WORST Experience Ever in Dealing With Woodbridge Stereo NJ


WORST STEREO EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE!  I have been buying and selling high end hifi equipment since I was 16, about 15 years now.  This shop is dishonest, very poor with communication and abandons its customers.  Ill make the story as short as possible.  I bought a pair of Dali Ikon 8 speakers from these guys via Audiogon (8/10 condition).  They came damaged.  I paid extra for the speakers to be shipped by Fedex and they were shipped by UPS.        Once the speakers arrived damaged, they basically told me I am on my own and to file a claim with UPS and that when they had the speakers back in their hands, which they have had no for almost a week, that I would be refunded.  The store owner Tom, refuses to call me back and three guys point fingers at each other for who is responsible for getting me my money back.  Only after dispute through paypal, Audigon and my credit card company do they now want to refund me my money.  They are holding my money hoping they will get refunded via UPS for damaged speakers that clearly were packed well and some genius left the binding post jumpers and grilles in place, which were of course destroyed.  So rather than refund the customer his money, Woodbridge Stereo believes it is better to leave the customer stranded and keep their money for as long as possible regardless of original agreement to refund upon receiving the speakers.  OF course after received my money, store owner Tom refuses to call me back after leaving 5 messages via voicemail and operator who promised to have him call me.  I am sure he will probably contact me now.  PLEASE, STAY AWAY FROM THIS STORE!!!! TAKE MY REVIEW SERIOUSLY.  I have 100% feedback on all websites I used and have a total of over 1000 100% feedback score reviews combined.  I have NEVER been left negative feedback,  These guys have an 85% score on Audigon.  You have been warned.



chris_michael
OP Question...  What does this statement mean from your original post?
" They are holding my money hoping they will get refunded via UPS for damaged speakers that clearly were packed well and some genius left the binding post jumpers and grilles in place, which were of course destroyed."
Thanks for the heads-up.  Sounds like the transaction was a little bit of a gamble based on their rating.  No excuse however - good luck, hope you get it resolved.
Thanks for sharing your experience. It is the shipper that files a damage claim with UPS, not the receiver.  It would appear they just pushed that back on you so they didn't have to deal with it.

There are SO many shops and online dealers that bend over backwards to take care of their customers. They deserve our business, and dealers that operate like Woodbridge need to either wake up or find some other vocation.
Thank You for sharing- chris_michael.

It is imperative to post both positive & negative experiences when dealing w/ these dealers/retailers.  There is no excuse/exception for poor Customer Service.  Manufacturers fit into this discussion as well.

Keep us posted on your situation and resolution.
Very unusual, I always have had very good dealings with Tom and Woodbridge. There may be more to the story than meets the eye, but if the basic facts are that the goods were damaged in transit and returned to them so they could pursue the UPS claim, I would expect that Woodbridge would refund the money paid.  How long has it been since they received the damaged speakers?
IMO, the store screwed up the delivery badly by chintzing it with UPS instead of using FEDEX as you expressly requested.

IF YOU HAVE THE CORRESPONDENCE along with proof for extra payment, then leverage thatmaterial omission in your claim against the store for a refund now, and let them duke it out with UPS