I have never had such an abysmal experience at an Apple Store. I have gone to Crabtree for a few repairs through AppleCare and I've never had a problem, but, this time when I went to get my watch repaired, it's been nothing but problem after problem. I dropped my Apple Watch off on October 1, 2024. On October 5, I called and asked for an update because I had not received any information since dropping it off. I was told that they had to send it a special way, and that it was for the safety of those who were moving the product, which was understandable. I thanked them for letting me know, and asked when it would be sent out. They said it would be sent out Monday, October 7. On October 6, I get a phone call from the Apple Store saying that they need me back in the store to take pictures of the watch on my wrist. I was out of town for work and was unable to come back in to take pictures of the watch on my wrist. I'm speaking with the manager and am informed that they actually got the request for the pictures on October 2, they had just forgotten to reach out to me. They've been informed me that my watch also would not be shipping to the repair center on October 7, but it would likely be later than that and they are not sure why I was told that it would be October 7. It was finally shipped out on October 8 I believe, and was at the repair center until Friday October 10. Then it was sent back to the Apple Store at Crabtree, and was supposed to be ready for pick up on Monday. The entire time I never received any text messages regarding my repair. Any emails regarding my repair or any calls regarding my repair. For every communication that we had, I had to be the one who reached out. I asked them to send me updates so I did not have to keep calling back in, they continued to be negligent in doing so. I spent over four hours on the phone with them total. On Tuesday, October 15, I called and asked for an update because I had still not heard anything and it had been two weeks exactly. I was informed that my watch had been returned on Monday, October 14, and would be ready to pick up later in the day. I informed them of my concern of receiving the exact same watch that had caused burns on my skin back with no repair, and I was informed by the manager that they could either do a complete refund and allow me to buy a newer Apple Watch, or they can escalate the repair. I told him I definitely was interested in doing the refund since I had already been without my product for two weeks, and to let me know how it would all work, and he told me that he would call me back that day. After receiving no call back by 5 that night, I called the Apple Store to see what was going on. I was told the manager left and would not be in contact with me, however, a different manager spoke with me and said he would honor the refund and to come in at 6:30 PM. I went in and when I got there, spoke with the same manager that I had spoken to at 5 PM, the second manager, and everything was different. He told me that that offer was no longer on the table and I could either take the watch as is, or they could give me $135 for my watch towards a new one. I then asked him what had happened to the deal, or if we could even escalate the repair again, and he told me no and refused to work with me. I did not sign off on receiving the repair back from the Apple Store, however, he walked away from me, and left the watch on the counter, with no signature from me and no acceptance for me after I told him I refused to accept the repair as is. He then pushed something through on his iPad saying that I did accept the repair, even though I did not. I reached out to corporate, and thankfully, they were more than willing to help me. I will no longer be returning to the Crabtree location for help. I am beyond upset and frustrated with my experience, and the lack of care and support. Two weeks with no communication from them, and no product to use, and it still was not repaired ultimately. read more