“Call center and understaffed store were a nightmare. Looking at these reviews, at this point they should rename themselves Circuit City or Sears. Shop anywhere but here!!!”
“After reading mini reviews I feel redundant and saying how much I completely hate this company and everything they stand for I hope they have to file chapter 13 very soon and follow the Wayside Best Buy is just as ignorant as they are for letting them share their space what a rip-off warranty from Best Buy and Geek Squad that's why there are many class action lawsuits filed against them”
“I bought a cd burner FREE Shipping: Get it by tomorrow That is what it said BEFORE purchase But after purchase Arriving by June 24 So I get with an agent and nothing but BLAH BLAH did not even say that it was wrong of them to say NEXT DAY but really mean a week....so I tried to cancel nope,never buy from them you might pay a couple of bucks more from someone else but at least you won't get lied to!!”
“I bought a cell phone from Best Buy and they want $45 restocking fee if you return it. Three of their employers were to busy talking to each other while I waited for someone to ask me if I need help with anything. I will take my business somewhere else”
“Picked out a Motorola Cell phone 6-9-21
they had no clue hoe to get set up for me and could not do it and then I had to go up and get a refund ( hone never left the building)
and got changed $45.00 restocking when it was there fault !!Horrible experience . $45.00 to have them look and not get it working in the store. I want my $45.00 back on my Best Buy credit card NOW !!!! John Motley Coeur d'Alene ID store on Hwy 95 .”
“I purchased a 55" TCL TV from Best Buy and it stopped working after 6 weeks. They would not fix it or accept a return. They told me to contact TCL which I tried to do multiple times without success. I will not purchase from Best Buy again as this is not acceptable customer service.”
“I wish I had read these reviews before I bought a computer at Best Buy. The service is absolutely horrible. You wait and wait to buy something and then you cannot talk to anybody in the service department and if you want to make an appointment to pick up your purchase it may be 3 days down the road I will never buy anything at Best Buy again”
“I bought a router over the phone on bestbuy.com and was told that I would receive this in 2 days. Somebody on there and drop the ball and I never received it. I'm from Iowa and the receipt shows that I was in store in Tulsa Oklahoma!! I stressed that I needed it for work!! I called all day the next day for a routing number was hung up on several times even when I asked for the spelling of their names!! I will never purchase another item from this company again!!!!”
“I bought an apple computer on 6/4/21 and then received 3 phone calls and a letter saying there was
no purchase recorded and they were cancelling my BB credit card. Yet, I have a receipt for over $1,400
from VISA. Completing the purchase took over an hour since they had computer system troubles and the sales person did not understand the system. Ended up cancelling the order and going to the Apple store. I have bought well over $8,000 worth of stuff from Best Buy over the years. Never again!
I also spent about two hours on the phone on this issue.”
“Can you please read my one star rating as zero stars?
I ordered a tv. Delivery is today. Signature is required, so I took the day off work to receive it.
I receive a text message saying that the tv was delivered, and yet I'm not watching or even unpacking said tv.
I talked to customer service. Their wisdom was to call back tomorrow. I asked how they would compensate me for my time and now 2 days of lost wages.
THEY HUNG UP ON ME.”
“I searched long and hard for a new desktop computer. I decided to purchase from Best Buy ONLY because their website said it would be delivered today, 6-3-2021 (purchased over web on 6-2-2021). Overnight I received an email stating "Delayed", no reason given, and that it would be delivered by 6-17-2021. Still no reason! It went on to say that if this was not acceptable I could cancel the order. I went on-line to chat with their person who over numerous paragraphs told me that the 6-17-2021 date was correct, and that I could not cancel the order until it arrived and I could refuse it. Their email also said they would not charge my credit card until shipment; a lie!- I understand they did not "charge" the card but they did put a hold on the sales amount. What in hell is the difference. I could not be more dissatisfied with the company. I have bought from Best Buy for years but this is the last time. Deception and lies are simply not of any value to me!!!”
“I Recently Bought A Phone With The Activation In Regard To Provider And Just Wanted To Apply Gigantic Complaint Opposing A Best-Buy Employee @ Store#120 Located By The 1950 Santa Rosa Avenue, Santa Rosa, Calif. 95407 That Is Named "Alex" Being A Mid Or Late Twenties Going To Early Thirties Pasty Toned Caucasian Male With The Dark Blonde Short Hair Around 5’8” With The Hefty Figure And Works By The Phone Field. “Alex” Being The 100% First-Class Quality Rudest Best-Buy Employee In The United States Of The America Does Not Believe In The Golden Rule And Has To Be Right Never Wrong Always To Get A Bunch Of The Final Words And Brings Only Gloomy Personal Issues To Labor As Far As Each Day Of The Long Calendar Month. “Alex” Is Totally Connected Always Being In The Middle Of All Opposing Dramatics When it Comes To Multiply Problems Tied With Employees And Customers For A Local Branch @ 1950 Santa Rosa Avenue, Santa Rosa, Calif. 95407. “Alex” Is Completely Filled With The Hard Glaring Eyes To Match A Negative Motivated Animosity Of The "You Are Invading My Area Of The Operation" & "Why Are You Bothering Me With Questions" & "You Will Never Earn The Right Of My Help" As Well As The Quick Reply Of No Longer In Stock For All Items You Are Looking For To Create A 100% First-Class Liability Problem For A Cathodic Merchant Filled With The Many Terrific Individuals That Are Five Gold Star Quality Customer Friendly Oriented In The Community Of The Sonoma County. "Alex" Being An Employee That Has Been With The Best-Buy For At Least Half A Year Has A Completely Sullen Behavior And Hates The Daily Grind But Will Never Quit To Always Be In A Real Grouchy Mood With Horrifying People Skills And Likes To Get Beyond Aggressive With The Customers In Regard To Phone Field With The Continued Verbal Fighting By The Check-Stand As Well As Being A 100% Tyrant Bully As Far As Being More Than Narcissistic, Enormously Oppressive With A Superior Approach Demeanor To Abuse With The Power And Run Of The Process Just Like A Crude Toward Others, Degrading, Apathetic, Heart-Empty, Negative Attitude, Condescending Maniacal Syndrome, Looney, Irritating, Diabolical, Abrasive Callous Arrogant Monster That Really Enjoys The Opportunity To Lambaste As Well As Chastise Ordinary People Being Customers In The Community Of The Sonoma County. I Definitely Contacted A Branch Manager @ Store#120 (1950 Santa Rosa Avenue, Santa Rosa, Calif. 95407) That Gave Me Just An Empty Promise When It Comes To Discipline For This Individual Being Named Alex Of The A1 First-Class Liability Problem!!!”
