I returned to the Savannah Best Buy and asked to speak with the Manager on Duty. He was very pleasant and explained that he was not empowered to do anything about the return. He said that returns were handed off to The Return Equation in California.
He did offer a telephone number for "Corporate." (1-888-237-8289), suggesting that I could make my case with them. I haven't called "Corporate" as I think this is a huge, unannounced change in Best Buy's Terms of Service. I think this change would make a huge class action suit against Best Buy. Basically, the change in return policy was never made known to me at the time of purchase of the original item. Best Buy continues to advertise a generous return policy and no restrictions are mentioned. All I want is my money back.
Reviewed Jan. 1, 2018
We left the Springfield, VA Best Buy following a “Black Friday” sale (Veterans Day). Happy with the sales experience. I must hand it to **, he knows his appliances. We purchased a refrigerator and a range. Both products were cheaper at COSTCO so ** worked out a price match with removed some “free” IT gadget that we would of received if we had paid the Best Buy listed price. We had no idea of the nightmare that we were about to experience in getting the range delivered.
The refrigerator was delivered as promised. We could not get Best Buy to install it though as the new refrigerator was larger than our door openings as I would have to remove a sliding glass door handle/lock to get it an opening large enough to get it inside the house. The delivery crew would not wait for me to prepare the door. I was told that the delivery was not supposed to take more than 15 minutes as it would cause them to be late for every appointment after mine. I was impressed that they had consideration for their other customers. I understood and ended up getting the refrigerator into kitchen and installed it on my own. The range however, was not available for delivery the same day. Best Buy said that the manufacturer had not shipped it to them.
We learned the day prior to delivery that it would take another week to get it delivered. But instead of asking us for a delivery time, the delivery was automatically scheduled a week later – during an afternoon block time that we would not be home (if the delivery arrived after 3 PM). We tried to get the delivery changed to the same morning and we thought that we had worked it out. We waited that morning for the delivery. No one showed. At around 1:30, 90 minutes passed our morning delivery block time, we called Best Buy to find out how late the delivery would be. At that time ** notified us that the delivery has a delay and unfortunately, the installation (another person) had not been scheduled as a range installation involves two appointments. We agreed that we would accept the range without the installation which we could schedule for a later time.
At about 4 PM while on my way to the airport we called again only to learn that they never loaded the range on their truck, we would have to re-schedule. As part of our receipts, a letter from the manager, Stefan is included that says that if we need an assistance to call him. So we called Stefan who said that he would call us back. He never did.
As we were traveling just prior to the Holidays, we asked the Best Buy delivery schedule personnel for a morning delivery two weeks later, but we had to have a morning block on December 23rd as we had a Holiday event at our house on that evening and we needed to use the oven that afternoon. The best we could get was an afternoon delivery. So we called **, who said that they would deliver in the morning and to ignore any Best Buy emails and phone messages that would continue to mention a morning block time. On the evening of the 22nd ** called us to tell us that the delivery would not occur in the morning, the appointment was never changed. We decided that we would shift our schedule around on the 23rd to receive the range, as ** also told us that they would refund the $179.00 delivery charge for us.
At 5:30 on the 23rd – 90 minutes passed the afternoon block time, I called ** to tell him that we never received the range or even a call from the delivery personnel. I told him that the Best Buy challenges were too much; we needed management intervention to circumvent the challenges and to get some type of priority to get our range delivered. As the next day was Christmas Eve, ** explained to me that we could not do anything until the 26th. I explained to him that I expected that he would call me on the 26th with a solution. I expected immediate priority on my delivery and ** agreed. I asked him if there was anything else that can be done, and he agreed that what I had mentioned, was the best way ahead. My wife called ** to get his take on the issue. ** was heard yelling at someone over our issue and said that he would call her back.
At 6:40 PM the delivery team called us. We had a house full of guests and had to decline. ** for a second time, did not call us back. On the evening on 26th I called Best Buy as I never heard from ** all day. I spoke to a man called Sayed and told him that I wanted a refund for the range. I explained that we had been working with ** and ** and that we had lost our patience, refund our money. Sayed said that somebody would have to call us about the refund. I said that I did not want to speak to anyone and to refund our money. He said that he would.
On the 27th, we received a call from the automated Best Buy delivery service asking us if we wanted the next available delivery day – which was after the New Year. It was apparent that our order was not canceled and that nobody as Sayed said, had bothered to call us. On the morning of the 28th, I reached ** and explained that I believe that our order was not being processed for a refund. I was right. ** asked me if I was sure that I did not want to work out a delivery. I firmly painted his failure to call me on the 26th as the last straw in this delivery fiasco and then he granted me a refund.
The Best Buy delivery process is clearly flawed. We bought our range during a high sales period. One would think that with a 15-minute delivery time per customer that they would either follow their own rules or would they work some slack into their processes to allow for immediate delivery on missed appointments such as next day delivery instead of having to wait a week or more for an appointment opening.
Why not leave a bit of time per day as unscheduled for missed deliveries? Especially when it is their fault! Why not contract other people to assist with the high sales period? Why would we be told to ignore a delivery notification as it would be wrong? Clearly, the processes lack the ability to adjust to accommodate missed deliveries. Why did the manager include a letter telling us to contact him in case of any issues and then postpone an immediate answer only to blow us off? That is a poor practice for customer expectations. ** should stop distributing that letter whether it is due to Best Buys poor processes or due to his in own inability to respond. He does not practice what he puts into writing.
Why was my refund prolonged? The contract says that if we cannot get our appliance delivered that we can request a refund. I guess that since the paperwork agreement it does not say “immediate” which is ridiculous, they can refund when they deem the sale is lost instead of the customer wants his money back. So be aware of this practice.
The problems we had are a result of poor processes and poor leadership. I would hope that Best Buy management reads this posting and sees that there is issue with this store and that they insert some practices to improve their processes and to address ** lack of customer purpose. Until at least ** departs, as poor customer service emanates from the leadership, I advise everyone that the Best Buy in Springfield, VA has some serious issues. And I will also mention that we went back to COSTCO to buy the same range. While the prices are a few dollars higher, we learned that unlike Best Buy, we were not charged for a delivery and haul away fee. So wow! In addition to being unable to deliver as promised, Best Buy add-ons increase the price over $150 on a range. Do you still want to shop at Best Buy after reading this post? Maybe the “free” IT gadget that I mentioned in the first paragraph would make it worth your while. Not for me.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2017
I ordered an item online and decided to cancel it a few minutes later. When I contacted Best Buy, they said I had to deal with the seller. In my order status, it clearly says "Sold and Delivered by Best Buy". There's no mention of a third party seller, and no information on how to contact them. I consider this fraudulent on the part of Best Buy. They have just received the last of my business. I can get anything I want from Staples or Costco, so goodbye to "Worst Buy".
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2017
We ordered a refrigerator about 3 weeks ago. Delivery set for 8-11am 12/24. Take 1/2 day off work. Move out all stuff in our current fridge and wait. Delivery calls and tells us they won't be there until about 1pm. Call and tell work I'll be an hour late. Truck comes but as delivery people start unloading new fridge they notice a huge dent in front & tell me they need to send it back. We schedule re-delivery for 12/29 8am-11am. Take another 3 hours off of work. Once again, move all of the food out of old fridge and wait. At 11:30 my husband texts me that Best Buy sent him an email 15 minutes stating that the refrigerator won't be delivered until 1/29. Can't afford to take any more time off of work so not sure what to do. Furious and appalled at lack of respect Best Buy has for its customers.
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2017
Just yesterday I purchased an expensive Samsung TV from the Columbia Heights Best Buy #1092 in Washington, DC. A store I have purchased several thousands of dollars worth of electronics over the last few years. However, immediately after I arrived home and began to unpack the box, I realized the wrong TV was in the box. It contained an old TV no longer even sold (and missing the stand, remote and other materials). It was in mint condition so clearly nobody had used it. Frustrated, I packed it back up, dragged the 55 in. box back to the store only to be told, "Sorry can't refund it." I will need to contact corporate (implying that I stole a TV and am returning a broken system for the cash). As a reminder, here is their policy from the website "If you receive a product that is damaged in shipping, defective or that is not the product you ordered, please return it to a Best Buy store and we'll arrange for a replacement."
Getting the wrong TV is clearly not getting the product I ordered. I boxed it back up and drag it back home to call Best Buy at the number provided. Guess what! They told me regional managers and store managers make return decisions not corporate. So once again I dragged the box back across town to the store to track down the manager (who I was earlier told was in an hour... No wait... Two hour meeting, but actually wasn't). He finally came to the front of the store and said he would have to talk to the regional manager and would call me back within 24 hours. One more guess what! He never called. I spent $740 dollars on a useless TV while they must have an employee stealing TVs internally. So that coupled with losing my business and that of my family, I hope their inaccurate return policy was worthwhile.
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2017
I had placed an order for a 65 inch Samsung curved television on 11/01/2017 which was supposed to be delivered to me by Dec 3 which was never done. When I called customer service for my refund they actually put me on hold and an associate named Lydia finally told me she could not process the refund and there was no manager to talk to and I will be contacted next day morning. Pathetic customer service even though I am one of their elite members.
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2017
I purchased a $70 cable from Best Buy. As it turned out I didn't need it. I live on an island in Washington State and when I called Best Buy to see about returning it, they insisted that I have to return it in person. We have the receipt, but sending that to them is not good enough. We have to return it in person. That means a $50 ferry trip and most of a complete day, to return a $70 cable. They have lost my business for good!
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2017
Would post a negative star if possible. Bought a Westinghouse TV from these guys as a doorbuster on 12/18. The TV screen had a crack in it, would not start up the display, tried to return it to the store on 12/27 and they would not take it back. They referred me to go back to the manufacturer (Westinghouse) to deal with them. I returned the 2nd TV back to them, and also the replacements I had purchased. This will be my last interaction with Best (Worst) Buy. Will be purchasing my electronics from other places. The two replacement TVs are now purchased from Costco instead due to their excellent customer service.
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2017
I am writing this consumer complaint as a result of several major customer service issues with this company. In addition to the terrible Customer Service encounter that I experienced, the company failed to resolve my disputes on two accounts: I purchased a Gamers Club membership from this company which unlocks a discount for certain items in addition to other perks. When I logged into my account online, the gamer's club benefits failed to apply at checkout to any of the applicable products.
I reached out to Best Buy's 1800 number, only to be passed around to 8 different departments, with no manager, and nobody knowing what they're talking about. There were several purchases that went through without the discount applied which till this day have not been refunded to my card. The Customer Service reps were VERY rude and VERY ignorant to certain internal processes. It was very clear that this company outsources their Customer Services and as a result there is a huge barrier/disconnect between the company and the customer.
The second major incident happened just yesterday where I purchase an online DLC for $50. The DLC was purchased using $35 and $15 in rewards certificates which I have accrued through being a Best Buy Elite Plus member (one of their higher spending customers). Upon purchasing the DLC I noticed that it was for the incorrect console - so I then attempted to cancel the transaction BEFORE I received the DLC code in my email. For whatever reason, the cancellation option would not work on their website despite my numerous attempts to do so.
