Cricket Wireless Consumer Reviews - Page 2

HOUSTON, TEXAS -- This is truly the worst buying experience I've ever had. I'm not talking about buying a phone, I'm talking about EVER. My intention by switching to Cricket was to be able to buy an iPhone and save a few bucks on my monthly bill. My first hint that this was going to be a nightmare should have been when I spent 25 minutes on hold for a sales agent. Once the agent picked up, he spoke flawless English and took my order swiftly. I paid extra for overnight shipping and placed my order at around 10:00 am. The total I paid was slightly over $680 (iPhone 5 + Overnight Shipping + 1st Month + Taxes)

The very next day I was waiting for my phone and nothing. I called to find out what was going on and they told me my order was delayed because of a busy warehouse. They said they couldn't refund the money I paid for overnight shipping, but as a "courtesy" they would lower my 1st monthly bill by $10. The next day my phone did arrive. The second nasty surprise came when I opened the box and the iPhone had a cracked screen. I immediately called them back to try to figure out what was going on. Of course when I called the sales line, they said that I had to call a different number because they didn't handle customer service requests.

I called the new number and of course the person that answered had an accent so heavy I just could not understand them. I'm not being nasty towards the customer service rep, I'm used to calling India or the Philippines when I have to contact customer service, but this gentleman just could not be understood. I politely asked to be transferred to someone else that had a less pronounced accent. The representative responded that "they didn't have anyone else" and hung up.

I called again and this time a lady picked up with a far less pronounced accent. I explained the situation and she told me that I had to contact UPS and file a claim with them for the broken device (Even though the shipping box showed no damage whatsoever), obtain the claim number and then call them back with the claim. So I called UPS, filed the claim, and called the number back. This time another gentleman with an even heavier accent than the first guy picked up the phone. I got so frustrated I just hung up without even saying anything.

I called back and a third gentleman answered that could be understood. I explained the situation yet again and gave him the UPS claim number. He said that I had to now ship the phone back to them and I would get a refund WITHIN 30 DAYS. I said I did not want a refund, that I wanted them to replace the phone. I was appalled when the response came back "It is not our policy to issue replacements, only refunds, and they take 30 days". I demanded to speak to a supervisor and the agent's response was the following (I'm being serious with this) "I don't want to waste our supervisor's time, because he's going to tell you the same thing I just said".

At this point I was so furious that I just called the representative an incompetent ape, and hung up the phone. After cooling off for a few hours I called yet again. This time the person that answered had little accent. I gave her a brief explanation of what had happened and asked her to send me a prepaid label to send the phone back. Her response was as follows: "We don't pay for return shipping".

At this point I absolutely lost it... I threw the phone in the garbage and filed a complaint with my credit card company, which is what I should have done in the first place. The moral of this story is the following: STAY AWAY FROM CRICKET COMMUNICATIONS AT ALL COSTS. THEY ARE SCAMMERS AND THIEVES.

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN -- I bought the Chorus ZTE on 10/20/12 from the Cricket wireless website. Once I received my phone I called to activate it. While speaking to a representative I was told I needed to be on a plan that was NOT listed on their website & was MORE expensive. I wasn't sure why this was but I trusted he was correct & went with it. Since I've had this phone there has been nothing but problems with it! I could hardly EVER get online & once I was I'd be right in the middle of something only to be booted off back to my main phone screen & NONE of my online history saved!

When trying to get onto Muve Music to listen or download, it would tell me that my service wasn't active & couldn't get on to it at all or It would try loading until it timed out OVER & OVER again! When I did get to my music, I would try & listen to songs only to be interrupted by a message saying that I again had not subscribed to this service and it would boot me off! Sometimes while listening or searching for music the whole program would (just like the internet) completely close & return me to the main screen. All of my bill payments were up to date & my phone was NEVER turned off.

I had to call multiple times to have them "reset" or "update" my phone while talking to them in order to be able to listen to my music. After explaining all of the problems I had been having, I was told by one of their technicians that my phone was "absolutely defective" & they have "been having lots of problems with these phones". That I should "go in ASAP & get a replacement, regardless if it was past the 30 days or not" (it wasn't yet)."They are obligated to replace a defective phone that was no fault of my own."

