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AT&T failed to honor in-store delivery promise at point of sale

A consumer was promised overnight delivery by an AT&T retail associate but received a delivery date two weeks later. Customer support could not escalate or override the order after it was placed. This is a single consumer complaint about telco sales practices with no structural product opportunity.

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