I contacted the 1800 number again only to be greeted by a Customer Service rep who put me on hold for 45 minutes and had no clue what she was doing. In the end they would not refund me my entire $50 because $15 had been purchased using rewards certs. I am still entitled to this amount, if the merchant is admitting fault by refunding partially, then they are obligated to refund the FULL amount. Never shop here if you ever plan on receiving positive customer support. God help you if you ever need to deal with their Customer Service team, hopefully you are okay with being treated like a POS.
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2017
December 16, 2017 Best Buy Store#52 Plover, Wisconsin. I was asked immediately on entering what did I want? I'd researched the TracFone with SKU# and details, with their ad, and, showed this information to the greeter. He told me to go to the MOBILE station, near the #52 Best Buy entry. There I waited, and waited. It was early Saturday morning. The Best Buy Mobile salesman who was helping a customer, stopped his interaction with the customer, and asked me what I wanted, I said to please go on and finish with the customer he was with as I would wait my time; he did not finish, he took my information but couldn't operate his computer.
The Plover #52 store salesman asked the Oshkosh Best Buy to ship one to the Plover #52 Best Buy. I was asked for my name, telephone number, and told I'd have the TracFone before Christmas Day. Oshkosh is not far from the Stevens Point/Plover Best Buy. About 64 miles away in fact. I telephoned #52 Best Buy on Friday December 22, 2017 to ask if the TracFone from the Oshkosh Best Buy was ready for pick-up.
Confusion reigned: there was no order number, there was no way for #52 Best Buy to know where -if it was- inside somewhere of the #52 Best Buy. Jump to today-10 days with the holiday weekend. Today is December 26, 2017, I learned that no TracFone from Oshkosh was ever-ever-shipped to the Plover #52 Best Buy. Ironic and stupid. I did telephone several times from December 16, 2017, fully expecting the TracFone from Oshkosh to have been shipped to #52 Best Buy in Plover, Wisconsin. Did I ever hear something from Plover Best Buy #52, after giving my name and telephone number, and my address to the Best Buy #52 salesman who spoke with the Oshkosh Best Buy salesman on the availability of the TracFone?
I never received a telephone call back, when I telephoned I was promised a callback, which was never made. I encountered rudeness, what I call robotic white lies, "a call will be made to you in an hour, you will receive a call later today, we will telephone you before we close this evening." On and on, in various degrees of rudeness, voices that rang with dullness and boredom, disinterest, passivity. I have waited on my own landline phone as I was told to hang on the line, and then nothing. I telephoned them today about 4 p.m. to inquire as to the status of the TracFone, fully believing it would be ready for picking up. I was again given the robotic voices-disinterested-confounding-how would they even know for there was no one there who did know...
Best Buy #52 telephoned tonight, December 26th, a few minutes past 9 p.m., to tell me that the Oshkosh Best Buy never had the TracFone in the first place to ship to them #52 Best Buy. A TracFone could come now from another Best Buy, the Mayfair Wisconsin Best Buy. I told the Best Buy salesperson telephoning me, that I was finished with Best Buy, and, that I would never cross their threshold ever again. Resistance is necessary in confronting stupidity, lack of civility, and deception.
Reviewed Dec. 26, 2017
I placed couple of orders from best buy recently. First issue: Best Buy charged shipping, even though this order was eligible for free shipping. After several phone calls they refunded shipping. Second issue: I ordered open box mouse on Dec 25 and I get email from Best Buy order was cancelled because item was not available. When I call customer service, they mentioned Best Buy forgot to add shipping and hence it was cancelled. They can order the same item again if I pay $6 shipping. There is no help from customer service to fix their own mess and customer service supervisor was reluctant to accept it was their mistake.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2017
DON'T BUY ANY APPLIANCES FROM THESE GUYS. Wish we would have known, and read the reviews first, which I now looked at and there's a lot of bad ones. We bought a Frigidaire fridge thru them the end of October 2017. We've had problems right from the start, the freezer temp keeps heating up. First time we noticed it we lost some food, thankfully not a lot. We called them they said they'd replace a part which they did, and if it didn't work the geek squad guy said it should be replaced, and of course it didn't work. So my husband called and TT somebody on 12/20, the guy said the fridge would be replaced and would be coming on the Sat before Xmas Eve, mind you we cleaned it all out, luckily had a smaller fridge in the basement to cram everything in.
Called to verify they were coming. They said there was no record of the call on 12/20. They said that we wouldn't get a new one, but a tech would come out to test it diagnostically. They said after FOUR times if still not working then it will get replaced. I'm sure we'll have to replace it with the manufacturer, which I hope will be a better experience than with Best Buy. Thank God there's a 1 year manufacturer's warranty on it. This company needs to be shut down, I don't think it's being run appropriately and they're being dishonest with customers. Every time you get someone new to TT it's always a different answer. Watch it, buy your appliances from somewhere else like Sears.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2017
This company is a SCAM!!! This morning of Dec 22 '17, I placed an order for an IPAD Pro, a Christmas gift for my son which I paid with my VISA DEBIT. As my usual practice, I checked the order status right after and it showed PAYMENT RECEIVED, ORDER RECEIVED. Then I checked my bank account and found out that the total amount was already withdrawn. After about 5 minutes, I received an email saying that my order was CANCELLED! I checked my order status and all it shows was ORDER CANCELLED! I nervously searched their online order site in an attempt to find the information as to what happened, but didn't find any reference or reason as to why the order was cancelled after taking away my hard earned money.
I was finally able to speak with a customer service rep, and to my dismay and frustration, I was told that there was an ISSUE WITH THE SHIPPING ADDRESS! I told the rep that if that was the case, then why did they proceed with the order in the first place, and INSTANTLY TOOK MY MONEY?! The CSR told me that my money will be refunded in 3-5 business days which means that I won't be able to give the gift to my son on Christmas Day! I even proposed to the CSR to re-process the order and I will give an alternative shipping address, but the CSR kept saying that my money will be refunded in 3-5 business days. I ended up burning with rage and great disappointment for this ORGANIZED SCAM COMPANY treated me with GROSS DISREGARD AND UTMOST UNFAIR, UNETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICE. I will never ever buy from this scammer as long as I live!!!! Rating: -5 star.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2017
Online Interstate Commerce fraud and a form of bait & switch, offering a product online for sale with no intent to sell or deliver. The HP 12.1 EliteBook i7 core 4GB ram computer, skew #5581177, has been on sale for 15 months. On Sat 12/16 I paid for the computer. I have a sales receipt. I asked the clerk if it would be delivered to the store or me. The clerk forgot to enter shipping info so we had to go to the service counter to enter shipping info. Then the clerk said she could not sell me the computer and gave me back my money. I complained to a store manager Britney who tried 4 different ways [online, OMS, POS Order Create, & Ship to Store Inventory 32], to order it and have it sent to the store.
At home, I called the (888) number. Nicky gave me a reference number ** and said I could go back on Monday and buy the computer. At 10:30am Monday I went back. Britney called the (888) number and Jody Ann said I could not buy the computer. AT 2PM I called the corporate CEO office. Mr ** said he'd call the store and have them call me to get the computer. It took a store manager 3 hours to call me and he said if I come in and pay for it, he could have it delivered to the store, but it might be January on back order.
If a female manager couldn't do it trying 4 different ways why should I believe this guy can. Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me. This guy makes three. I filed complaints with the FTC & BBB and I sent a letter to the CEO Hubert Joly for the Board of Directors along with a copy of a page from their website. With a library computer, the Best Buy website, and less than 5 minutes I found 1 computer in Augusta Maine. It doesn't take till January to overnight a computer. I see now the website says sold out.
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2017
I received a package during this holiday season. I was anticipating a Best Buy package, but not for another few days. I received a DVD that I did not order with a receipt from Best Buy included. I immediately assumed that it was the wrong product, but upon looking at the receipt, it was intended for someone else in a completely different state. I immediately tracked my order, which said it was not delivered yet. My concern was for the other person, that they would not receive their holiday order. I contacted Best Buy via telephone and after dealing with the automated system, I finally reached someone who stated "Our system is down, please try again in one to two hours" and hung up. I then emailed customer service. The reply was to call or "chat" online. I tried chatting. She said "Thank you for your honesty, but this is beyond my scope, please call customer service." Fine.
I called back, reached someone, explained that I had someone else's order - had no complaints about mine yet, because it showed "in transit"... he processed the return. I said, "OK, but do you want the name or order number of the person that this was intended for... so that you can process an immediate delivery for them, or contact them about your mistake?" I was told "No. That is not necessary. When they realize they didn't get it, I'm sure that we will hear from them." I was so baffled. What if they are going out of town, if this is a gift. It's the holidays - this is not their mistake!
Total stranger to me, but I don't want anyone to go through a ruckus for something if I'm spending all this time to let Best Buy know about their error (or the courier's error or however it went.) I will never shop there or order from there again. If that was my product, and they knew there was an error before I did and they wanted no information (Like, "let's wait and see if the customer actually contacts us") I would be out of luck in the holiday season and they would not care.
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2017
I will NEVER pay for installation or delivery from Best Buy. We purchased a dishwasher the day after Black Friday. They came to deliver and install it, they delivered it and said they couldn’t install it because there was no ground. They said nothing about what needed to be installed (junction box or outlet box). So I have my electrician come out and call Best Buy to find out for sure what we need. I am on hold for 25 minutes before someone in installation picks up. I ask him what we should install based on the model, he doesn’t know. I have my electrician install an outlet box hoping that is correct since no one can confirm. On that call the guy who didn’t help at all, transferred me to reschedule my delivery and haul away. I am transferred to a woman who seems that she doesn’t know how to work her scheduling system.
I wait 15 minutes while she tries to schedule it, asking me the same questions over and over again as if it’s the first time she asked. She finally schedules the install and haul away for the 22nd. So I take off of work. 12:40 on the 22nd I get a call from the haul away guy, he says he will be there in 20 min. I asked him if he was installing it too, he says no, he just hauls the other one away. I said, "Well, the installation isn’t done." He asks if it’s disconnected because he “can’t take it if it’s connected”. I told him the original delivery guys only took the front plate off the bottom and that was it, after that they said they couldn’t do it and left with no further information. He says rudely, “We’ll I can’t take it if it’s not connected." Based on this I get the sense that something is wrong and call the corporate number. I wait on hold for another 25 minutes.
The guy that picks up tells me he understands my frustration, but all he can do is reschedule and if I am going to do that, I should just go to the local store and schedule it (that’s what I did in the first place and how did that work out for me?). So he can’t help me and I hang up and call the store. No one answers, the phone rings endlessly until someone picks up and hangs up on me. I then call back to the main number of the store and after another 10 minutes I speak to an associate and ask for the manager. She asks for my account information saying that she will bring up the order so that the manager can see it when she comes to the phone. I am put on hold 4 times and she comes back without the manager and says that the installer will call me sometime today. I said, "Well what happens if they don’t, since historically they haven’t shown up." She said then call the store back.