I had not had time since to exchange the phone as I work the same hours the store is open. I figured I would just try & deal with the issues until I could make time to get in. However, that wasn't even CLOSE to ALL the problems I had experienced. Some of the things that had happened that I informed the tech of: after charging the phone all night it would say it was at 100% but after making one 5 min phone call and maybe 6 text messages, the low battery alert would come on. It was an inconvenience to have to carry my charger with me EVERYWHERE & find places in public where I could charge my phone while trying to do my day to day activities.

Not only was it embarrassing but I risked someone stealing my phone or someone moving it & losing it altogether! Not to mention how many times I had left it places not used to having to charge it EVERYWHERE I went. While trying to type a text message my words would stop appearing in the text box so I couldn't see what I was typing. Couldn't delete it, nothing. I had to turn off, then on the phone (which takes at least 5 minutes) to finish my statement or sentence I was typing to someone.

Needless to say this caused a lot of confusion. Not to mention people thought I was ignoring them, being rude, or reading only part or a statement which was quite a headache trying to explain myself (or my phone rather) each time this happened which was multiple times per day. The phone would randomly turn off on its own (not being close to a dead battery). SO I missed MANY important phone calls especially if the person didn't leave a message. I would change my background picture & after a day or so it would revert back to the last one I had on there - never failed. Some of my contact pictures would randomly appear upside down.

I would receive and/or send multiples of the SAME message that had only been sent once by me or the caller. There were MANY texts I never received and I had confirmed this by looking at my friends phones & seen it had been sent successfully through their phone but I NEVER received it! I would get voice mails randomly without my phone even ringing AT ALL! Sometimes I would get voice mails that were from days ago! And that's not all but you get the idea! But things got much, MUCH worse.

I woke up about 2 weeks ago & checked my phone after being on the charger all night to see it flashing a blank white screen. I wiggled the charger around a bit & it stopped but I thought that couldn't be good. The phone REALLY started acting up then it would not hold a charge AT ALL. I had to keep it on the charger at all times or it would die within minutes. While trying to charge the phone would go back & forth saying it was charging then it wasn't & so on. I thought this to be a problem with the charger connection on either the phone or the charger but couldn't understand all the other issues.

Then the phone COMPLETELY stopped working. It refused to turn on no matter how long I charged it or how long I tried. I took the battery out & reset the phone multiple times with no success. Christmas night I had the phone sitting on my desk (after it had been off the charger for over a day) And there it was just flashing a white screen! Just like a strobe light! I couldn't turn the phone off & it wouldn't stop until I removed the battery. The most bizarre thing I've ever seen a phone do! I asked my sisters (who both have worked with reputable cellular dealers & service) & neither of them had EVER seen something like this!

We tried multiple chargers, looked at the phone where the charger connects and saw no visible damage. The water damage dot was still white (turns red if water damaged) and there was no other visible signs of trauma or damage. I am VERY careful with my phones & have always followed the manuals instructions for care as well as common sense. It had never been dropped or near any kind of heat, extreme cold, humidity or water.

So yesterday I made a call to them (having to wait over the holiday without a phone for 3 days). I was told that this phone is no longer a "Muve Music supported phone"! That they have found out this phone cannot support this capability & is no longer a "feature phone"! I was dumbfounded that NO ONE had tried to contact me about this! They have my email, mailing address, secondary phone number & MY PHONE NUMBER! Yet I never received ANY information about this. I had been paying for a "Muve music Plan" and didn't have Muve music anymore!

They recommended I change my plan to a normal one - WELL DUH! But I demanded to be compensated from the date they stopped providing this service to these phones! Why should I have to pay for a service I'm not getting? It's like paying for cable, getting 100 channels then taking all the channels away but you still have to pay for it!? Not to mention the fact that I had paid $150 for a "Muve Music phone" & since that function was no longer available, the phone is just as regular as any other one.

I asked to be given a new phone that does support this feature because that's the WHOLE REASON I bought the phone! They told me it's not their problem and I would need to contact the manufacturer! I can't believe this company - not only has not & will not inform any of the 1000's (maybe millions) of customers who purchased this phone & will not reimburse any of us for a replacement phone or any compensation for billing us for services we weren't getting.

I am outraged & will stop at nothing to tell the world that this company is nothing but a bunch of dishonest thieves who take advantage of loyal customers who work hard for their money. If you feel the same I suggest you report them to the Better Business Bureau and put them on blast on websites such as this one warning others of the deceitfulness of this rotten company & its affiliates.

