Accessories4Less.com often feature great prices, especially on close-out, discontinued items. But, before you buy from them, consider the following.
If there's any problem with the item you've bought - dead on arrival, defective, bruised - whatever - don't expect to get help. If you ask for a refund, they may refund the item price, minus 5%, minus whatever they paid to ship the item to you. So, if you paid $200, they had folded shipping at their corporate rate into that price. For anything of weight, the could be a bit of money.
Here's a real example:
Cost of Item(s) = $159.98
Original Shipping Paid = $8.99
Original Shipping Cost = ($45.38)
Restocking Fee = ($8.00)
Total Refund = $115.59
So, you can see that right off the bat, you'd be out $44.39, just trying to return a defective item to them.
But, there's another awful surprise. YOU have to pay for return shipping. THEY won't send you a return shipping label, or any assistance whatsoever.
In my case, the item weighed 60 lbs. Their address is in Florida. I'm in Chicago. Both UPS and Fedex wanted $212.00 dollars to ship 60 lbs from Chicago to Florida. Holy crap!!!! That's way, way more then the cost of the item itself. My numerous attempts to contact Acccessories4Less to do the right thing and provide me with a corporate rate for shipping were met with either silence, no returned calls, and finally a flat refusal to offer any assistance at all. Pretty much, their attitude is, "you bought - you keep it - sucker!".
As I've said, AC4L is a good source for discounts, but be totally sure about what you decide to get from them, cause you might lose and be stuck with something you don't want or can't use - and that's no bargain.
If there's any problem with the item you've bought - dead on arrival, defective, bruised - whatever - don't expect to get help. If you ask for a refund, they may refund the item price, minus 5%, minus whatever they paid to ship the item to you. So, if you paid $200, they had folded shipping at their corporate rate into that price. For anything of weight, the could be a bit of money.
Here's a real example:
Cost of Item(s) = $159.98
Original Shipping Paid = $8.99
Original Shipping Cost = ($45.38)
Restocking Fee = ($8.00)
Total Refund = $115.59
So, you can see that right off the bat, you'd be out $44.39, just trying to return a defective item to them.
But, there's another awful surprise. YOU have to pay for return shipping. THEY won't send you a return shipping label, or any assistance whatsoever.
In my case, the item weighed 60 lbs. Their address is in Florida. I'm in Chicago. Both UPS and Fedex wanted $212.00 dollars to ship 60 lbs from Chicago to Florida. Holy crap!!!! That's way, way more then the cost of the item itself. My numerous attempts to contact Acccessories4Less to do the right thing and provide me with a corporate rate for shipping were met with either silence, no returned calls, and finally a flat refusal to offer any assistance at all. Pretty much, their attitude is, "you bought - you keep it - sucker!".
As I've said, AC4L is a good source for discounts, but be totally sure about what you decide to get from them, cause you might lose and be stuck with something you don't want or can't use - and that's no bargain.