unauthorized charge
I was attempting to order a refrigerator, washer/dryer combo and a riding mower online when my husband stopped me and wanted me to through a salesman at the local Sears store, so I told Darrell whom I was on chat with that we were going to order the items in store. He ask if I wanted him to save the order just in case. I told him that would be fine but not to place the order. When I explained to my husband that the items were cheaper online, he then decided that we should order online. However, when I went back to online chat I was told that Darrell wasn't available and that he couldn't have saved the order because they weren't allowed to do that and that I would have to go through it all again at which I said no thanks. It was just too trouble doing this on chat. So I called them on the phone and placed the order. The person on the phone informed me that I would be better off ordering all the items together and save a delivery charge. So I did and placed them on our Master Card. Originally, I was going to put the appliances on my Sears account and the riding mower on our debit card. Little did I know that Darrell had placed the original order without my authorization and not only that, but he had charged it all to our debit card. When I went to check my email the next morning I got a shock! There was a message from our bank that we were overdrawn by almost $4000.00 So I immediately got on the phone with Sears to resolve the issue. At which time I was informed that they had only charged our credit card and would have to research it and make sure that my bank account had been charged and if it had that they would credit it back.However, they said that this process would take 10 to 14 days. Well, that wasn't acceptable, not when we were missing almost $4000 So I told her that I wanted to talk with a supervisor and she put me on hold and so it began. I spent the next 5 hours being given the run around, hung up on, put on hold forever only to be hung up on. Being told that they had only charged our Master Card and hadn't charged our checking account and yet my bank was saying they had. Eventually they agreed that our checking account had been charged as well as our credit card, but said that they couldn't put back before a week, then 72 hours, then 48 hours and then 24 hours. I became so frustrated by the whole thing that I told them to cancel everything. I believe that Sears must have the worst customer service and customer relations in the world!
monica manager @ sheboygan wisc.
I have spent no less than 4 hours dealing with "one source" corporate "one source', called corporate chicago for management called nordic trak first of all. And finally by an unbelievable pleasant accident i spoke with a manager, at the mayfair mall (I believe it was that site) .
I had not heard back from the manager, however, i know he had a lot of information to review about my concern. Therefore, i telephoned "one source" to see if anything had transpired since my last contact with them and there was not.
On monday 2 / 18 / 13 monica at the sheboygan wisc store was extremely unhelpful. Did not care one bit about my feelings and did not ask if i had callled one source (Of which one other employee there said to me that they do not give out that telephone number) . She kept repeating herself and did not care about what i was trying to explain about the problem and why i felt the unit should be picked up at no charge. . . And i also indicated liability about using the trademill that i purchased on or about feb. 7th a wednesday. She said have service look at it. I said it was set up correctly and it will not workout for me because my feet walk on the front frame of the unit. One word that i said was bull ### and she said if that is the way you are going to talk i will not continue this conversation. After a few more times of her repeating her same statement and me saying that she isn't listening and doesn't care. She walked away and i followed her and stated "you mean you're going to walk away'? She said " call service" and i said, "why don't you call service for me and i pointed to the telephone number on my slip. I stated "what can they do for me"? She stated i don't know when your avialable, and walked away. I did say, if you don't help me i'll report this incident to the bbb of wisconsin and she said don't threaten me. I said it isn't a threat it is a viable company in wisconsin. She finally walked away from me and absolutely "nothing was resolved" then all of a sudden laurie and another lady who's name starts with "b" came by me and explained that the treadmill will be picked up from the milwaukee area on thursday the 21st. I will be called wednesday to determine the time. She had no idea about this solution. She definitely should not be in management for many reasons one especially for walking away from me with no resolution. I have never been treated that poorly in a customer service situation in my life and i am 59. Elizabeth neuser 2308 s 11th st. Manitowoc wi [protected].
pension buy out offer
I received a lump sum offer to buy out my pension, i figure to take it and make good on some debts... pay date was 12/01/2012 & funds to be received before or on 12/31/2012 .. guess what today is 02/18/2013 and no check received ... it's been stressful dealing with the pension center so many conflicting statements made .. we are now on check # 2 that was claimed sent but never made it to my address? So i tested the pension center requested a new pass code for online access received it in 3 business days .. wow miracle right ! we are now on our 3rd reissue request according to the pension center .. they have no proof a check was ever mailed out, they can't send it certified mail and no electronic deposit available..
Now my thoughts is why would a company as Sears would make up stories to delay payments? Seems like fighting lawsuits & class action suits is the only way to get honest answers.. Spending all these $$ in legal battle seems to be Sears down fall... A call to the Atty gen office shed so much light that I am not the only one that is being treated in this fashion by the Sears holding pension center ... Their actions are under review and as usual a class action suit may be in play soon.
So i'm on my 3rd reissue which i figure to take another 2 weeks this is ridulous
no action to resolve mattress issue
We purchased two Serta iComfort Mattresses a year ago, they have very extended warranty period of 10 or 15 years, these mattresses are almost new, not more than a year old. One Mattress has a bulge coming out of the side that is not normal nor there before, it looks like it has come apart on the inside and is very uncomfortable to sleep on it. The other Mattress looks fine.
