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Solve : Geek Squad Charges $415 Dollars To Replace HDD?

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Pretty crazy story...

http://consumerist.com/consumer/best-buy/geek-squad-charges-415-dollars-to-replace-a-hard-drive-makes-customer-retrieve-data-files-himself-240116.phpI have to admit, I really do not like the geek squad. Neither do I look the futureshop employees who also have geek squad. I've seen them convince a lady to buy a wireless ROUTER and use it as a wired router. All they really CARE about is money.Wow.
That's insane.
Companies like that deserve all the bad publicity they get, we have several local companies similar to that near me.Great info - "again"

People have to make $$$, don't trust no one...

This is why I learn about computers -- so I don't need a suit to tell me what happened to my machine. bleh. if best buy sucks, then why dont people realize that the so called computer repairmen inside also suck?I still shop there. They may be idiots, but they don't make the stuff. Yeah, I can get better prices at Frys, but these days the gas cost isn't worth it. Quote

but these days the gas cost isn't worth it.

which is why i just order stuff online.. comes right to your door so you never have to leave your house or reclusive ways to fetch it.
The Frys site has maybe 40% of what the actual store has.Sheesh. Crap like that makes me so glad I have this forum to rely on.Why do you think they're call the "Geek Squad"? :-/

Alan <>< The problem with people like geek squad is that they're both salesmen and 'professionals'. The balance is quite OFTEN lost and results in ridiculous charges.

I suggest either learning it yourself or have someone trustworthy fix your problems, not a store. Data recovery should be done by a company dedicated on doing so and not on a bunch of recently graduated students who'll do ANYTHING to get higher up.


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