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HMK disappointment

Prairie Dog

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So I've been debating whether or not to post this and decided I would.

Just want to share my experience with HMK and the EXTREMELY poor service I got. For years, been wanting HMK Boa boots cause they look like a very good boot and from everything I heard they stood up to the name. So I order a pair, they come but they're one size too small. No big deal, talked to one of the guys on the phone (lucas) and he says send them back and they'll send a new pair one size bigger, GREAT.......I sent a cheque along with them so I could get some extra liners sent out. Months go by and no boots or liners.

I get told "well i have to check the warehouse to see if we received them". A few phone calls and emails later I still don't know if they even got there. Finally I get the response yes they got there along with the cheque. This is 3months after I originally ordered them and 2-1/2 months after I sent them back. By that time I was so pizzed off I didn't even want the boots anymore and will never ever buy anything HMK again. By this time I contacted a Klim dealer and had their boots within two days.

I tell Lucas to put keep the boots and rip up the cheque cause I don't want their product anymore, also to put the $$$ back on the credit card for the original payment (card # given). 2ish more months go by and still no money has been returned.

So finally my wife (who originally paid for the boots as a b'day gift) calls a few times and the money is eventually put back on the card, but not after a few phone calls from her.

So all in all, I'm very happy with my Klim boots and would recommend them to anyone. As for HMK, I will never buy any of their products again and not suggest them to anyone else.

This of course is just my experience, I know most have had good experiences with HMK but like its been said on here recently, the consumers need to let other consumers know about bad business practises.......and I for one was very disappointed in HMK.

Cheers:beer;:beer;
 
The straps at the back of the boot used for pulling on the boots are for carrying purposes only...if the the strap breaks while pulling on the boots it is not covered under warranty. My local dealer couldn't get his personal boots warrantied because of this.

That being said I love my HMKs, never dealt with HMK directly.
 
dude it's because you spell cheque wrong, it's check;)

Just kidding, sorry to hear you had bad luck with HMK...I've had good luck with mine, but I bought them from a dude who got the wrong size so I have no HMK company interaction.
 
My experience with HMK has been great. My HMK backpack broke and even though it was no longer covered under warranty they send me a brand new one within a couple weeks. Lucas at HMK always replied to my emails the next day and was very helpful.

All in all I had great customer service from HMK so that is weird to hear about your situation.
 
my girlfriend has hmk boots, had one rip at a seam shortly after getting them, they were very quick about fixing the problem, and they upgraded her to the next model up so she ended up with a lot nicer boot then she had purchased. no complaints here
 
No problems here. I know that the HMK rep has been here on these boards and has been more than willing to help out fellow snowesters. I have seen their great customer service, and experienced it myself. Been riding on mine 2 years on the pro boots. I wouldnt buy anything else. Sorry to hear about your bad experience.
 
I would never trade my hmk's for klim any day. I've had a couple of warrinty issuses and they have been fixed no problem. My klim boots fell apart and my feet were wet and cold most of the time.

Ps the boa system works so good love it
 
sounds to me more of a shipping problem then a service problem...sure they should have sent you the money back right away but this is the first story of poor service i have herd of..and for the wrong size part everyone makes mistakes its just to bad it was an inconvienince to you. just my opinion guys.
 
I'm glad nobody else has had that problem. I was really surprised cause this all happened direct thru HMK. And like its been said on here, usually they're very good at helping people out but they had their heads up their azzes in my case.

I'm sure their products are great but I'll never buy anything from them again for fear of this happening a second time.

Cheers:beer;
 
Love mine wouldn't wear another boot. They even tell you to by a size up because they come small. Wife and I have had no problems and my feet have never been cold or wet.
 
Yeah, Kirk has always been top notch and taken care of the racers great for us as well as the boots for the customers. See if you could talk to him and I am sure he will pull through for you.
 
I had a pair of HMK's a few years back that wore for me in right at the ankle. They rubbed on a suspension bolt and almost wore right through aftrer a season. Kirk was super quick to take care of the shipping and upgrade me to a better boot for a very fair price. Customer service like that is few and far between these days.
I will likely be in a Klim by the end of this season though, I haven't had great luck with durability. My Pros are better, but I'm still seeing quite a bit of wear after only a season or two. Tough to match their service though
 
Kirk / HMK has taken great care of me and I'll continue to buy from them.
In my experience with them, they have great products and even better service.
Normally one phone call or E-Mail to them is all anything has taken.
They've straight up taken good care of me.
 
I sent them an email concerning my disapointment in my boots, and the very next day (about 12 hours later) I had a phone call from HMK and instructions on how to get them returned to them for inspection. I sent them off the next day, we will see what they say. At this point i need new boots so even if they say sorry you just ride to hard for our boots :D . Then I am not really out anything. I will keep you posted.
 
HMK Service, and Mr. Lucas?????

I feel your pain bro, I too have had disappointing service with HMK...

I bought one of their Stealth Jackets thinking I would get out of the humm drumm of all the Klim stuff. Sweet jacket but after the first washing, along with the rest of the sled gear, I tried to put the jacket on and found a small section of seam tape down by the cuff on the inside of the jacket had came undone, no big deal I thought at the moment.....

I sent a few emails to HMK and asked them what they thought I should do..

Apparantly Lucas thinks the old lady can't read the tags, or wash, and dry high dollar clothes properly,, to say the least, she was a bit insulted by his insinuation. Both her and I wear Klim stuff from head to toe, and she was wondering why I even bought it to begin with. Well after some discussion on what I should do, or more importantly, what they were going to do to right the situation,,,, HMK has great customer service,,,, right?????

WRONG!!!!!!!!!

I don't like to bash brands, but this Lucas guy was starting to rub me the wrong way. Telling me she dryed it wrong, and that my dryer may be to blame, what happened to that great customer service I have been hearing about??? Finally Lucas wanted my personal phone number, so we could chat more about it, so I gave him my number, and never heard from him again.

They didn't even want to look at what was wrong? why not?


Well, I left it alone from there, figuring he may nut up and give me a call, nope!

HMK Stealth Jacket still not fixed, and they don't care. Klim would just send me a new one, thanks

Sorry HMK, you failed miserably, not even wanting to check it out, what kind of customer service is that?????

That's my experience, and Lucas, if you see this, that number is still the same, and I'm still waiting!!!!:cool:
 
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