Wonderful rep and items ordered and received with no problem.
Response from LutherAug 30, 2020
Thank you Vickie! Please know we really do appreciate your outstanding 5-star review. Our team really does care and they work so hard to earn these great views it's wonderful to see them acknowledged for their efforts.
Wishing you well, stay safe.
Eric
Eric D Glickstein
President
MM
Melissa M.
Great helpful
Great helpful
Response from LutherAug 30, 2020
Thank you Melissa for a short and sweet 5-star review. We love words like Great and Helpful. I'm hopeful we will have the pleasure to serve you again in the future.
Wishing you well; stay safe.
Eric
Eric D Glickstein
President
LD
Liz D.
No refund
Just an update on my sectional experience and the Covid excuse, as well as a tropical storm excuse, and many many others. I email EVERYTHING. I do this to have a track and written correspondence so that nothing can be disputed. While I appreciate the president's feedback about my awful experience, here is what I will say.... After being so extremely disappointed, being told many different things and having the delay blamed on everything from Covid, to tropical storms, to bad cell phone reception, to you name it, I asked for a refund. I got an email from one person saying it had shipped so I couldn't get a refund. I then emailed my rep Kerry, who never replied. Not until I left my first bad review on this website. Then I got phone calls, an emails... all sorts of replies. She said I could get a refund and that it hadn't shipped. Later I was then told because it shipped I had to pay a restocking fee.. Now wait, it shipped, it didn't ship. My head is spinning and I can't keep up. What I can do President of this company, is show you 6 MONTHS WORTH OF EMAILS of misinformation by your staff!! The final email saying it probably WONT SHIP TIL OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, MAYBE DECEMBER!! Now, being so frustrated and angry, I asked for a refund. The restocking fee was waived because it was no fault of mine, keeping in mind-NOTHING HAS SHIPPED, but thank you so much for not charging me a restocking fee! I said in an email, I found another sectional here near me, in stock, delivering 1-2 days, refund my money asap. Your company, on wanting customer satisfaction, knows how angry I am, and what do you do? YOU MAIL A CHECK!!!! I emailed and said, just so I understand, you're saying you placed a $1200 in the regular mail? So, there is no tracking information, nothing to sign for? Yeah, no reply to that email. You have my card info and all of my bank info. This is how you took your money. Yet, a hugely dissatisfied customer and you choose to fix this by placing my refund in the mail? 5 days have gone by and I have to receive it. No worries, mail from your state to mine takes between 3-5 days, and if you'd like to throw the ole Covid excuse in there I'll give you an additional 3 days. No worries about me returning, I actually used you all 7 years ago when I got divorced and purchased my sofa and loveseat. That was much smoother and my sales guy was great! I imagine, that you probably mailed me a check because the amount you are refunding is going to be different than what I paid. In which case, I have something in store for that as well. I have been waiting on this since I knew it would be the tactic you all would use. I have printed all the transactions that were paid to your company. I highly doubt the check has even been mailed, so, my suggestion is to expedite this refund and for you all to never send a check in the mail.
My other suggestion, is to not sale furniture. Clearly you all are not good communicators and have zero idea what is going on with the furniture and do a good job at blaming everyone else and the weather. Just stop selling furniture.
Response from LutherAug 26, 2020
Liz, I am very sorry for the frustration and anger we caused to you. I can tell you that our existence of 50+ years in business is not built on excuses.
I can also tell you that COVID is not an excuse, it really is happening and impacting our lives both professionally and personally. Not only is COVID not an excuse and a reality of the world we are living in, but Tropical Storm Isais was also not an excuse. Isais greatly impacted Long Island, NY our headquarters leaving team members without power for as long as 2-weeks.
To your point regarding our lack of communication be assured it is being addressed as we review our internal processes to see where they broke down. I have been part of this company for 27-years and while I would never tell you we are perfect, I will tell you as evidence of our 4.5 Trust Score out of 5.0 with Trust Pilot that we most often get it right and exceed our client expectations.
