We ordered axis sectional in May, still haven't received it. When I called the store they said they have recently opened a new warehouse and we should be able to get our delivery sooner than the expected delivery date. I don't know how much of this is true.

Canceled my order for the gather wood base sectional after the chaise delivery date was moved to ”early March”. After 6 months of waiting, only received $100 gift card & promise of shipping waived on a future order

We ordered an Axis II sectional in October 2020, we’re quoted 12 weeks, and it ended up taking 8 months.

I contacted Executive Customer Service (847 272 2888) and with a bit of reluctance they did offer a 20% discount.

I ordered a Gather sectional from C&B on August 17, 2021 and continue to get emails about delays. The latest said sometime in February. I was actually prepared for this when I made my order so I am not overally upset, but if these delays continue well into the spring, i will be very bummed. I don’t mind being patient but my biggest fear is after such a long wait, there will be something wrong with it and I will have to wait again for a replacement.

After waiting 6 months for my Declan leather swivel chairs to arrive with only one delay - yup one of the chairs was damaged. Instead of reordering I was able to settle with C&B for a discount on the chair. We were able to have it repaired by a neighbor who is an upholsterer.

We ordered our Axis sectional in September 2021. We actually received the chaise in December 2021 (3 months). The remaining pieces are showing early feb (2 pieces) and mid feb (1 piece). They actually moved up our delivery time for the 2 pieces from late Feb to early Feb - so who knows! We joke it will be summer before we get our full couch.

I placed my order around the end of May for the Axis sofa in Douglas ice which was their 'in-stock' fabric and the estimated date moved from Nov to Dec to mid-Feb now.

We ordered a furniture set in July. they delivered the matching chair in October. we were delayed and delayed. we were told our furniture would be delivered today. even gave us a delivery time. They called today to cancel because…. …Now they say its another 2weeks. i

think they delivered the chair to keep us locked in. We paid in full in the beginning.

I'm also waiting on a couple of Pacific couches we purchased (1/2 $ down) in Sept. in their standard "in stock" bliss fabric with a delivery date of mid Jan. Got an email update in early Dec. that it was on time, then when i checked in early Jan. at first it said March, then just backordered. Still saying backordered and when I contacted customer service to ask for an update they said looks like should be March, but wouldn't update the online estimate which scares me a bit. It's for a rental house that is booked for rentals in the summer so if we don't get them in time it's a problem. We've not had problems with C&B in the past and just in 2020 took delivery of a wonderful lounge sectional that we practically live on. We really want the couches but wondering if it's time to cut and run to another place. 2 questions for others here: 1) have you successfully gotten a refund on deposits if pushed too far and 2) are any other stores (Room & Board/Pottery Barn etc) having similar difficulty due to pandemic/supply chain issues? Thanks for any further insights. Reading the existing comments doesn't bring me a lot of comfort.

I ordered a Gather Sectional in a custom color in August 2021. I was told early November, then early December, mid-January and now mid-March. I have no couch either as I decided to not bring it on my x-country move. Big open space in my living room. C&B is a nightmare although they did waive shipping. Not sure if I should also cut my losses and cancel. Does anyone know anything about the actual source of these delays. They will NOT be transparent. Is there an end in sight or not. Just tell us and stop wasting our time.

update - our Axis 4 piece sectional is scheduled to have the last 3 remaining pieces delivered on Feb 16th. We ordered the Douglas Nickle on Sep 22. So from order placed to delivery under 5 months. Maybe things are improving. they also waived delivery fee.

HU, how did you go about getting the refund on the shipping? Did you call, email, go to the store? Can I ask specifically what you said? I would like to try for at least that compensation since I am still waiting on the Gather Sectional I ordered in August.

Hey Xty G,

I was googling online and noticed those who complained on BBB received a response/discount almost immediately. Maybe you can try that route? After reading everyone's comments I'm a bit hesitant to purchase the Axis Sofa.....

Link to BBB https://www.bbb.org/us/il/northbrook/profile/general-merchandise/crate-barrel-0654-16000284/complaints

Hi! another person here - put 50% down on august 8th for gather wood sectional; today i got an update its been delayed for the 5th time until march 8th. I have no sofa since moving in October. I am super dissapointed

yikes! I really want the Axis sofa, their estimated delivery time is October. I have sofas in the house already so i'm debating if I would just wait.

We recieved our Axis 4 piece sectional in less than 5 months, but we ordered an in stock fabric. i think we were one of the lucky ones.

My sofa with ottoman was finally delivered after 8.5 months. The delivery timeline was pretty close to what I gathered from the reviews on this site and their own - Douglas nickel takes around 5-6 months, and ice 8-9. For what it's worth, while the wait is insane, I adore the end product!

Thank you!

