The East Indian gentlemen verified that Bestbuy had the product and quoted a $79 installation fee.
Then I was shuffled off to the young lady from the Philippines who set the appointment for 10 AM on Saturday April 19, 2025 at the Idaho Falls location, a 6 hour drive away.
I show up and the sympathetic American installer says" we haven't installed that kind of junk for at least 5 years".
The manager mister told me that he was definitely possibly going to maybe write something down so that this doesn't happen again, perhaps.
So I talk with a local car stereo outfit, and they can squeeze me in for a $350 install.
I go back to Best buy to pick up 1 of the 3 items that were "in stock" at the Idaho Falls location, and the sales guy says " we only stock this item in major population centers like Seattle"... I'm thinking 'cell phone boosters are a hot commodity in major US cities?'
I finished up breakfast at Abracadabra Cafe which was excellent, took the puppies for a walkabout on the Frisbee golf course next to the lab, piled back into the truck for the long drive home where I thought about how our Chinese overlords will chain us all to desks so that we can make iPhones for them thanks to the luminaries and geniuses that make policy at Best buy.
BTW, how do you go about shorting Best buy stock?
Response from Best Buy
April 21, 2025
Hey there, Andrew,
Thanks for reaching out and providing your feedback. We are saddened to hear that you had issues with your failed service appointment and incorrectly listed inventory and I can definitely understand your concerns surrounding this. We would love to document your experience and help any way we can. We'd like the chance to follow up on this. To continue, please send us a private message on Facebook (http://facebook.com/BestBuy), Twitter/X (@BestBuySupport), or Instagram (@BestBuy) for further support. Please start your message with "This is in regard to my Google review: #65060504" and share your full name, email, and phone number.
Thanks,
^Jacob
ItsObvious Y
April 19, 2025
The rating is with best buy as a whole you cant even call a store directly without jumping through an hours worth of hoops down hill slide from where they used to be absolutely terrible company to work with at this point go anywhere else
Response from Best Buy
April 19, 2025
Hello,
Thanks for reaching out and providing your feedback. Trying to get answers to your Best Buy questions should be an easy process, so I can understand your disappointment when you are unable to call your local store. We would love to formally document your experience and do what we can to further assist you. If you have a minute, please reach out to us in a private message or DM. You can reach us at:
Facebook: http://facebook.com/BestBuy
Intagram: http://instagram.com/bestbuy
X: http://twitter.com/BestBuySupport
Please provide your full name, phone number, email, and your review number 65058500. We look forward to working with you.
Kind regards,
^Aaron
We had a ton of questions about tv's. He was super helpful!!
I love how best buy has any electronic im looking for. Pc cord? Yes. Tv? Yes. Speakers? Yes.
Their protection plans are also great. Never had a problem