Totaltech would be a no-brainer for your situation. It’s straight up cheaper for the installation vs. paying out of pocket instead. Additionally, the TV you buy will get 1 year of protection plan coverage as well.

I know you’re already getting it, but just to chip in as well, if you take advantage of TT, it saves you a ton of money in the long run. Since it launched in October, I’ve saved $500 on products and services.

Tt. Fireplace mounting requires the regular $200 mounting and an add on specialized mounting, which is an extra $100. Tt literally saves you at least $100.

I have Totaltech membership, i plan to replace microwave hood range and gas stove. Do you know if Bestbuy will handle uninstalling old appliances, install new ones purchased from them and haul away the old stuff?

Thank you

If there are any services involved, generally yes. In your scenario, it should save you money on your day one purchase and any other benefits later are just gravy.

I’m a member. You get some discounts here and there but most beneficial to me is AppleCare+ is included on Apple products I buy. Free shipping, delivery + basic setup, and 60-day return window is nice too.

FYI I just cancelled my Best Buy total care and was not aware that cancelling the membership cancels your AppleCare+. So my $4k macbook is now not covered, and apple will not cover it even though I have no lapse in protection and no claims. Best Buy won't let me reactivate apple care because I'm outside the purchase window, even if I reactivate my membership with them. Best Buy also has a horrible reputation for repairs on apple products so without apple care I don't see it worth doing the best buy membership at all. I would steer clear of this. I am currently looking to see if I can get device coverage through my professional insurance provider.

2023 Macbook - they do not. If you cancel Apple Care, they don't allow you to re-enroll. I was able to get my computer covered under my home-owner's insurance, even if I damage it traveling/not in my home/etc, for like $9 per year, so ended up with a good alternative there. But Apple would not let me get Apple Care, and Best Buy would not let me re-activate it once I cancelled the Total Tech subscription. Was quite annoying initially especially given the computer was approx. $4k.

TOTAL TECH IS A SCAM. Today my phone was stolen and I was told they can't do anything about it at all. That I would have to continue paying a phone I don't have. As well that I would need to purchase a new phone because they can't do anything. I purchased a phone in September, I specifically asked for just protection on the phone. I let the worker know this 3 times and said once that I don't want the membership. As soon as I leave the store. I get an email about a membership. I go back into the store to speak with customer service was told that the membership was a protection plan.... again I specifically stated I didn't want a membership. They told me that it's the best thing because it even covers devices I have at home as well. I would have to renew it every year for $180. I asked what does it cover about the phone. They told me everything. Clearly not everything when I go in today to figure out how to make a claim. I'm told they don't cover lost and theft. Which is ridiculous because if I'm paying $180 for a membership a year it should be covered. Atleast charge a certain price if lost to get a new one like any other company. Not only that it should be told that they don't cover loss or theft. Now I'm stuck paying for a phone that I don't have. Was signed up for a membership that I didn't ask for at all to being with. I can't even use. If I was told they didn't cover lost/theft I wouldn't even have brought that phone to being with. BEWARE OF THESE WORKERS. They love signing people up for memberships and not disclosing certain information. They just want to make a sale.

The geek squad protection I got for 5 years was cheaper than one year of total tech protection and it also covers burn in

Not only ia Best Buy TOTAL Tech JOKE ON THE CONSUMERS! I feel it is more like a bait switch. I purchased the total tech program. In June of 2023 Best Buy changed mu plan, They said they sent me an email saying so. O receive a lot of emails daily from Best Buy. I don't have the time to read all the emails and spam I get from theses emails. I canceled mynew so called membership. now they tell me my products purchased under Total Tech is no longer covered.
Bware I personally will not buy any membership offered by Best Buy!

That's fine, you and other customers like you didn't make Best Buy any money. Best Buy wants customers that value the 60 day return policy, member exclusive deals (Which seem more numerous than they were when it was just Totaltech), free 2 day shipping, 2 years of BBY protection included, free remote and store support and 20% off diagnostic/troubleshooting. They want people that shop at Best Buy more than once in three years.

You're welcome to think it's not a value to you if you don't care about the other benefits. Best Buy isn't a charity though. The Totaltech plan when it was thought up, was meant to drive revenue in other areas. It wasn't meant to be used for a free install on a product sold for no profit and then canceled. It wasn't meant for unlimited free in-home troubleshooting because people can't be bothered to learn how to restart their computers and turn their printers off and on, or install ink, or remove a paper jam. I'd give these people the benefit of the doubt the first time, but it got annoying when I'd go out to someones house over and over and do nothing other than restart their computer and turn the printer off and on to fix their issue. Yet I was the miracle worker. Because it was free, we were just enabling our clients to abuse the service.

