M7 TUNING Owner drops F-BOMB on paying customer over front splitter!!!
#83
I've worked in customer service for most of my life and one problem I see nobody mentioned was the one rule you never ask a customer that had something go wrong with an purchase:
"What can we do to make it right...?"
That leaves the company WIDE open to liability/outrageous claims like whats said above of wanting free stuff and "That's just the beginning.." type mentality.
What should have been said was:
"How can we help and come to a mutual agreement? How about a full refund and you send us the part back no shipping cost out of your pocket?"
The Customer Service Rep should ALWAYS open the gate with the offer to make it correct.. Never the other way around, as you can see the outcome..
Both people are in the wrong, and it just went downhill fast...
"What can we do to make it right...?"
That leaves the company WIDE open to liability/outrageous claims like whats said above of wanting free stuff and "That's just the beginning.." type mentality.
What should have been said was:
"How can we help and come to a mutual agreement? How about a full refund and you send us the part back no shipping cost out of your pocket?"
The Customer Service Rep should ALWAYS open the gate with the offer to make it correct.. Never the other way around, as you can see the outcome..
Both people are in the wrong, and it just went downhill fast...
#84
I've worked in customer service for most of my life and one problem I see nobody mentioned was the one rule you never ask a customer that had something go wrong with an purchase:
"What can we do to make it right...?"
That leaves the company WIDE open to liability/outrageous claims like whats said above of wanting free stuff and "That's just the beginning.." type mentality.
What should have been said was:
"How can we help and come to a mutual agreement? How about a full refund and you send us the part back no shipping cost out of your pocket?"
The Customer Service Rep should ALWAYS open the gate with the offer to make it correct.. Never the other way around, as you can see the outcome..
Both people are in the wrong, and it just went downhill fast...
"What can we do to make it right...?"
That leaves the company WIDE open to liability/outrageous claims like whats said above of wanting free stuff and "That's just the beginning.." type mentality.
What should have been said was:
"How can we help and come to a mutual agreement? How about a full refund and you send us the part back no shipping cost out of your pocket?"
The Customer Service Rep should ALWAYS open the gate with the offer to make it correct.. Never the other way around, as you can see the outcome..
Both people are in the wrong, and it just went downhill fast...
#89
Go back an read every post I posted. I looked at this issues and I can get past it. Its the few here who can't. Its the few who act like this is the 1st time this has ever happened.
All of you who claim to be in a customer service business know you have done this and probably said worse too. IMO IF you say you have not done this behind the customers back after they left you are fooling yourself. You might not of been caught, that's the difference.
I will say it again, M7 was wrong. He had a bad day. He apologized.
Even if this customer got everything he wanted, I bet we would of heard how bad the experience was anyway.
Don't buy from M7. Makes no difference to me. Like I said I don't own any parts from M7.
Have a good day.
All of you who claim to be in a customer service business know you have done this and probably said worse too. IMO IF you say you have not done this behind the customers back after they left you are fooling yourself. You might not of been caught, that's the difference.
I will say it again, M7 was wrong. He had a bad day. He apologized.
Even if this customer got everything he wanted, I bet we would of heard how bad the experience was anyway.
Don't buy from M7. Makes no difference to me. Like I said I don't own any parts from M7.
Have a good day.
#90
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#93
Perhaps this is a good thread t jump in on and put in a plug for the "little" guy/gal, "small time" manufacturer... like me!
I make all of my products one at a time, by hand, and check each one for fit. I have had only one paying customer thus far, and so listed my Cooler - Color and Cooler - Guard on ebay. I am on the threshold of launching a "Scoop - Guard" (I only have a few made, in black, so far) - it is pictured below, on my car.
If I have poor customer service with folks, I am all washed up. I simply can't afford to lose my temper, get frustrated, and "drop the F-Bomb" on potential/paying customers no matter how bad my day might be.