Have communicated with Sear since October 2012 via emails, sent more than 5 emals each time explainging the problem and adding pictures they request, have sent over 30 pictures with the various emails. Sears Mattress Warranty Customer Service continue to request more information that does not address the issue. I have requested a warranty replacement AND to this date I have not received any calls. Meanwhile, I am disabled and sleeping on the defective mattress is causing lots of discomfort. I have requested to have a manager contact me, included the name of Sears President and CEO, Louis J. D'Ambrosio to have this reach his attention and still have not had any result, nor have not received a call from a Manager to address this. No responses other than another canned email requesting again more information and pictures that have been already provided. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR A COMPANY TO STAND BEHINDS IT WARRANTY? HOW MANY MORE PICTURES DO YOU NEED? WILL LOUIS D'AMBROSIO STAND UP TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, STAND BEHIND A WARRANTY AND FIX THE ENORMOUS ISSUE OF CREDIBILTY AND LACK OF RESPONSIBILITY. I NEED TO HAVE MY SERTA iCOMFORT MATTRESS REPLACED!
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I agree with the buyers issue, I have a similar complaint, bought a king size Serta I Comfort from them, and they have declined my warranty, as the law tag is missing. Ironically we have never removed it, and they installed the bed. Sad that they sell this garbage and will not stand behind the product at all. Absolute garbage, I almost cringe when I see Serta I comfort advertisements on Tv, they are junk, I don't know anyone who likes them after a year or two. I know more people seeing chiropractors after two years of owning one. I wish I had never allowed them to take away my 10 year old bed. I bought garbage and sad to say, Sears KNOWS they are garbage, yet they will not honor the warranty, paperwork in hand, all documents, except this missing law tag. I have all tags on the bed still, same with box springs, I feel they removed it, knowing these things are junk and they want to get away without warranting them! JUNK!
delivery... or non-delivery of washer & dryer
Recently my spouse and I purchased a Maytag washer and dryer from the Sears Home Store in Regina. Purchasing our appliances was not the issue, we had great help from the sales staff in the store, but when it came to the delivery, I have never ever had such terrible customer service! My spouse called weeks in advance to have delivery set up for Friday, February 1, 2013. On Monday, January 28th, we recieved a call to confirm that someone would be home between 12pm and 5pm on Friday to receive our product. Nothing was delivered on Friday. After several attempts to reach someone who knew what happened to our delivery, the only response we could get was that there was a note on the file that said it was supposed to be delivered on February 1st, but then it wasn't going to be delivered until March 9! Over a month wait...and not even a phone call. We were supposed to have someone call us back to discuss some sort of compensation... that never happened.. we had to repeatedly call, only to get in touch with the most arrogant Sears representative who basically said they were not going to do anything for us. Needless to say, we will be cancelling our order. Unfortunately, I will NEVER EVER make a purchase from Sears again. Given their growing competitors, I highly recommend Sears takes a hard look at their Customer Service department and makes some improvement. Matter of fact, this was probably a good thing it happened because we found the exact same washer and dryer set at Leon's for three hundred dollars cheaper :)
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BAD FAULTY PRODUCT
I PURCHASED AN ELITE SIDE BY SIDE REFRIDGERATOR WITH THE CRUSHED ICE AND WATER IN THE FREEZER DOOR. WITHIN A YEAR THE MOTOR ON THE ICE MAKER FAILED. IT WAS DAYS PAST THE WARRANTY. THE MOTOR ALONE WAS OVER $100.00. THE DRAWERS BRACKETS STARTED CRACKING AND BREAKING WITHIN THE SECOND YEAR.
THAT WAS 2004 CASH PURCHASE IN 2004 OF OVER $2, 200.00 AS I STILL HAVE THE RECEIPT. ALONG WITH THE OTHER ITEMS OF STOVE, DISHWASHER AND MICROWAVE HOOD FOR THE STOVE.
IN OCTOBER OF 2011 THE FRIDGE STOPPED WORKING AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE COMPRESSOR THAT IS $600.00 FOR THE PART ONLY.
WAY TO GO SEARS! YOU CREATE JUNK AND WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANYTHING AGAIN. THIS IS JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE TO PASS TO YOUR CUSTOMERS THIS KIND OF JUNK. THAT UNIT WAS TAKEN CARE OF PROPERLY ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE APPLIANCES IN MY HOME. I CAN NOT JUSTIFY ANOTHER 600.00 PLUS SERVICE CALL TO A FRIDGE THAT IS SO BROKEN DOWN IN LESS THAN 7 YEARS.
BUYER BEWARE FOR SURE.
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appliance sales delivery and service
Please see the complete text below for my complaint. I am still trying to deal with SEARS to return my money for an appliance installation that was not completed. I will never buy an another appliance from SEARS and I hope that you don't find yourself in the same situation. I have filed a formal complaint (see below) and have called the store two times asking for them to address the problem, with the response that "I should call back tomorrow". I received a form letter email from SEARS acknowledging my complaint and saying how they "Pride themselves on Customer Service" Pride themselves on customer service my foot. I don't think they know the meaning of customer service. Complaint below:
To whom it may concern:
I am writing you today to file a formal complaint regarding your appliance sales, service and delivery team. I should have probably launched this complaint over one and a half years ago, but until recently, I would have preferred to put the entire experience behind me and moved on. I purchased three appliances at Sears which were delivered to my new home in May 2011. I had such a bad experience with the delivery personnel, that it took me nearly one year to get the courage to buy the dishwasher for my kitchen. Nevertheless, I recently purchased a dishwasher again from Sears with complete assurance from the salesperson that I would not have another bad experience with Sears delivery and installation. I am writing today to complain that although the installation person was professional, he was still unable to deliver me the service that had been agreed to by the salesperson for the price I was quoted. Currently, I have a non-working dishwasher in my house with word from the Sears Appliance manager at the store that he will not allow the Salesperson to honour the price I was quoted.
