05/09/2021
We are super disappointed with the customer service of our outdoor kitchen from Paradise grills. Initially, everything went well. We visited the Clermont store, had a very nice salesman named Bryan who seemed pretty knowledgeable about the product. We decided to purchase an the GX 8 series out door kitchen. Bryan stated that they had some overstock items that they would like to move so we said great. Picked out a color and paid. Bryan wrote up sales receipt and stated delivery would take 5-7 weeks. He said there was a customer service number on the sales receipt to contact for any issues and that that customer service would call us to set up delivery about a week out. Here's where the disappointment comes in. Week 5, I decided to give customer service a call and just get an estimate on when to expect delivery. I knew we still had a couple weeks before the 7 week mark, but was hoping they could give me some information. I spoke with Mark he stated we were slotted for delivery the week of April 12th and that I would receive a confirmation e mail for delivery. Ok fine, this would be the 7 week mark. April 13, I called because I still had not received any confirmation. This time I spoke with Atef. He proceeded to tell me that the delivery was now scheduled for the 1st or 2nd week of May. I asked him why they were going to be so much longer in delivery then I was told. He said they were very busy and behind in delivery and that they had to custom make the product. I asked why they would need to custom make it when we were told that it was an overstock item that had already been made? He then said that all the tops they use were defective and they were waiting on tops. Again, I said we bought this weeks ago and it was overstock. Why would they have not said something about the top then? He had no answer. However, he did say for our inconvenience they would include a griddle for fee to our order. After speaking with him, I called our salesman Bryan to ask if he could help me to secure a delivery date. He said there was really nothing he could do, but he would speak to his manager and have him call us. Never received that call. Fast forward to May 3, I still had not received confirmation email for delivery. I called again. This time I spoke with I believe his name was Brian. I told him I was still waiting on the email and a delivery date. He put me on hold and finally came back with the dates of May 6th or 7th and asked what day would be better. I told him the 6th would be best for me. Ok, on the 6th, I rearranged my whole day waiting for them to deliver. On that morning I called to confirm the delivery for that day, as I still had no e mail confirmation. I spoke with Mary, who then told me that they didn't have me on the schedule until the next day. I Told her I had already planned for delivery that day, but there was nothing she could do. She then told me I would receive a confirmation e mail for the nexts day delivery and that they would reach out to us the next day for delivery time. I said fine I would rearrange my schedule for the next day and reminded her I should be receiving the griddle as well. May 7th, I was worried because I never received the confirmation e mail, but did finally receive a text stating that delivery would be around 5-8pm! I was aggravated that I once again rearranged my whole day only for them to be coming in the evening. Could they have not told me that the day before? They arrived at my house around 6:30 and the delivery guys were very nice, however, they did not bring me the griddle I was promised, and the screws they gave us to mount the sink were to short. The total time from purchase date to delivery ended up being about 10 weeks. I understand things happen and things have been backed up due to this past year of Covid, but the runaround I was getting from customer service was unacceptable. If they had just told me upfront that delivery would be that long, I would not have been so frustrated. As it was just delivered on Friday, I will reach out on Monday to see if they will provide me with the griddle and if we can get the correct screws for the sink. I hope in the future, they keep their customers informed and don't make dates and promises they can't keep. read more