HHGregg service and warranty issues. I bought a 50' Samsung Plasma TV from HHGregg in late February for $1, 000, I Also spent $200 on the 'Extended Warranty'. The second week in April, the screen went very dark and barely visible. I called the warranty number and they sent out an indepentant TV service. They had to take me TV and told me it would be about 10 days. Well its been 15 now, and I was told today it would be another 3 weeks at least to get the part in. So I called HHGregg and wanted to exchange my TV or get a refund. They dont except exchanges after 14 days, they wont do a refund, and have been very very unhelpful in this situation. I am watching an old 19' now, I didn't spend $1, 000 on a TV and $200 on a warranty to have no TV for 6 weeks.

Hhgreg has the worst customer service ever. i recently made a purchase for washer and dryer from your Matthews, nc Store. i purchase a brand new dryer, and the washer was open box, but i was told it never been displayed or sold to anyone. before i made a purchase, i inspected the washer, and it was in mint condition. i scheduled my delivery for march 19th. i never received my delivery, and when i called to inquire, i was told my order was sold to someone else, and that model been discontinued, and there are no more new washer and dryers in stock. when i spoke to store manager, he rudely said, " either you take used merchandise or cancel the order"

finally they sent me a floor model washer and dryer ( full of scratches ). i spoke to the store manager, and he said there are no options for me. i filed a complaint with Hhgreg's consumer affairs department, i spoke to Debra katra and her manager danna several times. they were no help at all. i was given an option again and again to cancel my order. when i made my purchase, i spent the whole day to purchase. why did i have to do it again. then ms katra said, i can buy the model which replaced my order, and i have to pay the difference of about $1500 more on top of what I've already paid. i wasted almost a month to resolve this issue, seems like No one cares. Ms Katra said carelesly to file a complaint with the CEO. there is too much to say, and cant even type all that. bottom line is, i would recomend every single person i know, not to shop at Hhgreg. we as a consumer have many choice.i am willing to provide more info if there is anyone out there from Hhgreg, who cares about consumers.

i am not going to tell consumers not to shop at hhgregg because you can get some great buys. but those great buys are at the employees expense. sales personell work for commission. a draw will be paid but you always have to pay it back with your commissions. the bottom line is that hhgregg salespeople are working for FREE. if you have to come to work 1.5 hours early, that goes against your commissions. in other words, employees are paying for coming to work early, during non-commissioned hours. hhgregg calls it training. each employee is expected to pay for their training of 200 hours per year, which hhgregg brags about in their advertising literature. in s.w. florida night hours after 7:00 pm are worthless. there is no productive traffic. schedules are the same for all areas of the country and local management can not alter them, because managements bonuses are affected. (so we were told by management). we are forced to work overtime hours as scheduled. overtime sounds good but remember that salespeople have to pay it back. WE WORK FOR FREE. and when hours are questioned, we are told that is home office. when we call HR we might get a call back 2 weeks later, only to be told that they have nothing to do with scheduleing and we should talk to our district manager, whom we have already talked to. no one in upper management wants to take responsibility for its practices. the attitude is that if you do not like it, then "don't let the door kick you in the ass on your way out".
the only way an employee can make money is by selling PSP (premium service plans) and accessories which are extremely profitable. and if you don't, you are told that you are getting what you deserve, in commissions. NOTHING.
i could go on and on about the abuse. lockdown of doors to keep salespeople from leaving after clocking out. working 17.5, 12.5, 11.5, hours with 1 hour break and 2 15 minute breaks. no first aid or ice for falls. mandatory meetings on your day off. told to work before clocking in.
if you do not have a life, and do not mind being abused, then go to work for hhgregg.

hhgregg appliances & electronics
ATTN: Dennis L May
4151 East 96TH Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46240

Lance Kramer
***************
***************
I mailed the letter below to HHGregg concerning a terrible customer service experience I encountered. To date, I have not received a call or any communication concerning my concern. Please think twice before spending your hard earned money at HHGregg as they don't seem to appreciate your business and are not ethical.


Reference: Order # ****-*****

Dear Mr. May,

I have been a loyal hhgregg customer for many years which my family and I have purchased several TV’s, and appliances. Thinking that I was a valued customer, I signed up for the hhgregg gold program to take advantage of offers not available to the general public. I had a very unfortunate experience when I shopped at and attempted to use my reward at the hhgregg location in Reynoldsburg Ohio (store #60).

I have been in the market for a Mitsubishi 60 inch DLP Television. As most people, I researched the model which I was interested in (WD-60738) on the internet to get an idea of how much the units were selling for. I found the unit listed on the Circuit City website for a total price of $850 including shipping and handling and no tax. The unit was listed as an open box model which didn’t bother me.

