Lowe's
Reviews and Complaints

I unknowingly made two payments within the same billing period. One payment was made before the December due date. Then, because we were going to be out of town, I accidently made my next payment for my January bill a day before the billing cycle was complete for December. I continued to make my regular monthly payments for the next several months on time (several days before the due date) when I began noticing a late fee and a past due amount. I immediately called Lowes thinking they didn't receive a payment or somehting like that. The robot on the phone waived the late fee. The following month, there was that late fee again. This time I pulled up my records and gathered my past statements and discovered they applied my January payment to the December instead of January. I called again and tried to explain this to the representative. She said she understood and would take care of it and waive the late fee. Just recieved my May statement with a past due amount and another late fee. Called again. Spent an hour on the phone on hold for the majority of the time while they transferred me around to various supervisors. In the end, Supervisor #3 finally GOT what I was telling her and, although Supervisor #2 lied and told me he could not pull up my past history, Supervisor #3 was able to do so and agreed that the payment had been made, however, since the credit card reform laws were revised in 2010, they would no longer make adjustments. It is now their guidelines to "encourage" customers to make a double payment to "catch up" and avoid future late charges. Isn't that nice? Since they can no longer collect the fees the way that they have in the past, they have established new guidelines to make it harder for their good customers. If you have a Lowes Credit card, pay it off and refrain from shopping with them.

Bought a power washer 10 months ago, used 2 times. When trying to use it this spring wouldn't start, called Lowes advantage number stamped on machine, they said it it under warranty up to $100, if they cannot repair it they would give a new one. Left the machine and get a call a few days later that it is ready to be picked up and the charge is $93. It's under warranty. Turns out the $93 is for oil change, spark plug and air filter. That is maintenance not service. It was not brought in for a tune up it was brought in for repair. Now to get our machine back, ( being held hostage) that we paid $400 on less than a year ago we need to pay another $100. We were never informed that this maintenance needed to be done. Why should it need these things when it's a new machine used twice before?
Have been going back and forth with Lowes, they tell us we need to call Briggs and Stratton (the manufacturer) To get this rectified. We haven't spoken with Briggs and Stratton at all. We called Lowes, brought it to Lowes, Lowes is the one one that did the unauthorized maintenance and is charging us, Why call Briggs and Stratton to get our money back? Makes no sense to me, but the Lowes people are so stupid they can't even understand that.

I purchased a Harbor Breeze ceiling fan from Lowes and the remote stopped working. You would think as expensive as this ceiling fan was that they would at least gaurantee their remotes. I cannot use the ceiling fan when the lights are off now. The more annoying thing is that it did not come with a chain to control the fan/light. See attached photo. :0(

We have four Harbor Breeze ceiling fans model # 192909. Three of them work fine. One works with the remote to turn the fan on low, med, hi. The remote does not turn on the light or dim the light. We checked the hand-held remote against the other three units we have and it works fine. It seems the remote unit inside the fan assembly is not working. Any suggestions or can we purchase a new remote for the inside of the ceiling unit?

I was recently told that you stopped the va discount except for active or retired. Active is away serving as I did for several years, retired is spent 20 years and collecting pension from government and probably went on to put another 20 years with another company and collecting yet another pension and possibly collecting social security as well. Thats 3 incomes against my one small income. So in my opinion you are penalizing those of us who fought for your freedon and some of us lost limbs and some of us spend a lot of time in VA hospitals for injurys received protecting people like you.

WE are the ones who need the discounts, not the active or retired. Once again Corporate Amarica rears its ugly head and takes it out on The little guy. Last year I spent several thousand dollars in your store because of the discount you gave The American Fighting Man. I also purchase a lot of material for my job. NO MORE LOWES FOR US I will also recruit my fellow veterans at the VA hospital to start a revolt against Lowes and anyone else who forgets or doesn’t care about what we fought for.

