Got a wad of cash thanks to my many, many relatives, and with it, I finally got a DVD drive for my PC. Not only that, but my very own Best Buy incompetence story as well! I’m so happy to finally have one of these.
Sales guy (we’ll call him Jim): Looking for anything specific?
Ryan: Yeah, I’m looking to pick up a DVD drive.
Jim: That’s cool. They’ve really come down in price. They used to be like $400.
Ryan: Yes, I know.
Jim: So what are you getting it for?
Ryan: Um… playing DVDs? Burning stuff? (to self:) What else do you do with them?
Jim: Cool cool. So they’re all pretty much the same. They’re all internal, they all do dual-layer, what-have-you.
Ryan: What about this one? I think it’s external. *points to an $80 Sony drive that’s clearly external*
Jim: Wha? *Looks at the tag that says internal, and then the box, and the tag again* Well… That’s fucked up. That tag is wrong. Huh. Well if you have any more questions, just ask.
At this point he walks away and I continue to mull over which drive to buy. About a minute later, he comes back.
Jim: Well, that’s definitely wrong. And also, the price on that one is actually $170, not $80. *rips out the tag*
Ryan: Huh. Way to be organized.
I don’t think there are many things that are as entertaining as stories about how Best Buy fucked up. Oh, and while I was there, my brother was looking for a cellphone, so my mom asked this one guy for help, and he said he’d go get someone who knew about cellphones. They waited five minutes, and after no one had shown up, they just left.