Supporting local businesses is important to me, so I hate to have to leave such a negative review for one. Unfortunately, Pro Console Repair performed unforgivably terrible and seems to show little, if any, remorse for it. Please save yourself the frustration and anxiety of dealing with this company!! Here is how they run their business:
My son broke his Nintendo 3DS. We called around for quotes. Pro Console Repair quoted us a price of $50, which seemed fair. The next day (1/5/16) when we arrived at their store, the price jumped to $60. I didn't think much of it at the time. The lady behind the counter said that it should be done by that Friday (1/8/16). Friday came, and by that afternoon, I still had not received any form of communication from Pro Console Repair. I called and was told that the part needed for the repair had not arrived, and that the 3DS should be ready the following Wednesday (1/13/16).
Wednesday came and went without a single word from Pro Console Repair. Finally, that Friday (1/15/16) I called them. They said that the part had STILL not come in and that the 3DS would now not be ready until the following Tuesday or Wednesday.
We went out of town and did not return until Thursday (1/21/16). Again, I had heard nothing from Pro Console Repair, so I called them. The 3DS was still NOT done. They said it would be ready later that day, or the next business day. Again, it was NOT done.
I filed a complaint with the BBB, and it was ONLY after Pro Console Repair had received that complaint that they bothered to call me. When they called, I was told that the part originally thought to be the problem was fine, and that another part was causing the issue. They apologized for the delay, and (wait for it) informed me that I should be the one calling them to check to see if they were doing the work I paid them for. They should not have to call me, and they didn't want to call me because they were just too busy. At least the owner was aware that they had taken way too long for the repair, so he was willing to complete the repair on his dime and refund the $50 I had paid for the deposit. They said that the 3DS would be done Friday January 29th. I figured that surely they wouldn't mess this deadline up...
The 3DS was NOT ready on Friday January 29th as promised. (I should also note here that I again called them, not the other way around.) They said the new part they needed to complete this new repair was still not in. They hoped to have the 3DS done by Monday or Tuesday.
They called (yay!) me Tuesday to let me know it was ready. When I went to pick it up this morning (Wednesday February 3rd) the guy said that the 3DS had in fact NOT been done the day before. Some other part broke and he had to go across town to find a replacement. Of course, they had not called to let me know this, so I am glad that I hadn't been available to pick up the 3DS the day before, when it was supposedly ready.
The owner was true to his word and refunded my money. I was disappointed that while I was in the store, he never bothered to reiterate how terribly sorry he was or to try to reassure me that this sort of thing never happens. The way he acted, it felt more like this is a common problem that they have.
Furthermore, the 3DS seemed to work at first, but less than hour after arriving home, the exact same problem is happening again. So we wasted almost a month 29 days) of our time for a repair that still needs to be done!!
I also noticed, while on the Better Business Bureau website, one of the complaints against Pro Console Repair also talks about being told one thing was wrong when in fact something else altogether was going on. Pro Console repair kept that poor person's money, so perhaps I should be thankful I received a refund.
I honestly hesitated to write this review, but decided to proceed in the hope that I can save someone else the frustration. Please take your repairs elsewhere! There are several other electronic repair places in the area that are also local businesses, and are probably far more deserving of your money and time. read more