If I was grading my experience, I would give the scheduling a "D-", the product a "see me after class", and the service tech an "A".
I had requested a 9 AM to 11 AM service window. At 11:15 AM, I had received no contact other than an two near identical emails saying my order had been changed to "Driver Assigned/Pickup". I called and was informed the tech had yet to pick up the battery and they would arrive in about 45 minutes. At 12:45 pm, I received a text from the tech saying he'd be in the area around 3:30. At 3 PM, I received another text, this time from a tracking service saying "1-800-Battery is on the way and should arrive in about 5 hours."
The tech arrived at 3:30 with a battery that was unrepresented on the 1-800-Battery website. After a little digging, I had found in the FAQs that this might happen. This should have been in plain, easy to identify language on the order page. Then, by showing my a "DieHard" battery on the confirmation page, again with no asterisk, I had been misled into thinking I would receive that exact battery. The battery substitute clause was found after the order was placed.
I was fully satisfied by the tech. He changed the battery as if he had been under that exact car's hood a hundred times. No parts were fumbled, and the work was completed in a timely manner.
10 months ago
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