I had a much different experience (thus far) than some of the others like Sheryl that posted earlier. I went in this last Saturday with my measurements, but too was quickly greeted and explained to the process of how it works. They even gave me a sheet of a timeline--each step of the process is clearly mapped out for you! I'm a very busy person and work a LOT, so I immediately loved that. This is not Home Depot, so the designers are not hourly employees and are VERY busy (especially on Saturday) when people stray in to browse and the designers are busy with their appointments.
They're more than happy to allow people to browse, but don't expect a lot of help with pricing questions.. However, I DID get a lot of help! Both of the receptionists came over and talked to us and showed us many of the different cabinet features, granite and finishes that they loved and were the top sellers..
Both women even gave us a list of the vendors they work with.. That was VERY helpful as we stopped by a couple places after. I was so frazzled on Saturday, I wish I remembered their names because they were excellent and went above and beyond and deserve a proper shout out!
After talking to both of these nice women for a minute, I assumed they were designers that had a little extra free time. Nope! But they knew their stuff..
If you're wanting to discuss pricing and go over finishes, you have to make an appointment.. but even though I didn't have one, I was more than happy to schedule one and come back next week. I'm going to be investing a lot of money--I really liked that they are smart too and don't just run around wasting their time with every person that walks through their door that is only half serious and not ready to start their project now (like I am). I've worked in a similar industry most of my life and chasing around people that want to dream shop is EXHAUSTING, especially when you have ready and willing people that NEED to get their project done right away, but can't because of time wasters.
Lastly, after we left the showroom, we went to one of their preferred flooring company in Livonia. I was blown away by the selection. They have a designated employee that works there on certain days that handles KSI people. He was not there, and the other guy that greeted us showed us around and answered so many questions for us even though he knew at that point he heard KSI he wasn't going to get a commission. I loved that. People that genuinely care!
I asked him to honestly tell me, is it worth if couple extra bucks to work with KSI. He said that actually, you end up spending just as much working with KSI than any contractor you would find on your own. The people they have contracted don't fuck around--because KSI will cut them off. They know this..
Also, KSI gets big discounts from all of their vendors.. Plus, the designers coordinate everything. A lot of their vendors only work with designers so you get discounted pricing already because they order in bulk. If this guy who is commission based only cared about his paycheck, he would have lied to me and told me they were horrible to work with and encouraged me to do my floors first, which is a bad idea and he didn't. Instead, he escorted us around their massive warehouse and explained all the flooring options.
Looking very forward to working with this company! read more