Samsung Corporate Offices

I have a Samsung Tablet that is about a year old. My daughter uses it to animate all the time, but lately, we have noticed that the screen sometimes goes fuzzy-like. It almost looks like an X-ray screen for a few seconds, and then it goes back to normal. Sometimes I hit it on the side and that seems to fix it as well. Regardless, this should not be happening with a tablet that is only one year old, so I called Samsung to figure out what I should do about it. If there is some troubleshooting tip, that would be great; otherwise I wanted to make sure that it was replaced. 

I had no idea how long the phone call would take and if I would need to head to a store to have it repaired. Samsung makes so many different types of products, I really didn't know how any of this would look. I expected to wait in line for a while and then finally talk to someone who could tell me what to do about the situation. People could be calling about their phones, tablets, or payment plans with Samsung products, so I bet they get a lot of phone traffic. 

When I called, a voice assistant answered and said, "Hello, and thank you for calling Samsung Electronics America." It then launched right into the first menu. The options were, "If you are calling about Samsung mobile phones, please press 1. If you are calling about any other Samsung products, please press 2. To speak to an operator, please press 3." I chose the second option since I was calling about my tablet, and it sent me to a hold line with an upbeat tempo.

I was excited for a minute, but it turned out I wasn't there yet because it had just sent me to a new virtual assistant. A robotic voice asked me, "What can we do to assist you today?" I said I needed, "Help with my Samsung Tablet." It then answered quickly, "Got it. What's going on with your tablet?" I responded that the screen was not working correctly, and it said, "Having an issue with your tablet is never fun. Let's dive in a little deeper. Can you describe your issue in greater detail?'

At this point, I was a little frustrated because it seemed like an exercise to see how many different ways it could ask me what was wrong with my tablet. It finally asked if I would like to look up the nearest stores for repair, but I said no, I wanted to talk to customer support. 

Luckily, this was enough to get through, and the virtual agent said, "Got it; I will pass your information on to a customer support agent." Then I had to press 1 to talk to an agent via text message. It took about three minutes but then I was connected to Raya who didn't have much to say to help me. It turns out I had to go into a store for any real help. So really, it was a waste of my time.