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Reviewed Aug. 8, 2012
Home Depot has partnered up with a company in Dayton, Ohio to set up a scam contest inside the Home Depot stores in Dayton and Cincinnati to get your phone number to get around the do not call list. Miami Valley Rainsoft will call you to confirm your entry in the contest, which the owner or someone in his family will win. After they call you and confirm your entry, they proceed to pressure you into a free water test and if you'll agree, they'll come out and try to scare you into buying a $5,000 water treatment system. Home Depot should be ashamed of themselves for scamming and scaring their customers.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2012
I rented a tiller at HD on Adams Avenue and Roosevelt blvd. in Philadelphia on August 2, 2012 at around 10 am. The sales representative told me, "In order to rent the tiller, you must initial the places where I placed an X." I found out later that one of the initialed areas meant I accepted an insurance policy for 10% of the rental agreement. The rental agreement clearly stated that I must be informed that I can accept or reject the policy. He never told me I had the option to refuse the policy. I also did not receive a copy of the insurance policy so I had no idea what it covered. When I returned the tiller, I was told by the sales representative that they could not take the insurance policy off the agreement.
I asked to speak to the manager, **. I waited for over half an hour. While I was waiting, I noticed that the other sales representatives were not informing customers that they had the option to refuse the insurance. They did exactly what was done to me. They checked off the box that said the customers agreed to pay the 10% insurance policy, and then told the customer to initial it. Generally, they would tell the customer that in order to get the equipment, they must initial the sections that were X'd off. I watched this happen two more times, as I waited for the manager. When a third customer was told to initial the contract, I told him about the insurance policy, and told the sales representative that she needs to inform the customer they have the right to refuse insurance before they initial the contract. She stated she was trained that way to do the contract. I told her that the contract states that the customer is to be informed about the insurance and their right to refuse. She became very upset with me and called security. She stated, "I'm getting you thrown out of here."
Security came and told me that this is an issue that needs to be settled by Vince, the manager, who I had now been waiting for over 40 minutes. Vince showed up while the security guard was there and told me to continue to wait, then walked away and made me wait another 10 minutes. When Vince finally got around to speaking with me, I had been waiting for almost an hour. I told him what happened to me, and what I had witnessed happening over the past hour at the sales counter with other customers signing off on the insurance policy without being told they had the option to refuse. He told me that he trains the representatives to inform customers that they have the right to refuse insurance. Then, he refunded the insurance money I paid.
My concerns are: 1) how many times I observed this taking place, and each time the sales representatives followed the same procedure; 2) the lack of managerial oversight of the sales staff for at least 1 hour while these blatant abuses were taking place; 3) how many times a day customers are signing off on the insurance policy when they probably would have refused it; and 4) the rudeness and hostility of the staff. I also noticed that there was a camera facing the counter during the time I waited there. I would encourage you to observe the tape to check out what I am telling you.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2012
HD is using a third party to track returns, bad business. I have always shopped at Home Depot since the first store opened 26 years ago in 1986 at Oceanside, CA and have only gone to the Lowe’s across the street from my house once because HD was out of an item. I enjoyed the fact that if I didn't have a receipt, it was not a big deal but lost out if the item rang up below what I paid for it, my loss. But now, I find I was denied a return with a receipt? How strange. So, are they calling me a thief? I have a stack of receipts from Home Depot measuring an inch thick and one Lowe’s receipt. Give me an email address and I will scan and send them to you. One thing is for sure, I don’t appreciate being treated this way.
May 3, 2012, I returned a defective microwave oven, 6656 00020 85467. The cashier Perri made a mistake and didn’t notice the receipt I handed her. After speaking to a manager named David and after making 2 extra trips to your store, he ended up giving me a store credit for $40. Home Depot’s mistake, wasted time and effort on my part but I did not complain. The time it took to get the $40 cost me money. My time is worth more than that. And now, I am denied for trying to exchange a $20 water fountain pump that didn’t last 2 months? Something is definitely wrong here.
At all times I have always shown my I.D. and never tried to conceal who I am or the fact that if the item is faulty or if I am not happy with it, I will exchange it for something else. I am taking Home Depot store credit and buying Home Depot items. Had I known that this was a problem, I would have made an effort to bring the receipts with me. Please remember, I was denied yesterday by returning a $20 faulty item that lasted only 2 months, “Made in China”, with a receipt.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2012
Since Home Depot didn't send the statement (the second time), I missed the payment for many days which affected my credit history and they also charged me a late fee even though it was not my fault. I had to cancel that card.
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2012
Years ago, I had a Home Depot credit card and at the time they would not let you make a payment in the store. It had to be mailed to the processing center. On two occasions, I sent the payments well in advance of the due date, but was charged a late fee because the credit department said the payment was late. After the 2nd time, I paid off and closed the account. But sometimes I am a slow learner. About six months ago, I opened another HD account to take advantage of the deferred interest program and I have been making regular on time payments (usually in store, because they now accept payments in store). But I mailed a payment in on June 29, 2012 for a due date of July 6, 2012. Lo and behold my next statement reflected a late fee charge of $25 and I called and they said the payment did not arrive until July 12, 2012.
I guess they did not bother to check the postmark date! I realize the Postal Service is on shaky ground financially but it should not take 13 days for mail to go from Rome, GA to Columbus, OH. Personally, I feel some people are guilty of unscrupulous business practices. I think some people deliberately "hold" payments to show as being late so they can collect an easy $25 late fee, and they do not care how it affects other people who try to guard their credit history. All I can say is beware of HD credit services. I now have paid off my card and never intend to open another account with them. (By the way, I never had a problem with Lowe's. I’ve been with them for several years.)
Reviewed July 30, 2012
I just received a pre-approval offer from Home Depot’s credit card department with a reservation number on the top. After thinking about accepting the offer, I decided to go ahead because I plan on doing some things around the house soon and it would be nice to have. So after going to the Home Depot’s website and entering the reservation number and other personal information, it told me I would be notified 5 to 7 days for a decision. What? I was already pre-approved. I thought I even had a reservation number.
So, I called the 1-800 number and I was told by the Home Depot’s customer representative that it was not a pre-approval. I read to the representative what I received in the mail and the Home Depot customer representative told me they were sorry, but I’m not pre-approved - no one is. I asked why did Home Depot sent me false advertisement stating I was pre-approved when they know that I’m not? The Home Depot customer service representative laughed and told me, “That’s how we get your information, sir; otherwise, most people would not apply.”
Can you believe that? Not only did the Home Depot representative acknowledged that no one is ever pre-approved, but Home Depot also skirts around the law to get your personal information by stating you are pre-approved knowing you’re not. Is there anything that a company can’t get away with doing to customers? That is very disrespectful, deceitful and wrong. I will never shop at Hope Depot again for anything and I will urge everyone I know to do the same. I will drive 5 miles out of my way just to avoid this company. Customers, beware.
Reviewed July 29, 2012
Falsely Accused - I was in the Northeast Washington, D.C. location yesterday to return a faucet purchased the previous week in VA. Upon my exiting the store - credit to my account completed - two to three men stopped me and one even put his hand on me. It was all confusing as they accused me of working with some other women to steal the faucet. They blocked my path and told me that I had to return to the rear of the store for investigation and questioning. I was becoming quite agitated as I tried to unsuccessfully explain that I had purchased the item and had a credit card credit to prove it. Still, I was not listened to. The police were on hand and I told the loss prevention guys who were very rude that I would go with the police before I went anywhere with them.
Long story shorter, I stayed at the front of the store crying hysterically (with police) as they viewed the camera footage. Later, they returned and asked if they could speak with me. Needless to say, they could not and I asked for the manager. I will be contacting him to fully explain the embarrassing situation and the grave manner in which I was disrespected.
Reviewed July 27, 2012
I was in my neighborhood Home Depot trying to get some paint and building materials when I observed nepotism played in front of my husband and kids. The salesman in the paint department was very rude and very unprofessional. I felt his attitude towards me and my family because we're Africans and not **. He felt obligated serving his fellow ** and **, than the Africans that stood patiently until it was their turn. And to make matter worse, he did not apologize but was amused, laughing that he served whom he wanted to serve, and as he said he would despite my complaint to the supervisor to whom I reported the incident and thought could help.
Reviewed July 25, 2012
I went to my local Home Depot to buy a replacement battery for my Homelite cordless electric mower. I was told Home Depot does not stock batteries for my mower, but would have to order online. The lady there helped me order the battery (not Kim). The battery ordered had a different part number from the part number in my owner's manual. The clerk said that is the only battery available for my mower and if it is the wrong battery, I can bring it back to the store. Eight days later, the battery finally arrived. Wrong battery. I took the battery to the store where it was ordered from. A different clerk named Kim assisted me this time. It seems the battery ordered and received is for the current mower available, the battery I needed is not available nor can it be special ordered.
With Kim's help, I had to go to an outside vendor (Order Tree) to order the correct battery ($134.47) where the battery in the catalog was ($105.68). Because of Home Depot not having the battery I required, I had to order two different batteries and the correct battery cost me 30% more. I will never purchase anything else at a Home Depot and I will recommend all my friends not to shop on Home Depot as well. Thank you Kim for all your help.
Reviewed July 25, 2012
There's extremely poor service at the Home Depot on 7120 N. Academy Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80920. There were no return phone calls after repeated calls to them concerning the order and the installation of storm doors. It's the worst service.
Reviewed July 19, 2012
In 2009, I purchased a stainless steel double door LG refrigerator with the freezer at the bottom, icemaker, and the works. I was advised to purchase the extended warranty for protection. I was extremely happy with my purchase. In June 2012, I noticed the freezer was not working, as the items had been soft. I automatically contacted the Home Depot. They asked if I had the extended warranty plan. Since I purchased it after being convinced, I contacted them as advised. The extended warranty company from Home Depot sent a contractor to my home to assess the issue. He said I needed a part, and never came back. I went to Home Depot to complain. While at Home Depot, the manager in the appliance section contacted the extended warranty company.
I was placed on hold to listen to a recording that asked the caller to leave a message over and over, as the office was now closed. The rep did not have the courtesy to tell me that my call would not be answered due to the office closing. The following day, I called the main office again, and they said the contractor has to order the part and to expect it in a few days. After the few days were up, I called back and now asked to speak to a manager or supervisor, someone in the position to help me. Upon speaking to a supervisor, I was told that we haven’t been without a freezer that long and to be patient. The contractor is still waiting for the part. I asked what compensation I should expect for not having a freezer during three heat waves in which we could not store needed items during hot summer months i.e. ice, ice cream for the kids, ice pops, and other frozen goods. We were told that the maximum we could get would be $100 for items we had to discard.
When I asked how long we would have to suffer without the proper use of our refrigerator before they would replace it with a new one. They told me that would not happen. The supervisor offered his name and number to call him directly. Well, I called him directly after the contractor still failed to contact me after another few days. This time, Mr. Supervisor has not returned my calls or answered the phone. It seems like I am the loser in the situation. I will not purchase any item from the Home Depot, not even a small plant or pack of batteries. I am happy there is a Lowe's nearby that recently opened. I will purchase my new appliance from them soon, if this situation is unresolved in a timely manner.
Reviewed July 17, 2012
I have dealt with Homedepot.com in the USA and have been very satisfied and would happily recommend them for website orders. This has not been my experience with the Canadian arm of this company. I placed an order on July 1st for 4 large pieces (I don't have a car so delivery is the best option for me). The website indicated when I placed the order that delivery would be between 6 and 10 days. I received 2 of the 4 pieces 12 days after the original order. The other 2 pieces are still in transit and I have just spent 30 minutes on the phone with customer service to find out that they cannot tell me when to expect the other 2 except to say that one wasn't even shipped until July 12 (an e-mail notice to me indicated it was shipped on July 11).
The customer service agent also told me that they find that the actual shipping times are closer to 7 to 14 days and that the delivery times of 6 to 10 days are just the best case scenario. I was also told that even if the website says the items are in stock at your local store, they will be shipped from the distributor in the USA. Obviously in hind sight, I would have gone into my local store and ordered the items for immediate shipping from there vs. ordering from Homedepot.ca. In the meantime, I continue to wait for my renovation project to be finished and really regret ordering from HomeDepot.ca
Reviewed July 17, 2012
Todd from Cloverdale, Oregon hit the nail on the head. You fill out your rebate paper from Home Depot and send all the information required and the whole process was designed to find an escape clause to allow Home Depot to not pay any Home Depot Rebates. You follow all the information that is asked of you from Home Depot and this is what you get for being a good customer for years. Rebate cannot be verified.
Reviewed July 15, 2012
What a horrible service from the clerk ** and the other older lady ** at the 7554 Northwoods Blvd, Charleston, SC 29406 location. I approached the front counter and said hello and asked ** if military received discounts. She replied yes and that she already gave me the discount. So after saying that, I pulled out my military ID from my purse and presented my ID and waited for the price to change as I have asked ** to scan for the price of the Defiant UV light prior to arriving to the counter. Once again, I asked for the discount and waited for the adjustment, so I figure I would help ** out by informing her I was aware of the price as she did not discount the product. At that point, ** the other cashier looked at her and tapper her on the hand and ** smirked and they both looked at me. Again, I asked for the price to be adjusted. They both started chattering like chipmunks, which I found insulting.
I don’t normally throw the patriotic card into play; however, it fits here as well as the race card as I am military and an ** female and aware of my rights. I should not have to endure this rudeness from your Caucasian employees. They were outright rude. As I asked the question the first time, ** should have discounted the product and allowed me to pay and leave. Train your employees better, especially regarding race relations. They were horrible. This seems to be the norm here and I love to do the self-help projects which your name "Home Depot" is the sponsor is on the majority of.
Jay in electrical listened to all of what was asked for and found the product and was top-notch. Too bad your "customer service” clerks could not clone his sense of urgency to take care of the customer. I did not ask for much and just told him what I came in for exactly by description and he found it. I asked for extra parts and he called the other stores as your store was out of stock - fantastic service from him. I will not return to that location and will tell others on Facebook of my experience.
Reviewed July 15, 2012
I asked for my bathroom to be measured by Home Depot. They work with a company that installs. Person was nice; however, they have a little problem with putting paper and pen together, because I never got an estimate. I called after a couple of weeks, but still no estimate. I called again, nothing. I called the store, then HD customer service and they called the installer, nothing. I called again before going on a business trip - nothing. Not even a call which Home Depot had promised would occur within 24 hours. I called corporate for a third time and said I wanted new estimate and would take another day off of work. The woman told me that it is the only company that they have (in other words) in America, the home of capitalism, I am forced to go with this company. I drove to the store and it was confirmed. Now, I have to wait until customer service opens at 12:00 so that I can submit another complaint to a separate person.
Reviewed July 13, 2012
I applied for a credit card. I called customer service to ask for my application. The person was very rude. Do not use the credit card from Home Depot. The customer service representatives are rude, scream at you, do not let you talk to say a different name. Please, I want to cancel my application. Thanks.
Reviewed July 9, 2012
My Echo weed trimmer wouldn't start, so I purchased a $12,000 tune-up kit which included a spark plug, fuel air filter, and a fuel filter. The unit still didn't start. I took the weed trimmer to the store that I purchased the trimmer and was told that I had to call the warranty center at 1-800-466-3337. The warranty center is in the Philippines. I called the warranty center and was told to fax a copy of the original receipt with the incident number that I was assigned and that I would receive a call in 2-3 business days to confirm the claim. On the fifth business day, I was not called. So I called the warranty center and was told that they never received the copy of the original receipt by fax and if I could fax it again and wait for a call in 2-3 business days. Here we go again. The hanging up on other callers didn't work, so we'll use the "we didn't receive your fax" delay. I will never purchase another item from Home Depot. Lowe’s is better to deal with.
Reviewed July 7, 2012
Home Depot needs to have an automatic answering machine to do the job in the phone center. Your phone associates suck, lack training & are big time unprofessional . As a customer, I could never ever call Home Depot & be able to speak with someone on the first shot & when I do get through, you place me on hold for ten mins. Please, you guys need to fix this issue with your phone center.
Reviewed July 4, 2012
I submitted two online rebates for several items purchased during Home Depot's Memorial Day 2012 offer. In spite of the fact that I entered all of the information requested directly from my HD receipt, both rebates were denied due to lack of information. If information was missing, why didn't the online form point it out? The whole process was clearly designed to find escape clauses to allow Home Depot to not pay their "rebate". What a sad joke!
Reviewed July 2, 2012
I bought countertops from Home Depot that were charged in January 2012 (six months, no interest) and paid off by May. I then bought a dishwasher in January or February (12 months, no interest). In June I started getting messages that I was nearing the end of a no-interest period. I contacted Home Depot/Citi and was told this was now changed. On my July statement, I got the same message that this is the end of the no-interest period. However, this should be halfway through the dishwasher's 12 months. I've sent another message to the credit department. “Instant today” means forget it. Apparently, there's a problem. When I tried to pay part of the bill, I got a message that there was a problem with my payment. If I'd read the problems others have had with this company, I would have gone to Lowe's. The same company locally makes the countertops for both stores. The work was great - the one good thing out of this.
Reviewed June 30, 2012
I purchased a GE undersink filter (GXULQ), which employs a compression fitting. My girlfriend asked me to install the same filter in her home. The compression fitting let go and flooded her kitchen. I have a fair amount of experience with plumbing. I attempted to post a review at the Home Depot website, using the same statements as this post. I suggested that the purchaser use care with the fitting. Home Deport refused to post the review for "violating posting rules." I reviewed the rules, and none were violated. I can only assume that Home Depot did not want to risk the possibility of a lost sale.
Reviewed June 28, 2012
I ended up cancelling my credit card and will never, never shop at Home Depot again! The problem started with my questions over why I was getting charged interest on "special promotions" when, first of all, I did not participate in any "special promotions" and customer service could not identify on my purchase history which items, if any, were related to "special promotions," only that I had failed to pay off these items within the allowed time frame. Therefore, they assessed my account with a "special promotion" interest of $125, even though they are still charging a monthly interest rate on my unpaid balance - isn't this like "compounded daily IRS interest rate?"
When they added the $125 interest, they put my account over the limit - on the same day I had made a payment of $100. But this was not posted prior to placing the $125, so they reported me over my credit limit to Experian. I contacted them and have filed a dispute with them also. I think these folks should be investigated for interest charges, especially since they promote these "special promotions" but if you participate, when you make your monthly payment, you cannot stipulate where you want that monthly payment applied to, so you do not pay your balance off in full. You never pay off the "special promotions" and they keep tagging you with interest.
Reviewed June 27, 2012
We were in San Antonio, Texas to visit some friends. We stopped at your store on Bandera and we were looking around for a gift for our friends. A very nice woman named Lynn approached. She asked if she could be of assistance and showed us where the item we inquired about was. What a wonderful asset to your store she is!
Reviewed June 27, 2012
Warning: Do not even use your Home Depot credit card. I was getting 8-10 calls a day from a collection agency trying to collect about $200 from a bill 40 days old? Okay, no problem. I attempted to pay on the phone but they said they can't take my business card? **? How can I pay? They called my house everyday and on the weekends. After I paid this at the store, they said they will still continue to call until they got confirmation from the store on Monday morning that we paid. Un-frickinbelievable **! Screw you, Home Depot. We have a newborn and this is who you employ for collections, you money inflated **!
Reviewed June 21, 2012
While attempting to make a rather large purchase, one of several plans for the next few weeks (in excess of $1,000.00), to complete a home improvement project, I was approached by your store manager Raul (I couldn't get his last name) concerning opening the contractor door to load my truck. It was about 5:30PM. He informed me that I had to take my heavy load to the front of the store. It wasn't bad enough that he said this, but what made it worse was his foul attitude ending with him chasing me out the front door yelling obscenities as I tried to leave before this lunatic tried something else. Hence, my reason to not purchase from Lowe's, since his final statement was to never come back. That being the case, the rest of my $60,000.00 in purchases for two property renovations will come from elsewhere. If this is an approved method for treating customers, I won't be the only one in my area to never set foot in a Home Depot again. This is a true account of what occurred in your Whittier store at 5:30PM, 6-19-2012. Any comment?
