Merryhill branch
Bought a child's bike- ex-display model so slightly discounted. My expectations of ex-display is maybe marked, scuffed etc but still in working condition. Both tires were flat so asked for them to be pumped up. Shop staff said they would be and they would do a full check on the bike. 2 days later the back tire is flat, clearly a puncture. The child had been at his dad's house during this time and not even ridden the bike yet. I phoned the store and told them the bike they sold me has a puncture and was asked to bring it back so they could look at it and fix it. This was a Monday evening and earliest I could return with work hours and their opening times was Saturday, so I told them would return Saturday morning. Returned the bike as soon as the store opened, the staff member pumped it up then checked again after 10 mins and confirmed it did have a puncture and they would repair it for me. She then told me it would not be ready until Monday. She took my number and said as soon as it was repaired someone would call me Monday.
Lunchtime on Monday I call the store to get an update as to when it will be ready. It wont be done today it will be done tomorrow morning, the manager will do it themselves before the store is open.
Half term week and one child is without a bike. I could have repaired it myself in way less time but I don't expect to have to repair a brand new product.
So I spoke to a manager, who was very polite in tone but told me they didn't have any bike build staff working Sat or Sun and had been way too busy to do it today. He said he didn't know where I got the idea it would be ready Monday, his staff member is right here and did not tell me Monday she just told me someone would call me when it was done.
At this point I had enough of his lies. She clearly told me Monday, if she had not I would had asked for when I could collect before leaving it at the store. Had I known it would be more than 3 days to repair a puncture I would have asked for a refund then. They had the bike and my money and were going to repair it at their leisure. Told the manager I wanted my money back.
I drove over to the store got my refund and went elsewhere to purchase a bike. The child is now happily riding his new bike from somewhere else, maybe the one they refunded me will be repaired tomorrow?
1 year ago
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