UPDATE: the carrier showed up to pick up our return...a full day and a half late. We had no idea they were coming (how could we have? They never called.) and the man who showed up rang the doorbell repeatedly, interrupting my husband who was dealing with a work emergency remotely. To top it off he was rude. All on my Ring camera, so if I ever get the urge to try eFaucets again all I have to do is watch the video on my phone.
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I rarely leave negative reviews - peek at my profile to verify this. But my very first experience with eFaucets has been so awful I felt it my duty to forewarn others.
I own a design firm so we buy a fair amount of product. I tend to stick to my usuals for client projects, but as I'm doing a remodel on my own home right now, figured I'd see what eFaucets had to offer.
What a mistake.
Needing a tile-ready shower pan, we called to ensure the one we needed in our size was, and were assured it was.
It was not.
So we ordered another pan. Fine. It got her and is correct and is exactly what we needed.
Where this transaction has gone off the rails is in trying to return the incorrect pan. First, my rep wanted to charge me a restocking fee for their own mistake. In her defense she removed jr, but not before letting me know she "couldn't do it again."
Hey, listen, I have no issue paying for my own mistakes, but not for the mistakes of eFaucets's uninformed sales reps.
Second, the shipping carrier has no-call, no-showed twice now. With five hour pick-up windows you'd think they could make it. Nope. And to add insult to injury they don't call to say they aren't coming.
After the first skipped pickup I emailed my rep, Ruth, who said she'd contact the carrier. They said they could "be there around 6pm". Mind you my delivery time was 8am to 1pm and I had cancelled my morning to wait at the house for them.
I said I was no longer at the house and could they come the next day? I was told no, they'd have to be rescheduled and to do that I'd need to wait for the carrier to send me an email and choose a date, four days from then.
Fine. I did that.
Two days ago I emailed my rep to ask her to please make sure the carrier would show up this time. Here is my email:
"Hello, Ruth.
I've scheduled for February 20th between 8am and 1pm.
If they're going to be tardy or need to reschedule again please let me know. I have to schedule myself to be home at this time, so a formal cancellation is preferred to a no-show.
Thank you."
Here is her response:
"If they are late, you will need to contact them to confirm the time. You can call the carrier directly to confirm. We do not usually get involved with the pick ups. They do not notify us if they are running late or early."
Obviously I don't feel it's my responsibility to not only schedule the return, stay home for five hours, but also call and ensure the carrier will, you know, SHOW UP. Especially considering I supposedly have an account rep.
My response:
"They are welcome to let me know if they are running late, as are you. The onus should not be put on the client to make sure the carrier used by your company is running on time. That is not my responsibility.
Again, if they are running late they can let ME know. They didn't show up at all last time. I would hope you would be doing everything on your end--as the account rep--to ensure they do this time."
And hers:
"If they do come late again you will need to contact the carrier directly, you can even contact the carrier in the morning to see if they are running on time. They do not contact us if they are running on time or not."
This was two days ago. The pickup was scheduled between 8am and 1pm today. It's now 5pm.
No pickup.
I have emailed my rep. No response.
If my sales team treated a customer in this manner they would be asked to leave my company.
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