Woman Arrested for using Gift Cards at Best Buy
02-14-10, 11:20 AM
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Re: Woman Arrested for using Gift Cards at Best Buy
i don't see how you can call an "optimized" computer an upgraded model when the Consumerist showed it actually caused a performance decrease. 
you are right, nobody is forcing them to buy the computer, but just because your location doesn't practice doesn't mean it is rampant in other stores. you can't speak for an entire company.
nobody ever said people at BB are bad and want to fuck you out of money. however, that said, it is very clear there are unscrupulous employees out there that try to take advantage of people when they aren't as informed as many of us on here are.
you are right, nobody is forcing them to buy the computer, but just because your location doesn't practice doesn't mean it is rampant in other stores. you can't speak for an entire company.
nobody ever said people at BB are bad and want to fuck you out of money. however, that said, it is very clear there are unscrupulous employees out there that try to take advantage of people when they aren't as informed as many of us on here are.
02-14-10, 11:19 PM
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This Optimization shit is going to bite them in the ass sooner or later. If it's a service Geek Squad thinks is worth selling, sell it after the fact. It takes only minutes to do, your telling me it can't be done as soon as the customer buys the computer with only minutes wait time?
Your breaking the seal on the computer, accepting the EULAs that the END USER is supposed to accept and doing almost nothing that a 12 year old and an active internet connection could complete in minutes.
What if the customer returns said Optimized computer without ever opening the box themselves? Restocking fee...the box was already opened before the customer purchased the computer.
What's next? Optimized TVs (we opened it up and put the batteries in the remote)? Optimized Cell Phones (we put the battery in and charged it)? Optimized Sodas at the Check-stands (we opened them so they would be more convenient for you to drink)?
Last edited by btbrossard; 02-14-10 at 11:30 PM. Reason: Possibly a little harsh on Best Buy Employees, who have it hard enough only making $9/hour...
02-14-10, 11:29 PM
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Re: Woman Arrested for using Gift Cards at Best Buy
As a sidenote, these credit card gift cards may seem like a good idea on paper, but if you've ever had the misfortune of receiving one they're nothing but a huge pain in the ass.
Please don't give these as a gift if you can avoid it. Unless it's for somebody you hate, I suppose.
Please don't give these as a gift if you can avoid it. Unless it's for somebody you hate, I suppose.
Seriously, unless you're mailing the gift, give cash. And if you do mail the gift, send a check instead.
02-15-10, 04:36 AM
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When we received our test models, the initial impression was of a rushed service: Some samples were left in standby mode, and two had not finished installing Windows updates. A quick start guide for one laptop had been mixed in with the papers in another laptop’s box, and a power cable for one sample was missing.
I'm going to go to Best Buy this week, pretend I'm interested in a laptop, and when the jack-off working there brings up optimization, I'm going to tell him I'd pay a one hundred dollar premium just to keep their Geek Squad 'tards from doing anything to my new computer.
02-15-10, 12:13 PM
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Re: Woman Arrested for using Gift Cards at Best Buy
Is it me or does NOBODY read the entire article anymore?
People read the article, even Best Buy acknowledged that the employee gave AMEX the WRONG info. Totally Best Buy's fault.
EPIC FAIL!!!!!
People read the article, even Best Buy acknowledged that the employee gave AMEX the WRONG info. Totally Best Buy's fault.
EPIC FAIL!!!!!
02-15-10, 12:23 PM
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Re: Woman Arrested for using Gift Cards at Best Buy
OK, I just read the OTHER article and I am convinced that Best Buy IS run by morons.
How does an ENTIRE store of Best Buy employees NOT know about $2 bills. Are they honestly THAT stupid. It is very hard for my brain to wrap my head around such stupidity. I mean really, how can you be THAT stupid?? How is it possible? I mean, it's like walking out into traffic and being surprised when a car hits you. Are these same people reproducing?? A VERY GOOD argument on government sterilization programs.
How does an ENTIRE store of Best Buy employees NOT know about $2 bills. Are they honestly THAT stupid. It is very hard for my brain to wrap my head around such stupidity. I mean really, how can you be THAT stupid?? How is it possible? I mean, it's like walking out into traffic and being surprised when a car hits you. Are these same people reproducing?? A VERY GOOD argument on government sterilization programs.
02-15-10, 06:21 PM
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02-16-10, 06:51 AM
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02-16-10, 11:48 AM
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Obviously, if they had known at the time that a mistake was made, they would have handled things differently, but IT WASNT KNOWN AT THE TIME.
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