BEst Buy are SCAmmers

[KristinOC]

I had the worst BF experience at BEst buy in Westminster CA. My brother, his friends and I stood in lines for 5 nights in the cold and rain to purchase the Toshiba laptops. When the tickets were being handed out there were no prices on them. When ask about the ticket for the advertise Toshiba, the manager handing out the tickets kept saying "I don't know what you are talking about, which laptop do you want?" When we kept saying "the one for $379.99 in the ad", he said "He doesn't know the price"…...so after much frustration I decided to take all of the laptop vouchers since he can't tell me which labtop is the $379.

As the door open we rush to the customer service counter to purchase the labtop and was given hell by the manager named Robert J. Since we had all these labtop vouchers with us, we ask him which labtop was for $379. He looks at our vouchers and he took ALL my vouchers away. I said "Hey, those are my vouchers. I need to purchase the Toshiba and the HP"...his response was "Your lucky you are getting one at all".. So he gives us the HP labtops and we are headed towards the cashier. I ask if for my vouchers back and he look at me and said "NO" one labtop per customer. I could have mad a big deal out of it but I didn’t because I wanted to get the Toshiba for my sister who was standing right next to me. I told him "she's a minor, she can't pay so I am going to pay for her"… Long story short, he assume that I was buying it for myself which is false because as the rule and regulation at BB.com states that you are allow to get one of each items...etc…..so in the end I got a HP and the Toshiba.
My friends and bro who was after us also have problems purchasing his HP. When the cashier rung him up for the wrong price of the labtop and refuse to get the price adjusted he got mad and started to yell "what kind of business are you running scamming customer...." Robert J the manager said "get out of the store or we will call the cops". …so he left...but it's sad to see that after camping out in the cold and rain for 5 nights this is the service we get and with the added bonus a cop were going to be called...I told the manager to "please call the cop because you guys are running a scam with your false advertisement" but we decided to leave because it wasn't worth it in end. When I got home I notice that they over charge me on the HP $649 instead of $349. I went to best buy to get it corrected but the manager said "sorry the sales are over" and left. When I try to call back the manager he just kept walking away from me and ignoring me.

My sister opens her Toshiba laptops and found a couple of dead or stuck pixels. I called BB and ask if they would repair the labtop and was told that if you have more than 8 pixels then they can repair it other than that I can return the labtop and that's all they can do for me.

I have always been a fan of bestbuy but after this experience. I will take my money else where. BUYERS BEWARE. I WILL NEVER SHOP THERE AGAIN....

[Intrepid.]

You were one of those people?? We've been making fun of you guys all week! Seriously, that sucks about your bad experience but if you're a Slick Dealer you wouldn't have waited outside for almost a week when you can get equally good deals here.

[Dekker]

YMMV, I had a fantastic time at my Best Buy. Manager came by with Krispy Kreme donuts for the first people in line.

[KristinOC]

You were one of those people?? We've been making fun of you guys all week! Seriously, that sucks about your bad experience but if you're a Slick Dealer you wouldn't have waited outside for almost a week when you can get equally good deals here.

I wasn't in line most of the time...my brother like to camp out with his friends. I just check in on them...but after this experience I WILL NEver buy anything from that store again.

YMMV, I had a fantastic time at my Best Buy. Manager came by with Krispy Kreme donuts for the first people in line.

which BB is this.

[sandaboy90]

Ouch...sorry for your experience man! 5 days early in line?! They still have some good laptop deals online and if you wait until Cyber Monday, I'm pretty sure you can get better deals than those at BB Black Friday! I would return the laptops to BB if I were you...they're not worth it. Good luck and Happy Holidays!

[iheartdeals03]

seriously?? no sale is worth getting in like 5 days in advance.

[Dekker]

BB in Burbank. And I wouldn't really call it much of a lavish OMG gift of donuts, they were cold............:(

[HeadBand]

I wasn't in line most of the time...my brother like to camp out with his friends. I just check in on them...but after this experience I WILL NEver buy anything from that store again.



which BB is this.

if you are not in line the whole time, aside from bathroom breaks/getting stuff from the car you don't deserve to get the vouchers anyways....I am surprised the people behind you allowed you to get away with this....although many places you could have been the only people in line until Thursday evening

[bradfox2]

its LAPtop

[matttcheeww]

if you worked for those 5 days you couldve AT LEAST gotten something better then how much you saved for... thats horrible and somethign tells me this is a troll

[Ann817]

lol Sorry but it irks me so much that you kept spelling laptop, "labtop" instead.

[MrCodeDude]

You really "stood" in line for 5 days and still had no idea what "labtop" you were intending on buying other than the fact that it was $349?

[KristinOC]

You really "stood" in line for 5 days and still had no idea what "labtop" you were intending on buying other than the fact that it was $349?

I knew which laptop I wanted but they have like 5 different HP and I didn't know the model # off hand because it was the secret sale. But the point is that non of the vouchers have prices on them.....wth?

[Phelgm]

Yeah and might of screwed the other people in line because you took all the vouchers. I don't care though, I guess if you waited, you could do whatever you wanted. The HP you got for $649 was right because there is an HP that's $599. Plus tax and it's $649. You get the antivirus and the printer thrown in with the package. Also, what did the vouchers look like, because the ones over here had prices and specs etc.

[Superocean]

Wow 5 days in the bad weather.

Kristin, next time go to another BB like the south coast plaza. Also, there's no way anyone should wait 5 days inline for a dayam computer. You could dress like a bum for 5 day and collect change on the off-ramp and get enough to buy a laptop.

[pwnage]

I'll be the first to admit BestBuy sucks (especially in my town). Five days could have been better spent working and buying a laptop for a better price without the hassle. Just my $0.02

[cpnqn]

this tale seems like a comedy of errors on your part...

1. you don't go for the 'hot ticket' item- unless you are ebaying it, it's generally crap & better to be had most of the year than what THEY want you to believe is so hot.

2. you probably missed that information floating all over the place here- or if you didn't- put number 2, as being that you actually waited 5 days or however long, to get $800 worth-o-crap, um- I LOVE BF & haven't missed yet, but- if I had to wait 5 days, I'd rather be shot. I'm expensive, I don't wait 5 days for my kids & I love them!:lmao:

And, I'm never one to butcher spelling and typos- but, if you talk like you write- you probably got dismissed out of confusion, perhaps try again?

oh- and #3- in case you don't already know this, you should have been holding each of those tickets at the front of the line up and taking bids before waiting to deal with the crap, you could have made WAY more from them!

hth!

[mattford11]

LOL @ Labtop

[choli0090]

Here's what I want to know.. Why didn't you notice that they charged you $300 more then what you expected to pay ?

[edism]

wow a SD member waited 5 days, for a "laptop" which i bought on the net on Thanksgiving night, didn't lose sleep over it. she should of know better !

[DHowdy]

call corporate...not the 800-BB number, they are helpful sometimes.

[KristinOC]

this tale seems like a comedy of errors on your part...

1. you don't go for the 'hot ticket' item- unless you are ebaying it, it's generally crap & better to be had most of the year than what THEY want you to believe is so hot.

2. you probably missed that information floating all over the place here- or if you didn't- put number 2, as being that you actually waited 5 days or however long, to get $800 worth-o-crap, um- I LOVE BF & haven't missed yet, but- if I had to wait 5 days, I'd rather be shot. I'm expensive, I don't wait 5 days for my kids & I love them!:lmao:

And, I'm never one to butcher spelling and typos- but, if you talk like you write- you probably got dismissed out of confusion, perhaps try again?

oh- and #3- in case you don't already know this, you should have been holding each of those tickets at the front of the line up and taking bids before waiting to deal with the crap, you could have made WAY more from them!

hth!

