I just came back from BestBuy empty handed! WTF!!!

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Wed Dec 12, 2001 10:49 pm

I went there to get 3 things.

One of which was a new DVD player which has Mp3 capabilities. I've been looking at the Samsungs for quite some time now.

So I'm approached by one of the floor people and he hands me one of their service plans and he explains to me how all the DVD drives are belt driven and need to be adjusted once a year and that the service plan covers that. I tried to say no but he wouldn't listen so I put the unit down and told him that because of his great advice, that he effectively talked me out of the DVD player. I told him that I could hold out for something maintenance free!

WTF???

So what is the dealio yo? Is it imperative to have them adjust it once a year????

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Wed Dec 12, 2001 10:50 pm

Hell No!
They just want to sell the service plan, which is not needed.

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Wed Dec 12, 2001 10:55 pm

I've had my dvd player for three years...no problems, no need to have it's belt adjusted

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Wed Dec 12, 2001 10:55 pm

Originally posted by blebs99
Hell No!
They just want to sell the service plan, which is not needed.

Cool, I figured as much when the crowd around us broke out laughing as I walked away....the last thing I heard as he tripped over some boxes in the aisle was "but sir! we do sell the self cleaning kits for those who want to do it themsel.........ahhhhhhhh sh!t!!!" trip!!!!!

brembo · Post by **brembo** » Wed Dec 12, 2001 10:56 pm

He was trying to sell ya the warranty. They get lotsa money for those "service" plans. I know a guy that works at Best Buy and he said they have meetings on how to dupe the customer on those plans. He'd tell ya that it was a small fermi reactor powering that thing if he could get ya to buy the plan. Yer cd player probably shares a similar platter drive as the DVD, and do you ever have to have it serviced? I could be oh-so wrong, but something tells me that the salesman wanted some commision.

In fact, I think a guy at Circuit City tried to sell me the same line on a super-vhs player. I told him to get lost, and bought it without the service plan.

Haven't had a problem outta it in 2 years.

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Wed Dec 12, 2001 10:57 pm

I think you should have adjusted the floor person!

As a side note:
These sales persons have to push any add on sales, especially during the Christmas Holiday season. It may be the difference of them having a seasonal job or a longer term job. I've watched our local store hire extra people and as soon as the holiday is over, the people are out of work. The reason:They didn't meet the company sales goals.

jz · Post by jz » Wed Dec 12, 2001 11:00 pm

Service plans = suckers.

That's why you never ask for their help and tell them you're just browsing if they approach you. I used to get solicited for a damn GameDoctor (which more or less destroys the disk surface) everytime I went into EB.

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Wed Dec 12, 2001 11:01 pm

These guys are too pushy. O well, I can spend my money someplace else! Too bad BestBuy!!!!

They did have plenty of Radeon 8500's though....but not one GeForce3 lol

drdoug99 · Post by **drdoug99** » Wed Dec 12, 2001 11:03 pm

belt driven....LMAO!! most sub 200 dollar CD players use the typical IDE drive....in fact, my Apex model M600 is an IDE DVD ROM drive....if I had the brains, I bet I could hook it up to my computer!!

More expensive ones use like a direct drive system or something...with like a seperate liquid ball bearing system for the little laser and the thing that spins the DVD/CD around....

Plus if they needed to be adjusted, the Manufactuer would say so in the manual....

"but sir! we do sell the self cleaning kits for those who want to do it themsel.........ahhhhhhhh sh!t!!!" trip!!!!!

LOLOLOL...that's funny as hell!!

Gaming-Module · Post by **Gaming-Module** » Wed Dec 12, 2001 11:16 pm

So what is the dealio yo?

That cracka tried gankin yo chedda foo!

You needs to walk back up in dat bizzo n' pop a sucka in 'is skull, like the biznitch that he is.

W3rd up home skillzit.

Gaming-Module · Post by **Gaming-Module** » Wed Dec 12, 2001 11:18 pm

They did have plenty of Radeon 8500's though....but not one GeForce3 lol

Because only sucka M.C.s buy Geforce 3s, yo.

Buy a Radeon and REPRUHZENT!

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Wed Dec 12, 2001 11:25 pm

Originally posted by Macho-Module

Because only sucka M.C.s buy Geforce 3s, yo.

Buy a Radeon and REPRUHZENT!

Thank you Mr. Ghetto for that wonderful piece of Mr. T'ism.

Don't give up your day job yet Macho-ho-ho

Gaming-Module · Post by **Gaming-Module** » Wed Dec 12, 2001 11:27 pm

Originally posted by uod2001

Thank you Mr. Ghetto for that wonderful piece of Mr. T'ism.

Don't give up your day job yet Macho-ho-ho

HA!!!!!!!

If I didnt know you better, the absence of a smiley would have offended, but I know you love me. So it be all good.

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Wed Dec 12, 2001 11:30 pm

Originally posted by Macho-Module

HA!!!!!!!

If I didnt know you better, the absence of a smiley would have offended, but I know you love me. So it be all good.

You crack me up cuz

Yo, its all good sucka!

CiscoKid · Post by **CiscoKid** » Thu Dec 13, 2001 12:11 am

eh...since when have ANY CD media devices been belt driven? I thought that was 80's technology...?

I had to open my 5 disk CD changer CD Player a few years back to clean it out from ALL the dust...NO BELTS!!!!!!!!!!!

legalmind · Post by **legalmind** » Thu Dec 13, 2001 6:41 am

I just bought a freezer from them! Trying to hook it up to my computer now.
Seeing if I can get better speeds out of it.
Down side: Just spent $500.00 for food at Sam's Club!

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Dec 13, 2001 8:01 am

ya they wanted me to buy a service planfor an alarm clock radio!

apf125 · Post by **apf125** » Thu Dec 13, 2001 8:39 am

Here's what I have done with my cell phone i bought at best buy. I bought the phone and they tried to sell me the insurance plan. I didn't want a plan so I just left without it. A few weeks later I damaged the phone and went back saying I wanted an insurance plan on my phone. The happily sold it to me for 7 bucks. The next day I took in the phone and they gave me new one. So I have done this twice now and best buy just thinks they are making money off the plan!

apf125 · Post by **apf125** » Thu Dec 13, 2001 8:44 am

This also reminds me of the time I went to best buy and bought a TV. The guy tried to sell me a 65 dollar surge protector because it improved the TV's picture. HMMMMMM WTF is that?

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Thu Dec 13, 2001 9:07 am

On a lot of DVD and CD players the drawer that you put the cd in is belt driven. There is no need for adjustment, it's either good or bad, and they can last any where from one year to about five years or so. When the drawer closes the mechanism either goes up or down to place the cd on top of the spindle motor. Which directly spins the cd. When the belt wears often the door will not close all the way or the cd will get jammed in the player.

The optical device, which reads the cd sometimes needs adjustment. It will get out of focus and cause skipping.

I've changed many of belts and adjusted the optical in my day as a tech. My best year I reapaired over 4500 stereos, dvd and cd players ect. That's about 4.5 units a day. I repaired consumer electronics for about ten years.

The service contracts are a bit on the high side, but they are worth it for very large TV's, if it provides in home service. I've heard many of customers complain that they had to find a truck, ect... to get that big-ass tv to the repair shop.

Other than that a good repair tech should be able to fix the problem for less than the service contract, depending on parts cost.

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I just came back from BestBuy empty handed! WTF!!!

I just came back from BestBuy empty handed! WTF!!!

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