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Article #337Re: Warning about Best Buy!
From: Mervyn Radoc
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1998 00:00
Date: Fri, 07 Aug 1998 00:00
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Tell me which stores they are so I can make sure never to buy from those stores. John Thomas wrote: > > You know what, I don't feel a bit sorry for you-their policies were > posted. There are stores in the San Francisco Bay Area that have a 3-7 > day return policy, and that is WITH a receipt...... > > ablang@my-dejanews.com wrote: > > > > 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: f4bb2,8cd2765587fe6ce9 X-Google-Attributes: gidf4bb2,public X-Google-Thread: 1002bf,8cd2765587fe6ce9 X-Google-Attributes: gid1002bf,public X-Google-Thread: 109e38,8cd2765587fe6ce9 X-Google-Attributes: gid109e38,public From: Mervyn Radoc <bencherr@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: Warning about Best Buy! Date: 1998/08/07 Message-ID: <35CAC58C.724E67CD@earthlink.net> X-Deja-AN: 378795379 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <6qb3t5$1sl$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> <35CA8B98.E97123AB@systemvii.com> X-Accept-Language: zh-CN,zh-TW Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Organization: EarthLink Network, Inc. Mime-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.misc,alt.consumers.experiences,ba.market.computers,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video