- Approximate cost of services:
- $10,000.00
Purchased a number of household products including a kitchen table, sofa and buffet
This customer purchased a Shermag server that initially came in with some stain missing on the edge. Would have been an easy fix but customer wanted new. We order him a new one and he wasn't happy with that finish either as he thought it had little "bumps" in finish. I personally looked at the piece and I agree it had little "dust bumps" in finish. At this point we offered to refund his money as we had advised him that Shermag was in bankruptcy and couldn't guarantee him turnaround time nor guality. We also offered him another set from Bermex but it was over his budget of $1199. We then offered him our floor model at a discount but he didnt' want it because the drawers weren't perfectly flush. Another option we offered him was that we would have the piece refinished locally with no charge to him...he declined. From a stores standpoint we offered him lots of options to make him happy but nothing worked. After all the options were exhausted he said he would wait for another piece from Shermag. When the piece finally came in he no longer wanted it and asked for a refund, which we gladly granted.
We must admit that there were a number of problems with this Riverside island. When it was finally delivered it had a little plastic foot (about 1/2 centimetre by 1 centimetre) that was cracked on the wineholder. Customer was called the next to let him know that we had another one for him to pickup at the store or if he wasn't able to that we would have someone drop off to him. Have not heard back from customer yet after having left him numerous voicemails. Customer originally rec'd 20% discount during sale and we compensated him another $100 on a $1500 order. We did not enter final payment until his set was delivered complete. We originally take 50% down, maybe this is what customer is referring to. Unfortunately, we did try our best to make this customer happy but due circumstances beyond our control it made it very difficult.
I am not sure who this customer is but I would be happy to talk with her and figure out what we can do. We pride ourselves on dealing with all issues professionally. Please call me at the store as I would like to make things right. Thank you.
Sofa, Chairs, Coffee Table & End Table
In our opinion we went above and beyond what was expected from our store. Customer had a little scratch on first table and instead of having customer service touchup she wanted a new base. We order new base but now customer claimed it was not the same shade. We explained this could be due to dye-lot issues. We then ordered another leg that customer claimed was not sitting properly. Customer then wanted the original leg back however we disposed of it already. Had customer agreed to originally having touchup done then this would not have festered into a problem. If customer so desires she can contact me directly at the store and I will try my best to see what I can do for her. Thank you.
Kitchen Table and Sofa Purchase