I will tell everyone I know and meet to take their business back to the LITTLE GUYS that you tried to run out of business Unless by chance you have a change of heart and reinstate the needed discount to those of us who need it. If you would like to reply to me…

I am a 65 year old woman and able to do physical lifting—thank goodness—because if I go to Lowes, I know they will never help me load or transfer product to my pickup truck. Today I purchased 27 2 X 6 boards 10 and 8′ long. I asked a male clerk for help who was walking around in the lumber dept and he simply nodded his head and disappeared. He did return when he saw I had loaded up the boards and offered to find more 8′ boards because the bin was empty.

He came back w/ a heister loaded w/ more boards, put them onto the shelf and then disappeared again. When I checked out I told the female cashier that I would like someone to help me load. No one showed up. I loaded my truck with these heavy wet boards and guess who was now being a cashier? The same young fellow. He did stop what he was doing to run out and help another fellow his own age load up his truck w/ plywood. Bypassed me on the way back to grab my cart when I put the final board into my pickup.

This is typical service at lowes. I try not to go there and avoid the place most of the time. I regret going today! Hope not to give into the convenience of the store location again to buy product. Lowes sucks!

Before I begin, one has to understand where I come from. I put a lot of stock in my faith. My family, the members of my church, our pastor, and the contractors with whom I am networked (who are either from within my church or of like faith) all hold the concept of integrity, honor, and fidelity very sacred. This is why I post this today, and why I am shocked and disgusted that a company such as Lowe’s would condone such actions from within their staff.
Toward the end of February, the network of contractors I work with were picked for a project for a client at three different locations; a project that will take us well through the spring, summer, and into early fall. To give this client the best possible estimate, an associate of mine (my Church Pastor) and I visited the Lowe’s Store #0615, 10580 Duke Dr., Alpharetta, GA 30004. I went straight away to Commercial Services while my pastor went to a couple different departments to find what we’d needed for this project.
I was met by Amanda. She was young; too young to be knowledgeable for what I was looking for, in my opinion. Surprisingly, she was very helpful and was able to answer my questions as they came up. However, she seemed very eager to secure my order right then and there after I’d already explained what it was I was trying to accomplish at that point in time – only comparative shopping for the sake of the project at hand. She then became visibly frustrated, and began to flirt with me quite aggressively. I made certain that she caught sight of my wedding band, but it was obvious that she paid no mind to such things. She made it evident that she was going to try any tactic she could to secure this sale then and there.
As I was trying to politely wrap up this visit, my Pastor joined us. In an apparent final act of desperation, this Amanda then leans in, quite leeringly, and asks, “What would it take to get you to secure your purchase here, today, and now? I’ll do anything to ensure you both leave happy and with everything you’d both want as men.”
Already uncomfortable with the situation, I politely advised her that we do NOT operate our business in such a manner, bid her good day, and left the store IMMEDIATELY. As we turned to walk away, this young lady also muttered a very UNLADYLIKE dismissal that readily described what she intended to do with us to “secure” this sale. We left, disposing of the notes taken during this visit. and proceeded to discuss our other options as we walked to our vehicle. As we were standing behind our truck, discussing our next destination, and answering/returning a couple of phone calls, Amanda was either leaving for lunch or leaving for the day (it was between 3 and 3:30 pm). She made a point to drive clear across the parking lot, directly to where we were, and then waved a very inappropriate, one fingered hand gesture at us as she sped away. I think I need not tell you which finger.
A day or two later, I phoned this location to speak with a manager about the incident. I was left on hold for fifteen to twenty minutes. Someone returned to my call, asked for my contact information and what the call was in regard to. When I spoke of the situation, I was hung up on and have not heard back since.
I then submitted my complaint to the corporate offices, who have since returned my correspondence with requests for repetitive accounts of the incident, as well as other information not relevant to the subject at hand; obviously not willing to take the matter under investigation or do anything about it.
Our Pastor, having witnessed this incident first hand, has since called for a full church wide boycott of Lowe’s and their subsidiaries, and has passed the call to his colleagues who serve churches/congregations of similar faith and denomination. I know I’ll never shop Lowe’s again, nor will my family.
It’s a shame that a company as big and well known as Lowe’s would encourage their employees to resort to prostitution to make a profit. However, after reading the complaints posted on websites such as this, I can see why their reputation is so bad.

