WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CLIENT SUPPORT OF ANY COMPUTER COMPANY EVER

i bought the new thinkpad and recd the end of dec 2012. I recoomended it to many in my company and am sorry they all started buying them. We all got the ultra book think pads. My was core 17-quite expensive/4333 SERIES. I bought iT with the warranty. NOTE- WHEN YOU BUY THE THINK PAD - YOU NEED THE EXTRA WARANTY NO ONE TELLS YOU ABOUT -PRO WARRANTY.THE WARANTY YOU GET FOR 3 YEARS IS BOGUS.
i USED MY THINK PAD LIGHTLY AND ALWAYS TOOK GOOD CARE OF IT. I PREPARED FOR 6 MONTHS A PROJECT AND HAD IT SAVED TO MY HARD DRIVE BUT NO COPIES. THE MACHINE WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. I PANICKED AS THE INFO WAS NEEDED FOR A MAJOR PRESENTATION I AM MAKING NEXT WEEK.
i CALLED LENOVA IMMEDIATELY AND THEY FGAVE ME 5 PHONE NUMBERS SO I CAN BRING IT IN AND HAVE IT SERVICED. IT WAS UNDER WARANTY UNTIL 2015.
ALL 5 PLACES THEY GAVE DO NOT FIX THE COMPUTERS. I CALLED LENOVO BACK BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT EVEN FIND A DEALER THAT COULD FIX THE MACHINE. I SENT IT TO THEM ON THE 25TH. ON THE 27TH I USED MY CASE NUMBER AND FOUND IT WAS IN REPAIR. I CALLED ON THE 27,28,29,30,1,2,3, I SPOKE TO EVERY DEPARTEMT AND COLLECTIVELY SPENT 30 HOURS OF TIME(YES I WAS HING UP ON, SENT TO WORNG DPARTMENTS, PLACED ON HOLD FOREVER) TRYING TO TRACK MY COMPUTER AND THE PROBLEM. EVERY PERSON SAYS "I AM SORRY, I UNDERSTAND , ETC. THEY DO NOT. I NEEDED TO EITHER RETRIEVE THE INFO FROM THE HARDRIVE OR HAVE IT REPAIRED BEFORE I LEAVE FOR EUROPE IN 2 DAYS FOR A POWER POINT PRESENTATON THAT TOOK 6 MONTHS TO PREPARE AND NO BACK UP. FINALLY I WAS TOLD THE ADAPTER PORT WAS BROKEN AND THE COMPUTER BOARD BURNT OUT AND TO GIVE THEM 950.00 TO FIX A COMPUTER I DID NOT DROP, TAMPER WITH OR BREAK. i USED THE POWER CORD THEY GAVE ME AND CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN CHARGE ME FOR A COMPUTER THAT IS NEW-WITHOUT A SCRATCH AND UNDER THE WARRANTY THEY SOLD ME. WHY DID I BUY A WARRRANTY?. SHAME ON IBM AND LENOVO. 950.00 . SHAME ON YOU OVER AND OVER.
I SPOKE TO EVERY DEPARTMENT AND THEY KNOW NOTHING EXCEPT HOW TO TRANSFER ME FROM ONE DEPARTMENT TO ANOTHER DEPT. ONE MAN TOLD ME THE COMPUTER IS UNDER WARRANTY AND HE WOULD HAVE IT FIXED AND THEN TRANSFERED ME TO A MANAGER TO REVIEW ALL HE CONFIRMED. . AGAIN I WAS SENT TO TECH SUPPORT AND THEN SALES AND THEN WARRANTY AND BACK AGAIN. THERE IS NO MANAGER, JUST PEOPLE THAT PASS THE BUCK AROUND WITHOUT RESPONSIBILITY. i WROTE EACH PERSONS NAME DOWN -AND THE LIST IS LONG. i DID SPEAK TO THE WARRANTY DEPT AND I WAS TOLD I COULD NOT GET THE RIGHT WARRANTY AS THE MACHINE IS MORE THAN 90 DAYS OLD AND NOW IN REPAIR. . LENOVO KNOWS ONE THING- CHARGE THE CUSTOMER AND THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT WHAT THEY DID WRONG OR THAT THE MACHOINE I RECIEVED WAS FAUTLY. I AM TO BLAME AND HELD HOSTAGE FOR 950.00. I FINALLY SPOKE TO A WOMAN WHO SAID SHE WOULD SEND MY CASE TO A MANAGER TO ESCALTE. SHE WAS CONDESCENDING AND HORRIBLE. I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND TIMING AND SHE IS SORRY AND SHE UNDERSTANDS- BUT I DO NOT THINK ANYONE UNDERSTANDS THE WORDS THEY ARE SPEWING. IF THEY UNDERSTOOD- WHY IS IT GOING TO TAKE 3-5 MORE DAYS TO GET THE CASE TO ESCALATE.I WILL LEAVE ON A TRIP WITHOUT MY WORK AND ONE OF THESE DAYS -SOMEONE TILL WAKE UP AND JUST START THE WHOLE PROCESS OVER AND ASK ME THE PROBLEM AND DEMAND THE 950.00. WAKE UP IBM AND LENOVO AND KNOW I WILL DO ANYTHING I CAN TO DISCOURAGE MY COMPANIES AND ANYONE I AM ASSOCIATED WITH TO NOT CONSIDER IBM PRODUCTS.YOUR CUSTOMER CARE IS HORRIBLE. YOUR SYSTEMS AND TRAINING OF PERSONAL IS TERRIBLE. i WANT MY COMPUTER BACK, FIXED AND NO CHARGE AND ACCEPTED AS IT WAS UNDER THE WARRANTY I BOUGHT. iF THERE IS AN EXTRA PRO THNKPAD WARRANTY I NEED TO BUY- I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO SO. i AM POSTING THIS BLOG ON ALL MY COMPANIES WEBSITES INCLUDING FACEBOOK, TWITTER ,LINKED IN -GLOBALLY. PERHAPS I WILL DO SOME GOOD IN WARNING ANYONE THAT WAS THINKING OF IBM PRODUCTS TO NOT BUY THEM