Again, I absolutely understand your frustration and agree that we failed in our consistencies to follow up and keep you updated on the status of your order. There is never a reason to not call a client even if you have nothing new to report. I learned a long time ago that simple call to the client saying "I just want you to know that while I have no further updates, I wanted to check in and let you know that we are managing that process", goes a long way.
Contrary to your beliefs that we should exit the furniture space, we are not quitters; we are survivors. Your comments while hurtful also inspire our entire team to do better. COVID in particular has made distribution and delivery of furniture exceedingly challenging. Our entire showroom is virtual and while in normal times inventory is readily available, during these times the demand is far greater than the supply leaving the entire trade scrambling to secure product. Families are spending their money on home furnishings at record pace in lieu of dining out, movies, vacations and other areas of entertainment. This is at the root of the problem not to mention a scaled back workforce of factory and warehouse workers as a result of COVID.
Please know I would welcome the opportunity to have an open dialogue providing you an in depth understanding related to the struggles of the industry. Countless articles can be found in trade journals or by googling validating my comments here.
I'm hopeful you will consider my offer to speak and look forward to those conversations. On behalf of the company and myself, we absolutely owe you our deepest apologies.
Wishing you good health and safe times!
Eric
Eric D Glickstein
President
JH
Joseph H.
Excellent Customer Service
I have been a LutherSales customer a little over 10 years. They are wonderful and thoughtful and have taken great care of me and my family's needs for years. Special shout out to Laurie. My last order, some items were missing and they were a special order so i thought nothing of it being late in the state of things that we are in. But , after awhile i called to see whats the status was.. Long story short, Laurie worked hard to find out what happened...because they said they delivered everything.... only to find out the items had been sitting on the delivery company's loading dock the whole time.
Thank you!!!! Laurie for your extra effort for me. Its Greatly Appreciated
Excellent Customer Service
Response from LutherAug 22, 2020
Thank you Joseph for your loyalty over the years and for this outstanding 5-star review. I actually sent it to Laurie with an email of gratitude. Our team works so hard and one of the best features of Trust Pilot is that it is the perfect platform for clients like yourself to point out not only great service but specifically who delivered that great client experience. We appreciate your recognition of Laurie's efforts. She is extremely passionate in ensuring our clients receive world class customer service!
Wishing you well, stay safe!
Eric
Eric D Glickstein
President
KI
KIMBERLEY
The reason for my bad review is not…
The reason for my bad review is not because of my sales person because he was wonderful. My bad experience was with the agent that called me to go over my purchase and verification and the person that sent emails about delivery updates. An agent called my to verify my information and purchase and also to go over info about a free TV promotion for the month. I was told by the agent that the TV was an Insignia Smart TV that I would receive after the delivery of my merchandise. I received a regular RCA and I emailed that lady that initially sent me the updates to find out if I was sent an RCA regular tv because they ran out of smart tv's and was very rudely told that I received that television that was on my invoice and also that I was never told anything about the brand or model over the phone. I didn't realize that the person that emailed me was not the same person that I spoke with over the phone earlier. My complaint is that I really do not appreciate being called a liar about something that was told to me. I didn't even know that Insignia was ever a brand of Smart TV and it was bad business and unprofessional to tell the customer about an item that they are to receive and this not being the case.
Response from LutherAug 21, 2020
Hi Kimberly,
Please allow me to start by apologizing. I saw your review when it came in and actually instructed my team to contact you personally. I was told that they have left you 2-messages and are waiting on a call back.
As you can see, I personally respond to every reply both good and not so good. This is my way of staying connected and ensuring we are delivering the very best consumer experience. While we are not perfect, I am determined to see that we are......lol
FREE TV promotions are tricky and sometimes we do run through our allocation. However under no circumstance should a client every be left to feel less then important. The truth is we work for you; the customer.
Perhaps you caught one of our team members on a bad day? No excuse but I can assure you that we all are very passionate about service as evidenced by our 4.5 Trust Score. I'm hopeful when we make it right that there will be no hard feelings. Feel free to reach out to me offline. I'd love to know that we did the right thing by you.
Again, we are not perfect but we work hard every day trying to be...…
Wishing you well, stay safe!