What do I can be hung up on and be placed on hold for my whole life. I don’t have time for this. I paid a premium for this product and I wish I hadn’t even bought it. It seems that they screw everything up, make it difficult to contact them and are completely apathetic about the horrible customer experience. I will take my dollars to a store that cares about customer service in the future. They are not interested in helping, the associates just want the problem not to be theirs so they punt it to the next person.
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2017
Went for GPS. Was told there was one customer in front of me. I waited 40 minutes while that customer bought a camera, accessories and applied for credit. When she left the salesperson turned and waited on another customer while I was standing at the counter for 40 minutes. I said, “Excuse me. I was NEXT” and he kept walking ignoring me. Never again will I enter that store. Fashion Center Paramus.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2017
Burned twice by these guys. First time, I bought a washer and dryer in the store. Waited at home during the 4 hour delivery window. Got a confirmation phone call the day before the delivery. They did not show up. I re-scheduled, same thing happened again. To make matters worse, when I called their delivery department after the second time, the person claimed they attempted delivery and I was not home, which was not true. They wasted 8 hours of my time. I ended up calling customer service and found out that the washer and dryer was not in stock! They finally delivered the washer and dryer, but this was a very frustrating experience caused by their lack of communication and dishonesty about the availability of the appliances.
Second time, I bought a TV online. I got a 4 hour delivery window for delivery between 4pm and 8pm, and again I waited at home. At 4:45pm the delivery guy called and said he would be at my place in 20-30 minutes. Best Buy also sent an email to me saying the same thing. He was a no show. Here we go again! So at 6:15pm, I called customer service to see what happened. The csr claimed the driver did not make the delivery because I did not give him directions! My house is very easy to find, and besides, I never received a call asking for directions. What really sent me off the edge is that the csr claimed the delivery driver called me at 10:15 am, or 6 hours before the delivery, to get the directions. I checked my phone log and of course there was no call from them. Bogus! I am done with Best Buy. There are other options for appliances and televisions that I am sure can provide better customer service.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2017
I ordered a 2500 dollar Samsung fridge. It was to be delivered on a Tues by 8 so I got rid of my old fridge. Had food sitting in boxes of ice because my new fridge is coming right? Wrong. They just never showed up and did not get it until Friday. I lost all my food along with my insulin. They will not reimburse me like are you serious? Worst customer service ever and will never buy anything from there again. They are lucky to get one star from me.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2017
I really wanted to like my experience. I like Best Buy a lot in general. But their delivery team, supervisors, and management are all inept. I had delivery scheduled yesterday (a week after I was originally scheduled, which was a debacle in itself there), and the guys who delivered my refrigerator were unable to find the shut-off for the water line to the fridge. So they left my old fridge and my new fridge there in the middle of the kitchen. I have no room in my kitchen! They said they would come back yesterday and they did not. Best Buy said they would call to pick it up but they have not. TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE.
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2017
On 12/16, Best Buy delivered my new Maytag electric dryer. The dryer installation went well, but the installers told me they couldn't take away my old dryer (which I paid for) because their truck was too full. I was told the dryer would be picked up on 12/17 and I would be called with a pick up time. At 2:25 pm, I called to inquire when, and was told no one's coming because no pick up had been scheduled! Leanna asked me if I wanted to schedule a pick up and I became incensed! I had already waited for the dryer, waited for a call, which wasn't coming, and now I was asked to wait another day for pick up. I guess Best Buy thinks waiting is my favorite hobby.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2017
Always bought the Geek Squad protection, never used it. On Oct 22, the screen on my laptop was giving me a message I couldn't understand. Haven't read code in 20 years. Couldn't remember what to do. Called geek squad. Protection still enforce for next 12 days. Dropped it off. Rude clerk, chewing gum, even the manager was chewing gum behind customer service counter, told me the hard drive crashed. I told him it didn't, I just don't remember what you type in to get it off that screen. No... Minimum $550 to recover data. Apparently, the hard drive is covered, but not your stuff. When I said okay, work stuff on there, he made it clear he didn't want to process the order. Could be $1000 or over $1500, depending on how hard it is to get info off. No choice, work stuff.
Well, first they send it off to have the data recovered before they can even begin working on it. Fine. I was there 2 hours. They make you make an appointment to drop stuff off and I saw them take 2 walk-ins before people who had been waiting over an hour with appointments. Nov 18 they call and tell me my computer is all fixed. Need to make as an appointment to pick it up. I send my son. (New external hard drive and recovery was $280.) When my son arrived, he was told, "No one should have told you it was done, need to prove computer and hard drive are your mother's before it can be sent to be fixed." What? Then why was I left a message that it was done? Intelligently responded, "I don't know, only the data recovery is done." My son was also stuck there for over an hour and dealt with 4 phone calls on his only day off.
I work 12 hour shifts, out of town. Leave before they open. Get home after they close. Only reason I could drop it off so quickly was because my client had labs, that day... A month ago. Told the status phone number and about geek squad app. Called 11/30 to check on status because their phone number said it hadn't even been looked at yet. Waiting to be assigned to agent it said. Tried calling several other times... On hold for over 3 minutes three times. Received a call on 12/4, not from their regular number, that said I needed to call. Repair was estimated to be done on 12/8. Called 12/8. On hold for over 10 minutes to be told it was there, but it was not done.
Called the 12th couldn't stay on hold any longer. 12/14... It should be here, but I'm not seeing it. 12/15,16... Geek squad app still said in repair. Called and said, "Hey! It's been two months, what's going on with my computer." "We called you the 4th... It's been ready to go... Pick it up whenever." Geek squad app still says in repair. Never giving them any of my money, again. Rude, disorganized poor communication skills and gum chewing behind customer service counter - 4 of them! Disgusting.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2017
Geek Squad at Best Buy - The two guys who showed up couldn’t of been in more of a hurry. Set up TV, handed me the remote, and said goodbye. Even gave me the wrong instructions on how to work the remote. Zero help in explaining how it all worked. Do. Not. Do. Business. With. These. People!
Reviewed Dec. 13, 2017
We purchased a dishwasher from BestBuy.com and it came with free installation. We waited a week and when the dishwasher was delivered the gentlemen who brought it in were not certified to install it. I called the installation department and we were told that a licensed electrician had to install it according to WA state law. So we got on the schedule for another week later. The person who scheduled us the second time made some mistake and they never showed up. When we called back they told us it would be another week. When we told them it was their mistake and another week of waiting and time off work for the 4 hour window wouldn't work, they hung up on us. THREE TIMES!
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2017
I have now been on the phone for OVER TWO HOURS with the most inept customer service ever. I just want to find out how to access my Best Buy or Geek Squad account. Their favorite thing is "I am giving you to a supervisor" and then they send you to this empty phone line that rings for 20 minutes or so and then hangs up on you. CANNOT find a single person that can help me. They are quick to take your $ but FAIL MISERABLY on assisting a customer. NO ONE is serious about doing their job here. VERY BAD.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2017
Extraordinary amount of time to get 3 GoPro Hero5 delivered to Anchorage AK. Ordered the product online through Best Buy on 11/28. Delivery via UPS to USPS by 12/18 at 8:00 pm. This is about 4 days too late. Why the delay? Called Best Buy customer service, who told me to call the USPS. Anyone who has called the USPS lately knows they do not answer the phone. You leave messages and never receive a call back. I believe Best Buy customer service should be my only contact for an over $700.00 order to find out what the delay is, not the customer. I can now see why Amazon is the online order company. My orders through them, without Prime, arrive within 2 days of order.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2017
Just got done spending about 6K at Best Buy, scheduled my delivery three weeks ago, didn’t bother to show up yesterday. So I called Best Buy several times and explain my story, and literally had three people transfer me because they didn’t want to deal with the problem. And on top of that two of them were lying to me about the situation. They just straight up didn’t want to handle it. There was an excuse, that the truck had got in a wreck, then another rep told me that one of their workers fell down the stairs, I mean come on get your story straight. So yesterday I left in an empty house I can’t even live in yet! That’s right I live in Houston, and about the entire city was under water. Lovely how Best Buy is pushing me back into my apartment, and not allowing me to move in! I mean I can’t live at the damn house if there’s no refrigerator, washer, dryer, stove top oven and the list goes on. I ordered everything from them and they failed to deliver.
Reviewed Dec. 9, 2017
I ordered a Chromebook for a present on November 27, 2017. After weeks-long research, I finally honed in on one which happened to be available online at Best Buy. I used to be a Best Buy customer for many, many years, had the credit card and never had an issue until now. When I placed the order it had an ETA of Dec. 6 so I proceeded with my purchase.
After days of checking my text and email, looking for an updated shipping information, I finally gave in and called customer service. Prior to this, I would go on their website and enter my order number to get the updates I desperately needed but it gave me a tracking number for UPS and the postal service without any definite ship date. Once again, this was supposed to be a gift and it is now past 12/6. I gave them the benefit of the doubt considering it's the holidays and they were probably bombarded with Black Friday and like myself, Cyber Monday orders but my job is not to be understanding.
I finally called customer service today and the rep tells me that my Chromebook never shipped!!! So I was offered to have him place the order again and have it expedited to me by the 12th. What I failed to notice at the time was how is he supposed to ship it to me expedited when they don't have the item in stock. To clarify, while he was processing my refund I asked if this happened all the time and if Best Buy just ran out of stock and if so why did I not get notified so that I have a choice whether or not I want to continue to wait or just order elsewhere.
The rep tells me the shipping label was created but it was never shipped because it was supposed to be from UPS and then transferred to the postal service. He said that they don't have the item and they will ship it when it gets replenished. So in other words I would have been holding my breath until I turned blue in the face before I get my item because I would have NEVER received it because no one was aware that it never got shipped!!!
As big and as technologically advanced as I thought Best Buy is, why is there no check and balance to determine what online orders are being overlooked, etc,. They were quick enough to take my money out of my account. I just hope the refund comes back to my bank without any issues because I don't know how much more I can deal with them.
Obviously, I will now take my business elsewhere. They could have tried to rectify the situation but offering some sort of discount or any attempts to make me happy as a customer but clearly they don't care about their customers and whose holidays and birthdays they are wrecking. On top of that, I just missed out on the Cyber Monday deals for Chromebooks because I ordered from them instead.
Reviewed Dec. 9, 2017
I ordered a desktop for $1088.74 on Wed December 5th with GUARANTEED Next day. I only used this service because my macbook broke Tuesday and I needed an emergency replacement for finals. It is now Saturday. Every day (three times/three days) I have called and been sent in circles and given NO help whatsoever. Just lies. On the 6th, the guaranteed delivery date, I called and was GUARANTEED it'd be here by Thursday. Call Thursday, guaranteed 24-48 hours. STILL NOT HERE. Please, as a country, let us stand against this insane act or corporate power acting like our rights and needs don't exist and that our satisfaction is not a requirement of business. LET BEST BUY DIE. STOP BUYING FROM THEM. WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME.
