IPhone iOS 7 "Add Custom Labels" order changed...No Longer Alphabetized!

Help!  I updated my iPhone4 to ios 7 with the recent update.  I love everything about it, but when trying to find a custom label in "Contacts > John Doe > Edit > Mobile" and then scrolling down under the "Add Custom Label" menu, I found out that all of my custom labels which had previously been in alphabetized order were ordered according to what I can only guess was their date of creation.  With a massive list of clients and contacts from various walks of life and organizations, I created a reusable Custom Lable system since I came across that need in my line of work.  After ios 7, that suddenly got rearranged.  It never occurred in any other software or hardware update and I've been with iPhone since first gen.  How can take my Custom Labels and return to the alphabetized order with which they were previously arranged without losing ios 7?  Thanks for your help in advance.

Hi Konsultix!
Yeah, the customizable phone labels have been a real blessing up until recently.  If they ever figure this out, you should give it a try.  As for the lack of responsiveness which robodr mentioned, I'm not surprised.  We've pretty much been an all-Apple campus at my work with computers, portable devices, & even iPhones due to Apple's history with the philosophy of user-friendly simplicity.  Unfortunately, that philosophy seems to be changing towards lazy unforeseen complexity. The Mavericks switch (though free), the iWork updates, the rough iMovie launch, glitches with copier drivers resetting, the ios7 glitches, even this inexcusable lag in customer service here, all of it has my board and me rethinking our company-wide devotion to Apple including our iPhones.  If we're constantly troubleshooting, then Apple's nullified their advantage in the business sector and we might as well go for the cheaper Windows product since we're still constantly wasting our time & $$ on IT.  IT savings was the whole reason we convinced the board to switch in the first place.  Without it, Apple might as well kiss our money goodbye.  When Steve Jobs was alive, every detail was so well-thought out and customer service was at the top of its game.  Now, it's been a month since I posted a problem on Apple's website and no reply.  I'm glad to have this poor experience because, honestly, the timing couldn't be better.  My organization's AT&T phone contracts are expiring and we might begin switching more than our provider on this campus.

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