Patio furniture began rusting once it hit the outdoors. After a year, it was a piece of junk.
I went to the Enfield, CT Namco store (where it was purchased) and was treated wonderfully. The assistant manager notified Manchester Headquarters and said I would be hearing from them. I never did so I went to Manchester Headquarters with pictures. A customer service person summoned Andrea, customer service manager. She immediately put up her dukes, listened and came around, felt that I would get a refund and that I would hear in about a week.
That was June 28, 2011. I heard nothing. I returned to headquarters on September 2 at 3 p.m. Headquarters had just closed for Labor Day weekend. No Andrea, but that was the best part of it. Serena, another customer service person, said that she would pursue it Tuesday when the office reopened. She did call Tuesday and on Wednesday I was told I could get the refund at the Enfield store when I brought back the rusted thing.
I was only too happy to get rid of it and was cheerfully refunded. The process would have been a smooth one if it weren't for the customer service manager who lied and did nothing. What an irony!
