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No answer from SuperStar. Cause for concern?

MigginsMiggins Posts: 433
edited February 2011 in MTB general
I need to return some pedals to SuperStar as the thread on one of them is slightly damaged. I phoned several times on Thursday, Friday and today but got no answer and didn't leave a message on their machine. I've e-mailed them now but really wanted to speak to someone. Do they always operate like this? Should I be concerned?
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  • RockhopperRockhopper Posts: 503
    Superstar is a one man band operation apparently.
  • MigginsMiggins Posts: 433
    Rockhopper wrote:
    Superstar is a one man band operation apparently.

    :idea: That'd explain it. Thanks Rockhopper.
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  • stu8975stu8975 Posts: 1,334
    Try their facebook page.
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  • cooldadcooldad Posts: 32,601
    Why didn't you leave a message?
    I don't do smileys.

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  • Andy BAndy B Posts: 8,115
    Core Bike Show. my guess is that's where they (he) are (is)
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  • KoilerKoiler Posts: 513
    im still waiting for a reply to an email i sent in september
  • NorthwindNorthwind Posts: 15,475
    There's at least 2 of 'em. But, I got a reply from an email to Neil today so I guess they're about. But, why do you need to speak to them? Their returns proces is all on the website.
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  • toby_winklertoby_winkler Posts: 1,298
    They do have an account on here as well, have seem them respond to several threads regarding returns etc...

    As Northwind said, returns policy is on the website, I have returned stuff before and received excellent service, and plenty of haribo :twisted:
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  • MigginsMiggins Posts: 433
    I'll see what they say in their e-mail. Their returns policy is fair so I don't envisage any problems but I thought I'd ask on the forum. It's always nice to speak to someone before returning goods, so concern is raised when there's no answer from a business number. Thanks for your responses. Fingers are crossed for Haribo. Tangfastics would be nice.
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  • NorthwindNorthwind Posts: 15,475
    Yeah, know what you mean- but don't worry about it, I emailed them first and they just said "Fill in the form". I guess that's one of the reasons they're so busy, polite folks like us wasting their time :lol: I've never used their returns before but a mate had an early KS seatpost, before the problems were sorted and he had it back 2 or 3 times, SS were always great with it, fast turnarounds. Sorted it out fast and free when he broke it crashing too.
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  • nicklousenicklouse Posts: 81,520 Lives Here
    Koiler wrote:
    im still waiting for a reply to an email i sent in september

    in that case i would wait till the end of Core and send it again.

    september.. that will be a few thousand away.
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  • KoilerKoiler Posts: 513
    nicklouse wrote:
    Koiler wrote:
    im still waiting for a reply to an email i sent in september

    in that case i would wait till the end of Core and send it again.

    september.. that will be a few thousand away.

    nah, if i sit here patiently, they'll get back to me...

    ...any day now...

    or maybe not :lol: it was nothing super important, just a query about one of their products. i got bored waiting and ordered it anyway :lol:
  • MigginsMiggins Posts: 433
    Northwind wrote:
    SS were always great with it, fast turnarounds. Sorted it out fast and free when he broke it crashing too.
    Sounds like their customer service is sorted then. Well, almost - they just need to answer the phone! :wink:
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  • ll_sharpyll_sharpy Posts: 40
    I've dealt with them a number of times - yeah no one answers the phone - but emails do seem to get responded to within 24 hours.

    Neil is the director, Dave is the other guy.
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  • NorthwindNorthwind Posts: 15,475
    Every email I've ever sent them gets picked up by Dave and looked at first, then passed on to Neil to deal with. I wonder if that's his entire job sometimes, sat at a desk with a PC going "Nope, can't deal with this... Can't deal with this either... Forward, forward" :lol:
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  • ll_sharpyll_sharpy Posts: 40
    In defence of "Dave" recently he;
    1) Give me a link to a part I was after on the website.
    2) Contacted me to say a headset I ordered was out of stock in the colour I wanted.
    3) Changed my order of said headset to a different colour on request.

    Maybe Neil was on holiday.......
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  • MountainMonsterMountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    Give them time, their awesome once you do get through, it just takes a little time since they are still a small business who don't really do alot of storefront activity. In really busy periods it has taken a few days to get a reply, but the problem basically gets sorted then instead of waiting even longer.

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  • psycorppsycorp Posts: 12
    I emailed them last week about a missing lockring and spacers from a SS wheelset I had built. I understand they are busy but I have a set of wheels that I can't use and I am getting no response! It's getting a bit frustrating and I personally know others that have had problems with SuperStar recently.
  • MigginsMiggins Posts: 433
    In the main, then, positive stuff. But it's impossible to keep everyone happy all the time. Sounds like they may be a victim of their own success. I would suggest that they remove the telephone number altogether. If they're not going to pick up it gives a very bad impression. Especially if you're calling to place an order. And sometimes leaving a message isn't enough.
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  • robertpbrobertpb Posts: 1,866
    I saw them a few weeks ago and there was 3 of them.

    Any advance on 3?
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  • milfredomilfredo Posts: 322
    Just use the returns form from the website and send them back.

    Why is there a need to call them first, the policy is clearly explained on the website?
  • NorthwindNorthwind Posts: 15,475
    Actually I said that myself but then when I was filling in my own return I noticed it says "please contact us first" :lol:
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  • MigginsMiggins Posts: 433
    milfredo wrote:
    Why is there a need to call them first, the policy is clearly explained on the website?

    There was a very good reason to speak to them first; one that I'm not going into detail over on the forum.

    Anyway, sent the pedals back on Tuesday (late morning) and received some replacements at 0930 today - less than 48hrs later. That's a fast turnaround. Dave at SuperStar kept me informed by e-mail with what was going on and even threw in a bag of Tangfastics! Happy days.
    After uphill there's downhill
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