anybody do Best Buy Reward Zone?

KCChiefsMan · 11-29-2004, 06:35 PM

since Christmas shopping time is here, just thinking about signing up. It sounds like it would be worth it if you spend about $150 per year at BB, which I definately do.

So would anybody recommend it? or not?

**Saulbadguy** · 11-29-2004, 06:38 PM

Its a fucking rip off. I used to, but then they raised the amount of money you had to spend to get points. Its a pain in the ass. I guess if you spend alot of money there it would be worth it, but i'd rather not spend alot of money there.

Jenson71 · 11-29-2004, 06:38 PM

Yeah, it's good if you buy that much crap. Cause then you get money in the mail and then you can buy more crap.

**Saulbadguy** · 11-29-2004, 06:39 PM

You get these little $5 gift certificates, which are stackable, but expire quickly.

**KC Dan** · 11-29-2004, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Jenson71

Yeah, it's good if you buy that much crap. Cause then you get money in the mail and then you can buy more crap.

I've had it for about a year & last week I went in to buy a game for a gift and they gave me a $10 gift card. It coupled with the certificates has been worth it IMO.

Taco John · 11-29-2004, 07:13 PM

I will never again shop at Best Buy for as long as I live. I purchased one of their service agreements for my Treo. It's a $300+ smart phone. They sold me on the agreement saying that if there was any problem witht he phone, they'd express exchange it right there at the store...

So two weeks ago, my phone craps out on me. When I go to the store, they said they stopped that program a month ago. I said, well, I purchased the agreement back in March, so I should be grandfathered in. They said no dice. I raised my voice with the manager and got escorted out.

Screw Best Buy. Bait and switch bastards.

11-29-2004, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Taco John

I will never again shop at Best Buy for as long as I live. I purchased one of their service agreements for my Treo. It's a $300+ smart phone. They sold me on the agreement saying that if there was any problem witht he phone, they'd express exchange it right there at the store...

So two weeks ago, my phone craps out on me. When I go to the store, they said they stopped that program a month ago. I said, well, I purchased the agreement back in March, so I should be grandfathered in. They said no dice. I raised my voice with the manager and got escorted out.

Screw Best Buy. Bait and switch bastards.

And you let it go at that? I'd have taken $300 out of the manager's ass.

**Saulbadguy** · 11-29-2004, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Phobia

And you let it go at that? I'd have taken $300 out of the manager's ass.

He probably threatened the manager with a "I'm going to leave and never come back!", only to return a week later to buy an Avril Lavigne CD. The manager knew what was up.

|Zach| · 11-29-2004, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Phobia

And you let it go at that? I'd have taken $300 out of the manager's ass.

Sounds romantic...

Taco John · 11-29-2004, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Phobia

And you let it go at that? I'd have taken $300 out of the manager's ass.

I'm telling the condensed version. I made a scene from the customer service desk all the way to my car in the parking lot, yelling "Don't buy the service agreements! They don't honor them like they say they do! You'll get screwed if you buy the service agreements and need to use them!"

Everyone in the immediate vicinity turned their head and watched as I was escorted out the store.

Brando · 11-29-2004, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

He probably threatened the manager with a "I'm going to leave and never come back!", only to return a week later to buy an Avril Lavigne CD. The manager knew what was up.

Avril Lavigne? Are you kidding..he was in to buy the new Rod "Much" Stewart CD or maybe some Michael Bolton.

memyselfI · 11-29-2004, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by KCChiefsMan

since Christmas shopping time is here, just thinking about signing up. It sounds like it would be worth it if you spend about $150 per year at BB, which I definately do.

So would anybody recommend it? or not?

We signed up when we purchased our new computer. We immediately received $65.00 in credit (net gain $55.00) for which we applied to a new dryer that was on sale for $40.00 off so we saved a total of $105.00 and again used the rewards card which will get us more bonus points. It seems all of our old stuff is dying at the same time so it's been a good investment of $10.00 for us.

**Iowanian** · 11-29-2004, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Taco John

I will never again shop at Best Buy for as long as I live. I purchased one of their service agreements for my Treo. It's a $300+ smart phone. They sold me on the agreement saying that if there was any problem witht he phone, they'd express exchange it right there at the store...

So two weeks ago, my phone craps out on me. When I go to the store, they said they stopped that program a month ago. I said, well, I purchased the agreement back in March, so I should be grandfathered in. They said no dice. I raised my voice with the manager and got escorted out.

Screw Best Buy. Bait and switch bastards.

You should have thrown the escourt down and put some donkeyprison sex on em.

I hate best Buy.

The Rick · 11-29-2004, 07:20 PM

Scary thing about Best Buy. I have a friend who works part-time at their corporate headquarters in Minneapolis.

She told me that they have a way of searching their data warehouse to determine exactly how much you've spent there within a specified time period or even in your lifetime. Now, I'm assuming it can't track cash-only sales, but still.

Brando · 11-29-2004, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Taco John

I'm telling the condensed version. I made a scene from the customer service desk all the way to my car in the parking lot, yelling "Don't buy the service agreements! They don't honor them like they say they do! You'll get screwed if you buy the service agreements and need to use them!"

Everyone in the immediate vicinity turned their head and watched as I was escorted out the store.

I would take your service agreement and call the store manager. Tell him that if they intend to honor it you'll be calling the State AG. If that does'nt work go back and smear feces all over the windows.

11-29-2004, 06:35 PM
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The Rick Veteran Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Milwaukee, WI Casino cash: $6811320	Scary thing about Best Buy. I have a friend who works part-time at their corporate headquarters in Minneapolis. She told me that they have a way of searching their data warehouse to determine exactly how much you've spent there within a specified time period or even in your lifetime. Now, I'm assuming it can't track cash-only sales, but still.
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