WOW, Horrible Customer Service 1st Time Apple Customer

I am only two months into the apple world with a new Imac and new Macbook pro.  I am still learning the system, but today when I called Apple Care and spoke to two people, they both were not friendly at all, but the 2nd lady I spoke to seemed like she just wanted me to google my questions and not bother her to which I was really confused and needed live help!  My concerns were all valid and maybe I seem like an idiot to them, but this is a new world for myself and I expect better service from Apple!  If they think I am going to pay $169.95 for Apple Care after the service they gave me today, then I will sell my computers and go back to my PC.  Just wanted to vent, but I thought Apple trained their call center support team better than what I was giving today.  I am still left in the dark on one of my questions also!!
David Payne

David,
First a couple of things, you can escalate service by requesting to speak to a manager or you can also call Customer Relatiosn which isn't AppleCare, they're charter is customer advocacy. You can reach them in the US at 800-767-2775.
The next thing there is a proper "forum" for communicating suggestions, you can do that at www.apple.com/feedback.
Finally please read the Terms of Use  you agree to. In it it specifically says:
Post constructive comments and questions. Unless otherwise noted, your Submission should either be a technical support question or a technical support answer. Constructive feedback about product features is welcome as well. If your Submission contains the phrase "I'm sorry for the rant, but…" you are likely in violation of this policy.

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