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA -- I would have given this company 0 stars if that were possible. Avoid this place as if your life depends on it. The staff are very unprofessional. The local corporate store manager ** seems to have no idea how to do her job. After having an issue with the Huawei mercury I purchased in June which did not work from the moment I left the store I purchased it at (Hickory grove) I returned it to that store the following morning and was told by ** who sold me the phone that I would have to take it to the corporate location to have it replaced. I sat at this location for 4 hours without speaking to a single employee other than to be told very rudely to sign in on a kiosk which I did.

I stood against the wall for 4 hours waiting to be served because there is only one bench and the place is always packed (wonder why). There is a police officer stationed in the waiting room which should tell you something about this location. A woman was actually hitting her very young child in the waiting area with a shoe and no one even seemed to notice. After 4 hours I had to return home with no resolution. I spent hours on the phone with Cricket's useless customer service with no resolution and was directed back to the store where
I waited several more hours with no help.

Everyone within Cricket, apart from ** herself tells me that she should have replaced the phone and they can't help me. Fast forward to October. THAT'S 4 MONTHS! I am at my wit's end and am still paying for a phone that will not work. I finally get in touch with a regional manager for the Charlotte area that covers the store I purchased the phone from because the manager of that store (hickory grove) named ** refuses to help me as well. The regional manager named ** tells me that if I will pay a 125 insurance claim fee that he will give me a better phone and a discount monthly on my service as well as a credit to offset the cost of the insurance fee.

Although I did and still do believe that they should have immediately replaced the defective merchandise that they sold me, I felt that this was an acceptable compromise and agreed. He told me to go see ** at the Mallard pointe store and gave me a packet of info to give her to have this resolved. She did get me the new phone and I paid my 125 and she told me that she would text me within an hour to let me know that the credit and discount had been applied and what my monthly bill would be going forward. Needless to say, I never received that text. Just found out that none of that had been done after I left.

This has been the worst customer service I have ever received.Avoid Cricket at all costs!!!! The convenience of not having a contract does not offset the total lack of professionality and customer service. Every single person I have dealt with within this company made it very clear that they will only do the minimum required and couldn't care less about their customers.

MADISON, WISCONSIN -- On Tuesday, January 4, 2011; I purchased a wireless broadband from Cricket from East Towne Mall. The man that was taking down my information, asked me for my license, and I informed him that I had just moved and if he would like my new address rather than the one on my license. He told me that my address doesn't matter, and that's when I questioned how I got billed. He told me that you get billed and pay online. I spent $53 for the modem, and $50 for the first month's internet, total of $103. I get back to my house around 9:30 pm to try out my new internet, installed and did everything the directions told me to do, only to find out it didn't work.

I called the 800 number and the guy told me that my internet didn't work because my $50 credit hadn't been posted. So I waited until the next day. Wednesday, January 5, 2011; After I got home from work at 6 pm, I tried the internet again, only to find out that it didn't work. I called the 800 number again, and the guy asked me for my zip code (the zip code on my license and where I live now are different) so he looked me up by my account number.

I began to explain to the man that the guy that sold me the broadband told me that my address didn't matter, and man chuckled. He took down my current address and then told me that I didn't receive any service where I lived which would have been nice to know before I purchased everything. The man explained to me that I could go to the West Side (30 minutes from where I purchased everything) to get a FULL refund as long as I made it in there by the 6th.

Thursday, January 6, 2011; I drove 40 minutes to the Westside store, where they denied me and told me I had to go to the store I bought everything from because they don't "associate" with the other store on the other side of town. So I had to drive to the other side of town were I purchased it from (Eastside) and the man told me that he could only be able to give me $25 of my $103 because they could only take back to broadband modem and I had to pay a restocking fee. I told that man that I would like to speak to his manager. He gave me her number and I called her, to find out she was VERY rude.

She started raising her voice at me telling me my receipt states I had 24 hours to return everything for a full refund and that the man that told me I had 3 days misinformed me. I told her that I didn't think it was right that I was paying for something I A) Never got to use B) Wasn't my fault that the guy didn't tell me I didn't get service where I lived cause he didn't take down my current address. I told her I wanted to speak to her boss, she then, really rudely took my name and number and hung up on me. NO manager should EVER hang up on a customer. 50 minutes later still no phone call. I called her store back, and she told me to go back to the booth.

