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Empire Today has provided carpet, hardwood, laminate, vinyl and tile flooring to more than 3 million customers since 1959. The company brings hundreds of samples to your doorstep, and a sales representative helps you choose a floor, takes room measurements and provides an all-inclusive price estimate. Professional installers can install in-stock styles as soon as the next day. The company offers competitive prices and comprehensive warranties.

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  • Professional measurements
  • 1-year limited workmanship and servicing warranty
  • Brings product samples to your home
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  • Consultation required for estimate

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2019

    After putting down the laminate there was a spot on the carpet and the floor in the utility room was tore up. They said they would send someone to clean the spot and gave me some money for the utility room floor. When they came to clean the spot they used water and then told me to use rug cleaner on it!!! The spot is still there! Called again and the lady was very, very RUDE. She told me I put the spot there because it had been a month since I called. Told her I could take another picture and she could see it was the same spot. Told her I was trying to get the spot out and I had been away for a while. She told me to have it professionally cleaned! Told her I just spent $8000 and now you want me to have it professionally cleaned. Should have read the reviews and gone with someone else.. NEVER AGAIN!!!!

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    Response from Empire Today

    Donna,thank you for making us aware of your concerns. We'll be further reviewing this matter and will be in touch with you soon.

    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2019

    The salesman quoted us an estimate for laminate flooring. The workers showed up on the scheduled date 6 hours late only to tell us they could not perform the work that was quoted. Our salesman responded to us 3 days later and told us we needed to contact customer service to get our deposit refunded. We called customer service that day and they said we would be refunded within 10 business days.

    We called again 10 business days later and were told it's being processed. 3 days later we called again and are now being told that it's on file but the payment has not been approved yet. The customer service rep (Janet) said she will process it but it has to be approved by the local office. So now I have called them 3 times and still can't get confirmation that my 500 dollar deposit will be refunded. We did nothing wrong here and have a good history using Empire. We are getting very frustrated and don't understand why we are being treated unfairly and our deposit is being held up due to Empire's mistakes.

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    Response from Empire Today

    Eric, we apologize for your experience, and assure you that we take your concerns seriously. We'll be further reviewing your concerns.

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    Installation & Setup

    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2019

    The vinyl wood flooring installed in the living room is really good so far. I thought that what I chose was the best for the part we needed. I watched when it was installed, and the installers did an excellent job and cleaned up before they left.

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    Installation & SetupPricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2019

    I had a horrible leak in my kitchen under my sink. The leak had traveled between a newer layer of linoleum to the lower layer of linoleum. I called Empire Today to get a new floor and the people who came to do the clean-up had to rip up two layers of linoleum. I went ahead and got new appliances and had a contractor. The installer was gonna take out a piece of wall and said that they needed some more tiles. I called Empire and I was told that they would see if they could find two tiles. The rep, Evans, told me that I was gonna have to buy a whole new case and it would cost me $60 bucks. I asked him if he was kidding me as I had just spent $5,000 with Empire. I went off on him and now I feel like crap about it. Everything about the installation went great. A rep came out and helped me choose my flooring which I did quickly. I loved the service. Juan and his team that did the actual work were great and I’m so happy with it. I love the tile.

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    Installation & SetupPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2019

    Empire's reps showed me samples and the one I chose looked heavier then. But when their installers came and put it in on my main floor and my stairwells, it was so thin. If I had known that, I would have gone with a thicker carpet. Now, I'm concerned whether it's gonna last and whether it's gonna be durable. Still, the installation was great and their crew did a wonderful job. They got right to work and didn't waste any time. They were very professional and they cleaned up after themselves.

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2019

    Made an appointment to get an estimate for a basement (^700 SF). I asked that they bring the 75% off items. Asked salesman about 75% off and he stated that 75% is not a good thing to look at because you pay full price for everything else. With higher price selections he can give me a better discount on everything (bait and switch). They measured wrong and couldn't finish the stairwell. Rescheduled the stairwell for another day. After waiting for five hours, they claimed they measured wrong again and would have to re-reschedule the job. Would not recommend Empire Today to anyone. Bait and switch, crappy service and incompetent.

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    Response from Empire Today

    Robert, we apologize for the inconvenience and understand your frustration. We thank you for informing us regarding the issues you've encountered with your overall experience. We will have someone contact you to discuss these matters.

    Installation & SetupSales & MarketingPrice

    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2019

    The installation was extremely efficient and very well done. My only complaint is their advertising of "One room at the regular price and $50 per room for any additional rooms." When I asked the salesman about that, he clearly indicated that I would not like the cheap flooring!

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    Response from Empire Today

    James, thank you for sharing your concerns with us. Customer satisfaction is our number one priority, and you’ll be contacted to discuss your concerns. We look forward to speaking to you soon!

    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2019

    We were talked into buying laminate flooring and not told that it would be a two day job. The poor installers are not to blame for Empire's poor sales people and their customer service dept. I will never use Empire again. It will take them a solid two days to do the job when we were told it would be only a one day job of a few hours. I know I should have known better than to believe all their commercials.

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    Response from Empire Today

    Judy, we're saddened to hear that your experience did not meet your expectations. We take your concerns seriously and will be further looking into your concerns.

    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2019

    I have been researching replacing the carpet in two of my rooms and hallways for over a year. After a lot of deliberation I decided to call Empire to get a quote. I was pleased with the salesman, Alex, as he was very informative and didn’t seem to give the usual “sales pitch”. We decided to go with LVP given we are on a concrete slab, have a lot of activity in the time, and we have three dogs. I was excited to hear LVP I’d scratch resistant and would hold up for years to come.

    Day of installation is when everything turned south. The installation team showed up without a phone call to let me know what time they were coming. They couldn’t speak or understand English. It was extremely hard to communicate with the team. I would ask a question or make a statement and all I received was head nods and an occasional yes or ok. I paid for the team to move my furniture out of the rooms. They only moved it from one side to the other however. And then never even moved it back to its original position before they left! What a waste of money. I saw the invoice in their stack of papers and it was $994 for moving furniture that they didn’t even move!

    The young gentleman quickly tried to get me to inspect their work upon leaving but couldn’t even explain what they did or what I should be looking for. I noticed loose transition pieces between rooms and was told through translation in text to “give the glue time to dry”. The transitions weren’t even locked into place for the glue to make contact with both surfaces. Shortly after the team left, reminder they never even moved my furniture back into position, I noticed some scratches on the floor in one of the rooms. I was told this LVP was scratch resistant, however it obviously is not. I also noticed in my hallway a small piece of LVP scratched the bottom of my foot. Upon inspection I realized it was cut incorrectly and the installers used brown putty to try and fill in their cut mistake.

    I immediately called Empire hotline the next morning and filed a complaint. I was told someone would call me Monday morning since that department is off on Saturdays. I didn’t receive a call that Monday at all, so I called again on Tuesday to see if my complaint would be handled. I was transferred to another person and scheduled an appt for inspection that Thursday. I was also guaranteed I would get a call between 7-9am with an estimated arrival time of the inspector. I never got that call Thursday morning, so I called the help center again to get a timeframe.

    I was informed someone would be at my home between 2-4pm. Well, no one ever showed up or called to let me know they wouldn’t be there. So I called the help center two more times, asking for a manager the second time. Of course it is now after hours and no one can be of assistance locally and I would have to wait for the local office to call me Friday morning. I wasted a whole day waiting for someone to show up and they never did. I am here again waiting for a call to schedule someone to come inspect the floor.

    This project is far from cheap, but between the poor installation experience and poor customer service I feel I am being robbed. And it seems no one from the company wants to right this wrong. Not only will I not be a repeat customer, it I will definitely tell my friends, family, and coworkers what a lousy experience I have had and the lack of concern from the company.

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    Response from Empire Today

    Jennifer, we apologize for your experience. We'll be following up with you shortly to learn more.

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    Installation & SetupPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2019

    I've had carpet and vinyl plank flooring installed by Empire Today. The carpet was downstairs, and the vinyl plank was in the master bedroom suite. The carpet was the perfect match for what I needed. And the vinyl plank looks like real wood flooring. I've used Empire Today before and I've only used one sales rep and I've asked for him every time that I needed some new flooring. Empire Today is amazingly good, and they're quick, and they clean up after themselves. They have met my expectation. They are very careful when they install any kind of flooring because they have to move furniture.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2019

    I like Empire Today's installation timeframe. I had them install laminate flooring and carpet in my home, and I'm satisfied with their work. However, there could be better communication between the sales people and the install people. The salespeople would tell me one thing and the installers would have a different take. The salespeople saw how much stuff we had and they said it would not be an issue moving stuff around. But then, the first installation crew refused to do anything because there is too much furniture.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2019

    The first person to come give us an estimate was rude, unprofessional, and condescending. It is going to be a big job and I knew it would not be cheap. She wasn’t more than 3 steps in my house before she put her hand on her hip and announced it would be a 20000$ job and was I prepared for that. I actually was, but I was not prepared for someone to come into my house and be rude to my family and I.

    Customer service followed up asking how my experience was. I was honest and told her to whole story. She asked us to give them a second chance. So we did. The next day the rep was supposed to come out, We were called and told he was out sick so we had to reschedule. Reschedule we did, and we even called the night before to confirm. Well today our day was wasted sitting around waiting for a rep who never graced us with his presence! What a joke. They must be doing so well that they have no interest in new jobs. I will never use this company and will share my experience to anyone interested in new flooring. I wish I could give zero stars.

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    Response from Empire Today

    Angela, this is not the experience that we wish for our customers, and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. We've located your account, and will be in touch with you soon to learn more.

    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2019

    I purchased LVP flooring for my kitchen. Contractor arrived at scheduled time but was unable to complete the job because they did not have enough of the product. Unfortunately, I had to pay the contractor before they would do the install. After the incomplete install I made several calls to the Empire Today call center to find out when the job would be completed. I had moved furniture out of the kitchen and into the dining room for the install and need to be able to move it back into the kitchen. I have now made four calls to the call center. The last one, the call center put me through to a local office. I was told that the product was being delivered to them in two days and that they would be able to install it then. When I angrily expressed how disappointed I was with the process the associate I was speaking with named Craig at the Cincinnati office told me to "have a nice day" and hung up. I still do not know if they are coming in two days or not.

    My experience with Empire Today is that they are great when they are trying to get the sale but after point of sale they do not care about you. I really liked the sales rep who sold me the product but since then, customer service is not in their standard operating procedure manual apparently. Also, when the installer approached me with the problem he said that the measurements before sale had been wrong so they were short on the flooring product. The first "manager" I spoke with about the problem put me on hold while he contacted the installer. When he came back on the line he said that one of the boxes of flooring had been short on product. So, I have been given 2 different reasons for the problem.

    Anyway, the end result so far has been an absolute failure to provide adequate customer service. Being hung up on while trying to resolve the issue is not acceptable. Buyer beware of any contractor demanding full payment before the work is done. I wish that I had picked a different company than Empire Today but it is too late now. Never again.

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    Response from Empire Today

    Jens, we understand your frustration and sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. We take your concerns seriously and will be in touch with you shortly to make things right.

    Customer ServiceInstallation & Setup

    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2019

    These are the facts in my experience dealing with Empire Today. We are returning customers. This is our second large purchase with them. We purchased Vinyl Floors and Carpet in bedrooms, we had two problems with each. Vinyl Floors they left a gap all around the peninsula and counters, after almost 3+ months of calling and pleading with them they finally sent someone out to install the 1/4" round trim, which matched my cupboards.

    During this time they were fully aware I was also waiting for one of the bedroom carpet to be repaired or replaced because when they installed it there were lumps in different places total of 4 and there was a weird stain that came with the carpet that none of the over the counter products could remove. They assigned a Manager Brett **, we spoke on phone once. He promised both issues would be resolved.

    I have called him 2-3 times a week left messages, I've even spoken to different departments, explained what I need and still no one has called, emailed, wrote letter anything. This is getting tiresome and once they receive all your money you become non-existent if there is a problem. They need better procedures and someone that everyone is accountable to because I get the feeling this is why it keeps falling thru the cracks over and over. I am beyond disgusted and will not be purchasing from them again. I judge companies on how they handle problems with me and others and they are horrible at making sure customers are satisfied.

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    Response from Empire Today

    Evelyn, thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention. We sincerely regret to hear about your experience, and assure you that we take matters such as these seriously. We'll be in touch with you shortly to learn more.

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2019

    I’ve used Empire Today before. This time, I had a family room installed and a kitchen done with the flooring. The installers were very good.

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2019

    My floor had been replaced by someone else one time and it was a lousy job. I thought I’d try Empire and paid them $3,000, but they didn’t use the luan plywood for the flooring. All they did was glue down the tile. I wasn’t told that I could never ever mop my floor because if I get it wet, then the tiles would come up. I get on my hands and knees and wipe where it’s dirty. This week, I finally got the refund that was due. But I'm dissatisfied with Empire Today.

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    Response from Empire Today

    Marie, we never want our customers to feel this way, and regret to hear that you were not satisfied with your installation. We'll be further reviewing your concerns, thank you.

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    Installation & Setup

    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2019

    We had carpeting installed by Empire Today in our den and the family room. Purchasing went fine. Several years ago, we got laminate in the kitchen and the entry hall. So everything except the living, dining room and the upstairs is brand new. We used Empire. And it seemed as though the prices were gonna be about the same. We like choosing the products in our home and actually seeing it with our other things. And we thought that it worked out okay. The installation was fine. There was a chip in our laminate and they don't make the laminate anymore. So the helpline talked to us and we found some putty kind of stuff to put in it and it looks fine again.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2019

    I liked Empire Today’s promptness on being able to install and the sales agent was very helpful. I called and two days later, I was able to schedule an appointment with him. He was able to tell me what Empire has in stock, and as soon as we told him what we wanted, he booked it and we were ready to go. Also, the installers were prompt as to what time they were supposed to be there. I had carpets installed in the whole house and it was a very wonderful experience.

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    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2019

    When they first showed up with the flooring, we thought it was not what we ordered because the salesman's samples seemed thicker. They assured it was what was ordered then they had to tear out the hallway because it was not smooth - there were many raised edges. Now there are many more raised edges and areas of delaminating - where the very thin laminate has separated. Call from Customer Service was terrible - they wanted $75 to come out and inspect or I could send pictures. Very rude - already blaming us for the problems saying it was our cleaning products. When I asked about their "lifetime warranty" they said that was from the manufacturer and they was file the claim for us. Would NOT recommend them.

