LARRY'S SECOND-HAND APPLIANCES,IN CALDWELL,IDAHO
Complaint 124436 Details

WE DESPERATELY NEEDED A WASHER/DRYER ,AS WE HAVE BEEN LIVING WITHOUT ANY WAY TO DO LAUNDRY FOR 4 MNTHS ,SINCE WE MOVED TO IDAHO.I HAVE NEVER GONE THIS LONG WITHOUT ONE.I LIKE TO KEEP MY HOME VERY CLEAN AND ITS HARD TO DO THAT WITH DIRTY LAUNDRY STACKED UP ALL OVER,I WAS RUNNING OUT OF ROOM!SO LONG STORY SHORT ,EVEN THOUGH WE REALLY COULD NOT AFFORD IT,WE BROKE DOWN AND DECIDED TO JUST GO GET THEM.WE ORIGINALLY WERE GOING TO GO TO A RENT TO OWN PLACE ,AND BUY A SET ON PAYMENTS.BUT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE CONVINCED US TO JUST GO BUY A SET CASH OUT,AND NOT WASTE MONEY.I HAD MY OWN REASONS FOR GOING TO A RENT TO OWN PLACE .I WISH NOW,I WOULD HAVE NOT LISTENED TO OTHERS.HAD I JUST STUCK TO MY ORIGINAL PLAN,I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN ALL MY BACKED UP LAUNDRY DONE ALREADY AND I WOULDNT BE SITTING HERE FORCED TO USE A WASHING MACHINE THAT LEAKS WATER EVERYWHERE,AND HAVING TO HANG ALL MY LAUNDRY OUT ON LINE TO DRY,BECOUSE THE DRYER DOESNT EVEN TURN ON.

THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN GOIN ON SINCE DAY ONE.I CAME HOME LATER THAT NIGHT,W/A BUNCH OF LAUNDRY SUPPLIES,MADE A STRONG POT OF COFFEE,AND WAS PREPARED TO BASICALLY STAY UP ALL NIGHT DOING LAUNDRY.I DIDNT CARE HOW LONG I STAYED UP,I AS JUST SO RELEAVED TO FINALLY HAVE A WASHER/DRYER,I WAS ACTUALLY EXCITED TO DO LAUNDRY.IMAGINE HOW PISSED OFF I WAS,WHEN I GO TO WASH VERY FIRST LOAD,AND NEXT THING WE KNOW,WATER IS POURING OUT THE BOTTOM,SO WE TEST THE DRYER,IT WORKED FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES,AND HAS NEVER WORKED SINCE.I WAS FURIOUS,AFTER PAYING THIS GUY $180 CASH,IN FULL,AND HE SELLS ME A P.O.S SET.THE NEXT DAY I TRIED TO CALL HIM.HE WAS SUPPOSED TO CALL My phone,frm his cell phone,so id have it,since has no business cards,and he's not listed in phone book/411 directory.of course,he made sure i didn't get the number,just like i never got my reciept or the 10 $ change he owed me back.so,he basically took off for the weekend ,leaving us w/ no way to contact him,forcing me to have to go a whole two more days,with no way to do my families laundry.i criedi was so upset.on monday my husband walked down there,he wasnt there,so he got his cell number.wecalled and called,he doesnt anwer,i finally got hold of him wensday.i xplained the situation,and told him i have lupus,which is made worse by added strss.the fact he was so hard to track own,and tht i havent been able to do any laundry,fter paying almost $ 200,was inexusable,and i would like it if he please just come get them nd refund our 160$,i told him to keep the 10$ for gs,plus the $10 He was supposed to bring us.considering the obvious,i think i was very sweet and fair after what i have gone thru,

he siad he could bring me a better set,but it would take up to several days-to weeks,i strted crying,and told him as a wife and mommy i have to get this donewhich is why we spent the almost 200 in the first place,he refued to give us refund,heot the new refused and we never gpt new set,i told him w/my illness,i was completly stressed and overwhemed,for sake of my health i needed to go t aarons ad go back to o my oringinal plan.in order to do that,i needed this set gone,to make room.and i needed my money back,he siad all e could do is bring new oneshe siad "thats wherw i daw the line,is he for real?OBVIOULY HE JUST WANTS TO MAKE A POFIT.HE ALSO GUILT TRIPPD ME,PULLING OUT HIS HEALTH TROUBLE,BLOWING FACT LUPUS IS VERY SERIOS AND IM PRACTICALLY A SHUTIN.I RARELY LEAVE,HE KMOWS THIS BUT IGNOED

A IT WAS ONE EXCUSE AND BLAMING US.HE EVEN LIED TO ME AND SIAD MY HUSBAND AD KIDS WERE TOO ROUGH,BULLSHIT.

I AM SELLING THIS SET TO A USED APPLIANCE STORE TO AT LEAST RECUP PART OF WHAT MONEY IM OUT,AS HE MADE IT T PRETTY CLAR HES NOT GONNA MAKE IT RIGHT,IMGONNA GO AHEAD AND GO BACK TO ORINIAL PLAN.I HAVE BEEN FORCED FOR NOW JUST TO WASH CLOTHES AND DEAL W/WATER GUSHING OUT BOTTEM,AND DYERTHAT DOESNT WORK,IT HAS TAKEN SO LNG NOW FOR HIM,HE STILL HASNT COME SO I FIGUER IM OUT,MY ONLY OPTION IS TO TAKE LESS BY SELLING THEM TO USED APPLIANCE STORE AND GOING TO RENT TO OWN PLACE,LIKE WE PLANNED N FIRST PLACE.ALSO,HE HAD THE UDASITY TO ACCUSE MY HUSBAND AND BOYS OF BREAKING THEM,BRING THEM IN.I SIAD THEY DID THR BEST W/NO DALLEY,HE THN LIED TO ME BY SAYING THR WAS ONE.HE ALSO GUILTTRIPPED ME OVER HIS HEALTH,AND DWNPLAYED MY ILLNESS.HE TWISTED SO MUCH AROUND HE SHLD NEVER TREAT A COSTOMER SO UNPROFESIONALLY.N MY WHOLE LFE I HAVE NEVER BEEN TREATED LIKE THIS,ESPECIALLY W/THE LYING,TWISTING THING T,AKING FOREVER TO REPAIR STUFF.BLAMING THE COSTOMER ,JUST OVER ALL HE WENT FROM NICE AS PIE,WHEN HE WAS GETTIN ALL OR MONEY,TO TOTAL DOUCH BAG,JACKASS,AS SOON AS I WANTED HIM TO O SOMETHING.NOW IM FINDING OUT HE IS KNOWN FOR SELLING DEFECTIVE STUFF AND BLOWING THEM OFF OFF WHEN THY CATCH UP TO HIM,HS A REAL PIECE OF WORK.SVE YOUR MONEY AND GO ELSE WHERE.WISH PEOPLE WOULD HAVE WARNED US,THEY JUST TOLD U TO FIND USED APPLIANCE STORES ON BLVD,THY COULD HAVE TOLD ME ABOUT THIS JOKE,I AM HEARTBROKEN AND OUT A LOT OF MONEY,HE HAS DONE THIS TO LOTS PEOPLE.ILL NEVER GET VINDICATED,OR GET MY MONEY BACK.BUT IF MY STORY HELPS GET THE WORD OUT,TO WARN OTHERS,THATS ALL THT COUNTS!