I've always check my spelling and grammar, but if your mad and upset...it doesn't really matter...just wanted to share my frustrating experience.

[dalinkwent817]

Here's what I want to know.. Why didn't you notice that they charged you $300 more then what you expected to pay ?
I agree, cashiers almost always verbally tell you how much your total is. If you were paying with a credit/debit card, you would have also seen the total on the little screen. And God help you if you paid cash... Makes you wonder if this story even happened at all... and if it did, then you deserve to get hosed.

[KristinOC]

I agree, cashiers almost always verbally tell you how much your total is. If you were paying with a credit/debit card, you would have also seen the total on the little screen. And God help you if you paid cash... Makes you wonder if this story even happened at all... and if it did, then you deserve to get hosed.

Yeah...I should have heard her and see but with everything that is going on in the store I didn't....Just wanna get out of there.

[Sizz813]

I wouldn't be suprised if they are another victim of the economic crisis in 2009. Their stock is at a 5 year low, they have been downgraded to almost junk status, made a horrible purchase of Napster at the worst possible time. And in reality, who here actually shops at BB? If there isn't a killer sale, do you even go there? I can't remember the last time I bought something at BB at full retail price.

[cdmoore74]

I was in line for 3 days to purchase a ps3 which I sold for $1200 on ebay, a $800 dollar profit. You stood in line 5 days for a laptop which can be easily had for the past year at the price you "wanted to paid". It would have been better to camp in the comfort of your own home. Even at $100 a laptop it would have been silly to camp for over 12 hours.
Don't get me wrong; I love to camp. When the Xbox 720 or the Playstation 4 is release I will be in full camping gear only because it's new and demand will be extremely high. Not for a $350 laptop which has been selling cheaply for the last 3 years. Specs may change but a laptop is a laptop.

[gem]

I've always check my spelling and grammar, but if your mad and upset...it doesn't really matter...just wanted to share my frustrating experience.

LOL are you sure you just checked your grammar? "Your" sure?


OP is hilarious -- gotta give her?(him more likely) some props for skipping thanksgiving day / meal for a piece of electronic device. :lmao: I have to call BS on the story, there can't be people out there that would spend 5 days waiting for this crap. OP just exaggerated to make his/her point.

[cdmoore74]

And on top of it all you and many others stood in line for secret deals that never happened. It's not a "secret" on why you early birds got shot down.

[quadpump]

sad thing is all that trouble for laughtop w/ vista on it...

LOL are you sure you just checked your grammar? "Your" sure? Doesn't


OP is hilarious -- gotta give her?(him more likely) some props for skipping thanksgiving day / meal for a piece of electronic device. :lmao: I have to call BS on the story, there can't be people out there that would spend 5 days waiting for this crap. OP just exaggerated to make his/her point.

i think they mean 5 hours.. in a lot of places camping beyond one night gets you a visit by the cops...

sad thing is all that trouble for laughtop w/ vista on it...



i think they mean 5 hours.. in a lot of places camping beyond one night gets you a visit by the cops...

I do agree with poor management/customer service in my limited experience with them (BB)

[chihuahualuver]

SS about your bet buy experience. This is the worst company ever. If anyone deserves to go under it's them. Hope you get justice.

[cdmoore74]

sad thing is all that trouble for laughtop w/ vista on it...



i think they mean 5 hours.. in a lot of places camping beyond one night gets you a visit by the cops...



I do agree with poor management/customer service in my limited experience with them (BB)


The cops came that same morning during my PS3 camp out but after speaking to best buy management it was ok. Some towns in my area have ordinances on camping on private property. That's why I called the police department in advance. Never leave home without a game plan. And never camp if you do not know what your camping for; LOL :shake: .

[quadpump]

wasnt' the hottest deal the hp/live.com promo ? you could have sipped coco while processing your order .. and chat w/ fellow slickerdees.

[dwn4whadever]

YMMV, I had a fantastic time at my Best Buy. Manager came by with Krispy Kreme donuts for the first people in line.


Thats great!!!!:lol: :lol: :lol: You guys BB are on the total opppsite end of the meter.:lol:
One got donuts and the other..... a kick in the Jimmie.

[katierysz]

When i got home I notice that they over charge me on the HP $649 instead of $349.


I don't mean to be rude and I really do sympathize with you over your rotten experience, but how do you not notice that they overcharged you by $300 until after you left? That price would have made me say "Hey, wait a minute. Something's wrong." And I would have been watching the register that everything rang up correctly.

[YoursTruly]

C'mon, she is just a minor.. don't yell at her spelling geez.
Well, that is horrible =( Don't ever shop there again :3

[Vision33r]

I pity you waited all night in the rain just for garbage deals.

This year's Black Friday is terrible, I guess terrible people need terrible deals.

[dlwhite23]

send a letter via email to best buy, followed by going to another store and asking for the District Manager name and number don't leave until you get it. You have no reason to explain why you need it. Explain yourself properly to him or her. You can also mention that you had such a horrible time and posted it on the net. Go to there website and give a customer review on the item and state all that information as well. The TIME, date, store # associate of is on your receipt therefore if best buy over charge you there are responsible to correct regardless if the sale is over. The receipt will show that you purchased it on black friday and you are within the guidelines. Call 800 best buy as well. Get to the District Manager and let them know you are taking it to corporate. I hope this helps. Best Buy stores are making their own rules I went on Wednesday to purchases an LCD for my parents are they tired some BS with me, didn't work I held my grounds.

[hvnsangel]

Sorr but I don't believe a word of the post. Soon as I read the word "laBtop" my suspisions were confirmed. Even more so when you paid THREE HUNDRED dollars more over sales price and didn't notice? I don't care how pissed I am I would notice the price. Especially if I'm the one handing out the cash for it.

You sure you didn't line up at Circut Sh!tty? Them I could see pulling that.

[masashi]

sad thing is that you can get this same laptop off of ebay with live.com 30% cashback and 10% off coupon for less the price of BF.

That's what I did came out to be $330.00 total, $50.00+ cheaper and best of all no waiting in line.

[hottpinkglitter]

I don't really post much but I had an experience much like yours. My sister and I were the 1st ones in line and walked out empty handed b/c of all the BS that BB pulled. I called the corporate office, they spoke to the DM and we went back and got all we came there for. They tried to charge us $599 for the HP, but we caught it before they charged us, and were coplete asses about it when we said we thought we had the vouchers for the $349 HP. Like you, the vouchers had no prices. A call to the corporate office helps.

[toastman91]

Im sorry but you are clearly either a troll or a malnurished retard. If you spoke to the manager at best buy the way you just wrote your horribly spelled story then I feel bad for Best buy for once! God I had to deal with a lot of people like you on Friday at Target, and lets just say I was happy customer service wasn't our number one priority that day:P

[MistyQ]

Sorr but I don't believe a word of the post. Soon as I read the word "laBtop" my suspisions were confirmed. Even more so when you paid THREE HUNDRED dollars more over sales price and didn't notice? I don't care how pissed I am I would notice the price. Especially if I'm the one handing out the cash for it.

You sure you didn't line up at Circut Sh!tty? Them I could see pulling that.

:lol:

Really!

The whole story centers around the price of the "labtop", and yet she doesn't check the price as soon as the item rings up?

