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    Business ProfileforUniversal Factory Direct, LLC

    Hot Tub Dealers

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 1 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    3 complaints closed in last 3 years

    3 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    Kitchen Cabinets & Hot Tubs. Up to 42% below retail. 

    Products & Services

    This company offers furniture, kitchen cabinets, hot tubs, and mattresses.

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    145 Heritage Ave, Portsmouth, NH 03801-5610
    BBB File Opened:
    4/27/2000
    Years in Business:
    26
    Business Started:
    1/5/1998
    Type of Entity:
    Sole Proprietorship
    Alternate Business Name
    • Universal Mattress & Furniture
    • Universal Furniture
    • Universal Furniture & Spas, LLC
    • Universal Furniture & Things
    • Universal Factory Direct
    Hours of Operation

    Primary

    M:
    9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
    T:
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    W:
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Th:
    9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    F:
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    Sa:
    By Appt. Only
    Su:
    By Appt. Only
    Contact Information

    Customer Contact

    • Joe White, General Manager
    • Angela Duquette, Office Manager
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (603) 431-6120
      Primary Fax

    Phone Numbers

    Website Addresses

    Customer Complaints

    3 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    09/12/2023

    Complaint Type:
    Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    3/26/23: Met Jenny S***** ***** at Universal Factory Direct at 12pm to look at hot tubs, which we ordered and put $1500 deposit down. 5/8/23: Jenny text me at 10:11am to ask if we were ready for delivery, which we were so I called her right back and paid the remaining balance of $10,349. 5/19/23: Hot tub delivered. One of the delivery men (owner's son) noticed that one of the headrests were missing and said that he'd get one on order. 5/26/23: I sent a text to Jenny to make her aware of the missing headrest and also the fact that one of the air toggles didn't work. She said that she would look into it. 7/24/23: I text Jenny again to remind her of the missing headrest and that it was now 2 air toggles that didn't work. Jenny gave me Vergie S******* phone number and told me to get in touch with her. I text Vergie and informed her about the missing headrest and 2 faulty air toggles. 7/31/23: I text Vergie to let her know that the tub was now leaking 25 to 50 gallons per day, she said that she would forward my # to their tech Ed. 8/1/23: I text Vergie to let her know that I hadn't heard from Ed yet, also I wanted to know if I should shut the power down and let drain or continue to fill the tub. Vergie called me to assure me that Ed would be out soon to fix the tub, also she said it was up to me if I wanted to let the tub drain or continue to fill it. 8/11/23: I text Vergie because I still hadn't heard from Ed. After all this I got Ed's #, He told me that his real job was clam digging and that he'd be out when he could. Several more times I reached out to Ed, Jenny, Vergie, Kevin S***** (owner) and they keep saying that they will be out to fix it. The hot tub is under warranty. This company has proven to me that they don't intend to stand behind their product. I no longer want the tub fixed, I would like for them to take it back and return my money. I didn't have enough characters to write all of my correspondence with them, I kept a log book.
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    Customer Reviews

    1 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Seta M

    1 star

    03/28/2023

    Universal Factory Direct 145 Heritage Ave Portsmouth, NH 03801 Hot Tub Purchase Poor Quality – Our hot tub arrived damaged around 9/16/22, side panels were damaged and with scuff marks. See pictures below. Delivery person (who was the owners son) took pictures of the condition of the hot tub upon delivery. In addition, we called Vergie and she said that the replacement panels would come in with the next shipment in a few months. It is now 3/28/23, and we don’t have replacement panels or a hot tub cover that meets safety ASTMF-1346 certification. Poor Value – Our hot tub cover doesn’t meet the safety ASTMF-1346 certification. Our town will not approve our permit for this hot tub until we have a cover that meets this requirement. We can’t use our hot tub until we have a cover that meets safety ASTMF-1346 certification. Numerous reach outs to Vergie (representative for Universal Factory Direct). We requested a new cover to be sent that meet these requirements. We also requested that new panels be sent to replace the damaged ones. Not professional – we paid cash in full for the hot tub upon delivery. Upon taking our cash payment, the delivery person announced something along the lines of “Joe or Kevin are going to be happy when he gets this”. Our interaction with Universal Factory Direct is that they are shysters. As the customer we kept our end of the deal and paid for the hot tub in full. They fell short on their end and we definitely didn’t get what we paid for. Bad business practice. Not responsive – numerous attempts were made to contact Universal Factory Direct. There were a few return calls from Vergie saying that she will talk with “the boss man” and see if there is anything he can do. We haven’t heard back and it has been over a month as of 3/28/2023. In closing, we have notified the Federal Trade Commission and the Better Business Bureau.

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