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    Teraj A.

    Shockingly the only Best Buy within a 30 mile radius. It's appropriately sized for the Ithaca/Tompkins County area, not large but comprehensive enough for the local market. Important: buyers beware, they do not sell Apple computers or laptops here! All in all, the store layout is organized for easy navigation and there are dozens of sales associates willing to offer assistance... sometimes they can be annoying like roaches.

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    It seems like they don't know that we buy things because we need them. Their shipping s##ks

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    Great service! Chris very helpful and very patient with our questions! Would recommend this service to anyone in need of tech support!

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    Gadget Repair Pro

    Gadget Repair Pro

    3.6
    (21 reviews)
    3.7 mi

    I have no idea why this place is getting only 3.5 stars. Every time I have issues with my iPhone…read morethat even Chat GPT didn't have an answer for, these human guys know what to do and are ready to fix it in five minutes. They know what they are doing and seem very competent. They make me restore faith in humanity! Thank you!

    I brought in my 13 year old daughter's iPhone. It was locked because when she set it up she created…read morean Apple ID and password, but didn't remember what they were. We had already looked online and seen that the phone had to be put in recovery mode, which would delete everything on it. But following the steps to do that wasn't working.Gadget Pro said they could do a factory reset for $40 but we would lose everything on the phone. We were already reconciled to that, so we said go ahead. It only took an hour, and when we came back they said it worked and now all we had to do was sign in with the Apple ID and password. When I reminded them that this was the problem in the first place, they said contact Apple support and they'll unlock it for you. Apple support did unlock it after we provided them with proof that we had purchased the phone 2 years ago. Unlocking it also did a factory reset. Then we were able to set it up again with a new Apple ID and password (which I wrote down and stored). So Gadget Pro was nice and did what they said they would do pretty efficiently, but it didn't solve the problem I had brought to them. I paid them $40 to do something that was useless and unnecessary.

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    HiWay HiFi

    HiWay HiFi

    4.0
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    2.3 mi
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    During our move from Chicago to Ithaca, electrical cord on our lamp broke. Joseph called a couple…read moreof places to see if the stores could repair the cord. Then he stumbled upon HiWay Hifi. Upon arriving, Lee met us at his store. Looking at the lamp electric cord, he said, "nothing is impossible". During our visit, Lee kept saying, "nothing is impossible". That alone made me feel confident in his skills. I saw a handwritten letter by one of his customers. She expressed her heartfelt thanks in helping her with her car repair. Based on our interaction, I could see why she felt confident. Lee repaired the electric cord for free. Just for that, HiWay Hifi deserved 5 stars. When in need of repairs, go to HiWay Hifi. As Lee said, nothing is impossible.

    I first heard about Highway hi-fi from my friend to went to IC, he done business working in…read moretheater, and he friends worked there in the past so I thought it would be good to check it out because they do repairs to audiovisual equipment and I was having trouble finding repair for a lamp. It's like a 75-year-old lamp so I know I went there and they were very helpful. Repaired my lamp lickety-split and told me about their business. The owner Lee is very nice. You could see in their counter. They have like thank you cards from many years back. They have a very good standing with the community and they offer a greater rate of very professional customized services. He was telling me about the security systems, sound systems and stuff like that, I'm in the market to buy a house so that's one of the concerns. he has a lot of options and a lot of good equipment. I mean I've worked in the field too so I know I'm looking at. I'd definitely recommend checking them out. Their customer service is great. Just listening to the owner and pride he has in the business makes you secure looking into this type of investment. Definitely check them out.

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    Stellar Stereo

    Stellar Stereo

    4.8
    (6 reviews)
    5.8 mi
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    Great stereo store I have been going to since I went to college up this way. I often stop by when…read moreback in town visiting friends. They may not have the huge selection of Best Buy but they have a nice selection of tvs, stereos, and speakers to fit just about every need and price range. And the prices are just as good as best buy. The guys there are about a thousand times more knowledgeable than any of the "geek squad" folks. Plus they have tons of great vintage stereos, speakers, and record players for sale.

