Geek Squad

I took my computer in for service on Feb. 26. I called on March 3rd because Geek Squad didn't show anything on my computer. Amazingly, not long after I called they updated, their site to say the computer was received. No more was done until I called on the 10th and was told it had been waiting for parts and they were finally in. And amazingly enough later that day the website was updated to say that the parts were received.

I bought a MacBook Pro from Best Buy in December, 2008 with a 3 year service contract. After one year the computer charging system was damaged due to moisture. When I took it to the Geek Squad, they said it needed to be sent to their service center. I made a point to ask if they would contact me before any repairs were made because I knew the hard drive was okay. They assured me they would (which was stated in the agreement).

I took my laptop in to Best Buy on 1/13/10, to have the keyboard serviced due to some minor spillage. At the time, I spoke with Geek Squad agent Billy who supplied me with forms to sign and information regarding the shipping/service of my laptop. I explained to him that I did notice that my screen had some dust-like matter on the inside of it (mostly on the upper right-hand corner). I told him that it was only noticeable by me once I put a light-colored wallpaper. He identified that it was there and wrote down for the screen to be replaced as well, under my protection plan.

I was almost run off the road by a Geek Squad van, and I went into a Best Buy to see why my iPod wasn't holding a charge. It was said to me that they would replace the old iPod and use its parts to build a new one, and I found that statement to be fraudulent. Garod flirted with me, and when I denounced his advances, his manager told me to "get back" and called the police on me. That manager witnessed Garod flirting with me in the back of the store, where they claimed they were going to prove that they actually did run a battery test on my iPod.

It started when I bought a Dell laptop last year. It is Vista. I bought it from Best Buy. I had it for about 4 months, and kept having trouble with it from then on. First, they told me I had to pay $80 to have them look at it. That was fine, then they told me it was the hard drive, so they had to send it out to Dell. When it came back, they said it wasn't the hard drive, and that the geek squad was wrong, so they now have to install all my programs for another $100. Then I got mad, so I told them to pack it up, and I would take care of it. They then said they would do it for free. So I took it home and it was doing the same thing.

I purchased a Belkin N Wireless USB adapter from Best Buy on 12/18/2009, and before I purchased the unit, I asked their Geek Squad guy if the unit can work with Windows 7. The Geek Squad guy told me it will. After I got it home and tried to install it with my sister's machine, it did not work. My sister tried to return the unit on 12/27/2009 to the store, but they said they did not carry that model that I bought.I then went to the store myself and tried to return that, but they still insisted that the unit is not from the store.

This unit was trouble from the start! I only got it to get the latest XP, as my 8-year-old Compaq would have to be doctored for that system. I never had any problem with the Compaq. I've had my eMachine in Best Buy 19 times & their Geek came to my home, played around on the keyboard for about 10 minutes & proclaimed that it would be fine. Needless to say, that was & will be the last time I will deal with them.

I bought a Samsung 65" TV and Geek Squad consultation. Geek Squad never returned my call and had to go after installation with third party. TV did not work after a few days. Best Buy was not ready to take off the TV and asked me to pay for installation and to take it off. Despite my request for Geek Squad to come and I paid $100 for consultation intention for installation as TV did not work (It is the responsibility of Best Buy to do the work and replace it.), they wanted to charge me $350 to take out and install it. On top of that, the guy manager from Fair Lake, Fairfax was very rude in his behavior. I had a terrible experience with Best Buy.

I purchased an Insignia 47" 1080p HDTV on 8/28/09. On 12/1, the TV picture went blank. The sound worked but there was no picture. I purchased the extended warranty just in case this happened. I called the warranty company (Geek Squad) and was scheduled for a repair on 12/8. I asked them to search for a sooner appointment at the same time. On 12/7, I called back to check on the status of a sooner appointment and found out that they had cancelled the appointment scheduled for 12/8. They then set an appointment for 12/11. I was contacted at 3:00 pm on 12/10 about the appointment being cancelled again because their only repair technician got hurt. They rescheduled my appointment for 12/17. Having to go longer than 2 weeks without a product that was only just over 3 months old is ridiculous. I spent well over $1000 on the TV, mount, tax and the cable to run it. I will never again purchase another product from Best Buy.

In April 2009, I purchased a Toshiba laptop from Best Buy. I purchased a carrying case, extended warranty, and some operating software. The computer has worked without concern or incidence for several months. On Friday, November 6, 2009, I was out of town with my laptop. I turned it on and as soon as I began to enter a word to search on the internet, the keyboard locked up completely and no keys would function at all. I turned the computer off, then turned it back on and the screen immediately went into BIOS with no keys working.

I took my Sony computer to the Geek Squad on Nov. 21, 2009. The guy I spoke with told me it would only be a week and a half and my computer should be back. Well I called today, 12-7-09, and they told me they sent it to Sony because it was still covered under manufacturer's warranty. I asked the guy who answered the phone if he could tell when my computer would be back. They told me I have to call Sony myself and find out when my computer would be ready. Well first of all, they are the ones who sent it. They gave me an order number to call the Geek Squad, find out when my computer would be back and all they do is give me a number to Sony and call them myself and get an answer. I am not happy at all with Best Buy and the Geek Squad.

I brought my computer to the Best Buy store located in Staten Island on Richmond Avenue to be repaired. I was told by the by their “Geek Squad” that there was two possible actions I could take; the first was to pay to have them diagnose the problem and then if I wanted to have the computer repaired I would then pay for the cost. The second plan was to pay $200 up front and they would diagnose the computer and repair whatever was wrong. The advantage would be the diagnosis and repair would only cost $200 and no more.

i bought a Dell laptop in august with 3 year warranty from best buy. i heard good things about geek squad. the first weekend my battery died in less than 3 hours. there were 2 choices of dell laptops and the biggest difference, the reason i paid more was battery life. one said up to 3 hours and the other said up to 5 hours. i went into the store within the first couple weeks after buying the laptop and told the customer service people. I was told i had to either trade them for a new computer or call geek squad to come to me.

I paid for a 5 year warranty on my washing machine and recently it dumped 15 gallons of water on the floor of my 4 year old house! I called them the first time and they said they had to do research and would call me back in for hours. Called them a second time and they said the technician would be her saturday. I personally called the technician and his office does not work on the weekends and the earliest would be monday. The third call they gave me a request for another repair center that isnt even listed and has not called. My washer has been down since wednesday and I have a wife and 3 kids worth of laundry that is piling up. At this point what is the point of the warranty being offered if its not effective?

I had purchased a 50 inch Toshiba TV in 12/16/06. I had no problems with the TV till about 6 months or so later, when the TV all of a suden whent black, the only display I would recive is the TV options menu and when I tryed to play a DVD on my seperate DVD surround sound, all I would recive is sound; Meaning that there is something wrong with this TV!!

I purchased a computer from best it was an HP that they had on sale. The one I purchased I was told it had been optimized by geek sqad already and this was why it cost an additional 40.00 Dollars. I was then told that I had a 14 day no hassel return policy on the computer by the sales staff. There was no mention that the 40.00 Dallar geek squad fee was not refundable. So this computer is defective after 3 days and I go to take it back for exchange I find another computer that I like and I decided to get it for the exchange I get to the counter and I am told that I will have to pay extra because they could not refund the 40.00 dollars that was spent on the optimizing of the original computer. So I ended up having to pay more. I get this computer home and after a week it is bad so I go and take it back and just ask for my money back. They tell me they cannot give me my 40.00 dollars back and then charge me an additional 15% or 84.00 dollars as a restocking fee so now I am out 124.00 dollars because they sold me to defective computers. (still within the 14 day no hassel return policy)

I purchased a Toshiba laptop in May 2009. It was working fine until August 2009 when the computer suddenly stopped working. The fan was still running but there was no image on the screen. I called the Best Buy number to troubleshoot but I could not go further since the battery compartment was jammed and the phone tech told me not to force it open or the warranty may become invalid if it looked damaged. He asked me to take it to the nearest Best Buy and have them look at it. Best Buy Geek Squad told me they would diagnose and call me within 24 hours to advise me if they could fix it there or need to send it out to service (The service center is in Chino, CA). I asked them to take care of my computer as it was in new condition and I didn't want it scratched or damaged. The GS tech assured me they would take good care of my laptop. I waited to no avail. Finally, after two weeks, I called them and they told me they had been trying to reach me (I left the best number for them to reach me which is my cell). They instead called a residence phone number at a home where I do not spend much time. When I called they told me it was fixed. I asked them if they were sure. Then put me on hold and said oh no it wasn't and they would need to send it to the service center and needed my authorization. I expressed my concern of not having had an opportunity to back up my data since it went out suddenly and they told me they would back it up and I could come in and have the data transferred to my external drive. They told me they would call me when the back up was ready. It was a week and I heard nothing. Finally, I called and the tech told me the computer was still there and the backup had not been completed. He apologized (the only apology I have ever received from Best Buy) and he said he would personally make sure the data was backed up and the computer shipped to the service center. It was finally shipped. It stayed over at the service center for more than three weeks. The hard drive was replaced. I went to pick it up and the computer had many hairline scratches on the cover. The computer had a new hard drive but they advised me I would have to reload the operating system (even after the service center assured me that it would come with the same Toshiba drive it had when I purchased it including the operating system and basic software). I was upset that the computer had obviously been damaged and that I had been mislead to believe that it would have the OS. I left it there and called corporate to no avail. I was upset that the service had taken almost two months, the computer was scratched, and the operating system still needed installing. I felt cheated as i left a new computer in their hands and now basically had a used and misused computer.

In August 2008 I purchased a Toshiba laptop computer from Best Buy in midtown Manhattan (note: this is not the location against which I am filing a complaint). The laptop made funny noises right out of the box when the hard drive was running. This developed into a situation in which I decided to take advantage of the 2-year protection plan I purchased with the laptop and take it into the Geek Squad for servicing. Because its location was more convenient for me, I chose the Best Buy Soho store at 622 Broadway in NYC. I told the GS "agent" what the problem was, left my laptop with them and was informed that I would get it back in about 2 weeks. Not much incident here - I got it back in 2 1/2 weeks - but apparently, it was not properly fixed. I noticed that the funny screeching sounds from the hard drive still occurred, albeit less frequently, but nonetheless hoped that somehow the problem for which I had the laptop repaired in the first place was remedied. Fast forward to Early June 2009 when the entire laptop quit working. I went back to Geek Squad at Best Buy Soho. There was only one agent working the counter that day - his name is Michael Day. I gave him full background of my laptop's short history and explained that it simply would not operate now. I waited in the store patiently for over 1 1/2 hours (as I did the first time I took it in) while he figured out what to do with it. He mentioned that the last time my laptop was "fixed," whoever took care of me made a mistake and it didn't have to be sent away, as the problem could have been easily solved in store. Now, after alternately tinkering with it and disappearing from my sight, he said that it would have to be sent away for servicing and I probably would not get it back for 3 weeks. I agreed, and waited for him to hand me some sort of paperwork for pick up. He did not. I asked him - three times in varying ways - don't I need paperwork to pick up my laptop? He replied every time, in effect, "No - we have your phone number on file and that's enough to look up your account." And added something about how he's trustworthy - "Don't you trust me?" or something like that. Reluctantly, I left without my laptop or the vital recovery discs it came with (Mr. Day said that the servicing center may need them). Three weeks went by. I received no call. Between the three week mark at which I should have received my repaired laptop and the 5 1/2 week mark when I finally did get it back, I made approximately 7 calls to Best Buy Soho. I can provide names and dates and what was discussed if necessary. Essentially, every time I called, whatever agent took the call had a difficult time locating my laptop, and asked if I had an order number. I did not, since Mr. Day did not provide me with any. Around the third time I called, a helpful agent named Michelle told me that they did not have my laptop because somehow it was sent to the wrong service center for repair. That center had to return it to BB, then they had to ship it out again to the correct facility. She was the only employee who gave me any reasonable answers. After a few more frustrating attempts at getting answers over the phone, I went to the store location in mid-July, found the manager right away, and made my complaint. A supervisor named Eric, with whom I had dealt on the phone and was entirely unapologetic and apathetic, suddenly rushed to the manager's side while I stated my issue. Eric was ordered to figure out what was going on with my situation. I saw Michael Day at the Geek Squad counter and went to him right away to inquire about my laptop and remind him of our meeting over 5 weeks ago. He claimed to not remember me, and adamantly said that he would never send a customer away without paperwork - in essence, calling me a liar. I told everyone involved that I was leaving that day with either my repaired laptop, a new laptop, or my money back in full. Miraculously, my repaired laptop was there, though no one had bothered to call to tell me it was ready. Upon first inspection, the adapter didn't look like mine (I had given them my adapter along with the laptop and recovery discs), so I asked Mr. Day, is that my adapter? I was not sure; it had been almost 6 weeks since I'd seen it. He replied, unequivocally, "Yes" (with a tone that implied 'of course'). He was nice enough to download Firefox and MS Office onto my unit to compensate for my being ridiculously inconvenienced and repeatedly blown off, as if I couldn't download Firefox or MS Office to my unit myself. I asked where my recovery discs were. They couldn't find them. Eric the supervisor disappeared supposedly to find the discs, but he never returned, and I was finally sent away with a crappy, malfunctioning adapter and none of my recovery discs.