Please, let me provide some background to my experience with Sears. In the spring of 2011, I purchased three appliances from Sears; A fridge, washer and dryer. I paid for delivery and removal of all appliances. In May, 2011, the delivery man arrived at my home and informed me that he was unable to disconnect the washer as it may cause a leak and they could not be held responsible. The man then asked me if “I had a husband or boyfriend that could do that for me, ” and when I replied no, he proceeded to hit on me the entire time that he was in my house. He did decide finally to disconnect the dishwasher after I tried myself and was unable because, “I was pretty” (of course it did cause a leak and I was required to have a plumber come into my house on an emergency call to fix the leak) .
He then proceeded to tell me that he was unable to remove the washing machine from my basement because it wouldn’t fit up the stairs. I have a very small basement, and because of this, I was forced to live with an old washing machine in my house for three weeks before the moving people came and were able to remove the washing machine (though they also did this for me because “I was pretty”). The delivery person did not also level the washer and dryer as they were supposed to do according to the terms of delivery. When the man came upstairs to unload the refrigerator, he insisted that he was unable to plug in the refrigerator since my plug at the time was not to code. At this point he proceeded to explain to me that he was very handy and that he should give me his number so that he could come by and fix some of the things in my house. This went on for about fifteen minutes and I did not press on getting the washing machine out of my basement because I just wanted him to leave my house. In fact, this old washing machine laying around continued to cause me problems because when the cable man arrived to install the cable, he informed me that his union did not allow him to move heavy objects, so he had to watch me move the washing machine so that he could complete his job.
In the end, I paid (I believe) $60 for a service that I did not receive, that being the install and removal of my washer and dryer, and also, I was emotionally traumatised by the series of events surrounding this purchase. So much so, that even though I finished my kitchen renovations in January of last year, I was physically unable to bring myself into an appliance store to purchase a dishwasher for my home.
Finally, in December, I decided enough was enough and that a house should not have a hole where a dishwasher should go for more than one year, so (having good experience with Sears in the past ...except for the delivery of my last appliances), I decided again to purchase a dishwasher from Sears.
When I spoke to the Salesman, I was surprised to finally realize how much I had been traumatised by this event, because when he suggested Sears could install my dishwasher, I nearly burst into tears right in the store. Nevertheless, he convinced me that it was not to be the delivery person that would come to my home but a professional installer, and I would not have the same experience this time. When it came time to pay for the dishwasher, he explained to me that the installation would be $175.00. I wanted to assure myself that this would be all, because frankly, all I wanted was that the person would come to my house, do their work, and leave. I confirmed with him that the electrical was roughed-in with wires and not a plug, and that there had never been a dishwasher in the house, so I didn’t know what the plumbing situation was. I wanted to confirm with him that that would be all, because as I said, all I wanted was it to be done quickly with as little stress to me as possible. I did not want any surprises. He suggested that I buy a hose “just in case” which I declined because I could pick one up at Home Depot probably for less money, and then confirmed that the $175 would include the installation and that I would not have a bad experience with Sears again.
Today the installer came and explained to me that my house was not properly plumbed for a dishwasher, that he didn’t have the equipment necessary, and that the cost of the plumbing had not been included in my quote. He was very professional, but he was not able to give me the service I had been led to believe would be provided. He called the manager at the St. Laurent store who confirmed to him that Sears would not be able to honour their commitment to me to install the dishwasher for the price quoted by the salesman. He suggested that I take up the matter with the salesman. I am now left with a dishwasher in my house that does not work, a likelihood that I am going to pay more money for something I had not planned on, and or be involved in a long battle with Sears for honouring their commitment to me. At the least, the simple and painless process which I had hoped and in fact pleaded for, has not occurred. I am now left with the battle with the salesman to honour his commitment, rescheduling a plumber and paying more money and missing more days of work, or hiring a plumber of my own and requesting that Sears reimburse me the $175 for an installation that did not occur.
Last time I did not request the reimbursement of the $60 as it seemed like too much work, but I assure you that this time I will not be paying Sears for a service that I did not receive.
I would like to ask Sears to honour their commitment to install my dishwasher for the price quoted and to try to salvage what is possible of a good relationship with their customer. If not, I assure you that this long-time customer will be one no longer.
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Sears is the worst place to buy anything. I purchase a sleeper sofa to be able to stay with my daughter in Edmonton while I underwent cancer treatment. They promised that I would receive their best mattress not true. The mattress was very uncomfortable so I spoke to a gentleman Chris who was very pleasant and we made plans to return the set. It was returned May 14 2014. I paid $75 for the pick up. Well it is now June 20th and they sent me a cheque for $ 135.51 taking off the $75. for pick up making it so I paid twice for one pick up. The set cost me 1351.21 and the only sent a cheque for $135.51 and they have kept the remaining amount. Since I am on disability payments due to the cancer this has left me in a very difficult position! I would recommend that no one purchase anything from Sears as they do not stand by their products and when you return items they seem to feel it is ok to keep your money.
