I walked into the AT&T store in the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, New Jersey to buy my wife an iPhone 5 for her birthday. I already had an iPhone 5 and my wife had an iPhone 4s. I decided to buy her a new phone a few weeks ahead of her birthday as a surprise so that on the day of her birthday, my wife would open the box, call AT&T and activate the phone herself. Sales rep said this was OK, no problem at all. I was due for an upgrade, so what she would do is sell me the new phone and I would give it to my wife on her birthday and then my wife could call customer service and have the phone turned on. Well, after some discussion, I realized that upgrading to the iPhone 5 would mean that neither of us would be eligible for another upgrade for at least 18 months, meaning that if Apple introduced a new iPhone we'd have to pay the full price for it unless we waited the full 18 monhts. So I decided against the purchase. I apologized to Christa for taking up her time, she told me "OK, no problem," and I walked out of the store. (KEEP IN MIND, I HAD SIGNED NOTHING, MADE NO PURCHASE. ALL I DID WAS GIVE THE SALES REP OUR ACCOUNT INFORMATION). A couple of hours later (as my wife and I were leaving a movie) I noticed my phone was DEAD. That's right, my phone had NO SERVICE. My wife asked me what was wrong with my phone, so I fessed up and told her I tried to buy her a gift for her upcoming birthday and (AFTER GIVING THE SALES REP MY ACCOUNT INFORMATION) decided against the purchase. WE QUICKLY REALIZED THE PHONE HAD BEEN TURNED OFF OUT OF SPITE BECAUSE I BACKED OUT OF A SALES DEAL. We got an AT&T rep on the phone, who told us we had to file a "Buyers Remorse" form. I told her I needed the phone turned back on immediately and didn't have time to fill out forms. We drove to the AT&T store, confronted store manager and the sales rep herself, who immediately began insulting us and accusing me of walking out in the middle of a transaction (Mind you, the sales rep had told me that no phone service would change -- nothing would happen to our service -- until after my wife opened her gift and called AT&T to activate her phone. The sales rep screamed at my wife, telling her she should have been in the store when the transaction was made so she could decide for herself if she wanted the phone. The store quickly cleared of customers as the sales rep raised her high, squeaky voice. Antonio (the manager) made a feeble attempt to smooth things over by telling us that the service was cut off because I had walked out in the middle of the deal (this was obvious BS). My wife and I were on the phone with AT&T for about an hour as the rep on the phone tried to sort out this mess. The national rep ended up apologizing when she realized no sale of a phone had been made and that my phone service should not have been suspended. The phone service eventually got turned back on but the national rep told my wife we'd be charged a $36 upgrade on our bill and gave us a number to call to have the fee removed (after the bill comes).We will NEVER, EVER, EVER, go into an AT&T store on this or any other planet. When our contract is over we will do our research to find out which (if any) of the other companies (Verizon, Sprint, etc.) has a reputable sales staff to help us make our purchases and upgrades. read more