I like this place as a general "need parts" zone. It's hard to nearly impossible to find someone to assist you, so I know what I want before I go in. The prices are very good, however. The parking is always horribly packed, so go around the side and angle yourself closer to the hardware store. I've noticed their lines getting longer, too. And I don't believe it's just that their business has increased. read more

I just had a very positive resolution of an issue at MicroCenter, and a big shout out to the Service Manager, Anthony Wilson for listening, and working out a solution that satisfied me. I had purchased a Dell refurbish back in July (2021) for my parents, and the Hard drive went bad 3 short months later, just out of warranty. Not something I'd have expected. But Anthony stepped up and issued me a refund via store credit, which absolutely worked for me. I will continue using MicroCenter for my computer needs because of him! read more

Great store for stuff that you can't find anywhere else locally. They have a blackboard in the back with fairly recent online competitor prices. They're not always the lowest price but it's definitely convenient to be able to pickup and return parts same day. They can seem understaffed sometimes it's hard to find someone to help. That's where they can improve. For that reason I rated 4 instead of a 5. read more

Micro Center - Computers Near Me - Paterson, New Jersey

My hard drive was failing, so i bought a new one and brought the old one in for a data transfer. It cost $100, which was fine because i figured that'd be all i need, and i could just put it back into my computer. I was wrong. They didn't move Windows along with the rest of my files, they claimed it wasn't possible (which i know for a fact isn't true). Then they offered to install a brand new copy of windows for $150. Hell no. I decided to bring it home and install windows myself, seems easy enough. Turns out, if you want to install a fresh copy of windows 7, you need to wipe all of your personal data. So now, my only other option is to buy a second hard drive to install windows onto. What infuriates me the most, is that when i brought in the two hard drives, i made it very clear that i intended to replace the old one, because it was failing. The associate never said anything about not being able to move the operating system along with the personal data, he never even hinted that i wouldn't be able to boot the new hard drive. Fuck this place, and fuck their shitty business practices read more

I won't shop again at Micro Center. The sales associate (or "Knowledge Advisor," as the tag he was wearing said) was of no help. To almost every question we asked, he answered simply, "I don't know." (And he made no offer to get someone else who might know anything about the products the store was selling.) The only thing he was sure he could help us with was picking out a Sim Card for me to buy for my cell phone. He was recommending one that was on sale, which he said would definitely work with my phone. We bought it, at his recommendation, and drove home. When we got home and tried it, we found out that the Sim Card he'd sold us was not compatible with the phone. So the one thing that he said he knew--after saying "I don't know" to so many other questions--turned out to be totally wrong. What a waste of our time! Rather than go back to Micro Center and deal with such ineptitude, we simply started over and went elsewhere, and got a product that worked. read more

Good but not good This place is my go-to place for electronics. They always have products that nobody else has in stores. Things that you can only find online are found here in-store. They also have the best prices. Customer service is a horrid mess. I came in to the store and I began to ask one of the employees for some help. Right in the middle of my sentence he cuts me off and tells me he has to go to the back and then walks away. Also, it seems like if you don't speak Spanish, you will not get any real help. Before I go there I make sure that I do my research online and do "in-store pickup" that way I don't have to deal with them much. read more

I tried to call micro center, had a hell of a time trying to find a telephone #. I found one , and was told that they did not take orders over the Phone. I remember years ago ordering parts over the Phone. they said that only sales are in person at their stores. I cant get to their store for a few weeks, so I am out of luck. I called New Egg and placed my 800$ order and got free shipping. The difference in price was minimal. They may be very helpful in store, but if you can't get there, what's the use read more

I purchased a ring chime and got home to open the box and there is nothing in the box. Called the number on my receipt got a central answering service. Called again and final got someone one the central answering service. They tri d to called the MC directly and did not get get anyone. I went back to the store spoke to customer service and had to stand on line for the longest time. Then I had to wait until they found Juan who had an attitude and did not want to answer his walkie talkie. The day prior to I spent close to $600.00 for the Ring system and a portal speaker. Customers Should be treated with great service or they will Take their business elsewhere. The manager /guy in blue jacket was not helpful ..if there was a negative 0 rating I would be giving it right now. Work on your customer service. read more

