r/Bestbuy

Hello! I'm 18 yrs old and starting college very soon, my plan was to save for a laptop over the summer but I broke my foot and so the money I did have went to bills and necessities. I'm back to work but I don't have any money saved up. I am expecting to get scholarship money when I start college which would cover a laptop but after seeing how easy life can change I want to make sure that I can use that for books and stuff. I was looking into the best buy credit 💳 financing and the monthly installment stuff and was wondering if its worth it. I think I have a pretty good grasp about it basically just make sure you pay the monthly payment over the 18 month promotional period and you won't have any interest. I was wondering if this seems like a good solution? For a macbook air it would be around $75 a month and even if something happened and I wasn't able to work again I would still be able to make that so to me it seems good but I want to make sure I'm not digging myself a grave by doing this.

My ac was on the fritz so I bought a mini one 2 days ago to cool my room. I intended to keep it but it doesn't fit my window correctly (the vent does not align with my window sill so there are gaps) and it also started making a squealing sound on & off when I turned it on (this seems to be a common issue with this brand) so I will be returning. I did open the screws and batteries which I did not use, should I put them in a zip lock bag? Since I cut the poly straps can I just tape the box up before going back to the store? Its a 50 lb box so I'm hoping packing tape will keep it together as I'm not buying a poly strap kit. Thanks in advance!

Are boxes meticulously inspected in front of me? Just wondering if I should do this on a day where I have extra time or if its a quick drop off.

Also, if anyone does know of a mini ac unit with a smaller window vent i would be open to suggestions because I do still want one.

Live in India and have someone coming during the last week of November and they might miss Black Friday (just barely 😭), was looking at a few laptops and wanted to know if its best to buy now or wait for Labour Day sales or any other ones.

Also if anyone has any suggestions on laptops (16gb RAM minimum) under 1000, please let me know (Windows only).

Here are some that i was looking at

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/lenovo-yoga-7a-2-in-1-14-2k-oled-touchscreen-laptop-amd-ryzen-ai-5-430-2026-16gb-memory-512gb-ssd-copilot-pc-seashell/JJGH36L8FL/sku/6672159
Lenovo Yoga 7a 2 in 1, my no.1 choice as of now

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/hp-omnibook-x-flip-2-in-1-16-2k-touchscreen-laptop-intel-core-ultra-7-256v-2024-16gb-memory-1tb-ssd-copilot-pc-eclipse-gray/JJGQJRKGR5/sku/6613865
HP Omniboox X Flip 16 inch

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/acer-swift-go-16-ai-copilot-pc-16-2k-oled-touchscreen-laptop-intel-core-ultra-5-322-16gb-memory-512gb-storage-vapor-silver/JJ8V8QFST6/sku/6671809
Acer Swift Go 16 AI

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/lg-gram-book-16-copilot-pc-touchscreen-laptop-with-amd-ryzen-ai-7-445-16gb-ram-1tb-ssd-titan-black/JJ8VPZZLZG/sku/6670750
LG Grambook 16 inch

Basically title?

Found a desktop PC that’s $3200 ish or so half off at some micro centers in store only for like $1700. It’s not a flash sale or clearance which isn’t valid. It was a genuine “markdown sale”. Customer Service online checked out the link and said yeah it’s legit and we processed an order for pickup. Agent said it passed all checks to be processed.

Got an email hour later after the order was placed saying my price match is so large that a manager in-store has to do it. It’ll appear as a refund for the difference.

Contacted a CS agent who looked at the case number and said it’s approved just give the case # to the customer service individual at pickup.

So I can’t help but think this feels fishy? Like it’s a game of pass the hat and no one wants to actually process a price match that large?

Am I really to just give the case number to the counter and they’ll process everything?

Thoughts?

I was employed at Best buy in the early 2010s when Hubert Joly took over and turned the company around. I get a random customer in Geek Squad asking me if I heard the news, I ask "what news?". He said "I heard that Best Buy is shutting down in 2 years". This was over a decade, maybe 12 years ago. Still waiting.

Edit: It happened in 2015 because the customer recommended Louis C.K.: Live at the Comedy Store.

I purchased an open box pc a day ago. The computer operates normally, passed a stress test. The power supply units fan is having some issues. It start/stops, spins for a minute stops then attempts again. It’s also making a mechanical tapping noise. I’m certain the fan bearing is damaged and the power supply itself will have to be replaced as a precaution for an impending failure. I don’t want to return the unit itself since it’s fully functional besides the power supply fan. I have the 3 year adh gsp but I don’t want to immediately use it if I don’t have to. I have no issues swapping and installing the power supply myself as long as it doesn’t void the gsp plan. But if I have to use it so be it.

Best Buy has a 60th year deal for switch to it looks like you get $75 trade-in value for your switch one with an additional $75 to put towards a Switch 2, totaling $150 off. So you'd be spending minimum $340 (roughly with taxes). Seems like a pretty sweet deal!

You can also trade in a different device for no more than $130 it looks like.

Edit: from user @loopOutnotIn ... Just keep in mind Best Buy will not let you take the switch 2 to do a console migration before trade in

Check with your local Best Buy if they allow migration or not!!!

EditL for those who are having trouble finding it on their website: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/promo/nintendo-switch-2-offer

I got offered $900 trade-in value online when purchasing a new phone, but when I went to a Best Buy store, they only offered me $300 for the same phone.

I'm assuming the $300 was the regular trade-in value and that the $900 is a promotional value tied to purchasing the new phone, but I'm not sure.

If I order the new phone online and select store pickup, will the store honor the $900 promotional trade-in value when I bring the phone in?

Or did the employee at the store just not include the new phone purchase when checking the trade-in value?

Anyone have experience with this?

(Trade in phone condition is near mint)

Can I still return defective monitor for full refund?

I want to test out headphones so I am thinking of buying both and returning the one I don’t want. Does Best Buy do returns on headphones that are used/open? I have Best Buy Plus membership if it helps.

I am out of my 30 day return window for a Macbook air. The box is opened but i never activated it. Can anyone please help me in making an exception in Gta.

PS - i bought it for 1500+taxes. The current open boxes are even expensive than this price.

There’s some ambiguity in the return language. Best Buy member here with the extended return window. I want to try the M5 Pro I bought against real work applications compared to my current setup. Since I’d put a few battery cycles on it and open the box wrapping, does that mean I can’t return since it’s “used”? Does the condition need to be the same? 3 different CS agents told me 3 wildly different things from “it doesn’t matter” to “yeah no you can’t return it once opened”

why is the Best Buy door person asking me what I am there to buy?

I don't know yet that is why ive walked into a physical store!

if I need your help.. ill come find you.

the guy yesterday literally said

"what are you doing here" when I walked thru the door.

ive been having to go to Best Buy a lot because Im building out my 3d print farm.

Planning to get a Pixel 11 Pro XL and trading in my pixel 6 pro for a credit towards it. First time doing this so had a couple questions:

1. How much time do I have after receiving my pixel 11 pro XL before I have to send in my Pixel 6 pro?

2. Does the time provided to trade in change depending on whether I get the new phone shipped to home or pick up at the store?

How long does it usually take for repairs to get shipped back because it’s about 2 weeks since I got the shipping back notification, I have gotten no update since.

Looking for a budget/mid tier type of washer and dryer combo. Renting a house but does not have a washer and dryer so need to get one. Wanting peoples take on electric vs gas dryer?
#budgetshopper