DirectBuy

Carla ** was highly professional and an exceptional help to me in a relatively complicated furniture purchase. She was knowledgeable, friendly, and anticipated my needs and questions. Her response time to any request was essentially instantaneous. It was a pleasure dealing with her, and I congratulate DB for having such a dedicated, efficient and personable representative.

Colleen is Great person, full of knowledge, and excellent person to deal with. She is up and ruining to help in any way she can. I am fully satisfied and would recommend Colleen to anyone need service.

I asked for a quote on cellular shades from Levolor. I received an email stating Levolor is not available to Canadians and suggested I use Hunter Douglas. Maxamar and Shadeomatic are also listed as vendors. It's not helpful to just suggest Hunter Douglas when you have other vendors.

I purchased a set of KitchenAid appliances through DirectBuy (WILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING FROM THEM AGAIN) in July, 2018. Let me skip to the end here, I still don't have a refrigerator and the next potential delivery date is 3/18/2019, 8 months and counting. Their local delivery company JB Hunt received my appliances in their warehouse in October 2018 as planned and then scheduled delivery. On the scheduled delivery day they called me and asked why they had a delivery scheduled because they had an empty truck. Seriously? Turns out for reasons no one will tell me, they returned my appliances to Whirlpool and Whirlpool sold them to another customer (along with trying to get away with charging ME a $400 restocking fee). JB Hunt insisted they could get the appliances back on a rush order.

I was living in San Antonio and a friend of ours belonged to DirectBuy. Then in 2000, I joined in Richardson since I could get top-grade carpet and save the fee for the membership cost. It was one year there and then, they moved to Coppell. My wife was a little distraught when we started looking over in Coppell though. She’s a little old-fashioned and rather than looking in the magazine, she wanted to see the furniture and put her hands on it. I bought furniture there and then it moved to the closest place where we acquired our box springs. I went here to Houston and my granddaughter and I picked out the couch and the fabric. I’m getting ready to buy another one. I bought furniture for the bedrooms and dining room and those were good ones. I bought almost the same thing somewhere else but I found it in DirectBuy for about half the price. It was good to look through a lot of things, so I appreciated it. Whatever you want, you could go to DirectBuy and get it.

One of my friends signed up for DirectBuy and it seemed like a good idea to save money. If you are going to be doing a big project and you know that you’re going to be purchasing several items, then DirectBuy is definitely worth it. I’ve been a member for about 10 years now but there was a gap. I cancelled my membership but then they reached out to me and I signed up again. From year to year, sometimes, you don’t use it. I don’t update everything around the house every year. But when you have a renovation project ahead of you, it’s so worth it.

We’ve been members of DirectBuy for years. We saw it advertised. We were buying furniture, doing some renovations, and thought it would be a good thing to do. We took out half a house and redid it. Previously, I didn’t like purchasing from DirectBuy online and it was fine if I came to the store. But the online has gotten a lot better, so that experience is much easier to deal with since we now live downtown and didn’t have to go up there. The web online experience is very important to us, to be able to order something.

I’ve been a member since 2004. Found out today that my local branch was closed. Called their corporate number and discovered that they had closed all their “brick and mortar” stores and only offer on-line and phone service now. That sucks! Not only did I lose that face to face connection, but I also lost most of my previous “local” DirectBuy vendors (tile supplier, doors, staircase, railing). Their response was basically that I was out of luck. On-line and phone sales are a dime a dozen. I do not like nor appreciate their new business model. Whoever made this decision for DirectBuy made a huge mistake!

I joined DirectBuy a long time ago, like more than 15 years. I did the showroom and it’s great. I liked the price and I liked what they did, so I joined them. I purchased mostly furnitures, electronics, appliances and household items. Their price is good. But they closed our local showroom. If they can have a showroom, it would be much better. Doing it online is inconvenient and I suggest for them to scan the other paper catalogs into their site. A lot of times, we cannot find the items and because the manufacturers, sometimes don’t have their catalog published in their own website as well, so it’s difficult for us to find a particular item. Nonetheless, the quality of the items and the service are good. The online site is also easy to navigate. We recommend this service to everybody.

I had not order enough extra pieces for my flooring and Angela was able to help without it costing an arm and a leg. For that I'm thankful. This remodeling has been a nightmare in cost and time, so every little bit helps.

