If you enjoy mediocrity, then shop here on a slow day. If you are a real masochist, then come here the day after Christmas.
I hadn't shopped here in over a decade, since my last experience was so awful. More on that below. I had a Best Buy gift card, and needed a thumb drive urgently, so I felt I had no better option today.
The place was a total zoo. Many items were out of stock, and the store was filled with pissed off customers and few employees. The employees who were there were either frustrated and overwhelmed, or just did not give a damn in the first place.
After extensive effort I found a thumb drive. They were sold out of the size I wanted, and every other size except for 32 gb. I got the last one of those.
I made my way to the checkout line, which end stretched across the entire front of the store... See my pic. For whatever reason, they only had 5 out of the six registers running.
Despite all the above, today was not my worst experience here.... If it was, this would be a two star review. If you don't want to hear a rant, just stop reading now...
Still on board? Ok, buckle up... last time I was here I tried to buy a DVD player and a Sega Dreamcast system for my family members for Christmas (yes, it was that long ago.) It was the first time in my life I could afford nice gifts for my family. I am a police officer, and At the time my job involved blending in amongst the scummier elements of society (long story) so I may not have looked like someone who had a lot of money, especially given that I was about 25 years old at the time.
When I went to pay for the Dreamcast console and DVD player, I wrote a check. The yellow shirted douchebag working loss prevention stood nearby, making it obvious that he was blocking my path in case I was going to do a "grab and run." The douche pulled the cashier aside, using an obvious pretext for doing so.
I ended up waiting for thirty minutes before they would let me take my purchases and leave. The douche was standing near me with his arms crossed the entire time. The now obviously nervous cashier told me there was a "problem with the computer." Given my line of work, I knew they were checking the status of the check, since Douchey McGee had made up his mind that I was a thief.
Eventually the check went through and I was allowed to leave. As I was walking out with douchey in tow, he made a comment asking if I was gonna run out the door to get a head start on him, as if saying, "Hey dirtbag, just because your bank and our fraud department say your check cleared, don't think I don't know you are a crook."
I was so stunned I did not know how to respond, so I just walked to my car. Then I was filled with rage. I wanted to go back in, speak to the manager, show my police credentials, return the several hundred dollars worth of merchandise, and get an apology from Yellow Shirt. However, I knew I was so angry that I would probably lose my temper, and risk getting in trouble myself... So instead I waited 13 years and wrote this crappy yelp review... That'll show 'em. Or maybe it won't. Either way, this place still sucks. read more