First, the good stuff. I have owned probably 10 Bettinardi putters in the last 15 years. They make great quality stuff. I have a hat as well, which is also top notch.
Now, the bad. I purchased a wedge from their site back in May. It took forever to arrive, but they are pretty small and most likely busy, so no big deal. When it did arrive the specs on the club were off by a mile. It was a full inch short, which is bizarre, because almost nobody would want a wedge that is that short, unless you are 5 feet tall I guess. The swing weight was way off as well, which is a sign that it was built that short by accident.
I sent an email about it, and they sent a return label, although they seemed to doubt that I knew what I was talking about. The person I dealt with was Pam, who has been mentioned in a less than favorable light in a couple other reviews here. She seemed less than interested in my issues, to put it in a kind light.
Things got worse when my return was lost in the mail. At that point, Pam had less than zero interest. I understand the mail issue is not their fault, but I would not have had to send it back if they built the wedge correctly in the first place.
After getting no help from Pam, I sent a message to their Instagram account. This was a direct message. I did not air my problems where the public could see them.
They ignored my message. Then the second and third attempts as well.
At this point, they probably think I am nuts:). If not, they must figure that there is nothing to be gained from replying to me. Still not a very mature way to approach customer service issues.
As I said before, this debacle is not all their fault, but their unwillingness to take responsibility for shoddy club building is not encouraging.
Eventually, I gave up. I had also purchased a set of their irons on eBay at almost the same time as this fiasco started. I ended up selling them without ever playing them - at a slight loss - because I could not allow myself to reward a company with such awful customer service by continuing to play their equipment.
I doubt I will ever buy another Bettinardi product. I already sold one of my remaining Bettinardi putters. A friend of mine who has owned even more of their stuff than I have said he is done with them as well.
Getting a reputation for awful customer service is not a great way to continue growing your company. I hope they improve moving forward. It won't help me any, but at least others might not have to experience the same level of frustration that I have.
I am not writing this to tell people to avoid their products, but if you buy from them, you better hope you do not need customer service following the sale. read more