When we realized our Frigidaire refrigerator was on its last legs and we urgently needed a new one,…read morewe chose P.C. Richard & Son, largely because it's the closest appliance store to our house. We did our research, knew what we wanted, and discovered that all the local stores had identical pricing. So it came down to who could deliver the quickest.
P.C. Richard was our first (and, ultimately, only) stop. We were not accosted immediately upon entering, but allowed to wander among the rows of refrigerators on display. When we located the model we'd seen online, the salesman was quick to get our sale completed and our delivery set up.
Delivery occurred three days later, and that's where the dissatisfaction began. Our delivery window of 1-4PM got later throughout the day, and delivery finally occurred at 5:15PM, during dinner time and a substantial rainstorm. No courtesy call to let us know they were on the way; I just happened to look out my window and there they were, unboxing my fridge in the rain. Had they let me know they were en route, I could've emptied the old fridge and freezer in advance.
I don't want to say the delivery guys were inept, but... why unpack the fridge in the truck and carry dripping wet components into the customers' home? Why not carry the box into our garage and unbox it there? Also, they seemed annoyed that I wanted to wipe the rain off each piece, thereby slowing them down; they didn't bring a ladder and had to use our step stool; and in their haste to get it installed and on to the next customer, they left pieces of plastic wrap embedded under the door handles. Plus, they scratched our freezer drawer.
Nice fridge that's working well (a week into ownership), but the delivery experience left much to be desired.
