Why we are done doing business with "Best Buy".
My family has been doing with Best Buy for many years now, spending literally thousands of dollars with the company. I have heard my wife on more than one occasion, recommending to our friends to try calling Best Buy, especially for their price guarantee. Unfortunately, after dealing with their "Geek Squad" for the past ten days we are done and will be taking our business elsewhere.
First off, the "Geek Squad" has always been difficult to deal with, especially their smug attitude whenever you ask them for assistance. Apparently Best Buy management has lost all control over their customer service unit.
On 12/19/2019, we called Best Buy (Geek Squad) to come out and repair my mother-in-law's washing machine. This unit was purchased on December 6th, 2017 and covered by an extended warranty, which as we have come to discover, is nothing more than a third-party insurance policy. The "service technician" arrived on 12/20/2019 and while attempting to make repairs, broke the part he was trying to remove. The service technician said a new part would arrive in two days and that, and I quote, "we could install it ourselves". To-date, the ONLY part that has been received is a small screw sent by Sears, addressed to my deceased father-in-law. Why it was sent to him and was from Sears has yet to be been explained.
On 12/27/2019 @ 6:56pm, my wife called Geek Squad for an update on the repairs. The person she spoke with was extremely rude and told her she would have to wait for service. When she asked to speak to his supervisor, she was told the supervisor would not help her. When she insisted, he told her they would call back. We she asked for his name, he hung up! Let me just say at this point, that ANY person who hangs up on a customer for whatever reason, regardless of whether or not "junior" is having a bad day, was late for his break or needed refresh on his cocoa-mocha latte, this person SHOULD BE TERMINATED IMMEDIATELY. I am sure that won't happen because "junior" is a just a sensitive employee who was having a bad day and needed a few moments alone in his safe room before having to deal with all the annoying, ignorant customers. This is COMPLETE, TOTAL, BS!!!
My wife called back four times on each occasion she was hung up on again. On the fifth attempt (@ 7:02), a person named Saad answered and transferred her back to the main menu. At 7:19 Joe answered and transferred her again. At 7:29 a person named Angie answered and proceeded to tell my wife that "we had no warranty except for the manufacturer warranty, that Geek Squad doesn't do repairs, however they would send someone out to do diagnostics". What???? Now remember, this was already AFTER a technician had been sent out for repairs. Angie then told my wife that there was nothing they could do and that it was our problem.
To be honest, it was at this point we started to feel like we were living out a part in the movie Rainmaker. We purchased goods from what we thought was a reputable company. As part of that purchase, we were sold an extended warranty that states very plainly on the invoice "5-year Standard Geek Squad Protection". NOWHERE does it say we are actually selling you a "Great Benefits" extended warranty, that the company is in Texas, and you will have to deal with them!!!!
What I EXPECT is that when I need repairs, I call Geek Squad, schedule an appointment and repairs are then made in a timely manner. I EXPECT to speak with courteous, respectful REPRESENTATIVES of the company, NOT some snarky little kid what thinks that since he is way smarter than you, you are only entitled to replies he thinks you can comprehend. Just for the record, I have been in IT for thirty-five years, the last fifteen of those in a senior position at a Fortune 500 company. For the record, smart-assed little know-it-alls last about five minutes in the support business, no matter how "sensitive" they are. IMO - They are better suited flipping burgers at McDonalds.
I see now that my anger over this matter is extending to what I write. Let's just end this with the following:
Dealing with third party support is NOT ACCEPTABLE; since Best Buy has completely forgotten what customer service AND support is all about, we are done! Going forward, we will be making our purchases elsewhere. As for recommending Best Buy to others...not a chance. read more