4 years ago
First off the quality, finish and packaging of the...
First off the quality, finish and packaging of the cabinets are really nice. No complaints there. But every step of the way the communication has been absolutely horrible.
I decided to use Huntwood because they're a local company, good quality and a nice range of stock options. I noticed they had free design services. I called to confirm the free design services include stock cabinetry was told yes and made an appointment with the designer. Designer informed me they don't offer design services on stock cabinets. (Did my own design work using excel spreadsheets.)
I had one custom cabinet to order, put the order in and the designer asked to see my entire order. He gave me a quote, silly me for assuming he was putting the order in for my stock cabinets at the same time. Nope. Nobody ever told the next steps for my order. The advertisement for stock cabinetry that you can "Install tomorrow!" is a lie. A little transparency about the order to receive time on stock cabinets would be nice.
Go to pick up my cabinets, was told "We prefer that you call an hour ahead of time." Wonderful. Would have been great if someone actually communicated that to me. Discovered two of my in stock cabinets were delayed. "Your designer was supposed to call you." Nope. Never got a call.
Finally all my cabinets are in, I call the hour ahead of time, arrive at my destination, knock on the door, try to open the door (it's not opening) wait 20 minutes before going to the main office. Only to be told the person was over there and I should have yanked on the door. Really? No signage, no indication someone was there and Huntwood, a profitable company, can't spend $20-50 for a door buzzer??? Seriously?
Every step of the way the communication stank. If you use Huntwood expect good quality cabinets. If you're ordering stock cabinets don't expect communication, service or delivery. I assume Huntwood primarily works with designers, builders and people who deal in kitchens for a living. Well I don't. I don't drop thousands on cabinets on the regular, dropping those assumptions and communicating more would have gone a long way in making this process enjoyable not frustrating.