After note: I know I seem angry and that's because I am. I would have never ordered from Best Buy had I known it would not have come. I have not had access to a computer that can run the software I need to complete my finals. I will never buy or recommend anything to Best Buy. Can't wait for Amazon to run them into the ground. Worthless company if consumer respect and satisfaction is important to you.
Reviewed Dec. 9, 2017
I purchased a laptop computer online and was promised a delivery date of ten days after the date of purchase. Ten days have come and gone and I did not get my laptop. Calling their customer service your call is routed to some third world country where the people answering the call hardly speak any English and read you some canned responses from a sheet of paper. I had a Best Buy credit card which I tore to small pieces after this experience, never to buy anything from these jokers ever again.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2017
Called due to being charged for items not purchased. Was transferred multiple times and never to the right person. If you are going to provide customer service in the US, your representatives should not only be in the US but speak plain English. Wasted an hour getting transferred and trying to explain my issue to people that obviously couldn't understand. So frustrated I ended up disputing online and reporting customer service issues to which the system isn't set up to handle. Ridiculous!
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2017
Let's start with their sales people aren't very knowledgeable about the major appliances that they sell. Next when their delivery people come and say they refuse to install the appliance and to accept the product and just call back for getting a service appointment for the installation they are full of it. The Customer Disservice line is answered by 1 person for 3 stores so it took well over an hour for someone to answer the phone.
By the end of that call I ended up with the same person I spoke with the day before. Who told me he would put in an expedition order. Lie, the girl I spoke with said there was no such order and the service order was just sitting there with no service appointment time and no orders to get one. So the next call Josh called back and said the earliest we could get it installed is 5 Days out. In our conversation the day before that day was not acceptable nor was it expeditious. By the time he put the order in (I had to throw in the towel at this point) the appointment came up with is now 6 Days out.
We purchased our LG Washer & Dryer last Sunday, supposed to be delivered and installed on Wednesday. 1st expedition day of following Sunday, now the date has been pushed out to Monday. My husband looked up the installation requirements and based on those they should have been installed. But the delivery people refused to. Best Buy Josh is totally trying to make it out to be our fault that we should have known. Totally in customer service like. Has not tried nor acted like he was willing to try to make things right.
Reviewed Dec. 7, 2017
I thought I was going to get the best deal and service when I recently purchased a bundle of appliances at the Yonkers Best Buy Store. Billy was a great salesman. I waited for delivery just before Thanksgiving. Items were scheduled between 1 am and 12 noon. They delivered two hours late by the WORST installers. One came in with an attitude. They delivered refrigerator... Knock on wood, all is ok, washer and dryer did not fit the space so they just left them and I had to schedule a pickup and I ended up returning them due to the inability to schedule. The Dishwasher which was not installed correctly has not been used, and 25 calls later and numerous rescheduling/cancellations on their part has now brought me to RETURN the dishwasher. I do not want an exchange and I will NEVER buy from a big box store again. Goodbye "WORST" Buy.
Reviewed Dec. 7, 2017
I have purchased several appliances for my home from Best Buy. They have never failed to: 1. Screw up the delivery, either by not coming to deliver the appliance during the time window promised, 2. Screw up the installation, such as installing my $6500 Viking oven crooked, and 3. Promise to resolve the issue(s) and then ignore me as though all they want is my money and screw me. The amount of time and effort I have expended to make things right with my Best Buy purchases is ridiculous. Basically, Best Buy is in over their head. They cannot provide the service, I mean, they are UNABLE to provide the service for which you are paying. I recommend you explore other options before purchasing anything from Best Buy. When you trust Best Buy, you are begging for trouble.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2017
On Dec 1st I order 4 items. They say delivered 12/5. Trust me when I say no package arrived. Someone was home all day. So I called them this morning and they got me in touch with Geek Squad. Which I didn't want. And they transferred me to another department, but instead of transferring me, they hung up on me. They are ripoff artists who doesn't send what customers pay for. I will never buy from Best Buy again.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2017
I went to Best Buy to replace my son's older Samsung phone with a new one for Christmas. They had an impressive display with all the latest cell phones. After looking at the variety I selected the Galaxy S8 they had displayed at 3 separate locations in the store. The sale price with my carrier was $17.50 monthly for 24 months. I told the sales clerk let's move forward with this one. As she started going over the details she said $26 per month. I pointed out their sign at 3 separate locations showing $17.50 per month. She said they couldn't honor that price it was a mistake.
I contacted a manager and showed him the image on my iPhone of the Samsung phone with the price clearly listed. He asked me to hold on and off he went into the back office. After 10 minutes he came back out and said they couldn't honor that price it was a mistake. Then he went and started removing the price tags from the displays. I pointed out those price tags were up for several days and asked how many people thought they were purchasing for the lower price only to find out later they are paying the higher price for the next 2 years. I added they are following the footsteps of Circuit City which could account for the empty store. The manager said they are trying to fix these ongoing problems, sorry.
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2017
First of all I want to say that I'm 61 years old and I've never in my life had such bad customer service in my life. I've spent 8-10 hours on the phone with Best Buy and still haven't received my refund. I can't even begin to tell you the runaround I've had with these people. I've spent thousands of $$$ in BB and they still treat me like a #. I will never shop there again.
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2017
I bought a TV online 11/24/17 and was told it would be delivered by 12/04/17. TV didn't come then that same day got an email saying it might or might not come by 12/19/17... Called to cancel as it would not let me online. Was told I can't cancel even though it was never shipped. Would have to wait see if it comes then if I am they refuse it or take it and then return it myself to get a refund for a product that I am guessing they never had in the first place to even sell... Best Buy just lost another shopper to WalMart...
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2017
I paid for installation of a refrigerator water line in addition to a new fridge. The fridge arrived on 12/3/2017 (an hour after the delivery window, but it arrived) and the water line was supposed to be installed on 12/4. I received an email confirmation of the delivery and the delivery was listed as scheduled on my online account. I waited 4 hours until the end of the delivery window on 12/4, and nobody came. I called customer service, and after an hour and fifteen minutes of holding and failed call-backs, was finally told that nobody was coming: my installation was listed as canceled on the installation team's system despite it showing as not canceled on Best Buy's own system (the customer service rep could see it wasn't canceled), despite it showing as not canceled on my online account, and despite being confirmed by email 48 hours prior.
Best Buy don't care. They offered no help, no sincere apology, and no discount despite wasting my entire day (which I had taken off work). The earliest date that the installation could be rescheduled for was almost two weeks later. They have no written complaints procedure. Terrible customer service from a terrible company.
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2017
I purchased an Xbox One game online for my son’s birthday the next day, so set it up for in store purchase. I received a cancellation on it 7 hours after purchasing, not leaving me with a lot of other options, since I was depending on the legitimacy of this purchase. Unfortunately I didn’t see the cancellation, and the next day (birthday day) I headed to the store and tried to call on my way. I called the store’s direct number, but since you can’t actually REACH the store itself, I waited 20 minutes on hold waiting for what ended up someone at the call center, who relayed the news of the cancellation email I hadn’t seen.
So I tracked down this game at a different store with similar hassle (not being sure if they had it, not able to reach the store directly, long wait on hold, transferred to the wrong store, no pickup confirmation after 7 hours, etc.). But perfectly I have been getting pickup notices for the location I originally purchased. Best Buy has gone downhill. It used to be a place I shopped at, but if they can’t get a video game right I’m not buying a TV from them. Geez, I can’t even leave a glove behind in the store and have a way to call them. It’s like a website with no contact information.
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2017
I purchased a refurbished computer from bestbuy.ca and it shipped within a week. Upon setup, I could not get an internet connection on it, even though our other 2 home computers were able to connect to the internet. After spending a few hours trying to chat with or call the Geek Squad I decided to take it into a Best Buy store. Immediately I was told that it was a "Market Place' purchase and they could not help me. I had no idea that I was NOT purchasing the computer from Best Buy, even though I was on their website (bestbuy.ca) when I made the online purchase and a email confirmation came from Best Buy and a tracking my order email came from Best Buy.
I called a number for Market Place help and had to leave a call back number. I am still awaiting a call from them. If I could rate my experience in the MINUS STARS for a star rating I would rate it a MINUS 5. I feel that I have been misrepresented by Best Buy and I have wasted many hours of my time and I am still not able to use this computer.
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2017
My husband and I purchased a $900 dishwashing plus the cost of a store warranty the day before Thanksgivings to beat the rush with delivery and installation the following Monday. Installation went well until I noticed hours later that the washer was still running and immediately call tech to ask about that and that the door stuck and excessive condensation accumulated to the underside of the stone countertop. He was to return the next day to lower the legs since he secured the machine with screws to the cabinets but did not nor did he return our calls. I went through the store the Wednesday who transferred me to the someone at the 888 number and after a few calls back and forth I was told someone would be out Friday that week to correct between 1 & 4. Around 4:30 when no one called or came by my headache and frustration truly began.
Calls to the 888 number resulted in a wait time of 20 minutes so I opted to have a callback which happened but when I accepted the call, I was twice transferred to nonworking numbers. I then called the store and spoke with someone who did not listen to my problem and transferred my call to a number that rang for 5 minutes or better until the call dropped. I tried the store again this time hoping to get better service in the appliances department and spoke with Victory who listen to my tale of woe and promised to do what he could to help.
Me of no patience decided to call the 888 number myself and wait the hold time out. Spoke with someone who transferred me to yet another person who was useless and he couldn't help me with an work order number which I did not have since the rep who scheduled the Friday didn't give me one. He wasn't rude but it was evident by his tone and attitude that he was annoyed that I was upset with the thought that the whole process was frustrating.
Ever determined to get someone out correct the install or remove the dishwasher completely for a 100% refund, I called the store for Victor who wasn't available so I asked for the store manager. I should have timed my wait time but didn't. However waiting several minutes the manager who identified himself as Curtis came on the line and I walked him through my adventure in Best Buy land, he should attend classes in how to work with customers who have spend a week trying to get something as simple as a dishwasher installed. I found him to not capable of understanding a simple line of events leading to my reaching out to him and kept repeating that he had to go through procedures and only made me more frustrated.
