DON'T GO TO THIS STORE!!
Some of their staff treat people very, very badly here. I went in because I got locked out of my own phone. I had dropped the phone and part of the touch screen stopped responding. They took it upstairs and after a very long wait, I was told it needed to be replaced. Unfortunately, they did not have my screen size in stock. After reminding the employee, Ms. Davis, that I had already been there for hours and really need my phone repaired. She wasted a ton of time telling me they could have it sent from another location, she then proceeded to tell me I really should just go somewhere else. She said, "Oh just run over to 14th Street, they have the screen there and it will be a lot quicker." She could clearly see I use a cane to walk.
They made me stand around for hours and now they told me to hurry up and go somewhere else. This response of course is what was convenient for them, but not for me.
I asked to speak to the manager, and she got to the manager before I did and they both started talking about me. As I approached them, Thaima, the "manager" said, "Oh she's coming." Thaima, also repeated the same thing and said that I really should go to 14th Street. My response was that I was already there for almost 3 hours and it was not my fault they didn't have the right size screen in stock. They both proceeded to blame me for having my previous phone screen installed by a "third party". I kept asking both of them, what difference does that make?? Apple is the one that allows the phones to lock people out, and Apple Store Williamsburg is the one who doesn't have my screen in stock. They were both arguing with me and telling me even if the new screen gets there by 7:30, they won't have time to fix it until the next day. I responded that why would that happen since I'm already in the queue. "Oh no, they shouted, You're not in the queue." I said, " Oh yes I am. I've been here since 2:30." Apparently, Ms. Davis and Thaima do not know how to think correctly.
I told them I could be back by 7:00. They refused to let me leave my phone at the store. They both lied that they are not allowed to hold onto the customer's phone. I had already witnessed other customers leaving their phones there until the next day.
I told them I need to get home and feed my pets, to which the nasty witch, Ms. Davis, responded, "Oh you'd better hurry up before they starve to death."
I didn't expect this to end well since both of these horrible people were only trying to help themselves and not me. They spoke to me rudely, they lied repeatedly, and disregarded that I'm an older person who uses a cane, and that I had already been there 3 hours and was starting to get tired.
When I returned at 7:00, they had already bad-mouthed me to the manager, Devon, and so it was Devon's turn to lie. His first lie was that they were having trouble with the "Calibrator" and were not able to do any repairs. I told him that he was lying and that I had just seen two phones being taken upstairs for repairs. He then lied a second time and said that the part hadn't come in. I told him, I just spoke to 2 different employees and both of them already told me the part had arrived to the store and was good to go. Devon, then proceeded to lie a third time by telling me the repair would take an hour and a half and therefore there was not enough time. I responded that he was lying and that a screen replacement takes 20 minutes, and that he had already wasted a half hour lying to me.
You can see that these 3 employees behaved horribly, unprofessionally, and disgracefully to me, a customer. They think they are working there to TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES, BUT NOT THE CUSTOMERS.
P.S.: If you need an iphone repair, once you find a reputable third party, they do a great job, they're fast, and much cheaper. For example, after this disgusting visit to Apple Store Williamsburg, I had my screen repaired in 20 minutes for 50% less money, and they also thanked me. The place is on 196 Broadway in Williamsburg. Ironically, it's only a few short blocks away from the Apple Store. read more