How I feel going to Best Buy...

FlyByPC · 1 month

Pro tip: If you're a geeky-looking thirtysomething guy, make sure you're not wearing a blue shirt with tan pants before going shopping at Best Buy. Trust me on this one.

EGsecretweapon · 1 month

BBY employee here. Not saying I am super knowledgeable about everything techy, but I generally know more than the customers that I help. Main reason for this, the people that know their shit like me either order stuff online (amazon, newegg etc) or they just dont talk to me cause they know exactly what they want. From experience, the ones that think they know everything, and attempt to show it off, are generally ass backwards in their knowledge.

Taisen91 · 1 month

IF YOU KNOW MORE THAN A BEST BUY EMPLOYEE, THEN YOU SHOULD KNOW NOT TO SHOP THERE. YOU SHOULD PROBABLY KNOW TO BUY SHIT ONLINE WITH NO TAX.

nerplederple · 1 month

Someone literally told me this one day as I stood at my counter answering his idiotic questions... I was having a bad day and no longer cared* about my employment there so I responded: "Then why are you standing in a (computer retailer) speaking to a counter-monkey? Why don't you fuck yourself right out that door and never return?"

He was... angry... confused... MORE ANGRY. "WHRAGARBEL MANAGER FIRE THIS PEON!" etc etc.

My boss asked him what he wanted and then cut him off two words in: "Look, you just pissed off the one person in this store that understands your problem, good luck with that one pal".

Mr Knows-more-than-me sullenly stood around for a bit... then left.

The sad part is... I sorta was hoping I'd get fired for that.

*edited for missing past tense. I do not work there any longer. Incredibly, it's not because I was fired.

ClearlyDoesntGetIt · 1 month

I went to Ace, Home Deopt, Walmart, and Sears looking for a hatchet. No one in the store could seem to grasp the term or what it was. I finally went to REI where they knew exactly what i was looking for. The whole experience made me die a little inside.

linkismyhero · 1 month

Best Buy Mobile here. The very large majority of my customers don't know a damn thing about the phones they're buying, and we do, because I send out emails to my department every time we receive new product listing the tech specs, pros and cons of the phones, and the price points.

Yes, some Best Buy stores train their employees poorly. That's NOT every Best Buy.

ethanwc · 1 month

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ademu5 · 1 month

People like you and ron swanson were why i loved working at lowe's for a while. Mostly because your statement, at the point of meeting me there, was false (short of plumbing, that crap is a mystery known only by the mario brothers). But the false statement didn't matter, it wasn't the fall of hubris, but the meeting of brothers. I'd show you the hinge you didn't know of, you'd explain the rabbit cut I had never used. I'd toss a cedar 4x4 in a bad wood lot, wrap it and mark it for five dollars with a busted pack of shims and dented wood glue. We may never have shared names, but we knew each other better than lovers ever could.

edit: well. i guess you knew my name.

jinklmun · 1 month

That's how i feel when i go to a Subway. "Bitch, when i say i want triple the bacon, i know what i'm talking about!"

azzyistired · 1 month

I work at best buy, and if u ONLY KNEW... try explaining what a "jigabite" is to someone day in and day out...try helping people get "wee-fee" at their house from their neighbors house or explaining the difference between LED, LCD, and PLASMA every other person. I'm glad you feel you're more educated than the people that work here but you make up such an insignificant percentage of the normal demographic that its saadddd. And another thing, we have DEPARTMENTS! I work in appliances...i can tell you everything you need to know about APPLIANCES! If u call me over to computers (for example) which is NOT my department then I'm not gonna be able to answer your questions to your satisfaction, so before you berate us, talk to the person specified to help you...you'd be surprised how much some of us know.

Sadistfaction · 1 month

That's how I feel at Michaels. I'm crafty...kinda.

Taytastrophe · 1 month

I work at a similar store and I just have to say, don't be that guy.

We don't get paid enough to deal with the amount of shit we put up with as it is, at the very least humor us when we attempt some social interaction. We are all people.

I don't want to talk to you about that fucking TV either.

Rhinosaur90 · 1 month

For me that's the local Fry's. The entire computer section is a bunch of teenage girls who kind of stare at me blankly when I ask a legitimate question.

sgrodgers10 · 1 month

The best part is that Nick Offerman actually is a master woodworker, and definitely knows more than that guy.

oooooniki · 1 month

Similar, being a Graphic Designer and going to Kinkos

lakk · 1 month

I use to work with Best Buy before I got laid off and all of that but I must say, the people who come in planning on knowledge battling you are probably the most annoying people. Especially when they don't really take my "Sir, I honestly don't know" as a legitimate response and try to berate me for working at Best Buy and not knowing.

