Got a monitor as a gift from Best Buy

kmrivers

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Hey everybody. Well I just got a 24" LCD as a gift. I took it out of the box and the crystal is cracked. Needless to say I am a little bummed. But, I am worried, will Best Buy give me a hassle returning it? I want a different monitor anyhow that Best Buy doesn't offer. Luckily, the person paid with cash, so I can get cash back and not store credit.

Any words of advice. They are closed now, otherwise I would head in there tonight. I will be going tomorrow. Thanks everyone!
 

jaybert

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Originally posted by: kmrivers
Hey everybody. Well I just got a 24" LCD as a gift. I took it out of the box and the crystal is cracked. Needless to say I am a little bummed. But, I am worried, will Best Buy give me a hassle returning it? I want a different monitor anyhow that Best Buy doesn't offer. Luckily, the person paid with cash, so I can get cash back and not store credit.

Any words of advice. They are closed now, otherwise I would head in there tonight. I will be going tomorrow. Thanks everyone!

do you have the actual receipt? or a gift receipt? if its a gift receipt, the best you can do is getting store credit. if you have the actual receipt, you can get a refund to whatever the original purchase was paid with. That said..you are going to have a difficult time convincing them that it arrived broken, and it wasnt you who broke it. was there any damage to the box?
 

AlgaeEater

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Go early in the morning or before closing when they're in a better mood. They'll take you a bit more seriously then if there's a giant line of people wanting to return stuff.
 

drinkmorejava

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Originally posted by: AlgaeEater
Go early in the morning or before closing when they're in a better mood. They'll take you a bit more seriously then if there's a giant line of people wanting to return stuff.

seconded, but not right at opening, they'll probably be waking up and still cranky, gotta love retail

 

kmrivers

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I have a gift receipt. I was told that since it was piad in cash I would get cash back if return it. I can probably get the real reciept. No damage to the box. I plan on going at night, probably around 7 or 8. Seriously, I pulled it out of the box and, turned it on and it was busted.

Thanks everybody.
 

PBMangan

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Working for another retail chain (no associated with Electronics) all I ever hear about is the customer service reputation of of Best Buy and Target. At my work we will return anything with a receipt REGRDLESS!!! But I am surprised how many people recall being burned by BestBuy when they have this "Incredible" service policy. Tell me how it turns out.
 

Captante

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Be nice about it & you should have no trouble at all getting an exchange or store credit ... I'm not sure if you'll be able to get a cash refund though.
 

deadlyapp

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Originally posted by: PBMangan
Working for another retail chain (no associated with Electronics) all I ever hear about is the customer service reputation of of Best Buy and Target. At my work we will return anything with a receipt REGRDLESS!!! But I am surprised how many people recall being burned by BestBuy when they have this "Incredible" service policy. Tell me how it turns out.


Amen, I work at sears and we will take returns on anything with a receipt, and many things without a receipt.

90 day satisfaction guarantee, ftw.
 

imported_Imp

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Originally posted by: deadlyapp
Originally posted by: PBMangan
Working for another retail chain (no associated with Electronics) all I ever hear about is the customer service reputation of of Best Buy and Target. At my work we will return anything with a receipt REGRDLESS!!! But I am surprised how many people recall being burned by BestBuy when they have this "Incredible" service policy. Tell me how it turns out.


Amen, I work at sears and we will take returns on anything with a receipt, and many things without a receipt.

90 day satisfaction guarantee, ftw.

I love how Sears, HBC and other department stores have really lax return policies. However, I wonder how this affects business. 90 days is a pretty long period for someone to hold onto it a few weeks, then realize they don't want it/need it. Lot of customers who 'forgot' about it until 31 days later can't be "screwed" over this way.