DeWhitt. Portland's Appliance Experts
About us
In 1969, DeWhitt built this business by selling quality appliances at a great price and by providing legendary customers service. Today, it's business as usual at DeWhitt Appliance. DeWhitt is the Northwest's leading member of the Brand Source buying network, assuring our customers competitive prices on the best brands. You can trust our salaried salespeople to explain all the benefits and features of today's energy efficient innovative appliances. And most importantly, you can be assured that DeWhitt Appliance will be here to serve you after the sale.
Business highlights
Services we offer
Appliance Sales
Amenities
Free Estimates
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Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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"Hello [Member Name Removed]... Yes, we had one of our delivery people test positive back in December. And we did the right thing by notifying you. We fully adhered to Oregon State guidelines for contact tracing and quarantine. Turns out he was exposed at a private Christmas party he attended. As far as the refrigerator... you received the one you ordered. That means you received the model that was on your original order. We did not change anything and did not substitute a different model. If you would like to exchange for a different model we can take a look at that. As a side note: I see you took delivery of the GE induction slide-in range too. That was after the refrigerator was delivered to you. What a fantastic price you received on that!! Let me know if you would like to exchange the refrigerator. But the offer to exchange will expire 3-13-21. Brian N"
My deliver date kept changing because the close date of my condo kept changing. Nick was accommodating and kept his sense of humor.
My appliances were delivered today by two very nice guys who called with a 2 hour delivery window and were there as promised. The explained how stacking the washer & dryer would work and measured to make sure that I had the right hoses and connectors. I appreciated their professionalism and willingness to educate me respectfully.
"Hello [member name removed]... We're very sorry about your experience. It's not the normal DeWhitt way. Due to recent expansion and thus new hires, your delivery crew did not yet have experience with that particular refrigerator you purchased. DeWhitt does extensive training with all new delivery personnel. Unfortunately, there are rare situations and unusual models that still remain in the learning curve. On top of that, CJ has been on vacation. He just returned today. You will be hearing from him. And we will be addressing this at the next company meeting. DeWhitt will be covering your expenses for the additional service call. CJ will discuss that with you. Again, I apologize for your negative experience at DeWhitt. Brian"
"Hello [member name removed]... Thank you for taking the time to share your positive experience with DeWhitt. I would like to extend the limited warranty on your KitchenAid range to 10 years. You may contact your sales associate, Kelley Babcock, to receive the necessary documents. Thanks again! Brian Newsom"
"Thank you for your review. Our salesperson Glenn told me he appologized because of his incorrect assumption regarding the Jenn-Air accessory you purchased. I appologize too. This must have been a frustrating experience for you. Problems and issues such as these do arrise occasionally. How it's handled is what sets businesses apart from each others. We constantly stress in our sales meetings how important it is to ALWAYS help customers with problems... even when the original salesperson is not present. This is and always has been highly stressed. And we have discussed it again since you left your review. To the best of their ability, all sale associates have assured me they are helping every customer, even if they didn't sell the product. If necessary, we are happy to call salespeople on their days off to get things resolved too. Glenn is one of our most knowledgable and helpful sales associates at DeWhitt. He is an outstanding member of our sales team. Again, I appologize for your frustrating experience when purchasing your Jenn-Air accessory from DeWhitt. We will continue to take steps to prevent negative experiences from happening in the future."
The refrigerator has a refrigerated drawer constructed with a painted metal frame/plastic drawer on the inside. When it was delivered, the metal was chipped and already rusting in several spots and discoloring the clear plastic drawer next to it. I emailed DeWhitt within two days of getting the appliance and asked them to exchange it out. No one responded, so I contacted them again. They had lost my request and hadn't ordered the parts. In response to my second request, they took parts off their floor model (I found out later) and had a serviceman install them. After installation, I discovered the plastic drawer was all scratched up and the painted metal drawer was chipped too, although not as badly as the first one. DeWhitt was notified that they needed to get me some new parts.
Time passed and on 5/31/2012 a service person from A and E, Whirlpool warranty, inspected the refrigerator and told me that this was a cosmetic problem and only covered by warranty for the first 30 days. I would be charged a $75 service fee and cost of parts if I wanted it fixed. I called DeWhitt, and they told me I should take it up with Whirlpool.
This is my first and last purchase from DeWhitt. This is a company that doesn't care at all about handling the details.
Thank you Brian for your excellent service! I will definitely continue to purchase appliances from DeWhitt Appliance and recommend this store to others.
"Hello member.... I'm very sorry about your experience. Your salesperson is no longer with DeWhitt for obvious reasons. Would like to trade out your dishwasher for the one you prefer. Will try to contact you or you may contact me [email protected] Email works best as i am in and out of the store quite a bit. Once i know the model you would like, i'll turn it over to the sales manager. I will address the rebate issue too. Brian Newsom"
"Wow... this sounds bad. And as the owner of DeWhitt's I'm very sorry about this customer's experience. We normally do not use an independent delivery company in Portland. But occasionally when our delivery crew is too busy we will. The independent delivery crew used for this delivery is no longer used or recommended by DeWhitt's. Our delivery crew does use straps to levitate the appliances in the house whenever possible. I can assure everyone this negative experience is rare. I will be contacting this member to offer my appology and reconciliation of the problems they experienced. Brian Newsom, Owner"
"We have no record of selling anything to a Dean Brewer. I have never been to Richland Washington... 220 miles from my store. This is a bogus review. Brian Newsom, DeWhitt Appliance"
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