I would also like to make a complaint against the woman I spoke to after Chris as she was extremely rude and felt the situation was humorous, I have never been spoken to in such a rude fashion. My advice to every one is to never purchase anything from their catalogs or there stores. Shop instead at Leon's as their service and merchandise is tops.Sears will never have my business in their stores or from their catalogs
failed to deliver chimney hood
I bought $4000 worth of appliances from sears 12/11/12 (chimney hood, garbage compactor, oven, cooktop) to be delivered on 12/21/12 (Made sure I get it for sure on that day, so that I can have my kitchen ready by christmas eve). They made a separate bill for the compactor, becaue they had some issues with their system. I also made sure that they put the delivery of the compactor with the rest, and they (sears sales) gave the instructions accordingly. I got a call on 21st dec early morning stating that my chimney hood is broken hence they cannot deliver it that day, and only on 30th Dec. I called the sales guy (he gave me his bus.. card), he tried to do some thing for me, but said sorry. I called the lady from the delivery dept.. (who called my on 21st morning), she said, 30th dec, I will receive the new one. I browsed through the internet and found the number for their complaint cell, called them and the lady gave me a complaint number, started telling me that things happen in life, we need to be readyto deal with them (opened my eyes :-) ) . She suggested that I can still have my christmas eve, without the chimney hood (Hmm, I didn;t know that I can cook on the new cook top without chimney hood :-) ). She offered me free installation (I had another bad experience before with sears installation), I promptly said no, requested my contractor to come back on 30th, who agreed for that and not charged me anything. I received the chimeney hood on 30th evening, installed it on 31st evening, Also, on 21st morning they delivered only the oven and cook-top (I was not home, my family got them), luckily, I came back just when the delivery people were about to leave, and I asked them what happened to my garbage compactor?, they mentioned they have only three items for me (out of which chimney hood is broken), and they don;t have any thing else. Upon my request they checked again and found my garbage compactor, After all the efforts to get all of them together, though it is the problem with the billing, I had to pay for it again (stress!)
Some one from the customer dept.. called and left a message saying that Bernice (who took my compalint) is out of office, hence the call. complaint number 1187849. I called next day and left a message to Bernice about my complaint number, waited for 10 days, no one called.
I called on 18th Jan morning to see what they do with the complaint, she said, she is glad everything went good and closing the case. I asked If I get compensated for any thing (for all the trouble that I had to go through dealing with sears), answer was NO.
She asked me If have spent any extra money for installation, for which the answer was no (my contractor was nice enough, he didn;t charge me anything, that too working on 31st Dec.. till 6pm).
I asked if I can get compensated for all the trouble that I went through, answer was NO. and, they asked me to call If I see any issues in the future (not sure what issues?) I said I am completely disappointed with SEARS, she said, she is so sorry, that SEARS is loosing me.
I thought I will be offered atleast some discount on my next purchase or some gift card etc.. to keep me with sears, NOPE, they lost me. I am planning to buy a new refrigerator, need to look for another place.
Lesson I learnt was, don;t call their executive office and book a complaint, you we be stressed more.
Good bye SEARS !
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THIS is what happens when homosexuals come out of the closet. Simpering whining.
So you wanted to be compensated for your whinning? Seriously? Egad...
Range Electrical Fire
My wife and I own a Kenmore Elite Dual Fuel Range, Model #790.7938... We purchased it as a wedding gift for each other on May 6, 2005. On Christmas morning (12/25/12) we were cooking muffins in the oven and heard popping and cracking from the kitchen. My wife and I ran to the kitchen and found black smoke and flames coming out from the back of the clock and electronics. I quickly turned off the oven and the flames stopped. I then turned off the circuit breaker too. We then pulled the oven away from the wall and turned off the gas. Now the oven is locked like it is self cleaning mode and we cannot open the oven door to get the muffin pans out. I am shocked to find that on this site alone there are over 12 users withe similar failure modes. I am a electrical engineer who designs circuit boards that operate high voltage and high current energy. This type of design failure is unacceptable and consumers should be warned of the inherent danger in these products. After reading this website and seeing how many people have this same failure mode my wife and I will also be contacting the contacting Consumer Product Safety Commission. As it was Christmas morning when this failed my wife and I gave thanks that we were home when it did so no one was injured and nothing other than the range was broken. Many time since we have reflected that one of the features we use routinely is the delayed start function, imagine if this failure mode happened one of the days we used this feature. We could have come home to our house on fire!
Steve,
Steve,
We have had no resolution from Sears, in fact we are having difficulty getting Sears to communicate with us. After posting our story on this blog there was a blog post from Sears within 3 hours. That day we contacted Sears Social Media Support as directed (1/17/13). We heard nothing back. So on 1/22/13 we sent the same email again. No response. In one last attempt to chase Liz R from Sears Social Media Support down I sent the email again on 2/1/13. It has been almost two weeks and no response. Our next step is to try calling Customer Care Network at [protected]. Our frustrations is growing since the communication is one-sided and we are met with no response. I will post more if something changes.
We have same model range (installed 2005) with an almost identical malfunction (in 2020). any updates on resolutions?
Hello
My family had the exact same problem as you this evening. How did you resolve?
How much? New Stove?
Steve
company ripped us off and damaged our hvac units
I would like to file a formal complaint against Sears Carpet and Air Duct Cleaning in Lorton, VA regarding their unethical practice of misrepresenting their product offerings and misdiagnosing dust for "MOLD" in order to milk the consumers for thousands of dollars. To summarize what my wife and I have already shared with the company over the phone today...
