Best buy won't price match my ps4 destiny bundle after It went down 349.99

Hello how are you doing? I recently bought an item from you guys, my order number is {removed per forum guidelines}. Specifically I am referring to sku:6731019. Within a few days after I purchased the item and most certainly within the return/exchange period the price was reduced by $50.00. Today December 26th 2014 I called customer service regarding price matching this so that I could be given the $50.00 difference but instead I was told that due to that fact that the best buy website is showing that it is not available as per the price match policy I won't be able to get the priced matched. Please keep in mind I am not asking you guys to honor a competitor's price on an out of stock item, I am just asking that you guys honor your OWN price which changed less than a week after my purchase. Although your policy may be written in black and white, life isn't and I am asking that you guys to review my case in isolation and honor the price. I can't help but wonder if you guys purposely altered the page so that it won't even show a price and just show that it is no longer available. Actually what does that mean? Will it be available again in the near future or you no longer carry the item? And if it will become available again why wouldn't a simple out of stock label suffice until stock is replenished? I am in no way saying that I know anything about your Web design practices but I think my question is a fair one. Today I spent over an hour on the phone with customer service reps who told me that they can't do anything to resolve my issue as a customer and i also spoke with a supervisor named Kyle who insisted that that was the bottom line and he just can't help me and there was absolutely no one above him I could speak to regarding my case. Apparently he is the CEO. I am hoping however that this email will not go unanswered and I will get my issue resolved based on the simple fact that there is a record that I bought the item at one price from you guys and it went down fifty dollars less within the return period. The fact that I didn't call 10 seconds after you lowered the price and before people flocked to it causing it to sell out quickly shouldn't play a role in your decision. You guys need to make this right. You blocked the website from showing it right now but it is all over the Internet that it was 349.99 and if you Google destiny bundle best buy you see the 349.99 price in the preview of the result.

Hello noreik,
I was disappointed to read that we weren't able to honor the price match request you made. Please know that I apologize for having disappointed you.
In looking into your concern, I note that your request was made after the product's sale price had expired and the product was no longer available. Per the terms of our Price Match Guarantee, products eligible for price match must be currently in stock and the sale price in effect. Given these requirements were not met, we would not be able to offer you the price match. I regret that I do not have better news.
Thank you for writing to us with your concerns.
Sincerely,
John|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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PS4 Destiny Bundle | InStore Pick up

I looked around to see if someone has already asked this question and didn’t see it. So if this is redundant I apologize.
I was able to select "In Store Pickup" for my order. Does this mean that it is guaranteed to be picked up on the release day?
Solved!
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Hello mojohat,
It looks like you’ve already received some great help from TheMuffin, but I wanted to hop on as well.
With In-Store Pickup being your selected method of fulfillment for the PS4 Destiny Bundle, you will receive an email once the store indicates it is ready for you to pick up. This will most likely happen on Monday with you then being able to pick it up on Tuesday when it releases.
You will want to wait for the “Ready for Pick Up” email before heading in, but you should receive that in time for release day.
I hope this helps and please feel free to let us know if you have any additional questions.
Sincerely,
Matt|Senior Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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It's 6-2 ordered iphone 5-24, I WORK during day, & Best Buy won't allow me to pick up at UPS?

This is CRAZY. I ordered a phone on May 24, to give as a gift on June 4; today is June 2.
The phone was shipped and the First Delivery Attempt was made last Thursday...I saw the form and figured like the OTHER carrier I could sign and leave the form and my phone would be left for me on Friday - WRONG.
On Friday, I received attempt #2 of the delivery - with a note that after the 3rd attempt the phone would go back to Best Buy.
So, on Friday night, I called UPS to setup a pick-up - this way I'd pick it up after work on Friday....NO GO because BEST BUY does NOT allow the option of allowing its shipping customers to PICK UP THE PACKAGE AT THE UPS OFFICE.
Supposedly if I signed up for the UPS My Choice Program, I could use the "will call" option and pick up the phone..so i created a UPS My Choice account....only to see that i do NOT have the Ship to another address option OR the Pick up at UPS option. I can only wait until the package is rejected by me a 3rd time - because I work during the day - and then it will be sent BACK to BEST BUY. That helps a lot in having a phone here to give as a gift on June 4 - the day after tomorrow.
UPS told me tonight that only Best Buy has the ability to lift the "no pick-up at UPS" stipulation, so I should call them. After being told I'd be helped twice (and only being transferred into the waiting cue - for a total of 30 minutes), I finally got a girl who told me I just needed to go to the web site and sign up for UPS Mychoice (but THIS time, sign up for MyChoice on the BEST BUY website). Then, I'd just click on will call and schedule the package to be picked up by me "anytime" i choose. Sounds great, huh? If only that option really existed, what a wonderful world it would be.
BEST BUY, why don't you tell your customers they MUST BE HOME or have a neighbor who is home during the day or their package will ultimately be UNTOUCHABLE until it is shipped back to Best Buy, only to be of absolutely no use to the purchaser. Doesn't MOST of the world work and expect they can either sign a Signature Form and delay the delivery one day if they choose this approach OR pick it up at UPS AFTER WORK?
I asked tonight if the Best Buy rep could just tell UPS to send the pacakge back to the Best Buy and then transfer my order to a Store Pick-up so I could stop by the Best Buy Store tomorrow and get the iphone. She said she'd gladly do a store order but I'd have to pay for the store pick-up and then my money would be refunded after they recieve my package back.
And the very best part of all of this? Verizon has had my info and been charging me since May 24 - when I ordered this. So Best Buy gods..if you're reading this...I need an iPhone 5S - preferably the one I paid for on May 24 - and i need it by WEDNESDAY, June 4....and I"m willing to DRIVE my car to pick it up....just tell me where to go and I will....
Tonight, UPS told me to call

