What are you doing right now?

[Moe Ghoul]

2.5 hours in the gym, drinkin a Pilsner, harvesting some cabbage, registering for the CNBC challenge, stoked for November skiing.

 

[Warp Daddy]

I bought them (as a new 06/07 leftover) at a tent sale in NH, and the bindings came from Tramdock. I don't think it's out of the question... but it's just a dimple and it was the owner who mounted them/claimed they would be just fine. I'm not sure I would get far with that complaint. Though I do resent the fact that I paid $50 to have them mounted, they didn't do them when they said they would, and didn't even test the bindings. GRRRRR.

ETA: Geez, am I getting a rep on here for being a complainer? Really though, when I'm wronged by a retailer (or feel so), I get irritated about it and vent. In this case, it was a big wrong.

Nope u r NOT wrong -- Ever heard of the customer being right

I'm just back from a completely shitty car buying experience . i was trying to get the Queen a new Corolla . Just a basic automatic , cruise not much else I had gotten several competeing quotes took it to local dealership who says they 'll match a lower offer -- WHAT horseshit

--in addition i provoded them a complete run down in writing from my best offer ( near Boston ) with a print -out detailing everything

This ASSHOLE sales mgr ( BTW we tested this guy for a personality and found out he didin't have one ) wanted me to find out IN WRITING HOW much Profit the other guys was making ( the print-out had all the dealer packs and hold backs, documentation fees etc and other BS dealers always play on it to begin with ) but these cretins wanted more including GAP insurance, volumes etc ---etc etc , SO they in reality use WEASEL words on matching other offers -- what a sham

Then i said give me your best deal i 'm able to close it right now -- they screwed around ,then played games with my trade in, all i was after was a vclose approximation of a n Edmunds or KBB would pay me for the trade in , I gave them FULL disclosure

Then they had a zero % deal going( i ususally pay cash upfront -- but 0% looked fine to me ) so i asked him to run the number less my trade and a particular deposit i was going to make -- well more games

Long run we hit the bricks - let these assholes pay floor charges on the iron for another month

 

[severine]

Getting the kids ready to go trick or treating.

Warp - Don't get me started on car dealerships. I actually was hired to sell new Buicks and Nissans when I was 19. I did one day of training and decided it wasn't for me.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

hors d'oerves

 

[RootDKJ]

handing out candy to R2D2's, Elmo's and Elvis

 

[o3jeff]

You should definitely get your money back at the very least. An owner should always 'own' up to his mistakes.

I'm with DHS on this, should of done it for no charge since they didn't get done when they said they would and dimpled the base.

 

[o3jeff]

Nope u r NOT wrong -- Ever heard of the customer being right

I'm just back from a completely shitty car buying experience . i was trying to get the Queen a new Corolla . Just a basic automatic , cruise not much else I had gotten several competeing quotes took it to local dealership who says they 'll match a lower offer -- WHAT horseshit

--in addition i provoded them a complete run down in writing from my best offer ( near Boston ) with a print -out detailing everything

This ASSHOLE sales mgr ( BTW we tested this guy for a personality and found out he didin't have one ) wanted me to find out IN WRITING HOW much Profit the other guys was making ( the print-out had all the dealer packs and hold backs, documentation fees etc and other BS dealers always play on it to begin with ) but these cretins wanted more including GAP insurance, volumes etc ---etc etc , SO they in reality use WEASEL words on matching other offers -- what a sham

Then i said give me your best deal i 'm able to close it right now -- they screwed around ,then played games with my trade in, all i was after was a vclose approximation of a n Edmunds or KBB would pay me for the trade in , I gave them FULL disclosure

Then they had a zero % deal going( i ususally pay cash upfront -- but 0% looked fine to me ) so i asked him to run the number less my trade and a particular deposit i was going to make -- well more games

Long run we hit the bricks - let these assholes pay floor charges on the iron for another month

I am surprised they didn't try and meet you deal. The way the economy is and people not making big purchases I would think car dealers are taking a big hit on sales.

 

[Warp Daddy]

I am surprised they didn't try and meet you deal. The way the economy is and people not making big purchases I would think car dealers are taking a big hit on sales.

Yeah really ! especially when several fiancial news services have predicted 20 % of teh dealerships WILL close this year .

 

[Warp Daddy]

Getting the kids ready to go trick or treating.

Warp - Don't get me started on car dealerships. I actually was hired to sell new Buicks and Nissans when I was 19. I did one day of training and decided it wasn't for me.

