Apple The Mall of New Hampshire

Yes, Apple has faced numerous, well-documented criticisms and legal actions regarding unethical practices. Major issues include labor violations and poor conditions in supplier factories, environmental impact, tax avoidance schemes, monopolistic App Store practices, and lawsuits regarding child labor in its cobalt supply chain. Key areas of criticism include: * Labor and Human Rights: Apple has been criticized for dangerous conditions and low wages at supplier factories in China. A 2019 lawsuit named Apple regarding child labor in Congolese cobalt mines. * Tax Practices: The company has been accused of using tax havens, such as in Ireland and the Netherlands, to avoid taxes. * Environmental & Product Issues: Critics have challenged the accuracy of Apple's environmental reporting, including claims of "carbon neutral" products. * Legal and Privacy Issues: Apple settled a class-action lawsuit for $95 million regarding Siri data privacy. They have also faced intense scrutiny over anticompetitive App Store policies. * Security Cooperation: The company faced scrutiny over its stance on user privacy vs. assisting law enforcement in investigations, such as the Apple vs. FBI case. Despite these, Apple often highlights its initiatives in safety, security, and supply chain oversight, such as blocking billions in fraudulent App Store transactions.

What in God's name is going on here. I paid for an item go in to get said item wait for an hour to be told "it's an option 6 the pickup person was changed so we need to call and verify, and call apple and this and that it's very technical" wait another half hour only to be pulled aside asked what they can do for me and then I'm told to call Apple. Apple.. I gave you money for a product to pick up at this location, go out back and get my product. We aren't selling Ferraris here, were selling garbage iPhones. You had no problem pulling the money from my account in seconds, why am I waiting hours to get my item?! Consider this order canceled I'll stick with Android.

Came in to get my 2020 MacBook Air looked it, it was working completely fine and then randomly died and wouldn't turn back on. They plugged it in and then someone took it into the back to 'open it up' and then came out 10 minutes later and told me it was dead. They gave me a few expensive options, then I left. A few weeks later an IT person at my mom's work offered to take a look at it and was able to replace some parts and fix it in about an hour... Now I know better not to come here trust an Apple "genius".