Reviewed June 18, 2012
Public display of affection between co-workers while on duty and in full view of customers in store at 2750 Veterans Rd West Staten Island, NY 10309 - I had just walked in the line in the store to make a purchase while the store was crowded. Then to my surprise, I saw one male co-worker putting his arms around another fellow female co-worker from behind while lightly kissing her neck. The female coworker was actually a cashier with her lights on, but nobody was on her line. Easily, someone could've gone on her line to checkout but obviously, they didn't feel comfortable to. As I stayed on my line, I could see other customers looking at the workers while shaking their heads and even eventually one customer had walked out. This store is in my neighborhood and I have not been there in about a year, so it did seem a little surprising to see this on my first time back in the store. I do hope this display of behavior does not go on on a regular basis.
Reviewed June 11, 2012
I could not get the mower I bought on 6/5/12 to work. I brought it back to the same store I bought it 6 days ago. They tried to get it to work for about an hour to no success. Dave, an associate, told me I could upgrade to a model that was $39 more. I said great and we went to the return counter with the new mower. I thought they were going to fix the first one so I did not bring the box or bag that goes on the back. The return associate said I needed to get them, so I left the mower and said I would be right back.
I own 4 houses and got a call to show one, so I called Dave at the store and he said no problem I'll hold it for you at return desk. This is when it got crazy, I went to return desk and the girl there was different and knew nothing about me. So she called ** the manager at Charles St. Providence, RI store. He came over, I told him what had happened and he said whoever told me I could upgrade to another model did not have the authority to do so. Then, I called Melanie to the return desk. I assume she is a manager too, and she said there are 3 more of the same mowers in the store you can exchange it for one just like it. Another associate, Mike came over and confirmed that I was offered the lawn mower that was sitting next to the one I returned. ** agreed it was offered but said he will not honor what was offered me. I told him to credit my card and I will go to Lowe’s!
I spend thousands of dollars at your store a year. If you want to keep my business I would like you to send me a $50.00 gift card so I can bring it to ** and get the lawn mower offered in the first place. If someone could call within the next 2 days I will know you want to keep me as a customer. ** should definitely get reprimanded!
Reviewed June 6, 2012
I received 5 phone calls and each time, no one was on the line. The 6 phone calls, Citi card said my Home Depot account was 14 days past due. The message said I could make a payment by phone now. I was going out to a meeting and I made the payment that they requested by phone. When I returned home, I pulled my bills and I had made a payment and have the conformation numbers. I called and got a lot of runaround. I asked to speak with a supervisor. I was connected after a brief time and basically, she said to write a letter. I told her that I have my bank statement in front of me and it was taken out of my account. She said conformation numbers mean nothing and I would have to write a letter and go to my bank and have them research it.
They now have gotten two payments, one today and one when it was originally due. She was absolutely useless. I told her there better not be any late fees on this account and I intend to close the account. Why am I doing the work they are getting paid to do? They got the money, I have the proof (bank statement and conformation numbers). If it doesn't get resolved real fast, I have an attorney I will be contacting on my own! I doubt if this complaint will do any good, but I feel better. Oh, I spoke with a Cathy, her number is **, or at least that was what she gave me when I requested it. They need retraining!
Reviewed May 31, 2012
Today, I called the extended warranty service company and had to provide the usual details to the first agent who eventually disconnected when placing me on hold. I called the second time and had to provide the same info as had been given to the first agent who either deleted or never fully entered it into the system. After another lengthy hold, the phone was disconnected once again. I called for the third time and I was connected to a male who told me that this was the first call from me today. By then, I am not happy giving that information once again. Once, he explained that there was no warranty on my microwave and the handle issue with my stove was cosmetic (cracked due to heat). The ice maker issue would be entered after a list of "did you check water, check electrical, check the arm position, etc." It made me feel as if I was a moron and hadn't checked it before calling. To make matters worse, the call center is not in the US but in the Philippines, where you have to ask them to repeat everything. I called Maytag direct who graciously sent out repair people and repaired my issues at no cost to me. They are in Ann Arbor, Michigan. What a difference in attitudes.
Reviewed May 30, 2012
This is the first time my VA issued veterans identity card was rejected. Your cashier was very rude. He could have said in a nice tone we are not accepting VA discounts no more. If the Home Depot policy has changed, you should have a notice on your door stating this. I have spent a lot of money over the years at Home Depot but I will now be doing business over the internet or go to Lowe’s. I served the US Navy from 1956 to 1960 on active duty. Once again, I guess Home Depot does not respect older veterans.
Reviewed May 26, 2012
I was misled by Home Depot's return policy. On the evening of 05/03/2012, I tried to return some items I had. I lost the receipt so the person at return desk scanned all items and asked me for driver's license. They ran my license and then told me I had been blocked for returning too many items without a receipt. I then explained that I have never returned anything to Home Depot without a receipt.
They then told me they could do nothing about it - that I would have to contact a company called TRE between Monday to Friday. When I called the company, they told me that the only thing they could do is send me an RAR (return activity report). I then called Home Depot customer care in Atlanta and asked them what their store policy was. They told me that I can return items with no receipt as long as I had a valid driver's license or I.D. card within 90-day period. They did not mention a thing about this company called TRE. I might be going to Lowe's from now on.
Reviewed May 24, 2012
Our water heater went out. We had the $99.99 12-year extended service plan with Home Depot, so we called as soon as we cleaned up the water mess. The first person I spoke with couldn't find any record of our plan - even after I provided the codes they asked for from my original receipt from 6 years ago. She said she was transferring me to another department, but she hung up. I called back and spoke to someone else that entered our information in their system so they would have it on file. They said it would have to wait 24-48 hours for a service technician to call us and make an appointment to come out and diagnose the problem and determine if it could be repaired or if it had to be replaced.
I called back later and asked if I could call a Home Depot service person to come look at it and they said no. I also called Home Depot and asked them the same thing and was told no, I must deal with the extended service department. I waited over 48 hours and called them back and was told that now I may call any local technician myself and have them come and diagnose the problem. Once my hired technician diagnoses the problem, I have to have them call the extended service plan department in order to be reimbursed for their services as long as it is $150 or less. I asked what happens if my technician says it needs to be replaced. They said they would open a new claim when the technician spoke with them and they have no idea how long it would take to get parts or a replacement because they don't know what will be needed, where it will need to be ordered from, or if it will be in stock. What technician is going to have the patience to deal with this place? This is a total scam! I'm calling the Better Business Bureau and an attorney.
Reviewed May 24, 2012
I bought some paint on consecutive days which did not match in color. I had already finished painting the room. After letting it dry, it was oblivious that the tint was different. I went to the paint department at the Del Rio, Texas Home Depot and they claimed they made no mistake. I offered to take them to look at the mismatch, but they refused. I asked them to give me credit for the cans they had made a mistake on and I would buy some more cans of paint, but they refused. They would only replace one can. We are doing good size projects with your store and you would think that a good manager would want to keep his customer satisfied instead of risk losing them, which just might happen. Maybe your manager needs to attend some customer training courses.
Reviewed May 23, 2012
I just received a letter from Citi telling me my credit limit was lowered $200.00. I have never been late and use the card mainly for 0% purchases. I called to see if they would return it to the normal credit limit or I would just simply close the account. The "gentleman" told me, "Sir, we do not respond to threats." I responded, "Are you treating me like a terrorist (as his response was akin to the government policy not to negotiate with terrorists)?” I was calm in my tone and simply stated a fact. He was so indigent to me, I started to laugh. Then, he told me they would not tolerate rude behavior. After that exchange, I told him to just simply close the account. I urge others to do the same. This is just ridiculous and that guy needs to find a different job.
Reviewed May 21, 2012
Several issues with this card, specifically Citi. I am familiar with the legislation on credit and was very certain that the time between statement and fees was 21 days; however, I was emailed by Home Depot/Citi that it is 2 weeks. Legislation also states that no card company can charge you to pay your bill online, via mail or over the phone unless paying for a premium type service such as same day. However, when you phone the Home Depot/Citi automatic payment service and you wish to deal with a human instead of a machine, you must pay a $14 fee for paying over the phone and with a representative.
I was told in the store that the 5% they tout to entice people in, is only received "if you ask for it". Cashiers who are not specifically informed before your purchase that you have a Home Depot card do not give you the 5% and it does not happen automatically after swiping your orange card (The same is true for Lowe's cards). Why is it that you cannot pay the balance on your Home Depot card before the billing period ends? If you show a balance of $132 but your payment due is $0, why would you not be allowed to pay the $132, or even $60 for that matter? I have only had this card for a month, used it once, and now I am not allowed to pay the balance until the cycle ends and the statement is sent.
Legislation also states that you should not have revolving due dates that change every month, or applying payments to specific balances on those wonderful sounding "no payments for 6 month" deals. Did you know your payment isn't going to pay that off? Does Home Depot/Citi give you the benefit of the high interest pay off exception for promotional offers which pays them off before the promotional period ends? Home Depot/Citi might want to read the document they are supposed to be adhering to. Scrutinize your statement and watch the dates and fees. Vigilance is your only weapon.
Reviewed May 21, 2012
Credit card interest scam. They tell you in the store that the credit card is interest-free for a year - they lie! Only purchases over $300 are interest-free.
Reviewed May 21, 2012
Today, we went to Home Depot to get plants that had been advertised. They did not have the advertised special and did not expect any to come in until Thursday, the day the ad is no longer valid. This is not the first time this has happened and I am so discouraged with Home Depot. If you are going to run an ad, have enough inventory to cover what you advertise. They of course had the next size to a dollar more, bait and switch. No wonder this company is going down the tubes. Goodbye Home Depot, Lowe's is right next door and Ace is always willing to honor their ads.
Reviewed May 17, 2012
On May 9th, 2012, I inquired about receiving a Home Depot credit card with regard to buying several appliances (which I did have great service in that department). My purchases would have totaled approximately $3,500. I did receive credit up to $1,500 but wanted the card to cover the total purchase plus possibly other purchases needed for my renovation. I was sent to the credit desk where the cashier clerk had to phone someone regarding my request. I was handed the phone to talk to the person who said that my request would be considered within 7 to 10 days. I questioned this and received a very snotty reply. I do believe I was turned down because I am retired, 65 years of age and widowed. I have a very good credit rating and a very good income.
I really did not need the credit card but after seeing all the signs regarding the no interest for 12 months and not needing the appliances at this time as my renovation will not be completed until July, I thought that I would apply. The way that I was spoken to by the credit person made me very angry and totally dissatisfied with Home Depot. I have had several purchases with Home Depot and do not wish to pass on this discrimination practice to family and friends. Again, I have always received good customer service in all sections of Home Depot so was taken aback when this happened. A reply to this matter would be appreciated.
Reviewed May 15, 2012
What a bad company to work for and even worse company to shop at (Tempe Store 0489). We, as floor associates try our best but deal with horrible managers with no schooling. Our managers tell us how we will be fired and that they have a stack of resumes 2 feet tall to replace us. The store manager brags on how he makes $175k a year and that we should be lucky to work for him. They just want your money so if something goes wrong, they have your money and shuffle your complaint through a bunch of channels.
I have seen the managers make fun of associates that are openly gay and sexually harass female cashiers. A female cashier was forced to resign because she rejected their sexual advances because she was married. Company’s policy is not to cut plexiglass with a saw. But if we want our jobs, we must do it and if we get hurt, we get the write up and managers deny any involvement. Just find another place to shop, they do not hire more people because it cuts into their profits, but they preach customer service. If you want customers that are happy, have happy employees and hire the right amount of staff.
Reviewed May 12, 2012
I purchased a Leaf Blower from Home Depot and tried to use it and it doesn't work. When I went to do an exchange, they refused since I can't locate my receipt. I find this to be unfair that I now have an item that can't be used. I spent a lot of time and money in that store, but I guess now, I will switch to Lowe's.
Reviewed May 11, 2012
I asked if anyone could help me load twenty bags of rock and was told in a very rude manner, "Nope, do it yourself."
Reviewed May 9, 2012
I am very unsatisfied with the poor customer service I was provided at Home Depot after my custom window and doors were ordered. The pro desk employee Ronnie was very rude, which I cannot understand how someone with such a rude attitude would still be employed with this company. After all, I only paid $9,000.00 for new windows and doors to Home Depot which I paid extra for delivery to my home. I found out that the delivery company would only deliver to my area when they had a delivery going through, which isn't very often. As a consumer, I thought when you spend as much money as I did, I could at least get my doors delivered accordingly. I guess not! I will never ever do business with Home Depot!
Reviewed May 4, 2012
I purchased a grill from Home Depot, even though they did not have free delivery like Lowe’s. When I went to pick it up, I was told by the store associates to pull up to the door. While they were getting the grill ready to put in my car, I received a parking ticket! When I requested to talk to the manager, he refused to speak to me. When I went back in later to talk to him about it, he again refused to talk to me. I was told they always tell people to pull up at this location to pick up large items. First, why tell customers to pick things up there if you are going to get a parking ticket? Second, it's the store manager’s responsibility to speak to his customers when they have a problem, not blow them off! I will always go to Lowe's from now on!
Reviewed May 2, 2012
I purchased a washer online on April 25, 2012. The delivery was scheduled for Saturday, April 28. On April 26, there was a message on my machine to call Home Depot. I did and was told I had to contact my credit card company. I was surprised because I pay off my balance monthly and have a very high credit limit. My credit card company told me that they had given Home Depot approval and had no clue why I called. I called Home Depot back and received no explanation or apology as to why I had to waste half an hour calling my cc company. I was told that delivery was now scheduled for Tuesday, May 1. I then received an email from Home Depot which stated that delivery was Wednesday, May 2.
I waited for a call the day before, but none came. I called Home Depot on May 2 and was told that delivery had been scheduled for Tuesday, May 8 - no explanations, no apologies. At this time, I felt I could no longer deal with people who were either incompetent beyond belief or enjoyed jerking customers around by playing games. I canceled my order and was told my cc would be credited in 5 to 7 business days. Now I worry if that will really happen.
Reviewed April 28, 2012
I owed just over $200.00 and tried to pay with my business card 3 times at phone number ** and it wouldn't go through. Your operator taking due payments said we can't take business cards. In the meantime, I was getting 5 calls per day at night and early in the morning from Citibank card services asking for payment. They would not stop calling. We have a newborn! I originally told Citibank that I needed a week before I could actually get over to my local depot, but they kept calling over and over. This has made me irate. Screw you Home Depot and Citibank card services! I'm going to make sure everyone knows how your Home Depot service is!
Reviewed April 24, 2012
My family purchased a gift card for $100 at Christmas, and the balance was $0 when I went to use it. The card was purchased in Overwaitea in Port Hardy BC. The number on the back is **.
Reviewed April 23, 2012
My boyfriend and I were getting prices for some flooring so we asked Duncan to assist us. So he did and as he was showing us some laminate flooring and how they snap together. They slipped out of his hands and fell on my toes (the big toe and the one next to it). As that happened, it ended up cutting both toes. Duncan did not acknowledge the fact that it was bleeding all over the floor and he continued to talk about the flooring so my boyfriend said maybe you might want to get a cloth for my toes, so he did and then I also requested for some band aids.
Duncan finally called for first aid and that took forever it seemed, but when the first aid guy came, so I thought, he assumed I dropped it on my toes. It took us a few times telling him that it was Duncan so then he called the manager (Michelle), but as this is all going on I had to clean and attend the first aid on myself. Not happy! Also, when the first guy showed up, he decided to argue with Duncan instead of attending to me. I am also not happy on how the manager handled it.
I am self-employed and I am not sure if I will be able to wear my steal toes tomorrow at work. I work in construction and it is mandatory to wear them. Very upset, my toes are very sore and the fact that my injury did not come first it seemed like it was a bunch of untrained first aid team and management because I mean if I’ve fallen and bumped my head, it would have been a lot worse. I also did not like the fact that it was funny to them in some strange way it was like a joke!
Reviewed April 22, 2012
I am very upset and frustrated by what has happened now for the second time. Both my husband and myself have a Home Depot credit card account (It's important that we both have a good credit history in the event something should happen to the other). This makes the second time that my account was closed due to a 'periodic review of your credit history.' I can understand their need to continually assess their risks and watch for people that may not pay their bills, but my payment history was perfect.
Not only have I always paid on time, I pay more than the minimum amount due. I made my payment online this month as usual and checked to see what my available credit was. I was about to pay the remaining balance of $300.00 (the no interest promotion ends in June) in order to make another no interest purchase of hardwood floor. We already booked our measure date with Home Depot.
Well, I noticed that my available credit was $0.00 so I immediately called to see why. I was told my account was closed and I would have to speak to a credit agent. I then spoke to a credit agent that said, before I said a word, and I quote, "Well, Mrs. **, we review consumers credit and not only take into account their payment history, and I can see you have perfect history with us, but the Experian credit report. It looks like you had a late payment on your report and that's the reason why your account was closed."
And she's right. I missed a $15.00 payment on a store credit card because I returned an item and I thought the credit covered my balance. After receiving a statement showing I missed the $15.00 payment, I promptly paid the $15.00 and the $15.00 late fee. That's it. That was the only error, and trust me, paying double due that error was painful enough. They did this with our first account too. At that time, even with excellent payment history, they stated their 'periodic review' showed my ratio of revolving credit to income was too high. Again, no payment issues, always well above the minimum. It took me forever to convince my husband to continue doing business with Home Depot. For a year, he refused and went across the street to Lowe's.
But I went to Home Depot for years before they opened Lowe's and I felt comfortable there. I had finally convinced him that the first incident was a fluke probably due to all the tough credit legislation that had been recently passed and the credit card companies were nervous about bad debt. Well, after this time, he promptly went into the store and cancelled our measuring appointment for the flooring as well as returned all the items we had purchased the day before.
Customer Service was besides themselves when he explained what had happened and they knew us as regular customers. He told them he was sorry, but that was the last time we would be in a Home Depot store. And sadly, I agree. Citibank is the issue, but Home Depot has chosen them as their credit vendor and until that changes, we will not go to Home Depot.
And since closing a credit card account hurts your credit score, my credit has now suffered because of their action. And I find it very interesting that the only account that ever gets closed due to these periodic reviews is an account that only uses the no interest promotions. I have never paid a dime in interest, so that's probably the bigger issue for Citibank. It is funny how a $300.00 balance gets closed, but not a card with a much larger credit limit with a much larger open balance. Oh wait, right. They collect interest on that one each month.
Reviewed April 16, 2012
My husband and I just recently built a new house and have several promos coming due. One promo we were graciously given a 20 day extension on in order to pay without penalty when income tax return came. I spoke with a representative on the phone who had explained the interest would be credited ($440.00). In the mean time, we had another promo came due which we paid in full. On our next statement, we had a $40 some charge of interest so I called to ask about it. I was treated very rudely by the lady on the phone. I finally asked her to not treat me like I was dumb and that I was not calling about the interest from the first promo but was just making sure I wasn’t being charged interest from last promo.
As we all know, credit card companies do make mistakes and I like to monitor my bills. I don’t care if I was calling about the initial promo and asking the same question over and over. Their job is to assure me that my bill is correct and well understood by the consumer! So, you better bet I will be reconsidering any further transactions with Home Depot!
Reviewed April 16, 2012
I have been dealing with HD extended warranty for over a month to fix my riding lawn mower. The extended warranty call center is in the Philippines. They referred me to a company that HD does not use anymore. I contacted several HD stores and talked to store managers with no avail. I contacted HD corporate office and I am still dealing with them. At this point, I am so angry and dissatisfied with them. Since they have not delivered on their promise to fix my riding lawn mower, I want them to replace it with a new one. I am done dealing with them. My next move is to take them to court. I want everyone to know that the Home Depot extended warranty is a ripoff. HD does not deliver on promise that you paid for.
