How can my Geek Squad protection plan be cancelled without even notifying me!?

Question

I bought my Iphone 5 back in September 2012 and had to get it replaced in June 2013 because it kept crashing. When I got it replaced I had to cancel my Geek Squad protection plan from my old phone and purchase a new one to cover me till June 2015, which I did. So when I went in to Best Buy Monday to try to replace my charging cable, boy was I surprised that apparently I wasn't covered anymore. So I called customer service to straighten it out and their story changed three different times. I was told that my Best Buy credit card was not the same card on my Geek Squad account, then I was told that I was the one that cancelled my protection plan to which I explained about my replacement phone, then ultimately I was told that I did not pay for my plan for over three months so it was cancelled November 2013. First of all, I was speaking to someone who I could not even understand and it was frustrating. Second, the fact that they accused me of not paying my bill was not only insulting, but absolutely ridiculous because my protection plan was ALWAYS automatically charged to my account so how could I have stopped paying it? Third, I was angry that it is now March 2014 and I had not receive one letter, email, or phone call notifying me of this cancellation? Fourth, I was told that even if I were to pay my "outstanding balance" that my plan would still be cancelled and I would not be able to get a new one. I am a silver member and I make numerous big purchases at Best Buy, but after dealing with how absurd the whole situation is I am not going to buying any protection plans.

Answer 1

Hello JennyMyers,
I am sorry you have reached out three different times and received inconsistent communication each time. I can certainly see how that would be frustrating in this situation. Also, I apologize if you felt like the phone agent was accusing you of doing something you didn’t intentionally do, and rather, were unaware of altogether.
I was able pull up your purchase history using your email address you provided on the forums. It appears that your last successful automatic payment was on 11/14/2014. The first payment to not go through was 12/14/2013. After that, no successful payments were collected for December 2013 – March 2014. I was also able to see that we reached out to you via email on 01/14/2014 to notify you of the missed payment.
Since we hadn’t collected successful payment for the last four months, your Geek Squad Protection plan was cancelled. I’m sorry for any inconvenience and frustration this has caused you and I hope that you won’t completely write of the benefits of the Geek Squad Protection plans that we offer. I’m glad we were previously able to get you a replacement for your broken phone.
Regards,
JD|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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