tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post6018028354950989832..comments2023-11-03T04:59:35.580-04:00Comments on Serenity Now: Customer Service, Where Did You Go? (Talkin' to You, Verizon!)Amanda @ Serenity Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16483017563206007698noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-25287289880565270462010-10-01T16:24:14.742-04:002010-10-01T16:24:14.742-04:00I on the other hand have had good experience with ...I on the other hand have had good experience with Verizon customer service. But that is my phone..not my DVR. Quick to answer phone and took care of my problem with little or no hassle!! <br />Sorry you are having to go through this. That sucks<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-86676758628545705472010-10-01T08:55:24.975-04:002010-10-01T08:55:24.975-04:00Oh I am so with you on this! I bought a Kia THREE ...Oh I am so with you on this! I bought a Kia THREE months ago and they are still calling me to have me come down there and fill out paperwork that they admitadly LOST. The first time they had me fill out the wrong stuff, they have now lost my title for my trade in 3 times and when they call us they claim we never dropped it off. I am ready to write a looooooong letter to someone! Three months later? I would just give the car back if I could! Hope you get your DVR!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639918043145512009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-7567546813345700522010-10-01T08:55:24.114-04:002010-10-01T08:55:24.114-04:00Oh I am so with you on this! I bought a Kia THREE ...Oh I am so with you on this! I bought a Kia THREE months ago and they are still calling me to have me come down there and fill out paperwork that they admitadly LOST. The first time they had me fill out the wrong stuff, they have now lost my title for my trade in 3 times and when they call us they claim we never dropped it off. I am ready to write a looooooong letter to someone! Three months later? I would just give the car back if I could! Hope you get your DVR!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639918043145512009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-28027829583651602172010-10-01T01:04:52.123-04:002010-10-01T01:04:52.123-04:00I generally don't call customer service.... an...I generally don't call customer service.... anywhere. Since I work in customer service, I can't stand to be on the phone any longer than the beginning of my shift to the end of my shift. <br /><br />But I've had plenty of bad experiences while working. :-P I know it's not the same thing though.WildIrishRose33https://www.blogger.com/profile/01900152280285174419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-31386854130845200692010-09-30T22:57:36.231-04:002010-09-30T22:57:36.231-04:00So so sorry, that is awful and just wrong.So so sorry, that is awful and just wrong.Emmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675419215475635276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-22253342602782761532010-09-30T18:42:54.753-04:002010-09-30T18:42:54.753-04:00Oh my! I have heard that they have horrible custom...Oh my! I have heard that they have horrible customer service before... :/ <br /><br />I think my worst customer service experience was when I was pregnant (I was as big as a house and definitely LOOKED pregnant too) and went to pottery barn kids with my in laws. <br /><br />First the sales lady completely ignored me, which I was ok with, she was the only person there, it wasn't busy (we were the only people in there) but she could have otehr stuff to do, no big deal... until a couple of guys came into the store, she helped them, and when they bumped me into a crib and glared at me she actually told me to move out of the way because those guys were looking at that crib. I began bawling (I blame the horomones) which completely sent my former marine FIL off, he chewed out the guys, chewed out the lady AND asked for the manager (who was at lunch)... while we were waiting the lady made a snarky comment about teenagers having babies and their parents being all overprotective and I realized she meant me! I know I look young, but I was no were near teenaged and I was married!! <br /><br />Apparently my FIL heard too, because he told the manager EVERYTHING that was said, and well... lets just say, they are REALLY nice to me everytime I go in now... and that lady doesn't work there anymore. <br /><br />LOL OMGosh sorry for writing you a novel! I still feel the injustice of it all can you tell? lolRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10055293326191497951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-75782007910248677322010-09-30T17:16:50.223-04:002010-09-30T17:16:50.223-04:00You poor thing. There is nothing closer to my vers...You poor thing. There is nothing closer to my version of hell than being on hold with a company.<br /><br />I typically "lose my sh*t" when I am forced to stay on hold. I'm impressed you can keep it together. The last time it happened (oh yeah, it happens a lot), I had been calling AT&T for days trying to get my Internet reconnected. (Take the Web from a blogger, and things get crazy.) Long story short, someone had placed a passcode on my account with my favorite singer. I"m convinced it wasn't me, tried guessing every singer I could think of. Finally, I broke down completely, started balling and rambling on about how I can't go without the Internet for the entire weekend! The lady finally just gave me the password - meme. MEME????? What the heck kinda password is meme for a favorite singer?