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Marisa R

1 reviews | Active since Aug 2018

19 Jun 2019, 10:12

False advertising

After viewing Top Carpets and Floors Winter Special online regarding their "Luxury Wool Berber carpet II" I was put in contact with the Stellenbosch branch where I agreed to make the purchase. To my great disappointment the product advertised doesn't remotely match the carpet installed on my floor and I'm not referring to the colour. There are numerous little gaps in the carpet where one can quite clearly see the base shining through. I've been in contact with Crest flooring about this matter and have been informed by their rep that this is normal for wool carpets?! The owner of Crest flooring has resolved to put me in contact with the carpet manufacturer Van Dyck to come and personally inspect the carpet, but even if this sub-standard state of the carpet is "normal", Top Carpets must be aware that it is ******* to falsely advertise any product and in violation of consumer rights. In the close-up picture of the carpet advertised there are NO gaps visible and in the small flip file carpet sample book provided instore I didn't notice them either. I've been told by the owner of the store that it's just not as aparent because it's a smaller piece of carpet...

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Replies (4)
Top Carpets and Floors
Top Carpets and Floors's reply19 Jun 2019, 10:37
Official
Good Day We acknowledge receipt of your complaint.  We pride ourselves on  delivering  service excellence  and We will investigate the situation and attempt to resolve this as a matter of urgency.

Regards Top Carpets Head Office Durban.
Top Carpets and Floors
Top Carpets and Floors's reply19 Jun 2019, 15:16
Official
The Complaint has been referred to Van Dyck and Client will be contacted to arrange for an inspection to be carried out to determine the cause of the problem.

Regards Top Carpets Head Office.
Top Carpets and Floors
Top Carpets and Floors's reply24 Jun 2019, 13:01
Official
 We understand that the manufacturer, Van Dyck Carpets, has inspected the clients carpet and provided an explanation of the situation. We believe, in agreement with the client, that after a period of settlement a further inspection will take place in due course. 

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Marisa R's update25 Jun 2019, 14:34
Reviewer Update
The Van Dyck rep explained that the base shining through is normal for this carpet. He said that the carpet would settle in time once people start living on it. By his explanation the carpet loops are "standing proud" since it's new, but in time these loops will become crushed thereby covering the blank spots where the base shines through.(I thought Berber carpet is actually meant to be a fairly dense weave with crushing to some extent being unavoidable but hardly desirable...). I asked that Van Dyck supply me with their intentions in writing stating clearly what would happen if after the agreed upon test period I am still not happy. I am still patiently waiting to receive it. I'm however a little baffled as to why this matter is made out as a Van Dyck problem when it's been verified that this sp****ness (or carpet grinning) is not manufacturers error but that it's produced for Top Carpets like that by intention. By all appearances it seems that this carpet has been deliberately misrepresented in the Top carpets adverti*****t, equating to Top Carpets being responsible for our dilemma. This matter is yet to be resolved