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I have been a fan of Leica product's for many years, but I have never had to use their Customer Service before either.
I sent them my Leica Televid 77 spotting scope 5 months ago!!! and they still cant tell me when it will be fixed, they wont give me a loaner or trade me into a new model and I had to send them $35.00 months ago for return shipping charges.
Very frustrating.......
Has anyone had a similar experience with Leica and how did you get it resolved????????

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you're preaching to the choir my man......



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ask Doug at Cameraland (gr8fuldoug or something like that) for his contact.

I needed a new objective lense cover for a pair of geovids a couple of months ago - doug gave me a contact (even though I did not buy them from doug).

I called and when the leica contact heard doug had referred me to him, i had not one but two replacement objective covers in the mail at no charge. Got them a couple days later.

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Yep, for every "Leica CS has turned the corner" thread you see some other story like this one. It appears if nothing else they're very inconsistent. At least when Zeiss took 8 weeks to fix my buddy's spotter they sent him a loaner.


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What would have happened if Doug wasn't around?


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They don't get a lot of practice repairing their products, unlike Leupold, dohhhhh!

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Switch to Swarovski or Zeiss and you won't have CS issues. wink


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Only thing that kept me from trying out the trade-in offer on a Leica scope was the continued uncertainty with Leica CS.

I should add, the only time that I needed something from them, they delivered - though it was only an objective cover.


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Originally Posted by AkMtnHntr
Switch to Swarovski or Zeiss and you won't have CS issues. wink


Zeiss took OVER a year to repair my binocs. No sweat as I have more thanone, and I'm still a Z customer for sure, but makes ya wonder at times.

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in the world with the internet companies should know better, if you think leica is bad, give beretta's CS a try. I broke my geovid obj covers and called them, I didn't need to pull out the doug card, they had free covers sent out promptly.

perhaps you are not talking to the right people there.

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I'm not buying anything that has to go to Germany for repair, no matter how good it is.


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Originally Posted by cumminscowboy
in the world with the internet companies should know better, if you think leica is bad, give beretta's CS a try.


Friend of mine took Beretta to court here in SD a couple years back and one. Not a huge case, but my friend got nothing but the run around and flat out lied to about a gun he had purchased that was defective. He won and will never by anything from them or imported by them again and he makes sure to tell EVERYONE about it.


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You guys trying to buy the best glass in the world, or are you doing a survey on customer service?

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RE binocs, they didn't, they stayed here in teh US, but they had to wait here, for new lenses that long....


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Originally Posted by JGRaider
I'm not buying anything that has to go to Germany for repair, no matter how good it is.


Never buy a Swarovski spotter then. Binos are serviced here, spotters go back to Austria.

As far as Leica C.S. goes, I have nothing but good to say about them, as they've treated me great each and everytime I've dealt with them. Dave Elwell is who you want to talk to.

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Binos are serviced here but are repaired in Austria. Just an FYI.


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I had good luck. Sent a pair of Geovid/Lazer back for repair. Apparently the IR was out of alignment and would not read past 300 yards. Got it back in three weeks, all refurbished and looking good.


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Dave Elwell is the guy. I have sent mine in twice, once for a routine cleaning and once because the Diopter wheel was slipping. The first time, they were returned very promptly no problems. Second time, I was sent a bill for $35 return shipping. I called Doug and within about 10 minutes, I got an email detailing the tracking numbers and there was no charge.

I realize it shouldn't be that way but go through Doug or Dave Elwell and you will be fine.

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Originally Posted by Ebby

I realize it shouldn't be that way but go through Doug or Dave Elwell and you will be fine.

Lee



Lee, perhaps they should put their names on the box? grin


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Originally Posted by JGRaider
What would have happened if Doug wasn't around?


no idea. could have been fine, maybe it wouldn't have been

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