The BS-O-Meter is beeping off the charts. :shake:

[brakepad]

5 nights?!. oh, man, you need to get a life.

[hvnsangel]

:lol:

Really!

The whole story centers around the price of the "labtop", and yet she doesn't check the price as soon as the item rings up?

The BS-O-Meter is beepng off the charts. :shake:


I think something ate my Y key in that post! lmao

[robo21]

No way I would wait in line for an hour, let alone 5 days. Let's see, you saved $130 divided by 5 days. Hmmm. $26 per day for your time? Well you made $1.08/hour for your time. And then this bad experience with Worst Buy.

I hope you can get some help by calling corporate.

[sonic99]

No way I would wait in line for an hour, let alone 5 days. Let's see, you saved $130 divided by 5 days. Hmmm. $26 per day for your time? Well you made $1.08/hour for your time. And then this bad experience with Worst Buy.

I hope you can get some help by calling corporate.
ouch, even the illegal immigrants standing on the corner of main st. won't work for that. must suck when you value your life at next to nothing.

[MistyQ]

I think something ate my Y key in that post! lmao

And something ate my "i" key! :lol:

(Since gone back and fixed it!)

[sbcpunkrocker]

As someone said, judging by the way your organize your thoughts, it appears to be a case of you not understanding how these things work rather than BB screwing up.

[mikejones]

So when you expected to buy your LABTOP for 349, and they said your total was over 700 bucks, that didnt raise a flag for you?

Also, weather.com shows that the lowest the temps got over the last week was 50 degrees overnight, and highs were in the 70s during the day. that's not exactly waiting in the cold :lol:

[KristinOC]

I don't really post much but I had an experience much like yours. My sister and I were the 1st ones in line and walked out empty handed b/c of all the BS that BB pulled. I called the corporate office, they spoke to the DM and we went back and got all we came there for. They tried to charge us $599 for the HP, but we caught it before they charged us, and were coplete asses about it when we said we thought we had the vouchers for the $349 HP. Like you, the vouchers had no prices. A call to the corporate office helps.

Wow...that's great news....not so much for me...I was too busy trying to get the hard drive and everything while standing in line at the store I didn't see how much they charge me...stupid thing on my part....a hard lesson learned.

[KristinOC]

Im sorry but you are clearly either a troll or a malnurished retard. If you spoke to the manager at best buy the way you just wrote your horribly spelled story then I feel bad for Best buy for once! God I had to deal with a lot of people like you on Friday at Target, and lets just say I was happy customer service wasn't our number one priority that day:P

You work at Target...need I say more? Is this an English class or your putting your useless .02? Try typing this when your frustrated....lets see how you do it Mr. a****.

[Chrs]

eh fob girl, post some pics of yourself

[prence]

Owned.

[SlickEnW]

Some of you guys are rediculous. Why is it a huge surpriuse that she was rung up for over 300 of the sales price? She already said a number of employees were top shelf douch bags and , instead of leaving the store, i know you all have raised a stink once or twice trying to get your way (although then OP was in the right anyway) and didn't want to leave empty handed.

op, post a receipt scan with the time showing that you purchased the goods during the sale.

[PerfectCr]

not only can't you spell laptop, but what's with the INEexplicable RAndom capital letters in your thread subject?

[simulatedsurviv]

its LAPtop

second that :)

[g35fan]

the OP sounds like the person/people who have 20 family members jump in line right before the tickets are handed out.

Also, it sounds like you went up to the counter with your 8yr old sister and put down 10 tickets saying you want the $379 laptop x10, haha. Obviously it was for resale and I just know you're the type of person that has ruined Craigslist.

Do "your" homework next time and realize you'll get no pity from anyone here in regards to your stupidity. Overcharge by $300? Gimme a freakin break. Once in my life I'm actually siding with BB. What has the world come to...

[Hitman619]

5 days camped out = no job living a home

must be nice!

[quadpump]

Some of you guys are rediculous. Why is it a huge surpriuse that she was rung up for over 300 of the sales price? She already said a number of employees were top shelf douch bags and , instead of leaving the store, i know you all have raised a stink once or twice trying to get your way (although then OP was in the right anyway) and didn't want to leave empty handed.

op, post a receipt scan with the time showing that you purchased the goods during the sale.

some observations:

It's a bitch getting cust. service at BB at normal time of the day... try 5 a.m.

Those guys may be pissed because they can't get into the deals, unless cousin/sister is in line.

After standing a few hours in line (i dont believe 5 days, that's insane and stupid) one may forget all senses but the sight of a brown box w/ HP or Toshiba labels on it.

In general, many are tech flippers in here; dont' understand digital divide or class divide... ppl do have a struggle out there plus bad credit; no knowledge of technology but can only compete physically by shoving/pushing etc. That's why there are shootings out there.. this is a case where the customer didn't own/bring a gun, otherwise a few BB employees could have been named across newspaper pages..

all sad but true.

[turbo4door]

See, the problem was that you were buying labtops. Those are WAY more than laptops!

[quadpump]

case of laptop story becoming a laughtop story...

[unicornpegasus]

You work at Target...need I say more? Is this an English class or your putting your useless .02? Try typing this when your frustrated....lets see how you do it Mr. a****.

I really wanted to give you the benefit of the doubt, but really, "you are" = "you'RE" not "your."

If this story is true I would do a charge back on my credit card (if you did indeed use a CC.) Overcharging like that is SOP it seems, especially on BF. I'm not an advocate of charge backs for every little thing, but $300 would be worth it in IMHO.

[KristinOC]

not only can't you spell laptop, but what with the INEexplicable RAndom capital letters in your thread subject?

I have an old lappy and sometimes when I type "a" I accidentally hit the CAP button....just wanted to get the point across don't care if some of the key doesn't work...or spelling...grammer....you get the idea.

second that :)

Yes it's suppose to be LAPTOP but I like labtop better so I am going to use it...

[ghostwriter66]

When i got home I notice that they over charge me on the HP $649 instead of $349. I went to best buy to get it corrected but the manager said "sorry the sales is over" and left. ....

So after the crapped all over you at the Customer Service desk YOU didn't check your reciept before signing it ... !!!!

DUDE -- you are my hero of the week ---

1st -- you have no life since you could afford to camp out for 5 days and nights for a lousy cheap ass laptop...

2nd - your not smart enough NOT to hand all the vouchers to Manager

3rd - after getting screwed by the manager -- you blindly sign a sales reciept and not check it...

I on the other hand had a great time at BB -- got everything i needed and the managers were most excellent --

[Shellac]

Try typing this when your frustrated....

His/Her frustrated what?


Sadly there are quite a few here who don't know the difference.

[quadpump]

Folks

Stop bashing & give it a break, i have caught myself typing a completely different word just because I/we process too much information and trying to get the basic idea across; unless it's a gross neglegence, give it a rest..

In your post "in IMHO" is also incorrect, so if you get on someone's case, atleast try to be perfect in your primary post.

I really wanted to give you the benefit of the doubt, but really, "you are" = "you'RE" not "your."

If this story is true I would do a charge back on my credit card (if you did indeed use a CC.) Overcharging like that is SOP it seems, especially on BF. I'm not an advocate of charge backs for every little thing, but $300 would be worth it in IMHO.

[sonic99]

Folks

Stop bashing & give it a break, i have caught myself typing a completely different word just because I/we process too much information and trying to get the basic idea across; unless it's a gross neglegence, give it a rest..