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    Response from Empire Today

    Vic, we're disappointed to hear that your floor is not meeting your expectations. We've located your order, and will be in touch with you shortly to discuss your concerns.

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    Installation & Setup

    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2019

    We had a brown carpet installed by Empire Today in our bedroom upstairs and upstairs living room. We looked at a couple other stores, but we used Empire due to the recommendations from some of the neighbors. The installers came in, they listened to some suggestions and did a good job in the installation, making sure we were okay with their job. So far, I’m satisfied with the quality of the carpet.

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    Installation & SetupPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2019

    We had carpet installed in our family room and master bedroom. I was replacing frieze and I really liked the carpet from Empire Today. I had the frieze for almost 20 years, so I really wanted a good carpet that I knew would last again. I had gone into a store, but it was kind of overwhelming. There was so much to choose from. I had replaced the carpet in the master bedroom once before already, and I was not happy with the choice. So, I wasn’t trusting and I didn’t wanna make the same mistake again.

    I really liked the guy who came out. It was good that he came here because he could see what we already had, and that we wanted something good and something that would last. So, he understood that completely and that was a very positive thing for me. But he was late. When I made the appointment, they gave me a two-hour window to which he would be here. And 15 minutes before the end of that two-hour window, I got a telephone call from somebody that told me that he would be here within 30 minutes. So, 30 minutes went by, and he still was not here yet, and I had chosen the window 4:00 to 6:00. It was right around the dinner hour. So then, when he wasn’t here by 6:30, I decided that I was going to make dinner.

    He was 45 minutes past the ending of my window time. And when he came to the door, I told him that he was late and that I just put dinner on the table and he was gonna have to come back in 30 minutes. And he honored that. When he came back, it was later than expected. I felt like he was really hyper and rushing. He was talking very fast. So, I felt like it was a little bit rushed.

    The installation guys were absolutely amazing. They worked so hard and they were in and out here in two hours. They understood what we wanted and how we wanted it handled. We did pack everything up, but they did move the heaviest furniture and moved it right back in. They were very professional and they knew what they were doing. It went very smoothly. We love the carpet. The color is very similar to what we already had. I like the feel and look of it. It’s so professional-looking. It’s perfect. Once it was done, I probably should’ve done this five years ago. I was very, very pleased.

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    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2019

    Purchasing from Empire Today went very well. I had a glue-down indoor/outdoor carpet installed in my sunroom. It’s doing fine. I think if I had spent more money, I would have gotten a higher quality carpet, but I’m satisfied with what I got. I got what I paid for.

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    Installation & SetupStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2019

    Empire Today carpeted my bedroom and it was everything I expected. The color is perfect 'cause they could bring us samples right to the home and walls were already painted. When I talked to the Empire reps, they did everything I needed them to do. As for the installation team, they did everything they should have done. They removed their shoes as they went in and out of the door. But one of them would walk in stockings instead of putting his shoes back on and then walk right into the house with the stockings. So it really served no purpose of taking off the shoes. But other than that, they were good.

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    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2019

    My name is Ms. **, I was scheduled for installation Service on September 25, 2019. When the installers arrived, they came with the wrong color Laminated floors. The Technicians were very professional, knowledgeable and polite. One of them did cut my carpet in my Dining room to see what type of floor was under the carpet. The Technicians contacted his supervisor to inform them that the color they brought to my home wasn't the correct one. The Technicians waited until someone called me to inform me that nothing could be done, that my Sales Rep would have to come back out with to show me the colors again. Before the floor Technicians left my home, I was informed that my order didn't show my stairs to my Family room and Dining room as part of the installment.

    The Sales Rep came back out and dropped off the colors for me to look over September 26, 2019. He brought the wrong color book. He came back on September 27, 2019 with the right color book. Since then I have been in contact with the sales rep Walter on two occasions September 30, and October 2, 2019. He informed me that he's has been in contact with someone regarding the correction on my order. Today is October 6, 2019. I have not heard from the salesperson regarding my new installment date. My credit was ran by Empire and approved by Wells Fargo for Financing. After reading the reviews, it's very alarming what these customers has experience. I don't feel comfortable doing business with this company. However someone needs to come out and repair my carpet in my Dining room.

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    Response from Empire Today

    Kennett, we apologize for the inconvenience and understand your frustration. We’d like to discuss further, and we'll be reaching out to you to work with you towards a resolution.

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    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2019

    There were two parts to my agreement with Empire Today. I had hardwood installed in the hallway, that went beautifully, and then they were supposed to come and put carpeting in two bedrooms. The first thing that went wrong was that when I signed the contract, they asked me if I wanted to finance it through them with 0%, and I said, “Sure.” And the next day, before they started work, I got an email from Wells Fargo saying that they are opening a credit card for me through Empire. I called the salesperson and I told him he never told me it was a credit card. I didn’t want it. I told him to cancel that and I would pay cash for this job. But he never did it.

    Then, they came to do the carpeting on a Monday morning with the wrong carpet, a lesser grade. The guy walked in and he hands me like a 1”x 3” little slip of a carpet and he said to confirm if that was my carpet. I said it looked like the right color and I asked if it matched the contract and he said it did. But the salesman had left his sample on my front porch. Before the installers brought in the carpet, I looked at that and I told the installer the sample he showed me was not the same quality carpet. He knew that and he was gonna install it anyway. I told him to leave. You can’t install what I didn’t buy. I called, texted, and emailed the sales rep but I never got a response so I called customer service and canceled the rest.

    When I called the customer service to tell them to cancel it, they just don’t handle it. They let you tell the whole story and then they tell you that they’ve got to assign a case number to it and then you have to wait. They told me within two days somebody will call me back and when somebody did call me back, they said to me, “Well, did you actually go out to the truck to see what he had on the truck?” Why would I do that? They have an installer that knows what’s on his truck. He sees the contract and he hands me a sample, and they’re trying to say, ‘Oh, well, maybe he really had the right thing and he showed me the wrong sample.’ That is very screwed up.

    So, I ended up having wood floor put in in those two rooms and I did it with another company. I would never recommend Empire. They did work for me in another house and when the salesman was here, initially, I told him that I have one board on that floor that’s a bad cut that needs to be taken out and redone because there’s like a triangular piece that broke off. He said he could get that taken care of but I didn’t hear a word about that. I’m not even gonna pursue it.

    When I finally got a credit card and a bill from Wells Fargo, I called them up and paid it off, the whole thing at once, instead of the payments. Then, I canceled the card and the rep said he would notify the credit bureau. I love the floor part and I’m sure that if the product had been delivered correctly, it may have been fine. And I think the installers are very good. My installer for the wood floor was terrific and he did a great job installing. I’m very satisfied with the wood floors so far. This was all communication on a corporate and sales level.

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    Response from Empire Today

    Suzanne, we sincerely apologize for the lack of communication that you received, and understand that your order has been cancelled per your request. If you continue to have questions and/or concerns please contact us at customersupport@empire-today.com.

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    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2019

    I had our front room and the dining room carpeted. Although we had a cut-off where the door would open, everything had been good. We're able to open our front door pretty well now. The carpet is nice and I'm pleased with it. But the price is so high and I wish they can change my payment date to the middle of the month.

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    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2019

    I’m furious. Poor initial tile placement job including locking in the dishwasher so it couldn’t be replaced without removing tile. When contacted to remove enough tile to replace dishwasher said they were not responsible and said we would have to pay them to remove and then pay again to replace. Customer service is a joke. Tried to purchase 2 pieces of tile and was told they couldn’t do that. Only empire sells the style of tile we used. I’m livid with the customer care and the quality of work. I will never use empire again and will let everyone I know not to use Empire....

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    Response from Empire Today

    Jackie, We want every customer to be satisfied, and we're not happy that you've had a bad experience. We've located your account information, and we'll be contacting you shortly to discuss your concerns.

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    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2019

    Get a call at 750 am on day of installation that my carpet has been mistakenly shipped back to warehouse. Three rooms of furniture and items now take up my garage and kitchen. No estimate on when I'll be getting rescheduled but it looks as if a week is the minimum. My wife is supposed to babysit for my cousin's kids this week. With nowhere to put the furniture my house is now a death trap for the babies who just started walking.

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    Response from Empire Today

    Samuel, thank you for notifying us of your missed appointment. We regret any inconvenience this may have caused. We'll contact you ASAP to work on a prompt resolution.

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    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2019

    Empire Today put in carpet and vinyl in my home in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. I have the tan carpet and it's perfect. As for the bordering of the vinyl, some parts don't match. They were broken up in different pieces. They go all the way around to each end of the doors and there is a little bit of gapping between the vinyl. It's not major gapping but I can see the difference. It doesn't have a clear flow to it. But I wouldn't want the installation team to have to come back out and redo it 'cause I know that's a long process. Other than that, the flooring is completely great quality. Also, when I was looking for a provider, Empire's cost was a little lower and the brand was of better quality than others.

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    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2019

    I had carpet installed in the four bedrooms and the stairwell. My wife picked it and she liked the color and the style. The installers were very good. They did a great job. They came in late in the afternoon. My wife did think they’d be able to get it done, and they got everything done. So, we were happy with that. But it would help promote the business if they would have the ability to send in the before and after pictures.

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2019

    Update on 10/13/2019: I received a response from Empire Today that someone would be in touch with me regarding my complaint about the misleading warranty on our carpet. However, it has been about a week and we have not heard from anybody. So much for really caring about customer service and satisfaction. The only thing I can think of why it is taking so long is that there must be a lot more complaints ahead of mine to be handled first. That is a very scary thought.

    Original: Was lied to right to my face about the warranty on my carpet. Carpet was installed poorly and started pulling away from the floor. Also, there is a path from door of bedroom to the bathroom. I called Empire to find out the problems weren't covered even though we bought carpet with a 30 year warranty. Problem has to be from the floor up, whatever that means. So, besides costing a lot more money there are no benefits for buying this carpet. They were happy to send out someone at a $290.00 charge to correct their mistake though. We bought this carpet being told we would never have to worry about it because everything was covered. How can a person look you in the eye and lie to you like the salesman did. Guess that is the training provided from this dishonest company.

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    Shawna, thank you for sharing your concerns with us. Customer satisfaction is our number one priority, and you’ll be contacted to discuss this matter. We look forward to speaking to you soon!

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2019

    Salesman was very informative but didn't measure my basement correctly. The day of service finds out he was an independent sales rep and shouldn't be the one measuring our floors. They tried to up quote us $800 dollars for the flooring we already paid for and then didn't want to refund us the money once we decided not go with the new quote. This inconvenience our basement remodel and made this process even more difficult. Each Empire customer rep we spoke with acted as if they didn't care that we were being inconvenienced just give them the money. We already gave them $4000 for the project but they felt the extra $400-800 was more important than losing a customer.

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    Anthony, we apologize for the inconvenience and understand your frustration. We’d like to discuss further, and we'll be reaching out to you to work with you towards a resolution.

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2019

    We were very excited to schedule our carpet installation with the Empire Today salesman who seemed knowledgeable and experienced. We scheduled the installation 2 weeks out on a Saturday because my husband works from home and would have to dismantle his home office in order to get the carpet installed. We tried to get an estimate of what time they would be here on Saturday the Friday before but were told we would have to wait until the next morning. Saturday morning we were told we were the 2nd of 2 houses scheduled for the day and that the installers would be there anytime between 8:00am and 6:00pm.

    We called after noon and customer service couldn't find us on their schedule at all. After about 15 minutes she found us and could only tell us that they would be there between "now and 6:00pm". At 4:30 we received a call from the installers saying they were picking up our carpet and were on the way. Two men showed up at our house with the carpet, came into the house and informed us that it was a 4 man job so they would not be able to do it because there were no other installers available. They took pictures of our house and left which really creeped me out! My husband called customer service who finally got us a manager on the phone who was unwilling to refund our deposit (by this time we had boxed up our entire downstairs and had been waiting all day for nothing and asked for a refund).

    The only day they could do the installation was on a weekday so my husband had to cancel business meetings in order to be there as he did not want me in the house alone with strangers. The installers were a man and his wife who completed the job by themselves in about 6 hours. They did a great job but the fact that we were told it would take 4 men and then a man and a WOMAN did it by themselves just made us all the more angry. We repeatedly tried to call the salesman during this entire process and he completely ghosted us, did not return a single call.

    We are getting ready to re-carpet our entire upstairs and will NOT be using Empire again nor will I refer any of my friends and neighbors. The icing on the cake was they sent us a review to fill out, which we did. They called and left a message for us to call them back and tell them about our experience. We called and no one was available to take our call and they never called back.

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    Trina, it’s disappointing to hear about the issues you had with your installation appointment. We know your time is valuable and would like to make this right. We’ll follow back with you to work with you towards a resolution.

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2019

    Empire Today's flooring is cheaper than I thought. However, I discovered I got a more convenient and cheaper installment of hardwood floors. It's a floating hardwood floor. I didn’t get them glued like I have in my common area, the living space. Even so, I had a nice experience during installation. The crew took two days because our floor wasn't level. So, they had to do concrete treatment and cement treatment to level the floor and dry it out. That was no problem though. They were able to do two rooms on one day, and the other two on the next, and there was no hindrance in our sleeping arrangements. They were able to go in the rooms and move all the furniture out and move it back in. It was like the installation never happened. Now, no part of our house is carpeted and we are enjoying our floors. I'm so pleased.

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2019

    We looked at a couple other companies and Empire Today was the best price. The sales rep was great, answered all our questions and showed us the samples that we wanted to see. He got us in early for installation, so that was even better. So, I had no problem with him at all. The installation team was good and they did it all in one day, but I am not sure that was the smartest thing to do. They were there from 8:00 in the morning until 8:30 at night.

    We had laminate floors installed throughout the house, except for the bedrooms. We have a great room, dining, living room, hallways and stairs. We already have oak cabinets and trim and everything, so we went with oak floors to match what was already there. The floor looks good but there are some problems with the quarter round and a couple of stairs have some issues, which I didn't see because I wasn't home. My husband didn't pay attention so, the quarter round was the wrong color. It’s harvest oak floors and the quarter round was very dark so, it doesn't match at all. I have been trying for two months to get someone out there to fix it. Also, there are three stairs where there are gaps that need to be addressed. I've had two appointments for the customer service to come out and take care of all the problems and we were blown off both times. There were no phone calls and they didn't show up.

