DO NOT USE - BIG TALK, EXREMMLY POOR EXECUTION - About 15 months ago, my wife called Riggs (North Cal. Distributor) and spoke with Ivan, he reccomended Millbrae Appliance for where we should purchase our new Wolf Cooktop, Oven, Hood Fan, and Sub-Zero 30" refrigerator, we gave LARRY Turko (owner) a call and set up an appt. After spending over two hrs in the showroom discussing what we were going to purchase, we decided on what we were going to purchase - and that is where the great 5 Star rating stopped!!!
Approx. 5 (April 2023) months later, the cooktop, Hood Fan, and Oven came in. When I was discussing the delivery of these appliances, I specifically requested a FACTORY TRAINED AND CERTIFIED delivery team, and was told by Larry, "those are the only kind we use". This was not true - Larry lied about this, and in fact had to hire a cleaning service to come and clean my entire Kitchen, Dining Room, and Living room of fine Granite dust that was left by his "Professional Delivery Team". Not to mention, they scratched counter top slab granite (during install of cooktop) which has never been completely repaired. Larry of course had a thousand reasons for what happened, and all were excuses for failing to use the delivery staff he so raved about during the sales cycle. Larry promised me that when the Refrigerator is delivered he will make sure only FACTORY TRAINED AND CERTIFIED delivery staff would install the refrigerator.
Finally, our refrigerator arrived in early October of this year. Larry called to inform me when and what time the delivery would take place. A week later the delivery team showed up 3 hours late (no calls, no texts, no emails) from the time we were told it was arriving - that is parr for the course these days, which would have been OK, if the team that came to deliver it was as Larry committed to numerous times. It was such a BOTCHED INSTALL, that I had to call the Manufacture and lodge a formal complaint which resulted in having AIS (Factory Trained/Certified) installers return (paid for by Sub-Zero), they addressed a number of issues (all leveling and redoing what was done by Larry's team). Of course due to the many things done incorrectly, Box Appliance Repair had to come to try and fix the freezer door/refrigrator door issues that were generated by improper installation. Box had to order parts that are not due to arrive until the middle of Dec. All of which would not have happened if Millbrae Appliance used the staff they advertise.
I have filled a formal complaint with the Manufacture, Filed a Complaint with the Better Business Bureau of San Mateo, and if things do not go well when Box is out in Dec. to make the final fixes, I will for sure seek remedy against Millbrae Appliance.
BUYER BE WARE - MILLBRAE APPLIANCE will do what ever is needed to secure the sale, and then when things go wrong, no returned phone calls, or texts, and even went so far as to LIE to Sub-Zero about who he had deliver my Sub Zero refrigerator, he told the manufacture he offered to use AIS for the install of my appliances, which was A TOTAL LIE... Who spends over 24K on appliances and then refused the factory trained and certified installers? read more