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Reviewed Jan. 8, 2010
I have a complaint with regards to the Customer (certainly not) Service Department in a store I visited this afternoon in Alberta, Canada. After visiting the Best Buy Store located in South Common, Edmonton, Alberta, I can say with great disappointment, I will not be returning. I arrived at the store to return 2 DVD's that were purchased for me as a Christmas gift from my fiancee's parents. They live in Mesa Arizona and made the purchase specifically at Best Buy, assuming the product could be returned to a Best Buy store in Canada.
I came to the store with original receipt in hand and was informed by a dark skinned gentleman he could not do a return, as they were American products. I asked if it would be possible for an exchange since the items scanned into the system and I was once again met with a "can't do attitude". Another employee came up and asked why an exchange wouldn't be possible as the DVDs say on the back "for sale in USA and Canada only". He then requested I phone some Best Buy 1-800 number for more information. When I asked if he could call, as I wasn't sure why I had to after driving for 20 minutes to get to the store, he shrugged. I then requested to speak with someone else. He walked around aimlessly and approximately 5-10 minutes later, another employee named Terrence arrived to help.
Terrance was very polite and asked what the issue was. The dark skinned fellow responded incorrectly saying I want a refund for the products "I" purchased in the USA and he had told me to call the 1-800 number (as a side not once again, I did not purchase them, they were gifts and I wasn't expecting a cash refund only an exchange). Terrance then requested the employee, himself, to call the number, which is the same thing I had asked him to do moments earlier. The other employee then left to use a phone out of earshot and Terrence left. I walked over to the other employee that was now on the phone speaking to someone. He then abruptly handed the phone to me. I said hello and an extremely rude individual responded saying, "who is this" I gave my name and was told her name was Courtney. After about a 30 second conversation filled with the words "can't and won't", I hung up the phone feeling more aggravated than ever. I then left the store and have no plans to shop there again until I get an answer I am satisfied with or an exchange for the products purchased!
I have worked in the customer service industry before, so I am extremely empathetic to the stresses these employees are under. However, this experience was truly an all time worst in my books. Even if my original request couldn't be facilitated, there is no reason for any customer to leave as angry as I left. There weren't even any attempts made for alternated resolutions. I think at the very least, something could have been done with the receipt that would have allowed me to return the product in an American store at a later date than stipulated, as I will be in the Phoenix area again in mid February. I still cannot fathom why an exchange could not have been made but I am flabbergasted at the fact that nothing was done, so even remotely deal with my request.
Reviewed Jan. 8, 2010
This account was opened on September 11, 2008 with a balance of $906.26. Now, I'm down to $347.56 which include 4x late fees at $35.00 ea. My due date change from month to month, either the 17th or 21st and sometime I make payment online of the date of which I found is not a direct hit or I didn't meet the min. payment. But if I'm one day late, I'm tact with a late fee of $35.00.
I have been very conscientious and diligently trying to make my payment on time. I send 3 letters to this Mr. K.as instructed by several of the representatives because they are not authorize to waive late fees. I ask and pleaded in my letter to Mr. K. if he would be so kind as to do a research of my payment history, he would had seen I have not been late no month past 30 days. I have a study paying history on time majority of the months.
Then after 3 letters and no response, the only other alternative was to close the account. But! Guess again, one day late a fourth late fee at $35.00 and yet the balance is much lower still the late fee of $35.00. Every credit card I have will waive a couple late fees. I feel that it was unnecessary that I had to close my account. But they still have assess to charge $35.00 fee. All I'm asking is to have some of the late fees waive as a courtesy. As I stated in my previous letter to Mr. K., I have been very conscientious and diligently trying to make my payment on time. And I never received any response from him regarding this matter. I would like to be accommodated. Thank you for your time I appreciate you.
Reviewed Jan. 8, 2010
We bought the LFX21980ST French Door refrigerator from Best Buy in March 2009. The unit worked fine for the first 60 days, then it began to show signs of freezing foods in the crisper. We called both Best Buy and LG and reported the problem. Since the unit is less than a year old, Best Buy stated the unit must be repaired under the manufacturer warranty.
LG sent a service man who replaced a control board. The following day after the repair, the unit was still freezing foods in the crisper. After another call to Best Buy and LG, the service man replaced the ice maker, stating the ice making was not freezing properly causing water to leak under the crisper and freeze causing ice to form and freeze the crisper.
With two repairs done and Thanksgiving fast approaching, the unit still was freezing the food in the crisper. Yet another call to Best Buy and LG, the service man came out and replaced a drain tube. Once again, the unit still was freezing the foods in the crisper.
It is now after Christmas, and we placed another call to Best Buy and LG, asking that after 8 months and no success, if they can please replace the unit. "Not so fast," said the LG representative. "We have yet to determine the unit is not reparable or no longer economical to the consumer. In fact, a part is being manufactured that will fix the problem and will be available in March 2010." Oddly enough, that is exactly one year now from the date of purchase. Did I mention it is now Jan 7, 2010 and the part is available in March? What does this say for Best Buy or LG? Neither of them want to take ownership of the problem.
Reviewed Jan. 7, 2010
Best Buy customer service and warranties are not worth the paper they are written on. Typically, in the past, most stores honor their warranties, and work with the customer to ensure that they are satisfied. This, unfortunately, is not true for Best Buy, specifically the Best Buy in New Market and Aurora. I purchased two HP laptops, one for my wife and another for my daughter, who would be attending the University, and in this day and age, is an absolute must have. The salesman suggested that I get the warranty, and assured me that if anything went wrong with them, they would immediately have it fixed, and if they were not capable of fixing the problem after 4 attempts, they would replace the unit. As luck would have it, I have had absolutely no problem with my wife's, but my daughter's has been a disaster since day one.
To make a very long story shorter, we have taken it back numerous times, for the screen that flicks. Each and every time we have taken it back, it has been for the same reason. We have shown the attendant at the geek squad each time the problem, and had it sent out. On a couple of occasions they placed it in the back, and never sent it, and called to say that there was no problem. On other occasions, they have sent it out, and each time it comes back with something different repaired to solve the original problem. To top matters off, when they sent it out, my daughter is without a computer for 3 to 6 weeks. Finally, we've had enough, and we were assured that the laptop would be processed under the no lemon clause of the extended warranty, and the employee wrote on the paperwork that it would be. I then got a call, saying that they were going to try and fix it again, and that since the unit had not been sent out of the store 4 times, they would not honor the no lemon clause.
After a lengthy discussion, they tried, and again the problem existed. I was again assured that if anymore problems were to occur after this, that I would have no more problems under the no lemon clause. You guessed it, the unit was not fixed properly, and again, I had to take it back. I was told by employees at the New Market store that, there had been issues with management, and that if I wished better service, to take the unit to the Aurora store as the warranty was good throughout all Best Buy stores. I did this, and again the technician looked at it, and stated that it would be processed under the no lemon clause, and wrote on the paperwork that it would. Lo and behold, a week later I got a call, stating that it would be sent out for repairs, and that they would not honor the clause, because their paperwork had stated that it had been sent out for different reasons, thus it did not qualify. They wrote the reason on the paperwork when they sent it, but remember it has always been for the same reason that it has been returned. Best Buy has managed to use a play on words, not to honor their commitment to their warranty.
I have also attempted to correspond with the head office, and have been ignored with regard to this matter. Obviously, first and foremost, the warranties that Best Buy offers are absolutely useless, and they never have any intention of honoring them. Their customer service is absolutely horrid, and they only pay customers lip service, when dealing with them, and lastly, they have no regard for the ramifications of their actions and carelessness when dealing with a student in a university that requires the use of a computer. To make matters worse, one of the times the laptop was brought in, the technician had the audacity to tell my wife, to buy another, while it was being repaired.
I am still dealing with Best Buy, in an attempt to have the unit fixed, but I am sure that there are numerous people that have experienced the same runaround as I have. Because of the mass quantity of electronics that Best Buy sells, they are able to minimally undercut other companies, but in the long run, I have found out that there is a price to pay. I would not recommend that anyone buy a thing from Best Buy, if it involves any type of warranty, as they clearly want your money without the responsibility of honoring any agreements. Furthermore, they could care less about any customer, as they dictate any terms, and there are no ramifications for their actions. They have your money, and there is nothing that a single customer can do. Best Buy will continue to make excuses, until the term of the warranty expires, and then will state that it is no longer covered.
The Aurora store located at ** was also canvassed, and we were advised,and have the form stating that it was a lemon, to be told again that it does not qualify, after the fact. Best Buys sure stick together. Obviously, my daughter is in dire need of a computer for the university, and we have to be the ones to sort this out, as Best Buy has the computer for 3-6 weeks at a time.
Reviewed Jan. 7, 2010
In November 2005, I purchased an LG 50" plasma television from Best Buy in Dover, DE. At that time, I also purchased the 3-year extended warranty. In May 2008, while watching the TV, there were three very loud "bangs" and the TV shut down. After contacting the warranty service, the TV was repaired (after waiting almost 4 weeks). The repair cost totaled over $ 700.00. On December 27, 2009, while watching the TV, there was a very loud "bang" and the set went dead again. I called the service department and they advised me that my extended warranty had expired on 10-31-09. I was very taken aback as I was never afforded the opportunity to renew the warranty. I pleaded my case but to no avail.
On 12-27-09, I went to the Dover, DE store to speak to someone in management there. The assistant manager was on duty but refused to come and speak to me face to face. He left sending messages to me through a store associate. The assistant manager's response was that this would be a corporate matter and I was given the corporate phone number. On Monday, 12-28-09, I called corporate offices of Best Buy and after 4 phone calls, I finally spoke to a gentleman by the name of Tim. Tim advised me that this is a matter that would have to be settled at the store level (here starts the proverbial runaround). I advised Tim that the store was the one who told me to call corporate. Tim became short and restated that it was a store matter.
That same day, I called the Dover, DE store and spoke to Glenn ** who I had been advised was the store manager. I explained my plight to Mr. ** and in a very matter of fact way, asked exactly what I expected him to do. I explained that based on the circumstances, I feel that the TV should be repaired at no cost to me. I made my request on the following: The unit failed two times within a year and a half, I was never afforded the opportunity to extend my warranty (a review of my account with BB would indicate I always purchase the extended warranties), I have been a very loyal customer of BB. This unit cost $4000.00 when purchased. Over the last several years, I have spent thousands of dollars with BB (the Dover store manager stated that my loyalty and purchases account for nothing in the overall scope of things). Based on the performance of this unit, it would be considered a "lemon".
In closing, I believe that BB should repair my TV in the spirit of good faith. I am sure in the overall scope of things it would be a negligible cost to them to do so and would go to great lengths to keep a valued customer.
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2010
I purchased new Apple MacBook Pro 23 on November 2008 with 36 month no hassle ($3,126.46) PSP extended warranty. Within 12 days, the computer was in for service because it would freeze up for no apparent reason. Subsequently, it has been in for service six additional times to replace the HDD and repair the CDROM device, however, the issues have never been fixed. According to the PSP warranty data, the computer is to be replaced after the third qualifying repair, however, this has not been done and the computer is still in for repair.
I have filed a small claims lawsuit against Best Buy Co, Inc effective January 6th 2010 based on fraud and intentional refusal to comply with their own warranty. I have been without my $3,126.46 computer for more than six months.
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2010
I purchased a laptop computer from Best Buy on November 29, 2009. I experienced problems with the computer and returned it to the store on December 14, 2009. The Geek Squad representative was unable to repair the problem and authorized a return. The computer was returned within the 14-day return time period. Since I was purchasing another computer (the same model without the glitches), the representative processed the return as an exchange. Within 14 days, I began experiencing problems with the second computer and returned it to Best Buy once again. The Geek Squad representative was able to troubleshoot the issue and the computer was repaired (or so I thought). I began experiencing the same problem the very next day and took it back to Best Buy again.
As a result of all the issues that I experienced with two (2) computers purchased from Best Buy, I asked for my money to be refunded. The store manager told me that he would authorize an exchange, but not a return since I was beyond the 14 day return period. I explained to the store manager and showed him picture documentation that I did bring the computer back within the 14 day period and again on day 16.
I am seeking assistance in getting a refund of my money that I paid for the computer. I called Best Buy's Consumer Relations department and was told that they would uphold the decision of the store manager. At this point, I do not ever intend to purchase any other products from Best Buy and the only thing that I want is my money back. I am out of $593.99 for the computer that I purchased at Best Buy and $640.93 for the computer that I purchased yesterday from another establishment.
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2010
Best Buy has left me with the worst online shopping experience I have ever had. After purchasing a laptop online, I was sent the UPS tracking number for someone else's shipment and never received mine. It's been over a month since I reported the problem (and I've made over 10 phone calls on the issue!) and they have not refunded my credit card--a card I opened with them! All the customer service reps can plainly see that the package was not mine and was not shipped to me, yet they can't seem to get it resolved. I will never give another dime to Best Buy.
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2010
I purchased two 50" Ambilight TV's three years ago. Now, I have the red blinking lights and the TV won't turn on. I called Phillips who told me to contact a certain company to come fix it. Get this, I have to pay Best Buy $350.00 to come take the TV off the wall so the serviceman can assess the problem! He charges $150 to walk in the door! This is so wrong on so many levels. I paid a bit over $3,000 for each TV. I am more than disgusted and will never, ever purchase anything by Philips. I am out $3,200.00 and a whole lot more money if I decide to have it fixed. $500 just to start with! This is so wrong!
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2010
I bought a plasma TV with a $300 extended service contract last year. The TV suddenly stopped working on 11/01/09. As of 1/05/10, it still hasn't been repaired! Our Christmas was ruined, as we bought our young teenagers an Xbox, video games , and a bunch of DVD's that couldn't be used. After numerous times contacting BestBuy, we have finally realized that we are getting nowhere with them. The part still hasn't even been ordered yet as of this date!
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2010
I paid $1300 for a package deal online that included a 40" Sony XBR8, Blu-ray DVD player and Home Theatre system. I selected a delivery date of 12/29/2009. However, only the Blu-ray DVD player and Home Theatre were delivered on 12/31 and no sign of the TV. Money has been debited and held by Best Buy from my credit card.
I made several calls to customer service who have no clue whatsoever. I got different responses: you need to call the warehouse, TV is out of stock, don't know what's going on, will be delivered when TV is in stock. Some took my phone number and promised the delivery team would call back. But on January 4, I still have no idea when the TV is coming, and there's no offer from Best Buy to refund my money. What good is a DVD player and Home Theatre when there is no TV to hook them into? Best Buy sucks... their customer service sucks. They do not care and are out to loot customers and play with their money.
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2010
They had a sale on computers. Sale paper said minimum of 2 per store. We went at 10:30 am to Findlay Ohio store. They opened at 10:00 am and they said they were all out. Seems like it's false advertisement to me.
Reviewed Jan. 3, 2010
I was in Best Buy in greenwood Indiana store 230. My wife bought a lap top there in August of 2009 and we was trying to get it fixed or replaced. Upon standing in line for two and a half hours the geek squad said first that it has melted on the inside. Then after talking to someone else he then said, "Oh, it was broke off on the inside."
But after talking to Toshiba, they told us there was an email that came out about the fans being bad. I got upset in the store and did say this is [expletive] and then Mike P. began pushing with his hands me out the store. I work in retail. I know that is not common practice to consumers. I have never been treated like that in my life nor has any of my employees ever been treated like that. Please let me know what I need to do so this doesn't happen again. Do I need to file a battery assault against Mike. I have two names and phone numbers who was leaving the store when all this was going on because they didn't think it was right for the manager to be pushing on customers. We still didn't get no help even after the pushing and shoving. I was so embarrassed.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2009
I am handicapped; I cannot go out of my home. I went online to shop for PC needs and ended up at Best Buy. I purchased 4 items; one is being shipped to my home. The others were available for in store pick-up. I gave our daughter the cc and my ID and asked her to pick up the items. She went and waited in line for a bit. After she got to the woman at the register, she was told no, she cannot have said items. She is not the person who purchased them. I was phoned. I told the woman who claimed to be a store manager named Jennifer, that it was okay and I would verify any way I could but that I was crippled and cannot come to the store. They didn't care, said sorry and that's when I asked for a district manager. I was told they didn't have one for that store and was connected to another store manager named Mike. He also told me that he was sorry but the store doesn't give any purchased items to anyone other than the person named on the cc used to buy the stuff.
