Empire Today
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Category: Services
Contact Information United States
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Empire Today Reviews
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January 16, 2008
Terrible experience!
These lieing SO B's came into my house and tried to take advantage of me. What because I am a woman, do I have take advantage of me on my forehead? I looked in the mirror and can't see it. Jadon came in to give us a quote with my husband at work. I got a ridiculous price when I got a few quotes elsewhere. He quoted me a price for a lower grade carpet than the other carpet I got quotes for, which was a higher grade . Then he argued and would not match the price of the other co. when he said they would beat the other price. They tried to discredit the quote from a reliable co. and I didn't appreciate their business tactics and lack of honesty and integrity. I would NEVER recommend this co. to anybody, they are overpriced and tried to take advantage of me. I don't play that game. Women beware don't led these scumbags lie their way into your home and bankbooks!!! He kept up with the warranty crap and saying the quote I got was not right from the other co. I got. He had a paper in his folder from the other co. I got a quote from and said they did not add in this and that and they charge extra for moving things out of the room, and on and on and on. I said I had a budget of $700 and not a penny more. He started at a price of $1400 and then went to the quote from the other co. and added this and that that he said was not on there. He got up to $750 for the other co. quote. Then he said he could give me a price of $800 for the lower grade carpet. If I wanted a higher grade carpet it was gonna be $950. He made a big deal over comparing apples to apples and he was comparing apples to oranges. Steer clear of this co. they LIE and try to make you feel like you are stupid. I am a woman and I am NOT stupid. They are scumbags and I won't deal with that and neither should you.
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January 8, 2008
Dishonest salesman
I need new carpet for my home as I'm trying to sell it. I called Empire to try to get the cheapest deal possible because of an advertised 50% off sale. When Steve, the Empire sales rep came out, he measured my place, and the cheapest carpet that he'd show us was $4000 for the job. Since I only wanted to pay about half that, I was fine with it - but, Steve told my fiancee and I that the 50% off deal didn't apply to the quality that we chose. What the heck did that mean?!?
INSTEAD - Steve, because he "liked us" and thought we were a nice couple, was going to "break the rules a bit" and he'd buy the carpet for us through his 35% employee discount, which, he'd take 10% for himself, and pass 25% savings on to us, so, we were down to about 3200 dollars now. I told him that every other place quoted us about 2000, including Home Depot. He then pulled out a typewritten sheet that he made up himself about Home Depot, about all of their "hidden" charges. (all lies, we later found out, as we went to Home Depot to check.) I asked him for a card, in case we changed our minds, and he refused to give us any identifying information, and wouldn't leave the estimate with us either.
I was SO angry at the treatment, (and glad I read this stuff here) that I felt compelled to write. Steve obviously works on commission, but was so bad at it, (his cell phone kept ringing too, as if he was trying to seem self important) that I felt compelled to write here.
Do your research and don't be intimidated by your empire salesman! Thankfully, becuase I did, I didn't waste a LOT of money!
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January 3, 2008
Undelivered windows and 1 day installation as per contract
I’m writing this letter on complaint due to the fact the Empire Today hasn’t delivering all my good as promised. I contacted Empire Today, because I was interested in getting all new windows install to my home. So we set up a free estimate appointment sales person that visited my home was William Watts quoted price $11,000 Invoice # HP04453 for 12 windows on November 14, 07. We agreed to the terms so the same day I was required to give a $2600 check so that the window could be ordered. The contract indicated that the work completely done in a 1 day span within 4 weeks on the invoice date which in this case it’s 11/12/07. On December 13 2007 I called Empire Today and spoke to Michael the sales supervisor to inquire about the status on the windows, because I didn’t hear back from them with a scheduling appointment date to install the windows to my home. Michael indicated that there was a delay in the process of delivery on the window to there warehouse I ask him how that would effect my order and he replied that my new estimated delivery date for the windows to arrive at there warehouse was 12/17/07 and that on 12/22/07 they would be installed in my home. Once again 12/22/07 came and I still received no phone call from Empire Today with regards to there arrival time to install my windows. I called Michael again inquiring about the delay and why hasn’t anyone called me to give me an update letting me know what was going on. Michael apologized and indicated that Empire Today was getting out of the business of installing windows and that they would have subcontracted my order out. I expressed that I was very dissatisfied with the situation, because I was promised that everything would be complete before the Christmas holidays and haven’t to heard anything from his company. I told him that we were considering canceling the order since they neglected to install the product as they agreed per contract. Michael then ask what they could do to make us not back out of the deal so he offered a $1000 deduction on remaining balance which at the time was $8400 