Dave,
Sorry to hear about your troubles - I can only imagine your frustration and the time crunch.
The best approach is to ask that your case be escalated to customer relations - this will usually take 24-48 hours and it sounds like that may be already in the works. Customer relations should be able to work with service and depending on the circumstances have the system repaired under your exisiting standard warranty terms.
A standard or extended warranty should be enough in most instances - the accidental damage upgrade is really to cover drops, spills, physically broken parts - cracked LCDs, hinges, etc. These types of damages are often rulled as "customer induced" and not covered under normal warranty which results in a billable ammount quoted for the repair.
Service applies their best judgement on these, but we recognize that circumstances can vary and so there is an escalation and review process to make sure we can intercede and help customers as appropriate given the particulars of the case.
Best regards,
Mark
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Dear meacod
I have live the same, except that I Cure my MBP before it goes to die.
A lot of older participants here just talk about Aplle care, which seem the automatic thing in front of a lack of real good quality on Apple products .
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since One year, I have stop that, because I don't believe anymore in Apple product's superiority .
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Of course, the 14th came, and the supplier I wanted to switch to was still being told that there was an open order on my account. I called again on 14th, and this time was told that the work actually took place on 26th September, but that there was still an open order on my account. None of the many people I was passed to over the next couple of weeks was able to tell me what the order was for – one person said it was just an administrative item that needed to be closed. I spoke to many people who claimed that it was closed. Eventually someone agreed to do a little research and found some background processes running, which were eventually closed after several more difficult calls.
These calls were without exception long and difficult. I was often promised calls back with explanations, but not one ever came. I was often told that I needed to be put through to another department and that the person I was speaking to had spoken with them and they would be able to help me quickly and easily and were awaiting that I be transferred, but I was put through to a long phone queue and then spoke to someone who didn’t know anything about my case and was not able to help anyway. I had to repeatedly explain the situation from scratch to somebody new, despite being assured that this would not be necessary. In short, I spend very many hours that I really could not afford on the phone to BT to sort this out.
This was dereliction of customer service and a breach of your duty of care on a significant scale (in addition to the failure to supply the service downgrade promised, and then the failure to communicate that it had been supplied until I called many times more). The calls caused me significant frustration and distress, and affected my mood for a long time after. The hours I had to spend on the phone in a vain attempt to make myself understood by your people caused me to miss deadlines at work, to appear sloppy, and to present myself in a less professional way than usual due to the vexation caused by all of this. I could never have imagined that getting a simple request fulfilled could require such a significant expenditure of time, effort and internal strength.
My complaint is not that there was an initial error with the work, but that this error was not explained, investigated or put right despite extremely lengthy efforts by myself to communicate with BT what needed to be done. I was treated with disrespect many times, as people told me they were putting me through to specific people they had spoken to, but then just put me through to a long phone queue; people promised me confirmation texts/emails and update calls which never came; different people gave completely conflicting stories about what was going on with my account; people repeatedly assured me that everything was fine and the other supplier would now be able to place the order, and the other supplier was not able to place the order. These were not one-off events – each of these situations happened several times. I can only describe your customer service as consistently abysmal.
Finally, last week, the supplier I want to switch to was able to place the order and arrange for the takeover of my line and broadband which will take place next week.
Sadly, though, that is not the end of my problems with BT. In the early hours of this morning, I received 3 emails asking me to view and pay my new bill. This came to over £140 (up to now I have been paying £17 per month), and included an incomprehensible set of charges for “Line Rental”, “Broadband and Calls” (which included BT Infinity Option 2, which I do not have), as well as separate listings for “BT Broadband Option 3”, which I also do not have. There are no words to describe the shock and disbelief I felt upon opening this.
Throughout the whole process, I have been very clear and explained multiple times that my purpose has been to be able to switch to another supplier, and that despite being offered new contracts and new deals many times, this was not what I wanted. I only wanted to be able to switch as soon as possible, and so wanted no renewal of any contract. I was assured several times that this is what would be achieved. The comments on my latest bill refer to a “contract start date”, and so if there is any new contract in place, this has not only been done without my consent, but in contravention of my repeatedly expressed wishes. Whether the explanation for this is gross incompetence or corruption, it is not acceptable, and must be cancelled immediately.