Hello World, I have a larger story than most, but well detailed –the bottom line, Best Buy Bellevue sold me a DVD player, sold me the extended protection but refused to service the device due to the price that they sold it for. Since they refused service, and refused to discuss this with me – this leaves me with a contract that I don’t trust at all – as I don’t believe they would fix any problems with this device due to that sale price. (The item was not “As-Is”)

My HP laptop that was purchased 6/10/09 started having malfunctions with InternetExplorer, and then it wouldn't do a system restore. I took it to the GeekSquad at BestBuy to do a warranty repair. I was told it was either a softwear issue, or bad hard drive, and that it needed to be shipped to the manufacturer for repair. After two weeks I get my laptop back to find out that they only blew the fan out. The employees there were too busy trying to flirt with me than to get the repair right. When I addressed this with the GeekSquad manager, I was told I should have read what was put down and that that was all they were going to do. After getting my laptop home, I then find out that it is even more messed up than before. Now I have Error pop ups, and my mediaTV quit working. My husband and I then took it back to BestBuy to discuss their damaging my computer further. We were told that upon purchase of a laptop, you must pay an additional fee of over $100. for them to "peak" your computer. They said that HP is known for these problems with their softwear and computers not restoring. So knowing this problem exists, you can not buy a computer and just take it home. If you do, then the GeekSquad requires you to pay $139 for them to look into repairing the restore issue. They told me that they can't send it back to the MFR for repair. Thus you do not get any warranty on your laptop through BestBuy. They tried to tell me the 14 day spill, but will not honor it since they had my laptop over two weeks to "blow out the fan"..My 1GB $350.00 GateWay runs better than this brand new 4GB HP from BestBuy. I have purchased 8 laptops from BestBuy and have never had such a problem with having them replaced when they went bad. But it seems that BestBuy has taken up the company policy to misslead it's consumers, while this location finds it ok to sexualy harass and discriminate it's women customers.

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I purchased my Acer Extensa 4420 laptop during October 2008 and it broke in March 2009. I took it to the geeksquad in the Mira Mesa branch in San Diego as my laptop is still under waranty. The geeksquad agent requested me to go to the customer service department to print out my receipt. It took 3 hrs to find my receipt, as they finally found the receipt I noticed they printed out the wrong one because my laptop is a Black Acer and not a Silver Toshiba. After the I told the geek squad agent and he noticed the difference, he decided to look for the receipt himself and found it within 20 minutes. I asked the Geek Squad Agent if my computer will arrive before 2 weeks because I will be moving back to walnut which is around 80 miles from san diego. He said the ETA will be 2 weeks from now which is 1 week before i move back to Walnut. After I moved back to walnut, my laptop is still under repair. During April 2009, my laptop has finally come back but they need the recovery disks and AC adapter for restoring the OS. I asked if they can mail me my laptop and I can pay for the shipping costs, but the representative told me they do not ship at all regardless if i pay or not. Then i asked if i can take my laptop to another closer location to restore my OS and they said that another location will not provide such a service because restoring the OS is a sort of service, and not a requirement. So after finally findng the time to drive 80 miles (total 160 miles round trip) to get my laptop during May 2009, I brang in the required equipment (recovery disks and AC adapter) to restore my OS, they said that it will take 1 day to restore the OS. The next day, guess what happens? Geek squad calls to inform me that theres they'll need to replace the motherboard because they installed an incorrect one and they will need to send it back in for repair which will take another ETA 2 weeks. Around mid June 2009 my laptop is back, and ready to pick up. I drive another 160 miles round trip to pick up my laptop. When I got home, its suprising that when I turned on the laptop the screen was black and said "no operating system" found? LOL? I just drove 320 miles and wasted 2 months of my time waiting for a laptop with no operating system. So after entering the system restore CD's I was forced to pay $20 for, the screen says "incorrect partition available." I didnt want to bring it back to Geeksquad as I was scared to go back, so after asking around I finally figured out how to restore my OS. After 2 weeks with using my laptop, I realized that HEY my Acer Extensa 1.90GHZ, 2 GB RAM turned into an Acer Turion 1.80 GHZ, 1.80 GB RAM. So I took it back to Geek squad at the Rowland Heights branch immediately after I found out, I complained to the representative how it took months to fix and now they cheated me and downgraded my sytem without even telling me. The only thing the rep said was they dont understand how this could happen and this is a "RARE" case. So they took it in for repairs which is going to take about another ETA 2 weeks. As I got my laptop in late July 2009, after using it for a day i noticed that the WEB/BLUETOOTH buttons doesnt move anymore. The next day I took it back in Geeksquad and the agent said that it must be the screws are too tight and they'll have to look into it, it'll take a day or so. The next day, it was so surprising that Geek squad called me and said that it can't be fixed in the store and they'll have to send it back in for repairs. The ETA is 2 weeks again. 2 weeks later, I get a call from the repair department saying that they are replacing my motherboard. I called back the repair department asking them why they are changing my motherboard when its only the buttons that dont work, the repair department representative department told me that the buttons are too loose on the motherboard and so the whole motherboard has to be repaired. Does that make sense? One rep says the buttons screwed on too tight, the other rep says its too loose? Whose correct? So anyways, being helpless as I can, the rep said it'll take another few weeks because my motherboard is on order and after they get it they' will work on it from there. Yesterday, September 7, 2009 I get a call from bestbuy saying that my laptop has been junked WITHOUT MY CONSENT and that i am eligible for an exchange. So I went back in to best buy and was told that my laptop is only worth $299 and the cheapest laptop they have now thats compatible is $399. I have to pay another $140 for a new laptop when I only used my Acer for 5 months, took 6 months to repair and they finally JUNK it without my consent. I asked if I can have my laptop back because it was working fine, the only problem is the buttons don't work. The representative told me that they couldn't do it because the repair department already junked my laptop. I either take the store credit $299 or pay $140 to get a new laptop. I feel that i haven't even used my laptop for 1 year, and is forced into buying another laptop from best buy. I took the store credit, but I never want to buy from best buy again.. DO NOT BUY FROM BEST BUY OR USE GEEK SQUAD!! Not to mention, Geeksquad never picks up their phones, 1/10 calls they will pick up or hang up your call.

I was going to write a nice long story about my experience but after starting it, I realized it would be too long. So here is the short version... There’s no customer service in Puerto Rico. Repairing a virus-infected laptop started at $150 and ended with a final cost of $370! They give you no choice but to pay or they keep the laptop. Issues are still ongoing, work was incomplete. I was not able to discuss the issues with someone knowledgeable. They don’t work remotely close to satisfactory. Not anyone at GS/BB seems to give a rat’s **. There’s no chance I’m going to pay for this shoddy service, I will dispute it. I will never again shop at or take my products to BB/GS for service.

I took my computer into store on 7/19/2009 for CD restoral settings, which would take 72 hours for repair. However, it ended up taking them 3 weeks before I could pick it. I noticed the video card had mild blurred lines when the clerk first opened it up at the store location. Four days when I tested a musical CD, the audio wasn’t working. I then took it back to the store where I was told an audio/video replacement card was needed. However, prior to the hard drive crashing, these features were working.

My liquid crystal TV started to mess up and it took the Geek Squad four days to get to the service call even though Best Buy is across the street. The tech shows up and tells me the TV is messed up and he will order a "board" and he will set up an appointment next week. My TV is still under warranty and my daughter was coming in from Denver and wanted to watch the Pats game with some of her friends. I called everyone trying to get my TV swapped out so I could watch the game at my house with my daughter and everyone at Best Buy said, "Sorry!" Best Buy's customer and warranty service stinks! Buyer beware.

I had a problem with my laptop computer. I called the Geek dept. and was told to bring it in so they could take a look at it. I took it in and the Geek that we talked to never even offered to look at it, just advised us to buy a new computer. He just went on and on about how a 2-1/2 year old laptop was outdated. It would cost us at least $200 to fix and probably more like $400 or $500. I use it for our home use only. You're wasting money paying a Geek Squad in Little Rock, AR. We won't ever go back to your customer service area either. They acted like they were very unhappy to wait on us for a credit card application. Hey, you're paying them to run off customers. I will say that your sales people were very helpful and friendly. I just wanted you to know the Geeks and customer service folks need a review.

I brought my 4-year-old Apple to Best Buy Geek Squad due to sporadic shut downs. After reading information on the internet about similar problems, I informed the Geek Squad that I suspected a bad power supply. They informed me that they charge a $70 diagnostics fee. They also informed me that there would be a $100 charge to add 2 gigs of RAM about which I inquired. After three days, I got a call stating that the problem was in the operating system and that a $130 service was needed to fix the problem. The 2 gigs of RAM were now going to cost $170, not the $100 originally quoted. The service to fix the problem was okay, but addition of the RAM was not. I had just updated the OS several months before, and never had a problem, but they are the experts, right?

In November 2008, we purchased 4 laptops (2 Acers, 1 HP, 1 Sony), an iPod 32GB Touch, HP CPU (with keyboard, mouse), and an HP 19" Monitor. We were offered an extended warranty at a considerable cost for each item, but were also assured that the various manufacturers' 1-year warranties would be more than sufficient as the extended warranty would begin after the manufacturers' warranties ended. Two (1 Acer and the Sony) of the three laptops are completely useless (due to manufacturer defects) or more than 50% useless.

The nightmare began on 12/20/2008. I made a Christmas purchase in the amount of $284.82. One item I received was an Insignia DVD player, which turned out to be defective. I returned it to the Geek Squad. After much complaining online and many months on the phone as well as the local store, I've not received the monies I was promised. Lately, since May 30th and many errors later, I was promised in writing that a credit in the amount of $214.39 would be in the mail ASAP; instead, I received $5.34. Later, I was told that it would take 7-10 days. When that expired, again they tacked on another 7-10 days and so on and so on. I've spoken to supervisors, the Riverside store manager **, Geek Squad manager **, etc. But to date I've received nothing after many promises. I'm tired of calling and calling and be told a supervisor will call back and no one ever does.

I bought a stereo that plays DVD's. I entered a feature that allowed the play to enable while driving, a feature that the manufacturer allows, so you can play it if you drive as it's basically intended. Do you really think people would buy it to entertain their kids on long drives if you had to park? Geek Squad wrongfully installed something, but then told me the warranty is void due to it allowed for play while driving. Who cares, Best Buy? Disable phones from text, cars from going over 65mph. The problem is they wrongly installed the retracting antenna. They put in a DVD and checked if this feature was disabled purposely to void the warranty. I have it for my kids. I own a bluetooth and refuse to text and drive. I don't drink and drive and I am a responsible driver.

