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hey buster... here's ur hummer's replacement!

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Yo..

had to take my baby back to Bob Moore to redo a section that didn't come out quite right..but all in all, it almost looks new again...:cool:
 
BEST BUY, MY FOOT ​


Best Buy has some bad policies....
Normally, I would not share this with others, however, since this could happen to you or your friends, I decided to share it. If you purchase something from, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, JC Penny, Sears etc. and you return the item with the receipt they will give you your money back if you paid cash, or credit your account if paid by plastic.
Well, I purchased a GPS for my car, a Tom Tom XL.S from 'Best Buy'. They have a policy that it must be returned within 14 days for a refund!
So after 4 days I returned it in the original box with all the items in the box, with paper work and cords all wrapped in the plastic. Just as I received it, including the receipt.
I explained to the lady at the return desk I did not like the way it could not find storenames. The lady at the refund desk said, there is a 15% restock fee, for items returned. I said no one told me that. I said how much would that be. She said it goes by the price of the item. It will be $45.00 Dollars for you. I said, all your going to do is walk over and place it back on the shelf then charge me $45.00 of my money for restocking? She said that's the store policy. I said if more people were aware of it they would not buy anything here! If I bought a $2000.00 computer or TV and returned it I would be charged $300.00 dollars restock fee? She said yes, 15%.
I said OK, just give me my money minus the restock fee.
She said, since the item is over $200.00 dollars, she can't give me my money back!!!
Corporate has to and they will mail you a check in 7 to ten days!! I said 'WHAT?!'
It's my money!! I paid in cash! I want to buy a different brand... Now I have to wait 7 to 10 days. She said well, our policy is on the back of your receipt.
I said, do you read the front or back of your receipt? She said well, the front! I said so do I, I want to talk to the Manager!
So the manager comes over, I explained everything to him, and he said, well, sir theyshould of told you about the policy when you got the item. I said, No one, has ever told me about the check refund or restock fee, whenever I bought items from computers to TVs from Best Buy. The only thing they ever discussed was the worthless extended warranty program. He said Well, I can give you corporate phone number.
I called corporate. The guy said, well, I'm not supposed to do this but I can give you a $45.00 dollar gift card and you can use it at Best Buy. I told him if I bought something and returned it, you would charge me a restock fee on the item and then send me a check for the remaining 3 dollars. You can keep your gift card, I'm never shopping in Best Buy ever again, and if I would of been smart, I would of charged the whole thing on my credit card! Then I would of canceled the transaction.
I would of gotten all my money back including your stupid fees! He didn't say a word!

...and for you doubting Thomas's
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/restock.asp
 
I got this in an email...good questions..


Katrina vs. Iowa



Thought this was kind of cool, feel free to forward on to those who
likely didn't read it anywhere else...





THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE A MAYOR WHO KNOWS HOW TO GET HELP TO
THE PEOPLE WITHOUT CALLING THE WHITE HOUSE ,

AND A GOVERNOR WHO KNOWS HOW TO ACTIVATE THE NATIONAL GUARD WITHOUT
CALLING THE PENTAGON


A reader from the Wolverine State wonders:



Where are all of the Hollywood celebrities holding telethons asking for
help in restoring Iowa and helping the folks affected by the floods?

Where are all the media asking the tough questions about why the federal
government hasn't solved the problem? Asking where the FEMA trucks (and
trailers) are?

Why isn't the Federal Government relocating Iowa people to free hotels
in Chicago?

When will Spike Lee say that the Federal Government blew up the levees
that failed in Des Moines?

Where are Sean Penn and the Dixie Chicks? (Wherever they are I hope that
they stay there!!)

Where are all the looters stealing high-end tennis shoes and big screen
television sets? (and this included many of the New Orleans cop's)

When will we hear Governor Chet Culver say that he wants to rebuild a
'vanilla' Iowa, because that's the way God wants it? (Amen!!)

Where is the hysterical 24/7 media coverage complete with reports of
cannibalism?

Where are the people declaring that George Bush hates white, rural
people?

How come in 2 weeks, you might never hear about the Iowa flooding ever
again?



Where is Jesse, or Al ???

 
Buster said:
BEST BUY, MY FOOT ​
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I wonder if that's across the board - or case by case.