I ordered the Lounge Deep Sofa in Cement Taft in mid-November, when the estimated delivery listed on the site was January. The receipt then indicated a February delivery. I received an email in December that the sofa was delayed until late March. They finally called last week, and I scheduled a delivery for today. So, quite a delay, but nothing egregious all considered. And for what it's worth, the delivery was seamless once scheduled.

Mine is a much smaller order, and luckily I don't need it soon. Ordered 2 leather barstools in October. At first told they'd be ready by March. Then June. Now July. I'm not impressed by Crate and Barrel's prices and policies.

I thought I would follow up on my crate and barrel order. As noted above, we ordered in July, was told November, and finally received in February. HOWEVER, there are two fabric tears on the back of my sectional frame. The store thinks that their repair guy can fix it, but the fabric is delayed. So the latest I've heard is late May on the fabric. I still will never order anything from Crate and Barrel again (which is a shame - probably 60% of my furniture and decor is from there). I'm also quite nervous that if the repair is unsatisfactory, I won't have any recourse since it will be so long after the product was delivered.

Emily - Except for the tear - as I've yet to receive my couch - my story is the same as yours! For the past 25+ years, our home has been filled with C&B furniture. But until the company examines their business process/procedures and makes the necessary changes I will not set foot in a C&B.

I've never experienced such a lack of communication within a company. I ordered a couch last August and regularly received new delivery dates via email. C&B took my money ($7,000) but never took the time to reach out to me (ie a quick phone call) in reference to the constant rescheduling. On April 4th I was contacted by the delivery company (we're 2 hours away from the nearest story) and was told the couch had arrived and they'd deliver it to my door on April 26th. I took the day off from work, cleared out our old couch and waited. At 5p I contacted C&B and told the customer service rep there was no couch. She looked up my order, apologized many times ("I'm so sorry - I'll find out what's going on and I'll call you back.") and agreed with me that the couch should have been delivered to me on the 26th. She never called me back. This morning (AGAIN) I called C&B and LSS - I was told I had my "information wrong...the delivery company will call you in 14-21 days to schedule delivery." The C&B rep was basically telling me that I made up the phone call from the del comp back on April 4th! (I should have asked her if the C&B rep I spoke to last night - who admitted C&B had clearly dropped the ball - was a part of this "delivery conspiracy" as well.) It was glaringly obvious the information in my file was modified to reflect new dates. The FACT that the delivery company called me on April 4th was no longer in the system!!! I simply wish C&B would either tell the truth OR get their stories straight so they can all tell the same lie.

Update on my comment from a few months ago. Ordered two Pacific couches for a rental property back in Sept. At the time part of the decision was around the earlier delivery time frames posted from other couches of theirs or other sites. Expected in Jan. and still waiting (end of April). It's been 7 months now and still no couches. Site still has status as "ordered" not preparing etc. and delivery timeline simply as "backordered" I have called, chatted and emailed with various reps only to get runaround. Last update provided a couple months ago was Mid April and we were given the option of canceling at that time but decided against it because we really liked the couches and at that point we had pretty limited options on other couches. I've been reaching out regularly and keep getting mid april as confirmed available date. The last two weeks I get the "any day now" and even "within a day you should get a call for delivery". Still nothing. One of the reps gave me a $100 gift card, but not worth the frustration. Honestly if they were just honest with their info. I get that there are delays and supply chain issues but I get different answers from different reps and no clear communication. I will NEVER order from them again and half of our furnishings are from there.

Terrible service from Crate and Barrel... they were not like this before....

They promise a delivery date and then you realise that date is the date when the furniture leaves their warehouse... incredible they cannot be clear about this...

Then after they long distance delivery company FragilePak who never answers the phone, will take 1 to 21 days to take a to a local warehouse and then you have to schedule AGAIN for the real delivery... Incredible!!.. it takes them around 2 months after they charge you 100% (when it leaves their warehouse) until you get your furniture. Customer Servicie responds you exactly what you see in their website... copy/paste... I won't buy from them anymore...

Update (4/30/22) - Spoke to the shipping company and it was then that i was told Crate & Barrel was overwhelmed with deliveries so they brought in additional (new) delivery companies. The dates that were originally given to me were null & void (erased from my account) and i was reassigned new delivery dates (with no explanation). PLEASE C&B - train your customer service so that they can be informed when talking to their customers!

Haven’t order from CB but ordered front Wayfair of something they said was in stock and gave a delivery date a couple weeks out. When they postponed delivery a couple times (I needed it right away and that’s the only reason I picked this item) I tried to cancel and said the same thing as CB that they will not cancel or refund until after delivery. Making it impossible to buy anything else unless you have the cash laying around.