    Back in the day Stellar Stereo was a great place to buy Laserdiscs. I would stop there at least…read moreonce a week to check out what they had in and the majority of the time I left with a new Laserdiscs. Many times I'd end up getting 4 or 5! They also did repairs on pretty much any kind of home audio/video devices. One time my Pioneer Laserdisc player was having trouble with the dual side play feature so I brought it into Stellar Stereo. I told the man at the counter the problem and asked if he had a rough estimate on how long they would have it. I was addicted to movies at the time and didn't want to be without my beloved Laserdisc player for long! He said to me "If you're not in a hurry I can take a look at it right now. If the problem is what I think it is I can have it fixed for you in half an hour or less. I was surprised to hear that and also skeptical that it could be fixed so fast. He took it apart right there on the counter and said some sort of belt had broken that allows the player to play both sides of the disc. He went into his backroom and got a belt and had it fixed and put back together in a matter of minutes! He plugged it in and grabbed a Laserdisc so we could test it and sure enough it was playing both sides with no problem! I thanked him for fixing it so quickly and asked how much did I owe. He said something like "I get a big bag of those belts at once so they end up costing me less than a dollar. He said you've been coming in here for years buying Laserdiscs so no charge since it was a simple fix." I said I really appreciate that but please let me pay you something, if you hadn't fixed it some other place would have charged me an arm and a leg and would have probably taken a week to fix. But he wouldn't accept any money. So I ended up buying three Laserdiscs from him that day with the money I had saved on the repair. I can even remember what they were. I got Con-Air,Austin Powers and Face-Off. I always highly recommended Stellar Stereo to all my friends and family. About a year later my dad bought an awesome home theatre system from them and got it at a great price. If they are even open again I highly recommend you stop in and check out the awesome equipment they have. Both vintage and new.

    Uncle Marty’s Shipping Office

    Uncle Marty’s Shipping Office

    4.8
    (38 reviews)
    2.9 mi

    TL;DR: For the really important stuff, trust these guys…read more Longer version: Was in Ithaca for a family memorial service; thus the ceramics and pottery we were shipping back to California had a great deal of value to us. How do you ship several pounds of bowls, ceramic art and sculptures? Could have used the Post Office, UPS Store, etc...and probably end up with a box of fragments when it arrived. Found Uncle Marty's on Yelp, and was encouraged by the reviews, so we drove the rental with a trunk full of ceramics there. Staff was very understanding, kind, and friendly. At the same time, while they were gentle on the items and very mindful of how to pack them, they were also very conscious of the cost implications, and worked through several different options to find the right number of boxes (and the right sizes) to ship off the items to two different locations (daughter in Chicago, us back in California). While it didn't end up being inexpensive (not Uncle Marty's fault...FedEx ain't never been the cheapest), I am pleased that every single item arrived perfectly packed, safe, and undamaged. I'm not sure if I'll ever find myself again needing to ship things from upstate New York, but if I do I know where I'll go.

    I stopped here recently because I used to ship via DHL from my office, but campus is closed and I'm…read morenow not able to schedule a pick-up from the same location. I have a DHL account I've used for charging the cost of shipments; however, the person I spoke with at the front desk of Uncle Marty's while trying to ship out my parcel said that they have a specific retail export account number that all shipments get assigned to when being scheduled for pick-up... so they can't use alternative DHL accounts for charging shipments. When I offered to pay for the shipment with my procurement card, that seemed to be fine... until I inquired further about whether or not duties/fees could be charged to that same procurement card upon their arrival at the destination processing facility (I was shipping to Tanzania, and this is an easy process when shipping via your own DHL account). I've typically ensured our office - as the sender - makes payment on duties/fees for a parcel, at least within the last couple years (it expedites the delivery, and many international institutions in the developing world don't have the easily accessible means to pay for duties/fees on an item that's being provided to them as a donation). Since I wasn't able to ensure that duties/fees would be paid by me/my procurement card as the sender - and I couldn't use my own DHL account - I ended up leaving, parcel in-hand, without being able to get it processed and sent out via Uncle Marty's. I was also able to leave with a single plastic waybill packet, as well as a paper waybill... after specifically requesting both items (more than once). While DHL has certainly preferred folks go through their electronic scheduling system in recent years, that has proven to sometimes be problematic when shipping to certain parts of the world (given the need for indicating villages / areas that aren't especially known)... so I like to have a couple paper waybills handy, and I *HAVE* been able to ship out with paper waybills (i.e. without DHL rejecting the parcel because of a paper waybill) without issue. In the beginning of working from home back in March, I had gone to the Pack & Ship store that used to be on the corner of the Commons to ship out an identical parcel. There? No issues whatsoever (and yes, I used a paper waybill for that parcel). But that store is closed now, so I opted to try Uncle Marty's. Unfortunately, the process isn't as easy here as it was at the store on the Commons (which was so much easier because I was just able to use my DHL account number for any / all charges). TL;DR The explanation above probably includes more complicating factors than most shipments being sent out via Uncle Marty's, but it was my experience. The guy I spoke with at the desk was certainly friendly and answered my questions helpfully (hence the rating), but it's important to know the complicating factors of trying to use your own DHL account, etc.

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