E-mail/Letter I sent to Best Buy Orange, Connecticut district manager Michael, no response as of…read more12/29/2022. Credit card account closed as of 12/29/2022 @ 7:42pm.
Good evening, Michael,
In my email, I am complaining about poor customer service and feeling uncomfortable while shopping at your Orange, CT location on December 22, 2022. While I fully understand retail theft/fraud exists, and we must watch out for suspicious patrons, employees, and/or contractors at all times. However, it's inappropriate and unacceptable for staff to continuously observe visitors in any form without providing high-quality customer service, such as asking if assistance is needed or alerting the visitor that staff members will remain nearby at all times in the event assistance is needed.
During this particular visit, not only was I followed, but I was also monitored and felt silently harassed. As I arrived, I headed straight to the Amazon display to purchase additional Echo Dots. Due to the multiple choices, I became increasingly indecisive about which product to purchase. As I looked around, I witnessed your employee, "Andrew" observing my area and acknowledging my indecisiveness. However, an offer of help never arrived. Shortly after, I witnessed Andrew speaking to additional staffers and their attention was immediately focused on me. Still, no help was offered. As I walked back-and-forth from each side of the display shelf, two staffers walked through my area and never offered any assistance, yet it was apparent to me that I was under their constant supervision. At this point, I realized that I was being suspected of trying to commit fraud. Needless to say, I would never do such. Other shoppers were reviewing the same products in the meantime, so I accepted their knowledge in order to make my final decision.
In fact, I have been a Best Buy credit card holder for 15+ years with Orange being my primary shopping location for the past 3.5 years. In those years, I have never felt the way I feel today. I trust this is not the way Best Buy wishes to conduct business with valued customers. I have been shopping at Best Buy for more than 20 years and have never encountered such treatment before including profiling. I would welcome the opportunity to discuss matters further and to learn how you propose to prevent a similar situation from recurring. I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
Javon Byrd