Dear mkunz,
I can understand your frustration. I have elected for the option to pick up an item from a UPS location when missed upon delivery before; it is definitely a convenient option when working around a work schedule. I apologize that this option wasn’t available to you for your phone purchase.
We do understand that people have to work and this is why we allow three opportunities for you to receive the product. I see that AWBrown has submitted an idea to ideaX page asking us to look into reevaluating this process. Using your email address you have supplied here on the forums, I was able to look up your order. Based on the tracking information, it appears that you successfully received the phone on 06/03/2014.
If this is not the case, please let me know!
Thanks for reaching out,
JD|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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Best Buy manager escorted me out of the store after refusing to price match

Let me start by saying that I have never been escorted out of ANY retail store or business. It was appalling and embarassing and I left so angry that I might never return to Best Buy again. The store in question is:
SAN RAFAEL CA (Store 1021)
700 Du Bois St
San Rafael, CA 94901-3905
Manager - Earl
The Story:
Yesterday, Fry's Electronics started an online/storewide sale on one of their LG LED HDTV's which I'm assuming was to clear out inventory. It was a great sale and I was hoping Best Buy would have one in stock because the nearest Fry's location was several cities away--while there were at least three or four Best Buy's on the way. And having used Best Buy's price matching system before, I was confident that everything would go well if I decided to drop by.
I walk in, immediately go to the TV department at the above mentioned Best Buy location and I asked one of the employee's to run the SKU number to see if he had one in stock. He had 1 left. I told him I'd take it and I also asked him if he would price match it to Fry's. He said no problem as long as I showed him the link or advertisement, step-by-step. So I took my phone out (also purchased at Best Buy...) and went through the Fry's website. All good.
He kept staring at his computer and after a while, said, "Sir... I can't give the TV away at that price ($349). It's too low--however, I can go down to $399 for you". I was a bit confused and eventually asked him why my price matching request all of a sudden became an auction or barter for pricing. He said something along the lines of "Well, it's case by case really, and under these circumstances and considering we only have one unit left, I cannot let it go for such a steep price cut". I was starting to get frustrated so instead of taking the conversation any further, I simply asked him if I could speak to his manager. He pointed towards the front of the store and told me to look for a guy named Earl. I actually asked him if he could just intercom the manager to come over to the TV department and he said "No, he's right in front over there".
So I walk over to the register area and of course, the manager is NOT there. So I asked one of the guys in front to grab Earl for me and a few minutes later he showed up. Now at this point, I wasn't looking to fight or argue with anyone. I know people who scream for the manager every time something trivial happens and I'm just not that type. I just wanted someone with authority to explain in better detail and I have never even talked to a Best Buy manager before. Earl came up to me and I introduced myself and shook his hand.
I started out by asking him about the Price Match policy and he immediately said "Yes, we price match but we don't do it for 1 day sales and stuff--you're the one talking about that TV right?" I explained that I had no idea whether or not that particular sale was for exactly a day but asked him why it mattered in the first place. I proceeded to tell him that it's not some kind of special "holiday" event and that it was probably just for clearing inventory purposes--which also explains why Best Buy only had ONE left.
He paused for a second and said "Well, you know even if that were true, we couldn't price match it because technically it's not a local retailer... it only applies to brick and mortar stores that are within 25 miles from our location here and I know for a fact that the nearest Fry's is farther than 25 miles from here". I was a bit stumped at his response but eventually asked him whether or not that part of the policy was referring to independent, local businesses in the area that also sold similar items--and not referring to MEGA RETAILERS like Fry's that has an online shopping and ordering system (because Best Buy had no problems price matching to Amazon or Newegg in my experience).
I actually said "You would give me the TV if Fry's was 24 miles away, but somehow won't if it turned out to be 26? Do you see how strange that sounds?" He said that if I wanted I should look it up on the map to verify for sure. I looked and indeed it was 34 miles away. While I was looking, I also noticed that there were 2 Best Buy locations that were closer and within that "25 mile radius". So I asked again "Sir, you're not making much sense. There's no reason why THOSE Best Buy locations would price match but you won't. I REALLY don't think that the 25 mile radius rule was made for this kind of scenario...not to mention that the sale that I found was on Fry's website...".
I could tell that he was getting frustrated at this point but seemed pretty stubborn. He asked me if I wanted a printed copy of their Price Matching guidelines. I said "Absolutely... go for it. I'd love to see what you're talking about". This guy took 3 steps towards the counter before turning around and said "You know what, I'm not going to do that for you--and as a matter of fact, I think it's time for you to leave". THIS made me furious--but I took a step back and asked him why? Sure, we were having a bit of an arguement over Price Matching but I wasn't yelling or screaming or causing any sort of public disturbance. There weren't even any customers nearby--the only people who might have overheard us was a few of the Geeksquad technicians since we were standing next to their booth.
I told him again, that I just wanted to know why he seemed so adamant about not price matching the TV set. He said that he tried explaining to me but that I wasn't "getting it" so it was time for me to leave. I said "You know what, all you keep doing is pulling excuses everytime I ask a question. What if I walked in here tonight and told you the sale was from Amazon or something? How is this different..?"
At this point he pointed to his employees as if they were security guards or something and they ESCORTED me out of the (removed per forum guidelines) store! Like I was a thief that just got caught stealing something! At this point I was mortified because now there WERE people who were looking and I had to do the walk of shame back to my car as if I were some second rate citizen.
As absolutely embarassing as that was--I still wanted to purchase the TV. So I called another store that was much farther away from me but I figured it would play into that 25 mile radius quib--not that it should matter:
EMERYVILLE CA (Store 499)
3700 Mandela Pkwy
Oakland, CA 94608-3566
Spoke to a very nice lady at their location and she checked to see if they had any in inventory. I was on hold for a while but she physically went around the store to see if they had one. Again, they had ONE. This time, it was an open-box unit. Because I didn't want to waste any more time, I immediately asked her if they would be willing to Price Match to Fry's. She said of course--and that so long as the sale was visible online and that I could show her, that would be no problem. She also said that if I decided to take advantage of Price Matching, I would not receive their open-box discount (the discounts don't "stack"). I said that's fine and asked her if she could do her best to hold it for me as I was on the way and slightly stuck in traffic.
She spoke to the TV department folks and they said they would hold it no problem til the end of the night (it was already 7pm when I called). She took my name and number and I told her I would be there in about an hour.
Lo and behold I arrive and the TV is gone. I couldn't track down the girl who spoke to me over the phone, and the TV department guy that I spoke to said he had no knowledge of them holding any sort of TV for anyone (he wasn't lying--he really didn't seem to know). Awesome.
Best Buy - 2 / Me - 0
Thanks for the most horrific retail experience ever, Best Buy. You win.

