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- From: owens@gargoyle.uchicago.edu (Christopher Owens)
- Subject: Re: Walter E Smithe / Experiences ?
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- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 16:32:41 GMT
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- In <1992Nov23.151151.1620@midway.uchicago.edu> he5r@quads.uchicago.edu (Steve Herscovici) writes:
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- > Has anyone ever dealt with Walter E Smithe Furniture, and
- > if so, what were your experiences, good or bad.
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- We bought a convertible sofa from them about 2 years ago. My feelings
- are that the sofa is good value for the money, that the post-sale
- service is absolutely top rate, and that I would confidently buy from
- them again.
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- Although their supplier made some errors in manufacture (fabric nap
- mismatch, about which we had warned them in advance that we would be
- picky), they absolutely made good on their satisfaction guarantee.
- Mark Smithe, one of the owners, came to our house, looked at the sofa,
- apologized for the problem, and ordered a complete replacement of the
- sofa.
-
- Recently we were in the store looking for a chair, and the sales rep
- (actually, yet another member of the multitudinous Smithe family)
- asked how I was liking the sofa. I responded that I thought the whole
- look of the sofa had become a little softer and baggier than I had
- expected, but that I didn't think this was any particular defect. (I
- am extremely picky about furniture and am guilty of judging a
- perfectly solid commercial sofa against the standard of the items I
- admire in museums and top-quality woodworking expositions.)
-
- She immediately said "That sofa shouldn't be showing wear in two
- years. If there's a problem, call this number during the week and
- we'll get someone out to look at it and make it right." I've been too
- busy to take them up on the offer, but I have no reason to suspect
- they won't be accomodating.
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