Summer furniture woe

I placed an order with Gamm Vert for six garden chairs and a table with a lazy Susan in June. I received the chairs in June.

Published Tuesday 30 October 2018 - 14:44 Modified Tuesday 30 October 2018 - 14:44

The table came in early July, but the fixings to the base were missing, as was the lazy Susan. After many emails and expensive calls, I still do not have the missing items. Every communication I have had states they will be with me shortly.

More than 15 weeks later, I still do not have them and summer is over. Never again will I make this mistake!

Pauline Martin, Dordogne

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