BEWARE!!!
This used to be the best plumbing supply store in…read moreSalem, not any longer!
Sure, they great you with a friendly smile, call you neighbor.
And that's when the good ends.
1st they Sold me a delta faucet with missing pieces, that I only found out when installing, so with my plumber on the clock, I had to drive from my Dallas home in the middle of my project, to their store Salem, then when Saffron didn't have the parts, I had go across town to get from another store.
Not a big deal.
When first buying the faucet, I mentioned I had other plumbing projects to do, they said they would have someone contact me to give a bid.
Later Brent Hunt from Saffron called, set a time, we met.
Spent an hour going over my property, describing what I needed, and I drew him maps as the project involved 3 wells on 6 acres.
He got back to me later with a bid that said it included all labor and materials for what we talked about, but it wasn't itemized or detailed.
(My mistake not requesting a break down) but it did say all labor and materials.
I agreed to the bid, we set a date.
Days before the start date, Brent texts asking if I wanted a hydrant in a different location than I showed him.
I said no, told him to refer to the map we gave him.
He then said that he may have under estimated the pipe needed and there may be "extra" costs.
But the bid said "all labor and materials" included.
The workers showed up on the start day, nice young men, and started telling me what their plan was for the day.
1st thing was to clean my 2000 gallon water tank, and then they would cut out my concrete pad.
I said that Brent told me they would horizontal drill under the pad, as I didn't want it cut up, and they said that's not what they do. I told them to hold off on that and I would call Brent. I said they could start the cleaning and maybe work on separating the two water sources that both feed that tank, they said they couldn't do that either, as it would require a new pump and pressure tank. I said wait on that I'll call Brent.
I went inside my home to call Brent, who immediately said I was wrong, that we didn't talk about horizontal drilling, and that's why he wanted to put my hydrant in a different spot?!?
The out and out lies, the completely unprofessional bid, the omission of any details so he could add charges later!
I said never mind the work.
Tell your crew to leave.
I then went to the crew, told them what had transpired and that we wouldn't be using their services, and they said they had already added the cleaner to my water.
I asked how long and what charges I would get for the tank cleaning, they said 2 hours plus the cleaner.
I agreed and went inside.
Brent called them, told them to leave then, with the cleaner still in my water supply, effectively preventing us from using our water.
This isn't ok. No one should be held hostage by poorly written bids that imply a scope of work that the service provider changed based on their wants.
I will be investigating legal options.
At the very least, I hope this helps other avoid a company that don't care about their clients.
Maybe that's why they recently had to change their CCB number.