Another CS nightmare (still in progress)

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Another CS nightmare (still in progress)

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Hey all

I will preface this by saying that I have been in the retail/ customer service industry for about 12 years. I know how customers are, I know how they feel, I know how they act. I also know the squeaky wheel gets the grease, and a company is much more likely to hear about complaints than good service. Well, they’ve made me “that guy”...

I dropped my C60 Trident on tile at the beginning of March and chipped a very small piece of the sapphire on it. Nothing big, and the watch was still keeping good time and was still water proof. However, since this was a wedding anniversary gift from my wife, I naturally wanted to get it repaired.

So I contacted CW CS starting on March 28 about sending the watch off to them. It was an absolute nightmare from the very second I emailed them....

The first problem which took about 3 weeks to resolve was getting my watch actually shipped with the correct packing label. I have no earthly idea how, but the CS team pre-filled a label and pick up from an address that I haven’t had anything to do with for about 4 years. They kept creating the same label with the same (wrong) address over and over, a total of 4 times, until finally, after the 4th incorrect label and pickup location, the CS rep (Robert Austin) told me to just ship the watch out anyways... let me get this straight.... this guy wants me to drive to my old address where some random person now lives, to ship off my watch, and then the watch will have the same incorrect address if it needs to get returned via the return address on the label??? Yea, okay buddy. I have attached this small portion of the 60+ email chain convo I am having with them....


Okay, so fast forward 3 weeks later. It all got corrected; Christopher Ward can easily rebound from this shipping monstrosity; after all, their customer service is what they pride themselves on.....

The watch was received by the CS team on April 28th, and since then, I have received absolutely zero updates on if my watch even exists. Every time I email Katrina, I get a “pass the buck” response that goes something like this:

me: “it has now been 2 weeks since you said you would provide an update on my watch and I have heard nothing. Please let me know what the status of this is...

Katrina (3-7 days later): Hello, I am sorry for the late reply. Please let me know if any of my colleagues have reached out to you”

me: “No, I have not heard a word. Please let get back to me on this.”

Katrina: same response as above


This has now lasted over 2 months and I have no idea if my watch is even with them anymore.

I’m sorry for the long-winded post, but I have to say this company has by FAR (not even a close second) the worst customer service I have been a part of since my time on Earth.
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Re: Another CS nightmare (still in progress)

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Fair complaint. They need a rapid CS overhaul, as this is stretching into conversations on other fora and propagating. Time to act is now, and fast.
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Whoa! What's up with this watch forum anyway? Where's the fun section? I'm new to this space as I recently picked up my 1st CW in Bronze C60 Trident. I'm also awaiting the Elite 1000 Trident. I'm wondering if I should cancel my order? I am reading more and more complaints. I see few threads renewed on any regular basis. Photos and discussion are scarce. Is it just a complaint board?

I've had nice exchanges with some of the CS reps mentioned above. This is becoming a bit distressing.

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Kyledemo wrote: Wed Jun 12, 2019 6:54 pm
Katrina (3-7 days later): Hello, I am sorry for the late reply. Please let me know if any of my colleagues have reached out to you
Has anyone got any good advice on how to get rid of tea that has seeped through my keyboard?

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^^^Yep. I’m afraid you need to ditch your whole machine and buy a new one.
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Thank you for reaching out to me Steve.

Brandon/Kyle. Sorry to hear of your plight.

I hope you get it sorted to your satisfaction soon.

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Riddim Driven wrote: Wed Jun 12, 2019 8:15 pm Whoa! What's up with this watch forum anyway? Where's the fun section? I'm new to this space as I recently picked up my 1st CW in Bronze C60 Trident. I'm also awaiting the Elite 1000 Trident. I'm wondering if I should cancel my order? I am reading more and more complaints. I see few threads renewed on any regular basis. Photos and discussion are scarce. Is it just a complaint board?

I've had nice exchanges with some of the CS reps mentioned above. This is becoming a bit distressing.

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They’re good watches for the money. You just better hope and pray you won’t need to return it to them for any reason. Who knows how long it’ll take (if they don’t lose it or ship it to a different country, as I’ve read multiple times).

I’m not the sharpest crayon in the box but I have no idea what the keyboard tea spillage is referencing, or if it’s a legit question lol. Either way, no worries 😊
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scooter wrote: Wed Jun 12, 2019 10:17 pm Thank you for reaching out to me Steve.

Brandon/Kyle. Sorry to hear of your plight.

I hope you get it sorted to your satisfaction soon.

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'We no longer seem to contact people these days, we reach out...wtf :datz:"


Yeh, this phrase has taken hold now. Another overused ridiculous scat
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They’re good watches for the money. You just better hope and pray you won’t need to return it to them for any reason. Who knows how long it’ll take (if they don’t lose it or ship it to a different country, as I’ve read multiple times).

I’m not the sharpest crayon in the box but I have no idea what the keyboard tea spillage is referencing, or if it’s a legit question lol. Either way, no worries 😊
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:problem: Yeh, this is a crying shame. Well, if I ever encounter a problem I'm jetting over on BA and going straight to the Fawlty Tower :(

The tea, perhaps it's bit like spilt milk :)

Thanks for the warnings -- that should be on the package. Isn't everyone up in arms these days that there are not enough warnings on everything we buy, consume etc -- OMG! I just looked under the black box, and there it is in very tiny matching black text -- the warning :shock:
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This whole service thing SEEMS to be a numbers issue. Trying not to being over simplistic here but, 20,000 watches a year sold, 5 year warranty, 100,000 watches at risk, equals 1 completely overwhelmed staff. :ka:
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I do think Fawlty Towers is a more appropriate name at the moment than CW Towers. :lol:

As Watchaholic has pointed out. How does a very small CS team and small service department cope with all the returns and repairs? No mention from Mike France that as they’re growing and overwhelmed they’ll be taking on extra staff. No, only revamping their current system. Well, that ain’t gonna cut out the mistakes and length of time it takes to get your watch back.
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Have any of the more local members met Katrina? These responses she's quoted in (constantly now) seem to feel like a artificial intelligence responder like a customer service chat bot. Having run technical support these unforced errors by a company whose products I love makes my heart hurt. They should know every watch in and where it is in the queue at every second.

If they don't, they need to take a breath and invest in systems and not design until this is right, otherwise they'll choke and die on their own success. This is fixable in a week if they give a darn about fixing it. For one week all three principals need to be in there actually performing these tasks, checking in the watches, responding to the emails, and shipping back the repairs. They do that and it will be solved. I've been in this situation up close and I know watching the boss in the trenches and seeing first hand where things are broken and facing the customer wrath brings changes. Fingers crossed they are listening.

And I'm sure Katrina is probably just overwhelmed. It has to be hard. It isn't her fault. This is a management fault. Hopefully they don't let Katrina and Scott and the rest down.
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And I'm sure Katrina is probably just overwhelmed. It has to be hard. It isn't her fault. This is a management fault. Hopefully they don't let Katrina and Scott and the rest down.
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scooter wrote: Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:25 pm
Kyledemo wrote: Wed Jun 12, 2019 6:54 pm
Katrina (3-7 days later): Hello, I am sorry for the late reply. Please let me know if any of my colleagues have reached out to you
Has anyone got any good advice on how to get rid of tea that has seeped through my keyboard?

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Apparently it’s modern business vernacular. Not to be confused with a similar sentence that has a different meaning!

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