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Houzz

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Houzz Reviews Summary

The company's reputation is mixed, with notable strengths in product quality and delivery efficiency, as many customers express satisfaction with their purchases and the overall aesthetic appeal of items. However, significant concerns arise regarding customer service, particularly in handling issues related to delivery options, billing disputes, and product defects. Customers frequently report difficulties in reaching support and receiving timely resolutions, leading to frustration. While some patrons appreciate the extensive product selection and smooth purchasing experience, the inconsistency in service responsiveness and problem resolution highlights areas for improvement in their customer service approach.

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276
value
299
shipping
176
returns
163
quality
265
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Florida
1 review
5 helpful votes
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BUYERS BEWARE
November 16, 2015

HOUZZ is a for profit only company. They do not care about the customers at all. They advertise no problem returns, but politely tell you. YOU OWE ME! They allow fraudulent activity with the companies they work with. They are a horrible nightmarish disgrace and should be blackballed by hard working people. Not nice, took our money and waited 3 weeks to inform us they did not have a product, the next one took 6 weeks, the others came one, by one, by one. This was ONE order divided by eight!

Date of experience: November 16, 2015
California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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As a former advertising victim and 25 + years being in the business, I could not believe how quickly all the positive answers changed to no's without explanation and nobody cared at all about even getting my adverts up once I had paid Houzz! I tried to hold the representative I was unfortunate enough to have to deal with for a while to her words. She had a flat out what's it to me attitude after I signed the contract and gave my payment information and refused to put me in contact with any supervisors. Numerous calls to their headquarters had me chat with friendly secretaries but nobody who wanted to take responsibility for what I was promised and what I actually received, let alone hear my horrific experiences with them. I could not believe how bad this experience was. They have some good people on their sites, professionals that mostly know what they do. I will never spend another dime with them and will do my best to keep others from falling prey to their empty promises. Super unprofessional every step of the way. Stay away!

Date of experience: November 16, 2015
Florida
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I ordered 3 pc living room rugs from Houzz.com, but it was a bait and switch fraudulent scam. Order could not be filled, however my credit card was charged. Said they would refund my card, but never did! STAY AWAY FROM HOUZZ.COM

Date of experience: November 14, 2015
Louisiana
1 review
0 helpful votes
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These products are absolutely beautiful! For wine & cheese or any appetizer from French Oak wine barrel staves.The craftsmanship is exquisite & the board curves at each end to really showcase what you are serving. Comes in different sizes & food safe. Conditioner for the wood is enclosed. Excellent packing & super fast ship! I'm impressed & very pleased with my purchase! Lisa

Date of experience: November 11, 2015
Arizona
1 review
4 helpful votes
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FRAUD / SCAM
November 2, 2015

CHARGED ME FOR MY PURCHASE - 2 DAYS LATER CANCELED MY ORDER BECAUSE THEY DECIDED THEY DIDN'T WANT TO CHARGE ME THE SALE PRICE - OVER ONE WEEK TO GET MY MONEY BACK - DIDN'T CONTACT ME BACK

Date of experience: November 2, 2015
Virginia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Closet America - WOW! Just had 4 closets designed and installed. Absolutely fabulous. Doubled or possibly tripled the available space. Professional, on-time, expert design consultation. Outstanding and recommend them highly.

Date of experience: November 2, 2015
Arizona
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Scam! Stay away
October 22, 2015

They follow the bait and switch strategy. Ordered some chairs at a good price. They cancelled my order because it could not be fulfilled and then immediately raised the price.

SCAM site, stay away

Date of experience: October 21, 2015
New Jersey
1 review
10 helpful votes
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I noticed that a contractor who defrauded me, and several other homeowners in and near my town had started up a new company and was listed on this site. I submitted in a negative review warning people of this guy and Houzz did not post my review and kept this contractor on their site and is promoting his company and services. I would never use this site.

Date of experience: October 2, 2015
Louisiana
3 reviews
4 helpful votes
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They have the worst business practices and they do not know the meaning of customer service! I had to go directly to the company that they were ordering from in order to get any satisfaction. The only good thing that I can say is that they provided the name of the other company. It was Build.com. They were wonderful to work with!

Date of experience: August 20, 2015
New York
1 review
4 helpful votes
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DONT BE A CUSTOMER!
August 20, 2015

If you have a problem with your order, you will never get it and will never get a hold of them. I called during their business hours and they don't answer the phone and I was willing to wait on hold as long as it took but they drop the call and only option is to leave a voice message and they never call back nor do they reply to the email! Use Overstock or wayfair or Joss & Main or west elm. I do almost all my shopping online and even random websites operating out of china and Houzz is the worst!

Date of experience: August 19, 2015
Colorado
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Laughing at the hearing impaired is NOT funny. The fear of being humiliated for misunderstanding a word isolates millions of hearing-handicapped people and prevents them from being active participants in society. Would you run a commercial which promotes laughter when a blind person trips and falls on a curb? Why is blindness a serious issue while deafness is hysterical?

