I bought two security cameras from ElectroFlip, and both had the exact same flaws. Cheap, flimsy casing, infrared button didn't work, record button didn't work, and the on/off power button only turned the camera on, not off. The only thing that worked right was the laser pointer. The cameras I bought were 2 of (Covert Night Security Camera Mini DVR 2 GB + SD Card). I initiated a return, and the next day I received an e-mail from the company, ElectroFlip, which sells this camera. In the e-mail, the company apologized, offered me a full refund, and then, to my surprise, defended their product by claiming that their cameras are "usually reliable." I don't know who they're trying to fool, but I'm not going to buy from a company that claims their product is "usually reliable". It's like buying an airplane that's guaranteed to crash half the time. I sent an e-mail back to the company letting them know that the cameras were both junk and that they both had the same defects. That's when the OWNER of ElectroFlip started responding back to me. He told me that it was China's fault that the cameras they sell are defective. He said that he buys batches of products from China and that half the batches he receives are of bad quality. Here is the e-mail he sent me. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Begin Message: We order products from China factories. Sometimes their quality control is very good, but not always. It seems, we get all good quality or all bad quality each time we get another shipment. We call each shipment of the same product a "batch". We have been selling this product for about 3 years, mostly good quality, but sometimes the factory really screws up. End Message: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All I wanted was to return these cameras and move on, but I couldn't help but wonder how a company which knows that fifty percent of its inventory is useless, wouldn't have anybody working there who is smart enough to check witch batches are full of defective electronics, and then ship those batches back to China before they end up getting listed onto Amazon. So I sent an e-mail back to the owner and told him that he shouldn't put the blame on other people. I basically implied that his company should accept responsibility for the quality of its products. That bruised the owner's ego quite a bit. Here is the next e-mail he sent me. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Begin Message: Well, all I can do is give you the facts. I have been in customer service since 1985, when I built my company in my basement to a now $8 million dollar biz. Give us bad feedback, or whatever. I will see you get your money back in full, but your attitude, cant help you! Have a good life! End Message: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When you sell me two $110.00 cameras that I can only use as expensive paper weights, and I ask to return those paperweights(cameras), just handle the return like a professional and leave your companies integrity out of it.
yeah, itz a flipoff for shore ;-)
I’m going through the exact same thing right now.