I've been using this location for about 6 months now. I've had great experiences with them up until this month.
I upgraded my phone and was instructed to return it to the store in order to get credit for my new phone. I did as I was told and returned the old iPhone directly to the manager, who assured me that he would send it out first thing in the morning. Please note, he took my phone and set it down on a counter with several other phones and no written documentation of what it was. 3 weeks later, I received my billing statement that said I owed an extra $150 for the "missing" phone. After speaking to countless representatives through the AT&T Customer Service line and being told that they had no records my phone was even sent, I contacted the manager at this location. He assured me that he had sent my phone and it would still take up to 5-10 more days to process the order. I was told that as soon as my phone was received I would get notified. However, I would have to pay the full amount and would be reimbursed for the phone right away. At this point, I still had about 3 weeks until my bill was due and was hesitant to pay the full amount without knowing for certain that I would be reimbursed so I decided to wait until I received notification that my old phone was processed.
Last weekend I realized that I still had not heard anything about my phone and that my bill was now due. I took the time to go into this location to inquire about the latest update on my phone processing issues. I was greeted my a nice gentleman (I believe his name was Adaryl), who I had worked with before. He claimed that he could not find out anything about this issue and that he would speak to the manager the next day. I gave him my contact information and was promised a phone call the next day.
I did not hear from them so I decided to call myself that next afternoon. I spoke with a woman name Jasmine who told me the manager would not be in at all today and that the earliest he could speak to me would be the next day. Again, I had been told I'd have this situation handled by today and at this point my bill was now late. No one in that store could give me any information about my phone's whereabouts and I began to worry that my phone was never sent in to begin with. I voiced these concerns, letting Jasmine know that all I wanted was to get this situation handled today so that I could pay my bill to avoid any late charges and be reassured my old phone was properly sent. Jasmine could not have been more rude, yelling at me about how she had no authority to verify this information and that it was not her job. Needless to say, this ten minute phone call ended with me being assured (once again) that I would be contacted the next day by the manager of the store.
It has been 6 days since this took place and I have yet to receive a phone call from this location's manager. I have been a loyal customer of AT&T since 2004 and have never been treated so poorly like I was by Jasmine. I certainly understand that everyone in the store is given different responsibilities and cannot help every single customer with each individual problem. However, keep your promises and return the calls. I had to go above the manager' chain-of-command just to find out where my phone was. So although my problem has since been resolved (thanks AT&T Customer Service!), it would've been nice to have had it handled by the man who caused the issues in the first place.
I sincerely hope that Jasmine is having a better week and that maybe she will learn how to communicate in a respectful manner with future customers. I, however, will not go into that store again to see if this has occurred. read more