so this brought down my new total to $7400. Michael also assured me that the contractors which were going to install my windows would call with an installment date once we got off the phone because he was going to contact them to let them know they needed to call us with dates. The window contractor called me about 1 hour later and indicated that they just got all these orders from Empire Today and there was no way they complete the job before the Christmas holiday. I then explain to the window contractor that I understood it wasn’t there fault but I was very displeased because I was promised one thing and it has yet to happen. The window contactor told me that they would be able to complete the job by 1/2/08 and I agreed to that also. The window contractor came to my home yesterday 1/2/08 with a partial order they installed some of the windows without put the sealing on them so a draft in coming thru my windows now in freezing cold weather and I have younger children living in my home with me. I ask the window contractor were was the other windows he indicated that one of the gentlemen was going to pick them up and one guy did in fact leave in the middle of doing the work but never returned himself, nor with the window. When I realized that the gentlemen wasn’t going to return I called Empire Today once again and at this point I was very pissed off because I was told that this was suppose be a 1 day job. I spoke to several different people with the Empire Today agency to include Junior who refused to give his last that indicated a, Frankie Perez would be calling me which never happened, then spoke to Adam Thomas who may a add is a VERY RUDE and Unprofessional individual with no type of Customer Service skills who is unwilling to do whatever it takes to make this situation the Empire Today created. As it stand today 1/3/08 right in 35 degree weather now I have some windows installed which haven’t been sealed at all so a draft continues to come thru the window with children in my home with no type on resolution. I would like some type on compensation for all the frustration and stress that Empire has put me thru I’ve had to deal with this issues since 11/14/07 and it should have been done and over with by 12/22/07 as promised. Somehow a 1 day job turn into weeks of a nightmare this has yet to end. Whatever changes happens within any company and or organization in the case Empire Today company it should never effect there level of customers service with there clients order. This should be a time were they should actual accommodate customers due to the inconveniencing me
Adam Thomas who may a add is a VERY RUDE and Unprofessional individual with no type of Customer Service skills who is unwilling to do whatever it takes to make this situation the Empire Today created. I no longer wish any type of contact with Adam Thomas who as admitted to me the he is an ARROGANT person and isn’t willing to help us out contact my home AGAIN.
Thanks
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December 7, 2007
Overpriced and inferior staff!
If you have flooring needs, I plead that you NEVER do business with Empire Today. Their prices are ridiculous and the sales staff are a bunch of unprofessional con artists. Trust me, it starts from the top down. They are sweey and nice once in your home but immediately become terse the moment you hint at not buying. Who, in reality, needs their floors done the next day? THE ONLY REASON WHY THEY FAVOR PROVIDING "NEXT-DAY INSTALLATIONS" IS BECAUSE ONCE IT'S INSTALLED, IT'S YOURS. YOU CANNOT BACK OUT! YOU SIGNED AN OFFICIAL CONTRACT AND NOW YOU OWE! BEWARE, PEOPLE! Any questions, feel free to email me.
MP.
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October 29, 2007
Damage to home and then unresponsive to complaints
I had flooring from Empire installed in my house in October 2005. Biggest mistake of my life.
The first day they were there, not only did Empire not finish the job, but they tried to get my contractor and his employees who were there installing a new ceiling, to help them carry their materials upstairs and asked them to finish the job, rehang closet doors and put down the trim. Empire also did not dispose of the old carpeting as we had agreed.
I had my contractor dispose of the carpeting and when I called Empire to complain, I received a credit for that and they said they would send someone out the following day to finish the job that I was paying them to do. Big mistake once again. One of the 2 Empire installers used my bathroom w/o asking and backed up the toilet. I was sitting downstairs doing some work on the computer and water started pouring through the ceiling lights and the brand new ceiling that had just been installed a few days before. I ran upstairs and opened the bathroom door to find the woman trying to sop up the water with towels. She didn't call for help. She didn't turn off the water. Nothing. When I asked what happened, she said the tank started overflowing. This is virtually impossible and the plumber I called that day confirmed for me that there was nothing wrong with my toilet. Also, the other Empire installer she was working with claimed to be a plumber and gave me his number to call to come back and fix it. I was in shock to say the least.
Anyway, I spent about a year trying to get in touch with someone at Empire who could help m. Every time I spoke with customer Service I was transferred to someone's voicemail and never got a call back. When I finally did get in touch with someone who was helpful in the NJ installation office, she put me in touch with someone who could help, Sam, also located in the south Jersey installation office. After speaking with him several times, he told me he was going to contact the installers insurance company to resolve this matter. To the best of my knowledge this was never done. I have tried since to reach Sam and he has not returned my calls.
