I would describe my experience with dealing with WW similar to dealing with the keystone cops. First of all, I needed siding and ended up with both windows and siding. I would consider the sale pretty easy as I am a price buyer and was pleased with the discount they were offering at the time of sale. I made up my mind in one sales call with little discussion. My salesman Tom should have been rather pleased with the ease of sale. I went with 0% financing for 12 months and wrote a check for probably 40%, give or take.
The pre-installation experience went from bad to worse.
1. Danielle was my contact for the financing. I received the partially completed credit app for signature and noted that my mortgage was about 3x what my mortgage actually is. When I questioned it, Danielle said, 'it doesn't matter, just sign and return it". I replied, "yes it does matter if this is coming off my credit report." She proceeded to argue with me and it was not until I asked for her mgr did she stop. I spoke to the mgr, who was unable to assist and told me that they either did not have access or could not share my credit report even though it was my credit report. She could not provide me with a number to call or any assistance. So I contact the 3 credit entities and long story short, I had forgotten that since co-signed on my daughter's NYC apt, her mortgage would be added to my credit report. So it was okay, but certainly something Danielle should have taken seriously.
2. The work done was at a rental property I own and not at our home. When someone called looking for me, she was told to replace the home number with my cell and to call my cell. She called my cell left a message and then called my home number. My husband told her to wait for my return call and NOT call our home. Someone called at least 4 more times. It wasn't until I called a mgr, that she said "oh let me change this'. So the 4 previous people, though they said they were making the change, did not.
The follow up with my HOA required my reminders to WW to actually follow up and provide the detail the HOA required as we could not commence work without written approval.
3. Installation was at first scheduled on a Fri, when I called to voice my concern on starting the work on Friday, I could not get a straight answer. No one I spoke to could tell me if the windows were being installed first or the siding. After multiple phone calls and requests to get back to me with concrete information and no one getting back to me, I called the sales guy Tom. Remember him, an easy sale for both all new windows plus one slider and new siding and gutters... well he said he would find out and 'get back to me'.... I never heard from him. Well, the sale was done, why should he be bothered. Finally, after multiple phones calls I found out that windows first.
Day of installation, windows is first. The crew was good. When I returned at 6:30p, there were 3 windows left to install. The head installer said 'we were down a man, this is a 4 man project, otherwise we would be done. I asked if they could finish in the morning, but no, they had other customers. Apparently, those jobs were more important than mine. The work was completed in the dark.Next the side was installed, again the installers were good and I was pleased.
I had left 2 sliders and 2 half moon windows out of the original order. Of course as with all projects, once complete the original looks shabby. I called FELDCO to come and give me an estimate since my experience with dealing with WW was so frustrating. When the 'field inspector' came to look at the windows as I was concerned with the fact that they were completed in the dark. I mentioned that because WW was so inept, I was getting a quote from FELDCO.
Long story short, after several price reductions from the 2 company's FELDCO wanting to take a dissatisfied customer from WW and WW not wanting to lose business to FELDCO. Anyway, WW reduced the price by $800.00. Okay, for $800, leaving the job at $7000, I will give them another chance. Remember this is on top of the original windows (16) and siding. We scheduled a time for the sales person, not Tom as he does not return phone calls after the sale. The day of the scheduled appt, I arrived early at the house. My husband calls to say the sales guy is at our house. Apparently, the WW office gave him my home address and not the rental property. Needless to say, I exploded. I call WW and when I was transferred to the Sales Mgr Rob, in anger I said 'you can take another $500 off". Instead of replying I can't believe we sent the guy to the wrong address, I am embarrassed and I apologize, but we have given you a considerable discount, he said 'well that is not going to happen'. Well Rob, the $7800.00 job is going to FELDCO. In addition, I have added WW to the "DO NOT USE" list of contractors with the HOA.
I hope that WW takes a good look at their operation and comes to the conclusion, customer service is critical. read more