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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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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!

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    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!

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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!

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    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!

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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!

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    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.

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    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.

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    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!

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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!

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    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.

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    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?

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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!

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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!

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    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.

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    Reviewed Dec. 15, 2009

    I cancelled a transaction and they refused to provide me with any proof that the transaction was cancelled.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2009

    I bought the 46" and PS3 package yesterday. I gave them my money, got the PS3, video game, Blu-ray, scheduled delivery for this week and given a receipt. Today I was called and told that they opened all the boxes and every single TV was "cracked". I would have to upgrade my purchase if I wanted to keep the products they sold me already. When I asked how much the upgrade was, I was told I had to pay another $700 to get a TV. Needless to say, I don't want to do that.
    I looked online, saw a nearby Best Buy had the 46 inch, called them to confirm it was there (it was), and was told they were getting more the next day. So I called the original Best Buy and told them I was returning it and why. The salesperson hung up, and called me back to tell me they called the other store and they never had any TV's and they weren't getting any the next day. I called the 2nd store and was told they made a mistake the first time, the online inventory was wrong, and there are no TVs.
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    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2009

    I Have a Mitsubbsi TV from Best Buy with an extended warranty. They refuse to honor it. They tell me they only fix it once to the life of the three year warranty. I've had to replace the light bulb three times and now they won't fix it. One time was through Mitsubbsi them selfs.
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    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2009

    Possible Best Buy scam.
    Back on Sept 7, 2009, I tried to purchase a refrigerator on-line but the order, for some unknown reason, would not go through. (It was not a credit card issue.) This was a Labor Day Only special on Samsung refrierator (RFG299AARS SKU:8971525) that included free shipping and a free TV. (I think the TV was 19" Tosheba) The link on the computer gave a phone number to call which I did and the person agreed to help. I explained I was trying to order on-line but was having problems but wanted to take advantage of the offer which included a discounted price, free shipping, and a free TV. The person agreed to help and we completed the order (order number-BBY01-300482073457). Later I discovered I was charged $100 shipping and when the refrigerator was delivered, there was no TV. I contacted Best Buy and talked to Sonya. She listened to my complaint and agreed to send my request to the department "Promotions". I asked her to transfer me to a supervisor. She did this by computer and the supervisor (Stewart)was too busy to talk to a customer. I asked her to leave him a message to call me. I also asked for a way to get back in touch with her in case of problems and she gave me a case ID#66386168. Later when I hadn't heard from the promotions dept I called again and talked to a Charles. He was nice but could not help me so I asked to talk to a supervisor. Charles contacted supervisor (Stewart) again and again he was too busy to talk to me. At this time I am thinking for some unknown reason he doesn't want to talk to me. So we end the conversation. I wait a few more days and on Thanksgiving day I get a message on my phone saying I didn't earn a TV. The person ends the conversation without a direct number to her of even a number to the promotions department in case I had any questions. At this time I am still out the reimbursement for the $100 in shipping they charged my credit card and getting the TV they promised. When you take into account the lack of communication with the supervisor I am thinking...they know exactly what they are doing...this appears to be very similar to a "bait and switch" scam!
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    Reviewed Dec. 6, 2009

    This is the second time I have called the Best buy customer service 1-888-237-8289 number for information on an order status, and each time I have received the worse service you could imagine. I ordered a refrigerator filter online to pick up at the local best buy store 5 to 10 minutes away. I imediately got an email at 10:29 AM stating that my order is being processed and I should get a second email within 45 minutes to let me know if the item was in the store. at 2:20 PM I checked my email and there was no confirmation message so I called the customer service department and was told they would connect me to someone that would assist me. It is now 2:50 PM and I am still on hold. Best Buys customer service is very poor and they should be replaced with employees who knows how to deal with customers. This department is making the reputation of the store suffer. All I want is my refrigerator filter and no one can look into a computer and tell me if the item is on hand. This is very disturbing. I will no longer be contributing to this business.
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    Reviewed Dec. 5, 2009

    On Black Friday I purchased four advertised computer bundles for my startup business which included a HP Pavillion P6214y desktop, a monitor and a printer. I received an email confirming my purchase. About a week later I received an email advising the desktop was on backorder. A week after that I received an email advising that not only was it backordered, but they were never going to get it in stock, but I could call to check inventory in stores. After several calls to Best Buy customer service, I was told that no store in CA had that desktop in stock. I was referred to computer sales for a possible exchange. However, computer sales only offered an exchange for lower quality items that are now at full price for the dollar equivalent of my sale price purchase. I opened a case number with their consumer research department. After arriving home I checked the internet to find that BestBuy.com is STILL SELLING THE SAME DESKTOP THAT THEY ARE TELLING ME IS NOT IN STOCK! There is no indication that it is out of stock.
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    Reviewed Dec. 5, 2009

    i placed a bestbuy.com order for a washer and dryer online on Nov 22, 2009. the products were on sale for thankgiving.
    I got the email confirmation stating that my order will be shipped on Nov 27, 2009. The order number is BBY01-311711060503. When i didn't receive the order till Nov 28. I called 1 888 BEST BUY but to my disappointment nobody picked up my call even after 34 mins in the queue. Then i went to nearest bestbuy store(Goveners Plaza Cincinnati 45040) to inquire about the same. They assured me that I will be getting a call from bestbuy delivery team to schedule a delivery within next 48 hrs. I waited but still did not get any call regarding shipment. I went to best buy again on Dec 01, 2009 and the associate told me that he has raised a ticket(I spoke with David) with the delivery team and gave me a ticket number(66778287). And again I got the assurance that i will get the delivery scheduled in next 48 hours. Again, I didn't receive any calls. So I went to best buy again today(Dec 04, 2009) and spoke to Marie Buldain. She told me that the order can not delivered at this time and I will receive a gift card of $75 in next few days!!! I am really disappointed and angry. If bestbuy had not confirmed my order then I would have gone to nearest Home Depot and bought the same products at the price bestbuy was offering. Summary Products: LG Washer and Dryer Order #: BBY01-311711060503 Order Date: Nov 22, 2009 Promised Delivery Date: Nov 27, 2009 Result: no products shipped so far
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    Reviewed Dec. 5, 2009

    Here is my email to the store manager, you can see the story in there...
    XXXXXXXXXX, I am writing you this email due to the fact I have not heard back from you over the past week. I have left messages at the store by phone and even spoke to XXXX who told me that he would have you call me. I heard there was an issue with my phone number? There is a Rewards membership on every transaction which I givwe the clerk my phone number each time I check out. Today when they finally "ammended" the problem, they were able to do the entire transaction without even asking me my name or anything. If you guys wanted to contact me, we all know you could of. Now let me give you a little background of my adventure at your store... I was 3/4th in line and was immediately belittled by one of your employees. When I asked for a computer, she asked me to provide proof that I could pay for the item. I have never experienced something like this at a store, but it would be the first of many new experiences. After arriving in the store, I went to the counter to check out for the computers. I showed the ad to an employee in the tv section and he gave me a tv to purchase along with the computers. He ended up giving us the wrong television (it was $200 more than the one in the ad) so we voided that on the receipt. I handed her my 3 tickets (HP desktop, netbook, and a sony laptop). She grabbed them all for me and scanned a printer which i put in the cart. The printers were right outside her checkout and she walked out and scanned them right in the pile. She gave me the desktop and I left with the printer. I ended up finding the right tv (I think I even spoke to you with my mother in front by the tv boxes...you mentioned 4 for $40 accessories for the laptops we had) and purchasing it up front along with a dvd or 2. After being home for a bit, I opened the HP Desktop box to realize that it only contained the CPU and not the monitor. I checked the trunk and noticed I was never given the monitor. I checked the receipt and noticed that not only did she ring me up for it, but I was paying full retail on the CPU and monitor. I jumped in the car and headed back to your store. I dealt with an employee who immediately wanted to pawn me off on someone else. She had told me that I got the wrong printer so there was nothing they would be able to do about the prices. She explained to me that I was scanned for a monitor so I had to of got one. Her tone was immediately rude and short with me. Obviously she worked earlier for the morning Black Friday so she must be tired and worn out from the rush. But when you buy a package or computer, you come in with a piece of paper (ticket) and they give you all of the items you need. It's not like the customer shops around the store and has to go on a wild goose chase for each item to complete a bundle. She told me that she wasn't the one who made the mistake so there was no need for me to be upset with her that she could not change the price. I had been charged $270 more than I should of been for the bundle. I waited for an hour or so and a manager told me that she reviewed the tapes and they could give me the monitor that I was never given. She reiterated that nothing could be done with the price because I had not brought the printer back. I had no idea it was the wrong printer as I had not even looked at it since I had only the CPU to setup at the house. I thought this was a bit of an issue due to the fact I had been grossly overcharged for items that I should be able to purchase at the correct price. I asked the manager if she could change the items to make them reflect the corect price. Ring everything I bought and then just charge me for the wrong printer so I can just take that back and not worry about being on the hook for a couple hundred dollars. That way I would only be overcharged like $80 for a printer and I could take it back to any Best Buy without having to rehash my entire story to the employee. Instead, they decided I could buy the correct printer at the full price. This made no sense to me but I had been there for 1.5 hours and was ready to leave. The manager brought the monitor and printer back to the first employee I was working with. I was arguing with her telling her I thought this was a bogus way to handle the situation. She walked away from the counter and told me that she wasn't going to help me check out. The manager then walked by and I asked for her name. She told me she was too busy to give me her name and she didn't have a card. The employee then came back and moved my stuff to the side of the counter and asked for the next customer. She told me I would have to wait for the manager to check me out. I did not have time to wait on the 2 employees since they seemed to not be looking to solve the situation in a timely matter. I grabbed the monitor and printer so that I could just check out in the front of the store and leave. The employee walked behind me and grabbed the printer out of my hand and took it back to the counter where she was. This was ridiculous. She wouldn't help me but I can't go elsewhere to be helped. I walked back to the area of the returns and grabbed 1 of the 50 other printers laying there and purchased in the front of the store. On Monday, I decided to call the store and ask for you. I was told you were not working but they would have you give me a call. I decided to call corporate after not getting anywhere with the situation. I explained to them what I told you above and they patched in XXXX to the conversation. I reiterated everything above and he assured me that all of those practices are not something that the employees at that store are advised to do. He explained that I could come in today and get everything handled with him. I could keep whichever printer and that he would make sure that everything was correct like it should be. I told him I could not make it down there until after work and he told me that I would meet XXXX later around 6:30 or so at the store. He would let XXXXX know what was going on so we could all put this behind us. I got in line and immediately was harassed by your employee that 'snatched' the printer from me a few days before. She asked me "If I had purchased a printer" and something else. I asked her to leave me alone and just mind her business. I got to the counter and the employee called XXXX over. He explained to them what to do (knew nothing about me taking whichever printer but that is the least of my worries) and leaves. They have to call him over 3 or 4x due to problems with the transaction. All these times, the 'snatcher' keeps trying to ease her way into the conversations. She is being sarcastically nice and offering to help. Due to all of the billing errors, your store has maxed out my Best Buy card. So I guess they do the return and then have to speak with the bank. Your employee hands me my receipt and explains to me what my remaining balance is on my card now that everything is fixed. I grab my receipts and leave the store. I check the credit card to make sure the transactions is correct. I see a credit online and then notice it was charged back on Friday. It seemed the CPU was returned and never billed back to the card. And the $39.99 printer that was incorrectly scanned on Black Friday was returned but charged back to my card. I can understand the CPU since you guys made a mistake (which is why I wanted a manager to help me out when I went back to the store after talking to corporate/XXXXX), but not the printer. You billed me back for a printer that the employees knew was sitting behind the counter. You also billed me back for the CPU at the incorrect price. I never was called (XXXXX told me you guys had my wrong #) and told about this. I went back to the store today after leaving a message for Patrick and not hearing back for 2 hours or so. I entered the store and asked for XXXXX right when I got in. He walked me over to the returns counter. I told him I needed the receipts showing them billing it back to me so that I could take them all and deal with another store or corparate regarding the matter. He got a CSR and she ended up doing all of the credits again that were charged back to me earlier in the week. She did a PRICE MATCH in about 15 minutes that could of solved the entire matter in the first place!?!?! That would of fixed everything. I found it real nice that I walked in and didn't even have to tell anyone my name but they immediately did all of the transactions. You could pull all of this up and do it without even hearing from me, but you couldn't do that when you charged it back? You couldn't pull it up for my phone number and give me a call out of courtesy? My email is on there as well I believe. On my way home, I stopped at the Best Buy on XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX and spoke with a manager there. She layed out the army of receipts this mess has created and expressed to me that business would never be handled like that there. She explained to me that since it did not occur at her store, there was nothing she could do. I told her I would like to email a regional manager, but she could only give me your email address. She told me that everything could of been handled in 15 minutes with just the price match that was done today. There was no need for all of these full returns and bills. I would like to know your thoughts on the situation as I have now spent a good 6 hours and it is a week later and I finally have paid the correct amount for my computer. Thanks,
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    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2009

    Purchased an extended warranty for 40" TV in 2007. TV video card went out 11/29, Geek Squad agents giving us the run around advising unable to service as "no agent in our area" could possible "get to us" by third week January 2010.
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    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2009

    i bout the toshiba satellite comp ate best buy paid for the exstrow worty on it and ever stence july its stell having the same losing of pawer and it has been sent in to be fix and i get it back and its not fix i have sent it in 6 time and they have not fix it right or like they say replace it
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    Reviewed Dec. 2, 2009

