- Report: #983386
Complaint Review: Watch Repairs USA - Rockville New York
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Randall -
New York, New York, United States of America
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Watch Repairs USA
100 N. Centre Ave. Ste 304, Rockville Centre, NY, Rockville, 11570 New York, United States of America
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http://www.watchrepairsusa.com/
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Watch Repairs USA Over Priced Watch Repair and Return Shipment Costs Rockville, New York
This company will pop up at the top of most watch repair Google searches and look out. They offer free shipping and estimates. I sent two Festina watches in for battery replacement. Both watches worked fine, just the batteries died. Their Free shipping format is easy and a trap. The estimate for repair on both watches included an overhaul, for $134.99 for one and $154.99 for the other, after the lowered the price. Also $49.99 for battery, another $49.99 for gaskets and seals.
All communication only takes place via the website. Adam Carpentieri did send me an email over my request for a lower estimate, but I could not return an email to him or call and speak with him.
The overhauls was more for the watches then I paid for them.
I rejected the estimate and found the free shipping no longer applied.
1. I had three choices. Repair the watches at the very high prices.
2. Give them the watches.
3. Pay over $17.00 for shipping and handling for them to return them.
I choose to have the watches returned rather then see them show up on eBay I'd bet in a month or two running just fine with a new battery installed.
All communication only takes place via the website. Adam Carpentieri did send me an email over my request for a lower estimate, but I could not return an email to him or call and speak with him.
The overhauls was more for the watches then I paid for them.
I rejected the estimate and found the free shipping no longer applied.
1. I had three choices. Repair the watches at the very high prices.
2. Give them the watches.
3. Pay over $17.00 for shipping and handling for them to return them.
I choose to have the watches returned rather then see them show up on eBay I'd bet in a month or two running just fine with a new battery installed.
3 Updates & Rebuttals
RKWOLF
Garrison,New York,
United States of America
One watch running fine with new battery
#2Author of original report
Fri, December 21, 2012
One of the two watches is now running just fine after taking it to a local watch repair shop in New York City. Cost for new battery and install. $10.00.
The rebuttals are true. Those items were in the fine print on their website. Just beware.
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Golden Meadow,United States of America
put a sock in it koast
#3Consumer Comment
Tue, December 18, 2012
no one wants to hear from you
coast
USATerms and Conditions
#4Consumer Comment
Mon, December 17, 2012
"Their Free shipping format is easy and a trap... I rejected the estimate and found the free shipping no longer applied."
The web site never implies that they pay for return shipping. Their return policy is clearly posted in the Terms and Conditions on the company's web site.
Excerpt of the Terms and Conditions from the web site you provided:
8. Return Shipping. Watch Repairs USA offers free incoming (to our facility) shipping only. Customer is responsible for return shipping in all scenarios.
