Gary Mitchell was recommended to me by my parents and brother who had done business with him for the last 6 years. We built a new home, and spent thousands of dollars with Gary. We placed our initial order in June 2020, and due to understandable delays with our plantation shutters due to COVID, our shutters were finally installed in late September. Out of the goodness of Gary's heart, he offered to cover a couple of screens (due to the delays) that we also needed and took measurements in late September. Since then, I have been lied to numerous times and stood up at least 6 times when he said he would come out the same day to install them. He told me last fall that he had the screens and the next time that he headed my way, he would let me know, as they were in his way and he kept tripping on them in his garage. Come to find out, last weekend, he finally admitted to me that he had lied to me, he had never ordered them, and didn't have them. He said he was in tremendous financial distress and had a lot of problems. I gave him another chance since he came clean. He told me that he ordered the screens late last week, and they would be here this week. He promised me that he would call me Tuesday to check in, and they would be in by Thursday. I have tried all week to get a hold of him by text, calling his cell, calling his office...no response or return calls. I have given him every chance to come through on delivering the product promised. It feels like I am not important because I don't owe him money or my job wasn't big enough for him. Unfortunately, what Gary doesn't realize is that my husband and I are also business people in North Texas with a pretty big network all over the state and country. I had already referred him to our builder, several family members who have pretty sizable homes and building new homes in the area, a few realtors, and to another friend who just bought a nice home in Fort Worth. They will all know of my experience, and my recommendation of NOT using him as he seems to have to lie a lot, and doesn't follow through with what he says he will do. I have been at this for over 10 months. He has some serious problems, and I pray that he is able to figure them out. In the meantime, no one in my circle will use him again. It would be different if he would just tell the truth and communicate what was really going on. Also, I called the vendor that he said he ordered my screens through. They have no record of him placing the order, and have never heard of him. read more