Customer
I searched online for a freezer door part and got a refrigerator door part instead and couldn't return it!
I searched online for a simply part for an Americana GE Refrigerator. I searched for a freezer door shelf bar. I was directed to applianceparts4all.com 's part and ordered it online. However, the part which I received was NOT a freezer door shelf bar, but a refrigerator door shelf bar. They are different sizes. I was annoyed because I had specifically indicated that I was looking for a freezer door bar replacement, not a refrigerator door bar replacement. The confirmation email that I received after ordering stated the following, quite vaguely: Door Shelf Bar WR17X11889 MFG Number: WR17X11889 Manufactured by: GENERAL ELECTRIC The number appears similar to a GE product number, but a zero might be missing at the end. The confirmation email was misleadingly vague, simply stating "door shelf bar" after I attempted to order a freezer door shelf bar. When I called to indicate my frustration at having been sent the wrong product and attempted to return it--unused, essentially new, the representative on the phone pointed me to the "fine print" "return policy" on their website which states NO RETURN will be accepted unless it's in the original packaging--even if it's been "tried" (whatever that means)--so you can't even open their packaging or you can't return the product. On top of which, even if you didn't open their packaging (how else could you see if the product was the correct product except to try it???), you would still then have to pay return shipping plus a 12% restocking fee. I believe that this company may regularly substitute incorrect products because it knows customers will find that it is not worth their while or they simply are precluded from returning products if the original packaging is opened so the product can be "tried." You either can't return the wrong product, or they get the product back, new, then, even if they eventually would send you the correct item afterward, they charge an additional 12% markup and you've had to pay for return shipping. There is a reason there are MANY one-star reviews for this company--STAY AWAY!!



