This review applies to the Wouburn MA location, but also LL senior corporate management, who also refused to deliver on promises.
Lies. Rudeness. Lies. Damaged wood. Lies. No apologies. Lies. I ordered "First Quality" wood, and what I got was damaged. 6 wasted trips, 1 month behind schedule, thousands spent, no one seemed to earn my continued business by making it right.
First of the month: Ordered wood, 10% down payment. Told it would be about a week, they would put a rush on it and call us. Lie #1.
11th: I called to see what the status was, they were very rude. Said it was not there yet, and they would call us. Lie. Never did.
12th to 16th, I called multiple times. Not until the 16th that I was told it was ready and sorted.
17th: Picked up wood. Paid balance in full. I could see the boxes sagged, LL assured me it was just the boxes. Lie. Forklift loaded it onto my trailer. When I got home and unloaded it, I noticed 2 of the boxes were severely damaged by the forklift. The forks ripped the boxes, and the wood was visibly damaged. The rest of the wood I stacked in the room to be installed. I stacked them upside down, in an attempt to un-sag the boxes.
At 4:10, I called the store, and was told they were closed. Lie. (Why pick up the phone?) I began to state my problem and was cut off, told there were too many people in the store and they could not help me. Told to call back the next day.
At 4:30, I called again. A comment was made to the effect of, "Some people don't know what it means to wait." Reluctantly, they placed the order for 2 more boxes, and said they should be in on the 22nd.
21st: Tried installing wood. The wood was still bent, like a bunch of leaf springs. It would not stay locked together due to the arcing. Called LL HQ for advice, they said call the store I bought it from. Called the store, they said to call LLHQ, and were upset when told that I was directed to call them. After much delay, they agreed to order 8 more boxes. They said my initial two boxes would be in the next day, the 22nd.
22nd: At 11am, I called to confirm 2 boxes were in. Exasperated, they said the truck would not be unloaded till around 3, and they had no idea what was in it. They said the driver was not careful, and everything had fallen over in the truck, and one guy called in sick, so they were having a rough day. (Rough day? Try being 3 weeks behind schedule!!!)
1pm: I sent an email to LLHQ, asking for help.
3pm - 3:45pm: I called repeatedly. Phone would ring once or twice, and I would be sent to voice mail.
23rd: At 10:30, Called and spoke to Norm. He said the 2 that came in were also sagging, and they were trying to un-sag them. He mentioned the email, and said he had no idea what they could have done to be more helpful. He also had taken a picture of the 2 bundles, and emailed to his mgr.
10:45: Mark (Manager) called, (the 1st time anyone from LL actually called me!!!) He said he was waiting to speak with his VP of Operations on the issue. He said it was not the only instance, as the people in Virginia were not shipping them properly. He said they were arriving in VA in good shape. He said once the VP arrives in the store, he will absolutely, positively give me a call later today. Lie.
4:45: VP never called. Called Norm, he said the VP will be in tomorrow, Saturday, 4/24, and will surely, definitely call me then. Lie.
24th. VP never called, after 2 days of promises.
25th. Spoke to Russ. He said a new order should be here Wed (which in LL code means I wont be able to pick it up till Friday) and it should be OK. I said I wanted to return everything, and call the deal off. He said it would need to be approved by Manager Mark, who is not in. Russ said he was too busy to get into it now, but would call me later today.
26th 1055 am. Called Russ who said to bring everything back, and my card would be credited.
230 pm. Dropped off wood. Kid on the loading dock apologized left and right, Russ barely spoke. Bob walked by without saying anything, carrying McDonalds lunch. After unloading wood, Russ disappeared without saying anything. After several minutes of cooling my heels, I went looking for him. He was face deep in McDonalds. I had to ask again to have my card credited. No thank you, no apology, no nothing.
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