I’m so sorry to hear this happened to you. If it was me, I don’t think I could face them. I would love to think that I’d respond saying I’ll never go back, even for an apology, but that alone might be too much.
Let us know what you decide to do! No wrong move here and you owe the owner nothing.
The Internet is a fickle creature. Lemmy users tend to not support posts that could be interpreted as an ad. Flagship phones seem to be a top item on the hit list.
Personally, I have used flagship phones but do not plan to in the future. Cheap ones last longer in my experience and don’t have ads in menus and undeletable bloatware. After buying a Samsung TV, which has the above issues and more, I don’t plan to buy anything from that company again.
Please don’t dwell on posts that do badly if you are being genuine. Might just need to try a different community for these types of posts.