In the end, we got what we paid for: delivery and installation of a PlayNation Biscayne playset. The fact that we (finally) did get what we paid for is the only reason I've given them two stars. Our experience with them has been an ordeal- stressful and very disappointing.
PROS: Dave. Dave is an installer and is frankly the best part of this company in my opinion. He is friendly, kind, very knowledgeable and reliable. My only interactions with him were when he was on-site at my home on two occasions, but in both cases he was a class act. He was friendly and efficient at getting his job done, had a high standard of his own work, and was very kind with my children who were anxious to see and play on their new playset.
CONS: Extremely poor communication, unable to fulfill their promises or take responsibility for the situation, and they repeatedly failed to meet their own promised schedule. I don't even know where to begin with this. In a nutshell, we ordered a playset on February 17th and were promised installation by February 26th. Installation of our playset was completed 3 months later on MAY 21st. Our set was partially installed in mid-March at our urging due to our child's upcoming birthday party. The delay was based in part on parts that were missing when shipped from the distributer and in part on a need to replace replacement parts that were damaged by an inexperienced installer who was sent to our home. At the end of the day, the owner chalks this whole situation up to something that was completely out of his control, but what I see is a failure to take responsibility for a contract that he made with a client. This company's poor (or often non-existent) communication was completely within their control. We routinely had issues with office staff promising to follow-up or return phone calls and failing to do so. I do think the owner is actually quite well-intentioned, but his ability to stand behind his promises and make his client a priority is lacking.
I have no doubt the company will contest this review, as they have a pattern of not taking responsibility and putting the blame elsewhere (read the BBB reviews for more examples- I wish I had before I did business with them), but facts are facts. We were given a few small freebies for our trouble ($45 retail value), but they were nothing compared to the half-dozen times we re-arranged our work schedules or took off work for installation appointments that were cancelled at the last possible minute and for the time and effort (phone calls to the company, phone calls to the corporate office, exploration of our legal options and preparation for a small claims filing) that went into chasing this company down and pressing them to complete the job for which they had been paid in full. If you're paying as much for a swingset as many people pay for their first car, you deserve to be treated like a valuable customer. read more