I called again today, but again found myself talking to apologetic people who couldn’t help who passed me on to long phone queues which led to more apologetic people who couldn’t help.
Given that this has been going on for so long and given that the many promises made to me by BT have been repeatedly broken and given that I had been clearly and explicitly assured that I would not have to make any further payments to BT, as my switch was in progress and only BT was obstructing it from taking place; I am no longer prepared to subject myself to this treatment. Rather than paying you this money and giving you more of my time, I would expect significant compensation from you for the many many hours I have put in to trying to address the consequences of BT’s failures and for the resultant stress, that has affected other areas of my life and which continues to do so.
Please respond to this letter within 14 days, confirming that you will be cancelling the latest bill and any contract that you may have put in place, and advising me what level of financial compensation you feel would adequately compensate me for what I have been put through by BT. Naturally, you will not be proposing any credit to my account, as I will hopefully no longer be a BT customer in a few days’ time, and the balance on the account should actually be zero.
I look forward to your prompt response.
Yours sincerely
FOLLOW UP LETTER (20th NOVEMBER):
Dear British Telecom
I submitted the letter below via the complaints section of your website on 5th November, asking for a response within 14 days. The automated response said that you would normally respond to complaints within 48 hours, but at very busy periods this may take up to 96 hours. However, 2 weeks has now passed and I have received no response from BT.
I tried calling BT again on 12th November, after receiving a new bill demand. On the automated system, I asked to speak about my bill. The automated voice said “about your bill. Is that right?”, I said yes, but it put me through to the BT Options team, who were not able to help and eventually transferred me to the billing team. I spoke to one lady and to her manager, and was told that she would investigate the huge and confusing charges on my bill, and the promise that had been made to me that I would not incur ANY further charges, and that she would get back to me on my mobile number within 48 hours, and that if she could not reach me, she would call back until she did. I asked whether this meant that my bill would be on hold until she spoke to me again, and she clearly confirmed this. Of course, no call ever came, so my bill is actually still on hold now, according to she clearly told me.
Then, in the early hours of 18th November, I received 2 emails: one telling me that another provider had requested to take over my broadband service and that service would stop from midday on that day (even though it had actually been transferred to another provider more than a week earlier), and another thanking me for taking out a new 12 month phone contract starting on 18th November. Of course, I never discussed any new contract from BT, apart from stating very clearly on several occasions during my many calls with you that I specifically didn’t want to enter into any new contracts.
I called again on 18th to speak to the complaints department. I spoke to Angela, who told me that the complaint that I had made on the phone on the 12th, and the complaint that I sent via your site 2 weeks ago, and which I copy below, had both been ‘escalated’ to a woman in India called Sharon, who was supposed to have called me back by 14th. Angela said she would look into this, get hold of the complaint I had sent and read it carefully, and would look to cancel my bill and offer me compensation. As has been a common occurrence in my dealings with BT, she apologised for the way things had been handled so far and assured me that she would now take ownership of my case and would definitely call me back at 2.30pm with an update, even if the situation was not fully resolved at that point. She even re-confirmed my mobile number, but of course, no call ever came.
And, incredibly, this morning, I received another email from BT, telling me that as I hadn’t paid my bill yet, a late-payment charge had been added to it, and threatening me with a downgrade of my credit status.
Again, I feel compelled to emphasise the great frustration and stress that this situation is causing me. This is utter neglect of your duty of customer care, and there is nobody in your confusing maze of customer support phone services who has been able to understand and address any of my issues I have had over this extremely difficult 2 months. Several people have promised that they would take ownership of my case, and would stay in contact with me, but none of them ever has. There seems to be no way to meaningfully communicate with anybody at your end, even while the bills, and charges, and threats and confusing emails are coming thick and fast. This is now proving to be equally true of your complaints procedure – my complaint has been completely ignored.
As I requested in my previous letter (below), please cancel my bill immediately and propose what level of financial compensation you feel would reasonably compensate me for the extreme frustration and stress that I have been subjected to in recent months, which has affected other areas of my life, including my work and family life, and the time and trouble I have taken to try to reach you to get this sorted out.
I include a copy of my original letter below, and am sending this to you both by email and in the post. I would like a positive response within 10 calendar days of the date of this letter, addressing all of the issues I am raising. Beyond this 10 day period, I may take further action, which may include legal action and/or publicity about this case.
Yours sincerely

