Dean & I needed to purchase a new washer. We decided to shop local so we went to Gulgrens in Crystal Lake, IL. We purchased our washer on the 29th of June, the $$ was taken out of our account the next day. They said they would call us to set up delivery because they didn't have any models in their store, made sense. So we waited for the call and waited and waited. Finally after 2 1/2 weeks Dean called them but our salesman wasn't in and no one else there could/would help him so he had to leave a message, really? When the salesman returned the call Dean was unavailable so the salesman left a message, "hey Dean just returning your call, what's up", really? Nothing about our washer. So we waited some more for some kind of info as to when we would get our washer delivered. Another week passes by and Dean has to call again because no one from Gulgrens has called us, mind you they have had our $$ for over 3 weeks. So when he actually talks to our salesman he is told they no longer have the model we purchased, over sold. What... You have got to be kidding me! And NO apology! We are told we can have the floor model of the washer that is a step down from the one we bought, I don't think so..... So then he says we can pay more $$ for one that is a step up. Dean said no we want the one we paid for so the salesman proceeds to make Dean feel like we are a bother and says he will have to call around to find one, like shame on us for making him work. So we come to the end of last week and get a call that it is in and set delivery up for today August 2, 2017, 8am. Today, 8 am rolls by and no washer, no call. 9:30am they call, again NO apology, just said yeah change of schedule we'll be there somewhere between 12pm & 2pm. Dean kept his cool, I would not have! Dean told them he couldn't guarantee he'd be there when they come because he had other plans. They did show up around 1pm, NO apology, again.
We stayed local to help the area but it was a big mistake. Gulgrens does not care for their customer. They are one of the worst customer service business we have used. You all know the amount of years Dean & I have working in retail, so we know how a customer should be properly treated. What definitely should have happened would be an apology for selling us a washer they couldn't get, never called to keep us informed, then changed delivery without speaking to us first and NEVER one apology. Then they should have adjusted the price or offered some other compensation for all the hassle and time.
We are letting all our, friends, neighbors, families, folks we work with and anyone else we come in contact with to NOT shop at Gulgrens. Priced higher than most, rotten customer service and no follow through. read more