    We received inappropriate and likely illegal treatment at the Simi Valley store and by the Corporate office phone line. A group of us loyal customers, stood in line in front of the Simi Valley store on Wed. November 25, 2009, until Black Friday, November 27, 2009, in hopes of purchasing their advertised laptop for sale in the amount of $197. We were amongst the first 10 people in line who were guaranteed a laptop. We were advised the store had 40 more laptops on a first come first serve basis. On their website, it stated this was a ticketed item and only guaranteed a certain amount of customers to receive this item.
    Come 3 am, when the employees were handing out tickets, we were advised that they were not handing out tickets for this item. One of the employees said the reason was because consumers have until 9 am, once receiving their ticket, to come and pick up the item. This allows them to receive their ticket at 3 am and go to another competitor store and do their shopping there before 9 am. By not ticketing this item, it prevents them from leaving the store, therefore, they will shop and spend more in the store. We were advised that at 4:40 am, they were allowing the first 10 people in the store so they can be guaranteed their laptop, followed by increments of small groups every few minutes. Upon entering the store, we had asked the manager where could we find the $197 laptops. We were advised and directed by an employee to follow the red balloons and stand in line within the red tape. At 5 am, the cashiers would open and then we would be brought out our laptops. This way the first 10 would get their laptops guaranteed. Little by little, people were flooding in and grabbing items, while we all just watched and waited for 5 am. At 5 am, we were called up to the register 1 by 1. I was the 3rd person who was to get a laptop and my group followed, along with the other families we got to know by spending two nights out in the cold, camping out in front of the store. When I got to the register I was told that they were all out of the laptops. Of course this caused pandemonium amongst all of us who sat out there since Wed, to be guaranteed a laptop! The management team was so unprofessional and advised us that it was our fault we did not receive the laptop and no one told us to sit out there since Wed. Of course this did not sit lightly with everyone. The employees kept advising that they only guaranteed the first 10 people and the rest was at a first come first serve basis. We kept trying to tell them we WERE the first 10 people and had been sitting out there since Wed to guarantee our spot. The employees were not listening to us and were very rude and condescending, even one manager, Jason, jumped up on a stool and started yelling at us telling us to get out of the store. It even got to the point where they called the police on us. Now, while sitting outside the store since Wed. afternoon, we got to know the police in the area. They had patrolled by and kept an eye on us, for our safety. They even would come by and have friendly conversations with us about our shopping spree, family, sports, etc. They knew we WERE the first in line. When the employees told the police of the situation, they just shook their heads at the employees and advised us that we had ourselves a civil action case and suggested we take the company to court. The police knew that some of us missed Thanksgiving dinner with our families to guarantee we got a laptop, as a Xmas gift for our children. We can not get that quality time back. Needless to say, the police were on our side and therefore, they just left the store. A teenage boy who was standing in the line behind us for 2 days, happened to be in the area where they had the laptops and saw people who were at the end of the line outside, grabbing the laptops. He was lucky enough to grab one. He came over to where we were and heard the commotion. He knew we were outside the store for several days, he handed the laptop to a lady who was one of the first 10 people. He knew she should have received a laptop. This teenage boy knew Best Buy was wrong and that this lady should be getting this laptop, not him. For a complete stranger, let alone a teenager, to recognize that Best Buy was in the wrong, was just very upsetting and shows how their company has lost compassion for the American consumers! When this lady went to purchase the $197 laptop she was promised was the price from Best Buy's advertisement and what was tagged right on the side of the laptop as $197, the employee tried to charge her $297. Again, we all were upset because this was not the price the advertisement announced. The employee advised us that they had optimized ALL the laptops, which is $100 extra, and if she wanted to purchase the laptop and walk out with it that day, she would have to pay $100 extra. WHAT???!!??? Where in their advertisement did it say, "$197 laptop, $100 optimized - out the door $297". This is plain and simple FALSE ADVERTISEMENT!!! This was a scam by Best Buy!! Again, we were trying to argue this amount with the employees, which got us NO WHERE! We were again told several times that it was not the company's issues and if we had a problem to take it up with their corporate office. When asked for the number, The store manager, Adelyn, rudely stated the number out loud and told us to leave. I had asked her to write the number down as well as her name. She rolled her eyes at me and wrote the number and her name on a card. She wrote her name so sloppy that we could not even read her name. She again told us she was not going to do anything and to leave the store. Of course we were very upset and appalled at the treatment we received from a well known store like Best Buy. We were treated like criminals and forced to leave the store. We sat outside the store, trying to get a hold of the corporate office and were hung up on. We called back, and were advised it was not their issue, we had to handle it with the store. We even asked them what was the purpose of their corporate office, if they do not handle situations like this. We were even accused of being liars. After all this repetitive abuse, we decided to take matters one step further. We NEEDED someone to listen to us. The family behind us, knew of a corporate attorney. She got on the phone with him and he advised us we had a class action case against Best Buy since there were several families involved in this matter and we had a store full of witnesses. Which by the way, these witnesses were pretty upset as well at the treatment we received and how this whole situation was handled that they provided us their contact numbers so they can be a witness if we needed them to be. The attorney advised he would take the case and file a class action suit against the company on ALL of our behalves. We wanted to try to give Best Buy a chance to settle this without going that far. We were not looking to cause trouble, we just simply wanted to resolve this issue and receive an apology for the treatment we received. Again, we tried to call corporate. I spoke to a Shirley. Shirley had called the store to try to get their side of the story. She stated the manager of the store's name was Adelyn. She stated that Adelyn advised her that I had gone to another department to get another item, therefore I lost my place in line. Adelyn also advised Shirley that they only guaranteed the first 10 in line. Shirley got back on the line with me and told me what she was told by Adelyn. Now, this was very upsetting that Best Buy would hire a manager who would lie and try to turn things around like this. This not only makes her look very bad, but this is also a reflection on the company, especially with Adelyn being the store manager. First of all, Adelyn did not know who was calling and complaining. There was a group of us who were there, we were all upset and we all got on our cell phones to complain to corporate. There is no way she would have known who was on the phone since she never once asked our names to identify us. The only way she would know I went to another department to get something else is if ALL 10 of us who were let in first, went to another department first together to get something else. Which of course was NOT the case! Shirley then advised me that it now turns into Adelyn's story against mine. I had advised Shirley that I know for a fact that I was not the only one calling in and complaining and the others would have the same story as I did. Shirley told me that no one had called in and there are no complaints against this store. Which again was a lie because I was standing next to someone who just got off the phone with corporate with their complaint and there were several others right next to me on their cell phones with corporate as well. I advised Shirley it was not my story against Adelyn's. I told her I know you guys have cameras in your store and if she wanted the truth to pull the video tapes, which will show we went up to the manager and we were directed to stand in a line within the red tape behind the cashiers. I advised Shirley that we had contacted an attorney, as well as the media, and I was calling to give their company a chance to try to resolve this matter before we were to meet with the media that morning. I was then advised by Shirley to do what I feel like we needed to do because there was nothing she could do to help me. We met with Fox Channel 11 news, in front of the store, a half an hour later. We all expressed our concerns and complained about the customer service and treatment we were provided. We also expressed our concerns on the company's false advertisement. This was fraud, a scam! The news interviewed the store manager, Adelyn, who stated unfortunately they did not have any more laptops to provide us, but in exchange, they would provide each of us with a $200 gift card and a discount on another item in the store. The representative from Fox news approached us and advised us of the offer from the store manager and then left. When the group (the 8 of us) approached Adelyn to accept her offer, she then told us that she was not giving us each a gift card, she was just going to give one gift card in the amount of $200. This was ABSURD!! AGAIN, we were lied to by their employee, a manager at that!! We, of course argued again with Adelyn and advised her that we did not just stay 3 days and 2 nights in front of their store just for a $200 gift card for the 8 of us. We each were purchasing a laptop. All 8 of us did not stand in line just to purchase 1 laptop! After a while of complaining to Adelyn, she told us this was all she was going to do for us and we were not going to get anything more out of her. Adelyn advised us to deal with corporate. She stated that by us complaining to corporate, they can do more for us then what she could. Adelyn finally said she would just give two $200 gift cards to two of us and the rest could buy something else at a discount and then work it out with corporate to get something from them. I was very upset and to the point where I refused to purchase another item from Best Buy! Regardless of how good the deal was, I was NOT going to contribute another penny to a company who has NO respect for their faithful and loyal customers! Therefore, I was NOT going to purchase anything else for a discount. This whole thing has been a scam to rip off the American Consumers!! We called corporate again and advised once more of the whole situation, and were told there was nothing they can do and it should have been handled in the store with the manager. Corporate even got Adelyn on the other line so they can hear from Adelyn what she wanted them to do for us. Adelyn stated that she did not know why we were calling and she already gave us a discount and gift card. We reminded Adelyn that she was the one who told us to work something out with corporate because she could not give us all the $200 gift card. Adelyn denied ever telling us that. We kept advising her of the whole conversation that took place in the store to refresh her memory and reminded her that she told us to deal directly with corporate to get this issue resolved.
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    Reviewed Dec. 2, 2009

    I went to a best buy store (store #1128 Vallejo Ca) on September 9th 2009 to purchase a blackberry handset. I only wanted the phone itself because I already had a plan with att. I had already studied about the phone and found out that radioshack had best price but when i went to go buy it they where sold out, second cheapest was best buy, mainly because outside their store they have a big sign that says "we price match" so I asked for the phone and the lady at the cell phone department kept insisting i have to fill some information out I thought she just really wanted me to get a warranty, anyway I kept telling her I just want the phone. I guess she had never sold a phone without plan before but finally was ready to go pay. At cash register I reminded them about the price match and again the cashier had a hard time doing so. So finally a manager came by and entered the information himself, and surprisingly he told me the total would be 149.99 plus tax. I paid the guy and I was still a little sceptical about what just had happened. I looked at the reciept and clearly it said "phone only with no plan" regardless the next day I called cingular and gave them my information and they said that there was nothing in their system about any new plan. Like a month and a half later i recieved a bill from cingular charging me for a phone line, I call them and said that I have to talk to Best Buy and Best buy said it is not theyr problem also. So now im stuck with a bill for three months of cell phone that I have never even used and never new i had.
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    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2009

    i ordered a tv wall mount online for store pick up. Then i get an email saying not available fine. They send me to another store. I pay for it in cash. I have now been charged for the same item three times to my debit card. For which I paid for in cash. So go figure they have now tied up over $400 in my bank account. Both stores charged my card and I have a receipt to prove it. What do i get from them we will mail you paperwork and file a claim. In the mean time they have $400 of my money and on top of that had to change all my banking info because of them. Will never deal with them again.
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    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2009

    After hearing on my local news station (on Nov 23, 2009) that Best Buy was drastically reducing their flat screen tvs to beat Amazon.com prices, I called my local store in Waterford, CT, to see if they had a 46" Sony Bravia in stock. The woman who answered the phone said she could help me, rather than transfer me to the tv section. She said she could order me one and have it delivered to the store, where I could pick it up. The sale price was $845.87.
    I bought it from her over the phone with my debit card, and I received an email receipt, with a store delivery date of Nov. 29, 2009. The morning of Nov 29, I received an email saying that the store did not have the tv and to call the store for more information. I did call and couldn't get through. The waiting time was 20 minutes. I went to the store and initially received HORRIBLE service from the service desk from a woman who treated me like I was being a pain. Later, a young man helped me, and he tried to be helpful. He said the warehouse did not deliver the tv and that Sony had not produced enough tvs to service the Best Buy customers. So, they sold me a tv they didn't even have.
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    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2009

    Bought Sony Walkman CD player and headphones. Sales clerk talked me into warranty and five weeks later when I came in with broken headphones they refused to honor it. That was my first and last purchase from best buy.
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    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2009

    advertised close out pc not available on Thankgiving weekend sale. Manager said I needed to have purchased the PC earlier in the week. Item was advertised for weekend purchase, not for Wednesday, or earlier. Definitely a bait and switch tactic.
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    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2009

    Went to Best Buy to purchase a Samsung 26.0 Refrigerator on Black Friday at $1399, when I arrived the price on the Refrig. was $1699, $300 more than the ad. The sales asso, did not care and had nothing but excuses, I spoke to the General Manager Alex, and he was sorry but did nothing to honor the price. Not my fault, honor your ad pricing as you have made me very disappointed and I will take my business elsewhere.
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    Reviewed Nov. 29, 2009

    Bought a Zune from Bestbuy. I also bought the protection plan. It breaks in less than a year. We take it to Best Buy and they replace my 350 dollar 120 gb zune with a 32 gig zune and then tell my wife they have attempted to replace the product. Now, I can not get my zune back from best buy and I have an inferior product.
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    Reviewed Nov. 28, 2009

    Best Buy opened at 5 AM Black Friday,we were in line and got in the store about 5:07 AM. Went right to appliances to get Samsung washer (WF407ANW/XAA)SKU 9460923 and dryer (DV407AEW/XAA) SKU 9461165 set as advertised. Both were $599.99 each, a 50% savings. There were two different sales associates located in appliances to handle the sales. Both of their computers were down for approx. 30 minutes. We were told to make things faster for when the computers came back up to fill out the sales forms for what we wanted. We were also told there was 300 sets. One of the men in line said "while your computers are down other stores are getting their orders completed". A sales associate that gave us the forms to fill out said "oh, you will all get your orders". (Her name was something like Tamika). When the computers came back up we gave all our information, paid for the set and was told someone would call us for delivery directions. About 7 PM that night we got a call saying they wanted to refund our money because they don't have any left. Had we been told at 5:45 AM we could have gone to Sears (which was 45 minutes closer to our home) and gotten their special. We are building a new home and buying all new appliances. We will not ever buy from Best Buy again.
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    Reviewed Nov. 28, 2009

    I purchased a Sony Laptop on Black Friday, November 27th. The laptop price is 399 USD as it is advertised on the special Black Friday ads. There are no restrictions on the ads. After I went home and looked at the receipt, the was an additional charged of 49.99 USD from the Geek Squad for Standard Security and Performance. I talked to the manager at the location. He said there are a couple of laptop has been modified by the Geek Squad. If I receive the laptop, I have to pay for it. If I do not want to pay for it, I need to bring it back to the store and the Geek Squad will remove it. After that, they will remove or refund the 50 USD. I felt cheated because 1 - I did not authorized to use this service. 2 - As a consumer, it was a fault adveritising. 3 - This is a way for BestBuy to increase sale. Last year, they tried to offer the service at the check out stand. This year, they went a head and installed it into the laptop and charged the consumers. I do not know if Sony authorized Bestbuy to install additional software and charged customers without his/her authorization.
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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2009

    Best Buy had an ad online and on paper for nearly two weeks advertising a Samsung refrigerator for $1399. Then after we waited outside the store all night, we enter the store to find out the price was a mistake and really $1699 and they would not be honoring the original price advertised. This is false advertising. They have you see one price all week and then you go in and its a different one. Then you buy it anyway because you just waited outside in the cold all night. They even continued to hand out the paper ads with the $1399 price to everyone waiting in line and still without mention of the price change. It is wrong what Best Buy did and I am very disappointed in the company and its uncaring attitude. I don't think this should go by not disgust or without more action taken upon it.
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    Reviewed Nov. 27, 2009