Reviewed April 14, 2012
I received a letter dated March 30, 2012 from your manager for the credit review department. It indicated that my account ending in ** had been closed. It stated the reasons I contacted Equifax and got my credit score and credit history. I have had several purchases from Home Depot and my accounts were paid as agreed. I have not had any activity on any of my accounts as I have been out of work for the past two years. You do not open accounts and charge an account when you have a very limited income. I don't, in order to keep my good credit.
Please review my Equifax Credit Bureau report and my credit score. I think you will determine that I am credit worthy. This letter makes me look like a pretty bad credit risk, which I am not. Will you please write me another letter after reviewing my account? I do have one negative regarding a Dr. **. This has been explained to Equifax on my activity page, it does not show as a collection. Thanks for your attention on this matter.
Reviewed April 11, 2012
After waiting 20 minutes for the clerk to finish up with a client at the Guelph Line Burlington store, he could not find the laminate flooring I wished to view, then needed a forklift license to either lower some down or whatever the hell he was mumbling about. So I left disgusted and proceeded to the Burloak store (Burlington, Ontario) and waited an additional 20 minutes while the clerk finished up with his client. I went searching for him, he'd forgotten about me, then proceeded to say he was sorry, couldn't locate the maple laminate and I would have to wait for Parry or whoever the so he could locate the product. At both stores, it was "sorry, sorry, sorry". I'm sick of hearing that excuse of a word for incompetence. If I ever walk into another Home Depot again, it'll be too soon. I've instructed my daughter not to purchase anything for her new home from Deadbeat Depot.
Reviewed April 9, 2012
I went to HD to purchase a product on the HD card. I got rejected. I was informed by the credit department I had an overdue balance of $19.71. I paid it immediately and was then able to purchase the product. First of all, I hadn't received the first online statement. The charge was made via telephone in February 2012 and I was overdue by a few days. That's why I didn't recall owing a balance. I went to purchase items again on April 5/12 and was rejected again for a purchase of $22.00, so I left the store puzzled and angry. I was told today, April 9/12, by the credit department via telephone that my account had been closed (unknowingly to me and never otherwise informed). Also, I found out the overdue balance was from October 2011 and it was originally $17.00. The $19.71 was with interest.
Meanwhile, I had made purchases after last October and paid all statements as they came in and made a purchase the day I paid the balance of $19.71. The credit department said that the purchase shouldn't have been allowed and that the account was closed that day. I think Home Depot’s credit department management needs to review their policies. They even track the past history of the thousands of dollars I spent there in the last 4 years. They wouldn't reopen the account. Imagine: $19.71 is likely due to mail and/or online error. I wouldn't have thought I would have received some kind of notification. Oh, well, Rona is expanding here in Guelph.
Reviewed April 8, 2012
I returned a 30-gallon oak tree that I bought about 4 months ago. Store manager John ** refused to honor the same tree and refunded me with store credit instead. I explained to John ** that I didn't want the refund, but to replace the same 30-gallon tree. The tree’s current price is about $136.0 and manager John ** wants me to pay half of the difference. I explained to John that I paid $65 originally to plant the tree and that I couldn't afford to pay any more money. John ** said that he couldn't replace the tree. I explained to John that I needed to replace the tree to cover the 30-gallon open pit for the safety of the pedestrians and for the safety of my mother when watering the plants. I explained to John ** the urgency to cover that pit for liability reasons. He refused to help me. Please call me to resolve and to prevent a possible accident.
Reviewed April 1, 2012
Back in 11/23/11, I went in for an appliances purchase. Because of the Black Friday, I was told that I qualified for a 5% discount and 24 months with no interest if the account was paid in full because the total went over $2,000. Now in March, I started noticing that I was getting charged interest so I called the bank and they said that the 5% automatically disqualified me from getting the 24 no interest. But then when I had asked the Home Depot worker about one interfering with the other, she replied with one has nothing to do with the other' and now Home Depot is refusing to fix their mistake! And now I have to pay for it.
Reviewed March 31, 2012
Washing Machine Extended Warranty - We called the ESP and reported that my washing machine would not spin. They sent someone out and after ordering a part it worked for about 2 weeks and started the same thing again. We called again. The man came out again and said the board was bad and ordered it. When he returned to install the board, it still did not work. He said that a mouse had chewed on the wiring harness. He ordered a harness but when it came in, it was not the correct part.
Then, they decided that the warranty did not cover mouse damage, which I fully understand. However, I have looked, my wife has looked, we paid another repairman to look and none of us can find any evidence of mouse damage. We offered to pay the man to come back out to show us where the wiring had been chewed but they refuse. They have flagged my account that I have a "mouse infestation" and will not send anyone out.
I would be glad to pay for the part and the service call if they will show me where the damage is, but they want us to prove that we don't have mice. It makes no difference whether I have mice or not. The bottom line is whether the mice have damaged my machine, but the burden of proof is on us, not them. Bottom line, don't buy the warranty if you have a pest (and who doesn't). They will not honor it.
Reviewed March 30, 2012
I had the Balance Protector on my card for over a year, and then in March 2010, I lost my job. I was laid off, so I took a temporary job for 6 months. And then in October 2010, I took another temporary job, which was supposed to last 6 months. The job ended early, and I was told by Balance Protector I would be covered since it ended before it was supposed to end.
I submitted all the paperwork I needed to, and they kept asking for more and more documentation. I had sent a letter from my employer, stating it ended early and I sent proof from unemployment. But still after like 3 months of communicating, they denied the claim and said it was not covered because I was on a temporary job. The problem is still today, the Balance Protector website says a temporary job that ends early is covered. So do not trust the people at Citibank; they belong in line with several other big banks in Wall Street.
Reviewed March 27, 2012
Approximately 2 weeks ago, my mother wanted to get a Home Depot card. She has A+ credit rating. She wanted to get a new kitchen put in and also ordered new appliances. My mother is 83 years old and doesn't drive. She was refused a credit card and I'm not sure why. What does her driving have to do with getting a card, everything would have been delivered? To me, Home Depot is prejudice against seniors, unfortunately, Home Depot missed out on a large sum of money as my mother had to go to another store to purchase the items she required. If you could look into this matter, it would be greatly appreciated. My whole family shops at Home Depot and we purchase a great amount of products/renovation materials, etc. Please advise why this happened and why Home Depot won't issue credit cards to seniors. Thanking you in advance.
Reviewed March 26, 2012
Hampton Bay Glass Patio Table Top Exploded - We stored it in our downstairs garage for the winter. My husband went to move the table top and barely touched it, then it exploded. No one was hurt fortunately. Our 9yr old son was standing nearby and saw it happen too.
Reviewed March 24, 2012
Labor Day paint sale scam - Home Depot offered $20 rebates on 5 gallon purchases of Behr and Glidden during Labor Day in 2011. I bought two qualifying products, submitted for the rebates online. I got the tracking numbers and saw the approvals online. I never received either rebate. So I'm out the $40 I would have saved. Don't fall for this scam. I did email customer service and they passed the buck to the rebate group with the excuse that the rebate contractor was having trouble issuing the in-store rebate cards. I won't shop there again if I can help it.
Reviewed March 22, 2012
On March 15, we received a dunning call from Citi asserting we were two months behind on the payment of a bill. We have not received a Home Depot charge card nor any mailed bills. On that date, the incompetent Citi employee stated that they sent the correspondence to the wrong address, but he would be glad to accept a check over the phone. We stated we did not know what was on the bill nor would be responsible for any interest, late charges, or adverse credit information. He said they would send a bill net of adjustments. On March 21, we received six calls from Citi seeking a payment of the unadjusted amount. Calling the number they gave us provided no way to talk to a human. Calling another number revealed they were too dumb and lazy to read the account notes, but they would be glad to receive payment for something for which we have not been billed. They were baffled about our reluctance to pay a bill that we had never received for unspecified goods. The total to date is less than $100. They continue to harass us and call incessantly.
Reviewed March 20, 2012
I do home improvements and I purchase at least 30K to 40K from Home Depot. Of course, I have some returns due to change of scope of client's mind. It is very hard to keep receipts organized and many times I do return items without a receipt. Yesterday, to my astonishment, I was refused a return and stated that I need to call a 1-800 number which confirmed that my account was locked for 3 months without further explanations due to what we consider an excessive return. "We are not allowed to disclose to you the criteria or the limit for our decision, but there is no recourse. In addition, we do not care how much you spend with us because there is no way for our system to track that. We only track what you return to us based on your driver's license!"
Here we go for the greatest customer service treating its best clients for thieves. Now, I have to worry what this database will serve to and God knows to whom it will be sold. Customers, be aware! I personally will refuse to provide my driver's license to any organization from now on even if all clients behind me will give me the bad look. Many clients will make you feel uncomfortable when you are confronted with the paid employee requesting to do the job or asking for a driver's license. Hell, no. I hope everyone will learn this lesson and start boycotting this store until this decision is revoked. I will notify my state attorney for further outcome.
Reviewed March 19, 2012
On this date 3/19/12 at approx 6 pm, I walked into Home Depot located at 75 Frontage Rd, East Haven, CT and asked the employee who was working in the garden center if I could speak with someone to go through the steps/process for the care of my lawn. She was very polite and called on the phone to the person later identified as Joe who was working in the garden center to come and assist me.
To my surprise and dismay, she handed me the phone for which I spoke with Joe and he told me to look for the blue bag and read the directions and it will tell me the next steps to take for the care of my lawn. I was taken aback by this process because never in my life (customer service) have I talked to a person on the phone giving me instructions to read the back of a product and follow the steps. This to me was very unprofessional and really put a "sour" taste in my mouth knowing that Joe was not available to speak with me in person and held a conversation with me over the company phone nevertheless.
I was irate because in reading the back of the bag, I still had questions about the instructions on the back and no one was available. If it weren't for a very knowledgeable receiving manager named Lisa, who took the time to talk with me and give me suggestions, I would have walked out Home Depot never to come back to this location again. On this date, Home Depot did not get my business even though I am one out of millions of customers whom past through those doors. I believe word of mouth can be very powerful. In closing, my visit to this location was very unsatisfactory and disappointing. Signed by a person who will be going to Lowe's Garden Center for help!
Reviewed March 18, 2012
I have spent lots of money at Home Depot and have always received a military discount. Today, 3/18/12, my purchase was $189.57 and the cashier, **, was showed my old ID card and she said okay. Two miles down the road, my wife looked at the receipt and she said the discount isn't on the receipt so I went back. Two young girls at the info desk refused the military discount for veterans because it was not current.
I would like someone to explain exactly what a veteran is other than a prior service individual. I have fourteen years service, eight in the U.S. Marine Corps, and Six in the West Virginia Army National Guard. Now, I am an office manager and I've typed out many ID's. When a person is released from Active duty, normally, the identification card is retained by your unit and you are no longer in the service. You do not get a card for being out of the service. You do get a DD214, a full size sheet. I do have my old card because of my job that I preformed but as I said, you can't normally keep it. My ID expired in 1989 and I am a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars/Life Member.
I am an honorable veteran and a ranking veteran and I do take offense to these girls refusing this very important fact. I am a veteran. If this is a store policy, then it needs to be changed. The store is located in Teays Valley, West Virginia. Thanks.
Reviewed March 17, 2012
My mother and sister bought a fence from Home Depot, Angelita and Gloria **. I called about a week later to see if they could come and put it together. They said they would come give an estimate. They never came, never called, so we called back this week and we were told that Home Depot would not put it together because it was bought already! What does that mean! We spent thousands of dollars on this fence! We are very disappointed! The fence is still sitting where it was dropped off! What is my 80-year old mother going to do now?
Reviewed March 16, 2012
I have a handyman business and I shop at Home Depot sometimes many times a day. I know that people have to make a living but I find a salesmen chasing me each and every time I enter the store. Is this promotion going to last much longer? Do I have to be constantly asked, "Hey have you heard the news?" I shop at Home Depot because I like the set up of the store and find items much more easily than Lowe's but I can adapt.
Reviewed March 9, 2012
I bought an LG fridge and the bottom of the door structure, which is plastic, has collapsed at the hinge support, therefore affecting the switch that controls the cooling of the unit. I called the warranty people, whom I purchased from in Home Depot. They said that this is not covered in the warranty since it is a cosmetic issue. My fridge needs a whole new door, and the two repair people from Unique Service have said I needed this In order for the fridge to cool properly. They do not honor their warranty from Home Depot. I believe this is a wrong, and they are robbing money from hard-working people.
Reviewed March 9, 2012
I rented a garden tiller at Home Depot for $45 for four hours and was required to place a $175 deposit. I returned the tiller back in the required amount of time and was told that the difference would be credited back to my card. That never happened. I went into the store to complain and was told they would research it. They still haven't called back. There is no record of a credit to my bank account. I reported it to bank and they said they will investigate and couldn't find a credit. I think they didn't investigate thoroughly. I wonder how many people have the same experience but didn't check receipts.
Reviewed March 4, 2012
I have been a steady Home Depot customer for many decades. I cannot go into any room or outdoors of my home that doesn't have an item purchased from Home Depot.
On February 21st, I went to the store at 19400 S.W. 106th Street, Miami, Fl. 33157 and was greeted by an associate. She not only asks me how I was when entered but if she could help me with anything. She was pleasant, courteous and helpful to me. She is certainly a terrific asset to their company.
I told Ms. ** I had a problem with my kitchen sink and faucet I had purchased a couple years ago, that the one side of the porcelain sink has cracked into tiny little squares. I also have a Delta faucet that the enamel has bubble and burst leaving brass exposed. (I had the paper work for the faucet.) Ms. ** said she would call on the phone while I was there to her manager. Her manager told Miss ** to take down my name/address/telephone number and she would get back to me. February 27th, the manager called my home and said she needed to come to my home to take a picture of my sink and show the distributer. She stated she was busy early in the week but would come to my home on Thursday. I told her Thursday would be fine and I would make a point of being home all day.
That was the last time I heard from her. I stayed home all day Thursday waiting for her to call or to come to the house. I got no response from her, not even a courtesy call that she would not be able to come to the house. As of today March 4th, I have heard nothing from her. I called the store the last two days and was told Betzy was not in.
Needless to say, I am extremely disappointed with the lack of service I received from her. I wonder how she ever got the position she has. I was so upset with not hearing from anyone. I called 1-800-466-3337 to get the CEO Mr. Frank Blake's email address but was told they do not have it but if I send an email to this address, it would promptly be responded to by someone.
Reviewed Feb. 23, 2012
Setting up automatic payment should keep me from ever having a late payment, right? Apparently not with Home Depot. For some unknown reason, the customer service representative set up a fixed payment for a revolving account. As soon as any change to the balance, interest rate or anything occurred, the fixed payment is guaranteed to be inadequate and guarantees Home Depot a nice, fat late fee plus the opportunity to report their customers to the credit bureaus. Add to that, a move across the country and USPS not forwarding mail properly and it's a no-win situation. My once flawless credit is now ruined! And what's Home Depot's response? "It is your responsibility to understand your payment obligations and make the necessary payments in a timely manner."
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2012
I have an extra "Balance Protection" charge on my card each month that I did not authorize. I called to see what it was and they said I checked it on the application. I did not and would never. This charge has been on my card for almost a year without me noticing it (because I pay my bills online and do not look at my statements). I told her to remove the charge immediately and I should be refunded for the months that I was unknowingly charged. This is a rip off! My bill would have never decreased with this charge on there.
Reviewed Feb. 20, 2012
I paid my home depot card off per an agreement with the company. They are now calling it a collection settlement, but I paid all that I owed, not a settlement balance. They told me that by paying all I owed it would not adversely affect my credit. I made my last payment in March of 2011. They reported my account as seriously delinquent 2/17/2012. When I called, they told me it took this long to report sometimes and that I did have a settlement (which I didn't by paying off entire balance) and that there was nothing I could do about it. This is a complete joke and I don't understand how they can do this.
Reviewed Feb. 18, 2012
We have had issues from the beginning. We pay at the store our bill thinking that would be the best way and fastest. Nope, it’s incorrect. They take your money but don’t post your account for two days. So, make sure you have at least four days before the due date or you will get hit with a $35.00 late fee. This is a scam and we have had others do it too. The best thing to do is cut the card up. We have overpaid hoping that the payments would go to the next bill. Nope, wrong there too. You need to physically call them or write them and tell them where to apply the payment (pay the bill would be nice I said). This is after we received two more late payment fees because we didn't get a letter telling us they were holding the extra money until two billing cycles went through. This is a scam again.
I have spoken with a number of accountants and they have told me that’s one of the oldest "legal scams" out there with credit card companies. Today I wanted to pay it off online and be done with it. I can't even do that. I had issues trying to get signed on and they are closed on Saturday. The young lady said she couldn't help me and I could go to the store and pay it, which won't post until Tuesday night. This is one of the worst cards for my business. One more thing, when they say you have a limit of a certain amount, that is not true. They allow you to go over, so why do they have a limit? Home Depot has been a great tool for my company. It’s a shame that they don’t have a better credit service company.
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2012
Home Depot is not honoring the extended warranty I paid for. After hours on the phone with India warranty support, a waste of time. I called Home Depot corporate. Another waste of time as they transferred my call to the same idiot in India. I will never buy another appliance from Home Depot. Period. Be aware of the phony warranty.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2012
I've been a Woodbridge native for over 35 years and have watched the decline in customer service grow more and more rapid. Home Depot is the specific one in this case. Their customer service is for the most part atrocious. It's so hard to get anyone to help you in the store. In this particular incident, they were doing inventory, so there were over 50 employees on hand and you could see that they were able to stop and help customers. After following 2 fellows for over 15 minutes, it was my turn. They walked right by me without helping in any manner. I wasn't able to say anything.
I started video taping some of these employees who would just walk by. You would think they would ask, what are you doing? Nope, they continued to walk by. There is an arrogance in this particular store that I have no tolerance for. Remember this is not all employees, I can see there are some great ones there, but they don't work on the floor. There's consistent ignoring of customers and consistent attitude almost as if you are taking them out of their way. This has been an ongoing situation. I stopped going to the checkout with a clerk because of one incident that the girl was on her cell phone arguing with her boyfriend and was taking out her anger on me.
However, today, I wasn't the stunning blonde checking out today, so I got no help either. I just wanted bags and didn't know where to get them. I am done with Home Depot. We live in a society that has many options. That option just became Lowe's, not more than 1 block away.
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2012
I have and extended service plan and I have called Home Depot 2 times to fix my dishwasher problem. Everytime I call, they create a new incident and promise that someone will be coming to repair. This has happened twice. No one turned up. I cannot use my dishwasher. Please help.
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2012
I spent $299.00 on extended warranty on this generator. I use it to run my dryer in the winter, as my house runs on solar power, and winter doesn't produce enough power like the summer months. I use it to back up my primary power, however, they tell me this is not covered, as I'm using it as primary power source. **. I have been given the runaround for 3 weeks, trying to deal with this, now it seems the extended warranty is a joke. Needless to say, all the other complaints, I have read about this company. I've come to the conclusion, that I will need to file a consumer complaint with my attorney general and the BBB.
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2012
My statements kept keeping mailed to an address that I never lived. I changed the address a number of times with HD and USPS and asked them not to forward my mail or changed my address ever unless I call and confirm. It still happened for 5 years and I gave up. I had them send my statement via the web. I own a business and get hundreds of emails a day. Either I erased an email or it went to spam. Statement(s) weren't paid - that's why I like paper statements. All other credit cards are sent via USPS - only HD is web because of this issue.
Needless to say, I got a 30 past due on my credit report. For 10 years, this is the only negative on my report and is keeping me from getting a business loan. I must have immaculate report for a business loan these days. I made numerous calls to HD, went to the local post office and made calls to postal consumer affairs per HD request to get a letter stating the postal service screwed up. The postal service says they didn't forward my mail. HD says they didn't change my address.
