Manonabike
Über Member
Nothing to do with cycling I'm glad to say
I got this watch repair place to install a new battery in my watch, The watch worked well for a week until I went swimming - it never occurred to me that there would be a problem...... I've had the battery replaced twice before without any issues.
I took the watch back to the shop and the man said "we don't guarantee against water proofing" and pointed me to a sign on a stand which I never saw in the first place.
The cost of fixing the watch is £150.
The watch was a gift so it has sentimental value to me, having said that, it would cost about £300 to replace the watch for a very similar one.
The thing is that had I been told that there was any risk at all of having a problem later on I would have said "thanks very much" and found a differently place, but there was no verbal warning.
Do I have a case for the small claims court? Or it would be very hard to prove bad workmanship
I got this watch repair place to install a new battery in my watch, The watch worked well for a week until I went swimming - it never occurred to me that there would be a problem...... I've had the battery replaced twice before without any issues.
I took the watch back to the shop and the man said "we don't guarantee against water proofing" and pointed me to a sign on a stand which I never saw in the first place.
The cost of fixing the watch is £150.
The watch was a gift so it has sentimental value to me, having said that, it would cost about £300 to replace the watch for a very similar one.
The thing is that had I been told that there was any risk at all of having a problem later on I would have said "thanks very much" and found a differently place, but there was no verbal warning.
Do I have a case for the small claims court? Or it would be very hard to prove bad workmanship