Son-of-a-B!#$% I got banned from Best Buy today

The Zydeco King · Post by **The Zydeco King** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 4:29 pm

I got up early today to get in on some good deals over at Best Buy. I was there when the doors opened. I got my stuff: a CD/MP3 deck for my car and a retrocon PS2 controller. After I found the items that I wanted I saw the insane line of people waiting to purchase there stuff. So what I did, was what I've done many times before, I hid the stuff in the store so I could come back later when the line had died down and purchase my items.

Well one of the managers saw me put the CD deck (which was for 49.98 ) behind some boom box radios. As I walked away from the boom boxes the manager was pist off, he told me in a loud voice â€œSir, do you have a reason for hiding this radio?â€

peppers · Post by **peppers** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 4:48 pm

yeh best buy are a-holes

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 4:48 pm

Man, that sucks. Do you have another one close to you?

Actually, they probably wouldn't remember you. If you come back in 2 weeks I'll bet that they won't recognize you, or at least would have cooled down.

The Zydeco King · Post by **The Zydeco King** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 5:08 pm

Yah, there's another Best Buy in Albuquerque that I can go to but it's kind of far. The exact words were "you are not allowed to ever enter THIS store again." He never said anything about the other location.

Post by **Sparkfist** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 5:33 pm

There just upset that your playing the "Early Bird buyers" game smart. That and that you were do that, its just not a real reason to ban someone forever form a store, simply kicking you out for the day, week, end of the year would have been far more rational.

In fact as of now I'll boycott Bestbuy, screw them and their cheating ways!

Cyberblade · Post by **Cyberblade** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 5:37 pm

Buy a fake mustache and come back later.

MajorLag · Post by **MajorLag** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 5:38 pm

I've been boycotting best buy for a while now, not because they're a-holes (which they are), but because I don't think there is a single item in the store that doesn't have "*after rebate" on the price tag.

Link89 · Post by **Link89** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 5:39 pm

Thats so f@*%#$g stipid. You should sue them for the emotional trama and not being able to buy your stuff. Waste of majo time. If they do kick you out if you go back again you should just put on a bunch of makeup and they won't recognize you.

Sorry about that though that is so stupid.

peppers · Post by **peppers** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 6:18 pm

I was going to say dye your hair put on some dark glasses and a hat but someone beat me

Post by **Sparkfist** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 6:20 pm

Well Bestbuy.com has free shipping so why not just shop there.

The Zydeco King · Post by **The Zydeco King** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 6:25 pm

I hate having to return stuff through the mail. Also I don't like risking getting stuff stolen off of the front door.

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 6:48 pm

I hate best buy! They go to mental institutions to find their employees. Its true!! But they do have cheap stuff sometimes. I always seem to get ripped off when I go though.
If you wait a couple weeks and just go dressed a little different they wont recognize you! I know because I had something similar happen to me at my local BB and they just forgot about it.
I went to that sale at 5:30 and just snuck in to the beginning of the line

I felt bad but I wanted that $200 computer! Also I was sick and didn't feel like killing myself in the cold. It ends up they gave out coupons to the people who were first in line that you had to have to buy a computer. I felt really screwed when I found out. But I did manage to get an MP3 player, prince of persia, and call of duty cheap!
Hey are you black? Cause if you are, you could get say it was racial discrimination (actually it might just be that) and get them in BIG trouble

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 7:31 pm

G-force wrote:It ends up they gave out coupons to the people who were first in line that you had to have to buy a computer. I felt really screwed when I found out.

I got there at 5:00 today, and I thought I should have taken the last one and sold it for $5 to someone further back in line when one of the employees was giving it away

HK-47 · Post by **HK-47** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 8:10 pm

Sorry to hear that, that really sucks. But still, like everyone said just go back in a bit sometime and they will have forgotten about it.

shelter pitfall · Post by **shelter pitfall** » Fri Nov 26, 2004 8:39 pm

One best buy in silicon valley is real freaky. I walked in and five sales guys went "buy madden 2005!1" "buy our crap!!" etc....
I guess they scared all their customers away....
My local ones arn't that bad. though it is hard to find the small shops since they moved into town...