I'd really like to give them 5 stars. Because the staff are mostly knowledgeable and friendly.
My computer died, thought I'd drop it off since I have a service contract with the Geek Squad. Ha ... no such thing. You need an appointment to drop off your device. Fortunately the front door guy checked to see if there was an opening at service. Fortunately there was.
So my 10 year old computer needed a new processor ... cost as much as a new computer. But I just days before got a new iphone and new apple watch, did not want to buy another device. Service guy said I could get a reasonable computer for around $500 ... not so! (Well maybe a Dell)
So I went looking at the computers and service guy was going to send a sales guy right over. 15 minutes later, I was thinking of leaving, but then I'd have no working computer. So I was looking around and saw a gaming computer on sale for $679. When sales guy finally got there, I explained that I am not a gamer, I use my computer for entertainment .. a little facebook, writing Yelp reviews, and I keep my checkbook on Quicken. He said no problem, this computer could do that and it had 1g of memory. Great. Why don't I show you what else we have ... two other more expensive computers with less memory .. What!!! No, I'll take the first one. If you sign up for their credit card you can pay it off in a year with no interest, plus you get 10% off. I said 10% off this sale .. he thought so.
Not so, 10% off my next purchase with my new Best Buys only credit card, which will immediately go in to a drawer and not be used .. don't really want or need another credit card.
So now I have a new computer and a broken computer. Can I just take it over to service and have them transfer my data. No .. of course, not. I need to make an appointment. They actually wanted me to leave the store and go online to make an appointment. This is when I'm really getting ticked off!
Fortunately, my daughter was with me and she went over to the service desk and held my place in line .. as I was there already once about an hour before this event.
A very nice technician explained it would take 3 days .. OK I'll wait three days. Can you transfer all my programs over .. oh no, we can't do that. We can transfer your files, etc. I just want to copy over my old version of Office. I use word once a month. Excel never, powerpoint years ago. No you can't even buy it .. you have to get the app and pay monthly ... well! I'd rather write with chalk on the sidewalk then to payd $25 a month to use what I already owned on my old computer. Somehow they managed to copy my old version of Office on the new computer, but Quicken totally not compatible and I didn't have my original license information.
So I left my computer. It was ready the same night. But I had an appointment in 3 days or I can try to come in as a walk in to pick it up. I went online to change my appointment .. I got a cancelation notice for my original appointment, but no confirmation on the new one. So I thought I just try to walk in. When I got there they said I could wait as they already had 2 appointment for the time I arrived. Ironically one of those was actually me ... the appointment I never got a confirmation for.
So I'm home getting used to my new computer. My MSN/Outlook email works fine .. but all I'm getting is advertising on my gmail account. Waited a couple of days and logged on to the Geek Squad from home. Took them an hour,but now I'm getting my gmail as well.
So as I said, I'd love to give them 5 stars .. if just for the staff. Because the run around make you want to pull your hair out. read more