Next time you go to Best Buy, pay in $2 bills (a story of utter stupity)

I sent this article to my grandfather. He and my grandmother were both very high ranking officers in the Baltimore PD (at one point, she was the highest ranking woman in the country). He's now head of security at JHU. Here's what he wrote back:





I read this a couple of weeks ago. I think there was a little more to it than that, like his attitude set the stage for some not to bright people to think he was trying to pull a fast one on them with funny money. If he thought he didn't owe the store why would he pay them without first asking to speak with the manager or calling his attorney for advise?



He could probably get an attorney to get him some restitution now if he knows he wasn't he real provocator.
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if that story is true, best buy owes that man a public apology to go along with the damages they will pay from settleing the coming lawsuit. i think the baltimore pd should also apologize. that being said, ive never heard of the secret service responding to an incident of this nature, considering the small amount of money involved.
 
I believe that Mongoose's Grandpa is correct in saying that the main character in this story should not have paid the fee which was said to be null and void, and gone directly to the Store Manager (who may or may not have decision making authority).



It is possible that the cashier has never even seen a $2 bill. Its kind of sad to think that they couldn't recognize "one of our own" but I am sure that its possible.



Personally, I think the design of the $2 bill is one of our best. I love the reverse side.



One more thing; using 9/11 as an excuse to be a moron is really getting old. Being aware of things happening around you and reporting suspicious activity is good (you know, if someone placed a large backpack in the middle of the store, runs out the door and hops into a "get-away" car).



Thinking that Osama is passing counterfeit $2 bills to get a Sony Xplode stereo installed into his van is just plain nuts.
 
I used to work for S**T Buy a few months ago for a year and a half.

the no commission, no pressure...statement is Bull****.

Management always pressured us to sell warranties to customers and we sometimes (who am i kidding.."sometimes)...had to stretch the truth a bit about manufacturer warranties in order to persuade people to buy the warranties.



WELL, to spite them, if the customer was friendly, very nice, and cordial, I would offer the warranty (as it was my job) but then I'd whisper to them, buy this projection TV or LCD or PLASMA on your (visa/mastercard/american express) and you automatically get up to an extra year warranty on the product. So you get the original one year warranty with say (Sony, Panasonic, JVC, etc...) and the 2nd year is with your (visa/mastercard/american express)...so if anything happens during the 2nd year to the product, you simply, get it repaired, find the invoice of the (visa/mastercard/american express) where it shows proof of purchase, then fax it to them along with the receipt for repair and you'll get reimbursed.



extra warranties ARE NOT worth the extra money.

I think most companies like Visa/MasterCard/Am-Ex, are now offering 2year warranties on products...call and find out.



but DO NOT EVER buy warranties for products, especially from S**T Buy or anywhere else for that matter...although i heard Circuit City's are pretty good.



But believe me, I sold a lot of Plasma's and other high end TV's in the time I worked there and the amount of people that considered or bought the warranties...made me sick...and sad...what a waste of $.



www.bestbuysux.org <-great site :xyxthumbs lol...has both employee stories and customer stories.
 
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