Eric
Eric D Glickstein
President
OL
Oliver
I chose luthersales.com because it was…
I chose luthersales.com because it was the only organization that gave me a chance to purchase an item using their credit system. I purchased a MacBook Air 13” Laptop. I was quite nervous and finicky in the beginning process of ordering my new laptop. I questioned if this company was legit as it was a process getting my item. I make payments thru payroll deductions and it was confusing as it said something else on the website. I guess I qualified in other ways. Yet, the emails I received initially was a bit sketchy and didn’t know what to think as all it stated was I qualified for a 1500 credit with no explanation at all or even introduction on what it entails. I kept on guessing, assuming and reading the website on how it works. Yet I still had my doubts. Then finally the Sales Agent Kenton Cornwall simply explained everything in simple terms. I still had my doubts as once my laptop was ordered and they received their first two payments nothing happened or no way of knowing besides the FAQ section what step my order was in. Was it ordered? Was it shipped? Where is the laptop? I kept in contact with Kenton and he assured me that this website is no scam. I took a leap of faith. I started to get scared that if it was a scam their would be difficulty getting a refund as the payment is not made by my bank and so their would be no way to dispute it if nothing happened with my order. But with Kenton‘s assurance I kept on hoping for the best. Realistically, the process is a mess. It took two weeks for it to be ordered then shipped to me. I received another sketchy email with just the tracking number. Their was no formality in the emails and it gave me this sense of sketchiness that didn’t give me no comfort at all. I was like thinking is this even for real?? Will I ever get my laptop or was it all false hope? Long story short I did receive my laptop and it is amazing. It shipped in a nice sturdy box and all my doubt, confusion and worry was all smashed. I got what I wanted and I’m quite happy with it. Thank you LutherSales.
Honestly, I think that their are problems in the system and the website during the initial process and ordering. The website looks dated and needs some improvement and the customer service via email needs work as it didn’t seem professional at all. But they were quick in responding so that is a plus. So my entire experience was a little nerve racking but I do recommend this website to my friends if they qualify.
Response from LutherAug 12, 2020
Hi Oliver,
Let me start by thanking you for your business and placing your trust in us. I certainly understand your frustration and am happy to do my best to address your concerns.
As a company in business since 1967, I cringe when I hear a reference to us described as sketchy. We have built our entire business on integrity, honesty and reliability. While we are not perfect, be assured our entire team works with one objective in mind...…...delivering outstanding service levels that typically exceed customer expectations. Again, we are not perfect however, our 4.5 Trust Score places us ahead of our primary competitors.
We certainly owe you an apology for creating uneasiness during the process. I am not quite sure where the disconnect was however, we typically are extremely diligent in updating our clients and in responding to any emails, calls or live chat sessions.
Now for the good news, we are hard at work building out a new platform inclusive of a new website and hope to have more to share in the future. We are doing all we can to be live by the 4th quarter with an outside date of early 2021. I'm confident that the new website will address the challenges you had with this initial purchase and do hope you will give us another opportunity to earn your business. If not, I understand.
Wishing you well, stay safe!
Eric
Eric D Glickstein
President
KG
KG
Excellent!
Quick service and the team is very helpful. Process is easy.
Response from LutherAug 12, 2020
Thank you KG, love the review, especially the 5-stars. Please know we appreciate your business and the trust you place in us. We look forward to serving you again in the future.
Wishing you well, stay safe.
Eric
Eric D Glickstein
President
DE
Denetria
Kerri is an amazing salesperson
Kerri is an amazing salesperson. She is eager to assist. I am a new customer, but I feel like a family.
Response from LutherAug 10, 2020
Hi Denetria,
I just responded to another client who virtually gave the same amazing review pointed at Kerry. Here's what I said.....
Thank you for not only the great 5-star review but for acknowledging Kerry. Let me tell you that if you knew Kerry like we know Kerry you would see that this is just who she is...…..every day she delivers outstanding levels of service to everyone she touches.....
Thank you again for placing your trust in LutherSales.com
Wishing you well, stay safe!
Eric
Eric D Glickstein
President