I never had to wait so long in my life for an online order pick up walked in at 10 and left at 1130 I was extremely frustrated read more

I came to the New Jersey store on a Sunday morning to purchase 10 ubiquity G for bullet cameras they have on the shelf. I am expanding my security for a children's day camp. I was told by the sales person and the manager that I could only buy one camera because they did not want to run out of stock. They are more concerned with keeping their product on the shelf then selling it to the people that want to buy it. Never again will I enter one of the stores. By the way I've spent over $40,000 this year alone in security and IT equipment. Bye-bye Micro Center. Please look out for this post on all social media outlets! read more

Just walked out of this store fuming and not happy. My husband and I are trying to buy our son a gaming computer. We have no knowledge and was hoping that in the store someone would be able to help us. WELL THAT DIDNT WORK. They were condescending, rude and dismissive. We repeated over and over that we had no idea and needed help. We were looking to make the purchase right away with some help. But that didn't happen. read more

Someone please remove this place from the AppleCare certified repair list. Absolutely useless. This is the second time I have come here (with an appointment!!!!!!!) to repair my phone. The first time, I was told the Apple repair guy called out & there was no replacement for him, after I called ahead to confirm I was coming. The second time, I was told the repair couldn't be done there & all they could do was ship my phone to Apple. If I wanted it shipped, I could do it myself, that is an option for Apple customers. Either certify the store with complete service or remove the "Apple" certification. read more

Horrible service, nasty sales staff, discriminatory and just plain awful. Can't believe the poor treatment. Manager simply walked away during a conversation and the salesperson who took over was an angry individual. Do not shop here. If you wish to be abused, dismissed and ignored, then go here. They sell defective merchandise and barely stand behind their merchandise. We will never go here and strongly urge others to do the same. read more

I bought a laptop new and when I called HP two months in when it died, they said I only had 18 days left on the warranty. CROOKS! LAWSUIT GO TO HELL MICROCENTER read more

My first time shopping here. I see a lot of bad reviews here but I guess every experiences are different. I had a blast here building a new PC. Customer Service was top notch. Sales Rep took almost 3 hours with me picking the parts as if he was building his own, explaining pros and cons with certain combos. He seemed like he was just having a fun time with me. I had it assembled here paying 120 bucks because I didn't have time to do it myself. It might be a lot of money for something you can do it for yourself, but you get all the warranty and reliability guarantees. And oh the cable management, Amazing! After 2 days I took the PC home, I already had couple of problems with GPU and case fans (which is a manufacturer's fault, not them), the person who built it went above and beyond to make sure it gets fixed and replaced with new parts as fast as possible. (Let me just say, I saw him sweating and running around. they also offered to comeback from their lunch break and deal with my repair. I told them that wasn't necessary) I had it fixed and all parts replaced within the same day. Didn't have to go through a long and painful manufacturer's RMA service. The repair rep was also super nice and jotted down every details i requested and the procedures they took with the time frame recorded on the repair receipt. What more can you ask for? I wish I can remember their names and almost wish that I could compliment them at their corporate office or something. And honestly, unlike many others mention here, I don't mind the little clutter and unorganized space with boxes sitting everywhere. It kinda makes it feel like more of a PC warehouse or like a "Home Depot" for computers. It was more fun to look around and find the parts I like. They also have a deal going on with intel i7 7700k. And the ASUS ROG Mobo. Cheapest compared to anywhere from my research. Beats Newegg and Amazon for certain other parts as well. I will certainly shop here again! read more