My thinking is if someone simply didn't like the way it functioned - but it functioned perfectly - they'd charge a restocking fee. I have no problem with that because an opened item won't sell as easy.

If on the other hand - if the item did not function - or was described as malfunctioning or defective it would not be restocked and there would be no fee.

So my friend - don't write them off - simply remember to descibe it more as a "non functioning" - "defective" item. Say you changed your mind about getting one and simply want your money back. Appologize for the inconvience and let them know after many years of buying from them it's the first time ever the item didn't work.

It was a good story - well written - very expressive!
 
True Steady kindness will get more flies than vinegar..But I hope no one buys you or me anything for Christmas from Best Buy, and it isn't something I can use or wanted...see the point?;)
 
we bought a dishwasher peice of crap broke like to never get it replaced and a trash compactor missing the front first time and then second time was wrong one had themtake it back and finally bring another one with a front included they wanted to charge another install charge or something like that dont plan on shopping there anymore this was my luck:eek:
 
Buster said:
I got this in an email...good questions..


Katrina vs. Iowa
Thought this was kind of cool, feel free to forward on to those who
likely didn't read it anywhere else...

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HAVE A MAYOR WHO KNOWS HOW TO GET HELP TO
THE PEOPLE WITHOUT CALLING THE WHITE HOUSE ,

AND A GOVERNOR WHO KNOWS HOW TO ACTIVATE THE NATIONAL GUARD WITHOUT
CALLING THE PENTAGON
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I have to correct one statement. Female Democrat Louisiana Governor Blanco DID activate the National Guard exactly as Male Republican Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour did. The difference was that President George Bush wanted control of the Louisiana National Guard and Blanco refused to give it to him. Why should she, he didn't demand that Barbour turn over control of the Mississippi Guard.

Nagin is useless, but Bush and the rest of them were asleep at the switch for two days. I don't blame Nagin for his hysterical call. If you haven't lived through it sthu (not directed at you Buster, but at Wolverine).

You're not hearing any "horror stories" about this recent flooding because it didn't happen overnight the way New Orleans did, there was plenty of advance notice to get people out and prepare for it, ACE has been monitoring the rivers for weeks. They're praising FEMA because the agency was there with relief before anything even happened. Maybe FEMA learned something from Katrina and Rita after all.
 
luv2read said:
I have to correct one statement. Female Democrat Louisiana Governor Blanco DID activate the National Guard exactly as Male Republican Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour did. The difference was that President George Bush wanted control of the Louisiana National Guard and Blanco refused to give it to him. Why should she, he didn't demand that Barbour turn over control of the Mississippi Guard.

Nagin is useless, but Bush and the rest of them were asleep at the switch for two days. I don't blame Nagin for his hysterical call. If you haven't lived through it sthu (not directed at you Buster, but at Wolverine).

You're not hearing any "horror stories" about this recent flooding because it didn't happen overnight the way New Orleans did, there was plenty of advance notice to get people out and prepare for it, ACE has been monitoring the rivers for weeks. They're praising FEMA because the agency was there with relief before anything even happened. Maybe FEMA learned something from Katrina and Rita after all.
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Your probably right, except for one thing...The New Orleans folks knew for a week or more that Katrina was headed to that area of the gulf..plenty of news reels on youtube and elsewhere on the web to prove that...So there was plenty of advance notice.
 
As I recall in North Carolina we were swapped with the what if's of Katrina. So what if the governor did nothing and waited for the now it's happened, thats exactly what what happened. Everyone that was the least bit interested with the news heard plenty before the storm blew in there was time wasted by the governor of the great state of Louisiana waiting for the socialist side of government to rescue them.
 