Update - in case anyone is still interested - Here is my response to them:
30th December 2013 – Our Response
Thank you for your proposal, which we do not find acceptable.
Not only does it ignore the promise that we were made by telephone in October that we would not receive any more bills from BT, as the fact that we were still with you had already been down to your negligence for some time, but it also ignores the abysmal service that you have given us and the resultant stress and personal inconvenience that you have directly caused. An apology and a weak offer to refund the difference between what we pay now and what we paid you is very very far from even beginning to make up for this. Your wilfully ignoring a promise that you had made in October and that we very clearly drew your attention to in our original letter is yet another example of this, as are your over-complicated "final" bills, which are not easy to make any sense of.
You say that you will feed back to the agents involved about the terrible service that they have given. This will make no difference. If only one or two agents had been involved in delivering a terrible customer experience, then maybe this may have helped, but the fact that your service has been so consistently and unswervingly catastrophic in every single interaction (and you will be aware that there are very many posts on forums all over the Internet singling out BT for similarly incalculably bad service) suggests that the problem is in your processes, your training and your staggering lack of customer service ethic. If you truly wish to make changes, your actions will need to be far more fundamental than simply scape-goating a few individuals who are doing nothing different from anyone else you employ. I do not hold any individual or individuals responsible for what BT has done, but BT as a whole.
I intend to refer this case to Ombudsman Services: Communications, but would welcome a response from you before 2nd January if you have anything further to add.
Best Wishes
Guy