I went back there to find a different man standing there. He refunded me the $53 for the wireless modem, and began to guilt trip me by saying that THEY (CRICKET) are losing money because they refunded me. I told him I wanted my $50 back for the month of internet I didn't and will never get to use. He told me I would have to go back to the store on the Westside (where I already was). I explained to him that they denied me, and he told me to ask for a manager there. I got their number and called them, and when I called a lady picked up, I explained the situation to her and she said that the guy gave me false information because they don't contact that store (even though they are the SAME company). I then flipped.

She went to someone higher than the owner, and I am now getting my $50 in a Visa gift card, not a check or a credit back to my bank account. But after the hours I spent running around and defending my case to rude Cricket employees, I just took it. and they are mailing it to me. I advise you NOT to work with Cricket, they are THE worst service I have ever had to deal with!

I must be stupid, I have been burned twice by this company. The first time with a cell phone that I had, the battery died (choked and died - DNR). I went to the local store, the girl behind the counter messed around it for about 5 minutes, tossed it on the counter and said that she could not get the back of the phone off, stated that I should just buy a new phone, turned around and walked off. I called the "1-800 #" and they nicely told me that insurance would not cover it, because I must have done something to the phone, but I could go up to the local store and see if they could fix it.

When I told them what happened, they insisted that it did not happen, "they do not hire bad customer service reps". Moving on - I switched carriers, and for a little more a month "not much more" I went to Verizon for phone services. Fast forward to present day my son got a laptop for Christmas. I wanted him to have Internet services, it was last minute, so I went to Cricket and bought the modem, and was on my way (boy I just wished I would have waited) I tried to pay my bill in January, albeit a day late, I know my fault, they had already cut the service off (understandable).

I went to the local store to pay, however the guy at the store said that because it had been turned off, he could not help me without the actual modem, so I went home and the next day went back with the modem and was told he still could not help me. I asked him to reactivate it, start up a new account and I would pay all the fees associated with it, he informed me that I had to buy another modem - at that time I left.

I tried to get help online, and called their 1-800 number that they listed, the guy on the phone, told me that he only processed new orders and gave me another 1-800 to call. I called this number, I do not think this number has any customer service people associated with it. I pressed the option to reactivate, and was told to go the nearest store, I tried every option, but without a "phone number for the account because it had been turned off". It was pretty useless, I tried to press 0, the system HUNG UP ON ME. While I understand the appeal of Cricket, the unlimited, no credit check, no contracts etc.

However with the crap you have to put up with, I think that it is worth the little extra money you have to pay with Verizon to get the customer service, people that actually answer the phones, email reminders about invoices due, stores everywhere, with more than 1 person in each store, and the convenience of being a day late and not having to go through heck. In researching, I have found that Cricket is actually rated one of the lowest for customer service, actually next to last. I will never make that mistake again, shame on me for getting burned twice!!! No third time!!! Beware and be smart

TENNESSEE -- The following was first sent to Smith Micro since it was under Support for the program that launches the Cricket Wireless service at 9:30 P.M. Friday Oct 30, 2009. They provided me with an email address to Cricket Wireless Support on the following Monday which I immediately forwarded the message to. There has been no response, so I thought I would send you an email with the body of the text that was sent to both parties. By the way, we've already lost two of the seven clients I have recommended the service to.

My stepson says that he called Cricket Support earlier today and was informed that the bandwidth was throttled and will be this way for the next several days because of "excessive downloading". I don't put any stock in this statement as this has never been a problem before; Cricket Wireless is advertised as unlimited broadband, & the two clients I lost today to a local Internet provider used the Cricket Wireless service for less than a month. Please see below:

"For the last two hours my Cricket Wireless modem has been running download speeds between 100-110 Kbps. Ping & upload speeds are typical (ping between 280-330, upload speed is 90-120 Kbps). Do you have a server down? Weather is clear here. Download speeds generally range from 400-700 Kbps. Generally, these speed reductions are only seen in this area from 2 A.M. to 3 A.M. I'm assuming a server reboot or other maintenance is being done at this time as this always happens regardless of the time of year. I reside in Atoka, Tn, approximately 25 miles north of Memphis.

Operating System: Windows XP Home, Windows OS Version: Windows XP Home Service Pack 3. System scanned for viruses and other malware. System is clean. Last Windows update run Thursday 10-29-09. Antivirus updated at this time. Additional system used to test modem is a Dell server running Windows 2000 Pro. Windows updates and antivirus updated same day as the above system. This system also clean. Same problem. Problem detected with Session Information window provided by QuickLink Mobile software, verified by www.whatismyip.com/speedtest/index.asp.