Computer was originally purchased on 12/22/08. On January 2009, after-market installation of video card, extra memory, and power supply was completed. On May 20, 2009, computer was dropped off at Best Buy for repair. The power in the machine was consistently cutting off and it would take 3 or 4 tries to re-boot. On June 4, 2009, we were notified that the computer was available for pick-up but not repaired due to issue being caused by after-market video card. I arrived at the store with receipt indicating that video card was also covered. Video card was exchanged and I left the machine in store. The tech in store replaced video card. On June 5, 2009, I stopped at Best Buy to retrieve the machine. I took unit home. Unit failed to boot at home: same issue that originally sent the machine in for service. I returned the unit to Best Buy.

Over the past several months, we have bought 3 computers, 2 microwaves, several phones, misc. videos, batteries. For my birthday, Jerry surprised me with a digital camera on April 23, 2009. Today, July 03, 2009, I went to take pictures and the battery was dead. We went to this store and asked for help. We needed not only a battery charger but also the cables that were missing. After several people and numerous excuses, we were told they would not do anything for us, so we left with the camera not fixed nor working.

In March of this year, I took my HP laptop to Best Buy because I could not get on the Internet. All the other systems were working fine. The next day, I got an email saying the hard drive was bad so I went back to the store. The young guy at the desk told me if I would bring them my receipt of purchase from Staples, they could replace the hard drive under the manufacturer's warranty. I promptly took the receipt to the store.

I purchased a MacBook along with an additional damage protection that was good for a year. I had the laptop 8 months and it was dropped and the LCD screen cracked. They took the laptop and dent it off 6 different times, each time not fixing the unit. Now that they have had it for 6 months and it is out of the warranty, they are not fixing the unit. Now, they are saying that because it is out of the warranty that I have to pay to fix it. I have not taken the unit home at no point in the last 6 months and all they have done is put me off again and again till it was out of the warranty.

My wife Terry took my computer to Best Buy (Geek Squad) to have it cleaned out, diagnosed, and a new security program put in. I did this, as my son just moved out and had used my computer for music and wanted all of his stuff removed. When I got it back and tried to go online, I couldn't. I called the store, and they said to bring it back. So I did. They redid the work and needed me to bring back the security program, so they can reinstall it. So I did. I got it back and tried to go online again and couldn't. So I called geek squad, and they said dial-up was not reinstalled as they use high-speed internet at the store.

They said I needed to call my provider to get it back. (Why wasn't I told this the first time?)

My boyfriend bought me an Easy Share Kodak camera for Christmas (2008). I have only used it twice since I received it. It has been in a dry closet in a camera carrier and in the box it came in. My camera has not been exposed to any water, fluids, etc. I took my camera out first part of May 2009 and discovered that it does not work.

Had defective hard drive replaced on HP Computer under full manufactures warranty.Now Geek Squard is asking for a recovery disc.to reprogram the computer,I advised this computer did not come with a back up disc.and that the recovery program is built into the hard drive and being that the hard drive was changed the recovery program is gone.Then told me it is my responsability to get a back up disc,so I had to purchase one at a cost of $16.00.Now I get a call from there Kentucky Service center saying they want $249.00 to transfere my saved documents to the new hard drive.

My 4-year old laptop was running very slow. I was advised by Geek Squad that I had numerous viruses which were slowing it down, and that they would fix the viruses for $199. But in order to fix the viruses, I would need to have my data backed up somehow, which I was not equipped to do myself. The higher point of service for data backup was an additional $159. So with a total estimate of $359 to fix a 4-year old laptop, I asked the Geek Squad rep if it even made sense to fix this laptop, when brand new laptops were starting at $400 apiece. He suggested that yes, mine was a very nice laptop and worth spending the money to fix. He indicated that by cleaning up the viruses, my laptop would certainly speed up. While this seemed to be the case when I first picked up my laptop after service, it slowed down again after just a few days. When I brought the laptop back in, they ran additional diagnostics and then claimed that my laptop was running slow because I had too many desktop icons and not enough memory to support all the programs that I had. They suggested that I spend another $100 to purchase more RAM and have it installed by them. When I approached the Best Buy manager about the situation, he compared it to having a car fixed, and that there might be more than one problem after the initial diagnosis. He was not going to refund my money, because the virus removal work and data backup was done. I was not happy at this outcome. Having spent $360 to speed up my computer, it was still just a slow as before I brought it in. Fortunately, a friend of mine subsequently and correctly determined that I had too many programs loaded onto the computer, and that my virus software was also contributing to the slowdown. He removed 20 programs that I never knew I had, and downloaded new virus software for me. Instantly, my computer sped right up, and the problems were solved. I have since tried to reach the store manager at Best Buy several times, including through the mail.

I can not get my tv set fixed after I bought a in house repair policy, For a month they have tried to fix it but always are sent the wrong parts so I have done with out a set for this long.

In January 2009 I purchased a HP computer bundle from Best Buy. I paid for their 2nd level extended warranty and left my computer to be loaded and backed up on discs. In the beginning i noticed the computer moving very slow for a brand new computer with lots of memory. I called Best Buy and was told it had to be my server FIOS. Within a month it sporadically froze. This got more and more frequent. In May i took it back to Best Buy as I had an extended warranty. I was told automatically that all my problems were because I had Limewire on my computer. I was very surprised to learn this since it was on my very old computer before this one with no problem. I was told that this was not a problem covered by my very expnsive warranty and was a soft ware problem. I had to pay to have all my files backed up and also pay to have the repair. Totaly over $250. They had the computer for almost a week. When I got it home and the discs were loaded on, I noticed most of my photos and music was not on the computer, I again called Best Buy and was told to bring the discs back. When the discs were returned I was told that everything that wasn't there was corrupted . Why would I pay to have everything backed up and get nothing? I was never told this was even a possibility. I would have backed up my files myself for free. Now i have my very expensive HP computer minus music and minus photos and no limewire. The very next day the computer freezes again. At this point I feel I should get a replacement computer. There was evidently something wrong with this computer from the start. Best Buys return policy makes no sense for the type of products they sell. I should not have to keep a faulty computer that I spent over $1000 for when it is determined to not be working properly before even 3 mos is up. I think the GEEK squad is a rip off and I was charged for absolutely nothing.

I bought a plazma tv,receiver,small flat screen tv, lg.flat screen tv, 7 speakers for the receiver and paid for installation plus paid for extra on plazma tv to have them fine tune the tv. I paid over $6000.00 for all this. It has been a night mare. no one will listen when I called corp. offices or local store.

I contacted Best Buy customer service on March 18, 2009 to report a problem with the Panasonic Plasma TV I purchased on January 17, 2008. A Geek Squad technician was dispatched to diagnose the problem on March 21st. After a diagnosis, he determined that a major component had to be ordered and replaced. After two weeks and many failed inquiries on the status of the ordered part, the technician returned on April 3rd. He then informed me that another large component had to be replaced and that the repair can only be done at the service center. He also told me that someone from Best Buy would contact me to pick up the TV.

In Jan. 2009, Geek Squad said that the desktop HP would not start due to software issues, $200 to perform diagnostics and fix. It worked only if you never turned it off. I returned it to the store in March and diagnosis was now the motherboard. I received it back today and it will not even turn on at home although we tested it in the store and it did work. Now we are told to bring it back along with all peripheral equipment, monitor, keyboard and mouse. The second issue is the AAA 20% off coupon for repairs. I brought it into the store. It was not honored for the motherboard repair. Nicole is stating that this is due to the fact that it is a part which is not sold in the local store and therefore cannot be discounted. It sounds like the consumers are being held accountable for third party vendor contract arrangements.

I ordered my laptop through their online store. I did a huge amount of research on what I wanted to get. The girl on the phone (I called in to place my order) gave me the warranty for 1 year, no accidental. When the laptop arrived, I went into Best Buy and was smart enough to ask about the warranty and found that I did not get what she stated I would have. It cost me an additional $200 out of pocket to fix.

On April 1, 2008, I bought a Gateway laptop from a Best Buy near my home town. I happy with the computer until I went away to college. About 2 months after being in college the power cord broke and I had to take the computer back to the store I bought it from when I went home for a weekend. It took 2 weeks for the laptop to get mailed to the dorm rooms where I go to school. The computer was fine for about 3 more months.

A GEEK SQUAD TECHNICIAN WAS HERE TO FINISH FOLLOW UP WORK ON MY TELEVISION. A TUNE UP AND CHANGING OUT A PANEL WERE THE ONLY THINGS TO TAKE PLACE. THE TELEVISION WAS WORKING PRIOR TO THE TECHNICIAN, SOME SORT OF ISSUE CAME ABOUT AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID THE TV MALFUNCTIONED. DANIEL STATED SOMEONE WOULD CALL ME WITH A CLAIM NUMBER SO I COULD WOULD BE REPLACED BY ANOTHER TELEVISION. I HAVEN'T RECEIVED A PHONE CALL. INSTEAD, I AM CALLING THE 888-BESTBUY NUMBER AND NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. ONE LADY (MELVENA) IN THE GEEK SQUAD DEPT STATED IT WOULD TAKE 2 DAYS. HOWEVER, DANIEL MADE IT SEEM LIKE SOMEONE ONE WILL CALL ME TODAY.

In January 2009, I took my Dell computer in to be tweeked. The computer was 5 years old and I had some very important information on it. My family pictures, legal documents, addresses, etc. were stored on that computer.

We had a issue with Best Buy # 1499 because they did not secure our car & they refuse to cover damage because their employee did not take items or fill out paper work completely which is false. Filed against:

Where do I begin? I purchased a Whirlpool Washer & Dryer 4 years ago from Best Buy in Brandon FL. After being strongly advised to purchase the extended warranty I complied. I purchased a 5 year warranty that expires in the fall of 2009. In all fairness, I have used the extended warranty once before 2/11/09 with great success. This now appears to have been a fluke as I have been waiting since 2/11/09 for a part/parts to repair my dryer and everytime I call the Geeksquad/Bestbuy, I end up with the same response. 1) Someone will call me back with a status in 3-5 business days. 2)Someone is going to research why the service repair person hasn't returned any calls with the status of the parts ordered. 3)I will be submitted for a replacement because they can't reach the Service Repair contractor and can't locate the parts.

I am very unhappy with my service with Best Buy. I purchased an Insignia LCD HD TV in April 2007. Model 32 LCD-NS (discontinued model). I called for service, and it took 18 days for someone to come out to look at it. (that was the 1st appt available, fortunately I was available!) On Feb 28, The technician was here for a whole 4-6 mins, and informed me that he had to order a part, and that I would receive a call within 3 days. (I had been without a TV for 3 weeks) I didnt receive a call, but I received a email statement (bill) in an amt that exceeds the amt I paid for the TV. On March 2, I sent an email to customer service and never received a reply. After multiple calls to customer service, I was connected to the consumer relations department., March 5. I spoke with Billy, and he said that this was wrong, and that he would get me a voucher for a new TV within the next 3 days. He apologized, and said that this should NOT have been overlooked by the Geek Squad, and that he (Billy) would fix the matter. He got a geek squad manager on the phone , Gary, to apologize. Again , they said that I would receive a call within 3 days to get a voucher for a new TV. I DID receive a voice message 4 days later, that said that the request that I submitted that the unavailable part request was denied, and that I would have to wait for the part. I did not apply for an unavailable part request.' I applied to have a new TV because the amount they are charging to fix the TV exceeds the amount I paid for the TV. I still do not have anyone to help me. I have made at least 9 calls, and the only person who remotely acted in my behalf was Billy. However, his actions did not do ANYTHING for me. I have now been without a TV for weeks. And no one is helping me. When I call the store, they say that they cannot help me and that I have to deal with 1-888-BESTBUY.

