NIGHTMARE EXPERIENCE!! DO NOT order kitchen cabinets from here.
My fiancé and I are in the middle of an ongoing unresolved issue with Home Depot. Mid October we placed an almost $15,000 order for new cabinets and countertops. Prior to the order we sat down multiple times with one of their kitchen design specialists to provide measurements, go over layout drawings and build a timeline. We wanted to ensure no mistakes were made, as we were on a timeline to get the kitchen completed because we had interested buyers scheduled to come through the house.
On November 10th the cabinets arrived. Upon installation we found that the wrong finish was ordered on all the doors and moulding. And two of the cabinets were ordered in the wrong size. My fiancé immediately called Home Depot and was passed around to multiple people before being promised that he'd get a return call with the resolution to the issue. We waited, no return call. After multiple followup attempts both on the phone and in person, Home Depot agreed to reorder the correct doors and cabinets. They agreed to waive the restocking fee...which would have been ridiculous to charge us since it was their mistake. They also agreed to have an installer come out free of charge to change out the door fronts and install the two cabinets they reordered. Cabinets have a 4 week lead time. This mistake was blowing our timeline out of the water. One of our interested buyers had to move on to other options because they couldn't wait another month. None the less, we agreed to the proposed solution because it seemed to be our only option at this point.
On December 13th Home Depot delivered the reordered items.
On December 15th their installer came out to switch out doors and install remaining cabinets. Installer discovered that Home Depot did not order the correct style drawers...AGAIN. This time they got the finish right, but ordered the wrong style. Up to this point we agreed my fiancé would handle Home Depot, as he is even tempered and not easily rattled. Well, I was furious. I decided I was going to call and let them have it. Before I could even get through to the correct person to unleash my fury, they accidentally hung up on me...if I had had a chance to really lay into them I'd guess the hang-up was intentional. However, they were still in the middle of their "transfer the customer to 8 different people" routine. I didn't call back. I took it as a sign to continue to let my fiancé handle the communications.
On December 16th, my fiancé was able to discuss the matter with someone "higher up in the food chain". We provided him with documentation of the situation, pictures of the current (wrong) drawers, and confirmed that the installer had provided them an account of the issue as well. We were promised via email that they would place an expedited order for the correct drawers and that Home Depot would handle the remainder of the installation including crown moulding and toe kick.
On December 21st, we touched base to ensure the order was on it's way. Home Depot assured us the order had been placed and was being expedited.
January 8th, we get a call from the Home Depot kitchen design specialist asking us to pay a $70 balance. I almost fell over laughing. For what?! And where in the heck is the rest of our "expedited" order???
It's January 19th. We are now in touch with corporate. One person from corporate told us that they would make this right and compensate us. And then in a later conversation with someone else from corporate we were told that they'd only switch out the drawers. We'd need to take care of the remainder of the install. OH! And the real kicker...we learned they never placed the second reorder! So here we are. Over two months on endless phone calls and visits. Our kitchen still isn't complete. We've lost multiple interested buyers.
I am beyond disbelief and highly disappointed about this entire experience. It has been maddening. If you are considering using them for a kitchen project, I would urge you to go elsewhere. The experience has been so horrible that I'm making it my mission to warn anyone and everyone I can. And if for some unlikely reason they redeem themselves, I will update this post. read more