I know some of you are sitting there thinking “What else is new?” but best buy is our fail of the day. Why you may ask yourself? No its not becuase of there shitty customer service. No its not there over priced products. No its not there craptastic geeksquad. It is there failure of a recall.
Best Worst Buy was forced to do a recall on some 13,000 26″ HDTV’s that they sold due to possible fire hazards. The TV’s would catch on fire!
No that’s not the fail…
The TV’s sold for between $900 and $1000. So in theory the recall should replace the TV or pay back the full amount correct? WRONG!
Best Buy is offering there customers a $500 GIFT CARD in exchange for the TV. So they are only paying you back for HALF of the TV. To top that off in order to replace said TV you will have to pay sales tax on that once again and on an amount close to $1000 the sales tax in some states would be around $70. That right there is the fail ladies and gentlemen.
The worst part about this is the US Consumer Product Safety Commission is allowing this to happen.
So if you bought one of these TV’s you need to unplug it ASAP and return it. When doing so raise all hell with Best Buy. While your at it give the US Consumer Product Safety Commission a call too.
Best Buy: (800) 233-0462
US CPSC: 800-638-2772
[Source: Gizmodo]
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