Reply from J&K Home FurnishingsJul 27, 2021
Ms. Malloy ,
On February 12 ,2021 you and your husband special ordered a custom Amish solid wood dining room with the custom stain of your choice ,custom legs and a leaf apron on wormy maple . This is a solid wood table made by the Amish to your specifications . Special order products are custom designed with custom finishes and as listed on your sales invoice no returns or exchanges . The manufacturer reserves the right to repair or replace the product . The custom dining room was delivered on June 25 and the following were the communication with Jennifer in our customer service department with you and your husband .
6/25: table delivered, customer reported scratch
6/28: service order was entered for our wood repair . Customer was informed to expect a call from Bill to schedule repair .
7/14: Bill our wood repair went out to do the repair this week of 7/14 for the step 1 repair and then proceed to step 2 repair to finish .
7/19: Customer expressed that Bill ruined the table and that it could not be fixed, and said the finish Bill used was very smelly. I sympathized with the customer that I was also sensitive to strong odors, and told him I would ask if the table could be picked up and repaired here at the DC. I confirmed with Bill that the table could be fixed, the repair was just the first phase 1 , and he verified that he did explain that to the customer.
7/20: I got the approval at 5 PM from our operations manager that we would pick up the table to be repaired at the DC so the smell would not bother the customer .
7/21: Customer called me for the status on his repair. I let him know we had the "go" to have Bill do the final repair at the DC and offered to have it picked up. The customer wanted to talk with the Mrs., then called me back a little later and requested a refund. (he also mentioned he was going to replace it with a plastic picnic table). I explained that I would need to reach out to my supervisor. I called the customer back on 7/21, explained his options, and emailed those options to him.
EMAIL: July 21, 11:44am It was a pleasure speaking with you, Here are some additional options to resolve the table issue:
1. We can pick up the table as discussed and repair step 2 in our distribution center and deliver back to you .
2. We can order a new, replacement table top and switch the tops for you once it arrives .
3. You can reselect a dining set at any of our stores that is in stock and we can quickly do a switch out. The dollars you paid for the Winesburg set would become a store credit .
4 .You can reselect a dining set to be special ordered, and when it arrives, we can switch out the sets. The dollars you paid for the Winesburg set would become a store credit .
It is disappointing that you would would state that the repairman ruined your table and buyers beware . I have personally reviewed the pictures and it is a perfectly normal step 1 repair on a solid wood table . Bill our repairman explained this to you during the repair .
We offered to replace the table with a new top .
We offered to special order any new dining room of your choice .
We offered to give you a credit towards any dining room in stock .
We have been part of this community and servicing our customers for 24 years and have the best reviews and quality of any furniture store on the Grand Strand and we care deeply about making sure our customers are happy .
I am certainly sorry that you had a problem and I would be happy to discuss with you personally .
Thank you ,
Chuck Dawson