Alex K.
Yelp
Let me paint a picture of the worst TV buying experience. If you want to buy a TV, I recommend literally any other location instead of this one.
You go to Best Buy to purchase a TV, you call to inquire about the TV and they tell you they have an open box TV. They disclose that some things are missing but the TV is in "perfect" condition. The person that you speak on the phone assures you of what actually comes with a listed open box.
"Yes the TV has the box, the remote and the power cable... it is missing the TV stand and the mount"
You're thinking, ok no problem you have a mount anyways...
You show up to Best Buy to purchase the TV. You pull into the lot for store pick-up. Inform them that you are here. You wait 20 minutes and nothing.
You go into the store, frustrated. You wait in their customer service line for another 20 minutes, people are walking by ignoring you are even there. Finally someone stops to talk to you.
They tell you that your open box is not as advertised on the phone. It's just the TV and that they lost the items because they are remodeling. You want to pay less, because there are more things missing and then what was said on the phone and now you will have to purchase them. They claim that the people that handle the phone "have no idea what they are talking about". Really? Don't they work for Best Buy too?
Nah, they say you have to call the store to find out what's going on... only thing is... you CANT. They won't allow you to call the store directly. Instead they will send you to the incompetent service agents at their call centers. More on that later.
You are promised that the TV is in working condition. Have they tested it? Nope.. if it was sent to them it should be working....
You are told that you can get a remote & cables for free from another Best Buy because they usually have some stock... but this one is remodeling which is why they don't have it. You end up repurchasing the TV for 10% off with now double the amount on your credit card. Finally, after an 1 hour and 30 minutes later you have your TV. Off to go get your remote and cables from the other Best Buy.
You go to the other Best Buy 20 minutes out of your way. They are confused why someone would say that they can offer original parts for TV. They don't have any. Jokes on you. Another 20 minute trip wasted and another 30 minutes home.
Ah it's whatever, we'll just buy a cable and I'm sure we have a universal remote lying somewhere right? Another journey to purchase the cable, finally home. Let's get this bad boy running. You take the bubble wrap off of the TV and there is a crack staring at you right in the face. The same TV THAT THEY SWORE HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE SCREEN. Listed on the sticker it states... cracked screen. So now... they lied to you, wasted your time but who cares. As long as the TV works right? You plug it in, and you can see the pictures that I saw below.
How upset would you be?
You put it back in the car and bring it back to Best Buy, frustrated you ask for them to bring you another open box as they have one in Plano so they can replace your TV. You spend another hour and a half trying to return the TV as it took a while for you to speak with the great manager, Gus I believe was his name.
He says nope, not his problem that the customer service agents on the phone promised you a TV in a specific way... they have "NO IDEA WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT". So that's the customers fault? The customers fault that Best Buy's own employees refer to the off shore call centers as incompetent.
How was I compensated? By being threatened to deny the return and lose my money all together if I didn't just take the return and leave.
You want to call Gus's incompetent support agents to complain about service? Good luck. Melanie (who will promise you compensation and an apology escalated call back in 24-48 hours), Zakia Johnson (who will talk over you and not listen), Zach (who will give you false expectations on what's in the store), Baby will just waste more of your time.
They finally got me on the phone with a supervisor who claimed that I was a liar and that they never were going to offer me compensation. Please, go to Walmart, Facebook Marketplace, or even Craigslist before giving this sad establishment any of your money.
They don't care about the customer here, you're just another number to them. You call support, no one will take care of you. What they did was wrong and they don't care how they treat you.
I'm case they haven't noticed, making false product claims, even if it is from there incompetent support team... is classified not only wrong but illegal.