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Best Buy Complaint July 19

I purchased a brand new iPad from Best Buy in Arlington, Texas on July 3 spending a total of $1000 with sales tax, the warranty plan, a $50 cover, and the iPad itself. The salesman suggested I buy the warranty plan so I can get a new one if I accidentally break this one. Knowing this, I brought my broken iPad to the Hoover, Alabama store today and was notified that I will be receiving a refurbished one. I told the gentleman that was not what was told to me a year ago in Texas and all he basically said was sorry. He then explained that I would get a new one only if they didn%u2019t have any refurbished ones available or if I break it three times. Again, not what I was told a year ago when I spent $200 on the warranty plan after being told I would receive a new iPad if mine were to ever break. I then spoke to a manager in the Hoover store, and she reiterated the same thing - sorry, but it%u2019s going to be a refurbished one and there was nothing she could do about it.

I have read the warranty plan and it states getting a new item, a refurbished item, or a gift card to replace the item. This is not the case and I was misled by the salesman as well as the literature. Your employees should be able to be trusted in what they say to customers, and this is not the case.

Amy McElhaney

CC: BBB Headquarters, 1210 South 20th Street, Birmingham, AL 35205
BBB Headquarters, P.O. Box 55268, Birmingham, AL 35255-5268
ConsumerAffairs.com, 297 Kingsbury Grade, Suite 1025, Mailbox 4470, Lake Tahoe, NV 89449-4470
Consumer Response Center, Federal Trade Commission, 6th Street & Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20580
Best Buy Corporate Customer Care, P.O. Box 9312, Minneapolis, MN 55440
Best Buy, 3780 Riverchase Vlg, #200, Hoover, AL
Best Buy Corporate Office, 7601 Penn Avenue South, Richfield, MN 55423
usacomplaints.com, New York, New York
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Company: Best Buy
Country: USA

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