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Geek Squad delivers technology support and repair services. The company assists with computer setup, troubleshooting, electronics repair and smart home installations. Offering in-home and remote support options, Geek Squad provides tech solutions for both personal and business needs.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsCoverageSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 1, 2016

    I am writing to show the incompetence & utter disregard to customer satisfaction involving Geek Squad and the local Best Buy (and corporate) today for your beyond ** awful service and even more terrible ** plans you have for your over-priced TV's. I was just in there this morning at the Greece, NY 14626 Ridgemont location since I bought this $1500 Sony 55" XBR55X850C model back on 02/13/2016! The unit is barely 6 months old and your ** employees sold it to me with a "** Squad" 2 year protect & support plan which does anything but protect and support you dumb **. I am way passed furious & pissed with this company! Not to mention your clueless associates clearly told me THE PLAN COVERED EVERYTHING!!!

    When you state "everything" to a customer in person that means even accidents which is what occurred. My TV was accidentally knocked over last night and according to your ** Geek Squad plan terms & conditions it is SUPPOSE TO COVER accidents,drops & cracks under Section 5.3, Accidental Damage & Handling. It also states "Worst Buy" or Best Buy as you call yourselves, what a ** joke, is supposed to fix or replace my TV with a new or similar model and I obviously would like the same one or the newer 2016 version, the XBR55X850D! You have such plans for phones & other electronics so why not ** TV's?!

    Furthermore, I was told by your employees that screen damage was indeed covered under this plan at the time I purchased it! This has been such a disgusting experience. I'm done with you low-lives unless something drastic is done immediately. It is absurd for you ** to tell me my plan doesn't cover such damage when I just told you it does in your own words included in your downloaded terms and conditions. Plus your associates are misleading and commit fraud by telling customers such as myself that the plan I bought covers everything!!

    I want something done about this immediately in terms of giving me a new replacement TV, either the 2015 model (XBR55X850C) I purchased or 2016 model!!! (XBR55X850D) I'm not dropping another $1200-$1500 for a TV from you ** clowns that isn't covered for ** you bastards! This is very shady business that you filthy scumbags run and do this kind of ** to scam people out of thousands of dollars for TV's with plans that don't cover ** when you state that you do! It is misleading and fraud! If I must take legal action as well I will because this is totally unacceptable.

    You ** will never get another penny from me and I will no longer shop at this ** of a store that robs people and doesn't offer help or honor their own protection plans when a case like mine arises and I'll shop elsewhere, at your competitors from now on. Not like this ** place competes with anyone else since everyone has written this ** scumbag company off. I'm done with Best Buy and their utter ** of taking advantage of me if this isn't taken care of & fixed right away. ** jerks don't even deserve the tip of a ** star! Sincerely get your ** together or ** off royally!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2016

    I purchased Samsung TV at the South County Best Buy Store. The total of my purchase was approximately $1700.00. When I arrived at checkout I was told that that the brand new TV I had just purchased would need to be calibrated so that the picture quality would be perfect. I was under the assumption that a $1700 TV would already have great picture quality. My mistake. Best Buy needed to get a little more of my money. But what a deal! I could buy this calibration for only $150. So I proceeded to make an appointment and found the soonest I could get calibration was October 1st.

    When making the appointment I discussed my work schedule with the salesperson and we agreed on a time. I requested an early appointment and was told I was the FIRST appointment on October 1st and that the Tech would arrive at 8 AM. The next day I received an email stating the Tech would arrive at my home between 8 AM and 12 PM. I called and spoke with the same salesperson who then lied and said he told me it was 8 AM to 12 PM. He did this in a very rude and sarcastic manner.

    I was then connected, at my request, with his Manager who proceeded to tell me that all calibration service was 8 AM to 12 PM. I mentioned that I was assured First Call and an 8 AM appointment by his salesperson and the manager flippantly stated that maybe he needed to be re-trained. I asked "Where does that leave me?" I was told that basically I was out of luck. I was further told that if the Tech got busy I might not even receive my scheduled appointment for calibration. I am so happy I could **. Best Buy got my money and now they don't care any more!

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    StaffReliability

    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2016

    After purchasing a Waterpik WP360 flosser, at the recommendation of my daughter, I used it for 2 days before exhausting the battery. Overnight charging did not restore battery power. When my daughter arrived from Phoenix she brought a replacement purchased from Walmart. Doing a bit of simple trouble-shooting we soon detected that the fault was with the AC adapter/charger.

    3 days later I return the defective product to Best Buy. Associate Rodney is new and begins to examine the receipt, as would a forensic document examiner, holding up to the light - "is he looking for a watermark or something?" I ask myself - finally scanning it with his wand. He continues to diddle the keyboard for another minute or so, all the while contortion his expression.

    He then proceeds to the box, removing each wrapped component, slip of paper and scrap of packing material. He begins to eyeball each part, removing from its plastic sheath, turning to observe from every possible angle. Checking the sku on the carton and then examining the bottom of the unit compelled me to jokingly ask, "Checking the VIN against the title?" Rodney replied that being new he only wished to follow his training and said he would need to call a manager. He said it looked awfully dirty. I could tell this was not going to go well. I reached for a chair and Sat down.

    After about 3-4 minutes Monica appears in all her surly and belligerent glory, shoots me a look that says "l will eat your first born if you mess with me", then gives the item a disdainful look. She tells me it's used, and refuses to offer a refund. Of course it's used, it took 2 days to discharge the battery and determine the existence of the problem. I left, made a couple stops for hardware and groceries, stopped off at the house and thoroughly washed the portion they claim was used. The water tank was still unopened. I had packed up the replacement one my daughter had purchased along with used tips. I did these so they wouldn't balk at returning the item.

    Upon returning to the store I went directly to Rodney and requested the Store Manager. I got Monica instead. I explained that I had cleaned it and challenged her to find an excuse to deny my request. This provoked more belligerence and we went round and round like on the school yard. I finally told her I would beginning screaming like a mad fool. At that remark she called Mall Cop Robert. Probably older than I am, and I just turned 65. He observed, while one of Monica's subordinates came to see what he could do to resolve this issue. After much pretense and tap dancing around he fumbled with some paperwork and said personal hygiene products cannot be returned. I boxed it up and left with my new pal Robert.

    I decided to see if calling corporate would help. After 18 minutes of mind altering hold time music, I was eventually connected to Jamal. He was actually patient and understanding. Just not sympathetic or helpful. He contacted the store while I Sat on hold for another 10 minutes, returning with an embellished tale of mayhem. I concluded the call saying my next stop was the BBB and Consumer Affairs. And here I am. Goodbye Best Buy. Sold my 241 shares of BBY, too. Poor performance there as well.

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    Customer ServiceReliability

    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2016

    A few years back I purchased a Asus laptop for my daughter with an extended warranty. A week later we purchased another identical laptop for my son with an extended warranty. We drove to another town to purchase the second one since our local store did not have anymore. Shortly after the year was up my daughter's laptop had an issue. We took it in to be looked at and repaired. While it was in the shop my son's laptop cord had an issue so we had to take his in as well. Mind you, I had an extended plan on BOTH laptops and one was in the shop already. This is where the fun began as we were unable to have his laptop repaired.

    According to the warranty dept they do NOT log and track serial numbers, but only model numbers for warranty. Therefore they could not be certain that we paid for a separate warranty on 2 completely different laptops. Although I had both receipts with me, showing both paid for and both having warranties, the service dept on the phone refused to do anything saying they could not be certain of it.

    They Geek Squad got on the phone confirming the purchases...the manager did as well. I wasted nearly 4 hours in the store and got no results. I actually had to return another day to deal with the general manager who took it upon himself to simply replace the defective cord himself since the warranty I paid for refused. When it came to renew the warranties I got two sent to me, both of which I refused since I already knew the company would not honor one. Amazing how they are quick to be able to know the difference between laptops to take your money but not to repair the units. HORRIBLE!

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    Reviewed Aug. 27, 2016

    My husband and I had the worst experience ever with Best Buy. We purchased a fridge on 8/13/16. Today is 8/26 and still no fridge. They made a delivery twice within those two weeks, but the fridge was damaged. It's frustrating and the lack of inexperienced individuals working there is horrible. No care in the world. All our food spoiled. I just can't fathom this experience. Definitely thumbs down. We won't ever I mean ever buy from them again...

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    Reviewed Aug. 26, 2016

    Sold me a Lenovo hard drive back in April and it was a piece of trash. It worked until August 1 then just completely died as a result of a fan burning up. Since it was past the 30 day return, Best Buy will do nothing. Just wasted $300 of hard earned money and now we have no computer. I so hate Best Buy. Don't ever, ever buy from this piece of... company!

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    Reviewed Aug. 25, 2016

    My sister bought me a computer from Best Buy around the 12th of May. It was delivered on the 16th, and sat in a corner until I was ready to use it. I opened it in June to get acclimated to Windows 10. The machine is an OptiPlex 8. It was advertised as coming with Windows 10, free security for a year and Microsoft Office. Everything was fine until I woke up and my Windows 10 was gone. I took the computer to the store and told them the reasons I had had my sister to buy it. As an author, I depend on tools of the trade and other professionals. I was told at the store it was only a trial version of 10, so now I would have to pay for it. As the days moved on I now have an error message that has alerted me to 370 issues with this machine.

    Once again, I got no help from Best Buy. Microsoft said they would fix it if I bought their protection plan. Best Buy, you made a deal then back out. I kept up my end. I deserve respect whether I spend $19.99 or a million. The problem is easy to solve, but it appears from all the complaints you do not listen. I'm going to be making the rounds and telling people what you have done. You will hardly feel they are gone because you don't seem to care if your customers are satisfied with your products as long as you are holding their credit card...

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Aug. 24, 2016

    I spent an hour trying to buy a laptop. When the manager refused to knock $18 of the price (I only had $1100 on me) I settled for a cheaper laptop. They then spent 20-30 minutes looking for the laptop because they were taking care of customers even though it was my turn. They brought out the wrong laptop after an hour wait. I ended up going to Data Vision where I walked out with a better laptop than the first one I wanted at Best Buy for $200 less. I ended up getting a mouse and a dozen batteries and still had $50 left over. Best Buy had crappy customer service and lost a $1100 sale.

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    Reviewed Aug. 22, 2016

    On July 2, 2016 I purchased a television for a friend to give to her 3 yr old grand daughter as a gift. After less than two weeks of use the television screen went black and there was no audio. This around the same time as a problem with cable service and there was a wait time for a technician to come to the house. At first she thought the problem was due to the cable provider. After waiting for the technician, who verified that the problem with the television was not the cable, she boxed it up and we took it back to Best Buy.

    I thought that the return policy was 30 days, but I was quite wrong. It is only 14 days. Being past that we had to send the tv in for repairs. That was July 2nd, it is now August 21st. We were told it generally took around two weeks. Checking repair service online at Geek Squad it says that on August 4th a part was ordered. Yet it was August 17th, 13 days later, before it said "Device assigned to agent". Then on the same day it says "Ordered additional parts". How long is that one going to take? Best advice for Best Buy is best not buy there! Go somewhere that will actually stand behind what they sell, at least for longer than 14 days.

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    Customer ServiceCoverage

    Reviewed Aug. 21, 2016

    I bought my LG G4 in June 2015 and have been paying $18 per month for the plan since then. Was told that I would get a replacement phone, or the newest model if my phone wasn't available. No mention was ever made of a deductible. "You're covered if you drop the phone or if it gets wet" blah, blah. May 2016, my phone falls in water for about 3 seconds. I immediately pull the battery and put everything in rice for 3 days. At no point did the phone stop working or show any signs whatsoever of any effect of the water. August the phone goes into unrecoverable boot loop. I call Best Buy and they agree to send me a new phone and a box to send mine back. Awesome!! The box comes and then I get an email that my phone was out of stock. 3 days later I get emailed voucher for the value of the phone. So far so good.

    I then get an email that the phone had "accidental damage" and I would be charged a $100 deductible. I call Geek squad and ask if they had demonstrated that my current problem was as a result of the water. He tells me that since the water indicator had triggered the charge was automatic - "it says so in your contract." It says no such thing!!! It says damage "due to" immersion. After further research I find that the boot loop problem is a known issue and that LG themselves have acknowledged this!!! Meanwhile Geek squad is sticking to their guns and sucking another $100 out of me. It seems they feel no obligation whatsoever to demonstrate that the problem is a result of the water. All they see is the money.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 20, 2016

    These thugs put me on a catch-up plan since I was behind in payments. I MADE EVERY SINGLE PAYMENT FOR 6 MONTHS, worked double shifts in the Sun to do so, with the PROMISE & GUARANTEE THAT MY 5-YEAR OLD ACCOUNT WOULD NOT BE CLOSED. Well, guess what? 2 weeks after making my last payment they closed my account anyway, stating some b.s. loophole about I had late fees. Well, of course I had late fees Einstein!!! I WAS FREAKIN' L-A-T-E, thus needing to hop on the catch-up plan!!!

    And little miss perfect MARITZA IN MARYLAND customer service dept. office LOCATED AT 888-908-0031 sat on top of her golden throne, looked down on me, darn near laughed at me, chuckling, "I'm not opening it back up." After telling her 7 times I never asked her to open it back up, that she ASSUMED that's what I was gonna get on my knees and beg her for, and that she owes me an apology for ASSUMING, she smugly snapped, "I'm sorry you feel that way, can I help you with anything else?" I told her she can shove that weak backhanded b.s. so-called apology where the sun don't shine, and demanded to speak with a supervisor. She put Ebony on the line, Ebony was the only HUMAN worth dealing with. THEY LIE AND WILL STEAL YOUR HARD-EARNED DOUGH, BEWARE!!!

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    Customer ServiceCoverageSales & MarketingPriceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 20, 2016

    On February 3, 2014 I made a promotional (no interest 24 mos) TV purchase for $1,380. As of May 27, 2015 the balance on that count was $725. On May 4, 2015, I made an additional promotional (no interest 24 mos) purchase from that date for appliances totaling $4,345. The May 4, 2015 purchase was not recorded as a promotional purchase for 10 mos. During that time interest charges were accrued and my account was subject to revolving credit due to Best Buy not listing the purchase as a promotional item. Best Buy acknowledge that the May 4, 2015 purchase was not entered as a promotional purchase and made the change. During that 10 mos period I made payments totaling $1,950 that would have covered the remaining balance of $725 prior to the expiration date of March 16, 2016. Best Buy stated that my payments were being applied to my interest charges because I had revolving credit on my account.

    On March 27, 2016 interest fees for $791 dollars was applied to my account for not making $725 payment. As I mentioned before payment of $1,950 was made to Best Buy prior to the expiration date but was applied to interest charges that should never have been charged because of the promotional option. I have been reaching out to customer service for 6 mos trying to fix the matter with no success. Via telephone I was informed by Best Buy Dispute personnel that the computer does not allow them to look back more than 6 mos and the only option is for them to send me copies of my bills during that period and for me to point out the discrepancies with a letter explaining the issue. When I received the bills, it was clear as day the fees were not warranted and both items were 24 mos interest-free promotions and payment was made to cover items prior to expiration date.

    I highlighted the bills with a written letter and sent copies Best Buy Dispute Resolution via certified mail. Three weeks later I contacted Best Buy via telephone and was told the documents were never received. I confirmed the address with customer service rep and informed her that the documents were sent via certified mail and signed off by Dispute Resolution Personnel. I was informed that I can possibly fax the documents. The documents are over 50 pages and if you can't verify certified receipt documents. How can you verify over 50 pages via fax. I'm running out of options and the unauthorized interest charges continue to accrue. I asked could the person sending me the copies of the bills, look over them via telephone with me and the matter can be corrected in 1 minute. I was informed that is not an option.

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    Customer ServiceOnline & App

    Reviewed Aug. 19, 2016

    I bought a iPhone 6 plus on the Best Buy website and when I go to turn it on, the phone only has 10% battery, and it came damaged and on top of that every two seconds it freezes and I can't unlock the phone, turn off the phone or do anything with the phone and the directions barely show me how to do a return. First time buying from Best Buy and had the worst experience.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 15, 2016

    After our fridge died we wanted to get a black fridge to continue to match our other appliances. Maybe industry wide there's a long lead time on black appliances. We were told the fridge would be delivered in 1.5 weeks. On the day of the delivery we find out the warehouse rescheduled the delivery and failed to notify us, the manager was embarrassed and claimed that the system would have required a call to us, which the warehouse failed to do. When we called to express our confusion the woman who answered accused my wife of making up our original install date even though we are staring at the paper that says our original day.

    Delivery day rolls around, all I want is some ice at this point it's 96 DegF outside. My wife tells me the fridge is installed, but leaking. I come home and the water line is leaking all over the floor, it's not coupled correctly AND it's not even tucked into the wire/hose track, so it just spans open as you open the freezer door. Inside the freezer, there are countless stickers that say REMOVE BEFORE INSTALLING that require tools to remove and re-position parts for proper installation. The whole time they were doing the installation they were dropping F bombs with our two year old running around, clearly had no idea what they were doing.

    The worst part is they broke our ceramic switch plate, which was custom made for our strange electrical box. They completely bent the frame of our storm door. They also scratched up three of our brand new dining room chairs. Finally they left a trail of garbage from the fridge all the way to the street. Call appliance center, 24 hours for someone to get back in touch with me to fix the leak and properly install the ice maker. This is absolutely unprofessional, and unacceptable. NO amount of apologies or credit would make this worth our time or energy. Moral of the story, NEVER SUPPORT BEST BUY!

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    Reviewed Aug. 15, 2016

    Purchase day was ok. Salesmen said, "It's straightforward and shouldn't have any issues setting up Mac to run Windows on 1/2 of the computer." Had issues, took back to store and Geek boys said make appointment with Apple store. They had no one in-house who was familiar with the MAC. Apple store fell over themselves helping correct the issues with their product which was purchased elsewhere. I was very impressed and moving forward perhaps might purchase a TV from BB but computers never again. PS: I having trouble expressing my thanks to the Apple Store it was a great experience. Apple #1.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2016

    Over the years we have bought computers, phones etc. from Best Buy. A few months ago a spent 2k on a new TV and wall mount. I received my dollar/points. I went to use them and was told they were expired! That was 40.00 that expired after only 3 months. That's a crappy way of doing customers who been shopping there for years. I'm mad and beyond words. But one thing I can say is that Best Buy will NEVER get another dime of business from me or my family! I'm sure a big company like them don't really care, but you crap on enough people and you won't have a business.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2016

    Over 4 weeks ago I left my laptop for repair. Paid a deposit and Best Buy management has refused to take my phone calls inquiring on the status. My call was supposedly escalated and I was told that I would receive a call within 48-72 hours but 8 days later: no call, no status update, and I don't know where my property is. They have given me conflicting information, even 2 different serial numbers for my laptop. So my confidence is not very high in regards to their abilities.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 10, 2016

    I went to order a microwave for our office online. It would not let me put in the credit card number, so I called and a gentleman (I believe his name was Taylor) ordered it for me over the phone. He took all my information, but when I went to pick it up, it was in my manager's name (because the credit card was in her name). So I was told because it was in her name I could not pick it up, but if I sat in the store and called customer service, I could change the name over the phone and then go back to the counter to pick it up since I was already in the store.

    Well, when I called (and was disconnected once, and put on another time for 10 minutes) I was then told that I had to go online on the computer and change it that way and I could not change it over the phone. So my trip to the store was a waste of time. I went home that night, and tried to change the name online but couldn't. I called again and was told that my manager was the only one who could pick it up because her name was on there. I was given the option of canceling the order (by having my manager call), and place a new order for it to be delivered, or having my manager call the store herself and having it changed over the phone to my name. I did not want to get my manager involved, but had no choice.

    So my manager called and had it changed to my name so I could pick it up. The reason I ordered it for pick up was to get it in the office sooner. Well, with all the problems I had, it took 3 days longer to get the item in the office. Your customer service department STINKS. Everyone was telling me something different, and NO ONE knows what to do. I suggest you inform your employees of the proper procedures. I was lead down the wrong path 3 times in trying to order one little inexpensive microwave. This is not the first time I have had issues with your store. I will NEVER shop at your store again, and have discouraged anyone I know from shopping there also. Thank you.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Aug. 9, 2016

    I bought a dishwasher to be delivered at my New York apartment. They set up a date and time (2-6 PM) for the delivery. I received several calls and emails confirmation of the date and time before that. I also spoke to live agent on the date and time for the delivery. I took off from work to be at home during that time. At 5:30 PM I got call that it will not be delivered. I asked for the reason and I was told by the caller that she didn't know. I asked "could it be delivered next day." The answer was NO with absolutely no explanation given. I went to nearby Best Buy store and asked for help. I was lied by a manager of the store to whom I talked to that he would be looking into it and try to resolve it. I called that manager again and again he gave me all types BS and did nothing. I went next day to the store and asked for the General Manager of the store. I was told he was busy.

    Then I went to the store two days later from where I bought it and asked for the General Manager. He was OK, listened to me but was very cold. I didn't feel any remorse or helping attitude from this man either. His attitude was "take the refund and GO!" I did just that. I didn't hear from this man anything such as next time he would make sure my experience would be better. He told me he would escalate the matter to higher manager. I bet he did nothing! I bought the exact dishwasher at a cheaper price from PC Richards and Sons and got it delivered very next day, and well within the time limits specified, with NO Hassle or Insult!!! STAY AWAY from BEST BUY. ITS MANAGERS AND ASSOCIATES ARE LIARS and have very bad attitudes. If you want better customer service stay away from the Best Buy. It is not Best Buy. It should be WORST BUY! I will never buy anything from them. ABSOLUTE THIRD CLASS!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 8, 2016

    I bought an expensive refrigerator from best buy. When they delivered it was so damaged and dented. They then took pictures and told me someone was going to come out and fix it which they did send someone out a couple of weeks later and he could not fix it. They then had the geek squad guy come back out 3 weeks later with new doors again and once again he could not fix it and he left the doors unable to close and the doors were uneven. Then I had to wait 1 month for a new refrigerator. It was suppose to be delivered on 8/6/16. The dispatcher called and was very rude. Needless to say she had a power trip and told the drivers who was at my house to put the refrigerator back on the truck and to not deliver my product.

    I called best buy customer service and they were nice but the lies the dispatcher told about what went on was shocking and now there is an investigation and I again have to bungee cord my refrigerator because it does not close and now have to wait till Thurs for them to redeliver it. I also want to add I had put all my food out on the counter for over an hour on 8/6/16 which again some things spoiled. I have not heard back from any of the customer service reps which they stated they would call me or the Best Buy in puyallup store or the delivery company which all of them stated they would give me a callback. I will never buy from best buy again and have talked to a lawyer about a class action suit. This should have never happened.

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    Reviewed Aug. 7, 2016

    Same as everyone else. Brought computer in for repair. They didn't fix it. The laptop has been in and out of service for four months. When I brought it in this last time, they refused to replace it... even though the warranty states I only need to bring it in twice for the same repair. They just had all sorts of explanations on why the fourth repair didn't qualify, why the first repair didn't qualify and on and on.

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    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2016

    A couple of months ago I purchased a set of Bose headphones for my wife that broke after a few weeks of usage (this is the 3rd set of Bose that I buy for different members of my family). When I went to exchange them, I gave the credit card details of the transaction to the store representative and they asked me for the original receipt (which they can perfectly get from the credit card transaction). Since they refuse to take any action at the Best Buy store, then I wrote to a customer service representative online and they replied that the guarantee of the Best Buy products is for 2 weeks only, after that you have to deal with the manufacturer for any exchanges or repairs.

    I have always purchased in Best Buy to take advantage of the exchange policy which I thought to be longer if it truly is 2 weeks, there is no benefit in purchasing there vs. other places such as Apple store. Very disappointing experience after many years buying at Best Buy. I encourage consumers to take this into consideration before purchasing again in Best Buy. I will never set a foot in this store nor purchase a set of Bose headphones which are supposed to be high-quality products.

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    Reviewed Aug. 5, 2016

    I bought the Nikon D5300 in May (3 months ago) from Best Buy in Wichita, KS and a week and a half ago my flash quit working. The camera itself is great, the flash however is not. I use my camera daily for my place of employment. Often I do not need the flash, however, when I buy something for $700 I expect everything to work. I do not mistreat my camera. When not in use, it sits in my bag and my camera bag is generally stationary.

    Upon my attempt to return it, I was told by Courtney ** (the manager) that they would send it in to have it repaired, to which I explained that I used it daily and that I was going to QuakeCon this weekend and she said that she understood and then proceeded to tell me that they would send it in, which I could have done myself if I wanted to wait a few months to get my camera back. The whole purpose of buying the extended warranty was that I was told that if anything goes wrong that they would replace it and yet they wouldn't.

    The moral of the story is, don't buy the warranty unless you feel like wasting your money and I'm pretty displeased that the flash decided to stop working after 3 months with very little wear and tear. I would give the camera 4 stars, but I'm taking a few points off for the lack of an attempt to even resolve my situation so that I would still have a camera for my job and QuakeCon this weekend. This will be the last extended warranty I buy from Best Buy as it seems that I'm more or less just giving them free money for doing something that I could do on my own. It's also worth noting that despite me being within the one year warranty, they were going to use my extended warranty to "send it off".

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    Reviewed Aug. 4, 2016

    OK it really bothers me that Best Buy employees sold this TV. Should not be at retail because you know that this 2015 TVs did not come with the HDR when there was right next to the other TV that had that HDR so now Samsung tell consumer that there will be a firmware update coming for all 2015 TV UHD. Well I'd not. It only came for the s model that Samsung has. I can't go back and change the TV because it been 1 year already. My hard earned money down the drain.

