Do Apple have a complaints department in the UK?

Hi all.



Thanks in advance to anyone who can provide me with the contact details I need.

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Posted on Nov 4, 2010 9:39 AM

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Posted on Dec 22, 2011 8:13 AM

OK, heated discussion aside I have just posted this in another thread regarding logging a formal complaint in the UK. Here are the steps I took and would recommend...


Please bear in mind the feedback option recommended by some does not guarantee a response - as is stated on the actual feedback option


Phone 0844 209 0611

You will go through a few phone prompts and then be put through to a person in Apple Care

He/She will ask you to confirm the serial number and tell you if the product is within warranty

He/She will ask how they can help

Describe to them the outline of your issue and finish by telling the person you wish to raise a formal complaint

He/She will advise you that you are going to be transferred to Customer Services

I was on hold for a couple of minutes but the person transferring me joined my call again to advise that the wait would be a couple of minutes more (someone keeping you up to date - nice touch)

When the Customer Services person was ready to take the call the original person conferenced in the person and introduced us both before leaving us to it

You are now through to someone who can process, evaluate and repond to your complaint

The response may or may not be that day, tomorrow etc etc but the person will advise you of the timeline, your case ID and their contact details

You have now logged your complaint and it is being addressed by someone with the authority to respond and if necessary authorise any further action (contribute to repairs etc)


I have tested this personally and it works. Total time spent on the phone? Around ten minutes. I am of course now awaiting Apple's verdict 🙂


Cheers,


Andy

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Sep 27, 2017 1:13 PM in response to angel_153



The very rude poster who said Apple aren't here so won't see your post - not strictly speaking true. They do monitor posts, because one I put up before about a UK CS dept got immediately deleted and Apple emailed me to tell me they'd deleted it - no-one gets to speak ill of the mighty Apple, apparently!


Really? Then how do you explain this thread of over 100 posts, most of them speaking very ill of Apple:

how do I update iPhone apps with new iTunes 12.7?


To correct your misapprehension, hosts do not monitor posts. Any member of the community with over 150 points can flag a post that they think is inappropriate. A host will then review it, and take action of the host believes action is called for. Hosts do not proactively monitor the forum. There are just too many posts and too few hosts.

Jan 7, 2017 11:31 PM in response to Moonadechina

Moonadechina wrote:


I'm now considering to change to Huawei. I seriously don't think it's worth it to pay so much for the Apple's when they don't even want to listen to customer complaints!!

You should always buy the product that best meets your needs. As has been noted, the fact that Apple doesn't have a "Complaints Department" doesn't mean they're not listening to their customers. I agree with Chris CA. I'd much rather talk to the "Getting Things Fixed Department". Apple has a very good one of those.

Feb 10, 2017 6:00 AM in response to kptphoto

Hi,


What did you do in the end? I'm in a similar position. I have a defective iPad, bought direct from them less than 2 months ago, they've tried everything to fix its many issues, even uninstalling and reinstalling the OS, and I want a replacement. They want to fix it. To me, because it's so new and has been defective out of the box, any repairs made will effectively result in me having paid full price for a refurb' device. I'm disabled, and my nearest Genius Bar is as far away as yours is, but my only other option is to send it in, and then it's down to whether the engineers want to fix it or replace it, which doesn't seem fair to me. Tech support said there was no guarantee of a store replacing it, either.


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