Retailer Installs Custom Product Incorrectly and Provides No Resolution
Home improvement retailers install custom-ordered products incorrectly due to ordering errors then fail to provide replacement or compensation despite months of follow-up. Communication goes through multiple departments with no one empowered to authorize a fix. Customers are left with defective custom installations and no recourse beyond regulatory complaints.
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