    The extended contract on my Sony PC was not honored. With 7 months left on the contract I brought the computer in because the DVD burner stopped working. Although it would have been easier for them to fix it at the store, they said they needed to ship the unit for the repair, and it would take two weeks.
    After a week the "geeks" called to tell me my computer was being returned unrepaired and my service contract was voided. The reason is when they opened the PC they found it "infested with spiders" and said it was a "biohazard", thus "voiding my service contract". When I got the unit home I opened it to find some old dusty cobwebs and three small, long-dead, spiders. Instead of simply taking a quick vacuum to the unit, and then repairing it, they bailed.
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    Reviewed Nov. 26, 2009

    well ,. i purchased this pt 60lc13-k from best buy AS WELL AS the extended warranty ,. i have replaced the T.V once and several bulbs ,. i have been in touch with garden city group ** i think ,. anyhow nothing materialized , what do i do now ...?
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    Reviewed Nov. 26, 2009

    We returned a Playstation 3 that was purchased for our son's birthday. We found a better deal at Wal Mart for more memory and a free game. I called Best Buy and explained the situation to them and asked if they would match what Wal Mart offered. They said they would if it was the same item, however the deal from Wal Mart was for more memory and a free game. The associate I spoke with said to go ahead and bring it back and they would credit the debit card for the full purchase price and that it would take up to 24 hours to be credited. After the 24 hours the money was still not on the card. I called the store we originally purchased it at and I also called the customer service number and was told it would take up to 3 to 5 business days and that there was nothing more they would do. They said that I would have to call my bank but this was a debit card for my husband's unemployment check so now we were told we would have to deal with the government. We were lied to by Best Buy and their associates.
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    Reviewed Nov. 26, 2009

    I purchased a Sony computer from this store in August of this year. I have had numerous problems with it, all verifiable through the Sony technical support records. I recently took the machine back to the store at the reccomendation of both Sony and Best Buy's own customer service department. The manager refused to refund my money or to replace the unit. His reason was because I did not purchase an extended warranty at the time of purchase. Acording to him, because I did not do so, Best Buy has no obligation to do anything to help me. This is nothing more than extortion. I paid them full retail price for the computer, no discount. I feel that I am entitled to service after the sale. I have also found no help from Sony other than relinquishing my computer for several weeks while they try to fix it. They sold me a defective product and now expect me to do without my primary work tool during the repair process. Please help.
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    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2009

    t they would fix the laptop....
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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2009

    I purchased a phone and paid extra for service contract. The phone stopped working, I took it in 47 days ago.
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    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2009

    I purchased an X-box 360 for my son in May of 2009. I purchased the extended warranty from Best Buy at that time. The power block failed around the 1st of October 2009, (5 Months). I returned the X-box to best buy for warranty repairs on October 7th. They ordered a replacement part and stated that we should have the part mailed to us with in 5 days. After 5 days I began receiving emails from best buy daily stating that the part was not in stock and the estimated shipping date would be the next day. After 3 weeks of these emails and broken promises accumulated, I contacted customer no service and they stated they could not help that I needed to return to the store that I purchased the device from. I returned the store as instructed and they informed me that they could not help me as the part was on nationwide backorder and that I should contact customer no service. Since my son was without the use of his game and there was no end to this in sight, I went ahead and contacted Microsoft directly and purchased a power block from them. I received the power block within 5 days. It does not seem to be a shortage at the source just a shortage of warranty replacement parts. I am still waiting as of this writing for a powerblock from best buy and still receiving daily emails promising to deliver tomorrow.
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    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2009

    I purchased a 40" Samsung LCD HDTV in Feb. 07 as well as 4 yr. warranty. I called in early October because there was a shadow on the screen and when using the remote it would take a while before the TV would turn on. On Oct. 26 a technician came to my house with a part and said oh, I need to order another part, the flat screen. I will install both at the same. We have heard nothing since that date. I contacted Best Buy on Monday, Nov 16 and then again on the 18th because on Nov. 17 all sound was lost. We turned the TV off and then tried to turn it back on and it no longer works at all. I was told on Oct. 26 that if it wasn't repaired in 14 days they would replace the TV. When I spoke with BEST BUY on Wednesday, Nov. 18 I was told the same thing and that I would be receiving an RA # by e-mail by Nov. 21. I received nothing. On sunday, Nov. 22 I went into the store and again had to call the 1-888 number. I was told the second part was not even ordered until Nov. 20 and would be here on Nov. 23. I asked to speak with a supervisor and did. He was quite rude and would not allow me to speak with his superior. He stated the new part would be in on the 23 and I would be contacted for installation. I asked if they were not going to honor their own policy by replacing the TV or giving me my money back and again he stated the part would be in Nov. 23 and I would be contacted. If this is how Best Buy does business, not standing behind their products or policy I strongly feel something needs to be done. As for me, I will not spend another dime at Best Buy.
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    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2009

    I bought a Nokia E71X at Best Buy on June 30th. On October 7th the on/off switch no longer worked and the phone was sent in for repair through this store. On November 22nd - more than 1½ months later, the phone came back from repair - WITHOUT THAT IT HAD BEEN FIXED!!! In the meantime I had to BUY a new phone from them - no loaner was made available. Only thing they offered after I complained is that they could send it in for repair AGAIN! No apologies or any help offered! Under manufacturers warranty the product will be either 1. Refunded or 2. Replaced with a new product if it has been under repair for over 1 month. Nonetheless, the store refuses to do ANY of the above!. Therefore my best advise is: DO NOT BUY CELL PHONE FROM THIS STORE!
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    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2009

    After complaining to sony and to best buy the answer is the same, no one wants to help. My grand wega 60" is having the blue color creep from the right side of my tv. Everyone says its out of warranty or not covered. It also is starting to have an electrical burning smell come from within.
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    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2009

    this is the second time this type of bait and switch business in this same store.with in two years, they put an ad out to all mail boxes in dallas county and only have one camcorder out of the box with no paperwork available "they said the is a cancelled item" i dont like this type of business practice. two years ago my great grandmother went to this same store to purchased yet another ad item a washer and dryer, they said the item was not in the store she would have to pay for a delivery charge, we told the manager then no have it delevered to the store and we would pick them up, they stated they did not have room in the store to do that and tried to get us to buy a higher priced item. two times in two years i quess this is the was best buy does do business
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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2009

    I am just writing to you to report two of the Best Buy stores, Mount Laurel,NJ and Deptford, NJ. I am completely disheartened with the way that they handle their customer service. I purchased a MAC computer from the Deptford,NJ store on 11/08/09. I subsequently purchased another MAC from the Princeton,NJ store on 11/15/09. The second computer we found out we could get a 100$ student discount. When I inquired as to why I was not told about the discount on the first computer I was told to take my receipt back to the store and get the credit. I took it back today 11/19/09 to Mount Laurel (which is the store next to our house) and was told in a non-helpful way that they simply could not honor the discount because I did no purchase the computer there and offered me no other choice but to take the 35 minute drive to the deptford Best Buy. When I phoned the Deptford best buy before driving there I was told that they had NO SUCH discount and REFUSED to honor it. I called the customer service 1888-BESTBUY number and though the supervisor there was EXTREMELY helpful she was able to offer me no relief to my situation either. She said that each company is their own entity and that they dont HAVE to offer the discount. To me, this basically means you are on your own to hopefully get the LUCKY store that offers student/military discounts or so on and if you dont then you simply DONT get the discount that is offered. I find it hard to believe that either of these two stores could be housed under the Best Buy name. All I really am looking for is an honest answer as to why these stores are allowed to continually treat their customers with such lack of respect or care. I could not possibly understand how a corporation could hope to thrive in a declining economy with the way that they allow the stores, which are individual representatives of the company's name as a whole, to treat the influx of customers with such disrespect. I am hoping that someone will have an answer for me or some reason that would keep me returning to Best Buy in the future to continue to make my purchases. As of right now I dont really see there being a reason why I would want to.
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    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2009

    It appears that BB is changing model numbers on TVs for it's Black Friday sale. If you bought one before the sale and want the lower price honored thru their policy, it will be impossible. PN42B400P3DXZA is the model number of a Samsung tv that they will have on BF. This set doesn't exist anywhere ALTHOUGH they currently have an exact copy of that with a slightly different model number.
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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2009

    I brought in an add from P.C. richad advertising a 19" Toshiba Flat screen tv for 199.00. The young man in the TV section said they had the model but that he couldn't match the price. I asked to see the manager. They made me wait over 30 minutes before a women walked over saying that she was the manager of the store. She looked at the add and said that Best Buy doesn't match special pricing. I showed her the red sign that was on all her shelves saying "We'll beat their Lowest Price". I read all the conditions and none of them applied. I told her that I thought it was false advertising to lure people in with that promise and not make good on it. Liz R who said she was the manager but whose tag read customer service supervisor treated me very rudely and spoke loudly over me everytime I tried to explain my position. She kept saying thatit was store policy and there was nothing I could do about it. I left the store with here name and the name of her direct supervisor Peter Conway. I then drove to a more distant Best Buy and showed the man in the tv dept the ad. He took a box from the shelf and made the price correction.
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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2009

    Best buy is no longer in service where the tv was purchased, with in the last few months my tv has gotten a starfield pattern with a 2-3inch diagonal blue hue on the right side of screen, I have no idea who to contact about this defect, I have since learned it was a recall and we weren't notified. This Tv is less than 5 yrs old, its a 62inch sony.I can't afford to replace it,I feel Sony should make good on it, I need your help please...
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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2009

    I bought a Sansung refrigerator in March 2008. Its one year old and has quit working. I did not buy the extended warrenty. It needs a condenser (around 400). Best buy will not pay for it nor will it pay for the $600 worth of food that has spoiled. They will however give me a mere 10% on a new refrigerator..The refrigerator costs me $2400. All repair people say the samsung refrigerators are a piece of crap. Thanks
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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2009

    False Advertising in store policies regarding price matching competitor prices. Complaint is against Best Buy in Commack, NY (3124 Jericho Tpke) On 11/7/09, I purchased a MacBook from Best Buy in Levittown, NY for $949.99 (Reg Price $999.99, but I received a $50 Education Discount). On 11/14/09, I came across an ad at Micro Center (a major competitor), that was selling the same Mac Book for $799.99 after rebates. I called up the Best Buy Levittown store and told them that I do not live near their store so can I go to the Commack Best Buy Store for a price match. They said it is corporate policy to honor a price match at any store regardless of where you purchased the item. When I went to the Commack store, I presented them with the ad (for $799.99) and my receipt. After refusing to price match it, Jimmy, who claimed to be the store manager, said we do not price match rebates. I look down at a sign stating the stores PRICE MATCHING POLICIES and it DID NOT state anything along the lines of "excludes rebates". I brought this to Jimmy's attention, and he got annoyed and said "I can not help you, call the 1800 number" and walked away. I called the Best Buy 1800 line and spoke to a rep (who was very nice) and explained the whole situation. He called the store and they told him that they have pamphlets that state this. Note* These pamphlets, that the store was talking about to the rep, were not readily available to me (I didn't see them on the counter nor did Jimmy verbally tell me these existed). All I know is the sign next to customer service DID NOT state "excludes rebates". The 1800 rep said the store will not honor the price match. I called up Levittown and they won't honor the price match either. The 1800 rep apoligized and said he could not help me with my situation.
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    Reviewed Nov. 15, 2009

    Why is this company still in business? Or how could they still be in business?
    On 9/24/09 I purchased an Electrolux refrigerator at a discounted price. The MSRP is $2499 and their regular price was $2099.99. I received a $49.99 discount for ‘open box item’ and an additional 20% off because they attempted delivery three times and it was rejected or couldn’t happen. I also received a $100.00 gift card. I thought such a deal! We inspected the outside of the unit for any damage and noted any with the salesperson. Delivery was scheduled for 9/30/09. Received a call on 9/29/09 confirming delivery for 4-6:30 pm on the 30th. Unit arrived and was installed; delivery people had me sign their receipt (of which I don’t get a copy) and left. My wife noticed the next day that a new scratch on the right side; didn’t think to complain as it was minor (this is a stainless steel refrig.). During loading the refrigerator also noticed four gouges/intrusions in the sidewall of the cabinet (two per side); thinking it was a like this in all units during fabrication as it wasn’t cracked or broken, my wife decided to go back to the store the next day and compare. These were not visible in the store while it was on display as there were boxes inside the unit. Upon comparison in the store, the gouges/intrusions were discrepancies on my refrigerator only; my wife and daughter talked to manager and requested a new replacement; instead they were given an additional 20% ($326) refund. While they were at the store, I proceeded to organize the inside of the refrigerator. When I went to lower the top sliding glass shelf to the next position; the shelf was at an incline towards me and with weight on it, it would slide by itself. Upon further inspection, I noticed that the rails in the back of the cabinet where the shelves clasp onto, were bent. We decided to call the GeekSquad for this repair. We thought that we had gotten a good deal of $1214 for a $2099.99 refrigerator (plus a $100 gift certificate). GeekSquad arrived 10/6/09; technician agreed new rails need to be ordered. We also notice that the freezer compartment was producing frost all inside due to door gasket not properly sealing. He state he would fix this when he came back with the parts (a heat gun was needed for this repair). I was later notified that he would return on 10/14/09. On that date GeekSquad called and stated needs to be rescheduled for 10/21/09. On 10/21/09 the technician called and stated he received the rails, however they were damaged and couldn’t be used. He reordered for overnight delivery. I stated I was going on vacation and could he come back on 10/31/09. He agreed. I called on 10/30/09 to confirm repairs; only to be informed that the date had changed to 11/6/09 and the rails have now been back ordered. I asked when will they get them and they answered only the technician would know as they are shipped directly to the techs. I asked could you call him, response was email communication only between office and techs. I am now getting frustrated and mentioned I wish I could get a new refrigerator; was told a request would be put in. On 11/2 or 11/3 GeekSquad called to inform me they are denying a new refrigerator. On same day, I called the store and talked to a manager explaining all. He said he would look into the matter and get back to me. Someone else called later that day from the store and stated I would get a new refrigerator as replacement scheduled for 11/5/09 plus another $100 gift card. On 11/5/09 delivery of new refrigerator by Julio was made. My wife showed him the other problems I had mentioned of the crisper drawer shelving stubs which stick out from the sidewall cabinet were coming out. Julio checked the new refrigerator and told her three out of four were OK but one was broken. She asked if that could be repaired and he stated NO. He asked if she would accept the unit and she stated NO. He left leaving no card and instructed her to contact the store. On 11/6/09 call the store and explained the occurance on 11/5/09, and was given a new delivery date of 11/8/09 4-7:30 pm. On 11/8/09 I called the store at 7:45 pm as there was no delivery; found out the store is closed. I called the 24/7 800 number from the internet and was given the delivery number for my area. I called and waited 10 minutes before they answered; the girl researched and told me they are running late and will arrive approx 45 minutes later. I asked why didn’t anybody call me to inform me; she said they should have. At approx. 8:45 pm Peter called and informed me that the truck had broke down on the freeway and the new delivery date is not 11/10/09. I asked if I could be notified in the afternoon of 11/9/09 for delivery time on 11/10/09; he said OK. On 11/9/09 received a call from Best Buy Delivery and was told they were giving me a $50 gift certificate for the inconveniance. I called the delivery scheduler in the late afternoon for delivery time and she said they will call me later; they never did!!! On 11/10/09 delivery personnel arrived at 7:30AM (ROS #437311032 Driver #11734); at 8:00 am the office called informing me they were on their way; I informed her they were already here. On 11/13/09 I went to the store to pick up my $100 gift certificate and asked about the $50 gift certificate. Manager mentioned that the driver should have dropped it off with refrigerator (he wasn’t 100% sure of this) and instructed Sheila in appliances to call and find out how I would receive it. While she was on hold for a long time, and customers were there to check out appliances, I instructed her she could get back to me anytime and take care of her customers. I gave her my cell number and left. Sometime later she called and informed me Martha was looking into getting approval for the card and would call me approx within 15 minutes. Martha never did. I called the 24/7 internet 800 number to get the delivery number and was disconnected by on person when I asked the question; called again and a female stated they can’t give that out, I explained they gave it to me a couple of days ago, and requested to talk to a supervisor thereupon the called me crazy and hung up; I called back and another person aswered and I requested a supervisor and was put on hold. Enough is enough. I started to call numbers from memory and got the delivery department on the third try. Myrna researched and found my account and stated it is in process to be mailed to me. Why couldn’t Martha given that information; another example of people with jobs and they don’t know how to do them. When I called the GeekSquad and informed them of what the store had done, since the new refrigerator was making a slight noise from the fan, which turned out to be nothing/minor, I was asked for the receipt that was given to me during this exchange. I explained no receipt was given on any delivery. Why do corporations have employees who don’t know their job and make excuses for them; rather than getting somebody else who can do the job. Why do corporations hire delivery companies who can’t perform? Why do corporations have departments that don’t communicate amongst themselves? BestBuy, how do you stay in business????????????
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    Reviewed Nov. 15, 2009