After 20 years of having a HD credit card and being a previous HD manager, I closed my account today. If this was a money issue, I would have been late on all my accounts, not just HD. This was an issue out of my control and no one will help me fix it! HD didn't even attempt to help just denial even from the beginning. I have copies of my statements where the address keeps getting changed even though I called them numerous times requested not to change my address.
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2012
At the end of Jan, 2011, I purchased close to $400 worth of products at a local Home Depot for a kitchen back splash tiling project. Obviously, when you work a tiling project, or any other project for that matter, you purchase more supplies than is necessary, just in case. I had to purchase the tiles from 2 different stores, because 1 did not have enough in stock, as promised on a previous phone call purposely made earlier that day, to insure they had enough, so I would not have to go to several stores.The bottom line is, the 1st store's inventory was wrong, and I still had to run to a 2nd store to purchase the balance. The project was completed just prior to Feb. 6th, 2012. Keep in mind, I now have extra supplies on 2 receipts from 2 different stores that included Home Depot Gift Cards from my AmEx rewards points, some store credit, as well as my Home Depot Credit Card. So, on the evening of Feb 6th, I went to my local store, "with receipts in hand" to return items, all in good condition.
The clerk entered the returns several times, with both receipts worth of information, my Home Depot credit card, as well as my driver's license, as is customary. Their "system" would only allow the clerk to return $40 worth vs, the true $192.00 that was due me, as a fair return for items that were on both receipts. The clerk didn't understand it at all, verifying every item I was returning on the receipts, and we got the store manager involved. The store manager voided the transaction, and we started all over again, as he didn't understand it either. Finally, we called the phone number of this 3rd Party Returns Service, called, "Retail Equation", and provided the transaction ID #. They responded, telling me they would send out a "transaction report", but could not do anything further. I asked to speak with a supervisor or manager, they replied there wasn't any.
I asked the reason why my returns were being denied, even though the store clerk, as well as the store manager verified the items were on both receipts. They, again, said, we can't provide that information, and all they could do was send me a transaction report. I asked to speak to a "Home Depot" customer service representative, and they denied that to me. I requested for my report, and had to take my additional extra unneeded supplies back home. They promised I would receive my report in 5-7 days. Today, is Monday, Feb 13. I have not received my report. I refuse to shop at any Home Depot, until this cleared up. I called The Retail Equation again for the status of my transaction report, since I have not received it. They said they mailed it. I asked if they could fax it or email it to me. No, they cannot do that. But, they mailed me another one.
Here's the real kicker, I contacted the Home Depot Customer Service Dept. at a phone number found on the internet, 1-800-654-0688. They said that under their new return policy, my driver ID number has been flagged, because I used gift cards/store credits on the purchases, that if I return items with those types of cards, the system recognizes them as "returns without receipts", on my driver's license. They only allow "1" return on your driver's license, within a 90 day period. They flag you on the 2nd one, and deny you any returns at all, even if it was on your Home Depot credit card, or any other credit card, if you used any Gift cards or Store Credit.
I have to wait 90 days from Feb 6, to return the items on these 2 receipts. Guess what, the expiration on the receipts, since they are dated Jan 22, expire on April 21st, "before" my 90 days are up from the Feb 6th Denied Return. I'm still out $152. You can bet that Home Depot has not heard the end of this yet from me. I'm finished shopping at Home Depot, and as my balance is paid on their credit card, it's cancelled!
Reviewed Feb. 13, 2012
I have now received about 14 calls from Home Depot credit due to a past due payment. I have not received any email ebills from Home Depot until just Sunday (2/12) and none of the links in the email worked. At that point (Sunday), I had received nine calls Saturday and Sunday morning. This morning, I paid the past due (unknown) balance and spoke with a supervisor. I was assured the phone calls would stop immediately. Since this morning, I have received three additional calls. I will be canceling this card.
Reviewed Feb. 12, 2012
I bought an impact wrench on 1/1/12 with a $50 gift card from a friend and $101.16 from my visa card. The tool doesn't work. I went to return the tool on 2/12/12 at 2:45 pm PST. They told me that I could not get a return unless I gave them my CDL which I don't have at the moment. I lost it but I do remember the CDL number which wasn't enough. If they can't scan my license, their quote will not take a return on the item under any conditions. I bought the tool in good faith and I expect that when I purchase an item from any store, they should give me a return with a correct receipt if I'm not satisfied with their item. The return policy ends on 3/31/12. With identity theft as bad as it is in this country, I don't think I should have to show any type of ID at all if I have a store receipt and I surly don't want them to scan my information to be kept in their data bank for future use or sale by them to third parties at all.
Reviewed Feb. 12, 2012
I called the Home Depot Biloxi #2910 inquiring if they had bales of pine straw and what the price was? The person I spoke to was "Dick" in garden section. I asked him if they would price match Wal-Mart’s price. He responded, "No". I asked him why and his response was our bales are bigger. To insure that I was getting the best value for "my money", I asked him how large the Home Depot bales are. This is where I was highly insulted! His response was that I should drive to the store and check it out myself and see what the difference was between HD versus Wal-Mart.
When I called Wal-Mart, they professionally provided me the price and when asked about the size that was also provided willingly. To ensure this was not the exception, I called Lowe’s approximately 3 miles away from Home Depot and they almost reiterated the same response Wal-Mart provided. In this day and time when the private sector is experiencing economic woes, I certainly think one would find this action totally inappropriate and a distasteful shopping experience.
Reviewed Feb. 12, 2012
I submitted a payment in the mail on 2/9/2012. My payment due date is on 2/9/2012. I received a phone call on 2/11/2012, which was on a Saturday, saying that I needed to make a payment because I was late. I expressed to the representative that I submitted a payment online and the check was mailed on the 9th. He responded by saying, "We do not have a grace period," the check has to reach us by the due date no later. I apologized and I implied that I have other credit card payments and they usually give my payment a couple of days to reach the office. He responded in a rude manner by saying that, "No, they do not do that. It was stated when I applied and sighed for the card." I advised him that I felt as if he was being rude. He responded by saying, "Well, I’m just stating the facts." I have been with Home Depot for 2 and a half years I have never been late on my payments. He was rude and did not genuinely want to help me find a solution and work with me. I am nine months pregnant and he upset me very much to the point that I cried. I have never been talked to in such a rude and domineering way.
Reviewed Feb. 8, 2012
I went return light bulbs with receipt and that was purchased on January 24, 2012 with my American Express and store credit. I was refused return due to system monitor by Home Depot. Will take it up now with American Express and have them reverse or deny payment to Home Depot. I am also filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and have engaged legal council to advise me about filing a Class Action suit based on the policies of Home Depot and their requiring a driver license when a customer has a receipt.
Reviewed Feb. 6, 2012
I attempted to make payment on the due date, after 5:00 PM (five o'clock). I was told this was late, and would so be posted as such. "Late, after 5:00 PM, you will be charged". I was told previously, that if payment is made within the grace period, there will be no late charge. I was also told by a second representative to "read your paperwork". This is not customer service, rather customer abuse. I am sending copies to Mr. Frank Blake (CEO) and Mr. F. Ackerman (Director) of Home Depot in Atlanta, GA.
Reviewed Jan. 30, 2012
I asked what stain would last on the lumber that I purchased for building my deck at Home Depot, he directed me to Behr stain #5077. Taking his advice, thinking he knows best, I purchased the stain. I did what he suggested for the best result, staining the deck boards, letting them dry then attach the boards to the deck. However, before the year was out, the stain was peeling and flaking off the deck. The stain was over 55$ a can, and I used 8 cans. I purchased the stain under the Home Depot staff's advice and I think that Home Depot should reimburse me for the stain.
Reviewed Jan. 25, 2012
Homedepot.com sent me an email asking me to rate the microwave: GE Spacemaker 1.8 cu. ft. Over-the-Range Microwave in Black Model # JVM1840DRBB. After rating the microwave, they asked me to answer questions about the product, such as size, watts, routing exhaust and installation. Having the documentation from a recent homedepot.com installation completed at my house I answered the questions with all of the information (experiences during the installation and documentation manuals delivered with the product) I had.
Homedepot.com dismissed the one review and six answer sessions. Homedepot has something to hide and that is a problem. They would be a much better company if they let honest information about the product be submitted. I would consider that experience a waste of my time; however, venting this information at your website does redeem this experience altogether. If they ask you to help them, consider what I went through and make your best decision.
Reviewed Jan. 23, 2012
I purchased an LG Gas Range LRG3097ST from Home Depot with five-year extended warranty. After about a year and a half, I noticed the knobs getting loose. I went online to check how much they were because I figured they couldn't cost more than a few dollars. They are just plastic. LG wants $77 per knob. We have never used the middle burner (5th), so I know the middle knob can't be broken due to over usage. But all five knobs are getting brittle and cracking around the shaft. Apparently, LG has redesigned the knobs with a metal collar to prevent cracking. After reading over 100 complaints regarding the knobs, that was a smart move by LG.
Luckily, I have a five-year extended warranty. Home Depot put me in touch with JMC Appliance Repair who ordered the knobs and stated they should be covered because they are clearly functional parts. I called this week to check the status on the new knobs. Apparently, Home Depot will not cover the knobs because they claimed they are aesthetic only. The knobs are the most used part on the range. There are no other mechanical/functional/moving parts involved with the range other than the gas valve itself. The knob is the most touched part. The Home Depot product description states: "Smooth Touch controls and commercial-style knobs are easy to use."
So, how can this part be aesthetic only if the commercial-style knobs are easy to use? Wouldn't the fact that they have a use mean that they have a function and should therefore be covered under the warranty? What a scam! The sad part is I have read hundreds of Home Depot extended warranty complaints on this site. And I doubt even one person has had any positive outcome. What's the point of posting these complaints if the consumer still gets the shaft in the end?
Reviewed Jan. 21, 2012
I have a Home Depot card and was on automatic bill payment. They put me on a 7-month bill pay and I was unaware that it would in in 7 months. I received a late notice in the mail showing that I am two months late and have two late fees of $35 (total $70). This has now hit my credit. I worked very hard to maintain a high and good credit score!
I am about to apply for a business loan and this will damage my likelihood of getting approved and/or getting a high interest rate! When I disputed this over the phone, they only credited me for one month and didn't offer any way to correct the situation! This was completely their fault for not informing me that they were taking me off bill payment! The Home Depot also cheated or scammed me out of my $35!
Reviewed Jan. 20, 2012
I have credit monitoring and received an alert over the limit on a Citibank card. After talking to my Identity Guard rep, they could not tell which card it was (crappie reporting) so I hunted and found it was a Home Depot card. Been doing some remodeling lately and went $26.00 over my limit.
Paid $100.00 via internet to correct the problem and called Citibank HD to ask if they could remove the negative report, the answer was "no." I complained that this is a customer service issue because they did not let me know I was over the limit and approved the charge.
Response was "you are responsible for your balance." I can deal with that and asked them to refuse any charge that would put me over the limit. Response was "we cannot do that." So I asked if they would please call or email me for a payment before reporting to the credit agency if it ever happened again, "sorry can't do that either". Is this even legal? Being a perfect HD customer for over 10 years, this is how they treat you? Unbelievable.
Reviewed Jan. 20, 2012
New manager griffin store has her cronies write up 30 employees to show her dominance and threatens others of termination. Now is the right time for a union Home Depot enough is enough. We treat our people right. It's all a heap of dung. Employees are at the bottom of the list. It is time for a change.
Reviewed Jan. 20, 2012
This is the response to the gift card: "Thank you for contacting The Home Depot Customer Care Team regarding your gift card. I am very sorry that we are unable to refund the gift card for cash. I apologize for any inconvenience. We certainly appreciate the time you spent writing to us. Your feedback is vital for our organization to continue providing quality products. Know that it is our desire to satisfy our customers with the products and service that we provide.
Again, please accept our apologies for the experience you had while shopping for our services. Your patronage is important to us. We would never intentionally jeopardize that relationship. The Home Depot values your business and would like you to continue to rely on us for your home improvement needs. Thank you for your patience in this matter."
Reviewed Jan. 19, 2012
Home Depot advertises that they will take competitor coupons. But when I sent my construction person who works for the property in Philadelphia to buy our building materials and gave him 10% Lowes coupons, he was told that they are no longer accepting the competitor coupons. I've been going to other Home Depot stores and I'm a loyal customer of HD. Other stores that I've been going to never gave me any problems. I contacted the store customer service and the female staff confirmed that they don't take any coupons from Lowes (the coupons that I have are the actual coupons, not internet coupons). Frustrated, then I contacted the 1-800 number and spoke to someone name Harriet.
First, she was all nice and told me that all of the stores should take competitor coupons. She put me on hold so many times, and finally told me that they can't make an adjustment unless if I can prove that Lowes items price are lower than Home Depot. I'm so disappointed with this particular store and the service provided by Harriet. I wish someone who is in charge could take an action.
Reviewed Jan. 18, 2012
My name is Bruce ** and have my own business here in Escondido CA. I have bought large amounts of materials from your store. I received a $30.00 birthday gift card from my girlfriend. After going shopping, I was unable to find the gift I wanted. Therefore I asked if I could get my money back, so that I could get what I wanted. The answer was no. I am sending you copies of the emails which I sent to your location. This card was a gift not for material. I do contracting and I have spent a lot of money at your store. I, along with other contractors will find what we need at other stores. Your rule stinks. This $30.00 refund will cost your store thousands. This is what they told me:
I am very sorry that we are unable to refund the gift card for cash. I apologize for any inconvenience. We certainly appreciate the time you spent writing to us. Your feedback is vital for our organization to continue providing quality products. Know that it is our desire to satisfy our customers with the products and service that we provide. Again, please accept our apologies for the experience you had while shopping for our services. Your patronage is important to us. We would never intentionally jeopardize that relationship. The Home Depot values your business, and would like you to continue to rely on us for your home improvement needs. Thank you for your patience in this matter. If you choose not to reply or help, I will send a copy to another firm so that they see your card rule ,and how you deal with customer problems.
I called Home Depot 1/18/2012 at 8:30 PST. They were not willing to do anything, nor do they care.
Reviewed Jan. 5, 2012
It should be a zero star! My story is the same as a lot of you. I had a rebate due, and I found out it expired in just a few days. I am out about $80. I assumed that it was a store card and would never expire until I used it. Also, I was expecting cash from the manufacturer, not a "gift card" from Home Depot. I feel that they have simply stolen my money. I asked HD personnel many times to look into it. Everyone says there is nothing they can do about it. They can't reissue the card.
Isn't stealing more than $20 a felony? (Hey, corporations are people, right?) Isn't this type of "bait and switch" operation illegal? I feel that we are just seeing a tiny amount of the number of people HD has ripped off. Think of the millions or billions of dollars we must be talking about. Is anyone looking at a class-action lawsuit or something? Since Lowe's is right next door to HD, you can guess where I'm doing my shopping from now on.
Reviewed Jan. 4, 2012
Ordered 3 kitchen appliances 11/26/2011 because the black Friday deals were incredible. I was informed all 3 appliances were in stock and will be delivered on 12/16th, the 1st Saturday available for HD delivery. I got a call the Thursday before delivery advising one of the appliances were out of stock and delivery was now scheduled for 1/4. I complained to the dept. mgr at the South Brunswick, NJ location and he told me he was unable to do anything. I then spoke with the operational mgr and apparently, he was told all 3 appliances were available and could be delivered on 12/23. I hesitantly accepted due to the holidays and then called by the dept mgr to inform me only 2 appliances could be delivered. Needless to say, I was irate because I was told by 2 professional from HD 2 different things.
I then spoke to the Asst. Merchandising Mgr and told him how unprofessional the services were and I should be compensated for my frustration and lack of professional from his store, not to mention the delay of the appliances. They did nothing to accommodate me or make me feel at ease. Needless to say on 12/23, 2 appliances were delivered but one could not be installed because they didn't have the correct cord for installation. I called HD on 1/3, due to the fact I was out of town to complain and to ensure the 1 appliance would be installed on 1/7 along with the final and 3rd appliance that was ordered. I was told I would receive a call to confirm the installation. It is now 1/4 and I haven't received any calls. I would not rate this overall experience at all.
I will contact Corporate Headquarters with my full complaint. I will inform everyone I know including people at my organization never to buy appliances at HD because if something goes wrong, the customer service is horrible and it's been over a month that I have not received my appliances yet.
I have spent so much money in HD because I have owned 2 homes and I like to support my local communities but I rather give my money to someone that takes care of their customers when things go wrong. I will ask around prior to making huge purchases because the people that I have spoken to informed me they had similiar experiences with HD appliances and customer service.
Reviewed Jan. 2, 2012
I was in an accident, which caused major med bills. I was uninsured at the time and had to submit my bill to Attn. Gen Office. (victims assistance). Meanwhile, I was a long term credit card user of this home improvement store (HD). Kept my card payed on time and balance payed off as often as I could through all this mess. When all of a sudden, I got my card cancelled, reason they said was because my credit score fell, (due to waiting on outcome of my med bills) which have been handled and being payed in full.
I called (HD) and explained to them that was what was going on after I received the cancelled account letterhead. I was told by a (HD) representative that he was sorry and when I get it all organized I can re-apply for another card. I could not believe they would treat a loyal customer that had great upstanding credit with them and to treat and make bad remarks. After I take my paper work to them from the Attn. Gen office, I will not re-apply. Being a small business owner, I will make it known of the unjust , unfair ,unfortunate corporation such as (HD) to all and any other trades of which I come across.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2011
Back in 9/3/2008, I bought this clothes coin-operated washing machine (wcrd2050hwc) for $622.89. Since I got it, I have been having too many issues. I replaced the motor and transmission, and the water is leaking from the machine. GE's warranty was for one year, and they tried to fix it, but up to this point, the machine is still not operating properly. I bought a four year extended warranty from Home Depot, and now they are denying to repair the machine, and replace it. The reasons they started giving for denying the service is due to the reason that they did not know this machine was coin operated machine, and the place where the machine was located, at the porch of the house. In all these years they went to repair it, the technicians never reported that the machine was broken, due to the location of the machine. I lost money since I got it. I had to buy another used washing machine for $350.00. I am a very unsatisfied customer.
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2011
I ordered a refrigerator and vinyl sheet flooring on 11/18/11 and was told that both were special orders and not going to be delivered until 12/13/11. I was fine with that and made my first payment for both on my home depot card. I then received calls from both telling me the earliest delivery for the refrigerator would be 12/28/11 and the vinyl flooring would be installed on 12/23. I was informed that since I reside in an older home, that most likely has asbestos under the existing vinyl, the installers would not be able to remove the vinyl but would be able to install right over the existing vinyl if that is the only vinyl on the floor. I was fine with that.
On the 23rd, I was supposed to receive a call from the Installation company that Home Depot contracts, U.S. Installations between 7 and 8:30 am and did not receive a call. I called them at 9 am and was informed that they had computer problems and were delayed in making calls that morning but that I was scheduled for installation between 12 and 3 pm that day. I received three additional phone calls that day. One at 11:30 am from a Carmella that works at U.S. Installations who was confusing and impolite telling me that I was still scheduled that day between 12 and 3 but the installer was running late.
I called home depot and complained to John, the store manager who told me he had no control over the installation company. At 3 pm that day, I received a call informing me that the installer was stuck on the previous job and would not be able to get to my home until later that evening 7/8:30 pm. I was fine with that and said he could come at midnight because my house was pulled apart and the next day is Christmas eve but was then told that would not be possible. I was told that I would be the first installation on 12/28.
