I had Empire Today install multiple flooring — in one day.in summary, it was unprofessional, lacked any craftsmanship and frustrating due to the lack of their ability to speak English. Unfortunately my attempts to correct any of the multitude of discrepancies were ignored. What I found funny about the entire matter was that Empire Today (i.E., a representative named Natalie) actually sent out a crew within a few days of my initial complaint. They arrived after 6:30 PM, were almost two hours late and unapologetic. They had no idea of the extent of the work required and I showed them all the discrepancies (e.G., hardwood flooring, laminate flooring, punctured heating system, trash, etc.). The head of the crew was actually embarrassed, took pictures of all the discrepancies, stated they were unprepared to undertake the extensive repairs and said he would inform the local office to have them reschedule. I asked when I would hear from someone and he said tomorrow.
Needless to say I heard from no one. After another week I called Al Rivera, a sales manager, at the local office and explained what happened. He stated that he would look into it and call right back. He never called back. After another week I spoke with Natalie again and she promised to look into it and call right back. She never called back. After surfing the internet and reading the complaints, I realized I was taken by Empire Today and they were just another high-pitch-sales and no service company. I gave up on any expectation of Empire Today making things right. Since Im a disabled military veteran existing on disability, I had to pay someone else to fix all (i.E., those that could be fixed) these unexpected and unwarranted flooring issues. I paid for my mistake with the selection of Empire Today. However, I felt compelled to follow-up with a testimonial on the Empire Today web page. As expected it wasnt a positive endorsement. Within hours I was called by the corporate office (i.E., a representative named Helen). She told me she would ask about recompense. The next day she called me and said the regional office was looking into it. Helen called back the next day and stated that Empire Today would only pay for the trash removal and not the flooring discrepancies since I paid cash and had no paperwork. I requested that she have the regional office manager call me and explain why Empire
Today did nothing to correct THEIR mistakes for over six weeks. She said she would pass on the request. Within hours Tim Sherwin, the regional office manager called back. Our first conversation wasnt positive he attacked my integrity, was condescending, attempted to belittle me and was certainly uninformed. He kept referring to my alleged discrepancies and I told him to look at the pictures his crew took before he said alleged again. Tim Sherwin called back the next day and his attitude was even worse. I found it odd because he still hadnt looked at the pictures his own company took. I found him arrogant and disrespectful as well as uninformed and told him so. He said he would look into it and call sometime next week. I told him I was very disappointed with the way I was treated and being treated by Empire Today and was going to inform his endorsers, sponsors and potential buyers of my experience. His response, do whatever you want to do. My advise dont use empire today.
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