They do not match online prices for Fry's under their new policy. Hence it would only be if there was a Fry's within 25 miles of the said store
"The Details:
At the time of sale, we price match all local retail competitors (including their online prices) and we price match products shipped from and sold by these major online retailers: Amazon.com, Bhphotovideo.com, Crutchfield.com, Dell.com, HP.com, Newegg.com, and TigerDirect.com.
We match BestBuy.com prices on in-store purchases and in-store prices on BestBuy.com purchases.
If we lower our price during the return and exchange period, we will match our lower price, upon request.
Our Price Match Guarantee covers one price match per identical item, per customer, at the current pre-tax price available to all customers.
Our Price Match Guarantee does not cover:
The online prices of retailers not listed.
Contract mobile phones sold by any online retailer.
Products shipped from or sold by third-party sellers (Marketplace sellers) on websites.
Competitors' service prices, Best Buy For Business transactions and BestBuy.com Clearance & More and Marketplace items.
Any financing offers, bundle offers, free items, pricing errors, mail-in offers, coupon offers, items that are advertised as limited quantity, out of stock items, clearance items, open-box items, refurbished items, pre-owned items, deal of the day, daily deals, special hour sale event items, credit card offers, gift card offers, rent/lease to own items, and items for sale Thanksgiving Day through the Monday after Thanksgiving, whether offered by Best Buy or a competitor."
"What is considered a local retail competitor?
A local retail competitor for retail store purchases is a retail store authorized by a vendor to sell a new, factory-sealed product with a warranty and is located in the same market area (within a 25 mile radius) of your local Best Buy store. A local retail competitor for BestBuy.com purchases is a retail store authorized by a vendor to sell a new, factory-sealed product with a warranty and is located in the same market area (within a 25 mile radius) as either the billing address or the shipping address on record for the purchase."
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Price Match - Rude General Manager

I called Best Buy store (South Brunswick NJ
4180 Us Hwy 1. Ste 400c., MonmouthJunction, NJ) about price match with Walmart for IPhone 6 ATT contract phone today and the customer service rep at the store after checking with Mobile asked me the price at Walmart and I told $229. Then she said they will honor the price. So I decided to visit the store which was 25 miles away and when I got there I was told they won't do price matching in a very rude manner. The general manager was standing right there and he asked me if I know the name of the person I spoke to and I said no. Then he said they cannot do anything. So I walked up to the customer service and informed them about this confusion and fortunately the lady I was explaining this turned out to be the one who promised me about the price match over phone. So she decided to help and walked me
Over to the mobile department again and the general manager was still there. So she explained to the manager about the price match and he behaved very rudely to the employee also. He said I'm the highest authority here and his word is final and he just ignored me. I felt really bad and the employee apoligized to me and she confirmed that they told her earlier that they will honor the price.
I don't mind if they cannot honor the price as may be it was a mistake but the such a rude behavior from a general manager is simply unacceptable.