Unfortunately, Best Buy has just reversed course and gone to the opposite extreme. They should have kept the $50 service model. Or 50% off all services.

The free installation services were removed when the plan was changed to My Best Buy Total back in June. It is now slightly cheaper with a whole lot more discounts on products to compensate the loss of services. It also still includes Best Buy Protection on everything you buy, discounts on in-store services, some being free, and the extended price match/return policy.

Unfortunately, you're the type of customer that Best Buy didn't want to attract with the membership. The person that only buys the membership to get the free install for the one major item they buy in the 1 visit they make to Best Buy every 3 years.

There are still promotions where you get install discounted and honestly some of the deals you can get on stuff do make it worth it and pays for itself but don’t forget there is Best Buy plus which still gets you the discounts and 60 day return/ exchange/ price match

To fully answer your question, Yes! total TECH still has free installation. Best Buy stopped selling that particular membership when they rolled out Best Buy Total and plus, which does not. That's one of the reasons when I see someone who still has Total Tech I double check on their renewal date, since they will lose that particular perk when it automatically converts to BBY Total.

FYI I just cancelled my Best Buy total care and was not aware that cancelling the membership cancels your AppleCare+. So my $4k macbook is now not covered, and apple will not cover it even though I have no lapse in protection and no claims. Best Buy won't let me reactivate apple care because I'm outside the purchase window, even if I reactivate my membership with them. Best Buy also has a horrible reputation for repairs on apple products so without apple care I don't see it worth doing the best buy membership at all. I would steer clear of this. I am currently looking to see if I can get device coverage through my professional insurance provider.

What is the special pricing for best buy total members? Like if I buy a new 65inch or 75inch tv will best buy total save me money?

It's the same. Up to 2 years of protection on covered products with the active annual subscription and your existing coverage under Totaltech will continue up to that 2 year maximum after your membership converts to Total at renewal. Service fees still apply for claims made under those plans.

Know this is an old comment but I wanted to clarify something about my total tech changing over to whatever they changed it to.

My question is, I purchased a LG G2 77" OLED TV that was $4k back in December 2022, I bought total tech at the time so they'd deliver and install it for free and that I'd have a two year warranty on the tv.

Do I still have the 2 year warranty? What exactly are the benefits now other than deals that randomly pop up for TT members?

Also, can I purchase a geek squad warranty on that tv now or is it too late? It seems like that would have been the smarter thing to do since I've paid for total tech for two years now, which was over $400 bucks total between the two years.

Appreciate it.

Totally forgot that the free installation wasn't mentioned!. That's a real bummer. I had mine done the beginning of the year and don't intend on buying another TV anytime soon but it was a great benefit. When you say it's removed as an everyday offer do you mean there will be scheduled times when it's available to TT members for free or will the only installation benefit be the 20% off geek squad installations that the membership offers now??

I see what your saying but I guess if you buy quite a few things from bestbuy it's nice to have things covered that you normally wouldn't normally spend extra money for a warranty on.

Like you said though after 2 years you're basically on your own unless you want to go monthly. $20.00 less a year and free installations being removed isn't a great trade off imo. That was a huge benefit that seems to be gone now.

Only thing I have covered under TT now that I would actually invest in a warranty for is my A95K tv. I was going to buy an Asus 27 inch oled monitor but it's not available for purchase right now despite being reassured from customer support it was coming soon. Asked again today in the store and still no clue. Might be time to move on lol.

Also just out of curiosity what does say a 4 year Geek Squad plan cost for an expensive laptop? Like say a $3,800 blade 16? Just give me a ballpark number if you can. I know the Amazon Asurion 4 year extended warranty for this laptop is $320.00 no deductible either.

Regardless I imagine the GSP is infinitely better. I've never purchased anything through amazon w/ Asurion but I imagine if you needed to use it you would spend many hours in RMA hell.

I vote for best buy and pay with credit card. If something goes wrong and best buy doesn't step up, dispute with credit card. If you bought from Amazon, they mess up and you dispute your credit card, Amazon screws you further, your account + gift card will be gone for good. Plus, best buy has price protection if price drops within 30 days while amazon wont do anything for you.