Ge lowes credit card refused to charge back the exterior door purchase denying anything wrong with product. Exterior door warped and lowes provided very poor customer service in that it took five mo. To get it replaced and the customer had to take lead and encourage it done. store employee even tried calling the door manufacturer and telling them that I had no warranty since I attempted a chargeback. Rather than customer service, lowes employees almost seem to try to intentionally harm the customer who reports a warranty issue.

I'm having issues with remote and switch not working when its cold outside the box is mounted on exterior wall but wall is insulated. On a warm day everything works perfect but when it gets cold nothing works or you hit light switch and fan turns on or vice versa

The remote worked one time. Then...nothing. The fan will not run - the light can be turned on and off, but the fan does not work at all. Another ceiling fan works, but the light does not. There appears to be no solution, and NO HELP. That's it for Lowes. Why do they sell such inferior products?

I purchase a washing machine in Lowe's/ we having problem with this machine sent the first day we had it. First time Lowe's change for a new one/ second time they did the same/ third time I went to the store and told the manager of the store that I had another problem with the machine. The machine eat the clothing and broking all of them. I told Mr. Jim that I need a new machine. He said you need to call the your Lowe's warranty personal . This is situation I had 3 girls an i am 100 disable veterans. We cant wait for long time. I even call Home office=sent message to the CEO of Lowe's. That was 3 week ago. Today they decide to sent a person to work in the machine. Warning if you plan to has a appliances from Lowe's go to another store before you get one. The system or warranty suck. I even tell the manager of the store. Can you chahttp://www.complaintsboard.com/new_complaint/#nge for another one I paid the different. He said Now. Because before it change for a new one. a contractor company has to see the machine 3 time. He said other way he has to get stock with the old machine. and he will loose money. That was the answer. Now I had to wait until the machine work improperly again before I had a change to change or Lowe's replaced again.TODAY THE CONTRACTOR CAME TO THE HOUSE CHANGE ALL THE PART OF THE MACHINE. IF THE MANAGER OF THE STORE CHANGE THE MACHINE= WE NOT HAD TO GO TO ALL THIS MESS. THIS STORE ONLY WANT TO MAKE MONEY. THEY NOT HELP THE CUSTOMER..THEY WANT TO RUIN THE CUSTOMER.

Lowes reviews site will not publish negative reviews. I have written several reviews recently because I am completely remodeling an older home. The positive reviews were gleefully accepted. The 2 negative ones - a Samsung washer that won't spin to completion sometimes and a Portfolio (Lowes brand) LED track light - are simply rejected with a form letter for no reason and no recourse. I do not write reviews with invective or other unacceptable language. Lowes corporate is being fundamentally dishonest. I hope many people read this because the internet is a great way to inform oneself on consumer services and products. I have not seen this behavior from Amazon or NewEgg for instance. So beware! -> Lowes reviews are filtered to provide overall good scores, which means their review site is biased!

had swiftlock flooring put throughout whole house. in the areas where the dogs eat, drink we have mats, rugs and are very careful. the micro-beveled edges are the problems. if water is spilled from the dogs mouth etc. dropped water in the kitchen area, normal living thus the reasoning behind having laminate flooring. i have had the cheapest stuff before and have never had a single complaint. my grandaughter would kick the dog bowl (accidentally) or would leave a wet towel or bathing suit and it was never a problem. this product makes it impossible to live without constantly being the floor police. we think that it is the beveled edge, that is the only place where we have this problem. the floor swells and stays puffed up forever after.

I work at a business that is located next to a Lowe's store. During a windstorm, several of their sheds blew apart, damaging several cars, some to the point of being totalled. We have all been turned down by Lowe's insurance company, they are calling this a "catastrophic" event. I understand a tree or light pole that is anchored to the ground would not be covered, but these sheds are not anchored and have caused damage in the past. We were just hoping to have our deductibles covered but have gotten a flat no from the insurance company. No one at Lowe's will discuss this with us. I am hoping someone can contact me so we can resolve this issue. There are many bad feelings that could be easily resolved. In the meantime, we are warning everyone that they could be injured if they are near those sheds when it is windy. They are fortunate that no one was in the parking lot at the time.