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    Reviewed Aug. 2, 2016

    I am very upset over the finance charge Best Buy says I owe for a remainder balance of a $100.00 on my promotional offer that I was not aware of. I have always paid my promotional offer on time and when I brought up my account online it only shows my promotional balance so I wasn't aware of the interest owed till my husband told me. You would think that the extra money I pay on my account would of gone to the balance of a 100.00 which is 28% interest, instead the payments went to my promotional offer. They were not willing to work with me so needless to say I have to pay them an extra $700.00 for a 100.00 balance so upset by this. I will be closing my account after my other promotion is paid. I have been a long time customer and always pay my bills on time. Times are tough nowadays...

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    Reviewed Aug. 1, 2016

    This is ridiculous! Out of 11 calls, the the aurora il store answered once. It must not be cost-efficient to answer. Today they answered and immediately hung up. The one time I got somebody I ordered a washing machine over the phone. They were supposed to send receipt by email. No receipt. I had to drive to store as no one answered phone. Then they called with warehouse problems on delivery date - computer was not routing properly there. Ok so a lady called back with voicemail to reschedule that morning's delivery. Ok. (Time was not good for me) So she had given me a phone number to call back.

    I called and they wanted an extension. After staying on the phone I finally got connected to a robot who told me they weren't accepting calls. Was on my way to Best Buy to reschedule. Then I called 8005551212 and someone in Eden Prairie, Minnesota was able to reschedule. No one virtually ever answers the phone at this Aurora store. Internet is not always convenient. Shame on them! Price is only plus there.

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    Reviewed July 29, 2016

    I wanted to use a reward certificate from Best Buy. I called the 800 number and they asked me to call the store. I called the store, and after a long wait, I was eventually transferred overseas. They did not fully understand me. I asked for a supervisor, and after another long wait, was told none were available. They then referred me back to the store! I said "I had called the store." They said "let me give you the number." They then gave me the exact same number I was calling on. I then tried online, but there is no place to enter the certificate number during checkout. This business is awful!

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    Reviewed July 29, 2016

    My husband went to Best Buy to just purchase a new phone since we were upgrade eligible and that was the only transaction he did. We knew our phone bill would go up just for the monthly cost of purchasing his new phone, but instead they messed with our plan causing our monthly phone bill went up $120 a month. AT&T told us that they hadn't had the plan they put us on for the last 2 yrs. We will never go through Best Buy to upgrade our phone and we never plan on making a purchase there at all. So buyers beware!

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    Reviewed July 29, 2016

    I bought a laptop from Best Buy in Toronto. First of all they wanted to give me a lower model of what I had bought (both boxes were similar and the lower model was $200 cheaper while they were charging me for the higher model). I found out and told them this is not what I have bought and they said they made a mistake! That was nonsense. They did it intentionally.

    After they brought out the right model and I paid for the laptop they insisted to set it up for me! Setting up your Windows isn't a big deal. What they do is they change your item with an open box item which has been returned to them and the windows is already activated. Never trust them. They are the biggest thieves you have ever seen. I had a similar experience with them 10 yrs ago and never dealt with them again till I bought this laptop which I had no choice and I needed the laptop urgently. I won't deal with them ever again. Bottom line is, DON'T BUY FROM BEST BUY. If in a urgent case you have to as I had to, don't pay a penny unless you make sure the item is exactly what you are paying for and after you paid to them and got your item. Never let them touch it for any reason.

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    Reviewed July 29, 2016

    Best Buy's "Price Match Guarantee" is the biggest bait and switch policy ever. They lure you to their store with this price promise only to find out at the register that there are only 5 (purposefully selected) actual stores that they price match. You can bring up multiple examples of lower prices available online to their attention but if they are not on their narrow list (with asterisks** after each) they don't honor it. Even Amazon offerings (which is listed as an acceptable price match business) is not honored because Amazon is a fulfilment center for other companies. My advice to anyone who wants the "Best Buy" - go somewhere else! Best Buy with this bogus business philosophy is destined to be the next "Sports Authority".

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    Reviewed July 28, 2016

    The manager at the Staten Island store contradicts the policy that the company has about handling product warranty. The laptop that I just bought less than two months ago won't start properly and he will not help with the servicing I am entitled to. He keeps insisting that is right, though both the manufacturer and their own (BB's) customer support tell me otherwise. In addition, he attempts to charge for the same service I can easily do from home (sending laptop back to the manufacturer) and when I call him on that he just laughs like it is entertainment for him to waste my time and trust in his company. Not only I will not give Best Buy any more of my money ever, I will tell anyone who asks what a terrible experience I had.

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    Reviewed July 27, 2016

    I recently called my local Best Buy store here in Lafayette, LA & inquired about purchasing an Apple watch. I was placed on hold, but the girl hung up on me. I called back and requested info again, and guess what...? "Please hold" and she hung up once more. After a third time of me calling she wanted to place me on hold again, but that was not going to happen. I quickly asked her if I could place my order of (15) 38mm Apple Sport watches with her. She laughed at me and said that there was no way that I would be able to purchase that many at her store because I would "resell" these items to make a profit... WOW!

    The truth is that I'm was trying to purchase the watches so that our company could donate these Apple Watches our local first responders, in light of the tragedies that have taken place. I have never had a bad experience at Best Buy in the past, but this girl definitely steered me away from probably ever shopping there again. I realize that one bad apple doesn't reflect on the Best Buy company but, I was more than happy to give my $4,500.00 to another company who wanted my business.

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    Reviewed July 26, 2016

    I went to the Brick, NJ store to buy a laptop, printer, router, modem. I CLEARLY expressed to Taylor that I had NO IDEA about computers but needed to buy one. She sold me everything I wanted (without telling me I probably didn't need the router/modem as most wifi companies supply them). She told me the printer had scanning, faxing, copying and printing capabilities and it was "easy" to set up. Again, let me say I was EXTREMELY clear that I had no idea what I was doing. Well, it's about 3 weeks since I bought all this crap and no longer need the router/modem as my wifi provider supplied one. I try to copy/scan from the printer, but cannot as it says it's not connected. She never bothered to tell me that in order to fax, I needed a land line. Basically, the printer is useless.

    I signed up for the Geek Squad, my first attempt at using them, I got some snot nose who told me I should take a course in computers! Really, if that's your attitude I certainly don't need your services. Don't buy this service, but more importantly, don't buy from Best Buy. From what I understand if I had gone to Apple/Microsoft I would have received the help I needed. I'm so sorry I bought from Best Buy and wouldn't recommend any buys from them. They couldn't care less about you--it's all about making the sale. Well you got me this time, but you'll never get me again. HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE company.

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    Reviewed July 25, 2016

    Early this month I went to the Best Buy store in Tualatin OR looking for a home theater projector. I wanted a high end projector and wireless HDMI. When I finally got a salesman in the right area, I explained what I was looking for, and he showed me two projectors that he said fit my description. One Epson and one Sony. He explained the differences and asked about my room. After evaluating my desires he recommended the Sony as he said it was a better picture in a dark room. As he was writing it up I asked to make sure it had wireless HDMI as I did not want to rip out walls and ceiling to rewire. He assured me it did and printed out the page from Best Buy showing "wireless design eliminating the need for cables and cords".

    I collected funds and made the purchase on July 10, with installation scheduled for July 21, between 8:00 and 12:00. After several calls that day from the Geek Squad saying they were having trouble with the install on the earlier job, they finally said they would tell that customer that they could not do it and come take care of me. I should have taken that as my first warning. When they arrived about 12:30, and showing them the location, they stated they had never seen a projector like that. When they opened the box and I again asked about the wireless HDMI - they said they were not familiar with that. They started going over technical manuals and looking it up on their phones. They eventually decided the projector did not have wireless. So they packed everything up and left.

    I spent the rest of the afternoon on the phone with Best Buy (by that I mean on hold waiting to talk to various people) trying to figure if they had brought the wrong projector (they had not) or if the salesman was wrong (he was). Best Buy solution was to add an additional piece to do the wireless which their website reviews said keep losing signal and needing to be restarted on a 1 to 2 week basis, failing after a year, and introducing a lag between the picture and sound. And then to reschedule install for another 8 days out. I told them this was unacceptable. I went to the store to return, spent two hours with the store manager and left completely frustrated. No projector and no money. But a gift card to buy stuff from Best Buy. Why would I ever do business with these people again? Anybody had success taking them to small claims court?

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    Reviewed July 24, 2016

    After having my third bad experience, I will never set foot in a Best Buy again. I stopped in to purchase a Dragon NaturallySpeaking Premium. The box stated that the software was theft protected and they had to activated at the register. They failed to do so and when I get home, the software would not load. I called Best Buy and they basically told me that software was not refundable and there was nothing they could do. The manager even cited privacy laws. It is complete **! You might just say: Why not just take it back? Because I live at the end of a long ferry ride. Eventually, we'll get this straighten out with the credit card company. But the less we buy from them, the faster they'll go under.

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    Reviewed July 19, 2016

    On June 21, 2016 I purchased a Galaxy S7 from Best Buy Mobile located inside the Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh, North Carolina. At the same time I purchased a screen cover and also a rubber protector for my new phone. It worked just fine and I was happy with my purchase and the wonderful customer service I received. The person who sold it to me told me I did not need Geek Squad coverage since I was already paying for insurance through Sprint. I took his word for it.

    On June 18, 2016 my phone went dead. As in completely dead, no hard or soft boot would bring it back to life. It had been at 91% charged and just died randomly in the morning. I had not dropped it nor did it have water damage. I am a 41 year old female. I take very good care of my things. My first visit was to the Sprint Store in Garner, North Carolina. At this store I was told that the best they could do for me was get me a refurbished phone. WHOA. I just paid $700 for a brand new phone and you're telling me the best you can do ONE MONTH into having it is getting me a used one? So they instructed me to go back to Best Buy because they are the "only ones" who can give you a brand new one.

    I packed up my children and drove 20 miles to the Best Buy located directly outside of Crabtree Valley Mall. It was approximately 10:10 am and the store was pretty much empty. I walked over to the phone section where there were five Best Buy employees. One employee was helping a customer. I stood there for 3 minutes before I was acknowledged. I was finally acknowledged, not by the four non-busy Best Buy employees, but by the employee who was helping a customer. He said, "Is there something I can help you with?" as if I were a bother. I said, "Yes" and explained my situation.

    At that point one of the other employees piped up and said "we need to know what level of membership you have" WHAT? I bought a phone from your company less than one month ago. It no longer works and you're telling me that whether or not you can help me is based on my "membership" level? Basically they walked me over to customer service. They printed me out a duplicate receipt which said that I had had 14 days to return the phone and since we were past those 14 days there was nothing they could do.

    I see how it works. Best Buy only cares to sell you the phone, but if you have a problem within a reasonable amount of time you are just screwed. The girl at customer service said my only recourse was to contact Samsung. I said, "I don't know where to start. I mean do you have a number for them or anything." She did give me the number. And that was it. It was kind of sad that I had to ask her for the number. You'd think she'd offer that out herself because that would be GOOD customer relations. Maybe even say "Hey, the store is pretty empty, I have a phone over here you can use to call them since I understand you have no phone." But no, that didn't happen.

    By the way no apology at any point during these interactions. NONE. Not even a "Yeah that's a terrible situation." That was my experience with Best Buy. I have learned several things from this situation but most importantly I will not be purchasing ANYTHING from Best Buy in the future, as there are other choices out there with better customer service.

    So this is where I am now... I called Samsung and have sent my phone to them. I have no idea what I am getting back from them. It may be a new phone or refurbished. If it's refurbished I'm guessing I am out the $24 I paid at Best Buy for the screen protector and I am PUNISHED by having to use a refurbished phone after being less than one month with my brand new phone. Oh and I have NO phone for the next two weeks. My job hinges on me having a phone. I need a phone. I have small children and I need a phone for safety reasons. ALSO, I am paying Sprint for two weeks of service that I won't be using.

    This all could have been avoided had I got an even exchange from Best Buy with a new screen protector included. It is unacceptable that I have to go through this. Had it been two, three months... sure I get it. But less than a month? I will certainly be smarter next time around and avoid Best Buy and be certain to tell all my friends and family too as well.

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    Reviewed July 19, 2016

    I bought Bose earbuds and then learned there are new wireless ones. I merely wanted to exchange these for the higher price pair. I just learned there was a 15 day policy and was not aware of that. These were shipped on June 14th and I received them a few days later so we are talking literally 4 weeks ago. An exception could be made for the higher price exchange be of just a 2 week delay. Unopened not even taken out of shipping box.

    This is more than unreasonable and I spoke with two very rude customer service people. I will NEVER BUY or SHOP at BEST BUY again and I RECOMMEND THAT NO ONE ELSE DOES. They are not customer focused!!! This is my first purchase from them and they can't look at my history and see that I have never done this or even purchased from them and make some kind of exchange exception. I will only shop Amazon - they have good customer service. Best Buy is the pits!

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    Reviewed July 19, 2016

    We purchased an Insignia 32" LED television for our son's birthday on 6/21/16 (Model: NS-32D310NA17). Our purchase was "Open box-certified", and we paid extra for Geek Squad coverage. Upon opening the box and setting up the television, we discovered that the TV does not have working sound and there was no remote control. Following a phone call to customer service, the Geek Squad is scheduled to come address the sound issue. We're told for the missing remote, we must pay $8.65 for Best Buy to order a new one. This is frustrating, as we've already paid the company for the remote, and assumed the cost of a "certified" product meant someone at Best Buy confirmed the box included the remote. This will be our final purchase from Best Buy, since other companies (such as Amazon) have better customer service and we can trust their guarantees.

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    Reviewed July 19, 2016

    I bought a CERTIFIED open box TV from Best Buy online since it was not easy for me to buy it from store and carry it to my apartment. I assembled it and when turn it on, the right side of the screen was black! After calling the customer service and talking with different people and spending a long time over the phone, they gave me two options of bringing it back to any store or returning it through the mail. I don’t know which part of these options were special that I had to wait such long time over the phone!

    I disassembled it and asked one of my friends to help me to take it to the store. When I got there, it was pretty normal for them to see the TV is not working and they were not sorry at all for this huge inconvenience they caused. Instead, again I was waiting again a long time there; since they wanted to make sure all the parts are there and the TV is not really working or I didn’t damage it in couple of hours I had it! I wish they had spent half of this time before shipping it for me! They declared that the damage had happened during, they the shipping which was not true.

    They literally do not have any respect for their customer time and are not respectful. When I said them: “I have wasted a lot of my time because of this order that you had not checked it before sending.” The worker there became angry and said ”We also had a loss! We have a TV which is not working!" Still I don’t know why the new customer should repay for their damaged TV!!

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    Reviewed July 18, 2016

    When I opened my Best Buy credit card last year I was given an opportunity to buy a laptop for my son interest free for one year. What they don't tell you is that if you buy anything else the payments you make first goes to the other merchandise and then to the special promotion. In fact the only way you can make a payment toward the special promotion is to call them and specifically ask to have a payment come out of your bank account or other credit card; however, they admit that there is nothing in writing that states you're supposed to call. I am not sure how you ultimately find out??? I love Best Buy, but because of this transaction and the fact it is going to cost me $252 in interest on a $600 purchase when I have paid more than the $600 originally spent I will no longer do business with them. I cut up my credit card and will shop elsewhere!!!

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    Reviewed July 16, 2016

    On 30 June 2016 we placed an order for a Whirlpool refrigerator, with water dispenser and ice dispenser, at Best Buy White Marsh, Maryland, for delivery, installation and hook-up on 06 July 2016. On salesman’s insistence, we bought 5 year extended warranty, Joshua ** (410-931-3107 press 8 and then extn **) the salesman confirmed that this extended warranty will take effect after one year manufacturer’s warranty, which later turned out to be untrue. 8am to 12 noon as delivery time on 06 July 2016 was given when we placed the order and was confirmed by Best Buy on the evening of 05 July 2016. On 06 July 2016, at 10 am we called Best Buy White Marsh and 8 am to 12 noon delivery was confirmed.

    After 12 noon, when no delivery truck, came, we called Best Buy White Marsh, to inquire about delivery. After about 65 minutes of phone-call shuttling between different departments located all over the USA and re-dialing several times, we were informed that delivery truck broke down, (which later turned out to be untrue). We were told that earliest Best Buy can deliver would be 11 July 2016, which was 5 days later. We did not have any refrigerator in the kitchen, because our old refrigerator had stopped working, so we got rid of the old refrigerator previous evening (05 July 2016). All the food was in styrofoam and picnic coolers in the kitchen.

    We went to Best Buy White Marsh to find out what were our options. The salesman Joshua called Delivery Customer Care Department (1-855-268-2650) and he was informed by Delivery Customer Care Department that Best Buy White Marsh will give us a top loading freezer to preserve our food. Acting Manager Avignone (Geek Squad Deputy of Counter Intelligence) confirmed that Delivery Customer Care Dept will reimburse us the cost of the freezer. We would have to pay for the freezer first and Delivery Customer Care Dept would reimburse the cost of the freezer later. We went home, borrowed a friend’s SUV, and paid for the freezer and took the freezer home.

    On 11 July 2016, the delivery person Leon came to deliver the refrigerator. Leon owns his trucking business Leon’s Trucking Service Inc, 311 Tiger Way, Boonsboro, Maryland. He came in the kitchen and said he will not hook up the waterline to the refrigerator, unless we did something for him. He clearly meant he wanted money to hook up waterline. At this point we had waited for 6 days for the refrigerator, all the food was in styrofoam coolers, so we agreed. He hooked up the waterline, placed the refrigerator in place, installed the refrigerator doors and asked us to sign the delivery papers. While he was doing this, we asked him about his truck problems on 06 July 2016. He said his truck did not break down, he had decided not to deliver on 06 July 2016, to teach a lesson to Best Buy for not paying him for his delivery.

    This came to us as a total shock, because we had suffered without a refrigerator. We had to haul a freezer, had to make repeated trips to supermarket for ice, all the suffering because dispute between Best Buy and their delivery contractor. We paid him $20 for hooking up waterline. After we transferred the food to the new refrigerator, we drove to Best Buy to complain that they did not tell us the true story behind delivery problems, and to find out about freezer cost reimbursement. Salesman Joshua called Delivery Customer Service for the procedure for reimbursement, but he was told there were no notes about freezer cost reimbursement. Delivery Customer Service told Joshua that they could not find who authorized this reimbursement.

    Over the course on next three days, we repeatedly talked with Manager Derek ** and Acting Manager Avignone (Geek Squad DCI), both of them told us that they were trying to get the reimbursement for the freezer and $20 we paid to delivery person Leon. They started what they term “Escalation Report” on their internal system to get our reimbursement. We received an email from Geek Squad, confirming our extended warranty, but it stated that extended warranty started on the date of delivery, not after manufacturer’s one year warranty. Salesman Joshua had repeatedly promised that Geek Squad warranty would start after manufacturer’s warranty. We mentioned this to manager Derek **.

    Derek said all extended warranty starts on the date of delivery. We commented to Derek that salesman Joshua had repeatedly promised that extended warranty would start after manufacturer’s one year warranty. He did not have any answer to that. Later we searched internet about Geek Squad extended warranty. Read many negative comments and reports of false statements by salesmen similar to what Joshua had told us. We cancelled the extended warranty after reading these internet comments about Geek Squad warranty. Delivery Customer Care Service promised reimbursement for spoiled food and inconvenience, which is totally inadequate for our wasted time, emotional toll, wasted food, repeated trips to grocery store for ice etc, but have not received anything.

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    Reviewed July 15, 2016

    I went to Best Buy store at Atlantic mall in Brooklyn NY on July 9, 2016 and I was approached by a very able salesperson and manage to explain well and I bought the desktop and agreed that they are going to deliver it home. Today it is July 15, 2016 and I haven't heard from Best Buy about the delivery except that they send me few email saying thank you and other things.

    Apparently Best Buy has deliver it to one of UPS center so that I can go and pick it up without even telling me. The guy I spoke to called, Deshawn said that Best Buy tried without notifying me of course and even started to threaten me saying that it will take time to get my money. Best Buy did not even bother to tell me that they left it at UPS center until I callback on July 15, 2016 a week later. The deal was that Best Buy will deliver the computer at my house and it has been one week I did not receive the product. I called today July 15, 2016 at 1:15 pm and I got to speak to Customer service by the name Deshawn, who refuse to give me his last name.

    He was unprofessional and rigid, did not know how to communicate so, I decided to cancel and I have the right since Best Buy are going back on their word. Best Buy is a good store and I have bought some other things from Best Buy before and the sales personnel I bought the computer from is amazing but, one wrong personnel can spoil a big business.

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    Reviewed July 14, 2016

    2 years ago, I purchased 3 cell phones from Best Buy. I also purchased 2 protection plans for two of the phones for 9.99 per month with a deductible of 49.99 if something should go wrong with the phone. Since Best Buy did not offer a plan to replace a lost or stolen phone, I purchased the a 3rd plan for my teenage son's phone with Verizon with a $100 deductible. One of the phones under the Best Buy plan failed. Geek Squad claims that my deductible was 149.99 not 49.99. I called the 800# and they claim that my deductible is 149.99.

    I know for a fact that the sales person told me 49.99 was the deductible. The agent claimed that the deductible should have printed on the receipt and that she would file a complaint that the store did not do this. Also she connected me with the Parts department to order a battery to see if this would fix the problem. This was July 4th. The battery was supposed to be delivered July 6th. Today is July 14, and I still have not received the battery. I called Best Buy and got someone in the Philippines who claims my battery was lost. She did a conference call with UPS, who was also from the Philippines and she claims they were investigating this and it could take up to 8 to 10 more days. Meanwhile I am without a phone although I paid 9.99 per month for 23 months. I am suing Best Buy!

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    Reviewed July 14, 2016

    We ordered in-store with the dryer door specifically opening to fit our laundry room location. When the washer and dryer were delivered the dryer door opening was reversed. A Geek Squad repair was scheduled to come reverse the door. We received a phone call as promised that the repair person was on their way. My wife and I were both home and the repair person never arrived nor called again with any issues. My wife called the store at the Burleson/Ft Worth area. The customer service representative said the repair person came and no one was home. They said they would contact us for another visit. That didn't happen!

    I called back today right at 2 weeks later, and they move you to the back of the repair order schedule, even though they failed to complete the initial repair as planned. We have spent several thousand dollars in the past year, and yet when we as the customer received the wrong product and then a failed delivery plan - we are put at the back of the line. We have absolutely NO confidence we will get the repair done with this next schedule. Customers who have received the wrong product and a failed delivery repair commitment should not be put off further. We will definitely consider other sources for future needs.

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    Reviewed July 14, 2016

    Received dvd player I ordered... Outer box undamaged... Player smashed!! It was packed this way!! Despicable!!

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    Reviewed July 10, 2016

    There needs to be additional time added to the return policy for items. My wife purchased a laptop that started malfunctioning two weeks into its purchase. We took it into the store today, July 9th, 2016, missing the policy deadline by about 9 days. They won't even allow us to get store credit for the item. They also don't give out loaners for the repair time (estimated 2-4 weeks) associated with the manufacturer warranty.

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    Reviewed July 9, 2016

    We purchased a whole appliance package over $4000.00 worth for the home we bought. All appliances worked great except the refrigerator. The refrigerator started freezing over the first week and we lost all of our food. Called Brandi and Cy at the Modesto Best Buy. All they do is give us the runaround and lip service. They will not exchange the unit. The tech even told them that the unit wasn't working from day one. They are trustworthy and have no ethics in business. We will never ever do business with them again. 2 weeks later still no fridge or money back. Like my husband said Brandi or Cy don't trust Best Buy!!! Buyer Beware!!!

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    Reviewed July 9, 2016

    In June purchase a microwave and was told by sales person it would take two weeks. July went back to store and was told it could come in next week or up to 6 weeks. They could not give me a date. Same day went to Lowe's exact same microwave I purchased was put in the very next day. Best Buy should of never said 2 weeks if they didn't know. They didn't even apologize. I will never purchase from Pacific Sales.

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    Reviewed July 6, 2016

    Purchased a Samsung gas range; website suggested that installation was included, with haul away costing a reasonable $15. Delivered, but delivery guys weren't licensed to install (I'm in Oregon), so now I'm looking at another $149. Best Buy hides this info on their website. Unlike Home Depot, whose delivery guys are also licensed to install ranges, Best Buy farms everything out. Anyway, a complete mess.

    Then comes the attempt to return the range. Five phone calls over 2 days, talking to 7 different people: Best Buy, Geek Squad, Delivery company, Geek Squad again, and now I'm on hold, as I have been for the last hour. The poor guy who is helping me is diligent and smart, and trying to do his best. But he's up against a horribly managed company, which blocks him from doing anything w/ consulting a manager first. We'd had a good experience w/ BB a month ago when purchasing a Samsung washer, but any goodwill is now gone. I'll never, under any conditions buy anything from Best Buy again, regardless of price. And I'll encourage others to avoid it as well. You can't buy that kind of bad advertising. I'm still on hold...

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    Reviewed July 6, 2016

    Placed an order for this air conditioner and about an hour later we realized that the air conditioner was too big. We tried cancelling it online and by phone but Best Buy said the product was not in the system yet, so we would have to call the next day to cancel. We called the next day at 10:30 am and they said that the product was already shipped and that we could not cancel it. Very money hungry company that is only interested in sales, rather than the satisfaction of its customers. Will not be employing their services again.

