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Why ship refurbished device when order was placed for a new one? Why cheat customers?
I placed an online upgrade order for an iPad Pro and received the device yesterday. I walked into the Apple store to purchase Apple Care+ since i have it on my other Apple devices. I was shocked to be told the device i purchased online via ATT a couple of days ago wasn't eligible for coverage since it was a refurbished device sold 8 months ago! I walked into my nearby ATT store to check and the representative was so arrogant that she wanted me to call customer care since the product wasn't sold in her store. I demanded her help me atleast to get help from customer care. The customer care representative on the phone was asking me 'why did you do to the apple store?' And said since you've already done it and identified the device is a refurbished one, she asked me to send it back and wait for the new one to arrive. I was so upset that i walked out of the store thinking i could reach out to someone in the ATT who would help but again the online chat representative redirected me to the store saying they should replace the device.
For being a loyal customer of ATT for the past many years, this is what i get! Is there someone in ATT Escalation team who can help me here?
For being a loyal customer of ATT for the past many years, this is what i get! Is there someone in ATT Escalation team who can help me here?
Gary L
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16.5K Messages
7 years ago
I'm confused. Didn't they offer to send you a new one? What do you want someone in an escalation team do?
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reeyaz2006
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reeyaz2006
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7 years ago
Even after several followups and getting an escalation case raised, nobody bothered to call me to help. They just keep pointing fingers on other groups and say i need to wait. Usual turnaround time for an escalation being 2-3 business days, its been more than a week. Paying for a device that is sitting idle without being used since i dont want to risk breaking it without any protection plan. Lost all hope that someone will help!!
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David606
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7 years ago
Where did you order from? Because online Certified Like-New devices are always marked as such.
https://www.att.com/tablets/ipad/ipad-pro-9inch-refurb.html
For example, this one is labeled as Certified Like-New.
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reeyaz2006
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7 years ago
The one i ordered wasn't a certified like new. In the site, i selected a new device whereas the one that got delivered was a refurbished one.
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David606
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7 years ago
Well if so I'd return it during the BRE period and order again.
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MR_SMiT
ACE - Professor
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1.8K Messages
7 years ago
Most likely AT&T online was sold out of brand new iPad Pro, probaly somebody sent you "refurbushed" instead. Better to returned it while it's in "Buyer's Remorse," suppose to have return tags in shipping package. You can try online "chat" if having problems.
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reeyaz2006
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