MUST SEE PHOTOS BEFORE BUYING FROM ASHLEY - In July 2019, I purchased a sofa, loveseat, chair and 1/2, dining room table with 6 chairs, ottoman, four end tables, sitting chair, and a bedroom set from Ashley Furniture in Green Bay, with a delivery date around September 2019. Since that time, I have had problems with everything but the bedroom set and sitting chair, and Ashley Furniture has done everything they can to slow down the resolution to the problems. Also, the rapid decaying of multiple brands and multiple types of furniture suggests that Ashley Furniture puts little effort into building quality products. Full Descriptions of my issues below (Photos are better).....
Dining Room Tables- I am now on my FOURTH dining room table from Ashley since my original purchase. The planks on the table top of the first dining room table I purchased started warping a couple months after it was delivered, and the paint was practically wiping off of the table. I reported this in December 2019, and I didn't receive a replacement table top until March 2020. The replacement table top starting doing the exact same thing, and I reported this in May 2020. Ashley Furniture agreed to let me return the table for store credit to purchase a new dining room table. I did so (purchasing a table costing hundreds of dollars more), and that was delivered in June 2020. By October 2020, I the planks on the THIRD dining room table, a different model than the first two, showed significant warping. It took until March 2021 to convince the store to replace the third table for yet another model (they initially issued a credit in February, but this didn't include the dining room chairs that I bought with the table).
End Tables - The paint on three of the four end tables (one is in storage) we purchased was practically wiping off of the table (similar to the dining room table) almost immediately after it was delivered, and the edges on two of the tables started warping. These issues were reported with the dining room table in December of 2019. I don't remember the exact timeline after this, but one table was repaired around the time the dining room table was replaced and the other had to be replaced (adding months on to the process). By October 2020, all three end tables started exhibiting the same issues as the ones we replaced. It took until March 2021 to convince the store to issue store credit for the four end tables (initially only offering credit for two back in February).
Ottoman - The ottoman has four plastic straps supporting the middle of the ottoman, and all four are secured using very small staples. These straps tear easily and don't support any reasonable amount of weight. Since the delivery of the Ottoman in September 2019, it has been repaired twice. By October 2020, the ottoman started exhibiting the same issue as before (collapsing in on itself), and I again reported it to Ashely Furniture. It took until March 2021 to convince the store to issue store credit for the Ottoman.
Couches - Of all the pictures shown below, the pictures of the couches are the only ones that show furniture exceeding four months of ownership, but it is clear from the issue appearing on all three pieces of furniture that the problem started much sooner. The Sofa, Loveseat, and Chair and 1/2 all have razor-sharp, metal tabs protruding through the seat surface below the cushions, and this was reported in October 2020 (one month past the warranty date). Twice I've cut my hand on these tabs searching for a remote, and Ashley Furniture refused to do anything about it until a report was filed with the CPSC. It took until March 2021 to convince the store to issue store credit for each piece of furniture. $700 later, I will have replacement furniture (in July 2021!). read more