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    Reviewed July 6, 2016

    I purchased a refrigerator for our rental house from Best Buy on June 4, 2016 paid in full. It was back ordered for delivery on July 2, 2016. I got phone call from Best Buy on July 1, 2016 confirming that the delivery would be between 5-7 pm on July 2. But the delivery never came after our repeated phone calls to Best Buy Customer Service (888bestbuy). Two days later, we received an email saying that the delivery was postponed to July 15! We have been on the phone for the past 2 days trying to get some kind of answer from Best Buy on what is going on, but have been transferred from one department to the next.

    Finally someone called and said that she would be our case manager, find out the problem, and call us back within 2 hours. But that phone call never came and she would not answer when we called her multiple times. We are left with nowhere to go. We have contracted with our tenants to provide a refrigerator on July 2. Now they are left with no refrigerator for 3 days already in the Texas heat. At this point, I feel giving them one star is one too many.

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    After a positive interaction with Best Buy, D. increased their star rating on July 7, 2016.

    Updated review: July 7, 2016

    I previously wrote a review about how I was stuck with almost $500 interest. It turns out that I was eventually able to get it reversed by paying off my balance.

    Original Review: July 5, 2016

    You make a promotional $1200 laptop purchase at 0% interest. They get you to sign up for automated billing. Your account goes on autopilot. You forget that the promotion is expiring. And then they stick you with $500 of interest in a single month -- on a $1200 purchase. Thanks, Best Buy. Not that I'll never be back, but it's unlikely.

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    Reviewed July 4, 2016

    I bought my daughter a computer at Best Buy, using their phone sales dept. It was a long-winded sale, which eventually went through, my order number was received through email. However, the following day the order was cancelled, with little explanation why. I called Best Buy who blamed my credit card supplier, saying that the bank had not authorised the transaction. I got the bank also on the line, they said that they had authorised the sale, they asked Best buy to try again. The Best Buy sales rep tried again, but the sale wouldn't go ahead, it appeared that the product wasn't available, despite it being listed on their website.

    Best Buy had sold me a product that wasn't available, then blamed my bank. They have wasted my bank's time and my time. What kind of company does things like this... I will let you make up your own mind about that. My recommendation is to buy from other retailers. As a final note, I would like to add that a very similar computer was available on the HP website, it was the same make, model, size, spec and was also cheaper.

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    Reviewed July 3, 2016

    I am extremely disappointed. I have been a long time customer of Best Buy. I literally just spent $550 there on presents for my daughter's birthday. I went into the store on Veterans Blvd. in New Orleans, LA on 7/2/16 to get a new Zagg cover for my son's iPhone. The cover was priced at $39.99. Okay I had just been in the Verizon store and knew they had the same cover for $29.99 but I was at Best Buy and wanted to get it done. When I asked the mobile associate to put in on for me, she said I had to pay an extra $7.99 for her to put it on. I refused and went to Verizon and bought the cover where they gladly installed it for me for free.

    Listen, I understand the need to drive margin dollars wherever possible, but adding a $7.99 labor fee for literally less than 1 minute of effort to a product that you are already priced 33% higher than a competitor is just not the right place to try and make the margin. That borders on gouging particularly a long standing customer. At least waive charges like that for rewards members as an added benefit. I'll be cancelling all of my extended coverage plans. If I had to take a guess I am betting those are pretty significant profit centers for Best Buy. That absurd $7.99 fee is going to end up costing Best Buy a whole lot more than just $7.99. Too bad.

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    Reviewed July 2, 2016

    Purchased a tv online. When it arrived it was broken. Called customer service. They sent a return shipping label. Shipped. Best Buy received June 29, 2016. Of course my luck they do not have anymore tvs for the special price. Called 7/1/16 to find out status of refund. Am told that the warehouse needs to scan and process it and we will not be receiving refund until 7/11/16! Told them unacceptable, asked to talk with manager. She could only repeat "the policy". Best Buy has their broken tv and they want to keep my $ for 2 weeks. OUTRAGEOUS! Every other online return experience for me has been when UPS/FedEx receives the package for return, refund is issued. Not Best Buy. I believe this is fraud and theft by today's standards of good business and taking care of customer!

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    Reviewed June 29, 2016

    It was shocking for me the way I was treated at the Best Buy today, the Marche Central location. I have been always the type of customer who smiles and is extremely polite with everyone, so I couldn't find any reason for the hostility I was treated with. I bought a laptop a couple of days ago. It kept disconnecting from the wifi, which made it impossible for me to use, so after consulting the customer service online, that recommended I bring the computer in store so they can fix it. I went in, handed in the computer and explained...their answer was fast, not courteous, and they didn't even want to check out if they can fix it, instead they insisted that I go back home bring in the computer in its box and replace it...so another trip home, and back, and when wanted to hand it in, the customer service lashed out, saying that it was "disrespectful" to hand in a dirty computer.

    I BARELY used the computer, if anything it might have few fingerprints on it. Polite as ever I asked him if he can bring me a tissue so I can clean it right then and there. Instead he lashed out saying that I should go back home clean it and bring it back and that they gave me a brand new computer and they expect me to hand over a brand new computer. I was about to leave except I was very angry so I asked for the manager.

    When she came he started saying that I am handing in a dirty computer, so I opened it up and asked her to see for herself this "dirty computer". She said she can't see any problems, so he started pointing out the odd fingerprints here and there. She said it was not an issue, it was a new policy and that the technical staff would take care of it. She let it slide. But as a previous future shop customer of 12 years, I was never treated as badly as I was at this store. I honestly don't know what I am going to do if an issue comes up with this new computer or later on. In any case I am never going back to this particular store...so be warned.

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    Reviewed June 29, 2016

    This year I bought a Toshiba TV for my Mom and a Lenovo laptop for me. Both times the price dropped dramatically less than a month later. I bounced e-mails back and forth with their customer service about this. Apparently their price match "guarantee" comes with more exceptions than qualifications. I don't think I'll be giving them any more of my money.

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    Reviewed June 29, 2016

    My washer broke on May 2nd, 2016. Today is June 28th, 2016 washer still not fixed. After 3 repair companies have come to my home, numerous hours spent on the phone with Best Buy, complaint to BBB, still my washer repair is incomplete. Where do I go from here? I am fed up with the time and effort I have spent on this, but am determined to have them complete the repairs, send competent repair people and quit jerking me around. NEVER NEVER BUY ANYTHING FROM BEST BUY!! They do not fulfill their obligations...

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    Reviewed June 28, 2016

    I bought an over-the-range microwave/convection combo to be delivered. When I received my order, the box appeared to have been previously opened. I was skeptical of the condition of the contents, so I took pictures of the box prior to and during opening only to find that my microwave not only was a returned item, but had been previously installed. The mounting screws were also stripped and some outer screws missing. Additionally, the box was the correct model, but what was in the box was just a plain microwave.

    I looked up the model number online and found that it was a "no longer being manufactured" model. I had to repackage it AND bring it back to Best Buy in order for them to order a new one. The least they could have done was offer free installation for my inconvenience. I was kind of shocked that something like this could have happened. I thought Best Buy had a better reputation of checking contents of items being returned. Either a flaw in their processes or there's an internal issue at their warehouse.

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    Reviewed June 28, 2016

    I just purchased a new home and was getting the place painted and I went to "Best Buy" to get a new Samsung 75 inch TV. The customer service rep whose name is "Kern" was very nice. I ordered my TV and other items and was up sold on the 5 year warranty and was told that I'd get free delivery and free Geek Squad service to set up the TV. I paid for the items and gave Best Buy the date for delivery which was 3 weeks away. Today it is 3 weeks later and I'm waiting at my new place for the delivery. I get a call from "Tony" the delivery person who tells me that the TV I ordered is not in the warehouse or at any of the other local Best Buy stores. He stated he called the local Best Buy store that I ordered the TV from and informed the manager whose name is Jermaine and the manager would solve the problem. I waited to be contacted by the manager to no avail.

    I called the local Best Buy spoke to a rep and the rep informed me that the manager is aware and is solving the problem. Four hours later no call from Jermaine, so I go to the local Best Buy to follow up on the situation. I speak to Christian the customer service rep and I informed him that the delivery of my TV and other items did not come and I was here to speak to the manager. Christian spoke to Nelson another customer rep and Nelson called Jermaine the manager on his communication device. Twenty minutes later Jermaine apologies profusely tells me he's aware of the problem, he's trying to contact someone at a higher level to get permission to solve the problem, then Jermaine asks me to wait 15 minutes and he'll have an answer for me. Forty-five minutes later Nelson walks up to me and informs me that the TV is not available and that there is a different TV at 65 inches that does have the same features and would I be interested in it.

    I told him no. I told him that I picked this particular TV because of the features it had and I wanted a TV with the same features. Nelson then said, "Well I could sell you the TV with the same features and check with my manager to see if we can get the priced reduced." So, I told Nelson that Best Buy had my money for 3 weeks then tells me the TV is not available then makes me wait for 4 hours only to tell me that it is going to cost me more money! I was so incensed I headed for customer service to request a refund.

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    Reviewed June 28, 2016

    Well, he hang up on me without any notice. I have waited and he was gone without telling me anything. I also have the screenshot of this, the agent name is Matthew **.

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    Reviewed June 28, 2016

    I applied to their card about 2 months ago. The approval process went fast. They gave 2 options to verify my identify. I chose to call them. For some odd reason, when they were with me on the phone, I couldn't receive the text message from them. After I hang up from the phone, I was able to receive the text message. I called them again about this. They declined my card application right away.

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    Reviewed June 27, 2016

    I went in to the local Best Buy store and ordered my new iphone at the counter. They took my money and handed me an invoice. I got a confirmation 3 days later that my item would arrive on a specific date. Then a day later I got an email that the order has cancelled. According to Best Buy customer service, the order cancelled because the phone they sold me did not exist. Now they are trying to fix the problem by selling me another more expensive product or I have to wait until the system presents another (non existent phone of the same).

    This certainly matches the old "bait and switch" game that, in modern times, is considered by good companies as unethical and bad business... is it not? The small print on their website says "prices and offers subject to change" but they sold me a phone that never existed in the first place... and from the local store counter. All I'm getting now is the runaround. I am very disappointed in Best Buy for this. I thought that a company of this size would have the customer service to make their promises right.

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    Reviewed June 27, 2016

    A Lesson Learned About Pickup Order - Today I learned an important lesson about ordering from BestBuy.com and picking up the order. That lesson is: always check my purchase to see if the packaging was opened beforehand or not. The following are details. I purchased an HDTV two weeks ago and picked it up on the same day. Foolishly, I did not check the packaging upon receipt. I left the TV untouched for two weeks because I didn't have time to set it up. I then returned the TV after changing my mind, and this was within the 15 days limit. After waiting 20 minutes to have the unopened TV inspected, I was told that the packaging was "opened" and that it was "taped shut". In the end, instead of a refund to my credit card, I received store credit so now I will need to find something worth $222 to buy. And next time I buy something from Best Buy, either I will purchase something in store or check every pickup orders thoroughly.

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    Reviewed June 26, 2016

    Been paying $14.99/month for insurance on my iPhone 6 Plus upgraded from an iPhone 5s of which I also had insurance plan. The screen cracked. Best Buy wanted $199 deductible. Went to a repair shop got the screen repaired for $130. What's the purpose of this insurance plan again???

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    Reviewed June 25, 2016

    I purchased an electric convection range and overhead microwave. Me and the sales associate selected a date. As soon as I got home an email read a different date, called the Best Buy number to straighten out and was told that the manufacturer Samsung would be doing the delivery and install and they will contact me for a date. They never did. I then called Best Buy again to explain the problem and they told me they would call me back. They never did.

    I finally received a call from Best Buy that my appliances would be delivered and installed the next day with a given time period, and then the driver called me to confirm. The driver then calls me back the day of delivery that the appliances were not there to deliver. Spent $1,600 and to this day no appliances Best Buy is a terrible very unorganized company from my experience and hope no one else uses them and has to go through this.

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    Reviewed June 25, 2016

    I will describe my 3 last experiences with Best Buy. I handed $50 gift card to Best Buy associate and my credit card to pay for iPad. Charge to credit card - did not reflect $50.00 credit. Some young kid tried to make $50 instantly. They employ thieves? I ordered Panasonic Blu-Ray open box online. Paid immediately. Received e-mails to wait for notification when ready to pick up etc. One hour later item is not available. They made me to cancel the order and explain why. Yes, it was my fault! I was so guilty! Went to Best Buy to buy car speakers. Brought my old ones oval speakers. Best Buy associate tried to sell me circular ones. I guess oval and circle is the same shape? These are my 3 last experiences in a row with Best Buy and last. All these 3 occurrences happened w/in last 10 years. It used to be a Great Store but now it is a joke. I guess not much competition.

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    Reviewed June 24, 2016

    I had a fraudulent claim on my card; somebody purchased computer equipment and had it shipped in my name to a local address (which I never lived at). After calling best buy and putting freezes on my account (I was a victim of identify fraud) two months later they send me a letter telling me "too bad, we're rebelling you"!!! What a hassle. I will NEVER, EVER buy anything from Best Buy ever again. Not even a phone case. Don't buy from them or this could be you... you'll waste hours trying to convince them that you are a victim and they just don't care. Boo on you Best Buy. I hope you're the next retailer to go belly up! Instant Karma Baby!

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    Reviewed June 23, 2016

    I ordered a refrigerator to be delivered within 48 hours. That was the only requirement. The sales rep was wonderful and I got a confirmation email saying it would be delivered exactly as the rep stated. I waited all day. No one showed up. I called THREE times and finally a customer service rep told me it had been rescheduled and would not get there until SIX days after the original date. I WILL NEVER EVER ORDER ANYTHING FROM BEST BUY AGAIN.

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    Reviewed June 23, 2016

    I purchased a Lenovo laptop from Best Buy and within a week or so, the letter 'R' stopped working and the touchpad would work inconsistently. I brought the laptop back to the Leominster, MA. store and they confirmed that it was defective, but since I was outside of the 14 days, they would only send it out to get fixed at my expense. An exchange was out of the question so I challenged the credit card charge with Capital One on defective product. Best Buy is fighting the claim and Capital One is not really helping. I should have used my Discover Card. They will fight for you. And Best Buy wonders why people only window shop and order online. I went to the store for the service, I could have purchased online for much less. Best Buy has lost a loyal customer. I see Best Buy ending like Circuit City.

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    Reviewed June 22, 2016

    We bought a TV on a Black Friday deal on Nov 25th 2015. End of May 2016 it was malfunctioning. Geek Squad came out twice and it still wasn't fixed. Vizio came out once and fixed the last part. Still wasn't fixed. After much complaining Best Buy said to bring the TV back in and they will replace it. Once we were there they told us that we have a store credit of $1096 (what we paid for the TV) and that we can use it for whatever we want.

    What we want is our TV replaced. They stated that if we can find one for that price then we can get it otherwise we need to pay the difference. Mind you it is still under manufacture warranty and we bought the extended 5 year warranty. Best Buy would not give us a comparable TV unless we paid the difference. Also the 5 year extended warranty is a one time use warranty within the first 5 years. Since we used it, it is no longer good. Morale of this complaint: Don't buy the extended warranty and don't buy from Best Buy. If you do don't buy it on sale.

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    Reviewed June 22, 2016

    I purchased a refrigerator from this store on 5/30. They gave us a delivery date 2 days later. The next day they sent an email saying that the delivery was pushed back 2 days. They didn't give an explanation, just an email. I had to call the store who had to then research. We find it was because the refrigerator was on back order. We accepted that and waited. Then the night before that delivery date, they sent an email saying our new delivery date was going to be a week away! They don't give any explanation on their email. Angry of course, I called the store. They said that the refrigerator was discontinued from the manufacturer and that they had to get it from another warehouse. This was never disclosed to me at the store when I made the original purchase. Not that I had any choice, I waited.

    On the day of the next delivery, I had all of my food out of the refrigerator, in ice chests, and moved appointments around to be home for the refrigerator. Half an hour, HALF AN HOUR before the scheduled delivery window we received an email saying our new delivery date was THE NEXT WEEK! OMG! This time I went into the store. I talked to Bill in the appliance department, who was very helpful. He cancelled my order and made a new order from another warehouse that he said had over 45 refrigerators. He took $300 off my order and agreed to haul away a second refrigerator for all my troubles. Bill is the only reason why I gave Best Buy at lease one star (not that I had any choice). They gave me a new delivery date.

    A few days later we get yet another email saying we have a NEW delivery date. WHAT?!?! This time I called the Murrieta store again and asked to talk directly with a manager. I got an assistant manager who was nice and gave me a number of their Chino warehouse (which is where all their deliveries go through). I called and have been dealing with Lindsay and Tania. They heard me out and were very nice. They researched and found me a fridge from another warehouse and gave me a new delivery date of this Friday 6/24. I called two times since then to check up on my fridge. They said they called and verified they had the fridge and all looked great. NOT!!!

    We just got ANOTHER email last night saying that our fridge had been pushed again until next week, 6/30. That's 30 DAYS after my original purchase! Not okay! I called back this morning. Lindsay and Tania were not available, so I asked for their supervisor. I talked with Tori (supposedly an Asst Manager). She was terrible! Sounded like she read from a speech and kept repeating that they can't deliver a refrigerator they don't have. Offered no solution, no help, nothing! My opinion, they shouldn't have sold a refrigerator they don't have, right??? She literally talked over me when I was very calmly expressing my frustration.

    I asked to speak with her manager, she said she wasn't available. It wasn't until I asked for their names and titles that she put me on hold for over 5 minutes to give me an "assistant manager", Rich. Side note, she said her assistant manager was a woman. Not sure if Rich was even an assistant manager. He again said the same exact thing everyone has been saying. The same exact thing was not good enough at this point. He was perfectly okay with telling me that I would have to wait yet another week; forget the fact that I've been told that 6 other times!! He didn't offer any new solutions. It almost sounded like it was painful for him to apologize for my inconvenience. We ended the conversation by him saying that he'd make some other calls on my refrigerator and call me back.

    I called the store again and asked for the general manager. That person wasn't available, but I talked to Ellen (assistant manager of the Geek Squad) who said she would find me some other contacts and call me back. So here I am, waiting. I have no refrigerator, but next week or so I'm going to get a bill from my credit card and will be making a payment on a refrigerator that I still DO NOT HAVE!!!

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    Reviewed June 20, 2016

    On May 20, 2016 - BEST BUY deliver a BROKEN TV. I call customer service and the agent drop the call after saying she can't help me. Call again and talk to Kylie. She told me to choose between making a report of the incident or go to the nearest store for replacement. I choose to go to the store. BEST BUY Scheels Drive Reno was useless and didn't replace my TV. The guy there name Bill told me that there's a glitch in their system and they deliver the wrong TV a broken TV to be exact, but still they can't replace it in the store for reason I don't understand. The worse I have to carry back the TV home. I wish they had a surveillance camera at the store to see how a woman carry a TV while the employees at the store didn't insist on helping. It's between 3pm to 6pm. Back home with no idea what to do and a broken TV.

    I call customer service again, talk to a very apologetic Allan between 6pm to 8pm - May 20, 2016 and he promise me for all my trouble BEST BUY give me a new TV, once again admitting that there's a glitch on their system about my delivery, I accepted the new TV offer since there's nothing I can do. On May 24 I have a message from their system that my TV will be delivered. I call customer service to confirm and to ask why they didn't pick up the TV on Monday, May 23 since that's what Allan told me for the TV to be replaced. There I found out they have no record of my conversation with Allan and they won't give me a brand new TV since I order an open box. You know the feeling of everything you did end up into nothing, like the whole day of May 20 never happen. It's not about that they won't give me brand new TV. It's all the bad thing that happen that day disappear because they have no record of it, or they erase the record.

    It's like being a victim and justice was nowhere to be found. I'm so angry. Even if BEST BUY gave me a free TV I won't accept it with the anger and disappointment they did to me. So Kylie didn't gave me a wrong information to go to the store, I didn't go to BEST BUY Scheels Drive Reno and got humiliated and customer service Allan with his promises never happen and I talk to a ghost since there is no record of everything. What fires me up is when the agent I talk to said there's no glitch in their system and it's highly impossible to have a glitch at BEST BUY, so Bill the store customer service who admitted having a glitch and Allan of customer service who's also admitted of a glitch, is not a glitch. That day never happen so that glitch never happen.

    So BEST BUY there's no glitch in your system huh, when your schedule delivery is on May 27 and a broken TV arrive at May 20, it is not a glitch but accidentally happen, and I receive a text that my TV was shpped May 24 also not a glitch but just happen. Your company was perfect. After this incident was over and resolved, I swear to myself that I will never step into any BEST BUY store or do any kind of business with BEST BUY. I know I'm just one from million of your customers but this one will treat your company like it never exist. I never been depressed and humiliated ever in my life. I just live life and circumstances return back the favor to your company.

    And to you customers or BEST BUY reading this, think again when you buy at BEST BUY, because they won't back you up on your problems, and on the wrong thing they do, and will treat you like nothing and that it's your fault when problem happens. There are better cheaper store out there. It's not worth all the aggravation and depression you will get. Think before you buy at BEST BUY.

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    Reviewed June 18, 2016

    So my local Best Buy has served me well for a while. Mainly because I don't try to buy anything too complicated; it's hard for the Geek Squad to screw you over if the fanciest thing you're buying is an SD card. A while ago, I bought a Lenovo Flex 2 15 laptop. It has served me well for a while, and I am typing on it right now. However, during an accident in a trip to LA, something happened to the power that I was not able to find the cause of. I took it to Best Buy, and a Geek Squad member was very helpful even though I didn't want to pay him; he pulled a standard DC in port out of a box of them, and showed me how the housing was broken. I took it home and fixed it with tweezers, and it worked well.

    Now, usually DC in ports are part of the motherboard, but the Flex 2 15 was one of the few laptops where it is removable. I don't care in the slightest for their warranties, especially after reading the other reviews on this website, so I opened up the laptop to see this for myself. Sure enough, a simple clasp attached it to the motherboard. I called Lenovo to see if I could buy the part on its own, and they said to call the store I bought it from. I called Best Buy. I told them my problem. In as much detail as I could. The representative told me that I could bring it in, and they could fix it for "not more than $300". For reference, the computer cost $700.

    I told them that I knew which end of a screwdriver was the one you hold, and I would appreciate it if they just sold me the specific part that I needed, which should have cost around $30 at most. They told me that they do not stock that part. I told them that I had witnessed the Geek Squad person take one out of a box of them, and they told me I must be mistaken. I told them the Geek Squad person had shown it to me, as part of helping me, and they told me I must be mistaken again. I asked them how they would fix it if I were to leave the computer with them. They told me that, if that were the problem, they would specially order the part from Lenovo. Note that I was not in fact mistaken; I asked the Geek Squad representative why he had a whole box of them and he said that sometimes someone wants to buy one.

    I asked the customer service rep what the less than $300 would cover. They told me that they would need to figure out what was wrong with the product, and the assessment would cost at least $100. I told them that I knew what was wrong, and their own helpdesk had given me this information (for free). They told me that the person should not have given this information out for free and they would deal with this infraction. I asked them if that meant that they didn't have to do the survey, and they repeated themselves about the assessment. I started to ask if they were out of their minds, and the rep cut me off with, and I quote, "Is there anything I can actually help you with today, sir, or are you just going to keep blathering at me?" I said "Are you kidding me?" but they hung up on me after "Are you". I will never go to that store again.

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    Reviewed June 16, 2016

    I purchased this $1800 laptop in February after saving up for months for it. I'm in college so it took me a while to have enough to afford it. Not even one month into owning it I had to bring it into Geek Squad for them to fix some things. I had wanted to return and exchange it but I was told there were no more left in store. So then I was told to just bring it home and try my best to make it work and if it didn't to bring it back and exchange it then if they had another one in store. Well in June it seemed to start to have bit rot and would make games freeze when I played them. It also decided to stop charging even though I tried it in many outlets. Best Buy refused to acknowledge what I was told and said the only thing they could do was ship it off for a week and maybe they'd fix it. That it was not guaranteed. I brought it to a little computer repair shop and the guy there had it fixed in an hour. I will definitely not be buying anything big from Best Buy again.

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    Reviewed June 15, 2016

    When I purchased a Samsung refrigerator at the Best Buy in Vero Beach, FL in February 2016, I asked about the energy efficiency of the unit. I was told it had the highest rating possible, although I pointed out that nowhere on the refrigerator or user manual did it state that fact. This refrigerator is costing me a 50% increase in my Electric bill. I'm a senior on a very small fixed income, I cannot afford to keep this refrigerator in my home. I want Best Buy to replace this refrigerator with one that has the highest energy efficient rating. Shame on them for selling products that are wasting energy and money.

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    Reviewed June 15, 2016

    Went into Best Buy and found a product that I believe I was looking for, but I was not sure. I looked for someone to help me in that area. After a while, I decided to go to the front of the store and ask if someone could help me in the area I was at. The young man said, "I will call someone to help you." As I went back to where I was time pass. I decided to go back to the front and ask the young guy if I can ask anyone about the product that I wanted to buy. The young guy said "I will call someone to help you."

    Again I waited and again no one came to help me in that department. I notice a employee that was looking at a computer. Mind you no one was around him so I decided to walk over there and ask him if he could help me? His answer was, "what do you need", in a not so nice tone. I explain to him that I needed help on a product. In a not so nice tone he said "what about." I told him if I brought the product to him could he help me. He stated "yes".