In your post "in IMHO" is also incorrect, so if you get on someone's case, atleast try to be perfect in your primary post.
nobody cares what you think. it's fun picking on the tard who camped out for a dollar an hour and then got screwed. LOL

[KristinOC]

So after the crapped all over you at the Customer Service desk YOU didn't check your reciept before signing it ... !!!!

DUDE -- you are my hero of the week ---

1st -- you have no life since you could afford to camp out for 5 days and nights for a lousy cheap ass laptop...

2nd - your not smart enough NOT to hand all the vouchers to Manager

3rd - after getting screwed by the manager -- you blindly sign a sales reciept and not check it...

I on the other hand had a great time at BB -- got everything i needed and the managers were most excellent --

So you got everything you wanted at BB...good for you. I am bitching because I wanted to know if this happens to people that stood in line at the Westminster, CA location. I am hand writing a complaint letter to corporate about this.

FYI-I've called BB corp. customer service and was credit back the $300 difference

[quadpump]

nobody cares what you think. it's fun picking on the tard who camped out for a dollar an hour and then got screwed. LOL

If that's the primary fun of your life, i feel sorry for you...

[veejl]

FYI-I've called BB corp. customer service and was credit back the $300 difference

good for you. at least something positive out of this ordeal.

[thermoelectron]

5 days for a $350 laptop- I know this is slickdeals but consider the time you guys could've spent being productive and earning money. Anyways, there's a thread on here about people lining up in westminster bestbuy practically a week early. Did that store have specific specials or are people in westminster just really into black friday?

[KristinOC]

5 days for a $350 laptop- I know this is slickdeals but consider the time you guys could've spent being productive and earning money. Anyways, there's a thread on here about people lining up in westminster bestbuy practically a week early. Did that store have specific specials or are people in westminster just really into black friday?

Same as every BB...nothing special. I went because my bro and his friends were doing it and plus I had to watch him.

[hvnsangel]

Not every BB. People here didn't line up til 10am(ish) Thursday morning. And even then it still wasn't worth it. Temps here were around 30 most of the time that day.

[SnG]

LOL, you guys going to make this poor fool go away! Indeed, waiting 5 nights for a black friday is one of the most dumbest thing you can do.

You can basically work that 5 days you waited in line and buy a good laptop at the original price! At lease that laptop would have better specs.

[missg]

Good grief. :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Intrepid.]

I had forgotten to give this thread a thumbs down earlier but I have remedied that now. -35 FTW!

[Fleener]

You work at Target...need I say more?

Was this supposed to be a burn? Or are you just upset that he has a job and therefore doesn't need to camp out for 5 days to save a couple hundred dollars on a laptop?

[hijynx54]

This is why I like having a 6 figure income. Even though I am a frugal shopper, I would never spend 5 days waiting for any deal.

I must say though. I just read your story aloud in my office and we all got a good chuckle. Kudos to you and your sisters labtop!

[girlincircles]

You were one of those people?? We've been making fun of you guys all week! Seriously, that sucks about your bad experience but if you're a Slick Dealer you wouldn't have waited outside for almost a week when you can get equally good deals here.

agreed! $349 for a laptop is not OMG TEH GREATEST DEAL EVAH and certainly not worth waiting in line for five days, rain or not!

[Intrepid.]

Was this supposed to be a burn? Or are you just upset that he has a job and therefore doesn't need to camp out for 5 days to save a couple hundred dollars on a laptop?
:highfive:

[ZeroSyztem]

Hm perhaps employees was confused because you kept calling it a laBtop

[OwenKealy]

Well done, really.

You made a spaz-tastic first post, and then slammed someone for working at Target.

You work at Target...need I say more?

That little bit of snottiness from your misspelling cyber-mouth made me go from thinking you were an uninformed consumer to being glad that you had a bad experience. I work retail as well, and have had plenty of customer interactions. Most of the time, when the customer is polite, I help resolve the issue.

When they're a bitch like you, I ensure that they are NOT assisted.

[quadpump]

Well done, really.

You made a spaz-tastic first post, and then slammed someone for working at Target.



That little bit of snottiness from your misspelling cyber-mouth made me go from thinking you were an uninformed consumer to being glad that you had a bad experience. I work retail as well, and have had plenty of customer interactions. Most of the time, when the customer is polite, I help resolve the issue.

When they're a bitch like you, I ensure that they are NOT assisted.

one bashing deserves another...

well.. Run this by your manager and see if you last extra day .. you're making business decisions based on your personal likings ? perhaps if it was your own business..

Remember customer is king and if you make them feel that way, all will be OK 98% of times... (it's not their fault that you got a low paying job w/ no future ) or wear a banner announcing that you're extremely sensitive and judgemental (like 90% folks in retail/cust. service ) and trying to get out of current job as soon as next job+$1 hourly salary becomes avail... (which is appearant most of the times w/o announcing it)

why does it always have to take a manager to pump some sense and logic into basic concept of customer service and courtesy ???

[OwenKealy]

one bashing deserves another...

well.. Run this by your manager and see if you last extra day .. you're making business decisions based on your personal likings ? perhaps if it was your own business..

Remember customer is king and if you make them feel that way, all will be OK 98% of times... (it's not their fault that you got a low paying job w/ no future ) or wear a banner announcing that you're extremely sensitive and judgemental (like 90% folks in retail/cust. service ) and trying to get out of current job as soon as next job+$1 hourly salary becomes avail... (which is appearant most of the times w/o announcing it)

why does it always have to take a manager to pump some sense and logic into basic concept of customer service and courtesy ???


Actually, I'm a grad student who's working the job that I currently have since it's good money and provides health insurance until I get into the field I'm working on my masters for.

"Customer is King"? That is a steaming pile of bullshit. I am very polite to 99% of my customers, because they're typically pretty cool folks. If there's a problem, and they are polite about it, I try and help them resolve it. Most of the time I succeed. If I don't, they thank me for trying to help them and go about their day. I've had compliments on how helpful I am given to my managers many times.

However, as soon as someone starts yelling at me for no reason, and will not stop when I request them to do so, they can kiss my ass. I am not there to take abuse and bitching from them simply because they can't get what they want, right at that moment. I will turn them away and go about my day.

[Zclyh3]

YMMV, I had a fantastic time at my Best Buy. Manager came by with Krispy Kreme donuts for the first people in line.

WTF. Really? That's interesting.

[bestco]

Man, that really sucked.

The staff at Burbank Frys told us they had to call cops to keep things in order on BF. It was crazy that day at that store.

[BobbaGanoosh]

Yes it's suppose to be LAPTOP but I like labtop better so I am going to use it...

Why? That doesn't even make sense. Are you going to put it on your Labrador Retriever? No, you're going to put it on your LAP. Stay in school...


Actually, I'm a grad student who's working the job that I currently have since it's good money and provides health insurance until I get into the field I'm working on my masters for.

"Customer is King"? That is a steaming pile of bullshit. I am very polite to 99% of my customers, because they're typically pretty cool folks. If there's a problem, and they are polite about it, I try and help them resolve it. Most of the time I succeed. If I don't, they thank me for trying to help them and go about their day. I've had compliments on how helpful I am given to my managers many times.

However, as soon as someone starts yelling at me for no reason, and will not stop when I request them to do so, they can kiss my ass. I am not there to take abuse and bitching from them simply because they can't get what they want, right at that moment. I will turn them away and go about my day.

Working retail during college was pretty mellow for me too. If I had a customer flipping out on me for something that wasn't my fault, I would either ignore them or flat out tell them that I refuse to help them. Retail is awesome when you know you won't be there forever. :lol:

[RonDo]

This is a pretty amusing thread.

