Joanne K.
Received Defective item and they REFUSE to be Accountable
The short version is that the Demeter Garden Cart I received from Gardners Supply was MISSING the 2 left legs, a number of pieces were dented, paint was scuffed or chipped, or in poor quality. In the past 2 days, I have called Gardners Supply THREE times and have sent FIVE e-mails to substantiate my claim. Each time I am told to e-mail photos to serviceATgardeners.com, I have done that in multiple e-mails. I have NOT received a response or resolution. I have 21 photos to document problems with the item I received. When I call, I have NOT been told to return the item, I have NOT been offered replacement parts — instead I get stuck in the loop of being told to send e-mails with photos, I do that, I follow up, and then I am told they never received my e-mails and they say they can’t do anything until I send the e-mails. I HAVE sent FIVE E-MAILS to Gardners and they are lying. The problem is with Gardners Supply quality control and customer service. Gardners Supply needs to be held accountable. Gardners Supply is erroneously “claiming” they have not received ANY of the 5 e-mails I have sent regarding a defective order that is also missing parts. This is a lie as the customer service representative I spoke with on Tuesday said that if photos are too large they cannot see them which is why they can’t start a resolution. I suspect that is another lie to shirk responsibility for defective merchandise as my photos were each approximately 100 KB, the attachments in my initial e-mail was 2.1 MB, and in 3 additional e-mails I re-sent the photos making sure the CUMULATIVE photo attachments in each e-mail did not exceed 1MB. A large corporation such as Gardners Supply should be able to open e-mails with attachments under 1MB. Even if they cannot “see” the photos, they should still be able to see the text and respond. The e-mail address I sent the photos of the defective item to was correct as I cut and pasted it from their website and I have proofed it multiple times I am so frustrated, angry, and disenchanted with Gardners Supply. I have now spent OVER THREE HOURS in the past 2 days trying to resolve this issue. This includes starting a fraud report with my Credit Card company.