I asked if he would call me back to update me on what I should to expect after he expedited the issue and he said that someone from that department would. Curtis seemed dumbfounded when I said that as the store manager, I thought at a minimum, he would want to ensure I was informed. At the end of this mind numbing call, I informed Curtis that I will never purchase another item from this store and possibly this chain. Customer minded workers are few leaving employees who escalate issues because those in a position to fix a problem do a very poor job usually.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2017
I bought a laptop through Best Buy 2 years ago. Also purchased a Geek Squad plan. If you're thinking about buying a product from them, don't. Because if it breaks, you pay LITERALLY the same or more than what you purchased it for to repair it. Even if the whole item isn't damaged, the ONE thing wrong with it, you'll pay full price for a new product for a repair. And their Geek Squad service is a joke. Geek is right. They're useless. They will hang the phone up on you 5 times if you're trying to replace something, and if you're trying to get your product fixed, they magically can't find your order number. Best Buy, Geek Squad, and their customer service are ** don't waste your time. Spend your hard earned money elsewhere. And God help you if you crack your laptop screen, you might as well just buy a new one, like I am. From somewhere else.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2017
I bought my Samsung Refrigerator less than 4 years ago, 3/23/14, for $1,500. It broke down the night before Thanksgiving,11/22/17. When we called Best Buy to get help to contact someone to come fix it, they were NO HELP AT ALL. I don't feel that they wanted to be bothered, and shouldn't sell a product if they can't direct the customer in a time of need. Won't be buying there again!
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2017
I bought a Westinghouse WD43UB4530 43" TV online direct from BestBuy. It arrived via UPS with the two small screw on legs missing - although the 6 tiny screws were in the box. Best Buy said call Westinghouse, and Westinghouse said call Best Buy. I wrote Best Buy and they offered me a $10 coupon and to buy the legs - even though they should have been in the box, as they are listed as something which came with the TV. Westinghouse forced me to email them, but their email BOUNCES as the "recipient's box is full" for the last 4 weeks. The TV is in the box on the floor, useless. I was ripped off by BOTH Best Buy and Westinghouse, who sent me a paperwork, and have no ethics left, to find me some cheap little plastic legs. BTW, NO ONE sells these legs anywhere. Shame on them!
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2017
I placed an order for a laptop on Monday for Cyber Monday. For some reason my credit card marked the order as fraud so I had to verify everything. Well Best Buy sent me an email to my SPAM so I never received the email about cancelling my order at 1:30 in the morning Wednesday. I called customer service today and they tell me they will not honor the price from the original order and it has now gone up another $100. I will never purchase anything from Best Buy again as I have in the past. It's a shame they can't take care of customers like other businesses do.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2017
Bought a KitchenAid mixer 30 pound box was delivery only. UPS drops it by front door. Never buzzes. I came in later and saw it, dragged it in. Only 3 floors up but hurt neck, not supposed to drag 30 pound boxes up right now. Called UPS, told ask a neighbor to bring it up. No, not their job. Said would be by next day by 9:30. No show at 11, called, told would come by 2. No show, came back at 6 and saw truck down street, then they just drove off. Called and person reads ‘don't do stairs', said they would call within hour. Called Best Buy, after half hour told ask for manager at UPS and put me through to them again. They said you can't speak to manager. Called Best Buy again. After hours on phone - only thing that can be done is a return. So it sits down there. And who is responsible for it while sitting down there? Because they 'don't do stairs'? This is a HUGE WARNING - do not buy from best buy if you have stairs. FedEx and Post Office, no problem.
Buy Best Buy uses UPS. After hours of upsetting calls it winds up return it for 3 flights. Best buy should have a warning or notice they do not do stairs. Address had apartment number! Obviously, would not have bought it - hours on hold, hours talking in circles. UPS DOES NOT CALL OR COME BACK - DON'T BELIEVE THEM. And it takes over 1/2 hour to get a return label made. Anyone in NYC, if it's delivered unless it's little - don't use Best Buy. Seven calls, hours later told return it. Painful.
Reviewed Nov. 28, 2017
My wife called the Best Buy store on 83rd and Bell Rd. She spoke with Qui and asked about a monopod that hold your iPad for recording. He said yes they have them, so my wife relayed the message to me and I went to the store to pick it up. When arriving I spoke with Jose who was not rude but acted a little put out to help me when he did not know what a monopod was. He said we did not have them. I asked to speak with what they called (mod) manager on duty. I explained to Joe the (mod) what was going on. He looked them up on a computer and said they don't carry them.
I explained the person in your store told my wife you did. He said no, shrugged his shoulders like no big deal. I explained that I made a special trip out of my way to come to Best Buy because his employee said they carry them. I also explained that in the last 1.5 years I bought a refrigerator, a stove, three car stereo and 12 speakers and had Johnny their installer put them in. Again, shrugged his shoulders, like didn't care one bit. So I came home and found the monopod on Amazon and bought it. Things around the home do wear out, next time I need a major purchase I will shop elsewhere. Very simple solution.
Reviewed Nov. 28, 2017
I purchased two SONY HD tvs from Best Buy Rancho Carmel branch. l was told by the salespeople that the SONY sets are the best given their prices. However l've found out that both sets have serious software problems. The remote does not effectively control the screen. Menu freezes while passing from a sub page to another. l cannot connect my usb or hard disk to the TV set because TV does not recognize the device. l cannot watch anything from the content of the hard disk. Even if sometimes it did, l can view maximum 10-15% of the content.
One of the two tv sets always asks for a software update, even though l had already done it many times. It still asks for the update everytime l tune in. SONY must be shameful for producing these inefficient TV sets and BEST BUY must also feel the same for selling it to their customers telling that they are good products. l could easily buy a Samsung or a different one if l had not been mislead by the sales staff. l want to return them as soon as possible.
Reviewed Nov. 28, 2017
I went in to buy a Note 8, Best Buy logged into my Sprint Account (there are several people on the account), they looked up my account and we discovered I needed to make a $30 payment to be eligible to upgrade. So paid that on Cyber Monday and left work early to get the phone. Now I am told the main person on the Sprint account has to be in the store with me??? Why was that NEVER mentioned the day before? I have upgraded several times on this account, with NEVER a issue. Now I can't upgrade because no one bothered to mention this before and the person they want in the store is unavailable now. But he was available earlier in the day. Best Buy customer service is highly lacking.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2017
I took them a Lenovo under warranty with a small screen fracture. I didn't damage it. They sent it off for repair. They said it would be $450 even though it was supposed to be covered by the warranty. When I got it back the entire screen was busted. They wanted to charge me to send it to the manufacturer. They don't honor their manufacturer warranties and they also broke the computer screen far worse than when I took it in.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2017
This was the absolute WORST experience I’ve ever had. I have a very busy schedule and shifted everything around to be home for my appointment at 11am where the Guy never showed or called. Then a hour later when I call Best Buy I was put on hold and simply told “sorry he can’t make it and would like me to reschedule you.” Are you kidding me??? So no one was going to call me? I have to call you?? This was totally unprofessional and unexpected of Best Buy and I will be taking my business elsewhere. Thanks for nothing and screwing up my day. What upsets me the most is that Best Buy did nothing to rectify the unprofessionalism of the contractor that they use.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2017
Went to Best Buy for 55" TV for $179.00. I was number 100 in a line of 200, even though I arrived an hour before opening. They were sold out so fast they must of only had 10 of those TVs. They will not advise the public how many TVs are available in advance! No other TVs were available at an excellent price. I will NEVER NEVER NEVER go to Best Buy again, after they wasted 90 minutes of my time on THANKSGIVING DAY. These stores should have a great price on more than ONE TV so as not to waste so many people's time and money. I will NEVER fall into this BAIT AND SWITCH tactic ever again.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2017
A Best Buy employee came into my 7-11 store talking about how she can give me two new phones for black Friday sale and that she worked overnight as a unloader… she lead me to the expectation that I can get two phones if I give her 200 for two new Samsung Galaxy Note 8. She claimed that she could take the pressure of buying it right out for the benefit of her expenses. She has money of mine and I want to know how to punish her. Her name is Erica and her number is ** and she is from West Palm Beach.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2017
Bought a game: Horizon Zero Dawn for PS4 preplayed. It was $39.99 and came up to $45. Came home. Opened it up and as I waited for it to download checked the PSN store. Turns out they were selling the same game, New and in the DELUXE EDITION around $20 less than what I bought. So, of course I went down the next day looking for a return, or a price guarantee or whatever but I was denied, because it was PSN.com not PSN.ca... TL, DR, Best Buy Canada doubles prices of PSN store, refuses to price match or refund. Thanks a lot.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2017
I purchased two laptop computers from a Best Buy listing on eBay ($1200.00). I had some trouble setting them up. Both computers were very slow which is not what I expected from an i7 processor. I called Best Buy and talked to Kimberly. I was told I was not eligible for technical support because I purchased the computers online. What terrible customer service! That was my third purchase from Best Buy in about a year (desktop, another laptop) and it will be my last. It appears that Best Buy does not care about service after the sale. They lost a good customer for 5 or 10 minutes of their time.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2017
At the suggestion of Best Buy themselves I shopped for a specific model soundbar and wireless rear audio speakers on 24 Nov. I very intentionally did this knowing the item was in-stock and my status was pick-up by 1000 PM that same day. I placed my order at approximately 3:30 PM. At 6:00 PM I received an e-mail stating my order was received and that pick-up was still anticipated by 1000. I never received another message regarding my order. When logging in this morning I now see the product is sold out and shipment isn't expected until 6 Dec.
My gripe is they had this item when I placed my order AND paid for it. It appears they sold my items. Inventory control systems and databases are too accurate these days to screw this up. When I tried to call Best Buy they are not answering their phones - two days of this and left my phone on hold for over an hour. Surprise - Surprise. From now on I'll just order from an online service and wait for the product to be shipped. Best Buy has become another Circuit City - horrible customer service.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2017
I purchased 2 appliances. Used dishwasher one time and it would not drain and had error. I called customer svc. They will send someone in 2 weeks. Called Best Buy several times, you can't get through their phone number to a real person. Found a way to reach customer service, she said she will email all managers and someone will call me back that day. It has been 5 days, and no one has called. Went into store today. The girl I dealt with said since I purchased it more than 14 days ago, they cannot help me. I told her the store never answers the phone when they redirect you to a dept. I let it ring approx 20 times each time I called. She insisted on the 14 day return policy. I will never buy anything again from them... Their customer service stinks, badly. Shame on you, what a terrible store.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2017
My husband and I purchased a LG 70 in. TV for approximately 1000.00 as birthday gift to ourselves on Black Friday in the a.m. (11/24/17). After we hooked up the T.V. that same day, we noticed colorful vertical lines in TV. We took it back to Best Buy in Homewood IL (that evening) where we purchased it and they said the screen was cracked. They would not allow us to return or exchange the TV. The manager Josh stated that we would have to call LG and have them to repair TV. We called LG. However LG said that don't cover cracked screens. I have no idea how the screen cracked. We didn't drop it or hit it against anything. We just uneventfully took it from the box and set it up and noticed the vertical colorful lines in the TV.
