A little over a week ago, I went into BestBuy with an appointment through AppleCare to exchange my device due to water damage. We went through the process, which was lengthy. Notably, during my appointment, a lady had came in with a damaged cable in an open box MacBook. The manager and assistant manager took care of this and exchanged it- bravo to them, and great job. My experience has not been the same. We finished my appointment and I knew it could take a few days because they had to ship it off. I was expecting end of week- not 2 weeks later. AppleCare allows me to ship my iPhone back to Apple, and they send a new phone within 2 days. I thought this was the same process at BestBuy; however, I have been gravely mistaken. I use my phone for work, so it is an important device to have. Once Saturday came around, I reached out to Apple who said my device should be at BestBuy Tuesday, or earlier. Great I thought, a slight delay, nothing major. I reached out to BestBuy today who said that my device will not be ready until at least Friday this week, two entire weeks after I dropped my phone off. They said that this is because they have their own process for service so it takes them extra time. It is ridiculous that it takes 2 weeks to replace a phone that was entirely covered by Apple. The one star is because of how kind they were to the lady with a damaged charger, otherwise it would be 0.
Response from Best Buy
April 14, 2026
Hey there, Chandler
We understand your concerns surrounding your recent experience with your service. We would love to hear more about this and assist anyway we can. Please send us a private message on Facebook (https://bby.me/He4HVw), Twitter/X (@BestBuySupport), or Instagram (@BestBuy) for further support. Please start your message with "This is in regard to my Google review: #141708"
Staff was super conscientious. Very courteous.
Great selection and excellent help