Avoid dealing with a manager named Nick.
On Black Friday 2022, my fiance and I purchased an 18" dishwasher online when it was on sale because they don't carry the smaller models in-store. When it arrived a few days later, it was bent up to the point where the interior was affected. We called up Home Depot in Euclid to ask if we'd be able to return it to their store and have them order a replacement to be sent to our house and they did.
The second one came in a few days and it was in far worse shape than the first one; we're actually pretty sure it was returned previously given the state of the box and the wrapping but it was busted up everywhere. My fiance called up Home Depot again and spoke to a manager named Nick to discuss the state of the second washer and if there was any way for him to contact the DC/warehouse to ensure that we'd get one that wasn't damaged. Nick told him to purchase another (third) one, which was full price at this time because it was no longer the Black Friday price, ensuring it'd be in good shape this time and said once we got the new one he would not only have a staff member retrieve the 2nd one from our home so we wouldn't have to bring it in ourselves, but that he would credit the amount of the 3rd one back onto my fiance's card as well as an additional undisclosed amount as a "discount" to (verbatim) "apologize for the pain and suffering you guys have been dealing with". At this point we were a couple weeks into December.
We got the 3rd dishwasher; it was in perfect condition and we installed it and my fiance tried to call up to speak to Nick about arranging the pickup for the other one and to discuss the refund. Conveniently, every time he called over the course of 2 1/2 months, Nick was never in or available to discuss it, despite other employees leaving messages for him. We finally got ahold of him earlier this week and my fiance even told him we'd even bring the 2nd dishwasher in ourselves this time because we just want it out of our kitchen as long as we get our refund. Nick said to bring it in on the 3rd (which would've been last night) and said he'd explain everything to the manager-on-duty so there'd be no issues. Big surprise, we brought it in and spoke to the manager and he had no idea what was going on. He knew bits and pieces because he'd answered a couple of my fiance's calls but otherwise was left completely in the dark. Thankfully - just today - he refunded my fiancé for the more expensive dishwasher and he gave him a $200 store credit but that will be going to a friend or family member as we don't plan on using it.
I've worked in retail for almost 9 years myself and it's very difficult for me to get angry over certain circumstances because I understand there are certain policies in place that have to be followed and it's a very tough industry, but being a retail manager I can say that there is absolutely no excuse for this type of mismanagement and lack for accountability and professionalism. Nick made this entire process (that should have been able to be taken care of with no issues within a week or two) a major headache for us, he absolutely screwed over the guy that was trying to help us by leaving him in the dark, and it seems he likes to make promises and commitments he's unable to keep. This experience has left such a bad taste in our mouths that we will never purchase anything from Home Depot again - especially large appliances - because of this ONE guy. From the looks of it, it looks like others on here have had bad experiences with him as well. He should undoubtedly be demoted and the other employees he put in a bad position over this should be rewarded for having to deal with his mess. read more