Brooklyn A
August 11, 2026
Dean was amazing! Me and my boyfriend had a great experience at Best Buy thanks to him! He was extremely helpful, knowledgeable, and very descriptive when explaining everything to us. He made sure we understood our options and never made us feel rushed. I really appreciate his patience and great customer service!
1 star — Deceptive sales tactics. This needs to stop.
I almost never write reviews. Life’s too short. But what happened to me at the counter was calculated enough that I can’t just let it go.
It started with something routine — the associate asked for my phone number. Fine, no issue there. Then came the pitch, dressed up as a favor: “Want to knock $2 off today’s bill?” Two dollars. That’s all it takes to get someone to nod along. I assumed it was some account-related discount, so I said sure, with zero reason to think otherwise.
What actually happened is I got walked, sentence by sentence, into a credit card application — with the word “credit” conveniently never spoken out loud. No mention of a card. No mention of a hard inquiry hitting my credit report. Just a cheerful voice and a two-dollar hook designed to get a “yes” before I knew what I was agreeing to.
I’d like to believe I wasn’t singled out or profiled, but it’s hard not to wonder, because this only works if it’s never said plainly. Nobody hears “I’m opening a credit account in your name right now” and casually agrees. The vagueness isn’t an accident — it’s the strategy.
The moment I understood what was happening, I shut it down. “Yeah, I’m not doing that.” I picked up my things and walked out —
I was so mad I knew if I engaged I would have lost it on this girl.
If Best Buy wants to sell credit cards, do it out in the open — say the word “credit,” say “card,” say “this affects your credit score” — and let people actually choose. What happened to me wasn’t a sales pitch, it was a tactic built on omission, and I walked out of that store feeling used, not helped.
This is very likely not the first time this has happened to someone. I hope it’s the last.
Give everyone raises, they deserve that with the people I see them putting up with in here lol.
Great store. Clean store.