    Such callousness on their behalf. The phone system there is ridiculous. The supply of their store products updating and systems not holding orders made it such a long and tideous order. The rep was great, Marcela female trying so hard. The set up in the store and the General Manager not being available is ridiculous. Finally the idea of a $17 reduction on the order with about 6 hours of phone ordering back and forth has put me in a very bad position. Three years not seeing a son for whatever reason, then to have the last day of the 4 you get to spend with him on the phone with best buy in Melbourne Florida is ridiculous. This complicated and took from my family. Such a big store advertising and money spent and made no progress plus no customer satisfaction is obsurd. I doubt I will ever deal with this Best Buy location again. Since 130pm to 730pm making an order on a Saturday. Every problem that could come up came up. Every disappointment a kid could have was met today.
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    Reviewed Nov. 14, 2009

    On 4-10-09, I purchased a Toshiba Celeron laptop. Within 4 months, it completely stopped working. We took it back to Best Buy, they refused to refund our money. Instead they replaced the hard drive. The same day I took it home, the computer made a clicking sound. Over the next couple weeks, it continued to click and would also randomly stop working or freeze. Within a month of the hard drive being replaced, it completely stopped working again. We then took back into Best Buy and once again they refused to refund us our money or replace it. Instead they are attempting to put in a third hard drive. The computer is clearly a lemon but Best Buy refuses to give us our money back or replace it. I find this unacceptable, unethical and HORRIBLE costumer service. I later learned that a family member of mine had the SAME exact experience with a Toshiba from Best Buy. They replaced his hard drive 3 times. When it died a fourth time, it was past the year warranty and they then refused to help him. I will NEVER shop at Best Buy again!!
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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2009

    This complaint involves damage from a new refrigerator purchase. The refrigerator was delivered on Oct. 10,2009. The delivery company, Spirit Delivery from New Jersy removed the old refrigerator and hooked up the new refrigerator ice maker and water line incorrectly causing a major water leak that ruined a living room and dining carpet and a kitchen floor for an estimate of $8005.51. I spoke with Kurt the manager of the store where the appliance was purchased from and was told to contact the delivery company, and that they would contact me within 24 - 48 hours and send an insurance adjuster. Spirit assigned a claim # 65268326. After repeated phone calls to the delivery company no one called me. After the first week I began to try and resolve the problem with Best Buys useless customer service department at 888-Bestbuy with the feeling that I purchased the appliance from Best Buy and that they should put some effort into trying to help resolve this issue due to the fact that they contract with this delivery company. I was issued a new claim # 4632-380-747324-6 and was told again that someone would contact me. I made one final attempt on 10/31/09 to speak to the store manager Kurt who told me that he had also made a few calls to try and help. I have repeatedly called Best Buys customer service telling them that the water damage is now causing a possible mold issue and that someone needs to help me with this matter and again I keep getting told that someone will contact me and as of this day 11/12/09 no one has. The damaged areas of my home are not useable. Best Buy is a terrible company that just does not care.
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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2009

    I am having some serious problems with Best Buy in that they are charging me for a computer and accessories that I never took out of the store in Woodbridge, VA. This problem has now reached Trident and Certegy, which is now affecting my written checks as being declined at Lowe's, BJ's, Wal-Mart and Seven Eleven. I am unable to purchase gas, groceries and other necessities for my everyday living. When I call Certegy, I am being informed that there's some negative information from Best Buy. I have given them all of my information, such as my Driver's License, DOB, Full Name, Address, Routing, Checking Account, Check Number, the amount written and the place where I wrote the check. I have received no notification from Certegy or Trident that my life would be in chaos, where I am unable to purchase gasoline for my only means of transportation to get to and from work. I do believe that this is an injustice and would like to have this matter cleared up soon.
    Back in February or March 2008, I wrote a check to Best Buy for a Vista Computer, which was to be converted to XP. I also purchased the necessary Software for the Technicians to convert the computer. Within a couple of days, I changed my mined and contacted Best Buy that I was going to have my Bank put a Stop Payment on my Check. I also came into the store and spoke to the Floor Manager regarding the same. The Floor Manager assured me that, since the computer was still at his store, I didn't have anything to worry about, because the computer never left Best Buy Facilities. But, LO and Behold! I began being harassed by collection agencies, time and time again, trying to collect over $1,000 for a computer from Best Buy. I repeatedly informed the collection agencies that I never took the computer out the store from Best Buy and that I wasn't going to pay for something that I don't have. This harassment went on for at least six months and then my phone was not full of anymore voicemail messages, or calls early in the morning, late at night or disturbing me while I was in the shower and getting dressed for work, for Church, having to run from the shower to answer the phone, and also being in disposed. Now on 11 November 2009, Veterans Day, I was confronted with my check being rejected by Lowes, I am unable to purchase gas and groceries from BJ's, Seven Eleven is telling me that one of my checks for $30 was returned, and Wal-Mart is also declining my checks. This is very upsetting and causing me discomfort and distress. This is no fair way for Best Buy to be treating a Veteran who has served her Country for over 28 years, to be humiliated on Veterans Day. I am a customer of Best Buy and have repeatedly purchased items, such as a Car Stereo, which was installed by their technicians, a dual GPS and Cell Phone Cigarette Lighter Adapter, Ink Cartridges for my HP Printer, and other items. I would like to continue being a customer of Best Buy, but would like to be treated better than the way that I am being treated now. I spoke to Teresa at Trident, who gave me a Reference Number: 9004340128, telephone number 866-695-8893; Vince at Certegy, telephone number 800-215-6280 X75828, who then transferred me to another associate in the Checking, who then transferred me right back to Certegy. I desperately need help and solution to this nightmare.
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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2009

    Puchased new Panasonic TH-50PZ80U plasma w assorted AV equipment(BR player,Amp,Speakers) was overcharged, but plasma started to blink red and had trouble truning on after 6 months. Besy Buys geek squad took 9 months to get to unit for calibration. Called due to plasma not powering on 2 weeks after warranty and have been run in circles for the last 6 weeks. The parts for repair is back-ordered and has been delayed twice. I have been told that this unit is known by company to have bad components and due to the large demand for it a long wait is normal. But the worst issue is the treatment from Panasonic. I have been buying their products for 30 years and they have now treated me(or should I just say 'handled') unfairly. Well,, that is going to far....they have just ignored me and hope that I go away with what seems is with a very large group after reading these reports. If I had read these before purchase I never would have purchased Panasonic. These people should stay in the 3rd world were the population has no voice.
    AS far as Best Buy; beware as fine print is very small as their support and fair billing.
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    Reviewed Nov. 10, 2009

    I have been planning on purchasing a new laptop for a couple months. After having done my due diligence by researching the different brands and models available I decided that the HP DV6-1352 was the laptop for me. I felt it offered a great name with all the spec's that I needed. This laptop was being offered through Best Buy for a price of 549.99 which is the best price I found. On Tuesday November 3rd I went to the nearest Best Buy that had the laptop, located at 261 W 2100 S in Salt Lake City UT to ask a couple questions about the laptop and see it in person. While there I asked the computer specialist if there was anyway I could get an additional 10% off the HP DV6-1352. He responded by saying that if I were to put it on a Best Buy card they would be able to offer 10% off. I explained that although I wasn't ready to purchase the laptop just yet, I would be returning on Thursday November 5th to purchase the laptop. On November 5th I called around to a couple different local Best Buy's and they all confirmed that the 10% off was being offered on purchases placed on a Best Buy card. Later that evening I returned to the Best Buy located on 2100 S to purchase the laptop. While there I found out that they no longer had that laptop. I then asked if they had any that had been optimized (a service offered through Geek Squad that removes all unnecessary programs from booting with the computer and installation of an antivirus software). They did have one but explained that I would have to pay an additional $70 for the optimization. I explained that I didn't necessarily want that service or pay for that service and asked if I could just get it for the original price of 549.99. The store manager explained that he would be happy to undo all the optimization, thus returning the computer to its original form and then sell it to me for the 549.99, I would however, have to wait an hour for him to perform the work. This didn't make sense to me....spend 1-2 hours optimizing this laptop and then another hour undoing all that work just to sell it for the same price. The manager didn't seem to see it the same way I did. We finally came to mutual ground and we agreed that I would pay an additional $20 or in other words 569.99 and I could have the computer. I was more than happy to do that. I then went over to apply for my Best Buy card to receive an additional 10% off. I returned to the check out stand where The manager was waiting to assist me. I inquired about the 10% off and he said, "That only applies to late model laptops with XP as the operating system". I explained that I had been told differently by a couple different Best Buy employees but he didn't seem to care and by this point was quite frustrated and very short with me. By this point I had had enough and purchased the laptop and left the store.
    That evening the laptop was working great and I was happy with my purchase. The next morning when I booted up the laptop I began to notice problems. On Friday November 6th I called HP and spoke with their service department for 1.5 hours and after not being able to resolve the problem they recommended that I return it to Best Buy. I called a Geek Squad member at the 2100 S Best Buy location to see what I should do. The representative said based on the error message I was receiving it was a faulty hard drive and to bring it in and exchange it. Because they did not have that laptop any more he recommended that I exchange it through the Jordan Landing Location located at 7643 Jordan Landing Blvd West Jordan UT (which is 45 min from my home). He called the Jordan Landing location for me and verified they had it. I then called the Jordan Landing store to verify for myself that it was there and they confirmed that it was. I later called and explained that I would not be able to pick it up that day (Friday the 6th) but would be by Saturday the 7th. The employee I spoke with said he would make sure it was taken care of. On Saturday the 7th of November I went to the Jordan Landing location. Shortly after I arrived I realized there was going to be a problem. The employee I was working with looked for about 10 minutes for the laptop set aside for me and could not find it. This wouldn't be a problem normally, however it was the last one they had and I had just driven 45 minutes to pick up a laptop I was told was being set aside for me. I asked to speak with the manager. She wasn't much help and I could tell she was becoming more and more irritated the more time I spent with her trying to come up with a solution. She also was very short and rude and I don't recall her apologizing once about the whole ordeal. One solution she had was to have a laptop shipped from the Boise store, which would take 3-5 days, and then have me drive another 45 min to her store to pick it up. I explained that the reason I bought it Thursday is because I needed it Thursday and not 7 days later. The next solution given to me was to find a comparable laptop and exchange it for that. One of the computer specialists assisted me as we looked for a comparable laptop. He talked me into taking a Toshiba model # L505-S5990 which retails at 529.99. He also offered to upgrade the RAM from 3GB to 4GB (which is what the HP has) and refund the difference of the laptops. I agreed to take this laptop as long as he would allow me to exchange it for the HP if I didn't like the Toshiba. He agreed to let me exchange it at a later date if needed. 3 hours after arriving at the Jordan Landing Best Buy I was finally leaving feeling like I had settled for something I didn't necessarily want. I have now had the Toshiba for 24 hours and have enjoyed it so far. What finally put me over the edge and the main reason I am writing this letter is because now that I have done research on this Toshiba I realize that it is a 32 bit operating system in difference to the 64 bit. The problem is that a 32 bit cannot use all 4GB, it can only use 3GB according to Toshiba's website (http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/modelContent.jsp?ct=SB&os=&category=&moid=2439393&rpn=PSLU0U&modelFilter=L505-S5990&selCategory=3&selFamily=1073768663). So the extra 1GB of RAM that was installed is not effective and I can't even use it. The Toshiba can be upgraded to a total of 8GB of RAM however it must also be upgraded to a 64 bit operating system. I checked my system properties to see if they had done so and it is still a 32 bit operating system with 2.87 GB of RAM available. I find it hard to believe that the Manager over Geek Squad who was assisting me that evening didn't know these facts. I feel what they did was unethical and dishonest. I feel like I have been lied to and cheated. It seems they were doing anything to get me out of the store even if it meant lying to me. Because of this experience I never plan on shopping at Best Buy again. I feel that Best Buy needs to improve their customer service training because both stores I have dealt with have treated me poorly and even lied to me. On Monday November 9th I have spoken via phone with the same lady I worked with on Saturday at the Jordan Landing location and she is now telling me that there was a discrepancy in their inventory and that they might have the HP for me after all. There is a HP on hold for a gentleman that they believe already picked his laptop up, making the one on hold mine. She is still looking into the problem and promised me a call back by the end of the night. I never heard back from her on Monday. On Tuesday November 10th I called to follow up on the situation due to the fact that the manager did not call on Monday. She said the gentleman has still not called to say whether the HP on hold is his, or if he already picked his up. I asked her to go ahead and have an HP shipped from the Boise store instead of waiting for this guy to call. She said she would call once the laptop has arrived to her location. She also offered a $50 gift card to Best Buy to compensate for the headache this has caused me and their dishonest procedures. I have wasted an estimated 8 hours of my time trying to resolve this issue. Although I don't feel like $50 is much compensation for having spent an extra 8 hours of my time and being lied to, I don't believe they will offer anything else. I will never shop at Best Buy again. I have filed a complaint with 888-Best-buy and plan on mailing a copy of this letter to Brian Baker, the GM of the Jordan Landing location. I also plan on filing a complaint with the BBB, and other consumer protection agencies that I see fit.
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    Reviewed Nov. 10, 2009