    I went back to the area and a employee name was there so I asked him about the product. He did answer my question but he wasn't sure so he noticed the manager Mike in the area. So he asked him if it was the right product for my XBOX 360. Mike said "yes it will fit." This so call Manager Mike did not even ask about this product or my unit. He was with a customer and I believe my question was not his problem. So the employee that was helping me said, "the manager said it's the right unit." I bought the product, came home and guess what it's not the right unit. So now I have to go back across town and return this product. What is sad is that I wish this so call Manager Mike just give 30 seconds of his time and listen to his employee - I truly believe I would not have to return this product. Not happy customer.

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    Reviewed June 13, 2016

    In July 2015, purchased an Asus computer for my granddaughter. Since that time the computer has been replaced 3 times. The last repair was for a bad mother board which made the fourth computer. I requested a store credit or my money refunded due to faulty product. I was told this is not their policy. Called Best Buy corporate numerous times and was told they don't feel the need to give me a store credit or refund my money. This computer cost me $850.00 plus tax. Also tried to contact Asus to no avail. This was a graduation gift, as she was going to college and needed a reliable computer. Wow was I wrong to purchase this. I feel Best Buy should stand behind the products they sell, let them deal with Asus. I guess customer service is dead and I am one little old lady who Best Buy or Asus could care less about.

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    Reviewed June 13, 2016

    The worst, bar none, customer service I have ever experienced. Purchased an item a local store and took it with me on a trip after testing it. Took one picture and it worked OK. When I tried to charge it once I got to my destination the battery turned out to be defective; would not charge. They first transferred me to a supplier who said I would have to pay for the battery and shipping, and then when they checked it was not available anyway. Since I would not be home to return it within 15 days and there are no Best Buy stores where I am located abroad, I tried to call the store to extend the return deadline.

    Never, ever, ever was able to get a real person on the line at the store. After at least 1.5 hours of on-hold time and incorrect transfers, and disconnections, I finally got someone in Customer Relations who tried to contact the Store Manager at the location where I purchased the item. They were closed at the time, so they told me to try back later. Oh, yes, somewhere along the way I was offered a $50.00 gift card for my trouble, but the camera was well over that amount and unusable for my trip.

    I am currently on hold for the 5th time waiting a total of 25 minutes for Customer Relations to talk to the store manager on my behalf. Am about to give up because this is not worth wasting a half-day of my vacation on. I would prefer not to use the gift card just on principle and never, ever, ever, shop with this company again. I don't know how are able to stay in business with this level of incompetency and customer service. Please do not shop at Best Buy!!

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    Reviewed June 12, 2016

    I went into the Ames, Iowa store to find a flash drive. I walked to the computer area where I thought they should be. There were no sales people in the area. I walked around for several minutes trying to find what I wanted for myself. In that time I saw three associates talking with each other, not caring they had customers. Finally one young man started to walk toward me after about 10 minutes of wandering. He was not more than 10 feet away from me when an attractive young woman walked by him. He made an abrupt U-turn and asked her if she needed help. She said, "No," and continued on her way. The associate continued to follow several steps behind her, until he met with a couple of his co-workers, where he and they started talking.

    I walked toward the front of the store, right by them. They didn't acknowledge me at all, so I headed toward the door. The greeter told me to have a good day, not even seeming to care that I didn't have anything to purchase. I stopped and told him their customer service sucks and they had lost my business. His chatting co-workers were within earshot and didn't move a muscle to resolve my complaint, and neither did he. I guess in order to get service, I have to be a beautiful young woman.

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    Reviewed June 11, 2016

    I look online for the product I want to purchase and see that it is available in all stores in my local area. I hop in my car on a hot day and drive down to buy it only to find out that they don't have it in stock like their website states. The guy didn't even bother to go check the back room or anything. Total waste of a trip and gas. I return home and decide to try to call the other store and I get a recording stating that they can't tell me over the phone of what they have in stock and to refer to their website. Sorry, I did that the first time. I'm not going to drive all over town so I guess I will just order it direct from the company online and wait for it to be delivered. Don't waste your time trying to locate which store has what on their website. You will just end up on a wild goose chase. :(

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    Reviewed June 10, 2016

    I live about 40 miles one way from the nearest Best Buy and it is located in Temple, Texas. I asked for availability for computer memory from the salesperson and they stated before I made the trip that the computer memory was in. When I arrived at Best Buy, there was no memory anywhere that met my requirements. I asked for a manager (Who is by happenstance was not available). I left for home 40 miles and called later and spoke with the manager. The manager agreed with his salesperson that the computer memory was available and I was offered a discount. I got his name (supposedly Mr. **) and he would meet me at noon and take care of my transaction.

    I went back to the store and 40 miles later I found out I was a being punked and no one by the name of Mr. ** ever worked there. Again, the product was not available. I will never recommend BEST BUY to anyone based on my own experience. Time Used: 2 + hours, Mileage: 160 miles, Fuel: 1/2 tank fuel. Final synopsis: SCREWED.

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    Reviewed June 8, 2016

    Deliveries people's were rude and not professional. They Broke the cold water supply when they hook up the hose for the refrigerator. The handle for cold water don't turn off no more. I show it to them, and the man turn around asking me if I touch it? Like it was my fault if it didn't work anymore. And when it was time to go, they didn't want take my old refrigerator and ask me if I paid for it? They were not polite at all.

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    Reviewed June 6, 2016

    I purchased headphones on May 29th and they ended up being defective. I was able to successfully exchange these for another pair on a June 3rd. They ended up having compatibility issues and issues with the phones not working properly. I returned to Best Buy to exchange for another repair and was denied without explanation. I attempted this at two different Best Buys. The employees there both could tell me why and offered no help to resolve the issues. I also attempted to have Geek Squad repair them or replace them since I purchased the Geek Squad Protection. They also denied me any service or help.

    I have since taken my business elsewhere. The customer should not be punished for manufacturer defects and denied an exchange. Best Buy needs to honor the policies that are place online and on the receipt. This organization does not care about its customers and are only looking for profit. I recommend everyone to stay away from Best Buy or you may regret it.

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    Reviewed June 3, 2016

    When presenting my check to pay for my items, my check was declined with only an explanation that TeleCheck declined to accept it. I immediately called my bank while standing at the register, to see if they were aware that my check was declined. They immediately told me that there was no problem with my account and there was no reason for my check to be declined. I then called the number for TeleCheck on the back of my declined check. I spoke with a young lady that was very hard to understand due to my not understanding her pattern of speech. She explained to me that there was no specific reason that check was declined except that they did not have enough information about me built up in their database. She asked for everything about me and my checking account number, which I very stupidly gave to her, thinking this would correct the matter.

    I must admit that I was hot under the collar when she suggested that I might prefer to write several smaller check amounts to pay for my purchase, or to use a credit card, or to use my debit bank card. I immediately told her had I wished to pay for my purchase with either of these methods that I would have done so. Needless to say, at the amusement of the surrounding staff and customers and my immense embarrassment of having a check declined in front of all concerned, the young lady and I continued to try to solve my problem in a Texas way! Every word of our conversation, as she informed me, was being recorded, to which I was appreciative because I didn't say anything except what needed to be said.

    I asked the young lady if she now had enough information about me that I could present my check to the cashier and they would accept it this time. She only said I could do as I wished. So, I presented the check again which she promptly declined again. To make this situation clear, I have never had a check declined, have more than enough money in the bank to pay for any purchase that I make, pay my bills on time, pay off credit cards every month, and have an excellent credit rating. To have a check declined by an agency who knows nothing about me to determine how or when I can make a purchase, is very unnerving!

    I spoke with someone at Best Buy who was supposedly a manager about the situation and was politely told that once s check was declined, it was out of their hands. I assured him that he had just lost a sale for his very nice young man employee who was very kind and helpful to me to make this purchase. I understand the young man was a college student and working on the side. I also explained that news of such treatment to customers does not invite new business.

    I understand a company wishing to protect themselves from bad customers, but it would appear that they should still be in control of a decision concerning a customer on an as needed basis. This is a very poor way to treat new customers or old customers -- with humiliation and indifference. Best Buy will never get any more of my business and after this review, I would hope other prospective customers would be aware as well!

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    Reviewed June 2, 2016

    I bought a washer/dryer on 5/28/2016 and scheduled the delivery for Friday 6/3/2016. I was told I would be called the day before to schedule the time. 4pm rolls around - no call, so I called them and was told that my delivery needed to be rescheduled! Surprise! No courtesy phone call or anything from Best Buy. I had arranged to take off work to receive the washer and dryer. I cancelled the order and will not give my hard-earned money to Best Buy ever again, as I expect to receive SOME customer service with any order.

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    Reviewed June 2, 2016

    May 2016... Bought a Haier air conditioner online – $260.00 taken from my bank account. THEN they send me an email: "James, we canceled your order. Unfortunately we've been unable to process your credit card payment, so we canceled your order. Rest assured, we will credit any other method of payment. For details regarding refunds and credits, see the What You Need to Know section below. Please accept our apology for this inconvenience. We value you as a Best Buy customer and hope to see you again soon." So I call customer service and they denied everything. I had to go to my bank, file a federal fraud form and CANCEL my credit card for 2 weeks. Now I have to re-set all my bill pay protocols and withdraw enough cash to get by until I receive a new card. I WILL NEVER SHOP THEM AGAIN!

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    Reviewed June 2, 2016

    I have been purchasing all of my cell phones from Best Buy for the past 10 years. My last purchase (2015) was of a iPhone 6 Plus and a Galaxy Note 4. During every purchase I am sure to apply the Geek Squad protection plan so that my devices can be repaired if needed. It wasn't until now Spring 2016 (approximately 1 yr) that I needed to have my iPhone 6 Plus repaired that I was informed that the Geek Squad plan for this device could not be located in their system. They also informed me at this time that there's also a service fee ($150-$200) that would apply. Oh...and I forgot to mention that Best Buy didn't have my iPhone 6 Plus in their computer system at all. I am beyond OUTRAGED. Here I am spending approximately $2,000 on cell phones and you all can't even keep a record of my purchases nor plans. I am highly disappointed in discovering this information during a time of need.

    So, I am basically paying Best Buy an additional $100-$150/year (Geek Squad Plan) for nothing. These companies are monopolizing off of these gadgets and ripping people off. How can you offer insurance on a device and require me to pay for the repairs? If that is the case, don't offer the insurance. The only thing that will be covered is the battery for my Galaxy Note 4. From this point going forward, I will no longer be utilizing Best Buy to purchase my mobile devices or electronics. Not to mention we also purchased a Apple Watch with you all. I am disgusted with this service. Everyone is raising their prices, but no one is improving their service. A Highly Disappointed Customer.

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    Reviewed June 1, 2016

    Purchased a television antenna that did not perform as advertised and returned to store. Was informed by service desk clerk that I could not return merchandise or exchange any items purchased at Best Buy for at least 90 days or up to a year. I have three television sets under extended warranties with Best Buy, one having just been purchased two weeks ago. Best Buy should not be allowed to sell warranties with the products in their stores if they do not plan to honor them. I have purchased thousands of dollars worth of merchandise at Best Buy. Yes, I have returned merchandise that either failed or did not work to my satisfaction. I have kept more than 95% of the merchandise that my household has purchased. I will no longer be a customer of this store, nor will I recommend them to anyone I know.

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    Reviewed May 31, 2016

    I purchased a router at a Best Buy store in central KY. I found that I did not need the item I had purchased. I tried to return for an in-store credit due to the fact that it was outside of the window of refund, and was laughed at. After 15 days, each store is at its own discretion to take any returns. ANY. After being told this by an associate I asked for a manager and he did not care if I returned to shop at the store ever again. I was wowed by the complete disrespect and lack of care if anyone shopped with them. I would strongly warn anyone that is considering buying anything at Best Buy. They could care less once you leave the store! No wonder big box stores are struggling. This just confirms every reason why you should just shop at Amazon.

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    Reviewed May 27, 2016

    Bought a $1200 Surface pad Monday. Discovered a hairline crack in the screen last night. Returned it today. Being accused of cracking the screen and they won't exchange it. What kind of business operates this way? The associate even said, if we had returned the item on the same day as purchased, they would have exchanged it. What difference does 48 hours make? They basically told us that we should have "noticed" the crack right away. When you purchase a brand new item in the manufacturer's packaging, one really expects it to be in perfect condition. The excitement of having a new device and exploring the options was really all I saw when I opened it.

    It was the following evening, after working all day, that I came home, powered up and the initial power-up mode with the white background screen revealed that there was a crack that was starting to "feather". If that isn't bad enough, the Best Buy associate pressed on the screen, causing the crack to spread even further. I will NEVER EVER purchase anything from Best Buy again!

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    Reviewed May 27, 2016

    Walked in Best Buy store in Staten Island last month, found a laptop. Tag price $799.99, then additional $ discount. I decided to buy it. The salesperson induced me to open a Best Buy credit card, and told me the additional $100 discount will be showed in the Best Buy credit card. So, Best Buy charged me in full in the store. But when I received the credit card, no any credit at all. Contacted customer service. They said the online price now is $899.99. They already gave me $100 discount in the store. Disgusting! My wife and I was in the store at that time. Both of us confirmed the price and also the salesperson confirmed it too! Never purchase in Best Buy again. Disgusting sales, dishonorable sales.

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    Reviewed May 26, 2016

    I bought a washer and a dryer in Best Buy. It was delivered on 5/18 but installation team couldn't install it because some accessories were missing or incompatible. They behaved unprofessionally. Since then (more than a week) I am still waiting for the installation to be completed. I contacted Best Buy customer service and sales people, who sold me the machines, several times by phone, by email and in person with no results. They either lie or ignore me. Sales people don't answer my phone calls.

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    Reviewed May 26, 2016

    I have a 70 inch Sharp TV that I paid over $2600 3 1/2 years ago. The Geek Squad was here less than 15 mins and charged $99.99 to tell me I had a piece of junk. He wanted the TV at the store so they could sell parts out of it and tried to talk us into buying another TV from Best Buy. EXCUSE ME!!! If I bought crap from them once, why would I do it again? Beware of Best Buy folks.

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    Reviewed May 24, 2016

    Very frustrating experience trying to purchase a dryer and schedule delivery. Tried three times on bestbuy.com, spent 20 minutes with chat person then 30 minutes on phone. Got different answers on delivery availability. Prior to purchase told two days from purchase and then after purchase was told delivery couldn't be for three weeks. HAH! So painful. Call your local family owned appliance retailer!

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    Reviewed May 23, 2016

    My APPLE MacBook Pro is at the APPLE STORE in Leawood Kansas. They informed me that they cannot repair my MACBOOK Pro due Best Buy installing NON APPLE parts in previous repairs under Best Buy warranty. The hard drive and cd drive are not APPLE! Not sure about previously replaced Battery, but they are bad again. APPLE cannot remove non APPLE part and replace with APPLE. Best Buy has caused my Apple computer not to be covered by APPLE! I purchased an APPLE COMPUTER because I wanted an Apple product. I expect a full refund so that I may purchase a new APPLE COMPUTER. MacBook Pro

    MD101LL/A C17JF7D4DTV3 TS. 01/02/13 - 01/01/16 3 year 13.3 10/04/12 - 10/09/16.

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    Reviewed May 22, 2016

    I purchased a brand new Samsung 65" TV from the Best Buy in Northgate in Seattle. The service was wonderful and after a long consultation with an associate, I purchased an $1,800 TV along with $200 worth of Geek Squad protection. An associate loaded my TV into my car at Northgate. I had an uneventful drive home, and moved the TV into my house with no trouble. At no time was the TV dropped, bumped, or even jostled in the car. When I opened the box inside the house and set up the TV, I saw that there was a large crack in the screen. I immediately called Best Buy at Northgate to see what could be done. Everyone I spoke with informed me that it was my fault and that they would neither refund my purchase price nor exchange the TV. At one point one of the store associates said to me "I know you dropped it, didn't you?" after I had specifically stated that the TV had arrived and was brought into the house without incident.

    The Home Theater manager claims that they informed me that taking the TV home would damage it. This is simply not the case as I would not have transported it myself knowing that it could potentially damage the TV. The only advice I got regarding transport was from the associate who loaded the TV into my car. He informed me that he thought it seemed "really secure". There was no other notification made that transporting it myself could cause an issue, or that it would prevent my returning the TV in the event that it was damaged before I even bought it.

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    Reviewed May 21, 2016

    I purchased a Travel Converter and Adapter and then went overseas on vacation. Only when I arrived, did I see the very tiny symbol that meant it was not to be used with curling irons. When I returned from the trip and tried to return it, they told me I was TWO DAYS over the 14-day limit for returning items. The customer service rep "did me a favor" by marking it "unopened" and gave me store credit; otherwise I would be out completely $43. Why don't they guarantee their products longer? I guess because it's cheap Chinese junk! BTW, she didn't give me back my original receipt.

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    Reviewed May 18, 2016

    Avoid at all costs. The supposed expertise in electronics is a farce: they can sell it, but when they send out for service, all bets are off: my defective (Lenovo) computer was replaced on warranty -- but with all the programs and data stripped. They offered to move the data for $200. I was to buy all my programs again. For this kind of service, buy at Sam's or Walmart.

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    Reviewed May 18, 2016

    I ordered a washing machine at Best Buy after my own had broken. So on April 26th, 2016 I pick a washer and paid for it. They had a free delivery option, so I opted to take it. Delivery could only take place a week out I was told due to the washer not actually being in the store. I was told I would receive a call the day before to schedule a delivery time. Here's where the trouble begins. My delivery date was May 3rd. So on the 2nd I received a call from Best Buy. Scheduling a time is a false statement. They called to tell me what time, (within a 2-hour window) they would be there. They chose between 12 and 2. Which I actually thought would work. I had court that morn, I surely thought I would be home by 12. Well court didn't get out until 1. When I saw that was going to happen I called Best Buy to reschedule.

    The earliest reschedule date was another week away because their delivery schedule was packed. Which I thought was ridiculous, but since it was my fault I missed the original date I figured I'd eat that week without complaint. So the next date was May 11th. Good I didn't have to work that day, but I did have some things to do that were time sensitive. Best Buy calls on the 10th and sets a time between 8 and 10am. "That time isn't going to work," I told Best Buy and responded, "Since the delivery schedule is so packed the next available delivery date is the 17th."

    I had to stop Best Buy right there. I wasn't about to wait 3 weeks for a washer to be delivered, that's been in the store since last week, that I already paid for. So I told them washer would be delivered tomorrow the 11th between 10:30 and 12 or I'm coming to the store for a refund. After and hour on the phone they decided they would deliver. A better solution: 1. Call to schedule a delivery. Don't call to dictate a delivery time. 2. If Best Buy delivery schedule is so jammed packed that a reschedule has to be scheduled a week out, then Best Buy need to hire more delivery drivers. -Best Buy White Oak Garner, NC.

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    Reviewed May 18, 2016

    The manager whose name is Jon at the BestBuy in Ford Road is very rude. He gave us a hard time trying to return something that was broken. He never once look in our faces. He seemed very rasicted towards us. Never buying from there again!

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    Reviewed May 16, 2016

    As part of my online purchase for a gas dryer, the sales rep said that I should buy a power cord just in case. The installer said that I do not need it as the dryer already comes with its own power cord (duh!). I asked for a UPS or USPS return label to return the power cord for a refund but the sales rep said that I have to return the item at a store. The closest Best Buy is 30 min away and it's a huge inconvenience. Next time I will check with Amazon to see if they sell gas dryer. Will not do business with Best Buy ever again!

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    Reviewed May 15, 2016

    I recently purchased a Apple Compatible Stereo with a backup camera from Best Buy and had this system installed into my SC430 Lexus. Made my appointment for the installation of the stereo at the Vacaville, Ca store and then the problems began. They told me it was going to be a 2hr 45min installation, so I decided to go shopping and have lunch.

    The installation took over 6 hours, this was very disappointing!! I met with the technician to go over things, and asked how to turn the stereo off and his response was "I don't know". So, now I can't go to a car wash, because the antenna will not retract down. In addition, I ordered steering wheel volume controls to integrate into the new stereo system. However the technician could not get these to work and did not have solution. So, I paid for something that did not work.

    Furthermore, the navigation that came with the car, no longer works because I cannot open up the compartment. It was also very obvious that the unit that was installed did not fit correctly into the area (it was not a clean fit for a luxury car). When I got home I also noticed the button to open the trunk did not work, as well as when I was going to fill up for gas, I tried to open the gas compartment and this also did not work!!

    I called the manager at Best Buy in Vallejo, Ca and told him what was wrong with the car. And he offer for me to bring the car back to the store and he would re-install my original system. This was another complete waste of my time and the amount of time I have taken off from work, has cost me more money than to be desired. I am very disappointed and dissatisfied with Best Buy and wondering if Best Buy will ever make this right?? I will be happy to review this complaint and give a better review if they can make this right. Until then, I would not ever recommend Best Buy to install anything into a luxury car.

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    Reviewed May 14, 2016

    A three-pronged offensive experience! The sales team didn't place the order correctly so the delivery team wasn't equipped to cap off a water line. They left cold water turned off to the kitchen sink in lieu of properly completely the installation. The delivery/installation duo "misplaced" the range and told me 3 times during my calls for help that it was "on the truck." Said truck was in my driveway at the time and did not contain a range! On the second attempt to deliver the missing range, the delivery team was sent out without the power cord to the range and was VERY disgruntled to have to come back. They didn't remove all of the protective plastic wrap and left with the advice to "Turn the stove on and it'll burn off."

    They didn't level the range properly. The installation team left the dishwasher cockeyed so the door has to be shoved on one side to close properly. I spent 280 minutes (verified by phone records) trying to straighten out their mistakes on top of an extra day waiting on delivery of the range that went MIA on the original delivery day. Follow up by Best Buy "customer service" members involves disconnected calls, promises to call back that weren't honored, and more wasted time on my part. Delivery team did partially compensate me for my wasted time and frustration but the store and installation team fell WAY below anything I would consider acceptable respect for their customers time.

    When I suggested them giving me a new dishwasher for my new home as a means of compensation I was told to come in to pick one out. Not only was the sales team not prepared for my visit to the store as the department manager assured me they would be, I was informed in an email that they would SELL me the chosen appliance at a discounted (barely) rate! Why would I pay more money to compensate myself for several hours of my wasted time?! I won't be going back to Best Buy and will share my story with anyone that mentions plans to buy anything sold by them.

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    Reviewed May 14, 2016

    Shopping online at Bestbuy.com, I filled up my cart and decided to check out. I noticed my total. I tried to apply reward certificates (I had around $100 worth of points available) but none were "issued". So I went to my rewards account and issued enough to cover my purchase total. I go back to checkout and try to use rewards certificates just issued. My total is $79 and some change and I try to apply my $85 reward certificate. WRONG MOVE ON MY PART! Damn you Best Buy! Best Buy didn't accept my $85 in certificates for a $79 purchase. NOW WHAT?

    Not told in advance, but I should've only cashed in $75 worth of certs and paid the remainder another way. This wasn't apparent until I cashed in the certs and there is no way to return my certs to banking. I spent over two hours on the phone with customer service (Joanna was the best and I'm not being facetious) but nothing was ever solved. I was passed back and forth more than a marijuana cigarette at a Jimi Hendrix concert.

    Recommendation: Upon checkout, a customer should have the option to check a box to apply available points to a purchase without any further steps. We put men and equipment on the moon. Best Buy needs to step up their game in 2016. I'm an ElitePlus member. Still no purchase and $85 in certs just sittin' around, THANKS FOR NOTHING THIS TIME AROUND BEST BUY!

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    Reviewed May 12, 2016

    1 month to receive refund and I still have not receive any package or refund 'til this day 38 hot!!!

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    Reviewed May 12, 2016

    Justin ** was not helpful in accepting an exchange for a laptop that was clearly defective even though I presented a receipt and it was well within the date range for a return or exchange. I left out so upset that the remaining items in my bundle pack that came with the Asus were left at the store. When I called the Customer Service number I was instructed to try a different store. I then went to the White Marsh location, but they could not accept it because the remaining items in the bundle were not there. They called the Bel Air MD store and assured me they would do the exchange there.

    We drove all the way back to the Bel Air store and they seemed very willing to do the exchange. The gal was having a bit of trouble since each item in the bundle apparently needed to be rung up separately. After about 15 min presumably after the Manager whose name I cannot remember at this time (I believe his last name rhymed with an expletive, Ditch perhaps?) spoke with Mr **. He put a stop to the exchange and said there was nothing he could do. He did not offer any type of solution and could not point out the policy on the receipt (because it is not there) showing that they will not allow the return of a damaged or defective product.

    Never in my life have I seen such a poor level of Customer Service. Frustrated we decided to attempt the exchange at the Rosedale location. At this point I can only guess that Mr ** called every store in the district imploring them not to accept an exchange because the gal there who was very willing to do it was called away by another Manager which prompted her to remove the item from the box, discover the damage then also refuse the exchange since it was the Bel Air store's damaged item.