Hi Taiseer786,
I truly am sorry that you had to drive to this store just to be turned away, and every employee of Best Buy should always be professional when interacting with our customers. We do match lower prices on contract phones found at a local competitor. We do not match lower prices on contract phones at online retailers.
A local competitor is defined as a retail competitor located within a 25 mile radius of the Best Buy store the price match is being requested at. I have emailed this store’s management asking for clarification as to why you were denied this price match.
Thanks for posting,
Allan|Senior Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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PRICE MATCH IS A JOKE - TOTAL SUPPORT FAILURE

I purchased a Samsung TV for $3000 and a Sharp soundbar for $400 on November 21st. I called Best Buy for the price match when the TV went to $2300 and the Soundbar to $200 on the Best Buy site a day later. I was told that I would be called within 24 hours to confirm the price matches. I HAVE NEVER, EVER RECEIVED A CALL BACK FROM BEST BUY AS PROMISED TO CONFIRM THE PRICE MATCH.
I have called Best Buy almost every day since for confirmation. When I call I am placed on hold for at least 15 minutes, only to learn that I have been transferred to the wrong department (today it was the 15 minute wait for the Geek Squad extension, which has nothing to do with pricematch). Each time I call for confirmation, I am assured that I will be called THAT DAY to confirm to price match. It never happens.
I have no idea waht is going on, if it is just bad service or an attempt to avoid a price match. Either way, I understand the frustration of many, many other coustomers who question if they should continue to shop at Best Buy, where they are happy to take your maney, but that seems to be it as soon as you walk out the door. Remember Circuit City?
I hope to hear brom Best Buy to confirm my price match sometime before the first of the year or, at least sometime in 2015.

Hello deerpath,
It shouldn't be so difficult to request a price match, so I can imagine why you'd be upset! I'd be frustrated too if I found myself in a similar situation, especially if promises of return phone calls were not kept.
I've had the chance to review your account and it looks like a member of our post-purchase support team was able to process a price match on your behalf shortly after you posted on 12/03. It's also my understanding that copies of both the original receipt and price match transaction were sent to you by e-mail, so please make sure to check your inbox and junk mail folders for those messages if you haven't already done so.
Thanks for your patience and understanding, as well as for purchasing with us! I hope you're enjoying the new TV.
Aaron|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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Watch Dogs - $35.99 Amazon Price Match

Will Best Buy honor this price match? And is it possible to combine this with my Gamers Club Unlocked 20% discount?

Hi JonnyD108,
It looks like Roxxell has most of the basics covered, but to clarify: Best Buy will match the price of most identical, in stock items that are shipped from and sold by Amazon itself. These items cannot be sold by third-party sellers, and your Gamers' Club Unlocked discount would not apply if a price match is requested. For more information, I'd encourage you to check our our Low Price Guarantee FAQ:
BestBuy.com > Help Center > Low Price Guarantee
http://bbyurl.us/LPGFAQ
I hope this helps.
Aaron|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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Best buy price match nightmare

I placed an order online for in store pick up. A few days later the item went on sale on best buy.com. I am still within the return policy/ price adjustment time frame. The item was for the special edition ps4 white "bundle". It is the special edition that Sony released and was available at all retailers. It called and asked for a price adjustment since it was exactly the same item that I placed. Same SKU and not one of those longer SKU that best buy has for their bundles(ex. When you buy a camera with an additional lenses it has a super long SKU number). I called best buy for the price adjustment and the customer service rep checked it on the best buy website and found the sale price of 349.99. She said it would take 24 hours to process. I waited a week and saw no credit back to my best buy card. Today I decided to call and a supervisor told me it was rejected because it was a bundle. She states that the price guarantee prohibits the adjustment of bundles. I tried to explain that this item isn't necessary a bundle as it already comes with the game inside the system. These are how all game systems are lately. Wii u comes with Mario world and Nintendo land together, Xbox one has assassin creed and ps4 had the destiny. I have a case number which I can give if it helps but I would like someone to look into this issue please. I have a best buy card, elite plus status but after this I may be considering taking my business elsewhere.

Hello angryconsumer17,
Welcome to the forum, and thank you for being a loyal Best Buy Elite Plus member. Our Price Match Guarantee is a great way to ensure you'll always be protected in case the price of your product goes down a few days later. I'm very sorry if you were first told that your PS4 White bundle would qualify for the price match, and had to call to inquire the status only to find out it was denied. I can understand that would be upsetting, and I would be happy to look into this.
Using the e-mail you registered on the forum, I was unable to locate your information or the order. I would appreciate it very much if you could send me a private message with your name, phone number we have on file for you, the case number you were given, order number, and e-mail address. To send me a private message simply click to the right of my signature below. I also assure you I will be documenting your experience for internal review. As you were informed, per the terms and conditions of our Price Match Guarantee, there are some conditions that must be met in order to qualify, but this should have been communicated to you from the first time you called to request the price match.
Again, I truly apologize for any poor service you have received, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Maria|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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Best Buy is a mess, or worse.