Terrible customer service, and no help with defective camera

Madams and Sirs,
This camera (see below) was a Christmas present, and we discovered first last week that it had a manufacturing defect. (one of the small tabs holding the case half together got installed in a pinched way.)
Best Buy has always had fantastic customer service, and we have been very happy. We have spend many thousand dollars in your store every year. So we were sure the store would have a solution.
We took it in to your store #1423 on Curtner in San Jose to try to exchange or replace under warranty.
I understand you sometimes you are not able to help a customer, but this email is first about the shock I got when I spoke with Megan in customer service.
As many customers in Silicon Valley, I am an engineering manager, and we have performed destructive testing on many of our own products. The defect on this camera is obviously a manufacturing defect, and not possible to be caused by poor handling. This is very obvious.
Megan told me with other employees as well as my son listening next to me that I was a liar, and that the damage was caused by abuse, and not a defect. I tried to explain that was not possible, and she interrupted me, and again said that i was not telling the truth, and that the assembly error was caused by us.
I then asked if it was possible to have the matter reviewed by the store manager, and she responded she was the store manager.
I left with the camera, and the matter unresolved, and had to explain to my son that I was not a liar, and that Megan must be wrong and "some people just have a bad day sometimes".
I will not be spoken to with insults like that, and I can no longer go to your store with my kids, and if my employees treated any customer the way Megan did, I would make sure she received training to correct this. If the store manager have this attitude to customers, the entire organisation usually follows, and I will not be a customer in a store like that.
1. Please help resolve this issue.Order number: {removed per forum guidelines}

Hello erikev,
Cameras are nice to have, especially with young children, so I can imagine how frustrating it can be to find yourself with a pinched casing. When something goes wrong, it’s never a fun situation, and while it may not be something we can necessarily help with, great customer service should still be provided. It sounds like this didn’t happen the way we hoped, and I’m sorry this was at your expense.
As this situation is definitely concerning, I looked into your account to see how I might be able to assist. However, I have found your concerns have reached Terrance with our executive support team. He is currently looking into your situation and should contact you once more information is available. From here, Terrance will be your first point of contact.
Hopefully he can find a good resolution for you,
Alex|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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Digusted with the lack of Customer Service and Complete disregard for Inconveniences

Its a shame I have to come here in order for my voice to be heard. I have spent many hours on the phone with technical support and customer service and it has been to no avail. As a longstanding verizon wireless customer I assumed the high level of customer service experienced there would be translated when I decided to pay MORE money and switch from DirectTV to Verizon FIOS. The last few days have proven me wrong as I still remain without internet, tv, or phone service due to a technical issue beyond my fault. I spent an hour on the phone yesterday only to find out a technician would need to be scheduled and sent to my home today. Working in sales, I have reports I must complete each day requiring use of a WIFI connection so this was already becoming an inconvenience on top of the fact I had to be available between 8-12 and miss a half day of work. Not only did the technician never show up but lied in the notes and stated he/she made an attempt to reach me by phone. My call log shows no incoming phone calls during anytime between 8-12 today. When I called tech support to check on the status of when they would be getting someone back out they informed me I would have to wait until tomorrow afternoon before someone could come out. I expressed my extreme displeasure with having to miss more time from work (which is additional money lost) and inconvienece as I would have to move my day around to find a place with free WIFI after work hours to complete my reports. Traffic in DC is not friendly and this has completely turned me off. Veriozn FIOS is unreliable and the level of service I have received to date has been sub par to put it politely. Offering me 2 pro-rated days back on my service doesn't even begin to compensate for the missed time out of work nor the gas and inconvience of running to the nearest free WIFI so I am able to do work required of me. I decided to switch to FIOS because of the verizon name assuming the quality of the product and level of service would be one I could depend on. This has been the farthest thing from what has taken place. I now have another appointment tomorrow and quite unsure if anything at all will happen. I need some somebody from corporate to receive this message as it took me forever to find this forum to express myself and try to come to some resolve to make things right in this situation. None of your customer service reps possessed any information on how to contact corporate and due to my experience I can see why. You all would likely have to hire full time stafff to accomodate the level of complaints coming in. Pending how this situation is resolved, I may or may not take my story to social media and as many review and blog sites as possible. Verizon FIOS has ruined my day and I hope that someone will care enough to make this situation right.