Loss of hearing is not just an age-related issue. I personally have suffered severe hearing loss since my teens and have endured "socially acceptable" ridicule like your commercials are promoting for the past 45 years. (Many assume hearing aids restore normal hearing, like glasses restore normal vision, but this is absolutely NOT true.) Please stop contributing to this hurtful and harmful treatment of the hearing handicapped.

Date of experience: August 12, 2015
California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Houzz needs to work on their client reviews of their designers. Out of 10 clients, 2 reviews have not posted and 9 clients had to be contacted by me 3 -4 times to see if they posted their review even when being given the guidelines (i. E. creating a Houzz account). From a designers point of view, I give Houzz a D -.

Date of experience: August 10, 2015
Tennessee
1 review
10 helpful votes
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I ordered a wedding present from Houzz. Houzz terrible customer service is the worst I have ever experienced. My purchase was for a drop dead date of a wedding. I began contacting them on the 16th of June with a call to customer service number asking if I ordered the item that day if it would arrive on time. I left a message, and there was a recorded message saying that someone would be back with me within 24 hr. I never got any response. I called again on the 18th and again no response. I finally posted a message on the web site on the 20th asking that the package be delivered at my sister's house in California, since it would not arrive before I left for her house a couple of days before the wedding. I got an answer back saying I would need to pay more postage to have it shipped there. I responded asking how much extra postage. No one responded till the 23rd, three more days of waiting. Someone called me from customer service and I asked that the package be shipped. They promised that they would be in touch with the shipping department and would get back with me once the package had shipped. I didn't hear anything more till the 30th, and the package still hadn't been sent. I outlined all the efforts I had made and that the delay was the fault of Houzz, and that therefore the package should be shipped the fastest possible way. Finally, on July 1, the package was shipped, UPS ground. The wedding came and went, and the package didn't arrive in time. Needless to say, I will NEVER, NEVER order from Houzz again. Heidi

Date of experience: July 10, 2015
New Jersey
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Several phone calls to customer service re: delivery company issue... have yet to have return phone call... furniture piece was not inexpensive and surprised that HOUZZ does not take more responsibility for problem with local delivery group
Customer reps are courteous and enthusiastic but completely ineffective with handling the issue... very disappointing

Date of experience: July 6, 2015
Wisconsin
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Was looking for ideas for secret children's rooms. The search returned over 5,000 hits!
Started paging thru the results and only saw a half dozen or so. Most were other rooms that were completely unrelated to my search, and lots of advertising.

Date of experience: July 5, 2015
Colorado
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Ordered a bench through Houzz and it arrived damaged (UPS but not packed all that well). I dealt with Beth Brown and without her don't know if it would every been resolved. First asked if I wanted a refund or new bench. Really wanted that bench (now have and it is perfect) She stayed in constant touch and updated me to let me know she was waiting for response when there was a time lag. Finally heard from the seller and they said I could dispose of the bench which meant I had find some to take it and pay for pick and disposal. She offered to check out sources where I live that might take it. During the shipping process she gave me constant updates as the seller never provided shipping information. Then got an email from Beth wanting to know if it had arrived and was it OK. Will definitely order through Houzz in the future based on this experience. I am in the customer service business so rarely use the word awesome. Beth was awesome

Date of experience: June 29, 2015
New York
1 review
9 helpful votes
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Have had a Houzz.com professional site for several years and suddenly random, weird, badly written captions are appearing on our photos and projects. They're inaccurate and sophmoric. Wasn't contacted about this "change" at all.

Date of experience: June 26, 2015
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Rose Forum
June 15, 2015

Houzz took over the rose forum and I have never been able to sign in. When I try, the response is that I am already signed in,,, BUT then I am told again that I cannot join the web conversations because I am not signed in. This is truly a terrible website manager.
I was a member of the original Garden Web for years and never had this type trouble.

AK

Date of experience: June 15, 2015
Washington
1 review
6 helpful votes
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We are a small residential remodeling company in Portland, OR and have been partnering with Houzz for about 3 years now. The Pro + program is set up to help a business in the construction/design industry professionally represent themselves in front of potential clients. The staff at Houzz are wonderful and although our account manager has changed a few times, the service and communication are seamless. Once a month, our account manager and I set up a meeting to go over analytics and discuss how things are going. She always asks what she can do to help us and offers suggestions as well. Overall, I would recommend Houzz to anyone looking to take your marketing/advertising to the next level. It is well worth the cost.

Date of experience: June 9, 2015
Pennsylvania
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
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My order came broken. It was a great understanding and outstanding service! Maureen was extremely helpful and a very, very professional! Houzz-you are a lucky one because Maureen is your service representative!
Thanks again!

Date of experience: June 8, 2015

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