This was when I got a little nuts on him and said, "Wait one second. You sell to people online and allow them to 'gift' the items for pickup through email, so if they didn't pay for it, how are they supposed to pick up the gifts they are given?" He said that he didn't know. I suggested they put on the online checkout "Person picking up orders paid for online, in store, must be the actual person on the CC with photo ID". I told him that I could assure him he would lose many, many handicapped customers and he said that it wasn't his fault. He then said that if she wanted to purchase the items on my order and I could cancel my online order that would be okay. I told him that she didn't have the money on her and no cc in her name but could use mine. He said no, he couldn't allow that.
Meanwhile, my daughter picked up the same items on my order that were waiting for me and she purchased them in line in store with my cc and they never asked for any ID at all! They just swiped, she signed and off she went. I called customer care and was given to a woman who said basically the same thing, "I'm sorry you're crippled but unless you can pick the items up yourself, then you can't shop at Best Buy online." She was very nasty with me on the phone and that made me get even more stressed out and I hung up on her to end the nonsense. I called back and cancelled my order, never to shop at Best Buy again. I will not give my blood money to such ignorance.
Reviewed Dec. 31, 2009
We bought a Sony TV from Best Buy with a 4-year warranty in 2004. The TV will not last a year and is out for the 5th time. The first time it was out, Best Buy hauled it in to be repaired. When it was returned we, were told these TVs were defected and Best Buy knew this when they sold it. We paid $6,800 for TV, extras and warranty. The TV was $4,500. Best Buy, Sony and the warranty dept could care less. Now they tell us for someone to come out, we have to pay even with our warranty. This is too much money for something that will not last a year working. How can companies get away with selling defected products? You buy a warranty, this should take care of the problem. But not with Best Buy. Their warranty dept means nothing!
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2009
First of all, I purchased a PSP for my son two years ago. I was talked into the warranty which I purchased. The PSP stopped working after 1.5 months. When I took it back to the store, I was informed they would need the cord with it or they couldn't check it. Fine, I went back home, got the cord and brought it back to the store. A different rep looked at the PSP, tossed it back onto the counter and stated no warranty would cover water damage. Stunned, I asked why they didn’t plug the PSP in like I was previously told. The rep said we don't need a cord to see what's wrong. Again, I questioned how she knew what could be wrong if she didn't even plug in to see what the PSP was doing. I was told she was done with me and called up next customer. Management was standing right there, giggled and walked away. I said would never shop there again!
Okay, so I walked into Best Buy 2.5 months ago to get my son a Sprint cell phone upgrade. Again, I purchased insurance from Best Buy. Cell phone screen got cracked, so I took it up to Best Buy. The rep said it would take no longer than 14 days because of the Best Buy insurance. The phone was dropped off on 11/21/09. It's now 12/30/09 and still no phone! When I went up there, they said (of course) there's nothing they could do. It was all the insurance. No one can answer why it's taking so long and no one has offered anything except getting temporary phone that only costs $500 down! No, thank you. I can't believe we'll ever shop there again. I will cancel insurance for the phones as soon as I get my son's phone back! I am also telling everyone I know about their horrible customer skills and hopefully, I will take a few people with me!
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2009
I purchased a flat screen on an open-box sale. I was assured it was complete and under warranty. TV (46 inch) has no stand. I went back on 12/26 and waited 30 minutes to be told it wasn't their fault but they would order me another and it would arrive in 4-5 days. Of course, it is backordered. During the time I spent in the store, security was called several times for any customer that wouldn't accept an answer (I'm talking polite behavior). Customer service rep told me I should be grateful she was even trying to solve the problem.
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2009
I purchased a Samsung 40" 1080P LCD HDTV 55 on 12/20/09 at the Best Buy on Bluebonnet for $749.99, with a four year extended warranty, for $129.99 as a Christmas present. The total that was charged to my Best Buy credit card was $959.18 after taxes. The TV was opened on 12/24/09 at 5:30PM and had a shattered LCD. The store closed at 5:00PM on 12/24/09. On 12/26/09 my husband and I drove 2 hours to bring the Samsung TV back to Best Buy and waited 30 minutes in line to exchange the TV. We found out they could not exchange/return a shattered LCD TV. We waited another hour and a half to speak to Gregory **, who is the general manager of the store.
He basically said we shattered the LCD because the box had no physical damage, which we did not. He said the store opens boxes and inspects the TVs before they are given to customers. And then stated they sell thousands and thousands of TVs and could not possibly inspect every one of them. While waiting to speak to him, a customer service rep (Jennifer **) told another customer that they were not allowed to open boxes. Gregory also stated that several other customers came into the store that day with the same problem and could not do anything about the damaged TV. I called Best Buy's customer service (1-800-237-8289) and the rep tried to contact Gregory ** to try to sort it out, but Gregory was out to lunch. I then called Samsung's customer service (1-800-726-7864) and was given a claim number (**). I was told on 12/28/09 that they do not deal with physical damaged items.
I don't think I should have to pay for a TV that was damaged when I received it. I feel like I have been robbed of $959.18. I feel if there were other customers with the same problem as me, then maybe the TVs were damaged from the factory or in transit to the store. I feel like Best Buy needs to improve on the customer service. The customer service reps at the store had no sympathy that I am stuck paying $959.18 for something that cannot even be used. I am highly offended that I am basically been accused of damaging the TV. I am an honest person and if the TV was damaged in my possession, then I would have no problem paying for it. I am really disappointed that Best Buy could not settle this problem.
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2009
My mother purchased a Dell 9168205 A6700Y, HP1530 Printer w/19" widescreen LCD monitor on 2/23/09 at Best Buy Store #1098 for my children and me. In November of 2009, the computer processing unit began to smoke when energized. I turned the power off and disconnected the power. I brought the computer to the Best Buy Store #898 on 11/10/09 for service. I had to purchase an additional hard drive WDBAAA2500A for $161.99 prior to having the service initiated. On 12/10/09, I went back to store #898 and was informed that repairs to the unit would cost $2600 due to an alleged damage to the front USB port, from general use.
Are you kidding? I'm expected to pay four times the original cost of the unit for something that was still under warranty! Is this the type of treatment the consumer is expected to swallow? How can you justify charging this type of money for a product that is still under warranty? I would hope that I can expect some sort of fair treatment in this situation. This system was purchased as a school aid for my children. I do not have the money to pay this ridiculous amount of money to repair a warrantied piece of equipment nor purchase another unit. I would hope that this situation is addressed in a satisfactory and timely manner and not just ignored by your company.
Reviewed Dec. 30, 2009
We purchased an HDTV at Best Buy online on November 30th on sale. We received the TV on December 12th, plugged it in, turned it on and it powered off. We tried several times before contacting Best Buy. They logged the complaint and said they would have someone call us in 48 hours. We waited 3 days and called them back to schedule an exchange. They scheduled it for 12/26. We received a call from the warehouse confirming our address. After speaking to the warehouse, they said they are not scheduled to bring us a new TV. They are only picking up the old one. We called Best Buy customer service and was told that they need receipt of the old TV before sending us a new one.
I spoke with five different people, asking for a supervisor and was told that there were no supervisors and no one to guarantee us a TV the same time as the other TV was picked up. The last person I was transferred to did not even listen to me, say hello, etc. She got on the phone and rudely told me that this is their policy (even though they told us different previously). I was shocked at her whole attitude, especially since I had handled this entire situation calmly and just asked for someone who could correct the situation.
On 12/26, the TV was picked up and we were told to wait 48 hours to be contacted to schedule a new delivery. After three days, we contacted Best Buy, only to be told that we could purchase the TV at the non-sale price. They blamed the warehouse for documenting our TV as a return instead of an exchange, even though it is in all of their notes that we were exchanging our TV. They said they were showing a credit on our account and that they could not authorize a new purchase at the sale price.
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2009
My sister-in-law waited in line for 20 hours for a laptop for me during Black Friday. She gave it to me and it crashed within 5 minutes of me having it open. Since then I have spent over 25 hours trying to get it fixed. Best Buy customer service is terrible. You call their customer service number and you have to wait on hold for 5 minutes before being transferred to someone, who will then transfer you to someone else. I explain my situation to the first person and then they transfer me to someone else while I am still mid-sentence. I have, for 15 minutes, to be transferred to the second person. 50% of the time they transfer me to the wrong department and then I am transferred again and have to wait another 15 minutes.
The laptop has been serviced at two branch locations as well as the official service location for the area. Nobody can fix it. They so kindly offered to waive the restocking fee and give me my money back. Gee, thanks. You are so kind. I didn't buy a service plan so they are wanting to charge me $114 to fix it. So you sold me a defective product and then want to charge me to fix it? That makes sense. At this point, I am very tempted to just light the laptop on fire. I think that would give me more progress than dealing with Best Buy customer service.
The manager of the Grapevine store literally told me, "I won't switch your laptop out with a comparable one because that would just be a bad business decision on my part. I would lose money." I responded by saying, "So you care more about a smart business decision (saving $100) on your part than customer service and doing what's right?" He responded by saying something like "I wouldn't say it like that." I have literally talked to probably 50 people total through this whole ordeal and there has only been one guy with Best Buy's 1-800 number who was able to help me, but I can't get back in touch with him. Note to people buying laptops from Best Buy: Don't! They won't take care of you if something goes wrong!
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2009
I ordered a washer/dryer stacker kit. Best Buy told me they would give a two-hour window for delivery. No call was received. Truck showed up, no one was home. Part not delivered, but credit card was charged. I attempted to resolve using customer service by phone four times along with one e-mail. No resolution to date.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2009
We bought a new HP computer from Best Buy several months ago. At the time of purchase, we were told that Vista software would be installed, but that the new Microsoft 7 software (while not yet available) was included in the price. We could pick it up later at no additional cost. When Microsoft 7 finally became available, I called Best Buy to find out how to go about obtaining it. I was told that we could either go online and receive it for free or bring the computer back to the store and pay $39.99 to have the program installed. I elected to go online, only to find that I needed the product code number from the original packaging to order the software. Since several months had passed while we waited for the program to become available, I no longer had the original packaging and the necessary code number.
I called Best Buy and spoke to the manager, Dorrie **. I explained that I hadn't been told by the sales representative that I needed to hold onto the original packaging for the product code and that in the future, it would be helpful to let sales personnel know this in order to better serve customers. Ms. ** informed me that all sales personnel were well-trained in this fact. When I reiterated that this hadn't been mentioned to me at the time of purchase, I was told in a rather curt, condescending manner that I should always keep my product code. She then belabored the point that if I wanted the program, I could pay the additional $39.99 cost, which was for labor.
Her whole manner was dismissive and unhelpful, especially since I wasn't questioning the additional cost - just the fact that the sales personnel should be more forthcoming with necessary information when a computer purchase is made. I have bought from Best Buy for many years and this is the first time an employee has ever been rude, but it has left me with a bad feeling for Best Buy's customer service reputation.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2009
I purchased a 47" Sony Bravia from Best Buy in Feb. 2009. This device has gone out and neither Sony nor Best Buy wants to fix this problem. This TV is less than one year old and I purchased a 4-year protection plan which I assumed would help. This protection plan is not helping either. This TV is still under the warranty with Sony. I have called Sony directly after speaking to Best Buy without success and Sony informs me that they would like to gut my TV and replace the LCD screen. I remind you that this TV is less than one year old. I can't seem to get a resolution with Sony or Best Buy. I do not recommend dealing with either of them until they can do a better job with customer service!
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2009
We have bought the microwave for $250.00 online and got a message to be picked up from Bronx location. When we went to pick up the product, they have it unavailable. The manager after 1 hour suggested buying another product from LP, and pay and then fight online. I spent four hours in the store. The service man who was supposed to fix the microwave above the oven charged me $165.00, and I spent two hours driving back and forth for no reason. I called online 5 times; everyone keeps transferring and no solution to the issue. It’s so frustrating, this is my third time with Best Buy. First was the laptop with extended warranty - no solution. Second was the washing machine, and now they are selling products that they don’t even have and no penalty for doing that.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2009
I got my daughter a plug-in where she could play her iPod in the vehicle. I got if off the rack that said $52.?? but rang up as $71.99. The checkout clerk went back with my husband and it was on the rack that said $52.??, but had the wrong price on it. We had to pay the $71.99 to get it. I think since it was on the rack for $52.??, that is what we should had gotten it for since it was not our fault it was priced wrong.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2009
I reserved a new laptop for Christmas. I followed what it said to do and it still didn't charge. So I boxed it all back up and took it back to Best Buy. They told me they could not do anything because I didn't buy an extended warranty from them. I said I haven't even used the laptop yet. Well they said they could not do anything. So I am left with a $500 laptop that I cannot use. This is not good business. Please help me. I purchased it at Best Buy and tested it on 11/23/09 by the store's Geek Squad. After I opened the gift on Christmas day, I plugged in my new laptop and the battery would not charge.
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2009
On 9/10/2008, I called Suncook Valley Appliance (service transaction #**) to get a service man to look at it. I thought I had bought the extended warranty because I have it on all my other appliances. But for whatever reason, I didn't buy it for the fridge. It is still working, but the noises are getting worse. I am waiting for it to just stop working one day. A service call is very expensive as replacing the fridge itself is also expensive. I am amazed that a fridge this new is already having problems. I thought it was a good brand name and would last. I purchased the fridge on 7/21/06.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2009
They refused to honor 2-year warranty for Rock Band. The unit had been recalled several times and finally, it would not work correctly. Best Buy replaced it many times but said in the contract is was only to be honored once. I stated when I went through the check out counter, they offered me a two-year warranty. Never once did they say it was a limited warranty. That is my issue. They sell warranties like used cars. The selling approach is a con and they do not disclose the fine print. Buyer beware.
Reviewed Dec. 24, 2009
We purchased a $1,600.00 TV from the store. The clerk left it at the exit doors and said she was a female and would not roll it out. We had other things we needed to shift around in order to get the TV in the car. We asked if someone could roll it out and put it beside the car. I am on a cane and we both have heart trouble. The clerk, Collin, became rude. He said no damn way and some other things and then called his girlfriend who was a manager up. She just kept saying “I am going to call security if you don't leave.” I said “not without my money”, a refund.
After 15 minutes of demanding a refund, they gave it to me. It appears he was on some type of drugs. If this is the way Best Buy hire these rude young people, to treat older people who spend their money at Best Buy, then we need to shut them down in the towns we live in and show them who's boss. I am sending a copy form letter about the complaints online to all business's in Mobile.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2009
We purchased a Samsung 40" 1080P LCD HDTV(LNT 4066F) from Best Buy on November 10, 2007 for $1,699.99 along with a 4-year extended warranty costing $199.99. That extends the warranty until 11/10/2011. The total cost after adding $119 was $2,018.98. The television worked perfectly until August '09 when we noticed that upon power up, the unit took longer to display the picture. As time went on, that got progressively worse during the next 3-4 months.
On December 18th, I called the Best Buy store where I purchased the TV and tried to explain to them the problem and I was given a phone number to call in to schedule a repair of the unit. I asked them about getting an exchange because we were told when we purchased the extended warranty that if anything goes wrong with the TV within the extended warranty period that we could simply return the TV back to the store where it was purchased and we would be issued another one. We discovered that, that was a lie. That is never the case.
I called the 800 number for repair and I spoke to a gentleman in customer service. He scheduled a repair for Tuesday, December 23, 2009 with a 4-hour window between the hours of 8am-12pm, and I was told that I would receive an email confirming the scheduled appointment. I questioned the customer service representative about the long wait for a repairman and he told me that the economy forced several layoffs of repair tech and that was the earliest that I could get a scheduled repair appointment. I never received an email about the scheduled repair.
Today, December 23rd, I received a call from a young lady at ** stating that the technician who serviced my area was not available today and I would have to be rescheduled for next week; the earliest would be the December 29th with a 4-hour window of 12pm-4pm. I asked to speak to a supervisor and she got Paul on the phone. I asked for his last name and he told me that he was not allowed to give out his last name.
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2009
I purchased my first laptop on 1/16/06 from Circuit City & in less than one year, I had sent the laptop out for repairs 8 times before receiving a free replacement. It turned out to be worse than the original laptop. I was 22 years old at the time supporting myself. I lost my parents when I was younger & I finally landed a job that was not in retail & was very happy about that. My new job required that I take my laptop with me but on Christmas Eve day in 2007, it was stolen from the work truck in less than 5 min. I was debating all day about purchasing a laptop at Best Buy. I decided to treat myself to a new laptop for Christmas & I already knew I wanted accidental extended warranty plan.