    This entire experienced has caused an enormous amount of stress. As I type, it is still well within the exchange time frame so it is not too late to make things right, although I highly doubt it will be. I will most assuredly be sharing their dreadful experiencing via every avenue possible. I was once a loyal customer of Best Buy's, but I will never purchase anything with them again. I will urge friends, family and colleagues to do the same. I will not list every avenue I will use to tell my story as there may be some type of character limit but it will be well known. I have seen many other similar experiences when I did a search.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2016

    So I just thought being a loyal member of Best Buy it's been a while since I purchased something from them as I just usually buy everything on Amazon cause I currently live in Guam. They ship stuff usually at extremely low shipping rates and get my product within a week. However I thought I would give Best Buy some business since I hadn't purchased from them in a while. Looked at the shipping transit times and it said about 15 days to APO/FPO's so thought that was ok time to wait.

    I decided to buy myself an Amazon Echo. So Amazon had already dropped the price so I had to make the effort of calling them to do a price match which they did and they took my payment information and job done. Now it's come close to a month since I ordered that and still no word on my Echo, so I called them and asked them what was going on! They say the ETA of my product to arrive is June 2nd, which I was like that is just unacceptable. I placed this order 2nd week April. I told them I wasn't ready to wait that long and requested for my order to be cancelled. They tell me the product is being shipped by sea. So unless I receive the product and then send it back to them and then wait for them to receive the product they wouldn't be able to offer me a refund.

    So basically I have no product plus out of money and it's going to take me 4+ months to get my money back. So then I requested to speak to a supervisor whom again tells me exactly the same thing. I again expressed my frustration and anger about the whole situation. She just agreed with everything I had to say and then said "IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO?" and then just cut me off! Anyone living outside of the 48 states, do not order from them unless you want to wait 2-3 months to receive something.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2016

    I purchased a Bosch 800 Series Dishwasher on 4/30/16 from the San Rafael, CA store. When the purchase was all said and done, the cost came to $1,219.01. This covered the cost of dishwasher, 3 year GSP warranty, dishwasher kit (this is the new water line and power cord), installation dishwasher fee and tax. The new dishwasher kit was $29.99 and the installation fee was $129.99. The sales person in store was helpful and nice. The purchase was easy and took maybe 10 minutes because we already knew what we wanted before we came into store - we had purchased a similar dishwasher (also from Best Buy) for our old house and loved it so much we wanted the same dishwasher in the new house.

    5/11/16 - Two days before delivery I received a call from Anthony from Best Buy Geek Squad in San Rafael store. He had a few questions he wanted to review with me for our delivery. (Q) Have we had new floors put in the kitchen? (A) No. (Q) Have we recently installed new countertops in kitchen? (A) No. (Q) Is the dishwasher next to the sink? (A) Yes. (Q) Is there anything between the sink and dishwasher? (A) Yes, there is a cabinet wall (very thin). There are holes in the cabinet for the water line and electrical to feed through. We can certainly make those bigger if needed or remove if it's in the way at all. (Anthony's response) “Okay, I will need to take a look at the configuration of your dishwasher and want to let you know that there could be additional fees up to $200.”

    I asked Anthony to clarify what the additional fees where for, and told him that I have already paid $130 for installation and wanted to understand what is not covered by that fee. Anthony's response was that sometimes the water or electrical lines are not long enough or have to be replaced. I reminded him that I had also purchased the kit with new water and electrical lines and we are covered there. When I asked him what else - he could give me no specifics. I asked Anthony to clarify what the $130 did cover then. He could not give me any specifics, but said again that he would have to look at the configuration day of installation to let me know. I asked why the sales person didn't inform us at time of purchase that the $130 only covered part of installation and there would be additional fees.

    I told him that we had ordered a dishwasher from them before and had paid installation fee then and it covered everything. I was told by Anthony that I didn't understand, that these things can get complicated. I told Anthony that “this is not complicated – it’s a dishwasher. The parts have already been purchased, your guys need to just pull dishwasher out, swap the lines and push it back in.” He then asked me if I had measured the dishwasher. I started to laugh at this point. The more I questioned him the more condescending Anthony became and there was still no clarification on what the $130 that I had already paid covered or what potential additional things there could be and what the fees for those would be. I was only assured that it wouldn't be more than $200.

    I ended the call with Anthony and called Best Buy customer service. I told them about my experience and the gentleman I talked to said that he agreed with me, but there was nothing he could do. He gave me some color on what the additional charges could be - if they had to cut the feet off dishwasher because it was too tall, etc. I told him that it was exactly the same size as the dishwasher we already had. I asked him what the $130 did cover and he said he didn't know. I asked if at the time of installation, if I didn't agree with the "additional charges" (which would be discussed before they actually installed), could I cancel installation, have the $130 returned that I already paid for installation, and just install the dishwasher myself? He said no. It would be too late once they were there to deliver. He told me that I could decline installation if there were more fees, but they would still charged me the $130.

    If I wanted to be credited the $130 installation fee, I would have to cancel now which he would be happy to do for me. I decided to cancel the entire order and asked them to refund the full purchase price. That what they have explained to me so far, which wasn't very much, is not reasonable. What would be reasonable is if a conversation with installer could happened before appointment and if I had a clear understanding what the $130 installation fee covered, what wasn't covered and what those additional things would cost, then I would be okay with this. But the fact that I wouldn't be told until time of installation - at which point would be too late for me to back out (I'll still be charged), that doesn't seem fair or right - that puts me, the consumer, in a tight spot with no ability to push back if I don't agree. That I am stuck. The customer service rep agreed with me again.

    I told him to cancel my entire order and refund me for my purchase. He processed the return and informed me that it would take 24-48 hours to see the return on my account. I called Anthony back and informed him that I had cancelled the order. He became augmentative and continued to be condescending. I told him that I was tired of him talking to me like I was an idiot, that I have done many construction projects on our homes and understand completely what is entailed in a dishwasher install. I told him that this is a scam what they are doing and couldn't believe that they are getting away with it.

    I ended my call with Anthony. He called back 5 minutes later to say that he had talked to his manager and they would not charge us any more than the $130 installation fee we already paid. I told him that I still did not want to do business with them. I have made a lot of purchases through them for personal and business, but this is it. I will find another company to work with that is ethical and fair and to not call me back again.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2016

    I got a new galaxy cell phone 3 mos ago. I thought I was going to love my cell phone BUT was I wrong. I started to have trouble after the first mo. It's been two mo and I still can't get anybody to help me. I went to the manager and she told me how did she know it was my phone making all the noise. So I show her the recording on my husband phone. She said they nothing wrong with the phone. All I want is my $800.00 back. They can keep their phone. I just want a different type of phone. They told me to pay another $378.00 and they will give a used phone just like the one I have. So please don't buy anything from them. Unless you like to throw away your hard earn cash. I wanted to picket the store but my husband said "no we don't have the money to get you out of jail."

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    Reviewed May 6, 2016

    I purchased Beats Wireless online- order- **. Upon coming in the mail I immediately realized that the sound was cutting in and out (as though it were analog quality). I went to The Best Buy on 8300 Eager Rd, St. Louis, MO 63144, in person. First they said that I should go the Apple store in the Mall 2 miles away so that they can honor the product (saying this Beats were bought by Apple).

    When I asked for an exchange- they got me a salesman who told me that they tried to tell me that my phone was faulty (by the way I have used many Bluetooth items before). Then they wanted me to swap for another brand saying that my Beats were only $100. So I showed the salesman my receipt from online. Then he said that I will have to pay the upward difference if I am get another Beats since they don't have one on the floor display. I felt so desperate to keep the Beats and even considered going to Apple store myself.

    Then I called 1888-237-8289 the Best Buy customer service myself to complain. I was assured that I need to go back to Best Buy and that they must exchange the product for me- since I am within the return/exchange period. So I returned, and of course I was turned back. Then I called customer service again 1888-237-8289. This time I got some else who could not even find my account. I wasted 15 minutes, and in frustration I hung up.

    So I drove to another nearby Best Buy store on 12410 St Charles Rock Rd, Bridgeton, MO 63044. Same thing, they wanted me to up pay the price difference for their Beats- because according to them they do not have a floor model to exchange to. As a matter of fact the so called supervisor behind the customer/return center said that he will have me removed from the store. 3rd time- I called customer service again 1888-237-8289 and I was assured that I can go to any store location and they have to honor the exchange.

    So I drove to Best Buy at 5651 S Service Rd, St Peters, MO 63376. Needless to say, they acted as if they understood the issue- I told them to read the notes. I pointed the concession number to them. Finally, the manager decided to call his own customer service. After about 5 minutes, he handed the phone to me to speak to his customer service person on the phone. To my surprise, they were offering to ship me another device, and then wait it to be sent to the store there to pick up. "WE WILL NOT BE EXCHANGING THE ITEM FOR YOU TODAY." At that point I just gave the item to them and processed a refund to my credit card.

    Just to see that the consumer industry has deteriorated this low in America is very shameful. Why would I lie about my purchase and the receipt in my hand? The notes were all recorded, and I was to the point when I was even begging them to read the notes. They treat people as low-class citizens. This is not a third world country. I was pointing out the reference number from the first representative **. This was the call on 4.50 P.M central time on 5/6/2016. I am very surprised that companies in America are now behaving like this.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2016

    I went to Best Buy mobile because I was interested in getting a new phone, well let's say I did not get a new phone or a tablet with it. So the store called me saying "I'm cancelling your order on the tablet". I said "OK, because you gave me most horrible customer service in my life". I check on my email saying Best Buy billed me at 161.24 bucks & it was on its way to my location. Well the UPS guy showed up I never received anything from Best Buy just my Amazon order I had to sign for & I checked on the email, it was delivered & someone signed for it using my name.

    Well I call Best Buy & the person who picked up the phone was completely rude. I asked for a supervisor about 8 times & recalled them about for the 4th time to speak to someone. Well they didn't believe me & the supervisor accused me of stealing. Well I told him I did not receive anything from Best Buy & that tablet that should have been cancelled must have been lost in transit by UPS & it's not my responsibility if it does or did not get here. Well the supervisor just went on wailing on me & swearing at me so at this point I'm sick of their crap so I called up my bank & filed a dispute. It is messed up customer service.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2016

    My complain is about the balance on promotional purchases they offer you. I bought few things in the past 2 years there. 18 months ago, I bought a camera with a promotional balance of around $800.00 to be paid in 18 months. I thought I would be able to pay it off and I was sending my payments in, of course I was still paying towards other purchases, but what really made me upset is that all the payments I been sending in (from $70.00 to $120.00 a month) has not gone towards the promotional of $800.00 which I just found out. I am now stuck with a deferred interest of $350.00, if I don't pay by June. This is really not something I expected, I thought they would re-part the money into the purchase that had the higher interest and I call and they all came out with the same B.S. saying they had to put my payments towards the regular purchases first, when some of those purchases was a lesser amount therefore interest on it would be much less.

    They also said I could set up on line to where I could put it towards whatever I want, but I am not a computer expert and don't know how to do all that, they on the other hand, should do whatever is in the best interest of the customer and they sure did not do that. I only found out 2 months before my expiration promotional that I still owe them the full amount of $800.00. I don't recommend anyone to buy any promotional items if you can't manage an account online, I did receive confirmation of my payments on line but they never told me how to divide and manage my money online. Thanks a lot Best Buy for your help. I know I am not buying there anymore.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2016

    Me & my husband had purchased a warranty for 3 years on my tablet. A few days before I had called about the warranty to see if they could look it up on their system. The girl on the phone asked for my phone #. When I gave it to her (on the phone), she said she was able to look it up, that it was still valid & just come in & give them my # & they can look it up & take care of it.

    When we got there, they said that they could still see the warranty was still valid with my phone #, but that they couldn't find the original purchase date in their system. My dad & stepmom had bought this for me as a gift & had the original receipt for me & my husband to purchase the warranty right away within the days allotted. So when they asked for their info, as far as phone #'s, I gave it to them. Even confirmed their address. Then they wanted the card # that my stepmom used to purchase it. She doesn't have the card # anymore because of security issues her bank renewed her card. They had me & my husband there for probably about an hr & a 1/2.

    Plus I'm on crutches right now & only stopped there after the ER cause it was a distance from our home & the lady on the phone made it sound like it would be quick. On top of this, the warranty was way overpriced. It should not be anywhere near the cost of the tablet. I figured at the time though that it would be worth it, if it stopped working. Had no idea it would be this much trouble. Eventually they were able to send it off to be repaired, but they said that if it ends up having to be exchanged that I will pretty much be out the costs of the tablet & 3 year warranty.

    So today I got a call saying that the costs of the repair was too much & that it would have to be exchanged, going back to square 1. I am in the process of filing as many complaints as possible & have already told everyone that I can about their horrible service & policy. The guy on the phone, the manager, even agreed that it's because they can't find it in their system, so it's because of their incompetence. Extremely frustrated, but trying to stay composed so that I can take care of business with this horrible matter that should not even be an issue.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2016

    Help!!! (PLEASE) Corporate Office Step up to provide satisfaction customer service at Best Buy EL PASO which your best manager on the floor made it my WORST Buy EVER and worst customer service ever through just one experience at Best Buy El Paso. Valentina ** is not an advocate on the concept of Providing the Best Buy Customer Service Possible. Apparently according to her Valentina **, there is no one else that I can address this concern. Of course I did not believe your Best Buy El Paso manager on the floor Valentina **.

    These are the facts I decided to purchase a GOOGLE CHROMECAST 2015 for $35.00 plus 2.90 tax. I open the package and attempt to follow the step to be able to watch a movie from my phone. I was unable to so I took the product back to Best Buy. Upon attempting to return it I was unable to find my purchase receipt. So they advise me (store customer service) that it would be best to have the receipt to get the total amount due which l had bought it for. l had to attend to some professional and personal matter whereby l had misplaced the receipt. Finally, I found it and returned to the store to return item. Store customer service stated that it was open and that they could not accept my receipt because it was a overdue receipt. What!!!

    First, store customer service states to have the receipt. Secondly, upon presenting the receipt store customer service comes back and states the receipt is overdue. Thirdly, l request to speak to a floor manager who store customer service produces. Your Valentina ** Best manager on the floor only speaks to store customer service and walks away from the providing best customer service to a concerned loyal customer. Your Valentina ** Best manager on the floor ignore my presence and my legitimate concern. Your Valentina ** Best manager on the floor only send the store customer service person to share nothing related to Best Customer Service from Best Buy.

    I have bought items at other electronic stores and when an item was returned, and I had the receipt, I would be given the opportunity to return product or a new one without any questions if I had to replace it. Foolishly, I expected this service from Best Buy (No Worst Buy) as well. When I went to the store to share my legitimate concern and received No Best Buy Customer Service Satisfaction from Valentina ** was provided. She just said a few word to store customer service and walked away. I advise the individual that I would no longer be a Best Buy Loyalty Customer. To this individual that was not a big deal based on the individual's action toward me the customer. Apparently they don't really care about their customers or even keeping them once a purchase is made.

    Some lessons are learned the hard way but I will not be making any future purchases from Best Buy until you guide the subject matter accordingly by your Corporate Office. I will advise Best Buy Corporate office that I would no longer be a Best Buy customer. Apparently they don't care at that El Paso store. El Paso Best Buy does not really care about their customers or even keeping them after a purchase. Provide Customer Service to a customer who had a Worst Buy and Worst Customer Service Provided Experience Ever.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2016

    I purchased an iPad for my son with autism, so from experience I knew I needed warranty protection for breakage. I purchased the warranty from Best Buy for $100, assuming that if the iPad was accidentally broken, I would be able to go to the store and get a new one. This was far from the case. Apparently, I am only entitled to a refurbished replacement and was then told that if the "find my phone" feature is on when they receive the damaged item, it will be ineligible for replacement. Since the iPad is broken, I have no idea what the password is for the iCloud, so I can't even check to see if this feature is on. I believe this is just another part of their scamming tactics to get away with not giving me a refurbished replacement, when in my opinion, I paid for a new iPad and I should receive a new iPad.

    I have bought items at other electronic stores and when an item was damaged, and I had the warranty, I would be given a new one without any questions. Foolishly, I expected this service from Best Buy as well. When I went to the store to complain and received no satisfaction from the Manager, I told him that I would no longer be a Best Buy customer. He said, "That is fine". Apparently they don't really care about their customers or even keeping them once a purchase is made. Some lessons are learned the hard way but I will not be making any future purchases from Best Buy.

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    Reviewed May 1, 2016

    Bought a Asus computer and within 30 days it messed up from software issues. Best Buy (worst buy) would not do anything unless I paid for repairs or Geek Squad. They sell products that they know are no good and don't guarantee anything they sell. You have to purchase the "extended warranty" for anything you buy or you're screwed. They have no concern for their customers, only their wallets. This is not the first time I have had issues with their products. I chalked up my first couple experiences as fluke but I am sure now that they do not have good products.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2016

    This is the 2nd year of trying to renew my subscription of MS Office 365 that I purchased from Best Buy and it has been a nightmare of an experience. There is terrible communication between Best Buy and Microsoft. The first year there was a grace period where the software worked but it took 30 days to resolve. They ended up giving me a new software key instead of renewing the old software key. This year same thing might happen. I paid for the renewal and the Best Buy system indicates that I am renewal but MS has no record of the payment and have disabled my account. This is disastrous to my kids who are in school and my wife who is a graduate student.

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    Reviewed April 30, 2016

    I went to my local BB brick and mortar to buy a laptop on sale. I waited at least a half hour for a sales rep, to no avail. So I tried reaching out to BB customer service at corporate HQ. Big mistake. Dealing with Best Buy's corporate customer service is a waste of time and an exercise in frustration. It’s poor business offering an aggrieved consumer empty promises and worthless apologies and fobbing off the consumer from online chat to primary support and then to the unsuspecting manager of the local brick and mortar, which had no available staff and, it turns out, no available inventory. And, of course, the sale price no longer is available. Hey BB -- your customer service needs a major attitude adjustment. Rather than mollifying consumers, BB should be RECTIFYING consumers and maintaining a loyal customer base. Take a lesson from that place named after a major South American river.

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    Reviewed April 26, 2016

    It was my 50th birthday present to myself... I had spent weeks purchasing, planning, and coordinating my new stereo install for my truck. I would use my paid day off, I would go to the Best Buy in Florence (I live in Huntsville), and while I was waiting (6.75 hours) for my custom installation to take place, visit my brother for a birthday lunch and other fun activities. Now previously, on 3 different occasions I tried to call the Best Buy in Huntsville and Florence. I am not exaggerating when I tell you... I was placed on hold by an automated system to wait for a CSR... Waited 45 minutes (with the speakerphone on while I cooked), the phone was picked up at 8:59 and hung up on me. When I called back, I got the automated service telling me that the store was closed. This happened to me twice on back-to-back nights.

    You see... I was trying to call and be sure that there wasn't anything else that I needed to complete the install on my truck. I was very thorough and was quite certain I had all the installation 'extras' that I needed to complete this job... I had done it before, so I knew what I needed. Well, I get to BB in plenty of time to make my appt. I showed the tech my supplies/equipment, and then he asked me where my shielded/wrapped patch cords for my amp install were. I had an amp wiring kit I had purchased online that was completely adequate, if not more than adequate to do the job. The tech was adamant that the patch cords were substandard and that I would need better cords to keep from having engine noise interference. I said, "OK let's do it." He told me that they didn't keep them on hand as standard parts supply. This installation bay did not have patch cords to do installations!?!

    He 'called around' to see if there were any at the other sound shops in town... Guess what??... That's right, nobody in town had them... Nobody. On my way home from Florence to Huntsville, I called and spoke with an installation tech at Sound Depot. I explained the situation to him and he had me stop at the store as it was right on my way home. When I arrived and after sharing my story, he assured me that the wrapped cords the I had supplied your tech were perfectly adequate. He used them on the installation of my stereo... that day... in 3 hours(vs. 6.75). A tank of gas to Florence and back is pricey in a Ford F-150... Especially if it was just wasted. All of this could have been avoided by answering the phone... Once... Out of three 45 minute attempts to call and speak with a tech.

    The above incidents took place on 4-1-16 at 10:30 am in Florence, Alabama... And no this is not an 'April Fools Day' prank... I won't give Best Buy any more opportunities to make a fool of me again. This day was ruined by a massive failure on Best Buy as a whole. This is only 1 of many very poor customer service experiences I have had with BB in recent times. I tried to hang on Best Buy, but you have run me off... I will not spent another penny at a Best Buy location as long as I live.

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    Reviewed April 26, 2016

    Just beware when you are purchasing an extended warranty on their website. Before purchasing a warranty, I thoroughly reviewed their warranty policies and it is stated in various places and with various verbiages, that the plan begins after the manufacturer's warranty. This is not the case. It begins on the date of warranty purchase and it also will not cover any manufacturer warranty issue, so you are essentially losing a year of warranty service. After several calls regarding the misleading advertisement, I got nowhere with management, other than they didn't care if I returned the receiver that I purchased. If buying in the store, make sure you ask and make sure you get it in writing. I will be returning the receiver and the warranty. I would have probably been more willing to purchase the warranty, if they were honest about the warranty terms, instead of being dishonest, just to lure you in to make the warranty purchase.

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    Reviewed April 25, 2016

    Took a bad TV into Best Buy, they said it was cheaper to get a new one. So I went to the TVs to look for one. 30 minutes waiting, looking for help, no one. Then someone wanders along and says they are closing, it is too late to buy anything? Forget the 30 minutes I was looking for help. I asked to see the manager and the most distracted, half-hearted person you can imagine came out. Listened to about 10% of what I said then assured me he would take care of it as he shooed me out the door. Really??? Take care of what? Taking care of it meant selling me a TV. Sent a note to customer service, I received the most canned response imaginable. Is everyone at this company asleep at the wheel?

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    Reviewed April 25, 2016

    Purchased an Aux to Bluetooth adapter. As my wife and I were checking out and discussing our excitement for the new addition to our car, the Best Buy employee went ahead and pulled out scissors asking if we'd like him to open it for us - sure why not? Very helpful. Problem was the product didn't fit the issue we were having with our car, we needed to return. Few days later, we had time to stop back in and return. Went to customer service who told us they couldn't accept an open item. I explained that they had actually opened the item before processing our payment. This 'policy' did not make sense to me. After a while we had a second rep let us know that because we didn't have the receipt on hand, the best they could do is offer in store credit, but we had to exchange for something the same day. I was frustrated by this but understand that he could not change a Best Buy policy.

    After my wife and I looked around for something that we could make use of, rather than just walk out without anything, we come back to the customer service counter and the supervisor explains that this is wrong, they cannot credit me, they cannot exchange, and that I am out of luck. When I asked to speak with the other person who advised us to spend time looking around the store, she said she didn't know who I was talking about and dismissed me. I wasn't too excited by this as she was supposed to be the supervisor of customer service, and I, the customer, did not feel like I had gotten any service, and instead was left confused and absolutely frustrated at the lack of care or integrity shown by the 'supervisor'.

    For something so little to turn into something that has left such a sour taste in my mouth that I took the time to sign up here just to waste more time on what has become a horrible brand, Best Buy. I have zero intention of ever going back to a Best Buy after this experience. It is this type of poor customer service and lack of care for their customer base/customer experience that will ultimately put them in the same situation as RadioShack... Somewhat hopeful this feedback will do some good to someone somewhere. Not hopeful it will resolve my issue. :-/

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    Reviewed April 21, 2016

    I bought a TV today from Best Buy (trip #1). When I arrived home to set it up, the screen was cracked. Best Buy said to bring it back for an exchange (trip #2). They pulled another TV from inventory (oops wrong one - please wait for another 15 minutes for us to find one). They offered to open the box and check to make sure everything was working - no sense is repeating the same issue.

    They took it in the back room, plugged it in and told us everything was okay (by the way the person from home theater that was asked by the customer service desk was put off to have been so inconvenienced). They packaged it up, sealed it with "inspected by Best Buy tape" and sent us on our way after 40 minutes. Got home with the second TV (oops they forgot to include the instructions and screws to mount the legs). Called Best Buy, "Why, yes we have your parts right here." I asked them to drop them buy. They said, "no". Trip #3 to Best Buy - return for full refund. The moral of the story is that when Best Buy is at fault they will not make the effort to correct their errors.

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    Reviewed April 21, 2016

    I bought a Phone insurance plan at best buy and was told that this plan would save me money if my phone was broken or lost. The truth is they charge me 11.49 a month and a 150.00 deductible. Which if I use the plan totals to 437.00 in a two year period. I have a S5 iphone which online can be bought refurbished for 170.00 total... This is such a robbery of consumers. I encourage everyone to cancel any insurance plan they may have. Can just buy a refurbished phone which is what best buy gives you. So much cheaper and you get it back faster. It pays to check into policy and never believe the sales clerk.

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    Reviewed April 19, 2016

    Television arrived without a power cord. Order number **, SHIP DATE 3/21/2016. The package arrived the day we were leaving on vacation, so was not opened until 4/19/2016. Discovered there was NO power cord in the package, so called customer service. Was on the phone for over 40 minutes, spoke with 5 different people and finally was told that they had to transfer me ONE more time so that they could arrange to send me a power cord. AND, since I expected them to supply it without charge, I would be charged the $7 on my credit card, but they would immediately credit it back. Hold music came back on, then went off and the call disconnected. Although three different people verified my phone number, of course there was no attempt to reconnect.

    This is THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED. I truly got the feeling they were passing me around to other people who all started over with "What is your address and order number" to get me to hang up (which my husband did, in a way: he took a pill to calm himself down and handed me the phone). This was confirmed when the last person told me they could sell me a cord for about 7 dollars now and send it right out, or, they could contact yet one more person to see it they could get approval to waive the charge. That was followed by another 4 min. hold and the guy came back and said they would have to charge me but he would reverse the cost immediately. I agreed and the hold music started up and immediately disconnected. I do not expect anyone to contact me to correct this from this complaint. I only hope they do not expect me to just let this drop.

