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Geek Squad
After 18 months of working and waiting, Agent Cayle Conkey received his official Geek Squad badge. It's a milestone number: 100,000.
Geek Squad City boasts the largest concentration of Agents in the world, serving as the hub for repairs sent in from Geek Squad Precincts in Best Buy stores across the United States.
Geek Squad celebrates geekness every day, with a dedicated tech-support army of Agents 20,000 strong. We asked some of them to tell us what that means.
A Geek Squad Academy camp sparked a passion for technology in Victoria Bass that drove her to become an Agent. Now, she's sharing that passion with youth.
Geek Squad Agent Richard Hart reflects on the time he spent with his first Geekmobile. They were on the road together for six years and nearly 95,000 miles.
Best Buy announced today the dispatch of nearly 1,000 Toyota Prius c hybrids nationwide to serve as our new Geekmobile vehicles. The new car, boldly bearing the updated logo, better reflects today’s new Geek Squad.
From pistachio-green to black-and-white, the Geekmobile has always played a key role in building the Geek Squad brand. The new Geekmobile, a Toyota Prius c, continues that tradition.
It's only fitting that we have a new Geekmobile that is itself innovative — the Toyota Prius c hybrid, adapted with a custom toolkit to help Geek Squad Agents perform the ever-expanding range of in-home services.
Last week, I traded my cubicle for riding shotgun in a Geek Squad repair van. Geek Squad Repair Double Agent Bruce Anderson, of St. Louis, let me tag along with him for the day. I wanted to see firsthand how our employees handle environmental issues, but I witnessed a lot more than that.
At Best Buy, we are committed to continuously improving our environmental performance. We focus where we can make the most impact – such as reducing our carbon emissions in our operations and selling sustainable products.
By day, Geek Squad Agent Chuck Weeden pins down technology problems for Best Buy customers at the Auburn Hills store in suburban Detroit.
But after work, Weeden, a.k.a. “Big Money,” tackles opponents as a semipro wrestler with the Michigan Championship Wrestling Association (MCWA).
Weeden’s signature move? The “Cash Out,” fittingly enough.
“I scoop up my opponent and as I slam him down I wrap my arm around his neck, pretty much landing on his neck as I come down,” he said.
What better time to reminisce about the technology of two decades ago than this, the Geek Squad’s 20th birthday year.
Let’s mentally teleport back to the age of copious amounts of cookie-cutter boy bands, jean overalls with one strap undone, and Jansport backpacks.
To get in the right ’90s mindset, check out which movies were hot on VHS — yes VHS — back in 1994.
Laptops: From thick bricks to dynamic 2-in-1 shape-shifting gadgets
Today’s version of the PC laptop averages $399, so just a bit more affordable than that heavy $2,000+ version.