If I could select 0 stars I would.
I talked to At&t online chat about adding two phones to my account to have my parents move from US Cellular to At&t. I had made an appointment to pick up the phones at the "closest store" which I did not realize they were being sent via FedEx and could've just as easily been sent to my home address....here's my in store experience
The phones were sent to a store 82 miles away- each directing. We drove through the snow for an hour and 40 minutes to get the phones and finally arrived at the At&T store located at 533 Division st Gresham, Or. Due to the long duration of the trip I made an appointment so an associate would be able to help us set up the phones as soon as we arrived and we would not have to wait and make this an all day event.
We got to the store and were greeted by an associate (African American female.) I said "Hi, my name is Ashley and I have an appointment for 2:00 pm. I understand I'm a little early--" She immediately cut me off to say "No, we don't have any appointments today." I pulled out my phone to show her my appointment confirmation where she quickly asked "Are you sure its this location?" Which I responded with the stores address as I began to look for my confirmation email. She confirmed I was at the right location which my dad who was with me said "Look! That's her name on your screen. Ashley B. 2:00!" She saw that my name was there and shrugged it off then asked me how she could help me. I told her that I had two phones shipped to the store. Which she aggressively responded with "No, we don't do that here." Puzzled, I said "Yes, and started to go through my emails to show her. She responded again "No one can have phones shipped here." I told her "Yes, they were shipped here and arrived today via FedEx at 11:11am." I told her I could show her the confirmation email and who signed for them. She again said no and now both myself and my parents were visibly upset.
Another associate (male) who was nearby was sanitizing his work station told her to check the managers office. She went to the back and then he followed behind her to see if they were there. One minute later she came with the phones, and asked me again what my name was. I told her my name again and she asked if I had ordered them online. I said yes, and she handed me the box. Confused, I then asked if I needed her to open the box or if she would help me set up the phones. Dismissively, she said "They are good to go and that you could take them like that." I then explained that I needed the phone numbers changed as these are with temporary numbers and the online associate said we could do that here. She responded again with "No, we don't do that here, plus there's a fee $35 for each line."
I explained how we just drove over an hour an a half to pick these up, and asked if she could help us and waive that fee? She again said "You gotta call At&T to do that." And didn't provide me with a phone number at all. I asked why she couldn't do that there and she explained to me "People lie and open a new phone line and then change their phone number over so they can get a new phone. We see it all the time." Frustrated, and tired of feeling like we were being stereotyped we left.
My parents and I left the store upset and confused and sat in our vehicle to try and set the phones up without any directions or training on how to. We had no idea which phone was connected to either number, we were unable to transfer contacts or documents from their former phones and I had to troubleshoot everything. I used one of the new phones to call my phone so they would at least have my number as a contact and that's how I learned how to activate the phone altogether. I was unable to connect fully activate the phones without WIFI and as my parents were android users I had to wait until we got home to make them an Apple ID via their computer. So back we drive 1 hour and 40 minutes, another 82 miles and then were able to finish setting up their phones.
The following day I spent another hour on the phone with customer service changing their numbers which the $35 fee was never discussed. I finally got their apple ID's set up but was still unable to transfer any contacts, documents, photos or passwords from their old phones.
I have been a loyal customer for close to 4 years with At&t. I have Never received such poor service from beginning to end. The chat associate should have sent the phones to my home to save me 164 miles in both time and gas as well as she should have explained how the billing would work. Most importantly the woman at the At&T store should NOT be working customer service due to every answer being "no" prior to me even asking a question!!
She was so dismissive because she wasn't making commission off my sale so I did not add to her wallet! This poor customer service that I received makes me want to switch providers!! read more