Go in person or don't go at all. Website and phone are horrible.
Bought some patio furniture online to pickup at the store near me, an hour later get notified that the item wasn't actually in stock so my order was cancelled. Placed the order at a different location in Gladstone, "Ready for pickup within 2 hours." I call the Home Depot to see if I can rent a pickup truck to take it home. Automated service drops the call twice and pretty sure someone picked up the phone and put it back down to ignore the call... Eventually, I get on the phone with someone only to find out that they aren't sure if they can do a rental today - person I spoke with was rude and unhelpful... didn't really get a yes or no if they even offered that service, just a "no one is working that desk right now, idk maybe come in and someone might be able to get you a rental if we have any available today." I hang up, call U-Haul and have a reservation in 5 min - granted U-Haul's whole system is based around rentals. 3 hours after I place the order, I show up in Gladstone to pick it up. I go to the customer service desk to ask them if my order's ready - it wasn't. One of the five employees standing around doing nothing runs to pull it from the shelves. The one who went to pull the set down I'd just watched launch a cart at full speed across the entrance to the collection point on the way inside, briefly wondered how sturdy my new patio set is. It turned out to be fine. He was really nice, just a kid being a kid at his first job which I can understand. But combined with the employees not doing anything, the order not being ready on time when it takes less than 10 min to pull the item, and the messy nature of the store in general, I have to wonder where the manager was. Just saw one employee that looked over 18, working the paint section. So the kid and another employee help me load the boxes into the truck, which was nice cause they were heavy. Get home, setup the furniture, get a text that my order is ready in Gladstone. "Hmm, probably just the system being behind." Gf and I like the set, need another chair and ottoman for the patio to match, order it online, says it's in stock and can ship to the house in two weeks. Great, don't have to deal with getting a rental again. Place the order. A few hours later, get notified the ottoman is on back order... I guess I get it with Covid's immense impact on supply chain. Today, two days later, I get a reminder that my order is ready for pickup in Gladstone. Call the store to try and let them know that I already picked up the order two days ago. Automated service drops the call 3 times before I get "transferred to someone who can help" who proceeds to pick up the phone and put it back down - ending the call. I'm usually patient with customer service folks, they have a tough job dealing with obnoxious people and dated systems, but I think after this many lapses in service, venting my frustration through a 1-star yelp review feels justified.
TLDR; home depot, fix your automated call service, setup a voicemail that employees can send callers to if they're "busy," and tell the Gladstone manager to get off their a**.
PS; the patio set looks beautiful but it had a little tar or something on it when we first put it together. came off with some cleaner and a razor blade. probably from the factory and out of your control, but just an fyi. read more