I will add that I am in the medical field as my "day job" (the Cooler stuff is a partly a labor of love, but also hopefully extra income since I support my elderly parents - but that's besides the point) - anyway, as much as I may want to "lose it" with the occasional patient who screams, yells and curses my staff, I cannot do that. I have to stay professional and calm, and deal with the issue like an adult.
I am not going to take sides on this issue with Gonzo and M7. I only wanted to point out that sometimes, going with independent, small-time manufacturers/sellers has it's own special advantages. Kind of like what life used to be like when I was a kid. If Mr. Small Business sold my Dad a bum faucet replacement, Dad took it back and Mr. SB happily exchanged for another. Now, my 87-year old Dad has to call the manufacturer, deal with the "phone tree", get shunted around to ten different people and practically have to submit a report on why it did not work, simply to exchange it for another (and yes, that happened to him not long ago!).
And with that I will end my soapbox speech.
Best to all,
Melanie
P.S. Here is a photo of the Scoop - Guard on my car:
I make all of my products one at a time, by hand, and check each one for fit. I have had only one paying customer thus far, and so listed my Cooler - Color and Cooler - Guard on ebay. I am on the threshold of launching a "Scoop - Guard" (I only have a few made, in black, so far) - it is pictured below, on my car.
If I have poor customer service with folks, I am all washed up. I simply can't afford to lose my temper, get frustrated, and "drop the F-Bomb" on potential/paying customers no matter how bad my day might be.
I will add that I am in the medical field as my "day job" (the Cooler stuff is a partly a labor of love, but also hopefully extra income since I support my elderly parents - but that's besides the point) - anyway, as much as I may want to "lose it" with the occasional patient who screams, yells and curses my staff, I cannot do that. I have to stay professional and calm, and deal with the issue like an adult.
I am not going to take sides on this issue with Gonzo and M7. I only wanted to point out that sometimes, going with independent, small-time manufacturers/sellers has it's own special advantages. Kind of like what life used to be like when I was a kid. If Mr. Small Business sold my Dad a bum faucet replacement, Dad took it back and Mr. SB happily exchanged for another. Now, my 87-year old Dad has to call the manufacturer, deal with the "phone tree", get shunted around to ten different people and practically have to submit a report on why it did not work, simply to exchange it for another (and yes, that happened to him not long ago!).
And with that I will end my soapbox speech.
Best to all,
Melanie
P.S. Here is a photo of the Scoop - Guard on my car:
#94
Perhaps this is a good thread t jump in on and put in a plug for the "little" guy/gal, "small time" manufacturer... like me!
I make all of my products one at a time, by hand, and check each one for fit. I have had only one paying customer thus far, and so listed my Cooler - Color and Cooler - Guard on ebay. I am on the threshold of launching a "Scoop - Guard" (I only have a few made, in black, so far) - it is pictured below, on my car.
If I have poor customer service with folks, I am all washed up. I simply can't afford to lose my temper, get frustrated, and "drop the F-Bomb" on potential/paying customers no matter how bad my day might be.
I will add that I am in the medical field as my "day job" (the Cooler stuff is a partly a labor of love, but also hopefully extra income since I support my elderly parents - but that's besides the point) - anyway, as much as I may want to "lose it" with the occasional patient who screams, yells and curses my staff, I cannot do that. I have to stay professional and calm, and deal with the issue like an adult.
I am not going to take sides on this issue with Gonzo and M7. I only wanted to point out that sometimes, going with independent, small-time manufacturers/sellers has it's own special advantages. Kind of like what life used to be like when I was a kid. If Mr. Small Business sold my Dad a bum faucet replacement, Dad took it back and Mr. SB happily exchanged for another. Now, my 87-year old Dad has to call the manufacturer, deal with the "phone tree", get shunted around to ten different people and practically have to submit a report on why it did not work, simply to exchange it for another (and yes, that happened to him not long ago!).
And with that I will end my soapbox speech.
Best to all,
Melanie
P.S. Here is a photo of the Scoop - Guard on my car:
I make all of my products one at a time, by hand, and check each one for fit. I have had only one paying customer thus far, and so listed my Cooler - Color and Cooler - Guard on ebay. I am on the threshold of launching a "Scoop - Guard" (I only have a few made, in black, so far) - it is pictured below, on my car.