Spoke to Best Buy General manager. His name is Sebastian. He said that dishonest people frequently buy merchandise, break it, return it and the cycle continues. I explained that I'm not trying to do anything of the sort. I'm just trying to get what I paid for. Please help. I have a child in college and I really can't afford to just throw away $1000.00. I only want a TV that works properly. Thank you.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2017
This was my 1st time ordering a major appliance online, and Best Buy was my first choice. The window I chose for the delivery time was 12 pm - 3 pm. The team did not arrive until 8:30 pm. They came with the refrigerator fully assembled and had to disassemble it to get it into my apartment. After 2 hours, they finally got the fridge in place. While putting the doors back onto the refrigerator, one of the team members breaks off a screw in the door hinge. He couldn't get it out and told me that there was nothing he could do. BB customer service called me minutes later and said that they would have to send me a new fridge. The team left and left the refrigerator where it was. After several phone calls a couple of days later, I was finally able to reach a rep named Tiara who was the best!
However, she advised me that the fridge I ordered was discontinued and that I would have to order a different kind of fridge. I called the next day to begin the process of getting a new fridge in exchange, only to be told that there would be no exchange. If I found another fridge that was more money, I would have to pay the difference. So, your team arrives 5 and a half hours later than the window time chosen, they break the fridge while installing, I can't get a replacement because this same fridge is now discontinued, and you guys won't even offer me a fair trade for all of this inconvenience??? Completely blown! I highly recommend ordering your major appliances from another source. Because this was the lousiest experience I've ever had.
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2017
I was trying to purchase holiday gifts early Thursday am (11/23) to take advantage of the online deals advertised by Best Buy. Their website was a disaster and crashed repeatedly. Finally around 1:30 am I was able to get an order for an iPad mini to go through. Received confirmation email. 10 minutes later I received an email they were unable to process my payment and I had 24 hours to fix it. I tried online for the next 2 hours to try to fix (it’s now 3:30 am). The website kept telling me my order couldn’t be updated at that time and I had no idea if the credit card information was wrong or the website was just crashing. I tried again yesterday during the day to no avail. I even tried calling the customer service hotline but never got a live person.
Received an email today. My order was cancelled!! I tried to go online and reorder and of course the item is gone. I called customer service and had to wait for a callback as the wait time was 45 minutes! Got my callback and all she’s can say is, "I’m sorry this happened to you." They CAN’T see if they can find the item in a store and ship It to me. They CAN’T send me a voucher so when it comes back in stock they’ll honor the price. This is the most customer unfriendly business I have ever dealt with. Their website is a joke when volume is high so they shouldn’t offer online deals if their technology can’t handle the volume. Not the first year this has happened. Then their customer service people can’t do anything to help. So why have them?!?!
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2017
I applied a 90 day fraud alert as a precautionary measure in the wake of the Equifax breach and provided a phone for companies to verify with me directly that any applications made in my name were actually made by me. It's meant to be a simple phone call to check. However Best Buy's bank for their store credit card did not call my phone number. Instead they asked me to hand my Chase credit card to the Best Buy representative and asked him to read the number. I was never told why I could not provide this and felt uncomfortable doing so.
There were also no security questions (I would have happily answered any prior credit history security questions) and my application was declined costing me 10% of my Black Friday TV and Sonos purchases ($125). Fraud alerts are meant to facilitate legitimate applications with ease but Best Buy do not have procedures to allow this (or they were not followed) resulting in a very poor customer experience. Then there is no corporate office or complaint contact us info on their website resulting in this as my only recourse.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2017
I purchased a cell phone from Bestbuy.com and tried to cancel the order, however, it had already shipped. When I received it I returned it without opening the shipping box. All I did was slip the return paperwork into the flap. They have now charged me a $35 restocking fee, plus $5.17 for shipping. However, their website states "There is no restocking fee if the product is unopened". It impossible to contact Customer Service by phone and they do not have a customer service email address. Their prices are not that good and it's probably better to buy from a reliable place like Amazon.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2017
I ordered a TV and it was scheduled today. I went in to check on the status and the delivery was canceled. I took a day off of work to be here to have this done. A day without pay and they just canceled it. No phone call, no email, if I would not have checked the status I would of waited here all day or at least a half of a day. This just cost me a day's pay.
Reviewed Nov. 21, 2017
I purchased an LG 5.7 top load washer and wanted to exchange it 16 days later. I was told return policy is 15 days and is subject to restocking fees. I wanted to exchange for a more expensive front loader and purchase the matching dryer. I was told to go to the store and ask the manager if he will do it. However, I purchased the item online. Awful customer service policy and customer service. I will take my business for big ticket items elsewhere.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2017
I purchased a Samsung 5 inch smart TV 2 1/2 years ago for $2400. I also purchase a extended warranty for $400+. I now have a bright light bleed into the picture on both sides of the screen. I spoke with Best Buy about repair. They sent a tech to fix the problem at my house. The tech said he could not repair the problem. He spoke with person who said it was not covered by the extended warranty (how could that be). He escalated it to "GeekSquad".
The manager and 3 GeekSquad team members all said they have never heard of that. They called and said I was to call GeekSquad at 866 613 9853 and was given a work order ** I was to call and I would receive a new TV. I was then told it was not under warranty and I would not be given a new TV. I then spoke with Frank who escalated it again with case #** and was told he had never heard of that and I would not get a new TV.
Today I went to the store and met with the GM who again never heard of that clause and could not believe that I was being treated this way. He is escalating the issue again. How many people do I have to talk to to get a fair response!!! Unless this is fixed I will never enter a Best Buy store again as well as purchase another Samsung product. If nothing else they should at least repay my extended warranty for $499.99. Also, my wife is a very large purchaser of appliances and electronics for a major company that will be lost by BB. Perhaps on my next car they will not cover the a/c or headlights!!! WHAT CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2017
Was in the store Friday and the MacBook was 1199.99. The guy tried to sell the extended warranty too much it got on my nerves and said Sunday starts Black Friday and said they will probably have a deal something free with it or a GC. We go today which is Sunday. Deal with a different salesperson but also trying to push the extended warranty. Told them I'm not interested. Still wouldn't shut up about it, but also the price went up to 1299.99. Saw the guy I dealt with Friday and asked why the price went up and why he didn't tell it was gonna and his excuse was he didn't know. I don't like the way they do business by pushing the extended warranty and making it seem like Black Friday prices are gonna be better meanwhile it went up a $100 so needless to say I won't be purchasing a MacBook from them or anything for that matter!
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2017
Were it not for the guidelines, I am not even giving this store a single star and here's why: I bought an LG 60-inch TV on 11/171/7. I originally paid for professional installation; delivery was advertised as free. Shortly (about 1.5 hours later) after paying for the $199.99 installation fee and an additional $99.99 because it was going to be installed above a fireplace, my husband and I changed our minds about the $300 we needed to fork out. We opted to go with our handyman who was going to charge us $37/hour to perform this installation and guaranteeing his work for life. Consequently, my husband and I went back to the store to cancel the installation and opted to pick up the TV instead.
On 11/18/17, my handyman was in the process of installing the TV and discovered the cracked screen. My husband and I had to bring the TV back to this store with the goal of obtaining an intact unit. While in the customer service line (at about 11 am on 11/181/7) and after explaining the situation to the female customer service person, I handed her the two receipts I had on the transactions the day prior. One receipt was the payment for the purchase of the TV as well as the installation package. The other receipt was for the cancellation of the installation package as well as the indication that we opted for a store pick-up of the TV versus having it delivered for free.
This female customer service representative pompously stated: "So you've returned your TV three times already?" I can only surmise she was basing this statement on the fact I handed her two receipts. This statement led me to believe she did not hear a word I said and came to her own incredulous conclusions based on the two receipts or WORSE, based on the fact that I'm Asian??? I snapped back that if she would look at the receipts, it would indicate I took receipt of the TV the day prior and was bringing it back because it was a defective unit. She was then on her radio to address my concerns with the appropriate department and after her exchange with someone on the other end, she stated the person will be over with a replacement unit.
I then asked this female what Best Buy intended to do for my troubles and inconvenience, she stated it was the manager taking care of the exchange and will be taking care of my question as well. Fast forward to the Asst. Manager, John **, taking care of the exchange. This time around, my husband and I decided we were going to inspect this unit before taking it back home. It was an intact unit and at the end of this process, I asked John what he was going to do for our troubles and inconvenience, he stated he already exchanged the defective unit.
He added he does not do anything for these situations because it was not done on purpose. Mind you - John made this statement after I waited for him to even apologize for the inconvenience. I did not even get as much as an apology which in my 15 years of experience in the customer service field is the first rule of thumb - customers are always right! The only statement that came to my mind to respond with was: "So I guess I'm just SOL (** out of luck)!" To which John responded with: "I guess you are." I retorted back with: "I guess you leave me with no other option than to post a negative review of this entire encounter!"
What bewilders me is the fact that this store (or any business for that matter) makes money off of customers' purchases. It appears to me that my experience today, as well as my negative impression from the overwhelmingly poor and negative reviews on this store, leads me to believe the owners of this particular branch of Best Buy does not really care about regular flow of business nor of repeat customers! This branch can count on I, for one, to take my business elsewhere. I will also ensure I repeat my story to anyone who would care to listen - there is POWER in word of mouth advertising!!!
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2017
I bought a TV from BestBuy.com. Delivery was 7 days later than promised when I made the order. Upon deliver I discovered 4 parts missing. The TV was a Samsung and it appears the manufacturer omitted the parts. When I called Best Buy I was switched to 6 different people; the 6th person barely spoke English and could not be understood. BB hung up on me. I called back; had to wait 15 minutes; was transferred to the wrong department; they told me the TV was in transit; I told them it was in my living room and 4 parts were missing. I asked them if they could either send them or I would pick up the parts at the nearest BB store. So far I have been on the telephone over 60 minutes and still no resolution.
BB said I should lug the Samsung 65 inch TV to a BB store and exchange it. A simpler solution would have been to send the parts or arrange for me to pick up the parts at a BB store. There is no customer service when you use BestBuy.com. Another problem, the box had been opened and resealed with cellophane tape. I paid for a new TV sets--not one in a resealed carton. Never again!
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2017
I ordered a Wireless/wired Razer Mamba mouse for 75 bucks on 11/13/17 and received the wired only one on 11/16/17. I knew I would get the wrong one because the wired one is around 75 bucks and the other one I wanted is around 110 but the guy the Southfield MI store rung me up for 75 bucks. Terrible system Best Buy has. Now I have to waste more gas just to return their item.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2017
I purchased a refurbished iPhone 6 from a vendor under the Best Buy banner. 2 1/2 weeks later I had a problem with the phone. I contacted Best Buy online and they forwarded my concern to Watch Vendor who promptly accused me of damaging it and voiding the warranty without any more information. I replied I was a senior citizen who barely even uses a phone and did not damage it. This went back and forth until they offered to send a battery and tools so I could repair it! It was not the battery. Best Buy just kept delaying their help and now Watch Vendor said no warranty since the time limit has passed. I will never support Best Buy again. I have written letters to the President and Vice President so will see if they have any concerns about their dismal customer service.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2017
Ordered a new TV and set up a delivery to my home, all I asked for was to have the delivery man take away my old TV, which was paid for, and take the new TV out of the box and put it on the table, as was in the order. The delivery man said he couldn't do this and would only take the old one out and take the new one out of the box but wouldn't lift it 3 feet and put on a table, and since I have a bad back, I couldn't lift it myself, but that doesn't make a difference to Best Buy, but for $49.99, they would. I made a mistake 5 years ago buying something from Best Buy and swore I would never do it again, but I did and the results were the same. Best Buy doesn't care about their customers at all. So I had the delivery men take it back, and at that point have never received so much disrespect from Marcus, the delivery person, in my life.