Best Buy is a mess, or worse. I just signed up for Amazon Prime. Here’s why:
I purchased a laptop that arrived with a non-functioning touchpad. I simply wanted to exchange this broken computer for a working model. Best Buy could not accomplish this, and showed some abysmal customer service in the process. I thought somebody at Best Buy should know. Below are the details.
I ordered an HP Envy Touchsmart Sleekbook with a 1TB HD and 8GB memory (SKU 9268057) on 1 January 2014 through BestBuy.com. The computer's specs were good and the price was great ($399), so I pulled the trigger on the purchase.
The computer arrived quickly and as promised, but after a 10-15 minutes of use, the touchpad “click” would stick down and the computer would be remain constantly left-clicking. In other words, the computer was not useable.
I visited the Best Buy store in Reston, VA (store 297) and showed the problem to the Geek Squad. They said the computer could be sent for repair (approximately 3 weeks), or I could exchange it for a new one. Opting for the exchange, I took the computer to the customer service counter. I was then told that the computer was an online only item and I would have to call 1-888-Best-Buy to exchange it.
Issue #1 – I bought the computer from Best Buy and wanted to exchange the computer at Best Buy. As a customer, I simply do not care if your internal inventory systems list an item as online only. If visiting Best Buy to exchange a Best Buy item, I expect my very basic request to be honored.
But fair enough, I understand. I called the number, navigated a horribly designed IVR, then waited on hold for 30 minutes. Apparently, I was transferred to Tech Support in error. Tech Support said I'd have to be transferred again and wait on hold again. I said that waiting another 30 minutes was unacceptable and asked that I be transferred directly to a person who could help. At this point, the person in Tech Support hung up on me.
Issue #2 – Despite my being courteous and polite on the phone, the inconvenience of my request caused this person in tech support to commit an indefensible disservice to a paying customer. I can think of few things in this world that surpass the rudeness, gall, and unprofessionalism of hanging up on a customer. How little training are these people receiving that they would hang up on anybody, much less a customer?
I called 1-888-Best-Buy again, waiting on hold for 30 minutes a second time. This person was more helpful. A shipping label was promptly emailed to me and I sent back the computer. A few days later, I noticed that my credit card was refunded for the computer, but this was extremely odd given that I wanted an exchange for the exact same computer.
Issue #4 – The Best Buy return forms need to be vastly clearer. A customer needs to be able to indicate that the product is being exchanged, not returned. I placed a handwritten note on the form, but apparently nobody at the return center bothered to read the note.
I called 1-888-Best-Buy a third time. This time, I spoke with a very nice lady who was (frankly and unfortunately) clueless. She said that since the money was back on my credit card, I could simply buy the computer again. I explained to her approximately a dozen times that I wanted an exchange and that if I repurchased the computer again, I would not receive the sale price because the computer was no longer on sale (I believe that the price was then $699). In other words, the failure of Best Buy to correctly process the exchange would cost me an extra $300 if I was to repurchase the computer. The customer service agent could not resolve the problem and then transferred me to a new person.
Issue #5 – From my first phone conversation with a customer service agent, I was given an RA number. Subsequently, I was told by everybody with whom I spoke that they could not look up my order or exchange via the RA number. Why does Best Buy give an RA number if it is subsequently useless? This is a giant waste of your customers’ time.
I explained the situation a second time to the new customer service representative. He understood the issue and was very helpful in resolving the issue. After a few minutes of investigating, he came back on the line and said that the computer was no longer available, but that he would complete the exchange with a like product (HP Envy with 1TB HD and 8GB memory). This resolution was exceptionally fair and met my expectations (the new computer had a price of $999, after all).
When this new computer arrived, I realized that it was similar but had some substantial and material differences. The keyboard is not backlit, the screen has very poor resolution (I’ve spent hours trying to resolve this issue to no avail), the touchpad is difficult to use and unresponsive, the monitor does not open beyond 90 degrees (Okay, maybe 95 degrees…but this makes the computer impossible to use on a desk, or more importantly, on a lap. Seriously, why would HP design a computer like this?? You have to stoop down to see the monitor because it simply does not open wide enough), and the laptop body is horribly designed with all of the weight on the back, leaving the computer constantly unbalanced and the touchscreen 50% useless). As I discovered, these differences all boiled down to a very small detail: The original HP I purchased was a Sleekbook, while the new laptop is not. One small word, one big difference.