I have been a customer here for over 3 years, and made many purchases. The sales staff are always extremely helpful and treat you like your important. I purchased a tower less than 2 weeks ago, and had an issue, so I went to the knowledge bar, I left the tower for a week, and every time I checked the status of the repair, it just showed checked in for service. After not being able to reach the store by phone, and the on line chat was down, I sent an email to the service manager, who responded by saying your technician will be off Wednesday and Thursday (Guess they only have one), and work will begin Friday or Saturday. I sent another email asking for an update, and it went unanswered. On Saturday I returned to the store, to discover the tower wasn't even looked at, yet alone worked on or evaluated, I told them to give me my tower back, and left the store. I sent another email to the service manager, and after stating I would be completing a negative customer survey, he decided to respond to my email. This was my first and last time ever dealing with the technical department. I do appreciate the service the store provides, and the values offered, however the knowledge bar should be converted to a café bar. read more

I'm a second-time and even happier customer. I purchased my first Dell Inspiron in 2017 and returned a year and a half later when sadly, the computer was stolen. In he mood for an upgrade, but not ready to spend a lot of cash to replace it, I was very grateful to the salesman, Mr. Tavarez for spending time to find out what I wanted helping me locate a pristine "open box" model which saved me a lot of money, and runs even faster than my old one. I did check Amazon and Dell and Micro Center has the best price, hands down, I saved hundreds of dollars and only paid 3.5% in sales tax!! (Yay Enterprise Zones). The only thing preventing me from adding a fifth star to my review is their wait list system (my name was never called, or maybe someone else had my first name was called, so that added an extra 20 minutes to my time). Recommend you try not to go on a Saturday. read more

This was probably the biggest waste of time , asked for help for a tablet & received no help whatsoever ! Associates were called several times & no one came .....A manager attempted to help but then disappeared himself ! Don't waste your valuable time , go to Best buy or shop online ! read more

Horrible place avoid at all cost!! I bought a new computer that doesn't function properly overheats and shuts down. You can't even call as they have no phone number just a stupid in-line chat which promises call backs but totally ignores you. read more

If you enjoy standing in line for 30+ minutes to pay for one item, this store is for you. Bring a lounge chair and some reading material. I do my best to avoid Micro Center by ordering online, but the few times that I do go, the checkout process is always a disaster. The lines are long, there are always issues at the register, and they have way too few cashiers. Even worse is the counter for picking up items ordered online and reserved in store. Here you will find 1 employee trying to process a line of 10+ customers. Between finding the order reservation, completing the checkout, and dealing with register issues, you're looking at a minimum of 5 minutes per person. Should a major issue happen, you could wait 20+ minutes before it is resolved. Oh sure, you would think management at the store would urgently find another cashier to continue processing the other customers to keep the already long line from spilling out into the streets. Not at Micro Center! You will wait and wait and wait in the same spot as managers, employees, and whomever else try to resolve the issue for as long as it takes. They make such a big deal everywhere on their website about being able to reserve an item in store and having it ready for pickup within just 18 minutes, but actually getting through the line will take probably twice as long. Maybe after they lose enough customers they can update their advertisements to add that you can also checkout within 18 minutes. Today's experience prompted me to write this review, so I can at least warn others. You would think the week after Black Friday they might have a second person to handle the internet order line, but no. After standing in the same spot for over 10 minutes while they tried to resolve some issue, I finally lost it and yelled at the manager. The manager pretty much told me she can't do anything and that there is no one else to help and went back to solving the issue they were having with the other customer. To her credit, she did find another person to help and the line started moving again. Don't waste your time coming here over a few dollars of savings. It is not worth it. read more

Went in for a laptop for my son to take to college. Even though we knew exactly what we wanted we had to wait to be helped by a salespetson. We then waited almost 40 minutes for help only to then find out what we wanted (which by the way was on display) was out of stock. He then showed us 2 comparable laptops but they were both also out of stock. HUGE WASTE OF TIME! read more

