Heads up: I'd give zero stars if Yelp allowed it.
This place came highly recommended to me.
At first, I was stoked about them; they sent me a list of all the parts they would need for the services I needed... Which was awesome cause I was able to research the parts and ensure they weren't over-charging me (mechanics and women, clearly).
My bike arrived at the shop on April 9th. The promise date for everything being done was May third- they gave me time to save money.
This is when the bullshit started. I called on May third to find out what time to pick up my motorcycle (I was SO STOKED), I hadn't ridden in weeks and it was nice weather), only to find out that the tires were one back order, but everything else was done. It would be "done in ten days."
Ten days later I received a phone call from Deena (the only professional at this shop apparently), saying the tires still hadn't arrived.
This happened four more times, eventually they had to order a different, CHEAPER, set of tires (Sooo, the payment should be cheaper, right?).
Finally, by June 7th, Deena called and said the new tires were on- but they were still syncing the carbs (WHAT? I was told everything was done but the tires)!
My bike would be done June 10th.
Keep in mind, this is my only mode of transportation, and I pay $55/month for parking garage.
Today, June 13th, I went in pretty upset with the total lack of communication and absolutely asinine amount of time they took.
I spoke with the owner, Chris, and voiced my frustrations (if you want returning customers, you treat them right).
And that's when things went REALLY downhills for this relationship.
Chris basically told me that communication with his customers, "wasn't his job."
Then tried saying he'd give me a free oil change (1: they already changed my oil 2: I can change my own oil 3: fuck that shit).
When I pointed this out, he turned to my boyfriend, and (probably assuming some sort of male reasoning bond) asked him his opinion (as if my boyfriend would take HIS side and not mine).
Eventually, he asked me what sort of discount I wanted. I said 15% discount on the tires, since they were what cause the wait in the first place.
Chris's reaction was ( and I quote):
"I'll take the risk with you guys (as far as returning customers go), this is a waste of my time."
I set the money on the counter. Asked for my change and my bike.
Chris was completely disrespectful to me, and clearly was not concerned about making his customer satisfied.
At the end he tried smoothing things over by showing everything they did (it's all on the receipt, what do you want, a gold sticker?).
In the end, the work was all done. They are flexible, but their customer service skills are worse than anal rape.
Chris is a prick, and only nice if you are happy with their work.
Two months of good weather, a good chunk of money, and a lot of frustration wasted on this guy.
My suggestion? Find somewhere that will COMMUNICATE with you when there's some sort of issue or delay, cause that's the PROFESSIONAL thing to do (right?). read more