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belmont,#2Author of original report
Sat, November 04, 2006
I am certainly an educated consumer. That is why I decided no longer to retain their services. I got the guarantee in writing that the product would be installed in two weeks. I also am aware of the term "special order". The special order meant that they could not install it the next day. That is why it was going to take two weeks. Your post was quite disturbing since you state that your intention was not to insult me. I am far more educated and saavy in these areas than one would expect. My expectation is that when I ask a question, I get an honest answer. Empire set out to deceive me in order to obtain and to keep the sale. They were very aware that I would not tolerate their nonsense. Their attempt failed because of my saavy, not in spite of it. They lost the sale because they were dishonest, not because of a special order product. They have no one to blame but themselves for their fraudulent practices. For only a few dollars more, I decided to go with a contractor who did my bathroom from soup to nuts. I had no problem "special ordering" the items I needed and came out ten times nicer than anything Empire could have attempted to install. As far as the customer service post, I have already dealt with Empire and received a full refund of the deposit. I no longer wish to speak with Empire since they've already proven to me that they are not committed to customer satisfaction. If they were, they would have sold me a bathroom!
Ronald
Chicago,#3UPDATE Employee
Fri, November 03, 2006
Empire Today is committed to delivering complete satisfaction to all of our customers, therefore we take all concerns very seriously. Empire apologizes for any inconveniences that you may have endured. If you would like to speak to me directly in regards to your concerns please feel free to contact me at 888-588-2315 ext. 7837. 8am-5pm CST. Ronald Roby, Office of the President
Rick
Bridgewater,#4Consumer Suggestion
Sun, October 15, 2006
Reading your post , one things that i saw that came across as a red-flag was the term "Special Order" , and the fact that the salesperson told you it would be 2 weeks. This is , again , the result of a customer being uneducated and the salesperson knowing it. I don't mean that as an insult to you - most consumers are uneduacted - its just the way it is. Anytime you hear anything that says "Special Order" , forget any time frames you are given from that point on. "Special Order" translates to "It will get there when it gets there". The sales rep never should have told you that it would be two weeks , because they don't know that for sure. Niether does the comapny they work for , nor the company who maufacturers the product. Special order means that the product you are buying isn't even MADE until you order it , and there are a million things that can interrupt the manufacturing process and make it take longer for you to recieve the product. Again , the company is not going to explain this to you because they want to sell the product. But if you had known ahead of time what "Special Order" actually meant , than you would have been prepared. In your case though , unless you recieved an timeframe on your purchase order , in writing , you don't have much ammunition. If the time frame for installation says anything like "TBD" , or "ASAP" , then your out of luck. You basically have no written proof that the salesperson ever told you "two weeks". Anyway , good luck.