So we are fixing up two homes and got the worst treatment from two Home Depots, this particular incident involves the Pittsburg one.
We are getting carpet installed. I set up a guy to measure, he comes out, is on time and quick. I call Home Depot and the lady says it's okay to come in Saturday morning to pick out the carpet. So we go in Saturday, it's 9am and we wait by the carpet area. And we wait and wait and wait. I stopped four different employees and asked them if they could get someone to help us. Each one said they would and went on about their business completely ignoring my request and their promise to help. So let me reiterate - each one of these four employees lied. They did nothing. At the minimum they could have come back and said "there is no one" but they didn't even try and find out. They just made the claim they'd get someone and then did nothing.
We see other (much smarter than us apparently) people come and wait for someone to help in carpeting and then leave. It's about 10:15 now and I"m fuming because we've wasted an hour-15 sitting around like morons for nothing. I go to the paint section and get a guy to get a manager. This of course takes another 15 minutes. A guy named Jay finally shows up. He says no one is working in carpeting on Saturday morning. Yet the person on the phone told us to go in and 4 other employees claimed they'd get someone instead of telling us no one works there on Saturday morning. I'm so furious I can't see straight.
So Jay offers to help. He's surprised we've already had the measurements done. I ask about some carpet. Now keep in mind, when I first started looking I talked to a guy in carpeting who said it would take about 2 weeks to get the carpets we need and the installation can be done right away. I ask Jay about the carpet - he says "oh gee, I don't know if we have any of this in stock, it will take four or more weeks to get it." Completely different story than the first guy said.
Then he says "but over here, we have our 'in stock' carpet, it's not as nice but it's in stock." So we go look at that. I'm ready to be done. I ask about one carpet. Jay literally says "well, I'm not sure we have it in stock." You f'ing asshole, you literally just told me this was the "in stock" carpet.
I'm not happy. I say I'm done and want a refund for the measurement guy coming out, we wouldn't use Home Depot if you offered us free service at this point. He goes to give me my refund and of course, as is always the case at Home Depot, the computers are not working. Big shock.
He says he'll do the refund later in the day. I have to keep checking my account during the week to make sure it's done and it was.
So I'm done with Home Depot and it turns out we need some closet doors so stupid me thinks "well, Home Depot can't screw this up." I go in, look at some doors, then later in the day call their doors department. I speak to a guy who is so nonchalant and clearly doesn't want our business. He tells me he's not sure what's in stock or how long it will take to get it or how long it will take to install and literally everything you'd say to make sure you don't get our business. I swear this guy did NOT want our money. I can't remember a guy who didn't give two sh!ts about what he was supposed to be selling like this guy.
That's it. Done. No Home Depot. Ever. Worst company ever. If they offered me free service, I'd say no. I got a phone call about a month later from them asking how the carpet went and I'm flabbergasted. I explain what happened and the lady says I need to call Customer Service at corporate and let them know. I tell her I don't want anything from Home Depot but she says they still need to know. So I call and talk to someone, explain everything, she was very nice and says someone will contact me. I don't really care because I won't use them. Sure enough, I get a call on my voice mail "I'm so and so, my manager said I needed to call..." It wasn't even a manager, just some employee the manager passed off the chore of calling. Mind boggling.
A manager did call a couple days later an offer to assist but I'm not sure with what. I explained we got carpet at another company and would use Home Depot for anything. "Well, if there's anything I can help with, let me know..." Did you just hear what I said? I guess not. What are you going to help with? Wash my car? You surely can't mean some service I'd get from Home Depot again. Do you think I'm an idiot? I guess so.
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