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Anyone had experience with lockpickshop.com customer service

When it comes down to it there is nothing better than manual tools for your Lock pick Set, whether they be retail, homebrew, macgyver style. DIY'ers look here.

Postby absynthe » 24 Aug 2007 14:28

Yeah... it's true that the letters probably wouldn't do anything. However... it is good practice to give them a chance to fix the issue. I probably could have disputed today or even yesterday... but I figured a full week was enough for my credit card company to take a look and be like... yeah... that's unreasonable.

Everyday I stare at my partial set and wish I could use it. I mean.. if they do finally contact me... they might say that I need to send the set back and that they would send me a new one (at this point seeming more and more unlikely altogether). If they did say that... they would not be happy if I bent up a few of the "u-bend-it" wrenches or had a shiny spot or two on the picks. Their site has lots of rules about how you contact them.. what things can be returned.. how restocking fees will work.

My eight year old set of southords are getting kinda old so I was looking foward to this new set. I was especially interested in the reach as I have not used a pick of that shape before. Now I have to wait for all of this to get sorted out before I can buy the proper set from another company and finally try out these Petersons. Looking like a good two weeks until I am picking away.
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Postby globallockytoo » 24 Aug 2007 15:58

Ken Peterson is a really good bloke, normally. I'm a little surprised he hasnt been more proactive about this. I have his cell somewhere. Maybe I should give him a tingle?
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Postby absynthe » 24 Aug 2007 16:11

It is not Petersons... it is lockpickshop.com

Peterson's site does show LPS.com to be one of their distributors... but it is not Peterson's job to make sure that their distributors are taking care of customers.

Appreciate it though :)
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Postby Ironhell » 26 Aug 2007 10:56

Hey, And I thought I was the only person they werent talking to :lol: I registered here just to ask about it, considering the association to them here. hehe, at least you got a set I ordered a LAT-17 on the 12th and havent got so much as a confirmation out of em, not a tracking number, notice, nothing.

Ive sent numerous letters as well, no reply and I know they are there cause if you look at their blog, there are responses from the admin of it, that are only 2-3 days old, I even posted there thinking it would force em to acknowledge me but it said it was awaiting moderation and they never allowed it to appear, so they know where theyre, just refuse to acknowledge us, some company.

Anyways I hope you get a good set for your troubles, as for me, Ill be getting a back charge on my card if possible, these people are re terrible at maning up to their mistakes.
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Postby absynthe » 27 Aug 2007 16:44

Today someone from LPS.com customer service sent me an email.

They said that there was a notice on their site about a vacation... I really did not see it and I had looked all over the site for answers for the past week. If they did have this notice... it was very small and buried on a back page... not any of the front pages or customer service pages. They also said that they had programmed their answering machine to mention this vacation but they forgot to reset it so the answering machine never answered phone calls.

They said that they are sorry about the pick set and that they will contact Peterson and get them to mail me the missing pieces as they do not stock individual Peterson picks.

Things seem okay now.. but I won't be chipper until my pieces come in the mail. But at least it sounds like I can start using my set.. I have something in writing describing what they plan to do.
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Postby Ironhell » 28 Aug 2007 3:52

Hmm, funny that they have been on vacation even though their blog was running on the 23rd... Anyways at least someones getting through to em, Ill try my luck, chances are they wont talk to me or some junk my luck :lol:
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Postby absynthe » 31 Aug 2007 12:07

Just an update..

For the past couple of days I have been coresponding with the people at LPS.com and they have been talking about it with Peterson.

There is a lot of background story... but it seems that the set came from Peterson incomplete. This morning someone from Peterson called me to confirm which parts were missing and apologized for the inconvienience. They are shipping my pieces out today and I should have them on Tuesday.

So everything worked out. The only thing that made the experience uncomfortable was the LPS went on vacation when this happened. But hey.. people gotta chill sometime.

Anyway... problems like this can happen and in the end... I am satisfied with the way both LPS and Peterson handled this issue.
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Postby blake1803 » 31 Aug 2007 17:41

absynthe wrote:I originally went with LPS.com because they support the site and I heard they ship quickly... some have said the Peterson can be a little slow to get around to shipping.


I suppose everyone's miles will vary, but for what's it's worth, Peterson has been very good about shipping even very small orders to me in a timely fashion -- and that's from coast to coast.

I'm glad to hear everything worked out :)
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Postby ricks-bitz » 11 Sep 2007 4:04

I would like some help as LPS are completely ignoring my emails.

I ordered some equipment in early August and when it was shipped to the UK the envelope from USPS was empty except for the invoice and a business card. I immediately mailed LPS both to the order and sales department. This was on the 14th August. I have mailed them many times since and through their website but they still have ignored the mails.

I put in a complaint to Paypal as it was $106.20 and Paypal have said the following

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Our investigation into the following transaction is complete. As stated in
our User Agreement, the claims process only applies to the delivery of
goods. It does not apply to complaints about the attributes or quality of
goods received. Therefore, we are unable to reverse this transaction or
issue a refund.
----

Which leaves me right up the creek without a paddle.

Can any one on here assist as LPS reaponded to Paypal saying the following which is completely untrue.

