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Within 5 posts I'd imagine someone will say they're shite, but just been speaking to Rapha customer services.
They're on another level to anyone else I've had to deal with for a warranty claim.

Yes, the stuff is expensive but they take care of you exceptionally well if you have an issue.

***** 5 start, would buy here agin.


 
Posted : 16/09/2016 12:52 pm
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Tesco's they had some weighing scales on tesco direct for less than the shop price I asked the manager and he discounts them for me.


 
Posted : 16/09/2016 1:04 pm
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Lidl, they let my child do a poo in the staff toilets.


 
Posted : 16/09/2016 1:07 pm
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Next didn't want to let us use their staff toilets for the child, but in the end they relented as it was that or pour what was already in the child's trousers onto the floor.

Top (skid) marks Next. !!


 
Posted : 16/09/2016 1:10 pm
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Planet X - They took a credit card payment from me, they had an issue with the order not going through, and now a month later, 2 x phone calls, 3 x e-mail they still are unable to refund my money. Quite exceptional.

To be fair the people have spoken to have tried to help but the refund just hasn't happened.

Time for another phone call I think.


 
Posted : 16/09/2016 1:16 pm
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Do you ever start typing something to post on STW and then realise you are even boring yourself... so why would anyone else wanna read it.

Just had one of those moments .... as you were.

Oh the ironing I know.


 
Posted : 16/09/2016 1:20 pm
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On a more positive note, Superstar Components were great recently on a warranty issue for a wheel with a failed rim. Excellent coms, quick turnaround on the rebuild.


 
Posted : 16/09/2016 1:21 pm
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jb contact your card issuer and chargeback. Job jobbed and a black mark for PlanetX


 
Posted : 16/09/2016 1:32 pm
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+1 on Rapha; I have a fair amount of their road kit, always bought in the biannual sale and have had to return a few things and had one stitching failure - great service from them.


 
Posted : 16/09/2016 1:55 pm
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SportPursuit were great with a rather expensive bike frame that arrived damaged.


 
Posted : 16/09/2016 2:00 pm
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Sandwich - I was trying to avoid that approach but I think a month is long enough.


 
Posted : 16/09/2016 3:06 pm
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Oakley customer services.

You get what you pay for.


 
Posted : 16/09/2016 3:10 pm
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primark let my daughter poo in their staff toilets
my son dropped his burger on the floor at My Lahore in Rusholme...we ordered a new burger and offered to pay for it. the manager gave us the full burger meal free of charge


 
Posted : 16/09/2016 3:22 pm
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To go with the theme...
My son threw up in the Hogwart's Great Hall at the Warner Bros. studios in Leavesden, but as I caught it in a doggie poo bag and it was his birthday, they gave us some tickets for another date!!


 
Posted : 16/09/2016 3:32 pm
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Alpkit. Repaired my broken 5 year old Gourdon for free. Great service especially considering how cheap the kit is in the first place.


 
Posted : 16/09/2016 9:47 pm
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We do great customer service, us - not many of you will need it.


My son threw up in the Hogwart's Great Hall at the Warner Bros. studios in Leavesden, but as I caught it in a doggie poo bag and it was his birthday, they gave us some tickets for another date!!

That's a special story. 🙂


 
Posted : 16/09/2016 10:02 pm
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PLanet X ..absolutely hopeless. Delayed my order of 15 items for 6 weeks as a £1 spacer was out of stock. took 4 phone calls , numerous failed promises from them and several unanswered emails before the stuff arrived 1 month later.


 
Posted : 16/09/2016 10:03 pm
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PLanet X ..absolutely hopeless. Delayed my order of 15 items for 6 weeks as a £1 spacer was out of stock. took 4 phone calls , numerous failed promises from them and several unanswered emails before the stuff arrived 1 month later. Truly exceptionally poor service.


 
Posted : 16/09/2016 10:03 pm
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Once is bad Kaiser, but to do it to you a second time?


 
Posted : 16/09/2016 10:06 pm
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Garmin upgraded my wife's out of warranty vivosmart activity device to a new vivosmart HR.


 
Posted : 16/09/2016 10:08 pm
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1) Proviz sports - amazing customer service, sent me new pads for a helmet FOC, plus a high visibility beanie hat.
2) Wiggle - Mio gps was a week out of warranty when it decided to detach itself, they sent it back to MIO who couldn't do anything but they gave me the value back in Wiggle vouchers.
3) Fitbit - currently on the third warranty replacement. Although they did say this is the final one. 😆

For exceptionally bad customer service, the award has to go to PX - see London Road thread.


 
Posted : 16/09/2016 10:18 pm
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Osprey- caught bag on tree and ripped it. Emailed them to ask about paying for a repair, asked me send it in, had it back within a week repaired all for the cost of posting it to them. Most excellent!


 
Posted : 16/09/2016 10:23 pm
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Once is bad Kaiser, but to do it to you a second time?

obviously he's glutton for punishment 😆


 
Posted : 19/09/2016 11:04 am
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Thermarest

Know of a few people (self included) who've sent them quite old well used mats that have delaminated and been replaced with a brand new equivalent mat within a couple of days.


 
Posted : 19/09/2016 11:45 am
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Fitbit - currently on the third warranty replacement. Although they did say this is the final one

Out of curiosity :
- is it an issue that warrants ( 🙂 ) a warranty replacement
Or
- are they replacing something that they know, and you know, you broke 3 times and just being nice about it?

Just because if it's the former, then that's rather shabby customer service, - it shouldn't matter a jot if it's 1st or the 150th one that you have break and they should have all their pudding taken off them for suggesting otherwise. If it's the latter, then that's pretty damn good of them and they deserve more pudding.


 
Posted : 19/09/2016 12:01 pm