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Do You Want Best Buy Opening Your New Laptop?
An anonymous reader writes "I went to Best Buy the other day to get a new laptop for a client. I didn't realize till I got it home that they had broken the seal and opened the box. They put a sticker on the box that said, 'Inspected by Best Buy.' I found they had created the user profile, recovery disks, and installed a trial of Trend Antivirus. Seems to me this is more of a marketing agenda than inspection."
Because they have the best prices on Monster cables and extended warranties.
This article is from 2009. Why is this now hitting the front page?
Taco leaves and the place goes to Hell.
Do You Want Best Buy Opening Your New Laptop?
No, I don't. And I'd hope the security at the Apple Store is good enough to keep the Best Buy guys out!
The preceding post was brought to you courtesy of Best Buy.
A conversation between a friend and a Best Buy employee:
Friend: I need to return this.
CS Rep: What's wrong with it?
Friend: It doesn't work anymore.
CS Rep: It's out of warranty.
Friend: But I bought the extended warranty.
CS Rep: It looks like normal wear and tear. That's not covered.
Friend: Is accidental damage?
CS Rep: [checks warranty text] Ummm, yeah.
Friend: So if I leave here and trip in the parking lot and it shatters into a million pieces and I accidentally slip while getting up and kick the shit out of it, it'd be covered?
CS Rep: Ummmm.....
Friend: See where I'm going with this?
CS Rep: I'll start the replacement process.
Friend: Knew you would.
You just have to know how to ask properly.
Dewey, what part of this looks like authorities should be involved?