TL;DR version: I would not buy another appliance from Lowe's Hadley. In fact, the treatment I received was so bad I'll think twice about every setting foot in a Lowe's ever again.
EDIT: I got an automated response to this review, which I do not take seriously. Lowe's? You have my information. If you're sincere about "helping out", get in touch with me. I'm not calling another 1-800 number, in fact, I find that suggestion to be insulting.
I bought a dishwasher from this location sometime last year, little knowing it would be one of the most excruciating customer service experiences I've ever dealt with.
The problems began right after the purchase. There were multiple – multiple – installation delays. This was a while ago, so I'm trying to remember correctly, but I believe it was scheduled to be installed in a few days. It ended up delayed by as much as two months. That's a long time without a dishwasher.
Now I get it: delays happen. It would have been OK, but what really frustrated me was the complete lack of communication from Lowe's. An installation date came and went. I got no communication. I called the store a few days later, "so sorry, sir", another date was set…
…only to have the process repeated again.
I picked out a model that had a substantial rebate. Because the installation was delayed so long, the rebate had expired by the time I had the serial number, etc, to apply for the rebate.
I called Lowe's, "so sorry, sir, let me transfer you to the customer service department", 20 minutes on hold, "so sorry, sir, there's nothing we can do."
I called Lowe's credit card customer service. "So sorry, sir, there's nothing we can do".
I ended up spending a long, long time on hold throughout this because Lowe's likes to shuffle you around to different numbers. Call the store. Oops, no, call Lowe's customer service. Oops, no, call Lowe's credit card customer service. Oops, no call the store… I'll transfer you… oops, the call got dropped.
Rinse and repeat.
So why am I writing this now? To add insult on top of injury, I'm being charged "deferred interest" because, allegedly, I didn't make the payments for dishwasher on time.
Is that true? I honestly don't know. But I remember setting up automatic payments very meticulously at the time I made the purchase. So I'm doubtful.
Do I have the documentation for the agreement? No. Should I have it? Yes. But things get misplaced after a year plus. I just don't think that's good enough, not after all the problems I had.
I called Lowe's credit card customer service about the interest, and they refused to credit me. It's not a large sum, either, it's more the principle of it. I don't like being nickle-and-dimed.
I called the store, they refused to issue me any kind of store credit, and tried playing Ye Olde Lowe's Shell Game: "so sorry, sir, call Lowe's customer service".
The customer service representative at the Hadley Lowe's really was the last straw.
When he finally found the documentation for the dishwasher purchase, he told me he couldn't offer me store credit. I find that hard to believe. He also accused me of "berating" him, when I'm sure I was perfectly civil. I never raise my voice, I never name call. In fact, he interrupted me. Repeatedly.
He also tried to have a debate with me about customer "care" versus customer "service".
So that's the end of my Lowe's story. I get treated terribly, multiple install dates come and go with absolutely no communication from Lowe's, I get shunted around to different numbers, I miss out on a big rebate (I think it was 25% of the sale price), I get charged "deferred interest"…
…and now I'm "berating" people.
The sad thing is, I really want to give a five-star review for an appliance vendor! But I have had terrible luck so far (see my review for Manny's Appliance).
Needless to say, I'll think twice before going to Lowe's Hadley for my next appliance, and I recommend you stay away, too. There are, of course, lots of other appliance sellers in the area.