This review is for ANTONIO the customer srv "manager" and MICHAEL "assistant store manager", I just want everyone to think twice before ordering from walmart.com, specifically ordering xbox. Their employee will swap new xboxes to old ones! What a horrible horrible experience, today 9/19/14 at the Walmart Pleasanton, CA location. WALMART can verify this situation since it's all recorded on the phone!
I ordered xbox 360 E series online for my BF to surprise him as a gift, I had it shipped to his house and paid extra for faster shipping so we can play it before the weekend comes. He got it Thursday, 9/18/14. He noticed that the console was not wrapped in any kind of bubble wrap or styrofoam, he was going to try it out and the power source cord wasn't fitting into the console itself he then found out that we received the older version of xbox. As soon as I arrived to his place we decided to go to walmart in pleasanton to exchange it since it's under my name, he can't return it by himself.
We got there and told them the story, the "customer service mgr" named Antonio said that "he can't help us and that item has nothing to do with them bec it's from walmart.com" ???? I told him right away I read online that we can return at a store location and he said "walmart.com and this walmart is a totally different entities" .....really???? He added "we are different franchises, different pricing everything different". My bf told him, if this was the same console you wouldn't say that right now he said "yes but it's not the same product so I can't help you with it" does that make any sense? I told him, you need to help us because I paid for the 360 not for this old one, and he said "it's not our problem ma'am" how is that not your problem when you sent this to me? He said "we did not send that to you, Walmart.com did".
At this point I was really really mad, I then called walmart.com to help me bec obviously this "manager" did not know what he was doing. I told the customer svc rep the story and she's apologizing for their actions and wanted to talk to the "customer service manager", he said he's helping another customer and then left, we waited 10 mins and then the "assistant store manager" named Michael came. I told him the story and the first thing he said is "we can't help you with this bec the item does not match the box" I told him "that is exactly why we are here!" He said that he can't do anything about it because "it doesn't match the UPC number". I get it, but is this supposed to be our problem when all I wanted is to get a nice surprise gift from my bf and I unfortunately gave walmart my business bec they're cheap and have not had any problems with them until this nightmare. That's all I want, a damn xbox gift for my bf! He didn't help me at all, they were accusing us of changing it and won't help us? When all I did was order it at the first place? At this point I was furious, I was mad and can't help myself from raising my voice, he kept telling me "it's not out problem it's not our problem" and then I madly say that "that is not my problem either!" He then said, "ma'am I will have the PD escort you out right now if you keep telling me that". THIS IS ALL RECORDED. I was furious! He kept asking me all these questions, like he's accusing me. They told the Rep that they couldn't return it bec they don't have the exact product, and then after 5 mins they said bec it's not the right product. The customer service rep was there on the line trying to apologize for the actions of these employees. I got to the point where I just don't want to see these peoples faces and just leave. The rep told me that they were changing their reasons bec they know that the rep will get them in trouble. I don't understand why walmart VS walmart employees are trying to talk with each other trying to figure out what should they do. Obviously the rep was more trained about these situation but the in person employees was "managers" and did not know what their supposed to do but to tell their customer "it's not out problem, we are not helping you, walmart.com is different entity than them " etc.
When the rep told me to call a number to report these employees, and I started to spell it to my bf so he can write it down, the "assistant store manager" started to process my return. He could have done this when we first told him, but he just needed to disrespect us, lie to us, suspect us, theaten us to get arrested first, IS THIS HOW YOU DO YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE, WALMART?
I've left furious, almost cried, super duper mad and thought that it was the worst day ever when all I wanted to do is a buy a gift for my bf and surprise him. This is all I got in return for giving my business to walmart. I cannot believe we had to go through the way they treated us. I will call customer relations tomorrow bec I don't want anyone have to go through what we went through today. Please check your products before sending it to use, unbelievable. read more