    I tried for a week leaving messages with customer service at the Chicago office. No one would return my calls and finally, on the last call I made, I talked to a supervisor and she contacted corporate. The next day, the Chicago customer service called me and now, we have another appointment on the 19th for them to come out. I've asked them to give me the first appointment of the day because the last two were the second appointments and then, they didn't have time. The customer service out of the Chicago office was not good at all. I wouldn't recommend Empire because of that because there's no follow through and Mandy, the customer service person, never answers her extension phone and doesn't return calls. It has been very frustrating.

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    Dee, thank you for reaching out. We see you have a repair appointment currently scheduled.

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    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2019

    If I could give 0 stars I would. We have had three appointments cancelled due to “scheduling conflicts.” For the first appointment, they called 5 minutes prior to the appointment. For the second, the call came 5 minutes after. For the third, we were supposed to be a “top priority” appointment and get a top salesperson, but instead, we got a call 97 minutes into the appointment time stating there were “scheduling conflicts.” When we spoke with a representative the response was “Sorry, but it sounds like this isn’t going to work out.” Absolutely unacceptable.

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    Shannon, it’s disappointing to hear about the issues you had with your sales appointment. We know your time is valuable and would like to make this right. We’ll follow back with you to work with you towards a resolution

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    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2019

    I hired Empire to install carpet in my family room, my master bedroom and down my stairs. Well it's nothing like the television shows. They show up not speaking any English language thank goodness my husband is Hispanic and could translate for me. They didn't have any shoe covers for their shoes and they were going so fast with the installation process that they didn't put the right padding on the floor before putting the carpet down in my bedroom.

    I called Empire and a woman called me back saying that they were going to send someone out to look at it today between 11am and 1PM. Well guess what. No one showed up or even called. My husband and I were looking at the carpet that was put down and personally not only did it not look like the original version of the carpet we picked out it looks very cheap. After spending our hard earned money no this wasn't a finance purchase but a cash purchase that we are very disappointed with and could have just took our business to another company. No I don't recommend this company to anyone.

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    Samaya, we’d like to hear more about your installation experience. We want all of our customers to be satisfied with their product and installation, and we’ll follow back with you to address your concerns.

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    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2019

    We had Empire Today install wood laminate all through the upstairs portion and the the downstairs office of our rental home. We also had them put carpet onto our staircase. They got the installation done quickly. But then, when the sale was made, they told me that they would leave me some wood if ever I needed to replace anything. I wasn't left any wood so I called to ask why. The reps then said that I have to buy another box. Even so, the laminate they put in looks very nice. So far, I've had no complaints from the renters. I had a very good experience with Empire.

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    Carol, We are happy that you had a good experience. We will reach out to speak to you about you concern.

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    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2019

    We had carpets installed by Empire Today in the upstairs part of our home. I had a great experience during installation. Their product was comparable to those from other brands in terms of cost and quality. We have been pleased with it.

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    After a positive interaction with Empire Today, Michael increased their star rating on Oct. 26, 2019.

    Updated review: Oct. 26, 2019

    Empire quickly responded to my complaint. Much quicker than my requests for help and information during the actual transaction unfortunately. I will not be able to use them in the future as a sub-contractor based mainly on their policy of expecting full payment upfront BEFORE starting a project. As a contractor myself, I don't ask my clients to pay in full before renovating their house! 1 star up to 3. Empire needs to change policy and train their sales staff better.

    Original Review: Oct. 2, 2019

    I sub-contracted Empire to install carpet and hard flooring at a commercial office location. It started well due mainly to the excellent attention of my first sales rep, Yashar **. Unfortunately Yashar left the company for unknown reasons. I then spent well over a week trying in vain to get Empire to contact me back much less assign a new sales rep. The ONLY reason I held on at that point was because I was under a strict deadline set by my client to get the job completed. Yashar had already given me the quotes and timeframes for scheduling. All I needed was someone from Empire to follow up! I was given a sales rep who was and remained hard to get in touch with. He also did not know the products he was selling very well which I found out on installation day.

    There were many very aggravating issues I dealt with in my dealings with this company but the most surprising and completely unprofessional moment came again on installation day. I was told by the ONE installer (1 installer for 17 offices) that I had to pay in full that morning BEFORE job could start!! I am a contractor myself, I never have asked for full payment upfront before a job even begins! This was after paying a 3000 down payment just so they would schedule the job at which point I was NOT informed that the balance would be due the first day on job! I am shocked they do business this way. Paying almost 12k that day out of my own pockets in order to get that job moving and completed caused a domino effect on my Business bank account which I am still paying for.

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    Michael, we’ve read your post and are disappointed that you weren’t satisfied with your installation. We’d like the opportunity to discuss the situation further with you so we can better work towards a resolution together. We’ll be reaching out to you to address your concerns.

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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2019

    If I could give Empire 0/10 stars I would. This company is ridiculous and there is ZERO accountability for their management. I had Empire come out and install carpeting in most of my house. It cost me thousands of dollars and I was already on the fence about giving them a shot after reading all of their horrible reviews. They send two guys out to complete the job and they end up putting the wrong carpets in the wrong rooms, despite the fact that they had an invoice sheet telling them what carpeting goes where.

    To make matters worse, they ripped up the old carpeting in the master bedroom and didn’t even lay the new carpet down. After I advised the worker the of the wrong carpeting, said they would be back three days later to correct the issue and that when they came back they would clean the house. Not only did they leave my house a mess by NOT cleaning any of the carpet fibers, but there were scuff marks on my walls and they tried to get me to sign a paper stating I was satisfied with their installation.

    I immediately called Empire and was advised that managers do no work on Friday evenings and won’t come back until Monday morning. In the meantime I was forced to sleep on my floor, with my house a mess and unable to move into my own home due to the fact that would have to come back to my house and rip up the wrong carpets. I tried several times to speak to a district manager about this issue to get some of my money back and was told to wait until Monday.

    I was finally able to speak to a market Manager by the name of Melissa who promised me the issue would be fixed and she would issue me a partial refund. I have left her several messages and have been unable to get ahold of her for the past two weeks. I called the 800 number and requested to speak to a district manager again and would told the issue would be forwarded back to a market manager. There is no accountability for their management and I am more than displeased with their service to say the least. I would rather hire high school trade school students than to use Empire ever again. What a joke of a company..

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    T. Wolfe, Thanks for bringing this to our attention. The situation you’ve described is not how we expect installations to happen. We'll be reaching out to you to work with you on a resolution.

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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2019

    I would never recommend Empire Flooring to anyone. Worst experience ever. Do not waste your hard earned money on this flooring. They will be glad to schedule you and take your money, But they will not stand behind their warranty and if you have issues they do not want to return your calls. You have to repeatedly call and call them. They are the rudest people you have to deal with. We saved and saved to have floor put in our home. We had issues right off the bat. They finally came after many missed appts and tried to fix the problem but still did not work and my flooring is coming up all over my house and they give me one excuse after another and they do not want to fix it.

    Now I am out thousands of dollars on flooring that is horrible and no one will help you. We went with this company thinking we would get better quality flooring from a reputable company. Boy was we wrong. We installed flooring on our own in a spare room. Flooring was from Home Depot. That room still looks wonderful. It has been 5 yrs since it was put down better quality of floor, My flooring from Empire is a year old and looks Horrible. Like I said I would never recommend this company. It's a shame they take people's money that you save for so long and are so excited to get something to make your home look better just to get ripped off.

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    Kathy, thank you for letting us know about the issues you're experiencing with your product. We want to work with you to ensure you're enjoying your products, and you'll be contacted so we can discuss your issues and work on a resolution.

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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2019

    I had a good carpet installed by Empire Today in my living room, three bedrooms and den. The sales reps were very knowledgeable. I had a spiel of questions and they answered all of them. Also, the guys did a tremendously good job in installing the carpet. They talked to me whenever they were putting the carpet down. They explained to me what they were going to do, how they were going to do it, and they asked me if I had any questions. That was a big plus. I have recommended them. Having a carpet installed is always scary, but Empire Today would do a good job. Do it.

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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2019

    Empire Today should live up to their advertisement on the TV. I didn't get to see the samples from whatever the special was then, too. But, purchasing from them was okay. We had carpet installed, and we had vinyl flooring as well. We used them because of their advertisement. They always looked appetizing, and so I thought I'd try it. I thought the cost was okay. I thought they could've done a better job on the way that they installed the vinyl around the toilet. It doesn't look like one. It's like it's spliced. Also, in one of the corners, it's gonna always look like it's dirty and that's because of the clear caulking. They didn't clean it out well before they put the caulking down, so the caulking is covering up what dirt was there.

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2019

    Would not recommend any military friends or family to Empire. They display a level of unprofessionalism from the sales rep right down to the manage. Buyers beware. They like to start off by giving you a high price and when it comes down to do the installing they have no sense of pride in their work.

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    Tonikay, our goal is for our customers to have a great experience from start to finish - and we're sorry that didn't happen. Please send us your contact information to customersupport@empiretoday.com so we can help.

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2019

    BUYER BEWARE!!!! I had to give them at least 1 star. They installed hardwood flooring that wasn't level, had "pockets" of squishy all over the floor. There were multiple areas where the flooring looked like it was going downhill compared to the baseboard. They cracked baseboard and other wall areas. When we complained they send the exact same installers to critic their own work. They then sent the same installers back to pull up the floor and put it back using glue. There are still very un-level areas. Their fix to the issues of the floor not being level with the baseboard and cracked baseboard was tons of caulk. And now the floor is covered with stickiness from the glue which we are unable to get off. Our issues are still pending....

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    Dana, We’re sorry to hear about the problems you've had with your installation. That's not how we want our installations to go. We want to learn more about what happened and work with you to make things right. We’ll be contacting you directly to help.

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2019

    I had Empire do the carpet on my steps and the upstairs hallway. I then wanted to rip the carpet up out of the living room. I had Empire do the flooring in the living room and the spare room down here. But I wasn't very happy with the installer and with his boss. From carpet to flooring, there’s a gap between the foyer and the living room. I wanted that wood put down to kinda make it so it wasn't too much of a drop so my husband wouldn’t stumble. The installer started doing it and I was at the hospital at that time. I had a heart attack in July and my husband had one two weeks later. He also has kidney failure, Parkinson’s, and dementia. But I ordered everything before I had the heart attack and before my husband did too.

    My daughter and son-in-law were here. The installer was told to stop because the luan wasn’t put down and he called his boss. His boss said to go ahead and do it anyway. My son-in-law had to kick the installer out. It wasn’t the installer’s fault so much as it was his boss. I felt sorry for the kid. They came back to take it out and put that in. But when the installer opened up the box, something was scratched. A different guy then came back and kinda scraped that off where it was cut. He colored that in which was okay because I needed everything done now. I just wasn't very happy. I have more floors and more carpet that I’m going to do but not real soon.

    I would like to go back with Empire. The installer of the carpet was absolutely wonderful and I can’t praise him enough. But as for the wood, I’m having an issue with that because I wanted it done and done right. It seemed like the young installer should have had help with him because they were told that I had a couple of cabinets. Two guys could have done it. If my son-in-law wasn't here, the installer couldn’t have done the floors. I emptied out the cabinets of all the glass and everything. But he couldn’t have moved those by himself. That could be an issue whenever they know ahead of time they are gonna have to be moved. It took several weeks to get the work finished.

    I had to bring my husband home with everything in the dining area because it’s the door we come in and had to make a path to get him in. I thought for sure that everything would have been done because I didn't wanna cancel. I wanted it done for the reason that I wanted to bring my husband home and be able to put a bed in there, but it didn't happen. But as far as personality, the installer was good. I gave him a hug and tried to smooth things over. But his boss needs retraining. The installer just seemed scared to death of him. I’d love to meet this boss because I’d take him down a notch. All issues aside, I have and would recommend Empire.

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2019

    Empire Today installed vinyl flooring in the living room, dining room and kitchen of my home. Their rep was very informative and she brought all kinds of samples. I had a lot to choose from. Initially, I wanted wood but because I was on a slab, they would have to put a subfloor down which would have made it too high. So, I went with the vinyl. I like the color and durability of the carpet I got and it has been wonderful so far.

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    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2019

    We had Empire give us estimates on new flooring for a house we remodeled. We did carpet on the stairs and the upper level, solid hardwood on the entire first floor, and LVT in two small entryways. We love all three options we chose. Our salesperson (Joel) was great and our installers were great and did a lovely job and the price was fair.

    What made us select Empire was the flexibility with scheduling. We gutted and remodeled all of the living space in this house and had so many different contractors (electricians, plumbers, multiple carpenters, tilers, etc.) working at different times on different projects that we didn't know when we would be able to get each room done. We were able to call Empire and schedule installation for certain areas on short notice (a few days). That helped us tremendously because we needed the kitchen floor installed before the cabinets went in, but didn't want the rest of the hardwood installed until much later and they were fine with that.

    Our only complaints are that we wish there had been a better selection of flooring. We had some specific ideas of what we wanted and, unfortunately, were limited in the choices. Also, we had some installers out who said they couldn't do it because our floor wasn't level. They left and another team came out (the ones who previously did the kitchen) and they did it and it came out beautifully. No big deal - it took an extra day and we didn't care. But, I think if you have one team start a project, it would be good to have them do the rest of it because they will be familiar with the situation. Those two minor complaints don't warrant knocking a star off the rating, so we stand by our 5-star review. We're happy we went with Empire Today.

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    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2019

    Empire Today came recommended from two of my aunts, and I was most impressed with the sales representative who first came out and helped me pick the colors and what to do. I was very indecisive and he spent a lot of time with me. I had Empire install laminate floors and carpet. The flooring was in the upstairs master suite and the entire downstairs, except for the two bedrooms, kitchen and bath. It was the main living area and the hallway. I like the color and it is easy to care for. The installation team came in and gave me a little contract review, but I don’t think English was their first language. They were a little hard to understand and at one point, we had a question over how they were gonna do the moldings so, he needed to call the office and he spoke in Spanish to the girl. Still, it all ended up fine.

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    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2019

    We’re selling our house so we just re-carpeted it. I decided to go with Empire Today because of the price and the installers were great. I was satisfied with the experience.

