Had the worst experience at this store today, my son bought a cell phone 5 days ago and noticed today that the camera lens looked broken, we bought the protection plan so I called customer service and they said to take it in, we did. As soon as we got there I noticed two people sitting a female sitting eating on the floor later found out her name is Sherry she refused to look at the receipt, repeated over and over that the phone was dropped and we needed to pay $150 deductible. Even though customer service said that I was and still am less than 14 day return policy. This woman, would not listen to anything I had to say continued to eat saying I am the manager, your son dropped the phone, she must of repeated that several times (even though my 21 year old son did not drop the phone it's been in a case since the day he bought it) so I said fine asked her name and walked out.
I returned to get the phone number and name of the district manager and by then Sherry was another heavier set man and she told me rudely after I asked for the district managers name and number and she said to me in a rude tone I was going to give you the phone number to LG but you can get it yourself, My response to Sherry was first of all I do not appreciate lack of professionalism and I will never shop at this location again and she said good get out. I became upset and by then the REAL manager Jonathan Smith spoke up and said get out of my store and don't come back. I called customer service made the report and told them I would be going to the closest Best Buy in Burbank. As soon as I got to the front door, the greater, saw the phone and responded "Oh yeah we got a call you were coming" I thought perhaps customer service called but was I dead wrong. I went straight to the mobile department and asked to speak with the manager they called a man named Frank. He was very nice at first and even said he was shocked at the attitude I received at Chicago Ridge Mall. He said he personally knew Jonathan Smith the manager and worked with him and trained him at the Tinley Park location he said he is a good friend. Frank then said don't worry I'll take care of you and walked me over to the Geek Squad location. He took a while so I peeked to see if he was in the back and noticed him on the phone. After a few minutes his demeanor changed, he told me that my son dropped the phone, although he did not and he would not honor an exchange or returns then walked away.
I called customer service spoke with Kimberly (Very nice & polite representative of Best Buy) she docketed everything I said and wanted to speak with Frank, after having to wait for him for more than 5 minutes he came back and said he didn't want to speak to anyone and was not going to allow the return/exchange, I placed Kimberly on speaker phone and he snapped at her literally screaming at her saying I WILL NOT RETURN OR EXCHANGE THE PHONE THEY DROPPED THE DAMN PHONE, he would not give Kimberly his last name even though she asked for it, he was very rude to her too and handed the phone back to me as if he had enough! I told him my son and I never said he dropped the phone why are you lying? He told me very loudly LISTEN I WILL NOT RETURN OR EXCHANGE THE PHONE SO EITHER PAY $150 OR I WILL HAVE YOU THROWN OUT LIKE THEY THREW YOU OUT AT RIDGE QUIT BEING BELIGERANT! I turned around and noticed customers looking in total horror as if really this is coming from a worker? I told him listen I was never thrown out of Ridge, what is your problem? Do you know what belligerent means? He screamed at me, listen lady I do not need an education class from you, you swore earlier. Then my son told him nicely "she's not being belligerent you are being ignorant and belligerent to her, my son raised his voice because Frank raised his louder so I told my son do not stoop to his level let him scream and make a fool out of himself and as I turned around I noticed a crowd of people staring at him not me. I still had Kimberly on the phone and told her that this was a living nightmare, she witnessed over the phone the unprofessionalism this man caused me and her. She spoke to her manager and found out that Frank was not even the manager; Shawn Flynn was and told me to ask around for him, no one could locate him and kept calling Frank, but once Frank would notice me he would walk to the employee door. Kimberly then told me to go to another store. I made a complaint & will be contacting my lawyer. I will never shop at a Best Buy again, the amount of money I've spent there pays the wages of idiots like that, I don't think so! Not any more! read more