I GET AN EMAIL EVERYDAY AND CANNOT UNSUBSCRIBE!
HELP ME PUT AN END TO THE HARASSMENT!

*long review ahead
Beautiful website and email marketing - not gonna lie, I was attracted to this company through their online ads and easy to shop website. Their product offering is large, on-trend and desirable for any office or home. Their pricing is high - but their pretty photos in their ads really persuade you that the product is a MUST HAVE. I have had two experiences with Dot & Bo. The first wasn't bad - in fact pretty ordinary. I bought two items, but received an email that one was on backorder so I logged into my order and cancelled that item as it wasn't worth the wait. Their site is a bit clunky to maneuver through your account info and make edits to orders. It was rather difficult to contact customer service as there isn't a phone number or email address easy to find to get help with online orders. Also, it can take days to get a response. But the order was cancelled with no drama. When I received the other item, I actually received a duplicate in the mail a few weeks later. Being an honest customer, I sent it back - and they paid the return shipping to get it back.

That experience convinced me that these guys at Dot & Bo weren't so bad to work with, so I considered them for some expensive office furniture for the president of my company's executive office. A local architect in town also gave high praise about this company's furniture so I jumped online and purchased $3,200 worth of furniture (credenza and bookshelf). That was over 2 months ago... and no delivery in site. When I ordered the furniture I was given a tentative ETA which was about 4 weeks ago. When I contacted Dot Bo about the late delivery they had no explanation except that the freight shipping company they use has confirmed it's 'en route' and there may have been delays. They couldn't give me a location or ETA. I also haven't received any updates on any of the tracking of this package via email - I have had to log in to find them myself as DotBo knows nothing. I tracked the packages myself online and those details too are so obscure, I am beginning to believe the furniture isn't really en route at all. I live in Utah and the tracking shows it was in Virginia 6 weeks ago... sorry, even the slowest of boats, trains, trucks... bicycle would've had that furniture to our office by now. I think the most insulting part about this entire flubbed order is that I paid $480 for shipping and a mandatory $200 for 'white glove service' which apparently means the delivery guys will unwrap the boxes and assemble the furniture themselves - I'm having serious doubts they'll actually be wearing white gloves... just as much as I am that this furniture actually exists and is really on its way to me. Every time I have contacted customer service for more info, they tell me they know nothing and that'll I need to just wait it out. It is Dot&Bo's responsibility as the seller to provide their customers with accurate info about product that was purchased - I am starting to feel robbed and pretty stupid for making such a large purchase online, especially for the president of our company who is starting to get a little bit more than upset that it's taken 8 weeks to see some furniture in his office. I hope Dot&Bo delivers soon, in the mean time, I would HIGHLY recommend NOT spending your money on their furniture, I am finding it hard to believe it'll all be worth the wait. Other reviews have stated they aren't really sure this company really in fact has the product they are selling online, I would second that opinion - my guess is this furniture really isn't in their possession when it's offered for sale online (why else would it take this long?), I think I am currently waiting for some little kids in a 3rd world country to assemble the parts to my order... as soon as the trees are mature enough to be chopped down and processed into wood planks to be made into expensive furniture.

Stand by for an update, I will leave one when the furniture arrives, white gloves and all.

*** UPDATE! SHIPMENT FINALLY ARRIVED! (10 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE DATE)
On 5/6/16 my order of a bookshelf and credenza FINALLY arrived (was ordered in Feb.)
The Williamsburg Sideboard and the Soren Bookcase arrived and were removed from the delivery truck with care. The 3 gentleman that unloaded the items carefully removed them and wheeled them through our company's lobby for my inspection upon arrival before taking them to our executive's suite. The Soren bookcase was loaded into the elevator carefully, and unwrapped from it's packing blanket and plastic wrap once it was wheeled into the office-space. At that time, the three deliveryman, myself and a coworker noticed the bottom facing shelf of the bookshelf had a deep horizontal gash cut through the wood. It looked as if a packing knife had been slid across the entire facing and gouged the wood deeply. This damage did not take place at time of delivery as the men who unwrapped it did not use blades when unwrapping on site. The damage did not warrant delivery refusal, however was very discouraging to discover as we had been waiting 10 long weeks for this delivery.