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    Reviewed Sept. 29, 2019

    My purchasing experience with Empire Today was not too good. They didn’t arrive the day that they were supposed to. They came the next day, which I had everything moved out of the rooms. Another thing, they were supposed to put linoleum at the front door, but there was something that they didn’t have, so I had to cancel that altogether. The carpet is nice though. The quality is good. They did a good job. The installer just didn’t put that part down between the bedroom into the hallway. And there’s one going from the kitchen to the hallway, and then from the place on the other hallway into the kitchen, and then from the living room into the kitchen. I wasn’t home then but my son was there. The issue with them really was having to wait. Even the second time to put the linoleum down, I even had to wait the next day. So, scheduling was bad.

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    Reviewed Sept. 29, 2019

    I had Empire Today install carpets in multiple rooms. I am pleased with my choice, and price, and the quality that I got for the price.

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    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2019

    Me and my family have been trying to install a new kitchen floor for about 3 weeks now since the salesman Michael came to set up an installation date and measured our kitchen floor. Business as usual until installation day came. About a week later the installers come and we find out that our kitchen wasn't appropriately measured by our salesmen... The installers left and we decided to give Empire one more chance. They moved the install to the next Saturday. A week later, but in the afternoon, which you would think maybe the priority of a customer who was wrongfully mistreated would mean something but nope they'll come Saturday when they get around to it, and they just didn't show up on the next install date. This company is bogus, I'd walk on dirt and cement before I'd let them do another floor for me.

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    Tyler, it’s disappointing to hear about the issues you had with your installation. We know your time is valuable and would like to make this right. We’ll follow back with you to work with you towards a resolution.

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    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2019

    Nice laminate. Shame about the quarter round. Sales guy was good, we choose out our flooring which we were really happy about but we then had to get quarter round. For some reason it was only available in two colors. (White or tan) Not the correct matching colors for our floors. We went ahead with the purchase because to be honest it’s hard to tell from a small sample what things look like. The installs went smooth and the floors look great, but the quarter round looks like **! I really regret that decision and can’t believe that Empire does not sell quarter round that matches the floor they are selling!!!

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    Andrew, we’re glad you contacted us! We never want our products to be disappointing, and we look forward to speaking with you so that we can begin working on a resolution together.

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    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2019

    I had Empire Today install vinyl plank in our home except the bedrooms. That was our second. The first, we had a different floor and it was all different colors. They had to rip it all up and we went with a vinyl planking, which we had to pay extra for, and then there were issues with that. They scratched up my brand-new deluxe washer and dryer and all my trim. It was just a nightmare. I went back to have the living room done but I keep getting bubbles in the floor. The contractors have come out a couple of times now and hopefully, that will be resolved this week. I was not pleased with Empire Today at all.

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    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2019

    We got laminate and ceramic tiles from Empire Today and we love it all. I had it done while my wife was gone. She's been asking for it for years, so finally got it. So, she's happy, and I'm happy. I've had to call Empire a couple of times for stains and they've been right on it, and we're happy with it.

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    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2019

    From beginning to end, it was a bad experience. A 250 sq ft tile floor - from carpet rip out until finished floor, almost 6 weeks.

    - A sales guy who was new, hadn't been trained, knew nothing about permitting or the actual process of getting the floor in.
    - Customer service telling me it’s not their responsibility to handle permitting when both installers and a CS rep told me after the fact, the company knows permitting is needed and normally handles it.
    - Empire had no contractors registered with the City
    - A fine from my HOA for the Empire installer verbally abusing the rep.

    - The multiple Empire staff who wouldn’t respond to me when they knew things were going wrong; no one wanted the responsibility of making it right.

    I can only speak from the South Florida perspective, but this company isn't prepared, isn't accountable, poorly coordinates, poorly communicates. I welcome someone from Empire Corporate to contact me, I have way more details to share.

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    D Peif, Thanks for bringing this to our attention. The situation you’ve described is not how we expect installations to happen. We'll be reaching out to you to work with you on a resolution.

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    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2019

    We were thinking about getting laminate flooring from Airbase Carpet Mart but we liked what the gentleman from Empire Today had brought here and what he had. We had it installed flooring in my kitchen, living room, bedroom and bathroom. It was a little confusing dealing with the installers because they were Mexican and we didn’t understand what they were saying. Also, my husband didn’t like that when they took their lunch break, they wanted to use our microwave in the kitchen. But besides those things, everything worked out fine.

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    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2019

    Everything was good when I purchased from Empire Today. We shopped around and we did quite a few estimates. Once it got down to the final cost, the deciding factor came down to the pricing. The other people offered the same brands, so it became a price war. The Empire sales representative who came out to our house was professional and knowledgeable, except for around the stairs. We have a stair opening downstairs that’s along the wall, and I told him what I wanted, but he wasn’t very knowledgeable of that part. He needed to do a little bit of homework but, overall, he was good. Then, the installation went well. The only issue that I had was with the material when it came in. They didn’t send enough stair nose for around the top of the stairs. They also didn’t send the toe-strip or the quarter round originally, which they then had sent and made it up. So, it’s all good. The guys did a great job and were very professional. All in all, I got my money’s worth.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2019

    We were told by the salesman that protective barrier would be put up around all areas tile would be removed from. None was provided and tile and dust flew throughout the house. There was no experienced crew, it was one installer, with which appeared to have no experience. There were 2 bathrooms, a kitchen and laundry room. The sales contract stated that 2 toilets were to be removed and replaced. Anyone who has ever moved a toilet knows you have to replace a wax ring when re-installing, anyone except our contractor from Empire.

    Even after we provided the materials he managed to break all bolts that hold toilet down, then denied doing it. Then to make matters worse there was mastic all over the toilets, door frames and sinks. He over grouted some areas and didn't grout others. Then did not clear any over grout and used my dish towels to wipe some off. He went through our garage, took supplies without asking, used his wet saw inside the house. When we contacted Empire about the problems they wanted us to get estimates for cleaning and toilet repair before doing anything about it. Then they offered to send a different installer to properly grout the spots not done.

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    Chris, we regret to hear that your experience did not meet your expectations. We'll be in touch with you shortly to discuss your concerns and start working on a resolution.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2019

    Cannot and will not refer anyone to Empire Today. Empire was supposed to do the floors in my house on Tuesday Sept. 24, 2019. A call was made at noon saying that they could not come. The reason given was that Empire did not have sufficient workers to send out to do the job. The Empire representative who sold us the product, was contacted and she, after talking to someone, called back and said that someone would be at our home to do the job at 9:00 a.m. 9/25/2019.

    At 7:23 a.m. on 9/25/2019 a representative from Empire, with a strong Eastern European accent, called to say that someone will come between 4-6 p.m. on 9/25/2019. A request was made for them to come earlier because I did not want strangers in my home at night. The Empire representative told me that that was the only time available. At 6:09 on 9/25/2019 the Empire worker called to say that he will not be coming but would come on 9/26/2019. The salesperson, with whom we contracted the job was called about the issue. She told us that she was working on it. We never heard back from her.

    All I could say is that Empire Today was deceptive in acquiring our business by telling us that the floors could be done the next day. Empire should have been honest in informing us, at the time that the product was introduced to us, that they could not tell us when they would get the job done because they did not have enough enough personnel to complete the job within the timeframe they promised. To make matters worse we received two directives via emails on how to prep the home for the installers. As a result of following those instructions, my home has been in disarray all week. With the circumstances as they are, we cannot, in good faith refer anyone to your company.

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    Eunice, we understand your frustration and sincerely regret to hear that your experience did not meet your expectations. We'll be reviewing your concerns and will be in touch with you soon.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2019

    Bought carpet for 3 rooms and a hall. In the hall a piece of wood needed to be installed so the carpet would have an even look. A floor furnace had been removed. I told the salesperson and installers, guess what? Didn't happen. I called and complained. Complained to sales girl, second installer to fix errors of the first installer. A custom service mgr told me there was no records of my complaint. Quite handy. Also the carpet in areas of traffic looks worn even after vac the carpet. I was told warranty doesn't cover. It's a 30 yr warranty. Guess it doesn't cover much. Mohawk Carpet suppose to be good. I was told take pictures and my question is why. I have already been told. Not going to do anything about it. I wouldn't waste money with them again. Also since I had purchased the carpet, they were going to give me a deal on flooring. It was (now 75 percent off) twice the price that was originally quoted. Buyer beware.

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    Susan, we're disappointed to hear that you're not satisfied with your installation. We'll be in touch with you shortly to learn more.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2019

    Absolutely terrible service all the way around from Empire. I paid for the carpet in full when the contractor arrived. He was unable to complete the job because he was given incorrect measurements by the sales rep who checked the area prior to the job time. Not a single person from Empire has returned my call to reschedule the carpet installation (have tried five different points of contact). The subcontractor is the only person who responded to amend the situation (doesn't work for Empire). Days later, I still have all of my belongings in the living room, and Empire has all the money I paid for a job they failed to complete. I 100% DO NOT recommend them for an installation, it is a BIG COMPANY feel with ZERO customer service.

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    Louie, we’re disappointed to hear about your experience, and understand that your installation is currently taking place. We'll continue to follow up until a solution is reached.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2019

    It was excellent with Empire Today. I had them install carpeting for the entire first floor, basement – ground level. I shopped around a lot and I went with Empire because of the convenience of the estimate. Also, the price is really good, and I got a discount on top of that. So, they were able to lower the price a little more, which was good. The guys that came by were excellent and very respectful. They did a great job. I appreciated those. I will definitely use Empire again.

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    Reviewed Sept. 25, 2019

    I was having carpet installed and I had a lot of options with Empire Today. I chose to work with them since I've used them before and so far, the product has met my expectations.

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    Reviewed Sept. 24, 2019

    Empire Today's sales rep was very easy to deal with because he was on time. He dropped the carpet samples in. I picked out what I wanted and that was it. I like its color. I had it installed in the living room and the bedroom. So far, so good. However, the installation team gave me a hard time about taking out the old carpet because it smells. It smell like dogs, that's why it was going. The installer did not want to take it to his van because it stinks. But the Empire Today office called him and told him to put it in his van. I'd recommend Empire Today.

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    Reviewed Sept. 23, 2019

    Updated on 10/08/2019: Empire keeps avoiding the issue with me. They respond to a public forum like this but fail to respond to me. When they do, it is from flunkie customer service rep who asks me to reach out and then NOTHING. Then last email I got from Empire when I complained in this forum was 9/25/19 with a manufacturer's warranty BS, not theirs. [Mr. **, Thank you for contacting Empire-Today with your concerns about your carpets which were installed on June 14, 2018. For your convenience I have attached a copy of the manufacturer warranty. Please note the section on carpet care pages 19 -22. Should you have any questions. Please feel free to contact me directly at 888-588-2315 x **.] And when I replied to a MS. Daisy **: Daisy: I will review the attachment but I can tell you that notwithstanding the “manufacturer warranty”.

    Empire sold me the carpet, installed it and your inept salesman never showed me or discussed with me any warranty from any company except to say that “Empire stands by and guarantees the product that they sell“. Period. I’m not letting this go until I get satisfaction from your Company. Frankly, it’s a disgrace that I have to go back and forth with your people and continually prod them for responses and to return calls. They’ve ignored my concerns for months and now this?? I’m sure the media will be all over this if I contact them. I hope I do not have to. THAT WAS IT. NO RESPONSE and it is the 8thn of October. I am gone for a week. Expect the media here soon.

    Original Review: Terrible customer service. I have a clearly deficient carpet that has been inspected by a flunky installer & then by a manager who cannot get me any satisfaction or a refund by blaming the manufacturer, even though they both saw the very poor quality of the carpeting. It is wearing out, unraveling and pilling after less than one year of use UPSTAIRS in the bedroom area which is used by only two adults! Between the flunky and the manager, it took Empire over a month and numerous calls and emails to respond with their customer service girls apologizing profusely for Empire NOT helping me out. I will NEVER buy from Empire again!!!

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    Marc, thank you for making us aware of your concerns. We regret to hear that your carpet has not been meeting your expectations. We'll be in touch with you shortly to learn more.

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    Reviewed Sept. 21, 2019

    Set up an in home estimate for my only day off that week and they cancelled last minute, wasting my whole day off. Finally set up a rain date and the estimator was wonderful. Flash forward to installation day and the nightmares begin again. Again my only day off all week. They were due between 11 and 1. 1:45 still not here, no call, nothing. We call and are told it'll be 45 more minutes. They don't roll in until 3. No explanation no communication. Had dinner reservations that had to be canceled. Another wasted day sitting waiting on Empire. The manager refused to even accommodate us in any way for our entire wasted day. Never using them again and warning everyone I know that this company doesn't value your time or you as a customer at all.

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    Stefani, this is not how we expect our installations to go, and we'll be reaching out to you shortly to work with you on a resolution.

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    Reviewed Sept. 21, 2019

    I had a fantastic representative, George **! Wonderful experience overall and very pleased with the carpet, delivery, and installation time. George showed me a payment plan that was perfect for my budget which allowed me to get a high quality carpet with affordable payments. I plan on contacting George again in the future when I’m ready to purchase tile for my kitchen and bathrooms.

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    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2019

    I called Empire to get a quote to 2-3 rooms of carpet, Time was set. Waited approx 3 hrs. for them to show up. THEY never did! Called to find out why, they could not give a reason. The message would be passed on. When they returned my call they still did not have a reason. They would have someone contact me. Three weeks later after we found someone else to do the job (and was completed) we were contacted for an appointment.

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    Gary, we know your time is valuable, and we sincerely regret to hear about your experience. We'll be looking into your concerns and will be in touch with you soon.

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    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2019

    The salesman was a young guy, and he was polite. We're trying to do an ivf procedure in January to have a baby. Also we're eventually building a house. My grandmother gave us a house to live in for rent free, until we have our baby, and our forever home built. The floors in it are gross and disgusting. Well we wanted to change the floors for the cheapest price possible. It's a tiny house..1266 sqft. We just wanted to replace the carpet everywhere and the vinyl in the two bathrooms and tiny kitchen. The price came out to $5,500. Like are you serious??? Plus there was suppose to be a 75% off!!! He told me that he showed me the carpet and vinyl that was 75% off.

    We've used Empire two other times in the past. Not even two years ago, we had a house that was 2150 sqft, we had laminate floors put in for the entire downstairs, and new carpet upstairs. The cost was $9,500. We were beyond happy. The offer we got yesterday on the 1266 sqft house is a joke. We will be calling other companies and taking our business elsewhere. Just a huge waste of time for everyone. New carpet and vinyl in a 1266 sqft house is $5,500! FALSE advertising for 75% off. Don't listen to it. That carpet would have to be $20,000 carpet for that price to make sense. It's OK, we've used Empire twice, and we were gonna use them for the house we're building, not anymore. You just lost our business on our two houses, and my mother's house. I told her to not even call this company.

