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Everest Stinks
I stupidly paid a £1000 deposit on new windows for my flat in December
2006. After hassling Everest for months they have only now delivered the contract in May 2007. The local rep. (Heathrow) has been rude and dismissive. No-one from Everest has bothered to actually contact me. Now because I am threatening to cancel the contract they are going to charge me another £1000 for loss of materials etc. In fact the windows haven't even been made yet so I don't see how loss of materials features in this. Has anyone else had a run in with Everest. They are certainly the WORST company I've ever had to deal with. C.J.Brady. P.S. Is there an anti-Everest / Double Glazing website anywhere. |
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Everest Stinks
On Jun 2, 10:26 pm, CJB wrote:
P.S. Is there an anti-Everest / Double Glazing website anywhere. http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/local-servic...neral/reviews/ |
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Everest Stinks
I stupidly paid a £1000 deposit on new windows for my flat in December
2006. After hassling Everest for months they have only now delivered the contract in May 2007. Trading standards ? |
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"Colin Wilson" o.uk wrote in message t... I stupidly paid a £1000 deposit on new windows for my flat in December 2006. After hassling Everest for months they have only now delivered the contract in May 2007. Trading standards ? Pointless, they don't have much power to do anything and often have to be forced to react. Keep watching the news for one particular head of trading standards that was mixed up with DVDs! Possibly in a few weeks from now. |
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On 2007-06-02 11:26:00 +0100, CJB said:
I stupidly paid a £1000 deposit on new windows for my flat in December 2006. Did you pay by credit card or other credit vehicle? If so, contact the card company. They will have a department that handles issues such as this, because they are aware of their liability. Phone call first and then follow up in writing by Special Delivery. After hassling Everest for months they have only now delivered the contract in May 2007. Why did you wait so long? Suppliers should be kept on a much shorter leash. 7 days would have been reasonable to have received a contract. It is rather odd that there is such a time delay because a deposit is of limited use as they can't complete the job and be paid. The local rep. (Heathrow) has been rude and dismissive. He will probably have received some payment on order and the rest on completion. Is the job a small one? If the total is only £4-5k then he can make more money by selling complete house installations. No point in bothering with him. No-one from Everest has bothered to actually contact me. Did you ask them to do so? In writing? Now because I am threatening to cancel the contract they are going to charge me another £1000 for loss of materials etc. In fact the windows haven't even been made yet so I don't see how loss of materials features in this. Has anyone else had a run in with Everest. No but I have had numerous run ins with suppliers of goods and services who feel that they can offer and sell one thing and deliver another. It never ceases to amaze me how shocked some people and companies become when asked to do what they said they would do. They are certainly the WORST company I've ever had to deal with. C.J.Brady. I wouldn't have allowed the situation to have taken so long. It's time to cut it short. First step is to decide whether you still want them to supply. If you don't, then identify whether you can recover the deposit and avoid any other payments. They will probably have wording in their contract around this, but it may not hold up under unfair contract legislation. Having said that, one would have expected this firm to have done its homework on that issue. P.S. Is there an anti-Everest / Double Glazing website anywhere. Not really relevant. The contract is between you and the supplier with any credit supplier jointly and severally liable with the supplier; it is not with a website or even a newsgroup. Really, you can use all of this as a source of information as to what steps to take. There is no point in getting into mass protests, class actions or camping out like Swampy at the company's head office. You have the options of contacting the trading standards office at your local authority, citizens advice, solicitor, credit company. These are where a difference will be made if it is possible to make a difference. |
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P.S. Is there an anti-Everest / Double Glazing website anywhere.
