Joe and I had one of the oddest experiences today and just must share. After much research we decided it was time to switch providers and go with Consumer Cellular. Prior to our visit we knew what we wanted and figured it would be a quick in-and-out visit. Upon arrival we were greeted by a knowledgeable and friendly salesperson (name withheld). We picked the phones, asked a few questions, and picked a plan. We engaged in some small chit chat while the salesperson clicked away on the computer. Then, out of the blue, he said we were denied credit and would have to buy the phones outright. We were totally surprised as credit has never been an issue in the past. The salesperson reached out to the (assumed) manager, and she said to run the info a different way. Once again, it came back as denied. Though we could buy the phones outright, we did not want to do that. At that point we decided to leave as it just seemed too perplexing as to what had just transpired. Thinking something was wrong with our credit, as in some sort of credit fraud, we both checked our credit when we got home, and nothing came up and both our scores are 750+. Being the Project Manager/Problem Solver that I am, I called back to the store to let them know and suggested that something went wrong, or something is wonky in their system, and they insisted that there was nothing wrong with their system, and maybe something about our payment habits was the case. They gave me an 800 to call to see if we could find out what was up. We decided to go to our current provider, Verizon, and see what they could offer. When the salesperson pulled up our account, he said "pick any phone you want as you have Preferred Status for being a loyal customer of 11 years and excellent payment history, and AMAZING CREDIT"!!! We picked out the Samsung Galaxy 24 Ultra. They took our current phones and told us to go get something to eat and come back in an hour and they would have everything all set up. We did, came back, and upon arrival they had our new phones ready. The salesperson explained what they did and what to expect from the new phones. So, our experience today at Verizon was nothing short of amazing and outstanding. We are not sure what happened today at Consumer Cellular, but our experience was nothing short of embarrassing and degrading. Respectfully submitted, Eric. read more