Three years ago, Elite Touch installed a Sonos Sound Bar and added a few cable/power drops. They…read moredid great work, so naturally we called them again to do similar work in our media room. This time, total fail.
Here's a quick summary of our most recent experience:
--Untimely and inaccurate quote.
--Poor planning and execution of job.
--Inadequate scheduling.
--Poor expectation setting.
--Terrible, disrespectful customer service.
--No response from owner if you complain.
Here are the details if you're interested:
The installer came out to review our job with us on a Thursday, but we had to call them back the following week to ask where the estimate was. The receptionist ("Shavon") told us he neglected to turn it in, and she had to contact him to get it. It was a reasonable quote--about $389 for labor, and $1500 for a sound system and materials. We have no idea that this quote was completely inaccurate, and in Shavon's defense, neither did she. We scheduled the job for 2pm on a Friday.
The installer arrived around 2:20pm, then took approximately 20 mins to get his gear upstairs. It was close to 3pm before he really started to work. He then explains to us that "there's no way" he could finish "such a big job" in a couple hours, and that he'd have to come back next week to finish it b/c they don't work on weekends. What big job? How is $389 of labor a big job??
Naturally, this was totally unacceptable for us. Here's why:
1. We expected this job to be finished the same day it started. No one ever gave us any indication otherwise. Nothing written on a quote about it being a multiple day job, and no second date was scheduled. We NEVER would have agreed to someone tearing up our media room (holes in our walls, wires everywhere) and leaving it to sit, unfinished, for the entire weekend.
2. We expected they'd know exactly how much work needed to be done, and sent the correct crew to get in done in the time allotted. Instead, this installer acted as if 2-3 of our key requirements (very clearly explained to him when he did the quote) was a total surprise. Now all of sudden, this is "a big job" and our original estimate wasn't accurate.
First, I called the owner, Will, to complain about this and see if there was a way to get this finished before he left. I left 2 voicemails and an email, and I never got a call back. (Still haven't, btw). Then I called Shavon, and that's where it all fell apart. She actually blamed ME for scheduling the job so late, and acted as if I should know $389 worth of labor would span over multiple days. On top of that, she was absolutely nasty to me. I don't care how upset a customer gets (and I admit to being really pissed)--no customer should ever be talked to like she talked to me. No apology, no regret, no admission of mistakes, no concessions of any kind. All I got was attitude and blame.I fired them instantly, and told her to get her installer out of my house immediately. No company that disrespects me gets my money. Period.
Bottom line: I think Elite Touch is good company. They have (and did) do good work for us. If they had set our expectations correctly, and then treated me respectfully when I complained, this review never would have happened. Elite Touch, you lost a loyal customer today.
