Here’s your third “Sweet 16″ match-up: #5 Best Buy VS #12 Diebold.
Here’s what some of you had to say about these two companies:
Best Buy:
“I haven’t shopped at a Best Buy since 2002, and I won’t ever shop at a Best Buy again. Period.”
“Haven’t been to a Best Buy since they sold me a defective LG cell phone that had been recalled prior to my purchase, then wouldn’t refund my money because I tried to return it beyond the 14 day window and I hadn’t purchased the protection plan.
Me: “Why did you sell me a phone that was recalled? Aren’t you supposed to take them off the shelves when you get a recall notice?”
Manager: “That’s why we offer everyone the protection plan.”
Me: “???”
“If Best Buy doesn’t win it all, the system needs to be reviewed.”
“The only reason Best Buy is still in business is that people are born faster than the company can create disgruntled ex-customers.”
Diebold:
“When the CEO says he is, “committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year” during the 2004 election and the senior executives Diebold were active fundraisers for Bush, that’s a bad sign. I understand the executives as a person v. as representative of a company distinction. But at a certain point, it raises questions related to impartiality.”
This is a post in our Worst Company In America 2008 series. The companies nominated for this honor were chosen by you, the readers. Keep track of all the goings on at consumerist.com/tag/worst-company-in-america.
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One thing to note is that Diebold no longer sells election equipment. It spun off Diebold Election Systems after the voting machine controversy nearly caused a stockholder revolt, and that company has since been renamed Premier Election Solutions. However, it is important to note that all major elections system vendors have produced DRE machines that have serious security and accuracy concerns associated with them, and numerous secretaries of state have issued reports detailing the serious flaws in electronic voting machines. Diebold makes a good scapegoat simply due to its media notoriety, but it is hardly alone in the field of companies producing overpriced direct-recording electronic voting machines of dubious quality.
@Bladefist: Keep on keeping on.
@sisedi: Thanks man
@sisedi: Your assuming they don’t have proof and you’re also assuming thats those against them are dems vs reps. I’m rep and don’t like diebold. And if you want proof look here.
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Diebold gave us Bush thereby destroying our country. They are the worst.
A company that rigged an election (or maybe 2) so a warmongering halfwit wins vs. an electronics retailer that steals your porn.
This should be no contest.
Listen, people, Best Buy might be bad, but it is not killing our country. Many people have NO choice whether they vote on a touch screen created by Diebold or not, and there have been numerous exposes about flaws in both their hardware and software.
Check out http://www.blackboxvoting.org
Man I had a really bad experience with Best Buy and I won’t EVER shop there again for anything. I’ll not go into the long and sordid details, but suffice it to say that their customer no service is just that.
Screw ‘em.
@WillScarlett: I’m not a safety nut, so I’m not going to worry about that part. Everything in the world has risks. You can walk outside and lightning might just strike you, but are you going to avoid walking outside? Perfection cannot ever be achieved, but customer service can be improved.
Diebold has played a giant part in ruining the world, they’re going to be tough to beat if truly informed people (a.k.a. non-Republicans) are voting in this thing.
Best Buy all the way.
Since the all the candidates suck, I don’t really care for voting machine software; they still have 4 more years to fix it.
Best Buy is always overpriced; not to mention their Geek Squad is terrible; I can fix my own stuff, but I decided to give them a try; not only couldn’t fix my issue, but created more. I’ll pass.
This is a tough choice. I’m a Republican, therefore I like Diebold =P, and I work for Best Buy. Is there a third party to voice for?
@lalaland13 – Actually the voting machines in Palm Beach County in 2004 were from Sequoia, not Diebold. They have their own problems, though.