Not really relevant. The contract is between you and the supplier with any credit supplier jointly and severally liable with the supplier; it is not with a website or even a newsgroup. Really, you can use all of this as a source of information as to what steps to take. There is no point in getting into mass protests, class actions or camping out like Swampy at the company's head office. You have the options of contacting the trading standards office at your local authority, citizens advice, solicitor, credit company. These are where a difference will be made if it is possible to make a difference. Yes carries far more weight!.. As well as putting it on here and telling everyone you know what a ****e time you have had with them so hopefully no one will deal with them and they'll go out of business.. But they'll come back under another name -- so can't win!... -- Tony Sayer |
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tony sayer wrote:
P.S. Is there an anti-Everest / Double Glazing website anywhere. Not really relevant. The contract is between you and the supplier with any credit supplier jointly and severally liable with the supplier; it is not with a website or even a newsgroup. Really, you can use all of this as a source of information as to what steps to take. There is no point in getting into mass protests, class actions or camping out like Swampy at the company's head office. You have the options of contacting the trading standards office at your local authority, citizens advice, solicitor, credit company. These are where a difference will be made if it is possible to make a difference. Yes carries far more weight!.. As well as putting it on here and telling everyone you know what a ****e time you have had with them so hopefully no one will deal with them and they'll go out of business.. But they'll come back under another name -- so can't win!... Everest still have a big reputation to maintain, albeit with little old ladies who still think DG is a bit technical. Why anyone would use a national company is beyond me. |
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On 2 Jun, 13:30, Andy Hall wrote:
On 2007-06-02 11:26:00 +0100, CJB said: I stupidly paid a £1000 deposit on new windows for my flat in December 2006. Did you pay by credit card or other credit vehicle? If so, contact the card company. They will have a department that handles issues such as this, because they are aware of their liability. Phone call first and then follow up in writing by Special Delivery. After hassling Everest for months they have only now delivered the contract in May 2007. Why did you wait so long? Suppliers should be kept on a much shorter leash. 7 days would have been reasonable to have received a contract. It is rather odd that there is such a time delay because a deposit is of limited use as they can't complete the job and be paid. The local rep. (Heathrow) has been rude and dismissive. He will probably have received some payment on order and the rest on completion. Is the job a small one? If the total is only £4-5k then he can make more money by selling complete house installations. No point in bothering with him. No-one from Everest has bothered to actually contact me. Did you ask them to do so? In writing? Now because I am threatening to cancel the contract they are going to charge me another £1000 for loss of materials etc. In fact the windows haven't even been made yet so I don't see how loss of materials features in this. Has anyone else had a run in with Everest. No but I have had numerous run ins with suppliers of goods and services who feel that they can offer and sell one thing and deliver another. It never ceases to amaze me how shocked some people and companies become when asked to do what they said they would do. They are certainly the WORST company I've ever had to deal with. C.J.Brady. I wouldn't have allowed the situation to have taken so long. It's time to cut it short. First step is to decide whether you still want them to supply. If you don't, then identify whether you can recover the deposit and avoid any other payments. They will probably have wording in their contract around this, but it may not hold up under unfair contract legislation. Having said that, one would have expected this firm to have done its homework on that issue. P.S. Is there an anti-Everest / Double Glazing website anywhere. Not really relevant. The contract is between you and the supplier with any credit supplier jointly and severally liable with the supplier; it is not with a website or even a newsgroup. Really, you can use all of this as a source of information as to what steps to take. There is no point in getting into mass protests, class actions or camping out like Swampy at the company's head office. You have the options of contacting the trading standards office at your local authority, citizens advice, solicitor, credit company. These are where a difference will be made if it is possible to make a difference. Good advice, just one think I've found tho: standing outside and telling potential customers what happened has been a very fast way of getting a complaint addressed IME. NT |
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HI CJB
On Sat, 02 Jun 2007 03:26:00 -0700, CJB wrote: I stupidly paid a £1000 deposit on new windows for my flat in December 2006. After hassling Everest for months they have only now delivered the contract in May 2007. The local rep. (Heathrow) has been rude and dismissive. No-one from Everest has bothered to actually contact me. Now because I am threatening to cancel the contract they are going to charge me another £1000 for loss of materials etc. In fact the windows haven't even been made yet so I don't see how loss of materials features in this. Has anyone else had a run in with Everest. They are certainly the WORST company I've ever had to deal with. C.J.Brady. P.S. Is there an anti-Everest / Double Glazing website anywhere. My late parents had a similar experience with Anglian Windows. They seemed to be organised along regional lines - and the regional offices were very quick to disclaim all responsibility and pass the buck up to head office - which also tried to pass it back to the regions. Total disaster, which involved serious damage to the structure of their cedarwood bungalow (Anglian removed the structural timbers which held up one side of the biulding and replaced them with a non-structural set of UPVD patio doors). Only solved after 9 months of wrangling, and a report for an independant structural surveyor... Best bet in your case is registered letters to regional and head office - copies to BBC Watchdog - an generally jump up & down and make a nuisance of yourself..... also follow up the Trading Standards and Credit Card route... Many solicitors will give you a half-hour free consultation - or try the Citizens Advice Bureau. Good luck Adrian |
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"CJB" wrote in message ups.com... I stupidly paid a £1000 deposit on new windows for my flat in December 2006. Do you really think anyone is bothered? Read your copy of the contract you have, if the other side hasn't stuck to it then sue them. Very simple to do. You do seem a bit thick as you didn't shop around or get any customer opinions. |
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