Absolute Kitchen Distributors

When preparing to reno my kitchen, I got a LOT of estimates for the cabinets and counter tops. AKD had the same cabinet brands that most other retailers offered, but at much lower prices. I was very happy when I could get exactly what I wanted for hundreds lower than anywhere else. On the other side, the counter top estimate was about average. Unfortunately, I went with a granite place that was just a bit cheaper, but ended up having extra costs tacked on at the end and lousy customer service. I wish I had done the whole project with AKD. It would have been worth it.
I had nothing but positive experiences when dealing with the team at AKD. As a family business with lots of experience, I think they do a great job. I would recommend them to anyone I know.

We found them to be much lower in cost than Home Depot and Lowe’s for the Decora cabinets we ordered. They were not as low cost as one other provider we found but the free cabinet design that Sam gave made up for it as well as his willingness to answer our (many) questions. Some of the other places were not as responsive when we called with questions or wanted to tweak the design here and there.
The design was nothing elaborate but he had a good knowledge of the semicustombrand we used (Decora) and had some great ideas that ultimately worked well for our kitchen and look quite nice. Of the various complimentary design services we compared (e.g. we went to Lowe’s, Home Depot and Costco who will all do the design for free if you are thinking of buying their cabinets) we found his to be the best combination of knowing the brand, coming up with a functional design and a reasonable price for the cabinets.
We visited their store a couple of times but they also came to our home to measure etc.

There were a few snags including when Decora sent the wrong depth for a cabinet, a slightly cracked cabinet door and then the paint finish on one door was not right. However AKD reordered the items and got the most important ones to us within a reasonable time frame. We are still waiting for one of the doors and the cutlery divider but those are minor and the rest of the kitchen is done and looks beautiful.
I would recommend them, especially if you like to support small, local, family owned businesses who provide a good product.

They should change their name to Absolute WORST Kitchen Distributors. They were recommended by my contractor.
The company was recommended by my contractor and from the beginning I had nothing but problems.
The sales person I worked with had nothing to offer creatively to help with the design and they HAND WRITE all their orders out. Human error anyone?
Here’s are some of the highlights:
— The cabinets I originally wanted weren’t available and the salesman had no clue.
— I wanted to be notified when the counters were being measured so I could make sure everything went well. The owner of Absolute Kitchens was rude and dismissive when I called to ask why I hadn’t heard from the counter people. It turned out they’d been there and left without calling me. That was a clue.
— Five days before I’m supposed to move back into my house the countertop was delivered — not only was it the wrong quartz, it was cut incorrectly. Fortunately I had a record of my original order. Absolute Kitchen’s owners knew for more than a month what the correct order was and still buggered it up.
— The kicker? The whole kitchen was measured incorrectly.
Don’t ever use this company. There are a lot of great kitchen places out there and this isn’t one of them.