I came here today (Fri. 5.16.2025) to get a screen protector, case, and accessories for a new iPhone. David took care of everything and provided great service. They had a great selection of options, I never felt pressured to buy anything extra I didn't need, and I ended up getting everything I wanted so the trip was great value for my money. I will definitely come here again the next time I need anything phone related. A+++ read more

Best Buy - Electronics Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

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The geek squad in person is excellent. The Geek Squad on the phone is absolutely below par. Waittime is exhorbitant and then they usually dont help. read more

I drove to the store and took my Magic Mouse apple. I needed a charger for the Mouse. I took the device in the store and the person who helped me gave me the wrong size USB cord. Took me an hour driving there and back. Not a good experience. Lack of customer service! And they GAVE ME THE INCORRECT USB! Very poor service. read more

Had to wait in a rather long line (Christmas week) and they didn't have the IPad we wanted but the sales guy/cashier looked through the computer for one locally and in the color we wanted and when he found it he called that location (the HIP) and reserved it for us plus told us about a discount that was available. He was helpful and friendly even though it was super busy. read more

First of all do not believe a google search using AI. I wanted a screen protector for my Ipad air m3. This was the response from google "If you buy it from them, they will probably put it on for you." Ha! another hallucinating AI. $14.95 to put on a $40 screen protector!!!! Anyway, this store affectionately called "Worst Buy," by me and others has too few employees, long waits, and many sales people who are not helpful. Oh well its close buy at least. read more

Lied about the reward certificate and did not receive and did not refund me tricked me into opening a card causing my credit score to go down read more

Just picked up my Switch 2 from the line. I was lucky to have gotten it by preorder and I was thankful and willing to wait in the preorder line even if it took my waiting almost 2 hours - 1 from waiting before 11 pm and another hour for purchase. But an unruly preorder customer was giving the employees shit and being mean to her. Shoutout Danielle for handling it well, doing her best to be the main person in the front of the line managing both preorder and chance customers, as well as the other blue shirts working hard for this giant release! Reminder - a few Best Buy locations around us closed so they're probably handling double the customer base right now. I hope yall get home before 3 am today! Godspeed all! read more

Went to buy an IPad. Asked for help. I waited for 15 minutes and no one came to help so I left.

The help is really good here and always has been. Convenient location and parking. Good selection.

MantelMount - Pull Down TV Wall Mount: This product was ordered in a total Best Buy order of ~$10,000+. I tried to return it today 2 weeks outside the 60 day policy for My Best Buy Members and the Skokie store manager rejected my request for store credit or a refund. Sincerely, Never Again BB Member read more

To be honest, Best Buy feels eerie to me in the same way as a Toys R Us or a Blockbuster. You know - places of our past that were totally normal and poppin, and now are nonexistent. Except somehow, Best Buy continues to persevere. And every time I go there (which is never more than twice a year), I can't help but wonder how. But maybe in the case of the Skokie Best Buy, it could be due to the wonderful customer service given by supervisor Thomas! I went in feeling nervous (what can I say, making big purchases and new technology in general stress me out), hoping to trade in my older computer for a newer model. Thomas and Baha helped me out and they made the process easy as pie. I was in and out in less than 20 minutes, they helped wipe my old device, and set me up with a better value for my trade in than Apple offered! I also called the Chicago Best Buy this afternoon and was on hold for 15 minutes before I gave up and hung up. But the Skokie location answered in less than 2 minutes and were friendly and able to answer all my questions, which is why I chose to go a bit farther to this location. I did give it 4 stars instead of 5 because there were 3 sales folks standing around chatting by the phones, but nobody to be found in computers, so I had to go and ask for an associate. Not a big deal though and they showed up right away after I asked! I feel like I got a great deal and everyone was so kind and helpful. If I need to go back to a Best Buy, I will go out of my way to come to the Skokie location! read more

I've been coming here for 20 years. Prices are hit or miss, customer service used to be ok and much hasnt changed. Which is why the store is probably empty all the time. Went in to buy a dyson heater...they couldn't price match it from bestbuys price of 299 to dysons price of 279. Guy at the counter said they don't match manufacturer prices. No worries, just ordered from another retailer instead that did price match. Sad reality but this is probably a big reason why big box stores are closing down, can't compete with online retailers. read more

This was my jam back when I was a kid...... 25years ago. Me and my cousin will come here to check out their expansive CD collection and check out the latest Super Nintendo games. Fast forward now, this place is sadly empty. This place is still my go-to to actually sample the gadgets and play around... something that can't be done with online shopping. BATHROOM REVIEW: Somewhat dingy, but gets the job done, the bathroom is A-OK. Sit or squat? Squat. read more

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I was totally shocked. They did a complete renovation for this location. It's really really nice. Looks amazing. Definitely go check it out. read more