    Best Buy's Performance Service Plan - Refrigerator repair
    I contacted Best Buy on a Thursday about my freezer. I had noticed that my ice cubes were no longer ice cubes... but just water. When I saw that I checked the fridge. It was not working either. I called Best Buy Geek Squad. I spoke to a woman, it took several minutes for her to find my 5 year Performance service plan or even my purchase in general of the refigerator. She asked me several times if I was sure that I had even bought the product from Best Buy. Upon finding it, she told me that I could pick a time between 8 to noon or noon to 5 on Monday. I expressed my concern that I do have a job and have to work during both those times. With hesitation, I made the appointment for 3pm. I rearranged my schedule and got off work early, loosing money, to be home at the time they might be there. 4:30pm on Monday came around... and they had not showed. I contacted Best Buy Geek Squad and was told after having trouble finding my purchase once again, that they have no evidence of a service call or a work order for our family. I reassured them that I had my original receipt and service performance plan and was waiting for them to show up. He told me that all he could do was to create a new work order for us and he would put it as "emergency" status. Meaning that someone would be out ASAP... What the hell? ASAP? We called on Thursday?!!! ASAP would have been coming out Friday morning to fix the problem. He assures us that they will call us Tuesday to schedule a time and the technician will be out on Wednesday... We are not a wealthy family and every penny counts. We purchased a product and a service plan that lasts an additional 5 years on top of the manufacturer's warranty JUST IN CASE something like this happens. We have lost all our food not only in the freezer but in the refrigerator portion as well.We are out a couple hundred dollars in food and don't have the cash to be spending on more just so it can go bad again. I am frustrated with Best Buy with the initial appointment and the runaround they have given us just to get them out here. Our family has eaten out since Thursday and it's Monday. Not only is it more unhealthy for us to eat out but it is drastically more expensive for us to do so. AND WE STILL HAVE 2 MORE DAYS OF IT!!! It is more than frustrating. When I initially called Best Buy they say "this call is monitored and recorded for quality assurance." Why can't they find my call??? I have given them the time and the day and the number and the address and the model number...etc. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEM? Grass Valley/Auburn CA Barbara and Jessica
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    Reviewed Nov. 9, 2009

    I purchased a Guitar Hero Drum Kit earlier in 2009, and it was defective.(The red pad wouldn't respond)I had also purchased a 2 year warranty for the product, which I paid a total of $124.89 for the product AND the warranty. In February 2009, I had returned the product and it was replaced. I was happy. A bit later, I had the same problem with the replaced drum kit(red pad not responding,)but I was lazy and knew I had a 2 year warranty so I could sit on it for a bit. I returned the item to have it replaced again, and they didn't have any in stock. I asked for some other kind of reimbursement as outlined in the warranty, and we agreed on a gift card(that's all they offered me.)When I got to the store, I had to give them personal information I wasn't comfortable giving them because they had already given me a ration of you know what about the condition of the product.(Drum sticks were missing, and I had to go back home to find them, pedal wasn't there, I just forgot to pack it, etc)When I got my gift card they told me that my warranty had been 'fulfilled.' This didn't sit well with me, as I purchased 2 years worth of warranty. And in the fine print the warranty clearly states that it continues the parameters of the manufacturer's warranty(which meant unlimited replacements)for the duration of the time purchased on the best buy warranty. They refused to admit they were wrong when I proved them wrong to their faces with their own print. They tried to argue with me by using some 'updated' literature they had under their desk, which you can't do, because at the time of purchase, that's not what I was given. They subsequently told me that they were done arguing with me, that they weren't going to listen to me anymore(this being after I proved them to be wrong on THEIR own terms and conditions)and they wanted me to leave the store. They then sicked their morbidly obese door manager whom I only know as "Cheese" to intimidate me out of the store. Fortunately for him, he was smart enough not to lay his hands on a 10th Mt. Army Ranger(Ft. Drumm, hooah!)Otherwise I could have fed all of Lafayette ham for Thanksgiving. After they told me to leave the store, around 15 - 30 store associates gathered around the spectacle that is I, jabbing me with common sense insults like "All this trouble for a $100 toy?" "This guy is wasting his time and looks like an a**" "Why is this guy making such a fuss?" I thought to myself "Why are all these people STANDING AROUND DOING NOTHING WHILE ON THE CLOCK?"
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    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2009

    I shopped for months for a laptop. I finally chose Best Buy. I bought a Studio and loved it. Only, after 4 months, the hard drive crashed! I took it to the local store. I had to pay $130.00 for virus removal. They checked it out and sent it off. It was gone about 6 weeks. The hard drive was replaced, but itmes such as anti virus, microsoft works/word, cozi organizer, and dell doc were not re-installed. I didn't know that, till I got home. I made numerous trips back and forth to the store in order to get my laptop back to it's original format. Oh, they also wanted $250.00 to back -up my old hard drive before installing the new one. And it was still under warranty! I declined that offer. I still havent re-installed my anti-virus. Geek Squad offerred to do it for me, for $29.00. I am very dissapointed with Best Buy. I will never purchase a laptop from them again, and would not recommend them to anyone who is shopping around!! I am also required to pay, again, to have the geek squad come out and set up my printer and file share. That would cost me another $149.00. I paid for that once already, before my hard drive crashed!
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    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2009

    Purchased a Gateway desktop back in June of 2009 lasted 5 months up until October of 2009. Would turn on computer and after 10 minutes it would shut down. Turn it back on and would shut down again 10 minutes later. Have 3 year warranty on Hardward issues it was Geek Squad told me and after running several tests for a whole week I called to see how much longer it would take and they told me it looks like a Softward problem not covered under the warranty. Software such as Microsoft might be shutting down computer. My laptop from best buy is a year old and still running ok but VERY disappointed with a 5 month old new desktop thats a POS. Was thinking it was over heating after running a fan on it for hour or two and it would stay on and not shut down. But according the Geek squad its a software issue out of their hands.
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    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2009

    4 years ago we purchased a refrigerator from BestBuy, and was convinced by the sales person to purchase a 5-year "full coverage", "no deduction, no hidden cost, no out-of-pocket" extended service for all parts and labor, all wear and tear, even "pay for spoiled food as a result of power outage"...
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    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2009

    I purchased a DTV converter (8888527) on 10/24/09 for $56.04 at store #1184. I realized the item was overpriced so I kept it unopened and retained the receipt. After going online and ordering a different brand of the same item (neither the Best Buy item or internet item were brand name) I went back to the store to receive a refund or credit since the new item was $16.04 cheaper. First, the customer service rep returned the item and only issued a $16.04 credit. It was explained that the government DTV coupon could not be returned since they already sent it in to be credited. They then canceled this transaction and retained the return receipt. I spoke to Sherry, Operations Sr., who attempted to go online to price-match the item and then said that she could not because it was a different brand. Later, I spoke with Michael, Manager, who said they could not price-match online and told me to go to the DTV government website and my $40.00 government coupon would be replaced through the website. I pointed out that the refund policy on the back of my receipt did not state a refund exception to items purchased with the $40.00 DTV Coupon and it also clearly stated "Refunds will be in the same form as original purchase." Michael stated he could not honor this policy and again directed to me the government website to reissue the coupon. Upon going to the government website, I discovered coupon were no longer being issued. I feel the business practice is not only deceitful, but Best Buy has failed to honor their refund policy or even price-match the same or an equivalent item in an attempt to resolve this issue.
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    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2009

    ON 10/23/20009 I BROUGHT A SONY BRAVIA 52"(KDL-52S5100) LCD TV. I PAID CASH $1,604.99., ON 10/25/2009 I RETURNED THE TV CAUSE I WAS VERY INCONFORTABLE WITH THE TV COLORS! BUT I WAS EXPECTING FOR MY MONEY BACK IN CASH BECAUSE I PAID CASH (NO PERSONAL CHECK, NO CREDIT CARD) THEY TAKE THE TV BACK BUT THEY SAID THE WILL BE SEND BY MAIL A CHECK!!! WHY THEY DO THAT TO THE CONSUMERS!! IF I PAID CASH I WANT MY MONEY BACK IN CASH, NOW I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY AND I DON'T HAVE THE TV FOR MY CHILDREN'S.
    IF THEY CHANGE THE POLICY WHY THEY DON'T EXPLAIN TO THE PEOPLE IF YOU RETURNED SOMETHING YOU WILL GET YOU MONEY BACK AFTER 7 OR TEN DAYS!! THI IS RIDICULES THEY PEOPLE IN BEST BUY PLAY WITH YOU MONEY!!! THANKS CARLOS MONTANO 813-598-3974 6909 BETTY LOU CT
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    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2009

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    I ordered a refrigerator on oct 17, 2009.
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    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2009

    In general, I have found best buy associates at the stores in both Valdosta Ga and Jacksonville FL to be unhelpfull. I will no longer go into the best buy store in Valdosta GA because of an incident that occurred in December of 2008.
    In 2008, I had purchased several items from best buy including a laptop computer, an entertainment center stand, memmory for a laptop, and multiple other items. One of the other itesm was a cheap set of speaker stands that were recomended to me by a best buy associate who assured me that they would work with the Harmon Kardon satellite speakers. This was not the case. The form factor of the Harmon Kardon speakers was incompatible with the design of the speaker stands. I attempted to return the generic speaker stands to the best buy store in Valdosta. The associate couldn't find my purchase in the system immediately and asked me to step out of the line so that he could help several people behind me to check out. After I waited patiently for him to help the people who had been in line behind me, he then went back to checking the system for my purchase. He found that I had made multiple purchases at the best buy store in December but was unable to find the cheap < 50.00$ US speaker stands that I was attempting to return. After a moment more of searching I asked if I could simply exchange the item since it was obviously a best buy product (you could see the display with the stands on it from the register). He stated that there was nothing that he could do to help me, I asked why not since this was obviously a best buy item, he stated that unless he could find the item in the system he could not return it and that was to keep thieves from stealing items from best buy and attempting to return them for cash. I was exteremley put out, I had waited patiently for this customer service representative to tell me that I was out of luck. I left the stands on the counter and walked out of the store. In Jacksonville Florida, I was looking for an easy way to set up a wireless bridge. I asked an associate who handed me a linksys wrt54g2 router and stated that all of the devices could be set up as part of home network wireless bridge. I purchased the router, unboxed it, accessed the administrative functions in the web interface and noted that there was not an option to turn this router into a wireless bridge. I did research online and confirmed my suspicions. Linksys has a seperate product that functions as a wireless bridge. The WRT54G2 does not function as a wireless bridge. I wasn't about to go to Jacksonveille FL to return a ~ 70.00 US purchase. I did some digging online and found a that there is some free firmware available that can be used to convert the WRT54G2 into a wireless bridge (please see the ddrt open source project).
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    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2009

    Bought a computer at Best Buy on August 19, 2009 for my daughter to use in college. Two weeks after the purchase, she began to have problems. She took it in and she was told it was a hard drive issue and it would cost $300.00 to fix it. I told her to bring it to the store in which it was purchased. They also wanted to charge her. She then brought it back again and again. On the 18th she was charged $30.00 for an adjustment, they said. The last time we took it in was on October 19th. Two months after the initial purchase. The geek squad attendee, ran quick test and showed me where it showed the possibility of 35 issues with the hard drive. I had to pay an additional 129.00 plus tax. I was not convinced that paying them an additional amount was correct after paying $600.00 for the laptop so I went back to the counter and spoke with Marrissa. She looked at ALL of my paper work and told me that I had received a defective computer and needed to be given a new one. She said they were out and to come back on Sunday, October 25th after 2:30 to receive a new laptop. She was not there and Mr. Vasquez refused to honor what she said and told me it was viruses because that is what they put on the work order. All of a sudden what they said on the 19th was totally changed. I went ahead and picked up the laptop because my daughter needs it but I was surprised by the outward denial from what I had been originally told. I signed the form that I received it but where it said I was satisfied, I wrote in that I was NOT satisfied. While there, a gentleman stepped up and said he had been overcharged for a video.
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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2009

    Actually you may say this as a sort of complain. I am student in NPS for 11 weeks only. I purchased an HP Pavilion Laptop worth 549.99 from Best Buy on 22 Oct 09 against voucher number 0521827. The sales rep while giving me receipt also deducted additional $45.38 as Tax and $ 16.00 as recycle charges thus total making $ 61.38 just as Tax. I informed the staff that I am an International Student and would leave with the product after just 5 more weeks and these both taxes are not applicable to me. But the sales rep said you will get both the taxes on the Airport.Despite my repeated requeted the gentlemen was unable to give me any receipt or voucher as per the same I can be eligible to return of my money while leaving the coountry.
    Can anyone help on this issue please?
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    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2009

    The "Windows 7 Free upgrade" can only be obtained by paying the "Geek Squad" $39.95 to install it. No Free option or download is offered.
    Their FREE upgrade handout given to me when I purchased a new Dell laptop in July gives a website address of: www.bestbuy.com/windows7upgrade No option for a free upgrade is given. The Geek Squad and Best Buy Customer assistance are sending me to Dell. Dell is sending me to a unavailable website. With Best Buy now the only game in town, I guess customer fraud is replacing customer service.
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    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2009

