ZERO Star
This review is based on service, or lack thereof, after SEVERAL visits in the official AT&T store at the Falls this year. The first time I visited was years ago when they just opened, the service was excellent which I was not surprised considering the location and the clientele. Well fast-forward to May 2018, I realized those days were long gone.
I came to ask for some assistance in to adding a new line to my account. Thinking I was being proactive, I did it online before I came. Right away, I was asked to call the 1800 number to check the status. I couldn't hide my "but I'm already here at the AT&T store" face and so he said because he can't see it in his computer. So I decided I will be patient and wait, grab dinner and come back to check on the status. An hour later, he was still unable to get me some answers. Which sucks because I could not purchase a new phone without adding that new line and so my mom's mother's day present plans was a total bust!
Today, I visited the store again in hopes that I can unlock an old iphone. I haven't been in the store for more than a minute, and the same guy from my MAY visit told me that I have to do it online. So naturally, my "but I'm already here at the AT&T store" face presented itself. But, I told myself, no worries, I'll just log-on to Att.com/unlockdevice on my phone while infront of him so that he can walk me through should I get stuck. And ofcourse he said that it appears that the mobile website is not working. So I drive back home at 33033, because this store is nowhere near where I live nor work. I log on to the website just for it to reject IME# I have on the cover of this old iphone5.
So now I am upset. And as you can see, I have given this store several chances to show a little effort, a small courtesy, some empathy, I don't know some signs of life. I've only been a customer for over 20 yearts. I mean what is the purpose of this AT&T store? I guess it is exactly what it is, a STORE. "An establishment selling items to the public." Where they greet you with a smile, and have a pretentious display of wanting to help while calculatingly forcing a sale. And once you stand firm on not falling for their trap, you are treated like as if you are wasting their time.
And since good customer service is free, this store is clearly not the place for it. This store has become a wanna-be Apple store with their techy bar tables, fancy lights and contemporary sofas. And honestly, I have all apple devices and yet I don't go near that Apple store because of obvious reasons. And yet AT&T is becoming so much worse because NO ONE is in the actual store! Ever. And yet with each visit I get nothing resolved. Nothing. What a joke. You know what else is a joke? Is that AT&T slogan: "MORE FOR YOUR THING. THAT'S OUR THING." Yeah right. I wish the Disney Store was back. And oh, I received better advice from the people at Doctor Wireless a few steps away. read more