William S.
Coppersmith reached out to provide resolution
My wife and I have no complaint with World Coppersmith regarding the quality of their merchandise however in regard to their customer service and the ability to deliver satisfaction when things do not go smoothly, I have become significantly disappointed. We purchased a pre-manufactured range hood as well as a custom sink from this company. The exchange of information related to the sink was extensive and thorough, for the range hood we were sent an email on “How to select the right Range Hood for your Kitchen!”. In addition to the vent hood a Ventilation system is required, unfortunately we ended up with the “remote blower” (which is never mentioned in “How to select the right Range Hood for your Kitchen!”. When it came time to install, we discovered that we had the incorrect type of unit for our home and contacted World Coppersmith about a potential resolution to this issue. Much to my frustration and concern I was informed that: 1) the unit was not returnable nor refundable 2) a fan could not be fitted to the unit that I had inadvertently ordered 3) a new unit was needed at an additional $736 4) There was nothing that could be done on their end to provide resolution After several frustrating discussions I was offered 10% off on the second unit bringing the extra cost down to $662.40. Under these circumstances I had hoped to compromise and at least get the second unit at their cost. (In the name of customer satisfaction, I would have thought that they would have forgone their profit on the additional sale). It frustrates me greatly that I have had to put in significant time and energy into this issue (and contractor delays due to the incorrect part). The first individual I spoke with regarding this issue told me that World Coppersmith did not expect its customers to be ventilation experts. The second employee told me that when ordering from the website it is assumed that the customer knows what is needed and is ordering the correct component. Bottom line – If the finished product works for you the first time you will be very happy but do not expect any significant effort at service recovery if your purchase fails to meet your needs. I cannot give World Coppersmith a positive review based on my overall experience in dealing with them, as with other negative assessments documented here, I also experienced tracking issue’s, etc. during the long manufacturing process. The overall message felt like “it will arrive when it arrives” which makes it very difficult when coordinating a remodeling project. I leave this review with a copy and pasted response that was located on 8 of the poor reviews on their website: We’re sorry to hear about your experience. Please call us at (888) 431-4677 and ask to speak with a member of our management team. Thank you for providing this valuable feedback. We are continually working to improve our products and services and to meet the expectations of our customers. Once again another phone call must be made, where is the satisfaction in that? Follow up from impacted customer: Coppersmith reached out to provide resolution and made a commitment to be more timely in their responses.
Response from World CopperSmithMay 29, 2020
William Sjolin, thank you for taking the time to provide us your valuable feedback. While we could not accept a return on an installed product, we are glad to hear our team was able to amicably resolve your concerns. Should you ever have a future project in mind, please feel free to reach out; we would be honored to serve you again someday.