Can I give fewer than one star? Because that's what I want to do. We should have walked away when the sales person told us that only the owner can write up a sale. That took days longer. Our appliances were on back order for months. To be fair, that was a pandemic-related supply chain issue and not their fault. We understood, and it was fine because we were renovating our kitchen, so we had time. I tried to schedule delivery and installation six weeks in advance, but the sales staff couldn't do it. Only the owner. But she didn't return my call, so I had to keep calling until she was in the store. Then I confirmed a week ahead.
Delivery day arrived, I had my plumbers and electricians there in case there were problems (time I had to pay for), the HomeWerks crew showed up, and they put everything in the garage and left. Installation wasn't included. When I called the store, no one could help me because (you guessed it) only the owner handles problems, and she was on vacation. The following week, she finally called me back and said installation was never scheduled. Just delivery. I asked her in what world would someone order $15k of appliances and not want them installed? We had a dishwasher, range, vent hood, built-in microwave, and two wine fridges. Of course we needed them installed. And I mentioned that it is HER JOB to ask for that clarification when she is scheduling. I also told her it is poor management to not have any staff who can handle problems while she is not there, which seems to be frequently. Her response was, "Today is Tuesday and I've got you on the schedule for installation tomorrow, so I'd say that's pretty good," as if she were doing me some huge favor instead of doing what she should have done in the first place. Doing what she was scheduled to do a week later is not "pretty good."
Her crew arrived the next day. We discovered that one of the wine fridges was damaged in shipping, with the frame bent and the front vent cover crushed. So we told them not to install it. They halfway installed the dishwasher and said they couldn't do anymore. They said the electrical for the range was set up wrong, but our electrician was there and said he'd set it up according to the specs we'd given him months before. They argued with him over it and refused to install the range. They said the opening for the vent hood was wrong and didn't install that, either. (We installed it ourselves with no issues a couple days later. The opening was correct.)
They said they'd be able to straighten the frame of the wine fridge and would order a new vent cover for us, but we've heard nothing. In further inspecting the damaged fridge, we found that the shelves are incorrectly installed (not their fault--it was a manufacturing defect) and emailed the owner asking her to let us know what our options for replacing the unit were. She did not respond to our email. So my husband contacted the manufacturer directly to solve the problem.
I would stay as far away from this business as possible. The owner micromanages so much that no employees can help you if there is a problem. She refuses to take ownership of any problem she creates and does not communicate with customers in a timely or professional manner. I would drive to Austin to find appliances before ever stepping foot in her store. Heck, I'd drive to Houston first! read more