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Marina Hontar
6 days ago
Very disappointing experience — my last purchase at Best Buy
This was not my first purchase from Best Buy, but unfortunately, it will be my last.
Like many customers, I was excited to upgrade my phone. I came to the store with my husband and our two children, expecting a positive experience.
The employee who showed me the iPhone was very nice, knowledgeable, and answered all my questions. Everything was going well until we started the actual purchase process.
First, while completing the paperwork, the sales associate was chatting with someone on his phone, made a personal call, and was laughing and speaking in another language. I found this very unprofessional, especially while serving a customer.
Second, when we asked questions about the purchase, his answers were very brief and he either did not understand our questions or did not take the time to properly explain things.
Third, and most importantly, when he brought the new iPhone, he opened the sealed box himself without asking us. When my husband asked why he had opened it, he simply said, “It’s okay, you can remove the screen protection.” My husband told him that this was not okay and asked to cancel the transaction and work with another employee.
The next employee who helped us seemed much more professional. She explained things better and recommended a protection plan. We decided to purchase it, especially because she told us that we could cancel it online at any time.
A few weeks later, I tried to cancel the protection plan online, but I was surprised to find that I could not. I was told that I had to go to the store. With a six-month-old baby, going to the store just to cancel a protection plan is very difficult, but I went anyway.
When I arrived, I waited approximately 15 minutes. Finally, the same employee asked me to do exactly what I had already tried to do at home. After that, I was sent to another desk.
I then waited again for quite a long time. Eventually, I was told that they would solve the problem the next day and that I would receive an email confirmation. I never received the promised email or any follow-up.
Thankfully, after several more days, I was finally able to cancel the protection plan myself.
Overall, this experience was extremely frustrating. The lack of professionalism, communication, and follow-through made what should have been an exciting phone upgrade into a stressful experience.
I understand that mistakes can happen, but the way this situation was handled was disappointing. After being a Best Buy customer before, I expected much better service. Unfortunately, I will not be returning to this store for future purchases.