And I continue to shop at BB, although not for big ticket items.

[pheenix11]

All I can say is I'm gonna miss Circuit City. :shake:

[Intrepid.]

Why? That doesn't even make sense. Are you going to put it on your Labrador Retriever? No, you're going to put it on your LAP. Stay in school...


:rofl2:

[KennyS2006]

Someone needs to take an English course.

:-S

[khhoa]

Hey I was the first one in line at the Westminster Best buy since Sunday night. I did not under stand why this year they only give 2 vouchers per person. Even though i received all the desktops and laptops i wanted.

[Indy2424]

AGREED 100% going back to college right now and have worked retail for a while now. Some customers think they can get anything for nothing and can be a jerk because they think they own you. Love the shock on their face when one of the manager say sorry your outta luck. If someone comes in and is being genuine and nice we will go out of our way to help them but if they come in kicking and screaming before the story is even told we send them packing with their problem unresolved.

Actually, I'm a grad student who's working the job that I currently have since it's good money and provides health insurance until I get into the field I'm working on my masters for.

"Customer is King"? That is a steaming pile of bullshit. I am very polite to 99% of my customers, because they're typically pretty cool folks. If there's a problem, and they are polite about it, I try and help them resolve it. Most of the time I succeed. If I don't, they thank me for trying to help them and go about their day. I've had compliments on how helpful I am given to my managers many times.

However, as soon as someone starts yelling at me for no reason, and will not stop when I request them to do so, they can kiss my ass. I am not there to take abuse and bitching from them simply because they can't get what they want, right at that moment. I will turn them away and go about my day.

[birdofprey00]

i have to make a comment.. seriously 5 days? just to save $100 on a laptop?

anyway, you should had keep a better look out at what car the manager were driving then do your thing and show up the next day say "i'm sorry about ur car".

[khhoa]

i have to make a comment.. seriously 5 days? just to save $100 on a laptop?

anyway, you should had keep a better look out at what car the manager were driving then do your thing and show up the next day say "i'm sorry about ur car".

I do know what car the manger drives he has a bike and a shelby mustang white with black racing stripes

[coup nazi]

Here's what I want to know.. Why didn't you notice that they charged you $300 more then what you expected to pay ?

I was thinking the same thing. I notice if I'm charged $1 more than I should be.
I call bullsh!t...

[Intrepid.]

Hey I was the first one in line at the Westminster Best buy since Sunday night. I did not under stand why this year they only give 2 vouchers per person. Even though i received all the desktops and laptops i wanted.
Can you give us all one good logical reason for standing in line for that long?

[Texfinn]

...My brother and his friends and I...
...my sister who was standing right next to me...
...My sister open her Toshiba...

...my bro and his friends were doing it and plus I had to watch him...

Very confusing... :confused:

[PerfectCr]

You'd think he would have gone back and edited the post to at least make it readable. Maybe he doesn't know about the edit function.

[DTN107]

I went to through similar thing OP.

But when they try to take my friend's voucher away saying it was suppous to be one ticker per custom we fought back by saying "one ticket item per customer". Your allow more than one ticket just not on the same product.

[IronMikey12]

I wouldn't wait in line for 5 days if they were handing out free 60" 1080p plasmas...

GET

A

LIFE...

Seriously, get a life.

[h4x0r2005]

Bestbuy Is Evil...

[lilbuddy]

This OP is the fail.

[jerms]

It takes different strokes to move the world. Just think, you could have got this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0) instead.

[hvnsangel]

It takes different strokes to move the world. Just think, you could have got this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0) instead.

farkina 2nd time in 3 days UGH lmao

[btmoney]

for standing in line for 5 days for a computer...you're a MORON.

[kineticempire]

LMAO!!!

I just read this story and it made my night.

I booked marked it so that way when I feel like I did something dumb, i just read this and know i'm not really dumb.

In all honesty to the OP. Your a slickdeals member you should have known BB did not have anything worthy of a slickdeal and those laptops are something that can be purchased else where for less or the same but with better specs.

[KristinOC]

I am so over this now. I was piss off when I wrote it but now I am looking forward to my vacation in Hawaii. Hopefully next year BF will be a better experience for me. I know I will not be at BB or camping out 5 days....maybe 4 days...hehe...lol

I know some of you think that camping out for 5 days is insane but I had fun with my bro and sis and this will be a BF to remember.

Thanks to all that reply. As many of you, I got a good laugh reading my op...hope you do too...and for people who wrote about my grammar and spelling... I know that you never mad a grammar or spelling mistake in your life that's why you are here criticizing me for it.

[ChrisTech]

Hm perhaps employees was confused because you kept calling it a laBtop

That's what I'm guessing. She more than likely confused the living daylight out of them.

one bashing deserves another...

well.. Run this by your manager and see if you last extra day .. you're making business decisions based on your personal likings ? perhaps if it was your own business..

Remember customer is king and if you make them feel that way, all will be OK 98% of times... (it's not their fault that you got a low paying job w/ no future ) or wear a banner announcing that you're extremely sensitive and judgemental (like 90% folks in retail/cust. service ) and trying to get out of current job as soon as next job+$1 hourly salary becomes avail... (which is appearant most of the times w/o announcing it)


Obviously you have never worked in retail or customer service. Customer is NOT always right.

This is a pretty amusing thread.

And I continue to shop at BB, although not for big ticket items.

Same as most people do, when you need something, they are there....usually not knowledgable, nor friendly, but still they are there. When you need something in a snap, and can't wait for overnight shipping, its better than sh1tty city

All I can say is I'm gonna miss Circuit City. :shake:

I hope thats a sarcastic remark...they were never good for anything....at all...ever

[BostonGirl]

So you left your 3 month old and your DH home for 5 days, while you camped out at BB to save 50 bucks?
Please dont have any more children...:rolleyes:

[mikejones]

I wouldn't wait in line for 5 days if they were handing out free 60" 1080p plasmas...

GET

A

LIFE...

Seriously, get a life.
liar.

[ChrisTech]

I am so over this now. I was piss off when I wrote it but now I am looking forward to my vacation in Hawaii. Hopefully next year BF will be a better experience for me. I know I will not be at BB or camping out 5 days....maybe 4 days...hehe...lol

I know some of you think that camping out for 5 days is insane but I had fun with my bro and sis and this will be a BF to remember.

Thanks to all that reply. As many of you, I got a good laugh reading my op...hope you do too...and for people who wrote about my grammar and spelling... I know that you never mad a grammar or spelling mistake in your life that's why you are here criticizing me for it.

Time to learn how to use spell check or grammar check before posting. Here is a hint, use M$ Word, copy what you typed in the little box, paste it into Word, hit F7 and check it for errors and fix said errors, then copy and paste that back into the little box. Then folks might actually take you seriously.

Did you ever bother to post a scanned copy of your so called receipt here yet?

It was your brother and his friends, now its your brother and sister? You keep changing your story, more and more each post. No wonder no one believes you.

[minisnoey]

yea, f*** bestbuy, screw their service, hope they're next in line for bankruptcy.

i ask for a handle for my laptop that i bought, and that guy stood up to me and said NO!. at least at circuit city, they could afford them..

worst experience ever at bestbuy, customer service SUCKS.. expect for the Chinese manager there. he was pretty nice.

[OwenKealy]

Obviously you have never worked in retail or customer service. Customer is NOT always right.


Indeed they are not.

Also, it was so nice and considerate how he made a sweeping generalization about how everyone who works retail has no future, wasn't it?

