-Drafting plans and setup: not bad, only person capable seemed to be TJ. -Changes, they were horrible at tracking, eventually still didn't have two things correct and had to change it at the store, during pickup. Also we were supposed to pick these up on Saturday but a couple days before they tell us they can't sort the Friday delivery and it will have to be Monday.
-Measurements: we were told the cost would come off the total bill and they would need to send a contractor out for verification. The contractor took 2-3 measurements and said looks fine.
-(April 24, 2017 - Monday) Picking up the cabinets seemed like a joke. Employee charged us, then printed receipt and upon review we still identified two errors, which they did correct immediately (kudos to TJ...again seemed like the only person who knew what was going on...honestly seems like he is babysitting the other employees).
-Loading, I did most of the work. To add on, it was raining and I had a utility trailer, I asked for additional plastic and the employee pointed to a 5" roll of tape. Luckily I had 3 tarps in my vehicle in preparation for rain.
I asked several times did we forget about anything? Did we leave anything to the side? They weren't checking the documents and I was busy loading. All responses were no, but I was still hesitant as I loaded my trailer but nobody, including my wife, checked off anything from the receipt, and at this point I was tired from loading, waterproofing and strapping. As I was about to depart the employees came running out (thanks to TJ again), and guess what, there was 6-7 more items staged somewhere else.
-Opening the cabinets, not too much packaging, maybe enough to keep them safe, probably could have been better though. (Follow up...about 40% of the cabinets had dings, scrapes, scratches, etc...most of them will be hidden though, so it's bearable).
-Instructions....HORRIBLE. I've been overseas and put together cabinets from everywhere in the world, these are like trying to piece together a puzzle but you only have half the picture as a go-by.
(Follow up...once you figure out how to put together each type of cabinet the first time, they go together quickly after that. A decent YouTube video titled Cabinets To Go Tutorial actually is more in depth than their videos on the website, especially attaching the drawer rails. Except for the lazy Susan.
Broken parts...I took the week off to install these. One cornerstone, lazy Susan, has used marks, either from the factory or a previous purchase, and they did a bad job of hiding it...obvious pre-open marks and scratches. Also lots of additional parts, I presume somebody lost count at the factory or repackage facility. Bottom line is this lazy Susan was holding us up. It was crooked, scratched, not level, etc. we needed a new cabinet. Customer service at the shop stated they didn't have an extra cabinet, the employee stated call the 1-800 cabinet number and they'll ship a replacement overnight directly to you...wrong. I called and left a message, to which they never returned my call. I continued to call for several hours and finally reached a rep.
Once I contacted those reps, they seemed like they could care less. No overnight shipping, matter of fact, you have to send in your complaint, they will verify/validate if it warrants a response or replacement, then if they ship it the following day, at like 2pm, then it's another two day wait from there, which puts it leaving the warehouse Tuesday and me receiving it prob Thursday night (according to the CustSerRep on Monday). So much for that week off to install these. Additionally, as I was explaining what was wrong with the cabinet, the CustSerRep (didn't directly say this) but alluded to the fact that they quality control everything before it departs and again alluded that maybe I damaged the cabinets. [I take this personally as I would not call in my own damage, and if I was asked I would use this moral called integrity...something the company surely wasn't using with me].
So, am I happy? They say you get what you pay for. I'm wishing right now (still trying to figure out how to put each cabinet together as I go) that I'd paid more and got some elsewhere. Yeah I'm disappointed and a little bitter right now. When you spend over $5000 at a business you would think a little customer service and assistance would come with it, but now that they got my money, it feels like I'm no longer a customer.
Cutting this short due to character limit...
UPDATE: It is now three weeks (May 15, 2017) still no cabinet.
UPDATE: June-July, still no cabinet, multiple misleading emails.
UPDATE: July 23, received email stating cabinet shipped with length (90+ days later)
You get what you pay for...one story before they get your money, another story once they have your money...you are not a priority. read more