I have demanded a response from corporate...and needless to say, I'm STILL waiting. This was my letter to corporate and believe it or not, NO ONE from their office has reached out to me to date.
REQUESTING AN IMMEDIATE RESPONSE BEFORE CALLING BBB OR POSTING TO SOCIAL MEDIA!
Not sure where to start. Around Thanksgiving I came in to purchase a new living room suite. I chose Ashley because I've always liked the quality and craftsmanship of the products. Last time I purchased a living room set was from Ashley 16 years ago. So, I was happy with my selection. Later approved for line of credit and sadly was told the system was down, please return the next day to complete my purchase.
Next day, I'm up there to complete everything. All set, right? No! When I was browsing the Ashley site, I saw the set I just purchased was on YOUR site for almost $600 cheaper! WTH! No way! So when I called to dispute to see if they'll honor the lower advertised price on the website, I was asked to come back a THIRD time and speak with the store manager for Keisha for her CONSIDERATION.
Well, she completely shot me down saying that she could not honor your advertised rate because I should have mentioned it at the time of purchase. How was I supposed to know? I would have thought the in-store price and the website would have been the same? What kind of trickery is this? I can understand maybe trying to get a price match with a competitor, but not the same company.
Ok...let's fast forward to my delivery date. I was given a 1430-1830 delivery window. I made special arrangements with work to get off at noon, just to have time to be there for the delivery. Well to my surprise, the delivery came at NOON ON THE DOT! It was a threshold, which I didn't know the difference, cool.
So upon putting all of the pieces together, we realized that the loveseat and the couch is defective and will NOT connect. Nor were the pillows there. So now to I'm back up to the store a FOURTH time to dispute an issue.
Can you understand my frustration when I tell you I feel like I've completely wasted my time with this purchase? So now since the delivery was a threshold delivery, it is MY responsibility to return the defective pieces or for ME to pay the $119 delivery/set-up fee! That's BS! How is it my responsibility? How was I supposed to know the pieces were defective? It's not like returning a blouse to the vendor...this is a WHOLE PROCESS! Then the rep at Ashley, said, oh you can just rent a truck. I'm a single mom of a 17-yr old. He said just find another friend and buy them a pizza or something to help. Man, I'm on TOTAL FIRE about this. And to top it off...when asked if they can give me the regional manager's contact, I was told, NO but they will give me a $100 gift card.
So, if you could, please have the REGIONAL MANAGER/OWNER/CONSUMER AFFAIRS MANAGER to contact me IMMEDIATELY TO MAKE THIS RIGHT!
I expect to have a manager to contact me within the next 7 days before I take further action. read more