“Absolutely the most miserable retail experience of my 63 years. I ordered a refrigerator a month ago. It came damaged. As they could not come back that day, they hooked it up for me to use until they could deliver another. They hooked it up incorrectly and it flooded my kitchen damaging the wood floors. Finally someone came to fix the leak (still no new undamaged refrigerator) and took one look at the hook-up and refused to fix it. After a week, I paid a plumber $150 to stop the leak, since it was so severe, I had to set the alarm to wake up in the middle of the night to empty the bucket. They delivered a replacement- it too was damaged and they never bothered to bring it in. Since then, I have missed 3.5 days of work, waiting for promised pick-ups and deliveries that never came. I have spoken to 9 different people and waited an average of 45 minutes on hold each time. Best Buy has NO CUSTOMER SERVICE and no way to escalate a claim. When you call a local store they tell you that they are not accepting calls in person at this time. Today the deliverymen called before they were supposed to (I am a teacher and told them I would not be available until 2PM). They then lied and put on the record that I told them there was nothing to pick up. I NEVER SPOKE TO THEM! All anyone can tell me is that they will schedule another date when I have to stay home and wait for them to not show up a 4th time. No one can help me. I have been credited for the refrigerator and have another company delivering another refrigerator tomorrow. I have no choice but to have this damaged leaking refrigerator put out by the road. This is Best Buy's problem now, not mine. My credit card company has been instructed not to accept any charges from Best Buy. I will never, ever order anything from this company again.”
“I would give less than a star but it seems to be the minimum. You guys are next level incompetent. Had a bad install. Got someone to come out to correct it and was told those are not our parts, I can’t touch it??? Do you really think I got a Best Buy install and then ran out and got different parts and messes it up. Still waiting for a correction but I am going to guess I am going to have to go out and buy parts and correct it myself even though I paused for the install and an install kit. You really have to work hard to mess this up this bad.”
“Bought a brand new Insignia refrigerator in March 2021, it broke down in May 2021. Called Geek Squad because I purchased 5 year protection they wouldn't schedule anything sooner than 5 days out. Called again begging them to take care of it sooner, I'm losing all my food and it's Memorial Day! they told me call the mfg, but Insignia is their brand. To make matters worse the last Geek Squad agent claim she was getting Insignia phone number for me then hung up on me”
“Ordered an air conditioner, on the day of delivery I get the dreaded, your deliver has been delayed.
Oh you think, no big deal it will only be a day or two then it will ship. The item is now sold out. Essentially my read on this situation is best buy sold items it doesn't have, and now they're out of stock, and all the orders are delayed, because they don't have the items.
I try to confirm this with customer service. I get told there is nothing we can do. I get they can't magically make my package arrive. However they mean literally nothing. They can't cancel the order, can't see if the item will ever arrive, etc. They essentially say if I'm going to get it it should ship by JUNE 10th. Otherwise they will cancel the order at that point, which will be way too long into the season to order a decent air conditioner.
So let me get this straight. I can't cancel the order, so even if I decided I no longer wanted it, because of the time to arrive, after I was already promised something different and was going to order elsewhere, I can't because they may eventually decide to ship it and I may end up with 2, and out 450$.
Only other store I've ever had this kind of problem with was Sears, and they even at least TRIED to make things right by offering me rebates, or coupons off future orders (and had a firm date for a new delivery, unlike best buy), and their customer service was notoriously awful during the end years. Best Buy can't even hit that low bar.
I've spent thousands of dollars at Best Buy, and I'll never spend another dime there again, and will be telling everyone I know not to as well.”
“Yesterday I had the Geek Squad install my new TV. What a great experience. Trevor was so terrific I can not say enough about the job he did, his respect for my home, his help with a new stand I purchased with the TV. He took the time to show me how to use all the features and said I could call or text him if I needed anymore help. What a great experience. Well worth the money for the service. Thanks so much Trevor in Bloomingdale Illinois store, your the best.”
“Went to local store in Burnsville, Mn. Wanted info on Sound bars. I was told I would a 30-45 minute wait. Went to Costco, talked to guy in tech dept got the info right away I wanted , in minutes. My last trip to Best Buy!”