[KristinOC]

Time to learn how to use spell check or grammar check before posting. Here is a hint, use M$ Word, copy what you typed in the little box, paste it into Word, hit F7 and check it for errors and fix said errors, then copy and paste that back into the little box. Then folks might actually take you seriously.

Did you ever bother to post a scanned copy of your so called receipt here yet?

It was your brother and his friends, now its your brother and sister? You keep changing your story, more and more each post. No wonder no one believes you.

If you read the entire post you will know that there are 2 incident at BB. First it was my sister and I and next it was my bro and his friends.......

Dud stop with the grammar lecture.....post your point ...next time I won't bother responding...cuz it's so petty and stupid.

[anch]

bring the ad next time you noob.
and how the hell you know there is a $349 5 days ahead?

[Phelgm]

You know what's lame? You making this thread. You're basically wrong, and yet you won't admit it, you're placing the blame on them. Why don't you go get your stuff elsewhere then? You should stop shopping there if it's sooo bad.

Oh and I actually waited, and I couldn't get what I wanted, but hey that's life. You win some, you lose some. You don't have to blame it on Best Buy. The OP took a beating, but it was because the OP brought it upon herself.

[eddiehaskell]

The OP has taken a beating in this thread. I say who cares how long she waited - it's her decision.

Most of us want the deal, but we don't want to wait in line. It kinda pisses uss off when someone will basically eat a bucket of sour poop to save the $100 that could've been ours had someone not been desperate enough to eat the bucket of poop (waiting in line). Am I right or am I right?

[jzephyr]

I'm sorry to hear that you had a bad experience, but next time rather than waiting in line for 5 days you should go to work instead... even at minimum wage. That way you could get a way better laptop.

[KristinOC]

You know what's lame? You making this thread. You're basically wrong, and yet you won't admit it, you're placing the blame on them. Why don't you go get your stuff elsewhere then? You should stop shopping there if it's sooo bad.

Oh and I actually waited, and I couldn't get what I wanted, but hey that's life. You win some, you lose some. You don't have to blame it on Best Buy. The OP took a beating, but it was because the OP brought it upon herself.


Why am I wrong? The manager should at least printed the price on the vouchers. Why did they leave it out? They should make it clear for customer instead of making them guessing. That's why they are scammers in my eyes.

[born2win413]

wow, funny thing is that Best Buy is my local BestBuy, I have a $60 buyers reward zone card to spend, i'll be sure to look for that manager to see wsup, lol



you should of made a big deal and went around the store n told all of the customers about your experiences, you should of asked to talk with the manager's superiors, come on man, the customer is awlays right, i know if you wanted to really make it hell for him, you would of, sorry to hear about your experiences. i live near that bestbuy so i will see wsup.

[ChrisTech]

I am so over this now. I was piss off when I wrote it but now I am looking forward to my vacation in Hawaii. Hopefully next year BF will be a better experience for me. I know I will not be at BB or camping out 5 days....maybe 4 days...hehe...lol

I know some of you think that camping out for 5 days is insane but I had fun with my bro and sis and this will be a BF to remember.

Thanks to all that reply. As many of you, I got a good laugh reading my op...hope you do too...and for people who wrote about my grammar and spelling... I know that you never mad a grammar or spelling mistake in your life that's why you are here criticizing me for it.

If you read the entire post you will know that there are 2 incident at BB. First it was my sister and I and next it was my bro and his friends.......

Dud stop with the grammar lecture.....post your point ...next time I won't bother responding...cuz it's so petty and stupid.


Take the time to run spell check, most of us do have a real education and have problems reading your posts. Unless of course you are still in the 2nd grade...

[naps96000]

Get a job. I think hours you wasted waiting in line, just working a minimum wage job, could've made you out ahead after subtracting for the discount you received.

[eddiehaskell]

Why do other people feel it is their right and duty to tell others what to do - i.e "get a job"?The OP has the right to spend her time as she sees fit.

Like I said, I think a lot of people feel shafted because they missed the deals as a result of others going to such great lengths to get them. Black Friday doorbusters are a time when being a master slickdealer can't help you - you've just gotta do the dirty work by pitching your tent and waiting in line. Maybe that's what it is...many slickdeals members feel vulnerable because their powers don't work on Black Friday. :)

[Fleener]

Firefox has a built in spell checker, so if you spell a word wrong, it will underline it like MS Word does. But I'm sure a lot of people here aren't using internet explorer.

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

[quadpump]

too funny!! " my sister opened her Tushiba" & " my brothers were doing it.."

[chihuahualuver]

Why is everyone making a big deal about her spelling mistakes and not about best buys two illegal mistakes? Didn't they offer this computer twice for sale online and then claim was a mistake? Then offer 100 to use on a 700 computer? I agree with OP.

[quadpump]

folks, enough of the pontification; a lot of us/you don't even practice what you preach, i pulled a note from christech from earlier this year; multiple errors .... it's a bit hypocrit to critic others while one doesn't personally practice it..

Just point it out that even folks w/ education (or the 1s advertising it ..lol ) get lazy, careless or make mistakes.

Take the time to run spell check, most of us do have a real education and have problems reading your posts. Unless of course you are still in the 2nd grade...

Posted by ChrisTech on 09-11-2008, 05:04 AM
Dont bother with large files, its contiously timing out for me. I'm trying to upload a 208 meg rar file (a bunch of UT2004 maps) and it keeps timing out. I have 2mbit upload as well. They are...

[justjeff]

sad thing is all that trouble for laughtop w/ vista on it...
(BB)He was camping out for the labtop. According to the ad the laughtop sale didn't start until Monday. ;)

[quadpump]

He was camping out for the labtop. According to the ad the laughtop sale didn't start until Monday. ;)

while still on the subject, when I hear laptop .. I sometimes involuntarily adjust my package ...

"Laptop computers lower sperm counts and increase infertility risk ..." Men and teenage boys should think twice before placing a laptop computer on their laps as they can lower sperm counts and reduce your chances of fathering a child.

the term "notebook" hasn't really caught on..

[HDEBOW]

Why is everyone making a big deal about her spelling mistakes and not about best buys two illegal mistakes? Didn't they offer this computer twice for sale online and then claim was a mistake? Then offer 100 to use on a 700 computer? I agree with OP.

How do you know what the deal was when this frickin person doesnt even know what they were standing in line for?????This story doesnt hold water.... I CALL BS just like majortity of these people here.
Oh yeah where did you practice law for consumer rights, etc??:shake: Probaly didnt, huh?


***take a look at weather.com and look back at the weather for each day this person was out there, I dont know but I never saw any rain, I could be wrong but I see partly cloudy, not rain for 5 days. Just FYI ( I got bored and decided to check it out;) ;) )***

[quadpump]

How do you know what the deal was when this frickin person doesnt even know what they were standing in line for?????This story doesnt hold water.... I CALL BS just like majortity of these people here.
Oh yeah where did you practice law for consumer rights, etc??:shake: Probaly didnt, huh?


***take a look at weather.com and look back at the weather for each day this person was out there, I dont know but I never saw any rain, I could be wrong but I see partly cloudy, not rain for 5 days. Just FYI ( I got bored and decided to check it out;) ;) )***

there was major rain, for atleast 2 days around here ..no dispute......