Hey, was wondering those who were still waiting for their order, did you guys finally receive it? Especially for the Axis couch?

We receieved our Axis couch (non custom fabric) after about 5 and a half months. We ordered it in September and receieved the couch in February

Thank you!! Was its the douglas - nickel fabric ?

Still waiting on two Pacific couches ordered in Sept. originally due in Jan., then pushed to mid April. just got an email update this week (mid May) that it now won’t be ready till mid July. so 10 months for couches - if the new estimate is even correct. ugh never ordering at C&B again.

I recieved my Gather sectional in April. ordered in August. we love ot so far sonit was worth the wait

Yes it was the douglas nickel - we actually got our chaise within 2 and a half months, but everything else came in at the 5 month mark

Thabk you!!

Oh i hate crate and barrel so bad you have no idea! We ordered our sectional sofa last july. Was supposed to arrive mid november and kept being postponed each month. We are almost end of may and delivery was yesterday and guess what? Only half of my couch arrived and nobody can answer me where is the other half...

Lorina Haxhiaj, oh man can i asked which sofa and fabric did you choose?

Half a sectional! How does that even happen! 😳

Its the gathered wood base sectional, the color aspire blue.

Here is a picture of half of my couch.... the funny thing is nobody knows if its made, or not, delivered wrong or not, at warehouse or not... im so pissed with this shop you have no idea!

We ordered a gas-lift bed in October 2021 and I received 5th notification of another delay (Feb, May, June, early July, late July, August, now it moved to September. I contacted customer service and they had nothing to say except apologies and blaming it on delivery chain disruptions. I asked for partial reimbursement, I was told we can discuss it after successful delivery. Back when it was supposed to arrive in July. We got rid of our bed some time ago and since then we sleep on a mattress. I'm sick and tired of waiting and we're considering cancelling the order altogether. They still have the bed on line with est. delivery 22-24 weeks, our just exceeded 32 weeks of waiting. With apparently 14 more to go. Arrrrgh.

We ordered a verve live edge kitchen table in November and are receiving the same notifications each month. We were supposed to get ours originally delivered in March…just got a “new” notice that it is delayed now until mid-August. Beyond disappointed. They really need to tell people the truth when placing orders that they will be substantially delayed and have NO guarantees when we will get it. The sales person apologized for March, but I could handle that delay. The mid-August delay was not even anticipated. I complained and did get something from one email rep saying they would reduce my delivery fees 50% and I am absolutely going to demand that as should all of you. I will never purchase from C&B again.

Ordered a complete bedroom set in December of 2021. Still waiting and they tell us that we should expect it mid October 2022. So expect about a year for your furniture. I love Crate and Barrel but I think there should be some sort of class action lawsuit. They take your money and make you wait the better part of a year for the merchandise. Disgusting business practices in my opinion. To make matters worse, they actually cancelled the bed in my order and had to order it again(without telling me I might add) and make us wait even longer because of their mistake.

I ordered 1 garbage can in March 2022. I receive almost bi-weekly emails regarding delays for the next couple of weeks. It's now June and received another email about another delay for yet just another couple of weeks. Just be honest Crate & Barrell! Jeez.

I ordered a deep lounge couch back in Jan, it has been delayed 4 times C&B told me its now delayed until August and are blaming the vendor being overwhelmed and that it is custom fabric (douglas ice). they removed the shipping fee and gave me a sizable gift card (totalling 15% of the order). I recommend calling each time its delayed so you have a history, save all the emails. be prepared to speak to 3 levels of customer support before getting any discounts.

We ordered a 120"x120" L-shaped Axis sectional with Douglas/Ice fabric in November 2021 with an ETA "late June, early July" 2022. We've received two delay notices so far, and the ETA is now October 2022. We're canceling.

How are you able to cancle?

Called customer service, they didn't give us any push back. Told us about a new delay we were unaware of, and that at this point in time the sectional was not even going to arrive all at the same time but rather several weeks apart... useless. All the more reason we're glad to have canceled.

I‘m glad you were able to cancel! thank you for the response.

We ordered the Axis couch (Douglas Ice) in March 2022 with an early August delivery date. after 3 emails delaing the various pieces late into the year, I went into the store and canceled the order! They refunded our 55% deposit - including the ”custom order” of an ottoman. We now are dealing with the same delays on dressers and a console from them with email after email about delays months out. Received another email today which is why I researched to see if anyone else has experienced this and why I am writing this post! Worst experience with a furniture store ever. I have completely lost my trust in Crate & Barrel! Such a shame. Never again!

Thank you for the update Teri!

We were able to sucessfully cancel our order for a special order axis couch, after multiple delays and issues with other parts of the order, by filing a dispute with the credit card we used. It was not a crate and barrel card.

Thank you!