J &L Flooring was Impossible to deal with, very poor customer service. Jody , the sales rep , was interested in only giving me her suggestions without respect for hearing mine. it was clear that she was unwilling to listen . I would not recommend them . In my opinion it is the worse customer service that I have ever encountered.. Here is a chronology of events. A little long but necessary to explain the chain of events.
Several wks ago I requested J&L to provide an estimate for installation of hardwood floor to my bedroom and stairs. Jack came out . At that juncture, I requested two separate estimates as I was not certain that I could do both projects immediately. The total cost for both was approximately $11,500. I got a second estimate for the bedroom that came in $515 less than their estimate. So, i requested ,and Jody agreed , to reduce their estimate by $600 with the understanding that both projects would be completed together. I was concerned and needed assurance that the installer would install the floor in alignment to my existing floor. Jody informed me that she could not guarantee that as the hardwood distributor was now using laser and the plank could be off by 1/8 of an inch. I suggested that she call the distributor and ask them to send a sample to see what the width would be. She informed that I would have to order a box. That made no sense and I told her so. Then I inquired whether the installer could come by and offer his opinion as to whether he could do the alignment. Jody's response was that I would need to sign the contract and they would order the material before the installer could come out. That made absolutely no sense. She then stated that she would talk to the installer and get back to me. Shortly thereafter she emailed me and requested some photos to show the installer and she promised to get back to me. Four days later I had not heard from her so I emailed her. She then informed that she believed the installer could do the floor in alignment but no assurance that the alignment would be perfect. However, for $150 the installer could come out to my house and render his opinion.. I then suggested what I believed was. ' a perfect solution'. Do the stairs first. In that way, we would have a sample of the hardwood and the installer would give his opinion re.the other floor then. She immediately became defensive stating that the amount we agreed on was conditional upon both projects to be completed simultaneously and that she would have to talk to Jack. I was prepared to pay the original estimated amount for the stairs as there was only a $100 deduction offered .Later that day I received an e mail informing me that they no longer wished to proceed with the project.
Ostensibly, their perception and interpretation of my questions was that I was a difficult client. Not so. I merely asked questions that any customer would ask prior to committing to a project that cost $11,500. Their attitude throughout was ' we are the experts and the customer's opinion is irrelevant ". read more