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    Carlie, we strive to leave a positive impression during our in-home consultations, and we regret to hear that this was not the case. We'll be following up with you shortly to further discuss your concerns.

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    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2019

    We had carpet installed in a bedroom and the installer was great. I chose to go with a product from Empire Today due to the price.

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    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2019

    I was not involved with the installation, transactions, and the work performed as I live out of State. My Family lives in Boardman, Ohio and decided to go with this team of garbage. From the outside carpet installers to the inside padding, cut corners, chipped paint, glue residue, and the questionable contractors hired from another City/County and in my opinion brought in illegally from another country. The damages are done - the agreed upon refund was returned for the outside Carpet damage as recognized by Empire. However, I still question from Day 1 the license for the professionals that work for Empire as Third Party Contractors. I don't think they screen their employees and the install team was very filthy, unprofessional, dirty, and careless in their work. I Was not there but I can just see it in the photos that were taken.

    I want the Ohio License number as all contractors working as 3rd party need to be properly skilled and licensed to do this work. Instead, Empire hires very shady workers and unskilled CHEAP labor. I have never received information about the Install team and where they come from. Other sources are telling me it is a crew of Mexicans with a side business out of Cleveland Ohio. If Empire cannot confirm this or give me the Ohio License information then I will pursue legal actions against them.

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    Ted, we regret to hear this and would like to further review your concerns. Please message us the street address where the installation took place. Thank you!

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    Reviewed Sept. 18, 2019

    I called Empire Today, they came, and purchasing from them was very easy. They installed carpet in the bedroom, living room, dining room and basement. It was my first time experience with the company, and they did an amazing job. It's been only two months, but the carpet is doing well so far. The cost seems fair. Empire did a good job and they're amazing people. So, it's worth it to call them once.

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    Reviewed Sept. 17, 2019

    I purchased new carpet with a lifetime warranty for both our stairwell and formal living room that was the expensive pet stain resistant. Exactly two years later the carpet on the bottom stair had a small hole. I had a family member bring their small dog that urinated in the carpet. After having the carpet professionally cleaned you could still smell the urine. I contacted Empire who had a representative review the carpet (there was a fee of $70). The representative indicated that the carpet should not have torn and the urine resistant pad should have work. Two weeks later, Empire reviewed the complaint, and indicated that the warranty did not cover the hole or the stain/smell. But they would offer a small discount ($200 off) if we chose to replace it. We have no choice but to remove the carpet, but we did not purchase through Empire!!! Buyers beware!!! They DO NOT honor their warranty!!! And the customer service re.

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    Annette, we regret to hear that your carpet did not meet your expectations, and understand that you've chosen another company for your flooring needs. If you continue to have questions and/or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact us at customersupport@empire-today.com. Thank you!

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    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2019

    Hard wood floor - tile floor. The installers were superior in their workmanship and courtesy. The men from Georgia (The Country) were honest, respectful of our property, and hard working. They cleaned the work area each day and paid attention to every detail. Empire called to alert us to their arrival and called to be sure we were satisfied. I highly recommend Empire and these particular installers.

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    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2019

    Great job. Only one (1) thing wrong, they put in 1/2 round trim on baseboard. That was white instead of wood look. The flooring was natural wood finish planking. Never trim wood look with white. Other than that it went well.

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    Reviewed Sept. 16, 2019

    Carpet installation. The salesman that came to the house was very easy to deal with as he didn’t waste our time and was upfront with everything. Very easy transaction and we would recommend to others for sure. Our carpet has zero visible seams and the quality is what we wanted.

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    Reviewed Sept. 15, 2019

    I have had nothing but trouble with them. It took me several calls, no joke like 10 + just to get the install dates corrected, get the order corrected. NO ONE would call be back. Escalated 3 times and still no call back from a supervisor. Finally got corporate manager on the phone to get this simple issue fixed. AND then the next day they called me to confirm the install for the wrong day...again. Then the installers aka 1 guy of course can't get the job done in the expected time frame, so he's got to come back to finish it tomorrow.... Not the installers fault that they didn't send enough people... Long story short, take your business elsewhere.

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    Erin Parker, we’d like to further discuss your experience, and we’ll be following back with you on Monday to start working on a resolution.

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    Reviewed Sept. 14, 2019

    We went with Empire because of the commercials. When I set up the estimate appointment I requested someone not afraid of dogs. The guy they sent, Murray, was not only afraid but he was a jerk. He made rude remarks about our dogs. We wound up in a huge fight & he was thrown out of our house. The 2nd guy they sent was friendly & ok with dogs so we went forward. We did our part, we emptied our house. Parts were outside. When the day arrived, the guy measured, well come to find out the 2nd guy had all measurements & the diagram of the house totally wrong & they were short 5 feet of carpet. We talked to Susan, a manager on a Friday. She asked for a couple days to make it right & she would call me Monday.

    On Monday she said she would contact the manufacturer & call me Tuesday. On Tuesday I called her because I didn't get a call. She said she had emailed the manufacturer that morning at 11:45 & was waiting for an email. At that point I was done. She should have emailed that co on Monday & call me Tuesday. I said cancel & refund. Our stuff had been outside for days, it rained & hailed while waiting for them. The whole thing was bad, plus they charged twice what our local co charged. Plus when I called I never got the same person twice. I got 4 confirmation calls from 4 different people. They called several times, I stopped answering at number 4. I would never recommend empire.

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    Robin, we understand you’re frustrated and we're disappointed to hear that your installation experience didn't meet your expectations. We'll be contacting you tomorrow to make things right.

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    Reviewed Sept. 14, 2019

    Had Empire Today install carpet in my home about 30 days ago and the whole experience was great, from the sales professional to the installers. I then had an accident on the carpet in a room and needed it replaced. This is where the problems began. The local office (Pittsburgh) wouldn’t just reorder the carpet for the room and charge me the same as I had previously paid, they insisted on sending another sales professional to remeasure. I didn’t understand why, but had to wait a week for someone to show up. They measured and set an install date. Installers show up, same ones who did original install (they were great) and immediately told me he doesn't have enough carpet. He remembered a seam needed in room. The paperwork was a foot short on the width of the room, no way to install.

    Installers called the Pittsburgh office where I spoke with **, who said there is nothing he could do as he just orders product and gives it to the installers. And that they don’t have carpet in the warehouse, he would have to reorder and have it delivered, the soonest will be Tuesday. This is unacceptable, consumers just don’t wake up and are prepared for an install, work is done before those installers ever show up. So now I have a garage full of furniture, my car in the driveway, house torn up, and will have to miss work to have the carpet (hopefully) installed on Tuesday. I asked to speak with a supervisor and Vidi, who said she doesn’t have a last name, only took a message to pass along to the local office and they would get back to me within 24 business hours. She also told me that no one in a Fortune 500 company has company cell phones, to try to reach them today. I am most definitely sure she is lying about that just like her not having a last name.

    I was so pro-Empire after the initial install, but now, I am regretting my decision, because what happens when if I have to utilize the warranty? Are they going to be this difficult? I gave it 1-star, not because of the installer, not because of the sales professional (mistakes happen) but because of the very poor customer service when you have an issue, and because Vidi outright lied to me. Unbelievable.

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    Jeff, we understand you’re frustrated and we're disappointed to hear that your installation experience didn't meet your expectations. We'll be further reviewing your concerns, thank you.

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    Reviewed Sept. 14, 2019

    I had laminate flooring installed by Empire Today in the kitchen and the landing at the outside door. I'm pleased with the quality but they missed a spot. I called the rep who set this up and he told me to call Empire. I did but I got no results. It has been at least a month and they haven't gotten back with me.

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    Reviewed Sept. 14, 2019

    We love the wood flooring we got from Empire Today. I like the way the installer put it in. He followed procedure and put it in the way it’s supposed to be put in. It was done quickly and I liked how he was a perfectionist. He was very professional. While I should have asked for a larger molding, that can be done in the future. The quality of the flooring is excellent.

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    Reviewed Sept. 13, 2019

    I got vinyl planks and carpets from Empire Today. They installed it throughout the whole house and did a wonderful job. It was just costly. When they advertise $50 a room, of course they don’t tell that they’re jacking up their prices of installation. It was still cheaper than what it was gonna cost me somewhere else, yet it’s kinda deceiving how they advertise. I’m smart enough to understand that you don’t get anything for free. And they can say it’s $50 a room after the first room, and there ain’t gonna be $50 a room. I do wish afterwards, that on the paperwork, they had actually laid it out. They didn’t, they just gave a big ballpark number. So, as far as that goes, I wasn’t really happy. But as far as the workmanship, the people coming in, everything, I was happy with.

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    Reviewed Sept. 13, 2019

    The salesman, Randy **, visited us in the Inland Empire. He said he would be oversee things. The installers were asked to be careful of the recently painted walls. They not only damaged the walls by putting a hole in it but also attempted to cover it up by filling the hole with silicone and trespassed into our garage and found some paint to paint it over. It was the wrong paint. I reported the concerns and problems and was promised someone would compensate us for our damages and no one ever did. Many empty promises were given. The salesman promised he would be involved but never contacted us to see how the install even went. He mixed us up with another customer and never returned to pick up his samples. Very unprofessional company on many levels.

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    Stacy, this is not how we'd like our installations to go, and we sincerely apologize for your experience. We've located your account and will be looking into your concerns right away.

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    Reviewed Sept. 13, 2019

    Let me start by saying I’ll make a long story short. I had spoke to a representative this past Monday. He came over took a look around gave me a quote and I said we would be in touch. That Wednesday (mind you I didn’t have another appointment) I was giving my daughter her bath. Next thing I know the police are in my house standing in the living room yelling to see if anyone is home. I walked downstairs with my daughter soaking wet in my arms totally confused! The police officer went on to say that the representative called 911 because I hadn’t come to answer the door and was scared for my well-being! Are you kidding me? I have never heard or seen such a thing! For a representative to call the police because I didn’t answer my door is totally unacceptable!

    I have spoke with management and they think it was the right thing to do for the representative to call the cops because he thought something was wrong. Thought something was wrong because I didn’t answer my door?! Absolutely crazy. I wish the company would have offered to help fix the problem and at the very least gave me a discount but they were also very rude on the phone and didn’t seem to be a big problem to them. Total joke!

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    Patrick, we take matters such as this very seriously, and we'll be looking into your concerns right away. Thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention.

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    Reviewed Sept. 13, 2019

    Purchasing the flooring from Empire Today was fine, but the installers didn’t get here the first time when they had said they were gonna be here. I called them and complained. They showed up a day later. We were done rearranging the house for them to be here to do this. Other than that, they did a good job installing laminate floorings in our double-wide mobile home. We ended up just installing the floorings on the hallway between three of the bedrooms and two of the bathrooms. I’m just doing it a little bit at a time. As of this time, we got the dining area and the living room. Then I’m planning on doing the closets and the other four bedrooms a little later. My wife and I live here and we’ve mentioned it to people that has come here and seen it, and they've liked what they’ve seen. If the floorings hold up to what Empire Today says it’s gonna be, there will be no problem with it.

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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2019

    Got laminate flooring for our entire house. Installers left a terrible mess in the front yard. Baseboards do not match flooring in several places. When toilet was replaced in master bathroom it leaked...ruining our brand new floor and causing huge water bill. I have contacted Empire numerous times. Get letters with phone numbers to call and no one calls back. I finally got someone scheduled to come out. They never showed up. When I did get them to come out he did half the job. Put more mismatched baseboards and again left a huge mess. I have yet to receive a response. Also I asked for low price guarantee as my flooring went on sale less than a month after we got it. Of course no response. Stay away from this company.

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    Crystal, we understand your frustration and sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. We assure you that we take your concerns seriously and will be further reviewing your concerns.

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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2019

    I had engineered hardwood, I had luxury vinyl and I had some carpet on my stairs and catwalk. I had two other companies come out and give me estimates, but I was getting a better product with Empire. The price was better, and the representative represented the company better too. He was personable, which was fine. I’m a designer, so he claimed he loved the home ‘cause I’m an interior designer. He had really good recommendations and he was very nice. He followed up on questions too. I love the engineered hardwood ‘cause it completely changed my house, ‘cause I had tile in my bathroom. I also like the vinyl because it’s easy to clean. It went down beautifully. The carpet is very nice as well. It’s a Berber, but it’s really pretty. I’m satisfied with everything.

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    Reviewed Sept. 12, 2019

    My experience with Empire Today has been great so far. They installed carpet in a bedroom and in a large living room, and it's wonderful. I considered other brands before purchasing from Empire Today and I went with them because of the experience that I had with the lady that came out to show me the carpet. She was very knowledgeable in explaining everything. She was very truthful too.

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    Reviewed Sept. 11, 2019

    I needed a carpet installed before school would begin so called Empire carpet and scheduled a visit the next day for an estimate mentioning that it was a school in a church. After an initial visit from the person giving the estimate, I was told that we needed a commercial estimate which I had mentioned when scheduling the appointment. Then waiting two days more he came and gave an estimate. A very good estimate with a guarantee of next day service. So we signed the contract within a day and scheduled service for two days after since they were unavailable before that time.

    Then the scheduled day they did not show up. So we expected them the next day. We were not on the schedule for the next day, thus the following day. No show for that day either. Finally scheduled for after school hours since we missed our window before school started. They did show up after school but did not have the correct amount of carpet. So we canceled the contract one week ago and are still waiting to get a call from the cancellation dept. Meanwhile we are hoping to get our deposit back??? I would not recommend this company.

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    Lee, we know your time is valuable, and we sincerely regret to hear that your installation was not completed as scheduled. We've located your order and will be looking into your concerns right away.

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    Reviewed Sept. 11, 2019

    Installed new laminate on my entire first floor in Sept 2018. Just last month I we noticed the flooring had several large areas of clouding and haze in the finish. Called Empire to have someone come and look. They literally sent an installer to inspect the floors, and not a salesman or someone from quality control. The installer did say the floor was defective, and took that info back to claims dept. The gal I was working with then emails and asks for additional photos, of which I sent to her. 2 weeks later she calls me and says the claim was denied and they will do nothing to back up their materials, even though it wasn't quite a year since install.

