I am done with Peloton, as their customer service is a joke. Here is the deal: I decided to exercise the full refund option on my Tread+. (Everyone knows the extremely poor initial response by Peloton regarding the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) efforts to warn consumers about the deaths / injuries involving the Tread+. So I will not repeat that sad and sorry tale here.) I followed the Peloton online instructions on how to return the Tread+. I chose a date suggested by Peloton for XPO to pick up the Tread+, that date being today Wednesday June 15. Peloton / XPO confirmed the date in texts and emails, so I took today off from work to be home for the pickup. Please note that I separately ordered a Tread to replace my Tread+. The “replacement” Tread was scheduled for delivery on Friday June 17. Guess what: Peloton / XPO was a total no-show today. I wasted a work vacation day for nothing. Worse still, I did not receive any notice from Peloton that the Tread+ would not be picked up today. No text, no email, no phone call. When I called Peloton to inquire, the Representative (in fairness, seemed to want to be helpful) was unable to determine the issue, and was unable to reschedule the return of my Tread +. So I had to cancel my pending order for the Tread, as I could not take delivery of it on June 17 with the Tread+ in the way. I am still waiting for XPO to call with a new pickup date for the Tread+.
I was initially disappointed in the way things went down. I hated to cancel my Tread order. But upon reflection perhaps it was for the best. Why should I purchase a replacement treadmill from Peloton, when the way they handled the initial concerns of the CPSC showed a callous disregard for life? Why should I fork over a $350 (!!!!!) Tread delivery fee to Peloton / XPO when they caused me to lose a vacation day at work? Why should I pay Peloton $44 per month forever when there customer service is such a joke? Unless I am missing something and Peloton provides an explanation, then I’m done with Peloton. (In the unlikely event Peloton does provide an explanation then in fairness I will post it here. )