So then I call the customer service center and basically, they said, "Yeah tough, we'll refund your order in 5 to 7 business days," and that was it, not recourse, not "sorry our delivery person was so rude," nothing. Guess bottom line is to NEVER buy anything at Best Buy and looking at all the other complaints and all the one star ratings, that I am not alone. No wonder they are closing stores. So, NEVER PURCHASE ANYTHING AT BEST BUY NO MATTER WHAT THE PRICE because if anything goes wrong, you are on your own.
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2017
My parents (in their mid-70's), went in to replace a 10 year old TV that was starting to fail. They selected a Samsung which was on sale prior to arriving at the store. This was a 4K TV on sale for $749. When they left the store, they walked out with a bill of almost $2,000! I asked them what they had purchased, and they said the salesperson said they needed a new DVD player, a new sound bar, and talked them into a service contract, and delivery/setup, and a bunch of other useless trinkets. They know nothing about technology & already had a decent sound bar, and DVD (not 4K, but so what). Be very careful - unless you know what you are talking about, the sale-people will sell you everything they possibly can, most of which you don't need or will never use. If you have elderly parents/friends or know someone that knows nothing about technology, they will likely be taken advantage of.
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2017
Best Buy obviously wants a customer to pay for the Geek Squad. Because I cannot get customer service on the phone. I am put on hold for minutes. When I get an agent I am put on hold again. I am told my wait time is 10 minutes. How is that any service?
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2017
I walked in to Best Buy in September 2016 (West Covina) to purchase a Washer & Dryer. I told the sales person (Manager) that I wanted to purchase the items from Best Buy because my Refrigerator was with them and the Geek Squad was very helpful plus I needed to keep all my warranties in a roll because of my age. When I got home I was putting my paperwork in the Best Buy Folder when I noticed that contract did not have a name. It was a blank paper just with the items purchased. I immediately called the store and asked for the manager. He informed me that Pacific Sales was one and the same and was converting over to Best Buy. I have the email to prove it. A year to the date my washer and dryer broke, it took me from 9:00 A.M. until 3:00 to get someone to make a service appointment.
I called Geek Squad on 9/18/2017 to have my washer service again but was told that I did not have a service contract with them. It was purchased a year prior but cancelled the next day. No one was able to tell me who cancelled it. I called Best Buy and asked to speak to the Manager who according to Jesse was not in, I explained the situation to Jesse who knew exactly who I was talking about. I asked Jesse to have the Manager(James) give me a call. To this date I have not received a call.
I walked in to Best Buy with a printout from their website not Pacific Sales to purchase my Washer & Dryer. To this date they keep telling me that they are updating their computers to reflect Best Buy and not Pacific Sales. I called the Corp. Office (888-237-8289) on 9-18-17, 9-25-17 to file a complaint. To this date I have not received a respond or a call. BEST BUY DOES NOT CARE FOR THE CONSUMER.
Reviewed Nov. 8, 2017
I purchased a microwave from them 3 months ago and it has already stopped working. I took it back to the store and ask them to exchange for the same microwave as it was not working after only 3 months. The response was that there was nothing they could do. I would have to contact the manufacturer and deal with them about it. I could understand if it had been several months and maybe even more than 6 months, but 3!!! As a big nationwide company, they should at least back the products they sale in instances like this. I was not scamming or trying get one over, simply just an even trade for a working one. Not only is it the hassle of dealing with the manufacturer, it also means I will not have a microwave till the issue is resolved with them. I'm sure I'm like most people and utilize a microwave frequently with 3 kids and going without one is just not that acceptable.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2017
I purchased a computer as a gift for my mom who is fighting colon cancer in Europe. I bought it as brand new not an open item. I did not open it as it was a gift and you do not expect that a brand new computer would have a damage. I visited her for a month and stayed with her during the chemo. I was already feeling horrible and hurt that I could not stay and fight with her and be there during the radiation but I got her a computer so I can see her every day through it. When she opened it the computer was damaged on the corner and kept disconnecting.
It was embarrassing to show up with a broken gift but then when I got back and took it to Best Buy they told me it's past 30 days and they can't do anything. They did not care that I had a flight ticket to show the dates I was out of the country. They gave me a number to call and walked away. When I called the number the girl told me she can't do anything and just hanged up. I paid for a brand new computer but I got a broken one and they did not care. They do not care about opening packages when people return them to see if things are in order. They are lazy and not helpful at all.
DO NOT BUY from them. I WILL NOT STEP A FOOT in their stores or purchase anything from them anymore. My husband had account and we bought everything there because we thought it was a better quality and service. They proved me wrong and I am the first advocate to send you anywhere but there. You have so many online options with amazing customer service and humans with great hearts that are not evil like your Best Buy staff and managers when you are personally fighting battles. It is also much cheaper online, do not be fooled like me and buy from them more expensive because it's not worth it. They will also not sell you old or broken things ever because they CARE!
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2017
Bought the new Nokia 3310, returned it after trying it out and they charged me a $35.00 "restocking fee!" On a $59.00 phone! I'll never shop there again and will recommend no one else does either. Wait and get your stuff on AMAZON or any place with customer service.
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2017
Cannot get a live human being on the phone to save my soul. Can't figure out how to email or call with them through their website although I have an account and signed in. I tried calling my "local" store's phone number and it's just a generic follow-the-prompts number that keeps you going in circles with automated messages. I found an extension # online to try along with the phone number (NOT from Best Buy but from a consumer website) and lo... someone picked up the phone. I asked him politely for "tv-s" and he transferred me, the extension started ringing. It rang and rang and rang, no one ever picked up and finally I got cut off.
I called back my "local" store number again, followed the prompts again and keyed in the 4 digit extension where the guy had picked up before but this time it just rang and rang, no one picked up and then I was cut off again. All I wanted to know was if a certain TV I saw online was in stock at the local store because it's a pretty far drive for me. I intended to go down and buy it if it was, and if not, I figured I'd order it. But after all this, and reading other customers' complaints of having no way - no how to contact a live human at Best Buy, I figure I'll just write a nasty review and go buy the stupid TV at Walmart.
Say what you want about Walmart (electronics - my niece says never to buy any from them) -- the local store always answers the phone and transfers you to a live person in your desired department, you can also easily reach them online. If you have any problems with your purchase they're easy to contact or speak to in person because there's one in every town, practically. They're helpful, almost always take responsibility for any product problems, fix the issue quickly or give you a full refund. My sister got a refund on a juicer machine without having the box or the receipt because she used her debit card to buy it so they quickly tracked the purchase and gave her a full refund.
I got an easy refund one time on a little stereo I bought... plus $20.00 on top of that because the stereo had been marked down $20 since I'd bought it. Go figure. But again, refunds are not really the issue here. It's good, old fashioned customer service. I can imagine the nightmare if I buy this TV from Best Buy and there's some product issue -- trying to resolve it when there's no way to contact anyone online or by phone -- even when I have no problems and just want to check store availability. If this is how they treat their customers and prospective customers then I don't want anything to do with them. I can't even leave my review/issue on their website and hope for an insincere, phone e-reply. It's like once they make a physical sale they want nothing else to do with you. Hit and run retail. I'm cancelling my online account and I'll never buy anything from them again. How are they even still in business? Go to Walmart, America.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2017
I returned a tv. After taxes and extras the amount was $962.98. The return was credited back to a bank Visa debit card. I closed that account a few days earlier before I realized I would be returning the tv. I asked the store for cash. They said it went against their policy. I looked into selling the card privately. The best offer I received was $600. That's more than a $300 loss. Also while in store talking to customer service he swiped the card, it read error, this after 3 more attempts at other places to swipe. Now I'm told if I scratch off silver back to see if there's a balance a private buyer wouldn't purchase the card. I verified this with a few potential private buyers. My head was spinning.
Finally I just went ahead and bought a laptop in an accessory to end the anxiety I was suffering. I had other plans for that nearly $1,000!!! Also the sales people are not equipped to answer Geek Squad kind of questions. So it's double my time. First the purchase selection and then the overview with Geek Squad. Who by the way wanted to keep the laptop 4-5 days to set it up for me. So I left there with a brand new unusable Apple laptop.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2017
It's horrible how you are doing the delivery schedule for people. I spend 3 days off waiting for my stuff. I called the company several times always saying it is on the way never arrived. Finally checking my credit card did not approve that buy. I miss 3 days waiting. After months a bought a tv by internet, it was broken. I went to the store, customer care advise me to call first and ask for an appointment, I did. I went to the store 3 times and I called them 10 times with no solution. Finally I called again and customer service say sorry but is not warranty at all?? I'm super disappointed I never ever wanna buy anything in your shop. And even the people doesn't give good information on the phone. The delivery company is the worst ever. Try to working together better, because you gonna lose many customers!!!
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2017
I was purchasing an entire kitchen appliance package at Best Buy and planned on paying cash. I did not use credit cards and now I know why! With a Best Buy sales person selling us on reward points and cash back crap I was talked into applying for their credit card thinking I would just pay it off when I get the bill. Well I was approved for half so I did Best Buy credit and my debit card.
A week later I am notified that my credit score dropped 91 points because I went over my limit on my Best Buy card. Thinking that can’t be, let me call them. Well I was sadly informed of their practice. They put you over your limit as a courtesy. They ruined my credit and my first bill is not even due for another 2 weeks! They hire a 3rd Party from not even around here to deliver your appliances. Took them 3 times because first time they didn’t even have the decency to let us know we were not going to be getting our dishwasher. Second time they never called like they said before they showed up at my house. And then left before anyone could meet them. Third time they had my dishwasher sitting on my sidewalk. I would NEVER use Best Buy again for anything. I just pray I never have to use my insurance on my new appliance because they are nothing short of a nightmare!
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2017
I have been a customer of Best Buy for years. We buy all our electronics there. We decided to pre order the iPhone X. I paid with our Best Buy Credit Card. We received an email that the activity on our card was suspicious to confirm that we made the purchase so we did. Later that day I received an email that my order was canceled. So I call Best Buy and they tell me my card was “declined” therefore they canceled my order. Mind you the Citibank representative is also on the line and is telling them my account was on hold, not declined and if they can just redo the order.
At this point they are no longer selling unlocked iPhones so I have to purchase with the next plan which I don't want and the delivery date has changed to mid November. I would never trust Best Buy to pre order an item ever again. I ordered the item. I was going to pick it up in store where I'm sure you have to show an identification to pick up. What was suspicious about my purchase? Also Best Buy had plenty of time to require a different form of payment instead of canceling my order. Best Buy lost a faithful customer for sure. I should have just pre ordered at the Apple Store . I spoke to like 3 employees and no one was able to help or offer an explanation.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2017
Best Buy is a horrible company, San Marcos warehouse manager Tim uses illegal people with no papers and is also using people with dirty criminal backgrounds and no driver's license as drivers. I tried complaining to corporate and up to this date he is still using people that are not suppose to be working there only for his own benefit.
