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carpet & upholstery cleaning
First Coast Chem-Dry
9655 Florida Mining Blvd W #606a, Jacksonville, FL 32257, USA
(904) 262-2322

Service

Will Recommend

Professionalism

Amy L.

St Augustine, FL

First Coast Chem-Dry

Avoid if you have a white sofa

When I had to sign to acknowledge they couldn't guarantee results, I not have moved forward with the cleaning. However, the sofa was Pottery Barn performance canvas, so I thought it would be fine. Wrong. The cording didn't come clean and shadows of spots remained. I discussed just washing the cushion cover with him and was dicouraged from doing it due to potential shrinking. To his credit, I do believe the technician really tried. I foolishly let him up-sell me stain guard.

After the sofa dried, pilling was evident from the friction of cleaning. Within days, there was a shadow on the cushion where I normally sit. I was so frustrated, I took all the cushion covers off and washed them. Far superior results - no issues.

My mistake was not contacting them when the work was done in October. I contacted them today to discuss my concerns as I don't like to give a negative review without ptoviding an opportunity to the company to make things right. I was advised there is nothing they can do for me since it's 3 months later. I believe they should have refunded at least the added cost of the stain guard as it appears it added nothing.

Please understand they are pleasant and professional. My experience is a cautionary tale...think twice if your sofa is white...and if you're not satisfied, contact them immediately. I feel the $400+ cost was a total waste of money.

comments

Ms. Lewis we thank you for your candor and comments regarding the service you received. You are correct, we wish you would have called us back in October when the work was done and not have waited until January 2017. It's hard for us to know at that point what the results truly are and especially with a white sofa that we cleaned over 3 months ago. The invoice that you have and signed acknowledged all of the many problems you had with the sofa before we did any of the work. You had yellowing, heavy dog hair, dog perspiration oils and discoloration. Our tech explained that to you in detail but you insisted he try anyway. And, you made the decision to protect and sanitize the sofa. We weren't sure of the reason for the call this week since you got rid of the sofa. You made no mention of a refund but that you were simply telling us about the outcome. We appreciate customers giving us an honest review and we do everything to make people happy but our hands were somewhat tied because of the length of time you reported the issue and the sofa was no longer in your possession. If you care to give us another try in the future, please call and let us work out a suitable solution so that you don't feel like you were taken advantage of. That's not what has kept us in business for 20 years now!

First Coast Chem-Dry commented on 01/12/2017