Being with DirectBuy saved me money. When I used to have to go through binders full of catalogs, that was too time-consuming. I also liked the people who were in the showroom. They were nice and helpful. Because I don't have a showroom, now I have a concierge service, which I found very helpful, and I just did two bathrooms. However, the website is still a little confusing. I couldn't find some things. My brother and sister-in-law were also not sure that they could find things. They felt confused. I told them to call and talk to somebody on the concierge desk. They did and that helped them. I know that the company keeps a record of all the purchases made. Once a while, you lose track of the receipt. It would be cool that when I go to Amazon and buy something from them, I could see my order history.

We were planning on doing some renovations to our house, and it was a great opportunity to purchase things wholesale. We've done kitchens, bathrooms, and furniture with DirectBuy. We've been members of it for 15 years and I would encourage others to join them. Some of the stuff that we purchased, such as the kitchens and bathrooms, we've known the manufacturers and had seen the samples of it before we actually purchased it. We've done comparative shopping, so the quality of the products is very good. The cost comparison is important too since we always want to validate the pricing, and we also bought products that are in the middle market -- not the very high-end stuff.

We went to a home and garden trade show about 22 years ago and DirectBuy was called UCC Total Home at the time. We were just engaged to be married then. We were starting our home and starting to nest. We bought the membership with the store. At that age, we were buying pretty much anything people put in front of us like timeshares. It may have been a bit of a no thought through, but we’ve enjoyed the membership so I don’t regret that.

I was working in New York as a security guard and I saw one of the tenants in the building having the book but I couldn’t afford the membership then. I got married in 2005 and when I met my wife, I told her we need to join DirectBuy because we would get stuff really good and reasonably. We moved to Georgia and about a week after, we went straight to DirectBuy and signed up. Considering the price differences with what you could get, I made my money back on the first of the stuff that I bought. If a friend were to ask me, I would tell them they need to sign up real quickly. Over the years, my wife have had almost 40 people sign up for DirectBuy.

In general I've been extremely pleased with the service provided by DirectBuy. Everytime I've had a question I've received answers within a 1-2 day window with good answers. The staff is extremely helpful. Specifically Maria **. Thank you and keep up the good service.

My husband and I paid close to $4K to join in 2012/2013. We were doing quite a lot of renovation and thought the membership would help us hold the line on expenses. From the first item I ordered (a wedding gift for a niece) it was a huge hassle. Order mix-ups, shipping delays of several months. When renovating, a several month delay is costly and we found that often given the savings, we were getting more headaches than value and let our membership lapse that first year. A VERY expensive lesson.

I wanted to redo my kitchen and having seen all the ads on TV, I thought of checking DirectBuy out. I joined in 2007 and have since done an entire renovation of my kitchen. At that time, I’m a single woman so I couldn’t take anybody with me and it was very hard to choose different finishes. But the people that I worked with in Barrie were wonderful. They were extremely helpful. I got everything from door handles to sink, flooring, backsplash, cupboards, and all the appliances from DirectBuy. I have also put all new windows in my living room and dining room since. And I was able to do a couple of windows as well for my sister in Toronto. The products that I've bought from them have all been well-made and have functioned well, too.

We were renovating an old house and we were looking at new furniture. We went into DirectBuy to see. We've purchased mostly furniture as well as an area rug, paint, and fixtures. I'm pleased with the quality of everything I've gotten so far. If we had to make a major purchase, we always looked at DirectBuy before we purchase from a retailer. If it's something small, we usually order online and have it shipped to the house. For the bigger furniture purchases, I usually like to talk to somebody.

We have been DirectBuy members since 2008 and we've bought furniture, appliance, tool equipment, mattress, and window treatment there. We go to DirectBuy Ottawa and our experience with them was always very good. When we go there, we try to regroup the order that we need so we don't need to go often. We also did it online. The catalog is also nice to receive. Navigating through their website is very good though they have changed it recently when I went on there. It said error, and then I saw shops, brands and all that.

I had not received a copy of the Winter Inspired Catalog, so I called to see if one could be mailed out to me. I spoke to Amy ** & she said most certainly one could get mailed out right away! She sent me a follow up email telling me that my copy of the catalog was in the mail! During the course of our conversation she was friendly, polite & helpful! It was a pleasure dealing with her!