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Bad location and terrible employees. Store id large and has a good selection. Employees and managers are complete scam artists though. I purchased a tv on sale and they offered free delivery. After trying to schedule a day, they couldn't figure a way to "process" the delivery without an additional $100 otherwise I would have to waive the sale price on the tv. Total scam. read more

Over all I think the store itself is fine, although I realized something the other day when I was there. I recognize one of your employees from online. I believe they have a "nsfw" twitter, that is not private and the only reason I noticed is because she posted multiple pictures IN uniform/AT the store and with another coworker. I'm all for supporting women and women getting money, but cmon now. This does give the store an unprofessional look and definitely raises eyebrows account @Ixnnaeeir_ read more

Wow...what happened here?! Edibles in the candy jar? Customer service dumpster fire. Ready to buy a $2k tv had a couple of questions, but legitimately no one to be found. Aloof stoner cashiers staring off into space while 4 people roamed the store. What a fascinating shit show. Off to Costco for a new set...should've known better, read more

This review is specifically for Bob at Geek Squad car installation. 5 stars to him. I can't recommend this location enough. I was looking to upgrade my car stereo system. They were so helpful getting me set up with the right equipment. Bob the technician from Geek Squad was awesome. He promised my car at a certain time & he was finished earlier than expected. We had a little glitch to get my apple play to work and he was very patient & took additional time to get everything perfect. Once again Geek Squad comes through. read more

If I could over 100% out of 100%, it would be applicable here. In a nutshell, I ordered an AppleTV as a gift back on March 8th saying it would be delivered to me the same day. Great! Well fast forward 4 days later, it says there is a delay in the shipment. I call CS and was told it cannot be fulfilled due to lack of inventory. Well that stinks but ok i'll go to the Skokie location. So I have them switch to a curbside pickup then I wait and wait and wait for the store to confirm I can pick up the item. I call CS and was told it's actually not going to be in stock until a week later. Fine i'll wait but i'm annoyed I have to call CS to find this out. The date passes and still no confirmation from the store to pick it up. So a day after I was told it would be in the store, I call CS again to switch to ship to home which was ready to ship the next day. Great! So what happens? Of course the order is delayed. So I call CS again to see what's up and to see if they could call this location or Northbrook since it shows on their website "available for pick up in 1-hour". I ask them to call since you cannot call the store directly. I was ready to be put on the hold so she can call the store to "confirm" they have them in stock. Of course neither don't and won't until a week later. At this point, I cancel my order and go to Amz and it's confirmed i'll get it tomorrow. These are a dying breed of Brick and Mortar electronic retailers due to crap CS and inventory software issues. Then you wonder why these electronic retailers go under. I wouldn't be surprised if they close up by the end of the year and stick to an eComm model. read more

This place is awful with returns. They won't do them. They have a 14 day window, which is stupid. The selection is ok, limited at best. I almost always buy things online, and this experience is a perfect example of why I do that. Prices were high, no real deals and the service was lacking. read more

Went here for a desktop computer. Larry, the computer guy helped me after a short wait. AWESOME guy, knows his stuff and very helpful. Highly recommend him for anything you need. read more

My router would not work so I came here and quickly got the product that I wanted. But I have to say, there appears to be a culture of disengagement based on my own experience and the reviews of others. An employee helped us locate the router we were looking for but appeared to be quick to walk away while we were asking a few follow-up questions. When asking another employee who was on her cell phone, her demeanor and response had a hint of not wanting to be bothered. Almost borderline annoyed, to be honest. As we went to check out, we had to wait for someone to come to the register. This is a 3 star review because I was able to get my router to get back online, but if I had the luxury of time - I would have not come here at all. read more

There's usually a few free parking spots. The lines are not very longs, it took me about 2-3 min to get an online order or return it. Personnel is friendly and helpful. read more

Best Buy - Electronics Near Me - Skokie, Illinois

This best buy store has the worst customer service I have experience specifically the cellphone section. As a total tech subscriber in the last 5 years and best buy account holder im the last 16 years its very frustrating for them not to be willing to help me with upgrading my phone. And i was able to do this without any difficulty in another best buy store. read more

I have decided to write this review every day all over the internet until my problem is resolved. Spent the last 10 days trying to get my best buy account merged because I was told I have four different accounts and they are now all locked. I keep calling and getting their call center in india and manilla and it goes no where. I have been told the account need to be merged and it takes up to 96 hours and still nothing happens. I call back and start all over and on and on it goes. I spent over an hour at my local store with the store manager and his tech person and still no where. I give up. therefore I am going to write one negative review every day to see if it gets resolved. please check back and count them!!!!! read more