On Christmas Eve night, I picked out the laptop I wanted & asked the clerk about the plans they offer & the $99 plan was all I could afford at the time & appeared to be great coverage. I asked her if I could come back & purchase extension on the plan at a later time & she said of course. I didn't hesitate to hand over my debit card (I like to do PayGo, no credit card debt) to cover the $988 transaction. I rushed home to set up my new laptop. I turned it on & within 10 min. I got a blue screen fatal error message displayed across the screen. I powered it back on & there were no problems.
The store was already closed & wouldn't be open till after Christmas Day. I took the laptop to work for two days after Christmas Day. Late that day, there was the blue screen crash again. I took it in to Geek Squad & I sit & wait for over an hour because of the long after holiday line. While waiting, I was shocked to see a fresh shipment of laptops being tossed up to another employee on the ladder & so blatantly thrown on the shelves, while the manager was right across from them at the customer service area. Finally, I spoke to a Geek Squad member who took my laptop & began a diagnostic scan.
An hour passed & the scan was complete. My protection plan covered the diagnostics but they said it was a problem with the Windows Vista Operating system & a few Trojan horses & none of the protection plans they offer covered the software or OS problems. It was going to cost me $250 & because of the Trojan horses, they assumed it was my fault but I put Norton on the laptop & I don't download anything I don't know anything about. So I left the laptop with them & the next day explained to my boss the problem & he lends me an old laptop until payday suggesting I should invest in another laptop as a spare so this doesn't happen again. I paid for the repairs.
I took my boss' advice & found a decent laptop on eBay, pretty cheap as a spare. In July 2007, I went into the store to extend my protection plan & was told it was not a problem after reviewing the purchase. I paid $199 for 2 more years of peace of mind but I was told that I had to complete the process at home by calling an 800 support line. It wasn't until 3 transfers that I was connected to an actual English speaking woman who informed me that the protection plan I purchased couldn't be extended; only the $199 plan & above can be extended.
I informed her that I already purchased the plan extensions & that I was informed I could extend it more than once. After weeks of shuffling around, I received a refund in the form of a gift card in the mail for the extension plan. I didn't need a gift card; I didn't want anything else at Best Buy. I needed my money, not a gift card. Anyway, in November 2008, my DVD drive no longer played DVDs but burned media & played CDs. I took it into Geek Squad 2 weeks before the warranty expired. I was told they would send it out for repair & it will 7-10 business days.
I forgot that I left a memory card in the computer & went back to the store but it was too late; it was already shipped out. Flash forward 3 weeks & my laptop was back. I received a call that it was ready to be picked up. I went to the store & it was not ready; they were doing the last diagnostic on it and they couldn't find the power adaptor for over a day & it made them behind. I asked them to take the memory card out for me. It was very important but there was no memory card & they said they were not responsible for any media that might be left in the PC such as CDs, Memory Cards or DVDs. Okay, it's my fault; I should have checked.
I took my computer home & read the paperwork to find out that they simply reseated the DVD drive. I could have popped it out & back in myself for all that especially since the DVD drive doesn't seem to fit snug anymore & the fact that they left a screw out. If that wasn't enough, 2 weeks passed & the DVD drive now no longer plays DVDs but now it won't burn or play CDs. I since have replaced the DVD drive myself with no future problems. I am still shocked that a refurbished laptop now running Windows 7 bought from eBay for $350 is outperforming a laptop purchased brand new from Best Buy in 2007 for $988.
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2009
As requested from a Best Buy store near my home in Cedar Park, TX, I ordered online a computer for my daughter for Christmas to be picked up at a store in Virginia Beach. However, when my daughter went to pick it up, they did not let her even though I had her name as the recipient to pick it up. I even had the manager of the Best Buy at my store call the manager at Virginia Beach and told him he had the parents here with him letting him know everything was legit. The Virginia Beach manager’s reply was "okay, still not letting her have it." What a jerk!
Best Buy’s online promotion mentions order online and pick it up at the store and save on shipping costs. Right! What they do not tell you is that the cardholder has to pick it up! What is the sense doing that if the pick-up is out of state? I might as well go to the store and buy it. I even called customer relations, they understood why I would be upset but all they said was “Sorry for your inconvenience, there is nothing we can do.” Again, their promo is order online and save on shipping. What they do not say is as long as you pick it up. Duh!
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2009
We bought a 60" Sony Projection TV in April 2004 from Best Buy in Beaumont, Texas. Total with extra's $6,820.70. TV was $4,500. TV will not last a yr. without going out. First time they took the TV in to be repaired. Last 3 was in our home. We were told these TVs were defective and Best Buy knew this. TV is out again for the 5th time. Can't get anywhere with Best Buy, Sony or the warranty department. Now I've taken it to the BBB, AT General office for some kind of help. Best Buy wants to send someone out and charge us. Our warranty will be out this April. The TV is defective and no one seems to care. This is a lot of money for something that will not last a yr. Everyone we know that bought these TVs have had nothing but problems. And some didn't get the warranty. We are just trying to get some help. We have this big TV. I wasn't told of the problems we would have. They just pushed the 3 yr. interest-free program and what good TVs they were. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2009
I ordered a laptop computer at 5:30am and was told the computer was in stock at the store. When I checked for a confirmation email, it said to call customer service. I waited on hold for 30 minutes. I was told they were out of stock. The order was then transferred to a store where I was supposed to go pick it up. I called before I drove there and was told by the manager they also did not have it.
After many phone calls and waiting for up to 45 minutes on hold, I canceled the order. I checked my bank account and saw they were still holding the $350.00. I called the CSD and was told it could take up to 5-7 days before I get my money back. That is ridiculous! If I incur any bank charges because of this, I am contacting an attorney. How many more people have had this problem?
Reviewed Dec. 21, 2009
On October 22nd of 2009, I returned some movies and CDs to this store. When I entered the store, the person at the door only gave me one tag (even though I had several items to return). When I got to the return counter, the person making the returns was concerned about that. She called the person that gave me the tag and after discussing that for a couple of minutes everything was fine, and she made the returns of all items except 1. This last item I didn't have the receipt for, so she didn't want to make the return of it neither give it back to me. So, I went home, got the receipt and returned to the store. When I showed her the receipt, they refused to process the return or either give me back the item. So I left the store.
Weeks later, I found they even voided the returns of the other items they have done. I have spent a lot of time chasing the store manager by phone or stopping at the store. Until just today (December 20, 2009), I was able to find her at the store and she told me they couldn't do anything and that the returns would stay voided because at the time of the return only one item has been tagged. This is despite and after she has confirmed that they verified their security tapes, and done inventory and confirmed that there was no evidence of me doing anything wrong.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2009
I am disabled and use Access-A-Ride. I made a purchase of a computer software game and a one month Zune Pass gift card. Upon getting it home, I was told by Microsoft that it could not be activated because the store did not activate it. I called the store and was told they won't exchange it or activate it because it already was. I lost $16.00 plus my para-transit fares.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2009
I waited two weeks for a fridge (we didn't have one) and my washer and dryer and the delivery people came and wouldn't even try to bring them in the house because of the snow. Then when I called to reschedule, it took forever to get in touch with anyone and they were being difficult about the next time that they would come back. Both ladies were rude and not customer friendly at all.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2009
My daughter purchased a laptop from BestBuy.com in May of 2007 as she started college. This computer came with a 1-year manufacturer warranty and she purchased an extended service plan from Best Buy. In May of the following year, the computer started its problems. The screen would go black while working on it. The first trip to Best Buy, they said the hard drive went out and they replaced it. Of course, she lost all her schoolwork, but we understood. Within a couple of months, the problem reappeared, she returned it to the store. They took it for a week and said they could not find anything.
Shortly thereafter, the problem started up. This time, the store shipped to their service center in Atlanta. They replaced a switch. Within a couple of months, the problem reappeared and after 3 visits to the store with twice being returned with a "No Fault," they sent it back to Atlanta. This time they reconnected the connections, the computer worked for 10 months - it's our of warranty now and the problem reoccurs. If they had fixed the cause of the problem instead of patching it or replaced it as a lemon, she would still have a computer for school. I called Best Buy to see if they wanted to work with her in some way. They told me it is not their problem, I should have demanded a replacement while in warranty and to have a nice day.
I would not advise anyone to shop at Best Buy and do not buy their service plan as they choose to repair or replace, whether they can correct the problem or not.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2009
Two years ago, I purchased an X-Box 360 Elite from the Nicholasville Rd Store in Lexington Ky. At the same time, I purchased the two-year replacement guarantee. Recently, I have had sporadic problems with the device being unable to play DVD’s. Since it continued to play games, I decided to live with the problem. Unfortunately, it now has trouble playing games, so I attempted to exchange the device according to the two-year replacement guarantee I purchased for eighty dollars.
At the same store where I purchased the X-Box 360, the geek squad employee could not recreate the problem in the fifteen minutes of his time that he felt I deserved. He then proceeded to tell me that Best Buy would not honor the replacement contract I had purchased despite the fact that the cashier had assured me that this was a no-questions-asked guarantee of replacement. The geek squad employee did call a manager, Josh I believe, who proceeded to tell me that people had been taking advantage of this guarantee to get new consoles. Of course, I considered this an insult, as the implication was that I am attempting to do the same.
Before I went to the store on Nicholasville Rd, I called the corporate Best Buy help line, where a very kind woman told me to take the console to the store along with all original components. I did not understand why at the time, however, upon returning home from the Nicholasville Rd store, I found that the geek squad employee who tested my X-Box 360 had stolen the controller out of my X-Box 360 box. This is completely unacceptable.
Reviewed Dec. 18, 2009
On the 7th of December, my husband and I ordered a TV stand, a Panasonic Viera 42" HDTV, two 3' HDMI cables, a monster Power Home theater surge protector, a Panasonic-1000W 5.1-Channel home theater system with up-convert DVD player, and the Geek Squad TV and video setup. We were notified the TV and stand would be delivered on the 12th of December. My son and his wife waited most of the day. I called Best Buy and asked why it wasn't delivered yet. I was told by Mika that the TV was no longer in stock and the next available delivery date was the 13th, and that she found a TV. On Sunday they waited again, only to be told by the warehouse that the truck couldn't find their apartment and would come back out on the 15th between 8 and 10AM. They called on Tuesday and told them there was no TV to be delivered because there wasn't one in the warehouse.
I called Best Buy myself. I was on hold for 40 minutes and finally talked to Shannon, who listened to my story and said she would give us a 10% discount off the TV. I said no, that wasn't good enough as I had called at least 3 times; each time being put on hold for at least 30-45 minutes and they wasted my time and my son's time. He is in the navy, works full-time and doesn't have time to be on the phone for an hour each time. His wife is in the process of registering for school and doesn't have the time. I told her I wanted to speak to a supervisor and she said she could only forward an email or message to him and ask to call me back. Three days later, no phone call. I sent an email to them explaining the problem, only to get an email back saying the delivery date was rescheduled.
I then called them again today the 17th, to be put on hold for 30 minutes. I asked to speak directly to a supervisor and was connected to a manager. I had to explain it all over again and told him I wanted this resolved now and I am not calling back. He then put me on hold again for another 10 minutes and when I spoke to the supervisor, I told him they need to compensate me for all the inconvenience, time I wasted and for the phone calls from Hawaii. He said, "We have to talk to the person who placed the order." Since the order is in my husband's name, they would not resolve the issue with me. I told them I had no choice then but to contact my bank and cancel payment.
My husband is in the air force, in a secured building every work day. He cannot and does not have the time to call them. My son is in the navy and doesn't have an hour to waste on the phone. I just want everyone to know Best Buy online was the worst customer service I have ever experienced. I wouldn't recommend using them to anyone. It was so painful and frustrating. To top it off, this was my son's wedding gift to him and his wife.
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2009
From beginning to end, it was a nightmare. Looking back, I should have run for the hills! I went to Best Buy to purchase appliances for my new house. I originally ended up buying a refrigerator and washer. I was told the dryer would take 3-4 weeks for delivery, so I didn't get it. A few days later, I received a call from Janell saying that there was a mistake and my items were not available. She said that she had found me a better deal on all three appliances, but I needed to get down to the store as soon as possible. I dropped everything and was there within the hour. She was not there, and I had not left any notes about the problem. I proceeded to explain the entire situation. When they looked up the order, they found that there was never a problem, and she had cancelled my order without my consent. I re-ordered the items to be delivered on the 16th of Dec.
When they got here, the washer was already damaged. When they took the fridge into the house, they damaged not only my walls, but the refrigerator also. The delivery guy showed me the damage and asked me if "it was ok anyway"? I told it obviously was not ok. He said that they would replace the item but that I would have to sign anyway. I wrote on the note before I signed, stating the damage; and I immediately called his boss. (He would not give me a copy of the receipt.) I was told to call Best Buy. They told me to call the delivery company.
No one is taking responsibility for the damage. Best Buy said too bad, not their problem. Same with the delivery company. So I have a damaged very expensive refrigerator that I still have to pay for, and still no washer or dryer! Not only the worst customer service ever, but it is also criminal!
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2009
I went into the store looking for the sale online Gateway laptop with AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core Processor - black (model: MD2419u, SKU: 9664376). When I asked about the laptop, the guy in the store told me they were being worked on and would cost about an extra $100 for everything they were adding. The price I was looking at was $379.99 and that is what I wanted to pay. They opened the boxes and now they are not new anymore and a $100 more than the sticker price. To me as a consumer, I feel ripped off and would not want to deal with Best Buy ever again with the things that are going on in your stores. This is not the first time I had these problems with Best Buy. There were price changes from one to another. I want what is on the ad, not what the store changes before asking me if I want it done.
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2009
I bought a new notebook and warranty plan. They told me that if there were hardware problems, I will get new computer or money back. Well, this is the third hardware problem and now they say they changed the rule to 4 in 4 years.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2009
I purchased a new laptop from Best Buy in January 2009. It has now been sent in 4x for service repair in 11 months. To date, I have not had my laptop since early November (2009) and the last time it came back, it had a great deal of physical damages, including severe cracks to the case and sides of the unit. It was sent back in for repair and when I got it back, it ended up needing to be sent in for further repair (no doubt because of the sustained physical damage). I have worked with them to request a voucher for a new laptop but they are not willing to work with me. Not having the laptop unit has caused a great deal of economic hardship on me, as I have not been able to utilize the appropriate tools to look for work online while I stay home with my youngest son. This has caused me great hardship.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2009
I placed an order for an ASUS Netbook on sale (Normally $279) for $229 on December 15, 2009. It was for the red one. I then got an email saying it is back-ordered for 1-2 weeks. This is for my daughter for Christmas. There were 3 other colors of the same exact model. I see no reason they couldn't match the price on one of these, and so I called customer support and waited on hold for 20 minutes. The rep stated he has to send it to the promotions department and they would contact me within 24-48 hours whether they would match or not.
A few hours later, I realized that the longer I waited, the greater the chance that I will not have the funds refunded to me before Christmas. Best Buy did not show any concern for this when I called back and waited on hold for over 30 minutes. When I finally got a hold of a rep, they hung up on me when trying to transfer to another department. When I called back, the initial rep, who transferred to the appropriate order department, stated I would have to wait another 30 minutes and there was nothing they could do. The service has been horrible, and now, I am not sure I will have the money back in time to get my daughter anything else for Christmas. I will never use Best Buy for anything!
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2009
On 12-8-09, I decided to purchase Band Hero for PS2 for my children for Xmas. I wanted to order online and pick up at the store, which is an option Best Buy offers to save on shipping. The cost was $129.99 on sale. According to the website, there was not a Band Hero available in a 50-mile radius to my home. I called the main number and was told by customer that since they couldn't deliver to the store, they would give me 99 cent shipping. So I thought, great. I placed the order which took 45 min. I had to repeat my credit card info 3x because the guy kept messing up. I went online today to check the status and was told the order was cancelled.
I called Best Buy and was told there was a problem with the payment. I hear the Customer Service Rep entered the wrong expiration date . So I complained. I was told they would give me 20 dollars off and free shipping. Once she tried to reenter the order, the item was no longer available for shipping and still not available in a store. So I was told my only option was to have it placed on back order. This is my children's "big gift" for Xmas. I requested to speak to a manager and was told I would have to email one because they were too busy to take complaints over the phone. I feel it is a shame that they advertise store pick up and then it is not available and also that they list things on sale and then do not have them in stock.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2009
I cancelled a transaction and they refused to provide me with any proof that the transaction was cancelled.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2009
On 12-12-09, I went in to buy HP laptop on sale for $449. I couldn't get any help, probably because I am 61 yrs. old, looking a little shaggy. I took the laptop to the check out counter. It rang up to $550. I told the check out person I just wanted the laptop and not the advertised printer bundle and was told that was not a option. I had to have the junk printer for $89 whether I wanted it or not. I said," thank you," and walked out. How can they show the laptop at $449.99 and add a printer I didn't want and say I have no choice about the printer.
