Lowe's installation order vanishes from system and store deflects to phone tree
Paid-for installation work order is missing from store, scheduling, and installation customer service. Each handoff loses the case while the customer pays for goods that have not been installed.
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Customer received an order date for a refrigerator that came and went, was told dates were estimates not communicated up front, and was refused cancellation when delivery was delayed indefinitely. The supervisor escalation produced more friction rather than a resolution path.
Lowes multi-box shipments lose pieces between warehouse, store and customer
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