Storage Plan Downgrade Not Reflected in Billing, No Callback
A customer switched to a smaller, cheaper storage unit as the operator said they could, but was charged the original higher rate anyway. Their only recourse was the local branch, where a worker took their number and never returned the call. A self-service change that does not propagate to billing leaves the customer chasing a correction through a channel with no accountability.
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