I currently have 4 lines with VerizonOn Saturday June 7, 2014, I placed an order through the Verizon website to upgrade the 5559 and 5551 lines under the Verizon Edge promotion. Both phones I ordered were the Droid MAXX 16 GB Black.
On Tuesday June 10, 2014, FedEx delivered the phones to my husband’s office. The phones were ordered separately and subsequently were shipped in separate boxes. The phone for the 5551 line was order number (removed). It was shipped in a 9x6x4 inch box with a preprinted FedEx label and arrived undamaged and in working condition. The phone for the 5559 line was order number (removed). It was shipped in a 12x12x10 inch box with a hand-written FedEx address label.
The box was barely taped together on the bottom and had a one corner that was crushed in and another corner that was torn down the side. Upon opening this package, it was discovered the contents of this order were severely damaged. Photos of damage are below.
| View of box contents upon opening. |
| Order paperwork crumpled and torn. Verizon Edge return bag ripped. |
| Front cover of paperwork folder that was torn in half. |
| Black outer band of phone packaging ripped apart and found lying loose inside box. |
| Bottom portion of phone packaging containing charger. Packaging is crushed on one corner and along one side. Packaging was separate from lid lying in box and no longer held phone when package was opened. |
| Top of box lid for phone and charger found lying in packaging separate from the rest of the box. Lid corners ripped and side of box crushed. |
| Bottom corner of my brand new $500 phone delivered shattered. Phone was lying in the box separated from the retail packaging with cracked screen. |
I called on Tuesday June 10, 2014 at 3:37 pm central to advise customer service that the package arrived damaged. At this time, I had not yet been home to personally observe the damage. I was advised to call back once I determined which line the phone was assigned to and an escalation ticket would be generated. I was further advised that the escalation ticket would take up to 24 hours to be resolved and following that a new phone would be shipped overnight or that arrangements could possibly be made for me to pick up a replacement in store. I was also advised that there would be no need for me to contact FedEx (Call Time 14:30 minutes)
I called back in at 5:59 pm central once I arrived home to provide which line the phone was supposed to be assigned to. After explaining the situation again, the representative went to start the escalation ticket but was having difficulty. She put me on hold to contact technical support, and the call dropped shortly thereafter. Representative did not call me back. (Call Time 14:00 minutes)
After waiting for a call back, I called customer service again at 6:23 pm central and was connected to a different representative. After explaining the situation again, he stated he would handle the escalation ticket. An escalation ticket number 167881 was finally created. The representative explained to me that it could take 24-48 hours (twice as long as previously advised) for the escalation ticket to be resolved, but once it was resolved, someone with Verizon would contact me and advise how to proceed but that a new phone should be shipped to me at that point. (Call Time 25:00 minutes)
On June 12, 2014 at 2:51 pm central, I called customer service to check on the status of the escalation ticket and to see when I could expect my new phone to be shipped. After explaining the situation again, the representative told me that management must have my ticket on their desk to call and that she couldn’t advise me of the status. She stated there should be a return label in my Verizon account to print to ship the damaged phone back before my new phone would be shipped. I advised that I had seen a return label in my account while looking for something else earlier in the day but that I was afraid it was for shipping the phone for the Edge trade-in. The representative said she would have to check the tracking number and see which phone the label was supposed to be for. While on hold, the call disconnected and no one called me back. (Call Time 31:00 minutes)
I decided to wait to call back until after the 48 hour mark for the escalation ticket in case someone with management whose desk it was supposedly on would happen to call me. When they didn’t call within the time window give, I attempted to call back. At 8:00 pm central, I called, held for over 9 minutes, and had the call drop. I called back at 8:10, spent 2 minutes navigating the menu again, and had call drop. I called back again at 8:12, spent approximately 10 minutes on hold, and was finally connected to a person so I could once again explain my situation. While explaining the situation to her, my call once again dropped, but this representative at least called me back. The call repeatedly dropped (5 additional times) but the representative did continue to keep calling me back (except for final time) while I attempted to explain the situation. She originally advised that I would need to file a claim against my phone insurance which I stated I did not feel was the case since it arrived damaged. She then proceeded to tell me she could see where the representative earlier in the day was working to fill out an order to have my new phone shipped overnight to me when the call with that representative dropped. She then advised me that I would have to first ship the broken phone back before my other phone would even be shipped. I advised her I didn’t have a problem returning the broken phone, but that I was tired of waiting for a replacement phone that I was originally told I would already have. She then consulted with her support team and advised she would place an order to overnight me a new phone. After working on the order for the better part of the hour phone call, she stated she was unable to finish the process since it was ordered on the Edge program. While trying to obtain clarification as to why nothing I was being told by representatives matched actual actions and procedures, I was never able to get a straight answer other than she wasn’t responsible for the incorrect information and what she was telling me now was correct. When the call dropped the last time at 9:13 pm central, I received an automated text message apologizing for the dropped call and stating the representative would call me back shortly, but never received another call.
Today is Friday June 13, 2014. I am utilizing the return label found underneath the order number on the My Verizon website. The label provided to me was for United State Postal Service 1st Class Package. I will be calling again this evening to complain about the fact the label I was provided was for a non-priority service, and I again was left waiting even longer than expected after being led to believe throughout my conversations I would be sending it back through an expedited shipping manner as well.
I am completely dissatisfied with my Verizon experience. Now I am left having to decide whether or not to return the phone for the 5551 line, revert to my old phone on the line, and cancel my 3 available lines in November or be obligated to an additional 2 years of a service before I will even know if this issue is satisfactorily resolved. It is a sad reflection on your company that customers are of such low priority that no one is responsible enough to return phone calls in the time frame given or even held accountable for the information and/or misinformation they provide. I can guarantee I will NOT recommend anyone to Verizon or the Verizon Edge program.
I am also enclosing copies of all the tracking paperwork from FedEx that would indicate Verizon damaged my phone prior to shipping and knowingly shipped it anyway! Unfortunately, I am the one who pays monetarily, with my time (almost 3 hours that I can account for), and my headaches while your company continues to give me the run around.
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