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Pipecrew · 11-15-2002, 07:46 PM

We started getting some Best Buy Stores to replace our shitty Futureshops....... People were camping outside the store since 2am waiting for it to open at 9am ;) Saw it on the news, so sad

Fletch XXX · 11-15-2002, 07:46 PM

BJ · 11-15-2002, 07:50 PM

would you like a warranty with that? You need the warranty.

SleazyDream · 11-15-2002, 07:52 PM

futureshop told me the last time I was in there that they were affiliated with best buy.

Vox · 11-15-2002, 07:54 PM

Future shop is now owned by Best buy.

Braincash Fred · 11-15-2002, 07:55 PM

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Originally posted by PureMeds
would you like a warranty with that? You need the warranty.

hershie · 11-15-2002, 08:08 PM

just read an article in Business Week magazine that Best Buy's stock has taken a major tumble over accounting irregularities with how they handled the purchase of future shop.

.:Frog:. · 11-15-2002, 08:10 PM

Future shop is a terrible place to buy computers.

BJ · 11-15-2002, 08:11 PM

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Originally posted by AC fred

I was there buying my satellite radio and I told the sales guy specifically... "Do not Offer me the Warranty, I do not want to hear about the Warranty"

and the asshole still offered it to me and followed me all the way to the register pushing the warranty even after I told him to literally fuck off.

pr0 · 11-15-2002, 08:11 PM

We might not own you canadians now, but soon.....

The buyout is already taking place

makavelii · 11-15-2002, 08:12 PM

i used to do alot of tech support for a major isp and only had american customers they used to tell me horror stories of Best Buy

Fletch XXX · 11-15-2002, 08:23 PM

Frys kicks ass.

hershie · 11-15-2002, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by PureMeds

I was there buying my satellite radio and I told the sales guy specifically... "Do not Offer me the Warranty, I do not want to hear about the Warranty"

and the asshole still offered it to me and followed me all the way to the register pushing the warranty even after I told him to literally fuck off.

thats where the sales guys make the majority of their pay. The commission rate must be very high on the extend warranties that hardly anyone ever uses so its almost pure profit.

hershie · 11-15-2002, 08:27 PM

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Originally posted by Fletch XXX
Frys kicks ass.

wow, they are so much better then our Future Shop. I used to live in Silicon Valley (San Mateo) so got familiar with their superior everything.

pr0 · 11-15-2002, 08:27 PM

Best Buy employees do not work on commission. So you guys are just imagining a hard sale...&/Or their manager forced them to push it.

Fletch XXX · 11-15-2002, 08:30 PM

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Originally posted by hershie

wow, they are so much better then our Future Shop. I used to live in Silicon Valley (San Mateo) so got familiar with their superior everything.

This is the Frys I go to.

<img src=http://www.kaluta.com/media/frys-burbank.jpg border="1">

They have killer movie shit in there.

http://www.kaluta.com/pages/misc/ant.html

This ant.

A kick ass war scene with children running and a real Jeep Wrangler, ARMY style sliced in half by the laser from the UFO

pretty funny.

Webmasturbator · 11-15-2002, 08:32 PM

There was a segment on Market Place about how Future Shop is scamming people with these extended warranties. They followed one person to the store with her warranty and they would not honor it. Best to put your money in a separate savings account to prepare for any costs that might be needed down the road with your new purchase.

BJ · 11-15-2002, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pr0
Best Buy employees do not work on commission. So you guys are just imagining a hard sale...&/Or their manager forced them to push it.

I believe they have monthly quotas that offer bonuses and hourly rate increases.

Also, the sales person almost always uses the we dont work on commision approach to somehow validate their piece of shit warranties.

.:Frog:. · 11-15-2002, 08:36 PM

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Originally posted by Webmasturbator
There was a segment on Market Place about how Future Shop is scamming people with these extended warranties. They followed one person to the store with her warranty and they would not honor it. Best to put your money in a separate savings account to prepare for any costs that might be needed down the road with your new purchase.

Yes this is the problem. You buy something and if there is a problem they fuck you around or it takes forever to be fixed. No support.

Say you buy a computer and something needs to be fixed, they have no staff to repair it. They will try to do nothing, if that doesn't work they ship it off to be fixed and it takes FOREVER to get it back.