Your issue has been escalated to a Verizon agent. Before the agent can begin assisting you, they will need to collect further information from you.
Please go to your profile page for the forum, and look in the middle, right at the top where you will find an area titled "My Support Cases". You can reach your profile page by clicking on your name beside your post, or at the top left of this page underneath the title of the board.
Under “My Support Cases” you will find a link to the private board where you and the agent may exchange information. This should be checked on a frequent basis as the agent may be waiting for information from you before they can proceed with any actions.
To ensure you know when they have responded to you, at the top of your support case there is a drop down menu for support case options. Open that and choose "subscribe".
Please keep all correspondence regarding your issue in the private support portal.

Worst Customer Service at Store # 438 - San Diego Mission Valley

For the second time I experienced last night the worst customer service at any store I've been too. I don't know if the employee (Jackie) is to blame or General Management (or Corporate Training Management) but I have been so unlucky to have to speak with this person for the second time. I will describe the two experiences to see if this is the kind of Customer Service training this people get:
The First time I talked to Jackie at the Customer Service desk I was there to return a Camera I had purchase and was not happy with it. This time she informed me of the 15 days return policy (never looking at me or my eyes, always looking down at the computer, never smiling, sounding rude and with a tone of voice of are you stupid?). I had to inform her I was an Elite Plus Member and I was entitled to a 45 days return policy. To my surprise even though she went into her system and verified I was an Elite Plus Member she dared to tell me: "Maybe when you bought the camera you were not an elite plus member, so you were not entitled to the 45 days return policy". Then I assured here this year alone I had spent already over 10,000 dlls at that particular best buy store (mostly) and I was definately NOT NEW to the Elite Plus program, even mentioned I had been a Silver Member since 2009 with no stop. To my surprise again she insinuated I was a liar and said: "How can I be certain of that?"... I mean, are you for real? Do BB train people to talk this way to customers and call them liars? Why would I lie about this kind of thing? Why didn't she bother to check online when my Elite Plus Status kicked in? Anyway after arguing for a while and having to put up with her she offered the refund in a Gift Card which I said FINE, I had to get going, and anyway I usually buy a lot of stuff here, so that would not bother me. But she made me feel not welcome at the store and made me consider other store options with good customer service.
As if practially being called a liar wasn't enough, last night I had my second encounter with this same Jackie rep at the Customer Service at the same store. This time I was there to exchange a ASUS Transformer Pad I had bought in Vegas (during a trip I made there). The tablet was defective and battery only lasted 1 hour. I received the same treatment, (never looking at me or my eyes, always looking down at the computer, never smiling, sounding rude). Never explained my options or said, don't worry we will take care. She seemed so unhappy as usual and kept me in suspense to see what was going to happen until I asked her. She then said she was waiting for someone to pass by and go get a new tablet (which I was hoping for). After a few minutes somebody passed by she asked for the tablet and at the time of procesing the exchange she tells me: "where did you buy the table?" I responded in Vegas. So she said, ok well, there is a CA recycle fee you have to pay now. I argueed, I am not buying it, I bought it in Vegas and it was defective, I am only exchanging it, why am I am being now charged 3 dollars more? To my surprise what she responded was: "well, this is the way it is, if you don't like it, then go back to Vegas and exchange it there" (on a very "are you stupid" kind of voice)... Seriously I had enought and said, OK just charge my card and write your name on the receipt (which she gladly did).
I don't know if she is to blame or the Management at the Store is, but she obviously lacks people skills and definately has zero training. She knew I was an Elite Plus Member again and did not care to be a bit nicer about it. Honestly I had never experienced this kind of service anywhere before, she made me so upset I did not even want to talk to the General Manager or whatever available manager because I was then going to be extremely rude and I don't like to be that way. So I had to go home and cool down.
Then I decided to fill up the customer feed back and write about my experience, but I am also hoping to reach the corporate offices with this post. I am hoping the store gets a service audit in case you have any interest in us (customers) coming back and purchase at the store. People are moving to purchase online and there are plenty of stores and good offers to take advantage of, but I am one of those who love the store purchase experience (not at this bestbuy thought).
To finish my post I am telling you last night I had the intention to get a 4K 55" TV at the store after my exchange. Ask me if I went ahead with my 1,800 dlls purchase?