That being said, the focus of the company sales employees has been SALES. The idea was that it didn't matter how much you knew or didn't know, so long as you were able to sell the shit out of something without lying to the customer.

I can't tell you how many times I had to go "back up" in appliances because no one was there or willing to help only to approach the customers to say "Hey I have no idea what I'm doing back here but if you know what you're looking for I am more than happy to get it loaded for you."

Then there were people who would try and bullshit their way through an interaction. And you want to know the sad part about it all? Most people get pissed off when you tell them the truth about not knowing the area. Oh I'm sorry I walked across the store leaving my area just to come over and let you know why no one is helping you as you're standing there waving your arms in the air in the department for the whole 5 minutes you were there.

I'm so bitter. I liked my job. I disliked the business plan, and a lot of the customers. I just wanted to fucking help people pick out their computers so they can go home and go on the internet to watch porn. Holy fuck.

jordanritchie · 1 month

As an ex-employee of best buy (GeekSquad Autotech mind you) I loved engaging with customers that shared your thoughts.

jbjohnson1 · 1 month

I'm awkward and always say yes when they offer help and I hate when they tells things I already know.

Ampix0 · 1 month

Geeksquad agent here. You might know more then some of the idiots selling things. but 90% of people do not. trust me.

CitrusJunkie · 1 month

False. You wouldn't be shopping at Best Buy.

KilgoreTrout1 · 1 month

as an employee of lowes i agree with this statement

AutoBiological · 1 month

I sold/fixed computers for a while. I didn't put up with people who said this to me.

Truth was, most people felt that way, none of the customers ever knew more than me.

The idiots I hear on facebook too. Oh well.

hooizyoo · 1 month

Please explain to me how this $500 hdmi cable is absolutely worth the extra money over the $10-$15 cable.

RustyPipes · 1 month

Hey that's just like me at the liquor store!

ICE417 · 1 month

There are alot of BBY employees defending their jobs. Including me.

This pleases me for some stupid reason.

irrational-numbers · 1 month

I worked at Best Buy and I think you'd be surprised, but usually you probably do research on what you want before you go in. So, of course you're going to know more on a specific topic.

YummYumms · 1 month

Whenever I go to Best Buy. Is to look at something before I buy it online for cheaper.

mmansoor · 1 month

Lowe's / The Home Depot

Doomsdayclock148 · 1 month

Except Best Buy employees don't greet you...at least not in any Best Buy I've been to..

frsh2fourty · 1 month

This is how I feel going into any auto parts stores. I don't care if you have an ASE certified mechanic working the counter. This is especially frustrating when the motor you are working on requires cross referencing parts from different cars. Anyone who has gone to an autozone or any similar chain will know why.

bigkoreanhead · 1 month

i just started watching this show, and coincidentally watched this episode, now I can understand these memes T.T

peachescums · 1 month

Haha former best buy PC sales associate for 2 years. Redditor for 3 years. Were suppose to treat everyone like they don't know anything (about electronics)by dumbing down verbage. No need to overwhelm the customer. Specially If you're buying your electronics from Best Buy.

TooSwelly · 1 month

:|

I work at BestBuy.

Again, you may know more than me. But I do know a far amount, about a lot.

controler12 · 1 month

Ugh dont even let them talk to you about their damn warranty plans. I bought my current laptop there, and was putting up with their bullshit just because my rents and brother took the trip with me. I told them i didn't need the warranty plan as i had already found a third party one. Btw Square trade warranty's are great for phones and tablets and are like half the price of best buy plan They jumped right on me about it, and then he choose to bring another employ over to mock my plan and kept trying to force me into buying their warranty. I understand that you guys deal with idiots everyday who might need help, but when a customer clearly says he knows what he is buying and states he clearly doesn't want the warranty, back the fuck off. and most people wonder why i refuse to go to best buy to help them pick out new electronics. /rant

Oheina · 1 month

This is how I feel going into other flower shops, craft supply stores, and the cooking stores. Ha.

