Best Buy Sucks My Left Buttcheek Hard

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Bonochick

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Okay...yeah...I had figured that just the DVD and not the VHS was being released early. However, I figured it never hurt to ask...if I had known that they were morons who didn't know their merchandise (yes, I know, I'm being harsh...I'm just annoyed right now), I wouldn't have bothered...

Me: I know you have U2's Elevation DVD available, but I was wondering if you would happen to have the VHS edition.

Guy #1: U2? Like, the band U2?

Me: *resists rolling eyes* Yes, the band U2. I can't buy the DVD because I don't have a DVD player.

Guy #1: Why don't you buy a DVD player?

Me: *thinking, yeah, wanna give me money for one?* Well, I don't have one, so that is why I asked if you have the VHS edition.

Guy #1: Uh...let me ask somebody else...

*I follow Guy #1 to Guy #2*

Guy #1: Hey, do we got a U2 video?

Guy #2: Uh...hold on...

Me: *waiting while he looks on computer*

Guy #2: Uh...what is it called again?

Me: *has already figured out that it is not anywhere in the store and wants to just leave* "Elevation"...their live video.

Guy #2: Uh...it looks like we're getting the DVD in December...

Me: *points to nearby display of "Elevation" DVD's* No...you already have the DVD, I am wondering about the VHS.

Guy #2: Uh...*checks computer* It looks like it is not being released until December. *looks more* Uh...I don't think we're going to be carrying it either...you might have to go somewhere else.

Blarg!!!
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[This message has been edited by Bonochick (edited 11-20-2001).]
 
what weird stores you have over there! You would find it in every record and video store over here in the UK, none of this "...we might not carry it"
Think you better emigrate to England! lol
 
Damn. Best Buy? more like Best of luck finding ppl with brains working there! See that's the problem with places that carry U2 items...somehow they think it would be fun to torture us U2 fans by putting brain dead wankers to work the area we need information or things of by the band!! It took me over half an hour just to buy ONE ticket for the December show at a ticketmaster in Kmart. Why not just make life more happy by placing fans in the areas that need ppl to know the info. Oh wait..that's called Thinking which requires a brain! lol Hope you eventually found what you were looking for!
 
I mean, come on! Telling me that they "might not carry it" and that I might have to "go somewhere else"? I'm sure that once it is out they would be able to order it for me...he could have offered me that option, but no...he told me I should go somewhere else. That's pretty crappy customer service!


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That is sooooo typical of Best Buy. I always run into clueless dimwits when I ask a question. If they don't know their crap quit and let them hire someone who cares!!

I was hoping for a VHS too.
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I'm sorry you had to deal with Best Buy incompetence, Bonochick. At the Best Buy near me it always takes the cashiers 5 hours to figure out how to handle a credit card or check. It seems like incomptence is a quality they look for when hiring employees!

My guess is that Best Buy will carry the VHS version- it seems weird that they would feature the DVD and then completely ignore VHS. Those 2 employees don't seem like they have any idea what they're talking about, so it's possible that Best Buy will eventually get the VHS version.
 
Both Best Buys near me were sold out of it today when I got there around 11ish... damn it!

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" because they are airplanes..."
 
you guys might wanna check the internet...
or Best Buy's website...
after all, since everyone here has access to the internet, i wonder why even bother messing with the stores in person....
with a few clicks (or maybe even a phone call) you could have saved yourselves a trip to the store....

most retailers are moving their businesses online and therefore not caring about who they actually hire to run the stores...
most of what you need can be found online...
in fact, there is an option to purchase online and then pick up at the Best Buys location nearest you....

but i do empathize with ya, Bonochick...
it is extremely frustrating when you are led from one sales rep to another and getting your hopes high (knowing all the while that your hunches were right to begin with) and then being taken along and brought to a dead end.... it's times like these that you wanna hurl chunks at 'em....

try going straight to a sales manager in the future if you are in a hurry.... he has the power (and usually knowledge) to help and if not, he/she at least has the power to do something to make up for your inconvenience....

Power to the people!!!
 
Best Buy: Good store, Best Buy Employees: IDIOTS.

At least VH1 is airing what I believe to be most of it right?

Because I want to tape it.

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Blarg to Best Buy!!

I went in there, saw five million DVDs but I dont have a DVD player, and they knew absolutely nothing about a VHS version.

Grrr.. of course they tried to sell me a DVD player too.
 
I have a question...are they releasing it on VHS?
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The Best Buy I went to this morning had just gotten their shipment and were just getting them out when the store opened and so I was one of the first 3 to get DVD's. The guys at my Best Buy have always been nice and even though I don't think that they are the smartest people on the planet, they always try to help and are ususally nice. I'm just saying how it has been for me!
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You all should invest in a DVD player though, once you go DVD you don't go back. DVD players are really cheap now too.

The funny thing is, we have 4 VHS players in our house, and for some unknown reason this year, they all decided to stop working.

I have no way to explain it either, my grandmothers VHS player also quit working this year too.

Maybe it's the government.

But seriously I am not lying.

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The more of these I drink the more Bono makes sense.. - Bean from the KROQ Breakfast with U2.
 
Originally posted by david:
You all should invest in a DVD player though, once you go DVD you don't go back. DVD players are really cheap now too.

Ahh yes, but within a year's time, i can almost guarantee that DVD recorders will be under $500.
 
Originally posted by Bonochick:
*looks more* Uh...I don't think we're going to be carrying it either...you might have to go somewhere else.
At this point, you should've said "well, maybe I will buy it AND EVERYTHING ELSE from another store from now on" and then leave.

Best Buy doesn't give the Best Service, that's for sure.

I once bought a cassette player for my car. It quit working within 3 days. They installed it and I took it back and they told me I could get my money back or get a same-priced unit. Well there were no more units at that price or lower, so I had to get my money back, which they had no problem doing. However, tehy wouldn't give me the installation fee back. I said "why not?" They said "because the installation was already done and we can't take the service back" and I said "yes, but why should I have to pay for the installation of something that lasted 3 days and now is out of stock and you can't order another one?" So I asked for the manager...and folks, the managers are no better. Whatever happened to "the customer is always right"?!


[This message has been edited by 80sU2isBest (edited 11-21-2001).]
 
Well, i dont have a dvd player either, and i know exactly what you mean about the employees at stores...Most of the time, theyre total twits, and they RARELY know who U2 is - DUHHHHHH!!!!
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Originally posted by SicilianGoddess:
Blarg to Best Buy!!

I went in there, saw five million DVDs but I dont have a DVD player, and they knew absolutely nothing about a VHS version.

Grrr.. of course they tried to sell me a DVD player too.

Girl, can't you play it on your new computer?
 
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