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Ben's Carts

1012 Old Knoxville Hwy, Sevierville, Tennessee, United States, 37862

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• Sep 22, 2023

Horrible Product-Horribble Service Absolute Peice of Junk!
I paid almost $12,000 for a Cater Pro and the cart has not been operational for 1 day since I purchased it over 1 month ago. Dealing with Bens's Carts was a HUGE mistake. Do not mistake all their internet marketing and down-home southern schtick as anything but an attempt to separate you from your money. Cheap, cheap construction. Panels falling off on the drive home! 1 or 2 screws in the sheet metal where there should be 4. On day one there was an explosion and the cart caught on fire because the griddle connection was counter-threaded. Once Ben sells you the cart he is non-existent. He will not return calls or emails. The wheel was not designed for the weight of the cart and kept going flat so I had to rock the cart to get it rolling on a square wheel. The hot water heater has never functioned and the battery died after using it for a couple of minutes. Their one-year warranty consists of them giving you instructions on how to disassemble the cart and put in new parts to replace the brand-new parts that are defective, They canceled my membership in the Facebook group Vendors United because I tried to warn new people not to purchase their carts from Bens Carts. If anyone else has gotten ripped off like me please let me know-I would like to participate in a lawsuit so that this rip-off does not happen to them. They refer to themselves as "The Hot Dog Mafia" I should have known better, and run away from this company. The single worst experience I have ever had with a product, company or process.

Do not buy Chinese junk
I bought a big dog cart that's supposed to be stainless steel has a sticker inside it says made in China he says he makes them here the splash guard that he charge you a hundred and some dollars for her supposed to be saying still but it's Chinese stainless steel so it rust the sinks are supposed to be staying still but they rest Chinese junk all your cooking pans are made in China and they will rust as soon as you use them Chinese junk Chinese still does not pass health inspection if they catch it you're not by this card any of carts and they're all junk Chinese steel. The stuff of my cart started rusting inside of a garage never used also the car is put together cheaply your cooler that's on it is a cooler that looks like it came from the dollar store and they ripped the lid off and glued it in it is not stainless steel tell you the truth I don't think it's worth over $1,000
Do not buy Chinese junk
Do not buy Chinese junk
Do not buy Chinese junk

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Purchased a hot dog cart o-line at store for $3263.99. Shipping and tax was not included during check. Apr.10, 2017 *** emailed me stating that my cart is ready for shipping I need to make additional pymt of $1685. Unable to make shipping pymt by May 27, 2017 I am forfeiting my cart due to failure to complete payment and storage fees incurred.

Desired Outcome

Other (requires explanation) I would like a full refund for the hot dog cart and membership fee.

Ben's Carts Response

Customer ordered cart on 4/1/2017 online
Customer selected *Customer Pick Up during order
Customer signed electronically twice affirming they read, understood and agreed to terms and conditions of sale.
Customer requested a shipping quote. (shipping quote sent)
Customer is notified on April 10th that cart is crated and ready for sea freight shipping and to complete payment for shipping.
Customer responds April 12th and says it will be next Wednesday before they are able to pay for shipping.
We confirm this will be ok.
Customer responds April 13th: Thank you I really appreciate it. I will keep u updated.
April 20th, still no payment for shipping and a request for payment and update is sent to customer.
April 20th: Customer responds: "Hi ***

I actually been trying to apply for a small loan for the shipping and had no luck. I work at Subway and get food stamps. I have 4 children and 1 on the way. I used every penny I had from my taxes to start something new. I'm sorry. I have someone that can only let me borrow $700 but I have to wait until second week of May. I'm trying my best to make it happen. Sorry for the delay. I will keep u informed.

Thank you"

April 20th, customer is reminded and sent notice of storage fee accrual as per TOS. - Customer responds same day:

"I understand. I will try my best to get the shipping money to u as soon as possible.

Thank you"

April 25th customer emails requesting cancellation.

We have built cart, crated, stored, arranged freight and customer never made payment for shipping.

Customer was asked to contact to make arrangements by phone but never did and instead called and requested cancellation.

Our site states: All Sales Are Final as we build each cart to order. Additionally site gives shipping rates, Terms and conditions including storage and default plans of action. Customer was aware of this, signed digitally agreeing and then again confirmed as shown in above email copy.

Our company has fulfilled 100% of our obligations and has now incurred additional costs/fees due to storing this cart for over 50 days (April 10th).

Customer received multiple notices and responded that payment would be forthcoming.

Additionally, the cart will now have to be moved out of storage, uncrated and marketed separately to only states that it's features and specs would be allowed and sold to recover as much of our expenses and costs incurred including storage fees, labor, moving, crating, un-crating and marketing.

Customer Response

(The consumer indicated he/she DID NOT accept the response from the business.)
I dont agree with this complaint. I paid $299 for a membership fee to get the Big Dog Cart at $2,999 which was not the case because I paid a more than what was stated on the website. I ask for a refund in full for a cart that I paid for since I was not able to pay for the shipping I was told that my cart will have to be sold to cover the cost of the storage fees and so my question is where is the money I paid for the cart which was $3,662.99?

Ben's Carts Response

Customer's order number XXXXX - Customer did sign up for the Hot Dog Mafia Membership and then applied the membership discounts which gave her the $2999 price as she stated but during her order she also added options on her purchase which increased the price. Similar to me saying I bought a loaf of bread they had advertised for $2.50 but the bill was $4.00. They charged me more! (Oh, I didn't tell you, Revdex.com, I also added a gallon of milk to the order)

We have a record of this customer's actions on our site, along with the multiple times the customer updated and did price quotes by clicking on/off different options. On April 1st, 11:25PM EST this customer did a real order on our site and added the optional shelf for the front of their cart.

They are attempting to mislead with this most recent dishonest statement.

Please see our previous outline of communication after the order and you'll note this customer never mentioned anything regarding the purchase price. Their only comments were in regards to shipping and then letting me know they'd get that paid by the date aforementioned but never did.

It appears now they are attempting to change their complaint by listing a new problem which as we've outlined is not factual at all and we have demonstrable proof.

We will no longer respond to fallacious statements entered by this customer and only will respond to credible and legitimate additions.

We have answered in full with a timeline in our first response.

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