I bought a laptop computer/DV9408NR/TURION TL-MODEL:GA356UA with a 17screen on 09/02/07 from the BEST BUY STORE.With the installation of some softwares like spy sweeper GS PRECINCT,TREND MICRO AV ,the price was $839.54.(this was a $200 instant rebate price).This computer I bought for my son who is in

The MPs player (Insignia) I purchased developed a malfunctioning tuning wheel within a year. I called the repair number and was told they would issue a shipping label and I should return the player for a replacement which they would send within two weeks. The label arrived promptly and I returned the player on January 5, 2009. I noted that UPS had delivered the player to Best Buy/Deal Tree a day later. One month after that I called to ask why I had not received my replacement. I was told the player had arrived, that it was in the warehouse, and they would elevate its status to get it out. A month later I received a player with a new set of earbuds and computer connection. Only problem was it was the same MP3 player I'd sent them and it worked no better than it did before, still broken. I emailed and got a reply that if I had any questions I should call the number I originally called. I emailed back that for a $59 product I'd already spent too much time and they could forget it. I also told them we'd bought numerous appliances and electronics from Best Buy but they'd lost a customer. Worse service I've ever known with any company.

I purchased an acer extensa laptop dec 29 2008. Within 2 months the laptop started timing out on websites and one night after putting it down and coming back to the laptop I noticed what looked like a feather line and then plaid colors all over the monitor. I took it back to Best Buy to the Geek Squad counter and opened up the laptop. The salesman Victor told me there was a crack in the monitor. However, I could not see or feel any crack. He said it was my doing. I told him he was wrong; the problem with the monitor is internal. I told him to send it back to Acer to have it repaird and he rudely told me that it was not worth it because people replace laptops every three months! I then had him show me some other laptops and he tried to talk me into a extended warranty with the new laptop. I asked him why I would buy a warranty if like he said people replace laptops every three months and he just smiled. He went back to the counter to write up the slip to send the laptop back to Acer and he then came back and told me Best Buy could not send it because it was under warranty. So, now I'm confused. You wouldn't fix it because It's not under warranty, yet Best Buy would not sent it back for me because it's under warranty. Bottom Line: Best Buy sold me a piece of crap computer for $500 and now will not stand behind their products or help out their customer by attempting to resolve the issue, fix the computer, or since the computer was less than 60 days old and was not abused, would not offer even a discount on a new computer. That is bad customer service and bad business - especially in this type of economy.

February 23, 2008

As much I have with this new Tosiba and reading all your complaints, it's not worth the trouble writing my complaint down. As a was loyal customer for years as well as my whole family we've been, I feel that best buy has let me and my family down alot. That's alright as there are other company's been wanting our business and more than likely will get it and that's thanks to Best Buy so called professional people working at stores.Good by

Our Frigidaire, Model #FRS3R5EMBO was purchased in August 2005 according to Best Buy, firmly believe it was several months after this date. The freezer stopped working in Nov. 08, we called to get repair under the extended service plan that we paid additional for. We had to wait a WEEK before the service tech was available to come out for service, by the time he arrive the freezer started to work again. Unfortunatley the service tech was unable to determine what was wrong and left w/o any repair or insight as to what was wrong. After this time, the freezer stopped on 2 diff occasions but started working right away and no groceries were lost (We did NOT place call to Best Buy/ Geek Squad for these 2 times). Then again in Jan 08 I woke up to another puddle on the kitchen floor and a whole freezer of groceries lost, called to place another service was advised they had no record of the last call but would have someone come out, the soonest was another week wait time. Of course as I suspected would happen, it started to work by the time the service tech came out. The tech still unsure what was wrong assumed it might be the thermostat as both the frige and freezer are set at the highest possible settings of 6 and should not need to be set this high according to the tech. We were advised that we would need to empty out all of the frige and freezer before this part could be installed. Well since it appeared to be in working order and not having a place to store the groceries I asked that the installation be held off. Well, the freezer has stopped working AGAIN (now for the 5th time), I called to schedule and was advised that someone will be calling me within 24-48 hours to schedule, this could be as late as Monday. I have since called several times and have been given the run-around on the automated system only to be disconnected after holding for long periods. This warranty is going to be up the end of the year and I am fearful we are going to be stuck with an appliance that we are going to have to replace after a couple of years.

Our 56 inch Samsung TV stopped working on Dec. 24, 2008. We received an appt for Jan. 3, 2009. The tech came on Saturday, January 24 (the part came in and the TV still does not work). Now they ordered 2 more parts and one part came in (Feb. 11) but the 2nd part is not due until March 21! I called to request a loaner TV, they said they can't do that. I asked for an extension on my warranty since my TV hasnt worked in 56 days (and counting), they said they cannot extend the warranty. I then asked what CAN they do for me, and she said Nothing, just wait for the part. I paid for an additional 4-year warranty and they are unwilling to help me, all I want is for a TV for my living room to work.

When I bought the HP Pavilion Tablet PC, one of the two big selling points was the swivel top and the Tablet component which allowed the translation of written text on a touch screen with a stylus. After having the computer for a few months and not being able to configure the Touch screen, I went to best buy and asked for help wherein, I was informed that while my computer had the capacity for the touch screen, it lacked the hardware (i.e. not the right SCREEN nor the stylus, nor the software). So in essence, it does not have the capacity at all. This model theoretically has the capacity, it says so on line, but apparently, the actual generation my particular model is, does not. Best Buy then, offered to sell me an exterior component--a Tablet PC add on that would allow me the use of this option on my computer. I refused, furious at being lied to. Now, the computer is not working, due to a defect that has arisen in the same family of computers mine is from. Again, Best Buy refuses to deal with the issues despite my independent research online proves they are aware of the issue. They are shady and they are thieves. I still am paying by credit for the computer, which now does not work after less than two years. What can I do?

took the tower to best buy to do a back up, and brought home system failure , took tower back the hard drive was unplug. took home again and vista windows were gone left at best buy on 2/3/09 and left several messages and no call back its going 13 days, call Best Corp to file complaint still no calls and they have mine tower..

In late November of 2008 I purchased some electronic devices from Best Buy. I also opened an account in the store and charged purchases to the account. I set up a delivery date for Dec 8th for 2 TVs and installation by the geek squad on the 9th. (I took off both days from my job)I was charged for the delivery of 2 TV’s and only one was delivered. On the 8th of Dec only one TV was delivered. When I called the store I was told to come in and pick up the other so that it would be available for installation the next day. I drove to the store at 8pm to pick up the TV. The next day no one called or came for the installation. I returned to the store to have the charges for installation removed from my bill. However I have never been reimbursed for having to drive back into the store to get the other TV. (At least for half of my delivery fee as the product was not delivered)As I looked forward to getting my bill and paying it off and having nothing more ever to do with BEST BUY I never received a card or bill till approximately Jan 10th. The first mail I got was a BILL NOT CARD and it showed a late charge assessment, dispute release, and amount in dispute etc. I knew since I hadn’t had any contact with them since my purchase something was wrong. It turns out that my purchases had been put on my sisters account she happens to have the same last name and she had called in to dispute the charges. Once I found out that this company cannot keep accurate records I decided to close the account because I knew that future purchases would result in a similar problem. Now I called and spoke to a supervisor who told me to pay the balance of 3477.00 to close down the account. I sent that out immediately. My bank records show that the check cleared on the 26th of Jan. I kept calling to get a letter stating that the account had been closed. First I was told when I called account balance that my check had not been received. So I immediately called my bank to get records. Then I was told I had two different accounts. I finally spoke to a supervisor Jennifer ID JCF who figured out that the check was used to credit one account and the other had a balance with the same amount so some how I had two accounts in the same name. She recently told me to expect a letter stating that those two accounts have been closed down in 7-10 days. I would like other consumers to note the following:

We purchased a DVD recorder in OCTOBER 2008 and have yet to be able to use it! It has been to the GEEK squad for repair, I believe this is the 5th time! And they apparently have put over $1,000.00 worth of parts in a $200.00 recorder...who does that!!? We still do not have the recorder and they refuse to replace it. They just want to fix it...which they can't seem to do either!

Service for the Geek Squad is simply terrible--DO NOT buy a service contract from Best Buy. I placed a service call 7 days ago for my 46 television. At that time the lady in customer service stated that I needed and new lamp...so she set up and appt for service (one week from the call (that was as soon as I could get). The service tech show up and says you need a lamp and I dont have one we will have to order it it'll take 7-9 days to get one (even after the rep told me i need one 7 days ago).Then the service rep explains as soon as you receive the lamp give us a call and schedule an appt for service to replace which may take another 7 days. Three weeks -no super bowl-for a lamp to be replaced in my television. The thing that bothers me most is the 16 year old who sold me the contract said we generally service with 2-3 days....Best Buy we deserve better and I will never purchase from you again.

My 5-month old HP laptop ceased functioning so I returned it to the Middletown, RI Best Buy. I was told by the Geek Squad that it had a bad motherboard and had to be mailed back to HP for repair as part of the manufacturer warranty. I was called a week later by the Middletown Best Buy Geeks and told that they found the problem and had a quote for how much it would cost to repair. I told the Geek that it was under warranty and was supposed to be mailed to HP. I was told that the Geeks had no record of this. I asked to speak to a manager. I never did. Two weeks later I was called by Best Buy and told that my laptop was repaired. Upon picking up my laptop I was told that it had been tested by the Geeks and that it worked just like new. I tested it myself and it still was non-functioning! I was clearly lied to by the Geek Squad. I asked to speak to the manager. I was told there wasn't one available. I asked that a manager call me. They never did. I still have no idea what is happening with my laptop. The Middletown, RI Best Buy is a disaster and should be avoided at all costs!

I wanted to order software from Best Buy on line. Before I did I wanted to be sure I was purchasing the correct software so I called the store to speak to someone in the Geek Squad. I started dialing at 10:11am and by 10:45am there still was no answer. I finally was able to get through at 11:10 but by then I had already gone on line and ordered software from another company other then Best Buy.

Ibought a Gateway laptop in May of 2007. I also purchased the 3year service plan covering anything that happened to the computer.I dropped off my computer on Dec 21st to be repaired. It is now January 8th and my computer is still at the repair center in TN,they told me it would be ready to pick up on January 7th.It could be another week before I receive my computer.I am a student and It is very hard to be without my laptop.I paid $300.00 for that service plan. I don't understand why it wasn't replaced since the equipment was faulty after a year and 8 months of owning the computer. It should have been replaced.When I do call to check the status of my computer the geek squad employees are very rude.I'm afraid that I might not even receive my computer back at all.

I had to return a Dell Laptop because it was defective back to Best Buy. Geek Squad checked it and confirmed it was defective. I ended up exchanging it for a Sony Vaio and paid more money. Best Buy charged me a restocking fee of 90 dollars and plus failed to return the 39.99 optimization fee as well. I feel we were taken advantage of and were treated very poorly by these employees. All we want is fairness. Please help!!! I lost about $140.00 dollars because I was unfairly charged and this is a violation of Best Buy’s own policies as listed behind their receipt. I have also suffered extreme embarrassment/humiliation and feel it was very discriminating.

Purchased 4 yr ext. warranty on a 52 television - its now 3 1/2 years later. Reported problem 2nd week of Dec. Repair subcontractor determined the TV should be replaced (cost to repair exceeds the value)The Geek Squad the Home Theatre Specialist Best Buy employs have been sitting on a replacement authorization number required to initiate the replacement. Each time I call I am told 1-2 business days I will have it. Nothing.