Reviewed Dec. 14, 2009
Well, first I have to say, I have been a faithful customer using Dell computers. I have always had full confidence in everything I purchased made by your company, Dell. But I have to say at this point in time, I am disappointed and dissatisfied with my latest purchase of a Dell laptop. When I purchased the computer, I knew that it would be a great investment but it turned out to be one of my worst nightmares. I purchased this brand new laptop on Feb.16, 2009. I have had so many problems with it since I bought it. The model # is I5154. I purchased at a local store which is about a 40-minute drive one way from my home.
It is very important that I have a computer that is reliable. I am in college trying to get my Masters in Business Economics as well as being an independent salon owner. It is vital to my future to be able to complete my assignments online and on time. It is also very important that my business excels and stay afloat during this recession and in doing so, I have to have full use of my computer. Due to this faulty computer, I am not able to complete my assignments online and I am losing valuable clientele that usually access me through the internet because the LCD continuously blacks out completely.
I have to move the screen back and forth and some times tap on the sides for it to come on again. The screen flickers in and out. This is the best way I can describe it. The mouse freezes then goes haywire, then screen begins to move like a pinball game. My charging cord is faulty with a shortage. I have to move the computer and the cord a certain way constantly so the blue light comes on to let me know the computer is charging. Most of the time, it takes me at least 5 minutes messing with the cord and at the same time, I'm praying that it comes on and works this time. I have to leave my computer in one localized area without moving it because it will black out. I therefore have not been allowed to access important information pertaining to my business.
On numerous occasions, I have taken my laptop to Best Buy to try to have these problems resolved. When I went in the beginning, the first two times these issues would not show up in front of the Geek Squad clerk, therefore he said he could not do anything about it. So I had to leave the store with no help from them. They seemed so unconcerned about the situation. Customer service is supposed to help resolve the problems. Well, you now know they didn't do their job. Instead of these problems showing from time to time, they began to get worse.
Now after continuously dealing with these problems, I took it back to Best Buy again and luckily, it displayed the problems I was having. They kept my computer for a whole three weeks before they discovered what the problem was. They informed me that the computer had a faulty hard drive and that the unit had failed HDD tests and that they had replaced it under MFG. When I received my computer back, they gave me a sheet saying that the computer system had passed all inspections.
Not a full week went by, my computer began to start to do everything I had complained about in the beginning so I took it back once again to Best Buy and the problem didn't immediately show up. The only problem that showed up was with the faulty cord. He then advised me that I had to contact Dell for a new charger and that it was still covered under warranty. The clerk told me they would need to keep computer for another week to try to find out what was happening. This was another inconvenience to my online classes and my salon once again. I informed the the clerk that I couldn't wait another week for them to figure out the problem. And that I couldn't wait till I was home for the problems to come back and I have to get up and drive 40 minutes one way back for me to prove that the problems were still happening.
These problems were costing me gas as well as valuable time whereas I should have been working trying to keep my business open. So after going back and forth to Best Buy at least five times, I decided to stop using the middle man, Best Buy, and go to the main source, Dell. Being a corporation of high standards and guarantee quality products, I ask you as a valuable longtime customer to replace my laptop & charger with a brand new one. This will in turn allow me to finish my schooling successfully and access my clientele and help bring my business back on course. I believe that as a great company, Dell, with such high standards will guarantee its products and restore customer satisfaction by providing me with a sufficient quality working computer. This will, in turn, restore my belief in your company. I humbly ask someone from your company to contact me concerning this matter as soon as possible. I will greatly appreciate your kindness to take the time to help me. Thank you in advance.
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2009
In September of 2007, I went to Best Buy in Waterford and purchased a Dell Inspiron computer. Since its purchase, I have brought it back to the store twice. It seems that my computer has crashed three times. I go to school in New Hampshire and there are no local places to take my computer for repair. I am forced to take it to the Geeks for repair. it seems to me for all the money I spent for a computer, it would work better than this. So I will never purchase another Dell again. I will also let all my friends know that this is a defective product. Whenever I called for help, I just got a runaround. I just can't understand why you take such advantage of the unknowing public. The toughest problem is, as a college student of a single mom, I cannot afford to buy another computer, so thanks a lot.
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2009
Purchased in Jan. 2006, had a loud popping sound and picture went out in Aug. 2008. It was repaired by Geek Squad late Sept 2008, had loud popping sound again on Dec. 7, 2009 and the picture went dark but still had sound. Geek Squad came out and ordered parts to fix under warranty (PSP 48 months, I purchased from Best Buy) but warranty expires in January 2010. I expect it will fail again in the next 1.5 years and I'll be stuck with a lemon.
The first time it went out, we purchased a second TV to use temporarily (32" Insignia) and kept it after repair. Second time, it went out the pop was so loud we thought it was a gunshot! We live in a good neighborhood but you never know - it was a relief when we noticed the TV picture was dark again.
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2009
My wife and I wanted to buy our daughter an HP laptop computer ($649) for Christmas. We met a young and pleasant salesman named Jonathan who was knowledgeable with computers but had little experience negotiating the complete sale. Jonathan proposed the Office software ($149) and the extended warranty of over $200. He also stated the possibility of reducing the overall cost with the manager. What happened next is unbelievable. The manager, Aissa, came over and said, "This is the price and stop giving the salesperson a hard time!" My wife and I looked at him in astonishment and she replied, "Is this how you speak to all your client?"
He then says, "Madam, please leave the store or I'll get security!" Oh my God! I said, "Are you serious?!" We went to the front of the store asking to speak to the General Manager and to our complete surprise, Aissa is the Store Manager. We did nothing wrong and he treated us like criminals.
I operate and manage several hotels in Montreal and my wife works for an Airline company and we've never had an experience as such. This man should be given disciplinary measures and possibly fired for speaking to us in this manner. We will not enter a Best Buy ever again and not recommend this chain to anyone.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2009
I will go to turn on the TV and it acts like it is coming on. The green light will come on and then go off. It will do this 3 times, then will shut off and not turn at all.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2009
I bought over $1,000 of merchandise on the Friday after Thanksgiving. One of the items was an inexpensive Epson printer $24.99. When I got home, I opened the printer and discovered that there was no ink inside. Naturally, I returned to the store and told them. I was instructed to get another printer and to make an exchange. I selected a more expensive printer $59.99, knowing I would need to make up the difference in cash. At the exchange desk, they opened the box and found that the serial number on the printer did not match the number on the box. Upon further investigation, they found that the printer inside was a different model altogether than it was supposed to be. The box looked sealed to me when I bought it, however, tape is easy to come by especially for stores like Best Buy.
I informed them that I had no idea why the printer inside was different as I had done nothing more than open the box. I was told they could not make any exchange as they hadn't even sold that model for over a year. I was told that I could make a complaint to Epson, but that they were not going to help me any further. I explained that as I had spent over $1,000 that day, it was unlikely that I would try to scam them out of $24.99 or less as there was a printer in the box, and that it would not make any sense for me to bother wasting my time on something involving so little cash. Getting nothing but a lot of nasty attitude from the clerk. I asked to speak to the manager. She was rude, arrogant and discourteous from the moment she came to the counter.
She too suggested that my claim was erroneous, hinting subtly at the idea that I was a cheater and a dishonest person. Whoa! You do not tell a customer that they are attempting to pull a fast one. She represents a multimillion dollar corporation. I told her I would not accept her cynicism and that I demanded satisfaction. I asked for her supervisor's name and she refused to give me anyone's name. She suggested that I call the corporate number. Good luck with that. I told her that she was being unreasonable, shortsighted and that her behavior did not represent professionalism or good customer service. She said I needed to calm down and to leave. I told her I had received no satisfaction and therefore was not yet ready to leave.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2009
My daughter called the Best Buy in Perrysburg, Ohio and asked if they had the Toshiba Satellite laptop in stock and they told her yes that they had 10 in stock. She headed right there 5 minute trip and when she arrived there, they said they were all out. She asked if she could buy the display and they told her no. She then, the next day, went to a different Best Buy on Monroe St. in Toledo, Ohio and the same thing happened.
I am furious with this store and think that they did false advertising saying this item was on sale. The day the ad came out, all of the stores were out of this product. I also think it is wrong that they would not sell the display model. We were told that they would not be getting any more of these laptops in, so why do they need the display model. I am furious and will never shop at Best Buy again. We were also treated like we were stupid when we asked to purchase the display model. Like I said, never again; I have spent a lot of money at Best Buy.
Reviewed Dec. 9, 2009
On December 7, 2009, I ordered a pair of Bose on-the-ear headphones from Bestbuy.com for $179.00 and chose the in store pickup option, which lets you pay for the item online and then you can go and pick up the item after you receive a confirmation email that your item is ready to be picked up.
After receiving the confirmation email telling me to take the email, my license and the credit card I used to the store to pickup the item, I drove to the Saugus store to pick up the item. The store had just opened and there were about 20 or so employees in the entrance area, but not one asked me if I needed help and when I did go up and asked someone for assistance as to where to pick up my item, it seemed as if no one wanted to help and then finally a young lady in the crowd told me while pointing to a male employee, "He will help you."
I proceeded with the sales rep to the in store pickup counter and he looked through a bin and pulled out a box and proceeded to check me out. I was assuming that the item that I paid for was in this box so really no questions were asked and I proceeded to sign the receipt and left the store.
After I drove away, I looked in the box and realized that the headphones that they gave to me were the wrong ones and as a matter of fact, after looking up the ones that they gave to me compared to the ones I bought and paid for, the ones they gave to me were $63.00 cheaper than the ones I paid for. I immediately turned around in my car and went back to store and told the returns department what happened and she told me that they made a mistake and gave me the wrong ones and she proceeded to look for the ones that I had ordered to no avail.
I received my credit and as far as I am concerned I wasted all that time in ordering, going to pick them up and then buying and returning to this store for absolutely nothing. I am so upset over this whole situation and cannot believe this store is still in business given my complaint and the many others that are listed on the Internet.
Reviewed Dec. 9, 2009
I purchased an LG side-by-side refrigerator back in 2007 and have had problems with it since 4 months into the process. The refrigerator icemaker continues to jam and the freezer side makes a noise as if it is trying to crank up or something. I have called Best Buy about this situation and they attempted to rectify the problem; however it is now 8 months later and the refrigerator is doing the same thing again and I am out of warranty! Now it is my problem to fix. I was advised that I would have to pay for the labor and the parts of the refrigerator. I will never buy another LG product again. This product needs to be recalled since everyone is having the same issue. I have no extra money to pay for this refrigerator's mechanic defaults. I paid over 1500 dollars for the darn product, it should at least last 5 years.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2009
I am a long time (since I was there for the first time) Best Buy customer. I don't go to any other store for my electronic needs. I've worked there twice. I know on every store there are some guys that are there just to make their check and then go home, and very few of them take pride in the job they do. I placed an order online on Black Friday. I was given a tracking number. After tracking the product, it said that it had been at the post office since Saturday 9:05 am. It is now Tuesday.
I decided to call the fellows over at Bestbuy.com for customer service regarding online orders. I cannot remember the name of the guy that picked up my call today, Tuesday, 12-08-09 at 2:10 Eastern Time but I can tell you I will never forget why I'm not dealing with Best Buy again. This guy had an attitude since the beginning of the call, showed a sarcastic attitude when answering my questions. He asked me on a mocking tone if I knew how the post office worked. I'm not sure if he was just having a bad day or what but, honestly, to me it seemed his attitude started after he heard my name being Carlos. This made me feel like I was dealing with racist customer service specialist. It is not the company's fault, of course, but I do hope they review the calls and terminate his employment after listening to his performance on that specific call. I know for a giant like Best Buy, losing one customer does not matter, as I was told by many of the managers while I worked there, but I guarantee you that if they keep it up, that one customer will become millions pretty soon.
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The first lamp burned out after 2 years. I have had Best Buy to replace the lamp on 4 other occasions. I bought an extended service warranty for 4 years that has now expired. My TV is no longer usable and smells like it is burning when I try to cut it on. When I called service for Best Buy today, I was told that my service warranty has expired and that I would have to agree to a $150.00 trip charge for them to come out and then pay for any part that needs replacing out of my pocket. The last time my TV was serviced was 8 months ago in January. We are now in August, and it is broken again. It is a Samsung DLP TV (model HLP 4663W). I have never had so much trouble with any TV that I have ever owned. So much for technology.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2009
I bought a Dell laptop from them. After 4 weeks, my computer would not charge. I hadn't much time on my hands so I took it in 3 weeks later, and I only had it less than 2 months at this time. The charger was not working and they refused to help me, saying they could no longer help because it was a Dell problem now, "we only give you 15-day warranty." After all the money we spent, they would not help. I will never shop Best Buy again.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2009
I will attempt to make this as precise as possible. We purchased a Whirlpool Refrigerator from Best Buy in Minnetonka, MN. We also purchased a Best Buy Performance Service Plan. This plan expired on May 30, 2009. Since the day we bought it, the freezer section has had ice build-up every 4-6 weeks to the point it begins to drain into the refrigerator. This requires we defrost the unit, which also requires we empty the freezer and refrigerator, sometimes resulting in food loss due to spoilage. We have had at least 3 service calls addressing the same problem, without success. The last 2 service calls, I specifically requested the refrigerator be replaced with something the same or similar. That request was rejected. The last service call was made on 6-6-09, and the technician reassured us that whatever he did should fix the problem. We left town for 6 weeks (vacation) only to come home to a freezer full of ice… again. I defrosted the unit again.
On 8-21-09 I called the Geek Squad and talked to Lori first, who rejected my request for Best Buy to address the problem. I was told that because we did not report the problem within 30 days, there was nothing Best Buy could do. I specifically requested Best Buy to honor the Service Plan even though it had expired because they did this the last time I called. (Note: The Performance Plan expired on May 30, 2009 but Best Buy still honored it with a service call on June 6, 2009 presumably for the same reasons I am outlining here.) Since Lori could not authorize a service call, I asked to speak to a supervisor. I spoke to Jason, who also denied my request for a service call. He told me that he had no authority to over-ride the manufacturer’s rules of the 30-day work guarantee after a service call. This left me confused since I was talking about honoring the actual product and the spirit of the performance plan given these specific circumstances. He was talking about a manufacturer’s rules... this left me confused.
Here is our view: We did not purchase a performance plan with Whirlpool, we purchased a performance plan with Best Buy. Lori and Jason’s explanation of a 30-day service call work guarantee makes no sense to me. I am sure there is some good technical explanation but in our view, this has nothing to do with the manufacturer. It has to do with the performance plan. Even if the over-riding manufacturer’s rules are a 30-day guarantee on service calls, it seems a bit disingenuous on the part of Best Buy to reject the request for service given the fact that we were gone for 6 weeks. The last service call was on June 6, 2009 even though the performance plan expired on May 30, 2009. Best Buy honored the performance plan then, presumably because the ice build-up in the freezer was a re-occurring problem. The same request on August 21, 2009 was denied.
In essence, we purchased a unit with a specific problem that has never been fixed. The service calls never fixed the problem. We recognize that the intent was to fix it, but the reality is that the service calls simply extended time to the point the service plan expired and the problem was never fixed. We are specifically requesting the issue be addressed and Best Buy honors the spirit of the Performance Plan given these specific circumstances. We would not be making this request if these were separate and distinct problems with the refrigerator. We would like the refrigerator to either be fixed, or replaced, as I had requested on the last two service calls. We buy a good number of products at Best Buy and are generally satisfied with the outcomes of those purchases. I am sure you understand in an economy like this, many consumers, including us, are very selective with their purchases. These decisions are often based on product quality and customer service.
We are not looking for something free. We just want what we purchased to work correctly, and this product never has. On 9-4-09 / Addendum: Best Buy called today as a follow-up to this letter. Ben, a supervisor, advised me there was nothing they could do. This leaves us with a refrigerator that was purchased from Best Buy that has always had a defective freezer compartment. Ben agrees this is the case. Ben also agrees the 3 service calls we have had to fix the same problem have never been successful. Ben’s conclusion: “I am sorry you feel that way.” My view: Anyone reading this will understand the logic from our point of view. Best Buy has steadfastly held to the technicality that because we did not report the last failed repair within 30 days, there is nothing they can do. Any business owner who operates on the principles of character, honesty and integrity will see right through this.
