Horrible Service at AT\&T Corporate Store - Dayton, OH…read more
Our experience at the AT\&T corporate store (2427 Miamisburg‑Centerville Rd., Dayton, OH) was extremely disappointing and unprofessional.
We were instructed by AT&T Business Ordering to visit any corporate store to pick up a business device and have a reserved eSIM assigned. What should have been a simple, routine process turned into a frustrating and unnecessarily prolonged ordeal.
When we arrived, several staff members were on their personal phones. Andy, a sales representative, eventually assisted us but immediately insisted that we would need to pay a "substantial deposit," which was incorrect. We asked him to pull up our account (CRU/IRU) and provided our quote and signed agreement. From a technical standpoint, this request was clearly manageable in-store. Andy even confirmed that the eSIM was reserved.
However, after he briefly stepping into the back room with another female employee (possibly a manager or team lead), he returned and told us nothing could be done because the device was "already being shipped." Based on the conflicting information and poor experience, we chose to leave.
Later, AT&T Business Ordering confirmed that the device was NOT being shipped and that the store should have been able to complete the transaction. As a result, we had to cancel the original order, reissue a new one, accept updated terms, and restart the entire process, causing unnecessary delays.
The situation worsened during follow-up. When we called the store, a representative named "Shane" refused to provide his last name and failed to connect us with a manager after placing us on hold. On a subsequent call, we spoke again with Andy, (who was the rep. who waited on us when we were in the store), who declined to transfer us to the store manager, Mustafa, and also refused to provide last names. The tone throughout these interactions was dismissive and unprofessional.
As a long-standing AT&T business partner, this level of service is unacceptable. We were treated with a lack of respect, given inaccurate information, and made to feel like our business did not matter. It appeared the staff had little interest in helping because the transaction may not have benefited them directly.
We were told a store manager, (Mustafa Alwan=full name) would follow up to address the situation. As of this review, no one has contacted us. It has now been two weeks as of this post.
Ultimately, the device was delivered later, confirming that the information provided in-store was incorrect all along.
This experience falls far short of expectations for a corporate AT&T location. What should have taken less than a day to process and less than 30 minutes to complete took many days and hours. We are paid at $120-$175 an hour for our services. We will never get this wasted time and revenue back. Based on this interaction, we would hesitate to refer customers or partners to this store. In today's competitive mobility market, customer-focused service, professionalism, and product knowledge should be standard, not the exception.
Unfortunately, this location failed on all fronts.
If I could post less than 1 star, I would. I would post 0.