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2017
I was called a day before delivery and I specifically said I would be home between 4 and 8, and that was my delivery window. They called me at school while I was teaching at 2, saying they were almost to my place. I got to apartment at 4 and tried calling back 3 times, no response. Finally called Geek Squad and was told because I missed my appointment, they'd have to reschedule for another day and they didn't know when. Still waiting on my TV. First and last time buying a TV with Best Buy. Going with Amazon next time. Don't get home delivery with Best Buy, it's unreliable and they jerk you around on delivery time. I'd cancel order if I could...
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2017
3 years ago I purchased Samsung tablet from my Best Buy on the 46 in New Jersey, in Little Falls, I think. 2 years ago I purchased a Bluetooth Bose speaker to use with my tablet. Then I bought a memory card, all from Best Buy. This weekend I did the Android update. Since then my Bluetooth no longer works. After begging for a ride to Best Buy I was saddened to find they no longer had the Samsung table for help. After sending me to the geek squad, the girl there said I had to make an appointment for service. The manager told me to come the next day and SPEAK to a Samsung rep. After getting a ride there today, I was directed to a girl in Samsung shirt. After telling her my issue, she said I had to go to another town for service. I asked if she could take a peek at my tablet and she said customer service WAS NOT IN HER JOB DESCRIPTION.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2017
I purchased an Apple Watch picked up on a Tuesday gave it a try just couldn't fall in love with it. Tuesday when I picked it up I asked the cashier who helped me. What if I don't like it, how many days do I have to return it, what are the policies etc. The gentleman said, "Just bring it back within 15 days. No problem." I returned the watch on Monday 6 days after picking it up. First the young lady Natalie I believe is her name, she was rude never made eye contact horrible customer service. Natalie immediately called someone "I have an Apple Watch return". Never looked at me explaining what she was doing. A second young guy came had no clue what he was doing. Natalie walked away to help someone else told the young guy, "You complete the return." I was explained by the young guy that a 35$ restocking fee would be added. I asked can you explain the restocking fee, he called a manager.
The manager was just as rude, he looked at me with a smirk and said "We Charge the 35 to everyone. Even I had to pay a restocking fee". I asked, "I just need you to explain what the fee is for?" He said, "What do you mean? It's a company policy." Extremely rude. I walked out very upset. I have been a loyal Best Buy customer for years bought all of my electronics from Best Buy. I could have gone anywhere to purchase my watch but I chose Best Buy because of their customer service. I am very disappointed at how bad the service has gotten and I assure you I will never return to Best Buy for anything else. The reps need to be given some training on good people skills and customer service, they have to remember, "No customers No job!" What happened Best Buy?
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2017
I was reminded again today of why I stopped shopping at Best Buy. I had stopped shopping there for years after being an avid customer for more than a decade. I purchased a security system with cameras etc. I wrongly assumed there was a 30 day return policy as with most every retailer I deal with. It's 14 days. Though it was my mistake I felt strongly they should have at least attempted to work with me. Store credit... something? The store is 50 miles from my home so getting back there is not convenient. But no. Now I have a $450 system I don't need. If this was the first bad experience I've had with Best Buy I probably wouldn't have said anything but the fact that over and over again they have proven they couldn't care less about a customer is just too much for me anymore. I'm sorry. What used to be a good store has deteriorated into the sorry excuse for a retailer they have become. I won't make the mistake of buying from them again.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2017
Avoid this company. Stay Far Away. They will accept any name and ship to any address when given a Credit Card Number. We have NOT shopped at any Best Buy in over Four Years. A mysterious charge showed up for an Apple iPad that was shipped to other than our address. We do not use any Apple Products. Check your credit card statements for Fraudulent Charges by Best Buy... Can you say FRAUDULENT CHARGES by the company called Best Buy... Should be called Worst Buy. We will Never Ever shop with this company again.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2017
I really like the service, the prices and the selection that I get from this particular Best Buy Store located at: 11301 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90064. I was in need of replacing my older laptop computer since it keeps getting heated up and shutting off on its own. When I arrived at the store, I went immediately to the department that can help me out best and met with ** who showed me their HP Models since I am a fan of HP and really trust that name for the most part!
Well, he found me a model that was not only affordable, but even came with a $65.00 trade in bring the price down to about $428.00 dollars and some change in which I thought was a good deal! I can always count on Best Buy in finding me only the best in Electronics and yes, they will Price Match Amazon which is also a good thing! I personally want to thank ** for providing me with outstanding customer service back on Friday, October 20, 2017.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2017
I pre ordered a Pixel 2 from Best Buy a month ago and the launching day was October 19th. On October 18th I called Best Buy and ask them when would I receive my phone because I did not receive an email for my tracking number. The representative from Best Buy told me, "You will have the phone tomorrow on the 19th around 4 in the afternoon." I called Best Buy and the representative said that they're having a problem with Google and I should be getting the phone on the 20th so I waited until around 5 in the evening.
I called Best Buy again and this time a lady says that they have back order on the phones and I would not be getting the phone till the middle of November. Knowingly that Verizon had the phones in their stores on the 19th and Best Buy stores had few phones as well the promotion was for the pre-order to get a free home device and mini Google so I asked for supervisor to see if I can get the phone from Verizon store because they have it and if Best Buy will still send me my mini home device.
The supervisor said, "No you have to wait till the middle of November. Otherwise we will charge you for the free device" so I went next door to Verizon store in my city and I purchased the Pixel 2 from Google. I called Best Buy again and I asked them to cancel my order and told them it was their fault that I never received my phone on time and now I lost my pre-order gift. The representative Best Buy said, "Oh well. There's nothing I can do for you." Shame on Best Buy and their customer service since I've been a customer with them for the last 20-plus years. I would never purchase anything from Best Buy again.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2017
Buyers Beware!!! I have purchased 65in LG OLED TV in April 2017 from Best Buy in Wilmington Delaware. After 5 months of casual use of 2-4 hrs a day, watching various cable channels, the TV developed a slight ghost image, displaying a faint outline of a logo of Cable Networks. I have contacted the LG Service Department and they have sent an engineer to inspect the screen. Engineer diagnosed is as a image burn (just from casual use!!!), And advised me I should contact Customer Service. He informed me that while Image Burn isn't covered by warranty, the Customer Services have a ability to do something as a discretionary service.
After prolonged back and forth with LG representatives, I was bluntly told that LG will not stand by its product, and it will not repair or replace it, because they believe I have likely been sold an open box or a display unit (which it isn't according to my purchase invoice). So basically I have a 3000 USD TV, which is useless only after 5 months. I have contacted Best Buy and spoke to store manager to try to solve this problem. If the manufacturer won't help, maybe the store that sold it to me would, given that according to the manufacturer they sold me a used TV as a new one. No such luck. Managers in Wilmington store are rude and unhelpful. They openly admit they do have an ability to help with this, but it's to their discretion, and they simply just refuse to take back a 3000 USD dud they have sold me. They say it has been sold 5 months ago so they will not do anything with it.
Please do a research before buying any of LG TVs or using Best Buy as your retailer. Poor quality, and the company is an absolute nightmare to deal with in terms of repairs or returns. Not only they do not stand by their products, knowing full well they selling a dud, but they also treat they customers with disdain. Based of my personal experiences, and the amount of money this company cost me to date, it is my opinion that Best Buy should be avoided at all cost!!!
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2017
I purchased a "Lifeproof" cell phone case along with new phones on Aug. 18 2017. Soon after I started having issues with the buttons on the case. Now they won't work in the case at all. When contacting Best Buy I was informed that I only have 15 days to return anything to the store and must deal with the manufacturer. As far as I am concerned this is not acceptable, any other business gives at least 60 days to return defective items and if it was purchased on their store credit card, most give you 1 year. In all, Best Buy only cares about getting your money and NOT about service. Will never shop Best Buy AGAIN!!!
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2017
Purchased a defective laptop from Best Buy in May after great reviews from in-store staff. The HP Spectre 360 had a mouse tracking problem that made it useless at times. HP tried reloading Windows in an extreme effort to fix it, but still not working. It is now October, Best Buy let me exchange it, then I spent $200 more and got a Dell XPS 2 in 1. The battery is not working. Looked up this problem too and see others are also having this problem. Want to return this in a day, but time I want my money back. Best buy just wants me to spend more money buying yet another more expensive laptop and Geek Squad. I just want a product that works for at least a year. I don't think that is too much to ask for $1600+.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2017
I purchased a brand new 55" Insignia flat screen TV on 3/4/16, that's only 19 months ago!! I also purchased a 2 yr warranty with it. I now have only audio with a full black screen. We called Geek Squad on 10/18/17, the day it crashed, and we were told it would be a 60.00 fee to have someone come fix it, so it would be better if we brought it back to the store for an exchange or upgrade with my paying the difference. So we did on the following day. Geek Squad/Customer Service said we'd either have to take it back home not working or have a "loaner" TV that we'd have to haul back and forth. I AM BEYOND FURIOUS with this store on South Wadsworth, Littleton Co... I told them how upset I was with the fact that they sold me a DEFECTIVE TV. I was told "Sometimes that just happens"...
I wanted either a full refund or in-store credit towards another TV WHICH THEY REFUSED TO DO! I would have even upgraded and paid the difference until I experienced how much they didn't care about MY customer satisfaction at all!!! At one point the manager David ** said he would do it, THEN RENIGGED HIS OFFER! I just wanted what I paid for which was a NON-DEFECTIVE FLAT SCREEN TV, but received their NON-CUSTOMER SERVICE, MISOGYNISTIC treatment! I will NOT be giving WORST BUY ANY MORE BUSINESS! This has been a horrific nightmare when all I expected was a working TV for 4/5 years maybe, NOT 19 MONTHS! They shouldn't even have the 1 star... BEWARE of products sold from this store!
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2017
Purchased a Lenovo Yoga 710 on August 20. Less than 30 days later it started freezing up. I brought it back to BB on October 1. Told 15 day return policy need to be shipped out for repair. On 10-7 I receive the completely wiped machine with a new hard drive. I attempted to load software and the machine freezes every minute or so. Both Microsoft and Kaspersky tell me I have a defective hard drive. Spent the past week trying to get Lenovo to address. I had also escalated with Best Buy and was told Jeremy the manager would call me. Made another attempt and have yet to receive a call back from Best Buy.
Lenovo escalated to the Relationship Department and Jason the rep assigned to me has promised several times that I would receive a call to troubleshoot the issue. I've called and emailed him multiple times and still haven't gotten my issue resolved. Feel I've been sold a lemon and a bag of goods. This is the worst customer experience I've been a part of.
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