Shoutbox

Ok, last Wednesday I went to Futureshop to try and find a new tv.  I looked around and shopped around at different stores, but finally me (and my mom, who was paying for it [new primary TV]) decided on a Toshiba 27" tv (picture below) that was normally $379.99, but was on sale for $299.99.




(Click to view Toshiba 27A44 27" TV)

We told them we'd come back tommorow (thursday) to pay for/pick it up. They assured us they'd keep 1 in stock for us. They didn't. I wasn't too upset as the next shipment was Saturday. I went in today to pick it up, and I tried to find someone to help me (they just had to ring it through and get someone to load it in my car) but they didn't - they helped other customers (I asked for help and they told me they would when they were done with their customer, but then moved on to another customer instead of me ).

While I waited, I even heard a salesman tell a guy who was trying to buy a $1000 TV that it would be obsolete in 10 years and would not be able to view HDTV channels, which all channels would be (which is a blatent lie - HDTV can be viewed on a non-HDTV, but it won't be at a HDTV quality), but to instead buy an EVEN MORE expensive tv. After 45 minutes of waiting around and trying to get help I FINALLY got someone to help me, but then they didn't want to recognise I had a Rain Cheque (I gave it to the guy helping me who then lost the thing ). Finally, 1 hour later, I managed to get the TV in my car (we had to take it out of the box bcz it was too big to fit in otherwise ) and an hour and a half later we were on our way home (and I was exhausted because I had a long shift at McD's before I went to Futureshop.)

I knew already that the Futureshop's service sucked, but this was the worst I've ever had. I'll re-consider shopping there, though I don't have much choice because Futureshop has far better selection and pricing than any other store here where I live.


PS
The tv is awesome, if anyone's looking for a quality tv that's not too expensive I highly recomend the one I bought (though don't buy it at Futureshop )