I then went back to the Best Buy store in Reston, VA and explained the situation. My request was to exchange the HP Envy that I now possessed for the same model that I originally purchased (the HP Envy Sleekbook). The lady at the customer service desk said that she could not perform the exchange. Her rationale was that the exchange could not be made if the new computer would cost more than the original computer that I purchased. I explained that I was now in possession of a $999 computer and was wanting to leave the store with a $699 computer. This would net Bet Buy $200. Regardless of that fact, however, my request to her was very basic: I purchased an HP Envy Sleekbook, the first exchange did not work, and I still expected to receive an HP Envy Sleekbook. She then went to find her supervisor.
Issue #6 – Why can Best Buy employees not make a decision? Can Best Buy please empower somebody? Waiting around at the counter while employees search for a supervisor is unacceptable in 2014. If you need an example, visiting an Apple store would be hugely beneficial.
The supervisor, James {Removed per Forum Guidelines}, then arrived. I explained the situation a second time. James verified that the computer I originally purchased was indeed available at a nearby store. But, he would have to charge me an extra $300 for the exchange. Thinking that this was preposterous, I asked him to explain. He said that he could not verify the price that I originally paid on January 1st. Conveniently, I had a smartphone in my pocket and offered to show him the receipt from my purchase.
As I did with the first employee, I explained again my very simple request to exchange the HP Envy Sleekbook that I originally purchased for a functional version of the same. He said that this was impossible because I was shipped an HP Envy Sleekbook as an exchange. I explained that this like-item exchange was the decision of Best Buy and that I had no control over what I was shipped by Best Buy when they were choosing an equivalent product. Nonetheless, all of those facts notwithstanding, I was now in possession of a $999 product and wanted to exchange it for a $699 product. THIS WOULD NET BEST BUY $200! James {Remvoed per Forum Guidelines} was unwilling to hear any of this, said I would either have to either keep the HP Envy Sleekbook or pay $300 extra to leave the store with the computer that I originally purchased for $399. These were the options, take it or leave it.
Here’s the bottom line: Best Buy won mightily. Best Buy got its way. I did not. I admit it, Best Buy is the victor. Congratulations.
I could continue to fight for an exchange, but in Best Buy’s victory, the archaic process and automaton employees have worn me down. I’ve now given up. I’ll keep this sub-par, hardly useable computer. I’ll also hate it. I’ll also scorn Best Buy when I log on every morning and every evening.
I’m not without options, though. As a matter of fact, I’ve now joined Amazon Prime. The Amazon service is amazing and I encourage every Best Buy customer to do the same. You order heavily discounted products, you have the help of many customer reviews, and the products arrive at your door the next day. I’ve already spoken to Amazon’s customer service team, and the experience was first class. Since my Best Buy experience, I’ve already ordered an iPad and Nikon D3200 for my wife’s Valentine’s Day present.
Best Buy could have had these sales. James {Removed per Forum Guidelines} and the Reston store won the battle, though. The price of losing the battle is that I have to keep a $999 laptop. The price of the victory for Best Buy, though, is that a lifetime of sales will now be channeled through Amazon Prime.
I expect Best Buy to do nothing after receiving this note. But, my ideal resolution: Please have the manager of your Reston store, along with James {Removed per Forum Guidelines}, write me a letter of apology. It would be wonderful, and go a long way towards resolving the situation, if both the manager and James {Removed per Forum Guidelines} would acknowledge that when given the opportunity to do the right thing, they instead chose to hide behind inflexible and inappropriate company policy. When given the opportunity to surprise and delight a customer, they instead chose to not lift a finger to make things right. When given the opportunity to win a loyal customer, they instead chose the easy path that resulted in alienating a customer.
All customers have a choice. My choice is now Amazon Prime.