Thanx Carrie i needed some understanding --- it pisses me off when i see really horrible customer service

Have fun tonite with the kiddos Carrie !! Me ( Ozzy Osborne) gettin' ready to Rock for all the lil litle hungry tricksters

just continue to Hang tuff and Get your degree you've got the drive and the intellect curiousity to be whatever you wish

 

[drjeff]

Just sitting around the house, drinking some warm apple/cranberry/cinnamon/Captain Morgan laced cider, and going to the door about every 3 minutes to hand out candy

 

[drjeff]

Right now I'm watching the women's world cup GS race from Solden, Austria in HD on the big screen, and feeling good from my warm, spiked cider mix that I've been enjoying tonight

 

[severine]

Ooooh. I went from eating almost nothing earlier today to gorging on candy and cookies that my Grandma made. Too much!!! I ended up filling 2 qt size freezer bags with chocolate candy to save for later, I have another qt size bag of non-chocolates (skittles, starbursts, etc.) and probably 1-1.5 qt bag of chocolate candy still out, plus what I took out for the kids (a sandwich baggy of various candies). The kids had a blast. Ethan really got into it, considering he is only 17 months old. He would march right up to the door and shove his hand into the candy bowls to help himself. Walked the whole time, too, even though we had the wagon for him.

Right now, in bed watching The Lake House. Hopefully the kid sleeps tonight.

 

[Greg]

The bindings B ordered had lifter plates and I wanted them flat mounted. So the dude said he could, he'd just have to grind down the screws (for an extra $10). I dropped them off 1 week ago and he said they'd be done today. I showed up at 3:30PM (shop closes @ 5) and right away he says "Oh yeah, we didn't get around to yours yet. Do you want me to do them right now?" Uh, yeah. "Oh, but I need to grind down the screws so it will take a while...do you have any errands you can run?" Uh, no. I spent all afternoon doing that and now have 2 cranky kids on my hands. I'm not putting them back in the car. So after waiting a while, he comes out...and says that there's a dimple in one of my skis because he didn't grind the screw down enough; but no worries, he shortened it more and reinserted it...and the dimple will not affect the ski function at all. Oh yeah, and because I told you you didn't have to leave your boots, you'll have to check forward pressure when you get home.

:angry:

Not going there again.

If I were to take a guess which shop this was, would I be right?

 

[wa-loaf]

s for the ski shop... doubt they'd get me new skis. But they will be hearing something. Wish I had said something when I got them back, but I was so burnt out from the kids and I was afraid of making a big deal out of something that wasn't... At least he didn't screw all the way through, right?

One thing just occurred to me. When I worked in a shop years ago we always had a ton of spare parts including short and long screws. The fact that he had to cut them down should have been a red flag. You should definitely try to get some kind of refund.

 

[Mildcat]

Me ( Ozzy Osborne) gettin' ready to Rock for all the lil litle hungry tricksters

Hey, we want pics of that!

 

[severine]

If I were to take a guess which shop this was, would I be right?

Actually, it's not that shop. That shop is on my permanent ban list. This would be the one you went to AFTER the one that screwed up your skis. Surprised?

Anybody have any suggestions on how to handle this in a proactive manner? Now that it's been a couple days since I picked them up and I already had to sign off on the paperwork they had in order to take them home with me? Trekchick mentioned on Ski Diva that the fact he didn't fix the dimple and sent me home telling me I have to check the forward pressure myself is pretty bad, too. None of it seemed right at the time, but it was such a long day, I had the kids with me, and I wasn't really in a position to be making a scene even though I was totally pissed off at the time. I'm not the best advocate for myself, I'm afraid, in a situation like this. Part of it being that I'm a girl and I feel that they think they can get away with this stuff because of that... and partly because I'm afraid of getting too emotional instead of handling this logically. It's not right, no matter how you slice it... but what's the remedy? And do I really want these people touching my equipment again?

Right now... should be sleeping. But I have a bit of a tummy ache.

 

[o3jeff]

I would call them or better yet bring the stuff in to their shop and tell them after talking to some people that you either want then to fix the dimple or replace them, and to test the bindings. You do have a receipt stating they mounted bindings and the dimple is a direct result of the person mounting.

If you don't get any results post their name so we can bash them to everyone we know so no one else get had by them.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I have three more hours until I'm leaving for Vermont..I'm just chillin..I'm gonna have some leftover pizza for breakfast in a few..I also have to pay my rent..and now I have the song Don't Worry Be Happy in my head..

 

[RootDKJ]

Enjoying my morning coffee. I'm going out to attack the leaves in a little while.

 

[Warp Daddy]

We're going out to the area speed bump an hr south of here and get our FREE season passes and photos shot -

i'm using this hill, so i can ski while the Queen goes to the mall near the hill she'll ski it too but ther eare 3 other small hills in teh Dacks that have reciprocal agreement s so we can ski FREE ther 3 other days a week . I'll still be doing Tremblant , Gore and several other BUT HEY -- FREE passes - gotta luv it