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Complaint Review: Best Buy - Geek Squad

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  • Submitted: Thursday, October 29, 2009
  • Last Posting: Monday, November 16, 2009
  • Reported By: Regretting — Efland North Carolina USA
Best Buy - Geek Squad
1465 University Dr Burlington North Carolina 27515 United States of America

Best Buy - Geek Squad Incompetence at its best! Store cancelled installation without notice. Burlington, North Carolina


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I purchased a new 40" HDTV. I arranged to have it delivered by Best Buy on a Saturday morning. Then Geek Squad was supposed to come the same afternoon to install and mount the TV above my fireplace. It took 2 hours just to have the sales clerk at the store enter the delivery arrangements into the computer. Later we received the confirmation phone calls stating the TV delivery would occur Sat. morning. They delivery team called Sat. morning and arrived when they said they would. However the fun began when Geek Squad didn't call Saturday afternoon to say they were on their way. I became concerned when we didn't hear from them by 3 p.m. I called Geek Squad and they said the store cancelled the installation. Geek Squad said they could come out Tuesday afternoon. I was rather upset as we arranged a Saturday delivery so someone could be at home. I work fixed hours and can't leave work early. Also it meant we would have no TV for 3 days. I called the store where the phone rang unanswered for at least 20 minutes. I finally spoke to Sheila (not a manager) and I explained the problem. I wanted to know why the installation had been cancelled. She said she would find out and call me back. 20 minutes later she still had not called back. I called her and she said a manager was checking on it and she would call me right back. I gave her another 20 minutes and then I called back. No one answered the phone for at least 15 minutes. I finally called Geek Squad and asked to speak to Sheila. He put me on hold and after a while came back and said Sheila had left for the day. By this time we were ready to take the TV back to the store. A manager finally came on the phone and said someone was on their way to install. He finally got their about 6 p.m. He apologized for the hiccup. WHAT??? You call a major inconvenience a hiccup? He did a poor job of installing with the cables,etc. I will never use them again. I lament because I bought my computer last Spring and purchased the Geek Squad plan. I pray I never have to use them again.

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#1 Employee

Where is the ripoff?

AUTHOR: Dropkick Murphy - Dallas (USA)

The stores are never supposed to schedule installation the same day of delivery unless you pay for a Premium Delivery wherein the installers bring the TV to your home and install it right away. This was a mistake made by your associate and explains why the system cancelled the install. It’s unfortunate but it happens.

I’m so sorry the store manager didn’t receive your phone call immediately but he/she was probably busy calling around trying to find someone available to work overtime just to accommodate you and when he did find somebody to do the job he was happy to speak to you and let you know they were on the way.

Let’s recap shall we? You had an installation scheduled for Saturday which was completed on Saturday. Am I missing something? This is the Rip Off Report, not the Piss & Moan Report.

Regarding your "major inconvenience"… give us a break; you made a couple of phone calls. You didn’t have any plans that night other than watching your brand new TV anyway.

If you are unhappy with the installation you have up to 12 mos. To have it repaired.


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