Greetings, I have had a few very NEGATIVE memorable customer experiences at Best Buy Framingham Store #532 that I want to share and hope that my experience will bring about a change so that this store will remain open and will not be part of the alleged store closings that allegedly may occur at the end of 2026 when a new CEO takes over.
1. Negative Experience #1: Upon attempting a return without the box I was basically made to feel badly for this by a person who claimed to be a leader at the store. Because I did not have the box, the purported leader who was unkempt and sloppily dressed in a overworn unkempt stretched out Best Buy shirt, could have provided me with a discounted return or a store credit. This person chose to provide me with an uneducated attitude and shared with me that I could read the return policy that is allegedly purposely hidden from customers on their way exiting the store and posted on a wall. IF you stop to read it, you will get bumped into and run into by people exiting the store. Another employee suggested that I could place what they deemed as my non returnable purchased item in the general free bin at the store and others could use my product. REALLY? Sorry ladies, I am not a philanthropist or a communist. My experience is that employees appear to have NO training, NO service skills, suggest idiotic options, and are allegedly sarcastic in their demeanor when dealing with customers, which has been my experience. Strike 1
2. Negative Experience #2: Upon purchasing items on another shopping occasion at Store # 532, I was asked if I wanted to join Best Buy's loyalty program. I mentioned I thought I was already a part of the loyalty program and the cashier representative mentioned that I wasn't. I thought this strange as I received my receipts by email and was already registered. He mentioned it was a new loyalty CARD that they are giving out. As I started entering my information, the screen prompt asked for personal financial information. I asked the cashier representative "why would a loyalty card sign up prompt me to enter personal financial information?" He replied "We need this info. to sign you up". I then asked the instore representative at Best Buy Store #532. "Wait a minute, are you signing me up for a CREDIT CARD?!" he replied "YES, I thought you knew!" I replied "How would I know, you said this was a loyalty program!" CRICKETS FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE AS HE WAS ALLEDGEDLY BUSTED! I canceled the intake at that time and the representative was caught in his alleged con job. Strike 2
3. Negative Experience #3: It is unfortunate but over the past few years I have noticed a decline in the hiring practices of staff and management at this store. This store used to be a hiring magnet for local college students to work at and now I allege it is a magnet for associates whose mentality is to clock in and clock out, and allegedly provide a negative memorable customer experience to everyone that steps in Store #532. Perhaps too many relatives of current employees have been hired which brings about bad service experiences? Strike 3
With all of these NEGATIVES, and a few more that I will not mention, I will no longer shop at Best Buy Framingham Store #532. I calculated what I have spent at this store from when it first opened and it is in the thousands of dollars. No more. I do not blame the alleged uneducated associates at the store, I blame Best Buy Senior Management and Regional Managers and the CEO for allowing the brand of Best Buy to be eroded by alleged sub par store hiring practices (management and Store reps.) and a lack of ongoing service/sales training for all employees, and lack of Customer Loyalty practices. Further your return policy is so vague and inconsistent from store to store that it erodes customer loyalty. Management that does not promote practices that build the brand through customer loyalty and dedicated, educated, service/sales associates are doomed to ruin their business and become a footnote in business history white papers.
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