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snurckle -> RE: Advantage Hobby Poor Customer service (5/29/2008 12:35:33 AM)

I think I'm in the boat with everybody else- Advantage Hobby will not receive my business EVER. TowerHobbies or Horizon Hobbies Direct. I've actually never ordered anything except from TowerHobbies, as they seem to have the best prices. I've ordered from them several times - and each and every time - the order has arrived a day earlier than expected. Ordered a TF GE Corsair on Monday night, it was at my house on Thursday, and that was standard shipping. Bad thing was - I didn't want it to arrive so early, but I cleared it up with the wife, and told her to put a sock in it...in nicer terms (of course).

Either way - the novel above doesn't impress me. They should have contacted you directly, and cleared it up during that call. Instead they wait until somebody else contacts them...and then they start to listen to the VOC. (Voice of the Costumer) There are many aspects of running a business - and none greater than the VOC. If you aren't providing the service that the customer wants, the customer will go elsewhere. The right part, at the right time, in the right place, is a quality standard, and if you can't meet the quality standard you are operating well below a 4 sigma - and almost every retailer company in the world should hold at a minimum that 4 sigma level, whereas each should strive for 6 sigma. Consider 4 sigma = 99.9937 % of orders are the right part, at the right time, and in the right place.

Just something to think about...




Peter_OZ -> RE: Advantage Hobby Poor Customer service (5/29/2008 12:38:28 AM)

ok this is now resolved.

Len has given me a full refund for the whole meter, I would have been more then happy with just the part replaced, however that was how he wished to handle it which is very gracious of him.

I thank Len for his graciousness in providing the full refund, it is appreciated. thank you

I think a lot of the trouble may be in the email provider losing emails, hence the fall over in communications at the start.

anyway all solved.

Happy customer who will buy again.


Mods: you can remove this thread now - thanks




pc55bomber -> RE: Advantage Hobby Poor Customer service (5/29/2008 1:13:16 AM)

Peter
Great to see Len has sorted the problem and has the decency to rectify the situation. I also gave him the heads up on this problem.
This has been simply a communication problem at both Advantage and Horizon.
Emails often get deleted by spam filters and I send my email to as many addresses I can find on the site, so eventually one gets thru the system. I have had this happen with Tower.
US warranty is different than ours, returns go to the manufacturer, a pain in the bum for us.

Its better customer service for the retailer to just replace the item, easier, quicker and keeps the customer happy, perhaps Advantage should take this on board for International customers, its good business and Tower has my vote here.

I think some comments are a bit harsh towards Advantage, I for one commend and respect a person for admitting and correcting
a problem, especially on a public forum.

I have been on both sides of the fence and experienced similar problems.

Cheers
Paul




Peter_OZ -> RE: Advantage Hobby Poor Customer service (5/29/2008 3:01:03 AM)

Paul,
totally agree with your comments.

Len has stood up and resolved the issue and has more then met my expecations. After all he gave a refund on the WHOLE unit, not just the defective part.

Look forward to doing more business with him in the future.

cheers
Peter




Nathan -> RE: Advantage Hobby Poor Customer service (5/29/2008 7:51:54 PM)

This is a good place to end this thread.




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