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    After a positive interaction with Best Buy, Melinda increased their star rating on April 21, 2016.

    Updated review: April 21, 2016

    This is an update to the review I wrote on 18 April 2016 at 0930 hours . On the same date, shortly after 1030 hours, Best Buy Delivery Service delivered the refrigerator. I learned the Best Buy's Case Manager assisted with the expedited delivery of the refrigerator. Even though I rated my experience with Best Buy low, I believe Falls Church Best Buy and the Best Buy's Case Manager remedied the situation the best they could by getting the refrigerator back to my house, even though, it was the next day. Without prompting, the Best Buy's Case Manager also stated Best Buy was providing me a gift card. I thought this was a nice gesture, especially, because I never asked.

    Original Review: April 19, 2016

    My service with Best Buy was previously good. When I was looking for my refrigerator the sales representative at the Falls Church Best Buy was knowledgeable, attentive and made me feel comfortable with making my purchase. I did not purchase the refrigerator in store because I had to confirm I could take leave from work on the delivery dates the sales representative provided to me. Once I got confirmation, I purchased the refrigerator the sales representative recommended online.

    On 17 April 2016, the day of the delivery, two Best Buy delivery men showed up and disassembled the doors and trays to the refrigerator I purchased in my front yard. They brought it inside in sections to set it up. They caused no damage bringing it in. I was told the ice and water was not working. I told them I would contact the Falls Church Best Buy representative that assisted me because he stated if there was problems with plumbing they could send a plumber. I also noticed the doors were uneven, one was an inch higher than the other, and the door did not close properly. One of the delivery men tried to fix it with a wrench, but couldn't, and ultimately told me it was suppose to be that way. I was then asked to sign a document that already had an "X" marked for no pre-existing damage of the refrigerator. I said I wouldn't sign there was no damage. I also let them know I purchased a protection plan.

    One of the delivery men said, "no sign, no refrigerator." Without cause they dissembled the refrigerator and removed it from my residence. I begged them to leave the refrigerator and asked to speak to a customer service with Best Buy. One of the delivery men called the delivery supervisor, he talked to them outside and then handed me the cell phone. I was crying on the phone asking them to leave the refrigerator even though it was not right because I needed it for my 18 month old's milk and medicine. When this was all going on I had my 18 month old in my arms. The delivery men spoke mostly in Spanish and only one of the delivery men spoke some English.

    After they left, I called and spoke to the Appliance Manager at Falls Church Best Buy, he was courteous, seemed baffled to why the delivery men would take the refrigerator and said he would contact Corporate/Regional Management because they would have to deal with the situation since I purchased the refrigerator online. A Best Buy Case Manager contacted me within a short amount of time. I explained what happened and the Best Buy Case Manager stated she would talk with the Delivery Service to get the refrigerator back to my house that evening. The Case Manager contacted me back, again within a short amount of time, and stated they could not bring the refrigerator until the next morning between 0830 and 1000.

    As a temporary fix, I kept the cooler filled with ice so my food, 18 month old's milk and medicine would not spoil. I am hopeful the refrigerator I purchased is delivered without incident. However, it is 0930 hours and I haven't received an email, text or telephone call of the delivery, which I previously received with the first delivery date. I clicked on the link to check status of delivery and it states my order is now on back order. This was never told to me by any Best Buy representative. I called the Case Manager's telephone number she provided and was speaking to another representative when the phone hung-up and when I recalled it did it again. I called the Falls Church store and it is closed at this time.

    I've also sent an email to the Best Buy's Case Manager, who is handling the damages claim, again which I think is minor, in comparison to what else happened with Best Buy's Delivery Service. I also emailed the Assistant Manager at Falls Church asking for him to forward my complaint email to Corporate/Regional Managers. I hope Best Buy stands by their customer service and provide remedy for this incident. I feel Best Buy's Delivery Service was wrongful in many ways, more so, for their actions in removing a refrigerator which was purchased with a protection plan from my home without authorization. Additionally, they knew I needed it to store my 18 month's milk and medicine.

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    Reviewed April 16, 2016

    Three items ordered on April 4th, scheduled expedited shipping was April 8th via UPS, on the 8th only two items received. I first phoned UPS whom stated the third package was never received even though it was listed on the packing sheet. I phoned Best Buy and was told they would phone UPS to initiate an investigation. I told them we will blame this on UPS as they never received the third package. I was then told it would be reshipped with a scheduled delivery date for April 15th, and that I would receive a email with tracking information.

    As of April 14th I had not received an email. I phoned Best Buy customer service to inquire about the package as well as the Email. The young associate checked and informed me that my package had not been picked up by UPS, I hit the roof questioning how I could expect it the next day, she could not answer my question. I requested to speak with a supervisor whom told me the employee I spoke with gave me the wrong information and that perhaps the tracking information went to trash when the email was sent. She repeated the package would arrive on April 15th, I informed the supervisor of it did not arrive I would request a refund.

    After finishing this frustrating call I RECEIVED an email with tracking information that could not be utilized meaning the label had been made. The tracking information began late last night and it was delivered after Two weeks. However I believe had I not called I would not have received it today. The UPS driver whom delivered the package today. After hearing all I endured informed me of two things, one they would not have RESHIPPED this package if they had sent it. Instead Best Buy would have tracked it first. Second she further explained UPS picks up from Best Buy daily. She stated they absolutely overlooked my package but failed to admit it. THIS WAS A FRUSTRATING EXPERIENCE TO SAY THE LEAST, BEST BUY SHOULD DO BETTER!!

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    Reviewed April 15, 2016

    Best Buy sold me a $3000 refrigerator with a 5-year warranty. The ice maker has broken after 1 year and they have not been able to fix it. They will not give me a replacement refrigerator, but continue to send parts and repairmen to my house. I have read other complaints about Samsung refrigerators and would like to know if there are enough for a class action suit against Samsung and Best Buy. Why does Best Buy keep selling refrigerators that don't work? One of the repairmen who came to my house joked that Samsung kept him in business. How can we track all these Samsung repair issues? Who is an advocate for the consumer? Writing reviews is cathartic, but does not get my refrigerator fixed nor my money refunded.

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    Reviewed April 14, 2016

    I am a college student majoring in Business. As every college student, we spend our lives on our computers keeping our projects, papers and notes saved on it. In February, my 5-year-old computer stopped turning on and I was forced to go purchase a new one. The first store I stopped by was Best Buy. I only needed a cheap computer that was going to last me until graduation (last week of April) and on which I could do research and use Microsoft Office. I purchased a computer that according to the sales rep was "the best value for my money" and spent $400 instead of the $200 I was planning on spending. Now here comes the real reason why I will NEVER EVER purchase anything else at Best Buy. My computer sound stopped working 1 month after my purchase. I took time off my lunch break at work to ask a member of the Geek Squad their opinion on the problem.

    They told me I would have to leave my computer here several days because they could not figure out why my computer did not recognize the speaker that was install inside of it. With interviews, final projects, and finals coming up, I could not spend several days without a computer so I decided to take it back as I was told that the only problem was that I would not have sound on it anymore. That I can survive without! However, a week and a half after I stopped by, some weird screen started appearing every time I was turning on my computer. As I could still exit and save this screen and access Windows, I just decided to ignore this and keep working on my computer. After 1 week and a half, my computer stayed stuck on that screen and never allowed me to open Windows again; everything on my hardware was deleted and the computer did not recognize there was a program installed in it.

    I went back again to Best Buy hoping I could get that fix, get a new computer or get my money but instead all I got was: a Geek Squad member giving me a pity look and telling me everything was gone and that it was just a defective computer; a manager lying to me about the fact that by sending my computer to the manufacturing, I would get all my files back; being told that I should have returned it after 15 days - WHAT DEVICE BREAKS DOWN AFTER 15 DAYS?!? I thought mine breaking down after 30 was a shame, so I don't know what they think people will return in 15 days; being told that it will take 2 WEEKS for my computer to be fixed - I am graduating in 2 weeks; being told that they could buy off my computer but for half of the price and with store coupons - like I want to spend any more money in the store!!! And finally, that if I need a computer I should buy a new one and return it in 15 days...

    I am a college kid without revenue who just invested $400 in a computer that will never work and that I can't be reimbursed forever. HOW DO I AFFORD ANOTHER COMPUTER?!? So in other words, Best Buy just stole $400 from me. I have no computer to work on and in 2 weeks I will nicely receive a computer that will probably break down 1 month after. Thank you Best Buy. It was a great experience to do business with you. I will make sure I advertise AGAINST you and that I never ever give you a cent again! PS: I do not even have a receipt anymore since they took it with the computer... So 0 proof this computer is mine other than the paper the Geek Squad gave me. I would attach this to my review but no way. I walk back to my house then back to school to attach this document. I am already wasting enough time working on school computers as it is!

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    Reviewed April 14, 2016

    I really want to give them negative stars. This will not let me post without giving them at least one star. I would love to give them a - (that's minus) 5 Stars. Can I give a review of the Geek Squad and Best Buy any less. I brought my laptop there about 3 months ago to have my keyboard replaced. Paid them $150 upfront. I showed up three weeks later to see if it was complete. One of their service reps tell me that they called my cellphone 3x and they told me what the problem was with my keyboard. Well, I showed him my cellphone with no messages and a log without any of their numbers. He straight out lied to me, repeatedly. He then wanted another $100 from me because he said they had diagnosed the problem as a keyboard issue (which I already knew and had paid for 3 weeks earlier). More lies and absolute frustration. After he finally agreed that the Geek Squad was wrong and would repair it for the original $150 I paid for it.

    I show up a month later as I never got a call saying that it was complete. And don't ever try to call to Best Buy or the Geek Squad because unless you want to wait 30 minutes, you will never get through on the telephone. I go into the place and they need to do something else on the computer. More frustration! They tell me that they will ship my laptop to me once they're done with my laptop in a couple of days. The Geek Squad guy double checked my address and I left the store again! One more month later I call them to see what happened. The girl on the line tells me they shipped it and Canada Post returned it to them. Well another unbelievable lie, we all know that Canada Post leaves notices if they can't deliver it. I asked for a tracking number and they couldn't give me one.

    It's now one more month and I decided to spend the half hour getting through to someone. I get through and finally speak with someone who tells me that it was shipped by their courier who they use ALL OF THE TIME which is UPS (shock not Canada Post like the last lie I heard from the Geek Squad). It was shipped on March 16, 2016 and returned unknown address. I tell the person that I need to speak to a manager. After another 15 minutes waiting on the phone I get to speak with Joey. I tell him that I need for one of his guys to now personally deliver my laptop to me. He double checks for the 10th time that they have my address correct (which they have always had correct) and says he will call me back later today to setup a good time to have one of his guys come by on Monday April 18, 2016.

    Well... we will see if Joey can finally get my laptop to me. My experience with the Geek Squad and Best Buy on Fairway Road in Kitchener Ontario has been horrendous to say the least! If anyone else finds themselves in a similar fashion with this store I can only suggest you call them at their number 519-783-0333 and I got their store manager's extension Ryan **(spelling???) is ext. **. DO NOT USE THE GEEK SQUAD!

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    Reviewed April 12, 2016

    BEST BUY - IT'S A NIGHTMARE TO DEAL WITH. ONCE YOU PAID NOW YOU ARE ON THE MERCY OF BEST BUY MANAGER who never comes on phone and lots of young part-time unskilled labors who has a perfect line to reply after listening your incidence "I don't know" and transfer to another person so you keep on repeating your nightmare story with most ignorant staff. Worst life experience to deal with & when you ask them to cancel the order they deduct arbitrary amount. SHAME ON BEST BUY.

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    Reviewed April 11, 2016

    About 3 years ago, we purchased a washer/dryer and put on Best Buy's Credit Card. It's called "buyers reward" and It was to be "no interest charge for 36 months" - we paid off this loan in April of 2016 in full to find out that they're are charging us more than $1300.00. And when objected to this, because no one ever told us that if we were 1 day late, we would be charged for the entire period! And on top that, when I objected to the charge, they immediately referred my account to collection. I've never had my account referred to collection. I have 830 FICO, and this company has just damaged my credit which not only I have reported them to the State and Federal consumer bureaus, I intend to bring a law suit charging them with unnecessary reporting of my account to collection without giving me a chance clear the matter with them. I would stay away from this company as far as I can!

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    Reviewed April 9, 2016

    It would take forever to explain all of the problems that I have with the Best Buy credit card but I would like to explain some of them briefly. For 8 years since the credit card was opened, my account constantly shows strange phone numbers and emails which I never had or known. No matter how many times I delete them, new numbers appear again. For almost 7 years, the alert system on my account never works and the alerts that I set up disappear just on the next day. The Customer service ignores this situation completely. The due date changed to 2 weeks before my original one, unexpectedly after I had made my payment after which I received a late payment fee even though I made the payment 9 days before my original due date.

    Since 2008 I tried to change only 2 letters in my first name and last name but it is also an extremely difficult task for Best Buy as well as the change of my address. It took months to delete the protection plan from my account that I never agreed to get. There was even another account which I never opened, or never received a card for this account. When I was buying a computer which costed $1,079, I asked the worker to charge $1,000 from my card (because I have $1000 credit line on the credit card) and the rest in cash but, she ignored me completely and charged me the full amount from my card which added another negative in my credit history. Even though I have a very good credit history, I have a lot of negatives which never disappear from Best Buy and I don't understand why because I always make all of my payments on time in all the years that I have had this card.

    In 2014 the Purchase History stopped appearing on my account, the reward points I didn't get at all, no mater my purchase was $40 - $60, or worth more than $1000 the account shows "no purchases for last 18 month". It took several months for my Purchase History to appear after calling almost every month, but when it finally appeared all the points have expired. In addition, I received information that my husband, in 2012, who is the second holder of credit card, opened a second ID. He was shocked because he doesn't even know which email, login or password I use for Best Buy and never opened an additional ID.

    My call to Customer Service, again, took almost 90 minutes and after talking to four representatives, I finally got transferred to a Supervisor. He was very rude, started to teach me how to use a reward system, he told me that I don't have the patience to wait 30 days until my points appear on my account. He wasn't even listening to what I've been waiting for this for over 12 months and I went through hell for all the years of using this credit card. I asked to fill out a complaint about this and mystical ID. He told me that my account will be put on security review and a month later I will get the lost points.

    But 3 months passed, I called twice during this period of time, but the fake ID was not deleted from my account and I never received my promised points. The only thing that I found out is that no one filled out any complaint which means that the Supervisor just LIED to me to get rid of me and they are offering that I fill it out now. No matter what Bank this credit card has transferred to, the situation has not changed for the better.

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    Reviewed April 9, 2016

    I purchased a HP Split x2 13-r010dx - 13.3 from Best Buy in December 2014. Within 3 days of use it died. The power system would not function and it would not charge. They replaced it. 3 months later it died with the same charging issues. Geek Squad repaired it. The whole process took about a month and a half. Then it died in November of 2015. The trackpad and the power system was not functioning. The geek squad sold me a warranty for $210 for 1 year and told me it would cover everything for 1 year. The laptop died again in April 2016. The power system is completely died. When I took it to Best Buy they told me I would have to pay for the repairs. Not only did they not honor their own warranty or the fact that their own repairs did not repair the computer.

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    Reviewed April 8, 2016

    Purchased 4 yr plan for my dehumidifier via AmEx. Gave dehumidifier to brother who is blind and in poor health. He returned the dehumidifier to me. Best Buy refused to transfer the plan back into my name even though I paid for the plan. Best Buy expects my ailing brother-in-law to call them and transfer the plan back to me. UNBELIEVABLE!! Will NEVER shop at this merchant again!

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    Reviewed April 7, 2016

    BEST BUY IS LITERALLY STEALING MONEY!! I order an Apple Air Laptop on 12/18/15 because your website stated it would ship and arrive before Christmas. Trusting Best Buy I ordered it for my wife. On 12/19/15 I received an email stating it shipped and indicated it would arrive 12/22/15 and that it would need to be signed for. I skipped my meeting on 12/22/15 to sign for an item that never showed. Christmas came and went and I had nothing to give to my wife. I emailed Best Buy and received an email on 12/26/15 stating, "I can see that the order is still on UPS process". The website is still saying that it will arrive 12/22/15. I called yesterday 01/02/16 and FINALLY they tell me it was LOST in transit.

    So I waited for a lost item that would never show, missing my meeting and not having a gift for her for Christmas. And on 12/26/15 they said it was still on its way!!! The lady on the phone yesterday stated she will resend a refurbished laptop and give me $25 off. $25 OFF is the best BEST BUY CAN DO!!! I didn't have anything for my wife for Christmas. I skipped my meeting so that I could be home to sign for it. What will Best Buy really do for me? I am an Amazon customer all the way but wanted to give you the business this Christmas. Don't make me feel like I made a mistake. Best Buy ruined my Christmas. So finally receiving the laptop, I took it into the Apple Store to get it set up.

    The Apple store told me that the laptop is already set up as someone else's MacBook Air and running Microsoft and that there is nothing they can do about that. They instructed me to return the laptop to Best Buy. I then went back to Best Buy and they said they couldn't take the laptop back. So then I decide to call Best Buy. After speaking with them for a while, they too instructed me that they couldn't take it back. So I asked to speak to someone higher up and after waiting for 9 minutes their phone disconnected me. This is the most ridiculous thing I have every heard. Please do not support Best Buy. Please reserve your shopping for Amazon. They offer the Best customer service. This is truly a bad company that will surely sink along with Circuit City.

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    Reviewed April 5, 2016

    I purchased an open box car stereo (Pioneer SPH-DA120) online that was for pickup in Roseville, MN. The cost of the stereo was $350.00 plus tax. I picked the stereo up Friday night and learned later that night after I got home that several parts were missing. I called Best Buy Roseville and the person that answered the main line said that I could bring it in and get a new stereo (non-open box) in exchange.

    Unfortunately the Roseville store didn't have a new one, so they said to go to Oakdale or Blaine and they will exchange it. I arrived at the Blaine (Northtown) store at 10:00 am on Saturday morning. I was first told that I needed to take another open box unit in exchange, but after the help desk person fumbled through (3) different open box units, not feeling confident that all the parts were in ANY of them, I was told that they actually couldn't give me a new one. Reason? Because the Best Buy Roseville store had to authorize it.

    So as I stood there (it's now 11:30 am) I called Best Buy Roseville. They finally did authorize it... But after another 20 minutes the help desk person came back and said they actually don't have any new ones. Wow. Hard to believe, because Friday night they had THREE in stock. So I called Best Buy Roseville back and spoke to the manager, she said that she could get me a new one, but it would need to come from the Eau Claire store. I said "OK", and then she said that the price was 10% off retail. I told her that I paid $350 for my unit (she knew this, because she had already called up my order and saw it) and the retail is $600. So now I owe an additional $190?? How is that an even exchange? So now I have called over 2 managers as I stand there at the Blaine store (it is now 12:30 pm) and said that I don't care about the new unit, just piece together a complete set and I'll let you install it. I had my stereo installed in Best Buy Blaine on 3/28/16.

    The install was sloppy, nuts/bolts/trimmed wires and shavings all over the seats, cup holders and compartments. Very unprofessional. The next morning I get in my car and none of the heating and air controls work. First time it has been chilly since Monday, so I hadn't tried them before today. So now I have to drive all the way back to Best Buy to have them fix this. This review covers TWO Best Buy stores, and that shows how good the Best Buy name is overall. I sent this review to both stores, emailed the company as well as their headquarters. I received ZERO response.

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    Reviewed April 4, 2016

    My 9-month-old HP laptop had developed problems with the keyboard. It was not working correctly most days, some days not at all. I took it to the local BB in Columbus, GA. They evaluated it, were not able to find a solution, and determined it would have to be sent to the service center in KY. I also mentioned that the door to the disc drive did not open well and it took multiple attempts to open (a problem I had since day 1). Several days later the service center in KY contacted me to say the problem was liquid damage. There was something sticky on the keys. First of all, I am CERTAIN nothing was spilled on the computer, second the local geek squad did not detect this at all.

    I was informed that it would be over $200 to get it repaired. I requested to speak with a supervisor no less than SIX times but I never received the first response. I felt that this was extortion and relayed that to the employees I spoke with. When I received the computer back, I was charged also for a replacement of the disc drive which I did not authorize. It works even worse, and the plate in front is now falling off. The geek squad at the local store were fine, but the service center are extortionists. Has anyone else had trouble with them? I have heard others have. I would love to find a group that would pursue this as a class action suit. Anyone interested or know how to begin?

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    Reviewed April 4, 2016

    Needed help with my phone, So I stood there for at least 30 minutes with no help or consideration of my time. I do understand people do get busy, But these were hourly employee That were going out of their way taking their time. Employees kept looking up and dropping their heads, repeatedly getting up to put one piece of paper in the garbage can. I got so upset I left. Sanford Florida off Rinehart Rd.

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    Reviewed April 3, 2016

    I purchased a Samsung tv with protection plan. Started having problems in Jan 2016. Called 2/1/16 and of course waited a week for someone to come and replace HD cord, not problem. Ordered part, came back, wrong part, ordered 2 parts, came back, put them in. By now the 30 day window they "guarantee" has passed. Not fixed. Out again 3/17. Pronounced not fixable, issued invoice for new one. To store 3/28 where no clue how to process. Finally 4 hours later TV ordered with protection plan. To be delivered 4/2 8-12, NO SHOW but they charged my credit card for protection plan! Multiple phone calls to store, Geek Squad, dispatcher etc. No one knows where TV is. If they locate cannot deliver before 4/7 with another 4 hour time frame. I guess I don't have a life. I did call my credit card and put the charge for the protection plan in dispute but I still have no TV 2 months later.

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    Reviewed March 30, 2016

    On the 24th of March I awoke at 3am to purchase an Mac Air for my niece's graduation. The laptop was advertised in a VIP sale for $150 (Canadian) off the regular price. Paid for it. When the computer did not arrive I checked order status. Canceled. Upon contacting customer service was told that there was a "security" issue, which was nonsense. Customer service then attempted to have me repurchase product at regular price. Classic bait and switch. A truly fraudulent organization. Will be contacting media. Will never deal with them again.

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    Reviewed March 25, 2016

    Failure to provide warranty repair as required by contract. On December 22, 2014 I purchased an LG WT1001CW washing machine from Best Buy Store #1423 in San Jose, CA. I also purchased an extended 5-yr warranty from Best Buy covered by their agent AIG. The washer began leaking and on March 17, 2016 a Best Buy contracted repair agent made a house call to repair the machine. Hoses were tightened and a dispenser aligned. Unfortunately, the machine leaked again the next day. The warranty repairman requested that AIG authorize a new part and to date they have refused to do so. It has been more than a week and I am now incurring costs washing clothes at a public laundromat.

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    Reviewed March 25, 2016

    On 2/18/16 bought sets of Samsung appliances, refrigerator, gas stove, dishwasher and microwave. The rep and I agreed for the delivery date of 3/24/16, Thursday and I will take a day off on that day. I bought these appliances since my wife and I wanted to upgrade our kitchen. I contracted a contractor for the remodeling of our kitchen. Bought the quarts countertop and all the materials. The work will be done 3 days before the delivery of the appliances to start on 3/22/16. On 3/22/16, Best Buy delivery called and informed me that the stove is still back order and it will not be included in the 3/24 delivery. After more than a month of waiting and planning with the contractor, I have re-schedule him at a cost of $150 more on our contract.

    On 3/24/16, I waited for Best Buy delivery. After many hours of waiting, at 4 pm, I called the delivery department and found out that around 5 pm that they will come. They finally arrived around 5pm. I ask the guys to deliver inside the house the refrigerator and the rest of the appliances at the garage. The guys said that they cannot deliver the ref inside the house since they did not bring a dolly. That they just have to leave all of the appliances in the garage. Surprise and upset after a long day waiting and these delivery guys, I cannot believe that they do not have a dolly. I did not agree and they left. The worst ever experience I had. Plus many wasted time on hold talking to their customer service. Very poor service.

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    Reviewed March 24, 2016

    I chatted on the website to make sure the product I was trying to price match was able to be matched. After confirmation I drove to the store to find the Rep was wrong and the store will not price match the product. I printed the conversation to show the store. The Customer Service helpline cannot track to conversation. I explained I printed the chat and was told there was nothing they could do. Best Buy does not track chats.

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    Reviewed March 23, 2016

    A situation that has been going on for a month now. My neighbors brought some stuff from Best Buy and had it delivered. The 3rd party delivery company, Penn Ridge Trucking, somehow took out my mail box and had to have a tow truck pull them out of the ditch. Never left a note or anything, we just came home to the mailbox all over the yard. My neighbor filed a complaint and it has now been four weeks and I still do not have a mailbox. Best Buy wants me to deal with the 3rd party delivery company, needless to say they are in NO hurry to get my mail box replaced. I am telling them I am taking them to court if not resolved by Friday.

    They are stating they think the estimates are too much money and the contractor is too far away (60 miles from my house, when they are 52.5 miles from my house and made a delivery here. Best Buy will not deal with me and always refer me to the 3rd party. All I want is the mailbox the same as I had and placed back where it was.

