Would give zero stars if possible:
Carpet To Go: The Carpet Criminals
Decided to use this company to purchase carpet for a small bedroom (32 Sq. Yard) Checked out some other places but decided upon this company as it's not a chain, locally owned and operated.
They quoted 3 different prices, each time increasing the amount of the quote. Ist issue and I should have run out of the store.
I decided upon carpet that was more expensive than others I had considered. You get what you pay for right? Well not in this case. Buying high bought me low quality crap. I had also bought the supposed high quality carpet padding, yet the carpet once installed feels like cheap carpet. Flat as a pancake.
This was the Mohawk Delicate Tones II. The Instore sample felt extremely thick to the touch. It was soft like velvet, dense, and luxuriously plush. I had envisioned waking up to luxuriousness each morning. What was installed was something quite different and terribly disappointing and flat.
What ensued over the next 4 months was a wild goose chase of lies and games by these Carpet Criminals. The owners used all kinds of delay tactics first saying allow the carpet to "bloom". Then Gary Long, the owner came over when I reported that the carpet still felt very flat and cheap after awaiting "the blooming period" . He agreed and said he understood. Liz Long, his wife admitted many times that this is a common complaint that they do hear about from other customers. She said people make complaints saying" "This is not as thick as the carpet I saw" (in store). She assured me that after the "blooming process" there would be an improvement. No such luck. If anything, as this carpet is being vacuumed, it feels even more flat and cheap. Liz stated that Mohawk was "under obligation" & that the sample and the carpet should be the same, and if not, she will ensure that I am made whole and that justice would be served. No such luck. She is a liar.
Gary came over and took some of the carpet that had been installed. Now I realize that this sample was taken for their purposes, not mine. He had agreed that the small instore sample felt more full and plush than the actual installed carpet. He was polite and assuring that everything would be fine and that a satisfactory outcome would result. More false promises. Just hypocrisy and lies.
Liz made it sound as if she would really go to bat for me, the very disappointed customer. I requested to see the complaint/claim and it basically said "the customer does not like the carpet". This terminology is not good advocacy for the dissatisfied customer.
I reached out to Mohawk, the carpet maker. They explained that you must go through the seller I.E. The Carpet Criminals Carpet To Go. They politely suggested that I seek legal counsel! Liz Long must have known that Mohawk would not deal directly with the consumer, yet she encouraged this wild goose chase.
Liz Long made many dishonest promises and claims through the many emails over a 4-month period. Gary too stated "I reassured Belinda. That we are on her side for now and the future". Pack of lies. Liz stated "If we misrepresented ourselves or the product in any way or committed any business ethical errors, then we will take responsibility". False promises and more lies. She stated that she "fights hard with the mill for a fair outcome" Gargantuan Lies.
And here's the biggest lie of all. Liz Long states "I am 95% certain that we can get all the charges reinstated" Yes - She actually wrote that to me in an email. How does she sleep at night?
Endless emails back and forth with all kinds of false promises, stalling tactics and outright lies. This is by far the worst company that I have ever dealt with. The promises of making things right and adhering to high ethical standards could not be further from the truth.
Carpet To Go is run by Sociopaths. That is the only explanation for the games they played and the false advertising and promises they made repeatedly. They receive some sick enjoyment from stringing the customer along with no good outcome at all, just 4 months of wasted time and energy.
One other thing, this company takes the full payment up front with the rationale that the carpet has to be made and then sent out. Lesson learned, never pay the entire amount upfront. It's a sure sign that they are hostile, dishonest, greedy, money hungry people who know that if problems arise, once the customer has paid in full, we are royally screwed. read more