DO NOT USE EMPIRE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!! I also found out later that Empire caused substantial damage to my neighbor's new drywall when carpeting was installed on her stairs.
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October 22, 2007
Bait and Switch/terrible installation
We mistakenly called Empire Today to install new carpet in our 1800 sq ft home before we moved in. The installation must have been done by blind monkeys: there was no pad on the stairs, and at various places in the house, the carpet pulled up in the middle of the room, there were seams right in front of the front door, there were no Z-bars between bathroom tile and the carpets so you could see the edge of the tile, etc, etc. Their installers and foremen made 3 or 4 trips to inspect, all shook their heads in disbelief at how this could have happened (except the one formeman who asked: why do you want a Z-bar there?). They offered to repair it (impossible) and finally said they would replace it. Meanwhile, we discovered that we had been charged twice as much as any other place AND the "Shaw" carpet was indeed made by Shaw but was the most inferior generic product they do make, not the "high-end, top-of-the-line carpet " we thought we were getting for $8000. We insisted they take it out and refund our money. They stalled and wouldn't return our calls. They then sent out 2 guys at 8:00 Saturday morning without informing us to replace the carpet! - mind you, this is the whole house with heavy bookshelves, furniture,bds, desks, etc to move around while these idiots "replace " it. We sent them away and have insisted they take their carpet and refund us our money. They are still insisting that the carpet is top of the line which is a lie. It was our stupidity to use them without shopping around, but they are crooks who lie. We are not paying and filing a claim against them and a dispute with GE.
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October 13, 2007
Poor service!
I recently had carpet installed by Empire Today in Southern New Jersey. I had been warned about dealing with Empire Today by several people but I decided to give them a chance anyway. Please don't make the same mistake that I made.
When I met with their South Jersey Sales Rep. Joe he advised me that the price included everything, the installation, moving of my furniture, placing everything back in its place after the installation and the disconnecting and reconnecting of all electronics, restoring them to working order.
Well, I was not charged anymore money, and the installers did put everything back in its place, but... Not one piece of my electronics were reconnected leaving me with no television ( I had to pay my cable company to reconnect my components days later) and the installers cut the lines to my my telephone jack leaving me without a telephone, costing more in repairs . I contacted my salesman Joe about this and he denies saying that they would restore electronics, but I know he said it and my father who was also there remembers him saying that too. Regarding the destroyed telephone line, Joe says that never happens. My reply is, I guess there is a first time for everything but something tells me that this is not the first time. So you can do what you want to but I will never do business with this company again. Also, anyone in the NJ area beware because Joe told me that he is the sales Rep trainer, so your sales rep could be his protege.
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October 9, 2007
Poor service!
Empire came out to my condo on Sat. Oct. with some vertical blinds window treatments. I selected what I wanted and he took measurements and when I said I would have to work during the following week he told me he would take the final measurements and I told him I would like them installed the following Saturday.
On Thursday, when I got home from the doctor and noticed a message on my machine that they had tried to come for the final measurements. I called and explained to them that the first person that came out had taken the final measurements and that they blinds were special order, which I did not know about. On Tuesday, they called again to come out to take the final measurements. I again explained what had happened and they said that the first person did not fill out what was needed to be filled out and because of that they will still have to come back. I said that means that the blinds had not been ordered and they said that was correct. I told them to cancel the order and asked about the $150.00 deposit I gave them. They said they would sent it to the proper authorities to send me my refund. I doubt I will ever see that. I had used Empire about 5 years ago with no problems but I get the feeling that they are growing too large too fast for good customer service. Thank you for listening.
Ellen Cassiani.
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September 26, 2007
Poor quality product!
I had purchased flooring a year ago, a few months after installation the floor was scratched. It took many phone calls to empire and one phone call to finance company when i finally got someone to come out and replace the damaged areas. Now the floor is buckling at the seams. Someone did come out and took pictures and said someone else would get back with me. After a few week i called customer service (answering machine) and left messages. As of this date no one has returned my calls. I will never buy from empire again. The floor doesn't hold up like they said it should.
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September 19, 2007
The secret is out!
They used to have a TV commercial showing in the Southern California area that showed a dirty old pervert in an Empire uniform rolling around on the floor with a bunch of kids. They subsequently pulled the commercial, but it's TOO LATE!! THE SECRET IS OUT!!
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