Quality Interior
4 years ago
I had an awful experience with customer service. I had a part that failed the day it was installed. The plumber told me it was defective. I took it to the store for refund or exchange. A guy at the desk told me he couldn't authorize a return or exchange. I or a plumber had to return it to Delta & Delta will send me a new part, which will take 7 - 10 days! Meanwhile I had a showerhead that's leaking 5 gal every 2-3 hours.
I was never told about that kind of return policy when I bought thousands of dollars worth of plumbing supplies & fixtures for my home from Lee Supply.
I have more to buy, but will be looking elsewhere. Also have 4 friends that will be building new homes this year or next. They will be looking elsewhere for plumbing supplies.
He also wanted me to come back when Mark was there. I tried to explain to him the part isn't that expensive ($100 or less). If I keep making trips back to the store to see if Mark is there, I'll soon have more time & money invested than the part is worth. I wanted customer service now, not later. He got very irritated & told that is not how it works. He kept telling me: You just don't understand how this works. He made me feel very insignificant, like I was bothering him.
I have over 25 years of experience with customer service, dating back to when I was a child, following my Dad around to his multiple businesses that he owned. After I started working for him, he would have fired me I EVER treated a customer like this.
Added the following on 7-3-19
This encounter took place approximately 12:00 noon, on Fri June 7th.
I mentioned the plumber's name that day. I won't mention his name here, since this review is not about the plumber. This review is about the customer service I experienced that day.
Here's an example of the agitated response I got when I mentioned the plumber's name: Joe?? Where's he been? I haven't seen him around here buying things, in a looong time!! (Joe is not the plumber's real name)
After that I started to slowly back away, as our conversation became more tense, until I got to the door. Then, I smiled & said: Thanks for trying, & I left before things escalated any futher.