Read full complaint and 1 commentthey broke a part on my car
I went to Sears Auto Center in Ann Arbor, Mi on 1/11/13 at 11:30am EPA MIG000010302 FACILITY F-108110 for an oil change and tire rotation for the first time. The technician broke off one of the lug nut studs when taking off my wheel! They told me I have to pay for it and it was $91! I told the service advisor that I was not paying for it, you broke it and I want my car the way it was before i brought it here! I asked for the manager who eventually came out after about 20 minutes, who did not have a name tag on and would not tell me his name. I told him what happened and I told him I wanted the piece that broke off and he said they could not find it but would look. 15 minutes goes by and I see the service advisor and the manager at the desk and I said i thought you wrere looking for my part and they simply told me they could not find it! I said and you had me out here waiting? When were you going to tell me. I pulled the manager off to the sode and told him not top talk to me like I was some stupid woman and he threw his arms up and said what do you want me to do? I SAID I WANT YOU TO FIX MY CAR! He said it was not his mechanics fault and i had to pay! I said you think I'm dumb but I knw exactly what happened.. your mechanis did not have his impat gun properly calibrated and put it on the lug nut and squeezed all at once and snapped off the stud! He would not admit it. I said i wanted to talk to his manager and he just tore off a piece of paper and said to call this number which he scribbled [protected]. I walked away crying! I saw the servcie advisor and asked him who his bos's boss was and he told e it was the district manager and he was there now. HE WOULD NOT COME OUT TO TALK TO ME, HE LEFT ME OUT THERE! i NOW KNOW THAT THE MANAGER IS STEVE GRZESKOWIAK AND THE DISTRICT MANAGER IS WALT WILBERT. I said you would rather me walk out that door unhappy because you broken my car for $91 and have me tell 20 people and post it on the internet than ow up to the mistake and fix my car? HE WALKED AWAY! He did this in front of other customers! I left the store with only 3 lug nuts on my left front wheel, PRAYING it would not fall off.. now it sits in my driveway afraid to drive it! Oh yeah, and I drove 20 miles just to get there! I do not hav ethe money to fix their mistake and I cannot drive the car and now cannot go to work! THEY JUST ABANDONED ME!
I went to Sears Auto Center in Ann Arbor, Mi on 1/11/13 at 11:30am EPA MIG000010302 FACILITY F-108110 for an oil change and tire rotation for the first time. The technician broke off one of the lug nut studs when taking off my wheel! They told me I have to pay for it and it was $91! I told the service advisor that I was not paying for it, you broke it and I want my car the way it was before i brought it here! I asked for the manager who eventually came out after about 20 minutes, who did not have a name tag on and would not tell me his name. I told him what happened and I told him I wanted the piece that broke off and he said they could not find it but would look. 15 minutes goes by and I see the service advisor and the manager at the desk and I said i thought you wrere looking for my part and they simply told me they could not find it! I said and you had me out here waiting? When were you going to tell me. I pulled the manager off to the sode and told him not top talk to me like I was some stupid woman and he threw his arms up and said what do you want me to do? I SAID I WANT YOU TO FIX MY CAR! He said it was not his mechanics fault and i had to pay! I said you think I'm dumb but I knw exactly what happened.. your mechanis did not have his impat gun properly calibrated and put it on the lug nut and squeezed all at once and snapped off the stud! He would not admit it. I said i wanted to talk to his manager and he just tore off a piece of paper and said to call this number which he scribbled [protected]. I walked away crying! I saw the servcie advisor and asked him who his bos's boss was and he told e it was the district manager and he was there now. HE WOULD NOT COME OUT TO TALK TO ME, HE LEFT ME OUT THERE! i NOW KNOW THAT THE MANAGER IS STEVE GRZESKOWIAK AND THE DISTRICT MANAGER IS WALT WILBERT. I said you would rather me walk out that door unhappy because you broken my car for $91 and have me tell 20 people and post it on the internet than ow up to the mistake and fix my car? HE WALKED AWAY! He did this in front of other customers! I left the store with only 3 lug nuts on my left front wheel, PRAYING it would not fall off.. now it sits in my driveway afraid to drive it! Oh yeah, and I drove 20 miles just to get there! I do not hav ethe money to fix their mistake and I cannot drive the car and now cannot go to work! THEY JUST ABANDONED ME!
free estimate?
In an attempt to have Sears come and give me an estimate on my bathroom tub, I have been screwed and lied to repeatedly. First, I was told my local rep. had tried to call me the previous day to confirm - since they didn't get me on the phone the appointment was cancelled. I went back through the missed calls - none of them from Sears local guy. So I rescheduled I need an estimate on my bathroom tub - I called them 24 hours ahead to confirm (not wanting to wait for them) - all is well. 4:00 on the morrow they will come and give my estimate on the bathroom. Not exactly. 8:45 P.M. a message is left on my answering machine telling me my "kitchen" appointment needs to be canceled because all they have available is a "bathroom" representative. When I tried to call back the offices closed at 9:00 P.M. I called at 9:00 A.M. spoke with a sweet girl named Kavika who was helpful but after calling the local team, called me back to tell me they would not be able to make it to my place. I am tired of the lies and the run around - don't even bother with Sears!