Buy it online. This place is run by idiots. On Sunday afternoon, Nov 12, 2017, I visited this location in the market to test and purchase a printer. After locating the printer department, only the HP salesman was there, obviously trying to get us to buy an HP Printer. Even after pretending like he didn't know how the other printers worked, we finally got to try another printer only to find that it was broken. The following two printers were also broken. The only other printers to try, did not support USB printing, so I tried to locate an associate to hook up a laptop. After not finding anyone able to help, I approached the manager to see about borrowing a laptop to try out. After he insisted on not helping me, I can only shake my head. There are hundreds of laptops in this place, and the manager INSISTED he couldn't spare any. I can only shake my head at this foolishness. Instead of finding a way to help a customer purchase a $400 printer, he insisted on being a stubborn idiot with ZERO business sense. Go to this store if you know exactly what you want and have an emergency. Otherwise, you're much better off buying online. read more

The quality of people working at Microcenter has worsened since the store first opened and the negative reviews here reflect that. While it's difficult to determine the quality of service from the people that know me (and still work there), the people who don't are the ones that I'm describing in this review. They don't measure up to what Microcenter used to teach as their standard for being an employee. Perhaps it's because their competition has all gone out of business except for Fry's Electronics & Best Buy. Or perhaps it's the area. Not counting the NY stores (I haven't been to them) but for a flagship store, this Microcenter is in Paterson and in a 3.5% sales tax zone. The other Microcenter stores tend to be in affluent areas (think: Nordstrom or Short Hills Mall type of areas) of the country. I've shopped at 5 other Microcenter stores IL: Westmont & Chicago, CA: Tustin & Santa Clara (now closed since they lost their lease), and PA: St David's before this one opened in North NJ. Even when the Northern NJ store first opened, the standards from that of a normal Microcenter were a bit on the low side compared to what I was taught as a Apple Hardware/PC Systems Sales Associate at the now closed Santa Clara, CA store. Those standards now, don't seem to exist. Everyone in the store except for management, customer service, the cashiers, and the warehouse people are on commission. The folks that work in the areas between BYOPC and Systems are on pooled commission since the products in these areas are lower priced than in other departments. This means that it's in their best interest to be knowledgeable in the areas that they are assigned to sell in and they are supposed to be knowledgeable in other departments as well. Microcenter employees aren't supposed to cop an attitude and walk away from you by saying "I'm sorry, that is not my area, I cannot help you." At least they should say, "let me find someone to help." While I understand customer service is difficult when you are trying to put inventory away but a little communication would be really nice! Maybe it's asking too much to say, "it will be a few minutes sir, I'm finishing up talking to this guy w/ a tie here and will be stocking some things on the shelves but I just called on the walkie talkie for someone to bring the key so that they can help you. Will that be alright?" I had to confirm that he called for help, I had to confirm that he was trying to help me get something out of a locked case. I had to confirm my own customer service. I had to initiate the conversation because I've been in the store for over 5 minutes and not once was I ever greeted by any store employee although to be fair, I did greet Leibys & Zebe with a wave although I do not think Zebe saw me. Sure, it was 8pm at night and the store closes at 9 but that's still not an excuse. It's a good thing that I used to work w/ Leibys because he happened to see that I waiting by the locked case and asked if I needed help. Can you imagine if I was a regular customer who didn't know anyone in the store? Would customer service have been better? Last night, I purchased a few items in the store and tried to tell the cashier that Leibys was the guy that helped me out. The cashier told me that J. Salazar was the guy and that he was the assistant store manager and he was put down as the guy that got credit for the both 2 year replacement warranties that I purchased. I don't remember Leibys' last name or the spelling of his first but I do know that his name isn't J. Salazar. Having just talked to Leibys, he stated he had been promoted to sales supervisor. I recall in another time & place, that Microcenter fired a cashier and a systems sales associate for purposely putting the wrong name on a sale (several sales actually) and possibly pressed criminal charges against everyone that was in on that scam. Granted, they got caught because the cashier was ringing up massive high dollar sales in the associate's name when the sales associate was scheduled as off for that day. Perhaps this case is innocent or not, I don't know. It was only 2 $6.99 replacement plans but still, having the cashier put someone else's name on the transaction left a bad taste in my mouth. Will someone investigate this incident? Hopefully someone at Microcenter still cares about these things! Perhaps the Microcenter in Santa Clara, CA that I worked at needed to have top-notch customer service because the companies whose products we sold were right down the street! Apple, Intel, Sun Microsystems, AMD, Nvidia, etc. As for people who don't know about computers & such, Microcenter is a good place to learn and buy your next mac/pc. You just have to find the right person to learn from: I only know Matt V in Apple sales, Leibys & Zebe in Systems, Henry, Luis, & Chet at the Knowledge Bar. I used to work with all of them & would be confident in referring them to anyone that needed help. read more

