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  • Report:  #208567

Complaint Review: Best Buy - Richfield Minnesota

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- Centralia, Washington,
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Best Buy
7601 Penn Avenue South Richfield, 55423 Minnesota, U.S.A.
Phone:
612-291-1000
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We purchased an LG washer and dryer on December 12, 2005. The washer Model # is WM2277HB and the dryer model # is DLE5977B. For the washer and dryer with the pedal stools we paid a total of no more than $2300. We're purchasing this via a Best Buy account.

After about two months the washer began to shake really bad with every load. We adjusted the feet numerous times and that didn't work. I tried putting in smaller and smaller loads and that still didn't work. I finally contacted Best Buy as we had purchased a service plan when we bought the set. They proceeded to tell me that they didn't have an LG service person near me and that I would have to contact LG myself and they would continue to look for an LG service person, but that it would take them (Best Buy) 5-7 business days to find a service person for me.

I contacted LG and I tried everything they suggested and they said that it was normal for washers to shake. I told them not as bad as this was shaking though. Best Buy never got back to me within 5-7 business days. I proceeded to contact them a couple other times via email and they kept telling me they would get back to us within 5-7 business days, but never would. We just finally let it go and figured it just was never going to get taken care of.

Then in the beginning of May, I did two loads of wash and on the second load we had water all over our floor (this is a brand new washer). My husband finally called Best Buy and told them we wanted our money back since we paid for this service plan and we're wasting our money since they can't get anyone out to fix it. Finally a manager, Philly (I believe that's correct), said she would get someone out. We had Manuel from a company in Chehalis, WA contact us and he finally set up an appointmet with us for 6/30/06 at 3pm. The Best Buy mgmt team (Amanda) also contacted us to verify our appointment with Manuel.

I took off work early 6/30/06 to be home by 3pm. At 3:30pm I called Manuel's phone and left a message saying I was waiting for him. At 4:30pm (an hour and a half after he was supposed to be there) I finally left. The repair guy (Manuel) never showed, I never got a call back from him, and I still have a brand new washer that doesn't work. Best Buy keeps telling us to give them one more chance, but we have now been without a washer for 2mo. when this thing is brand new. This was a documention from about two months ago and we still don't have a washer that works. We have been told by numerous people that we're getting the run around and that we got ripped off.

Val and heather

Centralia, Washington
U.S.A.


6 Updates & Rebuttals

Richard

Tucson,
Arizona,
U.S.A.
I am on your side completely

#2UPDATE Employee

Sat, September 02, 2006

Now based on my experience with LG products is that they make great monitors, televisions, and cellular telephones. I have never had any experience with LG appliances; but had herd that they are reliable and a good product. Sometimes people get "lemon" products but they should be taken care of. I don't think that it is a big deal to want your money back. Actually in my opinion you are perfectly in the right to ask for your money back. The only thing that I can reccomend is to go talk with the General Manager of the store and explain your situation. Now, I am sure that you are tired of hearing talk to this person talk to that person, and rightfully so; but here is why.... Tell the GM your problems with the product, how you purchase a PSP and still can't get it taken care of; then offer to take an exchange on the products instead of a straight refund. If you approach it that way, you may be able to do some exchange. If they agree to that (get it in writing if you don't have the product with you and have the GM sign the paper, or have one of you stay at the store while the other goes for the product) I reccomend (((competitor's name deletyed - see below))) or (((deleted))) I have had good luck with appliances from both companies. I hope that this advice may be of use to you, and also that usually the PSP's on products are of great benifit to the customer. I just seems that you got a bad product, and are dealing with a not so good store. sorry, allowing you to give a competitors name would instigate others to just file against their competition, to only come back later to suggest their company your comments on this policy are welcome! CLICK here to see why Rip-off Report, as a matter of policy, deleted either a phone number, link or e-mail address from this Report.


Val and heather

Centralia,
Washington,
U.S.A.
Best Buy & LG

#3Author of original report

Fri, September 01, 2006

We have called the store we got it from, we have called the 1-800 number, and we have called 1-888-BESTBUY. When that wasn't working after 2mo., then we called LG again and they are currently working with us, but that's not going so good either. They had two different people coming out and the one never even called back to set up an appointment like he said. The other one came, but didn't even want to get into the mess because he said that they don't usually honor LG's warranty. He wanted to know why the heck we even went with LG and we told him because the service person that sold them to us at Best Buy told us that they were the best. He said we got ripped off and a raw deal. No one is willing to take these things back and just refund us our money. To me that would be simple, but I guess not.


Richard

Tucson,
Arizona,
U.S.A.
Did you try......

#4UPDATE Employee

Thu, August 31, 2006

Did you call the store that you purchased from directly, or did you try the 1-800 number on the back of your service plan brochure? If you called the store directly as it sounds like you did, try calling the 1-800 number to get it taken care of under the PSP. If that still does not work try calling 1-888-BESTBUY (1-888-237-8289). That is the customer support line. If that still does not work call LG back up and ask for an authorized service centre or a repairman out to your home. Then, if you get a bill (which you shouldn't because of LG's 1 yr warranty) just mail that bill into the address listed on the PSP brochure asking for reimbursment, since your product is covered under the best buy PSP


Richard

Tucson,
Arizona,
U.S.A.
Did you try......

#5UPDATE Employee

Thu, August 31, 2006

Did you call the store that you purchased from directly, or did you try the 1-800 number on the back of your service plan brochure? If you called the store directly as it sounds like you did, try calling the 1-800 number to get it taken care of under the PSP. If that still does not work try calling 1-888-BESTBUY (1-888-237-8289). That is the customer support line. If that still does not work call LG back up and ask for an authorized service centre or a repairman out to your home. Then, if you get a bill (which you shouldn't because of LG's 1 yr warranty) just mail that bill into the address listed on the PSP brochure asking for reimbursment, since your product is covered under the best buy PSP


Richard

Tucson,
Arizona,
U.S.A.
Did you try......

#6UPDATE Employee

Thu, August 31, 2006

Did you call the store that you purchased from directly, or did you try the 1-800 number on the back of your service plan brochure? If you called the store directly as it sounds like you did, try calling the 1-800 number to get it taken care of under the PSP. If that still does not work try calling 1-888-BESTBUY (1-888-237-8289). That is the customer support line. If that still does not work call LG back up and ask for an authorized service centre or a repairman out to your home. Then, if you get a bill (which you shouldn't because of LG's 1 yr warranty) just mail that bill into the address listed on the PSP brochure asking for reimbursment, since your product is covered under the best buy PSP


Richard

Tucson,
Arizona,
U.S.A.
Did you try......

#7UPDATE Employee

Thu, August 31, 2006

Did you call the store that you purchased from directly, or did you try the 1-800 number on the back of your service plan brochure? If you called the store directly as it sounds like you did, try calling the 1-800 number to get it taken care of under the PSP. If that still does not work try calling 1-888-BESTBUY (1-888-237-8289). That is the customer support line. If that still does not work call LG back up and ask for an authorized service centre or a repairman out to your home. Then, if you get a bill (which you shouldn't because of LG's 1 yr warranty) just mail that bill into the address listed on the PSP brochure asking for reimbursment, since your product is covered under the best buy PSP

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