I have done business with this Pacific location a couple of times and spent close to $12,000 to $15,000 with them. I will be buying a new house very soon in the near and I WILL NOT BE USING THEM.
I am writing this review because of the frustration I had to go through and my latest experience with them.
Part 1:
I wanted buy a new washer and dryer, I chose Pacific because I have previously done business with them and of course their selection of high end appliances. Their "Appliance Specialist", Robb Shultz helped us with the sale. I wanted to purchase a small to mid size Samsung washer and steam dryer, but Robb pointed us to the largest of the 3 models, and also the most expensive (which I'm ok with, since it's "high end" and I was ready to pay). There was also a sale going on that day and I asked him why the highest end model was cheaper than the lower end ones?
His answer was "we're overstocked so we wanted to get rid of them". That sounded a little weird to me and I looked over the lower end models and ended up finding the "SALE SPECIAL" tag which was hidden behind their price tags, which brought down the price. I asked my so-called "Appliance Specialist" did you know about this and he just looked at me with a blank stare and walked off. Good job hiring a great sales guy that doesn't know what he was talking about!
Part 2:
So we scheduled a day for delivery and installation and Pacific gave us a 6 hour window and said they would arrive between 3pm to 9pm. So I took half the day off and waited. They came at 9:15pm, 15 minutes late and frustrated. The delivery/installer came into my house to look at the pipes and he said our plumbing was rusty and will not be responsible if it breaks and floods the house. I told him you should check on it again with proper lighting because I just spent money on renovation. According to the installer, he has seen this problem before and he didn't need to look at it because literally called himself an "expert".
So we went ahead and canceled the installation. I made an appointment with my plumber the next day.
Part 3:
Plumber checks all piping and plumbing only to find out it was paint. Yes, paint. It wasn't rust, it was paint. I was charged $150 just to get my plumbing inspected.
Part 4:
I called Pacific once again to reschedule an installation day and told them about my situation. They were going to charge me $75 for the installation. This was obviously unacceptable because their "expert" told us not to proceed with the installation, only to find out it was paint. So they finally comped the $75 and went ahead with the rescheduling.
Part 5:
Another 6 hour window, 3pm - 6pm, once again took half the day off. 9.30pm hits and no one showed up. 10pm hits, they're obviously not coming. Angry and frustrated by now.
Part 6:
I called the next morning to their HQ in Dallas and a gentlemen by the name of Andrew picked up the phone. I told him about my situation and he told me he'll try his best to call their Houston store manager BreAnn to reschedule again. According to him, he can't do much because he is in Dallas.
Part 7:
Reschedule is done and I received a call from the Houston store. Once again, another 6 hour delivery time window, 3pm - 9pm. Once again, I took half the day off. 9.30pm hits, nothing. 10pm hits, nothing. 10.30pm hits, nothing.
Part 8:
Called their HQ again the morning in Dallas and spoke to Andrew. Explained the situation to him and there he goes again with his usual reasoning, "I am in Dallas, I can't do anything about it but I will try my best to call the store manager." So by now, I needed to take matters into my own hands and decided to call the store. I spoke with their store manager, BreAnn. I told BreAnn about the situation and here was the EXACT conversation we had:
Me: *explains the situation*
BreAnn: Ok, I'll talk to my assistant about this. I'll call you back.
Me: I've tried to reschedule about 3 times now.
BreAnn: Ok. I have to be in a conference call now, so I have to go.
Apparently, this conference call was very important because I hope they were discussing about the situation I was going through.
To cut the story short, I was put on hold for a total of 2 hours on the phone throughout the entire process, a total of 9 hours taking off work.
I will not be coming back, I will be buying my high end appliances somewhere else. read more