The company charged me, without my authorization, in full for services not performed and goods not received, falsely represented that they were insured and bonded, and have refused to refund my money! They're even trying to charge me a "restocking" fee of nearly nine hundred dollars, when I specifically told them that I did not want the carpet unless the installers were insured and bonded. I have been deceived, lied to, and stolen from by this organization. The general manager even went so far as to tell me that he would charge me "whatever he needed to", because he had my credit card.
A man came out to measure my house for carpet. He assured me that the installers they used were professional, bonded, and insured who were not only installing my carpet, but moving extremely delicate items. I told him that this was the only real condition that I had for the install. When he informed me that I, "might want to move some of the delicate items" myself, I informed him that if the installers were not insured, bonded, and professional, I didn't want them in my house. He not only assured me that they were insured and bonded, he told me that they were guaranteed for two years. He took my credit card number, told me that half of the total would be charged in advance, and half when they installed the carpet.
Only later on did I realize that he had charged me the whole price of the installation. At this point I reviewed the unsigned invoice, and noted that virtually everything the man had told me concerning the "insured", "bonded", "professional" installers was a complete lie. I also realized that they inserted, completely without informing the consumer, the right to charge a "restocking fee" of almost a thousand dollars. I contacted the store immediately, telling them that as far as I was concerned, not only had they baited and switched me, they also, without authorization, charged several thousand dollars to my credit card.
The general manager, who told me he was the majority stockholder in the company, told me that they routinely charge the full amount of the purchase at the time of order, that I was making a mountain out of a molehill, that the better business bureau was not going to do anything about it, nor my credit card company, and that he would, charge, "whatever he needed to", because he had my credit card. I informed him that I was extremely unhappy with the bait and switch, was not informed of the restocking fee, and would take him to court if I had to. He said, "Either way, you're still paying the restocking fee". This is, as far as I am concerned, theft by deception, and if needs be I will treat it as such.
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