On that day, the installer arrived at 9 am and told me that he can't install because there is a layer of asbestos tile under the existing vinyl and they have a policy that they can't install over two layers. He couldn't explain why and what the ramifications are of doing that aside from the company would not warranty installation over two layers. He said that Hasmat (sp?) would have to come out to remove the asbestos tile. I am most upset about the fact that this could have been determined when they sent someone out to the home to measure the kitchen. They send a different measuring company out that charges $35 and they very well could send someone out (with a charge) to determine if they will be able to install or if prep work is needed. Instead they take your money and make the customer wait for a month and a half, botch the installation dates and then tell you they can't install when they finally arrive to do the job. I found this to be extremely unprofessional and will make it a point to spread the word to everyone. Beware of Home Depot purchases. They lure you in with their no interest credit deals but apparently you will pay a price for that as well.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2011
We spent over $3,500 for 2 cabinets that Home Depot offered from Master Bath. They informed us of the warranty, and it all seem good. However, 2 moths after we installed the product, the door started to warp, and the cabinets started to fall apart. In order to get it replaced, we would have to hire someone to come and take it out, and replace the parts. That would be anther $1,000, more destruction to our bathroom, that just went through the demo. Do not work with contractors who get their things from Home Depot. There is no service for you, if it goes wrong. Nobody cares now! We would have to pay more money and suffer through another demolition to get the product replaced.
Reviewed Dec. 15, 2011
I rented a Roto drain cleaner. I was told I had to have $125 deposit. I went and put money in the bank to cover the deposit. I asked the women behind the counter if I could pay the $45.24 in cash for the equipment I rented and I would get my $125 deposit right back in my debit bank account. I was told yes of course. Well, when I went back, this other girl named Katherine was on the counter saying she didn't know how to do that. Now I was told I have to wait 7 to 10 days for my money back in my checking account.
I called and told the manager I was never told by either worker that it would take so long to get my money back in my account. How dare you keep my money for 7-10 days and leave me with $12.15. You want your deposit but you don't want to give my money back. I was in good standards of giving the deposit. I will never go to Home Depot to rent anything again ever. I told the manager that he needs to train his people to tell people what they are getting themselves into. I am on social security disability. You left me with no money. To me that is unfair management and unlawful of your company. I want my money back now! I want $79.76 back in my account.
Reviewed Dec. 13, 2011
My overall experience with the 2-year Home Depot warranty sucks! No one knows anything and can’t help you! I purchased a Maytag washer in September 2010 and it has broken down recently. I still had the manufacturer warranty and Maytag came in two days and fixed it. No questions asked and they had my file. My manufacturer warranty has expired already, so now I'm supposed to have the 2-year warranty I paid for. My washer broke down again and I went to my local Home Depot on a Saturday and an employee called and faxed my warranty and receipt information to the 2-year warranty center. So everyday for a week I kept calling and they gave me the runaround. All they could say was sorry for the inconvenience and call back tomorrow. They are quick to take my money for the extra warranty but unable to help me until a ** week later.
I have wasted time and more money going to go wash at a laundry mat. I called and made a complaint twice and that department could find my warranty info quick but the warranty center couldn't the whole past week. I finally called on Sunday and they finally set me a service date and then they say if it can't be fixed because it needs parts that the technician doesn't have and then they need to schedule another service date. I need my washer now! I am so disappointed and I hope I never have to purchase anything from Home Depot in the near future. Terrible customer service!
Reviewed Dec. 12, 2011
I made some purchases on my Home Depot credit card for some home improvement projects. Unfortunately, I was not able to pay the balance off before the 12-month zero interest. Now I am being charged 25.99% (26%) even though I have been on time and paid more than the required payment. I have asked for a more reasonable reduction on the interest with no help from them. I have dealt with Home Depot for a long time. This company does not treat customers well and will never get a recommendation from me or get anymore of my business.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2011
This is the 3rd attempt I have made to try to send an e-mail message. To make a long story short. I am canceling my home depot credit card and will be doing all my shopping at Lowes from now on. I have been a loyal HD customer for many many years. In fact, I worked for HD for over 4 years. Your credit program stinks. It is very confusing and deceptive. I have been wrongly charged interest and a late payment. After being promised from one of your employees that the $25.00 late fee would be removed in October, it was not. I called back again inquiring about the late fee and they said too much time had passed since the statement in question, so they could not remove the late fee. I have had it with HD. I don't need this kind of aggravation in my life.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2011
I purchased a Makita impact drill on 7/17/2010 and made the mistake of buying the 2-year extended warranty. I would have never get the extended warranty but I was purchasing a $200 drill that has replacement batteries for $80. I figured that I would be covered for the manufacturing 1 year and the 2 additional years I purchased. The battery shorted out about a month ago and I tried to get a warranty replacement. I was informed by the horrible rep that not one thing on the drill is covered. The word they used was "consumable items" are not covered. Basically anything that can wear out in time is not covered.
I would never have purchased this worthless warranty had I been told of any of the non-covered items. I only received a piece of paper for my warranty and it says nothing about being worthless. I was told, like everyone else, that everything is covered short of dropping it off of a building or into a pool.
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2011
I made a purchase 8/15/2011 from Home Depot's promotional 6 months, no interest minimum payment. I never received email notifications of statements. I called customer service to complain about this matter a well as the $95 in late charges in 3 months. I was told, I must have something wrong with my "government" email account. I am a Senior IT Manager and very experienced with technology. Citibank and Home Depot Credit practice outright fraud entrapping consumers with promotions that the terms and conditions are not followed.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2011
I wanted to get a piece of vinyl sheet flooring cut. I asked a staff in the area, who served someone else, when I thought he was following me. I tried to find him again and asked again, he still ignored me and served someone else. I decided to ask another staff, who told me he would contact someone - still nothing. I found a 3rd staff who told me to go to the front of the store and ask customer service. Long story short, the staff who told me to go to customer service was the staff who in the end cut my piece of flooring. I won't be spending my money at the Home depot on Airport Road in Brampton, Ontario again.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2011
I find it incredible that I signed a contract for windows and doors at the end of July 2011. To date my orders are incomplete and my house is a disaster. For the second time, the wrong door was delivered and the replacement of the damaged sills was done in a very shoddy manner. I have sent 3 faxes to the sales manager and have yet to receive a single response. The holidays are approaching and a contract valued at many thousands of dollars looks like a disaster. Absolutely no Home Depot is expediting the completion of this project nor have they coordinated with the buyer or anything.
Reviewed Nov. 8, 2011
I was working on a project in NYC over the summer of 2009. I rented a demo hammer from the Home Depot in Brooklyn and put the rental on my HD consumer credit card. I make regular payments on my card as I use it quite often. Well, not so much now due to the economy. Unfortunately, I did not follow the statements and it appears that the card was never charged for the rental though there is a lot of other activity based on the purchases for the project. Now, jumping forward to November 2011, I have started to receive collection calls from a third party agency demanding that I pay the balance for the rental.
This is the first time that I have heard of this charge in two years and I am experiencing extreme financial hardship right now though I still make monthly payments on all of my debts as it has accrued on my credit cards. I am in the dark as to what my options are and wonder how it is that they have my information but were never able to connect this charge to my card in the first place. If they had, I would have paid off this amount long ago instead of receiving threatening phone calls from some third party collection agency.
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2011
I was sold on "At Home Services" by the local HD store manager. This seemed to be such a simple process to get 3 exterior doors installed and gutters. I met with a salesman and signed a contract on May 22, 2011. The salesman told us it would be a day job. It has been 5 days, with more to come. The scheduler left a voice mail one afternoon stating that they would like to install the gutters the next day. I did not get the voice mail until after 5pm.
I called the next morning to tell them "no they can't do it because I won't be home". I did not get a return call. My kids called shortly after to say a bunch of men were in my driveway, and they were scared. Needless to say HD, did it anyway. Then the third week of July a 1-man crew showed up to install 3 doors. He told me it would take him 2 days. Now we are at 3 days. The doors were all wrong. One was for a 2x4 wall instead of 2x6. The others had the wrong glass and handles.
4 or more weeks went by without a word from HD. I called the salesman who acted surprised I had not heard anything. Finally, the scheduler called me again after several messages were left without a call back. She said they could do it on September 24. Again, not the proper materials came in to complete the job. This is now the 4th day of HD being at my house the entire day, and 3 days off from work, I had to take. After several calls again to the scheduler and her boss, I finally got another date to finish the job. This time was October 22.
A new contractor this time who was a butcher. He dented the new metal the other contractor had installed. He put cocking on like a preschooler. I can see inside my walls at the insulation between the door and molding. The door does not shut properly. He basically destroyed my molding, and had the wrong door hardware, again! The next morning when I tried to exit through my new front door, the handle broke and I could not open it.The site rep came and fixed it that day and agreed with me how poorly the French door had been installed.
At this point, no one will return my calls now from HD, outside of my site rep. He has no authority. I demanded a new contract compensating me for the lost time from work and family, and 2 of the doors need to be reinstalled so one looks good, and the other stops the draft from coming in. Plus I still don't have the proper door handle.
This has been the worst customer service I have ever experienced. I could have installed the doors in 5 days myself. I trusted HD to do it quickly, so I could enjoy my summer, even though I knew I was overpaying. I will no longer be a customer at Home Depot. May 22 until November 7, and I still don't have 3 simple doors installed. Typical big box store. I will shop locally from now on.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2011
Home Depot claims every purchase over $299 made with a Home Depot credit card is eligible for a 6-month same-as-cash offer. What they do not tell you is that no same-as-cash offer is available if there is a discount on the purchase. So, when you hand the credit card over to the cashier for a purchase larger than $299, they happily say, "Thank you for using your Home Depot credit card, we will give you a 5% discount for doing so." Of course, in doing so, they have made you ineligible for the same as cash offer, which should apply by default, without informing the customer of the action.
Across two separate purchases, several months apart, I believed I was getting a "same-as-cash" offer and had not closely examined my bill and both purchases were accruing interest. To make matters worse, if you have a running balance accruing interest, any new charges, begin accruing interest at the time of purchase. So, even if you pay your bill in full and on time, you will still pay interest on a purchase that is less than a month old.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2011
My LG induction cooktop will not turn on. I called the extended waranty department and got a service tech to come out within a few days. They had to order two parts and I have been waiting over three weeks for those parts. All they tell me is that the parts are in back ordered. Really? We are waiting for three weeks now for a terminal block and a filter block. I called back and the CSR keeps insisting on calling the repair place to find out more. I kept telling her that I just spoke with them and am telling her everything. She wanted to call them so she placed me on hold for 10 minutes. When she got back on the phone, she gave me the same song and dance routine that she had told me before. I am getting nowhere and no satisfaction from them. I then called the repair place and spoke with the lady there and asked if Home Depot's extended warranty had called her, and they did not. What a bunch of liars.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2011
I called to get an estimate on doors for the inside of my house and I got transferred multiple times. I'm really frustrated and I think that I might go elsewhere if no one can answer my questions.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2011
We have an in force Home Depot extended service contract number **. We have been advised by our local Home Depot on this date that service will not be possible due to an inability to procure our needed part until November 20th.
We are retired, ill, on a fixed income and consider this to be a burden as we will need to frequent and pay for outside laundry care. We find no fault with the local people. Everyone is very sorry but we are unable to understand why a company of the size of Home Depot could not come up with our needed part in the whole of its system.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2011
In January 2011, I purchased a washer and dryer from Home Depot. I opted to take advantage of the promotional 12-month interest free credit card charge. Unfortunately, my husband and I continued to charge purchases at Home Depot. So in spite of making large payments each month, I never seemed to make much headway in paying of the charges for the washer and dryer. Two months ago, I called the credit department and spoke with a representative about why my payments were not being applied to the installment purchase. I was told that Home Depot's practice is to apply payments first to new charges, with the balance going to the installment purchase.
When I made a payment last month, I mailed two checks. One was made out for the exact balance owed on the washer and dryer purchases and I wrote specific instructions that the money was to be applied to that purchase. The second check was written against a different bank account and was to be applied to the remaining charges. I also made note on the payment coupon regarding how I wanted the payments applied. I made copies of the checks and the payment coupon. Imagine my surprise and fury when I received this month's bill and learned that my specific instructions had been ignored. My husband took the copy of the checks and payment coupon to the local Home Depot store and inquired as to why my instructions had not been followed. He was told that if I wanted the payment to be applied in a certain way, it would be necessary for me to call customer service and explain my desire.
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2011
I experienced humiliation. All other stores in my location offer veteran discounts but the Home Depot Coram store. When I went to pay for my items, I showed my veteran ID. I was refused the discount by the store manager as per his orders from corporate headquarters. I walked away with no purchases and went straight to Lowe's where I had no trouble getting the discount.
Reviewed Oct. 18, 2011
On July 2011, I ordered two MasterBath vanities. On August 12, 2011, the contractors installed vanities and found: 1. Doors rubbed on vanity when opening, causing excess wear. 2. The screws were misaligned on the doors during installation and won't allow for up/down adjustment. 3. Dark stain drips/areas around the trim work. 4. Screws stripped that holds the front fascia panel to the outer drawer was stripped (2 drawers).
The choice was to send back (6-week delivery) or install and deal with it. The side panels were to arrive separately and I got a call that they were damaged in transit. UPS shipped back to MasterBath for reorder. A few weeks passed and I received a call that the side panels arrived. I went to pick up. The panel color (both pieces) was much darker than the toe-kick and vanity. This was acknowledged by Home Depot panels, reordered and now included decorative end panels.
A few weeks later, I got a call that the parts were in. I went to Home Depot, but only the side panels arrived and the decorative side panels didn't. I found out they were never ordered from last time. I inspected the panels only find out that the color was still too dark. This was acknowledged by Home Depot and they had someone in cabinet department make a call to MasterBath to ensure that the proper color panels and decorative panels were ordered correctly. At this time, we discussed compensation for all of the issues with the manager on duty. They said they would first call MasterBath to see if they'd provide a refund and if not, they would need to speak to the store manager for Home Depot compensation. I was told that if Home Depot will compensate, it would have to be in the form of gift certificates.
A few weeks later, I received a phone call from Home Depot. The parts were in. I went to Home Depot, but only one package arrived. I didn't inspect the package and will wait until all parts were in. I drove back home. On October 13, I received a phone call from Home Depot that the parts were in. October 14, I went to Home Depot. All parts were in and upon inspection, the panel color was still too dark. The manager acknowledged this. The decorative end panels were the correct color. At this time, I accepted all parts as it was 2 months since the install and both bathrooms needed to be completed. At this time, we discussed compensation again for all of the issues. The manager said they would first call MasterBath to see if they'd provide a refund and if not, they would need to speak to the store manager for Home Depot compensation (again). The manager had a work associate place a note in the computer system for them to call MasterBath on Tuesday, October 18.
Reviewed Oct. 18, 2011
We purchased two Miramar chaise lounge chairs a little over a year ago. The cushions have completely shredded, ripped, faded, and even burned in the sun. All the padding is falling out. I contacted Martha Stewart who directed me to the manufacturer, Pacific Casual. After many e-mails and photos going back and forth, going to Home Depot to get a duplicate receipt, and much begging, I was basically told that it was too bad. They said that there's nothing they could do since the seams weren't ripped. Really? So they can completely fall apart but if the seams aren't ripped, they don't care. Thank God we didn't purchase the shattering table top.
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2011
I left a lawn mower to be repaired. I had to finish the repair by ordering part myself. Home Depot does not care with their customers and said that I was unreasonable for my request for satisfaction. They stated that Frank ** was aware of the final disposition, I seriously doubt he knows how customers are being treated, and if he is everyone needs to sell their HD stock.
Reviewed Oct. 11, 2011
We needed to return a tile sample package to the Arden Arcade #6966 Home Depot Store on 2000 Howe Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95825 without the receipt. The lady at the cashier machine indicated that I would get only 1 cent back for the item (with a value of about $1.50) since the item was not in the system anymore. I indicated that, using common sense, Home Depot would not sale that item for 1 cent, neither it would cost one cent. I did talk to the supervisor, Mr Jeffrey **, who indicated that I was supposed to get the lowest price for such item, in this case 1 cent, since they do not know how much I did pay for it (of course they can give me back 1 cent).
Good to know for next time:
1. We need to know how long will be the product available, other way we will be obligated to keep it or to return it for the lowest price that Home Depot could sale it for (in this case, 1 cent).
2. Home Depot asks for a proof of how much you pay for the item, mainly the receipt, but they do not tell you that they have a back-up file with prices of items sold at stores even when they are not "in the system". They just do not want to take the time to look for them. Who cares? After all, it is just a customer. Besides that, they are making good money paying less for items that may be sold for more.
Finally, I hope Home Depot have a 1 cent sale for tile packages and informs all of its customers about it. I would like to be there to take advantage of it, and in that case if we need to return it, we would be glad on getting 1 cent back!
Reviewed Oct. 9, 2011
I made a purchase in early September on my home depot card. I never received my bill and then I received a call saying that I was 25 days delinquent. I had paid my bill off and then miraculously made a purchase and never received my bill. I was told by the IT department that I changed to electronic billing, which low and behold the IT department cannot tell me when I did so, which I find a bunch of BS, since I work in IT and they have a date/stamp for all online activities, but they can't find it and now I have irreversible late payment because I didn't receive my bill.
I'm paying of my bill and never making a purchase from home depot again. So stop telling me to use my card for interest free, when all you do is change the billing, so the customer does get a paper bill. Then you tell them, "oh well, you are still responsible for paying the bill, regardless." Well, that a scam, as far as I am concerned. And something should be done. I have always paid my bill when I get one. Oh by the way, I went on the web to pay it off and now I can't, something is wrong with the website, so now, I have to call to make a payment and pay a processing fee. Get yourself together HD Credit Card people. Don't you see all the class action law suits from the consumers? We won't take this kind of abuse.
Reviewed Oct. 3, 2011
HomeDepot.com has a horrible delivery, service. Any attempt to fix this was not made. They refused to fix the problems they have with their website and order process and service. I was confused by their ordering process so I made a call to their customer service center. I followed their directions exactly. They then sent the items to the wrong address even after contacting them a second time, telling them the address they were sending the items to was incorrect. I contacted them about it and they did nothing. They said they would email me "store credit" but I never got it. So I never got my item nor any store credit that they promised. They got my money but I never got my item. Do not order from them.
This is not the first time I've had problems with HomeDepot.com. I've had similar problems with them before. They do not listen to complaints nor do they care. What a horrible experience I've had with this web company that the stores claim they are not affiliated with. I understand them disavowing them.
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2011
I made a special order at Home Depot located at Clermont Highway 50 on July 5th 2011. Since that time, I have waited on the order and had visited the store several times and up to this date, no results. They said to expect the delivery by Monday at home but still, no results yet. This is a very bad customer service at Home Depot. I have been with this issue for almost three months now. Its a lot to talk about the staff and management over the store
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2011
Home Depot reported negative information on my credit report. I moved recently and did not receive my statement at the new address. They reported that I was more than 30 days late on my credit report. This had a detrimental effect on my credit report. I called and asked for the supervisor and he said as much as he would like to remove this from my credit report he could not due to government regulations. I plan on posting this on the squeaky wheel.com to see if I get a response.
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2011
I walk in and pay my bill at Home Depot every month. I had 300 promo, minimum payment of $10. I always pay $20 for the last eight payments. As my balance got 100, they raised my minimum payment to $25 and charged me a late fee of $25.
Biggest crooks I've ever seen! So I paid them off and cancelled my card. Bye, Home Depot.
Reviewed Sept. 25, 2011
I purchased an extended service contract on an LG refrigerator. They consistently refuse to honor the contract and will not send anyone out to fix it. Never buy a service contract from Home Depot. I have tried 3 times with these people. Each time, on each repair, they refuse to fix the problem.
Reviewed Sept. 24, 2011
I sent in the rebate forms on 7/4/2011 and to date, 9/24/2011, nothing. I went to Home Depot - nothing. I emailed the tracking number. I got no replay from Behr Paints.
