Here's a fun story. Sorry if long.
Had a Premier order for a 6+ 64gb SG. Shipping estimate was mid October. Called yesterday morning as the order status changed to "preparing for shipment". Was told that it just meant the warehouse is ready to ship as soon as it comes in, so possible it could ship earlier. One minute after the phone call I get an email stating my order was cancelled.........
Called back in and was told by the woman that a gentleman (whom they gave me the name of) called in and verified all the account information and cancelled the order. She put me on hold and verified with the woman who supposedly took the call from the man that this had happened. I asked why someone who is not listed on the account was given authority to make changes, even if they DID have necessary information to pull up the account info over the phone. Was put on hold and a supervisor answered stating the same thing, that this man called in, and verified the last 4 of the SSN and cancelled the order. I asked that a ticket be made to reinstate the order in the place in line that I was. They said to me that this had been done and I went about my day.
A few hours later I get another email stating my order was cancelled, same email as before. I call in and a very helpful woman proceeds to tell me that the man who supposedly called in and cancelled my order was actually the very first gentleman I spoke to in the morning about the status change to "Preparing for Shipment". So the women I spoke with after the cancellation lied to me, and made up a story as apposed to just admitting the mistake. And then her supervisor lied. The woman I was currently speaking with then offered to redo the order and escalate the order to the resolution department to prioritize shipment so that I was back in order where I originally was. She accidentally hung up on me during the hold to create the ticket.
So I call back. A man then proceeds where the previous woman left off. He takes my order for the phone, but then tells me theres nothing to be done to make this fair. I told him that I don't expect special treatment, (such as my phone NOW) I just ask for whats fair, meaning to have my spot of the original order reinstated. There is almost 5 minutes of off and on silence where I have to initiate speaking to see what can be done. He transfers me to a supervisor who essentially tells me to F-Off, and then "transfers me to another person" which actually was just a transfer to some beeps and then being hung up on.
I call back. Talk to another supervisor who is very helpful, and tries to sort out what is happening with my order as now the original order which was cancelled is now in a weird limbo of being active. Also another order shows up on my account for a Silver iPhone, and the new order shows up but is also stuck in limbo. $1200 in holds on my credit card. She escalates the ticket properly to the resolution team, and I hope to hear from them today.
Through this I was level headed and calm, asking only for what is fair. I have been with ATT since the 90's and was treated like what they did was no big deal, and that I would just have to deal with. Having my order cancelled, being lied to about the security of my account (leading to me calling my bank and other personal accounts to verify safety), and then being hung up on multiple times and being bounced around.
I can safely say Ive had my fill of fake "Im sorry's" for the year. Hopefully the escalation team makes this pseudo right.