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Thursday, September 11th, 2025

Apple Watch bait and switch

On September 2, I contacted Xfinity customer support after noticing I was being double billed for Netflix. The support representative offered to correct this by moving my account to something called “Xfinity Now” - which eliminate the Netflix issue and lower my monthly bill. As an added bonus, the rep says, the account change comes with a FREE Apple watch. Event though I already have an Apple Ultra 2, I thought if the watch was free I will take it and gift it to a close friend.

Late on - I receive correspondence from Xfinity informing me I will be charged $12.49 plus tax on a monthly basis for the watch. This, in no way, is a free phone. The tactics used to get my agreement by initially calling it a free phone are at best extremely disingenuous and unfair and at worst disgustingly deceptive. I am a senior citizen living on a fixed income, and every dollar counts. I cannot, and will not, submit to this bait and switch.

Adding a bit of insult to injury, the watch was not even delivered to my residence. My next door neighbor came by this morning and said a package with my name on it was found on her doorstep by a construction worker. How is it that Xfinity ships out expensive hardware such as an Apple watch without requiring a signature????

I wish to return the watch asap. Please provide guidance on how to execute the return.

James

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Official Employee

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26 days ago

@user_dad55d Sorry to hear about the misinformation about the watch and plan changes. You can follow the instructions for returning the watch found at https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/returns-and-exchanges . If that online option doesn't work we would be happy to escalate it for you.

Visitor

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Hi,

I logged into xfinity.com. opened my account, and selected devices. The watch is listed, but there was no option to return or exchange. Please advise….

Official Employee

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937 Messages

@user_dad55d Thanks for letting us know. Please send us a direct message with your full name and service address and we can get this escalated for you. 

To send a "Direct Message" to Xfinity Support: 
Click "Sign In" if necessary 
Click the "Direct Messaging" icon or  https://forums.xfinity.com/direct-messaging 
Click the "New message" (pencil and paper) icon 
The "To:" line prompts you to "Type the name of a person". Instead, type "Xfinity Support" there 
- As you are typing a drop-down list appears. Select "Xfinity Support" from that list 
- An "Xfinity Support" graphic replaces the "To:" line 
Type your message in the text area near the bottom of the window 
Press Enter to send it. 

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@user_dad55d thank you for sending the direct message with the requested information. I'll follow up with you there to help assist with getting the return label for the watch. 

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