Lighting Unlimited

After listing and very quickly selling a client’s home with very unique and custom lighting, I knew we needed to update our tract home blah lighting. She told me about Lighting Unlimited for a wide and different variety of options. Kathy helped me pick out some pieces that were definitely out of my comfort zone. I am so glad I trusted her! They look stunning in my house and we receive a ton of compliments! I have since convinced a new client to update her lighting to bring a more custom feel to a production home… Their entire team were efficient and helpful. wouldn’t go anywhere else!

I left work early and raced to Lighting Unlimited knowing I would only have a few minutes before they closed, but I know exactly what I want, so I wasn’t too concerned. After fighting downtown Sac & Hwy 50 traffic fro 50 minutes, I made it to the the parking lot at 4:48 (per my cell phone). They close at 5. I get to the door, and it is locked. An older lady opens the door… no hello, no greeting, nothing. Just a «if you are not here to pick something up then we are leaving early today» and she proceeds to close the door in my face.
This lady acted like I was inconveniencing her by showing up 12 minutes before closing, and there are too many options out there to deal with this type of service, so I will spend my money elsewhere.

So, I was looking to buy some exterior lights… lots actually… $ 850 worth. I was going to order them online, but one of the 3 different styles I needed was not in stock. Then I remembered that this place is right down the street from me. I stopped in there a couple years ago and I know I left empty-​handed, feeling quite surprised about their poor customer service, but I really couldn’t remember anything else about the visit. I do like to support local businesses, so I decided to give them another shot and see if I could order everything from them. They didn’t carry one of the brands I wanted though, so the two women working there (who were being very nice and helpful) looked to see if they had something similar. The older of the two, whom I suspect was a manager, found something kind of similar to the one I wanted and then assumed it would work for me. Meanwhile, the younger one asked if I wanted to order the first two styles, that they did carry. I say, «Well, could you tell me the price please?». She looks… $ 78 each. «Oh», I reply, «The site I was going to order them from has them for $ 49 w/​free shipping.» I was really saying it more to myself and I feel like it was clear I wasn’t prompting them for a response. I started to consider the actual difference in the total bill and how much extra I was willing to pay to support a local business, but the manager lady saved me the trouble, interrupting my thoughts with, «Well, you better go buy them there then!» Her attitude changed in the blink of an eye and the snarky look on her face seemed to suggest that I had insulted her personally! I won’t make the mistake of going in there a third time.

Very knowledgable & helpful staff. We’ve been looking for unique yet functional & fun ceiling fans & sconces for over 6 months and found just about everything we needed here. If you’re tired of the boring options at Home Depot. Lowes & even Lamps Plus, this is your spot!

Don’t cheap out — go here for great lighting for your home. If you enjoy replacing fixtures every few years, by all means go to a big box store. But if you want great advice and quality, trouble-​free lighting go to Lighting Unlimited.
For instance, the 5 under-​cabinet florescent fixtures we bought from Lighting Unlimited have worked wonderfully for the last 3 years. No flickering, no yellowing of the plastic enclousure. Just today, 3 years later, I’ve finally had to replace my first burnt-​out bulb in one of these fixtures.
The fixtures these 5 replaced (contractor-​supplied inexpensive ones) regularly burnt out bulbs — about 1 every 3 months, and eventually the covers became so brittle they shattered.