I wanted to write a review to let people what a good experience I had at Micro Center. I had difficult job that required recovering data files from an old external drive. They were incredibly helpful during the process and kept me in the loop while the work was underway. They helped me work out a number of issues that cam up, since I work for a large entity and payment was complicated because we were in a hurry to send our broken hard drive for data recovery. I even communicated with people at the home office in Ohio, who were also helpful, answering questions. read more

Got very upset with this story during yesterday's visit. I used to come into this store, build entire pc from their parts. It was a pleasant experience, but not this time. The story goes that I reserved a gold iPad Pro 10.5 for $499 through online on Friday, Nov. 11, 2017 and was unable to pick until Sunday because of work. I walk in the store Sunday afternoon, and saw the display unit on the counter. Soon I realized that I really like the space grey version. So I decided to swap my gold one to space grey. And it went down from here. I went to the pick up counter and stated I am there for a pick up but like to change the color to space grey, and ask will it be same price. Because by Sunday the sale is over, price went back up $599. The cashier told me yes, and he proceed the change, rang me up. The price come up $599, so I ask to clarify. So the a lady manager come explain that you can't just swap the iPad, because I reserved gold one, either I pay $499 for gold one or I pay $599 for space grey. I was like it is crazy $100 for a color change, it was a lot of money. The manager say a cold sorry, that the sale is over, I can't sell you space grey for $499. I end up with gold one out the door. On the way home, I was not happy that they could not do a simple exchange. It feels like they would not honor their sale price that I reserved. I never open the package and thinking about sell it or gift to friend. This visit was unpleasant experience, that I always thought they were friendly. I did bite a bullet and consider future purchase somewhere else. read more

Echoing the other reviewers. Great selection, great prices, service sucks - used to be better a couple of years ago, but things have definitely gone downhill. Wait times are horrendous. "18 minute" pickup needs air quotes. I put up with this stuff because they usually have really good prices. The last straw came today, with my first and last experience with their customer service desk: they sold me a motherboard that was DOA and refused to take it back four days later because they claimed that the defect it shipped with was due to improper installation - something that's quite unlikely. A minute later they dropped the Q connector and I had to explain to them that yes, this is actually a component that ships with the board. But sure, blame the guy who's been building PCs for over 20 years for a board that never POSTed from the moment it arrived, rather than the neophytes at the service desk who couldn't recognize standard parts or even get the thing back into the package properly. I'm out $100 and pretty pissed off at them. I could have come out way ahead just ordering the complete build from Amazon, and that's probably what I'll do next time. read more

Way overpriced on any accessories and things that is not a processor and motherboard

Sales and service department need to get on the same page. If it wasn't for the excellent sales associate Rob who was overruled by a service manager, I'd be giving 5 stars. Only if my brand new computer that I bought 1.5 was able to be replaced, the unit was in stock, even though I spent 400$ worth of upgrades the day before, the service manager decided instead of appealing to my best interest, they leave me without a machine going on 2 days. This is a power Spec model. Customers needs should always be met in a timely fashion, especially if data loss is inevitable. Should've swapped my unit to save me time, work, headache as Rob originally suggested. But not to worry, the service manager, didn't catch her name. Made sure that didn't happen. Once I get my PC back I dont think I'll be coming back to microcenter unfortunately. 4 grand in 2 months you think I'd be treated a little better. But once they get your money and you're in the hands of the manufacturer warranty...BEWARE! read more

