It has been my observation that customers only write reviews when they are extremely happy or extremely disappointed. That is why I have been delaying the submission of my review. I wanted to give Appliance Canada every opportunity to make things right. This, unfortunately, has not transpired.
To summarize, we ordered an appliance suite from the London show room on July 16, 2020. In light of the pandemic, we felt it best to be extremely proactive and order our appliances well in advance of when we would need them. Our sales person, Ruby Chan, was very pleasant and knowledgeable. She requested all items for a February 1, 2021 delivery. In January, we received a telephone call from the delivery department to arrange delivery of our Bertazzoni range and Fisher Paykel refrigerator the following week. We advised them that we were not quite ready for those items as renovations were taking a little longer than anticipated. We were assured that was not a problem and delivery was arranged for April 5, 2021. When I contacted Ms. Chan in March to confirm delivery, she advised me that my refrigerator was not in. Needless to say this was not correct information, as the company tried to deliver the items to me in January.
What has transpired since, has been exceptionally disappointing. All calls and emails to the London show room have been left unanswered. I finally had to contact the national customer service department because no one would provide us with an explanation. Our sales liaison, Asad Khan, assured us by email that we would receive our items on April 5. The refrigerator never arrived. Despite multiple calls and emails, we still have no firm explanation as to what happened to our refrigerator, nor have we been provided with a firm delivery date. We can only make the assumption that it was sold to someone else. In a recent conversation with a customer service manager, Samira Sermez, I was advised to "Stop getting so stressed. Life is short. You have your health". Considering this woman knows nothing about my stress level or my health status, I found this extremely condescending and inappropriate.
In complete frustration, we contacted Fisher Paykel directly. I saved the transcripts of those conversations. We were advised by FP that we would need a purchase order number. With that number they would be able to find out what happened to our refrigerator. I expressed skepticism, based on my conversations with Appliance Canada, that they would provide me with this number. I was advised but FP that if this occurred we should "request a refund and take our money elsewhere" in addition to "seeking legal advice". I was also advised by FP that our particular refrigerator usually takes "between two and three months if in back order" and that they "have not heard yet of one taking 10 months to arrive". As expected, despite requests to customer service, Mr. Khan, Ms. Chan, and a purchasing representative, Robbie, Appliance Canada has refused to provide me/Fisher Paykel with my purchase order number. Initially Mr. Khan stated "I have no issue providing you this information", however one day later he changed his tune and stated "I am waiting for my purchasing department to allow me to share this information with you". So nearly 10 months later we still do not have a refrigerator. We do have a beautiful custom kitchen with a big hole awaiting our panel ready refrigerator. We cannot express strongly enough how disappointed we are. We are educated consumers that refuse to allow Appliance Canada to hide behind Covid. Our trust and faith in this company has been completely eroded. Unfortunately, we may have to follow the advice of Fisher Paykel and cut our losses and seek legal advice.
In the meantime, we contacted multiple competitors yesterday. One competitor actually had the refrigerator in stock, however it was on order for another customer. All competitors advised us that the leadtime for this particular refrigerator is eight weeks (10 weeks maximum). Two competitors even contacted Fisher Paykel and were advised the very same thing.
As an aside, we have asked Mr Khan repeatedly to send us invoices for all of the items that have been shipped to us. We have absolutely nothing. No proof of purchase. And, we paid for extended warranty on everything so we want this for our records. We still have received nothing.
UPDATE: Since this review, we have been provided with two delivery dates. May 15 and then May 20. Despite repeated requests, the purchase order number has still not been provided. I advised Ms. Sermez that I wanted to have legal counsel forward a request for this information. She as advised me that correspondence could be sent to herself and Mr. Khan. Requests for the names of more senior management have gone unanswered. Shortly after this request, I received an additional email stating that my refrigerator had magically appeared and would be delivered next week. I am skeptical. read more