If I have poor customer service with folks, I am all washed up. I simply can't afford to lose my temper, get frustrated, and "drop the F-Bomb" on potential/paying customers no matter how bad my day might be.
I will add that I am in the medical field as my "day job" (the Cooler stuff is a partly a labor of love, but also hopefully extra income since I support my elderly parents - but that's besides the point) - anyway, as much as I may want to "lose it" with the occasional patient who screams, yells and curses my staff, I cannot do that. I have to stay professional and calm, and deal with the issue like an adult.
I am not going to take sides on this issue with Gonzo and M7. I only wanted to point out that sometimes, going with independent, small-time manufacturers/sellers has it's own special advantages. Kind of like what life used to be like when I was a kid. If Mr. Small Business sold my Dad a bum faucet replacement, Dad took it back and Mr. SB happily exchanged for another. Now, my 87-year old Dad has to call the manufacturer, deal with the "phone tree", get shunted around to ten different people and practically have to submit a report on why it did not work, simply to exchange it for another (and yes, that happened to him not long ago!).
And with that I will end my soapbox speech.
Best to all,
Melanie
P.S. Here is a photo of the Scoop - Guard on my car:
#95
I said I wouldn't post in this thread anymore and I lied. This is post 59. The first post I made in this thread was post 38 which is exactly what I was saying from the very beginning. Why did you debate with me on this, then literally 21 posts later agree with exactly what I was saying? I must have typed out that gif in several different forms mirroring that .gif.
I'll tell you what I think(my first assumption of this entire thread); I think you like to debate but in a pompous way. I think you tell yourself you have done this thread/community a favor by voicing your opinion and subconsciously smile at the idea. When people quote you and you reply with your condescending "I addressed that" and "I have moved passed it" replies I can't help but golf clap as hard as I can. What you have "addressed" and talked about means nothing to this thread. You put yourself on a pedestal in this thread and I couldn't help but focus on you.
What we do know is M7 came on here and replied to an email no one has seen yet and might never see. FACT. We do know OP had a transaction with M7. FACT.
How's that for popcorn material?
#96
I said I wouldn't post in this thread anymore and I lied. This is post 59. The first post I made in this thread was post 38 which is exactly what I was saying from the very beginning. Why did you debate with me on this, then literally 21 posts later agree with exactly what I was saying? I must have typed out that gif in several different forms mirroring that .gif.
I'll tell you what I think(my first assumption of this entire thread); I think you like to debate but in a pompous way. I think you tell yourself you have done this thread/community a favor by voicing your opinion and subconsciously smile at the idea. When people quote you and you reply with your condescending "I addressed that" and "I have moved passed it" replies I can't help but golf clap as hard as I can. What you have "addressed" and talked about means nothing to this thread. You put yourself on a pedestal in this thread and I couldn't help but focus on you.
What we do know is M7 came on here and replied to an email no one has seen yet and might never see. FACT. We do know OP had a transaction with M7. FACT.
How's that for popcorn material?
I'll tell you what I think(my first assumption of this entire thread); I think you like to debate but in a pompous way. I think you tell yourself you have done this thread/community a favor by voicing your opinion and subconsciously smile at the idea. When people quote you and you reply with your condescending "I addressed that" and "I have moved passed it" replies I can't help but golf clap as hard as I can. What you have "addressed" and talked about means nothing to this thread. You put yourself on a pedestal in this thread and I couldn't help but focus on you.
What we do know is M7 came on here and replied to an email no one has seen yet and might never see. FACT. We do know OP had a transaction with M7. FACT.
How's that for popcorn material?
#97
I said I wouldn't post in this thread anymore and I lied. This is post 59. The first post I made in this thread was post 38 which is exactly what I was saying from the very beginning. Why did you debate with me on this, then literally 21 posts later agree with exactly what I was saying? I must have typed out that gif in several different forms mirroring that .gif.
