Just be nice
I was a bit cautious with this company after reading the many negative reviews, but I must say my experience isn't that bad at all. OK, they don't ship within 24 hours, although this is stated on their website, and for some strange reason, no invoice or order confirmation is sent by email (this I would improve). But they offer 2 years warranty on a refurbished laptop, which I think is really good, and the VAT refund was done within 10 business days as promised. And friendliness works both ways; I never got any rude response, although the laptop did have a small defect (which I managed to fix myself). I didn't rant about it. The after-sales employee was helpful and responded very quickly.
I get the feeling that many of the negative reviews are written by people who are quite demanding. Nothing wrong with that. But in that case, maybe a better idea would be to buy directly from a manufacturer. This would of course be more costly and this they probably want to avoid. You can't have your cake (inexpensive products) and eat it (large customer support department) too. The staffing costs need to come from somewhere. Be reasonable, people.
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