The bigger problem we experienced with this delivery was that of the Williamsburg Sideboard. That item arrived in physically fine condition, unfortunately in the incorrect finish resembling no likeness to what we ordered online. The coloring of the wood panels and drawers/doors looked NOTHING like the photos shown online. The description of the product does say 'reclaimed wood' but does not note EXTREME VARIANCES in colors/stains of the wood. The photo on the website http://www.dotandbo.com/collections/an-equestrian-farmhouse/*******-williamsburg-sideboard clearly depicts very intentional colorations of the 4 drawers - each drawer facing is a dedicated color (orange, brown, light brown and dark brown) same with the door panels and shelves which is why we bought this piece as it matched the coloring of walls and accent furniture in the space. The top and side panels of the item online show a uniformly staining of the large panels with dark wood - there is no noticeable pattern of various wood grains. What we received was a very vibrant almost zebra-striping of the wood in a very intense contrasting horizontal wood pattern, not anything close to what is pictured on the website. This was very falsely represented online and we were so very disappointed to have this delivered this way after waiting so very long to get it for the President of our company. Sadly, I had to refuse delivery. (photos attached). What a mess this entire order has been from start to finish. It took 4 customer service reps via email, before I stumbled across a VERY HELPFUL customer service rep named Rachel. By the way, I only got her by calling the phone number for Dot&Bo, which was hard to find *******937), and when I called it just refers you to their website for help. However, if you go through the prompts during business hours, you can land on a line that someone does answer and eventually passes your call to a service rep. Be patient - this took me several attempts before I got a live person. Anyway, Rachel was a gem. She really cared about my issues and assured me this would be resolved. She asked that I email photos of the furniture and assured me a refund would take place for the sideboard, as well as a refund for the shipping. In addition, I was given a discount on the damaged bookcase I kept. The refunds were issued within a week of my conversation with Rachel, as promised. It was interesting to find out from an earlier rep. That my furniture was taking so long to arrive bc it was being assembled out of the country - over seas- and delivery is very hard to track when out of the country. However, my tracking # showed it sitting at delivery center in Virginia for at least 3 weeks, before sitting in Louisiana another 2+ weeks. Rachel told me the furniture was assembled in CANADA... not sure what the talk about it being shipped from overseas was all about... oy vey.

To summarize, never, have I ever experienced such a horrible online buying experience. It's a shame because Dot&Bo does appear to offer some really nice items for homes/offices - however, I am now fully convinced they actually have any control of the items they sell - nor do they appear to have them in stock at the time of sale. This all seems very fishy to me. The product descriptions are misleading and dishonest to paying customers as well. It's no wonder there are so many horrible reviews about the company online and with the BBB. I hope they can get these procurement and shipping issues resolved soon for the sake of their company. But more so for the sake of their paying customers.

R*******! Terrible customer service!

Love the new recycled wood coat rack I just purchased from Dot & Bo.

Looks great exactly what I expected

They never delivered the items ordered. Horrible customer service - DO NOT BUY from them

Carefully consider buying expensive items—especially furniture!
I received the Calcutta arm chair in last week of May ‘14. With shipping, the chair was just over $1,000. Although the chair was not very comfortable, it was beautiful and fit well in the room. I was happy to keep the chair. I went on vacation in early June for two weeks. In mid-July I noticed the fabric on the chair was torn in several places and the stitching where the saris are sewn together was coming undone in several places. I wrote an email to the company July 20. No response in three days so I called. The customer rep I spoke with was very nice and assured me the company would look into the issue. Over a week later I received an email apologizing for the delayed response (my email was lost). The email stated Dot & Bo would offer a $50 credit if I provided pictures of the damage. Fifty dollars is. 05% the cost of the chair. I asked to speak with a manager. Two weeks went by without contact. I called and again, the representative I spoke with apologized saying she left a message on my phone and was unsure why I never received it. My contention is this: One THOUSAND dollars is a lot of money to pay for a chair. Yes, I called about the damage after the two week return policy (I had at this point owned the chair for about a month and a half). Considering the price of the chair I felt Dot&BO should do one of three things: 1. Replace the chair, 2. Provide a store credit, 3. Provide a refund. The representative said they had no way of knowing if myself (small children, animals, wild and crazy parties…had caused damage to the chair). She also said this chair was among their best-sellers and no one else has called to complain. Again, implying that the cause of damage was due to excessive use during its two month stay in my home: "We try to be clear about our returns policy, and when a product uses sensitive or reclaimed materials so you can be as informed as possible upon purchase what to expect from your item and how much use it can likely withstand… I am sorry if the material was not able to sustain, but there is no way for us to determine the cause at this point." I have no animals in my house. I do have small children. However, I also have a house full of furniture ranging from 6-over a hundred years old—three couches, several chairs, even a four year old all white sectional and none of the upholstery is in as bad of shape as this two month old chair. If other customers are not experiencing similar problems, perhaps my chair was somehow defective as the material is recycled sari fabric. My experiences and concerns as a customer should be valued and considered as individual and unique.
The rep asked me to send her pictures and promised she would look into the issue. Two weeks went by with no word. I sent an email inquiring about the status of my request and again, the company offered a fifty dollar credit stating this compensation was "very fair" since my complaint was "well outside" the return window.
Consumers! Learn from my experience. If you are going to spend a large chunk of your hard-earned change on a piece of furniture—buy from a company that stands behind the quality of the products they sell.
Although every time I actually spoke with a representative from Dot & Bo, they were polite and professional, the customer service was very poor in returning emails and phone calls in a timely manner. I will not shop at Dot & Bo again, not even to use the fifty dollar credit. You are almost sure to get better quality furniture and better customer service at Room and Board, Pottery Barn, West Elm even Target, or your local used furniture store than Dot& BO. Every time I look at my chair I see my wasted money. Oxfam, the local high poverty school I work at…. All the things I could have done with this $1k…if only I had known. Dot & Bo: such cute products. Such potential. Such a disappointment.