    As a retired Marine it is my upmost concern that all my service brothers, along with every hardworking American consumer receive this information to avoid the extreme hassle and waste of time that bestbuy put on my family and me. Last December my Wife purchased an ipod touch for me as a christmas present. We then went and purchased the two year extended warranty on it, mostly due to the fashion the associate promoted the warranty to be, the associate promised that it would cover accidental damages and would be a very simple easy process if the device would need to be exchanged. Since the warranty is about two pages long worth of fine print we made the mistake of taking the associate's word and purchasing the warranty. This past September 14th I took the device in because the battery was not charging or holding a charge. Right from the get go it was a complete nightmare! All the geek squad reps were completely unprofessional and treated my wife and I like some sort of cons. They finally took the ipod to what they said would be looked at and told us they would contact us as soon as they would know something(all our contact information was provided to them). After waiting and waiting and waiting on Oct 21st I personally went up to the store(best buy Rosenberg Texas) and asked what was going on with my item. And what a suprise, they had received it and somehow had just forgot to contact me. The bag where they had placed the ipod had a date of Sept. 30th. The worst part is they claimed that the device was water damaged and that I only had a standard warranty that did not cover that type of incident. After speaking to a supervisor which was completely rude and unprofessional, I was out without nothing! And they even tried to charge me a labor fee despite nothing being fixed or replaced on the item! The supervisor asked me what I thought would be fair and I stated to repair or replace the device and he stated that he could not just give me $229.00, I stated that I guess thats what his company's reputation is worth then, and that it is clear how much they value their customers!! Today Oct. 22nd I went up to the Apple store located in the 1st Colony Mall in sugarland Texas, mostly due to informing myself that the liquid sensor that it has was actually not showing a positive test. The representitive I talked to at apple looked into it and had his tech ppl check it out and suprise suprise there was NO WATER DAMAGE to the device as best buy had stated!! Thankfully Apple replaced the Ipod on the spot and I will be following up on getting everyone I delt with's info at bestbuy Rosenberg to file a complain. I clearly believe that they used the "water damage" as a copout and it is very sad of how badly they treat and respect their customers!! This whole situation comes across as a clear FRAUD to me!!! Maybe now that circuityouknowwhat is bankrupt bestbuy is overconfident and feels like they can treat customers as they feel, but as we all know we live in the wonderful age of information and CHOICES!!! Last time I set foot in bestbuy!!!
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    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2009

    The original external harddrive was given to Best Buy Geek Squad at 1210 Caroline Street NE
    Atlanta, GA 30307 on 3/25/2009 to retrieve data as the drive had stopped working. After spending $800, the harddrive was sent to Louisville, location to retrieve the data and gave me a new harddrive. Months later, the new harddrive crashed. On 8/26/2009, I gave the new harddrive to the Geek Squad The Geek Squad is not equipped to retrieve the data locally at their location - unless they send the harddrive to their headquarters in Louisville, KY. The, manager, B.J. Harvey, does not want to send the harddrive to Loisville KY, as they do not want to endure the expense towards the store. Corporate suggested that the store endure the expense on the telephone on 10/19/09. I am expected to pay another $519 to retrieve the data for a new harddrive should I send the harddrive to Louisville, KY The geeksquad is negligent on their part for not providing a quality harddrive for the retrieval of information. I would like to solve this amicably by the store sending the harddrives to Louisville, KY and retrieve my information in a quality harddrive. It have been 54 days since I turned in my newest harddrive that stopped working.
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    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2009

    I took my IBM laptop into Best Buy after dropping liquid across the key board. I was told the computer could not be fixed it was gone. After purchasing a new one including having to purchase all not programs to be installed I was out over $1,600. I kept the IBM (don't really know why) but not too long ago my son mentioned he had a friend that might be able to fix it. I decided to hand it over and see what this guy could do. A week later and for $45.00 My IBM is perfect. I am furious with this company for being ripped off. What can be done?
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    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2009

    My televisions needed repair a tech accessed it and ordered a part on Sept 18, 2009. No one has ever made a phone call to me and I have been calling every day for almost a month. I then put in a request for A replacement tv. On October 15 I was denied (they left a message on my phone) because they have a part on back order that may be in by October 21. I have paid $400 for this warranty and have waited long enough for repair on this set. I have been very shabbily treated and have gone a month without a set. I believe there is a time limit of 15 days and then they have to replace the set. I believe they are in violation of this contract.
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    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2009

    Bought a Kitchenaid Refrigerator with a 5 year warranty from Bestbuy 16 months ago. Compressor went out and refrigerator stopped working. Called Bestbuy 800 number and was called by a appliance repair shop 3 days later. They scheduled and appointment 4 days later. Repairperson did not speak English and appeared angry. Stated compressor would take 5-7 days to order. Day 9 contacted them. Stated compressor was backordered with unknown arrival date. Went to Bestbuy where refrigerator was purchased and explained problem. Bestbuy stated "lemon exchange" but would take 3 days for approval. Day 5 went back to store and appliance manager called to push it through. Had to special order same refrigerator and purchase new 5 year warranty for $299. At register, total was $1300. for same refrigerator and warranty. I refused to pay again for the same refrigerator and asked to speak to store manager. Stated same Bestbuy policy. Recommended another appliance repairman come out and to purchase another refrigerator and return it when mine was fixed. 4 days later the next repairman stated compressor would take a minimum of 2 weeks get because of backorder. Recommended to contact Kitchenaid directly. They airmailed new compressor overnight.
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    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2009

    After sending our laptop in 4 times (taking over 2 weeks each time)for repairs our laptop has been deemed a "Lemon" under Best Buy Policy. We spend over $1600 for the computer and a 3 yr warranty, which has proven useless since our hard drive was replaced 3 times, the motherboard and CPU replaced and now the computer won't even turn on! At the time of purchase we were not told about the lemon policy or how it worked, etc. It is very vague in its interpretation and we interpret it one way and Best Buy another.
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    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2009

    I purchased some gifts for my mother online at Best Buy and chose the option of in-store pickup to save on shipping costs. I used my visa card and some old gift cards that I had to make the purchases. My mother realized that she didn't need two of the items that I gave her and returned them to the store about 3 weeks later. I gave her my receipt so she'd get the money or store credit back for the full price. Instead of giving her back something for her return, they credited MY visa card back and the two gift cards that I used for the purchase!! First of all, I don't even own the gift cards anymore so over $100 dollars was just floating away in some garbage dump -I mean really who holds on to zero balance gift cards!! Had I not called and requested a new gift card be sent out, that money would be lost to me. Second, and most importantly, how terrible of a policy that the recipient of the gift gets NOTHING back for their return. It should not matter who made the purchase or how they made the purchase -to that person it is a gift that they don't want and they should get something back for that. What if you didn't want the purchaser to know that you made a return? How embarrassing it is to have to let them see it on their statement and then they feel an obligation to send you back the money or something else for that return since you obviously got NOTHING back. Customer service just told me over and over again that is their policy and after a lot of arguing I got them to return the gift card balance and ship it to her instead of me but the credit to my visa they could do nothing about. I will never purchase any gift for anyone from Best Buy EVER AGAIN. You never know if the person will end up keeping it and if I have to make every purchase of a gift in cash in hopes that should they choose to return it they may receive some cash back for it than it is just obsurd! Totally ridiculous policy for such a big retailer!
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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2009

    Stationed in Kuwait for the United States Air Force, I ordered a laptop to be shipped to my base. I was initially given a seven to ten day delivery window. After three weeks, I called the company and asked for any confirmation of shipment. The most I could get was along the lines of, 'It has been hipped and is on the way'. I called multiple times after 30 days, and always got the same quick response. Around day 43 I got ahold of my account manager; he wasn't answering my emails anymore and I had to confront him on the phone. I told him the situation. After 20 minutes on hold, he returned and told me that my laptop was still in the building. He offered to reship it, and I had him ship it to my parents, since I was nearing the end of my deployment, and wouldn't be here to recieve it. He gave free overnight shipping to my parent's house. However, I have yet to recieve any refund for the original shipping. My account manager said he was working with his supervisor to get me some BB credit or a gift card. However, my account manager has stopped responding to my emails (again). I will have to call him tomorrow and find out what's going on.
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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2009

    In Novemeber, 2007, my husband and I purchased 2 Acer laptops @$549.99 each. We paid the extra $249.99 for EACH laptop (45.54% of the cost of each laptop) for their ACCIDENTAL insurance.
    On September 18 2009 my husband, 4 yr. old son and I were going away for the weekend. I placed items, including laptop, behind our SUV to get loaded into the vehicle. My husband thought I already loaded our things into the SUV and backed-out of our driveway. He accidently ran over my makeup bag and my laptop. The employees told us "anything accidental, like if you leave your computer on the top of your car and drive off, all is covered, except for full submersion in water". This store was all out of English contracts and supplied us with a Spanish contract...we don't read or speak Sanish. They have had my laptop since Sept. 18th and initially told us it would take a week. It is now Oct 10, and we have been told that they won't fix or do stand behind their employees' claims. Corporate says they can't help; go to Geeksquad. Geesquad says they can't help; go to store management; store management says to go to Corporate. I looked up under Consumer Affairs that under the Business and Professional Code, Section 7500; employees are not allowed to state untrue or misleading statements regarding the products they are trying to sell.
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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2009

    Recently I bought an HP laptop Computer from BestBuy in Columbia,SC. The salesman said that I would need security software downloaded by the Geek Squad and that it would cost $99 extra. I agreed since my home computer was just about destroyed by a malicious virus. I didn't mind the wait even thou it took an hour and a half longer than what they said. I felt it would be worth it. When I finally got it home the screen image was terrible and I couldn't change the font to a better more readable image. In other words it was very poor quality screen image. I bought the laptop on Friday and on Monday I returned it to BestBuy in Florence, SC. I was charged a restocking fee of $75 that I was not made aware of when I bought the computer and not only that still had to pay for the security software that they downloaded onto the laptop. Had I know all this before I bought a computer at BestBuy I would not have taken a chance, but I felt that I was dealing with and honest company. I ended up paying $175 for a computer that bestbuy has back in stock. I have mentioned this to severaly people and they cannot believe that BestBuy would do this to their customers. I called a manager in Florence where I returned it and they said sorry but it was store policy. I then called Columbia and talked to a salesmanager there and they said again it was store policy although it is illegal in some states. I feel totally ripped off and. I can't afford to lose that kind of money. I will never set foot back in another best buy (not even to spend the gift card Columbia sent me); and I will definitely let everyone I know how your store treats it's customers.
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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2009

    3 years ago I purchased a Sirius radio (sportster 4) on sale for $121. The sales person was more than happy to explain how these radios are fragile and I should get an extended warranty. He then proceeded to explain that I can use this warranty for a brand new replacement even if I just didn't like the way it looked anymore.. or smashed it... any reason Best Buy will make it right and give me a new unit, the upgrade to this unit was going to come out in 2 months and he said the coolest thing is when the new one comes out if there isn't any of these in stock they will automatically give me the upgrade. Three years later and my unit is experiencing a power issue that is the fault of the power adapter for sure seeing the radio works on my boom box, but hey it's time to cash in my 4 year warranty and enjoy an upgrade that I was promised when I bought this item. I went to the store with all of the original items and pieces of this radio and explained the situation and showed them my receipt. they then walked me back to the car audio department and picked out the new upgrade sporter 5, only difference is a color screen. The retail price difference is $10 from the one I originally purchased. They began to ring me up for the exchange , the way they explained it I would have to pay the difference between the two which sounded fair to pay the $10 difference from the old one being 149.97 and the new one 159.97. No, here comes the horror story... they want me to pay the total sale price difference between the old one and the regular non sale price of the new one... almost $60. So I asked for the store manager, she then grabbed out the black tie book and underlined in it the line about price difference. So I was going to be penalized cause I bought this radio on a great sale price and because this specific week the radio I need to exchange for is not on sale I have to pay the whole difference, so Now I sit with a radio and have to watch the Best Buy ads for a great sale like I found when I originally purchased this. I was very calm and collected this and went to the original Best Buy I bought this from seeing they gave me a story about how returns hurts their stores numbers and maybe the store I bought it from will help me out more... HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE SO FAR from the 28th street location in Grand Rapids, MI.. went to the Walker, MI location and they sent me to the Geek Squad who explained the exact same thing to me and wanted me to pay the total sale to non sale difference.. and this guy thought he'd give me an analogy.. well if you buy a car and drive it you can't expect for you to get an exact new one without paying fees.. and I gave him one of mine.. so you're saying if I buy a washer and dryer set and they go out during the warranty period if I bought them on sale I'd have to get the model down from the one I researched and carefully purchased or have to pay a difference just because the new model is out? Basically told me there is nothing he can do this is policy....
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    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2009

    My on-going story is eerily similar to "Susan of Centereach, NY May 18, 2009".
    We purchased a Samsung 56" DLP HD TV in Nov 2006 with the extended warranty from Best Buy. About a month ago, it started shutting off randomly. I called the Extended Warranty Dept on 9/17/09. They took my information and scheduled a vendor named Precision Television to make the repair on 9/22/09. On 9/18/08, Precision TV called to make a "phone diagnosis". We told them the symptoms we had. They said they had all the information they need and will order the parts. They also said a technician will NOT be coming on 9/22/09, but will reschedule as soon as the parts come in. When I asked how long that would be, they said 3-5 business days. I still hadn't heard anything by 9/30/09, so I call Precision TV for an update. I was told that they do not have an ETA for the parts and that they would put a trace on them. Additionally, I was told I would receive a call within 24 hours with the results of the trace. 48 hours go by with no further updates, so once again I call Precision Television. They said they were unable to acquire the parts from their vendor and to call Best Buy for an update. So I called Best Buy once again (10/02/09). I get the same story - they had to order the parts. However, they are on back order and do NOT have an ETA.
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    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2009

    Bought a 1300 dollar laptop woth 3 year warranty to use for school in Arizona. Took it cross country.. Died in first month of school. The laptop was a month old. Took good care of it. Had a case. Virus free.. They say I had to ship it out and didn't get a replacement.. My problem is that I am a spacephysics major and I have alot of core classes that require computer work and I can't always use the school cops especially on weekends... Best Buy should be responsible for the unability to get comp work done. Seems like this problem is widespread..... Someone should start a class action suit.. I'm sure more people than just myself have been economically injured by these incapable fools. And may I add that this is the second time an electronic device bought from tthem has been faulty. Sorry for typos. Typing this on my pre
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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2009

