Overall a great experience.
Overall a great experience.
Bought a couple Nene 3-Drawer under desk pedestals. One arrived damaged (DHL delivered it upside down which ripped the screws out of the bottom drawer, necessitating replacement). I took a picture immediately, knowing I would be asked for one, and reported it ChairOffice (Who trade and even answer the phone as FullRangeFurniture), who promptly reported the issue to the manufacturer and a replacement drawer was arranged and delivered within a few days of reporting the issue. As these units and drawers are manufactured to order, I consider this kind of hassle-free and quick turnaround time to be excellent.
I am of the mindset that issues are going to happen sometimes. So when they happen, it doesn't really bother me too much. What's infinitely more important to me is how a company handles issues and conduct themselves when an issue is reported. And I can say hands down that CO/FRF handled the issue perfectly. Not only did they arrange the replacement, but they called me to notify of the delivery date and even called me on the delivery day to make sure I had received the replacement item.
And this was not unique to the after care process. From start to finish their customer support team has been nothing short of stellar. When I called with an unusual question asking if the filing drawer was a full-height wall (as in, can it be used as a real drawer) or a low wall (exclusively filing drawer) they contacted the manufacturer and actually called me back when they told me they would. Always polite. Always helpful. And always accommodating when I called with questions regarding measurements and dimensions I needed that were not explicitly listed on the website.
So from a customer service perspective, I could not be happier with the experience I had. I would especially like to give a shout out to both Louie and Nadia for the exceptional customer service they consistently provided.
There is one aspect of this purchase experience I think does need some improvement. The ordering system for ChairOffice/FullRangeFurniture has a lot of issues with both mixed messaging and dead air. I'll use my order as the example. The website sales page for the item clearly states that the delivery estimate is 1-4 weeks. But a few hours after I placed the order I received a confirmation email stating the pedestals had been shipped. I thought, "Oh, fair enough. They must've had some in stock". A day or two later, nothing arrived. I check the order on the website and the order status says "Fulfilled". So I have two pieces of information heavily conveying a shipped order. My partner is disabled so I need to be home to receive them and two days after, I have no idea when they will arrive. So I call OC\FRF and they check the order. That's when they advise me that the items have not actually been "shipped". They've been "ordered" with the manufacturer and that I would get contacted closer to delivery to advise me of the delivery date. Which by the by, ended up being the day before it was delivered. That's not a lot of advanced notice to enable me to make arrangements to be available for receipt. At no point was there any attempt by the CO\FRF system or customer service reps to update me on any part of the ordering process. Which means, if I hadn't called myself, there wouldn't have been anything but dead air for what ended up being almost 5 weeks, from the point of "shipped" to the day I finally received a call advising next day delivery.
Between the mixed messaging and the short notice, it was not the best ordering experience. For comparison for the desk I was assembling, I also ordered desk pieces from OSI. Same 1-5 week turnaround listed on their sales page. But when I placed the order with them, their order status simply went through considerably more clear "status'" and remained in processing (can't remember the word they used) until the order was actually delivered. I also received a phone call a few days after the order was placed (after they placed the order with their manufacturer) to advise me of the projected delivery date. Which was perfect because it gave me effectively a full 4 weeks to plan around the delivery date and arrange help if needed for any of the two-man lift pieces. This is the kind of ordering experience CO\FRF should be aiming for. A straight-forward process with clear and consistent messaging and timely informational updates to give customers the information they need to plan accordingly.
That was the only downside to this purchase experience. But one that shouldn't be hard for CO\FRF to fix. Overall, I'm very happy with this purchasing experience and I'll definitely keep CO\FRF in mind for possible future purchases.
Ordered June 12 - Delivered July 14 - Replacement drawer delivered following Wednesday
12 de junho de 2023
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