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10/23/2026 8:09 PM

Equipment upgrade email and website offer

I received an email telling me that’s it time to upgrade my tv equipment.

Clicked the box, it’s on its way.  A day or two later it appears on my porch, and it’s a streaming box for a second tv. I don’t have one. I didn’t ask for one, I figured it was a new primary box that was coming.

After much hoop jumping trying to get an explanation and then return the unwanted box (that you just know will up the bill) via chats and a visit to the worst xfinity store employee in the world, I return to my home with my blood pressure at an all time high still with the box in my possession because waiting for an hour or more to return something is not an option, I call and get a human being.

the email did not say, and the employee had to go off a check what was happening, but apparently it’s free. Not a promotional price of free, (we will see) but simply a streaming box as some sort of ….thank you?….or something.

WHY can’t like this information be IN the email, and why does the email ask me to upgrade my equipment….when I didn’t have one to upgrade?

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user_ssrebt. I completely understand why you’re frustrated. If the email said it was time to upgrade your TV equipment, it makes sense that you expected a replacement for the equipment you already had, not an additional streaming box. I’m sorry the communication wasn’t clearer and that you had to go through so much just to get an explanation. Are you still interested in swapping the old box? 

 

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No. I haven’t even had it that long and the tech said it’s a good box, not one of the bad ones. If a new one magically shows up it’s not getting installed. Not gonna lie, still really pissed about this and the [Edited: "Inflammatory"] at the Xfinity store who tried his best to intimidate me.

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Official Employee

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user_ssrebt. I completely understand why you’re still upset, especially after the confusion with the equipment and the experience you had at the store. You shouldn’t have had to go through so much just to get clarification. We'd like to help report your experience. Could you give us more details on what happened? 
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user_ssrebt. I hear you, and I completely understand why you’re this frustrated. This wasn’t just one inconvenience. You experienced confusion with the original communication, difficulty getting help through chat, problems trying to return equipment, and then an interaction at the store that left you feeling even more frustrated instead of supported. I’m genuinely sorry this became such a difficult experience. I appreciate you taking the time to explain everything that happened. Do you still have the unwanted equipment, or were you ultimately able to return it?

 

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