Hello cathacker,
Buying a new computer should be fun and exciting and not fraught with problems after the fact. I deeply regret the numerous obstacles to receiving a successful exchange for your defective machine and for any resulting inconvenience.
The problems that you encountered are not helpful or endearing in the remotest measure. Having to cope with an unprofessional telephone representative is not the least of the unfortunate circumstances you describe, and for that above all I offer you my own personal apology. There is never a circumstance where behavior of that kind is appropriate and you shouldn't have had to cope with it.
I was gratified to read that your subsequent call to arrange an exchange through BestBuy.com was successful and netted a comparable computer for the same financial outlay. I was disheartened to hear that, while the offer met your expectations, the hardware did not. I know that your objective was to exchange the substituted device when you revisited the Reston store, but were you offered a refund during your conversation?
In any case, it's clear that the Reston store and BestBuy.com created a disappointing situation for you with this purchase. Certainly, this was not our goal. While I understand your decision to pursue a relationship with one of our competitors, it remains my hope that you will one day give Best Buy another chance to win you over.
Please know that i'm grateful for your eloquent remarks and for taking the time to compose and present them, both here and on our Facebook page.
Sincerely,
John|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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The Worst Customer Service of My Life and Why I Will Never Shop at Best Buy Again

This afternoon I decided I wanted to buy a Playstation 4. I discovered, while browsing Best Buy's website, an offer to trade in a PS3 Slim and controllers for $100 +$10 per controller. I took in the console, three controllers, and two games valued at $12 and $5 respectively for a total of $147 in trade in value. I knew what I was supposed to be getting when I walked in the door.
So I enter store #1155 (Charlotte-Northlake) with the intention of trading in my PS3 and accessories, for a PS4 Destiny bundle. A very simple transaction, that could have easily been handled quickly (and was later handled quickly and painlessly by GameStop). I approach the desk and encounter this lethargic looking automaton named Ashlyn. Or something like that. I explain to her what I want to do, and how much I expect to get out of the trade in. She says "Well, you'll get whatever comes up on the thingy". So I set my console, 3 controllers, 3 cords (HDMI, power, controller), and two games on the counter next to the thingy (computer) and she proceeds to test to see if the console works. She incompetently moves the device and power cord over to the plug in station/screen to see if it works. After much confusion over which plug goes in what hole (I literally watched her try to plug the power cord into the HDMI slot), they stand around trying to turn on the controllers and connect them to the console. She finally discovers she needs the controller cord and asks me for it. I look on the counter to discover that it is no longer there. So I run out to the car to see if it's there, and it isn't. I come back in, and ask her if maybe she dropped it when she picked up the power cord, and she looks at someone else and says in her best impression of an incredibly rude person, "He only brought in two cords". I told her to look on the floor, and of course she found it. So they plug everything in, everything works, great. Now punch in whatever it is you punch in on the thingy and give me my PS4. Nope. Now she has to spend 20 minutes sighing and shaking her head at the computer while repeatedly asking me if my PS3 slim "is 500 GB" to which I respond, literally every time, yes. Eventually she gets help from a distracted eastern european co-worker who asks me "How much is it?" and I say "100" to which Ashlyn replies in another fantastic impression of a terrible customer service worker "He told me it was 500". I clarified that I meant $100 and 500 GB and they proceed to shake their heads and sigh at the screen as they fail to understand what I can only assume were heiroglyphics. So at this point Ashlyn has called me a liar twice, and has not once made eye contact with me, or attempted even the most basic customer service. She finally comes to the price of $117 dollars which I say "That's not right, did you get the controllers?" Naturally she did not. But also neither of them knew how to use the heiroglyphic thingy in front of them, so finally they said "Well, we can't do it in our system, so you'll have to take $117". I said no, took my stuff, and walked out. Ashlyn is a terrible customer service "specialist" and should be quickly fired.
Part 2:
So shaking and fuming I walk out the door to my car with my console and accessories in tow, and decide to call the other Best Buy near me at Concord Mills (Store #268). So I call, explain what I went through, and the girl on the other end of the line says "Oh, some people just don't know where to find the the right thing to do it" and said I could come down there and get it taken care of. So I head down to Concord Mills with hopes of finally making my simple transaction. I get there, tell the girl at the desk what happened, she more or less ignored me, and said she had to take it in the back and test it. Fine, do your thing. She comes back, and says "Where did you see the hundred dollar thing?" so I look it up, and WHILE I'm looking it up she says "I know what deal you're talking about, but I can only give you $40 dollars because this is in poor condition" once again in what I can only assume is corporate standard "Terrible Customer Service Rep Tone". I told her that a console is still in good condition if nothing is broken and it works perfectly, and that a few scratches don't mean "poor condition", this isn't a disc. She says "I'm not marking this as good condition, all I'll give you is $40." so I angrily picked up my stuff, and walked over to the GameStop in the nearby mall. Told him what happened, he took the console, checked that it worked, gave me $140 for everything, I paid the difference for a PS4 and they sent me on my way. 15 minutes. 2 hours of rude customer service reps at Best Buy sent me to GameStop, and I will honestly never set foot in Best Buy again.
So that's my story.
{Removed per Forum Guidelines}
Charlotte, NC Resident and Former Best Buy Customer

Hello puckettsd,
My younger brother got his hands on his own PlayStation 4 a few months ago, and ever since then, I don’t think he’s talked about anything else. In fact, whenever I go to my parents’ house for a visit, I can always hear him discussing game strategy with his friends through his headset. While I’m not much of a gamer myself, I certainly understand the PS4’s appeal, so I can see why you were excited to take advantage of our Sony PS3 Slim Trade-In offer and trade up to the new console. It’s disappointing to hear that your visit didn’t go as smoothly as planned though, and I’m sorry for any frustration this caused while you tried to figure this out on your own.
With any trade-in offer, we should always be assessing the item in question to determine its condition. This is done to make sure you are getting the best offer possible. An item may fall under in four categories - Good, Fair, Poor and Substantially Impaired/Not Working (see here for descriptions). As Ashlyn wanted to figure out which category your PS3 Slim fell under, she took the time to see if your console powered on and made sure your controllers worked properly. This doesn’t explain why she may have had difficulties adding on your controllers to the promotion though. If an associate isn’t sure about how to do something within our systems, they should be asking a member of leadership for guidance. I’m sorry if oversight caused you to leave the store unsatisfied.
Having said this, I appreciate it that you were willing to provide us a second chance and visited our Concord Mills store. I can understand your frustration though if this store didn’t feel that your console met the terms of the promotion and therefore didn’t meet minimum $100.00 offer. In the terms and conditions of the trade-in offer, we do state that the console must be in good condition to qualify. I truly apologize for this discrepancy. Regardless, I’m glad to hear that you were able to trade in your PS3 Slim for a new PS4 console, even if it wasn’t through us.
Experiences like the one you describe are never ones we like to hear, but thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to let us know about it. As a company, we realize there may be areas in need of improvement, and without feedback like yours, we wouldn’t be able to identify them properly to promote better service. Please know that I have documented your concerns as this a great opportunity for the store to learn from, and it is my hope that you give us a second chance in the near future.
Respectfully,
Alex|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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Price match on iPhone 5C

Looking into getting a new phone. The iPhone 5C is on sale for $27 at Sam's Club. Will BestBuy price match this?