    I had a repair man come to repair my dryer,on august 20th 2009. As of now I still have a defective dryer. I've called from the second week of the repair till today and the representatives of all the departments seem indifferent and as of yet have not resolved this issue. Previously I had my washer serviced and that took over 8 weeks. I am getting nowhere. PLEASE HELP!
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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2009

    I went to Store #516 in Alpharetta, GA on October 1st 2009, with the intention of buying a printer for my mac. Upon entering the store I was greeted and I went to the section where I was supposed to go and asked the employee for help. I was treated with the utmost respect and enjoyed dealing with this employee. After making my selection, I went to another department to purchase something else but realized that I had to go back to the computer department as I needed a router to network my printer. The employee Sam who had been helping me previously was assisting another customer so I decided to ask another employee for help. I went to the routers and found Jada, an employee and I decided to ask her for help. I asked her but she ignored me, thinking that she didn't hear me, I asked her again and she continuously ignored me. Finally, she responded when I asked a fourth time but I was met with an attitude and an unfriendly face. I asked her for help and she turned and asked two employees (Jordyn and Tony Hopp) that were behind her if they could help me. They both looked at each other and said no. They saw my appalled face and carried on talking to one another until I asked again and Jordyn reluctantly came to my aid. He was very rude, not answering my question properly, and constantly turning back to Tony Hopp and Jada. He went to the counter where Jada and Tony Hopp were standing and as I left without the product I needed, they all started laughing. I felt very hurt, disrespected, discriminated against, and I just wanted to leave the store. I approached the cashier (Jonathan Song) with my printer, and he saw that I was distraught and I proceeded to tell him what happened. He advised me on my product as much as possible but as he was the only cashier at that time, he had a long line and could not fully assist me. At this point, I asked for the name of the store manager, I bought my printer and left, not wanting to step foot in the store ever again. As soon as I left the store, I looked at my receipt and proceeded to call the number so that I could speak to the manager and file a complaint about the way that I was treated. I called the number ten times between 6pm and 9pm but there was no answer, the phone just kept ringing for about ten minutes each time. I tried both at Geek Squad and the Customer Service desk.
    At about 8.45p.m, I finally had had enough of trying to call that Best Buy store and called the Customer Relations number that I found on your website. I was treated with the utmost respect and I am truly happy with the way the issue was being dealt. The customer service rep who I spoke to gave me the names of the general manager (Nate) and the customer solutions manager (Albert and Peter) as I wanted to speak to someone in person about the ordeal. The only reason I did not speak to the manager at the time was because I live within walking distance of Best Buy and did not want to cause I scene in front of customers, and I did not want to file a complaint with the manager when the employees were there. As you can see, I was wanting the utmost discretion as I felt threatened by these employees. I decided the following morning to go and speak to any of the managers that the customer service rep had mentioned to me. Upon arriving at the store and asking the man in the yellow shirt at the front of the store that I needed to speak to either Nate, Albert, or Peter, he proceeded to inform me that they weren't there however, John, the manager in charge at that time would be quite happy to assist me. Upon meeting me, he proceeded to talk to me at the front of the store, in front of some of the employees which is not what I wanted. I told him that I was told by the customer service rep that to speak to one of these three managers regarding the issue but he told me that as far as I was concerned, he was the one to deal with the issue. He asked for my name only, not for any contact information and said that he was going to bring it up with the employees. I wanted the utmost discretion however, he did not seem to be offering that. I am a single, minority, female, that lives within walking distance of Best Buy and I did not want to have my name mentioned where if someone had an issue, then they could find me.
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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2009

    A Microsoft XBox 360 was purchased from Best Buy on 02/21/2007 with an extended warranty for 3 years. When we originally purchased the extended warranty for the system, Best Buy sold under the premise that that you just had to bring it to the store and Best Buy would replace it with a new Xbox. The first system failure occurred on 02/12/2009 and Best Buy replaced the system in store. A second failure occurred on 8/14/2009 and Best Buy stated the policy had changed. This system had to be sent off and would be replaced with a refurbished system within 4 to 5 days. We were provided with a refurbished system on 8/19/2009.
    The refurbished system experienced problems and became unusable 3 weeks later. This system was returned to Best Buy on 9/19/2009 with an estimated completion date of 9/22/2009 - Service Order # 00426-951126292. On 0/27/2009 my wife called the Geek Squad at the Mall of Georgia Buford, Ga. Best Buy and was told they could not find a status of the Xbox in the system. She was told that it would be escalated and they would contact her the next day about the status. No one from the Geek Squad or Best Buy called back with a status. On 10/01/2009 I went to the Mall of Ga Best Buy to find out the status of Xbox since no further information was provided to us. At the Geek Squad counter I asked to speak to the Store Manager. Blake Oliver presented himself and I explained what had occurred plus provided him with the documentation. Blake proceeded to check on the status of the Xbox repair status. Blake returned and stated the status was still pending. He also stated that he would escalate the request. Basically the exact same thing that the Geek Squad representitive had told my wife 5 days before. Blake also stated that it was out of Best Buy's responsiblity now and the burden was on Microsoft. I asked him if there was anyone he could call and was told no, Best Buy had a policy in place and again it was up to Microsoft to replace the unit. I told Blake that we did not buy the unit from Microsoft we bought it from Best Buy. He again stated that it was Microsoft's responsibilty and there was nothing Best Buy could do. I asked for an approximate date of receiving a replacement system and was told that was unknown. Best Buy is responsible for the products they chose to sell at their stores and the extended warranties they push aggressively on their customers. The attitude of the manager lacked concern for the customer. I would have been happy if the Manager would have just committed to calling me next day for an update but we could not even get that much of Blake Oliver. In all a very poor representation for Bet Buy in general.
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    Reviewed Sept. 25, 2009

    I purchased (item transaction#9293579) Samsung 46" 1080 LED HDTV + (item transaction#9213184) Blue-Ray Player BDP1600 + other items from Best Buy on 08/03/09.
    I returned (#9293579) Samsung 46" 1080 LED HDTV + (#9213184) Samsung Blue-Ray Player BDP1600 for exchange on 08/09/09. After few days, when I attempted to pay first statement balance online, I realized that the total didn't reflect as it's supposed to be. As I reviewed my receipts, I found out that during my exchange purchase on 08/09/09, only the (#9293579) Samsung 46" 1080 LED HDTV was credited but not the (#9213184) Blue-Ray player. On 08/09/09, I had dropped at the Best Buy customer center (check-out/check-in) 2 items (TV+Blue-Ray Player) but my receipt of EXCHANGE only reflects TV being credited. I rushed back to the store and requested assistance on this regard. I attempted 2 representatives with all my receipts in hand as Proofs. First person I approached, walked here and there, became out of sight for about an hour and came to me and told me that it was my mistake on this claim. In his view the inventory of the Samsung Blue-Ray of Best Buy is exact and the store is not mistaken in this regard. It was a first and frustrating summery he put forth. In a great disappointment, I approached second representative and requested her humbly that I, my wife and my 5 year old baby came together to the store on 08/09/09 around 03:45PM with 2 boxes. One of TV and One of Blue-Ray. We handed them over to the Customer care (check in/out) guys. I also told her that instead of helping us crediting the items right at the spot with care and count, one of the persons asked us to follow him to the other corner (home theater) of the store and ramped us through 30s of TVs suggesting to buy this and that on exchange. I also told HER that we were so tired and took decision to buy one when I got exhausted with plenty of description he explained. I told HER that we were suggested to buy extra items such as surge but he didn't mention a word about Blue-Ray player exchange which is curious to me now whereas in every purchase of TV, the REPS are excited to mention about Blue-Ray or DVD players. I explained everything to the second Representative much respectfully expecting her genuine help in this regard. After hearing this detail the lady said she gonna write an email with details to the manager (or similar responsible person) to help on this issue. I requested the REP to please review the SECURITY CAMERAS of the day (08/09/09) around 3:45PM+ and I will be present to assist them find how Me, My Wife and My Baby Looked, what items we brought in the store. The REP suggested me that she would take care of it and would call me ASAP to help resolve this issue. I was convinced and came home. Now a month is over and I'm not being advised any progress in this issue. When I went to the store to claim this, I had to waste about 2 hrs getting just an assurance that they would look into it. And now what I'm supposed to do in this issue? Wait more or get resolved instantly. I also wrote couple of complaint message via Best Buy Contact website, and no response at all. I mentioned to review the Security Camara that must reflect the event and could provide the specific proof of my presence and the items being returned in a generous manner. But no help in this regards too. I want my CREDITS AND REWARDS what I DESERVE. NOT A SUCH IGNORANCE AS BEST BUY DEMONSTRATED IN MY CASE!
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    Reviewed Sept. 25, 2009

    Christmas of 07 I was given a polaroid Flat TV .Two days ago it Turned on my TV and got nothing --a totally black screen . Called Polaroid and got nothing. went to Best Buy, they were very nice but were unable to help. Advised going to Radio Shack for a power thing -bought one for 110 dollars that is supposed to work on any brand. That seems to be any brand but Polaroid. Never will I buy anything marked Polaroid. Sony will be my next one, or a Magnavox which I've had for ages and works perfectly. At 83 I,ve had my share of TV's, never the total frustration of this one.
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    Reviewed Sept. 24, 2009

    My husband purchased a Gateway Computer for me for my birthday on 04/07/2007 since this time I have had this computer in 4 times. Twice the hard drive has gone out on it. They found a virus on it but the real problem was they had to remove the GPU fan shield so the Gou fan could run properly which was put in with electrical tape. Another time was because we had the kiss of death screen they called it. I took it in on 9/15/2009 at which it was on of the time I mentioned above where the hard drive went bad again. So They tell me they need a recovery disk so they can put everything back on the computer. I was never issued one with the computer. The first time I had to take it in because the hard dive went bad they never ask me for the recovery disk. They fixed it give it back to me with everything on it, they backed up my photos ( which I paid for). This was at the original Best Buy my husband bought it at in Naperville,IL Phone # 630-851-0122. I had the computer in at that best buy 3 times. I moved to Sandwich,IL and I took it this time to the Best Buy in Oswego,IL.
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    Reviewed Sept. 20, 2009

    I went into best buy today to get a gps for my husband's birthday. He's a satellite technician and I thought it would be a great gift. I told the associate working the GPS i wanted and he got the unit out of the LOCKED display and carried it to the register for me to pay. It rang up as $129.99 at first, I asked the cashier to make sure that was right because the one i was wanting I thought was 249.99, someone went back to check and called back up saying that it was supposed to be 299.99. That was fine, as long as i was getting what I wanted. So i paid for the item and left the store. It wasn't even an hour later that I opened the box to check out the gps. It was then that i realized the box didn't even have a power adapter. I looked on the box to see what was supposed to be included and then i noticed I didn't even receive the right gps. It was a completely different model. So furious, I went back to the store to get a refund. I paid $330 to them, I expect to get what I paid for. Shocked, the manager told me there was nothing he could do for me. Are you kidding? He acted like it wasn't their fault that i bought something that had the wrong item in it. Basically made it clear that he thought I took the real gps and put my "old" one in the box. I was livid. I asked for a number to reach the district manager, whom he conveniently forgot his name, he told me to call 888 bestbuy, which i did. Turns out that number can't be used to contact the district manager at all. He lied to me. After waiting over 10 min i finally spoke to an actual person, I told them what happened. All they did was contacted the store spoke to the same guy i did, came back on the line and told me there was nothing that can be done. Just like that, I'm supposed to be ok with the fact that i just got screwed out of 330, and there's nothing I can do. Doesn't seem right to me, and i'm not going to let it go. She told me to contact manufactorer, so i called Magellan, spoke to a gentleman, told him the issue, i gave him the serial number of the unit that was actually in the box and guess what it came back as. The unit in the box was actually Best Buy's display unit. Thats right, it belongs to them. Now I am beyond pissed because now i know that an employee had to of taken mine out of the box and replaced it with a display beings that only employees would have access to that. I called the store back to relay the info i got from Magellan and the guy told me that there's nothing he can do. He states that there's no proof it was the store's' fault. Ok, so its my fault, right? Unbelievable, this place is a joke. I will NEVER give this corp another dollar, and I WILL get my money back, this isn't just going to go away. You can't rip off your customers, blame them for the mistake, and then treat them like their business isn't valueable. It's not a good way to operate-unless you don't want to operate at all. Best Buy has the WORST customer service I've ever experienced in my life.
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    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2009

    In January 2009 Best Buy had a Promotion “Purchase a Samsung HDTV $1000 and up between 1/4/09 and 1/31/09 and receive a $200 NFLShop.com gift card. On 1-23-09 I purchased a qualifying Samsung HDTV and mailed in the correct paperwork on 2-2-09 addressed to Samsung NFL Shop Offer P.O. Box 9081 Dept 2009 Bridgeport, NJ 08014. The telephone # on the rebate form is 1-800-635-8478. I have documentation showing that the claim was posted to “CheckMyRebate.com” website on 2-26-09. The tracking number was 21079684. Finally on May 8th 2009 the website showed that the rebate had been shipped. On 6-8-09 I still had not received the rebate so I contacted to “CheckMyRebate.com” by calling 1-800-635-8478 and was told to give it some more time. On 6-8-09 I contacted “CheckMyRebate.com” by calling 1-800-635-8478 and was told to give it some more time. On 7-31-09 I called back and was told that the rebate was returned to “CheckMyRebate.com” due to the post office was “Unable to Forward”???? What ever that means??/ I have lived at my current address for over 6 years and am the only resident with the last name Maharry. I verified my address, it was the same as they had on record and was told that another card would be mailed to me. They will only do this one time. The new tracking # is 24592595. The website now shows the date posted as 7-31-09. The date processed as 8/18/09. I have called the company 3 times now and have been told each time a different timetable as to how long it takes to process an item before it is shipped. The last lady was very adamant that it takes 21 business days to process an item. Not counting August 18th, 21 business days would have been yesterday Sept 17th and still nothing has been shipped. When I called today at 1-800-635-8478 to talk to a supervisor I was told I need to talk to “JOYCE” who is in a meeting. I was told a new story that NFLShop.com was having some technical problems with their system and it would be another 2-3 weeks. I think this time frame is totally unacceptable; I have waited over 200 days since the item was first received at “CheckMyRebate.com”. I feel that I am being scammed
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    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2009