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2011
I was using my Home Depot credit card for almost a year to renovate my house. I never missed a payment that I usually schedule via my bank. Two months ago, I did not receive my statement. But anyway, I made a payment on time. Now in my last statement, I found a fee of $25.00 for late fees. I called Home Depot credit card costumer service and they told me that $5 was missing in my last payment. Even though I paid already all my balance, they refused to return $25.00.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2011
I had my lawn mower picked up on August 12 to be fixed. I have not heard anything about the repair since then. I also experienced the same wait time on the repair of my washer. I know that if I were a cash paying customer, I would not experience this delay. The turn around time is not fair to warranty customers who purchased the product to help save on repairs. This should not be the norm but it has been my experience. East Coast is where it is supposed to be serviced but for almost two months? Soon there will be no more need for the lawn mower until next summer. I pay my bill on time and I only expect what was promised and within a reasonable manner of time.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2011
I recently checked my credit report due to being denied credit and found out that Home Depot reported me for being late on my account. I do not have a Home Depot account! Never have and never will. Now, it is up to me to fix this. Thanks, Home Depot, bet that you will never see me again. I have wasted time and energy in trying to fix a major error on their part. It resulted to a lower credit score at no fault of my own and a financial burden in paying for the credit reports in order to fix them. Again, thanks, Home Depot.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2011
Back in 2000, I purchased 21 Pella Proline Windows for my new home and that was the biggest mistake I made. The windows are rotting and leaking. They are junk. I called HomeDepot.com when the windows were still under warranty and had to pay $150. That was the first, then a couple of years later, they all started rotting again. It's out of warranty and they will not do anything about it.
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2011
I am reading all the complaints regarding the Rebate Center at Home Depot. I just purchased a portable air conditioner online which was advertised as having a rebate available. You cannot locate any rebate for it on the Rebate Center's web page, so I emailed customer service who provided me a toll-free telephone number to contact the Rebate Center directly. Guess what? Calling the telephone number produced a recording which announced the number was invalid number. I am back to emailing the Rebate Center again.
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2011
A 24 month promotion was available during the Labor Day weekend, 9/5/11. To get the 24 month promo, I needed to open a new credit card account. I wanted 4 items; 2 were in the store but the other two were not in stock. The store manager made a call to accounts, letting them know that the customer, being myself, was making his promotional 1st time purchase but needed to order the two items not in stock online. The total purchase was $4100.00.
All 4 items were purchased on the same day at same time, but because the processing of the online order did not get through accounts department until the next day, the $3400.00 online purchase was not honored as a first time purchase and therefore the promotion was not granted. The only reason I opened a new card was to get the promotion on all items. I do not think I was treated fairly because their record systems are a day behind the actual purchase day.
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2011
They have 6 months no payments, no interest promotion. I purchased $8,000.00 worth of items and paid within three months. I was charged $58.00 late fees. And every month interest is compounded. This is false advertisement by Citibank utilizing Home Depot.
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2011
I bought a lot of paint from Home Depot because they were advertising rebates back in June. Out of seven rebates, one was declared invalid. I received two rebates in early August and I am still waiting to receive the other four, which have been already processed and approved. The Home Depot website keeps saying 30 days, but pretty soon, it will be three months.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2011
Roul ** runs a very fishy and irresponsible store that caused me $425 loss on store credit/gift card. He claimed that the security officer Scott would help me. Scott never called me back. He claimed that the David **, who scammed me the $425, and his girl friend had stole thousands of dollars from Home Depot and return the goods to get store credit. One of them was sold to me. And David came back and keyed in the gift card.
Reviewed Sept. 4, 2011
Home Depot in Oakwood Plaza says safety is number one. They also say it's a drug-free environment but it isn't. They have employees who operates machinery who are on drugs. I have witnessed some use drugs and I told Maurice, the assistant manager, that James ** is on drugs. He didn't even care, they don't care if their employees are on drugs. I will never shop there again.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2011
I shop at the HD in Lawrence, KS. This is the worst HD I have ever experienced. I spend thousands of dollars every month there. About 1 1/2 month ago, I went to get 100 pieces of landscape timber. It took 2 1/2 hours to get everything loaded. A month ago, 50 2x6x16, 3 hours. Last week, 48 5/4x16 and 24 5/4x12, 2 hours and 45 minutes. This week, went to get 8 copper post caps. There was only one on the shelf. When I asked an employee, he checked and said there where 6 more in storage (only six?). He went to get the box, 30 minutes later still not returned, I left the store. The quality of the lumber is the poorest quality I have ever seen in any store.
This is it for me, HD can care less about contractors spending thousands of dollars every month. So I don't care for HD anymore either. I will not but anything anymore from HD and will spend my dollar at local lumber yards and gladly pay more money for it, but get the customer service and not waste hours of my valuable time at HD.
Luc **
Reviewed Aug. 29, 2011
I recently went to the Home Depot retail store located on 135th St. in Overland Park, KS. I shop there quite often. In 2008, I opened a credit card account. I purchased some items which I promptly paid off. Since then, all items that I have purchased were paid in cash. But I knew that I had a credit account in case larger items needed to be purchased. When I went to the store recently, I shopped hard. I picked out several items for garage storage, put them on a cart, and took them to the register. It was my desire to put them on my credit card and then come back next month and buy more, until I could get my garage in tip top shape. Much to my surprise, my credit card was denied! I have an excellent credit rating. Needless to say, I left the merchandise and walked out of the store.
I called the customer care department when I got home. I was told that my account had been cancelled. I was told that I was more than welcome to go back to the store and fill out another application for another credit card. I was appalled! I asked this customer care person if they had sent me a notice of this cancellation. I was informed that they don't do that! You cancel a credit card, but you don't inform the customer? How can you treat your customers with such disrespect? Can a store just do that for absolutely no reason at all? Aren't they obligated to at least let the customer know? They were also very rude and treated me as though I was someone who never paid my bills!
Reviewed Aug. 27, 2011
Patio set was a gift about 3 years ago. I love it. The chairs are swivel and my daughter was sitting on it when it just broke and she fell over onto the deck. All three legs that were attached to the base of the chair broke off the chair. Can you get a new base for the chair as it is not damaged?
Reviewed Aug. 27, 2011
On April 1 2011, my wife and I paid approximately $3400. We closed our Home Depot credit card account at the same time. The credit limit was $10,200. I had been a customer for 4 years never having a late payment. In March of 2011, we were preparing for a move. We filled out the change of address form through the post office. I never received any further statements showing I had any residual interest.
In June of 2011, there was a message on my cell phone saying to contact Home Depot about my account. I went to the local store. I told them I had paid it off and closed it in April. They told me my account showed it was closed and everything was fine. On July 26, 2011, I received another phone message about my Home Depot account. The following day, I again went to the local Home Depot store. I told them this was the second time I had received a message. This time, they told me an original interest charge of $17 was left from the April statement, and late fees brought it to $23.44. I paid it that day thinking it would be the end of it.
In the beginning of August 2011, I began speaking with a lender about a home purchase. My lender told me my credit was excellent. However in July, the Home Depot had reported two 30-day and one 60-day late payment to my credit report. I then called Home Depot customer service and told them what I had learned. The lady told me my account was in good standing. And she told me that they do not report any balances under $50 to the credit bureaus.
I called my lender back. I told him it could not have been Home Depot due to the previous discussion. He assured me that it was. I obtained a copy of my credit report. I saw that Home Depot did in fact report it. I called them back the second time. And then, they finally said yes they had reported it. They said I could request it to be reviewed. But 95% of all reviews don't get overturned. I requested a review anyway. I told them I have never received a statement at my new address as I had paid it off in April. I offered to send them a copy of the receipt showing I had changed my address on March 21, 2011, and the old statements showed my old address.
On August 24, 2011 I got the letter, which was sent to my old address. The only reason I got it was because the people that purchased my old house contacted me saying they had mail for me, only for them to basically say there was nothing they were going to do for me. My lender said this was going to cost me about 1.5 percent in interest. Also, this has cost me about 40-50 points on my credit! ** thieves! I will never ever purchase anything from Home Depot or retain their services ever again. I am still trying to get them to fix my credit.
Reviewed Aug. 23, 2011
I was shopping in the store and at the checkout, I was asked if I would like to save money on the purchase by applying for their credit card. After I said yes, the clerk filled out my info on their credit application and then told me that I had been turned down. I received a letter today saying that we had been denied credit based on info from Equifax. I have my Equifax report in my hand with a score of 848 (excellent) telling me that my score is better than 97% of Canadians! I am mortified that I have been turned down for the first time in my life.
Reviewed Aug. 20, 2011
I made a purchase over $299 a year ago, and it was non-interest for a year. I have been making monthly payments over and above the minimum every month. Now a year later, I owe this big amount of interest. Home Depot Credit says that I haven't made any payments on this purchase. I have paid $3000.00 dollars to Home Depot in the last year, but none of it went toward this. It does not make sense that this money was not applied to the oldest amount. This was a non-interest for one year if paid within that year. When I called to get help, the answer was "sorry but you have to pay it". I love Home Depot, but this sucks. And it is a little bit sneaky and it feels wrong.
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2011
I returned an item which I thought I didn't have the receipt. They gave me cash and I realized that they only gave me half the price I had paid the day before. This motivated me to look for my receipt which I found and received the full amount. After filling out an opinion poll, I received a call from James, the manager. He took quite a long time gathering all kinds of information. After hanging up and supposedly taking time to find out what the problem was, he called me back informing me that the policy is to refund the lowest price possible. It goes back to when the item was originally entered into their computer system; meaning the price could be years earlier!
I'm now wondering why he didn't know this information immediately if this is their normal policy. I also wondered that it's a business' responsibility to inform customers of their return policy. They print so many things on receipts but not this very important piece of information!
Reviewed Aug. 16, 2011
I had my French doors installed by Home Depot, costing me over 800 dollars back in 2005.
The yard man hits a rock and shatters the window so I called Home Depot on Market St., Houston Texas (77015 713-451-9600) where I bought them to ask if they could replace the glass. The girl at customer service said it's too long ago and they do not keep records of what type of door I bought. She asked me for the name of the manufacturer, I said you got to be kidding. Am I suppose to keep the name of the maker, too?
She transferred me to a bigger ** who said that it's too old and there is no warranty. I said to this man or expert of yours that I was asking if there was anyone that could install the glass, replace the glass. He didn't know. I asked to speak to someone that could help and he said sure, but because he did not want to look stupid, he hung up instead.
I called four times to customer service and four times the phone was picked up and hung up. You can check you phone records, I called from**. I called again and this time I went around another department and went to customer service where Trina found the information this time. She gave me the name of the manufacturer, Masonite.
The store manager is Gary **, she said. Bad customer service. You pride yourselves with great employees ready to help and know their jobs. Well, I'm here to say no! What are you going to do to keep me as a customer ?
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2011
I do maintenance for all the Vaquero Restaurants, as well as the Cazuelas. I purchase all materials needed from the Home Depot Stores. Every time I purchase materials, I use a company check; already signed and dated by the owner. He only releases these checks to me. I am the one responsible for the picking up and purchasing of all materials. I have never had any problems.
Today, I went to this store and used one of these checks. I was accused of stealing the checks and denied the purchase of the materials. I felt discriminated against, as well as I am a 66-year old man with a triple bypass. I was accused of having stolen checks and that their policy is not to accept checks that don't have the owner with them. Every time I go to home depot, I purchase the same way. Mike, the manager, accused me of having stolen checks, and that although other cashiers have done it (accept the checks signed and dated by the Vaquero restaurant owner), he would not.
Rebecca, the cashier, every single time I go to Home Depot had no problems with me making any purchases. Today, I was accused of doing something I could never imagine doing. I am an old man just trying to put food on the table the honest way, and I got discriminated against. I was treated unfairly at the same home depot when an employee grabbed my arm on the way out of the store accusing me of not paying, and then apologized. I have been called out of my name before and discriminated against because I am Hispanic. My daughter is typing this for me as I can understand English but have difficulty expressing myself in English. I have let go of this long enough as I try not to stress myself out, but being treated unfairly, after years of being a loyal customer baffles me.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2011
I sent in my rebate info on March 3, 2006. The 2006 is correct. I have been e-mailing home depot with Ralphela. I bought the microwave at their store in Palm Coast, FL. The last time I e-mailed Ralphela I believe it was toward the first of the year, 2011. I tried to save the correspondence but I lost it somewhere in my computer. At that time she told me since it had been so long it was going to take longer. Makes no sense to me at the point we were almost at five years. They had me send in the most ridiculous amount of paperwork. Most people would skip it and I'm sure that is what Home Depot had planned. I tried to e-mail Ralphela yesterday and now they are rejecting my e-mail. Great customer service.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2011
I purchased a Cascade Valley 7-piece dining set on May 27, 2011. It sits on our patio. Almost immediately, we noticed rusty water coming out of the chairs and table frame. This has stained our deck which is just 1 year old. The frame has an orange discoloration now and does not look nice. We are not at all happy with this product and would like something to be done. It is not of good quality.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2011
I received in the mail a reduction in credit and a late notice to my account. The address on my account was my pre-divorce address. My son happened to get the mail and gave it to me before my ex-wife would have thrown it out.
In January, I sent them a change of address and they said the postal service updates addresses. Yet I still lost my credit and the late fee and now have a mark on my credit. When I sent them a change of address, how do they change it and tell me they will not fix the problem.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2011
I had my patio table for only eight months that I purchased from Home Depot and the other day, the glass just shattered into pieces in the middle of the day.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2011
Tyson wrote the message (below) as a consumer complaint in this forum. Why was this allowed in this forum if it was not a consumer complaint? He made abusive and condescending remarks about both Home Depot customers and staff. He also claimed that 98% of rebates will go through. Where is the evidence? Or was this something he made up off the top of his head? Here is Tyson's message:
"I work for the Home Depot rebate center, half of these complaints are ridiculous. We get hundreds of thousands of rebates in the mail and online. It is impossible for every single one of them to go through flawlessly. Most of the time, the sales associates at Home Depot will tell the customer that they are eligible for a rebate on a specific product, when they are not. It then comes down on us to clean up what some ignorant store employee messed up.
I assure you that 98% of rebates will go through without question and the issue regarding sending in a copy of your receipt to clear up an error is well within reason. I didn't keep a copy of my receipt for the $4000 worth of appliances I purchased. You don't deserve a rebate if you lack the sense to make a copy of such an important receipt. It states on every rebate form ever printed to make a copy of your information. Take 2 minutes to read your rebate form and stop your whining about how Home Depot is so unfair.
Tyson of Toronto, OTHER"
Clearly, Tyson makes a case for consumers who have to dealt with customer service staff who have no customer service skills.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2011
I normally don't do mail in rebates because in the past, I have found they were gimmick used to entice consumers into buying something with the promise of a rebate they have no intention of paying. Common sense tells me that if they were really intending to give a discount, they would simply discount the product at the time of purchase without creating extra work for themselves and the consumer, right? So I want to kick myself for getting sucked in since I have been ripped off in the past with these.
I mailed in my $25 rebate for Behr paint on May 25. The rebate form says "Please allow 8-10 weeks for delivery from 'receipt of submission'". 8-10 weeks seem like a long time. Long enough in fact that a lot of people will lose track and Home Depot will keep a good chunk of change for themselves. I called on August 3, exactly 10 weeks after mailing it out. Brianna, who answered the phone, said she had no record of my rebate being mailed in. She explained that they had a lot of rebates coming in for processing so it would take longer than 8-10 weeks. I pointed out that it does not say that processing will take longer if they have received a lot of rebates. It simply says to allow 8-10 weeks. She then said that there was a mail strike so that was holding things up also. I told her that the mail strike ended several weeks ago. She told me to call back in 10 days, one more exercise to see if I will go the distance.
At this particular juncture, they probably lose another bunch of people and once again more consumer dosh for Home Depot to keep for themselves. The more they put customers off, the more money Home Depot keep for themselves by scamming their customers. I doubt this scammed money is going towards a pay increase for their minimum wage front-liners like Brianna.
For the sake of comparison, I called again. I spoke to Justin who pretty much said the same thing as Brianna but said if they can't locate the rebate I mailed in when I call back in 2 weeks, I can fax in my receipt and they will process it for me. I will and will also send along an invoice for the time I have wasted working through this.
The question is, will they get my fax? Will there be new reasons why I am not getting my money back? I wonder when they will reach the break-even point -when they calculate that it is costing them more to administrate this charade than they would have had to pay me in the first place? When will they determine that they just need to pay up?
Never again will I get sucked into a mail in rebate scam.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2011
I had just moved and went to home depot in New Rochelle to have keys made.
Well, the keys were cut wrong and I had to come back four times until it was done correctly. I also bought a mailbox on my last trip but it was not working. I went back to return the mailbox but no one was in returns. I went to the customer service and asked Alicia for the manager. She snapped at me and asked what. I told her why and she told me to go and stand at returns and wait for someone to be there in a minute.
She never got the manager for me so I asked again for a manager her comment was, "The manager is too busy." I asked another sales person and I was pointed to an office behind customer service and was told that's the manager, Michelle. I asked to speak to her and she was very rude and nasty, very argumentative and said to go to returns like the cashier (Alicia) instructed and someone will get to me.
So I just left the store and took my business elsewhere. I hate that I had to go back to get my money back. Your manager Michelle should not be in position as a manager because she sucks.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2011
I called the Cobourg Home Depot to get a price on a Kohler Santa Rosa Comfort Height One-Piece Compact Elongated Kohler Toilet. I saw the toilet in Lowes flyer for $428. I got the bath and kitchen person and asked her for a price. She said she was busy with a customer and put me on hold. I was cut off.
I called back again and got her again and she said she was busy with a customer and put me to customer service. I was put on hold and cut off again. I called back again and got customer service and told her my situation and asked her to check on this toilet. She attempted but was unable to work the computer. She said she would leave a message for the bath and kitchen lady to call back. She also indicated that they absolutely match prices.
The kitchen lady did not call back. I went online and found the toilet being sold by Home Depot only online. I called the number and asked if they match prices. They said yes. I told them it was on sale at Lowes for $428. They put me on hold and about 10 minutes later came back and said unfortunately, they do not match prices with Lowes. I indicated that their policy is very misleading and incorrect and if that is the case, they should say that. I told them that I was going to register a complaint.
I am certainly not happy with the service from Home Depot and will travel out of my way to shop at Lowes. I will spread the word of their poor business policy and customer support.
Reviewed July 27, 2011
I purchased four appliances from Home Depot on 7/20. Three of the appliances went on sale on 7/21. Home Depot is fighting tooth and nail to not refund the difference even though when I called to inquire about their policy, they said we had 30 days to get the rebate.
We went to the customer service desk on two separate occasions just to be told that "I don't know how to do that and the manager is not here." We've finally gotten a hold of a manager only to be told that he needs the store manager's approval.
We took delivery on the 24th, being told that this wouldn't be a problem and now they are telling us that the discount they are willing to give is much less than the sale price and won't honor the Energy Star discount on top of it. They also said we can't return the items we've received. We've cancelled the order still pending and are going in tomorrow to meet with the store manager. Will keep you up-to-date.
Reviewed July 27, 2011
On the 12th of July, I was promised two Home Depo cards for my home renovation on the 27th but they never mailed them!
I explained how important this was. One of those cards was supposed to have my father's name on it who is flying in specifically to help assist with this project. On the 26th, they said they made a mistake and would not overnight the home depot cards.
Poor, poor service when you consider the amount of advanced notice I gave to your customer service.
Reviewed July 26, 2011
On Saturday, my debit card was erroneously charged twice.
The first time I was in the self checkout line and the cashier (Tamara) walked away, and was unable to assist me. I wanted cash back, and did not see the prompt. At this time, a security guard tried to assist me to no avail. He then went to find another cashier who suggested I cancel, which I did. The signature box for credit card purchase appeared. I explained (again) that I need cash back.
