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Help w/ address, please

fairyfairy
fairyfairy Posts: 46 Forumite
edited 23 March 2017 at 1:05PM in Consumer rights
Hi

Can someone please assist with finding the an address for one to complain to, as the on-line company from which the appliance was purchased from, refuse to answer any emails.

The kitchen appliance was purchased in January with a 10year guarantee, however within 2 and a half months it stopped working completely, upon contact they offered to replace a lid, NOT the motor/power body (where the real issue lies) i refused the lid option offer - due to it being completely not relevant to the issue with power/motor.

Now the company is refusing to communicate, so writing a complaint to the person I've been trying to email many times, would not be effective. I want to return the defective appliance not have it repaired. i have a record of all communication w/ them

the only details they have about themselves is telephone, address, email. How can i find out to whom to escalate my concerns to?

It is a small company, not a large scale retailer

Thank you
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  • George_Michael
    George_Michael Posts: 4,251 Forumite
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    You will need to post the name of the company concerned if you want people to see if they can find the address for you.

    How much did the appliance cost and how did you pay for it?
  • naedanger
    naedanger Posts: 3,105 Forumite
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    fairyfairy wrote: »
    Hi

    Can someone please assist with finding the an address for one to complain to, as the on-line company from which the appliance was purchased from, refuse to answer any emails.

    The kitchen appliance was purchased in January with a 10year guarantee, however within 2 and a half months it stopped working completely, upon contact they offered to replace a lid, NOT the motor/power body (where the real issue lies) i refused the lid option offer - due to it being completely not relevant to the issue with power/motor.

    Now the company is refusing to communicate, so writing a complaint to the person I've been trying to email many times, would not be effective. I want to return the defective appliance not have it repaired. i have a record of all communication w/ them

    the only details they have about themselves is telephone, address, email. How can i find out to whom to escalate my concerns to?

    It is a small company, not a large scale retailer

    Thank you

    How did you pay? (Your options depend on what payment method you used.)
  • fairyfairy
    fairyfairy Posts: 46 Forumite
    Thanks for both responses, used a debit card and Juiceproducer LTD
  • fairyfairy
    fairyfairy Posts: 46 Forumite
    price:£400+
  • wealdroam
    wealdroam Posts: 19,180 Forumite
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    edited 23 March 2017 at 1:36PM
    fairyfairy wrote: »
    the only details they have about themselves is telephone, address, email.

    Not really sure what else you are expecting - other that perhaps company registered number.
  • naedanger
    naedanger Posts: 3,105 Forumite
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    fairyfairy wrote: »
    Thanks for both responses, used a debit card and Juiceproducer LTD

    Read the following article.

    http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/visa-mastercard-chargeback

    I am not certain if you can make a chargeback claim for the item being defective. My reading is you can (as the item is less than 120 days old).

    If that does not work then you may need to make a money claim online, which is more work (and involves some cost, which you should be able to reclaim if you win your case) and risk (you may lose or may not get paid even if you win if the other party has no assets).

    https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/web/mcol/welcome
  • fairyfairy
    fairyfairy Posts: 46 Forumite
    what i meant about contact details, I tried to find somebody to contact to relay that I was sold a faulty item and that the company purchased from are not professional enough to deal with the issue.
  • fairyfairy
    fairyfairy Posts: 46 Forumite
    naedanger wrote: »
    Read the following article.

    http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/visa-mastercard-chargeback

    I am not certain if you can make a chargeback claim for the item being defective. My reading is you can (as the item is less than 120 days old).

    If that does not work then you may need to make a money claim online, which is more work (and involves some cost, which you should be able to reclaim if you win your case) and risk (you may lose or may not get paid even if you win if the other party has no assets).

    https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/web/mcol/welcome

    :o thank you, i shall look into this.
  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    I think you need to read up on what your rights actually are, rather than what you think they should be. From what you've written in the OP you're not in a good position to do anything yet: they offered a repair and you declined it. If you don't give them an opportunity to put things right then you can't really complain.
  • DoaM
    DoaM Posts: 11,863 Forumite
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    Bear in mind that they (the seller or their agent) are allowed ONE repair attempt. If that doesn't solve the problem then you're entitled to a refund; as the fault occurred within 6 months from purchase then a full refund would be due.

    (Consumer Rights Act 2015).
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