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shoddy tire mounting
Purchased a tire, had balanced and mounted on November 2, 2012. From day one seemed out of balance. On January 9, 2013 was having car serviced at my usual statiion. Mechaniic noticed sound of something rolling around in this tire. I asked that it be dismounted to find source. Poorly qualified technician had thrown the tire on without looking inside. We found a complete valve stem and some round piece of metal loose in the tire. Apparently its a good place to dispose of trash not to mention add road hazard. So I then had the other from tire removed because it, also, had something inside. This tire had been purchased at Sears Auto Center, Fair Oaks, VA three years earlier. This tire was found to have a piece of the rubber bead of the tire about 4 inches long which had been torn off during mounting. Again, very shoddy workmanship. Do not have work done at Sears Auto Centers. Shoddy workmanship, slow, poor reviews. I will not shop Sears again! LS, Fairfax, VA
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Doesn't surprise me...I just spent a total of 30 hours trying (finally successfully, ) to return a bad battery to them. Amazing that I can walk into any Walmart, Auto Zone, Kmart with a battery that hasn't made it to it's warranty limit, and it takes about 15 minutes to process and get me out the door. In this case, I had spent a few bucks shy of $900 on three of their top of the line Platinum batteries. These batteries were advertised as having a 48-month Free replacement warranty, which I'm sure accounted for the steep price on each unit. However, when I tried to take one back 11 months after purchasing it, I received nothing but grief. The first day, Sears Auto computer system was down, and they insisted that they could do nothing about my battery without the computer (even though I had all the receipts and paperwork received at the point of purchase.) As a result, I had to cancel an appointment to have my some maintenance work done on my RV (which the battery came out of.) The next day, I returned, and found that the computer system was up. I explained again that I was returning this battery for a new one, at which point I was told that they needed to charge and test it first. I said that was reasonable, but that they had already delayed me once with the computer glitch, and why couldn't they have done the charge/test the previous day? Didn't need a centralized computer system to do that. They had no answer, and got somewhat rude. I also explained that when I first discovered the dead battery, I had put a charger on it overnight (with no effect, ) and put another charger on it the following day (once again, no effect.) Furthermore, I informed them that I jump started the battery with my car, and then let it run for two hours on the RV. When I turned off the key, the battery was as dead as ever. Ergo, they probably weren't going to get it to charge. They guys just looked at me like I had a horn growing out of my forehead. Angry, I left them with the battery, after asking how long it would take them to determine that the damned thing wouldn't charge. They told me to check back in 6 hours. Meanwhile, I am still fighting the clock, since I have to be in Nevada, 2400 miles away from Cape Canaveral, in five days. They've already caused me one major delay, and now another. I really didn't want to go somewhere else and spend another few hundred on a new battery, when I felt that they owed me one, but I might be left with no choice. I returned to the house, and started emailing Sears outgoing CEO, Louis D'Ambrosio. I also contacted the store manager, and got the email for the District Manager. I copied them in on the email to Mr. D'Ambrosio. At 2:00pm, I waited a few minutes to see if the Auto manager would call me back, as he had promised. He failed to do so, so I called him at 2:10pm, and asked where we were. He told me the battery was still charging (63%.) I called him on his promise that they gave me a six-hour cutoff, then mentioned the correspondence with the retail manager, the district manager, and the CEO. He got very stiff over the phone, and then said something to the tune of: "Fine. Come back down, and I'll give you a new battery even though you haven't given us time to properly test this one." You could hear the indignation in the man's voice...like he was doing me a favor. I calmed myself and drove to the store. When I got to the pickup counter, the kid with the attitude that I had dealt with earlier came trudging out with my new battery in his hand. He actually dropped the thing on the ground next to me, hard enough that I checked to see if the fall had cracked the plastic (I was almost wishing the impudent little POS had cracked it.) He wouldn't look me in the eye, and fumbled around with his computer. The only words he said were, " that'll be $1.59 for the environmental fee." I almost laughed, since he was acting like he had been beaten, but was trying to save a bit of face by making sure I didn't get out of there without paying something...I told him in a calm voice that I had to go get some cash, since I wasn't going to put $1.59 on a credit card. I took the time to walk back to my car, grab $1.59 in change, walk back inside Sears, proceed to a salesgirl, and ask if I could buy three rolls of pennies. She complied. I headed back to the Auto section with my 3 rolls of pennies and 9 cents...cracked open the rolls on his desk, so that the 150 pennies formed a nice pile, picked up my battery, and headed for the door. I did happen to mention that "he could keep the change, " as I was on my way out. I will never shop at a Sears again in my life. Just sayin!
liability
Dear Sears, below you will find my original post from yesterday with replies. I did send an email to the address you’ve provided, I received no reply so far. I called Sears Commercial many times and had a technician at my house. He rudely informed me that he cant help me as it is the plumbing issue and machine was plumbed in incorrectly and I need to call the plumber. Sears supervisor Larry Bagleef advised me on the phone not to use an outside plumber as the adjuster from Sears Carly Anderson will contact me and when she sends the inspector he will evaluate the situation. The time frame for this action is unknown, meanwhile I am losing 100s of gallons of water in the drought state of CA and $100s as well. I also can’t use the machine Kenmore Elite that costs $900 plus over $2000 in water bill due to incorrect installation by Sears and the bill keeps going up along with wasted water. The service # is [protected] for you to follow through. Is Sears going to resolve this issue, take responsibility and rectify the situation or should I go the legal way along with Fidelity Home Warranty, State Farm Insurance and DWP of the state of CA that currently has strict laws imposed on water usage (and waste)?
Irena Prager “”THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! Sears installed new washing machine in August and Sears installer messed up the connection so we had a huge leak (out of plain site) and lost thousands of gallons of water in California (where we have a drought and supposed to conserve water). We had about $2000 extra on the water bill and called the specialist from DWP that had discovered this tremendous leak. I called Sears on the 4th of Jan. and the gave me “emergency” appointments on the 10th while I have a fountain of water wasting our CA precious resources and my money as well. Sears rep advised not to touch (or fix) it before their technician gets here. Also they advised me to seek reimbursement from my homeowners insurance that DOES NOT COVER DAMAGE CAUSED BY LEAKING PLUMBING of from Home warranty Company (Fidelity) that does not want to deal with it either. The actual washing machine (Kenmore Elite) does NOT function as promised either, it fills out to the top while washing 1 pair of pants!
I NEED SEARS TO TAKE FULL RESPONCIBILITY FOR THE INSTALLATION ERROR, REIMBURCE WATER LAOSS AND REPLACE THE MACHINE FOR A DIFFERENT (MANUAL CONTROL) MODEL.””
o “Sears Cares Irena, I'm terribly sorry to hear of the troubles you are having and cannot even begin to imagine the frustration this must be causing you. We would like to speak with you further to see what options are available and request that you please send us an email containing your preferred contact information, including the phone number used when purchasing the washer, to [protected]@searshc.com. Please include your FB screen name (Irena Prager), so we can reference your post. Again, we apologize and we look forward to speaking to you soon. Thanks, Jay””
Irena Prager Thank you Jay. The email has been sent to [protected]@searshc.com. Will let everybody know how soon I get a reply and what will happen after.
