Absolutely atrocious customer service!!
I had my above ground hot tub drained out and detailed a few days ago for $195 by Jesse at American Spa. I am very unwell, so didn't go out to watch him service it, but my personal assistant was available to him during the appointment. She said Jesse was very nice and that he got into the empty tub and cleaned everything thoroughly, which I was very glad to hear. She also said that he was full of compliments for how I had designed the space. He did not stay until the tub had refilled completely, (which I can understand), but I believe he should have stopped by in an hour or so to check on things, and to finish the job by ensuring that everything was running smoothly.
When I was finally able to go outside to inspect his work for myself, and hopefully get into the tub, I turned on the jets and was shocked to see the water flying out of the tub every which way, which we then realized was due to the water level being significantly under the jets. There has never been a leaking issue with this tub, or any other issue, for that matter, as it is only about a year old and has been used less than a dozen times. We looked around to see if there were any leaks, and couldn't find any, but still tightened the caps at the base of the spa.
Then we refilled the tub with the garden hose and waited for it to heat up again, which took yet more time and energy, and by the time it was ready to use, it was much too late and too cold outside. So I looked forward to using it the following day, and once again, I was faced with the very same issue. And yet again, this morning. So I have been unable to use it -- (my doctors now tell me I should get in it every day) -- and have stopped filling it back to the appropriate level as it a huge waste of water & power.
I called & left a voicemail for American Spa on Saturday (they are closed on the weekends) telling them about the above problem and requesting that Jesse or someone else please come out and fix the problem as soon as possible as it was costing me more each day in water and power to keep refilling & heating up the spa.
This morning, I get a call from Todd, and he couldn't have been more condescending, rude and unpleasant. If he worked for me, and dared to speak to a customer the way he spoke to me, I'd fire his ass right away. Anyway, his unshakably firm stance is that it is NOT their fault or problem that my hot tub (which never leaked before) is now leaking. He made some really dumb analogy which I can't remember because it was just too ridiculous & laughable to entertain seriously. I said that this problem did not exist prior to the servicing of the hot tub, and he growled at me "We did not service it".
Huh!!??
To my mind, draining the tub and detailing it IS servicing it. He said that I was "accusing" them wrongly, and insisted that it was not their problem. I said that I wanted them to be accountable for the job they did and for what occurred in the aftermath of their working on my tub, and to send someone over to fix the problem. He kept yelling at me, and I said that if they wouldn't accept responsibility, I would be forced to leave a negative review on Yelp, to which he said "Go ahead" or something to that effect, and finally hung up on me.
So here I am! And I will most definitely be contacting the CEO of this company to apprise him/her of the appalling (or rather, non-existent) customer service. I rate this company minus 5 stars. Beyond shameful! read more