On XXXX/XXXX/2015 I visited the XXXX XXXX store in XXXX XXXX Ohio at XXXX to purchase a no contact phone ( prepaid ) for my teenage daughter forget birthday that day. I found the product that I wanted and upon check out and activation the sales person asked for my drivers license. He said it was protocol - I found it odd, he was in the " post sale '' screen, the rep had to ask for help over six times in the transaction - my checkout took over 50 minutes to check out. The rep then told me that in order to complete the " sale '' I needed to input my social security number - he told me that XXXX XXXX XXXX required it. I input the requested info and then I discovered he ran my credit ; I never gave them permission to do so and furthermore to purchase a prepaid / no contact phone a credit check is not warranted. When I complained to a manager and asked if my credit was run he said no it was n't - he said the rep did n't get that far ; he lied. Later that evening I received an alert that XXXX XXXX had in fact ran my credit ( without my consent ) I contacted XXXX XXXX the next day spoke to a manager who apologized for the mishap but nothing was done about it. I have been trying to raise my score so that we qualify for a home. I was told that it was illegal for XXXX XXXX to take advantage of me ; through out the " check out '' the rep kept trying to push me into a contract phone - I continued to explain I did n't want a contract - I believe he attempted to tak advantage of the transaction - if I would have gotten a " contract '' phone then he would have gotten commission. My credit score dropped as a result of their negligence and I believe they should pay for what they did to me 
