ncwabbit
Regular Member
well, a first occurred for me this afternoon...i was thrown out of Wilson's best buy by the 'section manager' of the GEEK Squad.
i was trying to buy a floor model workstation and the sales lad couldn't answer my question so he went and got a manager and MikeD, intro'd himself as the 'section manager' of computers came over w/a whole bunch of attitude telling me they couldn't do what i was asking as they had to remove a 'sales' promo program installed on the machine and it would take two days to do so. When i pointed out that if he went to control panel, programs, they could delete it in about 15 minutes. then MikeD got even more defensive and stated his technician had to rearrange the registry and so forth and there was no way he was putting me in front of other customers just to accommodate me. he went on to state he was tired of playing 'GEEK one-up-man-ship with me!!' and "by the way guns are not allowed in the store and to please take it to the car if i wanted to finish the transaction". i smiled and thanked him and walked away to browse in the store for the other items i needed. got to the back and couldn't find what i was looking for so was walking down an aisle towards the exit and MikeD came screaming over 'i told you you were not welcome in the store w/that gun on!!" i smiled and said i was still shopping and his face got redder and his kept repeatedly telling me to leave with my gun...I asked what Best Buy's corporate policy was and he screamed 'he didn't care as it was his policy no guns and he was enforcing it'.
i asked for the manager and was told he was the manager and i pointed out calmly he initially stated he was only the section manager of the GEEK squad as his name tag stated and i had left his area of responsibility. so could i speak to the manager? he then pronounced at the top of his lungs he was manager of the store for the day and to get out of his store...ok, if he professed to be the MOD, then i have been appropriately requested to leave...so i sauntered to towards the door with him screaming to leave with my gun. as he stood in the entrance way screaming to leave, i again calmly advised him it wasn't i who had violated the law...
anyone have insight into appropriate way to contact best buy's corp weenies?
Wabbit
Ps: at no time did i mention they needed to put up a sign telling folk they are not welcome in best buy.
Pps: MikeD almost made an error in judgement by grabbing my arm and pushing me towards the door...
ppps: drove to garner and w/fiream on my side went to best buy spent my $1K for my workstation w/o anyone saying a word.
i was trying to buy a floor model workstation and the sales lad couldn't answer my question so he went and got a manager and MikeD, intro'd himself as the 'section manager' of computers came over w/a whole bunch of attitude telling me they couldn't do what i was asking as they had to remove a 'sales' promo program installed on the machine and it would take two days to do so. When i pointed out that if he went to control panel, programs, they could delete it in about 15 minutes. then MikeD got even more defensive and stated his technician had to rearrange the registry and so forth and there was no way he was putting me in front of other customers just to accommodate me. he went on to state he was tired of playing 'GEEK one-up-man-ship with me!!' and "by the way guns are not allowed in the store and to please take it to the car if i wanted to finish the transaction". i smiled and thanked him and walked away to browse in the store for the other items i needed. got to the back and couldn't find what i was looking for so was walking down an aisle towards the exit and MikeD came screaming over 'i told you you were not welcome in the store w/that gun on!!" i smiled and said i was still shopping and his face got redder and his kept repeatedly telling me to leave with my gun...I asked what Best Buy's corporate policy was and he screamed 'he didn't care as it was his policy no guns and he was enforcing it'.
i asked for the manager and was told he was the manager and i pointed out calmly he initially stated he was only the section manager of the GEEK squad as his name tag stated and i had left his area of responsibility. so could i speak to the manager? he then pronounced at the top of his lungs he was manager of the store for the day and to get out of his store...ok, if he professed to be the MOD, then i have been appropriately requested to leave...so i sauntered to towards the door with him screaming to leave with my gun. as he stood in the entrance way screaming to leave, i again calmly advised him it wasn't i who had violated the law...
anyone have insight into appropriate way to contact best buy's corp weenies?
Wabbit
Ps: at no time did i mention they needed to put up a sign telling folk they are not welcome in best buy.
Pps: MikeD almost made an error in judgement by grabbing my arm and pushing me towards the door...
ppps: drove to garner and w/fiream on my side went to best buy spent my $1K for my workstation w/o anyone saying a word.
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