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    Reviewed March 22, 2016

    I recently went on their site to purchase refurbished wireless beats. The deal of the day on sale for $89.99. I put my credit card information and verified what shipping I wanted. As I was about to click submit the price changed right before my eyes to $99.99. I almost missed it, but since I was checking shipping options I thought maybe I picked for faster shipping, but I didn't. It was the free shipping. I looked down on my clock and it was 10:01pm. I thought to myself it's not midnight so I called customer service and was told nothing they could do about it. I held 45 min for a supervisor and the whole time I have "jawanza" saying sorry.

    Supervisor gets on the line, says the same thing. Ok maybe they did me a favor because I won't be shopping at Best Buy anymore. Last week I bought 2 iPad minis and I had issues with online order then also. I had to cancel my order and purchase it in store because I had a visa gift card and credit card. You can't pay online with 2 forms of credit (stupid I know). Well I didn't realize they added some anti-virus software to my cart for free. Well when they canceled my order they charged me $29.99 for the unwanted software. I still bought the mini and I got another one for my son. I had to get the manager of the store to get customer relations to refund that. I'm within my 2 weeks so I may just take those back and take my business elsewhere. It's like giving the cashier money and in mid air she changes the price on you.

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    Reviewed March 21, 2016

    I purchased and successfully installed Office 365 on my new PC purchased from Best Buy. Ever since, I get notices from Best Buy to install Office 365. When I go online to check on my Office account, I get an error message when I click on Manage Account. I contacted Microsoft, the account is active. I contacted Geek Squad, referenced in the error message, they checked and determined it was a problem with Best Buy's website. I contacted Best Buy Customer Service: 1) I got a message to call and ask for the computing dept. The phone system is a nightmare, there doesn't appear to be a "computing dept", and twice the system hung up on me. 2) Subsequent contacts with Customer Service kept referring me back to Microsoft and Geek Squad who had already determined the problem was with Best Buy. 3) The problem isn't resolved and I'm not interested in wasting more time trying to get Best Buy to address the problem. VERY poor customer service.

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    Reviewed March 20, 2016

    On 2/12/2016 purchased a 400 computer. On 3/19/2016 the computer no longer holds a charge (unless power cord is plugged in). Went to the Elizabethtown, KY store to only be dismissed with no regard for my problem or situation. I contacted Best Buy consumer relations office and spoke to a Shawn @ 18004435778 ext **, who promised to contact me back and at 4:00 I had to place a call back to him because he failed to assist a customer, and still he left me on hold and transferred me to the Elizabethtown, KY store where I spoke to Brandon the store manager. I would advise anyone who is looking to purchase a product from Best Buy to think twice. They are NOT A household company, they are a profit company, and customer service and satisfaction is not their concern. Run consumer run.

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    Reviewed March 19, 2016

    I decided to pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge from Best Buy as they appeared to be offering a good deal. The pre-order process in the store was ok, no problems at that point. I was informed that someone will call me when the phone was available to pick up. I waited patiently until I received an email message saying that my order was cancelled as I did not pick the phone by certain date. I was surprised. I decided to call customer service to find out what happened. The first person I spoke with was helping me to make a reorder and when it was almost done, suddenly, the call was transferred to another representative. I had to explain again the whole situation and again waited patiently to again reorder the phone. After more that an hour on the phone, the representative was able to reorder the phone.

    A day after, I received an email saying that my phone was ready to pick up and that the rest of my order was shipped. When I was checking what was shipped, I found something I did not order but I was charged for (nothing expensive but I did not order it). I thought if I should call again and simply as that they cancel that item for my order. I decided to call again knowing it could take long time again to fix that (again another half hour of my time). I spoke with a representative and she said that the item could not be cancelled as it was shipped already but that I had the option to return it to any store and get the money back. At that point, my patience was not as from the beginning, so I told the representative that it was not my fault and that I do not want to use my time to go and return an item I did not ask for. So, she gave me another option, to return it by mail. Again, I told her that I was not going to do that either.

    She said that those were the only options. After all my time dealing with that, I asked her to talk with her supervisor and find a way someone can come to my house and pick up the unwanted item. She put me on hold and then came back to me to say that her supervisor also said that I had only two options. Well, again, I told her that there was another option, to put the supervisor on the phone so I can speak with her. That funny thing was that somebody answered the call and play the supervisor role but she sounded as the representative I was speaking with. So I told that "supervisor" how unfair the whole situation was. She ended up giving me the item free of charge and I agreed and told her that I thought it was fair after all the bad experience I had with Best Buy. She also said that the money would be returned to my credit card or gift card I paid with.

    I told her that I want the money back on my credit card as I do not think on buying again from Best Buy. She said that she cannot control that. I told her that it was ok. That, it was going to be the price I have to pay for buying from Best Buy, that I have learned my lesson and that I was going to write this report so other people know about the Best Buy service. She immediately told me that the money will be back on my credit card. Then, I thought to leave this and not to write this report but I changed my mind.

    Today when I went to pick up my phone to the store I asked for the phone to be delivered to. I got into the store and asked for the phone and they told me that the phone was not there. She checked and told me that the phone was in another store. At that point, I could not believe the whole situation. I went to the other store and finally got my phone. I just hope that everything is ok with it and that I do not have to come back to Best Buy again. I rather get whatever I need in any other store or online site than from Best Buy. I just hope that this serve as an advice that sometimes getting "good deals" to save money might end up in paying more in some other ways.

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    Reviewed March 19, 2016

    I went to Best Buy located at Lee Summit, Kansas City, MO to upgrade my Lenovo Laptop RAM from 4 GB to 16 GB. I was charged $39.99 for memory installation. I took the laptop home and noticed that the Laptop keeps restarting itself after the RAM upgrade. When I went back to the store to meet the Geek Squad team, they were unable to get the right RAM for me rather they told me that the problem is from my hard drive. My laptop works perfectly well with the 4 GB. They agreed to refund the money for buying the RAM but refused to refund the money for memory installation. I may not be a computer wizard but I know that the problem is that they installed the wrong RAM. I went home with my laptop without any RAM upgrade but was still charged for the service.

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    Reviewed March 17, 2016

    I bought a laptop. They only give 14 days return policy on laptops which is very inconvenient as problems never show in 14 days!!! After 4 months the computer the installed mouse pad froze, the computer detected a USB WHICH WAS NEVER ATTACHED!!! And all the softwares just froze while you are working on it. So then they offer sending it to be fixed and it's been more than 2 months NOW!!! And I never heard back from them. When you call their customer service line they are very helpless and useless. The only answer I got was "oh well sorry to hear that, there's nothing we can do." I asked him to track the item if it's lost or can't be fixed. I need my money back!!!! THEY DID NOTHING TILL TODAY. This call was last week!!!

    Therefore, please save your money because you are just spending your money on illusions spending it with Best Buy. Bad quality, poor service and helpless customer service!!! ALSO most of their items on floor are refurbished and not checked well so they are of very bad quality. This is why it's cheap! FUTURE SHOP WAS WAY BETTER. I DON'T recommend that store to professional practical people.

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    Reviewed March 16, 2016

    I made a purchase of a Xbox One 1Tb bundled with The Division game, 3 other games and a extra controller on 3/11/16. Everything was fine until I went on Best Buy's on 3/14/16 and the website said they are now including as free copy of Grand Theft Auto V as well as in-game money. You would think since I purchased it 3 days before the sale and spent $600 dollars and it's a digital file anyways they would go ahead and throw in the free game for me. Nope!! I called them I wrote them email after email. Nope they wouldn't do it. "Price match does not apply to free games" I was told on the phone. I am furious!! I will never deal with overpriced Best Buy again. I am done with them. Been an elite plus member for years but not anymore. I guess they would rather lose a loyal customer than give a FREE game out that they are giving out free anyways.

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    Reviewed March 15, 2016

    In September, I bought an HP PC for about $800. I bought a virus protector along with it and installed it immediately. After a month, my laptop stopped working as well and was very slow. I just recently took it up to the Best Buy and asked them to fix it and they said it would be $200. That's ridiculous. I didn't pay $800 for it to stop working after a month and then pay $200 more shortly after. They just want all my money.

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    Reviewed March 15, 2016

    A few months ago bought an adapter so that my computer can connect with my projector. I never could make it work, but thought that the Geek Squad knows all and I was just too dumb to make it work. Had a computer wizard over for supper and asked him why it wouldn't work. He said that they sold me the wrong adapter and told me what to ask for at the Best Buy. Went back, got the right adapter, and the good news is that it worked just fine. But they wouldn't take back the wrong one they sold me because it was more than 15 days. They wouldn't give me store credit or even half the purchase price. They suggested I sell it on Ebay. Learned that Best Buy has some Geeks who don't know beans and they won't honor their promise to make it right.

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    Reviewed March 13, 2016

    Sorry, but the environmental fee scam stopped me from buying today. Come on, give me a break. If it's legit, put it in the price, which it isn't. The provincial government collects tire disposal fees which are passed on to customers but who collects the environmental fee collected by Best Buy? It will be your demise over time, trust me.

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    Reviewed March 11, 2016

    I bought a Samsung Galaxy Note 5 last year. The first phone I had, I had to return in within their 12 or 14-day policy due to phone issues already... They sent me to another location to get the same phone (inconvenience yes) and have had issues with it nonstop... Best Buy won't take responsibility and replace the phone. They sent me to Samsung. Samsung didn't do squat. Spoke to AT&T several times where I was told that I can go back to Best Buy and have the phone replaced. It was back and forth nonstop. Seriously, do not buy from Best Buy because it will be the worst buy and purchase ever!!! Now I am stuck paying for a brand new phone that drops calls and people several times say they can't hear me on my end, but I can hear them.

    It's enough to get your blood pressure through the roof... just ask AT&T how many times I have called them and the best they could do is send me refurbished crap. Sorry I am paying for a brand new phone that works like crap. Just a hint to consumers, Best Buys and Walmarts only sell refurbished not brand new!!! Stay away!!! They won't help you after your 2-week policy of returning a defective item is up... Oh, how convenient to give us 14 days to see if the item works or doesn't work!!! Scammed and won't do business at Best Buy again!!!

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    Reviewed March 11, 2016

    I needed a new a computer microphone, and figured that the local La Mesa, CA store would be a convenient place to find one. I walked up and down aisle after aisle looking for the item. Multiple store employees saw my obvious attempt to locate a product, but would avoid eye contact and not ask if I needed assistance. Most were engaged in personal conversations with other employees, I was the ONLY customer in the store! I finally located the item and proceeded to the empty register line and waited. Two employees were happily engaged in a personal conversation and did not acknowledge me for over 30 seconds. I finally yelled "excuse me, are you working." It's no wonder there were no other customers in the store. I'll never go back.

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    Reviewed March 10, 2016

    Purchased a Logitech gaming mouse that broke after a month. I did not have a receipt and the card I used to purchase it had expired. Was told that they could not exchange or replace the product even though I could show the purchase date and time on my bank statement because "store policy" said they had to refund the money to the card used.

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    Reviewed March 8, 2016

    Bought a k800 wireless keyboard for a present. When they opened it the u key and shift did not work together to form a capital letter. Everything else worked perfectly. Went to return it for a working one but 15 days expired so now we have a broken gift out of the box. They DO NOT back the products they sell. They will send you out the door pointing at the manufacturer. It is ridiculous 15 days.

    Thank God for Amazon 60 day return policy on ALL items. And if something's broke you don't have to take it back. I bought a ps4 from amazon and 40 days later it broke. They sent me out a new one overnight and 3 days later sent me a box to return the old one. Best buy is only in the name. It's the worst buy by far. Amazon has risen above the other retailers because of their crappy return policies compared to amazons no questions 60 days.

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    Reviewed March 7, 2016

    Recently, we purchased a dishwasher from our local Best Buy in Frederick. The Best Buy in our area now has another company known as "Pacific Kitchen and Home" doing their appliance sales in their stores. The sales staff for Pacific Kitchen and Home was inattentive and somewhat rude (it turned out that the appliance salesperson we had met with was actually the store Manager for the appliance division!!!) This "manager" was talking on his cell phone the entire time he wrote up my order (no wonder he got it wrong). The dishwasher was delivered as promised, but in the wrong color (black, not stainless steel) and the wrong model number (not what we thought we had purchased in the store!).

    The salesperson/Manager assured us we were purchasing the 800 series Bosch dishwasher in the store but the 500 series was delivered to our home. The delivery men were in a hurry and assured me that the dishwasher was stainless, not black, as I had noticed. They told me that the black was just a "peel off protective coating," and that the correct dishwasher was being delivered. My plumber arrived to install it (at a cost of about $150 per hour) and then I realized it was the wrong dishwasher (just glad I was home to notice it before it was fully installed). I called the store and they refused to allow me to speak to the Manager, and would not do anything to correct the issue besides offering to install it for us. (We made them aware that they had already broken our trust...so why should we trust their installer?)

    They would not offer any discount for time off work or for what I had to pay my plumber for his visit to my home today. Instead, they told us that me or my wife would have to take ANOTHER FULL DAY off of work to meet the installer because they "did not make specific installation times." WOW...what a bunch of inconsiderate and incompetent jerks who obviously care NOTHING about their customers, their customer's lives or experiences, or whether or not their customers return to make other purchases or refer friends or family in the future. Not my idea of a business model...Just scratch Best Buy off of your list forever and go somewhere else more caring and professional to make any sort of appliance purchases.

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    Reviewed March 7, 2016

    Today (March 6th) I went to Best Buy to exchange a $70 Net Gear wi-fi booster I bought on Feb 13th. I bought the product on the recommendation of a Best Buy floor rep, and it did not work. When I arrived at the Nimitz store, I picked up a different booster to exchange and a couple of other electronics items to buy and then proceeded to the exchange department. I presented the clerk with my original receipt and the return item in its original box and packaging.

    The store clerk and then the manager told me that the fine print on my receipt indicates that Best Buy only honors a 15-day return policy. Since I was returning on day 22, my exchange would not be honored. I guarantee this hassle would not happen on Amazon. I now see why Best Buy is teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. Absent customer service and common courtesy, Best Buy's profit margin is Amazon's opportunity. I have probably purchased $10,000-$15,000 of merchandise from Best Buy over the past five or six years. I will never shop at Best Buy again. Hello Amazon!

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    Reviewed March 6, 2016

    I purchased a range. It took over a month to receive the range. I waited 3 times, 3 days all day. No call. No delivery. I was promised a check not a gift card. That was a lie. I got the runaround with so call corporate. Still not handled. I'm never going to deal with Best Buy again. Very unhappy customer! 3-1-16.

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    Reviewed March 5, 2016

    They charged me $56 to transfer my contacts and told me I had to give them cash.

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    Reviewed March 4, 2016

    I purchase a dishwasher online from Best Buy over President's Day weekend. It was to be delivered and installed on a Saturday however they showed up with the wrong dishwasher. I had to call back Best Buy and rescheduled for the following Friday. Then on Friday I learn that they can't find my dishwasher and wanted to know if it was at my house. They never located the unit so I had to reschedule for the next Friday and once again they brought the wrong unit. I have worked with 3 "caseworkers" and have waiting 3 weeks and they still can't seem to get me a dishwasher. On top of it, they are not willing to do anything to make up for the inconvenience they have caused. I asked for an afternoon delivery and they said they could only give me an 8 hour window. When they delivered the wrong unit their response was that the trucks were already out for the day so they cannot go back and get the right unit. This is the WORST experience ever.

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    Reviewed March 4, 2016

    Would have given zero stars but can't proceed. Attempting to get my television repaired under warranty. Item originally purchased from Future Shop. Best Buy supposed to honour the warranty. First attempt was early Sept. The last time I was in touch with someone I was on the phone. I'm in Canada and it took them a while to get me in touch with who I needed to speak to. That was my 6th and last interaction and it was in December. Nothing since at all. The company they chose has not once contacted me about the repairs. I sent them an email after I had to call them in Sept with pics at their request. This was after I had recontacted Best Buy to find out why I hadn't been contacted in a month, and it has stalled since then.

    4000.00 plus warranty for a tv. This is unsatisfactory, especially for such a renowned and supposedly respected company. I have not bought an item from them since which is a shame as I used to buy everything from Future Shop to which they were a parent company and had never had a problem with them in these regards. I have posted on their FB page and they told me who to email and they would sort the problem. Have emailed twice and no response from them. Am now going to be taking this to corporate.

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    Reviewed March 3, 2016

    Responding to a sale insert I venture into Best Buy's Ann Arundel Mills (MD) Magnolia store about a month ago. Informed that the advertised speakers were not in-stock I asked which models were. I agreed to be "up-sold" on "higher quality" units that were priced $600 higher. All-in, I dropped about $1,200 on speakers and cables.

    Imagine my surprise today when the store's GM "Rob" refused to accept the return of a never opened HDMI cable that was too short (1m) - even though I had purchased a more expensive 2m HDMI replacement at the Annapolis Best Buy store. I presented receipts for both purchases. I informed "Rob" that I considered his "take-it-or-leave it exception" offer of a store credit unacceptable considering the total I had already spent with Best Buy. I suggested issuing a credit for the full purchase price of the returned HDMI cable would be more appropriate as a courtesy to a good customer who was about to become a former customer. "Rob's" response was to warn me not to "threaten" him. What a clueless ignoramus! A threat would have involved suggesting that I was prepared to shove the disputed cable where the Sun doesn't shine for him. I intend to keep my promise - and never do business with Best Buy again!

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    Reviewed March 3, 2016

    We purchased an LG washer and dryer from Best Buy in December. The washer stopped working in February. Fortunately (or so we thought) we had purchased the service plan so we thought, no big deal, they'll come out and fix it. My husband scheduled the repair and was given a 4-hour window so he took time off of work to be home to have the washer repaired. First problem was that they sent one repairman after my husband had advised the person he spoke to on the phone that the washer and dryer was stacked so they said they would send two people. Once the repairman changes the part, the machine still doesn't work. Turns out we need a new motherboard. The repairman does not have an extra motherboard on him so he has to leave and we stay with broken machine and need to reschedule.

    When my husband calls to reschedule, he is told the first appointment available is a couple of weeks away. After 45 minutes on the phone, he is able to schedule an appointment within a week. The appointment is today. Yesterday, I called to confirm which stop we were on the driver's route since, now I'm going to need to take time off of work to be home for the service, and was told that they couldn't provide any detail beyond 8-noon. I advised the person that this was unacceptable considering that this is the second time we were going to need to take time off of work to be home to have a machine repaired that we just purchased two months ago and she said there was nothing she could do and advised that there was no supervisor she could call nor could she have our stop scheduled as the first of the day. After a horrible and unnecessarily long conversation with her, she finally let me speak to a supervisor.

    The supervisor advised that someone would call me around 8 am to let me know which stop we were on the route and, as far as she could see, if the repairman was on time, he should be here around 8:30 am. I requested to be contacted 30 minutes before so that I could run home from work. At 8:45 am I still hadn't received a call so I called and was advised that the person would be here between 9 am & 11 am. How it's even possible that at 8:45 am I can be told that the person might be here between 9 am and 11 am doesn't even make sense. Is he 15 minutes away or not? This my first time ever writing a review but the whole experience has been so incredibly frustrating that I found it necessary to warn others. I'd like to add that I do not blame the repairman at all for any of this. It is the company that has been negligent and is providing horrible service.

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    Reviewed March 2, 2016

    I purchased a Bluetooth by Plantronics, also purchased the extended warranty - free replacement but Best Buy after I have exchanged multiple times the best buy in Midwest City, Oklahoma told me that they could not do anything for me because, I have exchanged it too much. I said they should replace it or refund my money but I was told by corporate 188-best buy that they could not help. Guess I will need to spend lot of money on Attorney to keep Best Buy from cheating me out of my money. Do not buy anything from Best Buy.

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    Reviewed March 1, 2016

    It's a very long story...so here is some. I purchased a laptop in Jan. 2016, software. My computer, laptop & external hard drive were hacked big time. So I bought the Geek Squad support plan. Well after they have your money, they are of no help at all. They tell me it's my internet connection...then I call back & tell them it's all connected!! I actually got a phone number for their Corporate Headquarters for Best Buy. Phone # is 1-612-291-1000 or 1-866-650-7110 Ext. ** for Ryan. He acted like he was going to help me but Did Not!! PLEASE don't purchase from Best Buy. It will be the start of a HORRIBLE experience.

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    Reviewed Feb. 29, 2016

    Bought an open box Whirlpool refrigerator in 2015 which was sold to me as new with some slight cosmetic imperfections due to shipping damages. Since then I discovered through Whirlpool that the machine was actually sold earlier in 2013 and the problems I was having were similar to the problems the first owner had in 2013. I contacted Best Buy store & Best Buy corporate. They would do nothing for me! Disavowed any responsibility for not knowing it was a used machine. Tried to place the blame on Whirlpool, even though Best Buy sold it earlier. Shameful. If I wanted a used fridge I would have gone on Craig's List not a retail store like Best Buys. Worst Buys should be their new store name!!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 28, 2016

    When I decided to purchase a phone for my daughter, I went to Best Buy (Found out this was a big mistake). First off, the sale person told me that I should get the protection plan. They said it would cover any damage or theft of her phone. The sales person went on saying that in case I had to replace or repair the phone it would be done for FREE. Well I paid $10 a month for 4 years and the time came to use the protection that I was paying for. My daughter happened to drop the phone in some water and the result was the phone no longer turned on.

    Since her phone was no longer working, I took it to the Sioux Falls, SD Best Buy for repair or replacement. This was the beginning of a long battle with Best Buy in honoring what was promised by the sales person. My first hurdle to overcome was my 13 year old daughter set up the iCloud account without my involvement and could not remember the password. Best Buy said without having the password they were not able to get the serial number off the phone which no longer would turn on. Best Buy (Geek Squad) said my phone was now a $700 paperweight and they could not recover or reset the password. I am thankful that I would not accept that answer and continued to find a solution. I happened by chance to ask a sales person from Apple if there was a way to recover or reset my password. He told me all I had to do was call apple and they could reset it for me.

    Geek Squad Failed at this simple task. I contacted Apple and was able to reset my daughter password and save the phone. Now I had the serial number and returned to Best Buy thinking my problems were over. Best Buy now informed me that there was a $150 deductible. I told them that the sales person said there is no cost if I needed to replace the phone.

    After a long discussion I learned that when I purchased the plan 4 years ago it was without no deductible but recently they changed it. Best Buy would not honor the agreement and I finally gave in and paid the $150 for what I believed would provide me with a NEW phone. Little did I know that Best Buy says "You will receive a new phone" misleading a person to believe that the phone is fresh from the factory but in reality their definition of New is a phone that has not been owned by the customer and in fact REFURBISHED. (Be very careful since Best Buy plays with words to mislead a customer).

    After giving in and paying the $150 dollars, I received a phone which I still thought was brand new. I sent it to my daughter which lives 400 miles away. She started using the phone and found it was only charging up to 33% and no further. This same time I was in the hospital recovering from a surgery and not aware of the charging problem. After 3 weeks of recovering, I found out about the phone problems and told my daughter to get it back to Best Buy. Since my daughter lives in a city that does not have a Best Buy she was delayed in getting it to a Best Buy located in Rapid City, SD. When she took it to Best Buy, she learned from the Geek Squad that the phone was refurbished.

    Well because I canceled the worthless insurance after I received the replacement phone, Best Buy told her that they will not replace the defective phone. Best Buy told her that she would have to replace the bad battery on her own. My daughter asked them if they were sure it was just a bad battery and they said it was tested and they were certain it was the battery. Well my daughter relayed this information and I told her next time she was in Sioux Falls, I would see if Best Buy would stand behind their product.

    Well the time came that she was back in town with her phone. I called Best Buy and talked to a manager. He was very polite and provided a phone number of the Geek Squad. He told me to give them a call to get a replacement. He gave me some advice. He said that if the first person that I take to says they would replace the phone, demand to talk to the supervisor. (He said it's common that they will try to dismiss the claim and the only one that can help would be a supervisor). Well just like he said the man said they would not replace the defective phone because I canceled the protection plan after I received the phone. I asked to talk to a supervisor to get a final decision and he was reluctant to allow me a chance to go above him. Eventually he gave in and told me he would put his supervisor on the phone.

    After a lengthy wait time, a woman took my call. She identified herself as Tyece and asked how she could help me. I went over the story again and at the end of explaining what happened, she told me it's not their fault I canceled the plan and they would not replace their defective product. I asked her if it was common practice that a company as large of Best Buy would not replace products that were sent to customers defective. She told me that it was past 30 days and they didn't have to replace it. I again told her that my daughter was 13 years old and she didn't know it was defective until she brought it up to me. I told her that there was a delay in getting it to her because she was in a town without a best buy. All of this was not a concern to Tyece and she again told me it was my fault NOT theirs for canceling the plan. Tyece asked why I would cancel the plan. I told her that it is not a good plan and it was not worth the money in my case.

    Well after getting an unsympathetic response and a not our problem. I decided to take my phone to a cell phone repair business. I told them what best buy found wrong with the cell phone and they said it would cost $60 for a new battery. Thinking this would be the end to a long battle to have a cell phone fixed, I allowed them to replace the battery. Turns out BEST BUY was once again wrong and it is not the battery that is the problem. As of this writing I have yet to figure out the cause of the iPhone not charging.

    I am very disappointed with BEST BUY taking the money from my 13 year old daughter and giving her a defective product that they will not replace. So as of now I'm out $480 of protection plan, $150 for deductible and $63 for replacement battery, still without a working phone. I STRONGLY advice people to stay far away from Best Buy since their employees are either poorly trained or work on commissions which result in them misleading customers in order to make the sale.

