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False Advertising for the "AmazonBasics, $75,000 Connected Equipment Guarantee" - What a Joke
We installed a WiFi network at my place of business and were looking for multiple UPS's for each of our switches and WiFi Access Points. When looking for what device would work best I came across this Amazon Branded piece of equipment. The price was fair and I really like their, "Backed by an AmazonBasics limited 1-year warranty, including the battery; $75,000 connected equipment guarantee" - the last bullet in the description.
This warranty is a joke. We had a power surge in our building and most of the UPS's worked as intended, however there was 1 that did not. All the equipment connected to it was fried after the surge and no longer works. Over $900.00 of equipment was destroyed (all of which was ordered from Amazon). I just wanted a credit I could, gift card, something! I had serial numbers and images of the equipment and everything. I immediately contacted customer support and told them that I wanted to submit an issue/claim under the "Backed by an AmazonBasics limited 1-year warranty, including the battery; $75,000 connected equipment guarantee."
I had to continue to reach back out to Amazon Customer Support 3+ times, each time they told me someone would follow up with me within the next 3-5 business days on my warranty claim. I spent a total of 4-5 hours (spread out over multiple days) of my time emailing, chatting over the phone, sending pictures, chatting online and still nothing has happened. I have continually been ignored and have been given false promises of, "I will PERSONALLY call you back on (x) date to follow up with you on this issue." Then, after no phone call or follow-up, I would email them back, only to have a different person respond and tell me to call Amazon Customer Support (which means I would start from scratch and have to tell my story all over again and go through the same steps). The continuous false promises and disregard (whether intentional or not) is beyond frustrating - especially when you buy the device because of the warranty that is promised.
I am a regular user of Amazon services, but I'm very disappointed with the way this situation was handled and I feel that I have wasted my time and have been ignored multiple times.
Not a product I would recommend buying.
October 2019 · Electronics · verified purchase