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Buster said:
Your probably right, except for one thing...The New Orleans folks knew for a week or more that Katrina was headed to that area of the gulf..plenty of news reels on youtube and elsewhere on the web to prove that...So there was plenty of advance notice.
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Wrong. The storm was heading for the "gulf coast" - TX, LA, MS, AL, FL for a week or more. It wasn't until the last 48 hrs that they decided the path was LA/MS, and actually, the storm MISSED New Orleans and hit St. Bernard parish and the MS Gulf Coast. The STORM didn't flood all of New Orleans (downtown, most of the city proper). The levees broke AFTER the storm had already passed and the danger was supposedly OVER. The surge before and during the storm DID flood St. Bernard Parish and lower Orleans Parish - the lower Ninth Ward. Just like Hurricane Betsy in 1965.
 
luv2read said:
Wrong. The storm was heading for the "gulf coast" - TX, LA, MS, AL, FL for a week or more. It wasn't until the last 48 hrs that they decided the path was LA/MS, and actually, the storm MISSED New Orleans and hit St. Bernard parish and the MS Gulf Coast. The STORM didn't flood all of New Orleans (downtown, most of the city proper). The levees broke AFTER the storm had already passed and the danger was supposedly OVER. The surge before and during the storm DID flood St. Bernard Parish and lower Orleans Parish - the lower Ninth Ward. Just like Hurricane Betsy in 1965.
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Friday, August 26

GOV. KATHLEEN BLANCO DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN LOUISIANA [Office of the Governor]
GULF COAST STATES REQUEST TROOP ASSISTANCE FROM PENTAGON: At a 9/1 press conference, Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, commander, Joint Task Force Katrina, said that the Gulf States began the process of requesting additional forces on Friday, 8/26. [DOD]
Saturday, August 27

GOV. HALEY BARBOUR DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN MISSISSIPPI [Office of the Governor]
5AM CDT — KATRINA UPGRADED TO CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE [CNN]
GOV. BLANCO ASKS BUSH TO DECLARE FEDERAL STATE OF EMERGENCY IN LOUISIANA: “I have determined that this incident is of such severity and magnitude that effective response is beyond the capabilities of the State and affected local governments, and that supplementary Federal assistance is necessary to save lives, protect property, public health, and safety, or to lessen or avert the threat of a disaster.” [Office of the Governor]
FEDERAL EMERGENCY DECLARED, DHS AND FEMA GIVEN FULL AUTHORITY TO RESPOND TO KATRINA: “Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide at its discretion, equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency.” [White House]
Sunday, August 28

2AM CDT — KATRINA UPGRADED TO CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE [CNN]
7AM CDT — KATRINA UPGRADED TO CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE [CNN]
MORNING — LOUISIANA NEWSPAPER SIGNALS LEVEES MAY GIVE: “Forecasters Fear Levees Won’t Hold Katrina”: “Forecasters feared Sunday afternoon that storm driven waters will lap over the New Orleans levees when monster Hurricane Katrina pushes past the Crescent City tomorrow.” [Lafayette Daily Advertiser]
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9:30 AM CDT — MAYOR NAGIN ISSUES FIRST EVER MANDATORY EVACUATION OF NEW ORLEANS: “We’re facing the storm most of us have feared,” said Nagin. “This is going to be an unprecedented event.” [Times-Picayune]
AFTERNOON — BUSH, BROWN, CHERTOFF WARNED OF LEVEE FAILURE BY NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER DIRECTOR: Dr. Max Mayfield, director of the National Hurricane Center: “‘We were briefing them way before landfall. … It’s not like this was a surprise. We had in the advisories that the levee could be topped.’” [Times-Picayune; St. Petersburg Times]
4PM CDT — NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES SPECIAL HURRICANE WARNING: In the event of a category 4 or 5 hit, “Most of the area will be uninhabitable for weeks, perhaps longer. … At least one-half of well-constructed homes will have roof and wall failure. All gabled roofs will fail, leaving those homes severely damaged or destroyed. … Power outages will last for weeks. … Water shortages will make human suffering incredible by modern standards.” [National Weather Service]
LATE PM — REPORTS OF WATER TOPPLING OVER LEVEE: “Waves crashed atop the exercise path on the Lake Pontchartrain levee in Kenner early Monday as Katrina churned closer.” [Times-Picayune]
APPROXIMATELY 30,000 EVACUEES GATHER AT SUPERDOME WITH ROUGHLY 36 HOURS WORTH OF FOOD [Times-Picayune]
LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARD REQUESTS 700 BUSES FROM FEMA FOR EVACUATIONS: FEMA sends only 100 buses. [Boston Globe]
Monday, August 29

7AM CDT — KATRINA MAKES LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE [CNN]
 
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