On May 18, 2013 I purchased a Bosch built-in dishwasher Model SHX7ER55UC (Dishwasher A) from Pacific Sales within the Best Buy Store in Oceanside, CA. Three weeks later - I finally had a lesser Bosch Model SGE63E15UC (Dishwasher B) installed.
When I arrived at the store on May 18, I had the measurements for the dishwasher opening and I shared them with the salesperson. I was pleased to find Dishwasher A on sale. There were many features about the dishwasher that I really liked. I was impressed by the quietness (42db), the variety of washing functions, the adjustable shelf and the third shelf. The salesman told me that the dishwasher was of standard size and should fit the opening easily.
I purchased Dishwasher A and requested delivery/installation on Saturday, May 25 . I was informed that the installer (Installer 1) would contact me. I was not contacted all week. So I called the store on Friday to inquire as to the installation date. I was told that the installation had been outsourced and the installer would call me in with a time for the installation. Since I had not received a call from the installer. I called the store again. They could not provide me with any information. I had no idea if there would be an installation on that date.
Installer 1 called around noon and said he would be there between 4:00pm and 6:00pm. When Installer 1 arrived he measured the opening and informed me that the dishwasher would not fit - it was 1/8" too high. He told me that he could try to squeeze it in, but was afraid that he would scratch the wood floors. He also said that he could remove a piece of trim above the opening, but he had no idea if it was supporting the granite counters. It was with disappointment that, based on what the installer told me, I cancelled the installation.
I went back to Pacific Sales the next day to inform them of what had happened and find a dishwasher that would fit . Although it did not have the features I appreciated in Dishwasher A and was rated at a much higher (49db) I I was left with no choice and selected Dishwasher B, purchased it and requested delivery/ installation on June 1, 2013. The store informed me that they would call me to reverse my original purchase off my credit card once Dishwasher A was returned to their warehouse. Four days later I called to see if this had been completed. It had not.
Once again, I did not receive any calls from the installer (Installer 2). I called the store twice on Saturday, but they could not assist me other than to say that they would email Installer 2 and call me back when they had been in touch with them. They did not call back. After waiting all day, I finally conceded that there would be no installation that day.
I received a voicemail from Installer 2 on June 4th (10 days had passed since I purchased this second dishwasher) asking me to call to arrange the installation. I called back on June 5th and was informed that the store had pulled the order from Installer 2. He suggested I call the store. I did. They told me that, no, they did not cancel the order with Installer 2 and suggested that I call him back. So I did. But he insisted that he did not have an order for my installation.
I called the store again and informed them of the situation. Frankly, I was very frustrated and I told them that if they could not get me an installation on June 8th I was going to cancel my order. They said they would work on it and call me back. I never received a call. So that night I went to the store around 8:30pm with the intent to cancel my purchase. The salesperson told me that they had just found an installer that would perform the installation between 2:00pm and 4:00pm on Saturday.
Thursday morning I received a call from an installer (Installer 3) informing me that I was scheduled for the installation of a dishwasher on Monday afternoon. Apparently, this was not the installer that the store had arranged the previous evening. He called the store and called me back to tell me that the store had made arrangements with another installer and that I was scheduled for a Saturday installation between 2:00pm and 4:00pm. It appears that, contrary to their protestations, the store did pull the installation order from Installer 2 and gave it to Installer 3 earlier that week. Then pulled the order from Installer 3 and gave it back to Installer 2 the previous evening - although Installer 3 had not been informed of it.
Friday I receive a call from Installer 2 informing me that my installation time for Saturday would be between 3:00pm and 7:00pm. Installer 2 called Saturday and indicated that he could come early if was home. I was and he drove over. Dishwasher B was shorter than the opening and the installer had to place pieces of wood under the dishwasher so that it would fit properly. So one is too high and the other too short?
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