Wife got mine for Father's Day on the Amazon $499 deal. It's from the official Lenovo store and came new factory sealed. The two year deal is tempting. Might be worth going Best buy and using your gift cards for accessories. I bought a butterfox case, battery power bank, and low latency gaming earbuds for example when I got mine.

i got from amazon. i will try my best to take good care of it and avoid taking it certain places to avoid breaking but im not thinking about any of that till i have it in my hand lol. but if it is common for your devices to break, would get sometype of protection

I ordered from Amazon the package came sealed but the box was empty so beware. Waiting for replacement coming Wednesday hopefully I get it this time

remember that the 2 years is only if you renew your total tech for 2 years as well

I will also add that sometimes member pricing will pay for the membership itself sometimes too.

for example an item might have a 250$ Totaltech discount. At that point you might as well get the Membership

Don’t support the scam. Fuck total tech and fuck Best Buy for destroying the rewards program.

Seriously. Don't give in to this bullshit. Consumers need to stop. Memberships instead of buying the damn software, nickel and dining for extra hot sauce and guac, and now this bullshit total tech.

1:Member pricing is random, sometimes it can be big times and other times small items

2:Member pricing is random, almost like flash sales that come up for a day and then go away (they usually last longer tho) 3: it should apple automatically if you have total tech 4:I’m not sure about pre orders

1. It’s member pricing for specific items and categories. Not every item has a member-only price.

2. Member pricing varies from product to product. Some items have like $100 off while others have like $10 off.

3. Yes, the member pricing should automatically apply at checkout.

4. As far as I’m aware, no, pre-orders do not have member-only pricing.

Deals are to be had on their open-box appliances. You can negotiate the asking price, especially if you open a credit card. YMMV

I had a good experience. Bought on Black Friday, they held in warehouse until my house was completed in March. Geek squad did a decent job hooking washer/dryer and fridge

I have purchased their scratch and dent. But no delivery or installation or haul away there. That freezer has been working fine for 8 years. Dishwasher and dryer have had no issues either.

I worked there and moved to an independent mostly because of installer issues. I'm sure it's a regional issue but the smchicago market sucks for installers.

I recently bought all new appliances. Best Buy had the best price with free install. I asked my locally owned independent business, with their own service techs and installers if they would meet that pricing . They did. My store also offered financing. May be worth a shot checking locally.

Depends. Do you shop at Bestbuy a decent amount? If so, yes. The protection plans and services will make it worth your time.

Here's some examples of previous member pricing promotions:

• $200 off unlocked Samsung S21 Ultra or Note 20 Ultra

• $100 off M1 Mac Mini

• $350 off 65" Sony X85J

• $350 off Surface Pro 7 with Type Cover bundle

• $150 off M1 MacBook Pro

• Misc. Major Appliance discounts ranging from $50 - $650 off

All of those items would come with Best Buy Protection or AppleCare+ as well, and qualify for free setup or in-home installation.

And if you're not happy with one of those items? You have 60 days to return it.

I've saved almost $400 on purchases and been given free protection plans on those items... and I still have 6 months left before my renewal. I'd say 10000% worth it.

The big reasons I signed up are:

• 60-day return window. Basically now everything (except phones) have a 2 month test drive. I can be indecisive on stuff like computers so knowing I have 2 months to make sure it’s what I want is worth a lot.
• Included GSP/AppleCare. It’s not the same as buying them separately (if you cancel you lose it and there is a service fee for a claim), but for my tech stuff I normally wouldn’t buy the plan on, that’s a nice plus.
• Free delivery/installation. I actually like this better than the old TTS. I plan on buying a house with my partner in the next 1-2 years and I’m slowly upgrading the tech components in my car so having those installs including in-home already being covered will be great. I just purchased a bunch of installs a few months ago and it added up fast.

Everything else is convenient (though i’ll never be using GS services…if I can’t fix it they sure can’t lol), but those are the 3 biggies for me. I just left the company but my discount hasn’t ended yet so i saved some on it.

I mean the other day only totaltech members could buy ps5s online

There are exclusive deals and offers. But sales associates will not know all of them in advance. A lot of apple pricing right now. A PS5 drop for TT members recently

None of them are good deals at all unfortunately

of the three the first is the only viable choice - never go under 12-16gb of vram for any new computer purchases that are not strict budget builds.

glad i saw this cus i just bought the 1099 one and after putting everything into pcpart picker and then looking it up online ima return it

Nope

Yeah i kind of figured that none were really "Great" choices, but like which was the best of the three worst sort of thing. I never really have any faith in Best Buy computers.