Beware of Policies when buying a new appliance:
I bought an over-the-range convection oven from the venice location on July 7th. Got it plugged and it does not work. I called the store and they tell me it is now a warranty issue, and I have to go to Samsung. Not very happy with this policy, and as I see it I bought something that never worked one day, I should have been given a working unit and let them deal with the manufacturer. I get that this stuff happens in shipping, but I specifically go to local business because of service, and owning a local business, I prefer to support local.
**BestBuy and big box retailers give 30-45 days where they will replace with a new unit. Just an FYI I figured out the hard way.
This is my Only oven by the way. I do not have multiple or backups.
I get a manufacturer tech to come look at it ( take off work) and he orders a part. 10 days later it comes in, take off work, but it won't work. The unit can not be fixed. At this point I have had no oven for 3 weeks. The unit must be replaced. Samsung OK's this and the ball goes back to Jessup to order a replacement.
So, the manufacturer is going to replace it, and they have to ship it the the original store that I bought it from. This is their policy. Once Sams. OK's it, they notify Jessups, and Jessups needs to order a new unit.
Somewhere that ball got dropped and I had to make 3 calls and two emails to Jessups, and finally get a response after an email that says I'm going to put my story on the internet. Someone will look into I'm told. I gave them the Samsung #, and the claim #. A week goes by and nothing. I finally go back to Samsung to get them to call Jessups direct and get Jessups to respond. Samsung told me they altered Jessup's nearly a month prior to replace the unit. Jessups orders a new unit at this point, and unfortunately it got destroyed in shipping.
I am now at two months with no oven.
I finally filed a complaint with the BBB and Jessups called me a few days later to say they have the oven. They did offer to remove the old, and install the new, but as it would be another week I opted to do it myself.
The response to BBB is worth putting in here, as it casts an accurate picture of their customer service. The quotes areas are from Jessup's.
"You were well treated, in fact, we ordered microwaves for you."( They were required to by the manufacturer, and only after weeks of calling, emailing, and finally the manufacturer getting involved) " Jessup's cannot control shipping or damage. We cannot control a part going bad. ( I agree with them here, as I stated) "We can attempt to fix or replace and that is what Jessup's did.( They did not. They sent me directly to the manufacturer) "You gained nothing by making false statements to the BBB". ( There was no false statement, or exaggeration for that matter. I do however consider this is a juvenile response) "You were treated with respect and had replacement as soon as the product was received from the manufacturer. "
I am a long term customer of Jessup's and I have bought all my appliances in the past from Jessups, including my Kamado joe grill (which rocks) and had good experiences. This has been a disaster though. I even helped out the owner, Tom, at one point with another business he was involved in, when they were in a tight spot. He personally had recommended the Kamado Joe actually.
I don't like I had to go to BBB to get a resolution. I have never had to do that. Had you not put in a note to the BBB that I was making a false statement, I would not have posted my story all over the internet.
By the way Jessups, the old unit is still sitting in my garage as of today. I have called three times for you to pick it up. read more