Today, December 10th 2013 I had called the outside plumber to fix the leak as I was loosing too much water and the plumber fixed the incorrect installation by Sears and stopped the leak. Sears Technician (SERVICE ORDER # [protected], TECHNICIAN id 0896118) came to check out the machine, Kenmore Elite (model #[protected], serial # 207KWRE9K998) that has water settings on HOT, WARM, ECO WARM, COLD, TOP COLD. On ALL of these settings the water in the machine remains COLD, not due to the incorrect connection (it has been corrected by my plumber), but due to the computer board internal setting that regulates how machine would be filled. On HOT setting it takes about 2 CUP S of hot water from the HOT hose and follows up with 2-3 GALLONS of COLD water from the COLD hose, as a result the washing water is COLD on the HOT setting! Technician explain to me that in this “high efficiency” machine is normal as it is trying to save my gas heated water. He said it runs NORMAL and spent about 5 minutes in my house. The machine could not be NORMAL as it has SAME COLD water temperature on 5 DIFFERENT TEMPERATURE SETTINGS indicated on the panel of this Kenmore machine. I need to SEARS/Kenmore change this machine to another one that works as stated on description and instructions. I have no help or response from Sears so far despite their promise to stand by their promise of quality of product and service..
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer's satisfaction.
washing machine - installiation
This is unacceptable service from sears! Sears installed new washing machine in august and sears installer messed up the connection so we had a huge leak (Out of plain site) and lost thousands of gallons of water in california (Where we have a drought and supposed to conserve water). We had about $2000 extra on the water bill and called the specialist from dwp that had discovered this tremendous leak. I called sears on the 4th of jan. And the gave me “emergency” appointments on the 10th while I have a fountain of water wasting our ca precious resources and my money as well. Sears rep advised not to touch (Or fix) it before their technician gets here. Also they advised me to seek reimbursement from my homeowners insurance that does not cover damage caused by leaking plumbing of from home warranty company (Fidelity) that does not want to deal with it either. The actual washing machine (Kenmore elite) does not function as promised either, it fills out to the top while washing 1 pair of pants!
I need sears to take full responcibility for the installation error, reimburce water laoss and replace the machine for a different (Manual control) model.
not honoring extended warranty
The door on my oven after 10 years broke while I was using it. I have a extended warranty with Sears and called them out. So I guess my husband and I are so bored we have taken up using our oven door as a trampoline. I told tech I have no kids to jump on the door nor did my husband and I jump on it, then he said I put something heavy on it. The door is a monster to open and close and I didn't know that you cook on the door any ways I always thought you cooked on the shelve in the oven. The service tech then said it isn't covered under our extended warranty because we abused our door by jumping on it or putting something really heavy on it. I am pretty sure I can't lift a 100 lb to see if the door would break or not. I called customer service with Sears and was talk to unbelievably disrespectfully, Then I was put on hold with a customer service rep for over a hour. She then returned and stated it didn't matter if they sent a new tech out they will see what the 1st one said and say the same. I asked for a supervisor and she stated that she was as high up as I can go even though she was just a customer rep she apparently has no supervisor which is hard for me to believe. They said they will submit a complaint about how the tech treated us but his absurd diagnoses will stand and our door won't be fixed. The door fits perfectly, it still has the hinges as you can see in the photo below. If I was abusing it by jumping or putting heavy things on it, it shouldn't look new after 10 years and the door should not be fitting in place there is not even a scratch on the unit. It appears the inner door liner gave under the constant use of 10 years. I followed my contract and paid for the warranty now Sears needs to do the required repair and stop making stupid assumptions because none of them add up. Thing do give after 10 years and they should fix the door. I did look at a part site and the inner liner door which is the only thing wrong with it cost $146 which they should be able to get cheaper. The only thing that doesn't work is when I open the door it goes almost to the ground. it is fully attached and it fits perfect in it spot as you can see in the picture. I also attached a picture of the inner door liner where it gave way. There reason is absurd and I should have a right to be heard and this error corrected. Thank you for listening and your help in this matter.
fraudulent shipping charge
On October 12, 2012, I purchased a refrigerator at Sears Canada, Calgary North HIll store, charging it to my Visa, and to be delivered to my home on October 18, 2012.
On October 15, I canceled the purchase over the phone and requested the Visa charge to be reversed. Someone from the store called me back to confirm the cancellation and I confirmed it. No fridge has ever been delivered to my home.
On my next Visa statement the purchase price has been reversed, the $204.69 delivery charge has not. I went to the store and talked to the salesman Jamie Barisoff, who telephoned their delivery department and confirmed that NO DELIVERY has been made, and said the delivery charge will be reversed and it will appear on my next Visa statement.
At my bank I was told to pay the Visa in full or I would be charged a 21% interest if I did not. I paid it in full.
Sears Canada has never reversed the delivery charge made to my Visa. Not in November, not in December, Sears Canada Inc. simply will not act on the issue. They fraudulently collected $204.69 from my Visa and to date have not reversed the charge.
Kathie Bondar
Email [protected]@airpost.net
Phone [protected]
I used to work at Sears. We were not able to cancel an order after 24 hours, because the item would have already been dispatched at the warehouse and the delivery truck booked. Sears does not use its own delivery anymore - another company does deliveries for them - so they cannot 'cancel' a delivery request after 24 hours.
