作者ordinarycool (普通酷)
看板Oversea_Job
标题Re: [北美] 骑单车上班?
时间Fri Jun 13 14:08:59 2008
关於骑脚踏车上班的计划我实在太frustrated所以不吐不快
就在我兴高采烈上网用信用卡买了一台脚踏车还有其他一堆配件之後
(总共大概花了快$400大洋 准备日後用Bush的Economy Stimulus Check来还)
装修的恶梦就持续了一个月
先是煞车把手裂开加上运来时就装不对方向
再来是等上三个礼拜才送来的煞车把手竟然不同型号所以装不上去
送错货不说 我每次用仅有的午休时间打电话都等上25分钟
好了 过了三个礼拜送来的把手不合我只好去Home Depot买塑胶束带(zip-lock strips)
把旧的把手绑上去 想说虽然松松的但至少可以用吧
没想到拆来拆去的 煞车线的adjustment搞砸了 变得很松
我只好调来调去 前後花了一个小时 後来虽然没有完全调回来但总算还可以用
兴冲冲的我开始在客厅骑了起来
没想到两秒钟後一转弯 车头竟然歪了~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
我记得我装上去的时候努力把screw扭得很紧的说
後来不管我怎麽screw up 只要一转弯车头就会歪掉!
气死我了 花了这麽多钱(而且帐单已经来了)买的一台漂漂亮亮的脚踏车
竟然只能放在客厅好看 一个月了我的油钱还没有省到啊~~~~
不能骑的单车我到底是买来干嘛用的 =_=
於是既气愤又气馁的我写了一封落落长的email打算去给他们的客服抗议(如下)
不过不知道这样口气会不会有点冲 写过去会不会不妥
请各位建议一下如果是你们会怎麽做 大家若认为这样的email和要求是合理的
我明天就寄出 毕竟customers are always right, even if they're not.
或者如果你认为应该自己去找运动用品店或车行调整一下就没事也建议一下
我本来是打算明天把这封email发出去的 毕竟真的是满生气的 不吐不快........
I am writing this email simply because I am VERY, VERY frustrated with the
purchase experience.
First of all, I got the shipment with a broken brake lever, been shooting
emails back and forth with your company for 4 times, finally you had me call
this warranty number by myself. I called 4 times, except the last time, all
other THREE times I was on hold for 20 to 25 minutes and couldn't get someone
to answer my call.
Secondly, after I finally got to talk to one of the warranty department
personnels on 5/23, I was told that the shipment will be shipped out and I
should be receiving it the next week. On 6/6 I called again because I have
not received anything after 2 weeks of waiting. The courteous representative
told me that it was shipped out on 5/27, and we are in the same state
(Illinois) so it shouldn't take that long and that she will mail out another
break lever via FedEx. On 6/10 finally I received the FIRST shipment that
was shipped out on 5/27, but it is a different model that I can't install
on my bike without taking off the whole shifter and plastic handler.
I tried different ways to put the brake lever on but due to different model
I couldn't, so I finally gave up and bought those plastic zip strips and put
the broken one back on and tried to install the brake wire back on. The brake
wire then got messed up because I took it off from the original brake lever,
put it on to the new brake lever which didn't work so took it off again and
put back onto the original brake lever, now the adjustment is totally off
and I had to manipulate for a good hour to get it tight again.
Finally after adjustment, the brake isn't completely working but is not far
off, I was finally happy and tried to ride in the living room for maybe just
10 feet and something amazing happened -- the front handler bar cannot bite
onto head tube! That is, no matter how much tighter I tried to wind up the
screw, as soon as I make a turn, the handle bar is off and would become
exactly crist-cross with the tire. How am I supposed to ride a bike like
this on the street, without turning anywhere, I suppose?
I am just very frustrated right now, because after a good whole month I have
a pretty-looking bike sitting in my living room but I can't ride it at all.
I have bought all nine yards of accesories that totally cost even more than
the bike but now all $400 worth of products including the bike are for show
only. As much as I think you are doing a good business, the process is just
very inefficient, which renders the whole purchasing experience unpleasant.
Now that the bike has a handle bar that won't stay put, I am not sure I want
to go through another whole month of hassle. I am sure your business is in
good shape and is willing to help your customers with these unintentional
problems. If you can fix this by simply ship me a new one and pay for the
return shipping for the broke one, I will give it another shot. Or expedite
to me another handle bar, brake lever and brake wire. Or however you can fix
this problem. But I am really tired of waiting and summer is short.
Thank you.
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1F:推 miluco:400块其实很少..我同事大部份都骑500-1200的脚踏车 06/13 15:08
2F:→ miluco:当然也有人骑烂车丢在捷运站通勤,好车通常就上带上车,下车 06/13 15:11
3F:→ miluco:後继续骑 06/13 15:12
4F:推 cchris:400元的车听起来很廉价..为何当初不去target/walmart牵一台 06/13 16:17
5F:→ cchris:我牵一台$150~200的车,骑得很高兴,有点费力但正好运动 06/13 16:18
6F:推 marathons:$400! 我还在找机会去Target/Walmart买$60的廉价自行车. 06/13 16:27
7F:推 maxisam:400! 我的脚踏车25 ... XD 06/13 17:27
8F:推 dumbjames:我的也是Target 59.99的mountain bike 06/13 20:34
9F:推 kruz:我也是去Target牵的$49.99脚踏车,还都装好的.真的要进阶再买 06/13 22:45
10F:→ kruz:好一点的.我建议原po直接退掉然後去牵一台廉价的吧.说实在没 06/13 22:45
11F:→ kruz:有装车的经验蛮容易screw up的,廉价的车学费比较便宜 :) 06/13 22:46
12F:推 sber:$400直接去专卖店里牵已经可以买到很好的 还会免费帮你乔 06/14 01:38
13F:→ sber:这告诉我们不是每个东西都适合邮购啊! 06/14 01:38
14F:推 A07:实在也没想到脚踏车会有这麽多问题吧,不就是个脚踏车嘛. 06/14 09:00
15F:→ cchris:$400的车高不成低不就,买不到好车,买烂车还邮寄就很不划算 06/14 09:02
16F:→ ily:我比较想知道哪里作的跟什麽牌子的.. 06/14 10:29
17F:推 A07:嘿呀,也分享一下是哪个网站订的吧. 06/14 12:49