THE WORST SERVICE EVER, seriously!
I am a professional marketer and I buy lots of promotional items, printing and marketing collaterals, so on Wednesday 10/22 I needed (9) shirts for one of my clients nearby and in a hurry. I googled direct-togarment printers nearby and they were on the list... I went to their website and it said they did what I needed so I contacted them to get this done.
After calling the store and speaking with AMBER, I sent a detailed eMail indicating all sizes, shapes, colors and requirements as well as a Proof of what they should look like and the vector graphics of the artwork that they needed to make the shirts happen. [It couldn't have been more easy on their end] AMBER was very nice and I thought this was going to be simple.
This is the email I sent:
Amber,
Thanks for your help...
I need (9) Total shirts and most likely they will need to be direct-to-garmet because of the amount of colors in the logo.
I need them by 11/5/14
I need them printed on any kind of purple camo shirt [I'm not picky as long as its purple camo]
The sizes are:
(2) Small
(1) Medium
(2) Large
(1) X-Large
(2) XX-Large
(1) XXX-Large
I am attaching a comp of the front and back printing along with the front and back vector graphics
Thanks so much,
Now, Although embroidme-Dallas looked at all my files, looked for the specific shirts I wanted and thought of their alternative solution to the printing, then quoted me a rediculously high price [almost $40 per shirt, most places it's $20] I agreed to it because I was short on time and they are nearby to me and my client... Also they quoted me for iron-on's when I asked for Direct-to-garment [Because they either don't listen or they lied and don't have the equipment.]
I waited a day to see if anyone else had a normal price, but ended up getting busy and didn't have time to shop around any further, so...
After calling and giving CHRISTIANA my credit card information over the phone and approving the order I thougt my problem was solved. WRONG an hour later through an email, not a phone call mind you, CHRISTIANA said that the quote they made was wrong and the price was going to be even higher.
Here's her response [after they had already quoted me and I'd paid]:
Mr. Curtis,
After looking at your .jpg of the shirt front and back, I noticed that you have an outline around the white font. However, the price quoted only included a solid white no outline text for front and back. The logo design will be full color as you see. Before I charged the card, I was just making sure that solid white letters with no outline was good with you.
Thank you.
Christiana
To which I replied [sarcatically tru, but by now I'm irked]:
I'll have to look elsewhere then... Maybe someone who can do direct to garment. Your website said you did that's why I went with you. No border on the purple camo would be awful. There has to be a border. How come you didn't look at the jpeg before you made the quote?
I think you should honor the quote that's your mistake and the price is already high and I don't have a lot of extra time to mess with this now
Then I sent this hours later:
After not getting any response for several hours, I sent this:
Hello,
Have my shirts been ordered yet?
This process is getting complicated with you and is unexeptable [I am the customer afterall]
You need to process my shirts the way you quoted them.
I originally asked for direct-to-garment printing and don't understand why you need to create a transfer or screen...
I expect a call first thing tomorrow to get this matter cleared up.
STILL Nothing, so...
Now, after never hearing from them or after asking them to contact me and they didn't I called them today to get this resolved. I expected Amber to be back and just handle it, but when rude Christiana got on the phone I asked for the manager...
When LARRY got on the phone, I really expected him to fix it [why would you lose a customer and a potential repeat customer over not making your quote happen the way you quoted it?] Instead rude-ass Larry just made the situation worse by not handling it, making excuses for his inept staff/processes and then talking poorly to me and caring more about saving his $5 or whatever then just "manning-up" and handling the situation properly [which is take care of your customers, or since this is our first time working together you should remeber "you only get one chance to make a good first impression]
My phone automatically records every phone call, for this purpose; and so I don't miss details of phone orders. If you'd like to hear how bad this company handles printing shirts, poorly handles their bidding and payments, has the worst customer service approach EVER. Call me at 817.983.3244 and I will play them all for you.
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