Up in Canuckville, Best Buy is an amazing institution. No, we’re just kidding: crossing the border does not actually take you to another dimension. It’s still one of the worst companies in the world.
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Deja Vu: Geek Squad Gives Elderly Couple’s Hard Drive to Flea Market
By 10.9.06
For some reason, we never really pieced it together when we posted about Best Buy’s gremlin-like pilfering of a reader hard drive chock full of personal information, but we’ve previously reported on Best Buy’s practice of selling these reclaimed hard drives.
Geek Squad Gouges
By 8.29.06
The number one rule of responsible consumerism: know more about what you’re buying than the guy selling it to you. But it’s a counterintuitive one. After all, you buy based on someone’s pitch to you, that you need what he’s selling. You get something repaired with the understanding that you don’t have the knowledge to fix a problem yourself. But it’s the number one rule of consumerism for a reason: you just can’t trust the guy taking your money to be honest.
Best Buy Sold ‘Destroyed’ Hard Drive at Flea Market
By 6.1.06
Maybe the Geek Squad’s pocket protectors are strapped on too tight.
Best Buy Fulfills Its Name
By 5.19.06
Man goes to Best Buy. Buys iPod. Has good experience. Universe implodes.
