Mark
Could have gone better
The stove arrived late, damaged, and missing parts. Firepitsurplus’ original answer was “sorry the manufacturer shipped it”, not our problem. It is your problem. You sold me this stove not US Stove or Ashley. A canned AI generated response was also not an acceptable answer. Ashley’s response was to send me the blower that was missing and a can of spray paint that doesn’t even match the stove (sparkly metallic flake!!) with zero apology or explanation. YO!!! I’m still missing a manual, and apparently the US stove logo! To be clear that paint damage on the stove was unfixable without a complete repaint on the top panel and anyone who has ever re-painted anything would know that. They took my money, sent me a damaged stove that is going to have that damage forever (on top and in front in a very noticeable place), and then acted like I wasn’t worth talking to about it. After I posted the original review (a week or more later) there was an immediate response from both companies. US Stove called me twice and didn’t even leave a message. Seriously. Terrible. They are the ones who packed/shipped the stove. And I still believe they would have done nothing without firepit surplus’s intervention. They did eventually knock $500 off the purchase although the refund hasn’t processed yet. And customer service has asked US stove to send actual matching paint for the stove and a Logo that’s missing on the ash drawer. I believe they will make sure I get them. In the end it’s not what I wanted or how I wanted it. It’s been a hassle from start to finish. However, Firepitsurplus clearly cared that I wasn’t happy and finally did there best to compensate me for that. I can appreciate that. I would buy from them again, maybe just not a US Stove/Ashley product.
