I had a very disappointing experience at the Apple Store today.
The staff are only helpful and patient when you buying a new phone. When your phone has issues they’re unhelpful and are very dismissive instead.
About 5 months ago, I purchased a new iPhone for around $1700. There has been battery issues, touchscreen response, other ongoing issues. I brought it in today and was told the problems appeared to be software related, while some of the issues indicate more hardware issues than software.
What upset me most was not the phone issue itself, but the way we were treated by the store manager, Jeremy.
He explained there were three possible methods to resolve the issue. When I politely asked what would happen if those methods failed, he responded that he “didn’t want to go there” and was “pretty sure” one of them would work. We then asked if the software update could be done in-store, especially since another employee had already told us it would only take about 10 minutes.
Instead of helping, Jeremy told us to “just do it at home,” then looked at my wife and our 2-month-old baby and told us to “go outside and enjoy the rest of our day.” In a very dismissive tone.
I explained that we were there because of a phone issue. For the price we’re paying, I expected better resolution and customer service, not in a dismissive and discrimination tone in front of my family. His response was simply, “We’re done here,” before walking away.
I understand technology can have issues, and I wasn’t expecting perfection. What I did expect was professionalism, and respectful customer service while offering tech support — especially after spending a significant amount of money on a device that is only a few months old with ongoing issue while under warranty with no real solution, but guesses on what could be wrong.
Very disappointing experience.