I am typically a person who hates to give a bad review, however I feel it is warranted in this case. While I was in the store the customer service was what you would expect. Dakota was helpful and I left with a new phone that was fully restored (yay for iTunes/iCloud backup). The process took a while of course. So my original rating would have probably been a 4 or 5.
My biggest issue is with the sales practices (or lack of knowledge about the product maybe?) and unwillingness to make things right. I went into the store planning to buy an iPhone 7. I'm not someone who needs the newest and latest phone, and having done my research on that phone, I knew it would be fine for my needs. There were a couple things that Dakota told me that influenced me to change my purchase to the iPhone 8. 1) more storage for just $4 more a month. 2) He told me that the iPhone 8 had the advanced camera features that the 7 would not. He showed me the features on the 8 plus, however he told me that my 8 would have the same features with the most recent iOS update. NOT TRUE. I called today to discuss exchanging for a different iPhone and was told they would charge a restocking fee. Again, I was given false information about this when in the store. I was told that I could make an exchange within the first two weeks if I was not happy with the product, but that if I were to return it because I found a better deal somewhere else, they would charge the fee.
While I don't work in the cell phone industry, I do work in customer service at a large company and I was greatly disappointed with the reaction I received from the person I spoke to when I called in today. NO offer to make things right was made, other than offering to "meet me half way on the restock fee by only charging $35", even though I made a purchase based on false information. In the industry I work in, if someone makes a decision based on false information, we make it right whether it costs us $5 or $5000.
I guess I'll stick with an official Verizon store or the Apple store in the future as I can expect more consistency in their sales practices and...
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