I purchased a Emachines from Best Buy on 9/4/08. Best Buy load all program to the computer. I tried using mu headphone and mic on the pc and it would not work. I called Best Buy and was put through to the Geek Squad they didnt even try to help me me,they told me to bring it in. I took it in on 12/5/08 and was told the the motherboad need to be replaced. Just to back track when i received the pc the speaker were working. I got a call to pick up the PC on December 16th to pick up my pc. I did and I asked the rep that was dealing with me if all was well, he told me yes. When I got home I found out the the speaker wasnt working, the headphone phone was but the speakers wasnt. I called Best Buy again and was told to call Emachine. I called Emachine machine and the rep trouble shoot the machine with me on the line and told me that the speaker was not good. He told me to to return it where I purchase the pc. He gave me a return reference number, 1-46JQCX. I called Best Buy and Bob told me that they dont have any control over that and I should call Best Buy coorperate office. They lady check the return reference number and said why didnt they replace the speaker and should go back to Best Buy in West Paterson. I called Best Buy in West Paterson and was told by Bob they they can not do anything about that and in plain language I should go buy one.

Took laptop in to get serviced. Went to the Geek Squad desk and waited... and waited. There were quite a few service staff standing around talking (some personal some work) and no one asked if we needed any help. There were 3 or 4 people in the Geek Squad room behind the desk that we were waiting at .... they all saw us ... and no one came to help us. ... we just kept waiting... I finally asked one of the service people that was walking past me if I could get some help.... he said questioningly ... from the Geek Squad ?? .... I said yes.... I was standing at the Geek Squad Service Desk.... what did he think.... he went into the back and about another 5 minutes a service guy came out and when I told him the problem he said they could help me and I had to send it to HP for service.... when I asked for an address or phone number he said he didn't have it handy.... I asked him to find it.... he was very upset by this... I will not ever shop and Best Buy again.... I cannot believe that all these service personnel standing around and walking past us and no one asked if they could help us and then when I finally got someone to help, they were very unfriendly, unhelpful. They looked at us as if we were disturbing their space.

On August 24, 2008 I purchased a Samsung 46 LCD HDTV with 1080 P at 1499.99, a T.V. calibration for 249.99 and the extended 4 year Black Tie Performance Service Plan for 219.99. On October 2nd, I came to return the product because the T.V. had 3 defected pixels, the back lighting was blotchy and the graphic engine DNIe would not turn on. They said they would not let us return it because it was past 30 days, they told us we needed to call the geek squad and have them come out to assess the problem to see if it the T.V. needed repair or replacement. I called on Oct. 20th, talked with Geek Squad, and they told us they could see we purchased the warranty but they could not retrieve the warranty information on our acct. They said I would need to go to the store to reprint the receipt in order to acquire the warranty number, but since I was covered under a 1 yr manufacture warranty they could continue to send the claim information. They said they would send the claim information to a third party (Precision Television Service) and that the third party would contact us in 2 -3 business days for an appointment for service. They did not contact me. On Oct. 29th I called Precision Television Service to ask why they have yet to call me, they said they had not received any claim information from BEST BUY, and that they would call me back when they received the information. On Nov. 3rd, we called Precision Television again and they said that they still had not received any claim information from Best Buy. I called Best Buy, and asked why they had not sent any claim information, they said that they would resend it and Precision would call me back in 2-3 business days to schedule a service date. Precision called and left a message stating that they could have given us service on Tuesday Nov. 4th but they needed additional information, therefore they could not proceed with the service. On Thursday, Nov. 7, I called Best Buy and asked why it was that they did not send all of the necessary information for me to receive service. Best buy said they would call Precision and give them the additional information for me to receive service. They said that they would place a note on my acct to cancel the scheduled TV Calibration for Nov. 8th since the T.V. was defected. Precision was supposed to contact me to schedule service. Again when they called, they said they still required additional information in order to proceed with service. I contacted Best Buy on November 12, and spoke with a woman named Jessica ext. 155140. She told me that she found the warranty information and it was put under my wife's telephone number, which is why they were unable to retrieve it previously. I asked to receive service directly from the Geek squad. She that they would be more than happy to do so since they were trying to eliminate using service from third parties. She said that she would have a scheduling specialist to call me back within 24 hours to schedule me for a service. No call was received. I called Best Buy again on Nov. 25th. I explained my frustration with the delay and incompetence in service, and told them that a complaint would be filed unless this matter was resolved. The agent then scheduled a maintenance appointment for Dec. 17, from 12-4p.m. He confirmed the appointment three times during the phone call. On December 17, I called Geek Squad at 7:00am to confirm the appointment. They said that their computer showed there was no appointment scheduled on the acct. Four days later, on Dec. 20, Best Buy left a message to reschedule the appointment. They called again on Sunday. Agent Smith explained that an appointment was scheduled for December 17 but did not know why the computer failed to show it on that day. Best Buys performance service plan states to include prompt, professional product service. I have not received either prompt or professional service from the company.

Bought 19 TV for son, speaker died on one side, took to Best Buy to ship out from Tallahassee, FL to Tampa, FL. Tampa, FL says they never received the TV and Best Buy in Tallahassee has no record of it being dropped off. I was given a piece of paper that said it would be shipped back on Dec. 8, 2008.

I purchased a 30in Samsung television from Best Buy at Secaucus NJ. We purchased the extended warranty to cover any product malfunction up to including replacement. The television had problems turn on and off on its own,discoloration on the screen and the sound will shift from side to side. I placed the first service phone call on August 15th, 2008 it is now December 11th nothing has been resolved. The last time a technician came to the house on December 2nd he replaced two pieces and now the television does not turn on. All I wanted was for best buy to fix the problem. Four months and not one person accountable for the situation. I need at this point for my television to be replaced. I think the word customer service means nothing to this company. They have incompetent people working for them. They offered the best technicians not once has they been able to fix the problems. In one of the many phone call one David from Geek Squad told me that if it takes one year for the problem to be fixed it takes a year.

I purchased a new HP laptop in on or around July 4, 2008 along with an extended 2-yr service plan through the Geek Squad. On November 7, 2008, I noticed that I could not connect to the internet. After contacting my ISP as well as HP, I was advised to return the laptop to the Geek Squad at Bestbuy, which is what I did that same day. I went into the store on November 7 and completed the paperwork to have the problem diagnosed. On November 9, I was called by a recording which said to come down to the store to pick up the laptop. I was surprised that it would be ready so quickly, but not know what the problem was, I figured it may be something reasonable. When I arrived at the store, I was told that the problem was a faulty hard drive which would have to shipped to their service center to be repaired - estimated time would be 3-4 weeks. On November 21, I was called by a Geek Squad representative who told me that my computer never got shipped on November 9. Apparently, someone put the wrong tag on the laptop and it had been sitting in the store all this time. Since Nov 21 is a Friday, the laptop would be shipped on Monday, Nov 24. They said they would expedite things and I could have it back in 2 weeks. Obviously, this is just before Thanksgiving, so I was not happy. I am also a college student and this was around mid-terms and approaching my final exam period, so the hardship on me was difficult. After a few weeks, I called the store on December 6, only to be told that the service center fixed the hard drive, but while it was in their possession, they broke the motherboard. On December 11, I got a call from the Bestbuy store saying that the laptop had finally arrived, however, the damage done to the motherboard and subsequent speaker system was still NOT repaired and would have to be sent back out to the service center. At this point, it has been over a month since they have had my laptop. I have not gotten an apology or any type of reassurance that they will fix my product. Obviously, Christmas is coming up and I would like to have my laptop back BEFORE that time. I want an apology since they have damaged my equipment, but no one at Bestbuy, the service center or the Geek Squad seem to be too concerned about their lack of commitment to service and customer satisfaction.

I purchased a Dell Lap top from Best buys in June 2008. Last week

I am writing because of some of the complaints on your site. The person that said Best Buy refused to honor the last few months of the warranty after having the set unsuccessfuly worked on I do not believe. I do know from experience that customers might not tell everything that happened.

Bought a Hewlett Packard M8100n x2 Model # GC673AA 7/8/2007. Paid 2,145.10 which included HP 19" screen and other software. The extras were needed because of the small business we own. We also paid over 300.00 extra for Geek Squad. An appointment was set for 7/20/07 at out home. Everything stayed in boxes. The appointment was cancelled by the Geek Tech. A second appt was set for 8/14/07. The very first thing he said as he was hooking everything up was that something was wrong with the Hard Drive. He also added that he could work with it to make it right. My husband and I were not worried, because we knew that he would. 9/6/07 we called best buy to complain of windows popping up to initiate a sleep of some sort. I was confused and we hoped that someone at Best Buy would know. We took the tower to Best Buy 9/6/07. Received a comment " Unit has passed all hardware diagnostics, consisting of PC check as well as memtest. Unit has many corrupted and missing files. Please reinstall vista in precinct". My husband and I were convinced that the problem was fixed. Understanding that our business had to hold all computer transactions during this time in repair. Best Buy has a history of everything that they did with all of this equipment. Out Tower paid another visit to Best Buy for another issue a couple months later. I finally followed it and took all my notes to ask for new equipment. They refused because we had gone beyond our 2 week alloted warranty after purchasing. I informed the tech that it had stayed in boxes for a month waiting for the Geek squad person. He said that they could fix it by sending it away but could not refund us. I left frustrated and still hoped they would help us. Everything was fine and a couple months went by. Finally after 8 months had expired which brought us to a year, the system started acting up. We were informed that after 3 times, we could be refunded. I knew that Best Buy was no help so we called a friend to possibly get us up and running. He explained that our Hard Drive had crashed. Now, I'm not a computer wiz and both my husband and I have been very patient. I had to pay out 400.00 more to rebuild our hard drive and clean it for personal pics. Best buy quoted us around 1,000.00 to help build and clean out pics. I hope someone can help us. We used a Hewlett Packard for 10 years before this one and never had a problem. I want an answer. I feel that we have been taken. Everything is working fine for now, but how long. We would like to buy a laptop and always felt comfortable with Best Buy. They were worthless in their answers. Our 1 year warranty has now passed. Please e-mail me or call. We welcome any response. Thank you. Christine R. Yates

I purchased a 4 year extended warranty from Best Buy when I purchased a Sony TV. Three years later the bulb in the TV needed a replacement. I called Best Buy on November 10th, and told them that I needed a replacement bulb for my TV. They told me the soonest they could have someone come out to the house for an in-home repair was the 15th. Five days later, the technician from Geek Squad arrives. He looks at the TV and says, yep, it needs a replacement bulb. He didn't come with a bulb. And, it will take 3 to 5 business days to order one. So on the 19th, we get a call saying the bulb has come in, but the soonest that they can get someone out to put it in the TV is on the 26th, a full WEEK later. Replacing a bulb is a quick, easy thing that I could do myself, and the only reason for having Best Buy do it is because it's covered under the warranty. So, I ask to speak with a manager and am put on hold for over 36 minutes. Then, the manager says she can't do anything about it until the next day because it's after normal business hours, but the only reason it was after normal hours is because I was kept on hold for so long!

I bought a Whirpool washing machine from Best Buy in Juy, 2008. It stopped working on October 15, 2008. I have had a Geek Squad rep out 2x to fix it and seperately, a Whirpool rep 2x to fix it, and all total, 6 parts have been ordered and the machine is still not fixed. Yesterday, November 15, the latest Whirlpool rep arrived, could not fix it and ordered yet another part and told me he would be next Saturday to try to fix it. Frustrated, I went to Best Buy with the 6 parts I did have and placed them on the Customer Service counter and requested a new washter - as I have been out of one for month and paid $750 for the lemon of a washer. Best Buy Customer Service was rude, not accomodating at all and told me Whirlpool can only authorize a replacement. Interesting since both the Best Buy Geek Squad and Whirlpool reps had both told me only Best Buy can only authorize the replacement after 3 visits. I have a Best Buy Geek Squad rep coming out on Tuesday. By next Saturday, I will have had 3 visits from each, and probably no new washer not the current one fixed. I am beyond frustated and in tears - litteraly.

