Home Depot delivers a used grill after paid assembly service with no compensation
A Home Depot customer who paid for grill assembly received a unit with a grate showing prior use and cooked-on food residue. Store staff disputed the cause, and a promised compensation for the inconvenience was never provided during the exchange.
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