My husband and I started the building process of our new home in September of 2021. We ordered our appliances from Fergusons in October 2021--understanding that the backorders of appliances was at an all time high and we wanted to order early. We worked with a representative their, shared our plans, and even measured the duct work in the showroom for the hood we wanted to ensure it was large enough to cover the duct because our ceilings were 9ft.
Ferguson's does not take deposits, so you have to pay in full for your appliances, so we did. After we paid in full, ordered our appliances, we didn't hear from them until Spring 2022.
In March of 2022, our refrigerator and dishwasher came in, but not our hood, ventilation system, and dual fuel stove. We were told May. Then May came, we were told June. Then June came, we moved into our new home, and then we were told July for the rest of our appliances. Finally in July, our hood came in. We had to schedule a time for our contractor and electrician to install it so we had to wait another 2 weeks. When our contractor and electrician came in to do the install, turns out the duct cover we measured, with our representative from Fergusons, does not come with the hood and is a separate purchase. This was news to us. Oh, and the power cord that connects the blower to the hood is not included, which also was not communicated with us by our representative.
So we had to order a duct cover and power cord for our vent. Fergusons was a little more prompt on getting those items to us, as we were first told 18 weeks until those came in, but somehow they were able to get those to us in 3 weeks. Now, we're rolling into August and still no stove.
In September 2022, the stove FINALLY came in. We live 180 mile round trip away from the Billings showroom, so we couldn't get it for 4 days after it came in. We communicated with our rep about when we would show up and if there was anything else we needed to install our stove. We were told just the gas flex line. We went and picked up, got the flex line, and left.
We started the installation process the next day, and turns out they failed to send the power cord for the stove with us along with sending us the correct size of gas flex line, but wrong fittings. We communicated our concern with our rep immediately, and she said she thought the power cord was sent (which normally I would be like, ok mistakes happen, but now I'm wondering how much these representatives know about their products) and that the gas line sent was the correct one. I assured it was not, that the fittings were too big. We went to Fergusons (again) to try and get the right parts, and we're still not sure if they sent us the right fittings.
We were told by our plumbers to use Fred's Appliances, and we still went with Ferguson's. We completely regret our decision and wish we would have went with Fred's. Maybe we would've have had people working with us who knew what we needed to order and send us with the correct supplies to make our appliance functional. read more