It sounds like Sears did not cancel this order, but issued you a refund on the purchase price instead. Delivery fees are not refundable: https://secure.sears.ca/customer-support
delivery
I recently ordered a hot water heater online and realized that the delivery date was way to far away .so i called the next day and tried to cancel the delivery date of jan 14 2013 so that i could pick up my order from the store but they told me there is No way to cancel it at this time .I dont understand it ! (why)would i have to pay for a delivery charge if i just want to change my mind and pick it up, They are very rude on the phone i spoke with several customer service reps, They hung up on me when they are unable to answer my questions..then i called back asked to speak with a manager and he wants to offer me just 10 dollars as a credit..what the hell..I let them know i have to get a uhaul truck to pick it up, , I have to pay for that, , why would i let them keep my money for doing nothing..
The complaint has been investigated and resolved to the customer’s satisfaction.
damaged floor
I purchased a Kenmore Elite refrigerator from the Sears Outlet store in Willoughby, Ohio, which was delivered to my home on Monday, 11/12/12. One week after the fridge was delivered, I noticed the tile grout by my fridge was popping up and cracking. I also heard a drip noise (which I initially thought was the fridge icemaker). I moved the fridge and saw the water line to the fridge was not tightened correctly by the delivery people (it wasn't tight at all where it connects directly to the fridge). The water had been leaking behind my fridge into the access panel for a week. The water soaked all of the insulation in the wall area, and ran into the subfloor in front, behind, and next to the fridge. The subfloor had swelled and started to rise, which subsequently cracked the grout and popped the tiles up off the base floor. The water also had leaked into the closet area in the lower level of the house.
When I called Sears on 11/19/12 (which was immediately after noticing the water leakage), I was told someone would be calling me within 24-48 hours regarding the damage. However, I have had to repeatedly call Sears because no one ever calls me back. According to Sears computer systems, a claim was finally input into the system on 11/26/12. I was also told that the fridge was delivered by a 3rd party contracted with Sears called Spirit Delivery and Distribution. Since no one was calling me back, customer service provided me with the phone number to the distribution store. I was connected with "Bruce" who apparently is one of the managers for Spirit Delivery.
Bruce came to my house on 12/4 to assess the damage and take pictures. However, he never moved the refrigerator and I had to show him how to use his I-phone camera because he kept putting it on video record instead of picture. Regardless, he informed me that a damage claim would have to be submitted to their insurance company because of the extensive damage and I should receive a call from their insurance company within the next few days. But again, no one called me. So, after not hearing anything from him or Sears, I called "Bruce" on 12/19. He said he spoke with customer service and someone should call me within "a day or so". Since no one called me, I called Sears customer service on 12/21. I was told that the distribution center was sending me "paperwork" to complete and an email was sent to the distribution store manager (Mike) to call me.
I still have not received a call from Mike nor have I received paperwork to fill out. What I did receive, however, was a letter from "Bruce", dated 12/20/12, saying "After reviewing your claim and the notes that were recorded at the time of the incident I am going to deny your floor damage claim...On December 4, 2012, I noted that damage is 10 ft from the refrigerator and it appears that the damage was not related to hook-up of the refrigerator."
Please note that the damage starts behind the fridge and extends out about 10 feet in almost all directions. It does not START 10 feet from the fridge space. I have had contractors come to my house to assess the damage and even crawl into the crawlspace under the kitchen noting that the insulation under the fridge area is still wet. I am receiving estimates of approximately $6800-$8000 to repair the damage. Today is 12/27/12. I NOW HAVE HARRY MOLD GROWING IN MY KITCHEN WHERE THIS DAMGE IS and I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN! I have only received the run around from Sears customer service and Spirit Delivery and Distribution. This has been the worst experience.
In addition, customer service has repeatedly told me I can submit an insurance claim to my home owners insurance. But, why would I do that when this was something caused by your company or someone you contract with. Customer service also connected me with Sedgwick (or however, it is spelled), which covers Sears insurance claims, but Sedgwick said they don't handle the claims of the 3rd party delivery companies.
If this was your delivery experience with Sears, you would be as upset, if not more than me. I have only received the run around and I just want the damage fixed that was caused by the delivery of a fridge I purchased from Sears.
credit for order cancelled by sears
On Black Friday, ordered a drill and other items from Sears. Received the other items and when I checked the order history I found than Sears cancelled my order for the drill on Dec. 6 (with no explanation). I called on Dec. 10th regarding the drill and Sears did admit to cancelling the order, but no reason why. I inquired about crediting my credit card and was told that it takes 3-5 days to show up on my account. I waited until Dec 17th, and called again after no credit was posted to my credit card. Customer Rep noted my file and sent inquiry to case manager who would be in contact with me in 48 hours regarding the refund. On December 20th, called again to state that still no refund and that case manager has not called. Customer service rep requested that I wait another 3 days and check then since if "we" place another inquiry with the case manager, it could prevent me from getting a refund? I also asked if this was Sears standard practice to charge a credit card prior to fulfilling an order, and the Rep said YES, if you order and do NOT pick up the item in the store, then your order is charged at the placement of the order, and not when shipped (if ever). The Rep suggested ALWAYS pick up at the store and Sears will wait until you pick up to charge your credit card.
I placed an order on Thanksgiving for a dishwasher that was onsale using Sears Gift Cards. I was contacted a few days later that my order was ready for pickup, but later found out that the order had been cancelled. I was never notified that my order was cancelled and was upset when I found out that you took my money from the gift cards, but had no intention of filling my order. 6 weeks later I still have not received my money back and after contacting Sears today again I was told that I would receive the cards within 5 to 7 days. So basically they have kept my money for more than a month and a 1/2. If they couldn't fulfill the order I shouldn't have been able to place it and I absolutely should have received my money for this amount. I will be putting a message into the better business bureau about this situation and I am extremely unhappy with the service that I have received and do not intend on placing further orders with them again.