Lowes third-party dishwasher installer hides defects and reports them as resolved
An unfamiliar third-party installer accepted a damaged Miele dishwasher and reported it; the customer later found door alignment defects ignored on follow-up. The store offered minor compensation rather than a real replacement path.
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