Bait and switch on open box TV, looks like I'm far from the only one. Drove out to Downers specifically for the open box deal that wasn't in condition advertised. Employees and manager seemed like this was the norm.
Decided to spend the extra $300 and just get the new one only to have my Best Buy card get declined for fraud since to them, it looked like I was buying the same TV two days in a row.
Instead of wasting another 15-30 mins wait time on the phone like the recording said, I cut my losses and left. Over an hour of drive time, hour in the store, total waste of time.
The cherry on top is there's no actual way to relay this to the store since every phone number goes to call center.
This is my favourite store after micro center but it has big inventory
Best buy is a good place to shop at always have good deals
Shelves look barer everytime I go there!
Response from Best Buy
June 26, 2026
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