I had a few appliance questions which I wanted to discuss with a manager. I was told the managers were too busy in a meeting and unavailable. I asked if the store's General Manager was tied up as well, and he said "Kim" was in, but the GM doesn't meet with customers. This sounded strange, so I asked him to please let Kim know I'd like to talk with him anyway. He left and returned a few minutes later to inform me that Kim instructed him to tell me he was too busy. This was my first time visiting this store in Skokie, but I can easily say this was my worst Best Buy experience. read more

It's hit or miss who you get here. Sometimes the checkout cashiers are friendly, most of the time they aren't. Many of the sales floor employees only see you as a $$& target of how much can they get you to spend... I've had some of them walk away when I said I'm not buying today, but I had questions to educate myself about a future purchase. They will always try to sell me a $3-5k sound system and/or a $2-3k TV despite being able to get something for 50% of the price (on sale, Black Friday or coupon). They will also talk in paragraphs, because they're the "expert" (you can just read the specs on the wall or online) and not allow you to ask questions, talk down to you as if you're dumb since you don't know their job better than them, as well as interrupting you numerous times while speaking. Why would I want to spend money at a place that doesn't value me? This isn't a rhetorical question, either. Every Amiibo I have purchased from here is dinged, dented, and damaged and I just get an "oh well sorry nothing we can do". Lastly, Best Buy, as a company, had gotten worse. They have gotten rid of their Elite and Elite Plus free tiers and are forcing you to buy a $200 annual membership. In store they say call corporate, over the phone the customer service reps say it's above them, and everyone plays the scapegoat game and takes no responsibility. Save your money, especially with inflation right now, and let this business go the way of Circuit City. read more

I've been to a lot of Best Buy's all over the country. If you read my reviews you know usually my experience isn't great, which meant I didn't have Hugh expectations coming here today go see what was wrong with my Lenovo Yoga laptop. I was helped by Josue in the customer service area and couldn't be happier. He was courteous and knowledgeable knowing exactly what was wrong with my laptop. He was event nice enough to give me some tips to make sure my laptop would keep running smoothly. I'm highly appreciative of his excellent customer service and down to earth explanations. In the future if I ever need anything from Best Buy I'll return to this store. read more

This is specifically for the Best Buy geek squad in the back where they do car service installations etc I just went and was helped by Andre. He was very helpful but even more so courteous and had excellent customer services 5 stars to him! read more

I had been a Best Buy Customer since 1993. A couple of years ago 2022 I tried to return a small flat screen TV still inside the box that was damaged. It was still under 1yr manufacturer warranty and it had a extra Warranty and they refused to exchange; even with the Extended Warranty they would Not replace. I will NEVER purchase from these guys again and I told my family and friends NOT to ever purchase from them ever again. Best Buy lost me as a customer forever over a TV less than a $100....Good Bye Good Riddance read more

I just want to say the Samsung rep Thes (his name) was absolutely wonderful. He was so helpful and generous with his time. He helped me immensely. I didn't have enough storage left on my phone. He sat with me and transferred over 1300 photo's to free up space. He also ran a diagnostic test on my phone. I first went to my phone carrier T-Mobile and they were not very helpful. The manger was even less interested in helping her own staff when they asked her a question. I had to give Thes a big hug. He saved the day for me. Thank you!! read more

This review is for the Best Buy in the HIP mall in Norridge, IL. My complaint is about a nasty manager named. Steve. This man should get fired! My Hubby & I have shopped here for many years. We spent alot of $$$ on electronics, tvs, appliances etc. We went here yesterday to purchase maybe a new phone We were shocked to see the store was empty like a ghost town! I think there was only 2 employees & they were with customers. We waited around 15 min. & finally asked the manager if we can get some help. He became so rude to Gerry! He told him you stand there by this stupid marker to wait for service. So, Gerry told him you don't have to be rude. This idiot then told him wait or you can leave! So Gerry told him maybe we got off on the wrong start? This fool proceeded to accuse us of swearing at him & said he would tell the 2 employees not to help us. It was terrible. This store used to have great service but not any more which explains why this once thriving store is empty. We never had any trouble with the much better competition they have from stores such a Xfinity, T-Mobil etc. Best Buy will become obsolete. We belong to the Geek Squad there & that service is great. To have such a ignorant idiot such as this so called manager Steve, kick him to the curb! Time to retire or move on Steve! Best Buy needs to wise up about who they hire. At least at Xfinity the service is very friendly & they know what they are doing. read more

