I bought a 42″ LG from Best Buy in Folsom. Took the TV home and exactly one month later it wouldn’t turn on. I went on line to see if there were other customers with the same issue only to find 239 negative remarks about the same crap flat screen. All 239 TV’s broke one month after purchase….Now, my complaint…
I took the TV back and recieved store credit..
As I was shopping for the new set, I informed the salesman that I read 239 negative complaints regarding the LG set.. His answer, “Not my problem, LG buys floor space and we sell them” Huh? You sell crap knowing it will break “Yep, it’s the chance we are willing to take”. So, I find a new set 46″ Samsung LED 240 RR for 1200 and think we are all set to go home…Nope, my reciever at home isn’t compatible with the new TV (Digital audio).
Our salesman 18 y/o punk tells me that only one of their recievers will work with this TV (A $1000 Yamaha) not true, the story goes on. So, I start looking at recievers to power my surround sound.. I found a 500 watt 5 HDMI Yamaha for $399…The salesman (My 18 year old expert) says ” Thats a cheap way to provide surround sound, you’ll be sorry you buy this” Really guy?
So, I have the new TV, the reciever and I’m ready to check out. A new salesman approaches me and says, ” I noticed you had some issues with purchasing some new equipment”. “I will throw a 6′ HDMI cord into the deal, no charge” Wow, a $6.50 cord for all of my 4 hr wasted time, but wait, Best Buy sells them for $20-$80.. I ask him, free? He says yep, I’ll inform the clerk…
We are now checking out and I remind the clerk about the HDMI cable…He says ” nope, cant give it away, I’ll give it to you for $10.. WTF I said…I ask the salesman to come and verify, he does and they (with some prodding) do it.
We go to the front of the store to recieve the set, reciever and cable. The security guy says, ” let me see your recipt”. He looks at me and says, “This isn’t your TV set, it’s a LG”. I reply, “no, I brought in a LG and bought the Samsung”. With a confused look on his face he says “No” and to leave the store..
I lost it then…Basically the manager came over and confirmed the purchase(s). We left and drove home.
Not until we opened the box did I see the Illegal action that took place on the recipt.. They, (Best Buy) credited me $521 for the old set. I payed $690 with tax. Basically, I was double taxed at the end paying $1350 with tax at the end of the purchases..
I called Best Buy corperate today and they hung up on me when I threatened to call the IRS.. My fiance’ is a CPA and confirmed the Illegal taxation…
Moral of the story, DO NOT GO TO THE BEST BUY IN FOLSOM CALIFORNIA, they are rude, ignorant and knowigly carry out Illegal transactions…
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Wow that is pretty sad. You seriously need to go further with this.