ATT Store 21 Rockaway Ave Valley Stream, NY, 11580
Bait and switch
I went to this store on Dec 20th to get the iPhone 14 Plus, Spoke to Daniel the owner who said that there was a great deal going on and that I would get 1000 off the device if I trade it in.
I went ahead with this believing he was telling me the truth and this wouldn't be a bait and switch.
He also looked at my att plan and told me that he would make it so that I'm paying less, that my plan was old. I told him that I was under the impression that I shouldn't make changes to my lines since the price was locked in. He told me that wasn't the case, there are better and cheaper plans. He did say the next bill would be a bit more but then I would see this go down and in 3 months the 1000 dollar rebate would kick in.
He told me to sign up for the Uber rebate which would also lessen the bill. He took a picture of the old phone and sent it to me with a text 1000 off iPhone 14 Plus. I left the store feeling good not realizing the nightmare ahead of me.
In a few days, I got the phone and started to sign up for Uber to get the rebate off of the line, within the next few days I started to get alerts on my phone that my plan has changed and alerts telling me I wasn't eligible for Uber rebate.
January, I called the att store since it was late at night and found out from a rep that my monthly bill went from 180 (3 lines) to 430.00 dollars. That Daniel signed me up for the most expensive plan on all of my lines. In addition, there was no record of the phone being traded in. The rep said it might be that the processing store hasn't received it. She adjusted my bill but said since the plan was changed I can't get my old plan back.
In February, my bill went down, but still, no rebate, since I was told it could take 3 months I waited until March to see if it would show up.
March Called ATT again to check to see if they got the phone, ATT corp said to go to the store and get a receipt or call the police. I took off of work a half day to go down there and Daniel said, no problem come back later, A week later He gave me a receipt with the IMEI number, Thinking I was good, I called ATT and they said to wait to see if the rebate will apply it will take another month.
April - I called att and they still have no record of the phone, I told them I have a receipt and a picture from Daniel stating I should get 1000 off the phone. Unfortunately, I was at work and could not stay on the phone.
May- Called ATT Jenny, the rep said that the deal I was promised had expired because the processing store did not receive the phone in time, and I have to pay full price for the phone. They also said the trade-in value of the phone is only 130 not 1000 like I was promised.
I told them how is this my fault? If this is an authorized reseller who was responsible for sending the phone out. And I have a text from him stating I would get 1000 off. ATT Customer Service told me to go back to the store and see if he will work something out with me. read more