I bought my pc here 3 years ago and it works great I've had no problems their builds are priced well I wouldn't recommend anywhere else to buy PCs. I gave 3 stars because I recently purchased a coolermaster - master g100m heatsink from here and asked them to install it for me, when I go to pick up my pc from being installed and go to boot up I find my cpu is running at 100 degrees c when the cooler is supposed to be great for my cpu. When I open up my pc I'm dissapointed to find that the heatsink was not installed properly. It was shaking around the motherboard because it was not secured at all when I turned my pc around to take a better look at the bracket the bolts that were supposed to be securing my heatsink fell off!! Microcenter is one of my favorite places to shop but this was just downright dissapointing. read more

I have been a customer here for a very long time. Over the years, I'm sure my company has spent over $75000. This may not be a lot of money to them, but I think it is more than a drop in the bucket. Today they lost a long time customer over $6.99. I didn't have my receipt, and yes, their policy states that a receipt is needed but I asked the manager, Mr. Rana, to check my buying history, and to overlook the fact that I didn't have a receipt for a $6.99 item. I was looking for a store credit. In true drone form, he disregarded what I had to say and started rattling off the store policy. I asked one more time, if he was willing to lose a customer over this, and his short answer was... Whatever. read more

Come if you need parts for your Pc they have everything her tech related they have is devices tones of peripherals

Generally there isn't anyone to help you. You are left wandering the stacks looking for your item. Long lines at the registers at peak hours. I can hold out and wait for Amazon to send my order, not going here anymore. read more

Adam from customer service was very helpful courteous and answered every question I have . The only reason I'm giving this a 4 star out of 5 is because i was a bit taken a back , the prices for a simple charging port repair were not really decent , now I'm not blaming Adam , he was fantastic answering the questions I had , he was just doing his job . I don't think I will be bringing my computer down there for repair , although i purchased it from them . The estimate was just too high , I feel like it would exceed the price of the electronic itself lol . Sorry to post this review I love the place I just feel like repair should be a little considerable price wise, especially if it's a small one . read more

Good: They have nice products all around. Bad: Most employs are not educated and trained so that even manager yells the customer. They don't know how to serve to customer with good manner and attitude. Problem: I bought 27" monitor and returned it because I want to have 4K monitor so paid more and bought 4K monitor then, returned 1080p monitor. Emily Adamez takes care of my return process. She has never explained about different tax rate and just processed transaction. Because I bought monitor in MD state so there is $6.00 difference and I could not received $6.00. I asked her but she just told me she can't reverse the transaction and "get out". OMG... I asked her to see store manager. store manager came. She is uneducated african american lady. She also yells me. I've never seen like those sales rep. in my life. Microcenter must train the lady Emily Adamez and manager(african american lady) if not, please don't hire like those kind of people. read more

Micro Center - Computers Near Me - Paterson, New Jersey

My laptop needed a new battery. I called microcenter to see if someone could change it out for me. I was told on the phone that they could as long as I provided the battery. I ordered it online, received the battery and went to the store. First, the young lady at the entrance sent me to the back of the store. I get back there and the tolde to go to the "Knowledge" center in the front of the store. I wait in line for half an hour to be told they can only change the battery if I purchased it from them. I can't stand inconsistency when I spend my money. Geek Squad here I come read more

Brought my laptop in for a repair the other day, filled out all the paperwork smoothly, and everything seemed to be fine. I got a call from them this morning, assuming it would just be an estimate for the repair costs. Nope. They were calling to let me know that "We don't repair Samsung computers". They couldn't have told me when I initially came in? It took them a full day to read the word "Samsung" on the laptop? Horrible customer service. Never coming here again. read more

