I am extremely disappointed with my experience with Home Center and their after-sales service.
I purchased a very expensive outdoor modular sofa, paying approximately 1,500 per piece. The sofa is relatively new and has barely been used, yet the stitching started coming apart in multiple places. This is unacceptable for a product at this price point.
From the beginning, communication with Home Center was a nightmare. It was extremely difficult to get in touch with anyone. I was repeatedly asked to send photos, promised callbacks that never happened, and nothing moved forward for over a month. I had to personally go to Dubai Hills Mall two to three times just to speak to a manager, who then promised that the sofa would finally be collected for repair.
The sofa was picked up and returned after seven days. When I received it, the repair was shocking. The stitching was extremely thick and uneven, done very poorly, with visible holes still present in some areas. It looked completely unprofessional, as if no quality control had been done at all. It was clear that the sofa was not ready for delivery in any way and had not been properly repaired or inspected. I genuinely do not understand how this was considered acceptable to send back to a customer.
To make matters worse, when the sofa was delivered back to me, two legs were missing from one of the modules. I received the sofa back in worse condition than when it was collected. Even the delivery staff acknowledged that the repair was not acceptable and contacted their quality supervisor on the spot. I was verbally promised that I would receive a replacement sofa.
A few days later, I was told a delivery would arrive at 10:00 the next day. I waited, but nothing arrived. By 11 or 12, there was still no delivery. I called customer service and was told they would contact the delivery team and call me back. No one ever did. When I called again, I was told, using their exact wording, that the delivery would not happen due to “bad nerves,” with no proper explanation given. I was then promised a call before 6 PM with an update, but again, no one contacted me.
The next day, I received a WhatsApp message asking for my location to deliver the sofa. I sent it. The sofa was delivered, and it was the exact same sofa, still missing the legs. It was clear that no one had inspected it and that it had simply been sent out again without any checks.
At this point, the sofa has been taken back again, and I have no idea what will happen next or whether I will ever receive a proper replacement. It is now the weekend, I have guests coming, and I have no outdoor seating at all. No manager has ever called me directly, and I am constantly forced to explain the situation from the beginning to a new customer service agent each time.
For a brand like Home Center, this level of product quality, communication, and customer care is completely unacceptable. This experience has significantly reduced my confidence in Home Center’s ability to handle high-value furniture purchases.