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    After a positive interaction with Best Buy, Christy increased their star rating on March 8, 2016.

    Updated review: March 8, 2016

    Five days after filing a claim with the Better Business Bureau, I received a phone call from the General Manager of the Geek Squad. He was very apologetic about the damage to the computer during the battery replacement and the extraordinarily long time the laptop was in their hands. He said the repair typically takes 2 1/2 days. He claimed the laptop was subsequently lost by the shipper (they ship 30,000 units a day) and arranged for my son to visit the store and pick out a new computer. Case resolved satisfactorily.

    Original Review: Feb. 28, 2016

    I purchased Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga in Dec 2015 for $950 from Best Buy Store #333 in Louisville as a Christmas present. My son used it for 3 weeks at college before the battery stopped working. He took it to the Lancaster OH Best Buy and the Geek Squad manager offered two options for this brand new computer: deal with the manufacturer directly or send it off to Geek Squad repair. My son allowed Best Buy to send it to Louisville for repair on Jan 17 with a promised return date of Feb 4.

    On Feb 14, after one month in the service center, I called the Lancaster Best Buy and was told the technician cracked the laptop case while the battery was being replaced. I demanded a new laptop. I was told the laptop was repaired and was leaving the repair facility Feb 16 and we were provided a tracking number. It is now Feb 28 and the shipper reports they never received the package from the Geek Squad. This three-week-old computer should have been replaced immediately. At the very least it should have been replaced after the technician broke it. Now 6 weeks later they have lost it. I have spoken with both the Louisville and Lawrenceburg store managers and we still do not have the $1000 laptop which only worked for three weeks.

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    Reviewed Feb. 27, 2016

    The sales reps there look like they are mountain dwellers. Many have shaved head and Duck Dynasty style beards. Very unprofessional attire. It is difficult to find someone who really explains the details of the functions of the computer and its various features. It's like pulling teeth (or pulling hair) to get information out of them. There are few good people on the Geek Squad but even there the training and the knowledge to fix things lacks. Unfortunately there are no other good alternatives.

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    Reviewed Feb. 26, 2016

    I have called them 7 different times for the same issue. Why 7? They have hung up on me 4 of the 7 times and at least half were rude. I had to reexplain myself for 2 hours over and over again. I was not rude whatsoever, but I did not hold back my feelings on follow up calls after being hung up on as it is normal to be frustrated about it. My simple issue was never resolved (it was a return). They lost me forever. I will never go back nor recommend anybody purchase from them. They seriously need to reexamine their entire customer service department.

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    Reviewed Feb. 25, 2016

    Received RING DOORBELL as gift (birthday Jan 13th). Have Gift receipt. Tried to install but there was very poor reception both visually & audio. Called help team at RING.COM. They were very helpful, took us step by step, rebooting and resetting router. Had us test Bandwith resulting in finding that although our download speed is adequate, our upload speed is insufficient. At their suggestion we called our ISP who informed us that in the particular area that we live there is no way to attain the speed needed and until fiber optics are installed into our neighborhood we will be unable to use the RING DOORBELL. Did I mention that we additionally purchased accessory products to go with our 'gift'. All unusable.

    We went to Best Buy to return the original item and were refused. The customer service rep would not get the manager when we asked. He said it was beyond the return date and we opened the package (albeit neatly, no damage, etc). I explained we wanted the item but it is useless to us. Nowhere on the product or in the store advertising is there any mention of fiber optic or high upload Bandwith a requirement for use! We didn't request cash and said they could refund the account of the original purchaser. He wouldn't give us the name of the store manager nor his phone number, he said he was in a meeting. When we insisted he said - if you don't like it - call corporate, call corporate... That's it. Uncooperative, unhelpful! Is this the way Best Buy handles all its returns?

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    Reviewed Feb. 25, 2016

    I purchased a set of Sony Bluetooth headphones at Best Buy on 1-23-16. On 2-23-16 I was taking them off my head when the left earpiece snapped. It was past the 14 day return policy, now I am stuck with a pair of headphones that won't stay on my head! And I am 199.99 poorer! Sony won't help me either because it's " usual wear and tear". What a crock of crap! Thanks Best Buy and Sony! I will take my business elsewhere!

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    Reviewed Feb. 24, 2016

    Purchase HP laptop on December 31, 2015. Had to leave it for a week for them to set it up. I used it about 6 times. On February 20, 2016. Called Geek Squad several times and they were not able to fix it. Took it back to the store (Westland, MI). They kept the computer. Monday February 23,2016 called to tell me that it is defect from the manufacturer. Ok, only to be told that I wouldn't be getting it back for 2 to 4 weeks. The computer is less than 60 days. Only to be told that they would not replace it now. If it does get replaced after all this time it will be a refurbished one. I DID not purchase a refurbish.

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    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2016

    First off, beware of buying appliances with extended warranties at Best Buy/Pacific Sales. The process to try to get a claim resolved to get a refrigerator fixed or replaced is difficult, to say the least. In October 2014, I purchased a Samsung refrigerator/freezer with a 60 mo. warranty from Best Buy/Pacific Sales. The freezer section of the refrigerator failed just after Thanksgiving (late November 2015), just a few weeks outside of the manufacturer's warranty. On the bright side, the fridge part still works. After calling Best Buy support, and going through Pacific Sales and being on hold/waiting for callbacks for each, I finally made it to the warranty company, called WarrenTech.

    The warranty company farms the actual repair service out to a local outfit to fix the problem. The local repair service has been out to my home to attempt to diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair the problem with the unit *four times*. It is the end of February 2016, and the fridge still is not working. I thought the last repair was fixing it, since a few hours after the repair guy left, the thermometer (built into the fridge) for the freezer was reading 2 deg F. However, when I opened the freezer door, it was not cold. When I restarted the fridge by unplugging and plugging it back into the wall, the freezer temperature read 65 deg F. Basically, the same symptoms that happened from day one of this saga.

    At this point I really think it is time for them to replace the unit. However, WarrenTech says that they have to have at least three unsuccessful "authorization numbers" before they will replace (not repair) the unit. They say they currently only have two "authorization numbers" (which translate into "visits") - even though the service guys were here four times - once for the initial diagnosis, and the other three times for further troubleshooting and repair. So, they are going to have to go through the motion of sending the service guys out again, try and fix the thing - most likely unsuccessfully.

    As a result, the last call I made to WarrenTech didn't go so well. The person on the other end of the phone had no power to escalate this issue, or convert this series of unsuccessful "repairs" to a request that would replace the unit. She said I didn't meet the criteria of the warranty to allow a replacement to be made. Essentially, either the servicing company has to note back to WarrenTech that the unit is unfixable, or they have to come out (officially) at least 3 times. Neither of which at this point *officially* (according to WarrenTech) have been done.

    Hopefully, I might get lucky after this round, and the servicing company will tell WarrenTech that the fridge is not fixable. I'm entirely confident that the fridge will eventually get fixed or replaced, probably after some more back and forth monkey spanking. The thing that I am thoroughly disgusted and frustrated about is the length of time it is taking for this to happen, the amount of work I have had to miss (to wait for the visits), the passing off of this problem to no less than three separate companies for the problem to be resolved. This has been hands-down: The. Worst. Customer. Experience. I. Have. Ever. Had. Ever. And I'm a pretty patient guy.

    I asked the person at WarrenTech how she would like it if her freezer was unavailable for nearly three months, while we did this little dance. All she could say was that it was only broken since December 5, 2015, and that wasn't actually three months. I said, "Well, do you think that not having a freezer for TWO months is acceptable?". She said she thought that would be acceptable.

    Yeah. Just like that. Two Months. No Freezer. No tasty Ice Cream, or frozen Vodka happiness drinks. Maybe two months is ok if you live in the middle of Alaska - or Minnesota, where you can dig a big hole in the permafrost, and put your Ice Cream, and frozen Vodka happiness drinks on a nice shelf you make down there. But not here in the Philly area. Considering Best Buy? Unfixable Appliances with 60 month warranties? In the words of a former First Lady: "Just Say No."

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    Reviewed Feb. 22, 2016

    My husband and I purchased a side-by--side Samsung refrigerator on 1/30/16 from the store. Delivery was scheduled for Friday, Feb 5. I had to take a day off of work to be there for it. The delivery men ended up damaging one of the doors (scratches in a very conspicuous location). They also left a piece of the refrigerator outside without installing it (the panel that goes along the bottom front). In addition, they did not deliver the water line hook up that we had purchased. I spoke to a customer service representative that day, who gave me the option of having a new refrigerator delivered, having just a replacement door sent, or a gift card. I unequivocally stated that I wanted the door replaced. I did not want an entire new refrigerator.

    The next day, Saturday, they came to run the water line to the fridge; a service we had paid over $100 to have done. That was when we discovered that the water line hookup had not been delivered. So we had to pay them for a part they had with them. So I had to call customer service again, to be reimbursed for a part that I had paid for twice. The door was scheduled to be delivered the next Saturday, Feb 13th between 1 pm and 3 pm.

    The time for the delivery came and went. We waited until about 3:45 pm because it had snowed the night before, so we figured they may be running behind because the roads weren't clear. Finally, I called customer support again, got a hold of someone who said she needed to contact the warehouse and placed me on hold for 25 minutes without ever coming back. I hung up and called back.

    I was told that the driver had been in an accident and they had called me at 9 am to let me know. I did have a missed call from an unknown number but I was sleeping at the time and they did not leave a message or attempt to call back at a later time. We had to reschedule the delivery for two weeks later because they could not let me know ahead of time when the delivery would come and we had plans that weekend. I wasn't going to take another day off of work. I also asked him to double check whether or not I was supposed to be receiving a door or a whole new refrigerator. I was suspicious that they had gotten it wrong because of the email confirmation I received. Sure enough, he said that I was to be getting a new fridge, not just a door.

    It is now Sunday, Feb 21st and I came home last night to a leaking ceiling. Right where they installed the water line for the fridge. Perfect. I tried to call last night, got a customer service rep who transferred me to a different department that was closed. Tried to call again and was told I'd have to call back in the morning. So I had my husband call because I honestly couldn't take one more of these calls, where I have to be transferred 2 or 3 times, placed on hold for way too long and then told that there's nothing they can do right now. Which is exactly what has been happening today. From this point, my husband will explain what he went through.

    The first representative was pleasant, and took note of everything I described. She advised me to have a plumber come to the house to stop the leak, and that we would be reimbursed for the cost of repair. I wanted to verify this was the case, so I asked to talk to a supervisor, and she put me on hold to find one. After about five or so minutes, she came back on the line and told me there was not one available. She told me she would take our information, compile the ever-growing list of our calls into customer support, and give them to her supervisor. She also told me her supervisor would call me back within two hours. She then forwarded me to the claims department, where I made an initial claim on the damages.

    After three hours, there was still no supervisor call, so I rang back into the support line. This time, I immediately stated that I wanted to speak to a supervisor, this was not my first call, and that I didn't want to go into every minute detail regarding the situation. The agent on the line was much more confrontational, and insisted on gathering every detail, again. After another 20 minute conversation, I again asked for a supervisor, manager, or anyone who has any authority whatsoever. He still refused. At this point I was frustrated beyond belief. He put me on hold for five or so minutes and returned to tell me there was no one available.

    Apparently, there are no daytime supervisors in this call center. He proceeded to tell me there was nothing his department could do and even his supervisor would not be able to do anything. He also stated that they would reimburse us for paying a plumber to repair the damage. He was very hesitant to let me talk to a supervisor.

    At this juncture, I began to lose my patience. I formally requested that the prior calls were pulled, and I wanted transcripts mailed to me. I need to ensure that I am reimbursed for the repairs. I requested the notation on our account mailed to us as well. The agent kept trying to explain the scope of what he could do, which was transfer me to the claims department, with whom I've already spoken to. After a 40 minute conversation, we resolved firmly that a supervisor will call me in one hour. It is now approximately 6 hours later. Still no call.

    This is the wife again. This entire experience has been the single most frustrating customer service incident in my life. I am, quite frankly, astonished at how incompetent the call center employees seem to be. In addition to all of this, I have asked pretty much every time I've called to have them verify my phone number. They had an old number, which I discovered right before the first delivery. I was supposed to receive a call about the time frame of the delivery and never did. When I tried to find out by using the automated service, there was no order under my current phone number.

    So I talked to a person who changed it. It was still unchanged on the invoice when they came the next day. And we still had to have them look it up under my old number when we called today. If you can't even update a phone number and have it changed across the entire system, what are you doing in customer service? That seems like an extremely basic request.

    I've been a card holder with Best Buy for probably a decade or so. I've purchased computers, cameras, car stereos, video game systems, etc. Expensive things. I've spent a lot of money at this store over the years. That stops here. It would take a lot to get me to ever shop at Best Buy again. I would expect AT LEAST for them to reimburse the installation fee since they installed it incorrectly, in addition to the bill I'm going to have to pay to a plumber who actually knows what they're doing. If they have any concern for their customers, I'd expect them to do way more than just that. We've spent probably upwards of 8 hours on the phone, missed work, wasted an entire afternoon waiting for a delivery, etc.

    We still have not gotten an adequate response from customer service. This has been a massive institutional failure on their part. It's not even over yet. I fully expect additional problems to crop up. I'll update when the plumber comes on what exactly the installation crew did wrong. It's really unbelievable how bad this experience has been.

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    Reviewed Feb. 20, 2016

    I bought a Yamaha RX-V497. It did not work. Best Buy refused to let me exchange it for another one because the date of purchase past 15 days. It was about 30 days. It took me 30 days to figure out there was a problem, because the problem was intermittent. We sent it to the Geek Squad. The Geek Squad kept it for two weeks. Once returned to me, the unit still did not work. Geek Squad claimed they performed a "software upgrade." The second time I attempted to return the unit, the manager would NOT give me my money back. He gave me the run around for over an hour at the store. Finally, he kicked me out of the store. Needless to say, I will not be returning. They took my money.

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    Reviewed Feb. 20, 2016

    I ordered new fridge with free haul away service. Delivery service arrived in unmarked white truck, stated could not get my fridge out further than patio "too heavy." Promised to be back Monday with team of 4. One week later my old fridge still lying on patio floor. Yesterday noticed that they ripped two holes in screens as they pushed it to screened area to leave it. Delivery guys left receipt with a circled "10" on it for their review. It's of course the highest grade!! I contacted Best Buy via email and phone. With promises "They are working on it."

    Gee I wonder how they are able to deliver a Viking fridge if they can't haul away a Frigidaire without such problems. Perhaps if I bought the Viking I would get 3rd rate service? Maybe not? I'm so disgusted. I'm getting ready to cancel and send back my measly 889.00 purchase. Of course paperwork states order complete with big green check mark!

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    Reviewed Feb. 17, 2016

    On 24 December 2015 I bought two iPhones from the Best Buy Store #2888. The salesman offered me the AppleCare+ thru Best Buy telling me the two iPhones were going to be covered from top to bottom using the Best Buy cell phone insurance coverage. So I decided to purchase the insurance paying a full price of $129 for each device. Three days ago I lost my iPhone and returned to the store to get a replacement finding out from the store manager that my insurance didn't cover loss and theft. According to the store manager the company stopped this service on August 2015. And when I asked him why they didn't mention such important part when I got offer the insurance in December, he just say "I'm sorry but we just don't offered that coverage anymore."

    To what he said "You have three options: One, buying a new iPhone! Two, getting a prepaid phone and buy a new SIM card! And three, get the prorated money back" from the insurance I purchased. I call the Geek Squad corporate number (612) 291-1000 and spoke to Kelly and her response was the same. "Sorry there is nothing I can do, but I can call the store so they can give you a phone charger or a phone case." Wow I said, "you're offering me those articles for a phone that I don't have!!! I will never buy anything at Best Buy again.

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    Reviewed Feb. 17, 2016

    Digiland Tablet. Bought this item November 27th 2015 for my son. He opened it Dec. 25th and it worked fine for the first 5 weeks then broke. Best Buy doesn't stand behind what they sell and are very rude. Owned less than 90 days. Best Buy sells cheap items and then wants to blame it on the company who makes it. Why not try standing behind what you sell or just don't sell crap!!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 17, 2016

    This is the worst experience and treatment that I have receive from the manager at Norwalk store in CT. After I came to get fix my devices, the delivery told me to go and get it fix in Apple. Even though that I have up today's warranty to fix my devices. I went to the store with my iMac and iPod to get it fix under my Geek warranty. The Norwalk CT manager comes out and say that he is not going to fix my devices and tell the Geek guy to cancel my transaction. I feel humiliate by the unethical decision.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2016

    My first impression of Best Buy in Harrisonburg was not a good one, I wrote a review. I have shopped lately, and had to return an item. It was another easy, smooth transaction. The store, the store Manager has won me over and now I am a customer. Just goes to show, do not write a review when you are heated! I certainly have learned my lesson. It's a great store with a lot of good, competent people working in it.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2016

    I am not sure how to do this. I would like to contact Best Buy directly, but cannot find a way to do it. We were recently in the market for a 4K tv. We went to the Best Buy in Lady Lake, FL and the one in Orlando at the Millenium Mall. In both cases, we were told that the Samsung tv works directly with DirecTV. No receiver needed. In both cases, we were told the RVU connection as it is called is wireless.

    When you go on DirecTV's website, it says the RVU connection must be connected to the internet directly via ethernet cable. So I told the salesman this, and he looked something up, and assured me that the RVU connection is wireless on the new tv we were buying. IT IS NOT. According to DirecTV, RVU MUST be connected directly from the modem/router to the tv via ethernet cable.

    So if you are planning to watch 4k programming on your new Samsung 4k tv, make sure it is in proximity to your modem/router or you WILL NOT be receiving 4k programming. Also, THERE IS NO WAY TO VIEW 4K SELECTIONS until you are connected to the internet. So you may go to all the trouble to connect your new 4k tv to the internet and find out that there is NOTHING AVAILABLE!! BEWARE and remember, you need to contact Samsung and DirecTV, not Best Buy.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2016

    My 80 year old Mother-in-law bought a new TV from Best Buy, Melrose Park, Illinois. She asked what happens if there was something wrong with it and was told she could bring it back for an exchange within 15 days. When we set it up for her a week later found out that the screen was broken. Brought it back and they won't exchange it or give her money back claiming she broke it because she didn't bring it back within 48 hours. Felt that Customer service was rude and condescending towards my Mother-in-law. Worse return policy ever! Never, ever, ever buy ANYTHING from Best Buy. They have just lost a frequent customer.

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    Reviewed Feb. 15, 2016

    We purchased a new television, soundbar, and TV stand at the local Best Buy last week. We were assured several times during the transaction that not only would everything be delivered free of charge, but all assembly and connections would be made, with the promise that the delivery/installation personnel would make sure that everything was appropriately connected and working properly before they left. Instead, the delivery people said that all they do is deliver, no assembly and no installation. Had we known that we would have to do everything ourselves, we would have purchased at Costco!

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    Reviewed Feb. 14, 2016

    Tried to order and have delivered a 55" LG LED 4K Smart TV Model No. 55UF6450 for $699.00. After going through the online info required they said they could not deliver to my area code. I live in Indianapolis and have at least 2 stores not far from me. I called the stores (both) E. Washington St. and Greenwood and was told that because of the locations of some of their warehouses I was not eligible for free delivery or any delivery for that matter, which online it states free delivery for my purchase.

    So while being disappointed I got online again to reorder the same exact TV so I could pick it up in store. Tried Greenwood store first to which it said it could not deliver to so I tried the E. Washington St. store which also indicated it could not be delivered to also so I went through the entire list of stores in Indiana. Also tried Ohio and Illinois and oddly enough that TV apparently doesn't get delivered to any of their stores in my tri-state area. Why is it being advertised in my area for if I cannot purchase it?

    I called back the 800 number and was told by a lady I feel sorry for that this is a very regular problem and complaint from customers and there was nothing she could do for me except to say she was sorry as if it was somehow her fault. I will never buy from or even attempt to buy from Best Buy again! By the way hhgregg has the same TV coming in in 2 weeks and does price match so in 2 weeks I will have my TV from them for the same price. Thank you hhgregg and shame on you Best Buy!

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    Reviewed Feb. 13, 2016

    Smart and very cooperative delivery. Delivered and installation of my gas dryer very carefully.

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    Reviewed Feb. 12, 2016

    Ordered open box item that came with missing equipment. CS said I needed to drive to the store 2 hours away and ask if they could give me extra. They said I could also drive around to local Best Buy and ask management if they had extra. I waited on hold for long periods of time several times. I'll never shop there again because they weren't sympathetic and were quite stupid.

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    Reviewed Feb. 12, 2016

    Bought a new refrigerator from Best Buy. The sales was fine, but the delivery caused problems. It was too big to fit thru my front door (which was the one issue with my salesman. He said was same size as one we had). Delivery had to take doors off the new fridge and when they put them back on they didn't attach cables for the water and ice. We connected them, but there was small piece we didn't have that caused water to leak all over our new wood floor and ruin it. It was one thing to not connect the piece, but to lose something so important as to cause leak is another.

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    Reviewed Feb. 12, 2016

    Short and sweet: I ordered a dishwasher, they took my money, scheduled delivery, took time off from work to be there for delivery, delivery was extremely late and had to miss more work. Contacted customer service with no courtesy from management to even return my call. WOW. Should have bought it on Amazon for less. Thought the personal touch would be beneficial to avoid situations like this. Best Buy should now be dubbed "BEST BUMS"!!!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2016

    Samsung Fridge purchased July 23/11 from Future Shop with 5 yr. warranty. In 2014, the spring broke on the flap that closes when the door is closed. Called Future Shop, they sent a tech who fixed it immediately. In Dec.30/15, the spring broke again (spring metal is 1.5 mm thick and doesn't last long under normal wear and tear). Called Best Buy (who took over warranties from Future Shop), they sent a tech who took a picture of spring then left without fixing it. Throughout Jan 2016, I spoke with 6 different people: Eric & O'Daniel said it's covered under warranty, Linda & another girl said it's not, Rochelle said the order was outsourced to Southern Atlantic, Errol from S.A. wants to send another Tech to assess the spring. I paid $305 for the warranty and so far Best Buy has refused to send someone to actually replace the spring.

    My warranty says if the repair takes longer than 60 days to complete American Bankers will cover the cost of replacing it with a new or refurbished product. Since the Tech came to my house to assess the spring, they have designated my home as the authorized service location. Therefore, they have 17 more days to fix the problem or replace my fridge.

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    Reviewed Feb. 10, 2016

    Bought stove from Best Buy, hired them to deliver and install. They hired another company to deliver (Spirit Delivery). They came to deliver and had my daughter come out to the driveway to look at stove and sign delivery ticket. They brought in house and when putting into space broke granite counter top. They said they could not connect to wall because of concrete (there is no concrete). They did not even level stove. They had to hurry and leave. My daughter noticed broken counter top within 2 minutes of them leaving and called Best Buy, they called delivery company. Delivery company came back within 10 minutes and took pictures and said they were sorry. We hired Best Buy for the delivery. They want nothing to do with us now. They are blowing us off and telling us to deal with the delivery company THEY HIRED. What of kind of business is this? I would think as big as Best Buy is they would treat their customers with a little more respect.

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    Reviewed Feb. 9, 2016

    Bought a refrigerator from Best Buy. The delivery guys didn't wear booties or put anything on the floor for protection when removing the old refrigerator. Scratched my cherry wood floor, damaged two walls when bringing the new one in and dented both the new refrigerator doors. The second team that delivered the new refrigerator did everything right but the damage was already done. Delivery guys left so fast, by the time I saw the damage, they were gone. I called immediately to report it but the manager of the delivery company denied my claim.

    Even if Best Buy outsources their delivery service, they are responsible in the end for customer satisfaction. They virtually did nothing to help and apparently don't care. I returned their refrigerator and bought the same one for much less at Abt where the customer service is amazing. I will never buy a large appliance from Best Buy again. Everyone should know about the delivery companies they use. The company that delivered my appliance should not be allowed in anyone's home. Best Buy should have their customer's back but that's not the case.

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    Reviewed Feb. 9, 2016

    Wow. My warranty expired. I just got back from a combat tour and it's only been expired for 2 days. They refuse to allow me to renew my warranty. Seriously?!?!? What kind of crap is that?!?!?

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    Reviewed Feb. 8, 2016

    I will NEVER buy from Best Buy again. They are the WORST! I buy two projectors for my office, which don't work. I call up Best Buy and after getting looped around their automated line for 30 minutes, finally talk to someone who tells me to return them to my local Best Buy. I go to the Best Buy store and the guy there tells me they can't take them because they were some third party vendor, "Sort of like Amazon". I call the number he gives me. No answer. I leave a message. No call back. I email. No reply.

    After two weeks, I call Best Buy corporate office and after three months of going back and forth with them, I get "send them to us and we'll give you a Best Buy gift card". Really?! A Best Buy Gift card and I have to pay to ship this pieces of junk BACK to you! Why would I want a gift card?! So I can buy more pieces of junks from some backwards third party company! I expected more from Best Buy. Guess I'll just be one of many disappointed customers! Buyer beware!

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    Reviewed Feb. 7, 2016

    First computer was defective, did not recognize power supply (error) stated computer would run slow. Returned for credit. Second computer missing power supply and windows activation code. Also noteworthy two signatures are on box stating it has been inspected by said employees. I would also state that all the computers I was interested in buying were out of stock (4 others). What are they selling??? What a waste of my time. I will not purchase another product from Best Buy.

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