This will be my very first negative review and I'm very disappointed to say that I had the exact opposite experience.
I scheduled an appointment with Sigs on a Friday. They asked me to bring in my original estimate and that they wanted to take their own pictures and assess the damage. I also asked if they could also repair/order a panel for my side mirror. Jennifer went over the costs of having it ordered painted versus not painted and having it painted by the shop. I told her either way, I would like to have it done so that the mirror isn't exposed. I signed my paperwork and scheduled to drop the car off first thing Monday morning.
Upon drop off, everything went smoothly. I got an estimated expected date that the car would be completed. I asked if there's anything I need to do or pay for and was told that they'd collect my payment upon pickup of the vehicle.
Since then, I received 4 courtesy follow up calls to which they pushed my pick up date back each time. By the 4th call I was upset and frustrated and asked them to just call when it's done rather then having to continue to change my plans every time. I'm the end, it was pushed back 5 times.
Finally.... almost 3 weeks later (yes, I picked it up Thursday before closing and by Monday, they would've had my car for 3 weeks) I was excited to have this ordeal done with. When I picked up the car I noticed that my mirror panel was bare so I asked if they haven't gotten the part in yet? Heather told me she'd check on it in the office and let me know.
Heather stated that usually when customers want to do additional work not covered by the insurance, they collect money up front. I said, that's fine but no one had mentioned that to me at all so how was I to know.
That's when Jennifer came into the conversation saying that she usually "always tells her customers that they should remind her of these things when they drop off the car." Mind you, I can tell you vividly every detail of who was in the office the day of my estimate. There was a man and the baby who had their estimate done before me, the manager was sitting on a stool next to Jennifer having a hard time breathing and then went to the ER or urgent care on the day of my estimate/walkthrough.... however, I can assure you, I was never told ONCE that i had to remind her.
I told Jennifer that wasn't the case for me because I was never told such thing. And she repeated once again that she always tells her customers to remind her at drop off and about her policy to do so. From there I said, isn't it the professional thing to do when your going over an estimate and having a 1:1 conversation about fixing someone's car that you would've wrote a note saying, "customer wants to order side panel for mirror", somewhere?!? It isn't my job to know that I need to remind you to do yours. And that's when she said that "her policy" is to have customers sign a paper when they are requesting and ordering additional services outside of the insurance coverage and since I didn't sign a paper, I must've not have made up my mind. From there I was flabbergasted. I responded by saying, I didn't sign any paper because none was given to me but regarding me "not making up my mind", Jennifer was supposed to be looking to see if we could get the painted panel in so that it would be cheaper but if not we would just pay for them to paint the part. It just keeps getting worst. She then went on to give me a "sincere apology" as the manager said to me later by saying, "IF I forgot to tell you to remind me when you dropped off the car then that was my mistake and I apologize."
The manager walked into the conversation and introduced himself and explained how he had overheard the entire conversation and that Jennifer had said she was sorry how many times and I seem to not be accepting of it, so what is it that I'm looking for. I begged to differ however he stated that all three of them heard it so.... I guess it's okay for them to talk to their customers that way.
To top it off, when I got home I looked over the car and my rear bumper panel isn't flushed with the car as well as the trunk. Ill post my pictures later today for you to make your own judgement. Sad part is, I am NOT going back to the shop to have it fixed after that. I'm taking my grievances to my insurance company who has them listed as a "preferred" repair shop.
I hope that other people don't experience the same type of service. I'm extremely disappointed to say the least. read more