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Sears

301 Southcenter Mall
Tukwila, WA 98188 206-241-3400

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Sears is always solid if you know what you want especially - Dec 21, 2023

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330 NE Northgate Way
Seattle, WA 98125 206-306-7663

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Excellent customer service from the employee I was working with - Oct 29, 2024

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Lowe's

12525 Aurora Ave N
Seattle, WA 98133 206-366-0365

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The in store was all fine, the problem came with the delivery - Dec 15, 2023

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Lowe's

2701 S Orchard St
Tacoma, WA 98466 253-460-0471

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Bought a new stove; first visit to store was mid-week evening - there... - Mar 23, 2023

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Lakewood Appliance

6111 100th St SW #B
Lakewood, WA 98499 253-584-2277

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They did not have what I was searching for, however, they were refreshingly... - Dec 15, 2023

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457 120th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98005 425-452-8060

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We bought a dishwasher and paid additional money for installation. The installation... - Feb 22, 2023

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19225 Alderwood Mall Pkwy
Lynnwood, WA 98036 425-670-2670

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Dishwasher, delivered and installed. Install knocked a pipe lose so we had... - Dec 15, 2023

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17364 Southcenter Pkwy
Tukwila, WA 98188 206-574-4617

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Good 👍 - May 13, 2024

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Home Depot

325 120th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98005 425-451-7351

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Ask for Darlys Wells. We have been using her at this store for over 20 years... - Mar 23, 2024

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Lowe's

35425 Enchanted Pkwy S
Federal Way, WA 98003 206-651-9219

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My wall oven stopped working so I was in search of a replacement. Unfortunately... - Jan 26, 2022

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Home Depot

11616 Aurora Ave N
Seattle, WA 98133 206-361-9600

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The shopping experience was very good. - Dec 27, 2023

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Home Depot

1335 N 205th St
Shoreline, WA 98133 206-546-1900

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Have used home depot for several purchases and have not had any issues - Dec 23, 2023

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Lowe's

3100 196th St SW
Lynnwood, WA 98036 425-744-8411

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Went to wrong address then charged me again and I had to wait two weeks. Took... - Nov 07, 2022

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Home Depot

11915 Hwy 99
Everett, WA 98204 425-267-0337

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Helpful and product on sale. - Aug 20, 2020

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Home Depot

18333 120th Ave NE
Bothell, WA 98011 425-806-9300

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This Home Depot is pretty good, it lacks the common sense and knowledge of... - Dec 30, 2023

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Lowe's

1000 Garden Ave N
Renton, WA 98055 425-757-5520

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They were real slow on the delivery portion of delivery in a refrigerator and... - Dec 31, 2023

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Lowe's

150 Sedgwick Rd
Port Orchard, WA 98367 360-329-3000

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Product damaged in delivery. It took a long time to resolve the issue. - Dec 29, 2023

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Lowe's

1232 A St NE
Auburn, WA 98002 253-804-2600

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Staff was helpful. Able to receive my stove and install quickly. - Mar 02, 2023

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Lowe's

2221 NW Myhre Rd
Silverdale, WA 98383 360-662-3005

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The service was great and delivery was quick and smooth. - Dec 15, 2023

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Judd & Black

1315 State Ave
Marysville, WA 98270 360-659-0822

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Timing of delivery and fixing problems with my new product has been inferior. - Aug 20, 2020

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