Response from Window Works, Inc.
In May 2013, Mrs. [member name removed] ordered a French-style sliding door as manufactured by a national company. During May 2013, this particular French-style patio door was a new product rollout by the manufacturer. The plant encountered many quality and delivery problems with a new line, which meant that at the local dealer level, these problems escalated. Our records show that he door was ordered, and then re-ordered from the manufacturer on four (4) separate occasions, causing extreme delays in completing Mrs. [member name removed]’s contract. Our office contacted the local manufacturer’s representative to make contact with Mrs. [member name removed] to explain the plants products and services issues. Apparently the call was never made; however, the manufacturer did issue a credit of $200.00 to our office, for the troubles, which we deducted directly from Mrs. [member name removed]’s account. Most of our national company vendors are reliable leaders in the window/door industry. Approximately 2-3% of the time, our orders incur plant issues and lack accurate communication between the window plant, the local warehouse, the dealer and then the customer. After further review of Window Works records of the [member name removed]’s account, it is indicated that there were additional scheduling delays due to: extremely cold weather, the office’s lack of expediency, and the homeowners’ work schedules. As a co-owner of Window Works, I offer my sincerest apology to Mrs. [member name removed]. We surely appreciate that the [member name removed]’s placed their order with us. The entire process: the order, re-orders, quality, and delay of install, was handled poorly. While I disagree with her overall evaluation of our company, I agree that from her perspective, we should have done a better job for her, as our valued customer. We truly do try to treat our customers with respect and consideration in additions to offering our best pricing. Again, I offer sincere apologies to Mrs. [member name removed] and her family for the frustration the endured during the contract process, and the amount of time exhausted with our customer service. Our records also show that TVA performed and Energy Evaluation Audit at the [member name removed] home on May 22, 2013, and she possibly qualified for the $500.00 cash rebate toward their Energy Star Replacement Sliding door. But Mrs. [member name removed] failed to send in the Customer Incentive Paperwork to our office, which is required to receive the rebate. Mrs. [member name removed], if you still wish to pursue this avenue, please forward the paperwork to my office and I will immediately complete and e-mail the information to TVA for processing and final inspection.