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Article #316Re: Warning about Best Buy!
From: Tugpug
Date: Sat, 08 Aug 1998 00:00
Date: Sat, 08 Aug 1998 00:00
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Come on, play by the rule. Best Buy set the policy of 14 days & 30 days return waranties. Only the idot wanted full refund after the waranty period is over. Cheers E-Mann wrote in message ... >san bernardino,ca >i am personally boycotting best buy and encouraging everyone i encounter to >do the same, best buy obviously this corp. is not concerned w/customer >service, and at their pace they will soon realize that customer service >plays an important part of retail sales. >i purchased memory chipsets a year ago and i returned an hour later w/recipt >and spoke to the same person wich i made the purchase from, to make an >exchance, and they pissed me off so bad i had them call the manager so i >could cuss him out, finally i was able to make my exchange and i left, never >to return. >ablang@my-dejanews.com wrote in message <6qb3t5$1sl$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>... >>DATE: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 15:59:55 >>From: "Ken and Cheri Bett" knc @ ij.net >> >>Dear Friends and Friends of Friends, >> >> >>Subject: Best Buys Retail Stores is not a Consumer Friendly/Parent >>Friendly Store >> >> >>I promised Best Buys I was writing this letter and sending it to all my >>friends. Please be aware that Best Buys return policy is as follows: >> >>No returns without a receipt. >> >>No returns after 30 days, even if you possess a receipt and the product is >>unopened and unused. >> >>The latter policy is what has caused me to write and warn all. As most of >>you know Ken and I have two girls ages 3 and 2 (16 months apart). Most of >>you can probably sympathize with the problems of purchasing merchandise and >>returning merchandise with young ones in tow. Best Buys does not. >> >>On 6/29/98, I bought a printer, scanner, printer cable (which they told me >>I'd have to buy, because the one I had for my laser printer wouldn't work. >> They were wrong.), and a surge protector (which I actually asked for a >>telephone line protector, but was given an electrical surge protector with >>a telephone line protector). >> >>On 8/3/98, I finally made it back to Best Buys to return the printer cable >>and surge protector, unopened, unused, and with receipt (my niece was baby >>sitting the girls). Guess what! I was 5 days too late. They refused to >>refund my money and offered a store credit instead (As if I need a store >>credit more than my money). I spoke to the Manager on Duty, I spoke to >>Corporate Headquarters. I explained the difficulties of returning to the >>store with children in tow. I told them I had no need of a store credit. >>I told them I would never return to Best Buys for further purchases, and >>that I'd warn all my friends, my family, and anyone that would listen. >>They didn't care. Evidently they're not interested in repeat business or >>referral business. >> >>My main mistake was not reading the back of the receipt, which is where you >>will find the return policy. >> >>Please take heed of this warning, and warn others. I have since spoken to >>several friends who have had, or know someone who has had, similar >>experiences with Best Buys. >> >>Best Buys retail store is not a best buy if your stuck with merchandise or >>a store credit that you don't want or can't use. >> >>Please forward this warning to everyone you know. Thanks. >> >> >>Respectfully yours, >>Cheri Bett >>knc&ij.net >> >> >>-- >>Here is my favorite movie/book quote: >>Light of my life. >>Fire of my loins. >>My sin. >>My soul. >> >>-----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==----- >>http://www.dejanews.com/rg_mkgrp.xp Create Your Own Free Member Forum > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 11474a,ba6d3e7b8ca31dc2 X-Google-Attributes: gid11474a,public X-Google-Thread: 109e38,8cd2765587fe6ce9 X-Google-Attributes: gid109e38,public X-Google-Thread: 1002bf,8cd2765587fe6ce9 X-Google-Attributes: gid1002bf,public X-Google-Thread: f4bb2,8cd2765587fe6ce9 X-Google-Attributes: gidf4bb2,public From: "Tugpug" <tyupug@ibm.net> Subject: Re: Warning about Best Buy! Date: 1998/08/08 Message-ID: <35cc9cad.0@news2.ibm.net> X-Deja-AN: 379209166 References: <6qb3t5$1sl$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <earPYopw9GA.190@upnetnews03> X-Notice: should be reported to postmaster@ibm.net X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 X-Complaints-To: postmaster@ibm.net X-Trace: 8 Aug 1998 18:45:01 GMT, 32.100.249.250 Organization: IBM.NET Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,alt.consumers.experiences,ba.market.computers,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video