    On 3-27-2009 i brought a HP laptop computer from Best Buy in Brighton, Mi.I paid 479.00 for it.On 4-27-2009 i took the HP back because it completely stopped working.The associates at Best Buy told me it was dead that they couldn't even repair it and there was nothing i could do because the 14 days was passed. I complained so much that they said they give me another buy they didn't have or carry the HP anymore. So they gave me a Compaq that was cheaper, but they charged me 100.00 to transfer my data to the new computer.It is now 9-18-2009 and the power pack went out and they now told me its not under warranty and basically i have to buy a new one for 150.00.Is there anything i can do?
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    Reviewed Sept. 17, 2009

    I did a pre-paid purchased on HP latop that was on sale in the weekly ad on 9/10/09. I received the reipt and the order number from the cashier. He said it will tke 5 days. On sept 15th, I called the store to see if the latop had arrive to the store. I was informed by the employee on the telephone that she could not find my order. The employee said she would send email and text to the managers of the store and someone would get back to me. WELL, I did not hear so I call back to the store;I was informed by Neil O'Brien a manger that I would have to drive to the store and bring the receipt. OK. Get to the store; takes his time getting to me.. I give him the receipt he goes to the computer/cash register to look up the order,he say Oh I can'y find in here I have to go in the office to look for the order. He finally comes back and said the he could not find the order, the store does not haver any more of the advertise HP latop and no other stores in his district has the computer. He said I can give you your maoney back. I explained to him that I wanted the computer that was advertise in the weekly advertisement. He said the only store was in PA and he could not get that one. By now I am so mad. I feel as thoght they drop the ball on my order. They had my money for 5 days and no product to give me. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! I WANT THE LAPTOP! I sent email complaint on the BEST BUY website but, I did not hear back from them. PLEASE HELP ME!
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    Reviewed Sept. 15, 2009

    WENT TO PURCHASE PROJECTION TV/REP SHOWED ME A FLOOR SAMPLE/WHICH WAS NOT ON/HAD TO PLUG IN AND THEN TURN ON. PURCHASED/IN LATE AUG 07. IN OCT BULB LEW/ TOSHIBA SENT ME NEW ONE. IN JUNE 08 TV SHUT OFF. CKD MANUAL FOR CODE AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO UNPLUG AND REPLUG CORRECTED CONCERN. HAPPENED A COUPLE MORE TIMES OVER THE SUMMER. IN AUG BULB BLEW AGAIN. CONTACTED TOSHIBA/DONT HAVE TO TELL YOU WHAT THEY TOLD ME ABOUT THE BULB, BUT WAS TOLD TV COULD BE TOCLOSE TO WALL. REPLACED BULB AGAIN AND HAVE NOTICE IF OUT SIDE TEMP IS HIGH WILL CUT OFF, SO HAVE TO SET HOUSE TEMP LOW. REPLACED BULB IN FEB OF 09 NOW IT IS AUG AND TV IS BLACK AGAIN. NOT END OF STORY. ABOUT A MONTH AGO WHILE PLAYING GOLF MET THE YOUNG MAN WHO SOLD ME THE TV. GUESS WHAT BEST BUYS SOLD TV AND WAS RETURNED FOR CUTTING OFF SO THEY KEPT IT UNPLUGGED TILL SOLD AGAIN TO ME. HE ALSO REMINDED ME THE DAY I PICKED UP I HAD TO WAIT 45 MINS UNTIL WAS BROUGHT AROUND. THEY WERE CONTACTING THE MANAGER TO FIND OUT IF THEY SHOULD TELL ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM. OF COURSE HE SAID NO. IT MAKES ME SICK EVERY TIME I PAST BEST BUYS AND I ASURE YOU I HAVE TOLD THIS STORY MANY TIMES AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. I WROTE LETTER TO BEST BUYS AND TOSHIBA. NO REPLY. STORE SAID IF THIS DID HAPPEN IT WAS MISCOMUNICATION. BUT WOULD NOT SAY IT DIDNT HAPPEN.
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    Reviewed Sept. 14, 2009

    I am a single mother. My son purchased a $400 laptop from these crooks. Less than 30 days later the device is defective and they will not honor it! They claim that they have a 14 day return policy - that is it. And that he didn't purchase the $129 extended warranty - so they won't do anything about it!
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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2009

    I bought this large screen T.V. on Sept.6th, 2005..Its an RCA.I also bought the service contract with the purchase... Two months into watching it we had a critter walk all over the screen face.. yes I am telling you it was a Daddy Long Leggs spider on the INSIDE of the screen. It was very active too.. once the t.v. was on it would walk all over the screen face and was very annoying..I made a phone call to best buy the next day and they said they couldn't help me because my service contract didn't cover insect removal...I'm thinking what a joke right??? well this is no joke!!!!
    I told them they needed to send someone to help me remove that from the t.v. because he was visable. VERY VISIBLE!! Then 3 days later he ended up on the right side of the screen and died..but even after he died his leggs were still visible.very annoying...I still made phonecalls and noone responded...I'm beyond irate at this point...now it has been 4 years later and I have cobb webbs that are clearly appearing on my screen. Its all very upsetting. I paid 1000.00 for this set and haven't been happy at all. I don't know what is up with all of this but someone needs to come to my home and see this situation up close..I'm serious.. its very very upsetting. The cobbwebbs are top to bottom and from side to side.... why can't I get someone to help me?? I had nothing to do with any of this beyond buying this nightmare. That daddy long leggs came with the set, and so did the webbs..Its really ridicoulous!I have nothing nice to say about the RCA company or thier products...I won't and have haven't yet had a good thing to say about the company.This problem I have came from your factory.. somewhere..now the cobbwebbs???they need to be removed...I am not going to stop till I get someone to answer me.. Its the BBB...Next...don't even think I'm going away!!!!
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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2009

    My wife and I sought to purchase a Dell Inspiron laptop, model 1545 from Best Buy for $499.99 on 9/11/09.
    We asked Andrew, a floor sales associate, about price match and return policy (as we had just returned a non-working Compaq Presario CQ60-420US to Staples, which without hassle refunded our money). We were told the price match policy would apply to our purchase if we found the same model sold by a competitor. We did--the Dell website--for $449. At the register, a female sales associate denied us the price match; we had to search the store to find Andrew to confirm that what he had been quoted was quoted to us. A female supervisor also denied us; however, Sam, also a supervisor told us that if we found the same model, then they would give us a price match--if the model number, including The SUFFIX was identical. What?!! On the Dell website, their model numbers do not include suffixes! Sam proceeded to explain that their model numbers were often exclusive to Best Buy. Therefore, no other competitor would EVER sell that product! Best Buy, with no shame, perpetrates a fraud by advertising a price match guarantee that is impossible to execute. This is un-American and a bastardization of the principles of capitalism. Don't buy from Best Buy!
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    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2009

    APRIL 2009, I WAS PURCHASING A VIDEO CAMERA FOR OVER $1,000.00 AND THE YOUNG LADY SPITCHED THE DVD RECORDER. SHE EXPLAINED THAT I COULD VIDEO ANYTHING AND THEN GO TO MY CAR AND RUN OFF COPIES INSTEAD OF GOING HOME TO DO IT.
    IT TOOK ME ALL OF FIVE MONTHS TO LEARN HOW TO USE THE VIDEO CAMERA. IT WAS SOON AFTER I MADE THE PURCHASE, I DID A VIDEO. I DID NOT UNDERSTAND THE INSTRUCTIONS, SO I TOOK THE CAMERA BACK TO BEST BUY. BEFORE I TOOK THE CAMERA BACK, I REMEMBERED THE EXTREMELY BAD EXPERIENCES THAT I HAD HAD WITH BEST BUY YEARS AGO. I SWORE THAT I WOULD NEVER EVER BUY ANYTHING FROM THEM AGAIN IN THIS LIFETIME. WELL, YOU SEE I FORGOT. IT IS SAID THAT TIME HEALS ALL WOUNDS. WELL THE WOUND WAS OPENED BACK UP WHEN THE YOUNG MAN AT BEST BUY DELIBERATELY DELETED MY VIDEO. IT WAS SO OBVIOUS THAT IT IS NOT FUNNY. GOD IS GOOD, BECAUSE I HAD ANTICIPATED THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I HAD ALREADY DOWNLOADED THE VIDEO TO MY COMPUTER. THAT WAS SMART ON MY PART. I DID NOT ATTEMPT TO USE THE DVD RECORDER FOR AT LEAST A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT. I'M TALKING $200.00 OR $300.00. FIRST OF ALL, I CANNOT USE IT IN MY CAR. I HAVE TO BE INDOORS WITH ELECTRICITY. I CANNOT EDIT WITH THE DVD RECORDER. THE VIDEOS ARE DOWNLOADED TO MY COMPUTER AND I DO NOT NEED A DVD RECORDER. IT WAS SOLD TO ME UNDER FALSE PRETENSES AND IS NOW COLLECTING DUST. I AM 65 YEARS ON AND STRUGGLING ON MY SOCIAL SECURITY. EVERYTIME I LOOK AT THE USELESS DVD RECORDER, IT MAKES ME SICK IN MY STOMACH. MONEY GONE DOWN THE DRAIN BECAUSE OF FALSE ADVERTISING. I ADMIT, I WAS DUMB AS A ROCK. I SHOULD HAVE NEVER WENT TO BEST BUY.
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    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2009

    In march of 2008 i bought a sony playstation 3 (ps3), componant cables, and a 2 year product replacement warranty. On August 27, 2009 i brought the ps3 to best buy in eden prairie, mn (where i bought the items) because it would no longer read discs, the lady told me it would be no problem to exchange and thats when my day of hell began. As the lady started the return she informed me that the product had already been returned, since i was standing there with the product i told her that was impossible. She then informed me that the ps3 was exchanged for in store items 5 days after it was purchased, i continued to tell her that i did not return my ps3, after several minutes of looking at my ps3 and the computer she realized the serial number on the receipt matched my ps3 and that the one that was returned did not. She then assured me that it was not my fault and they just had to figure a way to return it since the computer thought it had already been returned, she asked me to walk around the store for a bit while they figured it out after 45 mins the manager of the store aproached me and informed me that they would not be helping me, that the product had already been returned even though the serial numbers didn't match, she became rude and continued to say over and over that it wasn't best buys fault, even though they returned an item that didn't match the receipt. I then called best buy customer service they looked into it and decided 45 mins later that they would send me a gift card for 399 plus tax and 25 dollars for the bad service. They had me send my ps3 to them it cost me 18 dollars, that was two weeks ago and i still haven't received anything from them. i will never buy from best buy eden prairie, again! I was wondering if i should fill out a police report because someone forged my name to return something.
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    Reviewed Sept. 7, 2009

    I purchased a 18.5 emachines Monitor and emachines computer system from Best Buy 9/3/2009. Because of work i waited until this labor day weekend sunday 9/6/2009 to setup along with my husband. When I proceeded to turn on the monitor it went on but it looked like a huge ink blot. I told my husband something is wrong, now not knowing about computers the both of us i thought a slight problem i was use to the the huge old monitors never had these new flat screens. I go to Best Buy wait in line the first rep unpacks the Monitor and she says unfortunately it is personal damage we cannot take it back, now I proceed to tell her I did nothing to this monitor, never dropped it carefully unpacked it never touched it to where my husband and I would cause such a crack which did not see until the woman showed me who by now was i assume the supervisor, so she says it is yours, so I say to her so now i am stuck with a Monitor with a crack my husband is at home with the rest of the computer, waiting for my return and I am now forced to PURCHASE ANOTHER MONITOR, WHO THEY TELL WILL NOT CHECK TAKE IT HOME AND CHECK IT, I GO TO THE COUNTER TO CHECK OUT NOW BEST BUY OFFERS ME INSURANCE/WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT HELP ANYWAY BECAUSE IT IS CONSIDERED PERSONAL DAMAGE, AND I KNOW MY HUSBAND AND I DID NOTHING TO THIS MONITOR, I BUY THE MONITOR AND BECAUSE I AM FEARFUL THAT IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG WITH THE REST OF THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WHICH WAS EMACHINES, I PURCHASE THE INSURANCE LIKE A DOPE...I AM FURIOUS I LIKE BEST BUY NEVER HAD TROUBLE BEFORE, BUT THIS POLICY IS RIDICULOUS AND THIS INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER DAMAGE WHICH MAY HAVE HAPPENED IN SHIPPING TO THE STORE, BUY A STORE EMPLOYEE BEFORE IT CAME TO ME. I HAVE NO LITTLE CHILDREN, I HAVE A DAUGHTER IN COLLEGE, I DROVE WITH GREAT CARE NOT HURT THE COMPUTER AND MONITOR. I FEEL I SHOULD GET COMPENSATED FOR THE TWO PURCHASES OF TWO MONITORS I SHOULD GET SOME SORT OF REFUND...I FEEL LIKE BRINGING EVERYTHING BACK AND THE ENTIRE SYSTEM AND GET A REFUND....I WORK HARD FOR MY MONEY, I HAVE A GIRL IN COLLEGE, MONEY IS TIGHT, I AM THE ONLY ONE WORKING, THIS POLICY IS UNFAIR....I HAVE ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT TO THE MANUFACTURER EMACHINES, NEXT I AM FILING A COMPLAINT TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU....
    DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER DIANE GOLDSMITH 4703 ALMOND STREET PHILADELPHIA,PA 19137
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    Reviewed Sept. 7, 2009

    I purchased a Yamaha a/v reciever there about a year and a half ago. The reciever recently broke but is covered under Yamaha's factory warranty. Yamaha instructed me to drop off the reciever there to be sent out for repair. After about two weeks I receive an e-mail from Best Buy that my receiver was approved for an exchange. I went to the store to pick up my exchange however my original model is no longer available. I was told I would receieve a comparable model in its place. However once they saw my receipt they backed off because I had purchased my original reciever on clearance and would only give me a receiver that was valued at my purchase price which is NOT comparable to my original model. I then asked for my old reciever back as I was disgusted and then decided I would take elsewhere to be sent out for repair. Best Buy said they didn't think they could do that because my original reciever might be scrapped. I then asked for a cash refund which they said they couldn't do either. They could only offer me a Best Buy gift card. I don't want to shop at this store so a gift card to me is worthless. All I wanted was for my original receiver to be fixed under warranty and never asked for an exchange or anything else. I feel as though I've been mislead by Best Buys exchange policy and won't except a reciever that isn't comparable to my original receiver regardless of its sale price. Thank you for your time.
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    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2009

    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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!

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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!

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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!

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    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."

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    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!

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    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 **.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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?

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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!

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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!

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    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.

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    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.

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    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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