It is now 75 hours later and I am running a new application, http://www.speedtest.net; it also reports poor results. I am a local tech in the area & have gotten calls from three clients so far wanting to know why their Internet service is running slow. Current results as of Tuesday, Nov 3rd at 1:00 a. m.: Ping: 543 ms. Should be between 280-330 ms typical. Maximum download speed: 130 Kbps. Should be between 400-700 Kbps. Maximum upload speed: 100 Kbps (normal). I informed my clients that I would contact them as soon as I received an answer from you.

Are you upgrading your servers? Satellite hit with gamma radiation bursts? Is this the new normal my clients can expect? They & I are not happy. All these users use both desktops & laptops. I myself have two desktops & one laptop. Please respond as soon as possible so I can contact my clients and let them know when service can be expected to return to normal. This is a service I highly recommend because of the price & past reliability.

I have tested the service again as to the ping, download speed, and upload speed as of 12:40 A.M. today, Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009. A response from you would be appreciated in this matter. If this email has been sent to the wrong department, please forward to the correct department at your earliest convenience. Thank you."

I received a phone call from the Escalation Dept. on Friday, Nov. 6th, 2009. I was not able to take the call at the time and a message was left by ** requesting I return his call on Saturday, Nov. 7th. He informed me that he normally doesn't work on Saturdays but would be in the office at 8:00 A.M. the next morning my time to take the call. When I attempted to contact him, all I could reach was the answering machine. I left a brief message that included a call back number and a request to contact me at his earliest convenience.

It is now Monday Nov. 9th at 8:05 A.M. my time and I have once again attempted to contact Mr. Smith at the phone number given. Mr. Smith no longer occupies the office or the phone number has been rerouted to another office occupied by a gentleman who is only identified as **. I shall wait on this phone call until 12:30 P.M. today to see if a return call might be forthcoming.

No phone call was returned in what I expect to be a reasonable time. All I can conclude at this point is that their customer service is lacking or they do not wish for me or my clients to participate in their services anymore. I cannot recommend this service as truthful as far as their advertised claims any longer.

I am forwarding a copy of the final message to Cricket Wireless, the email address listed for Bill W. Smith, and the Better Business Bureau in Denver, Co. No further contact will be required. Our cell phone has been switched from Cricket to Cellular South. We will also be switching our broadband Internet connection to the local company that provides this service. I would like to say we did appreciate the service you have provided the past two years and are sorry we have to part company.

It all started when I had to move from Phoenix, Arizona to Windsor, California. I took my Cricket phone with me and all was well. I decided to make my monthly payment 5 days in advance on October 9th. I paid a total of 53.86 for my services which would be billed from October 14 to November 14th. Now on October 10th the phone broke. I had insurance on it and went through the proper channels to get a replacement phone, which cost me 50.00. I received the phone on October 14th. Unfortunately because of my move I was unable to activate my phone and was told I would need to go to a Cricket store to do so.

The nearest store is 150 miles away and I am unable to get there. So I told them to disconnect the services then and I wanted a refund on the 53.86 for services since I was unable to use them. I was told everything would be fine I would receive my money in 2-3 weeks. I then called their insurance company, The Signal, and got them to issue me a refund for the 50.00 deductible, and I had to send both phones back. I just received the refund from The Signal today, November 7th. I called Cricket to check on the status of my refund from THEM since I had not received it yet. I was told there were no notes stating that, and that the services were still active.

I spoke with a supervisor. She told me she would get right on it, it would take 7-10 days for it to be issued and that I needed to go and fax her my bank account info showing the payment was taken out. I did so and called back 2 hours later. I spoke to a different representative, and explained my situation and asked if my fax had been received. She told me this was the wrong department. I asked for a number to reach the correct department and she said she didn't have it. I then asked for a supervisor and she told me to call back in 30 mins. I was explaining to her how ridiculous that was since you never get the same place two times and she HUNG UP on me.

I then called back and spoke to another supervisor, a female. She was very rude and unhelpful and told me that she couldn't assure me I would even receive a refund. This was the first I have heard of anything like that, and I was trying to ask WHY that would EVER be. She couldn't tell me why and told me there would be an investigation. I told her I wanted to make sure my Fax was received since it is personal information. She told me she was unable to verify this and to call the Main Cricket store located in California. I called and spoke to a female. She told me I was misinformed and she couldn't help me at all.

