First off, I want to say that I never thought in a million years that I would ever file a complaint like this. I am a very understanding and forgiving individual! It all started back toward the end of September this year. I had received a present back in the middle of '08 of a very expensive pair of Dior Strassy Sunglasses. They were given to me by someone very dear to me who had passed away. Because of this, I never wore them and just kept them put away. Well, I finally decided to start wearing them this past year. These glasses were brand new! After wearing them I would say six times, I got a scratch on one of the lenses.
This bothered me so I decided to look into seeing if I could get this repaired. I looked at some places locally made some calls here and there but could not really find any place that I felt wanted to repair the lens. After searching the internet, I came across Decormyeyes.com. I looked at their site and noticed that they offered the kind of service I needed. It seemed simple to them just to repair the lens. So instead of placing a repair order right away, I decided to call and speak with them to double check and make sure this was something they could do.
This is when I first met the owner Tony R. After speaking with him and letting him know the type of glasses I had and the kind of repair I needed done, he had convinced me to send the glasses to him. He stated that this was a simple repair that it should take about two weeks and that they would then send them back. So after speaking with the "owner" of Decor My Eyes, I felt pretty rest assured that this was not a big deal and that I could send my glasses to them to be fixed. I placed a repair order over the phone with a customer service rep. Not only did she convinced me to just get my repair done but she also convinced me to add some extra things to my order, like anti-scratch film, etc. No problem, I thought.
These glasses were very special to me and If I could prevent the lens from being scratched again it was worth it. And again I spoke with the "owner" of the company who assured me things would be just fine. So after speaking with the service rep and placing my order, she took my credit card right away. Not even five minutes from being off the call was my credit card charged the $94 fee.
Within the next couple days, I took the glasses to the post office where I had them mailed out to the address that was given to me, paid the shipping and handling fee of like $12 and went on my way. I then received an email from Decormyeyes.com stating that they had received my glasses but their lab was having some kind of construction and that my order would be delayed by 3-5 days. So being the understanding person that I am, I was fine with the set back. About 2 1/2 weeks went by and I had not received the glasses in the mail and or any notice from Decor My Eyes. So I decided to go ahead and give them a call.
I spoke with a customer service rep who informed me that she could not understand why I had not received my glasses yet and that this was a simple fix. She stated she would look into it and get back to me with a call and/or through email. I said that was fine and waited. Well about another week went by and no call or email. So again, here I went calling them back trying to get a break from work so I could reach a live person. This time I spoke with another customer rep who again told me she didn't know what was going on with my order and why I had not received it yet.
I was told she would email the lab and get back to me. So I waited about another 4 days and again no one called or emailed me. This was getting crazy. All I wanted was an answer and not even a single call or email was made to me like promised. So again, me being the customer doing their work called again. I was told again that they had no info for me. So I was transferred to a lady by the name of Kate. I left a message for Kate and received a call back like three days later. Kate told me the same thing everyone else was telling me. She couldn't find out what was going on with my order.
She stated she would email the lab and get back to me when she had an answer. I said okay, feeling like I now had a single individual working on my order status. Well another five days goes by and again here I am sitting with no call no email. At this point, it was at least five weeks into an order that should have only been two weeks. I called Kate back and she told me she still did not receive a response from the lab. So I waited again! After another three days, I called her back and she was finally able to tell me that she was notified that the lab had lost my glasses. I had a knot in my stomach as these glasses were very special to me! I was very calm and nice to Kate and had asked her what happened in this situation. She informed me that this never happens and really there was nothing that could be done for me to get my glasses back.
Not only were these given to me by someone who was very dear to me who had past but they also were discontinued. Kate stated she could refund me the $94 that was charged to my account for the repair and that she could look into refunding me the price of the glasses. Well I know that these glasses cost $480-$500 when they were bought for me, which from the response that I got from Kate made me feel she agreed. Though she said she would need to speak with her manager first to see what could be done. I told Kate that I would look on the internet to see if I could find someone selling these glasses and see what they were selling for. That was if I could find them as they are pretty rare by now!
She told me to go look and do some research. Instead of her saying, "You know, this was our mistake. Let us take a look into it and see if we can find them for you." So after two days of going back and forth with Kate, I finally had asked to be sent to Tony's line (the owner), where of course, I received his voicemail. I then left him a very nice message stating what was going on and at this point now being almost seven weeks into the process of how I was feeling. I was very upset but kept my calm to see what Tony might suggest.
I was hoping he might just say that most likely he could find the glasses in the lab and have them sent back to me. So I waited until later that day to call him back since I had not heard back from him. This time he picked up the phone and I told him who I was and what was going on. This is where all the rude remarks, name calling and cursing came in on his part! He had put me on hold and then came back to the phone and said basically the glasses were lost and sorry there is nothing he could do. He acted like it was no big deal. Practically told me to deal with it! That these things happen.