FlyingIguana · 11-15-2002, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Webmasturbator
There was a segment on Market Place about how Future Shop is scamming people with these extended warranties. They followed one person to the store with her warranty and they would not honor it. Best to put your money in a separate savings account to prepare for any costs that might be needed down the road with your new purchase.

i haven't had a problem with warranty work on anything i bought at future shop. even when i blew the low end on my speakers, they replaced them. maybe the girl liked my ass or something

/me shrugs

CDSmith · 11-16-2002, 09:52 AM

The problem with most people is that they don't understand that the warranty doesn't cover software-related problems. So, their computer doesn't work right, they take it in to the store, and are told that nothing can be done for them... unless they pay. But if the problem is with the hardware itself in some way, FS does honor it's warranties and they replace whatever parts or equipment are faulty. I've had no problems with them that way.

ALSO... if you buy the warranty and DO have software troubles, you can phone a 24 hr help line and a techie will walk you through anything you need to do.

I took the warranty, and it's saved my ass a bunch of times over the past few years. Believe me, I got my money's worth, and there's still two more years to go on mine. You think I got ripped off?? Suppose your $800 monitor craps out tomorrow..... with no warranty you're fooked. Mine would be replaced no questions asked.

PornoDoggy · 11-16-2002, 10:26 AM

Extended warranties are pure profit. And Best Buy employees may not be paid commission, but they can get bonuses, offer contests, all that kind of shit to accomplish the same thing.

Apollo · 11-16-2002, 11:05 AM

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Originally posted by pr0
We might not own you canadians now, but soon.....

The buyout is already taking place

I'm still waiting for my check =/

Apollo · 11-16-2002, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by CDSmith
You think I got ripped off?? Suppose your $800 monitor craps out tomorrow..... with no warranty you're fooked. Mine would be replaced no questions asked.

Almost all hardware comes with a manufacturer warranty for defects....I can't think of any hardware that doesn't....I won't deal with big companies for computer parts because I used to work for one....we pushed the same defective crap constantly to customers...someone buys a computer and comes back next week with a drive acting up....we replace it...10% of the time it goes back to the manufacturer....the rest of the time it goes right into someone else's computer in the hopes they won't compain. The shit made me sick with how they treated customers and was ultimately why I left.

11-15-2002, 07:46 PM	#1
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hershie Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,642	just read an article in Business Week magazine that Best Buy's stock has taken a major tumble over accounting irregularities with how they handled the purchase of future shop.

11-15-2002, 08:11 PM	#10
pr0 rockin tha trailerpark Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: ~Coastal~ Posts: 23,088	We might not own you canadians now, but soon..... The buyout is already taking place

11-15-2002, 08:12 PM	#11
makavelii Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: ontario canada Posts: 38	i used to do alot of tech support for a major isp and only had american customers they used to tell me horror stories of Best Buy

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11-15-2002, 08:27 PM	#15
pr0 rockin tha trailerpark Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: ~Coastal~ Posts: 23,088	Best Buy employees do not work on commission. So you guys are just imagining a hard sale...&/Or their manager forced them to push it.

11-15-2002, 08:32 PM	#17
Webmasturbator So Fucking Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 210	There was a segment on Market Place about how Future Shop is scamming people with these extended warranties. They followed one person to the store with her warranty and they would not honor it. Best to put your money in a separate savings account to prepare for any costs that might be needed down the road with your new purchase.

11-16-2002, 09:52 AM	#21
CDSmith Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: My network is hosted at TECHIEMEDIA.net ...Wait, you meant where am I located at? Oh... okay, I'm in Winnipeg, Canada. Oops. :) Posts: 51,460	The problem with most people is that they don't understand that the warranty doesn't cover software-related problems. So, their computer doesn't work right, they take it in to the store, and are told that nothing can be done for them... unless they pay. But if the problem is with the hardware itself in some way, FS does honor it's warranties and they replace whatever parts or equipment are faulty. I've had no problems with them that way. ALSO... if you buy the warranty and DO have software troubles, you can phone a 24 hr help line and a techie will walk you through anything you need to do. I took the warranty, and it's saved my ass a bunch of times over the past few years. Believe me, I got my money's worth, and there's still two more years to go on mine. You think I got ripped off?? Suppose your $800 monitor craps out tomorrow..... with no warranty you're fooked. Mine would be replaced no questions asked. __________________ *Promote Wildmatch, ImLive, Sexier.com, and more!!* ALWAYS THE HIGHEST PAYOUTS: Big Bux/ImLive SIGNUP ON NOW!!! Put some PUSSYCA$H in your pocket. ICQ me at: 31024634

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PornoDoggy Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,053	Extended warranties are pure profit. And Best Buy employees may not be paid commission, but they can get bonuses, offer contests, all that kind of shit to accomplish the same thing.