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As a former Best Buy employee my advice to would-be shoppers is RUN!!!! Not to, of course, but far, far, away. I worked in appliances and possess an extensive knowledge about most of the manufacturers. While I certainly didn't receive a "kickback" from Whirlpool or Maytag, I steered most customers away from Frigidaire/White-Westinghouse/Tappan appliances based on my knowledge of the manufacturer's shoddy build quality and legacy of poor reliability. This got me in big trouble. I was then moved to home video where, once again, I became a bit of a consumer advocate. Often I steered customers away from Sony products that perform well but have dismal reliability to products such as Sanyo that have excellent dependability. Of course, Best Buy informed me that "that's what our Performance Service Plans are for." Crap-ola!!!!! Need an appliance? Look to Home Depot, Lowe's, or a reputable local dealer. Want electronics? Go to Circuit City.

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Date: 05/27/2001 10:43:13 am PST
By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.96.123)
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>As a former Best Buy employee my advice to would-be shoppers is RUN!!!! Not to, of course, but far, far, away. I worked in appliances and possess an extensive knowledge about most of the manufacturers. While I certainly didn't receive a "kickback" from Whirlpool or Maytag, I steered most customers away from Frigidaire/White-Westinghouse/Tappan appliances based on my knowledge of the manufacturer's shoddy build quality and legacy of poor reliability. This got me in big trouble. I was then moved to home video where, once again, I became a bit of a consumer advocate. Often I steered customers away from Sony products that perform well but have dismal reliability to products such as Sanyo that have excellent dependability. Of course, Best Buy informed me that "that's what our Performance Service Plans are for." Crap-ola!!!!! Need an appliance? Look to Home Depot, Lowe's, or a reputable local dealer. Want electronics? Go to Circuit City.

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