I went to Carpet One Elkes because I'd had a slightly disappointing experience with a big retailer several years ago, and their reviews were positive.
I chose my carpet and ordered it, requesting installation a week after I was told it could be installed, so there was plenty of time allowed (June, 2016). I was asked if I wanted the remnants and I said I did. At 4:30pm the day before installation, I received a call saying the carpet was in Charlotte (~90 mins away) and I was asked when they could install it next if the next day wasn't possible. We'd had the room painted that day and most furniture squeezed into the kitchen, and didn't want to have it in disarray for an extra day or more. I asked why there wasn't an earlier check to make sure the product would be onsite, and received no answer just apologies. I asked if there was any way someone could go get it from Charlotte that night or early in the morning to stay on track, but if not, the very next day was the absolute latest as we were going out of town 2 days after that. Half an hour later I got a call that an installer would be there first thing in the morning to remove the old and lay the pad, then around noon the carpet should arrive to be installed. The old was removed and pad laid as stated (the installer arrived in a plain van with no company signage and no nametag, and used the back of my toilet tank, without asking, as a weight while sealing the seam..... hmmm, doesn't he carry the tools he needs? I would have said ok if he'd asked, but that seems a bit unprofessional), but the carpet actually arrived at the store very late that next day, so it wasn't installed until the following morning. The installers finished around 10:30am and left after asking my husband if all looked ok (as opposed to asking for me, the purchaser, though I'd told them I was working upstairs). All looked fine, so off they went. The next day we went out of town for 4th of July weekend and I realized I hadn't seen the remnant but couldn't call them until Tuesday after the holiday, at which point there was no sign of the remnant. After talking to several people with no explanation or luck, and based on the cost of the carpet and the leftover sized piece, it was ~$240 worth of carpet. I said I wanted either the remnant or a reimbursement (oh, and the original person who took my order no longer worked there, I discovered). The sales person said he'd have to check with a supervisor to get it authorized. I said that was fine, to please call me back. That was early July, then we went on vacation for 2 wks. I have not heard a thing from the company in 3 wks now.
I've spent enough time dickering with them so my take away is - get EVERYTHING in writing if it matters.
I've given 3 stars (instead of fewer) because the carpet is beautiful. Expensive, but beautiful.