This is always the first place I think of when I need something in the lines of tech . I bought my first gaming PC , prebuilt, from them and got an amazing deal. They probably have just about anything you would need for your pc at good prices. Looking at some of their prebuilt gaming rigs it's amazing at some of the prices. Not sure how they pull it off. Also I got them to price match from Amazon so always ask! The only problem I have is that I wouldn't call it customer "friendly" . Not that anyone is mean or disrespectful or anything..everyone is actually pretty nice ..if you can find them , ha! It's not a small place by any measure and it can be difficult to find someone free to help you if you're not sure about something. Last time i was there I walked around for 20 mins before finding someone to help me then it took him another 20-25 mins to get what I wanted . It really seems more like a DIY type of store with a few people walking around to help those that are completely lost So some advice: before you go print out what you want from their website and if you're going to price match print out the competitors ad. Also go well before closing it seems like the employees start leaving before the doors close so even less help will be available . I like the place and if I every need anything tech I will always check them out first .. read more

I have been going to this location for years and most likely will not go back due to the horrible decline in customer service. Like others have stated, Micro Center does offer great prices and product selection. The warranties offered for their computers was also one of the largest reasons why I have been going to this store as opposed to Best Buy for large purchases (assistance in upgrading parts, diagnostics, etc.). I also did have the pleasure of being assisted by helpful associates who were excellent in answering questions for me and making informed suggestions when shopping for items. Unfortunately, these experiences are now outnumbered by apathetic and ill-mannered associates. In the past two visits to this location, I have not once been greeted or asked if I needed help when it was clear I was seeking assistance or ready to make a purchase. This could be the case of being under staffed, but with my visit earlier today, that was not the issue. After waiting for assistance, I found a worker who wasn't with anyone and didn't appear to be busy. I approached and asked him if the store had a particular line of ultrabooks I saw was available in stock at this location (through their website). He told me that they didn't carry that line in store, even though I'm checking the site now and it clearly says several are in stock at that location. I then asked if he had a similar type of ultrabook from Dell, to which he responded by pointing to the Dell sign and rudely asking, "Have you checked out our Dell section?" My excitement quickly soured after this response as he tried to show me the models with a poor tone of voice. I thanked him and told him I would keep browsing. This next part my sister told me about and I didn't see - this coworker then went back to his colleague/manager, said something she couldn't hear, and the other coworker apparently looked me up and down and made a face while my back was turned. My sister gave him a look and he meekly said hello to her when he realized we were together. In another previous visit, my other sister asked an associate if they had any FLAC media player on the floor. The associate clearly did not know what she was asking for, and when she explained it, he told her "you can just get an iPod" and seemingly dismissed her to help another party. Another poor instance of bad customer service was when I brought my desktop in that I purchased from them in to upgrade the memory. The technician made it clear that it was "really easy" and what I needed the extra memory for. When I explained to him I played a lot of games, he chuckled and told me "So you play a lot of computer games but don't know a lot about computers?" Understandably, this upset me, but at the time - not enough to not come back. After all these experiences (especially today), I'm done with Micro Center. Within the same hour, I visited the Best Buy in Secaucus, was greeted immediately, and was assisted in finding the laptop model that I originally went to Micro Center to purchase. The associate was incredibly patient, knowledgeable, and honest when he didn't know the answer. During the same visit, I was also asked by SEVERAL other employees if I needed help. I'm happily writing this review from my new laptop with a comparable warranty that has been updated by Best Buy that originally attracted me to Micro Center in the first place. I'm very glad I was able to make my $1900 purchase at a store that appreciated their customers (similarly told this to Best Buy). Micro Center - you really need to either re-train your employees or hire more people to help with the floor sales. You lost a large sale today and lost the customer loyalty of my family and myself. read more

Here to buy a desktop....tinkered at said desktop almost 10 minutes while associated nearby ignored me. Decided to order it online and am now sitting here waiting for my 28 minutes to be up so I can pick it up. If the sales people work off commission they won't be getting any from me!! Great deal on the desktop though. read more

Messy shelf's rude or people who need more training before recommending parts. Making multiple trips to complete one project is crazy