I might as well add my two cents to the resounding chorus of dissatisfied patrons of the Martinsburg Lowe's store. In early spring, I went rounds with a manager there named Robbie, who would not give me his last name after I asked him several times. I lit up corporate customer service about his lack of professionalism and refusal to identify himself properly. Corporate made things "right" and did so quickly, which I commend them on. However, one shouldn't have to argue and fuss over items that should be in stock. Home improvement store? The only thing they are improving is their bottom line by taking advantage of the hard working folks in our town.
Fast forward to September 2019, whereas I ordered 3 doors (exterior door and storm door) and a single garage door. The single garage door wasn't in stock so I had to wait a few weeks for the free delivery. The door was delivered. I called an installer and when installer showed up, he told me the hardware that came with the door will not work with my current garage setup. I have a "low headroom" garage and the railings would not work. Lowe's does not sell the "low headroom kit", and regardless, why would I want to spend another $100 on railing, when I already had a set with the door that I purchased.
I called the store to ask if I could bring the door/hardware back and they said yes and I would be issued a refund. I charged the door on my Lowe's credit card to get the 5% discount. Immediately when I saw the charge posted on my account, I paid it off in full, leaving a zero balance. That has been my customary practice with Lowe's, so not to get charged interest. I load the door in my truck with the associated railing/hardware, heft it inside the store, and wait patiently at customer service desk ("customer service" is a stretch of the word in this location). I was then told that I could have a store gift card OR a credit on my Lowe's credit car d account. They would NOT give me my money back in cash or check, which upset me. I first chose to get a gift card, but changed my mind before leaving the store and headed back to the customer service desk to have another conversation. After all, we are talking about $654 they owe me at this point. I forgot to mention with the first customer service experience I asked to speak with store manager and no one showed up. Upon my second round with customer service, again, asked for a manager. The gal waiting on me paged a MOD at least 3 times and no manager called her back, but a supervisor showed up.
Supervisor proceeds to tell me that is their policy although they wouldn't produce a written copy of it. Angry doesn't begin to describe my attitude, but I remained diplomatic in my speech although I was furious inside, blood boiling. I returned home, and found the corporate email address and explained in further detail the story I'm describing in this review. I get an email back today from Lowe's corporate mentioning they needed to speak with "my spouse, who experienced the issues at Lowe's. Nowhere in my email did I mention a spouse, nor the "ghost spouse" having issue with Lowe's. Therefore, I can conclude that NO ONE took the time to read the complaint.
I called corporate to respond to their lame email and no satisfaction there either. I explained everything (again) to no avail. At that point, I told her I would call the Synchrony folks (credit card holder and cancel my card, demand that the credit balance be sent to me, and just close the entire account because my hard earned dollars are equally as welcomed, if not more so, at the Home Depot in Ranson. Ranson is not too far for me to travel for a good customer service experience.
Reading the poor reviews about the Martinsburg Lowe's makes my heart sad. I used to LOVE going to that store and not sure who is responsible for its nosedive in the customer service department, but I realize I'm not alone with boycotting the store forever. If I live to be 150 years old, I will never, ever patronize the Martinsburg Lowe's store again.
Do yourself a favor -- go to Home Depot in Ranson, where they care about their customer-base. Martinsburg Lowe's need to go back to the fundamentals of customer service. That doesn't mean the customer is always right, but it does mean that the customer is important and their needs and concerned should be professionally addressed. read more