Mash R.

I thought House of Fraser a reputable company how wrong l was!
I went into the Maidstone store to purchase a new sofa. I was served by Peter (apparently the furniture manager?) I ordered a set of the sofas to be exactly the same as the ones they had on display. Whilst Peter was gathering the paperwork he was telling me all about the evening he had had the night before, how he hadn't had any sleep at all as he had been at the vets with his dog until 4am and then been up early for work. So, I signed all the paperwork and left. Delivery was scheduled for sometime in February. I then received a phone call from the delivery company on Monday 5th February saying that they would deliver on Saturday 10th between 7am and 7pm. Unfortunately there was no way I could be in that day but they said there was no option "Saturday or nothing!" They said if I couldn't be in to take delivery I would need to contact the store I purchased from for a refund as they would not deliver any other day? I then had to contact HOF head office but they had no record of my purchase? So I had to contact the Maidstone store who finally managed to arrange delivery at a more convenient time. The sofas were then delivered on Wednesday 7th February. To my surprise when the delivery men unwrapped the sofas, they were not the same as the ones I had ordered from the store. The feet were a very dark wood, the ones in the store were oak. I ordered exactly what I had seen on the shop floor! I phoned HOF head office and was told I needed to contact the Maidstone store directly. I then called the Maidstone store directly and they told me I needed to call the head office and they gave me a different number. I called this number and they took my details and assured me someone would call me back. A sales assistant then called me to tell me that Peter was away until the following week and he would call me back upon his return.
By the Tuesday I had still not heard anything so I called the store back... this time I got to spoke to Peter. He was rude and aggressive with me. On three separate occasions I had to ask him to stop shouting at me. By this time I was feeling very uncomfortable and had to hang the phone up. After I had stopped shaking I called HOF head office which was in Sunderland, with a Sunderland area code and who answered... Peter from the Maidstone store? Brilliant, he then started shouting at me again. He was saying I had specified the dark feet, why would I do this when I wasn't even given a choice of the colour of the feet. I ordered the same as in the store, which was oak. Had I known there was a choice and been given the option, I still would have ordered the oak as that is what I wanted. I then remembered back to him telling me how on the day I had ordered my sofa he had had no sleep the night before, maybe he should have not gone into work that day as it appears HE has made mistakes!

This dispute is ongoing and they have now said that I can have the feet that I first ordered but at an extra cost to myself? The emails I receive regarding this are unsympathetic and patronising. For something that was their mistake in the first place the customer service is appalling!

To summarise I have had an extremely disappointing experience (that I fear is not over yet) and I would like to warn people to steer clear of this company as they are unknowledgeable, unprofessional, rude and aggressive!