I have not written a review on Yelp for a while. But I have decided to come out of my review-writing retirement, not for an outstanding restaurant review to my dismay, but to give my first ever one star review of a business. Allow me to explain how Havana Auto Parts (NAPA Auto Parts) on Hampden and Tower royally pissed me off enough to do what I am doing.
I am trying to sell my '96 Honda Accord and needed to get a right side front power window regulator/motor - $89. In order to avoid having to pay a shop for labor, I decided to do it myself. Other than being a bit time-consuming, it looked easy enough on YouTube. So I walk over to the store, because I live close by and I order the part - a power window regulator for a '96 Honda Accord EX 4D Sedan. The manager, as it turns out, place the order for the wrong part. Instead of ordering the right side front, he ordered the left side front (for the driver's window). We I came back to the store to pick up the part, they handed me the box and I caught the mistake on the order form. They did not confirm whether or not it was the right part. THEY WERE GOING TO LET ME WALK OUT WITH THE WRONG PART! So I brought it to their attention.
Another gentlemen took care of it and ordered the "right" part from the warehouse. I picked up the part later that afternoon and walked back to my house. When I tried to install it, it didn't have the right plugin. IT STILL WASN'T THE RIGHT PART!
So I walked back to the shop in the morning and a explained the situation to the manager. I even brought in the old part that was in my car to prove it to him that the one they gave me was not the right one. After some investigation, he realized that the other employee handed me the wrong part when I came to pick it up. He called it, "an honest mistake." Okay. At this point, I was frustrated because they wasted my time due to their negligence. I hate cliches, but since I own my own business, time for me really is money. So I requested that they give me a discount or a gift card or something in the name customer satisfaction and make reparation for wasting my time.
The manager said that he apologized for the inconvenience, but there was nothing they could do. Since that was the case, I decided to leave and sharply said that I no longer plan on doing business at their establishment and I left my old car part on the counter. He asked me if I wanted it and I responded that,"It's trash." The least they could do is dispose of my trash for my inconvenience. I proceeded to walk out of the store clearly upset and planning to bring my business to the O'Rielly Auto Parts across the street from now on. Good riddance?
Nope, there's more. As I was walking home with the part in hand, a Havana Auto Parts truck, pulled up next to me and the guy in the passenger seat yelled really loud with the purpose of startling me, which he succeeded to do, and then drove off. What they didn't realize is that they had also just made it personal. I was ready to just get back home with no further complaint and be about my business. But the staff at Havana Auto Parts at Hampden and Tower has been nothing but unhelpful and disrespectful to me as a customer. And though I dislike being vengeful, they also punched me in my pride - unfortunately for them, I have a large pride that will punch back big in return.
I may not know much about cars, but I do know social media and how to run a business - customer satisfaction is paramount. They clearly do not know how to treat their customer's correctly at this location. After this review, I will be sending an email explaining the whole situation and demanding reparation. If I fail to receive a response from them by the end of the week, I will file a complaint to the Better Business Bureau. I hope someone in with authority reads this review or the email I will send, for the sake of their business license. Customer service, satisfaction and general human decency - learn it, Havana Auto Parts on Tower and Hampden, one way or another. That is all.
Stay Hungry my Friends and Stay Away from this Havana Auto Parts location,
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