I got a whole house full of discounted furniture from DirectBuy, including hardwood floor and shoes. I signed up with DirectBuy due to the discounts. Way back when I started, they had brick-and-mortar buildings. I went into the store and I had a chance to sit down on the furniture. Since they were selling Ashley Furniture products, I went to Ashley and sit down on the same furniture. If I like it, then I get it. Now, DirectBuy is online and I recently signed back up with them. I'm doing everything by calling into their concierge and they're the ones that do everything for me. The interactions I've had with their customer service reps were fantastic. They work with me and are very helpful and mindful of my time.

The wrong latch was ordered with my door levers for the type of doors I have, I needed a drive in latch, and they first sent out the standard with a latch plate. I would have had to chisel out 20 doors to put in the latches that came with my order. Thankfully Jennifer spoke with a contact at the supplier and they are able to send me the correct drive latch for all my doors. Yay! Thanks for helping fix this problem. Saves me tons of time!

We went for a tour of rental properties, so we thought it would be to our advantage that we become a member of DirectBuy. We've ordered flooring, carpets and those type of things. With one of the flooring orders that was delivered, the delivery company was not very professional. The house is at the bottom of the hill, and they dumped everything at the top of the hill. We had a workman there that saw them drop it three times, so some of the boxes were busted over open. Luckily, it was hickory flooring, so it wasn’t damaged too badly. But it did influence my buy. Shortly after that, when I needed tile, I didn’t get it from DirectBuy because that definitely would have broken had I received the same delivery people. Also sometimes I would like more brands. But as a whole DirectBuy does really well. I would recommend them.

The service and information received by Barbara ** was excellent. The only reason that I gave a 4 star and not a 5 star rating was because all replies are sent to ** and SHOULD be sent to **. I request this when I ask for a quote and more often than not, it is sent to the wrong address! I have checked on my account page and the address showing is **!

I'm having a house built right now so I'm buying a whole bunch of stuff using my membership with DirectBuy. I also buy random things like appliances, window treatments, lighting, plumbing, and furniture from them. The purchasing experience was easy. Their website was easy to use and the concierge service was outstanding. In terms of the cost in relation to the quality, the price is adequate although sometimes, the 6% handling fee might be a little high. Their initial cost was fairly substantial as well and it takes quite a while, even at good savings, to recoup that it might need to be looked at. Other than that, they offer a lot of vendors, but it could always be more by increasing the number of vendors to improve the customer experience.

This concierge was the best I have dealt with yet. She researched and emailed me with possibilities on the same day! That has never happened in my experience with DB. In addition, her phone presence was exceptional. Thank you Jennifer **.

We've purchased mattresses, pots and pans, an LG washer-dryer and a crib through DirectBuy and I’ve been happy with the quality of the items. They've been name brands. The crib has lasted through three kids. It still looks fine and we passed it off to my daughter to use. We also just did a large KitchenAid appliance package including a fridge, stove, dishwasher, microwave and wall oven. I research everything that I buy. For the appliance package I went out and physically looked at the products at another store to make sure it was what I wanted so that I don't have to send them back.

I was doing a lot of refurbishing and thought DirectBuy was worth the purchase. I thought that I would make the money back from the initial investment relatively quickly. I bought everything, from tile to fixtures to windows to wood, building materials, door handles, hardware, doors, and a bunch of stuff for a construction. Recently, I bought about 15 door handles for a project from Emtek through DirectBuy. The purchasing experience was very good and the quality of the products is excellent. With the very high initial buying price, I'd tell friends who ask about DirectBuy to really question whether they'd be able to make up the difference relatively quickly or they’d be better off buying the materials online that are slightly higher priced.

We went to a home show with DirectBuy a long time ago. We signed up because of their discounted merchandise. We’ve purchased kitchen cabinetry, bedroom furniture, ceiling fans, light fixture, tile, granite and appliances. For us the warehouse and the little place that they have stuff on display and their catalogs are far away from us. But their concierge service has been really nice.

With DirectBuy, we are able to get quality products at a good rate. We wanted to remodel our house and we found that they had good deals. We purchased our membership and we bought a stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, and the washroom dryer through them. I was focused on Maytag. And so, I bought all Maytag appliances because I bought a Maytag washing machine and dryer back in ’05, and I enjoyed the product and the quality. I did all my shopping around and DirectBuy always got the better price for the higher-end models, and they met the average sale prices. DirectBuy is pretty good.