Hi laurenkennedy25,
Purchasing a brand-new cell phone is always exciting, so wanting to get the best deal available is certainly understandable!
Like MMaier mentioned, Best Buy is able to match the prices of products offered by local retail competitors at the time of sale. These competitors must be within the same market area (within a 25-mile radius of your local store) and the product must be identical, brand-new in factory packaging, and readily available. For more information on our Low Price Guarantee though, I'd encourage you to check out the following link:
BestBuy.com > Help Center > Low Price Guarantee
http://bbyurl.us/LPGFAQ
I hope this helps.
Aaron|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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Sears price match with rewards

Sears is offering the 16gb Samsung Galaxy Tab S tablet for 499 and offering 150.00 off next purchase as Shop Your Way Rewards. Someone posted on another web site that a Best Buy matched this for him as $150 off the $499 best buy price. Can I expect to get the same match? Thank you.

Hello Fletchbes,
It's great that you're looking to use our Low Price Guarantee to get the best price possible on a new Samsung Galaxy Tab S. Being a frugal shopper in our modern world is a great virtue.
In looking at our competitor's offer, it appears that they are offering a point bonus to purchasers who are members of their loyalty program. Our Best Buy stores would happily match their promoted price if it is lower than ours, but would not subtract a discount, nor would they award My Best Buy points for your purchase to match our competitors promotion. I regret that I don't have better news for you.
Please know that I'm grateful that you wrote to us with your questions!
Sincerely,
John|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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Verizon iPhone inventory at Best Buy: 100 16GB, 80 32GB at opening

FROM 9 -5 MAC. So start lining up.
http://www.9to5mac.com/

jcp42877 wrote:
that's actually uh...quite a decent amount (?)
I mean...where I lve at least, the Verizon and Best Buy are across the street from each other...12 miles down the road...same setup, different location, 10 miles the other way, same setup.
I mean how many customers are HONESTLY eligible for upgrade or forking out full retail?
Not that many I assume?
But then again...I know how fast the EVO went out, and Best Buy did ticket thingies
Out of curiosity, when I pay the $650+ for mine, will my reward zone card give me that many points? cause that would be the bomb!
Yeah, I bought a phone for full retail price from Best Buy. You get the points on the price of the phone, but not the sales tax. Get some accessories while you're there and you could get around 700 points! What price is Best Buy selling the 16GB for, $599 or $649?

Misc. Ailments (San Diego band) and Best Buy Musical Instruments

Check out Misc. Ailments from San Diego, CA. They are one of the bands featured on the Best Buy Musical Instrument "Play.Listen.Learn." video clips. Visit their myspace, add them and leave some comments if you like what you hear. Here is the direct link in case theone above does not work. www.myspace.com/miscailments

I for one have had a few instances where the Murrieta Best Buy didnt give the best customer service. Overall the majority of the employees are ok. HOWEVER, I WILL NOT EVERY BUY ANOTHER PRODUCT FROM BEST BUY. I will go to COSTCO from now on or Walmart for small accessories. I was sold a warranty plan that I didnt ask for. I told the sales rep. that I wanted a 1 year warranty and that I was going to purchase another warranty when that 1 year expired. He sold me a 1 year warranty that IS NOT renewable. Because I am past the 180 day limit I cant buy a renewal from the manuf. I am basically left out in the cold with my $1500 with nothing to show for it. This same computer had the hard drive crash after a few months. The battery stopped working after another month and it took Best Buy 3 MONTHS to get me the correct battery, after 3 attempts. The only way I found this out was when I contacted Best Buy to renew my warranty. When I initialy took it in for repair they never said that they would have to use the manuf. warranty because my warranty was the correct one. It was an accident warranty, accident warranty for a laptop that sits on a desk? All Im told is that were sorry, nothing we can do. Coming from a multi million dollar company this is flat out WRONG. I was told that the sales rep who sold me the plan is the guy who trains their employees, lol. The guy is a pretty helpful guy (as I have seen him many times) and I believe intends to help out people, BUT to give me a warranty that I cant renew after he knew I was going to renew it is beyond me.

Is Time Capsule at Best Buy?

This last weekend I saw time capsule in the ad for Best Buy in my Sunday paper? Just a note its coming out soon or should they be selling it by the end of the week?
Look on their weekly ad my zip is 80023 and it came up toward the end of the ad page 25 of 32.

My local Best Buy also had the ad in last Sundays paper. I went to the store and they said they should have it in one or two weeks.

Best buy won't price match my ps4 destiny bundle after It went down 349.99

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