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Best Buy Reviews Summary

The company's reputation is marred by significant customer dissatisfaction, particularly regarding installation services, product returns, and customer support. Many reviews highlight issues with rushed installations and poor communication, leading to repeated service calls. Customers frequently encounter difficulties with returns and refunds, often citing long wait times and inadequate support from customer service representatives. While the company offers a wide selection of products and some positive experiences with online orders, the overarching sentiment suggests a need for substantial improvements in service reliability and customer care to enhance overall customer satisfaction.

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service
327
value
285
shipping
213
returns
200
quality
248

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Florida
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Bad experience!
October 5, 2016

They fixed my laptop after couple days was broken again, when I went back they told that I need pay extra money because it is was different problem.

Date of experience: October 5, 2016
California
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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I ordered a Lenovo laptop online at BestBuy.com where I was able to easily enter 10 gift card codes and a credit card number to complete my purchase. I expected the process to be difficult, but it turned out to be incredibly simple and fast. The website allowed me to keep adding gift cards to pay for the laptop, which I did because I they ranged in value from about $25 to $80 and the laptop cost was $550. My gift cards total was just $5 shy of the total bill, so I had to use my credit card for that small balance. That was easy.
They also offered choices of where to pick up my laptop or to have it shipped to me. I selected the pick up option nearest me and they gave me both email and phone text alerts when the laptop would be ready. I ordered the laptop late at night and picked it up the following morning while in between errands. Perfect!

Date of experience: October 2, 2016
Sri Lanka
9 reviews
15 helpful votes
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They are OK
September 30, 2016

The rewards program is neat (I've forgotten what it's called). I think you have a longer time to return, and various other benefits if you are a member.

Nothing wrong with best buy but I prefer Amazon.

Date of experience: September 30, 2016
Arizona
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Gamers Club is a good deal
September 29, 2016

If you buy new video games often. They give you 20% off any new game. There is no limit. Pretty awesome.

Date of experience: September 28, 2016
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Really unprofesional
September 27, 2016

I bought a lot of my things here, and I loved Best buy. It is my anniversary tomorrow and I order a phone for my boyfriend 2 weeks ago, just to make sure it arrives on time. The first phone which arrived was working for 1 hour and died. I returned it to store, wanted to buy the replacement they told me to order it online. Second phone arrived today seal was broken and piece of charger missing from the box. I called customer service and they were really polite, but absolutely did not care about understanding the customer. First of all there was no discount offered at all (as a part of apology by customer service) I asked to talk to the manager and he/she did not want to come to the phone. The representative kept apologizing (it was not the guys fault anyway) and he was really polite, but his hands were tied, and even when I said please tell the manager they will lose the customer and they destroyed my anniversary, there must be some kind of policy for all this mess. Nothing. Not only that you are uncool, but you are really unprofessional. Just a small comparison, Amazon was 1 day late with the delivery (not 14 days, 1 day!) and they gave me 50% discount for being a loyal customer.

Date of experience: September 26, 2016
New Jersey
9 reviews
7 helpful votes
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So So service
September 27, 2016

I had to shame Best Buy on there FaceBook site, before I could get them to ship me a item I ordered. I understand the the item was less than $4.00, and it probably cost more to ship than it was worth.

Date of experience: September 26, 2016
Iowa
6 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Stores have reasonable amount of selection of products but the prices can often be beat by other vendors. Geek squad reps are not all that helpful and their rates are high. Floor employees are generally well informed. Just be an intelligent shopper regarding competition's prices.

Date of experience: September 23, 2016
North Carolina
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I didn't have any problems finding or ordering what I needed from this site

Date of experience: September 22, 2016
District of Columbia
26 reviews
11 helpful votes
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You get what you pay for
September 22, 2016

You get what you want, when you want. And you pay for it. Good standard business. I need killer deals, discounts and services. I only go to BestBuy in a pinch when I need something specific immediately.