<br /><br />Okay, that story is really more about how I don't handle losing Internet well. But, since then, Internet has been smooth sailing.Kim @ NewlyWoodwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306871325108889905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-30051415790359604042010-09-30T14:26:36.108-04:002010-09-30T14:26:36.108-04:00I know it wasn't/isn't funny to you...but ...I know it wasn't/isn't funny to you...but I had tears in my eyes laughing!staci @ lizard n ladybughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09341197482992806648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-87290722345985972622010-09-30T14:20:16.248-04:002010-09-30T14:20:16.248-04:00I hear your frustration. Completely. There is so l...I hear your frustration. Completely. There is so little good customer service with the advent of the automated answering system. Sometimes I spend what feels like hours trying to get a real person on the other end. But on the bright side it does give you funny material to write about!Annehttp://www.sugarbowlmix.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-42582951995121055522010-09-30T13:34:13.365-04:002010-09-30T13:34:13.365-04:00Uuhgg Verizon. So difficult to deal with. It doesn...Uuhgg Verizon. So difficult to deal with. It doesn't matter what the issue is, billing, adding a phone, dropping a phone, turning on an upgraded phone.. I have had endless problems with them. I think my favorite was when we were billed for web use when none of us use our phones for that. Even though we denied it and asked for proof of what links were used, they wouldn't give them to us because of "privacy" of the actual phone user. Which is a 12 year old boy. MY 12 year old boy, on MY account. None of it made sense... still doesn't. We eventually had to PAY to block web use..<br />My son denied ever using anything (and I know I am biased but he is a very sweet and honest guy). It turns out that if you accidentally hit a shortcut button it can connect you... which we are responsible for all charges.<br />They're douchbags.chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12374260010750004894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-67551408885085722952010-09-30T13:28:19.079-04:002010-09-30T13:28:19.079-04:00Write a letter to Verizon's CEO detailing your...Write a letter to Verizon's CEO detailing your complaint and cc your state's attorney general, your local BBB and the FCC. You will get action. Works for me!The Single Nesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06156235539745020966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-81657464849926006162010-09-30T12:56:42.927-04:002010-09-30T12:56:42.927-04:00We didn't get action from Verizon until we sen...We didn't get action from Verizon until we sent a certified letter to the Attorney General in our state. No joke!BonBon Rose Girls Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699626979106427874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-38504117636290026812010-09-30T12:15:09.833-04:002010-09-30T12:15:09.833-04:00I agree with Richella....glad you didn't mess ...I agree with Richella....glad you didn't mess up your hair!<br />Don't even get me started.......<br />a call to the Royal highness of Verizon would be in order, if you knew you had that long to wait!<br /><br />Suzannesoutherninspirationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963496784797926400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-8545131217284463722010-09-30T11:48:06.215-04:002010-09-30T11:48:06.215-04:00Verizon customer service is BAD all around! We onl...Verizon customer service is BAD all around! We only use them for our cell phones and have always problems.<br /><br />About a month or so ago, we went into one of the stores to talk to them about my husband's phone. There were A TON of people there, like 20 something people waiting for customer service with only 1 guy working back there. We had waited for over an hour... which at one point a guy that didn't check in b/c he only needed a new battery got helped right before us and it took him like 30 mins alone because he didn't just need a new battery...UGH! So our turn is up and what happens- the one guy working back there goes to lunch and no one else comes out to help and there are over 20 people on the list to be helped! <br /><br />We were not pleased. My husband found the manager to complain. He told him he has been here waiting for over an hour and this and that and the guy actually had the nerve to tell my husband "I've been here since 10:00." To which my husband replied "Good for you... YOU WORK HERE!!" <br /><br />After a little bit of help and leaving with the same broken phone, Needless to say we have talked about switching services!Allison {A Glimpse Inside}https://www.blogger.com/profile/07883981389206657388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-17822525220479323412010-09-30T11:45:11.963-04:002010-09-30T11:45:11.963-04:00I've said it before and I will say it again - ...I've said it before and I will say it again - AT&T Uverse is the best cable/internet I've ever had...and you know i"ve tried them all since I move all the time. GET AT&T and you will never have a problem! I hope you get your DVR soon - it's really miserable to be fighting to get something that should be so easy.Momma on the Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07083282367354162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-42436283448844718642010-09-30T09:41:24.142-04:002010-09-30T09:41:24.142-04:00That really stinks. We have Verizon cell phones, ...That really stinks. We have Verizon cell phones, and we've actually experienced really good customer service with them, but last week I needed to cancel one of our lines because the contract expired and we didn't want the line anymore. I called in, gave them all the verification "I'm really who I say I am" info, and they wouldn't let me cancel the line because my name isn't on the account; it's in my husband's name. I can recite my husband's DOB, SSN, grandpa's full name, shoe size, etc. but it didn't matter because I am not listed on the account. I felt more like my husband's child than his wife!! <br /><br />Anyway, I hope that you get your DVR soon. If you continue to have problems, you might consider submitting your story to consumerist.com - they post user-submitted consumer issues and sometimes that's the swift kick in the pants a large company needs to get issues resolved (since they don't want the bad press).