[MAK1981]

I hate Best Buy. Haven't shopped there in 3 years :)

[PerfectCr]

Time to learn how to use spell check or grammar check before posting. Here is a hint, use M$ Word, copy what you typed in the little box, paste it into Word, hit F7 and check it for errors and fix said errors, then copy and paste that back into the little box. Then folks might actually take you seriously.
Umm, no. Use Firefox or Safari which has spell check built in. Also, spelling MS with the dollar sign is lame. (http://home.cfl.rr.com/emp/M$.gif)

[MattShoots]

Best buy does suck, but you are an idiot for standing outside a store for 5 nights to save $200 or whatever it appears you save after BB jacks up the price of the item to levels it would never sell at.

After all is said and done, how much did your 100+ hours earn you in line? .20 an hour if that? I just don't get why people keep doing this, gluttons for punishment I guess. But you enable BB to keep acting like asses.

[chihuahualuver]

OP needs to check bb forums. It sure has a lot of people who were overcharged just like she was. When they returned BB threatened to call the police. And I suppose this was a nationwide error too?

[AZDarkKnight]

You had to stand outside BB for 5 days to realize they were scammers?????!!

[ChrisTech]

Why is everyone making a big deal about her spelling mistakes and not about best buys two illegal mistakes? Didn't they offer this computer twice for sale online and then claim was a mistake? Then offer 100 to use on a 700 computer? I agree with OP.

Has she posted a receipt verifying this error? Do we have proof other than their word, which so far has been continuously filled with grammar mistakes, along with multiple changes in their story? I find it hard for her to sound credible with the change in story and the many grammar issues.

folks, enough of the pontification; a lot of us/you don't even practice what you preach, i pulled a note from christech from earlier this year; multiple errors .... it's a bit hypocrit to critic others while one doesn't personally practice it..

Just point it out that even folks w/ education (or the 1s advertising it ..lol ) get lazy, careless or make mistakes.


Posted by ChrisTech on 09-11-2008, 05:04 AM
Dont bother with large files, its contiously timing out for me. I'm trying to upload a 208 meg rar file (a bunch of UT2004 maps) and it keeps timing out. I have 2mbit upload as well. They are...


Oh wow, you caught me; I once misspelled something on here. How long did you spend digging for that nugget of gold?

And isn't it hypocrite? Really, that was just FAIL on your part there buddy. :lmao:

[FatherTed]

Sorry, but this must be a troll. I seriously doubt anyone would be foolish enough to sleep outside BB for 5 nights to potentially save a few dollars.

[eddiehaskell]

too funny!! " my sister opened her Tushiba" & " my brothers were doing it.."hehe. Let meh see that tushy!

[AZDarkKnight]

And isn't it hypocrite? Really, that was just FAIL on your part there buddy. :lmao:
Just an FYI: per Urban dictionary:-

1. hypocrit
a combination of liar,moron and hypocrite...
I know a liberal and he/she is a hypocrit.

[ChrisTech]

Just an FYI: per Urban dictionary:-

1. hypocrit
a combination of liar,moron and hypocrite...
I know a liberal and he/she is a hypocrit.

Urban Dictionary is the slang dictionary you wrote. Define your world

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hypocrit+?jss=0
No results found for hypocrit :

http://www.google.com/search?q=hypocrit+&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
Did you mean: hypocrite

merriam-webster.com cannot find the word "hypocrit" either.

I'd go more towards sites that aren't created by the users themselves.

[Shellac]

And isn't it hypocrite? Really, that was just FAIL on your part there buddy. :lmao:

Sadly you are both wrong. I believe that the word he was looking for was hypocritical. The sentence calls for an adjective in that spot, not a noun. And I think he meant criticize, not critic. But hey, what do I know? English is only my second language:lol:

it's a bit hypocrit to critic others while one doesn't personally practice it..

[quadpump]

Has she posted a receipt verifying this error? Do we have proof other than their word, which so far has been continuously filled with grammar mistakes, along with multiple changes in their story? I find it hard for her to sound credible with the change in story and the many grammar issues.




Oh wow, you caught me; I once misspelled something on here. How long did you spend digging for that nugget of gold?

And isn't it hypocrite? Really, that was just FAIL on your part there buddy. :lmao:


actually twice and took only 25 seconds.. ( i wasn't the one bragging about my education.. have no claims and nothing to be defensive about )

actually twice and took only 25 seconds.. ( i wasn't the one bragging about my education.. have no claims and nothing to be defensive about )

The idea is if you push it onto others, start practicing it yourself.

[quadpump]

Sadly you are both wrong. I believe that the word he was looking for was hypocritical. The sentence calls for an adjective in that spot, not a noun. And I think he meant criticize, not critic. But hey, what do I know? English is only my second language:lol:

TY for the correction, no excuse but I was typing in at 3 A,M. .

[PhoDacBiet]

Not sure who's more :lmao: ... OP or grammer/speelling naziis. :P

/sets bait

[baseballplaya51]

I usually get my stuff from TigerDirect.com. Good prices there.

[square_one]

there sure are a lot of morons out there.

[HDEBOW]

there was major rain, for atleast 2 days around here ..no dispute......

Please read...it wasnt raining for 5 days like she said maybe 2 but not a full 5 days
READ IT AGAIN S L O W L Y:cool:

[PhoDacBiet]

So how many here returned some promotional items from a package deal to get a cheap HDTV? :D

[Intrepid.]

I'm going to have to issue these to a few of you. Serve me well.

[AZDarkKnight]

Urban Dictionary is the slang dictionary you wrote. Define your world

Excuse me, but I didnt write anything. It was something I found while googling. Please do not tell me what I did when I did not. Thank you.

[Shellac]

Excuse me, but I didnt write anything. It was something I found while googling. Please do not tell me what I did when I did not. Thank you.

It wouldn't matter if it was a real word because his sentence called for an adjective in that spot, not a noun. So it was still wrong.

[rkx]

Best Buy sucks I agree

There are only a handful of nice people working at best buy.

I really hope they go out of business soon, besides who wants to go to the store when you can shop in the comfort of you home.

[AZDarkKnight]

It wouldn't matter if it was a real word because his sentence called for an adjective in that spot, not a noun. So it was still wrong.


Yes, I wasn't particularly interested in the construction of the phrases, I was just passing the time reading through a few threads. I was merely pointing out the word does exist, even if only in a non conventional dictionary. after all, how many "urban" words find there way into the Oxforor Chambers etc.

Anyway OT and this threads dead :) I have to go and stand outside BB for Sundays Doorbuster ;) Have a good day!

[Shellac]

Urban dictionary is like wikipedia. Anyone can make up a word and meaning and post it in urban dictionary and it's doesn't make the spelling they choose in any way correct. You could spend all day inventing nonsense words on there and it wouldn't make them legit.

[AN4THEMA]

so quadpump you gonna hookup with kristinOC or what?

go for it man i heard she likes you

[khhoa]

Can you give us all one good logical reason for standing in line for that long?

we wanted to be for sure we got those laptops, and we just wanted to chill with my friends and just hang out. It was worth it. Posting the items online to sell before hand and buy it since we know what we needed to get to make profit

[Intrepid.]

we wanted to be for sure we got those laptops, and we just wanted to chill with my friends and just hang out. It was worth it. Posting the items online to sell before hand and buy it since we know what we needed to get to make profit
Well I don't see how you're going to make profit so I don't think that's a good reason, but couldn't you hang out indoors somewhere and have as much fun? Personally I got in line at BB at 9:00 Thanksgiving night just to hang out so I can understand having fun, I just think it was silly to spend 5 days outside.

