Dayton Mall Best Buy let me buy an open box 83" LG C4 that was a display model. They marked the quality as "Open Box - Excellent", but when I got there, it was missing the box, all accessories, stand, etc. It should have been marked fair, if anything. It was clearly an old display model, but seemed in okay enough shape.
Regardless, I rent a van, I spend 3 hours transporting it and the van to and from Home Depot. I plug the TV in...
It doesn't work... The warranty should cover me, right?
Geek Squad is super helpful and the guys that came by to try to fix it did order parts and attempt to fix, but could not solve it. They did mention trying to contact the Dayton Mall store to see why they sold a TV that in their opinion, shouldn't have been sold as is. They could not reach anyone. After trying to get a call back from them for a week while waiting for repair parts, no one contacted them.
They then explain to me that the warranty doesn't actually cover full replacement on open box products, just a refund/credit towards a different product.
So now I'm out over $100 in gas and rental fees and materials to transport. Online support can only help get it returned and refunded. They told me to contact the store to see if they can do more, but guess what - you can't actually call the stores. The Geek Squad guys even tried to contact the Dayton Mall Best Buy to see why they sold a TV that was in "as bad a shape as this" in their words.
Shame on me for not doing more due dillegence, but I just feel like I wasted a ton of money for nothing, weeks waiting for a solution, with nothing to show for it.
Support is now telling me I have to spend more money to buy a box that fits it and put a shipping label on it. Uhhh. No.
Response from Best Buy
April 08, 2026
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Kristiana B
April 08, 2026
The people there were all very helpful. Got more then I needed but couldn't pass up a good deal.
Like most places post pandemic seems to be missing it's quality. Hard to find anyone to answer questions. Store looks empty compared to the past. Just a different feel. The prices are higher and lower quality and service.
Response from Best Buy
April 07, 2026
Hello, Kelly,
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helpful staff. one of the very few places that actually still sells tamagotchi!