[Phantom Lord]

I just purchased a new HP machine at Best Buy. It was during our sales tax free back to school weekend. And computers were back to school items and thus tax free. You had to go through a maze to get into the computers and then when you picked what you wanted you had to go to a Geek Squad geek with your ticket for what you wanted. He called it into the back room and while you were waiting for them to bring it out the geek tried to sell you everything under the sun, including the recovery disks spoken of in this article.

I just kept saying no after each item.

To this geeks credit, he basically went through the script of items and left it at that and never objected to my No or pushed me in any way.

He looked like he was enjoying it as much as I was.

[wbill]

BestBuy gave me the hard upsell the last time I was there. Bought a CD or something, and I swear the clerk tried to sell me 1/2 dozen things before I got out the door. Credit offers, warranties, etc.....

I hadn't been there in awhile...it'll be awhile before I go back. If I want to argue with the salesclerk, I'll go to a Tijuana market, at least I'll get them to knock some money off the price.

[zencat]

I just purchased a new HP machine at Best Buy.

Same here back in March. Geek Squad guy wasn't so bad. I just hate when they try to sell me magazine subscriptions every time I check out.