Bad price / quality ratio and incompetent customer service
We purchased a Stacked Storage System in Oak finish in January , which was delivered in February.
This is a modular system that you assemble yourself.
We paid 1500 EUR for a small shelf that is not even solid oak, but veneered, i.e. a thin foil of oak glued to an MDF base : we could probably have had the same for 150 EUR at Ikea... Upon assembleing the shelf, we noticed it was not lacquered or oiled : there was no protection whatsoever on the wood, and as we know it, oak is very sensitive to water or oil stains..
We asked the question to Muuto : has it been treated, if not why, and in this case, what do you recommend we apply ourselves as a treatment ?
After a long series of email exchanges with Muuto customer service, where they first said it is not normal and it should have been treated, they finally came back to us saying that it is normal that the products are not treated, that's what gives the products it's "unique character" and that stains and spots are not covered by warranty either.
On their site, or the product documentation, there is no mention that the product is treated or not treated..
On the question of what product they recommend to treat the shelf ourselves, the answer was that they cannot recommend anything, because markets are different and they cant' test all available products, and bla , bla , bla...
Bottom line : we sell you an overpriced piece of furniture that's not protected against the risks of daily use and when you ask for advice on how to do it your self, they are not even able or willing to help...
My advice : stay away from that hipster brand, there are better alternatives for the same prices like Huelsta or Ethnicraft.
10 April 2023
Unprompted review