Starting my post by saying that I am not usually so vocal about my opinions, but I feel as if this…read moreneeds to be addressed. I will not bring my business back to COPS, Inc, nor will I recommend this business to anyone else. I was looking to buy a firearm for hunting and training purposes and it was recommended that I go to this business from someone who has had good experiences with them. I purchased from COPS on February 24th, 2020 through their online store. I received confirmation for pickup within the standard amount of time. We went to pick up and had a fine time, no issues. The firearm started experiencing problems within the first few times I used it, training once per month, I noticed the first problem in May. I decided to return the firearm to be fixed under the manufacturer's warranty and dropped it back off to COPS on August 7th, which was a Friday. With Covid in full effect, we were warned that turnaround time would likely be a few more weeks than normal. I understood and we left with a firm "We will send this out first thing Monday morning." Everything seemed to go well, we dealt directly with Mike, he received the gun from us at that time. Problems with COPS directly did not begin until a few weeks later when calling to check back about the status of repair on the gun. At this point, we were directed to the in-store gunsmith, Jeremiah. He said he had not heard from the manufacturer, but would check in with them and we would hear back when he had an update. A week later and we still had not heard anything back from him. Calling back multiple times per month, it was always "we have not heard anything from the manufacturer, let me get back to you." Until January 5th, when we called to speak with Jeremiah again and the phone was answered by Mike due to it being before store hours. Mike said he would have Jeremiah call us back, in which he did, but what he said was unbelievable. He told us that the firearm was never sent out, "it was waiting on a shipping label and has been in back since dropoff." The offer that they gave us is to have this sent out "ASAP" to be fixed or replaced, in standard time, due to this gun now being recalled for a known issue that was what we were experiencing. There was no offer to expedite, nor any other compensation for our now-5-month-old-problem that had been pushed aside without any answers and told that our gun had been sent out when we dropped it off in August. When we called to check up with Mike a few days later, Mike was very adamant that Jeremiah was a completely separate business and it was no fault of COPS directly. That Mike was doing everything in his power to fix our problem. Shifting blame onto someone who looks and acts like an employee, who answers phones and questions directly coorelating to COPS, but isn't affiliated apparently. Within that phone call, we told Mike that with how long this process had already gone on, that if we could not get our gun back within a few weeks, that we would be returning for a refund. In which, Mike said "don't threaten me and treat me like an asshole, I dont take kindly to that." Today I received an update call from Mike telling me that the manufacturer had received our gun and it would be 4-6 weeks for return. I told him that I would like to start the return process to purchase another gun and he interrupted saying "that isnt possible, we have a sign saying all sales are final," which has never been brought up before. So when my husband called back Mike proceeded to tell him that there's no possibility of expediting our order with the manufacturer and we would have to wait like everyone else. After a very heated phone call, Mike told my husband to "get his head out of his ass," and when my husband told him that after we received our gun back we would not be returning to COPS with our business, Mike replied "Good, I dont need the headache."
Im appalled by the lack of customer service and the blatant disrespect and disregard for the situation we have been put in by this company. Whether Jeremiah is a direct employee of COPS or not, Mike has him working in the building and is using him as a scapegoat for any potential business problems. I will do whatever I can possible to not let anyone go through this situation. I see that COPS has a lot of good reviews, which would have been my case if I had written my review right after purchasing. Unfortunately, this company lacks in every other aspect than being a good place to purchase a gun. Dealing with any problem is where this company lacks significantly
