DO NOT GO TO THIS LOCATION!!
WOW! Someone named "Scott" "helped" me upgrade to a new phone. He talked really fast and would not give me clear answers as to the cost of anything. He told me that because I was a "loyal "customer I could get a discount on all the lines on my plan if I just took home a router box for 14 days. I said "I don't need a new router. I just need a phone". He acted like I was crazy to give up this great offer. He also said I could just bring it back to that exact same location in 14 days and drop it back off, no problem. Then, he said I should get a screen protector and case from them. Nothing was priced, he wouldn't tell me how much anything costs. When I asked, he literally replied, "it doesn't matter, I put Hella coupons on it. " He said it would be some sort of a bundle deal, and they would even match Amazon prices. He quoted me $40 for my case and $30 for some "special " liquid screen protector.
I asked if there would be an activation fee added to my bill next month. He said, "it's $40 per line and there will be nothing on your bill because you pay it upfront today." I made sure and asked him at least three times, "am I going to get a large first bill?"Again, he kept reassuring me that there would not be any extra charges on my first bill". Then he ran my card. I then saw he charged me $318.00. Literally hundreds more than expected. I immediately pointed it out. His face turned red and he fumbled around, refunded me 86.00 but said he had to " call his manager " because the system wouldn't let him fix it any further. by the end of this transaction, I was worn down and ready to go home. The store was closing, and he assured me that he would have the manager fix it tomorrow and give me a call.
HERE IS THE ACTUAL DEAL:
There is no such thing as a loyalty program to take home a router and try it out. He literally added a whole new service to my account and there was zero discount. You also certainly cannot return this router in the store. You have to call customer service, they mail you some kind of packing slip and you are responsible for shipping it to them. The service fee is immediately added to your bill.
Nothing was discounted with any coupon. I was charged astronomically high prices for very cheap screen protectors.
The upfront $40 activation fee is not the activation fee. It's some sort of in-store fee that they put on the customer if you transfer your data from your old phone to your new phone in the store. They go ahead and add an additional $30 per line activation fee to your bill. "Scott "just completely lied about this for some unknown reason.
The "manager "that he left to go and call was not even real. The manager was not even working that day, so I don't know who he was calling, maybe Santa Claus?
The day, following this horrid transaction, I hadn't gotten a response, so I called "Scott ". He said, "my manager and I have a great idea, instead of refunding you your money, you could just bring us your daughter's phone, upgrade it, and we'll give you a free phone case ". Obviously, I did not want this option. He said he would look into it and call me back. Six hours later, I still hadn't heard back. I came back to the store. When I walked in, "Scott "bolted to the back room like a cockroach. The manager was there and refunded only $80. I'm still owed money. It had only been 24 hours since I took the damn phone home and I asked if I could just return it completely so I could go to a better store. He said, "that will be a $50 fee to return it ". Then, he "refunded" me $80, he actually charged me another $80. I caught that and he needed to then refund me $160. Naturally, I said "oh my God, why is this happening? Do we all live in the matrix?"
Basically, now I have overpaid and need to contact whatever upper management I can possibly find, Better Business Bureau and maybe my local news just so I can warn other people. I left wondering how many people they have scammed. For reference, I put Scott's name in quotes because my receipt says Joshua A. He's probably using the name Scott so that he can scam people and get away with it.
SHAME ON YOU! Honestly and integrity go a long way. Lying and stealing is not a good business model! read more