I had a launch model PlayStation 3 that ran excellently for a little over six years before I started experiencing overheating issues with it. It would play a game normally for about an hour before it would automatically turn off by itself. I found about this place and was told it was an overheating issue, (which I already knew) and had it taken in for repair. While the repair was done, I had to go back to school and wouldn't be able to come back home for at least six weeks. A few days later, it was "fixed" and my mother picked it up and took it back home for me. It sat in my basement for six weeks, untouched and when I came back home, hooked it up and tried playing on it, it didn't even last ten minutes. Before, it ran for an hour with a game in it, so whatever they did only make it worse because that console wasn't touched for over a month and the last time I checked, dust doesn't overheat a PlayStation. I called them, they said "let's give it another shot" so I figured why not, I was covered by the warranty so what's the worst that could've happened? I should also point out that during this phone call, they mentioned that this wasn't a permanent fix, the first time in doing so since I started doing business with them.
When I went there, they told me that the graphics card (the part that was overheating) was what they were trying to repair and that it required a lot more energy from the newer games (the game I was playing came out a few years ago). By this logic, the newer games were putting strain on the PlayStation and causing it to overheat. They told me they'd try and fix it again. When I asked how long do the fixes usually last, one of the employees said on average, about two years. So, I gave it to them, waited a couple of days, and was called saying that they were done with it. When they called me, I was told they ran a newer game on it for two hours with no problems and decided it was good to go. I took it back home, plugged it in and this time, the main menu wouldn't even show up on the TV (meaning there was no video output coming from the console) and the slot covering where you could insert an SD card was knocked loose. In short, they made it even more worse. I put the same game in just to see what happened and I suddenly had video output which was nice...until the system died on me again within about the same time period as before. I called and the owner had absolutely no passable explanation for why it happened.
I went back to get my refund and complained to an employee and said employee really didn't have any passable explanation for me either. Again, I want to reiterate that I was told it ran well with a new game for two hours but as soon as I hooked it up and started it with an older game, it didn't last ten minutes. Either they lied to me about the whole repair process and did absolutely nothing or they are incompetent at repairing such products. They wouldn't even give me back the $20 deposit because "that goes towards diagnosing the problem" even though anyone who could type in the description of the problem on Google could find out that it was an overheating issue.
If I were a smart business owner, I'd pay back every cent I received from the customer if they weren't satisfied with my service, ESPECIALLY if they had to come back a second time, regardless of what the store policy may be and ESPECIALLY IF THE PROBLEM WITH THE PRODUCT GOT WORSE AFTER EACH REPAIR. So, I ended up wasting $20 for the deposit I put down on it (which they do not deserve) and a lot more money on gas as well as quite a lot of my time.
Basically, do not do business with these guys, they'll only waste your time, money and only make you feel frustrated. They're sub-par businessmen at best and when it comes to troubleshooting with problems or if you happen to end up in the "5% minority of unsuccessful repairs", they won't help you out at all in terms of refunding ALL of your money. In a business, the customer should be taken care of, regardless of what the store policy is. That is a matter of fairness which is how all business should be conducted, something I've been very unfortunate to find out that these "businessmen" have no concept of. read more