I had to call Cricket's 800 number, AGAIN, and ask for a supervisor. When I got someone on the line, I didn't get her name unfortunately, but in the middle of me explaining my concern I hear her exclaim "Oh, my lip balm!!" She was not paying any attention to me so I promptly asked for a supervisor.

I talked to a male and explained my issues. He pretty much told me the same thing that there would be an investigation and someone would call me. I advised him I do not trust their company to call me back and that I would call back in a week. I was told it would take up to 2 weeks JUST TO FIND OUT IF I AM APPROVED FOR MY MONEY!!! I wasn't even able to use the service I didn't even have a phone. I am being put through this frustration for an error on their part, and I seriously feel like I was not helped, or treated properly.

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA -- Cricket Wireless is using AT&T cell towers - my daughter has experienced roaming 80% of the time. As of March 1, 2015 phones purchased as recent as August and October 2014 will not be able to work. Cricket's solution is to sell customers an upgraded phone. Phones not 1 year old does not matter. Today I was told I could cancel the service or pay extra money. I cancelled.

I have the Huawei Ascend 3G Touch Screen and I regret the day I paid $189.99 x 2 for these phones and made the switch to this company. Two months after I bought the phones they start giving them away for free if you switch to Cricket service. My husband sees my struggle with this phone and the service he never even activated his phone. The reception is bad wherever I go, to work in VA or home in MD. I have to go outside to get a good signal, by good I mean 3 bars, inside if I do get 1 or 2 bars the call goes through but it will drop several times, I get so frustrated by the time I do get through I don't want to talk anymore.

I cannot hear on this phone - it has the worst volume I have ever seen on a cellular phone. If you don't have an earpiece phone has to be on speaker to have a conversation and that is bad, it is like using a walkie-talkie (you put it to your ear to listen then to your mouth to talk). I can use my phone in my car on speaker at MAX volume and the person in the passenger seat next to me cannot clearly hear what is being said, very poor quality product. The speaker does however do OK when used on the web or with some music apps, when it is very quiet but if there is any noise where you are it's no good.

I cannot speak to customer service representative if my service is off, I mean 1 day late and you are off. The only option I have is to make a payment. Even if I make a partial payment they call this a bridge payment, you still can not reach tech support or cust service. Can you say "Rip Off"? I've had this service for 5 or 6 months now and I hardly ever use it, I am so frustrated with the horrible service.

I am writing concerning the HORRIFIC customer service I have received from your Cricket Wireless. I have been a Cricket customer for several years and am extremely disappointed in what I have recently experienced. First, I have tried to update my address on the phone with their representatives on three separate occasions. I also tried to update my address on their website on five separate occasions and after a period of approximately 1 ½ years I was finally successful. That's actually OK. I can accept that.

Second, on March 26, 2011 I went online to order their new Huawei Ascend phone and upgrade my service. The website told me it could not process the transaction which I found very strange because I pay my bill with the same credit card online every month. And, although I was informed that the transaction could not be processed, they charged my account the $152.44 with no order confirmation! I was able to talk to their customer service and my bank and have the charge removed. I then went back online to order the phone again, and again, the transaction was not processed however, my account was once again charged! This occurred three times!

I spent numerous hours on the phone with their customer service department as well as with my bank. Finally, after 12 days of frustration I drove to a Cricket store to purchase the phone and upgrade my service. I had to pay MORE than I would have online because I was not able to get the online discount!

After seven days of new service, my phone was disconnected because of an error on their end stating that I owe $21.00 which is impossible considering I signed up for and paid for the phone and new service directly at the store. I drove back to the store for a 2nd time to have the issue resolved. Two days later my phone quit working once again, so once again I drove to the store, (31 miles one way) to have the latest issue resolved.

In summary, I have spent more than five hours on the phone trying to resolve these issues, 186 miles worth of gas for the three specific visits to the store and my time in order to resolve these numerous issues that were all caused by the incompetence of their company only to discover that I am not able to be compensated in any way. This is unacceptable. Is this how their company values its customers? I have NEVER been so disappointed with the service I have received from any company in my entire life! In addition, no one ever even bothered to contact me and offer me some sort of retribution.