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Trouble at Fiskars??

Discussion in 'Axes, Mauls, and Hand Saws' started by pmdecm, Apr 19, 2021.

  1. pmdecm

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    Hi, I bought a Fiskars maul last year, and it quickly broke, so I contacted the company for a refund or replacement. They initially agreed to provide a replacement, but then said that the maul was not in stock, and so promised that a refund check would be in the mail within two weeks. No check came, and they stopped responding to emails, so last week I called them and was told that they would converse with the check-writing department and get back to me in a day or two. No one did, so I called again today, and now their phone answers with a message saying that they are no longer taking warranty calls and that all warranty requests should go through email. I sent yet another follow-up email, and in response I got an error message saying that my email was undeliverable(!) Does anyone know whether the company is having financial difficulties? Thanks.
     
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    Should not be stock in Finland at close to year high
     
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    i did an email claim april 2nd ,got comf. email that said within 2 weeks i should hear back,april 16 got shipping tracking number with usps link ,replacement item is shipping from mississippi ,it was pain free ,a few years ago i did the same with a x27 ,great company ,this time it was my pruner
     
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    Were you trying to cut a grade 8 bolt?
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    This is exactly the kind of stuff I've been dealing with at work for over a year now...real PITA! Not unique to Fiskars...it is odd that they are just now "shutting down" though...
     
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    Take a paste of what you wrote and a picture and mail it to their address...See if that gets attention...I had the same type of problem with those magnifying glasses with lights on them and I loved them but they kept breaking down--complained--nothing done after I bought a 2nd pair and complained again--so I just took the two glasses and mailed them to the company and told them "where to go" and never heard from them...No wonder...lol We got taken man...pris
     
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    I sure hope nothings wrong with Fiskars! They’ve been great to me on 2 warranty claims!
     
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    Broke my X27 two years ago and the new one came in two weeks after filing the claim. Covid related maybe?
     
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    Seems to big a good excuse for a lot of companies nowadays..
     
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    Supply chain issues catching up possibly? Could be restructuring internally.
     
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    Some of both, I'm sure.
     
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    I also wonder how the skyrocketing price of steel might play into this. Husbands company ordered a huge metal roof way before scheduled to beat the price increases right about the time the OP posted this. It wasn't more than a week later prices shot up. Way up.
     
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    Yeah I am trying to order a large expensive commercial door at work and I have had trouble getting people to follow up with quotes, I'm sure the prices have went up more in the meantime! :hair:
     
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    I had a pruner break, and they replaced it, no questions asked. But that was a few years ago. I have gone onto businesses Facebook page to complain, after not getting results the normal way. Businesses don't like complaints on their public site.
     
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    I have a Fiskars lawn mower I used for 5 years that was nearly a life saver... (long story that goes nowhere- so I'll spare everyone my usual)
    Got a pair of handled weed trimmers, a pruner and a lopper and they're all fine.
    I got the x27 and... I like it... its "ok" for me.
    I bought the 8 pound maul and it didn't last a season. Warranty or not, I'm not going to be messing around with that if I don't feel like I can trust it for even a year.

    Slightly jealous of those that never had a problem, and glad the warranty worked out for so many, but to OP's point, that's crazy frustrating. I went with the Collins 8 point maul and I think it's fantastic. Similar price point- not sure if you're looking for another brand, but I can stand behind this one.
     
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