Saugus, MA store - selection is 5, customer service is 0.
Came to the store to check the selection and pretty quickly came upon a display, which we liked very much. Were ready to purchase tiles right away. Asked an associate where that tile was stored and it was nowhere to be found in the store while his computer said that around 100 boxes were at that location.
Had to go home and order online together with a nickel profile we needed.
A week goes by, no response from the store. Tried to call several times - no answer at any extension. Finally got someone on the phone and after some back-and-forth with different people found out that the profile was not available at that store. They did not figure it out for about a week. Had it shipped free from another store.
Came to pick up the order, all seems to go smoothly. Need to order quartz countertop now and is told by Kenny (the manager?) that the minimum quality is 15 sq ft. Fine, I need about 16. Paid for the measurement and was told that someone will call me 'tomorrow' to schedule the measurements.
Tomorrow goes by, the day after tomorrow goes by, couple of more days go by - no call. Calling the store, the third or fourth attempt is successful. Oh, sorry, the person is on personal leave, will be back in a couple of days. Is that the only person scheduling the measurements?
The person calls and tells me that someone was calling me before, but did not get a response. I have no missing calls on my phone! Anyway, my phone number is verified and I am told that someone else from a contracted company will call me to schedule - quite a process.
Scheduling and measurements go smoothly. The person, who did the measurement again tells me about 'tomorrow' - someone will call and go over the order and schedule an installation. Meanwhile I apparently need another nickel profile to order and there is one in the store (shown online), can be picked 'tomorrow'.
Again, tomorrow goes by, the other day goes by, I am calling the contracted company to learn that I need to call the store and arrange payment. I repeat - I need to call the store, not the other way around. What a service! Called the store several times, no response. OK, I can go there, pick up my profile piece and arrange payment.
The profile I am getting has a scratch along the entire length, can't be used. Apparently someone returned it and it was sold to me without even checking! Great! No other sample at the store, shipping from another store is not free and I have to go myself (around 40 min drive one way) to pick another one up.
The countertop payment part - Kenny comes up, tells me that the measurement fee was deducted from the price and slaps me with an astronomical number. What? Apparently a minimum order is 25 sq ft, not 15. Oh, I must have misspoken - says Kenny. Not much I can do and I am asking, if I am getting these extra square feet of the material. Apparently, I need to call that contracted company. Nice, the store does not do anything to help.
Paying the amount, looking at the receipt - there is an extra $300 for 'extra work'. i stop Kenny from leaving and asking him, what it is. Ah, this is for the 'special' edge. Nobody ever told me that a quarter edge is 'special'! Oh, you had to look at the edges available and prices at the stone selection department. I HAD TO LOOK, not WE HAD TO EXPLAIN EVERY ITEM IN THE ORDER! No 'sorry,' no nothing.
Probably, during these COVID times the store has a problem with very few people working, probably they are a bit overworked - there is quite a number of customers there. However, I though that only big box construction materials stores have huge problems with customer service. Apparently, this store in Saugus is the winner. read more