thorneyglatt
Well-Known Member
7 days ago I emailed Hawke about a problem with my wife's three-year-old 8x25 binoculars. One hinge and the eye-cups had become a bit loose. The same day I received a reply asking me to send proof of purchase which I did by email, late at night. The next working day (3 days ago) I posted them off as instructed and 2 days later (yesterday) Hawke emailed me to say that in addition to the issues I had raised they were 'out of collimation', and would be replaced.
I was unaware of this problem, but greatly appreciate their honest assessment and generous response. Amazingly the new binoculars arrived at 10.42 this morning via DPD - two minutes into the hour-long 'time slot' they had allocated. Also enclosed were a pair of objective lens covers for my own 8x42s to replace one I lost a fortnight ago - f.o.c.
So from Hawke receiving the problem pair to me getting my hands on the new ones was 2 days ! To say I'm pleased with Hawke's service is putting it mildly. I was kept informed at the earliest opportunity through every stage of the process, and the outcome was extremely satisfactory. DPD were pretty good too !
I was unaware of this problem, but greatly appreciate their honest assessment and generous response. Amazingly the new binoculars arrived at 10.42 this morning via DPD - two minutes into the hour-long 'time slot' they had allocated. Also enclosed were a pair of objective lens covers for my own 8x42s to replace one I lost a fortnight ago - f.o.c.
So from Hawke receiving the problem pair to me getting my hands on the new ones was 2 days ! To say I'm pleased with Hawke's service is putting it mildly. I was kept informed at the earliest opportunity through every stage of the process, and the outcome was extremely satisfactory. DPD were pretty good too !