I had pretty much the worst experience ever buying a washer and dryer from Edith Appliance. It kind of kills me to write this review because this locally owned business is exactly the kind of place I want to give my money to.
When I first came in I was made an offer I couldn't refuse. James was helpful and super cool. When the set was delivered and installed it wasn't hooked up all the way and started leaking. We thought something was going on with the plumbing and the building manager sent the plumber. That was expensive (for the building, luckily not me) but the plumber was able to locate the problem and tightened the washer's connection. After that there was more leaking and it turns out the hose was full of holes. The shocks broke too. The washing machine was unfixable so they sent me another. In total there were 5 washing machines that were sent and all broke with in 1 or 2 washes. And it's not like I was washing sneakers or huge loads. It's just little old me washing a not quite full load from the week. There were 2 dryers, both worked for about 1 load then started blowing cold air. The 2nd dryer was covered with dust inside. Good thing I checked before I threw all my clean clothes in there.
There was one washing machine that did work. It was supposed to be a place holder while my machine was either getting fixed or a new one of comparable value could be sent over. The place holder washing machine was of significantly lesser quality than the one I bought. I didn't hear from Edit Appliance for a couple weeks and had to call and insist they send me something comparable to what I paid for.
In dealing with Edith Appliance there were many times I was told my machines were going to be delivered or picked up and no one came. When I called to find out what was going on there was no apology, only "we were busy." Many times my calls weren't returned and so I'd have to go to the shop to find out what was going on. On one occasion I spoke to the owner Dominic and he told me I was "pushy". Well, when you pay $350 dollars for something and you get one broken item after another for several month, no one calls you back or shows up when they say they're going to, I guess I expect to know what's going on. So sorry to be "pushy".
Right before my 100 day warranty was about to expire I was put off for a couple weeks. Finally James said he was going to send someone out and surprise, he didn't. I called and was told they were busy and had a pick up scheduled for the next day. The next day no one came and he lied and said we did not schedule a pick up. When I repeated our conversation he said they didn't have a delivery vehicle, which is funny that he would schedule a pick up if there was no delivery vehicle. He then said they actually did have a delivery vehicle and that it was the driver's personal truck. In addition, as the end of the warranty approached I was told that it was probably something in my apartment that was causing problems. In order to cooperate, I got handymen to come in and check the dryer vent and the electric outlets. Everything was fine. Again, if the building I live in hadn't taken care of this it would've meant more expense out of pocket.
I finally showed up one more time and spoke to Anna. She was awesome. She apologized for the trouble and promised to work it out. I spoke to her on the phone later that day and she had a completely different story. Now I was expected to pay $45 for them to pick up my washer and dryer to have them fixed. So, for 100 days I get 4 washers and 2 dryers that are so damaged leaving the shop that they can't be fixed and 1 washer that is significantly lower in quality than what I paid for and then they expect me to start giving them money. I might have even considered doing so if nothing but broken equipment hadn't been sent to me and if I hadn't been put off so many times.
What a horrible mistake it was going to Edith Appliance. So what to do? Take them to small claims court? Call the Better Business Bureau? That's a lot of extra work for me although totally worth it if others are spared the same experience I had. What a shame. Refurbishing appliances is a wonderful idea for a business. I would have been so happy to recommend these guys to everyone I know. read more