After explaining to him the importance of these glasses and all the back in forth I had been doing with his company for almost the past two months where it was me calling every time trying to find out what was going on, never getting anyone from his side to take the time and call me or even email me. I told him how upset I was. I had mentioned to him that on his website, he had the same pair of glasses for sale for like $387 but it was not the same color as mine. He stated that, "Oh yeah, it's up there to attract customers. This is how I get people to come to my site. I really don't have them in stock. They are discontinued." Uhmm, okay, I thought. So you lie to your potential customers to try and lure them in and attract them and then tell them, "Oh sorry, I really don't have those?" Completely false advertisement! Against the law! But I didn't say that to him. I just kept my mouth shut.
So I said to him it's been so long close to two months and all this back and forth I have done, getting no answers getting, no replies, nothing, that I was tired of this and was upset. I asked him to refund me the $94 he had charged for the service and then asked him for the refund of what was paid out of my friend's pockets for these glasses. I told him they cost between $480-$500 which I had previously mentioned to Kate and got a feeling she agreed! I wanted this to be done with and I wanted to be away from them.
He practically jumped out of his seat and yelled at me, "Yeah right, there is no way in *** I would pay you that when I can get those glasses for wholesale." I said to him that is not the point. The point was that he lost my glasses that could not be replaced not only because it was discontinued but also was given to me by someone who no longer is here. He was not having that at all! He was furious that I even asked that. So then I said, "Okay, then I at least want you to refund me the price of $387 that you have listed on your site for the same exact pair of glasses," (that he doesn't even have) but still has it on his website. You know to lure customers in?
Okay, so asking that *** him off even more. This whole time of me being calm. He laughed in my face and again said there is no way that he would do that. I told him "Tony, I am a very fair person! What you have put me through physically and mentally the least you can do is refund me what you sold the same pair for. I am loosing out on the money not you!" He said "You know what, you are stupid. You are *** dumb. Who the *** would send out some glasses that were sentimental to them across the country? I said, "So, I am stupid?" He said, "Yup." I said, "Well, me being the stupid one called and spoke with you (the owner). You were the one who told me to send my glasses to you in the first place!" He said, "I have over 50,000 glasses you can choose from. Go pick out another pair and you can pay the difference or we can work something out." I told him I didn't want another pair. I wanted my pair. There was nothing I wanted. And at this point, I wanted to be done with him.
I kept trying to tell him it was the point! So then he tells me, "Deal with it. *** happens," something about a *** under an umbrella. He said yelling at me, "You know how the two planes hit the twin towers? Well *** happens and some people didn't get their laundry done that day." Whatever that means? He even had the audacity to try and compare the devastating 9/11 event that happened where thousands lost their lives with a pair of sunglasses? What a complete jerk! Then he said, "You know what, I woke up today and said to myself I wasn't going to argue with anyone and now here I am." I said, "I'm not arguing with you. I just want to be treated the way I should be." I said, "I have worked in customer service for many years and no matter what, the customer is right." He said, "No customer is *** right!" I said, "I would never treat anyone they way you are treating me." So then again he said he is the owner and he makes the decisions, that I need to deal with the fact they lost my glasses and he was not going to agree to anything I had mentioned.
He continued to call me a moron, a stupid and *** crazy person and a stupid dumb person because I wouldn't choose another pair of glasses from his selection because anyone in their right mind would do that. I asked him to find me a pair of my glasses from another site and order them and send them to me. He is yelling at me the whole time "I can't get these glasses. What don't you get?" I told him there was someone on eBay who was a top seller selling the pair for like $350. I told him, "If you don't want to refund me the money that was paid for these glasses and/or refund me the amount you sell these glasses for on your website (false advertisement) then the least you could do is find me the glasses from someone else order them and send them to me."
He just laughed in my face and called me names. He said I was retarded for even asking for a request like that. So after being called a ***, stupid, dumb, crazy and retarded moron by him and him making a comment about the twin towers being crashed into I knew I was not getting anywhere with him. I told him I would just go and do the next thing I could think of (which I really didn't know) until I found this site. He again just laughed in my face like, "Ha, you're *** and there is nothing you can do about it because I own this place."
Please, please tell me something can be done with this. Being harassed and called horrible names for something I never did is unreal! I can't believe this man is allowed to have a business like this. I am sick to my stomach right now after being yelled at and called horrible names. My whole life I have been a giving and caring lady who donates all her free time to helping those in need. I am hoping that there is someone out there that will take this matter into their own hands and help. I don't know what to do and am at a loss for words.Thank you for your time and consideration.