Do you like being charged for device Payment on a device you don't even have? Then, when you find out, the store responsible for this mistake will try to Ignore you and give you the run around? This is the perfect place.
Short version at the end.
I just had the worst experience at Verizon wireless. I came in a Verizon in San Jose today to receive a Pixel I ordered on black friday. Hoping to upgrade it from my Note 7, but to my surprise the Verizon manager told me I couldn't upgrade because I am currently paying for a Galaxy s7 edge not a Note 7.
Back in September when the first Note 7 recall was going on, I returned the note 7 to Ukiah Verizon in exchanged for a loaner Galaxy s7 edge while Note 7 was being fixed. Around a week later, I returned the s7 back in store when the 2nd note 7 was launched. During that process, the store never entered into corporate database that I had returned the s7 phone, even though they had records in store. Instead, I was being charged monthly from september to date for a phone that I loaned for a week. I am, still paying for a galaxy s7 that I will never own or want to because of Ukiah verizon. Hence I can't upgrade to a pixel.
The San Jose Verizon Go Wireless manager, Rasha, kindly helped me call Customer Care, then CORE. After a lenghty time, all of whom redirected us to Ukiah Verizon as the authorized problem solver. When a Ukiah manager by the name of Romando talked to customer care, customer care claimed that he did not have record of me returning the phone. Rasha and I, then, spoke with Romando personally as he claimed he has records of my loaner s7 being returned in September with provided return numbers. Yet, Romando stated he can not do anything because I would need to come in person and talk to CORE in Ukiah after we had explained that I now stay in San Jose. As you can tell this isn't about San Jose Verizon, but Ukiah Verizon.
Also when Rasha told him she was a part of Go Wireless, not a corporate store, his attitude changed immediately. As Rasha, her assistant, another waiting and equal frustrated customer, and I could all tell by listening to the conversation on speaker, he was dismissive and quickly divert the impossibility of a solution because I was not at a corporate store and "a corporate store can override" the mistake made in his store. Meanwhile he offered little to no help.
Imagine that, he claimed it was a mistaken on his end of the store, has records of me returning a phone that I was still being charged for, yet claimed he can not remove a false contract.
So Rasha and I went back to customer care and CORE. This is taking 2.5 hours so far. CORE and Care utilized the return number Romando gave us and guess what? It's been returned months ago. And they once again said Ukiah Verizon is the only one who could remove my false contract. They also stated I don't have to be there in person for him to do it.
This is where it gets good. I called Ukiah Verizon with my phone number, gets hold on the line for 10 minutes so far. We wondered if we were being ignored, so Rasha called on a different phone and he picked up right away! Meanwhile I was still "waiting for next available rep."
We had to tell him that CORE and Care all told us that it was his JOB to call his own CORE to file for removal of my false contract. Only then did he called and tried to remove the false contract. And guess what? I still have to wait 5-7 days to hopefully take his word that this might get resolved.
This Ukiah Verizon representative has collectively wasted the time and resources of the staffs of San Jose Verizon retailer, other frustratingly waiting customers, and my own. He could have shown the initiative in doing his entailed job, and resolve the problem within minutes instead of using dismissive tactics.
I am truly frustrated with Verizon. It had not only wasted my time but apparently money for a problem that could have been resolved if some of their staff had the skills or initiative to actually help customers. I will advise anyone from using this branch.
Short version:
* Realized Verizon has been charging me, under contract, for a phone I returned (after they loaned it to me for one week.)
* Called the store to remove contract. They said they can't do anything even though they have return records.
* Ukiah verizon gives me the runaround. Make no effort to help. Ignore me and gets caught.
* Had to go back and forth between customer Care and CORE and Ukiah Verizon for 2.5 hours to basically tell the manager it's his job to remove a false contract.
* Could have taken minutes if people knew their job. read more