Wooden Bench
I purchased a wooden bench from the Mugdock Branch. It was 30% off, which I thought was a great offer at the time. I believe this was because it was the display model being sold at the end of the Summer. I inspected the bench at the time and although there was a crack to the wood in the arm of the chair I was prepared to accept that for the discount.
When the bench was delivered I noticed that where the sign had been placed on the bench there was a chunk of wood missing from the bench. My wife took a photo of the bench when we bought it and the location of the sign matches up with the damage to the bench. I am unsure as to whether the damage to the bench was intentionally concealed with the sale sign or whether this happened in transit, but I feel that if this was intentional then it was disingenuous to do so. The way that the staff of the shop turned it around to face the wall after we bought it doesn't give me confidence that it wasn't intentional. I have been assured this is normal practice.
I also checked the nuts on the bench and they were all finger tight. I feel that this could have been dangerous had I not checked this. This being the display model I understand that many people will have sat on it, but I would have hoped this would have been checked considering it was delivered already assembled.
We bought this bench to complement the garden swing we already have that matches the bench and I can't help but feel we got less of a bargain than we thought we were getting. If you are buying discounted stock from Caulders just make sure you have a look under the sign.
I have emailed this issue to their Head Office and received a generic apology email that explains away all of my concerns and the offer of a refund. This was the last bench they had, we quite like it and I might be able to fix it with a bit of filler but I doubt I will purchase from them again.








