Best Buy Confirms Aug 12th Release Date

[Android_LIFE]

I hate Verizon employees. A lot of them are pretty clueless to what is going on with their company. I called a Verizon store today and asked "Do you guys know when you will be getting your Droid 2 in and a live model of it on display on the floor? Isn't that supposed to be on Thursday?"

The guy replied..."I'm not sure. I think it is supposed to be within the next couple of weeks but it is definitely not Thursday." I hung up and started laughing.

LoL...
You will definitely have to go in, and speak to the manager one on one

 

[DROIDing]

I hate Verizon employees. A lot of them are pretty clueless to what is going on with their company. I called a Verizon store today and asked "Do you guys know when you will be getting your Droid 2 in and a live model of it on display on the floor? Isn't that supposed to be on Thursday?"

The guy replied..."I'm not sure. I think it is supposed to be within the next couple of weeks but it is definitely not Thursday." I hung up and started laughing.

Wow... sad part is I'm NOT surprised. 48 hours before the official launch of the predecessor of the best selling Android phone ever, and the employee can't even offer a straight informed answer, or go to a manager or a co-worker who actually cares enough about his job to know basic information 2 days in advance... for the RIGHT answer.

 

[TheAlmightyDrew]

Yea. The other Verizon store I called looked it up in the computer like any smart employee would do and told me it was Thursday. You would think that someone that is working for a phone company would know when the big phones are coming out.

I work at Gamestop and I always know when all the new releases are coming out so I can tell customers about them.

 

[DROIDing]

I work at Gamestop and I always know when all the new releases are coming out so I can tell customers about them.

Because you actually care, enjoy your job, and have an interest in your sales materials as a hobby... 99% of workers are merely there doing just enough to NOT get fired, and collect a paycheck.

 

[TheAlmightyDrew]

Because you actually care, enjoy your job, and have an interest in your sales materials as a hobby... 99% of workers are merely there doing just enough to NOT get fired, and collect a paycheck.

Yea, you are right. I am a hardcore gamer so I love working at Gamestop. Haha.

 

[jradicle11]

The verizon rep I talked to in the store today was able to answer every single one of my questions actually.

 

[TheAlmightyDrew]

The verizon rep I talked to in the store today was able to answer every single one of my questions actually.

Like DROIDing said, I guess it is all about who you get. Some people care about their job and want to be a good salesman so they read up on everything. Other people just do the bare minimum so they don't get fired.

 

[jradicle11]

Yea, I discovered that I could easily work at that store and be more knowledgeable than most of the employees there. I actually asked if they were hiring but, unfortunately, I do not meet the age requirement.

 

[Old Man]

One woman posting in the Droid X forum was apparently offered a job at one Verizon store after she ended up educating the employees more than their answering her questions before the Droid X was available.

I've definitely experienced a variety of expertise and service with Verizon employees in their stores. But at least I never had a Verizon employee outright lie to me about phone and plan availability, apparently to try to get me to purchase a more expensive phone and service as they were on commission, or tell me that they couldn't offer any deals for existing customers and I'd be better off to switch to another carrier as they had done. That's how my relationship with two of the other major wireless providers ended.

 

[DROIDing]

One woman posting in the Droid X forum was apparently offered a job at one Verizon store after she ended up educating the employees more than their answering her questions before the Droid X was available.

I've definitely experienced a variety of expertise and service with Verizon employees in their stores. But at least I never had a Verizon employee outright lie to me about phone and plan availability, apparently to try to get me to purchase a more expensive phone and service as they were on commission, or tell me that they couldn't offer any deals for existing customers and I'd be better off to switch to another carrier as they had done. That's how my relationship with two of the other major wireless providers ended.

Hopefully cell phones don't continue to follow down this path and become nothing more than another used car-type business where the employee is more concerned about weaving lies to increase his monthly commission check.