This review is for their screen repairs only.
I went yesterday to fix my broken iPad mini screen and they quoted me a great price and a time frame of thirty mins. I wasn't planning to come back so soon but readily agreed. As I'm walking out of the store, the employee says never mind. It'll be about 2 hours. No big deal, I had a movie planned so it wasn't an inconvenience at all.
I watched my movie, had dinner, and by that time, it was well over four hours. I rushed over because it was about seven thirty pm and they were closing at eight. Once I got there, I asked for my iPad, fully expecting it to be done. We'll, it wasn't. But the man who fixed my phone said he'd be able to finish today. I waited about another half hour and he finished just as they were closing. I double checked my iPad. Great! It turned on. Checked that the basic functions were working and was on my way.
As I'm driving home, I notice that my calibration was off. I would touch one portion of my screen and it would register as a different part of my screen. Again, not freaking out, I just want them to fix it. I called back and explained my problem and they said okay, bring it back tomorrow and we'll see what we can do. Now, I wanted to know a time frame because they were kind of shady yesterday with that, but they couldn't give me one. Okay. Whatever. I'll see you tomorrow.
I walk in the next day to drop it off to be fixed and the lady basically says oh, the guy to fix that problem isn't here. Come back on Friday. No. I cannot come back on Friday. You told me to come back today. I'm visiting from Sacramento so how can I come back on Friday when I'm leaving on Thursday? I argue with her for a bit because I'm not leaving until they actually try to attempt to fix it. She talks to the guy who fixes the screen and he says he'll call around to see what he can do. Okay fine. I leave my name and number and ask them to call when they have an update. Otherwise, I was supposed to come at seven thirty again.
I get a call around four thirty saying they can't fix it and to come pick it up with a full refund. I sighed saying okay, that's better than nothing. When I get there, the chaser says she has to give me a check because they don't have that kind of cash right now. I paid in cash, I fully expect to get cash back as my refund. Then they started making excuses as to why it's not working. They first said it was because my iPad wouldn't turn off during the fix. Most people understand that any sort of mechanical fix needs to be with the device off. They apparently did the switch anyways yesterday, knowing that, although my screen would be fixed, it could potentially harm the hardware.
I'm getting frustrated at this point because not only could they not fix my problem, but they made it worse by replacing the screen with the iPad on. We're arguing back and forth because I knew I could turn my iPad on and off before they touched it. It worked perfectly fine before. The only problem was the cracked screen. Long story short, they refused to accept blame. They refused to acknowledge that they were wrong. They basically were the epitome of Asian customer service.
I'm going to be 100% honest. I didn't expect them to treat me like that because I'm Vietnamese as well, but whatever. I got my refund in cash. She tried to short me eighteen cents, but I felt petty. You better believe I asked for my eighteen cents. Cashier then proceeded to make fun of me (in Vietnamese) that I was stingy for asking for eighteen cents. Girl, with that logic, why don't you give me a extra dollar and we'll be good? How is that okay if I paid $120.18 that she can give me $120 and it's okay? Is it okay for me to ask them to give me $121 back? No. It's not. If I paid $120.18, I expect $120.18 back without her sarcastic remarks. That's what a full refund is.
During this entire time, I just want to say that their customer service regarding everything else was perfect. Just don't come here for a screen replacement. Sorry, I know a lot of this sounded very minor, but a lot of build up happened and they did nothing to offset their mistakes and their inability to fix an issue that they advertise.
In case anyone was wondering, I got my iPad back in a worse condition than I gave and wasted my time completely. Do NOT come here for screen replacements. read more