    I will be fighting this decision, as our $6000 floors look terrible. There is definitely a defect in the flooring, and for them to not honor their warranty is a bad move. I will NEVER use Empire again, and advise anyone who is thinking about it to run the other way. Their claims department girl has jerked me around for the last 5 weeks, only to come back and say, "Too bad."

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    Tracie, we never want our customers to be disappointed in their products, and sincerely regret to hear that your floor is not meeting your expectations. We'll be in touch with you shortly to learn more.

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    Reviewed Sept. 11, 2019

    We did some window shopping for vinyl tiles and Empire Today had the style my wife wanted. We purchased them for our kitchen and things went fine.

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    Reviewed Sept. 11, 2019

    Going with Empire Today is easier than with other companies. Their installers were courteous and professional. We had hardwood and carpet installed in the bedroom and library, but the carpet was not stretched properly. So they have to come back and re-stretch it. Other than that, I like the quality of our new floorings.

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    Reviewed Sept. 10, 2019

    These assclowns decided to subcontract out the work individuals who have a hard time writing down the right day and time that you want them to come, but somehow are able to get the credit card number down perfectly for the security deposit! No follow up/confirmation email to confirm the time, date, and payment because these guys are “professionals” LOL. But I don’t blame the individuals who were supposed to come out and do the work. [You can only expect so much from those who barely know how to do simple and basic functions].

    Empire decided to make a poor [yet continuous based on majority of reviews] business decision by letting another half ** business come in and do their work for them. However, when you go to call them out on the phone for their mistakes, they are ever SO quick to blame anyone but themselves. No Responsibility for lack of follow up, No Responsibility for making sure that operations are running the way they need to be, No Responsibility for doing a satisfactory service of which they scream about in their infomercials. They just run your credit card and then close their eyes and let the dingleberries on the other side of the line pick a day [hopefully in the same month!] that isn’t what you agreed to! Lol, why would they care if you miss work and money? You’re still paying them.

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    Tadhg, we know delays can be frustrating and we sincerely apologize for your experience. We'll be further reviewing your concerns.

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    Reviewed Sept. 10, 2019

    We've used Empire Today before in our home and we’re repeat customers. We had them install carpeting in three bedrooms. We also had a luxury vinyl planking installed. The installation was wonderful, but we were told that they were gonna send someone out to paint the trim because the half-round didn't match what was existing there. However, there was a dispute over that and I’m not sure where that is at this point. Still, the carpeting has a fine texture.

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    Reviewed Sept. 10, 2019

    Empire Today had the best price and best service. I ended up getting luxury vinyl plank from them. Everything was great with the installation, except for the fact that none of the installers spoke English and we didn't know what room they were gonna do next. They'd indicate they were gonna do a room, so we cleared out that room so they could do it, but then they decided to do a different room. So we had to hustle to go clear out that room. Other than that, everything else was fine. The transitions are very good. The quality was good enough for me.

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    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2019

    When we called Empire for some carpeting, we got an appointment for a salesman to come quite quickly. However, he cancelled the first appointment. When he finally came, he measured and showed us the choices of carpet. He told us that we could have it installed on Tuesday of the following week. On Tuesday I waited until 1030 to call Empire to find out where our installers were. The call center did not even have our order in the system. After speaking to the salesman's supervisor, turns out the salesman never even entered our order, even though we paid a deposit. Finally, after several phone calls, we had the installation scheduled for that Thursday. On Thursday I proactively called to make sure someone was coming. The call center told me that we were scheduled but couldn't tell me a time other than "between 8-4".

    Well, the installers came at 630pm! At about 1130 they told us that they didn't have enough carpet to finish the job and that they would come back Monday. FINALLY, the following Thursday, the carpeting was completed. This was a nightmare! I placed 30 phone calls to empire looking for answers during this time. I will NEVER use or recommend then again. Also, we were told we would receive a survey and they would appreciate 9's or 10's as a score. HA! I never received the survey, I wonder why?!

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    Valerie, we know your time is valuable and we sincerely apologize for the installation delays. We thank you for your feedback, and will be looking into your concerns. Thank you!

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    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2019

    When I had new carpet installed in my living room, family room, and closet, the installers came out twice. The first time, they broke my $500 cat litter box, and my husband had to get parts for it and fix it. The second time the installers came out, they put the carpet in, but they didn’t put the wires under it like we had them before, so it wasn’t to our satisfaction. Still, they tried to do a really good job. I considered other companies, but with Empire Today, I didn’t have to go out and buy the carpet. They brought it to my home. The rep was very nice and knowledgeable too.

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    Karen, thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention. We'll be contacting you shortly to make things right.

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    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2019

    Empire Today's rep was courteous, kind and informative when I asked questions. I had them install flooring that looks like wood in my kitchen. The installation went nicely. One courteous gentleman came and he moved my stuff out then moved them back after the installation. Overall, I've had a good experience with Empire.

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    Reviewed Sept. 8, 2019

    I looked into a couple of options and felt that the cost with Empire was fair so I went with them. I had carpet installed in the living room and bedrooms in a condo. Empire was able to come a week after I set up the appointment and I’m overall happy with them.

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    Reviewed Sept. 8, 2019

    We had carpet from Empire Today installed on the entire upstairs of our home. We went with them for their price and quality and the installation was great. I'm pleased with the carpet.

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    Reviewed Sept. 7, 2019

    I booked an appointment based on a 75% off sale. Thinking I could find something and save. My rep came out on time, polite, a nice guy. He assured what I was looking to spend. I mentioned the 75% off sale and he proceeded to say to do my 900 sq ft home would be between $7000 and $10,000 and more pending what I choose. Why can a company advertise a sale and offer nothing. If I knew it was not legit I wouldn't have wasted my time or theirs making an appointment. Highly disappointed. I used them in the past and will not in the future for misleading me.

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    Sandra, we regret to hear that your sales experience did not meet your expectations.We'll be in touch with you shortly to learn more.

    Installation & SetupPricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Sept. 7, 2019

    We had Empire quote both carpet and vinyl. They weren't the cheapest, but they claimed to be able to do the install quickly, so we went with them anyway. Carpeting was done very poorly - parts of the carpet not tacked down at all, parts just folded and laying against molding, parts that should have been installed underneath a railing were just sitting on top of the metal, frayed edges exposed. They damaged the paint all along a wall where they carpeted a staircase. We had to have a second installer come out to fix all the issues. Vinyl was even worse. Twice we had scheduled appointments that Empire no-showed on. The third time, after arriving they demanded an extra $2000 on top of the $7000 already quoted (for vinyl!) to do the job as they claimed that their salesman didn't quote it correctly. We canceled the install and will never do business with Empire again.

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    Adam, we’d like to further discuss your experience, and we’ll be following back with you soon to start working on a resolution.

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    Reviewed Sept. 7, 2019

    Consumers should be aware that when doing business with Empire Today, they are dealing with a large nationwide sales company and they are subbing out the actual installs - from what I could tell. The bid and sales process was quick. Once I confirmed my purchase, there was a very rapid "signing" of electronic pages on a tablet. No time to really read. The actual invoice and outline of work was VERY vague (no sq footage outlined, limited detail on scope of work for eventual installer).

    They call you for a week, daily, to ensure you will be home when the installers are scheduled and require you to accommodate a window of 8a to 6p! That gets narrowed down the morning of. The "crew" assigned to my job called to indicate an 11:30 or 12 arrival. At 2:30 I was still waiting - reached out to sales person who indicated "they were busy but he'd look into it". "Crew" of 1 showed up at 3p and first item on the agenda was to collect my full payment. He hadn't even unloaded his van and wanted all payment and for me to sign a document that said I was happy with the installation! I did not sign, but did pay as their materials state that's their expectation.

    It had been my expectation that the installation would be on that day - so I had made arrangements to be available that day as requested. No surprise that the one guy got very little accomplished by 5p when he wrapped up and asked when he could return the next day - assuring me he'd be done by noon. I made further arrangements - but by noon the next day he didn't have all the supplies he needed and had to come back the next day. This went on for FOUR more days! A little bit of work - failed to have all supplies - needs to come back.

    At the end - finally - the floor looks nice and I was super relieved not to have to continue to deal with it. Essentially I became the General Contractor - explaining what work needed to be done, and double checking all the work throughout the process. Essentially I became the General Contractor - explaining what work needed to be done, and double checking all the work throughout the process.

    When I expressed my concerns via the one email I got from the company about my experience, there was no response. They had my money - done deal. Super disappointing customer service and the process of leaving these poor installers to try to interpret vague work orders having never even seen the space seems like pretty shady practice. Go in eyes wide open - at the end of the day I have a decent floor completed - but it was a painful process - and didn't need to be. I've had tons of other work done on the house with much more professionalism and organization. They really failed on any sort of customer service. Jennifer ** Denver Metro Area

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    Jennifer, we understand your frustration, and regret to hear that your installation experience was not what you expected. We'll be in touch with you shortly to learn more.

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    Reviewed Sept. 7, 2019

    Empire had better pricing than other brands and we liked the samples their rep showed. Their rep was excellent too and our experience went okay. We had them install new carpets in our home bedrooms. The carpet is good. The only thing is we originally got on Empire’s website and I won’t ever do that again. Our information went out to everybody. We received so many home improvement calls in the next two days. They apparently shared our information. If I knew that, I wouldn’t have used them. They should keep information private.

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    Reviewed Sept. 7, 2019

    We had carpeting installed by Empire Today in the master bedroom and closet. The quality is really good and we really like it. The installers came in and the experience was excellent. They were very professional and did their job well. They cleaned up after themselves, too.

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    Reviewed Sept. 6, 2019

    The thing that Empire Today does is they do the things on a broader expansion. I went with them and had carpet installed. Two guys came and they were nice and friendly. Everything happened within a quick amount of time and the quality is excellent.

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    Reviewed Sept. 6, 2019

    I needed carpet for a real estate house installed fast and went with Empire Today. The installer called and was gonna come in the morning, but I had to have another workman in the house first. He was very accommodating about switching and coming in the afternoon instead. He did a great job and sent me pictures after. Also, I like that the carpet was cheap.

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    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2019

    Thought I was all set with laminate flooring at a fair price for my living room, dining room, sunroom, and hallway. Trim transition pieces, “everything included for 4,850." Salesman failed to mention it could be extra if the floor wasn’t level. Empire called at least six times to confirm my 8/29/19 install appt. Said they load up at 7:30 am. I drove 72 miles from my other home to be there then. At 11:30 got a call. "Heard from the installers yet?" "Nope." "Oh, I see. Here you’re scheduled for a pm appt." "No one told me that. What time?" "Installer will call you." OK. 3:45 pm. Guy calls. "I’ll be there in about an hour. Will at least get the old carpet up today. And just so you know, it’ll be extra if your floor’s not level." ???? OK... Shows up at 4:45, rips up a section of the carpet. "Your floor needs leveling. I have to leave now." "Can’t you at least get the carpet out?" "I’m off at 5."

    Many angry messages later (no one from Empire sales, installation, or our salesman will answer, of course), I cancel the order. Salesman calls days later. "So sorry. Will get a better installation team," yadayada. Reschedule for Sept 5th. Team of two show up this time, rip up another section of carpet. "Floor needs leveling - let me send a pic to my manager." Half hour later - "We can’t do it. But I can do it on the side, on my own. Just don’t tell Empire I said this." Bye bye Felicia. Spent next 6 hours pulling staples and padding from our original, beautiful hardwood floor (circa 1951), and cutting up the carpet they both left in our living room into 3 foot sections and duct taping, so our garbage men will take it. DONE with Empire!!! And I was a repeat customer.

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    Phyllis, we regret to hear that your experience was not what you expected. We'll be in shortly to further discuss your concerns.

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    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2019

    I hired Empire Today to install laminate flooring in my entire house (1854 sqft), and carpet on the stairs. The salesman, Greg **, was extremely nice and accommodating. He gave me his personal number and told me to call or text him if there were any problems with the installation. He responded to a couple of my texts prior to installation. He specifically told me that I should go through him for any issues, and gave me no other number or person to contact. Once demolition started, he never responded to my texts again. He told me the flooring was waterproof, which I found out later wasn't true. He also told me that I had the best installation team they had coming out, only to find out the installation teams aren't chosen until the day of the job.

    Scheduling with Empire was a nightmare. They were unable to tell me a timeframe the installers would arrive. I was told they could arrive anywhere between 8:00am and 5:00pm. When I told them that I couldn’t sit around all day and miss work, so I needed to cancel my order, I was told that I could go to work, and someone would call me 45 minutes before arrival, that way I wouldn’t miss more work than I was able to miss. I wasn’t called until the installation team with 20 minutes from my house, so they ended up having to wait for me – something else I dislike doing. The carpet installation was scheduled for Wednesday, a different day than the laminate installation. This time, they told me he would arrive between 1:00 and 5:00. I left work early, and the installer was a no-show. I was offered $100 compensation for my wasted time, which I accepted.

    Empire is a middle man. They hire out the installation to contractors who have no real investment in you getting your project complete or done properly. The installation team they hired for my job was Metro Flooring (Las Vegas, NV). One guy came in and walked through my house with me to ensure they had the correct rooms for installation. He did not discuss with me the process, nor did I see him on site ever again. Greg, the salesman, had told me that they would push furniture to one side of the room, remove the old flooring, install the new flooring, move the furniture to the completed side, and repeat the process. This is not what happened.

    Metro Flooring moved all my furniture into 3 rooms, stacking items in haphazard ways, scratching wooden furniture and putting dents in my walls in the process. I have freshly painted cabinets in my kitchen and every one of the lower cabinets was scratched from the removal of the tile. They took no actions to prevent this from happening. When I addressed these damages with Empire Today, they claimed that the installation team did not cause the damage, but offered me $200 in compensation. I figured there was no way I could prove they caused the damage (even though they did), so I accepted this compensation.

    If you’re keeping track, they now owe me $300 in compensation. Metro Flooring also used their Miter Saw in one of my upstairs bedrooms, leaving a thick layer of sawdust on all my wall hangings. They did a poor job of cleaning up the job site, probably because it was 9:30pm and they were rushing to leave. The time that was scheduled for the job was definitely not appropriate for the time needed to complete the job.

