I bought a laptop and a membership to have the Geek Squad transfer my data. On making the appointment over the phone, I was told it would be ready in a couple hours. Made an appointment to bring in my data and my old laptop. When I got there, was told it would be a couple days, which was a surprise. The next day, I tried to call the Geek Squad to see if they had one of the discs for a program I wanted installed. Was impossible to get past the stupid phone menu. Couldn't even dial an extension number when prompted. When I finally managed to get to someone on the Geek Squad, the person on the phone couldn't tell me anything. He took a message and said I would get a call back in the next couple hours. No call. Tried the next day probably 10 calls before I got a real person. She told me to try a certain extension. I asked her to transfer me because I couldn't get through to do this. She insisted she was unable to transfer at all. After multiple tries, I was able to leave a message asking a manager to call me. Of course, I never received a call.
What kind of bogus operation is this that customers can't get through on the TELEPHONE??? I mean, this is NOT rocket science! Do I trust the Geek Squad if their management can't even respond to phone calls or the company can't get a phone system that functions???
I did manage to get my computers by the deadline I was facing. We're supposed to get 24/7 tech support with this $180 membership but what good is it if you can't get through on the damn phone?
Response from Best Buy
December 21, 2025
Hi there,
Thank you for sharing this with us here. We're concerned to hear about this experience you had with your laptop service, and that you weren't able to get help when calling us, which we understand would be frustrating. If you can send a private message on one of our social media platforms, Facebook (https://bby.me/j04prl), Twitter/X (https://bby.me/i0ze67), or Instagram (https://bby.me/r414k7) and mention your "Google review #92198," we'll be happy to look into this with you and help out.
Cherrie S
December 14, 2025
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