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From Seller: Locksmith Parts & Supplies, LLC on 07/09/2007 23:47 PDT
Our company never received any communication from this customer after the order was received by him or it would have been acted on immediately. Though we have requested that he file a damage claim we have yet to receive anything via the customer service email. Our phone number is a toll-free number and is prominently listed on the front page of the website and we have not received a phone call. We can provide the weight of the package when it shipped. Further, if the package was received damaged how could it still have been sealed as is stated in the dispute? Also, the value of the package is high enough that duties should have been paid on it. Without a good faith effort on the customers part to resolve the issue (a phone call and proof that a damage claim has been filed with the Royal Mail)we cannot file an insurance claim with the carrier (USPS) in order to send a duplicate order. At this point we would like PayPal to resolve the issue as it does not seem the customer is willing to assist.
From Buyer: Rick Bates on 06/09/2007 23:19 PDT
I have received no emails from Locksmiths requesting I file a damage report nor a claim with the postal service. I was not requested to pay any inport taxes so therefor the letter was posted via normal postal services over in the UK. I definately have proof of the damge as I have not opened the envelope as it was not cealed. I hardly call sending your company six emails and direct contact through your company website lazy or the fact I cant be bothered. I have received no response to my mails to my mail address rick_bates@hotmail.com hence having to escalate the issue to paypal. Please therefor will you make contact so this can be resolved in a civilised manner. Thank you for responding to paypal my email address is above Rick Bates rick_bates@hotmail.com
From Seller: Locksmith Parts & Supplies, LLC on 06/09/2007 10:42 PDT
The order was sent complete. It was weighed at the time the USPS picked it up and we have proof of the weight of the package - in other words that it was sent with all items inside. We have requested that the customer file a damage report with the postal service and provide us with proof that this has been done. All international packages that are shipped carry insurance. We cannot recoup the cost without the customer filing a damage report. Customer did not reply to our email nor did he file a damge claim as we requested. The company will not send a duplicate shipment nor issue a refund without proof that the original shipment was indeed damaged. Customer filed a dispute with PayPal after we made this request. Either there is no proof that the shipment was damaged or the package was empty or the customer does not want to make the effort. Further, the company cannot understand why the customer paid the import taxes in order to receive the package if it was indeed empty as the customer states it was. It doesn't make sense to pay taxes fees for an empty envelope.
From Buyer: Rick Bates on 05/09/2007 03:57 PDT
I received the package from USPS some weeks ago and when received the packaged contained no goods. I have mailed your company to both the mail side and order department and directly through your web site but you have not responded to my queries. All I have had delivered is a package that contains two yellow sheets from a packing list and a bussiness card. I have been patient due to the time differences and have been unable to contact via phone due to same. My ref is 35500 customer 7648 order date 6th August 2007 order no. 7899. Please advise as this cost a $106.20 and I have yet to receive the goods. Regards Rick Bates



Is there any one on here that can assist ?

Please

Regards

Rick
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Postby lockpick1968 » 11 Sep 2007 7:27

I have heard good and bad on it but I honestly cant say because I have never dealt with them.
Personally I stay with LOCKPICKTOOLS.com you cant ask better bunch of people and company to deal with and they will help you in anyway they can.
They where I can my business and purchases.
I HIGHLY recommend them. 8)
Where there is a will there is a way!
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Postby Link.swe » 14 Sep 2007 17:48

I've had it with lockpicks.com. First I mailed them about the separate Southord slim-line half diamond pick having gone missing and a couple of other questions. I KNOW they read it, because the diamond appeared almost instantly after being missing for at least a couple of weeks.
And guess what - no answer. About a month ago i made my second order just to get a cancellation message shoved up my screen more than a week later for no given reason.
I went over everything again, the ordering info, checked with the bank and found nothing. Sent them another mail, quite polite one too, and still no answer to be seen. I 'd like to write something really nasty here too but I guess I'll just spare you the work Shrub.
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Postby Link.swe » 14 Sep 2007 17:50

I've had it with lockpicks.com. First I mailed them about the separate Southord slim-line half diamond pick having gone missing and a couple of other questions. I KNOW they read it, because the diamond appeared almost instantly after being missing for at least a couple of weeks. And guess what - no answer.

About a month ago i made my second order just to get a cancellation message shoved up my screen more than a week later for no given reason. I went over everything again, the ordering info, checked with the bank and found nothing. Sent them another mail, quite polite one too, and still no answer to be seen.

I 'd like to write something really nasty here too but I guess I'll just spare you the work Shrub.
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my experience

Postby Link.swe » 14 Sep 2007 17:53

I've had it with lockpicks.com. First I mailed them about the separate Southord slim-line half diamond pick having gone missing and a couple of other questions. I KNOW they read it, because the diamond appeared almost instantly after being missing for at least a couple of weeks. And guess what - no answer.

About a month ago i made my second order just to get a cancellation message shoved up my screen more than a week later for no given reason. I went over everything again, the ordering info, checked with the bank and found nothing. Sent them another mail, quite polite one too, and still no answer to be seen.

I 'd like to write something really nasty here too but I guess I'll just spare you the work Shrub.
Link.swe
 
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my experience

Postby Link.swe » 14 Sep 2007 17:53

I've had it with lockpicks.com. First I mailed them about the separate Southord slim-line half diamond pick having gone missing and a couple of other questions. I KNOW they read it, because the diamond appeared almost instantly after being missing for at least a couple of weeks. And guess what - no answer.

About a month ago i made my second order just to get a cancellation message shoved up my screen more than a week later for no given reason. I went over everything again, the ordering info, checked with the bank and found nothing. Sent them another mail, quite polite one too, and still no answer to be seen.

I 'd like to write something really nasty here too but I guess I'll just spare you the work Shrub.
Link.swe
 
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my experience

Postby Link.swe » 14 Sep 2007 17:54

I've had it with lockpicks.com. First I mailed them about the separate Southord slim-line half diamond pick having gone missing and a couple of other questions. I KNOW they read it, because the diamond appeared almost instantly after being missing for at least a couple of weeks. And guess what - no answer.

About a month ago i made my second order just to get a cancellation message shoved up my screen more than a week later for no given reason. I went over everything again, the ordering info, checked with the bank and found nothing. Sent them another mail, quite polite one too, and still no answer to be seen.

I 'd like to write something really nasty here too but I guess I'll just spare you the work Shrub.
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