    The installation team was also installing baseboards. I was told the incorrect amount of baseboards to purchase for my second story, so they ran out (Greg, the salesman, told me how many linear feet to purchase). Another problem right off the bat was the color of the transitions. They had sent a color that was too dark. I noticed this as soon as I came home the day the transitions were installed. To my relief, the installer had realized these weren't the correct transitions, and hadn't glued/nailed them down. He promised he would come back on Thursday (two days later) to finish the baseboards and install the correct transition. He didn't return for 3 weeks, and came back with the exact same color transitions that he had before. He was angry about this, and refused to do anything until he could complete everything on the same day.

    When I told him that was unacceptable since two of my bedrooms were unusable since he left all the furniture stacked in one of them, he agreed to move the furniture back. I should have insisted he finish the baseboards, because I still couldn’t use the rooms since everything that needed to go back in the closets was stacked on the beds.

    Between the original days the installation was supposed to be completed, and the day he came back 3 weeks later, I noticed 3 pieces of flooring that had chips on the ends or sides, and 1 piece with a saw mark on it from the miter saw. I also noticed that they left labels on two pieces of quarter round under the cabinets, and there were large gaps between many pieces of the flooring. The Metro flooring installer wouldn’t fix any of these problems that day. Again he promised he would come back on Thursday (5 days later) to install the correct transitions, finish the baseboards, and fix the flooring problems.

    One week later (installation + 4 weeks), a customer service representative came out to my house so I could pick the transition I wanted. She told me that Metro Flooring refused to come out again until I did this. She brought some very small samples, none of which matched the flooring. I chose one that was a better match than what Empire had sent, but expressed my displeasure that Empire didn’t provide an option that matched the flooring they sold me. The customer service rep told me that she would have the new transitions by Monday (3 days away) and that the install team could come back and install them on Thursday. I told her that I couldn’t miss any more work, so she said they would come on Saturday.

    On Saturday, I hadn’t heard from anyone by noon, so I called the office. A man named Hugo picked up the phone, and said there was no appointment for me to get my flooring installed. Turns out that they hadn’t received the transitions in time, and switched my appointment to the following Saturday, without telling me or checking if that date worked for me (it didn’t because I was going to be out of town for work). We rescheduled for the following Thursday.

    Thursday (installation + 6.5 weeks), an installer from a different company showed up to install the transitions. He was unaware of any of the other items that needed to be finished (baseboards and flooring issues fixed). He called his supervisor who came over and was very helpful. Her team was unable to work on my floors because they hadn’t been scheduled properly time-wise, but she told me how to maintain my floors (something Metro Flooring was supposed to do) and talked to me about my options if my flooring didn’t get finished soon. She also told the customer service rep to order 4 more boxes of flooring to fix the hallway where most the chipped pieces were. She left the transitions (correct color) and two boxes of flooring at my house so it could get acclimatized.

    The following Tuesday (installation + 7 weeks), the original company came out to fix the problems and finish the baseboards and transitions. They did not bring the 4 extra boxes of flooring, but were able to fix the issues with the two that had been left the previous week. I ended up having to take another half day off work to accommodate their schedule, because I was concerned I wouldn’t get the job completed otherwise.

    Now, the customer service rep who promised to compensate me $300 isn’t answering my texts or returning my calls. I have yet to receive my compensation 8 weeks later. It is clear to me that Empire Today only cares about the profit and does not care about the customer. Save yourself the headache and frustration. Call a company directly, because then you won’t be up-charged and the installation company will have their own reputation on the line if they don’t do the job well.

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    Alyson, we sincerely apologize for your experience, and assure you that we take your concerns seriously. We'll be in touch with you shortly to start working on a resolution.

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    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2019

    I had my hardwood floor installed about 2 years ago, the installers were terrible and I just wanted them out of my house. Period. I have so many issues with my floors today. Plank separation, ugly wood pieces, some spots are lower than the other, the molding is coming apart, you can see all the nail holes. I mean it's not worth what I paid. One of the installers dropped glue on the wood and was scratching off with a lighter.... C'mon. I had a few companies come to my house over the past few months for tile quotes, and all of them have said "Who installed your hardwood floor" in a bad way.... If you don't like your installers or anything about them - tell them to leave no matter how far along they are in the project.

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    Sharif, we regret to hear that your floor is not meeting your expectations. We've located your order and will be in touch with you soon.

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    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2019

    I contracted Empire Today to put new flooring in kitchen and two bathrooms. The came today and put in the kitchen floor, great job. They said they couldn’t do bathrooms because they are not plumbers. I think they could do the commodes but not pedestal sinks, because they are not plumbers. The sinks are easier to do than commodes. The salesman saw the sinks and commodes and said no problem. They took my money. How do I resolve this, I need the job finished. I am not hiring a plumber just to disconnect sinks and the come back again to connect. Empire bid the job, took the job, and my money, and I want the job finished! So where do I go from here, for you to honor your Contract?

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    Charlotte, we understand your frustration and apologize for the inconvenience. We'll be in touch with you soon to discuss your concerns.

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    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2019

    This is the third or fourth time we have used Empire over the last several years, but it is the last. We had a flooded basement with Empire flooring from 1 year earlier. We wanted to replace it with the exact same material but add an additional room. First salesman lied and said that the flooring he quoted was the same and that he would call the following day to discuss the additional room install. The contract did not include that room and no calls were received. Then noticed that the name of the flooring chosen was different than the last time. Called customer service every day for a week and half before we were able to get a response.

    Every person was polite, but would always respond that someone would contact us in 24 hours or less. Never received a call. Finally had to schedule another appointment with a different sales representative to make sure what flooring we were getting. The first salesman just picked what he thought was the closest and didn’t provide any samples. Biggest fiasco and even felt like we were being scammed. The local contractor that installed the floor was nice and did a good job, but they don’t actually work for Empire, they are just a subcontractor. Worst experience with a company ever. Will not recommend or use again.

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    Phil, thank you for bringing your concerns to our attention. We apologize for your experience and will be further reviewing your concerns.

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    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2019

    My wife contacted Empire to get a estimate. The sales rep they sent (in her own words "was new") had no clue. Was calling other reps to answer our questions. We should of just stopped right there but we ended up ordering carpet for our hallway and outdoor carpeting for our patio. The installers show up the initial day on time and ready to go. They come in and look at the hallway first. The rep measured wrong, they didn't have enough carpet. Then we went outside to patio. They told us the carpet we ordered wouldn't work with the glue for the patio. That's not what the sales rep told us or we wouldn't of ordered it.

    So we decided not to get carpet for the patio. They were to come back the next morning at the same time to put the carpet in the hallway. They never showed up. My wife calls and gets the runaround. Hours later they tell her the installers were never informed to come back out so the carpet wasn't ordered. We cancel the entire order but customer service said we wouldn't get our full deposit back. After the back and forth they finally said we would get it back after we said we're going to contact a lawyer. I will never again use Empire!!!! I will give another company my business.

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    Cory, we regret to hear about the lack of communication that you received. We'll be in touch with you shortly to discuss your concerns.

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    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2019

    This is a corporation that has too many people with no communication. Everything I asked was answered with a "yes, most definitely." When subcontractors showed up they had not been informed of my concerns or specific requests and did exactly what I didn’t want. The manager said I had to pay or he will send me to collections and only took off as small amount. I should of not paid because he would of had to bring me to court not send me to collections where it would affect my credit before I could contest it. Never work with a company that want most or all the money up front. They know they are going to fail. Hire local.

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    Brian, we regret to hear that your experience did not meet your expectations. We'll be in touch with you shortly to learn more.

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    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2019

    The Empire Today installers were great, very courteous, and very professional. They cleaned up when they left, and everything went fine. The carpet is comfortable. But initially, I had issues because of the odor. I was led to believe that the carpet did not have a strong carpet smell but it did. We went around, and around, and around about it, to the point where they were going to offer me a refund and remove the carpeting. I tried one more thing by having it steam cleaned and that had a huge effect on the odor.

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    Reviewed Sept. 5, 2019

    We liked Empire Today's quote and so we had vinyl flooring and carpet installed by them. The installation was okay, but they had to come back out for the carpet. When we contacted them, they responded and came out to fix the issue quickly. The technician’s overall quality of service and professionalism was good. The quality of the flooring we got has been good too.

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    Reviewed Sept. 4, 2019

    Empire came out twice to install a laminate flooring and each time came out without the needed skills or product to install what we ordered. Leaving both rooms torn apart because they were incompetent and as the installer supervisor said she doesn't keep anything in stock! Find another company!! We did!!!

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    Jennifer, we know delays can be frustrating and understand that your orders have been cancelled. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and will be reviewing your concerns.

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    After a positive interaction with Empire Today, Tom increased their star rating.

    Original Review: Sept. 4, 2019

    I made an online appointment to meet with an estimator about carpeting a room in my house. The rep showed up right when I was told and he was exceedingly friendly and helpful. After some small talk and taking measurements he helped me pick from a few samples he had brought. Everything up to this point was going smoothly. The price seemed fair and from all the constant ads I see from them, what’s not to trust?

    This was a Friday and I was told I would be getting a call Monday about what time to expect the installers on Tuesday. In the next email I got on Sunday, I was informed they would call anytime between 8am and 6pm and to have someone home during this whole time. Naturally I had to rearrange my whole next few days. My daughter had to go back to her moms early just in case they showed up right at eight, and I had to have time to remove everything from the room being done.

    I get a call at 7am Tuesday morning saying they are about an hour away. So I finish removing the large objects to clear the space. The couple that showed up could not have been nicer but after taking one look at the floor, they immediately checked their supplied paperwork and knew instantly that the estimator measured incorrectly. They measured again just to be certain and sure enough they were short.

    They were nice enough to give me options, they could do the room and come back for the stairs tomorrow, but have more seams on the floor, or just do everything another day. Since none of this was their fault I assured them it was okay to just do it right in one pass another day. They contacted corporate and apologized again before leaving.

    About an hour later I get a call from my estimator who could not have sounded less concerned. Basically I got a, “whoops oh well stuff happens I guess” from him. Working nights, I had to rearrange a considerable amount of scheduling to make time for this on this day and I feel like this is the wrong attitude to have from quite literally his own personal mistake. I asked what should we do from here in terms of inconvenience since I also had to take a day off work. He said it couldn’t be done that day since the carpet came from Detroit. I cut right to it and asked for maybe a small rebate for the inconvenience and missed work. His tone changed drastically and said there was no way he could do anything like that but he could probably get me a $50 missed installation credit.

    I think it’s outrageous that a sales rep would not lead with that at the very very least. Had I not said anything he would have never offered. Which is asinine because at the very least, that’s exactly what happened. Except I don’t blame the installers, they did exactly what they were supposed to and more if you ask me, for taking the time to recheck everything before they got started. For a company that people trust with a pretty important part of their homes, I am not at all impressed with the attention to detail and customer service on a company level. Lesson learned, next time, go local.

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    Tom, we know missed appointments can be frustrating and we sincerely apologize for your experience. We'll be in touch with you shortly to discuss your concerns.

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    Reviewed Sept. 4, 2019

    My best friend had work done by Empire and she told me to be sure and check before I purchased with anybody else. We had gotten a couple of samples and prices and decided to go with Empire. The salesperson was very helpful. I had them do carpeting in my living room, hall and three bedrooms. I had a hard time finding the color that I was looking for so I’m very pleased with the color. It was just the right one.

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    Reviewed Sept. 4, 2019

    Our purchasing experience with Empire Today was fabulous. We had carpet installed in the whole home other than the kitchen. It’s marble mixed with tan and black and a little bit of gray. They said the color was the cha cha cha. Everything went fine with the installation. The first time, we had the flooring of the living room, the dining room, the stairs, and the upper hallway done. That was one crew. Then a short time later, I had a different crew come and do all the bedrooms and the closets. The installers were fabulous. We were very pleased with the results and the quality of the product.

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    Reviewed Sept. 3, 2019

    It didn't hit till sometime after my carpet was laid, why there was so much carpet pad left over. I didn't get the full pad down the staircase (I watched but didn't ask why. Never laid carpet before). The contractors PATCHED my pad together on each stair step. I don't even know if my closets have the full pad to the back of the walls. There was so MUCH pad left over (I have pictures). I happened to ask for the large amount of carpet that was left, or they being "CONTRACTORs" would of had enough carpet and pad to do a job on their own!! Not too happy with why there was so much product left over! I PAID for that! As for the carpet itself, love what I choose.

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    Matt, we never want our customers to feel this way, and we regret to hear that your experience did not meet your expectations. We've located your order and will be in touch with you soon.

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    Reviewed Sept. 3, 2019

    I had the flooring in carpet done in the whole house. I considered other brands but went with Empire due to time. They were able to get out here faster, and I was down to the wire so that became an issue. The flooring went in fine.

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    Reviewed Sept. 3, 2019

    My husband decided to have Empire Today install flooring in our family room, kitchen and office. Their people were fantastic. We had about five Spanish workers and they did all the rooms in one day. They came in, went to town and didn’t stop until the job was done. We've had the flooring for two months and it has met our expectations. I like the colors and our home looks really good. It's a lot better than what it was.

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    Reviewed Sept. 2, 2019

    I have researched Empire Today and weighed the odds of what their reviews were. I also looked at four other companies and Empire wasn't the cheapest and highest, but I really liked the two people, Lisa and her husband, who came out here. They were friendly and they explained everything to me. With the first price that came out, it was not going to happen. Then, they called the supervisor and they had gotten a little bit better pricing, and so I gave them a job right on the spot. I had carpet in the whole house and some laminate tile in my bathroom and kitchen. We’re very happy with everything. The bathroom floors are beautiful and the carpet is exactly what I wanted. It has been great.

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    Reviewed Sept. 1, 2019

    Sales presentation was great. Tile appears great. The installation team came on their assigned day, they were fast. I was not impressed with tile placement. Some tiles were further apart than others making it necessary for me to add grout to cover up the unsightliness. We were told to stay off the the for 24 hours, we stayed off for 3 days. We've had to clean up excess glue and shifting tile. I also had to add tile around one return air register as the hole was not completely covered.

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    Margaret, we regret to hear that your installation did not meet your expectations. We'll be further reviewing your concerns and will be in touch with you soon.

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    Reviewed Sept. 1, 2019

    We went to a Lowe's, Home Depot and another hardwood place. Then Empire came out, and the rep had the pad and the carpets for us to stand on. That was something nobody else did. He knew what he was doing, and we really appreciated what he did. We had carpeting installed in our family room and we are very, very happy. We’re repeat customers, so we will call again.

