Dealing with BOFF Wall Beds is the SINGLE worst consumer experience I have had in my 45 years on…read morethe planet. I first contacted BOFF regarding a wall bed for a small unit in downtown Toronto. I should have been cautious from the beginning when after numerous unreturned phone calls, I had to go in person to speak with someone. The in store staff were polite and courteous, and knowledgeable of the products. We were given countless options to leave with and set an appointment for the sales person, Marco to come by.
On 2 separate occassions, Marco cancelled, after which Marco came down and measured the space, giving us a pricing. We agreed and gave him a cheque (or credit card) for the unit. It was approximately $7000. The delivery and installation was scheduled for early December, but I received a call from Marco stating that there was an issue in the (Montreal?) manufacturing plant and that we would have to reschedule. The earliest appointment was during the holiday season, but I took it as I had no choice with the condo waiting to be rented based on the unit. Finally, on the scheduled date, when the elevator had been booked from 10-2, the delivery turned up at 2:20pm. I called Marco and he asked me what I wanted to do - without ever apologizing or trying to find a solution. Coincidentally, I knew a security guard working there from another area of my life, and he let the truck in for delivery, despite it not being on the schedule. I - PERSONALLY ASSISTED the delivery men, who were as irritated as I - brought the furniture up to the unit. They were great at putting in the unit and stayed longer than they were supposed to - despite being irritated by the regularity of these types of issues with the company.
We discovered that the couch unit, also custom made for the murphy bed, was too wide, and consequently made opening the bed impossible without removing it - defeating the purpose - as it is a small unit where storage space is non-existent. Upon telling Marco, he said "it's only an inch - before I insisted that they replace it.
As they finished, they asked me for more money - as someone had said that there was an outstanding. In the quotations process, Marco was to give a final total invoice - without the addition of door handles etc. This in turn would affect total and HST. He had stated that he would calculate it and get back to me. I never received it. I paid the amount on the invoice, short of the handles, and told the workers, (and wrote a note) to say if there is an outstanding, I will account for it.
After countless calls, the correctly sized couch unit was delivered - 9 months after the initial delivery - and 2 cancelled appointments with the renter (which she confirmed day of / cancelled work for - only to be stood up).
TO THIS DAY, after 20 plus calls and emails to Marco and BOFF, I have STILL not received my final statement of account or invoice, despite leaving messages that I require it for my taxes. No one ever returns my call - I guess once they got the money, the relationship was complete. I STILL cannot get my complete/final statement of account. Marco also does not return my phone calls.
Although the workmanship is great (once delivered), the communication is terrible - especially for such a hefty investment. Do not expect to ever get anyone on the phone, and if you do, they will simply tell you to come in - as though everyone lives next door. In my case, the trip is 45 mins each time.
AGAIN, despite begging for my invoice, I have received no email with the requested document, and not even a return phone call to rectify. My taxes will now go in short of a ~$7k invoice.
BOFF. Terrible communications. Great product. Inefficient delivery and setup scheduling. Great delivery staff. Not easily willing to rectify issues, or to take responsibility for issues. And I still can't get my invoice.
I wouldn't use them again, or suggest them to anyone else. They are relatively expensive and the product is great - but the great product doesn't negate or offset the atrocious customer service. I may try going up there one final time to get my invoice. This is ridiculous.
0.5-1 star.
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