<br /><br />HannahTurley Timeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09192147668295225737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-72811099947533271432010-09-30T09:25:01.974-04:002010-09-30T09:25:01.974-04:00It seems more and more every day customer service ...It seems more and more every day customer service has gone out the window. More so when you go into a retail store and all the employees are standing around chatting and not one acknowledges you. Good for you for sticking with it, I don't know if I would of been so patient.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426640481414624341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-82507174111422036082010-09-30T09:23:29.944-04:002010-09-30T09:23:29.944-04:00I hate bad customer service, and I hate waiting on...I hate bad customer service, and I hate waiting on the phone! I have learned that if the business answers their phones on Sundays, tha tis the best time to call. Very little waiting and usually someone who speaks English pretty well too:) <br />I have issues with my mail order pharmacy people. They call my house to remind me to refill and say that I can talk to a customer service person if it convenient....then they put me on hold for 20 minutes! And they were the ones that called me!Kelli Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07865834655887862155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-17182923562959454322010-09-30T09:10:12.340-04:002010-09-30T09:10:12.340-04:00You are so funny. YES, I've had horrible cost...You are so funny. YES, I've had horrible costumer service experiences before. Being put on hold is so frustrating. Now that I have two little ones running around though, I find I often have to ask customer service to please hold as I help one of my two kiddos, he, he, he...Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10808005028384769174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-76344693778387786692010-09-30T09:04:19.058-04:002010-09-30T09:04:19.058-04:00You're a hoot! But sorry it's such a mess...You're a hoot! But sorry it's such a mess.<br />I've always thought it bad service that the cable companies and that type of thing can only schedule an appt within a 2-4 hour window. The rest of the world doesn't get to do that.<br />My bad service story involves Southern Living, but it's too long to write here....Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11251615655963897793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-59469241403423978622010-09-30T08:59:15.825-04:002010-09-30T08:59:15.825-04:00Haha! Oh my gosh, I don't mean to laugh but yo...Haha! Oh my gosh, I don't mean to laugh but you tell the story so well :-) I completely know what you mean though. I actually went through something recently with a Dr.'s office, first they put me on hold for 35 minutes (which felt like hours since I was sick) & then when they tried to make my appt, they couldn't see me until a WEEK later!!! I would have probably gotten better by then so I told them, I'd find another Dr. & went to the Urget care center instead. I hope you get your dvr soon & I'm excited to hear about your blessings unlimited party! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-89073703930250680792010-09-30T08:47:12.639-04:002010-09-30T08:47:12.639-04:00oops, I meant "on his way"oops, I meant "on his way"stephaniegiesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00339140164968423032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-57781735402785524592010-09-30T08:45:31.909-04:002010-09-30T08:45:31.909-04:00Ugh. Verizon is awful with customer service. They ...Ugh. Verizon is awful with customer service. They installed Fios in our last house and left a huge hole in our yard with wires exposed. I scheduled an appointment to come fix it and they day of the appointment they were running VERY late (several hours) so I called. The woman on the phone transferred me to the driver who promised me he was on his was. Yeah, they didn't even show up until a week later! ummmm...no thanks. Now we have Dish Network.stephaniegiesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00339140164968423032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-41204445675968657192010-09-30T08:37:02.015-04:002010-09-30T08:37:02.015-04:00sorry you're having so many problems with veri...sorry you're having so many problems with verizon but thanks for the laugh this morning! i hate being on hold and you have way more patience than me-i usually end up getting so mad i hang up which accomplishes nothing! good luck getting your dvr (from one cavewoman to another i'm jealous of your cable tv!) maybe calling and threatening to change services would make them move a bit faster??Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17896115614486157023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4550079205854272848.post-86336273621104862002010-09-30T08:22:18.206-04:002010-09-30T08:22:18.206-04:00Oh, you sweet woman. There aren't many things...Oh, you sweet woman. There aren't many things more infuriating than being placed on what I call "eternal hold"--especially when it's with a company you're PAYING your hard-earned money to provide you with service!<br /><br />One time I received such incredibly, over-the-top bad service at a children's store (where I was trying to make a simple exchange of an 18-month size outfit for the same outfit in a 24-month size) that I finally left the store, went home, and wrote a letter to the president of the company--and included the outfit with the letter. I said, "If my experience is representative of the kind of company you wish to run, I will not defile my child by having him wear a product of yours." I was so mad. But boy, was their national customer service coordinator nice when she called me!! And she did send me a new outfit, along with a letter of apology.<br /><br />Take care of yourself and don't be letting your head explode. Your hair's too pretty to have all those brains and stuff mixed into it.Richella Parhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04353214472648623583noreply@blogger.com