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    Business ProfileforRinfret's Appliance Service

    Small Appliance Dealers
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 1 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    1 complaints closed in last 3 years

    0 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 2/11/2010

    Years in Business: 20

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    Rinfret's Appliance Service provides appliance repair for refrigerators, freezers, room air conditioners, gas/electric ranges, washers and dryers, barbecue grills dishwashers, disposers, instant hot water, and microwaves.

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    151 Chase Road # 1, Portsmouth, RI 02871-3243
    BBB File Opened:
    8/7/2009
    Years in Business:
    20
    Business Started:
    1/1/2004
    Business Incorporated:
    9/8/2004
    Accredited Since:
    2/11/2010
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Number of Employees:
    9
    Alternate Business Name
    • Rinfret & Sturm's Appliance Service, Inc.
    Hours of Operation

    Primary

    M:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    T:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    W:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Th:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    F:
    8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Sa:
    Closed
    Su:
    Closed
    Business Management
    • Mr. Matthew Rinfret, Co-Owner
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Matthew Rinfret, Co-Owner

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Matthew Rinfret, Co-Owner
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (401) 324-6162
      Primary Fax

    Email Addresses

    Customer Complaints

    1 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    06/28/2021

    Complaint Type:
    Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Resolved
    This was a service call to investigate a burning smell coming from our clothing dryer. I had attempted to investigate myself prior to calling for service so I had removed exterior screws from the back of the dryer. The technician worked on the dryer while my wife was at home. When I returned that night I discovered that the tech had broken a part on the dryer sometime during the service. The broken part effects a feature of the dryer that we really use but it's still should be fixed for free. After talking with Rinfrets they are denying that they broke the peice and are only offering to replace it at full cost + labor.

    Customer Reviews

    1 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Karen S

    1 star

    01/07/2022

    I don’t often write reviews except when customer service is outstanding or unfortunately, extremely poor. More importantly, if I were the owner I would want to know how my business is being managed. ??I was in need of a part for my dishwasher. I have been a customer of Rinfret's appliances for decades, going back to when it was Sturm's appliances. A few of my neighbors told me they no longer use Rinfret's because they had bad experiences. We often share and recommend contractors. I have always dealt with *** in the past and he was always very professional and a pleasure to deal with. Because of that, I disregarded and gave them a call. ?? The morning of the appointment, I received a call from **** telling me he didn't have the part and would need to reschedule for the following week. I told him I wasn't happy and asked if the part could be expedited. He replied "no" abruptly and rudely. After explaining I want to keep the appointment next week but was going to try and find someone who could help me sooner, he almost hung up the phone on me. I want to make myself perfectly clear to everyone reading this, I understand parts can arrive late. It was because of ****'s attitude and rudeness that prompted me to take the time to write this lengthy review. ?? Because of his behavior, I decided to call back to insure the appointment was kept for the following week. I spoke with a woman who was equally as rude and told me they decided to cancel the appointment. ?? In this Covid world, where so many local businesses are struggling and going out of business, it's sad to see such a decline in service when retaining customers is more important than ever. It took only one call for me to find someone else to assist me with service. It's true what they say-it can take months to gain a customer and seconds to lose one. ?? I should have listened to my neighbors...

    Rinfret's Appliance Service Response

    02/14/2022

    We received a phone call from ***************** stating that she was having an issue with her dispenser not working properly on her dishwasher. We advised her we would preorder the dispenser and had put her on the schedule. Unfortunately, the part was delayed and called her immediately to advise her and to get her back on the schedule. She immediately became very upset and said "that was going to be a real problem" and asked us what we were going to do to get out there sooner with the part? We advised her there was not faster route as shipping and delays have been a real problem since the start of Covid. She advised us she was going to find another company who could service her sooner. We had her scheduled her for a Friday and advised her we could return on Monday, so really not that long of a delay. She must have called around and was unable to find anyone sooner so she called us back reluctantly to service her. We advised her we were not interested in her business. We have serviced her numerous times in the past and all of the technicians that had worked in her home said that she was not very nice and they felt uneasy performing service for her. Some customers you really just don't want as customers as we have far too many excellent customers we love to take care of.

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