Wow, my experience amounts to a 'lithe of lies' from start to finish over something very trivial, but I need to report this so we can all see how disconnected this store is with corporate and call centers. I went in to buy 4 Simple Mobile phone cards @ $25 dollars each. I usually go to Target, due to no extra charges incurred at checkout. I confirmed with BB corporate, online chat and with a store associate before arriving that 4 cards would be an even $100 dollars with NO ADDITIONAL CHARGES. Well at checkout, additional charges were added for each card. I told them I verified NAC before coming in, however I was told different at checkout. Thomas, the manager, indicated with a 'sack of sorries' that it is their policy. I told him I verified with corporate and others with Best Buy, however, he did not care. These people will tell you anything just to get you in their store with no regard for any truth in their statements when asked direct questions regarding products they carry. I will take my biz elsewhere. read more

I am willing to pay a premium at Best Buy versus online retailers because I know that if there is a problem with my purchase, I trust that Best Buy will resolve the issue within reason. I purchased a $399.99 printer on July 1, 2023, because the last laser color printer I purchased at Best Buy lasted me 6 years. The most recent printer I purchased in July has an issue with the alignment where scanned documents display crooked. Before bringing it to the store I attempted to troubleshoot the device myself, and later with a friendly Best Buy technical support representative via phone. The representative tried to help but since the issue could not be resolved over the phone, he instructed me to take the printer to any location where they would deem it defective and exchange it for a new printer. I thought this was a very reasonable resolution to the matter. On September 4, 2023, I brought my Canon 654Cdw printer to the location at 5425 W. Touhy Ave, Skokie, IL 60077. The manager on duty told me that there was a 14-day return policy and Best Buy could not help me. I told him that I did not care what the return policy was, I just wanted the $399.99 printer to scan properly. He proceeded to walk away from me, and I asked him for his name because he was not wearing a name badge. Ironically, employees wearing a name badge is most likely also a store policy but I did not ask, Thomas. I would still like Best Buy to resolve the problem with the printer. I can be contacted via email at propertymanagerpaintdocs@gmail.com read more

I would not recommend opening a Best Buy credit card. If you do and buy their tech one year contract. Pls cancel it right away if you don't wish to renew. Because without your consent they will charge you for the next year and will not credit you back. That's their way of trapping the customer and keep charging you every year . Unless you call them that leave me alone I don't wish to renew . That happened to me after paying full for one year. I thought I am done and they would not charged me without my permission but I was wrong. They would not even ask you and charge you all kind of renewals and extra . So pls be aware to have any credit card from Victoria secret and Best Buy buy. No matter what they offer you pls only get a credit card from bank directly but no store credit cards. read more

Last time I was here same BS. I need a new land line for home (yes some of us still have the antiques). I asked where the land lines were. They pointed to the phones and I stood there and waited for 10 minutes. No offer of assistance so I said ta ta see ya wouldn't want to be ya. Same crap the last time I was here looking for a dishwasher and range hood. The service totally sucks at this store. I'm going down the street to the competition. read more

Thomas, Geek Squad Manager, is "The Guy"!! Can't thank him and his team enough for checking my son's custom built computer! He spilled water on it. Despite the PC being custom built they still checked it!!! Thanks again!!' read more

This is a special thanks to Leslie Trinidad. Thank you again for your help on Friday, 4/16/2021.  My daughter's Quinceanera was on Saturday and I raced to get to Best Buy before you closed to purchase her the latest iPhone.  I wanted to surprise her in the morning with the gift. I got out of work late and with just 5 minutes left to close you still took the time to help me, even though you knew it would mean having to work past close. Many people would be frustrated, especially on a Friday, to have to stay late but you understood how significant the gift meant and you decided to help. My daughter was thrilled with her gift and we both wanted to say thank you! read more

I'd give a NO STAR if possible. This store used to be a good place to shop. Not anymore!! ​This store caters to the men customers and treats women like they don't even exist! You ask for help and they give you someone who has no clue about anything. I can not believe the ignorance and the treatment of these guys who probably have the brain of a pea. Extremely disrespectful and ignorant. I've been a customer here for years but it seems now it's time to take my business elsewhere. Shame they have lowered their standards! Shame they hire a bunch of young guys who feel they can treat you any way they wish. Where are the female employees in this place?? Hmmmm. read more

I am really impressed with a worker tonight and I had to share. About a month ago, I bought a screen protector for my new Samsung Galaxy. I had the protector installed by a girl from Geek Squad, and two weeks later, it cracked and fell right off. I paid the 7.99 installment fee when she put it on, so I called and asked if I get a replacement if Geek Squad would install the new one for free. The man on the phone said that they could. Fast forward to tonight, I walked in at 8:30pm, and I walked over to Geek Squad. I explained the situation, and the young guy was very understanding and started installing the new protector. Let me tell you, I have never had this kind of awesome customer service. Not only did the worker put the protector on meticulously, he even brought my phone to the back so he can take out every single air bubble. He was by far the best example of customer service, and I just had to share. I feel bad because I do not know his name, but he was a young Asian man with glasses. I will definitely come back to this store specifically because of him. read more