Reviewed Sept. 3, 2009
I got a laptop (Sony) and a sales person talked me into buying their "in house feature, made by Geek Squad", the optimization to run applications quicker and smoother. He assured me that if I will have any problems, I will be taken care by Geek Squad or by him if I would need to return the computer in case there will be a problem. I indicated, that all my computers I had, were bought from Costco, only because of their outstanding support and return policy. He told me that he promises that I will have a great experience with Best Buy.
I got the computer, spent 6 hours downloading all my files, information, software, programs, etc. to customize it for my needs. During that 6 hours, the laptop had "6 crush dumps", with the messages that computer just recovered from serious problem. It also gave me a blue screen, messages with the error number etc. Also, during the download, I opened the DVD/CD drive and saw the Best Buy optimization disc, which they left there. I was so upset with all that situation, I spent close to the $1,000.00, so much of my time, and ended up with so many problems from the beginning.
Unfortunately, I had to go to work yesterday. I bought it Saturday late night and spent all Sunday doing the stuff on the laptop but I called Best Buy and told them (Jayson, who sold it to me) about the problems I have. He told me to bring the computer back to Geek Squad and they will take care of me, and if I should have any problems, to see him to resolve them. When I came to the help desk, from the beginning they were so clear that I can't return the laptop without paying restocking fee, regardless of the problem I have. When I told them that they even left the disc inside, they said if I will not give it (disk) to them back and will use it, they can sue me!
Finally, the manager was involved and he said that I can exchange/return/fix any of the options I will select. I decided to return it and get a new one at Costco. Ten minutes after that Jono (manager) was gone and another "manager" Ken told me that he will take it back only with 15% restocking fee. He had to call Jono to verify what he offered, but did it inside the office, so I didn't hear anything.
Needless to say, that I was so upset, tired, humiliated and angry. I spent there an hour trying to return it! I was given a defective product and I was charged approximately $125 just to have a right to return it back! It is totally ridiculous. If the laptop would be unopened and not altered, I probably wouldn’t be that upset. I paid even more for that service, they didn't do it right, and they didn't want to help me out! After all promises about great customer service, the alteration done by Best Buy was done so poorly. I feel it is totally wrong to charge me anything.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2009
My computer was defective and declared a lemon, but then they told me I would get a new year warranty and then had to pay for it. I had more new problems with the new computer and was told I need to pay even more to fix that.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2009
A year ago, I purchased two cell phones with Best Buy insurance. Recently, one of the phones was damaged beyond repair and I went to Best Buy to have it replaced. I was told my insurance had been cancelled because my credit card had expired and I had not called them to give them a new number. Apparently, they charge every month for the insurance? I was not clear on that. I thought I had previously paid for the insurance. I asked why they did not call me and was told someone sent me an email, which I never responded to, so they cancelled me out. The salesperson made a call and discovered they had sent out an email but misspelled the name (which was correct in their system) which is why I never was notified. No one ever attempted to contact me via phone.
They made me purchase a new phone for $300, which I needed immediately as my son had used that number on recent employment apps. I complained to Best Buy customer service and a rep said she would check into it. A week later, someone called me and said I could have a $50 Best Buy gift card for my trouble. I'm still out $250, and I've never received the gift card. I will never go into Best Buy again!
Reviewed Aug. 28, 2009
I bought a computer from Best Buy 3 months ago in Delaware. It was a new computer in an unopened box. They wanted to sell me the service of recovery CDs, which you need to restore the operating system. I told them I can make them since I have 40 years of computer experience. I came home and installed my software and worked on my computer. It was fine. One evening, about 3 weeks ago, the screen was blank and I tried to reboot it and it would not reboot. I took it back to Salisbury Best Buy and they fixed it. But they called and told me that the operating system had major critical errors and they wanted to reinstall the operating system for $139. I told them no, I would pick up and see if I can fix it.
I brought it home and the computer was fine, so I decided I better make the recovery CDs now in case the system acted up. I went to All Programs, PC Help and Tools and then Recovery Disk Creation. The program started and I loaded a CD into the drive, and clicked on "continue," but an error came up and said that the CDs were already created. So, I called Manny, the store manager at Salisbury, and he swore that they did not create any CDs and told me to contact Delaware Best Buy. I called Best Buy Delaware at 302-677-0200. I spoke to the supervisor of Geek Squad. He said that they do not create the CDs ahead of time and asked me if the box was opened when I got it. I said no, so he said we have to open the box and install the Vista in order to create the CDs, which makes sense.
I called back Salisbury Best Buy and asked for Manny. They asked who was calling and I told them my name and they said he left for the day. The Best Buy in Salisbury is the only store that had access to my PC and could have made the CDs. Also, they told me wrong that there was something wrong with my PC and they wanted to wipe out all my date and install the operating system, which would have required them to make the CDs. But they will not admit the creation of the CDs. I believe they do this to make money. If I did not understand computers like I do, I would have said okay and they would have charged me $139 for nothing, plus I would have lost all my data. I want them to give me either my CDs that they created or give me a new Microsoft Vista full version to replace my CDs that I could have created.
Reviewed Aug. 28, 2009
I paid a $50 pre-order deposit for an iPhone 3GS by credit card on 6/22/09 at Fullerton, CA (#114). They gave me a $50 gift card. I changed my mind and decided to not upgrade with 3GS, so next day I went to the store and cancelled the order and returned the gift card. The customer service personnel told me $50 will be credit back to my credit card. I waited for two credit card billing cycles; the $50 never posted back to my account. After two months, I went to the store with receipts and inquired about it. The customer service manager told me that the receipt shows that it was paid back to me cash, so he can’t do anything.
I was very angry and I had an argument with the manager. The manager started yelling, “Get out of my store! Get out of my store!” This is ridiculous. They never gave me $50 cash back. When I cancelled the ordered, I didn’t read the receipt. I assumed that I paid money by credit card and so it will be posted back to the credit card. When you return or exchange anything at Best Buy, make sure you read the detail.
Reviewed Aug. 27, 2009
I wanted to buy a new laptop. In the store, I selected a laptop from the display. The salesman stated they had just run out of that item and showed me another, suggesting that it was an equal product. I paid cash because I don't use credit cards. When I got home, I found out that the USB ports, CD/DVD drive and sound didn't work at all. I returned it to the store. The saleslady stated to me that I was the second person that day to return this exact same laptop. Then, the salesman tried to get me to select another one. When I stated I wanted to get a refund in cash, he refused, stating that they do not refund cash over $250. And I would have to take a credit or wait 90 days to receive a check.
When I voiced objection to the 90-day policy, he stated, "I said 9 days, why don't you open your ears?" I felt mistreated and abused. I asked to speak to the manager and was told he was not around. I left the store with a credit and stated I would return the next day. I returned the next day to see the manager and was told, "he's not around." The assistant manager showed up. I stated I had no interest in buying anything from them and wanted a check refund if they were not going to refund cash, stating also that if I had been told that before the purchase, I would have done business elsewhere.
At that time, a police officer entered the store stating that the manager had called, and I was asked to leave the store. I explained what had happened in the store and that I felt this was a case of fraud and was sure this was a criminal act and wanted to file a report as such. He directed me to the civil courts of the township.
Reviewed Aug. 27, 2009
I was denied repair on a video camera. I bought an extended warranty at the time of purchase. Their repair facility said there was evidence of moisture corrosion on a circuit board. When I purchased the extended warranty, the clerk and Best Buy never disclosed there were caveats. I was told the warranty was unconditional. I'm out a camera and needlessly spent $79 for a useless "service policy". I no longer have a camera and have been told sorry pal.
Reviewed Aug. 26, 2009
Two years ago, I purchased a 65 Mitsubishi rear projection 1080p TV. At the time of purchase, the sales associate recommended the 4-year extended warranty. One of the benefits of the warranty, he explained, was their lemon policy. I was told if the TV ever required multiple services calls (I believe the magic number was 4) for the same problem, I would be provided with a replacement or a refund under this policy. So, I ended up purchasing the additional coverage and went on my way. Within a few short months, the bulb burned out. This was a little concerning as the sales associate explained that the lifespan for these bulbs was roughly 2 years. I called Best Buy service and had to wait for a week for a tech to be sent to my home. He confirmed the bulb was burned out and it took another week for the replacement bulb to be ordered and installed. This same scenario has played out several times since the purchase date.
Recently, the bulb burned out yet again. When I called Best Buy customer service to report it and remind them that this has been an ongoing problem, they reviewed my records and confirmed that it was time to enact their lemon policy. I was told that a technician would be sent to my home to evaluate the problem and make a recommendation based on their findings. To my surprise, the technician who was sent to my home was not there to evaluate. In fact, he knew nothing about the history of problems I had with my TV. As he stated, he was simply there to confirm that it was a burned out bulb and to place an order for another.
Another call to Best Buy was made, only this time, I was told they would not be considering my case for replacement or refund under their lemon clause because the bulb was considered a consumable item. I explained to them that the bulb wasn't the problem, but a symptom of a problem elsewhere within the TV. A problem their technicians had not been able to nail down in the numerous service calls made to my home. The customer service rep was unyielding and insisted the previous rep had made a mistake and that Best Buy would not be honoring their promise to replace my defective set. After speaking to a customer service supervisor, I was told I would be receiving a call from a service rep supervisor within 4 hours to review my history and discuss getting the issue resolved. The call never came that day or the next.
It was two days later when I got a call from a rep telling me that they would (yet again) be sending a technician to my home to evaluate the TV, make a determination as to whether it qualifies for replacement or refund. I received a call from the service tech this morning, telling me the part wasn't in and he would need to reschedule. When I asked if he was still coming to evaluate my TV, he had no clue what I was talking about! Once again, Best Buy was simply sending someone out to throw another bulb in the set and go on their way. In the two years that I've owned this set, I've had to have 4 bulbs replaced. Each time, it takes an average of 2 to 3 weeks for the repair process to be completed. That's approximately 2 months that I've gone without use of the TV they sold me as a result of this ongoing problem. Each service call requires that I take time off from work to wait at home for a tech to arrive and tell me what I already know. It's another burned out bulb.
I'm tired of getting the runaround. I'm tired of having to wait for weeks to have the same problem fixed every few months. Best Buy has gone out of their way to find reasons why they shouldn't have to honor their warranty and in the process, they have left a longtime customer twisting in the wind. If Best Buy is unwilling or unable to make things right, I'm prepared to take whatever steps necessary to get results. I just hope it doesn't come to that.
Reviewed Aug. 26, 2009
I bought a 40-inch Sony Bravia TV in December of '06 with the $400 (4-year) warranty. The TV worked fine until now. The Geek Squad came out since it's still under warranty and said that I caused the damage and they will not replace it. The TV cost $2,074 to begin with. I have a warranty and they will not give me a replacement or anything. Don't ever buy a warranty. They tell you in the store that it covers everything but it covers nothing. I reported this incident to the Better Business Bureau, so hopefully they will have a response. Be careful to what you buy from Best Buy. They are a joke!
Reviewed Aug. 24, 2009
My husband and I spent several months restoring our home after Hurricane Ike. We finally were able to order appliances on May 25, 2009. We spent a few hours purchasing a dishwasher, microwave, cooktop, oven, and refrigerator. We were told that the appliances would be available for installation anytime after two weeks of the date the order was placed. We received the cooktop within three weeks and then the refrigerator within a month. The cooktop installation went smoothly. We expected to receive our oven, microwave, and dishwasher on June 22, 2009; but we're told that the microwave was discontinued after we received a call saying that the oven and dishwasher would not arrive until June 29, 2009. Well, we were moving into our home on July 3, and we're not too upset about waiting another week. Unfortunately, the order ended up getting cancelled again.
We chose another microwave and continued to wait for a couple more weeks. We finally received a call that the appliances would come the third or fourth weekend of July. The call came the day before the delivery saying that our appliances would come. Once again, we waited for most of Saturday to find out that the appliances were never shipped from Dallas and that they would not be coming for another couple of weeks. At this point, I asked for the phone number of the Dallas warehouse and called them directly. They informed me that the dishwasher was not discontinued and that my order number and appliances had been disconnected so that the appliances did not have any order number. I was told that the Dallas warehouse would e-mail the managers who could fix this. I was very frustrated that this job fell to me, since Dallas said that the Houston warehouse should have taken care of the problem.
After waiting for Dallas to call back for a week, I called Houston again to find out what was happening. It's the same story as before from Houston, so I called Dallas again. They said that the order was put together and would be shipped soon. It was the first of August. We had been waiting a month for the microwave, oven, and dishwasher. A week later, we received another call from Houston saying that our appliances would be delivered the second Saturday of August. We waited again for several hours, and once again, the appliances never came because they were never shipped to Houston.
Note that each time, the appliances were not shipped, but we waited at home for them. I had to call the Houston warehouse. They never called to let us know that the appliances had not arrived. Additionally, calling the Houston warehouse was like calling a black hole. The phone rang a few times, then I would hear a click, indicating that the service person simply hit the "go away" button. Then, the call would go straight to voice mail. I estimated that I called at least 20-30 times. Out of the 20-30, only 4 calls were answered; and each time, I was placed on hold for ten minutes while the service person looked for my information and tried to find out what happened to my order.
The Houston warehouse is by far the worst link in the whole chain of this chaos. I left 5-6 voice mails and never received a return call. So, after two to three times of this treatment, I started calling over and over until they answered. If I had not done this, we would still be sitting here with only a cooktop and refrigerator. Anyway, the appliances were fake-delivered again on the second Saturday of August, wasting five more hours of our time. I called Dallas again and finally spoke with someone who could get the job done. She actually looked in the warehouse for the appliances and told me that all three were physically in the warehouse and had been for a while. So, she made sure to put them on the next shipment. We received our appliances on August 20, 2009 after nearly three months of waiting.
Now, we are trying to have the dishwasher and oven installed, which we ordered on May 25, 2009 at the same time as the appliances. Best Buy conveniently canceled our oven installation and showed that the dishwasher had already been installed weeks ago though we just received it on August 20, 2009. I am so tired of dealing with Best Buy, most especially, the warehouse in Houston. I will never buy appliances from Best Buy again. The store associates are quite friendly, but other than that, I am extremely disappointed with the whole experience.
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2009
A week ago, I bought a Toshiba netbook as a gift. I watched the recipient open it and turn the netbook on. The computer would not work as the screen looked real funny. I took this netbook back to the Best Buy store that I got it at along with the box and all the paperwork. My intent was to exchange it for another. I was told that the screen was cracked and because the box was undamaged, they were not going to do anything. The mega message was that because the box was undamaged, then I must have broken the screen. Never mind the fact that the case to the computer was also undamaged. They suggested that I contact Toshiba to see how much it would cost for me to fix this machine. The individual stated that the people at Toshiba would tell me the same thing that the screen must have been damaged by abuse. I contacted Toshiba who provided me with information on how I could have this netbook repaired under warranty.
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2009
Best Buy is horrible and dishonest to deal with. I purchased a laptop for my daughter for college. Within a few days, it suddenly shut down. The internal laptop instructions told me to first call the company for tech help. I followed those instructions, and called. Tech support had me do a few things, and the laptop fired up. Again it shut down, and over the next two weeks, the tech support misled me to believe it was a software issue, but it wasn't, it was hardware. At this point, it was 29 days after the purchase. On the receipt it says, and I quote "30 day return or exchange with exception: 14 day return period on computers, monitor, notebook computer and video games purchased as used.”
I didn't purchase the computer as used, it was new. So I took it back to the store for an exchange. The 12 year old manager on duty argued with me that the 14 day return is for new. But the receipt doesn't say that, it says "purchased as used", so the 30 day should apply. She was rude! I told her my daughter was going to college in 3 days and needed the computer. She told me to have my daughter use the campus library computers, rude! I finally told her that the store policy is not clear. She told me that Best Buy doesn't stand behind the products they sell. They only sell them, not represent the company. I then said I would file a complaint with the Attorney General's Office, and she immediately said she couldn't help me any longer and that I couldn't have the computer serviced there since I was filing a complaint with the state.
Best Buy wouldn't honor my warranty. I was shocked! I called corporate, and the public relations person agreed with me on the 14 day issue, but couldn't do anything for me. Don’t buy from Best Buy, do yourself a favor and buy from another source. My daughter now has to go off to college without a computer, until the one we did purchase is fixed.
