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Old Canal Woodworks has 2 locations, listed below.

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    • Old Canal Woodworks

      2874 Niagara St. Sanborn, NY 14132

    • Old Canal Woodworks

      PO Box 207 Sanborn, NY 14132-0207

    Business ProfileforOld Canal Woodworks

    Woodworking
    Multi Location Business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 2 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    5 complaints closed in last 3 years

    0 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Old Canal Woodworks has 2 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Old Canal Woodworks

        2874 Niagara St. Sanborn, NY 14132

      • Old Canal Woodworks

        PO Box 207 Sanborn, NY 14132-0207

      Location of This Business
      2874 Niagara St., Sanborn, NY 14132
      BBB File Opened:
      4/4/2019
      Business Management
      • Mr. Frank Crowe
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Frank Crowe

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Frank Crowe

      Customer Complaints

      5 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      12/16/2022

      In January 2021 I met with Frank C**** to discuss a custom bed frame to be made as a 20th anniversary gift for my wife. Our anniversary is at the end of April and I was assured by Frank that projects like this normally take 3 weeks to complete but due to current workload it would be closer to three months (still in time for our anniversary). As the deadline approached and there was no updates, I worked patiently with Frank to determine when the project could be completed. Each time we got closer to the deadline it was pushed further back. Finally in December 2021 I had enough of the games and demanded a refund of the $2050 paid. I was informed that a full refund wasn't possible all at once, but payments would be made back to me on a regular basis. A total of 3 payments were made to me for $700 (in total). Frank assured me in August of 2022 that final payments would be made on September 30th ($750), October 31st ($750). This would resolve the total initial amount paid plus "$150 for the headache" as Frank put it. To date, none of these payments have been received. Despite numerous attempts to resolve this, I now get a response basically stating that Frank is unsure of when my refund will be processed. At this point, nothing short of a full refund immediately will be accepted.

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      2 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Tom S

      1 star

      05/19/2023

      I only wish there was a way to add 1/2 star to indicate the displeasure of doing business with this con man. Took a $3,000 deposit for a table and chairs in November 2022. Promise after promise was given and never met. Before you think about doing business with this "church going" man check his history. Look up reviews for Old Canal Works, The **** ********, and others. All the same end results. Takes deposits and doesn't fulfill the orders or delivery times. The nerve of this guy to string people along, and then just say "good luck" after he walks away. Then, days later you find him advertising on ******** for all of the same items he fails to deliver on for other people!

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