maxi has a long reputation of shoddy products and nasty schemes.
On Sun, 17 Jan 2010, Lenny McHugh wrote: > Well, for last Christmas I received the watch. When I received it the hands > were out of sync with the talking watch. So I had to pay to have shipped > back to maxiaids for repair. During the repair process they did something > with the chip. Before I sent it away there was a menu where I could set the > time. When it was returned this menu function is no longer there. > I did not really like the band so I invested another $30 for a nice band > from a local high quality jewelry store. > In December the batteries finally died. Rather than going through the > mailing process to have them replaced I took it back to the jewelry store > where they have a dedicated watch repair man. He popped in the two batteries > for a cost of $20. He tried to restart the watch and could not get a single > at the store so I brought it home thinking that it would reset at 3 AM. > When it did not I took it back with the instruction manual for him to try > again. After a few days he could not get it in sync. I called maxiaids and > they want $17.50 just to get it in the shop. I talked to the watch repair > guy and he again tried. He told me that the operational manual instructions > do not match the menu settings. If I send it back I will have invested more > than double the original purchase price. > Since I can not use the hands anyway, I decided to use it until the new > batteries quit then file 13 the watch. > I would not recommend this watch to anyone. I think that Canada has the > right idea where they do not allow it to be sold in Canada. > > --- > Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous > with many resources for the blind. > http://www.lennymchugh.com > Lenny > Please Copy and Paste into New Message to pass along. Use BCC line when > addressing. > Help stop identity theft. > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > [email protected] > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list > just send a blank message to: > [email protected]! Groups Links > > > >