Reviewed Aug. 14, 2009
I bought 3 TV's on BestBuy.com on 08/12/2009 at 1:00am, Samsung 52" at the advertised price for $9.99. Since then, they changed the price as soon as their web team got into work and announced they will not honor the price that was posted. I also read on the web that people actually got their TV's at that price, but when word started getting out. I have the receipt from BestBuy.com.
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2009
I had purchased a laptop computer in July of 2008. It started shutting off in November of 2008. I brought it back to Best Buy for repairs that were covered under the manufacturer's warranty. They sent it out to be repaired. Four weeks later, I was able to pick up my laptop. I brought it home, plugged it in, and within 5 minutes, it started to shut off again. Same problem as before. I brought it back the next day and had to argue with the Geek Squad rep to get it sent out yet again.
Two weeks later, my laptop was returned to me. I brought it home again. I plugged it in and within 10 minutes, it started to shut off again. And again, I brought it back to Best Buy. They sent it out yet again for the same problem. This time, they told me that I would have it back within a week. Thirteen days later, I had a phone call at 10:00 am from Best Buy saying it was in and to come pick it up.
Then, three hours later, I had a phone call at 1:00 pm saying it was not fixed and they were sending it out again. They have a lemon policy but are refusing to replace the laptop. I have since then stop paying for the computer. I had also spoke with the store's assistant manager and she assured me that the computer would be replaced. About two hours later, I had a phone call from the Geek Squad rep who told me she was mistaken. If I wanted to replace the laptop, I would have to use the $300 extended warranty that I had purchased. Even though it was still covered under the manufacturer's warranty, I have not and will not pay a dime to those crooks.
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2009
I purchased a Samsung TV on December 8, 2008 less than one year ago. I have had issues with it off and on since buying it. A month ago, I began complaining to Geek Squad. They have replaced about every part in the TV. I have been without a TV for one month. Now, they are saying they have to order yet another part. Geek Squad has been at my home three times and now, they are saying that they have to come back again? They can't even tell me when they will have the part. This is wrong! I paid for this TV in good faith. I am angry that I have no TV. I have a credit card statement that is still coming in, a satellite TV bill for a month and no TV to watch it on. How can this be? I get seven months of a TV that only works half time? Best Buy needs to step up to the plate and make this right. Bring me a new TV and take back this junk!
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2009
I purchased three 52" TVs advertised on Best Buy's website as $9.99. They accepted my credit card, gave me a delivery date and gave me a confirmation. My credit card had been hit for over $100 (the TVs and shipping). A couple of hours later, I received an email stating that my order was cancelled "at my request." When I called them and told them that I did not cancel my order, the rep said they did because the sale would not be honored and my money would be refunded. When I threatened to call the news media, they said, "We have already covered ourselves and you would be the one looking stupid."
Reviewed Aug. 12, 2009
I tried to purchase a television they had advertised online for $9.99. It was a Samsung 52" LCD TV. I attempted to place an order of three TV's, but had difficulty with the website. I tried to contact the company and was not able to reach them. The phone would ring, put me on hold and then disconnect. I then tried to have them contact me with a feature they have on the website. I received an automated phone call, was placed on hold and shortly after, was disconnected. This happened numerous times!
Reviewed Aug. 7, 2009
On 9/2/06, we purchased a 65" Mitsubishi TV and with that we also purchased a 4-year warranty. On 2/15/08, the TV stopped working and the Best Buy service man came to evaluate the problem and determined that the lamp need to be replaced and at that time it was replaced. On 3/23/09, the TV stopped working again and we called Best Buy again. They send a technician from SoCal Tech. They found that the problem is with the lamp and it was replaced. On 6/25/09, it’s the same problem and the lamp was replaced by the same technician. On 6/27/09, the SoCal Tech called and informed us that Best Buy requested to initialize TV and replace the lamp again. On 7/23/09, the TV stopped working again. We called Best Buy and they finally showed up on 7/27/09 instead of the 24th as per the appointment and determined that the lamp needs to be replaced again.
They informed us that they don't have the lamp in stock anymore and that they will have to order it from the manufacturer. I have tried to speak with many people in Best Buy about the constant problem, and finally when I spoke, the useless supervisor got many excuses again and that there is nothing she can do and the lamp is not in the policy. When I asked her to speak to someone above her, she said that there is "no one above her" and that it might be a few more weeks until we get the lamp replaced. At this point, I want my whole TV to be replaced and I am begging you to help me with this unresolved issue. I hope to hear from you as soon as possible. My cell number is **.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2009
This product was originally purchased by a customer who found the refrigerator too big for their space and had it returned to the store. Now I had been looking quite some time for a refrigerator to update my kitchen. So when I saw the French door model, I bought it. Since it had been sold previously, a discounted price was given for a dent and out of box floor model. The store guaranteed its newness. Then, I purchased a new LG refrigerator (LFC 25770ST) from Best Buy on July 26, 2009. After a week, the cooling system stopped completely. All the food in the freezer were thawed out - vegetables and meats. The top part doesn't cool either.
Best Buy refused to exchange my refrigerator for another one of the same because I purchased mine at the sale price. They wanted me to pay extra for the same model (not on sale now). Also, they said I could have a new one (lesser size) of another brand at the price I paid. I contacted LG since I was not getting far with Best Buy. They are to service the unit. I'll let you know what problems will occur with the unit in the future.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2009
I purchased a computer for my wife’s birthday in June as an early present. Since then, we have had 4 computers. Not one worked properly. They had no paperwork with them and our 3 computers we got from them had pornography on it, and our 5 year old granddaughter has seen it. None of these computers were new. I could go on. It’s been a nightmare. I asked them about the warranties. They said the paperwork will cost me $30.00. Consequences: gas, time, money, aggravation and time endlessly spent on phone with computer companies.
Reviewed Aug. 4, 2009
The 55" Toshiba TV has a terrible sound that echoes and vibrates. I paid extra for service and they don't want to exchange until the technician says there is no fixing. I am waiting forever for someone to come and I would rather get another TV instead of trying to fix it.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2009
On May 29, 2008, I purchased a Samsung side-by-side refrigerator (model # RS2530BWP). I also bought the 5-year extended warranty. On June 18, 2009 the ice-maker started making noises and I called Best Buy and a service technician came out on June 23. There was frost on the back of the freezer. He took the back off, defrosted it and found a loose wire which he reattached and left. On July 14, the refrigerator stopped cooling. I called and was scheduled for service on July 16. The tech defrosted the unit again and ordered a part (the heater) on July 17. The part did not come in until July 22, even though it was ordered July 17 and shipped overnight on July 21. The tech installed the new heater on July 22.
On the evening of August 1, I noticed the refrigerator again was not cooling properly. By Sunday morning it was going fast. I called Best Buy at 9:23 am and reported it. I was told a tech was not available until August 6. I then asked for a supervisor and was assured I will get a call from an area supervisor by 10 am on Monday to schedule an emergency visit within 24 hours.
I am now living out of coolers, hoping that the freezer doesn't die before someone gets out here to give this refrigerator its last rites and give me my money back. I hope I will eventually recoup the lost money of over $160.00 so far for food I had to throw out. That doesn't even include money for the ice I have had to purchase or the aggravation and inability to buy anything for fear I will come home to a puddle and thawed meat and other food stinking up the house. The worst part of this scenario is that Best Buy knows it is selling a defective product and continues to do so. I certainly will be vocal and demand a refund. The bad part is that I really liked the looks of the refrigerator, but I am really tired of this white elephant in my kitchen reminding me of what a bad move this purchase was. I had a decent refrigerator that I gave away and now I live in Florida out of coolers. I am very unhappy with Best Buy and Samsung. I see where it is futile to contact Samsung, but I will contact our local TV stations with this story and see how they like me now.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2009
We have two teenagers with a myriad of activities that we take photos and videos for. Before a recital, our camera (Sony Cybershot) malfunctioned. I went to Best Buy, spoke with a salesperson, reviewed cameras, and the salesperson stated that the Nikon Coolpix S630 would meet our needs. He also stated that we had a full 30 days to return, no questions asked, if we weren't satisfied with the product. I used the camera for three weeks in a variety of situations and weren't satisfied. The camera's zoom was the primary factor for the dissatisfaction.
I returned the camera back to Best Buy and they informed me that a 15% restocking fee was in effect. I stated that neither the salesperson nor the check-out clerk mentioned a 15% restocking fee. The Best Buy manager pointed to a sign in back of him at customer service (12 feet x 12 feet) with Store Policies for everything in the store; the 15% restocking fee was barely noticeable. I commented on how ludicrous it was for Best Buy to think that after I speak with a salesperson, purchase a product and then I should stop by Customer Relations to check the store return policy after the salesperson specifically mentioned a 30-day no hassle return policy. I called Best Buy Corporate Customer Relations and made no progress there either.
Reviewed July 27, 2009
On 7/14/09, I dropped off my Canon SD630 digital camera to be repaired at the Mentor, OH Best Buy. The camera was purchased on 4/4/06 at their Iselin, NJ location for $399.99. We added the additional Performance Service Plan for digital imaging and video products for 4 years for $59.99. On 7/14/09, the camera was working perfectly when it was used in the morning. Later that day, when I went to go check a photo, the lens came out and stayed that way. A lens error came up on a black screen stating to restart the camera. The camera was restarted and no change; the lens will not retract into the unit.
When the camera was dropped off with Dennis at the Geek Squad counter in Best Buy, the condition of the camera was stated as "minor wear and tear." There were some scratching, but that was all. Estimated completion date for repairs was 7/26/09. On 7/23/2009, Precision (the company Best Buy shipped the camera to be repaired to) called me and said that the warranty was void because of impact damage and that I would have to pay to have it repaired ($155). I immediately called Best Buy after getting off the phone and was told not to worry about it and that they would escalate the claim and it would be taken care of since the damage was not there when I dropped off the camera.
On 7/24/09, Precision called again, asking if I had made a decision to get the camera repaired. I informed them what Best Buy had told me on 7/23, and she said they had not heard anything. I call Best Buy immediately after and spoke with Dennis who checked in the camera on 7/14. He said he would look into it further and give me a call the next day.
On 7/25/09, Dennis called me in the afternoon and told me he just got off the phone with Precision and said that they sent over pictures of the impact damage. He said the damage was noticeable and would have been noted when the camera was checked in. So, it was obvious the damage did not happen while in my care. He told me to call Precision (I told him I had spoken to them twice and that they said I had to speak with Best Buy.) and to call corporate and that I could use his name and tell them that he checked in the camera and there was no impact damage when checked in.
I called corporate on 7/27/09 and spoke with Shelia (12:30am). She took down some information and told me I had to call back with the Performance Service Plan number. I called shortly after with the information and spoke with Don (12:50am). He took down the PSP number, along with some other basic information, and told me to call back during normal business hours and to ask to speak to corporate.
I called at 10:30am and spoke with Jeff. He gave me the corporate number (800 621 0467), which I called at 10:35am. Then I spoke with Tammy (888 237 8289) for about an hour. Long story short, she told me I was responsible for the repairs because my warranty did not cover impact damage, which I understand. But the impact damage was not done while in my care. It happened sometime after I dropped off the camera on 7/14 with Best Buy.
She said since I had no proof that the impact damage was not done by me, there was nothing I could do even after I told her that their employee Dennis said that the damage seen in the pictures was not there when the camera was dropped off. She offered to split the cost of the repair. But why should I, the customer, have to pay for damage that was done by their company?
Reviewed July 25, 2009
After spending thousands of dollars at Best Buy over the past few years, we didn't think twice about buying a Sony 42" LCD TV from them. We left the TV in the box safely in our garage while we were remodeling our home, which unfortunately was one week past the 30-day return policy. When we took the TV out of the box to install, we found a large scratch down the screen. We immediately put the TV back in the box to return to Best Buy for an exchange.
Upon taking the TV to Best Buy (Henderson, NV store), I was given an attitude by the store manager, Travis, and his general manager, Joe. In front of several customers, they accused me of damaging the product myself and said that I had been using the TV for 40 days and said that I was lying to them. The TV had a little dust on the top, because when I put it back in the box, the lid wasn't closed and it sat for a few more days in the garage. (I work 60+ hours a week and couldn't get there until today.) They, in no way, wanted to hear what I had to say. They just continued to accuse me of using and damaging the TV. I tried to tell them to turn the TV on and that they would see that the TV would still be in start-up mode, which would prove that it had never been used. They refused to listen.
I came home and called the Corporate Customer Relations office located at their corporate headquarters. I explained to Tia, the Customer Relations supervisor, what had just happened. She called the store, got their uneducated story, and decided that she was going to believe them. She said that they would be happy to work with me on a price for a new TV. (What, now I'm paying for two?) I asked to go above her, but she would not give me the name of her manager, saying that they do not take phone calls.
Apparently, Best Buy does not value its customers, who have spent thousands of dollars, never had a return, and who have come back over and over. I asked them all to look up my "rewards account," look at how much I've spent, and see that I have had no issues with them. They wouldn't. They didn't care. The rude treatment is unacceptable. I'm glad there are so many electronic stores around here, because we will never shop at Best Buy again. We will advise everyone we know not to shop there.
Reviewed July 24, 2009
Best Buy was the last place we wanted to buy our TV, but they had the best price. Buying was not the problem; what was promised and then not included was. I brought the new TV, took out the old, and asked what was wrong with it. Duh, no picture. Then, they set up the new TV by plugging it in and handed me the delivery slip to sign. Hey, what about setting it up. It would cost me $300. So as a senior (of 72 years), I was really surprised. What an attitude. This is what the salesman told us they would do. Luckily, my husband knows how to connect TiVo, etc. Anyhow, I still do not like Best Buy. Amen.
Reviewed July 24, 2009
I purchased an opened box of MacBook Pro from Best Buy in Calgary on July 21, 2009 while on business. The box was opened; however, the original plastic protection around the MacBook still had the sticker intact, so this unit was not even used. However, it was a customer return. I checked the warranty status on Apple's site which indicated the customer registered the SN that was on the box since the warranty shows it expires on December 19, 2009. Needless to say, I was not happy about this and I became furious when I attempted to return this so-called new laptop that was sold by Best Buy that only has a 5-month warranty remaining.
What happened when I brought it into the Best Buy in Toronto where I reside to return it 2 days after purchasing in Calgary? I explained the situation to the clerk, who in turn went to the manager and started whispering. The clerk then returned to me, and get this: He told me I have to return it to the original store in Calgary! Thinking this was a sick joke, I immediately asked for the manager, who came over and insisted he would not return it and that it must go to the original store in Calgary. After trying to convince him that this was nonsense for approximately 20 minutes, he walked away and basically said, "Go to that store and they will compensate you." How can they possibly compensate me? A plane ticket, hotel, rental car, time, and meals to fly to Calgary to return a product. Is this manager for real? Does he honestly think this is how to manage a store, and does he even know corporate policies?
What did I do next? I walked into another Best Buy 15 minutes away and returned the laptop with no hassles, confirming this manager was on crack or something was seriously wrong with his thought process. I am done with Best Buy and their sister company Future Shop. I have been spending 30-40% of my salary with these companies mostly every year, and they will not see another penny from me due to managers who think they can make up their own policies as they go.
Reviewed July 23, 2009
This is in regard to a Whirlpool washer that is only nine months old. I've been without a washer for 24 days, called the customer service four times. The first time, the technician was supposed to call back and let me know when the parts he ordered will arrive. After a week, I called back and had to reschedule with another company to come by and fix the issue. The new company demanded the purchase receipt and did not even attempt to fix the issue. I called back, rescheduled while the representative provided the purchasing documents for them. The technician came and said he would need to order parts. I asked if he would leave notes for the next technician so that there would not be any more delays and he said he is not going to do that.
I called and rescheduled for the fourth time. The last schedule was Wednesday, July 22nd. I waited till 10AM and nobody called to say what time the technician will show up. When I called to follow up, the representative said the technician was there yesterday. To my shocking surprise, the representative had told me someone older than 18 has to be in the house, yet the technician got the keys from the management office and fixed the door hatch assembly, however, noticed another piece is broken so when I called to see what time the technician is coming, they told me they are ordering the new part and will notify me again when the parts will arrive.
I am extremely frustrated with the whole process. I purchased the service plan to avoid such hassles, yet I've been struggling for more than three weeks being without washing machine. I don't think Best Buy appreciates its customers as much as it should. I've purchased all my appliances from Best Buy, but now I am so disappointed with the way they handled the washer that I will not purchase there anymore.