I'll tell you what I think(my first assumption of this entire thread); I think you like to debate but in a pompous way. I think you tell yourself you have done this thread/community a favor by voicing your opinion and subconsciously smile at the idea. When people quote you and you reply with your condescending "I addressed that" and "I have moved passed it" replies I can't help but golf clap as hard as I can. What you have "addressed" and talked about means nothing to this thread. You put yourself on a pedestal in this thread and I couldn't help but focus on you.
What we do know is M7 came on here and replied to an email no one has seen yet and might never see. FACT. We do know OP had a transaction with M7. FACT.
How's that for popcorn material?
I'll tell you what I think(my first assumption of this entire thread); I think you like to debate but in a pompous way. I think you tell yourself you have done this thread/community a favor by voicing your opinion and subconsciously smile at the idea. When people quote you and you reply with your condescending "I addressed that" and "I have moved passed it" replies I can't help but golf clap as hard as I can. What you have "addressed" and talked about means nothing to this thread. You put yourself on a pedestal in this thread and I couldn't help but focus on you.
What we do know is M7 came on here and replied to an email no one has seen yet and might never see. FACT. We do know OP had a transaction with M7. FACT.
How's that for popcorn material?
#98
Well, I'm back from a week's vacation and see there's been a lot of follow-up discussion about my post. I will keep things short and to the point:
1) I did not, ever, nor was attempting to, "black mail M7" into anything. As my post stated, I simply was following up on THEIR OFFER given to me multiple times in writing and over the phone to "do whatever, in order to make things right for me". M7 made the offer, asked me what I wanted and I started with a modest request of either a refund of the splitter cost or a set of lowering springs. I DID up the price of restitution after I received the "F-Bomb" and "Fool" email and said that they should now do both.
2) I so wanted to include the actual emails between me and M7 but was denied by the Forum Administrators. HOWEVER, they did say "if both parties approved of posting the private email discussions" then that would be approved and there would be no problems in doing so.
So, with that, I herein ask M7 Tuning, do I have your permission to post our email conversations to add clarity and dispel uncertainties for those that are interested in this discussion?
ps: Regardless of the above response, I will endeavor to assemble another meaningful post detailing the actual problems with the instructions, installation and faulty design.
In conclusion, I'm not about nor get off on 'vendor bashing' other than to call them out when they choose to bate-n-swith a customer and do something as repugnant and offensive as they did. Ultimately, I'm trying to prevent other would-be buyers of this product to experience the same frustrations and disappointment that I did. Perhaps in time M7 will either correct their ad clarifying it doesn't really fit "all JCW 2007+" and/or upgrade and modify the part.
1) I did not, ever, nor was attempting to, "black mail M7" into anything. As my post stated, I simply was following up on THEIR OFFER given to me multiple times in writing and over the phone to "do whatever, in order to make things right for me". M7 made the offer, asked me what I wanted and I started with a modest request of either a refund of the splitter cost or a set of lowering springs. I DID up the price of restitution after I received the "F-Bomb" and "Fool" email and said that they should now do both.
2) I so wanted to include the actual emails between me and M7 but was denied by the Forum Administrators. HOWEVER, they did say "if both parties approved of posting the private email discussions" then that would be approved and there would be no problems in doing so.
So, with that, I herein ask M7 Tuning, do I have your permission to post our email conversations to add clarity and dispel uncertainties for those that are interested in this discussion?
ps: Regardless of the above response, I will endeavor to assemble another meaningful post detailing the actual problems with the instructions, installation and faulty design.
In conclusion, I'm not about nor get off on 'vendor bashing' other than to call them out when they choose to bate-n-swith a customer and do something as repugnant and offensive as they did. Ultimately, I'm trying to prevent other would-be buyers of this product to experience the same frustrations and disappointment that I did. Perhaps in time M7 will either correct their ad clarifying it doesn't really fit "all JCW 2007+" and/or upgrade and modify the part.