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mandislone
12-16-2008, 01:08 PM
I had to share my HORRIBLE experience reagrding the Cosco Juvenille company. I thought I would be smart and buy my crib from a retailer when it went on sale - I was trying to save money. Big mistake. My family has relocated recently and in the process of moving the bag of hardware for my son's crib was misplaced. I've searched everywhere....

I emailed the Cosco Juvenille consumer help desk. This was back on 12/03/08. I have been battling since. Cosco didn't recognize the manufactuers serial/model numbers. So, they asked for a pic of the crib, I went to the retailers website copied all info including a pic of the crib and sent it in an email. No response.

So, I then called (today) and waited on hold for almost 20 minutes. Finally I spoke with a woman that I could hardly understand. I explained my situation. She said that the picture was rejected because it wasn't taken by my personal camera. I told her that the picture came from the retailer's website and included all of the needed info. She said it wouldn't work and I woudl need to take pics on my own and re-send them. I told her that I thought that was excessive being that they now know they type and make of the bed. she placed me on hold yet again and returned to tell me that she would transfer me to a supervisor. I waited until the supervisor finally picked up. She was just as unhelpful and told me to go ahead and file a report with the better business bureau or do whatever I wanted - she would not help me until I sent her pics that were not taken from a website. I explained to her, just as I had teh original operator, that the crib is in pieces - I do not have the heardware needed to assemble it. She said to take a picsture of the pile of wood and send that in, they would try to determine form my picture what model of crib I have.

This seems crazy to me. They would rather guess from a pile of wood than to take my information with a fully assembled product? It makes me sick. I had to run home on my lunch break to take pics of the pieces and parts of the bed and then come back to work to email them. In the end, with all of the time and energy asserted it would have been more cost effective to buy a whole new crib. Which means handing over more money to a company that is being so difficult to work with.

This was just an FYI for other parents out there that are trying to make every penny count!!

craftyashley
12-16-2008, 08:00 PM
I know you are upset, but when they recall cribs, they have you send back the hardware so that recalled cribs are not sold or used again. I think they were wary to give you the parts if you couldn't actually validate that you had the crib in question. I think mailing you lost parts is something they do- not something they HAVE to do.

lena241
12-28-2008, 05:29 PM
That really sucks, I would have given up and just bought the new crib, removed the hardware from the box, and then returned it saying there was no hardware. The retailer would have sent it back to the manufacturer and would have been reimbursed for the loss. Would have been much less of a hassle, but I give you an a+ for trying to do the right thing.

luckymama2
12-28-2008, 07:41 PM
ha ha lena241 that is something my husband would totally do in the situation! he actually did that when my daughter was 3 months old and her mobile would not play music bc the spring broke and we couldnt find it so he bought a mobile took the spring out and then returned the new mobile. LOL. i loved this mobile so much and i totally get it was wrong but she was only 3 months and she would fall asleep to it so well! :/