Best Buy Blunders

GT2000 · 06-06-2006, 09:37 AM

Hank Gerbus of Cinci, OH took his pc in for repair a year ago and was told they needed to replace his hard drive. This worried him because the drive contained SS #s of himself/wife/kids/grandkids. They swapped the drive for free under warranty, hence they would not give him the old drive back, assuring him it would be checked by their guys in Chicago and then destroyed by a drill through the platter. Wrong.

Six months later it was sold at a flea market for $25, and the person who bought it luckily had the caring instinct to track down the data owner to return it, calling Gerbus at his FL house.

This is just one more reason why I don't trust my shit in the hands of anyone other than family and close friends..even better yet though, being a tech, I don't have to worry about this! But definitely a good read for those Joe Sixpacks out there.

http://redtape.msnbc.com/2006/06/one...posts?GT1=8211

Mr Biglesworth · 06-06-2006, 09:50 AM

How many Joe Sixpacks read our site?

testtubebaby · 06-06-2006, 09:52 AM

creep and raub for two!

Liss · 06-06-2006, 10:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by testtubebaby

creep and raub for two!

That was my first thought.

squirrels2nuts · 06-06-2006, 11:03 PM

what about the average joe six tooth?

heX · 06-07-2006, 07:03 AM

heres procedure at my best buy for hard drives that were thought to be unfixable. geeksquad throws them in a box till it was full. brings them back to the whare house and throws them in the compacter. that was untill i challenged the head of our geek squad and suggested 60% of the drives were probably fine. so she gave me about 30 drives and said fine you take them home and try to fix them. i havent tried all of them but 4 of them worked just fine with no effort. best buy sucks, dont go there.

Mr Biglesworth · 06-07-2006, 09:29 AM

well that explains that

thecreeper · 06-07-2006, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by heX

heres procedure at my best buy for hard drives that were thought to be unfixable. geeksquad throws them in a box till it was full. brings them back to the whare house and throws them in the compacter. that was untill i challenged the head of our geek squad and suggested 60% of the drives were probably fine. so she gave me about 30 drives and said fine you take them home and try to fix them. i havent tried all of them but 4 of them worked just fine with no effort. best buy sucks, dont go there.

in related news, you want to sell me a decent sized harddrive?

and joe sixpack...i don't know how to take that.

Cid · 06-07-2006, 03:01 PM

I they're talking about your famous ripped abs, creep.

thecreeper · 06-07-2006, 03:25 PM

is it bad if i read that as famous ribs?

mmm...ribs.

06-06-2006, 09:37 AM	#1
GT2000 Playing God @ Your Xpense Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Va Beach, Va Posts: 2,040	Best Buy Blunders Hank Gerbus of Cinci, OH took his pc in for repair a year ago and was told they needed to replace his hard drive. This worried him because the drive contained SS #s of himself/wife/kids/grandkids. They swapped the drive for free under warranty, hence they would not give him the old drive back, assuring him it would be checked by their guys in Chicago and then destroyed by a drill through the platter. Wrong. Six months later it was sold at a flea market for $25, and the person who bought it luckily had the caring instinct to track down the data owner to return it, calling Gerbus at his FL house. This is just one more reason why I don't trust my shit in the hands of anyone other than family and close friends..even better yet though, being a tech, I don't have to worry about this! But definitely a good read for those Joe Sixpacks out there. http://redtape.msnbc.com/2006/06/one...posts?GT1=8211

06-06-2006, 09:52 AM	#3
testtubebaby Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 631	creep and raub for two! __________________ use this link, buy from threadless, earn me points, keep the cycle moving...

06-07-2006, 03:01 PM	#9
Cid Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: HELL Posts: 399	I they're talking about your famous ripped abs, creep. __________________ I like the things I do, so hooray for me...and fuck you!

06-07-2006, 03:25 PM	#10
thecreeper Administrator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Lancaster, PA Posts: 2,330	is it bad if i read that as famous ribs? mmm...ribs. __________________ good-evil.net - ahh, wade boggs...goes down smooth.

06-06-2006, 09:50 AM	#2
Mr Biglesworth Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: I live in London Posts: 862	How many Joe Sixpacks read our site?

06-06-2006, 11:03 PM	#5
squirrels2nuts Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nowhere Posts: 557	what about the average joe six tooth?

06-07-2006, 07:03 AM	#6
heX Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 937	heres procedure at my best buy for hard drives that were thought to be unfixable. geeksquad throws them in a box till it was full. brings them back to the whare house and throws them in the compacter. that was untill i challenged the head of our geek squad and suggested 60% of the drives were probably fine. so she gave me about 30 drives and said fine you take them home and try to fix them. i havent tried all of them but 4 of them worked just fine with no effort. best buy sucks, dont go there.

06-07-2006, 09:29 AM	#7
Mr Biglesworth Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: I live in London Posts: 862	well that explains that