This is by far the worst Apple Store I've ever visited. Actually, out of the dozen states I've lived in, this is the only negative experience I've ever even had at an Apple Store.
After following exceptionally poor advice from technical support, my computer crashed and I was told that I needed to drive 1.5 hours each way to visit this horrid venue. I even had to take time off from work to fit the only available upcoming appointment into my schedule. Kirk, the genius bar tech that I spoke with, was very helpful and professional. He diagnosed a hard drive issue and it appeared that he would also be making the repairs. He told me that I should expect it to be done the following afternoon.
The next day, I called the store many times. As I mentioned, I live 1.5 hours away so visiting this store requires three hours of driving for me. Nobody answers the phone at the Station Park store in Farmington. I called many times, to which end the phone rings for about three minutes, with no voicemail and no chance of anyone answering. I arrived at your store and was simply told that "it's not ready." This employee was not friendly and quite rude, which is representative of the remainder of my experience.
The following day, I received a voicemail from this viper pit. I called back several times before Connery answered, and this was the only time that anyone managed to answer the phone there. Connery said that my computer had signs of water damage, which voided my AppleCare and that I needed to spend $750 to send it in for repairs. This whole water damage things was a complete shock to me, especially considering that my computer functioned perfectly until the update issue. When I asked him if there were any other options, he simply repeated that I could "send it in for repairs, for $750." He held a very disrespectful tone and demonstrated no interest in helping me further.
I then spent several hours online and talking to AppleCare, trying to get more information. It was all such a very convoluted process, just to get information. I came to find that Apple offers a TradeIn/Recycle program that gives you a discount towards a purchase. I spoke with techs at headquarters, who encouraged me to ask the Station Park store about options because they knew details specifically about my computer.
I tried again to call the netherworld, many times more, and was never able to reach anyone there. Even the headquarter techs helping me were unable to reach anyone at this Station Park store. I ended up calling another apple store so that I could at least talk to a person and try to get some information. One of these techs eventually let me know that there is a Apple authorized repair location right here where I live in Logan, Utah.
At this point I simply wanted to know if I could pick up my computer and take time to decide what to do. I eventually gave up trying to reach anyone and decided to just pick up my computer. However, when I entered the store, there were six or seven employees just standing around. The staff greeted me at had me wait at a table. A kid brought my computer to me and told me again that the bad hard drive was not replaced due to the water damage. When I asked for more information about TradeIn/Recycle program, he said that he would get his manager involved and they would definitely be able to go over all of that.
I saw him approach the manager, a large dark haired man with a leg tattoo. This man stared at me for a while and then proceeded to enter the doors to the back of the store. I continued to wait a while until later approached by a young lady. She began asking me about what kind of product I was interested in buying. This young lady was unable to give me any information whatsoever about other repair options or the TradeIn/Recycle program. Her job was exclusively to sell products. I was in complete disbelief! The manager never came over to talk to me, and so I just left.
Basically, the scam artists at miserable pit of Hades had me waste 9 hours of my time and 9 hours of gas for no apparent reason. When I got home, trusty Dr. google had my computer working back to normal by the end of the day. The nearby Expercom store performed what is described as "the same diagnosis as any Apple Store" only to find that my hard drive has ABSOLUTELY NO ISSUE AT ALL. Please avoid this store unless you enjoy shock, confusion, and disappointment. Additional reasons to avoid the unrefined, criminal staff include sparing your time, energy, and several tanks of gas. read more