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Helmetcity.com

Started by coffeegrinds, January 04, 2012, 09:16:04 PM

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I know people have differing experiences with different businesses, so I'm not going to go all hell and brimstone on this place.  I'll just lay out what happened to me.  

I order a Shoei (size small) from Helmetcity.com.  When it shows up, it's a medium.  The box is labeled medium, and the stickers all over the helmet read medium.  When I try the helmet on, there's a lot of room.  So I call the company up, and they tell me that the package was shipped directly from Shoei and that Shoei had replaced the helmet pads with pads to fit a size small head.  I tell them that there's a lot of excess room in the helmet, and that with past Shoeis I've worn, the smalls never had that much room.  So they get a Shoei representative on the phone that tells me that the pads were replaced inside the helmet to fit a size small head even though all the stickers/labels, etc. say medium.

I'm not thoroughly convinced, so I stop by a local cycle shop that has Shoeis.  Funny enough, when I try on a few of their size smalls, they all fit.  And they all fit much tighter than the one Helmetciy.com sent me.  I even try on a size medium to make sure I'm not mistaken.  And the size medium fits just like the helmet I received from Helmetcity.  

So I call Helmetcity, and tell them that I think they might be mistaken about the sizing of the helmet they sent me, and that I'd like to return it for a refund.  The guy on the phone seems apologetic and offers to waive any restocking fees.  So I think everything is cool, and I send the helmet back.  Brand new and unworn.

But I never got a full refund.  Turns out they did charge me a restocking fee, and they took it out of my refund.  $75 for restocking.  

I'm not sure if they forgot to waive the fee, or if it was some kind of trick on their part to keep me happy.  I wasn't mean on the phone or anything, but it did seem like I had to do a lot of convincing to let them know they sent me the wrong helmet.  I didn't realize that this would such a pain in the ass.

Take it for what it's worth.  Some of you may have had good experiences with this place, but I like to judge a business on how they handle problems and not on how they handle things that go smoothly.  



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