Could not refund an item I had never had!!
Ordered the new TAG Heuer Connected E5 Golf edition watch after waiting 5 months for it to come out. Online order was simple and I was immediately sent the invoice. A day later got another email to say watch was to be delivered the next day by UPS. Took the day off at additional cost to myself as I'm self employed. Waited in all day with the tracking app stating the parcel will be with you by the end of the day. At 7pm this was updated to a statement which simply said returned damage reported. As this was a Friday evening I was unable to get anymore information than that. I did call UPS who could only confirm what had been posted on the tracking app and that the sender would have been sent a report. By the time Monday came round I was a little upset that I was 2.5k out of pocket and nothing to show for it (watch and lost income). I had also decided to get a refund now as I felt I no longer wanted the watch. I called TAG Heuer who did apologise that I had had this happen to me but did nothing other than that. They did tell me they would refund the watch as soon as the right person came into the office. 3 days later I get an email that states that a refund would be made once the watch had been returned and inspected. I called them to state that I was not happy with this as I had never had the watch, so why do I have to wait until they get it back and what happens if UPS didn't return it for some reason. The assistant could not help so I demanded to speak to a manager as it was simply unacceptable that I should be penalised for issues that had absolutely nothing to do with me. I was put through to a manager who I thought would be understanding and resolve the issues I was having. So I explained that I had not seen the watch, it had never been delivered to me, it wasn't returned by me, it was all down to the couriers. He stated that he was not going to refund the money until they have received the watch and inspected the damage. I asked why that had anything to do with me and he said that no one would refund money for an item that they did not have. After I put the phone down I realised that I had paid for the watch with a credit card, so I called them to put the transaction in dispute. I have always wanted a TAG watch but this experience has ruined that for me and I will never knowingly spend a penny with this company unless they were to eat humble pie. Unfortunately, like most big companies, just one customer means nothing to them. Their choice of couriers has caused this but I have had to pay the price. Thanks TAG you would not even get 1 star if that was possible. To the customer service manager I was put through to, thanks for showing me what type of company TAG is to hire a manager like you!
Look at the reviews regarding customer service. TAG Heure response to each of them is to contact customer service. They even have an automated response to bad reviews of customer service to contact customer services. Tells you everthing you need to know as well as the 77% 1 star reviews. This company is trading on its heritage. It will be a sinking ship if this keeps going. I have a Brietling watch as well and talking to their customer service is chalk and cheese compared to this lot. No doubt the response to this review will be, sorry for your experience please contact our customer services. JOKE OF A COMPANY!