To make a long story short, the transaction was supposedly voided. The cashier, Tamara, finally arrived. She stated that I should do the transaction again; enter my pin, and the cash back question would appear.
I did so, the prompt appeared and I requested the monies. The transaction was declined! I then knew that the first transaction captured my money, and left me with less of a balance. I was livid.
After this, I was directed to customer service, where it then became a scene of friendly incompetence and slight aggression. The aggression was from a short guy by the name of Rocco. He stated that, “we cannot help you, you will have to wait”. I explained that there is a way for them to give me back my monies. He was condescending and sullen.
I phoned the customer service number (800-466-3337) to complain about Rocco. The representative took the information; his demeanor was open, and he was the only Home Depot employee who empathized. Of course, the cashier Tamara and some unknown woman who did not bother to give her name could not only reverse the transaction (I doubt if they knew how), when I phoned my company today (Monday, July 25), I was told Home Depot has not released or voided anything.
I am disgusted and will call them every day until the issue is resolved.
Reviewed July 24, 2011
I was attempting to do $60.34 of business in your store Sunday July 24,2011.The regeister 1 which Chymeshia was assigned had the active light on;but Chmymeshia was absent.The front end supervisor directed me to register1 anyway.When she finally got the attention of Chymeshia,the young woman looked at me as if I had insulted her.During the cash register process,her attitude reflected her displeasure and resentment that I had interrupted whatever she was doing at the contractors checkout register.If I was anyway overstepping my entitlements as a customer,please let me know.
Reviewed July 15, 2011
I was sitting inside my house looking out onto my patio when the glass top on my Hampton Bay Kampar outdoor dining table shattered before my eyes in millions of little pieces. I purchased this set in 2007 from Home Depot and still have my receipt. I brought in a bag and photos of the shards of glass and missing glass top. I have gotten the run around from Home Depot. They told me to go online but I can't even find this product line on the Home Depot website. Looks like I will get nowhere. Class action lawsuit sounds like a great idea.
Reviewed June 27, 2011
In April 2011, I purchased a bathtub and glazed tiles on my Home Depot credit card, a card I only took out because of the large discount offered when one initially takes the card. Thereafter, on two separate occasions, I returned the tub and then the bathroom tiles. At both times, I suggested to the clerk that the refund be reflected on my Home Depot account. As I did not have the card with me, the clerk would not and instead, asked for another credit card which I gave her. Please note that I previously had merchandise charged to my account without my having the card at the same Marathon store.
Shortly thereafter, I began to receive my Home Depot statement which did not reflect that I returned the tub and the tiles. I called the Marathon store and customer service in Georgia. Everyone I spoke to, and there were many of them, offered (as the only solution) that I return to the Marathon store (or do the transaction by phone), refund my refund back to Home Depot at which point the store would adjust the Home Depot statement to reflect that the merchandise was returned.
I am no longer in Florida. This policy seems to me to be unreasonable, especially given that it was the store's mistake on both occasions. I explained to the store that I see no reason why I should have to do this and that they should send me a statement reflecting the returned merchandise and just charge the restocking fees for these items. They are intractable in not doing this and insist that I refund them the money. Their position is that I am an entirely delinquent account for the full amount of the tub and tiles, plus penalties. The entire response by Home Depot is unreasonable and unethical, especially given the fact that the mistake was theirs to begin with.
Reviewed June 25, 2011
I purchased an Ariens riding lawnmower on 5/7/10. A special was running on "blades for life" with the purchase of one of these models. I asked the associate how I would go about getting replacement blades. He indicated to me that I just call this store and let them know I needed blades. They would get them within two weeks and I could pick them up there.
I called the store on 6/25/11 to let them know that I needed new blades. Assistant store manager (ASM) told me that they did not get the blades but I had to go through Ariens. The problem is that Ariens indicates that I had to register with them that I purchased this lawnmower before the end of '10. If the Home Depot sales associate had just told me that, I could have registered for it and would have "blades for life". Now I am out of luck and have to pay for someting I already paid for. Lowe's is now my store!
Reviewed June 23, 2011
I was at the store for one thing and I saw blades to cut through nails and metal wood and wanted them. The guy said, here you go - Diablo are the best, so I bought them. When I got home and started cutting, I freaking broke five blades in less than a foot. I called their one eight hundred number and they said sorry tough **
Reviewed June 20, 2011
I purchased a 5-piece table and chair patio set and I must say that it is the worse that I have ever seen. Every time it rains rust drips off of the furniture. It stores water in it too because it could be completely dry out for weeks and if you go to move a chair, you have to watch your clothes. It’s so rusty. Water doesn't get all over you!
Reviewed June 7, 2011
Last year at the end of the summer, I purchased a 7-piece set called the Cardona. I was really excited to have my first patio set. With such a large family, it would be nice to be able to sit outside with my family and enjoy the barbecue at the table. Well, lo and behold, I came to find out for such a high price tag, you really do pay the price from sitting in the chairs and falling completely backwards because the screws come out or food falling off of the table because it snapped at the joint. Upon inspection, it appears as if this is made up of some cheap aluminum that my toddler was able to bend in her hand. For $500, heck even if it were $1.00 when you buy something, it is obviously because you wanted it.
Reviewed June 1, 2011
Do not buy an extended warranty from Home Depot! We bought an expensive LG fridge and thought it was wise to get their extended warranty considering it was a new model. We've had to use it 3 times already for minor problems (ice maker and noise), so those were not emergencies. This morning we notice the message ER FF on the fridge display and when I got the milk for the children's breakfast it was not cold. I called Home Depot and they say the earliest they can schedule a visit is 8 days! I insisted that I need an earlier appointment, that they should be able to accommodate emergency calls.
They transfer me to the "customer care" and a very rude person tells me that when one buys their warranty it is not guaranteed that you'll get timely service. I try to get a resolution, stay on the line for over 30 minutes. Called again later, bad service again and got disconnected. Third time is a charm and I finally get someone that speaks English clearly and is courteous, but still, they can only schedule a service appointment in 8 days! So all beware: a Home Depot extended warranty is only good if you really don't need the appliance, I guess, if you're buying your second fridge or a spare vacuum cleaner.
I would like to see them disclosing it with prominence right above the customer's signature line: when you buy this warranty you cannot expect timely service. I wonder how many customers, when properly informed, will buy that service. Is it not deceptive, misrepresented information? And by the way, the LG fridge is not a good appliance. I had to take 3 half days away from work for previous service calls. Now that the fridge stopped working we lost all the contents of the refrigerator. I will have to buy a spare fridge to leave at the garage until we get this one fixed, and get more time off work to "host" the repair men.
Reviewed May 24, 2011
We ordered a washer and dryer set to be delivered. The Home Depot salespeople told us it was back-ordered, and it couldn't be delivered until at least June 1. We agreed on June 2, and they printed us out several pages with info about the sale, and on the back, it clearly stated June 2 as the delivery date. Before 8 am today, they called both of us to tell us that their computer said the set would be delivered on May 26. We told them no and that they have to deliver it as agreed.
They said if we wanted it delivered on June 2 (and keep in mind that the receipt they gave us says June 2), we would have to call some number 24 hours in advance of the May 26 delivery date to postpone it. We're in the middle of moving, and needless to say, calling another number to fix their mistake while we have so many other things to do really shouldn't be a priority of ours. I don't know exactly when customer service swirled so violently down the crapper, but it's obvious that it is at the bottom of their priority list. We decided to cancel the sale and go with Pacific Sales, as the company is much better and more reliable.
Reviewed May 24, 2011
I purchased Model EDXO 14 CFL Bulbs from Home Depot. These lights are manufactured by Commercial Electric. 2 of these bulbs burned out after 1 year of use, 1 began smoking and nearly caught fire. Luckily I was in the house at the time. I called the Customer Service number on the bulb and apparently the number is no longer in service or "not taking any messages" .These bulbs are extremely dangerous, as there are numerous complaints about them online. Home Depot is responsible for supplying faulty products as well.
Reviewed May 20, 2011
On May 19th 2011 at approximately 11am, I purchased garden item, and asked the cashier if she would honor my veteran status (which they do). I displayed my VA ID Card. They said that you have to be 100% total disabled with Gov ID to qualify and they'll let it go this time. I found the Assistant Manager, Jeffery ** with district manager touring the store. Their response was,"thank you for sharing that, who is HD to qualify who a veteran is."
I am actually 100% total disabled, but what about our soldiers serving one or multiple tours in Iraq/Afghanistan and HD has the audacity to qualify who is a veteran. I will never support HD again.
How does HD attempt to promote customer service and the community with that Corporate March 2011 Policy? It is apparent that HD does not support our men/women serving our country and placing themselves in harm's way in service to you and our families. HD should be ashamed.
Reviewed May 16, 2011
It started out as such a simple task. All I wanted to do was buy a garden tractor/mower. While shopping for same in the Vernon Home Depot, I was told about the deferred payment. That is, no fees for a year promotion and decided to a take advantage of that to purchase a $3,000 mower. I filled out the credit application at my home store in Vancouver, received approval and given an account number almost immediately. This is the last thing that went right. When I called the Vernon store to place the sale with my spiffy new charge account, I was told that I couldn't use it on a phone purchase! I pointed out that no one had told me of this limitation in either store while we were discussing the credit account and moreover the temporary credit form I was issued clearly stated that I was now eligible to shop with the account.
After many minutes of discussion, the person I was dealing with on the phone ran off to speak to someone with some vestige of authority who gave permission to hold the mower in my name until my permanent account card came in. After which, I promised to call and transfer the transaction to that account when the card has arrived. Some days went by and voila! The card arrived. Dutifully, I called Home Depot Vernon and made the transaction. So far so good. Next, I arranged the shipping with a third party shipping company to pick up the mower and transport it to it's final destination. When I called the Home Depot to set the shipping up on their end, I was told that they couldn't release the mower until they had physically seen the card that purchased it! This, apparently is due to Home Depot's ‘loss prevention policy’. I had to tell them that it was not going to happen as my home in Vancouver is 450 km from Vernon and that the vacation home that the mower was going to is another 150 km further from Vernon.
After a couple more conversations with assorted people, I was promised that the store manager would call and straighten out the mess with me. I waited three hours and then simply called a John **** dealership and made the deal with them: same price, same credit terms, absolutely no hassle and about 10 minutes spent overall. They will lease with the shipping company to ensure prompt delivery as well. The home depot transaction has now been cancelled.
Reviewed May 16, 2011
I was terminated for being at the hospital for 16 days with my husband. I was newly hired. I wasn't on the schedule until the second week of being at the hospital. I called and spoke with the scheduler twice and she said that she would relay the message to my manager. I didn't know what my schedule was to be able to call in. They knew that I was at the hospital because I told the manager, Mike, that I had to leave early on Easter. They said that they tried to call me. My phone never had a Home Depot call or a message. Is it right to fire someone when they knew what was going on?
Reviewed May 15, 2011
Last year, I spent over $30,000 to rehab a home. I used my Home Depot credit card using the $1,600 and paying every month with an interest in the amount of $23.00. Now, I got a bill that shows that I must pay over $100.00 a month in interest. My balance jumped up and Home Depot is asking for a payment of $123.00. How do you expect people to pay off the card? Home Depot increased my monthly interest rate of $23.00 to over $100.00. On top of that, I had to pay a $35.00 late charge for being over by five days. I will pursue this matter with the State Attorney and find out what bank you are using and I will notify the newspapers as well.
Reviewed May 11, 2011
On March 19, I bought a vanity combo at Home Depot. Since the product was big and I could not take it out of the store, I went home to get a bigger vehicle. However, 1'2 hours later the store called me saying that the product was damaged and that they will give credit, but they have not given me any credit yet. For this reason, thinking that I have credit on my credit card, I went to another store and bought something else but I went over my limit and I was charged $30.00 for going over the limit. Invoice number is ****. I have not received the credit for this product as of now and I was overcharged for going over the limit on my bank. I want Home Depot to pay me for the overcharge.
Reviewed May 9, 2011
I bought a G.E. SG 40t gas water heater on 5/1/2011. Upon opening box at home, damage to the unit was discovered. I took pics of the damage and I went back to the store. I showed the pics to the Dept. Mgr. He said to plumb unit in, and if it leaked, they would replace it. Can you imagine! Plumb it in!
It did leak, and wouldn't you know, the other heater that was in store was also damaged. I was then told they would have another heater transferred in from another store on 5/2/11, and it would be delivered to my home. It didn't show up. Tuesday evening, 5/3/11, (and still without hot water), I showed up at the store to find out what happened. The transfer never occurred, Home Depot failed again! After about 10 minutes of yelling at more than 4 store employees, Home Depot finally agreed to deliver a G.E.50 Gal. heater at no further expense (I would hope so)! It is now in service. But after reading all the complaints, I can only imagine how long.
The main complaint here is with Home Depot, not G.E. Please people, do not buy from Home Depot. Use a local appliance store as I have for my other appliances. My days of buying from Home Depot are done with, good bye and good riddance to H.D! I am thinking twice about an upcoming purchase of a G.E. profile dishwasher. Though, I will consult some appliance techs I know first.
Reviewed May 6, 2011
I purchased 50 gallons of Behr paint with a rebate. I filled out all the forms as required, and I mailed them on the same day. Not only did I not get the rebates, Home Depot treated me like I never had shopped there before. I had to go through Ohio's attorney general, Mark **, and he was able to assist me with getting my rebates. I only got 80 percent of what was owed to me. I never shopped there again.
Reviewed May 6, 2011
More often than not, I get burned on their 12 month no interest promotions. I specifically shop during the 12 month promo periods but when the bill comes it says six months! I then have to call, provide them with all the information/ad dates and they have to "investigate" before eventually giving the 12 month promo. Had I not looked at the statement very carefully, my promo would have cost me the accrued interest. I wonder how many times this has happened to unsuspecting customers. I too, have started shopping elsewhere for home improvement projects.
Reviewed May 2, 2011
On April 11, 2011, I called Home Depot Extended Warranty for service on my ice-maker. They told me that they were having trouble locating service for my area so they said that someone would call me back within 24-48 hours. They did not call so I called them on April 13 and was told that they were still having trouble locating service for me. Again, I was told that they would call me back.
On April 15, I called and they told me that they could not find anyone. I could find my own service and they would just reimburse $250. I declined that offer. I was told then to call customer relations. On April 15, I called customer relations and she told me that she would find someone and that they would call me back. I gave them my work number also so that I would not miss the call. I called again on April 19; still, no service. On Monday, the service guy from A & E called me at work around 10:00 and said that he would be at my home in approximately 30 minutes. That was done without any contact with me. I work in a hospital and cannot just leave whenever I want to.
The service guy then said that he would reschedule me for next Monday. I called on Friday, April 29 to make sure of the service call and they told me that they were not coming on Monday, the 2nd and that it would be May 9 before they could come. I had already taken Monday off for the call. I called customer relations to see what had happened and she said that she would check into it and get back to me. No call back--not one person has ever called me back. I called today May 2 to see if maybe customer relations had actually resolved it and they would come out today, May 2.
The customer relations lady said that she would call me back. Guess what? No return call. I called A & E and I was told that it would be May (before someone could come out). So, there is another day off work. I think that someone should have to reimburse me for the lost days at work and all the spoiled and melted food that was and is being lost.
Reviewed May 2, 2011
In December of 2004, we purchased a complete cabinet remodel for our kitchen and had it installed by contractors supplied by Home Depot. Upon completion and installation of appliances we signed off, it looked complete and nice at that point. We have had several problems with the shelving and doors either collapsing and/or falling off. The cabinet manufacturer has shipped us materials to repair these items. They also, with a store representative, came out and inspected our problem along with the major problem for which we had complained, that being the installation of said products. The representative, Jarrod, stated that the problem was with the installers improperly installing the doors.
They offered no help in remedy to our complaint, reference the improper installation and cabinets and improper supporting of the granite counter tops. We have contacted the corporate office requesting assistance in fixing the problem. In specific, the problem is that the counters were improperly installed and are not level. And the granite tops are not supported in areas that only require less than stressful pressure to crack or break. Also, the counters are installed on wedges in some areas that have caused a less than clean installation of marble floor we purchased from Home Depot. We have had one counter top break. At that time, we thought it was our fault. Subsequent to that, we found it to be improperly supported.
Reviewed April 21, 2011
Tonight I went down to the salon to do maintenance work and when I got there my Pegasus sink was blown up glass shot about 6 feet. I have it on video with my security cam. Here's the crazy thing! About a year ago, I was called by security to come to my salon because it was flooding! When I got there the bowl was broken and glass was everywhere. There was a big chunk of glass on my faucet lever and the water was running. At that time I thought my employee had left the water running. But today I realize that the glass blew, knocked the lever and turned the water on causing the salon to flood. This is a serious issue and it caused some serious damage. I would really like something checked out on these sinks, as I just saw someone in NY reporting the same issue. This is two blown up sinks for me in two years and I have the last one on video! You can contact me if you need this for evidence. I am getting this sink out of my salon ASAP!
Reviewed April 8, 2011
In mid-2006, I had a contract with Expo Design Center, which is a part of Home Depot. The project was delayed for a few years until Expo closed down in April 2009. That left our project unfinished. So Expo owed money to us for unfinished works/repairs and faulty workmanship. Expo’s contractors also performed several faulty/terrible workmanships, such as, the remodeling of the bathroom, the installation of the kitchen counter top and the improper flooring. There has not been any correction or any refund for the faulty workmanship and unfinished project which we have paid upfront.
In April 2009, a few days before Expo closed down, there has been an inspection of the repairs and the evaluation of the workmanship performed by the inspector/area manager, Rose **, from my property. She agreed on for the full refund for the poor quality of the repairs, but I never received any refund as of today.
One example of an unfinished project would be the price that we have paid towards the purchase of the carpet and its installation. However, the job was never completed and I have not received any refund for the carpet and its installation, which is about $8,000.00.
As a result, I happened to be living outside of my residence for two years and I have spent several years of living with poor conditions at my property. We have also gone through extra expenses for rental and hotel accommodation (including food and logging). I totally lost all our social contact and I was deprived enjoyment of our property.
Reviewed April 3, 2011
We went to the Home Depot today to purchase a new BBQ. We, as a family, and the company I work for spend thousands of dollars with this company. We spent time comparing all the different BBQs they had to offer. Finally coming to a decision on a $300+ BBQ, we were then told they had none in stock but could sell us the floor model with a discount. Upon consulting the management, they informed us that they would not sell the floor model. I always believed in customer satisfaction.
We then said it was HD's loss that we would gladly cross the street and purchase one at Canadian Tire. The salesperson said okay. There was no attempt to keep us as a customer. Maybe Home Depot should not be advertising products that are not available. We were very unimpressed with the service and the time we wasted looking at their merchandise. After leaving the store and purchasing a BBQ from the competitor, we went home and on to the Home Depot website; just to find out that two other London locations were fully stocked with the one we intended to purchase. Had your salespeople offered to check other locations, you would have kept us as a customer and made a decent sale. Disappointing!
Reviewed March 23, 2011
I bought a new refrigerator, stove, and a washer. They sold it to me with their no interest for 6 month-tag line. But what they don't disclose to you is that if you can't pay it in those 6 months, they go back and charge for those 6 months plus monthly after they start billing you. Like everyone else, times are hard for me right now. I scrounge up enough money to pay them off and they bill me on a zero balance $52.89. I want everyone to know that this is a company with no integrity. They are much as stealing from my family and I planned to share this experience with as many people as will listen.
Reviewed March 21, 2011
I purchased a 4-way switch for my renovation company of 35 years in Orangeville, Ontario. When I got to the job site and opened the box, it was not a 4-way. It was a 2-way that lights up. I tried to return it to the Newmarket store. Frank, who would not give me his last name, said he would only give me the price of the 2way at $9.98. The 4-way had cost $36.14. I didn't want my money back. I wanted a 4-way switch so I could go to work. He told me to drive back to Orangeville and return it. I did so Orangeville gave me a 4-way switch and said Newmarket should have done the same. I could understand if each store was a franchise. It's Canada wide. I spend $20,000.00 to $60,000.00 a year at your store. I would really like an answer on this problem. I have always been treated extremely well at all home depots even in the USA before they entered Canada. Please help me.