Cnife · 1 month

This is how I feel at the version store. The employees try to show me ever single phone and tell me how shiny and expensive they are. If I ask anything technical at all they just stare at me.

mlhwang · 1 month

I remember a best employee asked if i had any questions about technology...

Lots42 · 1 month

Wait, Best Buy still exists?

Laeryken · 1 month

ITT: OP is a prideful asshole.

davendak · 1 month

This is often true, but not always. I once met a dude who worked at best buy who spoke of linux (specifically the user-friendly ubuntu and red hat distros) two years before I made the leap. I needed a hard drive right away.

And Lowes.. There's a guy in our local store who really knows his stuff, and where even the most hidden stuff is. Whenever I'm working on a project, I bounce ideas off of him, and we always come up with something stellar. He used to be a machinist. One time he helped me to find a digital caliper made entirely of steel for only $10 more than the cheapo plastic one.

Baryn · 1 month

Holy shit, so true

DeYaHoe · 1 month

This particular thought always finds me at Guitar Center.

cmd_iii · 1 month

This is how I felt last night, going to the local hardware store.

In fairness, it was just before closing, and they only had a single cashier in the place. All the skilled people had gone home to dinner by then.

Kosard · 1 month

This is how I feel going anywhere...

fudgecookie · 1 month

Does anybody know what T.V show this is from? I have seen a lot of captions like floating about with the same guy and they have all made me laugh.

I may be lacking with comedy, so teach me!

bigglesxyz · 1 month

As someone who has spent nearly their entire teenage and adult life gaining certifications and degrees specifically for networking, hardware, software and programming - Best Buy is one of the most frustrating stores to walk into when they have only a few people working, and even one of them is pretty lost.

I cringe when I hear a kid say "ummm..." when someone asks them "Well, what does having a faster processor do for me?"

Usually (if my fiancee doesn't yell at me about it) if I hear someone give some horrible advice, I'll try to get their attention in the store and give them the better advice on where to better spend their money.

With that said, not even close to all employees are like that, and usually the more tech-savvy just go in and know exactly what they want or will order online anyway, so I'm sure the average employee helps people more than they don't.

Snowyjoe · 1 month

You should come to Japan, just grab someone with a name tag and give him your shopping list and he'll bring it all in 5 minutes.

Although they do correct you on your pronunciation.

"Excuse me, do you have any washers?"
"Washer?.... OH! You mean Wo-sya-!"

[deleted] · 1 month

Uh.....Lowes.

Koreakat · 1 month

That's Lowes....

LosLPos · 1 month

Whats The name of that show

Ericarto24 · 1 month

Thats how i feel ging in to home depo or lowes i hate trying to describe a tool or somthing i need because they never herd of it b4. And most the tiime they are " pro help" people for that section. Smh

[deleted] · 1 month

I want to go to one of those and see if I get wrong answers by the employers.

Like in the one comersial where the guy says that the CPU is the most important piece of hardware when it comes to maxing out games.

JackHoob · 1 month

This is why I chose to never work at Home Depot or Lowes.

FaptainAwesome · 1 month

Back before CC went under I was explaining differences between laptops to a friend from my battalion and an older man joined in, asking about a couple different models. After he left to talk it over with his wife the high school employees came over. No wonder they closed

[deleted] · 1 month

SWEET CHEEZUS

Congzilla · 1 month

When I am waiting for my wife to shop in the mall I go stand in the Best Buy PC center and correct the sales associates trying to sell seniors shit they don't understand and don't need.

EsteemedGentleman · 1 month

"Need help with something?"

"Just looking for stuff to buy on Amazon."

Gay4BillKaulitz · 1 month

Actually shopping at Best Buy is the first sign of not knowing more than the person who works there.

growlingbear · 1 month

Yesterday, at our Best Buy, a guy walked in and shot his fiancee in the head.

toolusingmonkeys · 1 month

Some of the dumbest people I've ever had to interact with were Lowes employees. At least at best buy and the home depot the workers can make eye contact and speak in sentences, even if it is limited to "I don't know where that is, it isn't my department

fartleshart · 1 month

Heh.. How I feel going to Lowes..

Emil120513 · 1 month

Employees wear Lowe's vests at Best Buy?

Lumennn · 1 month

If you knew a thing you wouldn't be going to Best Buy. >_>

fartleshart · 1 month

Heh.. How I feel when I go to Lowes...

whatupnig · 1 month

If you 'knew' more than him, you wouldn't be going to best buy...

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