 | Account Disabled with 312 posts. | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Experience: Beginner | | | | | Moderator with 36,822 posts. | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Vermont | | Sorry. You'll never see me in any Circuit City, either. Overpriced and ignorant sales people. | | Senior Member with 140 posts. | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Experience: Intermediate | | I believe that I would have lived up to my name in that situation.
to Elvandil.
On Circuit City, check out my post about the Circuit City Geek Squad in the Reviews forum. Actually happened in S. Charleston, WV. | | Distinguished Member with 6,107 posts. | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: So. California Experience: Since MS-Dos 3.0 | | That happened to me once at another store I love to hate when I bought a floppy drive that didn't work. When I tried to return it they accused me of trying to return a used floppy drive. So I stopped payment on my check for the whole purchase.
Not wanting any trouble since I had a few hundred dollars worth of parts to build a PC that I had chosen not to pay for, I contacted the corporate headquarters. When I provided them the SKU for the floppy drive, they agreed "we buy those drives from a surplus dealer", so any floppy drive could be in the box.
The next day I returned to the store everything I had purchased with the stopped-payment check, including the floppy drive.
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Originally Posted by Elvandil Sorry. You'll never see me in any Circuit City, either. Overpriced and ignorant sales people. | Another time I went to Staples to buy a 10/100 ethernet card. The sales guy told me they don't sell "10/100 ethernet cards", they only carry "10/100 LAN adapters". So I told the guy I would take one of those and see if I could somehow make it work.
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Originally Posted by Elvandil Sorry. You'll never see me in any Circuit City, either. Overpriced and ignorant sales people. | Since they went bankrupt and closed all the stores, if we see you in one, you've been practicing breaking and entering!  | | Distinguished Member with 20,558 posts. | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Eastern Pa Experience: Advanced | | Yeah and is anyone surprised they went under? | | Account Disabled with 312 posts. | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Experience: Beginner | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Rich-M Yeah and is anyone surprised they went under? | Why Circuit City Failed, and Why B&H Thrives 'Many companies that have gone bust didn't die because of the recession. They failed for one reason: They treated customers poorly. http://tinyurl.com/d95d7x
I can't see where B&H is such a great place to order stuff from. I try to avoid NYC to buy stuff online from. http://tinyurl.com/pv6sas
LOL http://pcworld.about.com/magazine/2102p117id107855.htm LOL
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Originally Posted by jls242424 | That is not why they went under. They had poor and old selections, list prices for most items and the appearance of the stores was as boring as could be. Just walk into a Best Buy. The look and display is exciting and the selection is much broader, now if they had real discount pricing they would be better yet. And people say "fair trade" is dead or illegal. | | Account Disabled with 312 posts. | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Experience: Beginner |
25-May-2009, 06:41 PM
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30-May-2009, 04:09 PM
#11 | I am not sold yet on their "New Lower Prices". They have a Samsung 2443BWX for $309.99... which is $30.00 more than I paid for mine several months ago at Fry's. | | Senior Member with 270 posts. | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Huntington Beach, CA USA Experience: Advanced |
22-Jun-2009, 02:26 AM
#12 | Fry's is another store though that really doesn't care about their customers or what they sell. When I worked there it was disgraceful what we packed up and sold as new. | | Member with 32 posts. | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Experience: Advanced |
12-Jul-2009, 08:04 AM
#13 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Frank4d Another time I went to Staples to buy a 10/100 ethernet card. The sales guy told me they don't sell "10/100 ethernet cards", they only carry "10/100 LAN adapters". So I told the guy I would take one of those and see if I could somehow make it work.  | LOL, that brought back memories of visiting a now defunct local mum/pop computer store and asking for a price on a video card. The young girl at the desk (and she was blonde) told me to "try an electronics retailer as they don't sell TV's" | | Member with 39 posts. | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Largo, Florida Experience: Advanced |
17-Jul-2009, 03:51 PM
#14 | Not fans of these guys! This is nothing new for Best Buy as stated in the previous responses. They're nothing but a joke! Most employees working there are high school/college students.... Last time I went in looking for an IDE to ZIF adapter, they told me there is no such adapter, and I'd have to get a new Zif Hard Drive to correct my problem. WHAT A CROCK!! I checked www.amazon.com and got the connector for under $20.00.
This is the big box's main gig.... Why would they fix your problem or give you the small priced tool to fix it, when they could sell you a BRAND new system!?! Sales driven-- NOT service driven!
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17-Jul-2009, 03:53 PM
#15 | Just do what i do when a shop is being annoying
scream very loudly
works everytime 
they cant wait to get me out the door smiling |  THIS THREAD HAS EXPIRED.
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