I recently purchased a phone at the 2310 Bellflower Location in Long Beach.
Buying a new phone is rarely that difficult of an experience. The sales consultant tells you what products they have, and some information about what you're buying. And they set you up on a payment plan.
Not at this location.
All the sales consultants seem to know is when their next break is. For me, this was a 4 visit experience of being hustled and lied to.
First, I purchased the iPhone 17e, thinking this would be an upgrade from my iPhone 11pro.
Had I been able to hold or see the product before I bought it, I would not have bought it in the first place. No sample was available.
In short, I returned the 17e. Felt flimsy and cheap. I would have returned it the day I bought it, but my sales person rushed to their break before I could say, I didn't like the product in hand.
On my next visit, when I went to return the 17e, Lizzy was my sales consultant. Or that's what I remember on the name tag.
For reference, this complaint is in reference to order # 12386573295719
I told her I'd like to make a return. She sighed and rolled her eyes. I thought that was an odd reaction. Here I am, a guaranteed phone sale and you're annoyed?
Then I asked about the new phones available and if I could maybe unlock one and hold it because I may want to purchase an older model. She said they don't unlock the samples because they don't know if I'll steal them. Rude. I offered my ID and keys while I hold the product, but she refused that as well.
She didn't make an effort to sell me on any of the newer phones. No product knowledge, no notes about any of the new iPhones. So I'm going to go with what I know. I have a friend with an iPhone 15 and she's happy.
This location had one, and Lizzy says my payment plan will only charge me $16 a month. Great, I'm sold.
I check my bank statement, I was charged the full amount of the phone. I did not plan for this financially. Nor should I have to explain that.
And to add more of an insult to inconvenience, she didn't tell me this phone was a final sale. I would not have bought the phone in the first place if I knew that.
I find that out when I came to adjust the first billing issue. So now I feel hustled. And frankly, I don't want to do business with this location anymore. I decide, I'm returning the iPhone 15. I have a right to give my business to whoever I choose and it won't be here.
At this point I'm on visit 3, and William tells me my return can't be resolved because an acting manager wasn't available to override the final sale. (William was actually very polite and I do believe he did everything he could from his end)
Please note:
Before I purchased the iPhone 15, Benjamin verbally confirmed I'd be paying off my phone in payments. Lizzy did as well. $16 a month is what I was quoted.
Now I'm stuck with a phone that hasn't been activated. And to this day, Benjamin has refused to let me return my iPhone 15.
It's in perfect condition and still in box.
Benjamin told me to take this issue to Spectrum's customer service. So I made that call. Even less help there.
When I called Spectrum's 611 customer service, they said this is a store issue. So as I see it, this is on Benjamin and his team.
From my experience, these sales consultants will bamboozle you into buying a phone you won't be happy with and they won't even set you up on a payment plan if you ask for it. Probably so they can get their commission faster. And they won't do right by you. read more