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  • fixthecopier
    ALIEN OVERLORD

    2,500+ Posts
    • Apr 2008
    • 4714

    #1

    Worst customer service ever!

    I work on shredders. About 3 weeks ago I was collecting meters on my contract machines, and when I showed up at one site, one of the men ask if I was there to work on the shredder. "No " I said , but I can. My escort then said it was new and under warrenty, and the company had been called. I still ask to see it, because if it was one of mine, I would get the call anyway. When I saw it, it was a brand I had not seen before so I knew I would not get the call. I ask what they paid for it, then made fun of them for paying too much. I also cracked on them for the poor warrenty service, as the machine had been down for weeks.
    Well , Karma got me back. My shop calls me yesterday and said I was getting a third party service call on a shredder. When they told me the building number I knew instantly it was this machine I had only seen that one day. The shop said the company had shipped the parts to the customer. So I call the customer to find out if the parts have arrived yet for me to put them on. Thats when the customer tells me that the company shipped him the electrical boards, and had him put them on. Let me state that again, the manufacturer of the shredder sent the customer electrical circuit boards and told him to install them. ???? They paid $12,000 for this thing.
    I gave thumbs up to the customer for doing it without blowing up the machine, or any further damage. It still was not working because he got just one plug in on the wrong pins, which I was able to find and correct. When you consider the amount of wires in a very tight space, he did a great job.
    Could you see a tech dropping off a pwb or power supply for a copier and telling the customer to give you a call back if it still does not work????
    The greatest enemy of knowledge isn't ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. Stephen Hawking
  • blackcat4866
    Master Of The Obvious

    Site Contributor
    10,000+ Posts
    • Jul 2007
    • 22927

    #2
    No, I can't imagine that. The manufacturer has a lot of gall, asking the customer to do his own warranty repairs. It sounds like something Samsung would do. =^..^=
    If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
    1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
    2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
    3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
    4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
    5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.

    blackcat: Master Of The Obvious =^..^=

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    • jonezy999
      just one copy??

      Site Contributor
      500+ Posts
      • Feb 2010
      • 952

      #3
      That is unbelievable.
      I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. ~Thomas Edison

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      • Hemlock
        Trusted Tech

        250+ Posts
        • Dec 2009
        • 432

        #4
        I'm so gonna try this at the next developer change.
        “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'” (Isaac Asimov)

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        • Herrmann
          Senior Tech

          Site Contributor
          500+ Posts
          • Jan 2006
          • 792

          #5
          Sounds like a good idea to reduce Service Costs
          If the Customer brake something by trying to put it in, you can extra charge for external Intervention :P
          If sometimes you feel a little useless, offended and depressed always remember that you were once the fastest and most victorious sperm of hundreds of millions!

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          • charm5496
            Service Manager

            Site Contributor
            1,000+ Posts
            • Apr 2008
            • 2387

            #6
            We have had the same issues with HP warranty in the past where they would contact us to assist the customer after the circuit boards and assemblies didn't resolve the issues they were having. It's bad enough when you have to follow a technician who is unable to repair a machine...even worse when a customer has had their hands in the machine!!!
            Accidents don't just happen. They must be carelessly planned.

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            • CanonSco
              Man About Town

              250+ Posts
              • Jul 2010
              • 368

              #7
              No H+S laws there?
              Yes, I am a nerd.
              Gaming PC - check. Raspberry Pi - Check. Custom ROM on phone - check. Thick glasses - check.

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              • The Otrain
                Technician

                50+ Posts
                • Apr 2008
                • 54

                #8
                Haha. At least you were able to get it going. If it wasn't on Bragg, I doubt the customer would have even attempted the repair.

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                • fixthecopier
                  ALIEN OVERLORD

                  2,500+ Posts
                  • Apr 2008
                  • 4714

                  #9
                  Originally posted by CanonSco
                  No H+S laws there?

                  What is that?
                  The greatest enemy of knowledge isn't ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. Stephen Hawking

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                  • fixthecopier
                    ALIEN OVERLORD

                    2,500+ Posts
                    • Apr 2008
                    • 4714

                    #10
                    Originally posted by The Otrain
                    Haha. At least you were able to get it going. If it wasn't on Bragg, I doubt the customer would have even attempted the repair.

                    I have got to advertise more. I had one unit with a jammed shredder, I don't know how they found me, but the first person they called was going to charge 40 cents a mile for 180 miles, plus $300 when he got there. I had it running in 10 minutes and charged him $100.
                    The greatest enemy of knowledge isn't ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. Stephen Hawking

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