Verizon talking people out of the iphone?

[tberg1760]

I currently have the original droid and am ready for an upgrade. I visited 2 verizons stores inquiring about the iphone and both representatives were trying to talk me out of the iphone and steering me towards another droid. I can't seem to figure out why they are doing this. Has anyone else had this experience or does anyone have an idea why they are doing this? I was dead set on the iphone, now I am just completely skeptical.

 

[Qdiddy]

No, probably would cost you more for a droid upgrade, money is what drives any advice a sales rep gives.

 

[firedog25]

There could be a few driving forces, cost is definitely one, there could be a sales contest going on for droids, they could also just be anti-Apple fanbois too. I find a lot of people are anti-Apple because they're just ignorant of the platform or just stupid.

 

[drowzy]

Probably just Droid fan boy employee's

 

[Jsmk23]

Yes this happened to me at 2 diff Verizon stores. When i went in the first time, I asked for the iPhone and right away they try to sell me the Thunderbolt and throw in many accersories. They had said the iPhone is a good phone but in the near future the Android will overcome them. 2nd store wanted me to get the Droid X because it was a "supposably a great phone" for the price. Third store just listened to me and sold me the iPhone with no hesitation.

 

[bab2010]

Probably just Droid fan boy employee's

I agree.

 

[triciao]

When I bought my iPhone I went straight in for it the girl had held the last white one for me

 

[blalock]

I had this happen to a friend and it kinda jaw dropped me. Basically the rep in the store told her that the droid was a much better phone so she took it..Lets just say she took it back and got the Iphone and she has had no regrets

 

[grouper sandwich]

While it wouldn't surprise me of trips did this, we didn't experience any flack when we to get my wifes iphone, and I was missing with my Droid X while she looked.

 

[stuberger]

I went to a Verizon store (sub) in Vincennes Indiana to get my wife a iPhone since I got one now and love it..they also tried to talk me into a Droid...asked them why and they said Droid's are better and I told them "sure, then you woke up!". They even got mad at me for telling a customer that if I was them, I would buy the iPhone over any of the Droid's....haha

 

[Strykker]

Phone sales are driven by incentives and due to the popularity of the iPhone they need to move the droids as fast and hard as they can. I admit I was a iPhone skeptic when I was using a windows phone and wife a droid. Hands down my iPhone is the best phone I have every owned. Ignorance is bliss, until you see the light.

 

[Cain01]

Verizon did the same to me. They tryed to sell me a thunderbolt after I bought an iPhone. I laughed in their face. I said I've heard nothing but bad reviews over the thunderbolt. Nothin about the iPhone. I told them how Long my battery lasted they didn't believe me. I told them how fast the iPhone was their response was thunderbolt has 4g. If it reaches a 4g tower. All in all it's just Verizon trying to make money and since people at Verizon only know what they are told they only know droids. Verizon is a bunch of morons anymore.

 

[Mellow]

The reps did the same thing with me and my husband when we went to a Verizon store! There is some motivation behind their pro Droid attitude, I just don't know what it is, maybe it's because their all "techies" and they think that everyone should like what they like. My husband had a Droid and he got sick of how complicated it was so he finally ended up getting the iPhone.

 

[stuberger]

I bet Apple would be happy to hear about this...lmao

 

[iJeff]

My verizon stor tried to do this also. They are just way to stupid to realize what they have in the iphone,