Shop Anywhere Except Empire Today I contacted Empire Today online back in July, 2009 to schedule an in-home consultationfor hardwood flooring installation. The sales rep immediately nixed my plan for hardwoods and pushed the idea of laminate flooring because I have 2 small dogs. I was opposed to the laminate flooring but he continued to insist that laminates were recommended for pets and noting that my dogs would destroy the hardwoods. I was never fully in agreement with the laminates but decided to have them installed nonetheless. After... read full review »