Reviewed July 22, 2009
I was looking to purchase a flat screen TV. I saw one priced and tagged for $798. There was no other Insignia 50" model on the floor. To make a long story short, they would not give me the TV for that price and would only take $100 of the correct price. The general manager made that decision and would not even speak to me. I always thought mistakes were always in the customer’s favor.
Reviewed July 21, 2009
Best Buy is advertising an Acer laptop with AMD Athlon 64 processor for $299.00, and it is not even available in any of the stores here in Wisconsin or any other state. I went as far to check throughout different states if this laptop was available. I haven't found any Best Buy store that have this laptop in stock, period! As far as I am concerned, the testimonial on customer feedback on this product are phony and that they either work for Best Buy or somehow connected to marketing tactics to protect Best Buy's false advertising.
Reviewed July 21, 2009
We bought a product (overhead display DVD car video) from Best Buy. We also bought an extended warranty for four years. We had a problem with the DVD player so Best Buy sent out for repair. Best Buy received back from repair and installed the unit back, but the unit was not working correctly. Best Buy sent it back for repair then Best Buy said it cost more to fix it than replacing it. So, they gave us a store credit but none of Best Buy have any unit in their stores. I really want a unit with extended warranty. Please help. I have a three-year old that is driving us crazy.
Reviewed July 21, 2009
I purchased a remote start for my car and had it installed with Adam, who is the head person in the department. This remote start burned the computer chip in my car, which is a 03 Town Country Limited. This cost me one thousand three hundred dollars, and some change of which they have not tried to reimburse me for my car. They won't even allow me to talk to the insurance company. It has been over five business days and no one has called, or even so much as to send a letter of intent. I need some assistance in order to bring this issue to a close. My car was damaged. Those wires that were connected to the car for the remote starter burned up the computer in the car.
Reviewed July 17, 2009
I bought my Frigidaire electric dryer from Best Buy on November 1st, 2006 along with a warranty. This Memorial Day weekend, it stopped getting hot when drying my clothes. It still tumbles but no heat, which is my only problem. I called to request service either on May 23rd or 24th. I apologize if the dates are not accurate. I didn't think that this problem would persist for so long. Until today, my problem is not resolved. I am very frustrated that I haven't had a functioning dryer for almost seven weeks. I am a chemotherapy infusion nurse at a center in the daytime. My schedule is quite fixed. I work Monday through Friday from 9-5:30pm. Some evenings and weekends, I also work on-call at a level 1 trauma center. I have three daughters; 11, and a set of 7-year old twins. In this house, we wash clothes almost daily. I am telling you this so that you can see the importance of the things in my life and why getting timely and dependable service for my dryer is a small task in this busy household.
Since my dryer has been non-functioning, I have called for service over 18 times either to request it, to complain about it, or to see where in the process I am. I would think that at some point, you all would look at this issue and say, "Gee, I wonder what's going on that this customer keeps calling for the same problem?" Initially, I requested a service center that works on Saturdays or late evenings (past the five o'clock hour) so that I could keep my patients' schedule as smooth as possible. I was assigned to the first service center based out of New Jersey for an appointment on May 30th. At this point, it may help if you pull a log of my calls, if you keep one, so that you can follow along. That Friday, May 29th, they left me a message from the service center informing me that they don't work on Saturdays and they rescheduled my appointment on Monday, June 1st. This was a message. No one talked to me and of course, their office was closed, so I could not call them back to tell them that I could not be home on Monday. I called Best Buy to tell them of the problem. They scheduled me for my 2nd service center to come out on June 6th.
This service center was A&A Appliance. They were based out of Virginia and they came out to my house on June 6th as scheduled. The guy was at my house for 10 minutes. He pushed the start button and turned the cycle buttons back and forth and told me it was fixed. He advised me to not allow my children to play with the dryer. He said that he reset a code and my dryer is working. He didn't give me a receipt until he had already gone outside and I asked him, was I supposed to get any paperwork? (See the attached illegible copy.) He did not check the lint screen. He did not open the dryer. He did not check the vent attachment, nor did anything that I thought would be the basic things to check on a dryer whose only problem is no heat. Nevertheless, I washed a load of clothes and put them in the dryer after he left; after all, he said that the dryer was fixed. Well, you guessed it, two 90-minute cycles and the clothes were still wet. I called Best Buy again. They said that the service center has a 90-day warranty to repair the problem if it still exists. I requested at this point that they assign another company to my problem. I was not pleased with the performance that this service center professional provided and to insinuate that my children play with my dryer and that the problem was as simple as pressing the buttons and turning them was preposterous.
They didn't assign me to another center at this point, so I grudgingly followed their instructions and contacted A&A Appliance on Sunday, June 7th. They said that they would send someone out to my home again. I could not afford to wait until the following Saturday. I asked them if they would come out later in the evening so that I would not have to take off work. They agreed to come out between 6-9pm on Tuesday, June 9th. I only lost an hour of work that day, because I didn't want them to come at 6, and I risked not being there and them leaving. It was a terrible storm coming that evening, so around 8pm, I called the service center to ask if they were still coming. The dispatch that handles the after hour calls put me on hold and returned to the phone to inform me that he would be there shortly.
At almost 9pm, I received a message on my answer service that they would not be coming because my parts are not in. I still have the message by the way if at any point someone cares to hear it. I was wondering did they get their service calls mixed up, because I wasn't aware that I needed parts for my dryer. So again I call Best Buy. Maybe they can figure out what is going on. I requested that my service center be changed. I went through the series of details with a customer service rep from the Geek Squad about the whole thing. On June 10th, I called back Best Buy. The first operator I talked to calls the service center because apparently, they informed Best Buy that my dryer didn't have a problem. The second operator I talked to that day called the service center and they told her they need to order a part for my dryer. I called the service center back the same day and asked to speak to the manager. He said that I need a part and Best Buy has to authorize it for repair. I asked the manager whose name was inaudible, what are the parts and the parts number needed for the repair because I was never informed that my dryer needed any parts. My customer receipt from the repair professional didn't indicate that I needed any further service or parts. He asked me to fax over a copy of my repair receipt. I asked him, "Where is the original?" He informed me that it was with repair person that came to fix my dryer. I asked him how they are ordering something without the information needed to order. Furthermore, my name wasn't on it, only an address.
At this point, the manager was very frustrated with my line of questioning and told me to consult with my warranty repair company. So I called Best Buy again, and informed them of my displeasure with this company, and demanded to be assigned to another company. I asked them to consider the inconvenience I had already been through and please find a company that is reputable, that works after-hours, or on a Saturday. Unfortunately, that was not possible. This brings us to the third company, Greater Metro Appliance, based out of Virginia as well. At this point, I have been to the Laundromat to dry my clothes, which is a waste of gas, time, money, and taking three children to sit there as well. By the way, did you know that some Laundromats have a policy that you cannot dry your wet clothes there if they were not washed there? Neither did I, but I found out from the two in my area, so I had to go even further from my house to find one that did not.
The third service center seemed to genuinely care about the fact that I had such a poor experience with trying to get my dryer which is under warranty fixed by the warranty company. They told me they didn't do after hours or Saturday appointments but they would make my appointment last of the day which is at 4pm. So I had an appointment scheduled for June 17th. I left work two hours early to get home by 4pm. At 4:45-4:55, no one had showed up. I didn't want a repeat performance again, so I called the service center to see if they were still coming to my house. I was told they were and I was even given the repair professional's cell number because the service center was closing at 5pm. around 6pm, I called. He said he was in N.W. on another service call. He would call me back. He did call me back but he didn't get to my house until almost 8:30. I was opening the gate to pull the car out the driveway to go to church when he came. Nevertheless, he came in. He took my dryer apart, tested the parts, and found that the control panel had gone bad. He explained everything in detail, showed me how he knew it was the control panel, excellent service, late but worth the wait. He even apologized for being late. He said that he would send the request to Best Buy for purchase of the part, and he would come back and install it when it came in, which was supposed be about one week.
On Thursday, June 25th, I came home. I had a message from the service center that the part should be in by Friday, June 26th and the earliest it could be installed was early the following week (June 29th - July 3rd). On Sunday, July 5th, I called Best Buy because I want to know what's going on with my dryer. I haven't heard from the service center, and of course, I was being patient I didn't bother them last week. I didn't bother Best Buy. I waited for them to schedule an appointment to come out and install the control panel. The Geek Squad rep I spoke with on Sunday said that he was sending an e-mail over to the service center, and if I didn't hear from them by 12pm Monday, to call back. I worked yesterday. I got home, no messages, and I had my cell with me all day, no messages. I called back again. The rep asked me, "Did they leave a message?" She asked if I had an answer service, and as anxious as I am to get my dryer fixed, I have just about had enough.
Today came, nothing, no message, no missed calls, nothing. I called back again today to be told that typically, the service center takes about 2 days to respond to e-mails, and I'm telling you at this point I am so frustrated that I am going to give you a headache every day until my dryer is fixed. I asked the Geek Squad rep that I spoke with today to send another e-mail over to the service center. She reluctantly did it, because of the 2-day rule, but I explained to her part of the story. I asked her could she send the e-mail anyway to at least make me feel like they are genuinely trying to resolve my issue. I have never had this experience with Best Buy. Normally, you are on point, proficient. I actually thought you cared about the satisfaction of me as a customer, but during this entire period, I have only had one call from you to follow-up on this issue, and that was when you received two conflicting stories from A&A Appliance about whether my dryer actually had a problem. And at that point, I was told that if the next service center doesn't find a problem with my dryer that I would be billed for the service call. I told that rep that particular day, that if the dryer doesn't heat, which is the main function in case she didn't know, that there is obviously a problem. Anyone can figure that much. So I am asking at least, can you:
1. Take note for the next customer that may go through this problem, create a strategy team and find a way to resolve it in a timely fashion.2. Do a follow-up call with the customer, see how the repair went, and see if there was a problem with the assigned service center.
3. Maybe send a follow-up email with an attached survey, with a space for comment.
4. Attempt to accommodate the customer in unforeseen circumstances such as this one.
5. Keep a log of repeat calls for the same issue, after 3 calls follow-up implement a plan to resolve the issue.
It is so easy for a disgruntled customer such as myself at this point to speak negative of your warranty program to other customers, or post it online for all to see, and you lose customers. I actually like Best Buy and I have had nothing but good experiences in the store. In the last two years, I have bought my washer, dryer, refrigerator, and digital camera, (not to mention numerous CDs, DVDs, my iPhone, my daughter's cell phone without a warranty, but I am a frequent shopper there) all with the warranty you offer. Although I don't feel confident in purchasing another big ticket item from Best Buy again, I won't allow this experience to impact me in such a way that I would not post something negative online about the store that would potentially make other consumers think that this problem exists all the time, because I'm sure this doesn't happen often, or at least I hope not. If you could please find the time to follow-up on my issue it would be greatly appreciated.
Reviewed July 15, 2009
I have purchased a washer, dryer and a refrigerator at a total cost of more than 5000 dollars from Best Buy in October 2008. All of the utilities were top of the line, so I did not expect to have any problems with them. Oh well, not with the electronics itself, but with the installation, I did. So because of someone putting the drainage pipe in the wall without actually making sure it was secure, my washer dumped all of the water that it had in it during a wash on the floor, my brand new Brazilian teak hardwood floors!
What was going on that I did not know was that from the vibration of my washer, the pipe was slowly getting out of the wall socket and, after around 8 months, fell on the floor and just flooded the house. So as every consumer does, I called Best Buy to file a complaint, to get somebody to come and fix the problem, and needed a damage inspection for my house. I got the complaint okay. Of course, nobody actually paid any attention to it.
As for the repair of my washer, I had scheduled a date for a Geek Squad person to come; they did not! I had to wait two weeks for my washer to be installed the right way so I can do my laundry. The explanation was that they misprinted my zip code so that is why nobody came and I had to wait an additional week for them to come and fix their own mistakes. The repair guy confirmed that the pipe was out of the wall socket and sent me a receipt for the repairs and the causes of what happened.
Meanwhile, all those events I had been trying to file a claim so I can receive compensation for my hardwood floors, and for somebody to come and check for mold and to inspect my AC system. Well, I have been dealing with Best Buy's insurance company for 3 weeks and I got only one phone call and one email for the whole time, saying that they are informing their delivery company for the claim and that was it! I had talked on the phone with numerous people, even got laughed on the phone during one of that conversations. I was offended by a lady suggesting that I am trying to deceive them as the whole thing happened 8 months after I purchased the washer.
So it has been more than 3 weeks now, two of which I was unable to do my laundry. I have been walking on bumps of floor because of the flood. Nobody actually listens to me and I am getting extremely frustrated. The only ways that I can explain that behavior from Best Buy is that probably because I am trying to deal with them on the phone and I also have a slight accent, they might think that I will get tired and go away. Well who is going to pay for my floor?
Now my plan is to call the district manager for Colorado and talk to him as this is getting ridiculous and after that pay a visit to the store that sold me the washer and yell at the manager there. If that doesn't help, well, it will be time for a lawyer!
Reviewed July 15, 2009
I went to Best Buy last Saturday to buy a laptop. I picked out the one I wanted after extensive research and tried to buy it. After being handled by a computer salesperson who tried to get us to buy unnecessary extras (backup disks for $70 when you can make them yourself, etc.), we were taken to customer service. Our laptop was taken from us to be "checked". I asked the CS girl for an application for financing, which she made us get out of the line to fill out (took about 2 minutes and the line was massive). Now, I have extremely good credit and have never had a problem getting financing or a credit card of any type. However, when they processed my application, they told me it was denied at that they "were not allowed to tell me why". The CS girl said I would get a letter in 30 to 60 days explaining the reason. I couldn't get my laptop and had to walk out of the store like some credit delinquent.
I went home and tried to apply online, where it told me that I had another account past due. After calling a bunch of different places trying to figure out what account they were talking about, I found that one of my credit cards takes 3 business days to apply a payment so it was listed as past due, although paid on time. When that payment finally registered, I reapplied online because the CS girl at Best Buy told me if I fixed the problem, I could try again. The website wouldn't even let me reapply, telling me I'd already been rejected. There was no way to refile. I called the number listed to ask if there was a way I could try again with a "clean slate" so that they could re-access my credit report. After talking to 4 different people, I had a man curtly tell me I just needed to reapply in a store and it would be processed as a new application.
As you can guess, this didn't work either. The girl at the store's only advice was to call the card company, who told me to go to the store. They're just passing the buck around. Anyway, I'd also read negative things about their cards, so I decided to use my other card. After waiting about 15 minutes for the computer salesman to come back and give us the service agreement, a completely different CS girl came to check us out. This time, our computer had also been taken away and not yet brought back. The CS girl looked around and grabbed the first computer box she saw and started to check us out. I looked at the label on the box to see if it was the computer we brought over originally. It looked the same and had the same model number - Hp dV4.
The computer I wanted was white, but when I got home and opened it, it was black. I was confused since the salesperson told me the computer only comes in white, but decided I like the black one better and I did not want to go back to Best Buy again. However, no matter what I did, I couldn't get sound to come out of the speakers. Then my husband started poking around on it and asked me, "are you supposed to only have a 160MB hard drive?" I was furious! The computer I wanted had a 320MB hard drive. In addition, this computer had one processor and I was supposed to have a duo processor. The CS girl clearly picked up the wrong box when she checked us out.
I checked online and they do have a computer in the store identical to the one I wanted, but in a different color and different hard drive. What's weird is they cost exactly the same price, so I had no way to know they'd given me the wrong one when I paid. So I have to go back to Best Buy for the fourth time tonight to try and get the computer I wanted in the first place. If they don't fix the mistake that their employee made, they're going to hear from a lawyer pretty fast.
Reviewed July 15, 2009
They sold me a laptop and it froze a lot, but then two months later, it was completely unusable and I took it to the Geek Squad and they told me that the computer was messed up when I bought it. I asked for an exchange and they would not give it to me. So they sent it to get fixed and it came back the same. They had said that they replaced the hard drive. Well, I went back and they sent it again and when it came back, it came in the same condition and it would still freeze. So I went once more and they said that they could not replace it unless it had gotten fixed at least three times and the paper they gave me for my service order said that if after a reasonable amount of times, my computer did not have its defects fixed that I could get a refund or exchange and they won't give it to me.
Reviewed July 14, 2009
Major purchases were made between 11/08 and 4/09. As my health issues escalated, Best Buy's first female representative decidedly chose to take advantage of a vulnerable customer's blatant and thoughtless display of a check for $22,000 when customer had applied for a credit payment plan at the store and was rejected by bad "credit status". It’s poor business practice, to use this adjective, to describe this young lady's decision on behalf of remaining in her employment with Best Buy, which is an outright disgrace to what originally was a good company.
