On Tuesday, August 19, 2014, I scheduled to have a refrigerator, in a rental property, repaired. I was called on the next and told that it could not be repaired.
On Wednesday, August 20th, I spoke with the manager, Arlene, and I purchased a refrigerator over the phone. Arlene was horribly rude, throughout the conversation. Since I live out of state and I was purchasing the unseen appliance via telephone, I asked questions about it. Arlene seemed agitated, condescending and disgruntled. She actually treated me as though I was wasting her time.
Arlene stated that the refrigerator would be delivered within 48 hours, which would have been Friday. August 22. I did not have a good feeling about how I was being rushed and negatively treated by Arlene. She was very argumentative. For instance, after I gave her my mailing address, I asked her to call it back to me, for confirmation. She called out "9225......" I said, " No, it is 9925" She raised her voice and said, "That's what I said!" At that point, I felt that I had made a terrible mistake by selecting this business.
Monday morning, August 25th, I received a phone call from my tenant stating that the refrigerator still had not been delivered. I called the store and Arlene stated that last Wednesday, she forgot to tag the item for delivery. Her demeanor was still rude and non-remorseful. At that time, I informed her that I still had not received my receipt by mail or email that she agreed to send to me. I asked for the name of the owner. She reluctantly said that the owner was Carmen. When asked if I could speak to her, I was told by Arlene that she was not available. I then asked if she could ask the manager to call me.
Thursday, August 28th, I called back to say that I still did not receive a receipt. Arlene said that she would not be sending a receipt, but the owner Carmen Palacios would be mailing the receipt.
Friday, August 29, 2014, the tenant called to say that the refrigerator was leaking water onto the floor and did not have a drain pan, nor was their a metal grate to cover up the bottom front, revealing the motor, etc. Although, I dreaded calling back, I knew that I had to. Arlene answered the phone and did what she had done several times, previously....left me on hold for long periods of time. She put Marcell on the phone and I explained the situation to him. He said that the technicians were already out for the day and he wasn't sure when someone could get out there. At that point, I knew that I could not make myself sick by worrying.
I hope that the owners, Merlon Lorenzo Palacios and Carmen Palacios will read this review or hear about it. I can not see how a business like this can stay in operation. Customer service should be of utmost importance to the owners and employees. Not only was the customer service deplorable, but the delivery was 4 days late, I have still not received my receipt or a return phone call from the owner.
I will rank this disappointing experience at the top of anything that I have experienced. I own several properties in Fayetteville, but I will never ever do business with Bragg Used Appliances...Horrible can not come close to describing my experience. read more