I took my computer to Best Buy to be serviced because it was running slow. The saleman told me I had a virus after running the computer for about 15 seconds. I was charged $199.00 plus tax for a full virus checkup. I didn't think my computer had a virus because I ran my Norton Protection before I brought it to the store, and no virus was found. Also, it took him only 15 seconds to determine it had a virus, and I thought maybe he's rushing with me so he can help the girls that were next in line. They were young, very attractive, and he was flirting with one of them. So I told him I did not think I had a virus. I have Norton Protection on my computer. My computer was repaired there previously for a virus. After my computer was repaired I bought vius protection like they suggested. He said Norton can't catch everything and there are new virus out. I figured maybe he know what he's talking about,he's the expert.

I bought a flat screen, high definition TV last November (Magnavox) from Best Buy. About 2 months ago it started shutting off on its own and then restarting. I brought it back to Best Buy 6 weeks ago and haven't heard from them since. They told me it would be ready between 1-2 weeks. Every time I call they say they're waiting for a part and there's nothing they can do. They would put it on an alert. I am totally frustrated with Best Buy and Magnavox's quality. I've been passed around from one person to another person on the phone and then put on hold for quite a while.

I called back in October 08 about my Insigna 32 in TV that I purchase in 11-07. The picture was disarrayed and many different colors. They said they would send out a geek. He came and took it apart on 10-11 and said oh I have to order a part. You can read all my records we have been going back and forth & I was told finally on Oct 31 that someone would call me about coming in to pick up a new TV. I still have not heard anything from that call as well as many other calls I have made. This has been over a Month with out a TV and I am suppose to be patient with Best Buy and the Geeks. This is very disturbing to me if this is how a business is run and how other customers are treated. I can not under stand how it would take so long to get one part for a TV and if there were a problem why a part was not Up's in one day to satisfy a customer. I know when I get this taken care of and hopefully soon I will not be buying another thing from this store. I think I would have gotten better service from Walmart. Why do I have to have some to call me to instruct me on how I should bring a TV back to your store to receive another one. This is crazy. Hopefull I will hear something soon from someone.

I purchased a dell computer along with a printer and paid $599.00 for computer, 59.99 for printer and 279.00 for service contract on Sept 26th 2008. I had problems with installing the printer and contacted HP for two days they tried to install in over the phone and finally told me to take it back to the store since I had a service contract. I returned on Oct 18th which was past the 14day return policy. They had it for two days and talked me into a optimatzation on the computer for 49.00. They said it would help the computer I also paid 49.99 to install printer. It did not work when I got home and windows kept having a problem and shutting down. I returned it on Oct 20th for repair and have still not received it back. The dept that repairs them in Best Buy keeps sending emails that my computer is in good hands. I purchased this for work and now have to go to my daughters to complete my assignments. Since its purchase on Sept 26th, the computer has been in repair more than I have had it at home. I need to know what my options are. I have put a dispute in on the credit card but it is a Best Buy card.

For anyone who has experience issues with Best Buy let me tell you a few things. Last year in 2007, I purchased an ASUS Gaming Laptop from these jokers. It had issues with the wireless card. When I took it back to them, the dipstick Geek Squad push the power button, turning it on, and said it works. I told them that they were not dealing with someone who does not understand computers, furthermore letting them know that their in violation of their policy by not supporting their warranty. After having enough of their non-sense, I left the computer there at the store. Of course I had my receipt and called Bestbuy Corporate. I told them if they did not refund my money which was used in down payment with their phony credit card, I would take legal action against them. It didn't take long and their Consumer Affairs/Legal representative called me back. She tried to throw me a curve with her legal limbo knowledge. However I informed her that I have a business degree and know the laws of business inside and out. They ended up settling with me without having to go to court, however I feel sorry for many of you that have been burnt by these counterfeits. Unfortunately My wife decided to give them another chance and order some DVD's at bestbuy.com. They seem to be up to no-good once again. I called them today 10/30/08, and I was as kind as I could be. However, I'm only giving them a reasonable time frame to send these DVD'S, before taking action against them.

When I purchased a tv and home theater system the agent told me that an extended warranty with a Geek Squad installation would provide that a repairman would come out for any problem. The first thing to go was the remote. When I called I was told I had to bring the remote in. Since they did not have a similar remote I had to wait until they could ship me one. I then had to schedule three different times to have GS come out and reinstall. The first time they were late so had to reschedule, the second time their laptop did not work for the programming so had to reschedule, the third time the remote battery would not recharge so that is when they said I had to take it in. When I finally got it back the DVD receiver sound was defective so they said I had to take that in. Took it in, all guts replaced and picked it up. GS came out and said now it did not work at all. Took it in, got a call from the technician asking why I sent it in as it worked fine for him. They sent it back to store, Ipicked it up and scheduled GS with original crew. Just got call that new crew is coming out so it will take them much longer to install.

On 2/1/07 I purchased an HP desktop computer, Microsoft Software, and services of the Geek Squad to load & install software that I had purchased, transfer software from my old PC, delivery & set-up of the new PC, computer optimization, etc. Part of the services mentioned here was to correctly load the operating system and software.

We bought an Acer computer from the Best Buy store in Bangor Maine. We live over one and twenty hundred miles from this store, as we live in a rural northern Maine town. From the first day, we brought this junk pile home. It has not worked properly. The first problem is that it wouldn't recognize the internet connection, so it would not go online. We took it back, and was told there was nothing wrong with it. We got it back home, and it worked. We thought that this was strange, but since they wouldn't do anything more for us, we went home, and it worked. Then, we downloaded some software that we bought with the computer, and it turned out to be incompatible with the systems, so it corrupted the drivers.

I purchased a laptop for my daughter's birthday in April. I asked for certain programs and warranty and specified to Eric that it was for an 11 yr old so I wanted specific warranty. He said he put. I went the next day, her birthday, with her to pick it up, brought it home only to find that the programs I had paid for were not installed. I had to leave her birthday party to go back to the store and have it corrected only to be accused by the employee of fraud and I showed him the receipt that I had paid for the installations. When he felt like it, he showed it to another employee who told him that I was correct, the work had not been done. He brought in a manager to apologize to me and offer me a gift card ($20) for the inconvenience and I had to leave it overnight again to be done. I returned home of course my daughter was crushed that she had to wait another day for her gift. Now comes September and she was having problems with the laptop so I took it in for repair. They told me it would be about 2-3 weeks.

I brought in a computer after 1 month of ownership because it was completely unusable due to some malfunction. The computer would crash and BSOD and not boot up again. I took the computer back and Best Buy kept it for 5 days. When I went to pick it up they said they replaced the Hard Drive and that everything was okay. They didn't offer to recover any of the data from my old Hard Drive, they just took it out and put in a new one. I did recover the data on my own time and expense. They couldn't reinstall the OS for me, so I ordered recovery disks from HP. When those came, I tried re-installing the OS and at about 3% of the install, the same problem occurred, BSOD and the machine would not even start install the next time I tried.

We bought 3 computers from Best Buy in the last two years and we have had problems like clockwork with our Velocity and Hewlett Packard for the past year. We have to bring it in every month and we are without our computer from two to one month at a time and they try to charge us $100 to back up the data every time. There is no rhyme or reason to have us bring the computer in so many times and they should have replaced the computers by now according to their policy, but they have not.

My IPod repair at Best Buy was a total disaster. I took the Ipod into Best Buy to repair with my extended warranty on July 2, 08. Every other week, I would go in & check on status. The service dept. have lied & took my cell no. that someone will call me tomorrow. Of course no one ever called. This happened until Oct. 6, 08. Then they said the Ipod has been sent out via UPS from TX repair center. They demanded I bring in proof of address that I've lived in my new address. The next day that I brought in the proofs, the service dept. changed the story again, screaming to me in public that I should track down the package thru UPS. Finally a print out of the UPS shipping info. was giving to me. I called the TX Best Buy repair Center twice & left the message. No one ever return my calls.

Purchased an extended warranty for our HDTV. Technician did not call within 3 days listed regarding part order status. He arrived on 9/30/08, did not call. I called, was placed on hold - gave up after 40 minutes. Today, I called again after being shuffled to 4 different people within 45 minutes. Told the part would not be in until the 23rd of this month. They have the absolute worse customer service and really do not back up their warranties. I've had problems with them in the past regarding a laptop that I had done something to so the warranty did not cover repair, of course this was not the case as I had an outside technician repair it. I am without a TV for at least a month - my computer had to be repaired out of pocket.

My brother is on disability. It took him two years to save for a new computer. So to be safe, he bought the extended warranty for an extra $200 bucks above the $1400 dollar price tag on the computer. What a joke. Our computer started having some issues a couple of years after we bought it. No big deal we thought, we bought the extended warranty right? Wrong. My brother called Best Buy and they told him they don't handle problems in house so it has to be shipped somewhere.

My compaq laptop working even though it is less than 1 yr old. Best Buy and HP refuse to help me. They refused to allow me to speak with a supervisor.

I Purchased IPOD Classic 80G on 6/10/08. Also puchased extended warranty $59.00. The IPod was considered defective by the Busy Buy Geek Tech, after approx. 6 weeks of use. Also by the repair company. The Tech stated it would be returned to factory and replaced with a NEW IPod. I returned to Best Buy one week later to Pick-Up my replacement. I asked the manager if the IPod is a NEW one, since I observed the packaged IPod rattled inside the box. She stated Yes it is new. It was not New, it was a refurbished IPod.

I purchased a computer package from Best Buy on 4/9/08. In June i began having problems with the system. Took it in and the Mother Board had to be replaced. July 2008, the modem had to be replaced. August I had to take it back again....modem was replaced again. I was told on 8/08/08 by a geek squad agent that the system would be replaced since I had incurred so many problems with the new system. However, when I was called in to pick up the system, I was informed that the manufactuers had to ok the swap out.

I purchased a brand new computer in Sacramento at BB for my daughter to use in college. Then I asked that it be set up and they sent out Geek Squad. The computer was $660; the service was $130. We got down to Northridge and it immediately got two viruses; the GS did not put any virus protection on it and I'm sure I wanted that.

Had to take it to BB Northridge; he said it would be another $130 to fix it and put on her files. After that she got it home; files cannot be found. I called and asked that he call her to trouble shoot the thing. No, we can't do that; it's against policy. If she wants help over the phone it is another bill. I asked for a new computer; It's against our policy. We can't do that.

07/26/08, I took my computer to Best's Buy's Geek Squad to have repaired due to it randomly shutting down. I gave specific details (shuts down while on internet and when disc is running in the CD ROM) on what the problem was and when it occurs. I paid $69.99 to have a dianogstics test performed. I received a call stating that the trouble with my computer was due to viruses and to have the promblem resolved it will cost me $129, I agreed.

On 8/2/08, my daughter dropped off her computer for extended warranty repair which we purchased when we purchased the computer. She was told that it would have to be sent to the repair center and would take 2 weeks for it to be returned. She asked if the data on the hard drive would be lost and they informed her that they could not guarantee it but they could back it for $100. She borrowed the money to have the data backed up and was told it would take 24 hours for it to be ready. It took 6 days for the data to be ready to be picked after my daughter checked on it several times. When she inquired why it took so long, they would not/could not give her an answer. Since it took 6 days to back up the data, which meant it wasnt sent off to the repair center for 6 days.

On 8/12/08 the red Lamp light came on my Sony LCD TV. I had purchased the TV from Best Buy in Lacey Washington and had purchased the extended warranty for the TV. When the light came on we looked up the number to call for service and talked to someone in their service department. The man there told me that he would have a repair person come to my home and put in a new lamp. I asked him if I could pick up the lamp and put it in myself as the procedure is detailed in the manual and seems straight forward. The Best Buy person told me that NO the local store would not have a lamp and he would order one and have the repair man come by on Thursday 8/14/08.

had computer serviced 3 times for the idetical item (mother board) each time picked up the computer returned it the next day. 2 week turn around each time.