[chihuahualuver]

If you tried to purchase the laptop bundle online from BB please check your card that was used. I got an email on 11-27 stating they had credited my account when they had not. They were forced to do so today after numerous calls to them and one call to the Attorney General of my state. So please check your accounts because according to BB the email is a form letter and actually means nothing.

[KristinOC]

we wanted to be for sure we got those laptops, and we just wanted to chill with my friends and just hang out. It was worth it. Posting the items online to sell before hand and buy it since we know what we needed to get to make profit

Did you get the Toshiba? If so, are there any dead pixels?

[gamercrazer]

are you stupid? jk

[Mixels]

Oh come on. If I was managing a store on BF and somebody walked in with a whole handful of laptop vouchers, I would also only honor one of them, especially since it seems clear to me that the security guard (maybe not the brightest star in the sky) was only supposed to be giving one per customer anyway and only did so either because he didn't understand that or he was annoyed with you and wanted the manager to deal with it. Further, I know of no rule in any state that prevents minors from paying for computers. If your sister simply didn't have enough money, you have to appreciate where the manager is coming from. 1) He has no way of knowing she's your sister. 2) He has no way of knowing she actually needs or wants said laptop. 3) It's BF. The manager has a responsibility to protect his merchandise and his customers. People come up with all sorts of schemes to get out the door with more goodies than they can carry, and this mad rush has made stores dangerous. To counter the danger, stores have begun setting up limits to what you can buy and voucher systems to prove you were in line and to superficially limit your buying power. Bringing along a friend is the most popular way of circumventing these limitations, and it's easily pulled off if the friend pays for the product him- or herself and you have him or her back after. But when the friend can't pay for the product, how can you be surprised at the response? When a manager makes an exception to a rule like that, the exception sometimes becomes the rule, and it's far more reasonable for the manager to simply say no (in the interest of fairness to other customers) than it is to give you whatever you want and let you prance away. (A man was killed in a nearby Wal-Mart from all that mad prancing.)

As for the dead pixel policy, yeah, that does suck. Check at other Best Buys. It's usually not feasible to repair dead pixels without replacing the display, so you probably would have to exchange the laptop anyway--but since they were on sale for BF, that may not be possible. If you check at other stores, they may have stock, and it sounds as though the store you bought it at would allow an exchange if they themselves have any left.

[xsteph1022x]

As for the dead pixel policy, yeah, that does suck. Check at other Best Buys. It's usually not feasible to repair dead pixels without replacing the display, so you probably would have to exchange the laptop anyway--but since they were on sale for BF, that may not be possible. If you check at other stores, they may have stock, and it sounds as though the store you bought it at would allow an exchange if they themselves have any left.

I had a problem two years ago with the laptop from bestbuy on bf. There were like 4 dead pixels so I went back to bestbuy later in the day and they said there is no way they can replace it since that laptop was sold only on black friday and they don't have anymore in the store. I figured that would happen though, I just wanted to try to see if they could help me.

[KristinOC]

I had a problem two years ago with the laptop from bestbuy on bf. There were like 4 dead pixels so I went back to bestbuy later in the day and they said there is no way they can replace it since that laptop was sold only on black friday and they don't have anymore in the store. I figured that would happen though, I just wanted to try to see if they could help me.

Yeah...that's what I was told when I called the store. Oh well...I guess I will have to live with it.

[BobbaGanoosh]

Not sure who's more :lmao: ... OP or grammer/speelling naziis. :P

/sets bait

I like to think of us as grammar/spelling socialists.

Nazi has such a bad ring to it. :lol:

[KristinOC]

Oh come on. If I was managing a store on BF and somebody walked in with a whole handful of laptop vouchers, I would also only honor one of them, especially since it seems clear to me that the security guard (maybe not the brightest star in the sky) was only supposed to be giving one per customer anyway and only did so either because he didn't understand that or he was annoyed with you and wanted the manager to deal with it. Further, I know of no rule in any state that prevents minors from paying for computers. If your sister simply didn't have enough money, you have to appreciate where the manager is coming from. 1) He has no way of knowing she's your sister. 2) He has no way of knowing she actually needs or wants said laptop. 3) It's BF. The manager has a responsibility to protect his merchandise and his customers. People come up with all sorts of schemes to get out the door with more goodies than they can carry, and this mad rush has made stores dangerous. To counter the danger, stores have begun setting up limits to what you can buy and voucher systems to prove you were in line and to superficially limit your buying power. Bringing along a friend is the most popular way of circumventing these limitations, and it's easily pulled off if the friend pays for the product him- or herself and you have him or her back after. But when the friend can't pay for the product, how can you be surprised at the response? When a manager makes an exception to a rule like that, the exception sometimes becomes the rule, and it's far more reasonable for the manager to simply say no (in the interest of fairness to other customers) than it is to give you whatever you want and let you prance away. (A man was killed in a nearby Wal-Mart from all that mad prancing.)

As for the dead pixel policy, yeah, that does suck. Check at other Best Buys. It's usually not feasible to repair dead pixels without replacing the display, so you probably would have to exchange the laptop anyway--but since they were on sale for BF, that may not be possible. If you check at other stores, they may have stock, and it sounds as though the store you bought it at would allow an exchange if they themselves have any left.


This is from BB website:

How many tickets can a single customer get? Can my children get them too?

* Each customer is eligible to receive one ticket per item. If a customer wants to purchase 10 different items, then he or she is eligible to receive one ticket for each of those 10 items.
* All customers in line are eligible to receive a ticket. Customers are not required to be an adult (age 18 or older) in order to receive a ticket.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcmcat136300050023&type=category

I believe I did nothing wrong because it clearly states that you get to have one ticket per item. Since the Toshiba and HP laptop are a different items I am allow to get both laptop.

[CrueLArab]

That sucks big time bro. I went to the BB in Rancho Cucamonga, CA and came about an hour before they opened the doors. Went inside and waited in another line and was told i probably wouldn't get the laptop i wanted (the 379 one) without a voucher. I was getting ready to leave when i seen this mexician dude with about 20 of them. On a hunch i asked him if he was selling them and he said he was and i bought the Toshiba laptop voucher for 20$ and got back in line where i waited. Got the laptop without any difficulty.

That rule about the one per customer means ONE OF EACH ITEM. I mean this dude probably had at least one voucher for every item that had one. So that guy sounded like a jackass and if i were you I'd inform corporate. They usually give you some like free gift card and an apology for that sort of thing.

[quadpump]

Best Buy sucks I agree

There are only a handful of nice people working at best buy.

I really hope they go out of business soon, besides who wants to go to the store when you can shop in the comfort of you home.


In any company employees/peeps are generally nice, except so much $ is passed beore poorly-compensated employees eyes that after a while changes their attitude... and employees feel their worth after being on the job for 3 months and accumulating information but can't market it on their own and get frustrated.

I am guessing any tech sales job starts around $8.50 at BB, which is less than $55 for a full shift (spelling corrected..lol) after taxes (for a single person ) ...correct me if i am wrong..

[quadpump]

In any company employees/peeps are generally nice, except so much $ is passed beore poorly-compensated employees eyes that after a while changes their attitude... and employees feel their worth after being on the job for 3 months and accumulating information but can't market it on their own and get frustrated.

I am guessing any tech sales job starts around $8.50 at BB, which is less than $55 for a full shift (spelling corrected..lol) after taxes (for a single person ) ...correct me if i am wrong..

the coolest sales guy i know worked for staples, so many side deals and practially a new beemer every 3 months... now that's a dude with talent .. able to make any job lucrative...LOL

[jeepdog]

Anyone else think those five days camping out would have been better used practicing "her" English?