Reviewed March 13, 2011
I went to Home Depot on 3/13/11 at about 10:00 am in the lawn and garden department. I got a 20 lbs bag of Vigro grass seed for $37.00 and I got a bag of another brand grass seed that was at the entrance of the store marked for $14.97. I went to get a bag of lawn soil and the spot where it was supposed to be was empty. However, up above the spot was a pallet of lawn soil. So I went to check out and told the check out person that I wanted a bag of lawn soil. She called to employee that were in the area to get the product down.
She told me that they had said it was not any more. Now I could see them and it was five of them standing around doing nothing. I told the check out that I would just go to Lowes and a bag. I had had it with this store. I pulled out my money before she had started checking me out and she said, "I don't have change for that", but someone was coming with change. I waited fifteen minutes and nobody showed. So I went into the store to check out when I got to the check out. She added up the stuff to $94.67 and I said that is not right. I got a bag of seed for $37.50 and a bag of seed that was marked at entrance of the lawn and garden for $14.97. She said it was not. So, I asked her to come and see. So she did and it was marked $14.97. By that time I was really upset so I walked around until I found a manager. His name is Tim. I told him all the things that had happen. He said he was sorry but he did not not ask me to show him the sign with the wrong price on it, or say that he would have the lawn soil drop down or even where the five workers were standing. Wow! Some care, some service. This Home Depot is pits, poor service, poor management. I am done with them.
Reviewed Feb. 22, 2011
We bought an older home with a boiler and radiant heating system--no A/C. We wanted to update our system with ductwork and a furnace or A/C system. After many bids, we decided to go with Home Depot and the Geo-Thermal system. After the credits from the Feds, the Geo-Thermal ended up being a little cheaper than a traditional system. Home Depot's price on the Geo-Thermal was much higher than the local companies but we were willing to pay for the backing of a major company.
The salesman couldn't have made more mistakes or mislead us any more on what we were getting. He quoted us one price and the installers updated it by $4,000. The install was put off by over a month. Finally, everything was installed. The installers ruined my son's carpet. We didn't even realize for a month because we moved him out of the room while they were installing the system. It took a month to get back in because we wanted to paint and other fix ups. That was the least of our problems.
We also discovered that they never did an energy audit. The system barely works and our heating bills are nearly the same as the old 70's boiler system that we replaced. Now, we are paying $400 a month in heat plus $1,000 a month for this system. We were told that the very high 38 seer system wouldn't be as efficient until we insulate the attic and get new windows. We were willing to lose some efficiency, but $400? This is crazy!
How is this supposed to save us money? At least with the boiler, we were warm--the thing won't heat above 65F. We have to use space heaters with a brand new $20k unit. Thanks, Home Depot. You take our money and we are no better off than when we had the boiler. At least, when we paid $400 a month for the boiler, we were warm.
Reviewed Feb. 19, 2011
I purchased a 13-watt spiral light equal to 60-watt from Home Depot. The light worked for over a year then burnt up below the socket of the fixture causing burnt smell throughout the house. These lights were not tested well and they do not work when outside temperature is very cold.
Reviewed Jan. 26, 2011
We ordered a Vanity. I was not made aware by the associate that the Vanity comes without certain areas complete (like side panel, kickplate, etc.). It was extremely shoddy work. The nail was sticking out of medicine cabinet. The doors on Vanity were lop-sided and one was larger than the other. The company we ordered through Home Depot with was called MasterBath. We have asked for a complete refund, and they refused. They are sending all the items back to MasterBath to have them send us new ones.
Reviewed Jan. 12, 2011
On 21 Oct 10, I paid the outstanding balance of $818.37 on my Home Depot credit account. I made the payment online so there was no mailed check to delay the payment being posted to the account. As I had paid the entire balance indicated, I considered the account paid off in full.
On or about 31 Dec 10, I received a letter from Home Depot Credit Services indicating that my account was delinquent in the amount of $12.46. I immediately contacted them to inquire about this discrepancy, as I had liquidated the account two months earlier and I had received no further billing or correspondence to indicate any further outstanding balance. I have had no previous late or delinquent payments, and I have judiciously protected my outstanding credit history by being prompt with all credit payments.
I was informed upon inquiry that they were sorry that no one had contacted me and they did not know how this could have occurred. I was assured by a senior customer service representative that they would resolve this problem with the credit agencies and it would disappear within a month. They apologized again. I promptly paid the additional amount of $12.46.
I received a letter today (12 Jan 11), dated 5 Jan 11, saying that they are unable to change the information reported to the credit reporting agencies as it "accurately" reflects my account history with them. As this letter contradicts what I was told the last time I spoke to them, I contacted them again to inquire about this. I asked why it was not resolved as promised. They said that they are sorry that their senior manager reported inaccurate truths to me but there is nothing they could do. Consequently, I have cancelled the account entirely. Furthermore, I resolved that I, nor anyone else I can tell of this misdeed, will not do business with Home Depot again.
As I have stated, I have taken great care to sustain and protect an outstanding credit rating. I feel that this error, mistake or oversight, has unjustly injured me. And Home Depot has no intention of correcting this misdeed as they previously indicated that they would. If there is a lawyer that can help us, please contact me. I feel that this is entirely unethical behavior and treatment. I paid the bill off in full, and I subsequently received no notice of extra charges. Then, when they tell me that this will be taken care of, they lied. They indicated that their calls are recorded for quality assurance, so surely there must be a record of their manager telling me that it would be taken care of. Please, can you help?
Reviewed Jan. 7, 2011
During the last week in November, my wife and I purchased from homedepot.com two granite vanity tops, two bathroom vanities, a medicine cabinet, and a mirror for the two bathrooms we were in the process of renovating. In addition to the online purchases, we purchased nearly $3,000 in material from the Home Depot Store in Patchogue, NY. Although the Home Depot Store has been wonderful, including exceptional customer service, Home Depot Online has been a complete nightmare. The 6 items we purchased online originally all came damaged, which resulted in us having to drive each item to the local store to return. This process included heavy lifting, travel, time, etc. These damages included dents, color distortion, broken items, chips, etc. As a result of this, we had to reorder each item and delay our renovation project. Although 5 of the items have been received with slight imperfections, we have accepted them due to lost time and cost related to contractors.
The reason I lost patience and decided to write to Consumer Affairs lies in the final item holding up the completion of the project--a vanity cabinet only. I have been told since 12/16/10 that it is in transit, it went to the wrong location, it was damaged and sent back, it will be there tomorrow, and the delivery service will call. All of which were false promises. I would like to finish my project and move on but I need the vanity cabinet because it matches the medicine cabinet I already received. And Home Depot is the only place I can get it. At this time, I ask for your help in not only getting me the item as soon as possible, but recouping some of my lost time, aggravation, and expense. Although I have received some discounts on the previous items, discounts don't get the product in my hands or my contractor back at my house to finish the project. Thanks.
Reviewed Dec. 29, 2010
Now after the work is done, Home Depot charged us $9828 or more, that's more than $300 more than what we had agreed for. My point is they should have let us know that the cost will be higher than what we had agreed for and not just charge us after the work is done. Moreover, he has left loads of shingles in my backyard and when I tried contacting him or his boss, asked Home Depot to ask them to call me, they haven't and it's been three weeks and I am still waiting for them to call.
Reviewed Dec. 28, 2010
I did not receive a monthly statement in the mail as I normally do. When I received the next statement, it showed twice the amount due and a $25 late fee. I contacted them up and explained what happened. They said that I could pay the past due amount now and they would take the late fee off. They looked at my account and noticed that I had a perfect account with no late payments ever. The only thing that was an issue is that even though they said they would remove the late fee, my next payment would still be $25 higher because they can't change the payment amount, but that the $25 would be removed, the principal balance. I didn't agree with it since that is forcing the consumer to pay extra now when they shouldn't have to. If the late payment is removed, the payment should be back to what it was. It wasn't the business’s or consumers’ fault in this case because anything could have happened in the mail, but the consumer shouldn’t be forced to pay extra for something they didn’t do wrong especially when they have made on-time payments throughout the history of their account.
I asked to speak to a manager and got transferred to an escalation specialist. This specialist told me the same thing, but said they don't think it will be a problem to make an adjustment to the payment since this is a home improvement loan but that a manager or higher up would have to do it since they didn't have the authority to do it. The specialist promised a call back from a manager. Later that day, I received a call back from a manager and they told me that they couldn't do anything about it. When I mentioned what the specialist said, they told me that there was still nothing they could do about it and they couldn't change the payment amount even though they removed the late fee. I asked how I could escalate this further and they said I could write a letter to the disputes department. I told them that I would do that and also report it to the BBB and Consumer Affairs. They said that was fine and the call ended.
Reviewed Dec. 23, 2010
I applied online for Home Depot's credit card. I got approved, and got the approved email. I ordered two items, a humidifier and a candle. I went to the store and tried to use my card after getting it in the mail, and calling and activating it with the number on front. I even enrolled in the $0.99 per $100 spent protection fee. At the store, the cashier had to call from an authorization. Long hold on the call, and then I spoke to the Home Depot person, and I gave her three phone numbers that are all in my name, and have been for 11 years. I get the bills with my name on them every month, and she says that "not one of those phone numbers came back with your name associated with it", which is craziness.
So, she told me that I had a "security hold" on the card until I "get a phone". Then, I come home just to see if I can order online again, as I did previously. The order went through, and was being shipped. Now, today, I get a message saying that it's all been cancelled, and there's no reason given. This is terrible customer service, and I will complain, make a consumer report, report to BBB, Tom **, the newspapers, anybody I have to, for embarrassing me in the store after being told I was approved for $1,200.00, and activated my card, only to tell me "I'm sorry, you don't have a phone number that comes back in your name".
I asked them, "how do I prove that to you?" She says "get a phone". I have three with Qwest and AT&T, all in my name. I can fax the bills to you to prove it. This was the most terrible customer service I have ever experienced. When I called and spoke with customer service again today, they hung up without saying a word. You fill out a complaint form on their site, and it doesn't take it. It just gives you an "error".
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2010
I received a notice in July 2010 that Home Depot had decided to close my credit account, due to negative reporting on my credit report. My Home Depot account was current and in good standing. In fact, over the many years that I have had this account, I was only late on one payment in April of 2007, due to an address change. I immediately ran my credit report to determine the issue and discovered that there was an inaccurate negative report from one of my creditors.
I immediately set out on a mission to have it corrected and removed. It took me several months, but the inaccurate reporting was corrected and removed. I contacted Home Depot Credit Services this morning to ask why they would close an account of a long term, loyal Home Depot customer that was in good standing and current. I explained that the negative reporting was inaccurate and that I took care of it but it had no bearing on my Home Depot account.
The representative stood by your decision to close my account, and advised me that I was welcome to go to my local Home Depot, and reapply for a credit account or go online and reapply. I am not willing to go out of my way to reapply for a credit account that was closed after my long term, positive account was closed for no good reason, in my opinion. In addition, my Home Depot account is now showing as an Adverse Account on my credit report, and that it was closed by the credit grantor.
Further, I asked the representative to be sure to note my account that not only will I go through the hassle of reapplying, but I will also never, as long as I live, spend another dime in any Home Depot! I was a long term, very loyal customer in good standing with their company for a very long time, and they now want me to come back to them and ask if I can be a customer with them again? It's not not happening! I am insulted that they would treat me in this manner!
Up to this point, I would drive out of my way to go to a Home Depot. Going forward, to eternity, I will drive out of my way to spend my money anywhere, except Home Depot. Previously, I have never had any credit grantor close my account for any reason. I will allow their adverse mark to remain on my credit report, until the time that it falls off, as a reminder to me of how much they've appreciated my business and good credit standing with them over the years.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2010
I bought a Hampton Bat Chaise lounge from Home Depot for almost $200.00 in January of 2010. In November 2010, I put it service on my lanai and in December 2010 it became to unravel. I returned it to Home Depot Dec 17th 2010 and they refused to replace it. It has a 1 year warranty.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2010
2 issues:
1) I usually pay the account in full and I have always paid off promotional balances before the expiration date. I have had the Home Depot credit card since 1993. Feb. 2009, I lost my job due to chemo and radiation related side effects. I have been trying to get a loan modification since Feb 2009. My only source of income is my retirement. I ran out of all savings this year and have now fallen behind in the mortgage payment by 6 months. Home Depot cancelled my card on November 23, 2010 due to the mortgage delinquency. As of that date, the only expenses on my Home Depot card were the current's month's purchases of $56.00.
2) My Home Depot bill just arrived and contain a $2.00 fee. Zero interest was charged. I called customer service again. I was told the fee is a residual interest fee which is charged when a customer carries a balance. This make absolute no sense to me and the customer service person could not find any explanation for it on my statement. He said it was a part of the terms of my card & that he is going to mail it to me.
Reviewed Dec. 13, 2010
During the purchase of a Christmas tree from Home Depot today, an employee asked if I wanted the insects and excess shaken out of it. I said yes. He said, "You don't need it". There was no other explanation. I came home and have now killed several insects and if you shake a branch, hundreds of brown pine needles drop out. It sure seems to me the employee didn't care 30 minutes before closing about what might happen when I got the tree or maybe this was intentional. I would sure like to give the employee a piece of my mind because whatever the manager is going to do is not going to be enough. I have work to do and now I have to worry about a bad Christmas tree (something that is normally a pleasant experience) because a Home Depot employee did not want to do his job.
The Home Depot store is: West Niles #1981 8650 Dempster Street Niles, IL 60714 (847)298-7547. My son unloaded the tree from the car and installed it in the living room. I am worried our house is going to be permanently infested. My son lives in the next state over (Wisconsin) and won't be back for another 2 weeks. My back is bad and I am not sure what I am going to do now. I can't get the tree back onto the car and even if I could, all of your locations are now closed. There are bugs in the house, a tree we can't see, and this has put a dampener on the holiday spirit having to deal with this because someone didn't want to do a minute of work. Any help you could offer would be greatly appreciated.
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2010
I bought a new Maytag refrigerator from Home Depot and had to wait for 12 days to have it delivered. We were moving to a new home and needed this at least on the specific day. They delivered this on the right day, but the problem is the product did not work at all. After 24 hours of waiting for this to cool, I made a call to customer service where they decided quickly to have a new refrigerator sent. Maytag called me, but told me they could not deliver until the 15th and then there is no guarantee for that day. I asked if it was possible to have it delivered sooner and was told without sympathy that they don't deliver on weekends.
They behave like I have been done a favor. I was told I was lucky I called when I did because if I waited 48 hours they would have not replaced the defective product. I told them about the food we had purchased and I was just told to get a loaner. What is that? How about you put this as a priority and get a new fridge to a customer. This has really caused me to feel like they got the money and do not care about the loss of our food which calculated out at over $300.00.
I feel ripped off and now I am concerned about doing business with Home Depot or Maytag. I was tempted to just get my money back but weighed the stress level we are already under and the fact I am threatened with a large restocking feel. I feel they may have known the failure of this product by the quick decision to replace it. Now I am concerned that we may have issues with a product I feel compelled to place in my home. We are forced to eat out for another week because of the mess made by them. That is added to the $300.00 in funds we have already spent. The next time an appliance is stalled, make sure it is proper and leveled.
That is part of an installation. I really wonder about how many people have this same issue. I purchased a warranty and I do want the food replaced for us, as well as the trouble this has caused. This deserves a complaint because Home Depot and Maytag have violated this consumers right to have a functioning product delivered, working and installed properly in the time frame agreed to. I also have to store this defective product in my home till they pick it up. What about all this? No apology whatsoever. I know now I will not go to Home Depot and will not purchase from Maytag, despite the fact that I have always purchased products from them. I will also discourage purchases from them. I am upset and have every right to be.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2010
Just wanted to say people always think they are getting a great price and workmanship from Home Depot or other companies like Sears. Wrong. Their crews are usually a bunch of goons who don’t have a clue how to roof let alone try to fix a leak. I have my own roofing company with just one employee—me. Every body always thinks Home Depot is cheaper than guys like me. Wrong again. A roof I might bid for $3,000; Home Depot’s will be around $6,000. They have to pay a crew of goons and the smooth talking sales man they send out, who by the way will tickle your ear to get the job, and Home Depot has to make money. But most people anymore don’t seem to use or have any common sense. The old saying you get what you pay for, it’s sad to say sometimes you pay a lot more for a lot less.
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2010
I ordered the counter top in July and my contractor Jon ** paid for it with his credit card thus becoming the customer (per home depot). It was delivered and installed the following month. Several weeks later, I started noticing, in different lights/time of day, that the counter top had hundreds of scratches within the product. They are deep scratches, not superficial.
When I showed them to Jon he agreed, so tried to sand them out per recommendation of the manufacturer. It didn't work. I said I'd like it replaced. We had to wait several weeks to speak with Scott ** store manager. He was on a leave of absence. When he returned, he offered to pay Jon $625 for his installation costs and offered me a new counter top at 50% off. He said Woodcrafters (the manufacturer) would not back their product.
I refused the offer, unable to pay 1 1/2times the cost. Jon accepted the offer and received $700 from HD. He signed a waiver that completely released him from this contract. Jon also sent me a letter releasing himself from the contract with me. I had left all negotiations with my contractor but now that he was out of the picture I personally spoke with Scott **.
He explained that it was like a car, you must return it within three days if you find a scratch, not several weeks later, so my time had run out. He stated that that time period was in Woodcrafters warranty that I had to read the fine print. I obtained a copy of the warranty and found out that the counter top is guaranteed for the life of the product from purchase date for any defects in material and workmanship. The next day, one phone call to Woodcrafters, they offered me a new counter top free of charge (minus installation) and that they back their products 100%. What a different story!
The HD representative said, he thought my counter top looked fine, so I told this to Woodcrafters and offered to set up a time with their rep and she said that wasn't necessary. I now have this counter top in my bathroom that I have not paid for it still needs replacing. My 40 year old counter top that I wanted replaced looked better that this one.
So, according to Jon, I can take my $1500 and do whatever I want. When I mentioned to Scott ** on a follow-up visit that I might accept Woodcrafters offer and have a new counter top made. He stated that Jon was once again back in the loop and would have to rip up the $700 check that HD gave him.I don't understand! I thought HD and Jon closed the deal and that I was left to deal with this counter top. I would just drop the entire issue but ethically I still owe Jon $800 for the purchase. I don't have to pay him but I intend to. I have $1500 saved for this project (back to the original price). If I can get my new defective free counter top from Woodcrafters, I will pay Jon his $800 and the rest will go to a new installer, thus $1500.
The $700 HD paid Jon was their choice, not mine. I didn't settle. Am I really being unreasonable? I don't think so. For all the hassle, miscommunications, pain and sleepless nights I've spent pondering over this I need to put it to rest. I truly don't understand what I did wrong. Please, I need you help.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2010
When I entered HD, I was approached by a woman asking me questions about Solar Water Heating. She was showing me a system for water heating and it was a solar pool heater. When I tried to explain that I had what she was showing me on my house for my pool, she began to rant and rave about her equipment versus my equipment and I was forced to walk away. Glad you have Solar. Too bad the people don't know what they're doing. Go Solar HD. We love you.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2010
I'm trying to talk to someone about my appliance order that is scheduled for delivery tomorrow (12/01/10). According to my online receipt, I'm supposed to get a call from Home Depot giving me a 4 hour window. I didn't get that call. I need to know what time of day to be home when they deliver but I've been on hold with customer service for over 30 minutes!
Home Depot Company Information
- Company Name:
- Home Depot
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- 1978
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- Atlanta
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