I purchased a Sony home computer from Best Buy 1-27-08. I had to take it in for repair to Geek Squad 6-23. They said the hard drive was cracked and they would need to ship it to Sony as it was still under factory warranty. 7-30-08 I contacted Best Buy and Geek Squad via email and phone and told them if they could not repair my computer in a timely matter they should replace it. I was put on hold,ignored countless times so I contacted the BBB and my Attorney General.

3 yrs ago I purchased several appliances from Best Buy one of them was a Samsung refridgerator. About 3 weeks ago the evap system started to freeze over. I did not purchase the extended warranty on the items so I called best buy for service understanding I would have to pay for service. I told them about the problem. They gave me a date they would be out. I had to keep defrosting the evap system with a hair dryer every other day for two weeks. I told the people at the time I called for service that it would not defrost the evap coils.

My emachine computor has been into the Geek Squad 4 time this year and the mother board replaced 3 times! This computor was one year old in Jan.'08. The service has been very slow and I feel the computor is a lemon.

My computer had a virus, therefore I took it to best buy. Immediately they looked into everything first before trying to remove the virus. They said I needed more memory, which I had already had installed. When I didn't want to upgrade, suddenly they couldn't clear the virus until they added more memory. They were to have the work done in 2 days, however they kept my computer for 12 days and it was returned to me still with a virus, slowere, desktop disabled, etc. I ended up paying $293.00 with no improvements.

The cd rom drive on my pc quit working i called best buy geek squad and asked how much to look at it and told them what was wrong with my pc and she keep saying bring it in they will give you an estimate for free.I made my husband take me to best buy which is across town when i got there and waited in line for an hour they said it will cost 69.95 to give me a estimate.

I purchased a laptop computer from Best Buy location in Albuquerque, NM. Best Buy people at Albuquerque did not tell me about the functionality check, which they perform for electronic products like computers, etc. before selling it. I took the packaged good and went to my place. It was around 11.00 pm when I reached home, so the Best Buy was closed. When I opened the package, I found that at least Operating System (OS)Re-installation Disc was missing; initially I thought that they don't provide it. Then I turned on the computer and found that the OS was not loading (it showed 'blue screen').

I spent $1100.00 for a Dell Computer at the Best Buy in Millville, New Jersey. I'm not very computer savvy so I had some questions about connecting to the internet and such. Further, it appears that the new Windows Vista was not allowing me to log on to my AOL Instant Messenger program and was freezing on videos on youtube.com.

Took my Gateway model 7330GZ laptop in for repairs under my extended Warranty/service Plan which is valid until early August 2008. The laptop has developed a cracked/broken hinge, which has spread over the past several weeks (similar to how a windshield crack may spread over time but on a different scale). After about a week and a half I got phone call from Best Buy Geek Squad saying that my computer was ready but my request to repair/replace the parts necessary to fix the hinge was denied.

My teenage son took his laptop into Best Buy for a technician to look at it because his video card wasn't working. The technician told him he needed a new vidio card and picked one out for him. He called me to get approval and charged the new video card to my MasterCard. When he got home, we immediately opened the shrink wrapped box with the video card and in it was a 3.5 floppy. No video card!

My daughters bought a Fuji digital camera on sale at Best Buy Jan 07 for 159.99 plus we purchased a $30.00 2 yr extended warranty for it. For whatever reason the camera stopped functioning after 5 months sowe took into Best Buy to honor their warranty and the infamous Geek Squad took the camera and sent it out for repair. one and a half months later and several phone calls to the Geek Squad they stated, it's going to cost more to repair it so just go into the Best Buy store and they will replace the camera with the same or better camera.

I am writing as I am at my wits end with Best Buy. I purchased a television from them over a year ago. Along with a service protection plan. My TV broke down over 2 weeks ago ( 6/408 ) and we were told by the repair man who was here for about 5 min that he had never seen that before tried calling several people no one answered their phones and he left stating that it could be a month or so he guessed and wasn't even sure that the part he was ordering was the right one.

Purchase an inspiron from best buy. I told at time of purchase that not only did I have a 1 year dell warranty I also had a queek squad service. Well when four months later the cd drive went the run around started.... The Dell website says All Dell products sold at Best Buy come with a 1-year limited warranty. When I enter my service code into the dell website, it says I have 209 days left on next day shipping of all parts. HOWEVER, either best buy, geek squad or dell will send me a replacement part!

A Panasonic Camera DMC-TZ1, purchased 06-03-06, took about 150 pictures with it. Camera and all accessories cost $581.+ Around February 2008, the camera would not turn ON. Finally, on 04/05/08, after contacting Best Buy who refused to accept the camera if I sent it Parcel Post, insured and signature requested, that I was willing to pay for that service both ways...I had to drive 150 miles round trip twice.That cost an extra $105.00 in fuel, totally using up the $60.00 4 year service contract.

I am receiving very poor service from this Geek Squad location. I have bought three computers from best buy. I just wish there was service to go with it.

All I wanted done was a data transfer. After loosing my computer and having it under another person phone number. They give it back to me saying they could not do the work. I get it home. I find that the operating system is gone and I am unable to access my files. I took it back and I am unable to get a response from Geek Squad.

On Tuesday at 5pm I dropped off my car for installation. The speakers cost about $106 and the installation fees were $85. At 10 pm I left the store with my driver side window unable to close, speakers were not working the radio did not work and my remote entry was flawless. All of these things worked at 5pm per installation pre-check. Jonathan the installer told me to bring it back the next day and if the systems aren't working they (BB) would have it towed and pay to get it fixed. He indicated there was absolutely no liability on my part.

Representative for Geeksquad services Client not happy with the service that she received. Geeksquad installed Norton on to her computer and now computer is not working. Says she has been given the run around about her problems with the computer. Says that she wants a refund . Geeksquad assured her that they would fix her computer and she is very upset because even after her computer messed up she bought multiple applications to help fix the computer but her computer still is not working.

I purchased a home theater system, full-motion wall mount for my 46 flatscreen & installation service for mounting the flatscreen & home theater. I was assured by the sales rep that the 2 installation services purchased would cover the cost of mounting the flatscreen & concealing all wires. I read the terms & agreement and once again further clarified with the sales rep that the installation costs included concealment of all wires; he replied it did. In fact, he provided his email address & cell phone number in the event of a problem during installation I took the day off from work so that I was present for the installation which was to occur between 8am - 12pm. The technicians arrived at 12:15pm and immediately let me know that in order to conceal all the wires for the installation and mount the speakers for my home theater it would be an additional ~$200-$300. In fact, the current installation services that I purchased only covered the the mounting of the flatscreen, connecting the flatscreen/home theater and clearly exposing all wires.

Our company bought a Laptop 8/22/07 from the Best Buy in Minnetonka, MN, for one of our work stations. We called Best buy 5 days later and said the laptop will not turn on--it takes about 5-7 tries to get this turned on. They (GeekSquad) said to bring it in and they would look at it, so we did. It worked for about two weeks and had the same problem. We brought it back to the store, and they sent it off to another state to be fixed. Picked up the Laptop on the day they said he would be there, came back to the office and guess what? It still does not work. I called Best Buy and asked why they let me out of the store and did NOT tell me it still did not work. NO answer to the questions; they said it would have to go back to HP. Just to let you know--we DID buy the extended warranty for $230.00 for five years. No one will call me back and let me know what to do....

On a Wednesday evening a sales person told me that an XM radio for my vehicle would cost $149. Upon arriving at the store, she told me that if I wanted clear reception, I would have to buy another antenna for $19. On Wednesday, I was told that it would take about an hour or an hour and a half to install it. Thursday, after purchasing the XM, she told me drive up to the installation bay, and the tech would come out and and get the keys. I drove up to the bay, and the young man just stood there and stared at me. Then another customer walked in, and the tech waited on them. I then got out of the car and approached the tech, and he told me it would be several hours to install the XM. I complained inside the store, and the people just looked at me. I then got my money back and went to Mother's Window Tint and got an XM and installation. Bait advertising--and a sorry way to run a railroad.

I have been unable to use my printer attached to my Compac PC or my Flash Drive. I signed up for online help through The Geek Squad's online service for $129.00 . The first representative spend 4 hours running virus scans and told me to call back when they were complete. I called back and spent another 3 hours with a different rep who wanted to rerun the virus scan; she disconnected from my computer mid virus scan. I called back and got a different service rep, who was so bad I requested to speak with a Supervisor. He hung up on me. I called a fourth time and spent another 2 hours with a representative who finally tried to fix my issue with the printer, which he was not able to correct. The process was horrible and time consuming, and my issue is STILL not corrected.

On March 2, 2005, I purchased a Gateway laptop from Best Buy in West Hartford, CT. I also purchased the extended warranty at that time. The salesman told me it was considered multi-functional and that because dirt and dust could be so detrimental to the machine, I could send it off for an internal cleaning as often as once a month. On January 26, 2008, I took my laptop to the Geek Squad so they could repair the plug in for the AC adapter and do an internal cleaning. The Geek Agent Ed said that I could lose all my information when they worked on the computer, so I paid him $159 for him to backup my information. He said he would do it that evening and send the laptop out in the morning. When I called two days later to pick up my backup disks, I was informed that they had not performed the backup. I asked to speak to the manager, as I had paid for this service which had not been performed. The manager was not in the least bit helpful and did not want to refund my $159, but put me in touch with Agent Ryan. Agent Ryan informed me that he had contacted the service center in Kentucky, and he would have them do the backup prior to any work on my computer.

Viper Remote Start was purchased as a Christmas gift. My son was advised ANY Best Buy would install it (paid extra for the installation), as it was being sent to his dad in South Jersey, 2 hours away. That is not the case. Best Buy in Cherry Hill, Mt. Laurel and Deptford would not install it because they did not accept the prepaid installation charge and advised me it had to be in-stalled at the BB where it was purchased or pay another installation fee. This is totally inappropriate, and my personal feeling is my son was lied to just to make a sale.

I purchased a cutting edge dual core processor computer when they first came out in August 2005. It NEVER worked. I have taken it to there GEEK SQUAD over 18 times. They have been promising to replace it, but Corporate never approves it. I spend 4 hours at a time on this and over 150 hours to date. I spent over $2500 on this computer AND bought an extended service plan. What is their problem? How do we stand up against this gross negligence? AT this point they had the gall to tell me how old the computer is. I have not used this computer, NOT once since November 2006. It never worked.

On 12/28/2007 I took my personal desktop computer to Best Buy for repair under an extended warranty policy. I purchased this warranty policy when I purchased the PC new at Best Buy. The computer appeared to have caught on fire internally during normal use. The Geek Squad Agent removed the side panel to visually view the inside of the PC to confirm my complaint. Upon viewing the PC we found the Power Supply and Mother Board damaged along with the PC case black inside and on outside at cooling fan opening. I requested a credit to the store to purchase another PC through my extended warranty policy due to the extent of damage. The Geek Squad Agent along with Travis, one of the Managers in the store at that time, agreed that the PC was beyond repair but must follow procedure, and the PC must be sent out to their service center. They stated that I should receive a phone call from one of the Geek Squad Agents in a few days authorizing me to receive credit to purchase another PC through my extended warranty program. A service Order was written up with an Estimated Completion Date of 1/5/2008.

I made an appointment for Sirius radio and new speakers to be installed in truck. George was rude from the first phone call. When I made the appointment I told him I am not knowledgeable whatsoever about this process and needed to be informed on everything I need. He asked me what kind of radio; I told him Sirius and he asked what kind of truck. He said nothing about needing an FM adapter. I had to wait 2 weeks for an appointment. On the morning of the appointment I called the store to confirm. He again asked me for information, and for the first time he asked if I had an FM Adapter. He very unfriendly-like said they are sold out of them, and I can pick one up at a store on way. There are no stores on way there, and I told him I was very upset that he did not tell me this before and at least hold one, knowing I made an appt. 2 weeks ago. George said a lot of people don't show up for appointments.

