
Glass Doctor of Memphis
About us
Locally owned Franchise, Repair and Replace all types of Glass. Windows, Custom Shower/Tube enclosures, Mirrors, Table Tops, Replacement Windows Wood/Vinyl/Metal, Auto Glass, Commercial Building Glass, Store Fronts, Commercial Doors
Business highlights
Services we offer
Insulated windows, Low E glass, auto glass repair & replacement., commercial door, insulated glass, mirrors, office glass, patio doors, replacement energy efficient windows, shower & tub enclosures, table tops
Amenities
Emergency Services
Yes
Free Estimates
Yes
Accepted Payment Methods
- CreditCard
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"Thank you for your review. We appreciate your business and your positive words about our employees."
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"Thank you for your review. We appreciate your business and your positive words about our employees."
When I called to arrange to have the windshield replaced, I was told they no longer do mobile replacement windshields, although everything I'd read said that they did. However, they weren't far from me, so I decided to take the car in and made an appointment for a few days later. I mentioned that I was still unsure whether the windshield had a melter and was told they would get both types delivered from a local supplier and install the one that matched. (I later learned from my manual that it did indeed have a melter.)
On the day of the appointment, I had planned to wait for my car, as the replacement was only supposed to take 60-90 min. Fortunately, a friend drove me anyway, because when I arrived, the Glass Doctor said they did not have the windshield yet. I asked when they would get it, and they said, "Probably within an hour or so." To my mind, that also meant added time to actually replace it. I didn't see anywhere to sit in the small lobby, so left with my friend.
I called several hours later to see if the work had been completed and was told they were just about to call me. There was some mixup with the bill when I arrived to pay and pick my car, and the Angie's List coupon did not apply because "the windshield was already discounted." In all fairness, the coupon did say "residential," which my car was not. Still, they gave me a good price after the new-person mixup was resolved.
Later, when looking at the windshield, it did not seem that this new version had a heater, but I'm only guessing because it did not look the same along the bottom--all black vs metallic like the original. Additionally, a few hours after picking up the car, the satellite phone signal chip, which is stuck to the center interior of the windshield, popped open, and I could see a piece of foam tape inside that was being used to hold it shut--it wouldn't click back together. Did the technican break the chip housing? Was the phone tape in there originally? I don't know. I just know that it was holding together fine when I took it in. I was going to call the Glass Doctor to see if they would fix it, because my Bluetooth now only worked intermittently, but instead, and unexpectedly, we ended up selling the car--not because of the broken sat chip!
was given 5 days for completion. I receive a call stating that the
subcontractor that the owner of the franchise uses sent the wrong window. Franchise
owner sent the correct data but his subcontractor got is wrong. Then I was told
it was going to take another week to correct. In mean time I had a hole in my house for two weeks. There was NO sense
of urgency or customer?s service when I asked about a lower payment for poor
service. The owner of the franchise refused since it wasn?t his faults even
though it was his choice to use the subcontractor that he used.
"There is always a sense of urgency when things go wrong. Unfortunatly our vendor/fabricator has hundreds of units to make each day and when 1 is wrong they try to get it to us asap. In this case it was 1 week again before it arrived. We did everything right, but our vendor did not. When they make a mistake we are the ones who have to deal with the customer. Most people understand that it's out of our control and we are trying to get orders done fast. We don't get any discount from the factory when a mistake is made so it's impossible for us to offer a discount when we already are working on a very slim margin. We are always sorry for the delay, but we don't make everything in house. If we did they would have received their window when promised."
"We rely on our Glass Specialist to measure and insure glass is cut correctly. Our specialist wrote down the wrong size. Our specialist returned to our shop the same day, recut the mirror and returned to do the installation. We are sorry for any inconvience to our customer."
If the fabricator that made the glass top wrong, is that the end consumer's fault? I worked with Glass doctor, not the fabricator and could not care less what service provider is used for fabrication. I do not disagree that I was refunded the 173 USD paid on Credit card towards the glass, but since service was not performed Glass Doctor also owes me the 40 bucks for the pattern services that was paid via check.
Bottomline- Glass Doctor has FAILED in providing me the services promised; and they still owe me 40 USD.
I will not recommend them to anyone. They will entice you with their attractive prices, but dealing with their incompetence and uncourteousness doesn't make it worth it. Clearly, you get what you pay for.
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They sent in a person to take a pattern of the glass top. That pattern was taken very unprofessionally and it eventually turned out to be incorrect.
When they came back (1 week later than promised) to install the glass, it did not fit. No surprise since they did not take the pattern right in the first place.
They refunded me th 175$ that i paid as advance towards the glass, but have not refunded me the 40$ paid towards the pattern service. I don't mind paying that if the service is done right, which in this case it was not.
Not sure i'd use them again.
"We sent in the pattern to the fabricator who we use that makes table top glass. They made the glass top wrong. Our pattern was correct. Whenever we make a one off custom table top sometimes the fabricator does not intrepid the pattern correctly. We make ever effort to make sure they know what we expect, but we rely on our vendors to get it right the first time. When it was determined the top was wrong, we of course planned to have it remaid. The customer insisted we have it done by the next day of cancel the order. His request was impossible so we refunded his money which included the pattern fee. Even though we did everything right, we refunded his fees."
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"(removed member name), Thank you for your review. At GlassDoctor we strive to do everything right the first time. When it doesn't go just right we will make sure it corrected, as in your case. Thanks again for your business and your trust."
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