July 4th, 2020 weekend, we purchased a 4 piece appliance package; delivered about 1-2 weeks later. Boxes appeared to be in good shape upon delivery. They were stored inside our main home, boxed, as the backyard guest home was still in construction.
Two months later, our builder dollied the appliances out with my wife present. The refrigerator box was removed and there was an 8-10" significantly crushed-in area of the refrigerator. The dishwasher had mild blemishes on the front surface as well.
We immediately let the Spring Cypress (Cypress, TX) Home Depot know of the refrigerator issue and their response was, "Sorry it's been over 48 hours. Nothing we can do." They then said, "Call Samsung." And, "At delivery, you have 48 hours to register any concerns."
We never were advised, informed, or told by anyone at any time, that Home Depot has a 48hr return appliance policy upon delivery. We never signed anything nor was it ever presented to us that that was their policy with appliances. We were made aware of their appliance policy after the fact. Very disappointed by Home Depot's gross omission as it should have been clearly stated to the buyer very easily. It wasn't though.
That same day, my wife drove to the Home Depot, spoke with management, and after 2 hours and then a few more hours spent on phone calls trying to resolve this major issue, Home Depot said they would take the refrigerator back only by charging us a 15% restocking fee and also charge us $79 for picking up the refrigerator! That is unconscionable. We wanted what we paid for; an undamaged refrigerator.
It is unreal that Home Depot summarily blew us off. They acted as though we were an inconvenience. After lots of time and energy on my wife's part, they grudgingly allowed the return less the fees mentioned above. All we wanted/anticipated was a replacement of the same product. After all, it was an unused, brand new refrigerator, delivered damaged under their entire control.
How does this billion-dollar company get away with screwing people over like this? It is a brand new refrigerator, which we ordered in good faith. They took the money, delivered the product, and then washed their hands of any responsibility.
It arrived crushed and yet we are penalized and blown off by management. Had we known of the 48 hr policy, we would have removed all the boxes immediately upon delivery to inspect the product. Nevertheless, Home Depot is shameless and demonstrated its easy ability to take advantage of their small customers.
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