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this is email that was sent to Branding zone in October 2022: Good Day
Kindly note. We are not happy with the workman ship and the service we received from branding zone. The artwork printing and, unapproved redesign, is incorrect and does not line up with the body of the vehicle. Furthermore, the VW caddy locks on the side door and the back door have been tampered with and no longer work at all requiring repairing. This can be shown by the cover panels being drilled out and then not replaced.
Additionally, you sent no artwork approval and instead destroyed the initial artwork by removing sprites and accents and important drop shadows that was prevalent in the initial artwork. The art work does not match what was sent to you.
We have therefore been advised the draft an email communication by our attorneys in order to allow your business the opportunity to rectify the issues prior to the balance of the deposit being settled.
Below outlines the transpiration of events:
20 September 2022: Quote received for the amount of R11,487.35
3 October 2022: R8000 deposit paid
11 – 12 October 2022 VW Caddy dropped off at branding zone premises – No vehicle checks were performed, can confirm all locks were working.
14 October 2022 A phone call is received around midday stating that the vehicle would be ready for collection in the afternoon. Additionally, Shaun advised Ace requesting to keep the vehicle for the weekend for quality checking purposes, which Ace agreed to collect on the 16th October 2022.
16 October 2022: Ace and Tash (artwork designer) arrive to collect the vehicle and immediately notice a plethora of printing and application issues. (see annex 3a) 1. The artwork was heavily edited, removing many 3d elements and sprites and clearing the background to flat black. This was not the original artwork design. 2. The art work was not correctly aligned. Upon examining both left and right as well as rear sides of the vehicle, it becomes dramatically apparent how mis-aligned the design is. Allowances in the form of door handle cut-outs was completely astray from where they should be and upon inspection of the rear panel, the logo is so incorrectly mis-aligned and too low, and the bottom is cut off. 3. The bottom section of the wrap is also mis-aligned 4. There is unsightly white gaps where the vehicle paint shines through, which are cut irritatingly askew. 5. The vinyl is lifting in various places and is not adhering instead cracking and tearing, looks very unprofessional.
It was agreed at the time of collection that branding zone would correct the issues and reprint the vinyl and inform Supawash of when ready to re-do the job. No one contacted us for that all, and we were already skeptical and hesitant to let branding zone work on the vehicle again.
Shaun then physically traveled to Supawash premises in Trinity village demanding payment of the remainder which equated to R3498.00, he was not afforded it.
Skip forward a year later and a gentleman who refused to provide his name stops at the Honey Crest Supawash Operation with a Bronze Hilux double cab and white female passenger, and begins rudely demanding payment again from the supervisor. When he was not told what he wanted to hear, he walked over to the vehicle and begins to scratch the vinyl having to be forcefully shoved away, he threatens a lot more and walks back to his vehicle while swearing and cursing and throwing hand signs and then drives away.
This is not how a professional operation should conduct business and instead perhaps attempt to rectify your mistakes and communicate with the customer. We are appalled at this behavior and will be taking this further.
We strongly advise everyone else to steer clear of this shady business where a year later they are forcefully demanding R3k, makes you wonder what financial constraints they are dealing with let alone mental state.
Best regards,
Best regards,
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