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Return postage on Defective Monitor...?

Just bought a monitor off Kikatek. Total friday night lemon. Flickers like crazy and has wavey broken lines. Clearly not fit for purpose. Regarding returns, I've just looked at their FAQ. Buyer has to pay return shipping costs.

Really?! You've just sent me a lump of junk, now I have to pay for the honor of returning something you shouldn't have sent me in the first place.

These people don't even have a phone number. My god, I'm shafted. Anything I can do here? Cuz it aint going to be cheap.

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  • wealdroam
    wealdroam Posts: 19,180 Forumite
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    edited 16 February 2016 at 11:43PM
    apeshape wrote: »
    Just bought a monitor off Kikatek. Total friday night lemon. Flickers like crazy and has wavey broken lines. Clearly not fit for purpose. Regarding returns, I've just looked at their FAQ. Buyer has to pay return shipping costs.

    Really?! You've just sent me a lump of junk, now I have to pay for the honor of returning something you shouldn't have sent me in the first place.

    These people don't even have a phone number. My god, I'm shafted. Anything I can do here? Cuz it aint going to be cheap.
    As the seller is a trader, and the thing is faulty, then you can reject the goods for a full refund, and the seller must cover the return costs.

    Mention The Consumer Rights Act if need be.
  • wealdroam wrote: »
    As the seller is a trader, and the thing is faulty, then you can reject the goods for a full refund, and the seller must cover the return costs.

    Mention The Consumer Rights Act if need be.

    If they fob me off, who can I complain to? Trading standards?
  • wealdroam
    wealdroam Posts: 19,180 Forumite
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    apeshape wrote: »
    If they fob me off, who can I complain to? Trading standards?
    Time to read two MSE guides:
    How did you pay? Hopefully by credit card.
    If so, then MSE's Section 75 article may also be useful.
    What was the purchase price?

    But before all that, it is reasonable for them to ask you to pay the return cost and they should refund that cost when refunding the purchase price.

    Their returns policy is wrong to state that the customer must pay for the return of faulty goods.
  • neilmcl
    neilmcl Posts: 19,460 Forumite
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    All return shipping cost is paid for by the customer except in the case of Dead on Arrival within 30 days from delivery date.
    I'm guessing this could be classed as DOA ;)
  • usefulmale
    usefulmale Posts: 2,627 Forumite
    In future, check out the returns policy of any web-based company you wish to buy from BEFORE you buy. It is just as important as price.

    The lack of a phone number should also have set alarm bells ringing.
  • pappa_golf
    pappa_golf Posts: 8,895 Forumite
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    edited 17 February 2016 at 8:58AM
    Registered OfficeUNIT 8 MILLWEST, 13-21 MILL STREET, SLOUGH, BERKSHIRE, SL2 5AD, UNITED KINGDOM
    Telephone Number 02081336268 Websitehttp://www.kikatek.com




    owners are


    Sze Ming TANG


    Ka-Hang Jason WONG
    Save a Rachael

    buy a share in crapita
  • deanos
    deanos Posts: 11,241 Forumite
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    All return shipping cost is paid for by the customer except in the case of Dead on Arrival within 30 days from delivery date.

    http://www.kikatek.com/shipping.php
  • bod1467
    bod1467 Posts: 15,214 Forumite
    pappa_golf wrote: »
    owners are


    Sze Ming TANG


    Ka-Hang Jason WONG

    That's all WIGHT then, innit. :D
  • pappa_golf
    pappa_golf Posts: 8,895 Forumite
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    bod1467 wrote: »
    That's all WIGHT then, innit. :D




    two wongs don,t make a wight :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    Save a Rachael

    buy a share in crapita
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