I ordered 6 plants from Lowe's online on Monday, May 12th, that were stated to be only available in this manner and cannot be picked up at my closest store location in Glenmont, NY. The delivery service that Lowe's has contracted for advertised same day delivery is Instacart and added $15.00 to my order and was worth it for me. The plants that I ordered, Candytuft perennials, were on sale for $5.00 a piece and the site indicated 21 were available, plus delivery, plus tax bringing the total to $48 and change. I placed the order via PayPal. The plants arrived the next day, not the same day as promised but I was notified by shipment tracking of a delay. The plants that arrived were not what I ordered. Instead I received 6 Creeping Phlox, which were available at the Glenmont store. Instead of $5.00 a piece, these plants were $8.98 a piece, adding nearly 50% more cost with tax to my order. I was not notified of the switch. I was not asked for approval for the substitution or the greater cost. I originally thought a mistake was made selecting the plants and not a deliberate switch. The day that the Phlox arrived I called the store and spoke with seven different people about what I should do to correct this. No one was able to provide an answer. I was switched over to the "fulfillment center" line and the person who answered had no idea why the call was transferred to him as he was not the fulfillment center. He stated that he had no idea how to resolve the situation and I asked the speak to the store manager, Kevin. Instead, Kevin was not available and I spoke with the assistant store manager who introduced himself on the phone as Matt. Matt said he was unable to check on the matter as he was not near his computer. I gave him my number. I had grown frustrated by this point, but did not swear at him at any time but shared that becoming very aggravated. I just wanted to know who I should call to resolve this matter. He promised a return call. Two and half hours later into the latter part of the afternoon while I was attempting to do some other gardening, I gave up waiting and called back. Matt "schooled" me with impatient brusqueness that I "had no idea how busy he was and that he was on a forklift when I first called and then was busy helping customers." I reminded him that I was also a customer. He then said "I'm not some IT guy that sits at a desk in front of his computer all day. I'll get back to you when I have time. Apparently I'm the only one who knows how to fix this for you because I guess you think everyone else here is incompetent." I replied, "Whoa, you're really going to go there?" I then asked when did he anticipate being available. He said fifteen or twenty minutes. It is now two days later and I have not heard from Matt. Yesterday I called a Lowe's 1-800 support line that I found online and explained my situation. While helpful, Chante said I would have to bring the flowers into the store to receive a refund. I stated that Lowe's should contact Instacart to retrieve the plants. She said she was unable to provide that option. So now I'd have to travel to them which is what I could have originally done instead of ordering the plants that was stated not available for pick up. After our call ended, I called my bank to dispute these charges from Lowe's due to not receiving the correct product and creating an unauthorized charge. PayPal didn't allow me to get this far because the charge was still showing as pending and I wanted to nip this ridiculous nonsense created by Lowe's horrific customer service, unauthorized charge, and product switch in the bud. On Yelp, this Glenmont store location has only 2 stars, with most complaints stemming from poor and rude customer service. This is unfortunate as we've purchased many items from there over the years, but this fiasco and poor treatment has soured me on this enterprise. I've discovered how low Lowe's will go to great a customer like nuisance garbage. Your call if you want to risk a problem like I and others have encountered dealing with the Glenmont staff. read more