Shame on the city of Romulus for recommending this company! I do not know if there is a back door deal with the Romulus City Clerks office to refer Woodruff's but the reason they refer them certainly isn't based on service, price or professionalism given my experience.
BUYER BEWARE! My mother passed in March and I contacted Woodruffs. The lady I spoke to took my credit card information and told me the existing monument could not be engraved with the date of death until June because it needs to be a certain temperature, (no problem). I noticed my card was not charged and assumed it would be charged when the work was done. I called back mid-June to see if it was engraved and they could not find any record of my paperwork, but with some digging, Mike found my information including credit card information from March. I was informed the lady who helped me in March was no longer with the company. Mike was very helpful and responsive.
They got things figured out in July and charged $300.00 to my credit card (No problem). August 5th, I received an email from Mike saying the stone should be engraved in 2-3 weeks and he was 99.9% sure it would be done in August. At the end of August, I called to make sure it was done before I went to the grave site to take a picture of it, at which time I was told Mike no longer worked for the company. I asked to speak to Tom the owner, since Mike was not given an email and was using Tom's email address.
When Tom got on the phone, he told me his son would go out to the grave that day and make a stencil (I was told the stencil was already done). I left 2 messages for Tom to see if he had a rough Idea when it would be finished. Neither of the messages were returned. When I called a back a 3rd time I made contact with Tom and he told me that they were busy and that he had no idea when it would be done and that he would just give me my money back so I can start over with another company. When I told him I am going to ask the city of Romulus to not refer Woodruff's Monuments he started cursing at me and told me he would shove my head up my ass (A real class act). In all fairness I should mention, they did send me back my money in a timely fashion.
I went to Wietechas Monument Company in Southfield and they were less money, professional and timely. read more