Hello saulillo,
There is never a circumstance where it is appropriate for our associates to behave in the manner that you describe. In addition, it is imperative that our representatives are informed on our policies and procedures -- such as our Return & Exchange Promise -- so that your experience is both smooth and painless. I apologize for your having to cope with such unprofessional behavior and incorrect information.
I will pass your remarks in full along to the store leadership team. It is my hope that they will use your feedback to ensure that you -- and our other customers -- have an improved experience on your next visit.
I am extremely grateful that you took the time to write to us about your experience.
Sincerely,
John|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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DISGUSTED, HORRIFIED, ANGRY, WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE I'VE EVER HAD at Verizon Wireless.

DISGUSTED, HORRIFIED, ANGRY, WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE I’VE EVER HAD at Verizon Wireless. I have been trying to return my Iphone 5S for the past week. I’ve been to 3 different Verizon Wireless stores in 2 states and have spent countless hours trying to get the return processed. The Verizon Wireless IT system is literally INCAPABLE of processing my return. I purchased an Iphone 5S under the Edge plan. I traded in my old Iphone 4S and was given a gift card. This gift card went towards the payment of the first month of the Edge plan, the tax on the 5S, and a screen protector. When I tried to return the device after 1 week the system literally could not process the return in multiple stores. A call was put into the operations department on my behalf 5 days ago and I haven’t heard anything back. I am not looking for a handout or a freebie I just want to return my phone as I am allowed to do under Verizon Wireless’ terms and conditions. Today is the last day of the 2 week return period although I was assured by a store manager that this will not apply to me due to my situation but I am skeptical given the situation. I would like to get this resolved ASAP. I am incredibly frustrated and disgusted and if/when I am able to return this device I would strongly consider leaving Verizon. I would think the largest carrier in the country would be able to process a simple return. This is totally unacceptable.

Hello cmc29,
I would like to truly apologize for the state of affairs you’ve found yourself in, as it’s never fun to be without a washer (or dryer) for any length of time. For me, laundry just seems to appear overnight, and I can only imagine how daunting of a task washing all of it would be after watching it pile up for a few weeks. I’m sure it only complicated things when our appointments continuously fell through for various reasons, and I’m sorry for the aggravation this added to already frustrating situation.
When your delivery day arrives, you should receive a call from us to narrow down the time frame to a 2 hour window. This is done because our delivery agent’s schedule isn’t fully determined until the day of service as our customer’s needs may change prior to the delivery date. These routes are then best optimized to fit the appointments scheduled for the day. After looking through your delivery date for your dryer, I see that your slot was from 5:30 to 7:30. Something was clearly miscommunicated if you thought otherwise though, and it’s even worse to hear that it arrived in less than pristine condition. Please know that I’m looking into this to see what options we may have to fix this.
Upon review of your order, I see that your washer is awaiting transit from one of our warehouses to one near you. Please know that I’m currently collaborating with both of them to make sure they are aware of your impending delivery date of 8/4, and I’ll update you as soon as more information becomes available.
I greatly appreciate your patience, and I’ll be in touch very soon.
Alex|Social Media Specialist | Best Buy® Corporate
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WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CLIENT SUPPORT OF ANY COMPUTER COMPANY EVER

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