Many employees interacted with me and sadly saying, I believe at least one young man even lost his job because of Best Buys’ blood-thirsty policies. Oops! Politics. An older senior worker, I believe, was also terminated during this period of time. It’s directly correlated with my need for services. This matter is most serious for Best Buy, so I would kindly suggest you scrutinize any strategy in regard to resolving this matter quickly, quietly and with the upmost integrity at your disposal.
Reviewed July 14, 2009
I purchased a new Gateway computer from Best Buy on 1/11/2009. It died after 2 months. I was told to bring it to the store. It was under a 1-year warranty. I called once a day for 14 days inquiring as to the status since it was essential to run my home-based business. Approximately 3-4 weeks later, Best Buy called stating the hard drive was replaced. It may be fixed, but I must supply recovery discs (which I do not have) and then they will know it if the problem was corrected.
I should not be required to purchase recovery discs and have to spend more money on a 2-month old computer under warranty to see if the problem is corrected. I called the store managers and corporate multiple times: no one is interested in correcting this issue nor will guarantee it is fixed properly. I filed a dispute with Discover and was told to contact Best Buy. Best Buy has made no attempt to correct the issue. They will not insure me that the computer is fixed and disputed the chargeback. The computer is useless without an operating system. Best Buy has my computer and my $945.00 since 3/25/2009, which is now going on 4 months. I have contacted the Better Business Bureau. Please advise which agency can best help me. Thank you.
Reviewed July 10, 2009
Best Buy's return policy is unfair and completely unsupportive of their customers. They blatantly refused to except an unopened CD with a valid receipt for a cash return. They insisted on putting the $12.81 on an in-store credit card! I explained to them that the CD had been purchased by my son (who is disabled) as a gift for Mother's Day and had misplaced it and only found it recently and that my wife had received that exact CD from someone else. She had opened that gift, so our son wanted to receive the money back so he could buy her a little fairy wind-chime that he knew she would love. I am a reward-zone member and the manager of the store.
Stephanie ** said that the return policy is only for 30 days, the reward-zone members receive 45 days and since it had been 60 days, she said the system would not allow her to refund cash. **! When I asked her to call her manager, she gave me his card and said he wasn't available at that time. Whatever. I will never buy from Best Buy again because the company does not value their customers. It doesn't fly with me. As a business owner myself, I believe in the importance of customer's reasonable requests for a show of good faith business practices and return/refunds should be easy and respected.
Reviewed July 10, 2009
I bought a computer from this store, and the DVD ROM never worked right from the start. After them claiming it was a virus that kept it from working, they charged me $300 extra. I restored the computer myself, and they still had to replace the DVD ROM. A year and a half later, my motherboard and hard drive went out, so they sent it out. After getting it back, I had problems with it; so I called to have a guy come out. They then told me it was damaged, and they replaced the front of my computer casing.
Now, they are saying because of that, the new motherboard is more than likely cracked and corporate office would be calling me. No one called me. So I talked to their consumer affairs department, which told me they had no record of anything. So then they looked into it and told me I had to bring it back to the store that damaged it and never told me in the first place. Plus, I had bought the in-home plan where they came out. This, under the lemon law, should be being replaced; but they now refuse anything.
Reviewed July 9, 2009
Like Darius of Arlington and Holly of Minnesota, they sold me the insurance without telling me that they will replace a phone if you lost it. I am paying $10/month for nothing. I remember asking the salesman at Best Buy, if I lose or my phone gets stolen will I be covered and he said "yes." I travel a lot and I need insurance to replace my phone if something happens to it. That day forward, I promised myself to not to buy anything from Best Buy anymore. By the way, the Indian manager at the mobile department (Sterling) is rude. He yells at his people in front of the customer.
Reviewed July 8, 2009
We purchased a LG Plasma TV in 1/14/07 and 2 days later, purchased the service plan. The TV stopped working in June of 09. Called BestBuy and arranged to have a technician come out and service the TV. When I asked if there would be a charge, she said "No, you have a service plan." She gave me the service plan number and the date of how long it was good for (1/14/2011). He said he had to order some parts and would be back in 2 weeks to install them. All covered under the service plan.
When the parts where installed, the TV still didn't work. The technician then said they would replace the TV. Later, he called and said they have no record of me having a service plan and they would not replace my TV. I called BestBuy and they assured me I had a service plan. After getting sent to several different people, they said their system shows I have a plan but it doesn't show the date I purchased it. So, I had a plan when there are only parts needed to be replaced, but it disappeared when it came time to honor it and replace the TV.
Reviewed July 6, 2009
I bought a Nikon Camera and the sales person told me if I buy the warranty, it would cover all damages. If anything happened to the camera just bring it in and Best Buy will replace it no matter what the damage is. I have owned the camera since December 2008. When I tried to use it on July 4th, 2009, it would not work. It kept making a winding noise every time I tried to power it on. I brought the camera to Best Buy for the replacement that was promised by the sales person. When I brought it in, they told me that they do not replace the camera and I would have to leave it with them for three weeks. I asked for a loaner camera because I need this for my work as a Realtor. They told me that I had to purchase another camera until my camera was being repaired and then pay for a re-stocking fee when I return the loaner camera. I think they are scamming customers into buying warranties.
Reviewed June 30, 2009
Their insured, a driver for Best Buy, damaged pipes when installing a washing machine. He shut the hot water off in an attempt to keep this from me instead of owning up to the damage he caused. I had to have a handyman and a plumbing company on Saturday for emergency service. I only asked for the money I paid. I did not ask for damages, inconvenience for having no water in my entire residence for several hours and the stress involved when the driver attempted to keep the damage he caused from me.
Reviewed June 22, 2009
I would like to bring to your attention a serious matter concerning Best Buy and its product backing that it claims to have. Beware of purchasing anything at Best Buy, for they do not back their merchandise and may keep it for extended periods of time if they cannot fix it while you are without.
In February 2009, I purchased 5 computers from Best Buy in Springfield, Penna. Since that point, three of the computers had to be returned for repair, all of which had to be returned to the manufacturer. This means an extra two weeks for mailing. At this time, the one laptop was returned to me, but it had to be brought back to Best Buy three days later for the 2nd time for repair for the same thing on June 11, 2009. As of today, June 19, 2009, I have no idea what the status of it is.
We trusted Best Buy to buy our computers there, but we will never purchase another item from Best Buy and will make the general public aware of the terrible service as well as customer service they offer. I have written a letter to the Better Business Bureau, the Attorney-General, Best Buy Corp, the Daily News, Daily Times, and as well as to the several Internet postings and chat sites.
On June 16, 2009, I spoke to Augie from the corporate center, Robert in Customer Relations, and Kevin, the store manager at the Springfield Best Buys. After a heated debate, Augie said to call him by Friday if this computer was not fixed.
Today is Friday, and I have heard nothing. I am contacting the Best Buy Credit Department and letting them know that this purchase is in dispute. If they don't care, I will not pay another dime on my credit card account until this case goes to court. If you purchase a computer from Best Buy, you will have to return it for repair, at which time you are at their mercy. The Geek Squad has no clue how to fix computers, and they are normally sent out to the manufacturer.
Then on 6/19/09, they called and said my computer was done and working good. I went there and made the Geek Squad agent show me. Same problem. He scratched his head and had no clue what to say to me. I left the computer and will not accept it back.
Reviewed June 21, 2009
I purchased a Mac computer in late March. I've been doing a lot of downloading with the research that I've been doing. However, I put a blank DVD into the disk drive to burn all of those downloads because my computer began to get too slow. When I returned the computer to have the disk removed, he told me that it was too late to exchange or return my computer which it is not even three months yet and this is supposed to be a brand new computer. I feel that something must have been wrong with the computer and therefore, I am being forced to pay for a damaged computer. He said he was going to send it out to be fixed but I am being cheated. I am purchasing a broken computer when I should be receiving a new computer.
Reviewed June 19, 2009
I purchased a Windows anytime upgrade from Best Buy on 7/3/07 for Windows Vista Ultimate from Windows Home. The upgrade downloaded properly but I never received a product key. Now, since about 2 months ago, when I sign into Windows on my computer, I am asked to reactivate Windows Vista Ultimate. But, I can't do this because I never received a product key.
I have been on the phone with Best Buy, Microsoft and Digital River reps for over 10 hours. No one is able to give me a product key. My original purchase was from 7/3/07. It was billed to my Visa credit card on 7/4/07. This telephone number was also listed as the support number for my purchase, but it has been disconnected. Microsoft has money back guarantee which lists on condition as failure to provide a product key, but they will only refund within 45 days of the original purchase.
Reviewed June 16, 2009
I bought a brand new Toshiba computer. I was told I needed to pay an extra $90.00 to the Geek Squad to make it usable immediately. This was my first computer. I had no idea he was lying. I called Toshiba and they confirmed that it was usable without the $90.00 fee. I was told later they installed a virus protection and removed programs I did not want. I was not asked if I wanted the programs, maybe I did! I have no idea what programs were removed. He told me it took him 4 hours to fix his new computer to make it usable. Never having used a computer, I believed him. A liar! I want a refund!
Reviewed June 15, 2009
I bought my laptop computer originally in January of 2006 and purchased a 3-year service plan to go with it. I had to bring my computer in a few times for odd repairs, but never had a problem. In January of 2009, my computer crashed and wouldn’t turn on. As it was about 2 weeks before my warranty was up, they were required to fix it. They sent it out to their service center that had it for over two weeks before I got it back. When I received it back, there was no operating system on my computer so it wouldn’t even turn on. They let me know they had to replace the hard drive, the RAM, and the CD drive. They told me I would have to contact Gateway to get a restore disk or pay them money to put my operating system back on my computer. I restored the computer, but it still never worked right after they took it. If it was running on battery it would get extremely hot to the touch, it was slow (took about 5 minutes or more to even open a program) and did not have sound or the sleep mode. I dealt with it, knowing I would not be able to have them take it for another 2 weeks because I needed it for school. During this time, my warranty was going to expire so I paid another almost $300 to renew it for another two years.
Around the 10th of May 2009, my computer crashed again and wouldn’t turn on. I brought it back to the store in tears because this was the week before my finals started for school. When they had looked up my account, they told me that my warranty had expired and that I would need to pay them to run the diagnostics and if there was a repair needed it would not be covered. I told them that I had renewed my warranty so they had to call corporate to confirm. Apparently, they had not updated their systems (mind you, I renewed it in January and this is four months later in May) so the store did not have a record of my renewal. I was told I would have to wait 5-7 business days for them to update my account and that they couldn’t even run diagnostics on it until they had received the go ahead (although they had already confirmed with corporate that I did renew my policy). I spoke with a manager and expressed my distress and he approved them running the diagnostic on my computer and also put a rush on the update so it would only take 3 business days instead of 5-7. After the diagnostics were run, I was told that my RAM failed and needed to be replaced. Since the update on my account had not gone through yet, I asked them to take out the bad stick of RAM so that I could access my files and then I would take them back the computer so I would not have to pay $100 for them to back up my files. They complied with my request. I picked up my computer, copied my files to my external hard drive, and took them back the computer. I was told it should only take 20 minutes to replace the RAM, but for some reason, it took about 4 days, with me calling everyday.
One day, I called to see if it was ready. I was told it was, but when I went to pick it up, nothing had been done. I spoke with the manager again, and as compensation, he said he would replace the RAM with a 1 GB drive instead of a 512 MB drive and that he would personally do it to make sure it was done. After that was done, I picked up my computer the next day and was told that I needed to restore it. I called Gateway to get the restore disk and restored the computer. It worked beautifully for about 2 days before it started blue screening and turning off on me. I brought it back on June 2 and explained my whole situation and asked them to run more tests on the computer because something was obviously still wrong. I had to call everyday since no one ever called me back, but eventually found out that the store could find "nothing wrong with it" and that it would have to be sent to the service center for repair. I was also told that I was eligible to receive a new computer under the no lemon policy because this was now my 5th qualified repair. Best Buy let me know that the Service Center needed to "appraise" my computer and once they approved the computer to be replaced, I could go to my local store and pick out a new computer with similar specifications. I had to call repeatedly until I found that the Service Center had received my computer on June 8 and was doing the appraisal. I never heard anything back after that, so I called again to the store. The store let me know it could be as long as 3 weeks before I got the approval for a new computer, but if I called the 1-888-BEST-BUY number, I could have them override the store so that I could get a new computer sooner.
I called today, June 15, to find out what was going on at the Service Center. I was told by the Service Center that the request for a junk out of my computer had been rejected because the repairs were split over my two warranties, and I only had two qualified repairs on the original warranty. Since I had renewed my warranty, this voided the no lemon policy and the only way I could get a new computer was if the service center deemed it "unfixable". Currently, Best Buy has had my computer for 13 days with no progress towards fixing it. I am told that they are waiting for a new motherboard for my computer and there was no telling how long it would take to get there, and that they had thousands of computers and could not track each one individually (but isn’t that their job?). I was told by the manager I spoke with, Dana, that I did not understand the policy and she tried to explain it to me again as if I were incompetent. I told her that I did understand what she was saying, but what I couldn’t understand is how they can do business in that manner. I was originally told by the local Best Buy store that they could not override the Service Center about replacing my computer, but then I was told by Dana that I would need to contact the manager at the local Best Buy store to see if he would override the Service Center. I keep on getting jerked around by them and seem to be getting no closer to a fixed computer. When is the point that they decide that the computer is "unfixable"? This is absolutely ridiculous, and after reading the other horror stories about their business, I would now advocate that no one buy anything from Best Buy, not even a CD.
Reviewed June 14, 2009
I went into Best Buy to purchase a home computer on 5-18-09. I found the computer I was interested in. When the salesman came over to help me, he informed me of the price. I asked him about the price of the monitors and he told me they were $139.00. I told him that I really needed a new monitor too, but couldn’t afford one at this time and that I could barely afford the computer. He then proceeds to tell me that if I purchase this computer, I need to have some Microsoft office product for it work and that costs $150.00. I asked him if I don’t buy this extra product, will I have access to email or media player. He tells me that I would not, because Microsoft doesn’t download any of that on their computers anymore and I need this product to be able to do anything.
I live on a fixed income, so I couldn’t afford the extra $150.00, so I did not buy the computer and left the store. Later that same day, coworkers of mine informed me that I did not need this extra product to have access to those things, so I went back to the store and bought the computer. My coworkers were right, I did not need that extra $150.00 product, I have had access to those things without it. The sales person was just trying to get me to purchase things I did not need. Three weeks later the computer stops working.
I call Best Buy and tell them about it and that I have a receipt. They refuse to help me. They tell me it is over 14 days and there is nothing that they can do. Then they tell me it is under manufacturer’s warranty and I can take it to Geek Squad and they can send it away to fix it. I go into the store and while I am there, I find out there was a promotion running when I bought my computer that I could have also gotten the monitor for an additional $26.00 and no one told me, not even after I asked about the monitor prices and said I couldn’t afford the extra $139.00. Then Geek Squad tells me that they can send my computer away and it will take about a month for me to get it back.
The guy also tells me that they will probably replace my hard drive and I will lose everything on my computer. I told him the problem was with the DVD/CD Writer and not with the hard drive, so why would they replace it, and he said they almost always do. He wanted me to sign some part of the form saying I refused hard drive back up. When I asked him what it meant that I refused hard drive back up, he said, "Just sign the form". I was so upset about not having a computer for a month and the way I was treated, that I told him to just give me my computer back. I then called corporate customer service and they treated me just as rudely. They basically said there is nothing we can do to help me. It is over 14 days and I need to just send it away to get fixed. It was three weeks, not three months since I bought this computer and the service was horrible.
I will never buy another piece of merchandise from this company. My family also said they are going to stop shopping at Best Buy too after this, because they have had some problems in the past.
Reviewed June 13, 2009
On 4/20/09, we purchased a 52" LG LCD flat screen TV. I had a baby later that day and he was born with a heart defect and needed surgery so the TV was not a priority to us. We left it in the box in our living room. Things have settled down and we finally took the TV out of the box on 6/12/09 and it's broken. The screen is damaged on the inside of the TV. I called Best Buy and they said since we had the extended warranty, to call Geek Squad. They said it wasn't covered due to the type of damage. So we called the manager at Best Buy, who told us that it didn't leave his store damaged and that we did it. I called 888-Best Buy and they said we waited too long to plug in the TV to find out it was damaged and it couldn't be returned and we had to pay for any repairs.
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