Most Common Best Buy Complaints and Tips

While Best Buy offers a wide range of electronics and appliances, complaint data from our community has flagged several recurring issues with their services and products. Common complaints include poor customer service, aggressive or unhelpful employees, and mishandling of returns and refunds. Other issues reported involve problems with product installations and repairs, such as delays or incomplete services, as well as charges for items that did not arrive.

To avoid these issues, we strongly advise customers to review Best Buy’s return and refund policies thoroughly and to keep detailed records of all transactions and interactions. If problems arise, contact customer service promptly, document all correspondences, and consider escalating your case if a satisfactory resolution isn't reached.

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Do you have a dispute or had a bad customer experience with Best Buy? Report it through our hassle-free complaint form to warn others and maximize the chance of resolving it.

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Best Buy Customer Sentiment: Neutral

Our sentiment meter has detected that Best Buy complaints over the past 28 days have remained within our normal fluctuation range, showing a change of 0%. While some customers might experience challenges with Best Buy, the steady level of complaints indicates that there hasn’t been a surge in widespread issues recently.

Sentiment data last updated on November 26, 2025

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Best Buy complaint statistics

Curious about Best Buy's track record in addressing complaints within the Convenience Stores category? Dive into the all-time complaints data right here!

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Bad reviews about Best Buy: (13)

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Aggressive employee

Complaint from Sandra.Squitier on 21 December 2023 about Best Buy.

This location has a Geek Squad employee by the name of Anthony Brown. On 20 December 2023 during an interaction with *** , he became infuriated and physically aggressive with me, approaching me in an intimidating manner and demanding that... Read more

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Poor customer service on LG refrigerator sold by BestBuy

Complaint from Bubbinator on 14 July 2023 about Best Buy.

Bought LG refrigerator from Best Buy 6/19. Unit became inoperative after power outage 6/14/23. Best buy extended warranty end 6/22, but LG still warranted unit til 6/24. Efforts to get repairs done by LG have gone nowhere to date... Read more

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Being charge for iphone 14 promax that did not arrive

Complaint from Antonette Pasquil on 15 May 2023 about Best Buy.

11/14/2023 Ordered I phone 14 pro max order (gold), with number BBY01-806701958851. the entire purchase amount The item did not arrive I called best buy 2 weeks after and they refunded me with the 100 down payment for the device.... Read more

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No Return No Way

Complaint from aedsall on 03 November 2022 about Best Buy.

I am completely disappointed with a company that I have always held in such high regard above all other retail stores. I tried to return an item last night. I was told I couldn’t. So I left the store and... Read more

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called customer service 14 times in 1 day

Complaint from rlindsay01 on 19 October 2022 about Best Buy.

They delivered a washer last fri. The washer did not clean my clothes and I needed to talk to some one about it. I called 14 times that day. They kept hanging up on me or putting... Read more

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No Water Filter Installed in New LG Refrigerator

Complaint from DrEd on 17 October 2022 about Best Buy.

My wife and I purchased a new floor model LG Refrigerator Model LRFWS2906S on 05122022 from Best Buy and had it delivered and installed on 05172022 and also purchased a new water line as required for the door water... Read more

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RETURN POLICY OF BEST BUY

Complaint from 706-934-8401 on 29 August 2022 about Best Buy.

ON MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2022 I CALLED THE BEST BUY STORE NUMBER. I SPOKE WITH HEATHER, THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. SHE WAS POLITE WHEN I SAID I HAD PURCHASED AN ELITE 7 PRO TW EARBUDS ON AUGUST 6. I... Read more

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RAM upgrade at Geek Squad

Complaint from PISSEDCUSTOMER on 24 June 2021 about Best Buy.

Salesperson at Geek Squad, DIDN'T SEE A NAME ON THE RECIEPT, acted like he knew what kind of RAM was to be installed on my laptop, Lenovo Thinkpad W530. DIDN'T RESEARCH IT ON CRUCIAL He stated doubts that my computer... Read more

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