I called hhgregg to give the company a chance to meet or beat the price. I spoke to Robert ***** at the ***** location. Mr. ***** was very professional and went to bat for me. Through a few phone calls, I was told that the price could be matched since the same model was at the store as a display and could be sold as an open box. I informed Mr. **** that I would be down to purchase the TV later that night.

I arrived at the store and was greeted by Mr. *****. Again, I was treated very professionally and was shown the TV. My order was written up and I was escorted to the customer service desk as I was ready to pay for my purchase. This is the point where my experience with hhgregg went south very quickly.

I was one of two customers in line. The customer service desk had two computers available to check people out. One of the customers was at one of the stations. I was at the other (which nobody was there to assist). Mr. ***** and I stood at the counter looking over at the other person getting serviced for a good 10 minutes. The customer service area didn’t say anything to me such as “we will be right with you” or “sorry for your delay”. I was basically treated as an invisible object standing at the desk with no real value as a paying customer.

Mr. ***** finally got tired of waiting as well and went to find another employee to help us check out. After a few minutes, a younger male with glasses (don’t have his name) came to the desk. The person seemed irritated at best that I needed help. As an example, the clerk immediately placed the “closed” sign on his section right behind my order in frustration that others were waiting behind me as he clearly didn’t want to go above and beyond to help clear the line.

As the clerk started to type my order into the computer, calls were coming into the store. Rather than focus on me as a paying customer, the clerk decided to answer the phone and try to multi task which didn’t work. The clerk got one call which a person was upset their credit from a returned item didn’t post to their credit card account. I must have waited 15 minutes at the desk while he attempted to get all of the caller’s information to do research why I was trying to pay. As he continued to answer the phone, I tried to let him know I had an hhgregg gold coupon worth $75 dollars off my purchase price as the TV I bought was in the price range of $700 to $1299. I think he heard me but still was focused on customers calling in. I had to leave the desk for a few minutes and ask Mr. ****** if I could borrow the phone to call my wife and let her know I was going to be late since the process was taking so long.

I came back to the desk and the clerk finally was done with his customer phone calls and was able to talk to me. I was immediately told “The Manger is not going to except this coupon”. I asked for the reason and was told that I already got a good deal on the TV and he was not going to honor it. I asked to speak with the Manager.

The Sales Manager, Brandon Vawandingham came over to the desk. I asked why my coupon wouldn’t be honored. I was told that normally the store doesn’t price match with internet stores and that he was doing me a favor matching the price. In addition, I was told that the store was losing $20 dollars on the deal and couldn’t cut the price any further. I asked for Mr. Vawandingham to show me on the coupon where it indicated my coupon couldn’t be honored because I got too good of a deal. He took the coupon from me and outlined two sections which he claimed were the legal reasons why the coupon didn’t have to be accepted. The first sentence outlined “SRP indicates suggested retail price”. The second sentence “hhgregg reserves the right to limit quantities. Models and quantities may vary by store”. As you can see, neither sentence has anything to do with honoring the coupon.

I went on to tell Mr. Vawandingham about the very poor customer service experience I had with the clerk. Mr. Vawandingham defended the clerk’s actions in stating that calling customers could turn out to be hhgregg paying customers also. He re-affirmed his position by asking me if my call got answered when I called the store asking about the price match. I couldn’t believe that the manager was telling me that callers on the phone were just as important as paying customers with cash at the checkout counter. In my opinion, the customer being serviced is the customer that should be focused on until the transaction is complete. By the time everything was done, it took me 30 minutes to check out.

In conclusion, first and foremost, I am very dissatisfied with the way I was treated as a customer and will influence my buying decisions in the future. Second, I truly believe that my coupon should have been honored. The reasons why it couldn’t be honored were not listed within the legal language of the coupon as such. As a business person myself, I can’t believe that hhgregg would be willing to lose a lifetime customer over $75.

I would appreciate a call to discuss the matter further. Up to this point, I used and recommended hhgregg for all my electronic and appliance needs. I am hopeful the matter can be settled so I can continue to do so.

I have included a copy of my receipt along with the coupon showing the Managers outlines within the envelope.

Thanks,
Lance

Dishwasher delivered on 1/17/2011, Delivery guy broke counter top while installing dishwasher. Nobody from hhgregg has done anything about this and today is 2/1/2011. Called customer service and after about 45 minutes and one idiot named bill, I reached Mary (the manager of customer service). Mary informed me that hhgregg is not responsible for breaking my property but the delivery service should be responsible. I informed her that I had already tried to contact the delivery service (who is a subcontractor) one week ago and received one phone call back from Mr. Muncie who said he would get right on it. Still no action from anybody. It was a surprise to find out that this company uses subcontractors who are not responsible- they came wearing hhgregg shirts and represented themselves as employees of the company. Needless to say I will never do business with this racquet . # weeks later now, and countertop is still broken. Very poor customer service-if it can be considered customer service