On November 24, 2007 I took my computer to Best Buy for a diagnosis on what was wrong with it. After four days I was called and told it was checked out, that the hard drive was dead, and I would need a new one. I was told it would cost approx $230 to replace and reprogram the new hard drive. The diagnostic was $60 for this information. I decided to get a second opinion since the computer was only 1.5 years old but nevertheless, out of the warranty period. I took my computer to a friend who repairs computers for the hospital where I have worked. He checked it out, removed a Virus from it and returned it to me working as good as new.

I purchased a new Gateway Desktop Serial Number CCH66-810-08133 in Oct. 06. In April or May 07, the video card went bad and was replaced with no problems at Best Buy in Lawrence, KS. Then in Aug. 07 the computer crashed. I returned it to Best Buy and was told it would need to be returned to the factory. This was done the first time early in Sept 07. About a month later it was returned to me and wasn't working correctly. So I called customer service and again returned it to the factory. The second time it was returned, the front of the computer was broken. So for the third time it was returned. This was in early Nov. 07. At that time I talked to a Supervisor named Bob, I believe. He was going to build a new upgraded computer with WXP, not Vista, and have it shipped to me ASAP. It's now almost the new year, and I still have no computer.

I have a problem with the vendor, the Geek Squad. The problem right now is that they sent someone to my home and the person caused a problem with the sound portion of the computer. We do not have any sound. Brad came to our home on a Sunday and then we had a problem on Monday and he came on Wednesday and we now have no sound. I spoke with Michael from the Geek Squad who is Bryan's boss. He wants to charge us again to have someone come out.

I went into the Best Buy store because my daughter's computer was not working properly. I told the Geek Squad Agent the problem, and he insisted that it was a computer virus. He charged $299.00 plus installation of a virus program, $89.00. They called one week later telling me the computer was working. I came in and had them test it in front of me. Well, it was still not working, but the installation technician quite adamantly stated that he had done all the work, minus the installation because I did not give him the software. I was never told to bring in software. To make a long story short, I brought the computer back that evening because it the same problems. I was told that I needed to increase my RAM. I found that funny, as I had just increase the RAM three weeks prior and they had no record of it.

I gave my computer to Best Buy for service since it's under warranty. They ran a diagnostic, didn't find anything, and a week later it wouldn't work again. They sent it to a service station in Texas where the problems were fixed and sent it back to Best Buy on Nov. 21. It has been 7 days now; nobody knows where is my pc. The Texas service says it is in Roseville, CA, and Roseville says it must be in Texas.

I own a 1998 BMW 528i that was in excellent condition when I took it to Best Buy in Heath, OH on October 21, 2007 to have a Viper Remote Security System installed. The install appointment was scheduled in advance, and the car was dropped off with them when they opened at 11 A.M. I returned 8 hours later and only part of the work was done. I had to schedule the remaining work (door lock/unlock feature) to be completed that Thursday, October 25. I returned on Thursday and again the car was left for the entire day. When I went back to my car, it was obvious that certain wires were crossed as my panel lights were flashing, the lock/unlock feature was not working properly, the door handle to open the vehicle wasn't the same, and I noticed obvious gouge marks in the side panel where the technician either pried loose or forced open the panel to gain access.

I took my HP desk top computer into Best Buy Geek Squad because my desktop would not open. I was getting an error message every time I tried to reboot. The Geek Squad told me it would be $59.00 to diagnostic test, and once that was done they could tell me what the problem was. I called them several days later to get the verdict. The guy told me that I would have to pay an additional $99.00 to get all my files saved before they could continue to fix the problem or I would lose everything. I gave them the o.k.; I am a tax preparer for over 15 years and I asked him to save tax seasons 03, 04, 05 and 06. I finally picked up my computer on Nov 17th, along with a disk from them that I was told had my backup files on. I brought my computer to my home office, plugged everything up, and got the same error message I had when I took it into the store. I marched it right back to Best Buy, and the customer service I received was worse than ever. They refused to plug the system up and confirm my findings and ordered me out the store. I had to pay another computer company to come to my home and get my system operating again.

I purchased a Sony Vaio Laptop 3/06. I did not receive the OS re-install nor any of the drivers for the laptop. It never occurred to me to ask for them until 11/07, I am having issues and could reinstall the OS and the drivers myself. I am a professional IT person. Why I didn't think to ask for the re-install I can't recall. So I call the Best Buy in Logan, UT where I purchased the laptop from, requesting to pick-up the re-install discs. I was told it would cost me $29.95 and that I should just get them from the Internet. That isn't the point. I paid over $2600 for this laptop and I purchased a 2year service agreement. I should have been provided all driver and re-install discs at the time of purchase.

My 2 1/2-year-old Canon Powershot S70 suddenly stopped working. I had bought the camera and a 4-year warranty from Best Buy, which inspected my camera and sent it to their repair lab, PrecisionCameras.com. They called me and said that my camera had been damaged in a way that voided the warranty, and e-mailed me a photo showing a gouge caused by a tool forcing the two halves of the body apart, and said it would be $199 to fix it. That damage was done AFTER I turned the camera over to Best Buy, but since I wanted the camera to be fixed, I authorized the repair, planning to settle it with Best Buy when I picked it up.

I purchased a camera with accident warranty from Best Buy. When I purchased the warranty the salesperson said if anything happens just bring it in and we will replace it. My camera fell and broke; we took it in, and the first time they kept it for four weeks and supposedly fixed it. A month later we took it in, and again they stated that it was fixed. My camera broke again (lens error), and it has been there for two more weeks. I have called the geek squad; no one answers, no recording and my camera is still not fixed. They have very poor customer service! I called teh 800 number to file a complaint about them not picking up the phone, and the operator stated that they are busy and it is best for me to just go into the store.

I took my Dell laptop in to Best Buy's Geek Squad because of multiple problems. Left with Geek Squad after explanation. After initial diagnosis, they informed me that I had a virus that had wrapped itself around a system file, and they would have to reload my operating system. I knew as recently as two days before that my operating system disk was in the D drive. When I informed them of this, they said it was not there and they couldn't find it. Then I paid over $450 for them to do the above and install Spy Sweeper and an antivirus program. I asked them to only save my Excel and email info. When I picked up the computer, it was running slower and the built-in mouse was not functioning properly, while it was working when I took it in.

I purchased a Toshiba Satellite laptop computer on March 9, 2007 for personal, at-home use. I also purchased an extended service plan. I purchased it at Best Buy in Trumbull, CT. The computer was working beautifully. The laptop cost me $699; the extended service plan was $129.99. Four weeks ago, I took it out of the drawer I keep it in and opened it up to find the LCD monitor screen seemingly fractured internally. I had never dropped it, nor used it carelessly. There is not one single mark on the entire case. No scratch, no bump, nothing to indicate the cause of this damage. I brought it back to Best Buy, thinking it should be fully warranteed especially since it was just under six months old (when I brought it in) AND I had purchased the extended service plan. I received a call several days ago from Agent Knoxson at Geek Squad telling me it was not covered at all and the cost would be $591 to replace the monitor. Apparently, no one believed that I had not damaged my computer myself. For $591.00 I could buy another laptop ! But that isnt why I'm writing to you. I researched on-line and found that a laptop monitor could be purchased for $220; two of my sons are computer techs and either could do the labor. I also knew I could thus cancel the extended service plan I purchased; after all, I certainly did not need it now. My plan states that this can be done at any Best Buy store. So on Wednesday, October 3, 2007, I went to Best Buy to do so. After much argument with Customer Service, I went home without my refund. The employees were not familiar with refunding for a service plan and told me I'd have to do this by mail (which is not true). I then telephoned Best Buy intending to speak with a manager. I found myself connected with the same clerk I had spoken to. He apologized to me, stating that he had been wrong and that I could indeed cancel the service plan at the store. His name was Steve. I returned on March 5, 2007 expecting to be treated correctly and either get my refund or have my checking account credited with the amount I was due. However, Best Buy refuses to give me a refund or to credit my account. I am entitled to approximately $100 refunded on the price of the two year service plan. Best Buy refuses to give me anything but store credit. This is not acceptable to me. I used my debit card to pay for the laptop and for the service plan. I have no need for store credit. It's unlikely I will ever shop there again. Additionally, my service plan does not state I have to accept store credit. It says refund. I am a 53-year-old widow disabled from multiple sclerosis; in all actuality, I have just given Best Buy $699 for absolutely nothing in return. I have no working laptop and no refund. In order for me to repair the computer, I need money. I feel I am being treated unfairly, possibly illegally. Certainly "customer service" is an incorrect term. Dis-service is more accurate.

This is the status and what appears to be a dead end regarding this issue as Best Buy successfully stalled to allow the warrantee to expire. Since August I have been dealing with this. To date I have written over 7 letters to the State of Tennessee regarding this issue. The computer is back in my possession and still is not working. The computer continues to freeze up; the screen is working ok now. I contacted the Geek Squad's main headquarters in August in an attempt to locate my computer and to find out what is the problem. Per the main office at the Geek Squad, there is and has been no record of my computer ever being serviced. There is no record despite my invoices from the Geek Squad of any repairs being done on my computer; the invoice numbers dont even show on record. Now, after all these attempts Best Buy/Geek Squad has advised me that they will no longer service my computer as the warrantee has expired on it. Again, I wrote the State of Tennessee regarding this with no reply received. Now I am stuck with a computer that I paid almost 1,600.00 for it and it does not work properly, is very undependable, and I will have to pay to have it fixed. On the 5 October 2007 I received a letter from the State of Tennessee advising me that there is nothing they can do. One letter from Best Buy dated 21 August states that it was fixed and returned, nothing else. There was no mention of Best Buy refusing to service the computer and delaying service to have the warranty expire, there was no mention that now Best Buy has never fixed the computer and now won't service it even though it has been failing since it broke about 2 months after it was purchased. Best Buy sold me a computer that failed 2 months after it was purchased, I made 8 stops by the store, the computer still is not fixed, and now they won't service it because they delayed the repairs until after the manufactures warranty expired. BEWARE OF BEST BUY! There are clearly many unanswered questions and what appears to be fraud on the part of Best Buy and the Geek Squad.

My Compaq Presario PC with Windows Vista keeps becoming unstable. I can't download Windows Updates and I have gotten blue screened twice. I brought it to Geek Squad after the first time it wouldn't allow me to download updates and paid EXTRA for Geek Squad to fix that. Apparently, they took my money for doing nothing, because the computer is acting as weird as before. Geek Squad (and Best Buy, for that matter) NEVER pick up their phones. The way they handle customers is a glaring disgrace!

my son purchased a compaq laptop from Wal-Mart in Oct-Nov 2006. Over the months he developed a virus on my computer. So he took his computer to the best geeks to check what was happening with it. A few days later he had to call them to find out what is going on with his computer, they stated that the computer had a trojan virus, so he asked how much would it be for it to be removed and for them to bring the computer back to working order, they stated between 2 to 3 hundred dollars, he allowed them to go ahead and remove the virus and anything else necessary needed to be done.

I took my 3 month old p c into the best buy because it was shutting down on me. I had gotten extended 2 year warranty, they assured me they would fix it. Well, after 8 days of calling all the time and driving way to Biddeford to drop off the recovery disk i had, I finally got the machine home -- and less then 24 hours later it is doing the same thing.

My HP owuld not allow me to access the internet. I know I was connected because I hooked up my mac and I had internet access. Unlike other pc's the ethernet card cannot be replaced because it it soddered to the mother board. when I took it in to the geek squad they said they had to do a diagnostic and they will call me in a week.