Date of experience: September 22, 2016
Pakistan
3 reviews
8 helpful votes
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Best Buy Pricing
September 22, 2016

Bought some tv from it had some issue bring it to my country i guess there should be a solution so they can deliver them directly to my country not make me wait so much

Date of experience: September 22, 2016
Wisconsin
11 reviews
14 helpful votes
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My favorite thing about Best Buy is comparing several slightly different versions of the exact same device. It really gets my heart racing trying to make sure I get the best deal.

Date of experience: September 16, 2016
California
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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We have been quite pleased with the Surface Pro 4. The keyboard has a good ergonomic design and feel. The i5 Intel processor has been more than adequate to handle the execution of several applications simultaneously.

Date of experience: September 13, 2016
New York
2 reviews
0 helpful votes
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I had chosen to auto-issue rewards certificates in $20 increment. Best-buy issued a certificate worth of $100 for my rewards (I was expecting 5 of $20 certificate) and now I want to buy items for smaller amounts (like $20 cable) for which I cannot use this certificate. Best buy representatives told me that there is nothing they can do to help customer. It's the worst service I have received from any retail store. I will just go and return items to best buy (so I don't have deal with this worst rewards system) and will never shop again at Best buy because at other retailers, I can use the reward points the way I want to and Best Buy simply cannot do that. Horrible service by Best Buy...

Date of experience: September 13, 2016
Ukraine
4 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Awesome
September 14, 2016

When it's time to buy some electronics it's always time to go to Best Buy. Excellent customer service.

Date of experience: September 13, 2016
Texas
20 reviews
14 helpful votes
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Best Buy experience
September 13, 2016

Went to Best Buy for my latest printer. After reviewing several brands on line, and deciding on a Canon, we didn't need a sales pitch... Best Buy had the one we wanted in stock so we paid for it. Simple matter of convenience. Do your homework and there's no question as to whether you've bought the right product.

Date of experience: September 12, 2016
Canada
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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Refurbish computer
September 12, 2016

I have bought several refurbished HP computers in the pass 10 years from them, almost all of them have problem in the power supply once I got them. Luckily I am a computer geek and identify the problem right away, changed their power supply and it works good for many years. Beside this issue, I like their refurbished computer a lot, especially the price tag.

Date of experience: September 11, 2016
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Not a question. This place ha NO customer service. I have been trying to get a dryer delivered for 4 days. The first time they went to a different town and stood outside an apartment building for 20 minutes and didn't realize there was no apartment number on the building. Customer service then states they will call back, that was a joke. Took 2 days off work to get this dryer and its 4 hours late on the second day and they said it will be here in an hour. So a dryer that costs $399 plus delivery charges costs me $800. So I have a case number now. Called for a supervisor and was refused that, supervisor is suppose to call me back. Heard that one before, especially with Best Buy.

Date of experience: September 9, 2016
NL
7 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Great place but you can usually get better prices online.

Date of experience: September 7, 2016
Wisconsin
6 reviews
16 helpful votes
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Best Buy, Best Deals!
September 7, 2016

I've shopped Best Buy for many, many years and believe it or not, never had an issue with anything I've bought! I don't think I can say that about very many places. Their workers are so knowledgeable and friendly, I know, there's always a few that aren't so much! But if one isn't helping enough you can bet that there will be another that will in no time! I've found them to be very honest with me about which is a better deal or product. They don't try to sell me the most expensive, just share what they know and what the customers find to be the best buy for their money. I like that they have so many employees at each store so it's never a problem getting help or asking questions. Their prices are competitive, and they'll even buy back and give you credit towards something new! Love that part! I think I've bought every piece of electronics and appliances I own there. I'm one to shop around for the best deal and it keeps bringing me back to Best Buy. Plus I don't think I've ever had to pay for shipping on an item, so why go out if it's delivered right to your door? I know they've had to close several stores, I just hope they don't close mine! Highly recommend.

Date of experience: September 6, 2016
India
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Nice
September 7, 2016

Buying some stuff from Best Buy and it satisfactory experience for me!

Date of experience: September 5, 2016