Derek M.
Yelp
I am very torn on my feelings towards CB2. I understand that in the Covid world we are having issues with shipments and logistic issues, but I don't feel that is an excuse for how unprofessionally, and inefficiently this was handled.
In October of 2020 I placed an order for a gold crimped wardrobe and a few Rouka dining room chairs. On the day of delivery they called to tell us the wardrobe was damaged during shipment and wasn't in the condition to be delivered to our home. We reset our delivery date almost a month later and when the wardrobe was delivered it was missing the handle hardware. When calling the warehouse and CB2 store they told us that they do not ship just the hardware and they only ship complete units... which, fine, it was inconvenient, but the doors themselves were screwed on crooked anyway so replacing made more sense, and no real choice in the matter. Flash forward a month and this handless, wonky wardrobe in still sitting in our kitchen, and after staring at it for the last 2 months I am noticing every imperfection, there is a scratch on the right door near the bottom, the doors don't line up, and the fact that it has been living rent free in our home and I fear that it has squatters rights. During this time we also ordered the gold crimped dresser, and when it was supposed to be delivered in late January (originally set for mid-Dec) they were aiming to have a replacement wardrobe arrive. On the day of delivery they only send the hardware, and when delivering the dresser there is a huge gash in the front of it and the gold crimp around the handles is cracked and broken. I guess this one snuck past their quality assurance team. They install the handles, tried to fix the crooked doors but made them worse, and inform us that we will need to set up a new delivery time for the dresser. I speak with the customer service team to try to get some answers for these issues. They tell me that we are back ordered on the wardrobe and it would take until March to get a new one, and the dresser is backordered as well and will be near the same time. Unsatisfied with that answer I call the CB2 store and speak with 2 different managers to assist me. They tell me that they will try to expedite the replacement and see if they can pull some strings. During this time I get exhausted with the idea of the wardrobe, I have built so much animosity for this pile of wood that I just want it gone. However thankfully they are able to schedule a delivery of the dresser by mid-February. They pick up the wardrobe and deliver the dresser. The dresser looks great, but for $1000 you would expect better hardware, and the drawers themselves are significantly smaller than the outside dimensions so it's a bit of a letdown. I am sure $10 more would buy soft closing drawers, but I guess if your warehouse team is playing football with your inventory you probably can't spend the extra money for the customers' sake.
During this process the manager told me that we should let the dust settle and they will find a way to compensate me for the trouble and headache of this whole experience and they would make it right.
To add more flavor to the story we also ordered a horseshoe table that is falling apart from the bottom and we were expecting a replacement by mid March (and here we are with no word-, and we also placed an order for a lotion dispenser that took almost 3 months to arrive when it wasn't listed as backordered at the time of purchase.
After the dresser was replaced, and the wardrobe was returned, I spoke with the manager and she offered me a 15%-20% discount on my next order. If that doesn't scream middle finger for the trouble I don't know what does.
Inconvenience aside, I guess this was a firm lesson in fool me once, shame on you, fool me 3 or 4 times, I really should have known better.