点评:I rented a boat from them at SML, now they’re trying to charge me $1700 for a dent. Before communicating anything to me, they slammed my credit card for $1700 in addition to keeping my $1000 security deposit.
When I did get an explanation, they emailed a picture of a minor dent and told me that they had a policy of replacing all damage with new parts. So, for a minor cosmetic issue that can easily be repaired they’re choosing to make customers pay for brand new parts? If I had known this, I would never have rented from them in the first place because it’s shady. It’s not even clear that I made the dent.
In an attempt to normalize all of this, one representative told me that they’ve done this to five other renters this summer. One because their dog scratched a panel. From what I saw, their boats all have plenty of dents, scratches and other damage. So, I find it hard to believe that these damage charges are anything more than a poorly disguised shakedown.
翻译:我在 SML 从他们那里租了一艘船,现在他们想向我收取 1700 美元的凹痕费用。在与我沟通之前,他们除了扣留我 1000 美元的保证金外,还扣留了我的信用卡 1700 美元。
当我得到解释时,他们通过电子邮件发送了一张小凹痕的照片,并告诉我他们的政策是用新零件更换所有损坏。那么,对于一个很容易修复的小外观问题,他们选择让客户支付全新零件的费用?如果我知道这一点,我一开始就不会向他们租房,因为这是阴暗的。甚至不清楚我是否有所作为。
为了使这一切正常化,一位代表告诉我,今年夏天他们已经对其他五名租客这样做了。其中之一是因为他们的狗刮伤了面板。据我观察,他们的船都有很多凹痕、划痕和其他损坏。因此,我很难相信这些损害指控只不过是一次伪装得很差的勒索。