I’ve always liked Timex’s Ironman line of watches. I had the original Timex Ironman 100 up until last year after about 8 years of hard abuse it finally broke (it survived three fairly nasty bike wrecks, but finally bit it when it got a little over-watered — go figure). I’ve always had good luck with them, which is why I continue to buy them.
About a month ago, my new watch broke. Being that it was on warranty with Timex, I e-mailed them, they gave me an address to send it to, and they told me it would cost $7.50 to fix and ship it back. I received the watch back a couple weeks later with the bill for $7.50 and while one problem was fixed, another cropped up. I e-mailed Timex, telling them that I wasn’t about to send back my watch again to have it fixed.
Their support reps e-mailed me back today, told me they’d be shipping me a brand new watch, along with a pre-paid mailer to send back my old one (assuming the one they send me works OK and I’m satisfied with it). Now that is how customer service is supposed to be, and I give kudos to Timex for taking care of me like they should.
It’s refreshing in to be well taken care of after I’ve spent literally months trying to get this item from this eBay dealer (TelePlus in Houston, Texas). First, they send me the wrong headset, so I send it back (at my expense), they send me the wrong one again (after sending it to the incorrect address twice), and then they want me to foot the bill to ship it back to them for my refund when they had already said they’d have UPS come and get it. It was probably the most unpleasant eBay experience I’ve ever had. Needless to say, they’ve been given negative feedback from me, and I certainly won’t be dealing with them anytime soon.
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Timex sucks. I am very unhappy with Timex. Used them for 50 years and now they want me to pay $7.00 shippping to receive my “fixed” watch that stoppped working after two months and no abuse. This is the second time. That watch lasted eight months. Their customer reps want me to call a number (I’m in Mexico) which will cost me 30 cents a minute (they put you on hold). They have not satisfied me. I believe their product is not what it was. I will not purchase from them again.
Repairs? Have you tried to adjust or change an expandable watchband lately? The instructions on their website was for a different model watchband from the one I had of course. I’d happily pay for a tool or tools or a kit that would allow me to have a watch that fits without having to go to a jeweler. Think about Timex you bunch of somnambulent dolts.