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    Reviewed Sept. 1, 2019

    We went with Empire Today because of their price and they installed hardwood laminate in the whole house. We like the hardwood look and both my wife and I are happy with the quality. The installation team was very courteous and very respectful about the house. They also worked very quickly. The experience with Empire Today was very good. The only problem was that the guy that sold it had a few problems. He didn’t know a lot. He didn’t let the people installing it know they needed a few things. He didn’t advise them of certain areas that needed different type of moldings so they had to come out again.

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    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2019

    We had Empire install window treatments in our entire house when we moved in at a cost of $10,000. Service has been good over the years. In February 2019 Empire was called and picked up a blind that needed repair. I paid the $75 fee. It’s been 7 months and counting and I still don’t have the blind/window treatment returned. Empire vendors lost the blind, had it remade but it was the wrong color and since June 21 I have not gotten a status or a return phone call. I’ve made over 40 phone calls (I’ve been logging the calls) and spoke with many people and left messages and can NOT get a status update. I’m at a loss and frustrated. I recently got the email addresses of the regional managers and will contact them on Tuesday. I’m not confident... I think Empire should stay with what they do best, flooring... And get out of the window treatment business. Frustrated and disappointed in North Aurora,Illinois. Sandy **.

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    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2019

    I used Empire in the past, and I was always happy with their product. They have nice carpet and the salesmen are always very nice to come to the house. Recently, the installers accidentally either broke or threw away a floor vent. They had to have seen it because they cut the hole for the vent in the floor. It's with a room we don't use very often, so I didn't notice until after they left. Other than that, the installation experience was fine. The installers were really nice and so far, so good.

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    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2019

    The rep that helped us select the flooring was awesome. He allowed us to see the carpet and the flooring so that way we could see what color we were leaning towards. The installation went great and my sister is very pleased with it.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2019

    Where to begin with this company? My boyfriend and I had Empire Today come to our home in Miami in December of 2018. The contractor wrote an estimate for our high rise interior and exterior. He also stated he would need to have permits and we could pay him to do this, great, since we do also have a home in CA. Bad! Took him 2 months to obtain the permit with barely any communication, all the while Empire is emailing us they're coming out to install our laminate floors. Over 20+ notifications and calls!

    He finally receives permit, great. We get on a plane to come, again, no communication from Empire as to who is coming to install. Also they are fully aware they need to leave the samples of the laminate and underlayment with my building. This was never done, nor was a copy of their insurance provided to my building, until the day before? They were suppose to come weeks before they actually came out. February 11th they showed up. 5 hours late. I had been calling the local office in Miami and nobody ever called back, no communication again!

    Onto the floors, the installers left a mess. We have dips in the floor, they overcharged for material. Our unit is only 1,006 square feet, nowhere on the paperwork does it state the cost of materials and how they get to that number? They were not able to do the patio as they never gave the sample to my building. They left nails sticking up with my dog cut her paw on, what if this was a child? I have pictures and detailed information of everything. They never had the city inspector come so now they have to come out and pull up my floor again to have the permit closed?!

    I have been in dispute with my credit card company for the past few months over this dispute. I have offered to pay for materials and labor for what my unit costs. Nobody from corporate will call me back. Even when I call the consumer line they cannot get a hold of anyone to resolve my case. I have names of people in the corporate and finance departments in IL but no phone numbers as they are not allowed to give that out. I have been trying to resolve these issues without moving any further. I continue to call Empire corporate for someone to reach out and resolve these ongoing issues, no response. This unit was to be a rental unit, and I am losing money and loss of use over these past few months of nobody doing anything. I have all documentation that is needed to show proof of negligence.

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    Response from Empire Today

    Kati, we regret to read your review and would like to further assist you. Can you please provide the street address where your consultation took place? You may also email us at customersupport@empire-today.com for further assistance.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2019

    We purchased laminate wood flooring and it went in our great room. We did some shopping and Empire Today would haul away our old carpet and help move some of the heavy pieces of furniture, so we went with them. Everything would be all taken care of and done within one day’s time. Dealing with the sales rep went very smoothly, and everything was fine. I was trying to match some hardwood that we had. I’ve wanted the new luxury vinyl tiles, but they did not have anything that matched our current hardwood flooring in part of the house. So, we had to go with a recommended product that matched. It was the closest what we could get without going to hardwood.

    Installation went very smoothly. They were here very promptly in the morning, and they called ahead saying they would be here by 8 o’clock. Everything went on schedule. They were neat, they respected our furniture, and they took care of things well. The flooring has met our expectations. I like its ease of clean-up. I can take my microfiber dust mop and swoop it around easily. Also, I like the way it looks and I like the feel. When we made our decision, within a week or two it was all installed. Everything was done very quickly. I’m very pleased with it, and I would recommend it.

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    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2019

    We looked at different alternatives, but Empire Today seemed to work the best. I trusted that they could get it done faster than the other people. It went very good when we purchased the carpet. We had them put it in all over the house, but it was delayed a little bit in the timing. But they worked with us and made it all go.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2019

    I had experience with flooring, estimating and doing all that, and I got wood laminate from Empire Today. Before I called them, I had a couple of other estimates from different companies. When their sales guy came in, he did his thing and then he told me it was gonna be $3,500. I said that I had an estimate for $1,700 for doing the same exact thing that they were telling me, so their price was twice as high. He then went, "Well, let me see what I can do." He made his phone call, came back, and said that his boss said they can do it for 17 too. So, they cut the price in half. Then we signed the paperwork, and I gave him $150 down. But there was a little problem. When the installers came, they still had the price at $3,500. I said that was not how it goes. So, they made a phone and they called somebody who said that the paperwork was wrong and that it was supposed to be 1,700. So, I gave him a credit card for the 1,500, and it all worked out fine.

    The installer, his wife and the other guy were great. I was impressed and very happy with what those guys did. They were wonderful. He didn't stop from the time they got there until they get it done. After they were done, they cleaned up everything, put my furniture all back the way it was. He was very professional. He didn't speak English but his wife did. Overall, I was very satisfied. I have wood in my kitchen, and also in my little entry hall, so it matched up pretty well.

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    Reviewed Aug. 28, 2019

    I had heard Empire is good so I did it and my new flooring is really good. Carpeting was installed on our stairs, in 3 bedrooms and in the hallway.

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    Reviewed Aug. 27, 2019

    I liked how Empire Today met the price better and had a better timeframe. I had them install carpet in my rental home and the rep who helped me was professional and courteous. Submitting my order online was a very easy process. The flooring came out well after installation and I like how it's easy to clean.

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    Reviewed Aug. 27, 2019

    Bought carpet from Empire. We had problems with install, not stretched correctly. Seams were also coming loose and it was starting to show early wear, low quality carpet we figured. Looked different than the samples they brought to our home but they came and repaired the problems. 6 months later same problems came up. Would not honor installers work after six months or the quality of the carpet showing signs of wear.

    ALSO they tried charging $12000 dollars but sales person said today only 50 percent off. Must buy now now now $6000. We thought that was an amazing deal so we foolishly bought the carpet. It was not a good deal at all. We found out a week or two later that Home Depot's regular price was $5000, no sales, no gimmicks or pushy sales person. Do yourself a favor and go to Home Depot. You have been warned. Stay away from Empire Today.

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    Lenny, we take your concerns seriously and we'd like to know more. We'll be in touch with you soon to discuss your experience.

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    Reviewed Aug. 26, 2019

    Empire's rep went through everything. That time, we took a while to decide which carpet to put in. He was very informative. I purchased carpeting from them and had them install it in three upstairs bedrooms as well as the hallway and stairs of my home. I like how they replaced the old carpet on the stairs which I know to be a tough job. They even went above and beyond ‘cause I asked them if they could take a piece of the old carpet and put it in the high traffic area by my door and my bathroom door and they did that. The job went as expected and I was pleased with Empire.

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    Reviewed Aug. 25, 2019

    I was extremely disappointed by the misguided information poor service, constant no shows, no answers, and bad installation which has taking 2 appointments to fix. I would not recommend Empire Today in the future for any services not trust the word of a salesperson after I was told by the local office that what the salesperson says is not allows right or "law" so to speak. It also makes you feel uncertain that a person the local office is saying is giving false information should be trusted in our homes.

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    Destined, please provide the complete street address and/or phone number where your installation took place. You may also email us at customersupport@empire-today.com.

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    Reviewed Aug. 25, 2019

    I am a quality control personnel for Doyon, which is a government-owned construction company, and I knew the quality of work of the person that did the work in the buildings that we’d done. I found out that Empire did that work on that job, so I contacted them. I got carpet installed and they did the whole downstairs, the steps, the landing coming up, and the hallway on the second floor. I'm trying to get everything situated right now and I got painting going on but once the painting is finished, they're supposed to come back and measure up for the carpets for the four bedrooms and the closet. Then, by end of October, I'm getting our kitchen done and they're supposed to come back to finish off the downstairs. We are ripping up linoleum and putting down the tile downstairs in the kitchen area. So, I got them scheduled to do a lot of work.

    So far, they did excellent work and the workers were top-notch. They moved very fast, very clean, and very thorough. I couldn’t give them anything less and there was nothing wrong from the time they came in. They came at the time that they said they were gonna show up, they did everything they said they were gonna do and finished them, and they cleaned up after themselves, left the equipment back to where it was, and came and asked my wife if she wanted it there or did she want to change it. I tell everybody in my neighborhood that’s getting ready to do a remodel that they gotta call these guys. And I told Empire's rep that the next time he comes by, he has to get some business cards. That’s how much I'm impressed with their work.

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    Reviewed Aug. 24, 2019

    When I called Empire, I was impressed with the people and the way they responded to my inquiry. So, I went with them. I bought carpet for my home and the reps who assisted me were very good. I liked the efficiency and the way they handled everything. They stayed to their schedule, too. It took a couple of hours to put the carpeting on, but we had three rooms, a hallway, and three closets. They were remarkable and I'm very pleased with the whole situation.

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    Reviewed Aug. 23, 2019

    I called Empire Today to get a quote on flooring for our entire house. The sales person came on time and was pleasant and knowledgeable. She worked up a quote, and told it to us verbally. When we told her that we were going to get other quotes, and wanted a written quote, she said she would send the quote to us on Monday, the consultation was on Saturday. I said Monday would be great. Monday came and went, and on Thursday I tried to call, but I could not get anyone to answer or return any of my calls.

    On the following Monday I did receive an e-mail from the consultant saying that she had gotten a new computer and would be sending the quote by the end of the day. It has been 4 weeks now and no quote yet. I have emailed at least four times with no response. We of course have quotes from other companies that we are happy with by now, but I am just frustrated why Empire Today would not get back to me. We were looking at an $18,000 flooring job. I will never call Empire Today again, especially after reading other reviews of how their people treat customers.

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    Lowell, this is not the experience that we wish for our customers and we apologize for the lack of follow up that you received. We'll be in touch with you shortly to discuss your concerns.

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    Reviewed Aug. 23, 2019

    I wanted to say after reading so many negative reviews I wanted to post a positive experience even if I'm having to wait now to do my floors. The salesman Brandon came out from Orlando Florida very professional and I received my quote at the same time. I was so excited I made a deposit and scheduled my appointment for the following week. Unfortunately, due to uncontrolled circumstances I could not do it and panicked because so many reviews indicated they were rude and took forever to get their deposits refunded. I called their 1-800 #, cancelled and as a courtesy called my salesman on Monday. He was very understanding and I told him when the time is right I'll contact him again!! Received my deposit back with 3 days as with any refunds they say 7-10 business days to refund. Great company from my perspective!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 23, 2019

    We spent the whole week leading up to the install moving and clearing stuff so the upstairs would be ready to go for the Friday install. We also had our kids go to someone's house so they would be out of the way of the installers. The install ended up being scheduled on our anniversary so we moved our anniversary plans to the follow day, a Saturday. They were supposed to arrive between 1 and 3 in the afternoon on Friday. We never heard anything and it was almost 3 so my wife called and found out that they got delayed on another job and wouldn't be able to come out until 5, which is of course very late. No communication as we had to contact them. They asked if that was fine so we said okay as this HAD to be done on the day that they scheduled it.

    They then call us an hour or so later saying that they will not come out today as they would be getting back late and would have to reschedule for Monday. This inconvenienced our entire weekend and throws are entire weekend in flux and there was a complete lack of care for how much they screwed our weekend. All of the work to prepare for this weekend and abide by the contract that was agreed to was for nothing. Empire Today and their installers do not care about what the contract says, speaking to management all we got was a lack of understanding or care about what a horrible experience this was. All they offered for all of this was a 250 dollar discount. Once this is actually done we will not use them again and will actively advise anyone we know from using them. The customer service/care is abysmal. This is the worst company I have ever dealt with.

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    Noah, we understand your frustration and sincerely apologize for your experience. We'll be in touch with you soon to learn more.

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    Reviewed Aug. 23, 2019

    I hired Empire to install carpet in 3 bedrooms of my home. The job was done well and fast. I am happy with the job they did. The problem is afterwards.... for over a year since the installation I get constant calls from them but they do not leave a voicemail regarding the purpose of their calls??? I called the company and asked them to take me off their call list 6 months ago. A moment ago I received a call from Empire Carpet and answered it. A man on the other end asked for me by my name and when I confirmed it was me, he hung up on me without another word???? I redialed the number and got a guy who said it was not him and he hung up on me too???? Do not do business with these people, they are really shady!!!

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    Malinda, we regret to hear this. Per your request, we will place you on a do not call list. Please allow 24 hours for this process to take place. If you continue to receive calls please contact us. Thank you!

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    Reviewed Aug. 23, 2019

    Empire Today installed carpeting in three bedrooms in my mama’s home. The installation was very good. I’m very satisfied.

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    Reviewed Aug. 22, 2019

    Maybe the Empire experience is good if you are well vs in the product you a looking for. I am not. I purchased what I think is a mid range carpet and a complementary pad. I received a 6 lb pad. You don’t want this pad unless you are putting it in apartments. Make sure you ask for the better pad. Walking on this pad you can feel knots, I imagine the knots are the glue used to hold the pad together. In the end it’s my fault. Learn from my mistake.

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    Jack, we regret to hear that your carpet is not meeting your expectations. We'll be in touch with you shortly to further discuss your concerns and start working on a resolution.

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